General Qin

"General, why did you take the initiative to ask for orders?"

"We have a good time here. We eat, drink, and play football. When the Chu people can't bear it anymore, we can still win a battle and make meritorious service. How beautiful is it? Why go to Dongjun to meet some Qi people? Engage in a confrontation."

In the barracks, when Zhao Tuo announced that his group of 20,000 people was about to leave the camp and head north to the border between Qin and Qi, Hei Hou couldn't bear it and complained in a low voice.

Not to mention him, several other military officers also had bitter faces.

Normal people know that now that Qin and Chu are confronting each other, Qin has a huge advantage.

The Qin army not only had more troops than the Chu people, but was also led by the general Wang Jian. The chances of victory in this attack on Chu were great, and the credit was certain.

Just when a war could start at any time and get credit for it, Zhao Tuo suddenly led his troops northward. Isn't this something a fool would do?

Seeing the resentment in the eyes of his subordinates, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

He didn't want to, but seeing Wang Jian's appearance at the time, he knew that the other party had already decided on the candidate, and it was better to stand up and take over than to be named.

But now that he has taken over the general order, Zhao Tuo is unwilling to waste too much time on entanglement and depression.

He issued an order to his subordinate generals: "Military orders are like a mountain, don't say anything, please quickly organize the army, and let the soldiers rest for a day tomorrow, feast on food and refresh their spirits. Set off immediately in the morning of the next day without any delay. .”

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When the generals, including Hei Hip, heard the word "Military Order", they immediately looked solemn and bowed their hands to accept the order.

Although Zhao Tuo was usually kind to his cronies, he was full of majesty when he started to get down to business.

There is no second order in the army, and when the military order is issued, there will never be any doubts or voices of opposition.

Seeing that She Jian, Zhao Guang and others took orders to go down and start preparing for departure.

Zhao Tuo sat on the couch, frowned slightly, and began to think about the meaning of Wang Jian asking him to go to the border of Qin and Qi.

As Qin Wangzheng's most trusted young general, and also an old subordinate he brought out by Wang Jian, Wang Jian had no reason to assign Zhao Tuo to this thankless task.

This is to punish him, deliberately not to give Zhao Tuo credit.

Could it be that Zhao Tuo offended Wang Jian on some matters?

He actually let Wang Jian throw Zhao Tuo to the border of Qin and Qi to idle at such a critical moment.

But Zhao Tuo felt that this was unlikely, not to mention that he had never offended Wang Jian. Even if he really accidentally offended him, Wang Jian, an old Jianghu, would not be so stupid as to throw the young general Qin Wangzheng was optimistic about into that position.

Thinking about it this way, Zhao Tuo felt that Wang Jian deliberately hinted at his pleading for another purpose.

Zhao Tuo squinted his eyes and lightly stroked the wooden table in front of him with his fingertips.

Qi State stationed 100,000 troops on the border of Qin State and Qi State. Although they did not act immediately, they threatened Qin State's East County.

East County.

Thinking about it, Zhao Tuo's heart moved, and he called out to Lu Wan who was accompanying him at the door: "Ah Wan, spread out the map for me."

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As Lu Wan took the map and put it on the table, the geographical situation there immediately appeared clearly in front of Zhao Tuo.

Dongjun, originally belonged to Weidi.

In the fifth year of Qin Wangzheng, Meng Ao led an army to attack Wei, captured Suanzao, Yan, Xu, Changping, Yongqiu, Shanyang and other 20 cities, and established Dongjun. It has been seventeen years since now.

To the east of Dongjun is Qi State, so Qi people can pose a threat to Qin State by stationing troops on the border.

And south of Dongjun.

After the Qin State destroyed Wei last year, it placed the newly captured Wanqu, Dingtao and other places under the jurisdiction of Dongjun.

Zhao Tuo rubbed his fingers on the map, and gradually pointed to the edge of the southern part of Dongjun.

Therefore, the south of Dongjun today is Shanfu.

After passing Shanfu, it is between the abundance of Chu State.

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Zhao Tuo's eyes, and he vaguely guessed what Wang Jian meant.

If Old General Wang really had such a plan, then he, the Qin general who was once killed from Chu State Fengpei, is indeed very suitable for this task.

However, the premise is to get rid of Qi's 100,000 troops!

"General, do you think I can beat 100,000 with 20,000?"

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"Twenty thousand?"

"No, your General Zhao has more than 20,000 people!"

In the evening of the next day, just before departure, Wang Jian called Zhao Tuo to his camp alone. The old general with a gray beard laughed at Zhao Tuo.

"The old man has already sent a fast horse to Xianyang to obtain the command of the Dongjun troops for you."

"This time the army of Qi State is approaching the border, the situation is special, the king will definitely agree to this matter, so when Zhao Tuo brought his subordinates to Dongjun, the envoy from Xianyang must have brought the king's edict to Dongjun."

As the candlelight flickered, the smile on Wang Jian's face became wider and wider.

"In this way, you, Zhao Tuo, can justifiably mobilize all the troops in the entire East County. Aside from the defenders, you can recruit at least another 20,000 soldiers, so why do you only have 20,000 soldiers?"

"You, Zhao Tuo, can have at least 40,000 soldiers!"

Zhao Tuo was startled and couldn't help taking a deep breath.

I see!

Qin's attack on Chu is a major national event, and it is natural to make plans for various emergencies that arise during the entire war.

Qi State suddenly intervened, or Chu State sent troops from Fengpei to raid the eastern border of Qin State...

These possibilities were all planned in Qin's temple calculations.

Therefore, this time Qin State conscripted an army of 600,000 to attack Chu, and even the lands of Bashu and Yanzhao recruited soldiers, but they only did not move the newly conquered Dang County and Dong County adjacent to Qi State.

Dangjun guards against Chu, and Dongjun guards against Qi.

Therefore, in this battle against Chu, the Qin army gathered, but there was no one from Dongjun.

Under such circumstances, it is not too difficult for a large county to recruit 20,000 soldiers during the war.

Zhao Tuo swallowed his saliva, he didn't expect, oh, he didn't expect that the general would have such a move.

He recruited 20,000 soldiers from Dongjun, and Zhao Tuo's men reached 40,000 warriors.

As for logistics, in addition to recruiting local peasants from nearly 30 cities in Dongjun County for supply, food from Xingyang can also be used.

The grain storage place of the Qin army, Xingyang Aocang is not only very close to Dongjun by land, but also can be transported by river water in the north, and can be transported to the vicinity of Dingtao in the south by relying on the gap and Jishui line. Wang Jian's camp is still near.

There are troops.

There is food logistics.

The gap in military strength between Zhao Tuo and Qi this time is not as big as imagined.

To know how many tens of thousands of troops a certain country sends in this era, they are all counted as auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands.

Therefore, Qi State claims to have an army of 100,000, and there must be at least 40,000 to 50,000 logistics auxiliary soldiers in the army.

According to this calculation, the number of soldiers in the Qi army is at most 60,000, and it may even be about 50,000.

Zhao Tuo's 40,000 soldiers fought against Qi's 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers.

In addition to the 20,000 Dongjun miscellaneous soldiers temporarily recruited, Zhao Tuo also had 20,000 Guanzhong elites who had been trained for several months.

The Qi army is a division that has not fought for more than 40 years.

This comparison of combat power.

Zhao Tuo clenched his hands excitedly.

"Hehe, so you know why the old man hinted at your pleading for life, right?"

Wang Jian said with a smile, "If the king can agree to temporarily take charge of the troops of Dongjun County, who else is under my command! So, Zhao Tuo, the mission to Dongjun County this time is none other than you!"

The mobilization of Qin's troops required a whole set of procedures, such as tiger talismans, talisman festivals, edicts... In the absence of edicts, even Wang Jian had no right to mobilize the troops of Dongjun, so he had to send envoys to Xianyang to ask for instructions.

Seeing the sudden realization of the young man in front of him, Wang Jian smiled faintly.

What he said was actually not right. Faced with the situation where the Qi army was on the scene, even if he sent Feng Wuze to lead the army, Qin Wangzheng would agree to hand over the military power of Dongjun to Feng Wuze.

It's just that Wang Jian thinks that Zhao Tuo is more suitable. With Zhao Tuo, a young man, who will shine brighter in this war and cover up his brilliance, Wang Jian can retire more safely.

So he wants to praise Zhao Tuo.

"You see what I mean?"

Wang Jian stared at Zhao Tuo. He believed that this young man could understand his intentions.

Zhao Tuo nodded.

With 40,000 soldiers in hand, would you be afraid of the 100,000 Qi army?

He said loudly: "General Wang wants me to take the initiative to attack and kill that Qi army!"

"Hahaha... Zhao Tuo, you really are a worm in the belly of this old man, and you can teach me!"

Wang Jian laughed out loud.

After laughing, his expression returned to seriousness, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"That's right!"

"Qi's dispatch of troops is not only a threat to our Qin State, but also an opportunity for us to destroy Chu!"

"The people of Qi stationed troops on the border of Dongjun, responding to Chu's request for help. The people of Chu rely on the cover of the Qi army, and they must ignore the defense there, and they will not pay attention to your army that is confronting Qi. "

"So you are the old man's surprise soldier, as long as you can defeat the Qi army, then you can take advantage of the great victory... In this way, the stalemate between Qin and Chu will definitely be broken, and then it will be the time for the old man to destroy the army of Chu! "

"And you, Zhao Tuo, will also make great contributions!"

Zhao Tuo completely understood.

A famous general is a famous general!

Wang Jian saw an opportunity to break the stalemate between Qin and Chu from the threat of Qi's troops stationed on the border, and saw an opportunity to break Chu in one fell swoop.

And it was Zhao Tuo who played a key role in it.

Entrusting this extremely important task to Zhao Tuo is not only Wang Jian's trust in Zhao Tuo, a seventeen-year-old boy, but also a kind of love for him.

The achievement of becoming famous is given to you!

Zhao Tuo looked at the white-haired old general illuminated by the candlelight in the tent, and couldn't help being moved.

"The general loves me!"

Twenty thousand people?

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