A few days later, Qinzhou camp.
"The generals of the Qin army accepted the order——"
Jiang Yi, dressed in official uniform, was located directly above the crowd and picked up the edict from the tray.
Following his words, all the generals lifted their robes and knelt on the ground.
The latter unfolded the edict, cleared his throat, and began to read aloud:
"The king has decreed that officers of the rank of captain or above shall discuss matters at the palace at six o'clock tomorrow without any mistakes..."
"I respectfully obey the king's order——"
All the generals shouted in unison, and then stood up one after another.
The edict was simple. After it was announced, Jiang Yi directly bowed his hands to everyone: "When the king's order is received, I will take my leave. Generals, prepare as soon as possible."
After saying that, he also walked away. Seeing this, Xu Rong quickly followed him out: "Master Jiang, Master Jiang, stay here."
Jiang Yi stopped and saw that it was Xu Rong. She felt a little suspicious and said, "What else does General Xu have to say?"
"Haha." Xu Rongqian smiled and said tentatively: "This, I wonder if Mr. Jiang can reveal something about the king's edict."
Jiang Yi was happy, thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, I really don't know, but thinking about it, it won't be a bad thing."
"Oh..." Xu Rong rolled his eyes, then smiled and extended his hand: "Master Jiang, thank you for your hard work, I'll see you off..."
This edict is not unexpected, because the army has just reorganized, and although all battle reports have been collected to Xiao Yuan, the commendations for the soldiers have not yet been received.
In the eyes of the generals, this was probably related to this matter, so people were quite excited.
After the game ended, all the generals returned to their barracks in twos and threes, and there was naturally a discussion on the way.
Another low-ranking general came close to Ning Zhan and others and kept saying: "General, I just heard that the king's edict has arrived. General, please fight for our department in terms of the commendation order."
"Oh, that's enough. This military achievement cannot be faked. When the time comes, I will say what needs to be said in front of the king."
"That's good, that's good..."
In the Qin army, both officers and ordinary soldiers attach great importance to their military achievements. This is not surprising.
On the other side, Tang Yue's mansion.
Xiao Yuanzheng visited in person.
In the battle to destroy the Wu army, Tang Yue was chasing Xiang Mo and was hit by two arrows. He was injured in the battle and was still recovering at this time.
When he heard that the king had arrived, he was about to stand up, but Xiao Yuan stepped forward and held him down, "No need to be polite."
"Your Majesty." Tang Yue said with a sense of self-blame: "The general is incompetent. Seeing General Guan Kui being humiliated, he failed to kill Xiang Mo and almost killed the soldiers..."
"General, why should you blame yourself? Guan Kui was brave and his death in battle had nothing to do with you." Xiao Yuan said seriously: "Recuperate in peace."
As a monarch, being able to see his ministers in person showed how much Xiao Yuan valued him.
Although the Allies were defeated in this battle, Qin's losses were also relatively heavy.
Judging from the comprehensive battle reports, including Zhao Mu's troops, the total strength of the Qin army participating in the war was about 550,000. Many of them, including captains of thousands and even partial generals and lieutenants, were killed on the battlefield, and eight generals were also killed.
In terms of war time, countless amounts of food, grass and weapons were consumed.
However, this war also established Qin's position as the northern hegemon in the future.
The next day, Prince Qin’s Mansion.
There was no usual court meeting today, and those who came to discuss the matter were all military generals.
To put it simply, this is more like a high-level military meeting.
After Xiao Yuan came in, people all knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "I will see you, your Majesty, I will be king for ten thousand years——"
"Let's all get flat." Xiao Yuan said casually and sat down above.
"Thank you, Your Majesty—" People shouted in unison again, and then consciously stood up on the left and right sides.
After glancing at the generals, Xiao Yuan was the first to speak: "We lost many soldiers in this battle. Their blood was shed on the battlefield for Qin, but their sacrifices were not in vain."
"The victory of this war means that our country, Great Qin, will no longer be surrounded by surroundings from now on, and it will also severely damage other countries!"
"Without your heroic efforts, there would be no victory today!"
"In view of the merits of this battle, all military merit awards will be distributed to the army in three days."
After hearing this, the generals couldn't help but look happy and excited.
Su Yi immediately stood up and said seriously: "I dare not take credit, it all depends on the king's wise decision."
Xu Rong also hurriedly said: "Yes, great king, if there was no great king, where would the Great Qin be today?"
"If there is no king, there is no Qin -" people also said in unison.
"Okay." Xiao Yuan raised his hand and said: "Follow me, you will fight in the north and south, and conquer the country of Qin. As a general, you dare to fight to the death with the enemy. At this point, , have fulfilled their responsibilities as a general, but there are some things that I still have to tell you."
"Please show me your Majesty——"
Xiao Yuan casually picked up a bamboo slip on the king's case, raised it and said, "This bamboo slip is from the Prime Minister's recent report, once again mentioning the quality of our officers."
When the generals heard this, there was a commotion.
Xiao Yuan glanced around and continued: "There are many generals. Their military exploits are undoubted. There is absolutely no problem in leading troops in battle. However, most of their headquarters' battle reports are written by others!"
Many people lowered their heads, but Zhang Dashan secretly glanced at Xiao Yuan's face: "Your Majesty, please let a rough man like me hold the pen, he can't hold it at all..."
Most of the generals here are soldiers under Xiao Yuan in the early days. They fought hard step by step with their military exploits. It can be said that they are accustomed to fighting. If these people are allowed to fight, they will definitely be able to fight against each other. But the only problem is that most of them are Born into a poor family, he had no money to study since childhood, was illiterate, and had many gangster tendencies.
After listening to Zhang Dashan's complaints, Xiao Yuan glared at him fiercely and reprimanded: "I'm not asking you to take a civilian job, but I'm saying that an officer should have the basic qualities of an officer! If one day, my king's secret order is transmitted Once it is in your hands, secret military mobilization is required, do you still have to let others read it! Hmm!?"
"This..." Zhang Dashan swallowed, secretly glanced at Xiao Yuan's face again, subconsciously shrank his neck, and did not dare to speak.
Xiao Yuan added: "An officer calls himself me all the time! When he gets angry, he destroys other people's taverns! He even beats up civil servants! How unbecoming!"
Under the scolding, everyone lowered their heads tightly and did not dare to express their anger.
Xiao Yuan was really helpless towards them. In the end, he could only say with Wang Ling: "From today on, without neglecting military affairs, go back and learn how to read by yourself. After three months, I will see your handwriting." Memorial, this is the king’s order!”
"I obey my orders——" How dare people complain again.
After finishing the business, Xiao Yuan glanced at the generals again, and then said:
"Okay, it's getting late. Don't go back at noon today. Let's have a drink."
Many generals are fond of drinking. When they heard this, they immediately became energetic and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty——"
Seeing his subordinate's appearance, Xiao Yuan shook his head helplessly.
