General Qin

After the emperor issued an edict to recruit cavalry from various counties to form an elite cavalry, Zhao Tuo knew that he would not be able to stay in Xianyang for long.

When the new year is over, he will step down from his post as the commander of the army and go to the border county to participate in cavalry training. At the same time, he will wait for the 300,000 army to assemble. After a short training, he will launch a Northern Expedition.

Zhao Tuo invited his cronies and former ministries who were still in Xianyang City to gather together. He was afraid that after the new year, when the Qin State was preparing for the war, all the government offices would be busy, and there would be no suitable opportunity to meet again.

"Does the drunkard also go to the battlefield? You are a good doctor. What are you doing on the battlefield? I heard that those Yuezhi people, like the Huns, are barbarians who live in clothes and eat cheese. They just talk nonsense. If you don't understand the language, that tongue is useless in battle."

At the banquet, Hei Hou glared at Li Shiqi who was sitting across from him, his tone a little apprehensive.

Li Shiqi opened his mouth and said, "%￥\u0026amp;*"

With a confused expression on his face, Hei Hip scratched his head and said, "What bird language are you talking about?"

"Yuezhi language. There are people in the country who know the language of Yuezhi and the Huns. I went to learn it specially. I will wait until next year to start the conquest. Not to mention the proficiency in learning, at least there should be no problem in communication. Then I will go to the border. If the county finds a translator to assist, it will definitely be able to play with those barbarians."

Li Shiqi chuckled, turned to Zhao Tuo and said, "It's really meaningless to bicker with those Confucian scholars every day in the academy. It's just a great joy in life to follow the elders and go to the battlefield to rise to rank and make meritorious service. My lord Just waiting for this day."

"With the help of my husband, it will naturally be easier to attack the barbarians this time."

Zhao Tuo smiled slightly and drank the wine. He glanced at the pouting black buttocks on the other side, as well as the expressionless She Jian and the disappointed Zhong Limei, Lu Wan and others, and shook his head secretly in his heart.

As Zhao Tuo's direct descendant, the great hero who wiped out the six kingdoms, his old subordinates returned to Qin, and besides being knighted, they were naturally assigned to appropriate positions.

Like Heiyu, who is now serving under the lieutenant, the official is Zhongsi Ma, rank Qianshi, in terms of grade, it is higher than Zhang Han's examination office order and Zhao Gao's CRRC government order, it is really outstanding.

However, as a military officer in the lieutenant's mansion and in charge of following the capital, Hei Hip had a responsibility and could not follow Zhao Tuo's Northern Expedition.

The rest of She Jian, Zhong Limei, Lu Wan and others also held corresponding positions under Taiwei or Lieutenant, and they were all unable to participate in this conquest, and they would miss this feast of military exploits.

In this regard, Shejian, Heiyu and others told Zhao Tuo that they wanted to resign and beg for orders. They would rather not be those military officers, but also wanted to fight with Zhao Tuo on the battlefield.

After Zhao Tuo hesitated for a while, he still refused, and appeased everyone, letting them work in their original positions.

In the past, when Zhao Tuo's title was not high, he had tens of millions of people under his command, and through the relationship between Wei Liao and others, he could gather the old troops under him and exert greater combat power. It's an unspoken rule, no big deal.

But now that Zhao Tuo is in a high position, he has to learn how to measure himself.

His achievements are as great as Wang Jian's, and he still needs to defile himself in order to lead the army to the expedition, and his son Wang Ben and grandson Wang Li will all stay in Xianyang.

Zhao Tuo was about to attack the Hu people in the north, and he had 300,000 troops under his command. If the few old generals who should not have joined the army at this time would all give up their original positions and join the army enthusiastically.

What does this mean?

In the eyes of someone with a heart, it might become a reason to attack Zhao Tuo in the future.

Zhao Tuo knew very well that although the first emperor favored him and was still his father-in-law, his essence was still a monarch, and he was also an emperor who had been betrayed many times.

If Zhao Tuo relied on his favor and didn't know how to restrain himself, he might have big problems in the future.

He is tall and cold!

This is the way of life that Wang Jian taught him. His old cronies staying in Xianyang can reassure the emperor.

Of course, scribes like Li Shiqi resigned and joined the army, so the impact would not be great. Compared with generals such as Shejian and Heiyu, Zhao Tuo really needs a confidant and a clever lobbyist.

It's just that in the face of increasingly large-scale wars, Zhao Tuo felt that it might be insufficient to rely on only one Li Shiqi.

"There are more people and more strength. The three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. Maybe we can recruit some more staff and have a few powerful amateurs around, so that people won't be afraid."

Zhao Tuo's heart moved, and he thought of a few capable people whose backgrounds he knew and who were well-known in history, and decided to send people to the Kanto to invite recruits after the banquet was over.

The old department is too conspicuous, it's time to cultivate a new group of cronies.

After figuring this out, Zhao Tuo became in a good mood. He appeased everyone at the banquet, drinking and drinking, and the guests and hosts had a good time.

It's just that at the end of the banquet, when Heiyu and others talked about their longing for war, Zhao Tuo inexplicably thought of another war in his mind.

The autumn harvest is coming to an end, and the Southwestern Yi side must also do something?

...

The mountains and forests south of Shu County.

The yellow leaves all over the forest are rustling by the autumn wind, and from time to time, fallen leaves are flying and floating in the air.

Li You, the lieutenant of Shu County, was dressed all over his body, riding on a tall horse, silently watching the mountains and forests in front of him.

Behind him, there were 8,000 fully armed soldiers of the Qin army.

This is the army recruited from all over Shu County after the autumn harvest.

After a while, several people came out of the forest, stepped forward to bow down to Li You, and reported: "Reporting to the county captain, those Ruo people tribes have been invited, and they are all gathered here in the mountains, waiting for the county to come. The lieutenant went to discuss."

"Okay, it's time for them to die here."

Li You nodded, his eyes full of killing intent.

Beside him, Commander Ma Batang hesitated and said: "Communist, are you really going to do this? I think these Ruo tribes charge a high price, but if they know their interests, we can threaten them with the front of our Qin army, and then negotiate the price." , it is possible to subdue it."

"Oh, and then what? I surrendered to these little Ruo people here, and bribed a lot of money. I still have more than a thousand miles to go to the Dian Kingdom. I don't know how many Yi tribes in the middle. They all ask me for money like these Ruo people. Money, how much money can I give?"

Li You sneered, and whispered: "How powerful the six kingdoms of Shandong are, they were not destroyed by my great Qin. Now my invincible Qin army wants to bribe these barbarians in order to open the road to the kingdom of Dian. If it reaches the emperor's ears, what image will I, Li You, have!"

"My title, Li You, was earned by typing, not bought!"

Facing the reprimand from the county lieutenant, the county magistrate was obedient and did not dare to say anything.

Li You turned his head and looked at the forest in front of him.

He entered Shu in March. At that time, spring plowing was about to start, and soldiers could not be used. Li You just used it to familiarize himself with the environment, train soldiers, and at the same time understand the intelligence of the Southwest Yi, and think about the tactics of this battle.

Not long after, his old father Li Si sent a letter from Xianyang, saying that a veteran suggested to him that Li You could use a strategy of attracting and dividing the barbarians to control the barbarians when he attacked the southwestern barbarians.

Li You felt that this was feasible, so he sent people to win over those tribes of barbarians.

At the beginning, the matter was relatively smooth. Facing the threat of the powerful Qin army and the temptation of some wealth, several small tribes of Yi people near Shu County immediately bowed their heads and surrendered.

However, there are many tribes in the Southwestern Yi, and there are some large tribes with tens of thousands of people. They either disdain to submit to the Qin army because of their strength, or they dislike Li You's too little property. After all, there is a situation of rejection. .

Li You is not good at dealing with this kind of problem, facing this situation, it is very headache.

Just at this time, he received another letter from his brother.

Li You immediately lost patience with these barbarian tribes who did not surrender, and did not want to spend any more effort on persuading them to surrender.

"Accept my conditions and surrender to Daqin, so that all tribes and populations can be preserved."

"Whoever dares to bargain with me, die!"

Li You looked indifferent.

He had people pretend to trick the few Ruo tribes who were bargaining with him to come here, saying that everything is negotiable, and he intended to give a high price, but in fact he had hidden murderous intentions.

Li You looked at the mountains and forests in the autumn in front of him, and saw fallen leaves flying, vines and grass withered and yellow, and trees that had lost water were very dry, which looked like good fuel.

The sky is dry and things are dry, and it is a waste not to set fire.

"This fire is enough to break the guts of the Southwestern Yi people, and let them know what kind of person I am, Li You! Let my reputation spread in the Southwest!"

Thinking of this, Li You's eyes flashed. He thought of his past experience in Nanjun.

A unique pleasure spread throughout his body, making his body tremble.

Li You turned his head and gave orders to the soldiers holding torches behind him.

His voice trembled with excitement.

"Set fire to the mountain!"