General Qin

Huaiyang.

The ancient city.

In ancient times, it was Wanqiu, the capital of Taihao Fuxi's family, and it was called Taihao Zhixu. Later, Emperor Yan Shennong took it as his capital and named it Chen.

When King Wu of Zhou destroyed Shang, he first entrusted the descendants of Yu and Shun to Zhuye of Chen, and later moved the capital to Wanqiu, which became the Kingdom of Chen of Zhou.

The state of Chen lasted for nearly six hundred years, and it died in the hands of the state of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and its state became the land of Chu. Later, the king of Chu was expelled by Qin and moved his capital here, and this place became the capital of Chu State, known as Chen Ying, until it was captured by Qin State last year.

Such an ancient city with a long history, which has existed since the time of ancient legends, can be said to occupy a vast area, with ten thousand households and a population of more than fifty thousand, it is one of the largest cities in the Huai River Basin.

So when the Qin army crossed Daliang, passed Chenliu, went south from Weidi, and arrived at Chendi all the way, Zhao Tuo was a little surprised when he saw Huaiyang, an ancient city.

Especially when he saw the chasm water flowing from north to south outside the city, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh. The former princes were long, and the southern power that won the championship in the Central Plains is gradually declining. Even the strategic position of Huaiyang is extremely important. All the great cities were lost.

Huaiyang fell into the hands of the Qin State. First, the Qin army could rely on the chasm to transfer grain and fodder, and second, they could go down the river and attack Xiangcheng. Yang, and then threatened the Chu capital Shouchun.

At this moment, outside Huaiyang City, military tents are all over the ground, and camps have sprung up one after another, endlessly. A black flag stands tall and flutters in the wind, looking up, it is a solemn and depressing scene.

"Zhao Tuo, follow me to see. This is the 200,000 troops that the king gave me!"

"Such a large army is several times larger than the tens of thousands of troops when Lord Wu An attacked Yanying in the past. Today's Chu State is far less powerful than it used to be. With one strong and the other weak, this time the Chu State will be destroyed. Fight, I, Li Xin, am determined to win!"

Standing on a high ground, Li Xin stretched out his finger and pointed to the endless tents outside the city.

This is Li Xin's 200,000 troops!

Zhao Tuo's face was full of helplessness, at this moment Meng Wu was taking Xin Wu, Yang Yuan and other generals to organize the camps and divisions of various ministries. Therefore, the only one accompanying Li Xin was an idle military officer who had not yet taken over the old army.

Perhaps it is precisely because Zhao Tuo's "arm" is at his side that Li Xin stands here, unscrupulously expressing the lofty ambitions in his heart.

"The general said so."

Zhao Tuo responded, although he intends to persuade, but he is not stupid enough to say bad things when the other party is full of pride, at least he has to hold the old department in his hands first, and then make a comparison after everything settles down. good.

Just looking at the endless Qin army camps under the hill, Zhao Tuo became more and more worried.

Two hundred thousand troops!

Sounds like a really big number.

However, as far as Zhao Tuo knew, the 200,000 troops actually referred to all the available manpower of Li Xin, not all soldiers who could go to the battlefield.

Among them, Li Xin brought 50,000 elite soldiers from Guanzhong.

Wang Ben had 50,000 soldiers who attacked Chu State before, but 10,000 of them had to be stationed in Suiyang, Anling and other cities, and Li Xin could only bring 40,000 soldiers to the battlefield.

This adds up to 90,000 soldiers. In addition, there are Zhao Tuo, Huan Zhao and other old troops transferred by Li Xinzheng, which can have a total of 10,000 to 20,000 troops.

Among the 200,000 troops, there are only about 100,000 real combat troops!

The remaining 100,000 people are civilian husbands and prisoners responsible for transporting grain and fodder.

Some of them were left behind by digging canals and building Ao Cang before, and some were newly expropriated. In short, this group of people is mainly responsible for logistics work, and they have little combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

It is by no means an easy task to destroy the huge state of Chu with one hundred thousand soldiers.

That's why Wang Jian proposed that 600,000 people can conquer Chu.

Just when Li Xin was proud and Zhao Tuo was worried, Li Xin's short soldiers came to report that the camp had been set up and the general needed to take charge of the affairs.

"Understood, let's go, we will meet the general Wang who destroyed Wei."

Li Xin said lightly, turned around and left with Zhao Tuo.

He still has a lot of things to do, the first one is to hand over to Wang Ben who led the army to guard this place.

In the big camp.

Wang Ben glanced at the tiger talisman in his hand, and a look of melancholy flashed in his eyes, which was then replaced by relief.

Although this thing is power, it is also responsibility.

"General Li, this is the tiger talisman bestowed by the king himself, and it will be handed over to General Li today. I hope that General Li will conquer Chu this time, succeed in the first battle, wipe out the Jingchu community, and make an astonishing feat."

"According to the auspicious words of General Wang, Li Xin will definitely do his best this time, to wipe out the captives for the king!"

Li Xin said polite words, and in front of Meng Wu and other generals, he took the tiger talisman representing the military power here from Wang Ben.

Starting today, the 200,000 troops are in my hands!

Li Xin's eyes shone with excitement. He was only in his thirties, but he had commanded such a large number of troops, and he was also given the mission of destroying the kingdom of ten thousand chariots. How could one not be excited.

Even Wang Jian wasn't treated like this when he was young, he, Li Xin, is really the pride of heaven!

Seeing the hidden complacency on the young general's face, Wang Ben felt worried.

If you are arrogant, you will easily lose.

But Wang Ben didn't say much.

After briefly explaining some military affairs, he bid farewell to Li Xin, Meng Wu and other generals, and turned to leave.

At this time, Wang Ben saw Zhao Tuo at the end of the tent.

The boy was also looking at him.

"The sixteen-year-old Youshu elder, even Li'er is not as far away as him."

Wang Ben praised in his heart. He noticed that Zhao Tuo's face did not look excited about going to the battlefield. Instead, there was a hint of worry under his calm face.

Could it be that this son is not optimistic about this battle against Chu?

"Forget it, it's not my business, don't talk nonsense."

Wang Ben thought to himself that, like his father Wang Jian, he was not a talkative person. Now that the Tiger Talisman has been handed over to Li Xin, the 200,000 Qin army here has nothing to do with Wang Ben, and it is better to return to Xianyang to enjoy the wealth and honor, which is the long-term solution.

Seeing Wang Ben nodding to him, Zhao Tuo hurriedly looked respectful and watched him walk out of the military tent.

Wang Ben's departure meant that the 200,000 people outside Huaiyang City only listened to Li Xin's orders.

"Pass down the general's order, all the soldiers stationed here will be rectified, and all ministries must be fully organized within five days, and the orders are prohibited!"

"Send scouts to the south to investigate the intelligence of cities in Chu!"

...

Holding the Tiger Talisman, Li Xin issued a series of military orders.

"Follow General Li's order."

All the generals agree.

The five days were the rest time for the Guanzhong soldiers who came from the long distance, and it was also the time for Li Xin to reorganize the soldiers left by Wang Ben, and it was also the time for the Qin army to investigate the intelligence of Chu.

When the Qin army's soldiers and horses are in order, the soldiers have finished their rest, and when the news from Chu comes, Li Xin will send his troops south and destroy the southern kingdom of ten thousand chariots in one fell swoop.

Zhao Tuo received the military order and walked towards a camp in the east of the city.

There, five thousand soldiers from Weidi were waiting for him.

"It's Junhou! It's our Zhao Junhou!"

As soon as he reached the gate, the soldier guarding the gate saw Zhao Tuo's figure and couldn't help shouting, his expression excited, causing a commotion in the camp behind.

Zhao Tuo smiled with relief.

After leaving for such a long time, these soldiers were still so excited when they saw him for the first time, and the screams from behind the gate were enough to show that Zhao Tuo was deeply loved by these soldiers, and he was really deeply rooted in the hearts of the soldiers.

It is not in vain that he spent so much energy in training and conquering in the battle of Weidi. With this army, in the next battle against Chu, the chances of surviving will be much higher.

When Zhao Tuo walked to the door, the soldiers guarding the door hurriedly greeted him respectfully.

Zhao Tuo first smiled slightly, then his expression became cold, and he said solemnly: "Whose subordinate is this guarding the gate and causing commotion?"

These words startled the generals Shejian, Heiyu, Bai Rong and others who had just run over.

Heihou hurriedly said: "It's my subordinate!"

Zhao Tuo said coldly: "All the gatekeepers are flogged, and the military officials under two to five hundred masters and those who make noise are publicly humiliated (suì) in public, and two to five hundred are punished by copying the military law ten times."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed drastically, especially those who were blamed by Zhao Tuo, all of them showed bitter faces.

Flogging is a kind of corporal punishment, which is severely whipped with bamboo sticks.

After a meal, those gatekeepers might not even be able to sleep at night.

Fuck, get scolded in public.

For the five hundred masters, hundred generals, and village chiefs who were punished, this was a super embarrassing thing. If they were thin-skinned, at least they would not be able to hold their heads up for a long time.

As for copying military laws, this is even more difficult punishment for the uneducated black butt. There are two or five hundred masters with black buttocks, and they don't know a few words. How can they copy the military law.

He would rather have traded that punishment for being whipped.

But the military order was like a mountain, Zhao Tuo opened his mouth, and everyone could only bow their hands and agree with a bitter face.

Hei Hip looked even more pitiful, the thought of copying that unfamiliar legal text on the bamboo slips later would kill him.

Zhao Tuo saw that the noisy barracks immediately became solemn and silent because of his order, and even the most jumping black buttocks dared not make a sound, so he nodded in satisfaction.

This is Jiangwei!

Of course, the way to control soldiers also requires methods. Pure power is not feasible, and it needs to be relaxed and relaxed.

Zhao Tuo saw that Shejian, Xiqigu and the others were serious, and the rest of the people were looking at each other in trepidation, so he said with a smile: "Okay, I just followed the military law. But the second and third sons love me, I know it in my heart." .After finishing the business today, I will share the past with you.”

Hearing this, everyone knew that Zhao Junhou was still the original Zhao Junhou, and everyone was smiling. Shejian, Xiqigu, Zhao Guang and others hurriedly asked Zhao Tuo to go to the camp.

Black Butt also forgot the punishment just now, and said with a smile: "Mr. Jun, come here, we really miss you."

Next, after Zhao Tuo conveyed the training and rectification tasks of the past few days to several two or five hundred masters, he patrolled around the barracks, condolences to some soldiers, and let all the soldiers in the army know clearly what happened. thing.

Their Marquis Zhao is back!

After the whole process, Zhao Tuo firmly grasped this 5,000-strong army in his hands two or three months after he left, and he knew every general and every hundred soldiers in his mind.

After dealing with these matters, he began to reminisce about old friendships with his cronies such as Shejian, Heiyu, and Xiqigu.

"Huan Zhao is here too?"

Zhao Tuo learned the news from Shejian and others.

It turned out that Li Xin had transferred 5,000 people under Zhao Tuo's command here through Wang Ben at Zhao Tuo's request. Still thinking about the old feelings, he also transferred the troops under Huan Zhao's command, and the original station was deployed by soldiers from other places.

After all, when Li Xin defeated Yan, Huan Zhao was his captain, and now Fa Chu is naturally a right-hand man. Newcomers are always not as good as old ones.

Thinking of Huan Zhao, Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly.

He is not a person who likes to slander behind his back, and he did not tell Li Xin about Huan Zhao's dealing with him in Wei. Unexpectedly, Huan Zhao was also transferred here. With Li Xin's temperament, he might be appointed as the captain, and even lead his own song.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo broke into a cold sweat.

"It's a hidden danger."

Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart, stood up, and prepared to ask Li Xin to see him, trying to avoid this matter.

At this moment, a soldier guarding the gate came to report that two or five hundred masters from the barracks next door begged to see Zhao Junhou.

"Yang Xiong?"

Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, and then thought that Yang Xiong was the two or five hundred masters under Huan Zhao's command, and he was also transferred here with him this time.

This is really drowsy, someone sent a pillow, just to use this to test Huan Zhao's reality.

"Okay, I haven't seen brother Yang for a long time, just to catch up on old friendship."

Zhao Tuo got up with a smile, and walked out of the camp with Heihou and others.

In the important place of the military camp, all ministries are divided and ruled.

It's not good for him to invite Yang Xiong in, that would be bad for Yang Xiong, so he can only meet outside.

Zhao Tuo walked out of the barracks, and saw Yang Xiong, who was wearing a high crown, looking around boredly, and seeing Zhao Tuo coming out, he laughed and said, "Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo, I didn't expect us to be here. Let's meet. Hahaha, as soon as I heard the commotion in the barracks here, I thought that you must be back!"

Zhao Tuo also greeted him with a smile. Yang Xiong is not very capable, but he is quite straightforward, and he is a very good friend.

The two continued their old friendship for a while, and Zhao Tuo said, "Aren't you afraid that Marquis Huan will be angry if you come here to see me privately?"

Yang Xiong also knew Huan Zhao's malice towards Zhao Tuo through Zhao Ben's suggestion during this time. Hearing this now, he patted his chest with a smile and said, "I'm really not afraid of him. My cousin is very good now. General, I don't believe that Huan Zhao dared to do anything to me."

Zhao Tuo was taken aback for a moment, and then came to his senses. It turned out that General Yang Yuan was Yang Xiong's cousin, no wonder he recommended me as a school lieutenant before, the Qin army really had connections everywhere.

Yang Xiong laughed and said: "I came here this time, besides missing you, I also heard that General Li Hu also asked for his order, and he is a military officer just like you. Hehe, after you return to Xianyang, will you Because of the princess's affairs, did you get involved with him?"

Zhao Tuo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he didn't expect that Yang Xiong was also a gossip, and wanted to find out about himself and Li You on the battlefield.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Hei Ji, Xi Qigu and others who followed behind also pricked up their ears silently, ready to eavesdrop.

At this moment, Huan Zhao in another military camp also received the news that Yang Xiong had visited the neighboring military camp privately.

"Well, you Yang Xiong, you dared to visit other military officers without a report. And Zhao Tuo didn't pay attention to me. The two Zhuzi actually looked down on me so much! Damn it!"

Huan Zhao stood up angrily, and strode out.

This time Li Xin attacked Chu, the reason why Huan Zhao was transferred together was that he secretly wrote letters to Li Xin.

In the letter, he first reminisced about the passionate years under General Li when he defeated Yan, then flattered Li Xin, and then showed his loyalty, saying that he would do his best to help General Li destroy Chu.

By doing so, Huan Zhao joined the battle against Chu as he wished, instead of guarding Chenliu empty-handed, watching those young men make meritorious deeds ahead.

Moreover, Li Xin transferred Huan Zhaozheng here, and made Huan Zhao sure that Zhao Tuo should not have affected Li Xin's opinion of him. In this way, Huan Zhao still has a chance to suppress Zhao Tuo.

I, Huan Zhao, are the elders of the right concubine!

You Zhao Tuo, even if you conquer the eastern border of Wei State and rise to a rank, you are only a mere Zuo Shuzhang.

In terms of title, I am still higher than you.

When it comes to following Li Xin, I am no shorter than you, Zhao Tuo, and my ability to flatter is no worse than yours. In this battle against Chu, as long as I, Huan Zhao, work hard, I can still beat you, Zhao Tuo!

Huan Zhao thought as he walked, and there was a longing thought in his mind.

This time, his subordinate troops and Zhao Tuo's old troops were all recruited, and they just made up a ten thousand people, but the captain on their heads had not yet been appointed.

In this way, Huan Zhao will have a chance!

In the old days when Yan was conquered, Huan Zhao was the school lieutenant, now the title has been promoted to You Shuchang, and these soldiers are brought out by himself, including Zhao Tuo, who was also his old subordinate. Therefore, Huan Zhao feels that the post of captain is tailor-made for him. As long as he meets Li Xin in person and flatters him, it is very likely that Li Xin will appoint him as captain. .

In that case, wouldn't Zhao Tuo fall into his hands again!

Thinking of this, the corners of Huan Zhao's mouth turned up slightly. With Li Xin here, of course he didn't dare to do anything to Zhao Tuo, but it must be very cool to call that scorpion back and forth, secretly wearing small shoes.

As he was about to leave, Huan Zhao had already walked out of his gate with his short soldiers and arrived at the next door to the barracks.

After a long distance, Huan Zhao saw the young man wearing the crown.

He suddenly became angry, especially when he thought of the fact that in Chenliu City, this kid ignored his invitation, sent a lowly black butt to reply to him, and even vomited blood from his anger.

Huan Zhao felt a slight pull in his heart.

It's all these sticks!

At this time Zhao Tuo, Yang Xiong and others also saw Huan Zhao coming, the two sides stopped talking and walked towards Huan Zhao.

"The general has seen the military marquis."

Yang Xiong immediately bowed his hands in salute.

Huan Zhao smiled but didn't.

"Yang Erwubaizhu, my army is looking for you everywhere, but I can't find anyone. I don't know that you have come here, but you have a good chat with people."

Hearing this, Yang Xiong chuckled, and said: "Just now I was thinking of sending someone to report to the military officer, but I forgot when it came out, and I ask the military officer to forgive me."

Hearing this, Huan Zhao became more and more annoyed.

Very sincere apology.

Even a fool like Yang Xiong dared to contradict him, he must have been influenced by Zhao Tuo.

Stinky Shuzi, he even brought Yang Xiong to pieces.

Huan Zhao intends to punish Yang Xiong in order to challenge Zhao Tuo, but after thinking about it, he dismisses the idea.

Ever since General Huan Jue attacked Zhao and was killed by Li Mu. The status of the Huan family in Qin State dropped a lot. Without Huan Ju as the pillar, the Huan family was far inferior to the veteran Yang Duan and the Yang family who were in charge.

Not to mention the attack on Chu this time, Yang Xiong's cousin is a general. He, Huan Zhao, really didn't dare to do anything to Yang Xiong.

Thinking of this, Huan Zhao could only let the matter go lightly.

He turned to look at Zhao Tuo, and said with a sneer, "I didn't expect that a small official under my command in the past could become a military officer today. It's really unexpected."

Zhao Tuo's face was as usual, and he said calmly: "This is thanks to Brother Huan's promotion. Without Brother Huan's help, Zhao Tuo would not have achieved what he is today."

Huan Zhao froze, a sneer froze on his face.

Brother Huan?

How dare this Zhao Tuo call me Brother Huan!

Huan Zhao's mood at this moment is just like that of Li You who was called "Brother Li" before.

He felt an insult.

A subordinate who used to open his mouth as "superior official" and shut his mouth as "general".

A boy who was ten or twenty years younger than him dared to open his mouth to call him a brother and brother, and wanted to talk about friendship with his peers.

Against him!

It's really unreasonable!

Is there any sense of superiority or inferiority!

Unlike Li You, who knew Zhao Tuo's title, although he was dissatisfied, he could only secretly hate him.

In the eyes of Huan Zhao at this moment, even if Zhao Tuo was promoted to a higher level, he was still just a mere Zuo Shuzhang, how could he be qualified to discuss friendship with himself as a right Shuzhang.

Zhu Zi got carried away with complacency!

This is an opportunity to attack!

Huan Zhao was furious, pointed at Zhao Tuo and said, "Zhao Tuo, you are so rude, a mere Zuo Shuzhang dares to call me brother, this is a crime of disrespecting a noble, I will definitely report to the military law you!"

As soon as these words came out, Yang Xiong's expression on the side changed.

The Qin State rejuvenated the country with military merits, so it attached great importance to the ranks of titles.

Between different titles, in addition to the different treatment they enjoy, there is also a strict level gap, and those with low titles cannot offend those with high titles.

Except for people like Tu Sui who don't mind this, as long as a high-ranking person sues a low-ranking person for disrespect, the military judge will punish him according to the law of Qin.

Even a Zuo concubine like Zhao Tuo was not spared!

As long as Huan Zhao reported the matter, Zhao Tuo would be punished.

However, in the face of Huan Zhao's threat, Zhao Tuo looked calm and said with a smile: "Brother Huan, don't be so excited, look at you, your face is red."

Huan Zhao was stunned.

How dare you call me Brother Huan.

Didn't you hear that you were going to sue him?

Even if Li Xin was there to protect him, Zhao Tuo would at least have to be punished with a "short" punishment, be reprimanded in public, and lose face severely.

Is this Zhao Tuo stupid?

At this moment, the black butt standing behind couldn't help it anymore. When they were reminiscing about the past in the camp just now, they already knew about Zhao Tuo's promotion, so they yelled: "Mr. When I was in Xianyang, I was already honored by the king as the head of the right concubine, and I have the same title as you! Calling you brother is also a respect, so there is no crime of disrespecting the high rank! Hehehe..."

Hearing this, Huan Zhao was stunned.

There is not much difference in the clothing of Gaojue and above, and the main difference is the size and material of the jade jade he held in the court, so as long as Zhao Tuo doesn't say anything, he really can't tell that Zhao Tuo is a leftist. Shu Chang is still right Shu Chang.

Yang Xiong was also taken aback, and then he said in shock: "Oh my God. Zhao Tuo, how did your rank rise so quickly? Shouldn't you be the head of Zuo Shu when you returned to Xianyang? How did you become the head of You Shu after being promoted two ranks in a row? gone?"

Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "During the spring plowing, I offered the method of manure to the king to increase the yield of the field. When the autumn harvest came, the harvest in Guanzhong was really bumper, and the yield of the farmland increased greatly. The king was happy and gave me a title. Now It is indeed the title of the right concubine."

"Master You Shu..."

Huan Zhao was dumbfounded, he looked at Zhao Tuo, and his whole body began to faint.

He doesn't know the method of retting.

But he, Huan Zhao, was able to be promoted to You Shuchang, so he was very clear about the difficulty of being promoted.

He attacked Wuyang and Jicheng from Yandi, then attacked Juyongsai, and captured Chenliu in Weidi. He failed to be promoted in several battles. In the end, he relied on the big victory at Xingyang City. He was promoted to the right Shuchang.

How difficult it is to be promoted from the left concubine to the right concubine.

On the day when the title of Huanzhao Youshu was bestowed on him, he almost cried.

As for Zhao Tuo, this son, it has only been two or three months since he returned to Xianyang this time, and he was directly promoted from the fifth doctor to the head of the right concubine!

What kind of fertilization method, can it be compared to his Huan Zhao's nearly a year of fighting on the battlefield?

When Huan Zhao thought that he had spent countless efforts and hard work on the title of title, a sixteen-year-old Li Zi got it in just two or three months, and he was so angry that his eyes turned red and his facial features distorted.

unfair!

Why!

How can you be a right-handed elder, Li Zi!

The more Huan Zhao thought about it, the more angry he became, the pain in his heart became more severe, and the anger in his heart became more intense.

"Brother Huan, why is your face getting redder?"

Zhao Tuo blinked, and the others looked over, all of them surprised.

Because Huan Zhao's entire face turned blood red at this moment, even his neck was red.

Brother Huan?

He still calls me Brother Huan!

Ahhh!

Huan Zhao was furious with hatred, and said angrily, "Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

Before the words came out, Huan Zhao only felt the pain in his chest, and opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood.

dizzy.

Before losing consciousness, Huan Zhao seemed to hear Zhao Tuo shouting.

"Brother Huan, what's wrong with you?"

"Brother Huan!"

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