General Qin

"I heard that the general sent envoys to ask the king for money again!"

"It's not just money, the general also asked the king for a lot of land and houses."

"Hey, why is the general so greedy? He wants money, land and farms. I think he is about to ask the king for a woman. If the general asks, the king might..."

"shut your mouth!"

She Jian flew up and kicked Hei Butt, who was laughing and laughing with his colleagues just now, leaned forward and almost fell, and was suddenly furious.

He turned around and was about to argue with Shejian, when he saw the curtain lifted, and a young general came in from outside the tent.

Hei Bi suddenly laughed awkwardly, and regardless of Shejian kicking his ass, he hurriedly shouted: "The general is here, our General Zhao is here."

"General Zhao."

In the tent, Shejian, Heiyu, Xiqigu, Bai Rong, Zhao Guang, Zhang He and other old subordinates all saluted and said hello.

In the corner, a military general wearing a double crown also got up quickly, and then called out, "I have seen General Zhao."

Zhao Tuo nodded in agreement with the crowd, and when he reached the general in the corner, he said with a smile: "Brother Su is here, with Brother Su helping me, this time I will follow the general to attack Chu, and I will be like a tiger with added wings."

"The general is overwhelmed. It is a great honor to be able to serve the general as an official in Sujiao."

Su Jiao looked at Zhao Tuo complicatedly.

In the battle against Yan in the past, a small short soldier under his command has now become a high-ranking lieutenant general in an instant. He has the same title and position as Li Xin when he defeated Yan. How can Su Jiao not be surprised by such a rapid rise? extremely.

Even after Fayan returned to Xianyang, he had a very close relationship with Zhao Tuo, and even invited him to live in his mansion, and he felt like a brother, but now facing the huge difference in titles, Su Jiao still couldn't help being in awe, Unavoidably unfamiliar.

Zhao Tuo knew in his heart that Su Jiao was different from his old subordinates such as Heiyu and Shejian after all. As an old boss, his mentality would definitely be more complicated.

But at this moment it was the time to meet the generals in the tent, so it was not good for him to talk to Su Jiao too much, and he would invite him to the tent in private to untie his knot.

Zhao Tuo asked Zhong Limei and Lu Wan, who followed in, to take their seats, then walked to the main seat and began to talk about business.

The so-called business is the military appointment system for this expedition.

The military system of the Qin army.

One song and one military officer, governing 5,000 people.

One school lieutenant, governing 10,000 people.

For generals, distribution and flexible arrangements will be made according to the number of troops.

In the old days when Yan was conquered, Li Xin was sent by Wang Jian to train reinforcements, and he was in charge of 20,000 soldiers.

Now that Wang Jian was conquering Chu, he commanded a full 600,000 troops, and the number of generals under his command would naturally increase a lot.

As far as Zhao Tuo knew, most of the generals such as Feng Wuze, Qiang Yan and others were in charge of 30,000 people.

But he, Zhao Tuo, was different. Perhaps it was because Wang Jian and Wei Liao considered that he had only led 5,000 soldiers and had no experience in large corps combat. Thousands of soldiers belong to the one with the least commanding troops among the generals.

Zhao Tuo was not annoyed, but heaved a sigh of relief.

He has risen from the grassroots, so he naturally knows that commanding troops to fight a war is not a joke, and it is not simply that the more people the better, it must match your commanding ability. If there is no ability to command troops, too many troops will only have the opposite effect.

For Zhao Tuo, it is very easy for him to lead 5,000 people, and he is also capable of leading 10,000 people.

But 20,000 people is almost his limit, and it will take him a while to adapt and grow.

When Zhao Tuo can command the 20,000 people like his arms, he can command more troops.

Moreover, although Wang Jian only gave Zhao Tuo 20,000 troops, he was compensated accordingly in other respects.

The first point is that what he gave to Zhao Tuo were elite soldiers from internal history!

This time Guanzhong sent 200,000 troops and 100,000 soldiers, of which only 50,000 were from Neishi, and the other 50,000 came from Shangjun, Longxi and Beidi counties.

Compared with the three counties, the Qin talents in the internal history are the real soldiers of Qin, with high morale and strong combat effectiveness.

As locals, many of them have seen the grand scene of Zhao Tuo offering captives and winning victories in Xianyang City. They have long admired this victorious young general for a long time. They know that following Zhao Tuo will win the battle, so they haven't started the battle yet. , Just gearing up one by one, looking at Zhao Tuo's eyes are shining.

Even without starting training, Zhao Tuo has already won most of the army's morale.

The second point is that at Zhao Tuo's request, Wang Jian and Bangwei's mansion also opened a back door for him.

Not only did his original old subordinates continue to be assigned to Zhao Tuo's command, but also all the high-ranking officials above the five doctors were transferred to other departments when they were assigned.

In this way, Zhao Tuo's three top officials, She Jian, Zhao Guang and Hei Kui, will have no competitors. Their titles are considered to be outstanding among the 20,000 people, so they can be appointed and dismissed by Zhao Tuo as the school. The post of lieutenant.

This time, Zhao Tuo gathered his cronies to start the appointment.

"Captain, hehehe, I'm an old subordinate of the general. This time, the positions of two captains are probably divided between me and Shejian."

"I used to call myself the Black Butt Captain in front of the King of Chu, but now it's about to come true. Thinking about it, I'm really excited."

Heihip grinned, thinking that he was about to be appointed and dismissed as a captain, he could not help twisting his buttocks, and became more and more proud.

As for Zhao Guang, who is also the fifth doctor, he has no close relationship with the general, so there is nothing to worry about.

Zhao Tuo glanced at the faces of the three five doctors.

Seeing the happy face on the black buttocks, the buttocks have already turned up.

Shejian and Zhao Guang looked calm, quietly waiting for Zhao Tuo's appointment.

Zhao Tuo already had an idea in mind.

He said: "There should be two captains in the two departments under my command, namely She Jian and Zhao Guang."

"Okay, my black butt finally became a colonel... What, General Zhao, Ah Tuo, why are you..."

Halfway through Hei Hip's words, he realized what Zhao Tuo had said. The smile on his face froze immediately, and he couldn't speak clearly.

"Thank you General."

She Jian and Zhao Guang stepped forward and bowed their hands to accept the order. Although their faces were slightly happy, they looked very calm.

Black Butt was very dissatisfied, he jumped and said: "General, I have carried the spear for you, I have made meritorious service for you, and I have shed blood for you..."

"Do you know the art of war?"

Zhao Tuo spoke calmly.

The black butt, who was so excited just now, suddenly froze, and he couldn't speak.

"Soldiers, the important affairs of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, must be investigated. If senior military officials do not understand the art of war, they can march and deploy troops to fight on the battlefield."

"With your black buttocks, it may be more than enough to be a master of two or five hundred people, and a military officer is barely capable, but I'm afraid you don't have the ability to control ten thousand people as a captain."

"Heihip, if you can study the art of war well, study it calmly and earnestly, you will still have a chance of promotion in the future, but if you only know how to rely on your title, be complacent, waste your days, and don't even read military books, I am afraid that you will be the post of military marshal. It's the pinnacle. In the future, you should study often and restrain your temper."

Zhao Tuo's tone became more and more serious, and in the end, it was even full of sternness.

Although Hei Hip is loyal to him, but his background is too low, vulgar and ignorant, he is suddenly promoted to high rank, quite proud and arrogant.

If left unchecked, disaster might happen sooner or later, Zhao Tuo just took advantage of this matter to reprimand him and suppress his arrogance.

"only……"

Black Butt lowered his head with a bitter face.

Zhao Tuo's words really made him speechless, and all the resentment in his heart dissipated.

He has the same title as Zhao Guang, but he doesn't know the art of war, so he really can't compete with Zhao Guang. This kind of rigid condition convinced him.

"If I had known, I would not have gone back to play tricks with my wife. I have stayed in Xianyang for the past few months to learn the art of war with the general and Shejian. Now maybe I will be a school captain."

While Hei Ji was muttering, Zhao Tuo had ordered the rest of his confidants.

The five doctors with black buttocks are military candidates.

Bai Rong and Xi Qigu only have the title of Duke and Doctor, which is not comparable to the few public servants in the army, and they can only serve as two or five hundred masters under the command of Hei Ji.

Both Su Jiao and Zhang He only had the title of official and official, and they were also appointed as two or five hundred masters.

As for Zhong Limei, he only had the third-level title of hairpin, so Zhao Tuo accepted him as a short soldier and a hundred generals to accompany him.

Lu Wan didn't have a title, so she acted as a follower, responsible for Zhao Tuo's daily life, learning military order transmission and so on.

As for the remaining positions in the army, after Zhao Tuo's discretion, he allocated them to other people according to their titles and backgrounds.

After everything was done, Zhao Tuo's 20,000-strong army was well-organized, and officially followed the army to Hangu Pass, heading for Chu.

However, before the 200,000 troops left Hangu Pass, their supreme commander, General Wang Jian, had already sent the fifth batch of envoys to Xianyang.

Majesty, I want money.

Majesty, I want land.

Your Majesty, I still want to...

This kind of behavior not only made countless people in the army laugh at it, but even Wang Jian's deputy general Yang Duanhe couldn't stand it.

"The general's begging for loans has gone too far."

Facing his old friend for many years, Wang Jian gave a wry smile and spoke his mind.

"No. In the past few years, four of the six kingdoms in Shandong have perished. I destroyed Zhao Poyan, and my son Wang Ben poured water into the beams to destroy Wei. Throughout the three generations, there is no father and son who destroyed three kingdoms of ten thousand chariots in a row. Things? Not to mention that I am now commanding 600,000 soldiers of the Kong Kingdom, can the king rest assured?"

"So I can only ask the king to ask for the beautiful Tianliang house again and again, expressing that I have no big pursuits, and keeping Wang Ben and Wang Li in Xianyang as hostages, so that the king can feel at ease. The king is at ease, we I can lead my troops with peace of mind and fight against Chu on the front line."

"My behavior is also to smear my reputation in order to protect myself."

Yang Duanhe suddenly realized, cupped his hands and said: "The general really understands the way of being a minister. He has benefited a lot from listening to the king's words."

Wang Jian smiled slightly.

For some reason, he thought of Li Mu, who he couldn't beat himself, and finally killed him by rebellion.

Without the trust of the monarch, if you don't let the monarch feel at ease, no matter how powerful you are, you will still die without a place to die.

"Chu Ling Yin Xiangyan, I wonder if your Chu king trusts you?"

Think of all the rumors that Qin State spread in Chu.

Wang Jian showed a smirk.

"Historical Records Biography of Wang Jian Baiqi": So Wang Jian sent 600,000 soldiers, and the first emperor sent him to Bashang. Wang Jianxing, there are many beautiful fields and gardens. The first emperor said: "The general is going, why worry about being poor?" Wang Jian said: "As a great king and general, he will not be named a marquis if he has meritorious service. Therefore, as for the king's townspeople, the ministers also promptly asked the garden for their children and grandchildren." Huang laughed. Since Wang Jian was very important, the envoy also invited five generations of good farmers. Or say: "The general's begging for money is too much." Wang Jian said: "No way. Husband, King Qin, does not trust people. Now that the army of Qin State is empty, I have been entrusted to me. I will not ask more farms and houses for my descendants to strengthen myself. , Gu ordered the King of Qin to sit down and suspect me of evil?"