"Zhao Tuo, since General Wang has ordered you to escort the Wei people back to their hometown, 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, 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.
"Thank you, Chief Zuo, for reminding me that Zhao Tuo will be careful along the way to prevent villains from plotting against him."
Zhao Tuo said calmly, without giving in to his words. Now that things have happened, 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 make another threat 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."
At that time, General Li will be the commander-in-chief of the country, and Zuo Shuchang and I will be able to 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 already very close.
"Is this guy threatening me?"
Huan Zhao gritted his teeth, but felt a little fearful in his heart.
He can put on Zhao Tuo's shoes now and find excuses to deal with him. But if he waits until Li Xin becomes the coach, will he also 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 and strong Wei people and marched towards Humo Township.
Because Zhao Tuo had already announced to these Wei people that the Qin army was going 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 Wei soldiers 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 me." 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 being treated as a courtesy when traveling in public?"
This Chen Ping is really 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 only 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 couldn't afford food at home and would choose to find an opportunity to escape.
Unexpectedly, Chen Ping 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. Okay. If the Zhang family is like this, ordinary villagers don’t have much, so how can they afford two thousand shi of food?"
Chen Ping was very anxious, because among the thousand people there were many child servants of the Zhang family, and some Zhang family relatives. If these people were all confiscated as slaves, the Zhang family would suffer a great loss, and their reputation would be ruined in Humo 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.
Who would have thought that Wang Ben's issuing such a military order disrupted Zhao Tuo's plan.
Chen Ping is indeed a smart man and quickly thought of a solution.
"Gongcheng, 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 was moved in his heart. Chen Ping's words made sense. The people of Wei did not have 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 were law.
When orders were issued from above, Zhao Tuo must obey them unconditionally.
The people of Wei could either exchange food for people, or become slaves. There was no third option, let alone the possibility of negotiating conditions.
Zhao Tuo did not have the qualifications to ask Wang Ben for instructions. As the saying goes, "Those who ask for instructions beyond the quota will die." If he directly asked Wang Ben for instructions without going through Yang Xiong and Huan Zhao. No matter how reasonable and useful his words were, that would be If he violated military law, 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 loot a batch of grain from Wei.
The millet and wheat in the fields of the Wei people may not necessarily belong to them when harvested in autumn.
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, Gongcheng found a way to survive for these thousands of 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. Chen Ping will bear in mind the opportunity and the kindness of public transportation, and please accept my worship."
With that said, Chen Ping bowed to Zhao Tuo again.
This time, Zhao Tuo did not escape.
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 safely arrived 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 the Zhang family.
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The entire Hufu Township was in an uproar, and 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 the Qin army.
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 begging can be heard everywhere in this countryside.
"This is war."
Zhao Tuo sighed in the camp. The role he was playing at this moment was not glorious. To the people of Wei, he was no different from a bandit.
But this is reality. Zhao Tuo is not the protagonist in the novel 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 identity well.
At this moment, he was the Qin Kou in the eyes of the Wei people.