In ancient times, it was Wanqiu, the capital of the Fuxi clan of Taihao, and was called Taihao Zhixu. Later, Emperor Yan Shennong made it his capital and named it Chen.
When King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he first granted the descendants of Yu and Shun the title of Zhuye of Chen, and then moved the capital to Wanqiu, which became the Chen Kingdom of Zhou.
The State of Chen lasted for nearly six hundred years. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it fell to the hands of the State of Chu, and its country became the land of Chu. Later, the King of Chu was expelled by Qin and moved his capital here. This place became the capital of the State of Chu, known as Chen Ying, until
It was captured by Qin last year.
This ancient city has a long history and has existed since ancient times. It can be said that it covers a vast area, has ten thousand households, and has a population of more than fifty thousand. It is one of the largest cities in the Huaihe River Basin.
Therefore, when the Qin army crossed Daliang, passed through Chenliu, and went south from Wei to Chen, Zhao Tuo was slightly surprised when he saw Huaiyang, an ancient and majestic city.
Especially when he saw the water of the chasm flowing from north to south outside the city, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh. The great southern country that once had great vassals and aspired to dominate the Central Plains was gradually declining. Even Huaiyang, a strategic location like this, was extremely important.
All the big cities were lost.
Huaiyang fell into the hands of the Qin State. The Qin army could first rely on the chasm to transport grain, and secondly, they could go down the river and capture Xiangcheng. If they captured Xiangcheng, they could go south along the Yingshui River and capture the giant city.
Yang, and then threatened Shouchun, the capital of Chu.
At this moment, outside Huaiyang City, military tents were all over the ground, and camps were rising from the ground in an endless stream. Black flags were erected high, fluttering in the wind, and as far as the eye could see, it was a solemn and oppressive scene.
"Zhao Tuo, come and see with me. This is the 200,000 troops that the king gave me!"
"Such a large army is several times larger than the tens of thousands of troops that Lord Wu An used to attack Yanying in the past. Today's Chu State is far less powerful than in the past. With one strong and the other weak, Chu will be destroyed this time.
Fight, I, Li Xin, am determined to win!"
Li Xin stood on a high ground and pointed to the endless tents outside the city. He looked high-spirited and had the air of pointing out the country and scolding Fang Qiu!
This is his 200,000-strong army of Li Xin!
Zhao Tuo looked helpless. At this moment, Meng Wu was taking Xin Wu, Yang Yuan and other generals to organize the various ministries to set up camps. Therefore, the only one accompanying Li Xin was him, an idle military commander who had not yet taken over the old ministries.
Perhaps it was precisely because he only had the "arm" of Zhao Tuo by his side that Li Xin stood here and expressed the lofty ambitions in his heart unscrupulously.
"That's what the general said."
Zhao Tuo agreed. Although he wanted to dissuade him, he was not stupid enough to say bad things to the other party when he was full of pride. At least he had to wait until he had the old department in his hands first and everything settled down before he could make any suggestions.
good.
Just looking at the endless Qin army camps under the hill, Zhao Tuo became more and more worried.
Two hundred thousand troops!
It sounds like a really big number.
However, as far as Zhao Tuo knew, the 200,000 troops actually referred to all the men available to Li Xin, and not all of them were soldiers who could go to the battlefield.
Among them, Li Xin brought 50,000 elite soldiers from Guanzhong.
Wang Ben's previous attack on Chu had 50,000 soldiers, but 10,000 of them needed to be stationed in Suiyang, Anling and other cities. Li Xin could only bring 40,000 to the battlefield...
This adds up to 90,000 soldiers. In addition, there are Zhao Tuo, Huan Zhao and other old troops who were recruited by Li Xin. There are probably 10,000 to 20,000 miscellaneous troops.
Among the 200,000-strong army, there are only about 100,000 actual combat troops!
The remaining 100,000 people were civilians and prisoners responsible for transporting grain.
Some of them were people who had dug canals and built Aocang before, and some were recently recruited. In short, this group of people were mainly responsible for logistics work and had little combat effectiveness on the battlefield.
It is by no means an easy task to destroy the huge Chu State with one hundred thousand soldiers.
That's why Wang Jian proposed that it would take 600,000 people to attack Chu.
Just when Li Xin was arrogant and Zhao Tuo was worried, Li Xin came with a small force to report that the camp had been set up and a general was needed to take charge of the affairs.
"I know, let's go and see you later
The general Wang who destroyed Wei."
Li Xindan said calmly, turned and left with Zhao Tuo.
He still has many things to do. The first one is to hand over to Wang Ben, who is leading the army to guard this place.
In the camp.
Wang Ben glanced at the tiger talisman in his hand, and a hint of melancholy flashed in his eyes, which was then replaced by a look of relief.
Although this thing is power, it is also responsibility.
"General Li, this is the tiger talisman given by the king, and it is handed over to General Li today. I hope that General Li will succeed in this attack on Chu, wipe out the Jingchu Kingdom, and achieve world-shattering feats."
"According to the auspicious words of the king's general, Li Xin will do his best this time to wipe out the Jingluo for the king!"
Li Xin said polite words, and in front of General Meng Wu and other generals, he took the tiger charm from Wang Ben's hand that represented the military power of this place.
From today on, I have an army of 200,000 at my disposal!
Li Xin's eyes flashed with excitement. He was only in his thirties, but he had mastered such a large number of troops, and was also given the mission of destroying the kingdom of ten thousand chariots. How could people not be excited?
Even Wang Jian was not treated like this when he was young. He, Li Xin, is really the proud man of heaven!
Seeing the complacent look on the young general's face, Wang Ben felt worried in his heart.
If a general is arrogant, he will be easily defeated.
But Wang Ben didn't say much.
After briefly explaining some military affairs, he said goodbye to Li Xin, Meng Wu and other generals, and turned to leave.
At this time, Wang Ben saw Zhao Tuo at the end of the tent.
The young man was also looking at him.
"The sixteen-year-old right concubine is not as far away from Li'er as he is."
Wang Ben praised in his heart. He noticed that Zhao Tuo's face did not look excited about going to the battlefield. Instead, there was a hint of worry under his calm face.
Could it be that this son is not optimistic about this battle against Chu?
"Forget it, it's not my business, don't talk nonsense."
Wang Ben secretly thought that like his father Wang Jian, he was not a talkative person. Now that the tiger talisman has been handed over to Li Xin, the 200,000 Qin troops here have nothing to do with Wang Ben. It is better to return to Xianyang and enjoy the wealth and honor.
This is the way to go in the long run.
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Wang Ben's departure means that the 200,000 people outside Huaiyang City only listen to the orders of Li Xin.
"I am passing this general order to order all the soldiers stationed here to be reorganized. All units must be fully organized within five days, and all orders and prohibitions must be carried out!"….
"Send scouts south to investigate the information on the cities in Chu!"
…
Li Xin held the tiger talisman and issued military orders one after another.
"Follow General Li's order."
All the generals agreed together.
Five days was the time for the soldiers from Guanzhong to rest after a long journey, it was also the time for Li Xin to reorganize the soldiers left behind by Wang Bi, and it was also the time for the Qin army to explore the intelligence of Chu.
When the Qin army's troops and horses are in full order, the soldiers have rested, and when the information from Chu comes, Li Xin will send his troops southward and destroy the kingdom of ten thousand chariots in the south in one fell swoop.
Zhao Tuo received the military order and walked towards a camp in the east of the city.
There, five thousand soldiers from Wei were waiting for him.
"It's the military commander! It's our military commander Zhao who is here!"
As soon as they reached the camp gate, the soldier guarding the gate saw Zhao Tuo's figure and couldn't help shouting, his expression was excited, causing a roar in the camp behind him.
A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Tuo's mouth, and he looked pleased.
After being away for such a long time, the soldiers were still so excited when they saw him for the first time, and the shouts that sounded from behind the camp gate were enough to show that Zhao Tuo was deeply loved by these soldiers and truly deeply rooted in the hearts of the soldiers.
It's not in vain that he spent so much energy training and conquering the Wei army. With this army, in the next battle against Chu, the chance of survival will be much higher.
Zhao Tuo walked to the door, and the soldiers guarding the door quickly greeted him respectfully.
Zhao Tuo smiled slightly first, then turned cold and solemnly said: "Guard the camp."
Door, causing chaos, whose subordinate is this?"
These words startled the generals such as Shejian, Heiyi, Bai Rong and others who had just ran over.
Black Hips said hurriedly: "They are my subordinates!"
Zhao Tuo said coldly: "All the gatekeepers will be flogged. The direct military officers below the 2500 master and the noisy ones will be scolded in public. The 2500 master will be punished by copying the military regulations ten times."
After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed drastically, especially those who were blamed in Zhao Tuo's mouth, all of them had grimaces on their faces.
Whipping is a type of corporal punishment, which involves severe beatings with bamboo sticks.
After a beating, the gatekeepers might not even be able to sleep at night.
Zhen, received a scolding in public.
For the five hundred lords, one hundred generals, and the village chief who were punished, this was a huge loss of face. If they were thin-skinned, they would not be able to hold their heads up for a long time.
As for copying military regulations, this is an even more difficult punishment for the uneducated black buttocks. There are two to five hundred blackbutt masters who don't know a few words, so how can they copy the military regulations?
He would rather exchange this punishment with being whipped.
But when Zhao Tuo opened his mouth with military orders, everyone could only accept the order with a grimace.
Hei Butt looked even more pitiful. The thought of copying the unknown legal text on the bamboo slips would kill him.
Zhao Tuo saw that the noisy military camp immediately became solemnly silent because of his order, and even the most dancing black buttocks did not dare to make a sound, so he nodded with satisfaction.
This is general power!
Of course, the way to control troops also requires methods. Pure intimidation is not feasible. You need to relax one by one and relax in a certain degree.
When Zhao Tuo saw Shejian, Xiqigu and others looked solemn, the others also looked at each other, and then he smiled and said: "Okay, I just acted in accordance with military law. But I know in my heart that my second and third sons love me."
.After finishing the business today, I will talk about the past with you.”….
After hearing this, everyone knew that Zhao Junhou was still the original Zhao Junhou, and everyone smiled happily. Shejian, Xiqigu, Zhao Guang and others hurriedly invited Zhao Tuo to go to the camp.
Black Butt also put the previous punishment behind him and said with a smile: "Come here, Commander, we really miss you."
Next, Zhao Tuo conveyed the training and rectification tasks of the past few days to several 200 to 500 masters, and then patrolled various military camps to express condolences to some soldiers, so that all the soldiers in the army knew clearly what was going on.
thing.
Their Zhao Junhou is back!
After the whole process, Zhao Tuo had firmly grasped this five thousand-man army in his hands two or three months after leaving. He could know every general and every hundred soldiers.
After dealing with these matters, he began to reminisce about old friendships with Shejian, Heiyi, Xiqigu and other close friends.
"Huan Zhao is here too?"
Zhao Tuo learned the news from Shejian and others.
It turned out that Li Xin not only transferred 5,000 people from Zhao Tuo's command to this place through Wang Ben at the request of Zhao Tuo, but also recalled the old friendship and transferred Huan Zhao's people here. The original station was transferred to soldiers from other places for defense.
.
After all, when Li Xin conquered Yan, Huan Zhao was his lieutenant. Now he is naturally his right-hand man when attacking Chu. The new guy is always not as good as the old guy.
Thinking of Huan Zhao, Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly.
He was not a person who liked to slander behind his back, and did not tell Li Xin what Huan Zhao had done to him in Wei. Unexpectedly, Huan Zhao was also transferred here. With Li Xin's temperament, he might be appointed as his successor.
The captain even led his own song.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo broke into a cold sweat.
"This is a hidden danger."
Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart, stood up, and prepared to go see Li Xin and find a way to avoid this matter.
At this moment, soldiers guarding the camp gate came to report that it was the two to five hundred masters of the military camp next door who wanted to see Zhao Junhou.
"Yang Xiong?"
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, then thought that Yang Xiong was Huan Zhao's commanding officer, and he was also transferred here with him this time.
He was really dozing off, so someone gave him a pillow, just in time to test Huan Zhao's reality.
"Okay, I haven't seen Brother Yang for a long time. It's just a good time to catch up on old friendship."
Zhao Tuo stood up with a smile and walked out of the camp with Hei Hip and others.
The military camp is an important area, and each department is divided and governed.
He couldn't invite Yang Xiong in because that would be bad for Yang Xiong, so he could only meet outside.
Zhao Tuo walked out of the military camp and saw Yang Xiong. This man was wearing a high crest and looking around boredly. When he saw Zhao Tuo coming out, he laughed and said, "Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo, I didn't expect us to be here."
Let's meet. Hahaha, as soon as I heard there was a noise in the military camp here, I thought it must be you back!"
Zhao Tuo also smiled and greeted him. Yang Xiong was not very capable, but he was quite upright and a very good friend.
The two renewed their old friendship for a while, and Zhao Tuo said: "You came here to see me privately, aren't you afraid that Marquis Huan Jun will be angry?"
During this period, Yang Xiong also knew about Huan Zhao's malice towards Zhao Tuo through Zhao Bi's suggestions. When he heard this, he smiled and patted his chest and said, "I'm really not afraid of him. My cousin is now Bi
General, I don’t believe that Huan Zhao dares to do anything to me.”….
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment and then realized what he was doing. It turned out that General Yang Yuan was Yang Xiong's cousin. No wonder he had recommended me as a captain before. There really were many connections in the Qin army.
Yang Xiong chuckled and said: "In addition to missing you when I came here this time, I also heard that General Li Hu has also invited me, and he is a military commander like you. Hey, after you return to Xianyang, will you
Did you start having sex with him because of the princess thing?"
Zhao Tuo couldn't laugh or cry. He didn't expect that Yang Xiong was also a gossip and wanted to inquire about himself and Li You on the battlefield.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Black Buttocks, Xiqigu and the others who were following behind also pricked up their ears silently, preparing to eavesdrop.
At this moment, Huan Zhao, who was in another military camp, also received the news that Yang Xiong was visiting the military camp next door privately.
"You Yang Xiong, you dare to visit other military commanders without reporting. And Zhao Tuo didn't take me seriously either. These two idiots actually despised me so much! Damn it!"
Huan Zhao stood up angrily and strode out.
The reason why Li Xin sent Huan Zhao with him this time to attack Chu was because he secretly wrote a letter to Li Xin.
The letter first recalled the years under General Li when he was conquering Yan, then flattered Li Xin, and then expressed his loyalty, saying that he would do his best to help General Li destroy Chu.
By doing this, Huan Zhao was able to join the battle against Chu as he wished, instead of just guarding Chen Liu and watching the young men making meritorious deeds at the front.
Moreover, Li Xin transferred Huan Zhaozheng here to make Huan Zhao sure that Zhao Tuo should not have affected Li Xin's view of him. In this way, he, Huan Zhao, still had the opportunity to suppress Zhao Tuo.
I am Huan Zhao, the chief of your concubine!
You, Zhao Tuo, even if you conquer the eastern border of Wei State and rise to a rank, you will only be a mere Zuo Shu Zhang.
In terms of title, I am still higher than you.
When it comes to following Li Xin, I am no shorter than you, Zhao Tuo, and my ability to flatter is no worse than yours. In this battle against Chu, as long as I, Huan Zhao, work hard, I can still beat you, Zhao Tuo!
Huan Zhao thought as he walked, and there was a longing thought in his mind.
This time, all his men and horses, as well as those from Zhao Tuo's old army, were recruited, which just made up a force of 10,000 people, but their captains had not yet been appointed.
In this way, Huan Zhao will have a chance!
When he conquered Yan in the past, Huan Zhao was the captain. Now he has been promoted to the rank of Youshu Zhang. He brought out the soldiers under his command, including Zhao Tuo, who was also his old subordinate. Therefore, Huan Zhao felt that he was the captain of this department.
The position was tailor-made for him. As long as he went to meet Li Xin in person and praised him, there would be a high chance that Li Xin would appoint him as a school captain.
In that case, Zhao Tuo would fall into his hands again!
Thinking of this, the corners of Huan Zhao's mouth turned up slightly. With Li Xin here, of course he wouldn't dare to do anything to Zhao Tuo, but it would definitely feel good to call that guy around and wear small shoes secretly.
While he was about to leave, Huan Zhao had already walked out of his camp gate with his short soldiers and arrived at the military camp next door.
From a long distance away, Huan Zhao saw the young man wearing a crown on his head.
An anger suddenly arose in his heart, especially when he thought about the fact that at the top of Chenliu City, this boy ignored his invitation, sent a lowly black butt to reply to him, and even made him vomit blood...
Huan Zhao felt a faint pulling sensation in his heart.
They are all such idiots!
At this time, Zhao Tuo, Yang Xiong and others also saw Huan Zhao coming. They stopped talking and walked towards Huan Zhao.
"The general has met the military commander."
Yang Xiong immediately raised his hands and saluted.
Huan Zhao is smiling but not smiling.
"Master Yang, I'm looking for you everywhere, but I can't find you. I didn't know you were here, but you were chatting happily with someone."
Hearing this, Yang Xiong chuckled and said, "I just thought of sending someone to report to the military commander, but when it came out, I forgot about it. I asked the military commander to forgive me."
Hearing this, Huan Zhao became even more angry.
What an insincere apology.
Even a fool like Yang Xiong dared to contradict him. He must have been influenced by Zhao Tuo.
You bastard, you actually led Yang Xiong astray.
Huan Zhao wanted to punish Yang Xiong and take advantage of this to attack Zhao Tuo, but he thought about it and put the idea aside.
Since the general Huan Jue attacked Zhao and was killed by Li Mu, the status of the Huan family in the Qin State has plummeted. Without Huan Jue as the backbone, the Huan family is far inferior to the Yang family who has the veteran general Yang Duan and the Yang family in charge.
Not to mention that in this attack on Chu, Yang Xiong's cousin was a general. Huan Zhao really didn't dare to do anything to Yang Xiong.
Thinking of this, Huan Zhao could only let the matter go gently.
He turned to look at Zhao Tuo and sneered: "I didn't expect that a small sergeant under my command in the past could become a military commander today. It's really unexpected."
Zhao Tuo looked as usual and said calmly: "Thanks to Brother Huan's promotion. Without Brother Huan's help, Zhao Tuo would not have achieved what he has today."
Huan Zhao was stunned, a sneer froze on his face.
Brother Huan?
How dare Zhao Tuo call me Brother Huan!
Huan Zhao's mood at this moment was just like that of Li You, who was called "Brother Li" before.
He felt insulted.
A subordinate who used to speak "supervisor" but kept silent "general".
A young man who is ten or twenty years younger than me actually dares to call him a brother and want to discuss friendship with his equal.
Against him!
This is really unreasonable!
Is there any sense of superiority or inferiority?
Unlike Li You who knew Zhao Tuo's title, although he was dissatisfied, he could only hate it secretly in his heart.
In the eyes of Huan Zhao at this moment, even if Zhao Tuo was promoted to a higher level, he was just a mere left concubine chief, and how could he have the qualifications to argue with himself as the right concubine chief.
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This is an opportunity to strike!
Huan Zhao was furious, pointed at Zhao Tuo and said: "Zhao Tuo, you are so rude. A mere Zuo Shu chief dares to call me brother. This is a crime of disrespecting a high noble. I will definitely report it to the military law."
you!"
As soon as these words came out, Yang Xiong's expression changed.
The Qin State relied on its military merits to rejuvenate the country, so it attached great importance to titles and ranks.
Among different titles, in addition to the different benefits they enjoy, there are also strict grade differences. Those with lower titles cannot offend those with higher titles.
Except for people like Tu Sui who didn't mind this, as long as a high-ranking person sued a low-ranking person for disrespecting him, the military judge would punish him according to Qin law.
Even a Zuo concubine like Zhao Tuo was not immune!
As long as Huan Zhao reports this matter, Zhao Tuo will be punished.
However, in the face of Huan Zhao's threat, Zhao Tuo looked calm and said with a smile: "Brother Huan, don't be so excited. Look at you, your face is red."...
Huan Zhao was stunned.
He even dared to call me Brother Huan.
Didn't you hear that you were going to sue him?
Even with Li Xin protecting him, Zhao Tuo would still have to suffer at least once
He was punished with "stun", reprimanded in public, and suffered a severe loss of face.
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Is this Zhao Tuo stupid?
At this moment, the black buttocks standing behind couldn't help it anymore. When they were reminiscing in the camp just now, they already knew about Zhao Tuo's promotion, so they shouted: "I'm afraid you don't know, Marquis Huan.
When I was in Xianyang, I was given the title of Right Concubine by the king. I share the same title with you! Calling you brother is also a sign of respect. How can there be any disrespect for a high noble? Hehehe..."
Hearing this, Huan Zhao was stunned.
For the nobles above the concubine and above, there is not much difference in their clothing. The main distinction is the size and material of the jade they held when they went to court. Therefore, as long as Zhao Tuo doesn't tell him, he really can't tell that Zhao Tuo is a leftist.
The concubine chief is still the right concubine chief.
Yang Xiong was also stunned, and then said in horror: "Oh my God. Zhao Tuo, how come your title was promoted so quickly? Shouldn't you be the Zuo Shuchang when you return to Xianyang? How come you were promoted two levels in a row and became the Right Concubine?
Already?"
Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "During the spring plowing, I offered the king the method of retting fertilizer to increase the field yield. When the autumn harvest came, Guanzhong had a great harvest and the farmland output increased greatly. The king was pleased and gave me a title. Now,
It is indeed the title of Right Concubine."
"The right concubine..."
Huan Zhao was stunned. He looked at Zhao Tuo and began to faint.
He didn't know the method of retting.
But Huan Zhao was able to rise to the rank of You Shu Zhang, so he knew how difficult it was to be promoted to a noble rank.
He attacked Wuyang and Jicheng in the Yan region, then attacked Juyong fortress, and then captured Chenliu in the Wei region. He was not promoted in several battles. In the end, he relied on the great victory at Xingyang City to gain his merits.
Promoted to the rank of right concubine.
How difficult it is to be promoted from the concubine chief on the left to the concubine chief on the right.
On the day when he was awarded the title of concubine Huan Zhaoyou, he almost cried.
As for Zhao Tuo, who has been back to Xianyang for only two or three months, he was directly promoted from the fifth official to the right concubine!
Can any method of fertilization be as good as Huan Zhao's nearly one year of fighting on the battlefield?
When Huan Zhao thought that the title he had longed for, spent countless energy and hard work on, was actually obtained by a sixteen-year-old Shuzi in just two or three months, he was so angry that his eyes turned red and his facial features were distorted.
unfair!
Why!
How come you, a bastard, are also the right concubine?
The more Huan Zhao thought about it, the angrier he became, the pain in his heart became more severe, and the anger in his heart became more intense.
"Brother Huan, why is your face getting redder and redder?"
Zhao Tuo blinked, and everyone else looked over, all looking surprised.
Because Huan Zhao's entire face turned blood red at this moment, and even his neck was red.
Brother Huan?
He is still calling me Brother Huan!
Ahhhh!
Huan Zhao was furious with hatred and said angrily: "Put... poof!"
Before the words came out of his mouth, Huan Zhao felt extreme pain in his chest, and he opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood.
The world is spinning.
Before losing consciousness, Huan Zhao seemed to hear Zhao Tuo shouting.