That night, without any explanation, in the name of celebrating the victory, Zhao Tuo's generals were called into Xingyang City, where they drank wine and sang songs to celebrate the victory of the day's battle.
At the banquet, Tu Sui talked and laughed boldly, and personally toasted Zhao Tuo with the dignity of the right concubine. He even encouraged low-level generals such as Shejian and Heihipu.
Tu Sui also patted She Jian on the shoulder and praised: "You are a true warrior who can kill generals and capture flags. It's a pity that Nai Gong has become such a school captain. He can no longer go to the front line to fight, and can only sit back and command. Otherwise, I will definitely fight with you."
Likewise, going to the battlefield and killing everyone in and out, decapitating people, and seizing the flags of generals, how pleasurable it is!"
Ren Xiao, who was standing next to him, said with a smile: "My school captain was a powerful general under General Meng Ao back then. He also killed enemy generals in the formation, galloped across the land of Wei, and beat the shit out of those Wei troops. Even the establishment of the East Commandery of our Qin Kingdom,
The contribution of my captain is indispensable."
Zhao Tuo was surprised. Tu Sui was actually a veteran of Meng Ao's command. He was indeed a veteran. No wonder he was trusted by Wang Ben and entrusted with the important task of guarding Xingyang.
He hurriedly said: "It turns out that the chief of the right concubine is actually under the command of General Meng Ao. When I was the Zhonglang in the palace, I also served under the Zhonglang General Meng Tian."
"Meng Tian?"
Tu Sui was stunned for a moment, a look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.
A smile appeared on his face: "It's that boy. When I went to General Meng's house, he was still a little boy. He followed me and slaughtered my brother. He screamed, but he didn't expect that he would become the middle man now."
That’s it.”
Since Meng Ao's death, Tu Sui has had very little contact with the Meng family. Now that Zhao Tuo mentioned it, he immediately recalled the years when he was working under Meng Ao and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Even the look he looked at Zhao Tuo became softer.
"Speaking of this, I am very curious. You, Zhao Tuo, are a little boy with few hairs on your face, but you have already gone to the palace to be a lieutenant, and you also have the title of Duke. What kind of merits do you have that can make you
The king appreciates you so much, please tell me so that Mr. Nai can hear it?"
Before Zhao Tuo spoke, Hei Butt beside him shouted drunkenly because of the wine: "Hey, my public servant is very powerful. When he was in Yandi, he not only helped General Li intercept and kill those nobles of the Yan Kingdom.
, and even poked Yan Dan’s butt..."
Tu Sui did not interrupt the little general, but listened with a smile. The more he listened, the more surprised he became.
At a young age, he actually participated in the war to destroy the country and played a decisive role in it.
Tu Sui had also heard about Li Xin running thousands of miles to intercept and kill the Duke of Yan on the way. At that time, he excitedly clapped his hands in admiration and said that Li Xin was really courageous. Only now did he know that the interception and killing plan was actually the young man in front of him.
suggestions made.
"You, little Zhao Tuo, are very good."
At the end, Tu Sui nodded in approval to Zhao Tuo, and Ren Xiao on the side also looked full of admiration.
That night, Xingyang City was filled with laughter and laughter.
Zhao Tuo, Ren Xiao and Tu Sui, who is the chief of the right concubine, drank and chatted happily. They were not like strict superiors and subordinates, but closer to the knight-errant style of the Six Kingdoms.
Tu Sui is the eldest brother, and everyone else is his little brother.
Outside the city, Zuo Shuchang Huan Zhao's face turned from red to blue, and then from green to red again.
Huan Zhao and his soldiers who arrived later were all thrown outside the city by Tu Sui, and they were asked to set up their own tents outside. At the same time, they were responsible for guarding the surrender of a thousand Wei people.
Although the Qin army regarded human heads as a ladder to promotion, they would fight to the death for a single head on the battlefield.
But no one likes to camp and sleep near more than two thousand heads at night.
Especially when a gust of wind blows from the direction of Rentou Mountain, the air is filled with a thick fishy smell that makes people vomit. Coupled with the stimulation of the daytime battle, not many people can sleep at all.
Huan Zhao cursed in a low voice in the camp. When he was hungry, he picked up a piece of dry food and drank a few mouthfuls of water, becoming more and more angry.
They came all the way and were traveling lightly. They didn't carry much luggage except for a few days of dry food. They planned to have a big meal based on the food in Xingyang City after the war, but they didn't know that Tu Sui, who was guarding the city, only gave them this.
One of them subsidized some food to barely satisfy their hunger, which was exactly the same as what the thousand Wei people ate.
As a subordinate, Zhao Tuo was drinking, eating and having fun with people in the city.
However, as a superior leader, he could only smell the smell and eat dry food outside the city. When he thought about this, Huan Zhao felt so uncomfortable that he couldn't breathe.
Not to mention that during the day, Tu Sui insulted him in front of all his subordinates. Thinking of such a scene made Huan Zhao blush with embarrassment.
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It's a pity that Huan Zhao didn't dare to oppose Tu Sui. As he said during the day, the title of the Qin army was the most respected. Tu Sui was the captain responsible for Xingyang's important affairs, and he was the right concubine chief who was more senior than Huan Zhao.
In front of him, Huan Zhao could only shrink his head and obey orders.
"Just wait, I can at least get some credit for this victory over the Wei army. Coupled with the previous achievements, I will definitely be promoted to the rank of right concubine. Then I won't be afraid of you like a dog Tu Sui. Also
Zhao Tuo, let me see how long you can hide in the city, and I will punish you sooner or later."
Huan Zhao managed to fall asleep amidst the curses.
The night passed in the blink of an eye. Although yesterday's battle ended, there were still many things to follow.
Such as recording merits, reporting, and handling of remaining prisoners.
The military officials of each army will tally the records of meritorious service, and then distribute them according to their contribution.
During this surprise attack by the Wei army in Xingyang, a thousand young men from the village of You surrendered without a fight. The remaining three thousand soldiers were killed. Hundreds of people took advantage of the chaos to escape and disappeared into the nearby woods. In addition, the other soldiers of the Wei army disappeared.
They were all killed, leaving no one alive.
According to the final statistics, the Qin army won a total of more than 2,400 heads. It was a great victory, enough for most people to be promoted to noble titles.
Zhao Tuo's troops contributed a lot and captured the most. In the end, they were divided into more than a thousand heads, which was even more than the number of their troops. It was enough for every soldier to move up a level, and Gao Jue's officers could also
Rely on profit theory to rise to the rank of nobility.
Everyone was smiling, and the military camp was filled with joy.
Zhao Tuo is naturally no exception.
Not only did he lead this great victory, he also captured Wei's son Bao alive and killed Wei general Zhou Shi.
The sum of these merits is enough for him to be promoted to a higher rank.
The slips recording the achievements have been sent by Tu Sui to the military camp under Daliang City.
There, the title will be issued after being inspected by the commander-in-chief Wang Ben and verified by relevant military officials.
The matter of promotion must go through procedures and cannot be rushed.
Zhao Tuo took advantage of this short time to get other things done.
The first one is his promise to Chen Ping to intercede for a thousand people in Humo Township.
This matter was easily handled by Zhao Tuo.
First of all, Zhao Tuo's words are reasonable and well-founded. Those thousand people were all civilians without armor, and they had not resisted on the battlefield, so there was a basis for a lighter punishment.
Secondly, Tu Sui, as the highest official in the Xingyang area, already had a very good relationship with Zhao Tuo. Faced with this small request, Tu Sui agreed with a wave of his hand and agreed to report to Wang Ben.
Of course, what is more important is that the more than 2,000 heads of the Wei army have satisfied the requirements of various Qin troops for promotion. Even though Huan Zhao was dissatisfied, he did not raise any objection to this matter.
If the Qin army had not captured enough, Qian Qingzhuang would never have been let go so easily.
Zhao Tuo did what he promised Chen Ping.
"Hehe, in this case, you will owe me."
Zhao Tuo smiled secretly in his heart.
He strode out of the camp, not because he wanted to show off in front of Chen Ping immediately, but because he wanted to meet another person.