The war drums rumbled, and the soldiers in the camp, whether they were resting or training, gathered towards the school grounds.
Among the Qin army, the military laws were strict, and Yang Duanhe always managed the army strictly, and the officers and soldiers of the army enforced orders and prohibitions.
A quarter of an hour later, all the troops gathered.
The flags are fluttering on the general's platform. Standing on the general's platform, at a glance, you can see all kinds of flags covering the sky, and halberds like a forest.
"Sirs, there is a great victory in Wu'an. Thirty thousand of our soldiers were killed, 60,000 of the enemy were wiped out, and 70,000 were captured."
Yang Duanhe stood on the general stage, and his voice was like a bell: "I will report to the king, and the king agrees to issue a royal edict to reward the military merits of the generals below the rank of captain of a thousand."
"As for those who are captains of thousands and above, the king has ordered that when the war is over, all rewards will be awarded by the king."
"The king has been king for ten thousand years, the Qin Dynasty has been ten thousand years——!" the soldiers of the army shouted, and stabbed the ground with their halberds, making an ear-splitting sound.
"The king has been king for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty has been ten thousand years——!"
"The king has been king for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty has been ten thousand years——!"
At this moment, Yang Duan and the army were silent, and then read out the king's edict: "Order: I heard that Wu'an's great victory was due to the contributions of all the soldiers."
"After being declared by General Yang Duanhe and the military officials, the official office of the state government and the official office of the state captain's office will verify, and he will be promoted to a noble title based on military merit."
"Five hundred masters of Huanggu, promoted to the second level of nobility. Five hundred masters of Qingpi, promoted to the third level of nobility, five hundred masters of Zhao Shu, bestowed with the title of Duke..."
"In the future, I will be promoted to the first level..."
"The soldiers are cared for and given the title of Duke."
In the eighteenth year of the Qin Dynasty, it was midsummer.
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"The king has been king for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty has been ten thousand years——!"
"The king has been king for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty has been ten thousand years——!"
"The king has been king for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty has been for ten thousand years——!"
Huge cheers resounded throughout the school grounds, and then filled the entire Wu'an. King Qin conferred a title, which greatly boosted the morale of the army.
The elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty fought bravely to kill the enemy, wasn't it just to make achievements, to be awarded titles, to obtain land, and to become nobles?
Now that Qin Wangzheng had fulfilled his promise, the officers and soldiers in the army were naturally excited and their morale soared. The emotions caused by the death of 30,000 soldiers quickly disappeared and the impact was minimized.
On the general stage, Yang Duanhe's eyes were full of relief. His biggest worry was solved. Next, it was time to rush to Handan.
"Morale has greatly increased, and the morale of the army can be used!" Wang Ben on the side also nodded.
Xin Sheng also nodded.
In the cavalry camp, Zhao Shu's eyes were full of excitement. Although he only had a knighthood, this was just the beginning.
He is now a 500-year-old master, and a 500-year-old cavalry master with fifty short soldiers. His magnificent military career has just begun.
And compared to others fighting in the Dead Soldiers Camp, he will undoubtedly be much safer in the future, because Qin law has stipulated that the chief general of the army, that is, a general with more than a hundred generals, is prohibited from charging into battle.
Of course, this military law is not strictly enforced, especially among the cavalry and dead soldier battalions.
According to the first merit system of the Great Qin Military Law, Zhao Shu's title is definitely not only Gongshi, but in this battle, the loss of the Death Soldier Battalion was too great, and the Qin Army's infantry also suffered heavy losses. In this way, after verifying the military merit, he can only
A prince.
Regarding this point, although no one mentioned it, Zhao Shu could still figure it out.
After the rewards were over, the military camp fell into silence. Everyone who had received a reward had a happy face, and the eyes of those who had not received a reward were full of envy.
Titles play such an important role in the Qin Dynasty that no Qin person can ignore the temptation brought by titles.
Not even Zhao Shu can do it.
The reason why he was not afraid of death and bravely joined the army was because he was familiar with Qin law and knew that in the Qin Dynasty, only titles obtained by military merit would be looked upon highly.
After returning to the camp, Zhao Shu unscrewed the water bag and took a sip. There was a solemn look in her eyes. She was keenly aware of the strangeness of this reward.
The Qin army rarely awarded rewards before the war was over. Especially for low-level titles, they were usually sent back to the original address to verify the reward.
Except for the first time Shang Yang organized a new army and defeated Wei.
After that, every reward for breaking the rules must have a special meaning.
Zhao Shu realized that Yang Duanhe's move was just to stabilize the morale of the army, so he led his army to attack Handan.
Although he didn't know much about the overall situation, from the limited information he received, Zhao Shu was able to conclude that Yang Duanhe would not go north.
Because Li Mu at Jingxingguan has not been replaced by anyone else. Li Mu is a famous general of the Zhao State, and his army is the elite of the Zhao State. Moreover, Li Mu has commanded this army for many years and has a deep prestige.
Even though Wang Jian led the Qin army to confront each other, at this moment Yang Duan and Ruo went north to encircle Li Mu, which would have little impact on the overall situation.
Only moving south to Handan would have a fatal impact on the war situation.
Based on all the scraps of information, Zhao Shu realized that Yang Duanhe was most likely heading south to Handan.
Especially when the reward from the King of Qin was received, it was obvious that the various ministries responded and the people sent by the imperial court to take over Wu'an City arrived.
At this time, Yang Duanhe no longer had any worries.
Sure enough, after a full meal, the Huotou Army began to distribute dry food and poor and scarce salt.
The lieutenant generals filled their water bags, replaced their worn weapons, and left Wu'an City.
This time, Yang Duanhe only brought an army of 60,000, leaving Wang Ben with only 10,000 elite troops in Wu'an.
Thirty thousand cavalry were dispatched.
Xin Sheng served as the cavalry commander and escorted the Chinese army forward. In addition to leaving behind 10,000 infantry, the remaining dead soldiers battalion, equipment battalion and infantry all followed Yang Duan and went south.
"drive!"
Zhao Shu led his cavalry as the vanguard to clear the way for the Chinese army. This time, Yang Duanhe ordered General Pi, Li Ji, to lead three thousand cavalry to open roads across mountains and build bridges across rivers.
Among them, Zhao Shu's song happened to be among them. Zhao Shu still liked the job of being the vanguard of the army.
Most of the cavalry under his command were new recruits who were not proficient in riding skills. As a vanguard army marching quickly, they could train this awareness.
When the cavalry went out, the ground shook and the mountains shook, and dust flew up on the official road.
"drive!"
Zhao Shu's horse galloped forward, his expression a little ugly. There was still a huge gap between the riding skills trained in the army and this kind of trekking.
Especially the uneven road, the galloping horses, the huge bumps, which would make people want to vomit, and the friction between the sides of the thighs and the bottom of the buttocks, the intense pain constantly impacted Zhao Shu.
However, in the military, there are orders and prohibitions.
No matter how uncomfortable he was, he couldn't stop. He could only endure the pain and grit his teeth and persevere.
Seeing that the cavalry under his command were not as good as him, Zhao Shu shouted: "Brothers, please follow us. Don't leave the army. Just hold on and we can set up camp..."
He knew in his heart that war is very indifferent. Usually soldiers are very enthusiastic and don't care about certain things. However, when military orders are issued, if they fail to do so, they will be miserable.
In the army, superiors have the right to execute subordinates at any time. Zhao Shu was not familiar with Li Ji, and he did not want to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys.