Chapter 54: Your Majesty, Zhao Shu is a native of the old Qin Dynasty, a person from your Majesty.
"Your Majesty, I also support what Tingwei said. Qin and Zhao are in a national war, not mortal enemies. Each of the armies and generals is his own master. There is no need to vent his anger!"
At this moment, Wei Liao also said that once he angers Yan Ju, the letter he just captured will be unstable, which is not conducive to Great Qin's strategy.
"Don't worry, my two dear friends, I will not anger Yan Ju and others, but will reward them. I have also heard about the purchase of horse bones for thousands of gold."
Ying Zheng pressed his fingers lightly on the desk. After a while, Ying Zheng looked at the two of them and said, "This Zhao Shu has repeatedly made military exploits. Should he be rewarded?"
"Your Majesty, I think this is not allowed!" Wei Liao shook his head, his eyes full of solemnity: "Yang Duanhe asked for orders before, and he has already awarded a reward once to stabilize the morale of the army, but now he can no longer continue to reward him."
"Otherwise, the morale of the army will be in chaos. I thought that all rewards would be given after the war in Zhao Kingdom is over."
"Your Majesty, I agree with Guo Wei's opinion. No matter how outstanding Zhao Shu is, he cannot change the rules of the army."
At this moment, Li Si also spoke decisively. He knew that the consequences of violating the rules would be to be punished by the rules.
For the sake of Da Qin and Zhao Shu, this evil example must not be repeated.
"Hahaha, I heard that Zhao Shu belongs to Tingwei, why don't Tingwei fight for him?" Ying Zheng smiled brightly, and Li Si broke into a cold sweat.
At this moment, he was really frightened.
However, for Li Si, he has seen many such scenes, so he is naturally very familiar with them, and he can get through them as long as he is cautious.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Shu is only promoted by the minister, not the retainer of the minister. He is from Lao Qin and belongs to the king."
Li Si's tone was firm, and he spoke word by word towards Ying Zheng: "Back in the Lishan Mausoleum District, Shaofu Zhang Han mentioned this person, so I paid more attention to him, and then gave him a blessing."
"Obviously, Zhao Shu seized this opportunity. This is also his luck. It has nothing to do with me."
Ying Zheng smiled. The reason given by Li Si was very reasonable, and he did not pursue it. When Zhao Shu emerged, he naturally investigated Zhao Shu's details thoroughly.
"Wei Ting plans to write a reply and agree to Yang Duanhe's request."
"promise."
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Xindu.
In the shogunate, Yang Duanhe and Xin Sheng were both somewhat silent. Naturally, they knew that going south at this moment was in the best interest of the Qin Dynasty.
However, Xindu was not occupied by force, but Yan Ju led his army to surrender. This caused Xindu to have a huge problem and needed a strong general to guard it.
"General Xin Sheng, who do you think is suitable to guard Xin Sheng?" Yang Duanhe posed this problem to Xin Sheng, and said in a solemn tone: "And in this Xindu, how many soldiers should we leave to defend the city?"
Both of them knew that this was a difficult point. If there were too many soldiers left, it would be meaningless for them to go south to Handan.
Especially in the storming of Wu'an, the army suffered heavy losses. The imperial court did not replenish the number of soldiers. Some of them were left to guard Wu'an, and now Xindu has left another part. The army they used to attack Handan will become less and less.
"General, the number of our troops is too small. Subtracting the dead soldiers and those who lack fighting strength, by the time our army reaches Handan, we may not even have 50,000 troops."
Xin Sheng frowned. He also realized the difficulty of this matter and couldn't help but said to Yang Duanhe: "General, do you want to ask the king to continue sending troops?"
"No, continuing to mobilize troops will lead to emptiness in the country. Now that Wei and Chu are here, once the country is empty, troubles will occur frequently."
Yang Duanhe shook his head. He knew in his heart that even if he asked for help, he would not be able to catch up. Encircling Handan now was the key.
"The key now is to guard Xindu. We need a man with both civil and military skills. We don't need many guards."
"I plan to leave three thousand soldiers and infantry here, and five hundred cavalry to defend the city. I just want to choose this commander..."
Hearing this, Xin Sheng's heart moved. He knew in his heart that he and Yang Duanhe could not stay. Now the candidate for guard could only be chosen among others.
"General, Li Ji should be able to do it!" A flash of light flashed in Xin Sheng's eyes. In his opinion, apart from the two of them, Li Ji was naturally the most suitable.
Xin Sheng valued Zhao Shu, but Zhao Shu's qualifications were too short to convince the generals. Guarding one side was a thought that the generals could not give up.
"Li Ji is suitable, but we need a man with both civil and military skills in Xindu. To regain the people's support, we also need the Zhao army from the local Jingxing Pass southward."
Yang Duanhe shook his head. He thought Li Ji couldn't do this: "Xin Sheng, what do you think about putting Zhao Shu in Xindu?"
"Xindu persuaded him to surrender, which is enough to prove that Zhao Shu is not only good at conquering, but also a strategist. As for guarding Xin, he should be more than enough!"
"Zhao Shuzhi is talented enough to guard Xindu, but Zhao Shu is only a captain of thousands, and his title is only a public servant. I'm afraid the army will not accept it!"
Xin Sheng also believed that Zhao Shu was a good candidate, but he had to consider the actual situation.
"The safety of Xindu is related to the success or failure of our army's capture of Handan. This matter has been decided in this way."
Yang Duanhe looked solemnly and said to Xin Sheng: "Instruct the army to bury the pot and make rice, and then set off immediately."
"At the same time, you go personally and find Li Ji and Zhao Shu. I will arrange some things and give you a few pointers."
"promise."
Nodding in agreement, Xin Sheng also smiled in his heart. Among the Qin army, the last person who made his military career so smooth was Li Xin, and the next one was Wu'an Jun Bai Qi.
Zhao Shu is destined to become a star among the elite men of Great Qin.
Yang Duanhe had no other choice. He knew very well that leaving other generals behind would require guarding more soldiers.
If the number of troops guarding Xindu increases, it will inevitably affect the number of troops heading south and reduce the combat effectiveness of the main force of the army.
This is unacceptable to Yang Duanhe and Xin Sheng.
Therefore, it was the lesser of the two powers to harm each other, and it became a helpless choice for Xin Sheng to guard Xindu.
"Zhao Shu, the general is looking for you!" Xin Sheng came over and said to Zhao Shu who was training.
"The last general has met the general!" Zhao Shu stopped training, walked over, saluted Xin Sheng, and said.
Nodding, Xin Sheng waved his hand and said, "Go quickly, I still need to find Li Ji."
"promise."
A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Shu walked into the shogunate and said to Yang Duanhe: "The last general, Zhao Shu, has met the general!"
"Here we are, waiting." Yang Duanhe smiled, he was not in a hurry.
"promise."
A moment later, Li Ji and Xin Sheng arrived. After greeting each other, Yang Duanhe said, "Li Ji, if I ask you to guard Xindu, how many soldiers will you need?"
Li Ji thought for a moment and then spoke solemnly: "General, I will need 10,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry."