"Zhao Tuo, since General Wang has ordered you to escort the Wei people back home, you must be careful not to cause any problems on the way, otherwise military law will not be merciful."
When the two armies set off separately, Zhao Tuo followed the rules and visited Huan Zhao on the south road to bid farewell to him. Then he was ridiculed and threatened by Huan Zhao.
"I would like to remind you, Chief Zuo, that Zhao Tuo will be careful along the way to guard against plots by villains."
Zhao Tuo said calmly, without giving in to his words. Now that things have happened, the resentment has been put on the table, and there is no need to pretend to be a grandson anymore.
A stern look appeared in Huan Zhao's eyes, and he was about to threaten again to regain his position when he heard Zhao Tuo whisper: "The battle against Wei has come to an end. If nothing else happens, the king will raise another army to conquer Chu." Country. General Li will be the commander-in-chief at that time, and Zuo Shuchang and I can serve under General Li again. I am really happy."
Zhao Tuo said something without thinking, then showed a meaningful smile to Huan Zhao, and said goodbye.
Huan Zhao froze on the spot, looking at Zhao Tuo's back, unable to speak the threatening words on his lips.
Li Xin attacks Chu!
As a senior general at the level of Zuo Shu Zhang, Huan Zhao had naturally heard the news. Now that he was reminded by Zhao Tuo, he was shocked to realize that this matter was very close at hand.
"Is this guy threatening me?"
Huan Zhao gritted his teeth, but felt a little wary in his heart.
He can now put on Zhao Tuo's shoes and find excuses to deal with him. But if Li Xin becomes the coach, will he use this method to retaliate against himself?
This is what is hidden in Zhao Tuo's words.
When he thought of this, Huan Zhao also began to feel guilty.
Under the order of Zhao Tuo, thousands of Qin troops surrounded the thousands of young Wei people and marched towards Humo Township.
Because Zhao Tuo had already announced to these Wei people that the Qin army's trip was to escort them back to their hometowns.
In addition, there were Zhang Zhong and Chen Ping in the middle to appease and deal with them. Along the way, the Qian Wei people behaved very obediently. No one chose to run away or make trouble, and everyone had a smile on their face.
Compared with the more than two thousand soldiers of the Wei army who were beheaded, it was a great gift for the Qin army that they could return home alive. They didn't dare to cause any trouble on the way. They just wanted to return home safely.
However, it is not that there are no smart people among this group of Wei people.
Chen Ping was one of them, and he smelled an unusual smell.
While the army was resting, he found an opportunity to ask to see Zhao Tuo.
"Chen Ping thanks the public transport. Thanks to the public transport, these thousands of people can return home alive. This great kindness will be unforgettable for Ping." Chen Ping saluted Zhao Tuo.
The so-called bowing of the head, that is, kneeling on the ground and prostrating one's head to the ground, is the etiquette second only to bowing one's head among the "Nine Bows".
Chen Ping knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Tuo, showing great respect and gratitude.
Zhao Tuo frowned and turned slightly to the side, not accepting Chen Ping's salute.
Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, with a wry smile on his face.
He asked: "Is there really another reason for not receiving the courtesy of Ping Ping?"
This Chen Ping is so smart.
Zhao Tuo sighed slightly. In order to appease the hearts of the thousands of Wei people, he did not tell the Qin army's policy of exchanging people for food. He just vaguely said that they would be escorted back to their hometowns.
If those Wei people were told honestly, there would definitely be many people on the road who could not afford food at home and would choose to find opportunities to escape.
But I didn't expect that Chen Ping still saw the signs and took this opportunity to test.
Zhao Tuo shook his head. The reason why he saved these thousands of people was because he wanted to sell Chen Ping's favor. Now that the other party saw it, he naturally didn't hide it and told Wang Ben's military order.
"Two stones per person, these more than a thousand people need two thousand stones of food."
This number shocked Chen Ping, and he said in a bitter voice: "When the Qin army captured Hufu, they had already collected a batch of military rations. After Wei Bao returned to the army, most of the grain stored in our Zhang's warehouse was taken away by Wei Bao. The Zhang family is like this, and ordinary villagers don’t have much, so how can they afford two thousand dan of food?"
Chen Ping was very anxious, because among the thousand people there were many children of the Zhang family, as well as some Zhang family members. If these people are all confiscated as slaves, the Zhang family will suffer a great loss, and their reputation will be ruined in Hufu Township.
Zhao Tuo shrugged, there was nothing he could do.
He originally wanted to use this matter to make Chen Ping owe him a favor so that he could be brought under his command in the future.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ben issued such a military order, which disrupted Zhao Tuo's plan.
Chen Ping is indeed a smart man and quickly thought of a solution.
"Public transportation, now is the time when the harvest is not yet harvested, and the village really cannot provide so much food. If we can give it a period of grace, let people go first, and after the autumn harvest, we will definitely be able to pay all the food. "
Zhao Tuo's heart moved. Chen Ping's words made sense. The Wei people had no food at home, but they had it in the fields. All they needed was time.
But Zhao Tuo just thought about it and shook his head.
In the Qin army, military orders are law.
When an order is issued from above, Zhao Tuo must obey it unconditionally.
The people of Wei either exchange food for people, or become slaves. There is no third option, let alone the possibility of negotiating conditions.
Zhao Tuo was not qualified to ask Wang Ben for instructions. As the saying goes, "Those who ask for instructions beyond the quota will die." If he did not go through Yang Xiong and Huan Zhao, he would directly ask Wang Ben for instructions. No matter how reasonable and useful what he said was, it was still a violation of military law, and Huan Zhao could kill him according to this regulation.
Moreover, Zhao Tuo knew that Daliang City fell in these two months and would never be able to withstand the autumn harvest.
After the autumn harvest, King Qin will order Li Xin to attack Chu as planned. By then, he will definitely plunder a batch of grain from Wei.
The millet and wheat in the fields of the Wei people may not necessarily belong to them when the autumn harvest comes.
Therefore, even if this matter could be conveyed, Wang Ben would not agree.
Zhao Tuo said helplessly: "This is a military order, and I can't do anything about it."
Chen Ping thought about it, but even if he was extremely resourceful, he couldn't produce extra food. He could only sigh: "Chen Ping understands the difficulties of public transportation."
"No matter what happened, it was Gongcheng who found a way to survive for these thousand Wei people. Without Gongcheng's help, I'm afraid these thousand people would have been killed on the battlefield, and there would be no way to exchange food for returning home. Opportunity. Chen Ping will bear in mind the kindness of public service, and please accept my respect."
With that said, Chen Ping bowed to Zhao Tuo again.
This time, Zhao Tuo did not avoid it.
He admired in his heart that it was easy to deal with smart people.
Chen Ping could clearly see Zhao Tuo's role in this matter. If it were anyone else, he probably wouldn't appreciate it at all.
On the next journey, Chen Ping did not leak the matter. Thousands of Qin troops escorted a thousand Wei people and arrived safely outside Hufu Township.
Then, Zhao Tuo announced the policy of exchanging food for people to these Wei people, and conveyed the matter to the entire village through Zhang.
The entire Hufu Township was in an uproar. Many Wei people cursed the Qin army for being greedy and cruel, and wanted to take away their life-saving food.
Even children as young as a few years old yelled and cursed in dialect and secretly spat in the direction of Qin Jun.
In addition to cursing and rolling their eyes, many Wei women and children who could not afford food ran outside the military camp, knelt on the ground, begged and cried to the Qin people, hoping to let their husbands and sons go home.
Cursing, crying, and pleading can be heard everywhere in this countryside.
"This is war."
Zhao Tuo sighed in the camp. The role he was playing at the moment was not glorious. To the people of Wei, he was no different from a bandit.
But this is the reality. Zhao Tuo is not the protagonist who wants everything to come true, so how can he be liked by everyone and everything goes as he wishes.
All Zhao Tuo can do is play his role well.
At this moment, he was the Qin Kou in the eyes of the Wei people.
I owe a chapter today and will make it up within a week.
The reason is that it's a bit stuck. The battle to conquer Wei has come to an end, and the plot is roughly finished. There are still some corners that can be written, such as attacking Jiyang again or attacking the eastern part of Wei, dealing with Huan Zhao, etc., but I feel that the plot will become slow and bloated. I plan to end the attack on Wei in these two days, and then use a few chapters to transition and start Li Believe in Chu.
The attack on Chu is a big plot in the early stage. It deserves more pen and ink to write about than Wei. It needs to be thought about carefully. If you have any thoughts about Fa Chu, you can leave a message at the end of the chapter or in the book review area.
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