"You don't need to be polite, Lord Wei!" Su Changqing hurriedly stepped forward: "You and I are both Dukes of the Kingdom, and you are in charge of the Ministry of War. After all, I, the Generalissimo, am still your subordinate!"
Shan Xin waved his hand: "I am just temporarily serving as the Minister of War on behalf of His Royal Highness King Zhao. When he comes back, I will have to let him go!"
With that said, Shan Xin pulled Su Changqing into the Chinese army's tent.
The furnishings here are extremely simple. It doesn't look like a place where the commander-in-chief of an army stays, but more like a barracks for ordinary soldiers.
Su Changqing was also stunned for a moment when he saw this scene in front of him.
"It seems that frugality is a common practice among Dashang's generals. Every general's command is so simple!"
After sighing, Su Changqing turned around and looked at Shan Xin with great respect.
Along the way, he saw many large tents of merchant generals. All the decorations were the same, including a map, a desk, a bed, and a few weapons that he had handy, but nothing else.
"I have been in Southern Chu for so many years. The generals and generals of the Chu army are very extravagant. Not only are the furnishings luxurious, there are even beautiful concubines and wine! Such an army is definitely no match for Dashang."
Shan Xin chuckled.
"Mr. Cai Guogong doesn't know. We all came from the northern frontier. We were really poor at that time. Not to mention Meiji Fine Wine, even a map was pieced together!"
Wu Zi joked, and Shan Xin walked to the map.
"But Duke Cai Guo came all the way here, wouldn't he just want to review my handsome account?"
Su Changqing suddenly felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly walked to the map and pointed lightly.
"The situation in the entire Southern Chu is extremely complicated now. Qu Gai of Tiger Fortress, Jing Cui of Yancheng, and Li Yuan of Thirty Miles Slope. These three generals hold most of the troops of Southern Chu, and they are all famous throughout the world.
A famous general! Especially this beggar, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble Duke Wei to hold him back here.”
Shan Xin nodded. He knew this better than anyone else. Qu Gai was equal to him in terms of military skills and battle formations, and he also had decades of war experience.
If they were to fight face to face, I'm afraid he really wouldn't be a match for this old general.
The only way is to lead a large army to confront him here, without fighting him or letting him go, so as to clear some obstacles for other merchant armies to enter Nanchu.
"Don't worry, I have gathered supplies from various places these days and plan to fight a protracted war with him. I want to see how long this old general can last with me."
Su Changqing suddenly turned around, looking solemn.
"Then I'll leave it to Duke Wei here! The 50,000 horses I just brought have been incorporated into your army, and I've also brought you enough food and grass. Later, merchant armies from all walks of life will rush in from other directions.
In the territory of Southern Chu, as long as you can hold back Qu Gai, you will be the first to destroy Chu this time!"
Of course Shan Xin knew the importance of the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, and Su Changqing's request so solemnly made him feel a little more cautious.
"Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will never mobilize troops without authorization!"
What Su Changqing wanted was this guarantee, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, he took his personal guards and headed east.
After Zhao Rui destroyed the Tubo Kingdom, he immediately issued a royal order and summoned a large number of craftsmen to enter Tubo.
This kind of plateau terrain is not suitable for human survival. Even most residents in Tubo live in relatively low-lying and flat places.
The people staying on the high mountains are some Tibetans who have lived here for generations. Certain geographical restrictions prevent them from going out at all.