Hengshan County, military camp outside Dongyuan City.
The envoy from Xianyang arrived here and awarded the reward for conquering Dai Kingdom this time.
"Dashangzuo?"
When Zhao Tuo found out that he had been promoted to the rank of Dashangzao by King Qin Zheng, he was still a little surprised.
Da Shang Zao, the 16th level in the Qin State's title hierarchy, is second only to the concubine chief, the concubine chief and the two marquises. It belongs to the real high nobility and has a very high status in the Qin State. It is very
Those who have great merit cannot obtain it.
Zhao Tuo had previously studied his own merits.
He knew that the country of Dai was small and weak. Although it was a county, it only had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and its population was only about one-third of other counties. It was even far inferior to South Korea conquered by the governor Teng. Even though he later captured King Yan
He was happy to defeat the Xiongnu army, but he was also worried about whether he could be promoted to the rank of dashangzao this time.
But now, Qin Wangzheng has used the combination of "breaking the barbarians and repelling the barbarians" and "destroying the country" to promote him to the rank of Dashangzao. This is simply a big surprise!
"Your Majesty and I really have the same mind, and we know the importance of defeating the Huns. How can we defeat these barbarians simply by killing them? This is completely different in nature. To defeat the barbarians and boost the prestige of the Xia, this intention is called profound.
!As expected of the king!」
Zhao Tuo secretly gave a thumbs up, feeling very happy.
But the moods of the various Qin generals stationed in Hengshan County were very different.
"This Broken Kingdom has only a small army and few cities. Naigong is so busy that he can't even get promoted. And those barbarians, how can they be so timid? They were beaten away in a night attack.
No more shame."
Black buttocks are unhappy.
Zhang He, Xiqigu and others also echoed with regrets on their faces: "Yes, those Huns are said to have an army of one hundred thousand, and they all look very powerful. Their stinky smell can be smelled from a long distance away.
They dared to raise the price when they sold a King Yan to us, but they didn't expect that they were all worthless things. If only they could be bolder and fight us again and let us chop off more heads.
"
"Well, if I can kill tens of thousands more Huns, I will definitely be promoted to nobility this time."
Most of the senior Qin generals in the military camp were full of regrets.
Because except for generals such as Meng Tian, Su Jiao, and Lu Wan who have made great contributions, the other Qin generals above the fifth rank, under the extremely strict calculation of merit by the Lord Lieutenant, were not rewarded with promotions, but only in the merit book.
An extra note is equivalent to a large increase in experience bar, as well as receiving some land, houses and monetary rewards from the king.
Of course, they did not dare to complain. After all, the entire battle to destroy the Dai Dynasty was not very difficult. The Dai army plus the heads of the Huns totaled less than 20,000 heads. This kind of gain was really not something that could be tolerated by so many nobles.
upgrade?
"Why are you panicking? Although you are not promoted this time, your merits will be remembered. When you destroy Qi, your merits will be added up, and you will be promoted to two levels of nobility at once!"
Amid the complaints of the generals, Li Shiqi, who had just been promoted from Duke to Duke due to his achievements as an envoy, spoke with a smile.
When these words came out, the mood of the entire Qin camp generals was immediately led to change.
"You drunkard is right! Damn it, the people of Dai are small and poor, so they can't get much credit, but the state of Qi has more than 70 cities and millions of people! If we follow the general and destroy the state of Qi
, plus the power of annihilation, there is absolutely no problem in upgrading to two levels!"
Black buttocks and bright eyes.
Everyone else's faces turned red.
"Yes, our title is in the Qi State. As long as we destroy the Qi State, we will definitely be promoted!"
"Destroy Qi!"
The original complaints turned into endless desire. All the Qin generals' eyes fell on the Qi State in the east, full of fighting spirit!
They want to destroy Qi!
Compared with the lower-level soldiers who were unaware of the inside story, they, the senior generals of the Qin State, naturally knew the true meaning of Zhao Tuo's garrison at Hengshan.
"General, when are we going to attack Qi? My sword has already lost its endurance!"
Facing his subordinates who were full of fighting spirit, Zhao Tuo glanced at Li Shiqi approvingly.
It is worthy of being the top novelist of this era.
Guest, a few words can stir people's hearts to the extreme.
Zhao Tuo comforted the generals and said, "Come on, your Majesty has ordered General Li to conquer Liaodong. All counties in the country are also recruiting troops. When the food and troops are in place, the expedition will begin."
At this point, Zhao Tuo thought of something again and told the generals: "The battle against Qi is related to the great cause of our Qin State to unify the world. You must not be arrogant and underestimate the enemy. I heard that the great commander is training a group of soldiers."
An elite soldier!"
…
Linzi, Qi State, on the military school field.
Ten thousand Qi troops lined up in order, all looking at the king and commander on the high platform.
"When a military strategist confronts the enemy, the battle formation is the first priority. Sun Tzu of Qi said: Use the formation in three parts. There is a front to teach the formation, and a rear to guide the front. They are all ready to move when ordered. Fight one, defend two. Invade the enemy with one, and collect with two.
..."
The great Sima Tian Chong was wearing a gorgeous armor, and he was talking to Qi Wang Jian, Xiang Bang Tianjia, Shang Qing Tai Shi Wen and others who were standing aside. He was full of ancient military sayings.
Qi Wangjian, Tian Jia and others listened with little understanding, and it was difficult to ask questions. They could only smile and nod in agreement from time to time, feeling that Tian Chong did have some abilities.
Only Tai Shiwen frowned and said, "What the Great Sima said is very good, but we are here to watch the Great Sima train the soldiers. I don't know when the troops will be conducted?"
Tian Chong glared at Tai Shiwen and lost most of his interest, then said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, your Majesty, wait a moment, the military drill will begin immediately. Tian Dan!"
Tian Dan heard the call and shouted loudly: "Beat the drums and perform military exercises!"
The war drums are beating.
"drink!"
"ha!"
Ten thousand Qi troops in the field roared at the same time. The sound was so loud that it was deafening, like a thunderbolt from the blue.
"The sound is the spirit of the army. The sound is used to show the spirit and intimidate the enemy. This is to seize the people's will first and the army is good at planning."
Tian Chong stroked his short beard and was very satisfied with the roar of his soldiers.
Next to them, Qi Wang Jian and Qi Xiang Tianjia were so shocked that their faces turned pale.
These two brothers are quite old.
Especially since King Jian of Qi was almost sixty years old and often lived in a deep palace. Normally, the palace people and officials spoke to him in soft tones, but he had never seen such a posture.
When he was shouted at by tens of thousands of Qi troops, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled and he almost fainted.
Fortunately, King Jian of Qi also knew that the majesty of the monarch should not be lost. He touched his heart with his hand and sincerely praised: "The sound is like thunder, it is really the strongest army in the world! If it is to fight on the spot, it will definitely scare and kill the enemy on the spot."
"That's right! If the Qin people in the battle formation are shocked by the sound of our Qi army first, they will definitely lose their fighting spirit and be able to fight against our army."
Tianjia also nodded in agreement.
Tian Chong was even more proud and said: "Getting the head start is just a small trick. The next battle formation technique is the time to show your strength! Tian Dan!"
Tian Dan responded and asked the flag bearer to start changing the flags.
Immediately afterwards, the 10,000 Qi troops on the school field began to change formations under the command of various military flags.
"The method of phalanx formation must be thin in the middle and thick in square, with the formation at the back..."
Under the voice of Da Sima Tian Chong.
Ten thousand Qi troops sometimes formed a square formation, then changed into a circular formation, then into a sparse formation, a cone formation, a flying goose formation, a hook formation...
The formation changes, neatly and orderly.
In addition, the ten thousand soldiers ordered by Da Sima were divided into five colors. At this moment, as the soldiers changed formations and the five colors transformed, it was really cool and handsome. Qi Wang Jian and Tian Jia looked at it and nodded repeatedly.
"Tai Shijun, what do you think of my military training?"
Tian Chong saw that the king and the prime minister were quite impressed, so he asked Tai Shiwen about it.
Tai Shiwen also didn't know much about military affairs. When he saw the 10,000 Qi troops changing their formations very neatly in the school field, he couldn't help but nod his head: "Judging from this formation change, they are indeed an elite force. The great Sima has trained his troops well."
Hearing this, Tian Chong laughed and said: "Elite soldiers? Hahaha, Mr. Taishi was wrong. These are just some small soldiers on the battlefield. The real elites haven't appeared yet! Tian Dan!"
As Tian Chong opened his mouth, Tian Dan responded and immediately ordered his troops to withdraw their troops.
Ten thousand Qi troops marched
After saluting in the direction of Qi Wang Jian and Da Sima, he slowly left the stage.
On the other side, with the sound of war drums, a special group of soldiers also walked in.
"Elite!"
"My elite are here!"
Tian Chong became energetic and pointed at the army that was entering in the distance and said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, please see, these are the elite men I have recruited from more than 70 cities in Qi!"
"After training, they can lift like birds, move like thunder and lightning, and send out blows like wind and rain. Don't get in front of them, don't hurt those behind them, go in and out alone, don't dare to confine them!"
"Only in this way can we be truly elite!"
Tian Chong pointed at the school ground, causing Qi Wangjian and others to look up.
I saw thousands of strong men over eight feet tall, all of them tall and mighty, with red faces.
Wearing armor and holding weapons, they charged with the sound of drums. Their speed was extremely fast, far exceeding that of ordinary soldiers. They were really like flying birds, thunder and lightning.
Its power is so fierce that although there are only a thousand people galloping, it is enough to have the attitude of ten thousand people charging.
Tian Chong's face turned red and he pointed at the school field and said: "After I recruited warriors, I trained them according to ancient methods and finally became these thousand martial arts warriors. If we were to face the Qin army head-on, these one thousand warriors would be enough to defeat them."
Ten thousand people!"
"At that time, I will stop the enemy with my regular troops, and use these thousands of martial arts warriors to surround their rear, attack their flanks, directly capture the enemy generals, and break their morale! Then the battle will be won!"
Hearing Tian Chong's heroic words, Prime Minister Tian Ji immediately praised loudly: "What a group of warriors, with this thousand people, it is enough to equal ten thousand people!"
King Jian of Qi put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "What a great Sima. He has really trained a group of elite warriors. With the great Sima leading these warriors and strong soldiers to defend the country of Qi, what do you have to worry about?"
Even Tai Shiwen, who was originally quite suspicious of Da Sima, couldn't help but admire him after seeing the 10,000 neatly arranged soldiers and the 1,000 warriors with his own eyes.
"Da Sima, he is indeed our number one general in Qi!"
Listening to the praise coming from his ears, Tian Chong's face showed pride.
He has indeed been training seriously for the past six months, and everything is done according to the art of war.
Finally, an army was formed that practiced the "Ten Formations of Qi Sun Tzu" thoroughly on the school field.
and a force of thousands of brave soldiers.
"If there is another battle in Zhencheng, how can I, Tian Chong, be defeated by Zhao Tuo?"
"What a pity. I heard that King Qin has ordered an expedition against Liaodong. Everything is as the rumors say. As a result, Zhao Tuo and I have no chance to fight."
Tian Chong sighed slightly and couldn't help but turn his head and look to the west.
He felt a kind of loneliness.
After training, he is invincible.
…
As time goes by, October has entered in a blink of an eye.
According to the Zhuanxu calendar popular in the Qin State, one year has passed and it has come to the winter of the twenty-fifth year of the Qin Dynasty.
The grain, fodder and troops of all counties and counties in the Qin State have been prepared.