"Tell me, Aweng, that my title has risen quickly. There is too much land at home for him to plant, so he went to find more farmhands, and we just sit and collect grain. Tell my mother, let her not be stingy with money. I want to Whatever you want to eat and wear, feel free to buy it, but don’t treat yourself badly.”
"And my bride, tell her not to talk to other men, not to go out alone if nothing happens, and to stay at home and wait for Nai Gong to come back. Nai Gong has been promoted to a noble this time, and he still has a lot of money. He will get it for her when he gets back. It’s a big house, the bedroom has a sunny view, buy a comfortable couch, put on a soft quilt, and then you can have a baby.”
"And this letter was written to me personally by the military commander, asking her to keep it well so that she can take it to the tomb when she dies..."
"That's enough. That's enough."
Zhao Tuo glared at Hei Butt, wondering why this guy was getting more and more unlucky as he talked.
"I haven't finished speaking yet. Why don't you stop writing? I have a lot more to say later!"
The black buttocks groaned. He hadn't been home for more than half a year, so naturally he had a lot to say. In addition, this was a letter home written by the military commander himself, so those words hidden in his heart could not help but come out sentence by sentence.
Zhao Tuo had a dark face and waved his hand to tell Black Butt to get lost. There were many people lining up behind him.
"Next."
Zhao Tuo asked the soldiers lined up behind Hei Butt to come up.
This man has a dark face and a strong body. He wears a crown on his head that symbolizes his title. He is a military commander.
"Thank you, Marquis. My name is Daniel and I am from Lantian."
As soon as Daniel came up, he lowered his head and spoke.
Zhao Tuo said gently: "Who do you want to write to at home? Please tell me slowly."
"Both my mother-in-law and I have passed away. I only have a newly married woman last year. I want to write a letter to her."
Daniel lowered his head and pinched the corners of his clothes, looking a little shy.
"Don't be nervous, just say whatever you want and I will write it down for you."
Zhao Tuo encouraged.
"Say quickly, we are still waiting!"
The soldiers lined up behind urged them.
Daniel's dark face turned red from suppressing it, and finally he whispered: "I want to tell my wife that I... I want to sleep with her."
Hearing this, the soldiers standing behind laughed.
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment.
Then, he smiled and wrote these words on the wooden tablet.
This is what the soldiers are thinking today, and it is also the most sincere emotion suppressed deep in their hearts.
This time, Zhao Tuo not only asked the literate officers in the army to write family letters for the soldiers, but he also went into battle in person, set up a eucalyptus, studied ink, and wrote for the soldiers himself. As a result, the five thousand people jumped for joy, especially the soldiers who had written letters written by Zhao Tuo himself. They all shed tears of gratitude.
Many people have enlisted in the army several times, but have never seen such a general who truly cares about the soldiers at the bottom. Not to mention the past, even now, the surrounding tribes, even the elite soldiers who were originally under Wang Ben's command, are all homesick, but there is nothing they can do.
Military officials might be able to send messages home through private channels. As for the soldiers at the bottom, there are no channels for sending messages, and many of them are even illiterate. Even if they have thousands of words to tell their families, they have no choice but to be blocked by thousands of mountains and rivers. They can only sit in the camp and dream about crying. ….
Under such circumstances, Zhao Tuo was willing to think about what the soldiers were thinking and use his own abilities to solve the soldiers' homesickness. Treat them as real people, not as low-level soldiers who come and go when called upon.
Such sincerity can be felt by everyone.
Zhao Tuo treated his soldiers in this way, and the soldiers were naturally moved.
"I want to die serving the army!"
"The military commander wrote down everything I wanted to say to my family. Even if I die in battle, I will have no regrets!"
"I really want to be a soldier, forever!"
…
The soldiers' morale, which was originally low, was lifted to the extreme on this day.
Zhao Tuo walked in the camp and saw every soldier
They all smiled sincerely and nodded involuntarily.
In this way, military morale can be used.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.
The reason why he did this was because he sincerely thought about the soldiers, eased their homesickness, and relaxed their spirits.
Secondly, it is also to boost morale and make the soldiers have fighting spirit.
Because in the next battle, he needs these people to die for him, and he can't have two minds.
Time flew by on the fourth day after Li Xin arrived in Huaiyang. Zhao Tuo received his message and hurried to the Chinese army camp.
As soon as he entered the commander's tent, Zhao Tuo saw Li Xin sitting alone in front of the eucalyptus, looking at the slips and silk books above with joy.
"General." Zhao Tuo cupped his hands.
"Have your letters been shipped away?"
Li Xin's eyes were still on the slip in his hand without raising his head.
Zhao Tuo reported: "Yes, there were five cars sent away early this morning."
Li Xin then raised his head and smiled: "You, Zhao Tuo, know the morale of the army quite well. I heard several other generals say that when their soldiers saw your song and wrote letters to the soldiers, they all clamored to write them to their families. Here’s the letter.”
Zhao Tuo smiled. If other tribes also did this, it would naturally be good news for the soldiers at the bottom.
Li Xin just asked casually and then got down to business.
"The reason why I called you here is because the scouts I sent out before have returned, and the intermediaries who were stationed in the Chu Kingdom have also sent back information."
After hearing this, Zhao Tuo sat upright, this was business.
Li Xin threw the slips in his hand towards Zhao Tuo and laughed and said: "The Chu State is really as I expected, thinking that I will definitely capture Xiangcheng, so now tens of thousands of Chu troops have followed Xiang Yan and gathered in Xiangcheng." There. Even the soldiers from the eastern border of the Chu Kingdom recruited by the King of Chu are marching towards Xiangcheng!"
"The Chu army intended to defend Xiangcheng, but there were only 3,000 people guarding Pingyu. Pingyu is a small city, so I made a surprise attack with 30,000 chariots and cavalry. It only takes half a day to capture it!"
"According to the information, there are not many soldiers in Qiuqiu and Huyi after Pingyu, only one or two thousand at most. This number of people will definitely not be able to stop my army, and it is enough for me to gallop all the way south. Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo , my clever plan can be implemented, everything is as I expected, without any deviation! "
At this point, Li Xin became more and more excited. He stretched his neck forward and said to Zhao Tuo in a show-off manner: "And didn't you say before that I was leading my troops deep into the Chu Territory and feared that there would be a shortage of food and grass? I tell you, there is no shortage now. !"….
"Mr. Changping has been colluding with important officials within the Chu State over the past year, which has been quite effective. Now the Chu general guarding Juyang has turned to us. Although this person was promoted by Fu Chu, he still misses the Chu who was killed by Fu Chu. King, now we are attacking Fuchu under the banner of revenge for the envoy and Nanjun. This man sent a message through Lord Changping and is willing to help us."
"Haha, when I lead my troops across Yingshui, I can ask him to bring me supplies and supplies. With such help, do you think God is helping me in this attack on Chu?"
Zhao Tuo was surprised.
Juyang, this is a big city of Chu State. Before the capital was moved to Shouchun, this city served as the capital of Chu State for a period of time. The Chu general who was guarding this place switched sides, which was enough to change the situation.
But is this news true?
Especially since this matter was provided by Changping-kun.
Although he was worried, Zhao Tuo did not dare to question Li Xin when he saw how confident he became after receiving the information. Li Xin was very confident before he got the intelligence confirmation. Now he not only confirmed the feasibility of the strategy through the intelligence, but also knew that Chu in Juyang was going to switch sides with him. This time, Li Xin's tail was completely raised to the sky.
Zhao Tuo could only congratulate him helplessly.
Li Xin smiled brighter and brighter.
"I will announce this strategy to the generals at the military meeting tomorrow."
Zhao Tuo probed: "What if General Mengwu disagrees?"
"Meng Wu? Haha."
Li Xin sneered.
…
On the last day, all the generals above General Pi gathered in Li Xin's tent.
Even Lord Changping, who was in charge of Huaiyang, came.
The military discussion that is about to begin will determine the next Qin army's combat strategy.
Zhao Tuo participated in this meeting and sat at the end of the tent because of "Li Xin's direct jurisdiction".
Seeing the generals sit down in order, the military meeting officially began.
General Pi Xin Wu first explained the situation between the enemy and ourselves to everyone in the tent based on the intelligence sent back by the scouts and intermediaries.
"There are at least 50,000 Chu troops in Xiang City, commanded by Xiang Yan, the Shangzhu State of Chu State. Reinforcements from the eastern part of Chu State are still coming. According to our intelligence, the number of Chu troops gathered in Xiang City will not be long. It will be close to 100,000 people."
As soon as these words came out, Meng Wu, Yang Yuan and others all looked solemn.
When Qin's 200,000-strong army marched south, King Chu of Chu was naturally frightened, knowing that Qin was really going to destroy him this time. He quickly mobilized all the troops in the country to resist, intending to use Xiangcheng as a battlefield to compete with Qin here.
This is going to be a big battle in Xiangcheng!
"Xiang City has been reinforced. Even if we have the help of giant cannons, it will probably take more than half a month to break the city."
"Half a month is too long. Reinforcements from the Chu army will arrive in a short time. By then, the number of people will be equal, and even breaking the city will be of little use. We might as well use part of our army to besiege the city and trap Xiang Yan in the city. Then send The army ambushed the Chu army on the only way for reinforcements, and first destroyed the supporting Chu army, and then turned around and slowly attacked Xiangcheng. As long as the main force of the Chu army was eliminated here in Xiangcheng, the subsequent battles would be easy to fight."
Zhao Tuo, who was sitting at the end of the tent, couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard the words of General Pi.
This is a round-up call for reinforcements.
Just like when Wang Ben destroyed Wei, he first surrounded the beams and killed the supporting Wei troops one by one, and finally slowly took over the Wei cities. ….
Each battle plan was put forward by the generals. Zhao Tuo listened and observed the reactions of everyone in the tent.
Meng Wu's face was calm as he listened to the generals' speeches and nodded from time to time to express his approval.
Li Xin sat in the main seat. Although he was smiling, he was actually quite impatient.
There was also Lord Changping, who still had a peaceful smile on his face, quietly listening to the strategies of the Qin generals, making it difficult for anyone to see what he was thinking.
After a while, the generals had almost finished talking.
"They are all mature methods."
Zhao Tuo nodded when he heard this. These Qin generals who were able to climb to the position of General Pi naturally knew the art of war and geography. Although the strategies they proposed were slightly different, they generally revolved around how to capture Xiangcheng. .
Or they want to break through Xiangcheng quickly before the Chu army's reinforcements arrive, and then fight against the Chu army's reinforcements.
Or they want to use Xiangcheng to encircle the point to mobilize reinforcements and eliminate the effective strength of the Chu army.
Or it may be advisable to release the Chu army reinforcements to join Xiang Yan in Xiangcheng, and then fight a super battle to defeat the main force of the Chu army in one fell swoop.
In short, the core point is that Xiangcheng must be removed. Only in this way can the Qin army go south along Yingshui.
According to the procedure, after the generals put forward their strategies, the general should make the decision and select the final plan, or the general should propose the plan himself and let the generals implement it.
Lieutenant General Meng Wu said: "The generals have expressed their opinions, and I would like to ask the general to make a decision."
"Please let the general decide."
All the generals said as they cupped their hands and looked at Li Xin with expectant eyes. They all hoped that Li Xin would choose the suggestions they made. It would be a very honorable thing and they would also get great credit for their suggestions.
Lord Changping also turned to look at Li Xin. He also wanted to know what choice Li Xin, a proud general, would make.
Only Zhao Tuo's eyelids were twitching, and he was afraid to look at the next scene.
"Your strategies are all good. But..."
The next moment, under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, Li Xin patted the wooden eucalyptus, stood up, and said loudly to everyone in the tent: "It's just that these strategies are too slow! If I follow your way of playing, I will How many years and months will it take before we can conquer Chu and capture the King of Chu alive and offer him as a prisoner in Xianyang?"
Except for Zhao Tuo, everyone in the tent was stunned.
Li Xin's reaction
It should far exceed their expectations.
Lord Changping looked at Li Xin with interest. This young general was really different from ordinary people.
Meng Wuze frowned, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
He said in a deep voice: "General Li said that the generals' proposals were too slow. Could it be that the general has a strategy to capture Xiangcheng?"
"Capture Xiangcheng?"
Li Xin laughed.
"Why should I attack Xiangcheng? You are too focused on one city and one place. You must know that we are here under the king's order to destroy Chu and capture the king of Chu! Our mission is Destroy the Chu State for eight hundred years, instead of wasting time and food for one or two cities!"
Without giving everyone time to react, Li Xin stood up, pointed at the map that was spread out, and said loudly: "Look here, the small town of Pingyu is located on the flank of the Chu Kingdom. If I lead the army..."
Zhao Tuo saw Li Xin's face getting redder and more excited as he talked, while Meng Wu's face became darker and darker, and the two eyebrows on his eyes were almost crowded together. ….
At this time, Li Xin finished talking about the strategy in his mind to destroy Chu.
Just like Zhao Tuo who heard this strategy for the first time, there was silence in the entire military tent, and everyone was stunned.
What a great General Li, he was able to come up with such a shocking plan!
"If my plan succeeds and defeats Shouchun, and captures King Chu Chu and the royal family ministers of Chu in the city, then who will dare to resist us in these thousands of miles of Chu? We won't all hear about it by then. When the wind blows, the Chu State falls in one battle for eight hundred years. Isn't it faster than the one you say can defeat one city after another! Only in this way can we show the power of our Qin State!"
"What do you think of this strategy?"
Li Xin raised his head and scanned the people in the tent.
Generals Xin Wu, Yang Yuan and other generals looked at each other. They wanted to give advice, but looking at Li Xin's appearance, they wisely stopped talking. Everyone looked at Meng Wu.
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All the generals in the tent were stunned.
Why haven't the war started yet, and the general and deputy general are already doing it?
Zhao Tuo smiled slightly and applauded General Mengwu in his heart. ….
He was very glad that he had persuaded King Qin to replace Meng Tian with Meng Wu.
Only such a reliable veteran dared to argue with Li Xin face to face and suppress his unrealistic ideas. If it were Meng Tian, he would have been suppressed by Li Xin and dared not speak.
Sure enough, I am more reliable than my son.
Li Xin became even more angry when he saw that Meng Wu did not give him face. He glanced at the tent and saw that all the generals were silent and did not dare to participate in the debate between him and Meng Wu.
The more Li Xin thought about it, the angrier he became. If his plan was rejected by Meng Wu in front of his generals, he would lose his prestige completely. How would he be able to command an army of 200,000 in the future? I am afraid that even the generals in this tent would be behind his back. He laughed at him, thinking that Li Xin's words were not as effective as Meng Wu, a deputy general.
At this time, Li Xin saw Lord Changping.
He saw the monarch smiling and nodding towards him. Although Changping Jun did not speak, his gentle eyes and warm smile all revealed his encouragement to Li Xin.
Did you see that Junhou supports him?
My strategy was approved by the king, otherwise how could he smile and nod to me?
Li Xin was greatly encouraged, and when he saw Meng Wu glaring and angry at him, pride and anger surged up in his heart.
I, Li Xin, am the general appointed by your Majesty to attack Chu.
And you, Meng Wu, are just a small lieutenant general. Your responsibility is only to assist me. How dare you question my orders in public and say you disagree.
How unreasonable!
When I, Li Xin, do something, do I still need your consent from Meng Wu?
"enough!"
Li Xin roared, picked up the ax sitting on the shelf next to him, and suddenly banged it on the gum in front of him.
The sharp ax blade instantly split the wood gum in half, and even the map on it was cut through by the axe.
"I have the ax and ax personally given to me by the king, and he has given me full authority to attack Chu!"
"The army has no two orders, and those who have two orders will be killed!"
"Whoever dares to question my order will be killed on the spot according to military law!"
Li Xin held the ax handle and scanned the military tent.
At this moment, he was full of energy and domineering, and his eyes were shining with awe-inspiring light.
He stared at Meng Wu coldly.
"General Meng, you can follow my military orders."
Meng Wu glanced at the ax reflecting light in Li Xin's hand, and then at Li Xin's cold face.
He sighed softly and bowed his hands.
"Meng Wu, I am willing to obey General Li's orders."
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