Zhao Tuo handed over his sword and strode into the palace gate.
Along the way, all his former colleagues in the palace looked at him with envy and awe, saluted him, said hello, and respectfully shouted: "Zhao Zhonggeng."
Zhao Tuo nodded, smiled at them, and occasionally called out some Zhonglang's names, which flattered the other party.
More than a year ago, Zhao Tuo was just a young man stationed in the palace like them. A year later, he had transformed into a well-known young hero in the Qin country.
His title has even reached the middle level, which is the same as that of many veterans and famous generals. This kind of leap is enough to make all the lieutenants jealous until their eyes turn red.
After Zhao Tuo left.
A Zhonglang looked at his back and couldn't help but said with envy: "If I had known this, I would have followed the request and went to the battlefield. Maybe now I will be like Zhao Zhonggeng, promoted and made meritorious service..."
The Zhonglang on the side immediately sneered: "Come on, if you had gone last time, you might have followed Li Zhonggeng in a surprise attack on Shouchun, and accidentally died in Chu. Don't forget, Guanzhong who attacked Chu before
Most of the elites are under Li Zhonggeng."
But another Zhonglang said with a smile: "It's okay to follow Li Zhonggeng, at least there is a chance to come back alive. If we follow our original General Li Hu, haha, it will be tragic. The whole army will be wiped out, and he will be alone."
I'm alive."
"That's true, but when General Li Hu was in the palace, he seemed to be a well-known man. How come he only has the ability to escape once he goes to the battlefield? Now people in Xianyang are secretly calling him 'Li Paopao,'"
I don’t know who got this name, but it’s quite appropriate.”
"Hey hey hey."
…
Compared with the envy and friendliness of his colleagues, some of his original superiors and leaders made Zhao Tuo a little embarrassed.
Zhonglang's cavalry general Wang Li.
When Zhao Tuo met him on the road, Wang Li looked at Zhao Tuo with very complicated eyes.
In the past, when Zhao Tuo entered the Qin Dynasty, he was just a Guizhou leader without a title, but at that time, Wang Li was already a Zhonglang Cavalry Commander with five titles.
Even if Zhao Tuo performed meritorious services one after another, even after defeating the Yan Kingdom, becoming a nobleman, and entering the Qin Palace as a lieutenant, he would still be under Wang Li.
At that time, Wang Li was still interested in subduing Zhao Tuo, thinking that this man was quite talented in military strategy. In the future, when he became a general, he could be taken under his command and entrusted with important tasks.
Who would have expected that only two years have passed, and the boy without a title has now become the high-ranking Zhao Zhonggeng, while Wang Li has remained unchanged and still holds the title of Fifth Doctor.
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He, Zhao Tuo, fought tooth and nail on the battlefield, traveled thousands of miles, and narrowly escaped death. Now he can only reach the title of Zhong Geng, and the title of Marquis is far away.
And what about Wang Li?
He only needs to sit quietly in Xianyang without taking any risks. He has his father and ancestors working for him.
Even if Wang Li does nothing, when Wang Jian dies, he will definitely inherit a marquis.
There is no comparison between people.
Zhao Tuo and Wang Li exchanged greetings for a few more words, then said goodbye and left. Soon they met Meng Tian, the general in armor and sword, who was wearing armor and wearing a sword and was guarding the imperial meeting.
Compared with Wang Li's previous friendly attitude, Meng Tian seemed to be soft and unwilling.
Seeing Zhao Tuo coming over, he still stood upright, looking straight ahead, pretending to be a serious guard.
Meng Tian could ignore Zhao Tuo, but Zhao Tuo, as his former subordinate, had to take the initiative to say hello.
"Zhao Tuo, I have met General Zhonglang."
Zhao Tuo took the initiative to hand over.
Meng Tian turned his head, glanced at Zhao Tuo, and said coldly: "Zhao Zhonggeng's title is higher than that of Meng Tian, and he is a famous general on the battlefield. Can Meng Tian'an accept Zhonggeng's courtesy?"
"According to the rank of the Qin Kingdom, it is only right for Meng Tian to salute to Zhong Geng. I just want to forgive Meng Tian for being sick and carrying out official duties as a guard, so it is inconvenient for him to salute."
Zhao Tuo's mouth twitched.
This Meng Tian looked so businesslike that he directly blocked his overtures of kindness, leaving Zhao Tuo in trouble.
"It was Zhao Tuo who was abrupt."
Zhao Tuo shrugged. It seemed that he and Mengshi were really not on the right track.
Although the previous incident with Zhao Gao did not lead to any grudge against Meng Yi, the unselfish and selfless official of the Tingwei Mansion would definitely not have a favorable impression of Zhao Tuo.
Now Meng Tian has this attitude again.
He, Zhao Tuo, was destined not to be together with Mengshi.
Zhao Tuo was thoughtful, said goodbye to Meng Tian, and walked towards the palace.
Behind him, Meng Tian looked at Zhao Tuo's back with complicated expressions in his eyes.
"This time, I will also ask for orders to attack Chu... Otherwise, in the future, I can only hope that this son will bear the name of Meng and his reputation will decline."
Thinking of this, Meng Tian felt a strange feeling arise in his heart.
The last time Li Xin attacked Chu, under the hint of Qin Wangzheng, he thought that he would become a deputy general in the attack on Chu and would be promoted to a noble rank immediately. He couldn't help but feel excited, but he didn't expect that the people in the court were shocked and stunned.
The position of lieutenant general hinted by the king finally fell to his father, which left Meng Tian speechless. If it had been anyone else, he would have been dissatisfied or even resentful. But it was Meng Wu, and he, Meng Tian, could only have his teeth knocked out.
I swallowed it in my belly, not even daring to say a word of complaint.
….
But I didn't expect that Li Xin's attack on Chu would be a huge defeat. He, Meng Tian, did not participate as a deputy general, which turned out to be a good thing, and his father Meng Wu seemed to have suffered on his behalf.
Whenever he thinks of this incident, Meng Tian feels like he can't laugh or cry, and he feels very weird.
But there was always a doubt in Meng Tian's heart, which troubled him for a long time.
"The king clearly hinted that he wanted me to be his lieutenant, so why did he end up becoming his father?"
"Did the king himself change his mind, or did someone slander him?"
"Who is that person? Why did he do this?"
…
"In this battle against Chu, I want to avenge my previous humiliation, and I will leave all battle arrangements to General Wang."
"Wang Jian, as our Qin general, will command an army of 600,000 to defeat Jingchu!"
In the main hall, Qin Wangzheng opened his mouth and formally announced the appointment of Wang Jian as the general to attack Chu.
Wang Jian came out, bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I, Wang Jian, will definitely live up to the king's orders."
Compared with Li Xin's various lofty words last time, Wang Jian said very few words, but made everyone in the palace feel very at ease.
"Wang Jianwen, we can finally have a smooth battle this time."
Zhao Tuo looked at this scene and felt very happy. With Wang Jian leading the army, he didn't have to worry about the risk of defeat at all.
With the current national strength of Qin, as long as the coach doesn't mess around, the chances of winning are extremely high.
"I just don't know who the deputy general is? Yang Duanhe?"
Things were just as Zhao Tuo expected. After announcing Wang Jian as the general, Qin Wangzheng immediately announced that the deputy general for this attack on Chu was Yang Duanhe, a veteran of the Yang family.
Everyone felt it was natural and no one was surprised.
Unlike the last time Li Xin attacked Chu, Qin Wangzheng wanted to replace the backbone of the Qin army with fresh blood.
This time, his purpose is to completely destroy the Chu State and bring shame to it.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to go to Pinyang in person to ask Wang Jian to come back, and even mobilized the Qin State's 600,000-strong army, which can be said to be the strength of the entire country.
Under such circumstances, the Qin government must not allow any failure.
So this time, he used the most stable combination.
General Wang Jian, be steady.
Lieutenant General Yang Duanhe is stable.
This battle must be won steadily!
There is no second option.
Zhao Tuo held Mo Yugui in his hands and stood in the hall, looking at Yang Duan and the old general coming out to salute and thank him, but he was thoughtful in his heart.
He discovered that the entire senior military generals of the Qin State seemed to be monopolized by a few generals.
Wang family.
Montessori.
Xin family.
Yang.
Li Shi.
Huan family.
…
Although there is a saying in this era that "the prime minister must be from the state, and the general must be from the army."
But in reality, it is the major general clans that really monopolize the upper echelons.
The military meritorious titles of the Qin State opened up a channel for people at the bottom to rise, but there are really too few, or even none, real civilians who can start from the rank and file and climb to the top.
Even if he is like Qiang Yu, he is from a Qiang family, and he will receive preferential treatment with a title when he joins the army, which is not comparable to that of ordinary people.
Perhaps, he, Zhao Tuo, can be considered a real soldier who rose from the ranks.
…
At the great court meeting.
Qin Wangzheng formally appointed the chief general and deputy generals for this attack on Chu.
After that, Wang Jian, Yang Duan and the two veteran generals went to Bangwei Mansion and together with Bangwei Liao decided on the candidates for the remaining generals.
….
This time Qin sent 600,000 troops.
In addition to the 300,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilians, there are also about 300,000 soldiers.
This will require thirty Qin generals at the rank of captain and more than ten generals.
"How should Zhao Tuo arrange this?"
"He is now a middle-aged knight, so it's really nerve-wracking."
Yang Duanhe looked at Zhao Tuo's name on the slip and couldn't help but feel worried.
The title of Zhong Geng is enough to hold the post of General Pi.
But according to what Yang Duanhe thought, although Zhao Tuo created a brilliant record in Li Xin's battle against Chu, he was still too young after all. He had only led five thousand soldiers at most and had no experience in leading a large army.
If you are suddenly promoted to a higher position.
This young man may not be able to grasp it.
It is possible that he will end up like Li Xin in the end.
Yang Duanhe thought of Wang Jian's steady temperament and his previous suppression of Li Xin during the expedition against Yan, and couldn't help but make a sound.
"If Zhao Tuo suddenly rises to the throne, he may repeat what Li Xin did. Why not appoint him as a captain with only ten thousand people? This would be safer, but Zhao Tuo's title is too high and it is inconvenient to be subordinate to others, so let him
How about putting it under the direct control of the general?"
Hearing this, Wang Jian, who had always been steady, smiled and shook his head.
"There is no need to arrange it like this. Even though Zhao Tuo is young, his skills are not small, and he is no worse than other generals."
Wang Jian thought of Zhao Tuo before he attacked Wei, so he came to ask him what he should do if "the Qin army was defeated in the attack on Chu and was followed and pursued by the Chu people."
Now that I think about it, this man is so foresighted, and he can even see further than Wang Jian.
From Chang Pingjun's abnormal behavior, we can see that the other party may rebel, and then deduce
A series of changes in the war... Zhao Tuo's ability to be so subtle made Wang Jian amazed just thinking about it.
Not to mention, Zhao Tuo's record in Chu Land also made Wang Jian feel very impressive.
This child cannot be treated with common sense.
Thinking of this, Wang Jian laughed and said to Wei Liao on the side: "Wei Gong, I don't think we need to deliberately suppress Zhao Tuo. How about we just accept him as General Bi according to his title?"