In addition to Jia Xu, who was in charge of the Black Ice Platform, and Zhuge Liang, who was from the Guigu faction, Wang Meng, Huo Qubing, Zhang Liao, Su Dingfang and other high-level pro-military officials were all looking intently at Qin Hao and the expressionless Ren Hongchang behind him.
His eyes were full of surprise, shock and horror.
Liu Bowen looked thoughtful. Seeing that Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang were both silent, as if they wanted to achieve something, a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"uh-huh."
Qin Hao pretended to cough and said to the crowd with a faint smile: "Everyone, isn't what I said clear enough? From now on, Emperor Ming, er, Miss Ren Hongchang will be my princess.
Although Jizhou Canming was originally rebellious, hiss..."
At this moment, Qin Hao felt that the soft flesh of his lower back was being pinched, and the pain suddenly made him take a breath of cold air. When he turned around, he saw Diao Chan looking at him angrily, obviously calling Can Ming a traitor to him.
Very dissatisfied.
"Well, well, since the Ming army has surrendered to my king, they are no longer outsiders. Together, the two armies will definitely be able to sweep through the heroes of Hebei."
"Wait a minute, my lord, my subordinates are still a little confused. Jizhou's 150,000 Ming army just...surrendered?"
Zhang Liao's brows furrowed into the Chinese character "Chuan" and his facial expression was very exciting. It was really hard for him to understand. How could the Ming army, which had an army of 150,000, surrender so easily?
"What do you mean by surrender? It sounds so ugly."
Qin Hao showed a displeased look and said: "This is called surrender, which means abandoning darkness and turning to light. Do you understand?"
"This, I understand, I understand..."
Zhang Liao kept saying, but in his heart, didn't this mean the same thing?
After Qin Hao's repeated declarations, the senior officials of the Qin army finally accepted the fact that Qin Hao's body was Taixing's request for marriage to impress Emperor Ming, and he finally conquered 150,000 Ming troops by himself.
After learning about this, the admiration of Qin Hao among the military members was heightened to a new level.
Generals all respect heroes, but besides Qin Hao, who among the princes in the world has the courage to go to Taihang alone to ask for his hand in marriage?
"My lord is really a hero." Huo Qubing said with admiration.
"To subjugate the enemy without fighting, my lord's art of war has been perfected." Bai Qi said calmly.
"Lord..."
All the generals were full of admiration. No one said that Qin Hao was alone in the danger. After all, failure would be called danger. But now that Qin Hao had succeeded, what else could they say?
Of course, the situation on the civil servants' side was completely opposite. Regarding Qin Haogu's behavior, most people felt that their lord was too messy. Even though Qin Hao had returned safely, they still had lingering fears.
What can Qin Hao do about this? He can only try to excuse himself by promising again and again that he will never do it again in the future.
Qin Hao told everyone the details of subduing the Ming army, but when he heard that the sword master had conferred three marquises in order to recruit 150,000 Ming troops, the Qin army generals immediately exploded.
You must know that so far, only five people in the Qin army have been granted the title of marquis, namely: Bai Qi, Wang Meng, Huo Qubing, Jia Fu and Yue Fei. Among them, Yue Fei was temporarily dismissed from his official position and only retained his title.
Most of the generals of the Qin army were arrogant and regarded the princes of the world as nothing. In their view, it did not matter whether the Ming army surrendered or not. It would be good to surrender. If you don't surrender, you will be beaten until you surrender.
There were only five marquises among the 600,000 Qin troops, but three marquises were given for a mere 150,000 troops. From now on, the status of these three people will be higher than that of everyone except the above five.
However, the status of the generals surpassed them, which naturally dissatisfied the other generals who had made great contributions to the Han Dynasty.
The civil servants were completely opposite to the generals. In their opinion, just three marquises could subdue an army of 150,000 people. The lord was simply too wise.
"Generals, there is no need to do this."
Seeing this, Zhuge Liang calmly stood up and said: "Hebei, Central Plains, Guanxi, Jiangnan and other places have not yet surrendered. How much credit is it for conquering these places? In the future, there will only be more and more rich people.
In addition, from Liang's point of view, it was natural to confer the title of marquis on these three people. After all, Guo Fengxiao had been hiding in the Yellow Turban for ten years, Long Qie was the elder brother of Mrs. Long, and Zhang Liang was Zhang Jiao's younger brother. He was famous all over the world.
Very high prestige.”
Upon hearing this, the generals suddenly showed a look of astonishment. They only thought that the three people who were granted the title of marquis were from the Ming army, but they ignored their own identities.
Let's put it this way, the status of these three people is not ordinary. Even if their background in the Ming army is ignored, it is indeed natural for them to be granted the title of nobility.
Seeing that Zhuge Liang calmed down all the generals in just a few words, Qin Hao couldn't help but sigh, Kong Ming really understands people's hearts.
"Okay, enough gossip. Now that the 150,000 Ming army has surrendered, I own Huguan and the eleven counties in western Hebei. However, the princes in Hebei don't know about it yet. It was Yuan Shao and Han Xin who were caught off guard.
The best chance."
After hearing this, all the generals were shocked, and Qin Hao continued: "I have decided to raise 350,000 troops and join 150,000 Ming troops, a total of 500,000 troops, to completely capture Hebei.
land."
Going to war means that you can make meritorious deeds, and if your merits are great enough, you can be granted the title of marquis. Being a general is not like being a general and becoming a marquis after making meritorious deeds.
At this thought, all the generals couldn't help showing excitement, especially Zhang Liao.
He had guarded Jingzhou for many years and rarely had the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. As a result, he watched helplessly as his former colleagues surpassed him step by step and became world-famous generals, but he kept standing still. Naturally, he felt anxious in his heart.
"Hundreds of thousands of troops set out, but their movements are slow and easy to scare the enemy. Therefore, in this battle of Jizhou, the cavalry is the first to be sent as the vanguard to attack the enemy..."
"My lord, Zhang Liao has requested to be the vanguard."
As soon as Qin Hao finished speaking, Zhang Liao saw the right opportunity and was the first to step forward to ask for help, followed immediately by a group of people behind him.
"Huo Qubing requested to be a pioneer..."
"Xu Huang asked me to be the pioneer..."
"Zhao Yun requested to be the vanguard..."
For a time, all the generals asked for orders one after another, and their desire to fight was extremely enthusiastic.
Seeing this, Zhang Liao couldn't help but secretly scolded the younger generation for their ignorance. With his qualifications, let alone a pioneer, even a general could compete for it. However, he knew that the position of general would definitely be for nothing, so he took the initiative to retreat.
Secondly, fight for the vanguard, which will have a greater chance of success.
Although the vanguard is not as good as the general, he is at the forefront of the army and has the most opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
Although Zhang Liao was shrewd and saw through the key at a glance, the others were not stupid either. They all came over to compete for the vanguard position even though they knew they couldn't compete with Bai Qi.
Looking at the large group of competitors behind him, Zhang Liao couldn't help but feel angry. He was not afraid of competition from others. It was this newcomer Huo Qubing who was promoted faster than Yue Fei. He was like a fierce dragon crossing the river.
Definitely his biggest enemy in competing for the vanguard.
Qin Hao was naturally very happy when he saw that the generals were so eager to fight. When he glanced around, he saw Zhang Liao looking at him eagerly.
When he thought that he had put Zhang Liao, a famous general, in cold storage in the rear area for so many years, but the other party worked hard without complaining at all, Qin Hao couldn't help but plan to compensate Zhang Liao.
"Wenyuan, you will be the vanguard this time."
When Zhang Liao heard that it was him, he was immediately overjoyed. He quickly stood up and shouted: "Thank you, Lord, for your trust."