"Report...there is news." The minister walked to Augustus cautiously.
Augustus raised his head from the wine table and looked at his ministers with red eyes.
"You know my rules, right?" Augustus said lightly.
Konomi nodded slowly and said in a difficult tone: "I know. Good news will be rewarded, and bad news will be punished by death."
Augustus hummed: "If you lie to me, I will feed you to the dogs. Tell me, is it good news or bad news?"
"It's still good and bad news," Konomi said.
Augustus chuckled.
The nearby minister said respectfully: "The news just came that Anthony was kidnapped by a group of people. When the group left, they shouted loudly that they were the heavenly soldiers of Qin."
Augustus was furious and smashed the wine glass on the ground: "Heavenly soldiers? Why do they call themselves heavenly soldiers? We are the country of the gods, and we represent the gods."
The nearby minister said: "Yes, yes, this is just the Qin people's bragging."
Augustus said quietly: "Anthony was kidnapped and was not killed. This is great bad news. Do you and I say it is good news?"
The close minister smiled slightly and said: "Anthony has been kidnapped. Although it is bad news, it also proves that he is indeed not innocent and has indeed had an affair with the Qin people."
Augustus was silent for a while, then nodded slowly: "That makes sense."
The close minister said happily: "So, our country of gods has finally found the reason for defeating the war. Next, we can win consecutive battles."
Augustus also smiled: "Okay, okay. Next, let's avenge our shame."
"Rounding it up, this is good news," said Konomi.
Augustus hummed: "Yes, this is good news. There is good news. According to the rules, you should be rewarded. What kind of reward do you want?"
The close minister said: "The villain does not want rewards. He only wants to share the worries of Augustus and protect my country of the gods."
Augustus nodded and said with emotion: "He is truly a loyal and brave man."
He thought for a while and said to his ministers: "Well, I appoint you as the new general. You take over Antony's position, command the army, and fight against the Qin people. This time you can only succeed, not fail."
The minister's face flushed with excitement, and he said respectfully: "You villain, you villain will definitely sacrifice your life to kill the enemy."
Augustus nodded with satisfaction.
It's better now. The reason for defeating the war has been found. The country of the gods can be saved.
Augustus felt that the whole world became sunny.
He stood up and wanted to sort out the government affairs that he had ignored for several months.
But as soon as I sat down at the table, my addiction to alcohol came back.
"Forget it, forget it, we're going to win a big victory anyway, so I'll just celebrate again."
After Augustus thought this, he drank wine with satisfaction.
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"General, when will we kill the enemy?" A soldier from a barbarian country asked a nearby minister.
The close minister looked at him and said calmly: "What do you think, you are better than the elite of my country of gods?"
The soldier was stunned for a moment, and then said cautiously: "I...I probably can't compare."
The close minister chuckled and said, "Then what do you think of me compared to General Anthony?"
The soldier thought for a while and said: "The general is naturally much more powerful than the traitor Antony."
The close minister shook his head: "I have seen Anthony lead troops to fight, but I can't compare."
The soldiers were silent.
In fact, he knew this, but he just didn't dare to say it.
The nearby minister said calmly: "The generals are not as good as Anthony, and the soldiers are not as good as the elite. Why should we attack the Qin people? What is the difference between that and sending death?"
The soldier was stunned for a moment and asked, "Then what do we do?"
The near minister smiled slightly: "Wait for the opportunity."
Then, he walked to the camp.
The close minister has taken control of the army, and now he is mobilizing generals everywhere and constantly deploying his own men, hoping that this army will completely obey his orders.
At the same time, he also sent many envoys to contact the elders in the capital.
Augustus did not control the sky with one hand. Many major matters needed to be discussed and decided by the senators.
If we can get their support, great things can happen.
The ministers sat in the tent, looking at the slowly rising red sun, feeling full of ambition.
At the same time, Li Shui and Li Xin were traveling quickly with Anthony.
Anthony has been very busy recently. He kept visiting the cities of the barbarian country, and then shouted below the city: "I am the general Anthony. Now Augustus is dissolute and immoral. I have surrendered to the Qin people. How can you still Won’t you surrender?”
Many cities really opened their doors and surrendered.
In fact, these cities have long been famous for the Qin people, and they are trembling and trembling all day long.
They want to surrender, but they don't dare to surrender, and they can't pass the test in their hearts.
Now that Anthony has surrendered, how can he still hold on?
What's more, seeing that Anthony is richly dressed and well-fed, even people like him who have fought many wars with the Qin people can get good treatment, so why can't he?
As a result, Anthony set a record and convinced more than 20 cities in one day.
Of course, there are also some places where people are more stubborn and refuse to surrender.
For example, there is a small town called Fengcheng by the Qin people.
The city lord is relatively axial.
He led all the men and women in the city to defend to the death, and killed all the envoys sent by Anthony.
When I was holding on to kill the messenger, everyone around me was very scared.
They tried hard to dissuade him: "You can't kill this man. Although this man is from the same clan as us, he has already surrendered to the Qin people. If we kill him, the Qin people will be very angry. At that time, if we send troops to attack, we will definitely die."
The city lord sneered: "If we don't kill this man, won't the Qin people attack us?"
He finally cut off the messenger's head and gave it to Antony.
Anthony saw the head and knew there was no way around it.
He found Li Shui with his head, knelt down on one knee, and said sincerely: "Please give me an army of soldiers and horses. I will capture Fengcheng within one day."
Li Xin hesitated.
Under his command, there were of course troops composed of barbarian soldiers.
Although the combat effectiveness of these soldiers and horses is not very good, it is compared with the Qin people.
In fact, using them to capture cities and territories is completely sufficient.
The key is, should it really be handed over to Anthony?
What if this guy becomes even more powerful from now on and leads people to rebel again?
Li Xin looked at Li Shui, but Li Shui smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Okay."
Then, he randomly assigned a group of barbarian soldiers to Anthony.
Anthony was immediately moved to tears.
He naturally knew that as a surrendered general, he would be subject to a lot of suspicion.
Therefore, Li Shui and Li Xin never gave him military power before, but only took him around to recruit surrender. He wasn't surprised at all.
Only this time, when he saw the envoy's head, he couldn't control it. He was filled with righteous indignation and came to Lishui to ask for his life.
He and the messenger were familiar, but not related by blood.
But the messenger represented him, and if the messenger was killed, it was a naked slap in the face.
Although Anthony surrendered, the energy in his body was still there, so in anger, he no longer cared about taboos and found Li Shui and Li Xin, hoping to get soldiers and horses to regain his face. Avenge the messenger.
The moment he spoke his request, he calmed down.
He was a little uneasy.
He felt that Li Shui and Li Xin would not agree. Not only will they not agree, they may be suspicious of his purpose, and may even kill him in order to avoid future troubles.
Who knew that Li Shui would actually agree, and he would agree so happily.
At this moment, Anthony felt that he and Li Shui were his own people.
Anthony burst into tears with excitement, while Li Shui stood up with a smile and said, "Why is the general like this?"
Anthony said in a trembling voice: "I didn't expect that the banished immortal would believe in me so much. I was so excited and filled with emotions..."
Li Shui smiled slightly and said: "Since the general has become a Qin citizen, we are a family. If I don't believe you, who will I believe?"
Anthony's body was trembling: "Are we...are we already a family? Am I already a Qin person?"
Li Shui said: "Otherwise? Doesn't the general not want to be a Qin citizen?"
"Think! Think!" Anthony nodded vigorously.
Before today, if someone asked Anthony if he wanted to be a Qin native, he would probably refuse.
But today, he wants to be a Qin man.
The banished immortal treats others with such sincerity, and if he doesn't know what is good and what is good, then it would be too much.
Moreover, things are most afraid of comparison.
Anthony thinks, how much contribution has he made by fighting in all directions for the Kingdom of the Gods? How many times have you been born and died?
As a result, Augustus suspected that he had defected to the Qin people and wanted to kill him without even giving him a chance to defend himself.
How heartless is this?
Comparing the two, Ban Xian has unconditional trust in himself.
If people treat me with sincerity, I will definitely treat others with sincerity.
Anthony imitated the Qin people, saluted Li Shui devoutly, and then strode out.
The soldiers assigned to Anthony outside were already lined up and ready.
Anthony looked at them and found that these soldiers also looked excited.
They were soldiers from a barbarian country. Although they had defected to the Qin people, they had grown up listening to Anthony's stories and still wanted to work under Anthony.
Now it is their wish to follow Anthony in all directions.
Anthony was filled with emotion.
Just a few days ago, he led soldiers from the Kingdom of Gods to fight in the north and south.
The soldiers were all downcast and had no energy at all.
But today, these soldiers are all very motivated.
Could it be that just because it contains the word Qin, it has such a big effect?
Da Qin... is probably the real country of the gods.
At this time, a soldier carried a big flag.
This banner was made in the style of the Qin people, and Anthony's name was also written on it.
Anthony thought for a while and asked someone to add a big Chinese character Qin in front of his name.
Then, he waved his hand and said: "Everyone, follow me to kill the enemy, repay the banishment of the immortal, and serve His Majesty the Emperor."
The soldiers cheered in unison and followed Anthony in their mighty march towards Fengcheng.
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In the tent, Li Xin looked at Li Shui in confusion: "Brother Huai, what did you do? Didn't you say you want him to use his residual heat? He has too much residual heat, right? It's almost burning."
Li Shui smiled slightly and said to Li Xin: "Brother Li, we are just letting him fight for a while. It does not mean that these soldiers and horses will belong to him in the future."
"When this battle is over, the troops and horses will still have to be recovered."
Li Xin said: "However, aren't you worried that he will rebel after taking over his troops?"
Li Shui smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, he can't rebel. He is now a loyal Qin man."
Li Xin said: "It's hard to say this kind of thing. What if he becomes more ambitious after he has soldiers and horses?"
Li Shui said: "This is also simple. Every team and every unit in our army is equipped with scholars, who are instilled with the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism."
"When gathered they are like a ball of fire, when scattered they are like a sky full of stars. When the troops are scattered into powder, they can be lifted up. These soldiers will not follow Anthony in rebellion."
Li Xin nodded: "That's true."
Li Shui smiled slightly and said: "This is just a test to see if our method works. Those scholars can test how much it affects the army's combat effectiveness."
Li Xin nodded: "I understand, are you training troops?"
Li Shui hummed: "It's almost like testing a new strategy."
Li Xin said: "But I have a question. What if your plan fails? What if those soldiers are really aroused by the hatred of the country and the family, and they really rebel? Or there is no hatred of the country and the family, they just want to If you rebel, you just want to seek wealth and honor, what should you do?”
Li Shui said calmly: "This is easy, we just need to kill them again."
Li Xin gave a thumbs up.
He has an invincible army under his command, so he is really very arrogant.
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The frontier of the barbarian country was already close to the control of Great Qin.
Wang Wu once met Feng Quli.
How many times has this seen Feng Quli? Wang Wu can no longer remember clearly.
Ever since I wrote Wang Wu's diary, I have been interacting with these big shots.
Sometimes Wang Wu feels that the sentence of banishing the immortal is really right: it just changes destiny.
After Feng Quli met Wang Wu before, he either glared at him or planned to kill him.
But this time is different.
This time Feng Quli was polite and polite, as if he wanted to please.
He smiled and said: "Mr. Wang, we haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"
Wang Wu felt goosebumps rising all over his body.
Feng Quli's smile was so fake.
Wang Wu coughed dryly and said to Feng Quili, "Sir, what are you..."
Feng Quili waved his hand: "Sir, how old am I? Just call me brother."
Wang Wu: "..."
He nodded repeatedly: "I don't dare, a villain."
Feng Quili grabbed Wang Wu's arm and dragged him to the corner: "Why don't you dare? I will also give you a set of wealth."
