General Qin

"Tell me Ah Weng, my rank is rising fast, and the land at home is too much for him to grow, so I will find more farm laborers. Let's just sit and harvest the grain. Tell my mother, let her not be stingy with money, think about it." Whatever you eat and wear, just buy it, and don’t treat yourself badly.”

"And my bride, tell her not to talk to other men, don't go out alone if she has nothing to do, but stay at home obediently and wait for Naigong to come back. Naigong has been promoted this time, and she still has a lot of money. I will get it for her when I go back. It’s a big house, the bedrooms are facing the sun, buy a comfortable couch, spread a soft quilt, and then you can have a baby.”

"And this letter was written to me by the Marquis himself. Let her keep it well, so that she can bring it to the tomb when she dies..."

"That's enough, that's enough."

Zhao Tuo glared at Hei Hip, this guy became more and more unlucky as he talked.

"I haven't finished talking yet, why don't you let me write, I still have a lot to say later!"

Black Butt muttered, he didn't go home for more than half a year, so he naturally had a lot of things to say. In addition, this is the military marquis who personally wrote a letter to him, and those words hidden in his heart, he couldn't help but jump out sentence by sentence.

With a dark face, Zhao Tuo waved Hei Hip to leave, and there were still a lot of people queuing up behind him.

"Next."

Zhao Tuo asked the soldiers who were behind the black buttocks to come up.

This man has a dark face, a strong body, and a crown on his head that symbolizes the title of no change. He is a military commander.

"Thank you, Marquis. My name is Daniu, and I am from Lantian."

As soon as Daniel came up, he lowered his head and talked.

Zhao Tuo said gently, "Who do you want to write to in your family, please speak slowly."

"My father and mother are both dead, only a newly married woman last year. I want to write to her."

Daniu lowered his head and pinched the corner of his clothes, looking a little shy.

"Don't be nervous, just say what you have to say, and I will write it down for you."

Zhao Tuo encouraged.

"Hurry up, we're still waiting!"

The soldiers lining up behind urged them.

Daniu's black face turned red, and finally he whispered: "I want to tell my wife, I...I want to sleep with her."

Hearing this, the soldiers standing behind burst into laughter.

Zhao Tuo froze for a moment.

Then, he smiled and raised his pen to write these words on the wooden tablet.

This is what the soldiers think in their hearts today, and it is also the most sincere emotion that is suppressed deep in their hearts.

This time, Zhao Tuo not only asked the literate military officials in the army to write family letters for the soldiers, but even he went to the battle in person, set up cases to study ink, and wrote for the soldiers himself. As a result, the five thousand people rejoiced, especially those soldiers who wrote the letter personally by Zhao Tuo, shed tears of gratitude.

Many of them have joined the army several times, and they have never seen such a general who really cares about the soldiers at the bottom. Not to mention the past, even now, the few parts around, even the elite soldiers who were originally under Wang Ben's command, are all homesick, but powerless.

Military officials may be able to send letters home through private channels. As for the soldiers at the bottom, there is no channel for sending letters, and many of them do not know a single word. Even if they have a thousand words to tell their family members, they have no choice but to sit in the camp and think about crying.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Tuo is willing to think what the soldiers think, and use his own ability to solve the suffering of homesickness for the soldiers. Really treat them as real people, not low-level soldiers who come and go when they are called.

This kind of sincerity can be felt by everyone.

Zhao Tuo treated the soldiers like this, and the soldiers were naturally moved.

"I want to die serving the army!"

"What I want to say to my family, the Marquis helped me write it down. Even if I die this time, I will have no regrets!"

"I really want to be a soldier in the army, forever!"

...

During this song, the morale of the soldiers, which was originally low, was boosted to the extreme on this day.

Zhao Tuo walked in the camp and nodded when he saw every soldier smiling from the bottom of his heart.

In this way, the military spirit is available.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

The reason why he did this was naturally for the sake of the soldiers, to ease their homesickness and relax their spirits.

Secondly, it is also to boost morale and let the soldiers have the fighting spirit.

Because in the next big battle, he needs these people to die for him, so he can't have two minds.

Time flies to the fourth day after Li Xin came to Huaiyang, Zhao Tuo received his letter and hurried to the Chinese army camp.

As soon as he entered the commander's tent, Zhao Tuo saw Li Xin sitting alone in front of the desk, looking at the bamboo slips and silk books with joy.

"General." Zhao Tuo cupped his hands.

"Your letters have been shipped?"

Li Xin's eyes were still on the bamboo slips in his hand, and he didn't lift his head.

Zhao Tuo reported, "Yes, five carts were sent away this morning."

Then Li Xin raised his head and smiled and said, "You Zhao Tuo understands the spirit of the army quite well. I heard from several other generals that when the soldiers under their command saw you writing this song for the soldiers, they also clamored to write to their families. letter."

Zhao Tuo smiled, if the other trilogy did the same, it would be good news for the soldiers at the bottom.

Li Xin just asked casually, and turned to talk about business.

"The reason why I called you here is because the scouts I sent out before have returned, and the spies who were stationed in Chu State have also sent back information."

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo hurriedly sat upright, this is a serious matter.

Li Xin threw the bamboo slips in his hand towards Zhao Tuo, and said with a big laugh, "Chu really did as I expected, thinking that I would definitely capture Xiangcheng, so now the tens of thousands of Chu troops are all gathered in Xiangcheng with Xiang Yan. Li. Even the soldiers from the eastern border of the Chu State that the King of Chu recruited are marching towards Xiangcheng!"

"The Chu army intends to defend Xiangcheng to the death, but there are only 3,000 people guarding Pingyu. Pingyu city is small, and I will make a surprise attack with 30,000 chariots and riders, and it will take it in half a day!"

"According to information, there are not many soldiers in Sleeping Hill and Huyi after Pingyu, at most one or two thousand people. This number will definitely not stop my surprise soldiers, and it is enough for me to gallop all the way south. Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo , my ingenious strategy can be implemented, everything is as I expected, without any deviation!"

Speaking of this, Li Xin became more and more excited. He stretched his neck forward and said to Zhao Tuo as if showing off: "Besides, didn't you say that I led a surprise army into the Chu land, fearing that there would be no shortage of food and grass? Let me tell you, there is no shortage now. !"

"Mr. Changping has been collaborating with important ministers in the Chu Kingdom for the past year, and it has been quite effective. Now the Chu general guarding Juyang has fallen to us. Although this person was promoted by Lu Chu, he still misses the Chu who was killed by Lu Chu in his heart. King, now we are fighting under the banner of revenge for the envoy and Nanjun, and this person sent a letter through Lord Changping, willing to help us."

"Hehe, when the time comes, I will lead a strange army to cross Yingshui, and then I can ask him to bring me supplies, food and fodder. With such help, do you think that God is helping me when I attack Chu this time?"

Zhao Tuo was shocked.

Juyang, this is the big city of Chu State. Before the capital was moved to Shouchun, this city was the capital of Chu State for a period of time. The Chu general guarding this place turned his back, which was enough to change the situation.

Just is this news true?

Especially this matter is the information provided by Mr. Changping.

Although he was worried, Zhao Tuo didn't dare to question Li Xin after he got the information. Li Xin was very confident before he got the information confirmation. Now he not only confirmed the feasibility of the strategy through the information, but also knew that Ju Yang's Chu was about to defect to him. This time, Li Xin's tail was completely raised.

Zhao Tuo could only helplessly congratulate him.

Li Xin smiled brighter and brighter.

"Tomorrow's military meeting, I will declare this strategy to the generals."

Zhao Tuo tentatively asked, "What if General Meng Wu disagrees?"

"Meng Wu? Hehe."

Li Xin sneered.

...

On the last day, all the generals above General Pi gathered in Li Xin's tent, and even Lord Changping, who was in charge of Huaiyang, also came.

The upcoming military discussion will determine the next Qin army's combat strategy.

Zhao Tuo participated in this meeting and sat at the end of the tent because of "Li Xin's direct administration".

Seeing that the generals sat down in order, the military discussion officially began.

General Pi Xin Wu first explained the situation of the enemy and ourselves to everyone in the tent based on the information sent back by the scouts and intermediaries.

"In Xiangcheng, there are at least 50,000 Chu troops, led by Xiang Yan, the Shangzhu state of Chu State. Reinforcements from the eastern part of Chu State are still coming. According to our information, the number of Chu troops gathered in Xiangcheng will not be long. It will be close to 100,000 people."

As soon as these words came out, Meng Wu, Yang Yuan and others all looked solemn.

Qin's 200,000 troops marched south, and King Chu of Chu was naturally terrified, knowing that Qin was really coming to destroy him this time. Hastily mobilized all the troops in the country to resist, intending to use Xiangcheng as a battlefield to compete with Qin.

This is going to be a big battle in Xiangcheng!

"Xiangcheng has been fortified, even if we have giant cannons to help us, it may take more than half a month to break through the city."

"Half a month is too long. It won't be long before the reinforcements from the Chu army will arrive. By then, the number of reinforcements will be equal. Even if we break the city, it will not be of much use. We might as well surround the city with a part of the army and trap Xiang Yan in the city. Then send The army lay in ambush on the only way for the reinforcements of the Chu army, first wiped out the supporting Chu army, and then turned around and slowly attacked Xiangcheng. As long as the main force of the Chu army is eliminated here in Xiangcheng, the subsequent battle will be easy."

Sitting at the end of the tent, Zhao Tuo's eyes lit up when he heard the words of a general.

This is a round of support.

Just like when Wang Ben destroyed Wei, he first surrounded the beams and wiped out the supporting Wei troops one by one, and finally slowly collected the cities of Wei.

The battle plans were proposed one by one by the generals. Zhao Tuo listened and observed the reactions of the people in the tent.

Meng Wu's face was calm, listening to the speeches of the generals, he nodded from time to time to express his approval.

Li Xin sat on the main seat, although he had a smile on his face, he was actually quite impatient.

There is also Lord Changping, with a peaceful smile still on his face, quietly listening to the strategies of the Qin generals, making it impossible to see his thoughts.

After a while, the generals said almost the same thing.

"It's all well-established methods."

Zhao Tuo nodded his head straight after hearing this. These Qin generals who were able to climb to the position of generals of benefit naturally all knew the art of war and geography. Although their strategies were slightly different, they were generally planned around how to select Xiangcheng. .

Or they want to break through Xiangcheng quickly before the reinforcements of the Chu army arrive, and then face the reinforcements of the Chu army.

Or they want to use the siege of Xiangcheng to fight for aid and eliminate the vital forces of the Chu army.

Or it is advocated to send reinforcements from the Chu army to join Xiang Yan in Xiangcheng, and then fight a super battle to defeat the main force of the Chu army in one fell swoop.

In short, the core point of view is that Xiangcheng must be pulled out. Only in this way can the Qin army go south along Yingshui.

According to the procedure, after the generals put forward their strategies, the master should make decisions in the future and choose the final plan, or the master will propose the plan himself in the future for the generals to implement.

Deputy General Meng Wu said: "All the generals have expressed their opinions, and I ask the general to make a decision."

"Also ask the general to make a decision."

All the generals clasped their hands and said, looking at Li Xin with expectant eyes. They all hoped that Li Xin would choose their suggestions.

Lord Changping also turned his head to look at Li Xin. He also wanted to know what choice Li Xin, a proud general, would make.

Only Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched, he was afraid to watch the next scene.

"Your strategies are good. It's just..."

The next moment, under the watchful eyes of countless pairs of eyes, Li Xin slapped the table, stood up, and said loudly to everyone in the tent: "It's just that these strategies are too slow! If you follow your style of play, we will What year and month will we be able to attack and destroy Chu, and capture the king of Chu alive and present him as a prisoner in Xianyang!"

Except for Zhao Tuo, everyone in the tent was stunned.

Li Xin's reaction far exceeded their expectations.

Mr. Changping looked at Li Xin with great interest, this young general was really different from ordinary people.

Meng Wuze frowned tightly, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

He said in a deep voice: "General Li said that the proposals of the generals are too slow. Could it be that the general has a plan to capture Xiangcheng?"

"Taking Xiangcheng?"

Li Xin laughed out loud.

"Why did I attack Xiangcheng? Your eyes are too rigidly focused on one city and one place. You must know that we came here under the order of the king to destroy Chu and capture the king of Chu! Our mission is To destroy the Chu Kingdom for eight hundred years is not to waste time and money for one or two cities!"

Without giving everyone time to react, Li Xin stood up, pointed at the spread out map, and said loudly: "Wait a minute, look at this place, the small town of Pingyu, located on the flank of Chu State, if I lead the army..."

Zhao Tuo saw that Li Xin's face became redder and more excited as he talked, while Meng Wu's face was getting darker and darker, and the two eyebrows on his eyes were almost crowded together.

At this time, Li Xin finished talking about the strategy of destroying Chu in his chest.

Just like Zhao Tuo who heard about this strategy for the first time, there was silence in the entire military tent, and everyone was stunned.

What a General Li, he could come up with such a shocking plan!

"If my plan succeeds, breaking Shouchun, and capturing the King of Chu in the city and the clan ministers of the Chu State, who will dare to resist us in the thousands of miles of Chu? The wind is falling, and the Chu Kingdom fell in one battle for eight hundred years, wouldn't it be faster than the one city you said! Only in this way can we show the prestige of our Qin State!"

"What do you think of this strategy?"

Li Xin held his head high and glanced at everyone in the tent.

Xin Wu, Yang Yuan and other generals looked at each other, they wanted to speak out, but seeing Li Xin's appearance, they wisely shut up, and everyone turned their eyes to Meng Wu.

Seeing that everyone was silent and only looked at Meng Wu, Li Xin frowned and asked, "General Meng Wu, what do you think?"

Meng Wu said with a calm face, "The general thinks this strategy is too risky. If there is a slight mistake in the middle, the general will be deeply surrounded by the Chu people, and the army is in danger of overthrowing the army. It is absolutely not feasible. It is better to take the item first." It is a safe way to get through the Yingshui River."

Hearing that Meng Wu rejected his proposal in public, the smile on Li Xin's face disappeared.

"Safe? What is safe? Do you want to fight against 100,000 Chu troops outside this city? If the King of Chu continues to dispatch Chu people for reinforcements, how long will the two sides be deadlocked here? One month? Two months? Or half a year, a year? Can you know how much food and fodder this will cost? According to this method of fighting, we may not be able to fight until next year in Shouchun!"

Li Xin became more angry as he spoke, and said with staring eyes: "Although my strategy looks risky, it is actually foolproof. The army of Chu State was attracted by you and others in Xiangcheng, and I never thought that I would go around their rear and attack Chudu. I am not in danger at all along the way. Moreover, Chu Yang’s general of Chu is secretly helping me, and I can even ask him to provide me with Chu people’s clothing, so as to send strange soldiers to swindle the Shouchun City Gate!”

"If you, Meng Wu, want to fight that Xiang Yan in Xiangcheng, then it's up to you. The remaining 70,000 troops will be under your command. How to fight Xiangcheng is up to you."

Hearing this, Meng Wu also opened his eyes wide and stared back.

He said angrily: "A military struggle is related to the life and death of these 200,000 people. How can it be such a joke! General Li, what do you think of this great war? It's a war!"

"Soldiers, the important affairs of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must be observed!"

Meng Wu had a heartbroken expression on his face.

Li Xin sneered and said, "Talk about the art of war with me? That's the right way to win by surprise. Attacking the unprepared and taking the unexpected, have you heard of Meng Wu again? Isn't my strategy in line with the art of war?"

"you……"

Meng Wu gritted his teeth and said, "I don't care, I just don't agree!"

The voices of Li Xin and Meng Wu became louder and louder, their faces flushed even more, and they were already arguing excitedly.

All the generals in the tent were dumbfounded.

Why didn't the battle start yet, the chief general and the deputy general did it.

Zhao Tuo smiled slightly, applauding General Mengwu in his heart.

He was very glad that he persuaded Qin Wangzheng to replace Meng Tian with Meng Wu.

Only such a steady veteran dared to argue with Li Xin face to face and suppress his unrealistic thoughts. If it was Meng Tian, ​​he would have been suppressed by Li Xin and dared not speak.

Sure enough, Lao Tzu is more reliable than his son.

Seeing that Meng Wu didn't give him face, Li Xin became more and more annoyed. He scanned the tent and saw that all the generals were silent and did not dare to participate in the argument between him and Meng Wu.

The more Li Xin thought about it, the more angry he became. If Meng Wu vetoed his plan in front of his generals, he would lose his prestige completely. How can he command the 200,000 troops in the future? Laughing at him, thinking that Li Xin's words are not as effective as Meng Wu's lieutenant general.

At this time, Li Xin saw Mr. Changping.

He saw that the prince was smiling and nodding to him. Although Lord Changping didn't speak, his gentle eyes and warm smile all revealed his encouragement to Li Xin.

Did you see that Junhou supported him!

My strategy has been approved by Junhou, otherwise how could he smile and nod to himself?

Li Xin was greatly encouraged, and when he saw Meng Wu staring and angry at him again, arrogance and anger surged up in his heart.

I, Li Xin, am the general appointed by the king to defeat Chu.

And you, Meng Wu, are just a small lieutenant general, your responsibility is only to assist me, you dare to question my order in public, and even dare to say you disagree.

How unreasonable!

I, Li Xin, need your consent from Meng Wu to do something?

"enough!"

With a roar, Li Xin picked up the ax that was placed on the shelf next to him, and slammed it on the table in front of him.

The sharp ax blade instantly split the wooden table in half, and even the map on it was cut through by the axe.

"I have an ax bestowed by the king himself, and I have the full authority to attack Chu!"

"There is no second order in the army, and the second order will be punished!"

"Whoever dares to question my order will be killed on the spot according to military law!"

Li Xin held the handle of the ax and scanned the military tent.

At this moment, his hair was rushing forward, his domineering air was exposed, and his eyes were shining with a frightening light.

He stared at Meng Wu coldly.

"General Meng, you can follow my military orders."

Meng Wu glanced at the light-reflecting ax in Li Xin's hand, and then at Li Xin's cold face.

He sighed softly, bowing his hands in salute.

"Meng Wu, I would like to obey General Li's order."

Finish writing this scene in one breath, and enter the strategy execution stage tomorrow.

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