Now that the lord has said this, Pang Tong said nothing more. Wang Qizhi said: "Take advantage of these six months to recruit new soldiers for the final decisive battle with Wei Meng."
Pang Tong stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Here."
After that, he left the place. At this moment, Erdan rushed over angrily. Wang Qizhi quickly asked: "You guy, what's going on?"
Erdan said angrily: "Abandon it, then Jiang Chong himself and his subordinates are all martial arts masters. For such a short journey, they were forced to walk for several days, causing us to lose so many subordinates in vain. What do you think?" Are you angry?"
Wang Qizhi finally understood. This guy came to complain, but Jiang Chong's behavior was really too irritating, so he said that the matter would be investigated strictly and an explanation would be given to the dead brother.
In fact, he had long thought that Jiang Chong would have such a trick, and his purpose was to preserve his own strength, but to use such a trick in such an emergency situation and harm so many brothers was really unforgivable.
"When you get back, tell Jiang Chong that I need to see him for something."
Erdan guessed that Jiang Chong was going to be in trouble, so he happily replied "yes" and left for Xuzhou.
After Er Dan returned to Xuzhou, he found Jiang Chong and said, "Our lord has something to discuss with you and wants to see you."
Jiang Chong didn't even think about it. This kid must be complaining behind his back, otherwise the lord wouldn't be so anxious to find him.
Whether it is a blessing or a curse, there is no way to avoid it. Since the lord is looking for him by name, Jiang Chong can only bite the bullet and go back. Erdan sarcastically said before this guy left:
"I say, Commander, I wish you a safe journey and come back intact."
Jiang Chong glared at Erdan with a stern look, then turned and left. The commander never expected that the young lord would actually come to trouble him because of this matter. It seemed that he was really angry this time.
Soon, Jiang Chong arrived at Wang Qizhi's temporary residence. He knocked on the door with anxiety, and a familiar voice came from inside, "Who is it!"
Jiang Chong said in a respectful tone: "It's Wei Chen."
After Wang Qizhi heard that the person coming was Jiang Chong, his tone was still very calm and said: "Come in!"
After Jiang Chong entered the study, he bowed solemnly to him and said: "Jiang Chong, a humble minister, pays homage to the lord."
Wang Qizhi put down the brush in his hand, his face became serious, and said: "I heard from Erdan that you arrived in Xuzhou so late and caused 20,000 brothers to die in the battle. I wonder if this is true?"
Jiang Chong swallowed hard and hesitated for a long time before answering in three words, "It's true."
Hearing this, Wang Qizhi still said in a calm tone: "Is there any unspeakable secret in it?"
Wang Qizhi knew everything that happened on the road with the support of more than 10,000 embroidered cloth messengers. The reason why he asked this was to test whether Jiang Chong had spoken. If such a big thing was hidden from the former, then this person would definitely Can't believe it.
Jiang Chong broke into cold sweat. He didn't expect that after Emperor Wu's death for so many years, there would still be someone who could give him such a strong sense of oppression.
He did not dare to hide anything and said truthfully: "My lord, there is nothing difficult to hide."
Wang Qizhi narrowed his eyes tightly, revealing a majestic and strange look that made people shudder.
Jiang Chong said quickly: "My lord, there is nothing difficult to hide."
Wang Qizhi snorted coldly and said: "In other words, there were no accidents on the way, so why did you arrive in Xuzhou so late?"
At this time, Jiang Chong was so scared that he was shaking all over. He was just about to find a reason to excuse himself, but felt something was wrong. After much hesitation, he answered truthfully: "My lord, I am guilty. I want Wang Yidan to fight with the enemy." The army struggled for a while, and we didn't take action until the end. In this way, we not only preserved our own strength, but also gained a share of credit."
Fortunately, this guy is quite honest and has said everything he needs to say, otherwise Wang Qizhi would really not dare to let them do things with confidence in the future.
Even so, he was still very angry. He slammed the table and said angrily: "Just because of your selfishness, so many of our brothers died. What crime should you deserve!"
To be honest, Wang Qizhi really can't punish this guy now. After all, the former has not fully controlled the more than 40,000 embroidered messengers. If something unexpected happens to the latter, those people will definitely not listen to his young lord's orders. Turning into birds and beasts is the best ending. If they go around causing chaos in the name of revenge for the commander, it will be really troublesome.
Jiang Chong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Please, my lord, punish me."
Wang Qizhi sighed softly and said: "I will spare you this time today, but don't push yourself too far. If there is another time, I will never forgive you lightly. I will do what I say."
Jiang Chong sighed softly, and was about to get up and leave, but was stopped by Wang Qizhi, "Come back, I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"
Jiang Chong turned around and said, "Master, just give me whatever you want."
Wang Qizhi reminded: "I don't care what grievances you have with Erdan privately. You can do whatever you want on weekdays. The worst is to have a fight. But in the war, each of you plays his own tricks and refuses to cooperate, which delays the important matter, no matter it is No one will be lenient."
Jiang Chong quickly raised his hands and said, "Yes!"
After he left Wang Qizhi's room, he breathed a long sigh of relief and thought in his heart: The lord is no longer the original lord and has grown into a qualified emperor. It's time for him to give up the throne.
In the next six months, Wang Qizhi, apart from busying himself with the three places, also wandered around the army to get closer to the soldiers.
During this half year, the size of the army has grown rapidly. Not counting Yue Tiansi and the more than 40,000 embroidered messengers, the number has grown to 250,000 to 256,000. If he is given a little more time, he can form a million-strong army. .
The number of people in the army has grown so fast. Thanks to Wang Qizhi's preferential treatment policy, the poor people can not only go into battle to kill the enemy and gain military honors, but also get a good monthly salary. More importantly, if one person joins the army, the whole family will be exempted from taxes, and a family can enjoy snacks. Being full and full is something I never dared to think about before.
Even if they really died in the war, three generations of their family would be exempted from taxes and corvee, and would receive a large amount of compensation every month. This kind of treatment would be worth it even if they really died on the battlefield.
On the other hand, Wei Meng's side did not go so well. Although he recruited hundreds of thousands of new soldiers through various means, the people were already complaining. If he hadn't taken action to suppress it, these unruly people would have rebelled long ago, so the situation in Wei Meng was very bad. optimism.
