Chapter 89: Accumulate strength! Mother's birthday!

Zhao Feng naturally understood that the strategy of the Prisoner Army in the later period would inevitably become the trend of the Qin Dynasty. He proposed first that if the Prisoner Army made meritorious service in the future, he would be the first! ! !

Seeing Zhao Feng looking so serious.

Meng Yi and Li Teng were both very surprised.

The other generals in the hall were also very surprised and surprised by Zhao Feng's statement.

It has been said that reducing soldiers and reorganizing them is extremely difficult, and it can even be said that it is impossible to form combat power.

"General Zhao, are you serious?" Meng Yi asked in surprise.

"Go back to the county guard, I will take it seriously."

"If it is possible to reduce the soldiers and reorganize them, our Great Qin will be able to obtain a steady stream of fresh troops to serve our Great Qin in the future."

"This matter is worth exploring." Zhao Feng replied with a serious face.

"Do you know how serious this matter is?"

"If there really is a mutiny by surrendering soldiers or a rebellion by the military, this would be a serious crime." Li Teng said seriously.

"The last general is willing to issue a military order and give the last general 20,000 soldiers as pioneers."

"If there is a mutiny or a rebellion in the military, I will be willing to bear the responsibility." Zhao Feng bowed and clasped his fists and said very firmly.

Others see the surrender of the soldiers as a hot potato, but for Zhao Feng, who knows the history, as long as the surrender of the soldiers is well trained, reorganized and given hope, they can still fight for Qin. More importantly, Zhao Feng also You can secretly recruit your own dead soldiers while surrendering soldiers.

Looking at Zhao Feng who was still determined.

Li Teng couldn't help but look at Meng Yi with a helpless expression.

"General Lee."

"I think General Zhao may really have a way to change the reduction of soldiers and reorganize their combat strength."

"Why not, give him a chance?" Meng Yi smiled and said to Li Teng.

"But does this matter need to be reported to the king?" Li Teng looked hesitant.

In the past, the soldiers who were demoted were directly demoted to slaves. If there was a war, they were directly forced to the battlefield to be used as cannon fodder. However, there had never been any reorganization.

"After I came to Yingchuan, the king already gave me an explanation."

"The soldiers who have been surrendered can be assigned to me for use."

"Since General Zhao is determined, let him give it a try. If it doesn't work, we can suppress it with the army."

"This matter."

"I will make the decision for General Li." Meng Yi smiled slightly.

Then he looked at Zhao Feng: "I will give General Zhao 30,000 soldiers. No matter how you train or reorganize, General Li will not interfere, but General Zhao must remember the battle of Changping."

Under words.

The meaning is very clear.

In the battle of Changping, more than 400,000 Zhao soldiers were captured.

Why not reorganize?

Why slaughter them all?

After all, the reduced soldiers cannot be reorganized, let alone used for one's own purposes.

Keeping them as slaves is too much and consumes the treasury.

Letting them go would not harm the State of Zhao.

If there had been other choices, Zhao's 400,000 surrendered soldiers would not have died.

"Please rest assured, Sheriff Meng."

"The general will understand." Zhao Feng replied immediately.

"General Lee."

"The war has been decided, and the imperial court's rewards have also come down."

"You'd better go ahead and reintegrate the army." Meng Yi smiled and said to Li Teng again.

"good."

Li Teng nodded.

The battle to destroy Korea.

It seemed like a good victory, but many warriors were killed in the battle, and many warriors had to retire and return home because of their disabilities.

And these elite soldiers are not just ordinary soldiers, but also officers, and even military princes, captains, and generals.

The gap caused by the officers killed in battle must be filled from the elite soldiers who have made meritorious service, and then the battalions can be reorganized to form combat strength.

After the new soldiers arrive, the soldiers will be replenished.

Time passed gradually.

The day passed like this.

Inside the military camp in the city.

The meeting hall.

Zhao Feng was sitting in the main seat, and there were five generals and ten captains standing in the hall.

Among the five thousand generals.

The person Zhao Feng is most familiar with is naturally Zhang Han, and the other person is Chen Tao.

Before, Chen Tao was Zhao Feng's superior, but now he has become Zhao Feng's subordinate.

perhaps.

This feeling was extremely unpleasant for Chen Tao, but there was nothing he could do about it.

original.

Before Zhao Feng accomplished the feat of capturing the king, perhaps Zhao Feng's biggest promotion title would have been Ten Thousand Generals, which was promoted to the second level. After all, this was how he was rewarded for his ability to break the city.

As a general, Chen Tao also enjoys this merit.

But after he succeeded in capturing the king, Chen Tao's position as deputy general was no longer available. It was equivalent to Zhao Feng squeezing Chen Tao's position as deputy general based on his military exploits.

In the Great Qin Army, everything is based on strength.

As for the ten captains, Zhao Feng was familiar with four of them, and he also knew Liu Wu, who was also a captain before.

Perhaps in the hearts of Chen Tao and Liu Wu, now that Zhao Feng has become their immediate superior, they are also very uneasy.

"See General Zhao."

The generals bowed and bowed to Zhao Feng.

"Generals, please take your seats."

Zhao Feng smiled slightly and waved his hand.

"Thank you, General Zhao."

The generals bowed and sat on both sides in rows according to their official ranks.

"In one day of reorganization, the five 10,000 general battalions under my command were also reorganized into an army. Each of the 10,000 general battalions now has about 7,400 troops. The troops are temporarily lacking and the military system is incomplete. However, after the new year, new soldiers will join the army. The camp can solve this problem," Zhao Feng said slowly.

"General."

"Now that the war has been decided, the lack of troops is no problem. I wonder when we will leave for Weicheng?" Zhang Han asked with a smile.

"When do you think we should set off?" Zhao Feng did not make a direct decision, but looked at several generals.

"Everything depends on the general's order." The other four generals replied in unison.

"The army needs food and grass to set off. It takes five days for Weicheng to be away from Xinzheng Cavalry, and it will take half a month for our army to move camp."

"And there are 30,000 surrendered soldiers accompanying us, so it will take even longer."

"In that case, we will set off tomorrow." Zhao Feng thought for a while and said.

"General Zhao."

"I think."

"The reorganization of the surrendered soldiers can be discussed later."

"Our army has less than 50,000 troops. If these 30,000 people mutinied, the consequences would be disastrous."

"Even if we take care of them in Weicheng, the subsequent reorganization will inevitably have a lot of waves." A general stood up and said very seriously.

"I second the proposal."

"The danger of surrendered soldiers is not only known to the Qin army, but also known to the world." Another deputy general stood up.

"I second the motion."

Except Zhang Han, all four deputy generals under Zhao Feng stood up to persuade him.

In their opinion.

No.

Or in the opinion of all the generals of the army, Zhao Feng's plan to reorganize the surrendered soldiers is a stupid move, which is looking for trouble.

Looking at the four people in front of him.

Zhao Feng smiled slightly: "General Chen, won't you introduce these three generals to me?"

"I am Zhao Tuo."

"I am Wu Yue."

"I am Qi Sheng."

Before Chen Tao opened his mouth, the three generals introduced themselves.

"Zhao Tuo?"

Hearing this name.

Zhao Feng instantly fell on this warrior who called himself Zhao Tuo, and his heart was a little strange.

"King Wu of Nanyue, Zhao Tuo."

"The Zhao Tuo who occupied the Qin Dynasty's 500,000 troops and established his own side, the Zhao Tuo who experienced the Qin and Han Dynasties."

"This guy is actually under my command now."

Looking at Zhao Tuo in front of him, Zhao Feng had an indescribable feeling.

This guy.

I have to say that he is a clever man.

In the late Qin Dynasty.

Qin was about to fall, and Zhao Tuo had been watching. After the fall of Qin, he was even more happy to see the complete independence.

"King Wu of Nanyue, guarding Baiyue and finally establishing his own country, this is a good job."

"After Qin conquers the six countries, I will ask for the order to guard Baiyue."

"Then wait for the changes in Shenzhou until the end of Qin, and then lead the guarding army to the north and take over Shenzhou."

The moment he heard Zhao Tuo's name.

Zhao Feng made a plan for his future in an instant.

Because the job of guarding Baiyue is really too good, it is too suitable for sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight in the future.

As for whether there will be a chance to seek this job of guarding Baiyue in the future.

This Zhao Tuo is under his command, can he still rob himself?

Funny!

"The generals' opinions are indeed reasonable." Zhao Feng said slowly.

Hearing this.

All the generals looked at Zhao Feng expectantly.

But Zhao Feng changed his tone: "Everyone thinks that the surrendered soldiers cannot be reorganized, they will become a burden, or even a defector army that will harm the entire army, but I don't believe it, because the surrendered soldiers of Han we captured now are different from the surrendered soldiers of any country in the past."

"In the past, the surrendered soldiers all had their motherlands to exist, and they all had their reliance in their motherlands, so naturally they could not serve our Great Qin wholeheartedly."

"But now it's different."

"Han has perished, and Han has become the Yingchuan County of our Great Qin, and millions of Han people have become the people of our Great Qin."

"The families of these surrendered soldiers are already Qin people."

"If they dare to turn against us in battle! If they Dare to create chaos! Aren't they afraid that the laws of our Great Qin will implicate their families? "

"Generals."

"This reorganization is related to the future military strength of our Great Qin. The Great Qin is determined to rule the world and unify the world."

"Although our Great Qin is strong, it also needs to absorb the power of other countries to become stronger and stronger."

"Reorganizing the surrendered soldiers into an army is an innovative move. I promise here that if an uncontrollable situation really occurs, I, Zhao Feng, will take responsibility and will never implicate you."

"But if the surrendered soldiers are reorganized into an army with combat power, all generals will fully cooperate. This is the credit of all generals."

Zhao Feng said loudly to everyone in the hall.

Hearing Zhao Feng's words.

The generals in the hall couldn't help but think.

"The people of Han have become Qin people, and the families of the surrendered soldiers of Han are also Qin people."

"They have lost their motherland."

"It seems to be true."

Many generals couldn't help but think.

"General, what you said makes sense."

"I will follow you with all my strength."

Zhang Han immediately bowed.

"I will follow you with all my strength."

Several of Zhao Feng's men immediately echoed.

Seeing this.

And Zhao Feng's words had already reached such a point, naturally any persuasion was useless, and Zhao Feng's words did move many generals.

"I will follow you."

The generals in the hall expressed their opinions one after another.

"We will set off for Weicheng tomorrow, and you generals can go back and make arrangements for the time being."

"As for the matter of food and grass, I have already reported to the commander of the Central Army, and there will be food and grass with the army." Zhao Feng said to the generals.

"I will take my leave."

Hearing this.

The generals retreated one after another.

In the blink of an eye.

More than a dozen generals retreated.

But Zhao Feng did not leave immediately, but sat in his original position.

Not long after.

A man wearing the uniform of the Qin Bing Huotou Army came to Zhao Feng.

"Slave Han is happy to see your Lord."

The visitor knelt in front of Zhao Biao, very respectfully.

This person.

It was Han Xi, the chief eunuch who Zhao Feng rescued in the Han palace that day.

"Get up."

Zhao Feng smiled slightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Han Xi replied respectfully.

Then he bowed and stood aside, not daring to cross the line at all.

For Han Xi.

Zhao Feng saved his life.

Just the thousands of people in the palace.

No matter they were eunuchs, maids, or even concubines, they were all destined to be demoted to slavery.

Entered into slavery.

It is given to those who have meritorious service, even if they kill slaves, they will not be punished by the law.

Han Xi, a eunuch in his forties, was not as strong as others. If he was really taken away as a slave, the consequences would be death.

"My lord."

"This period of time, the slaves have been searching in Xinzheng according to your instructions, and have already recruited many people."

"My servant will give you a detailed report." Han Xi said respectfully.

"You can wait until they all arrive." Zhao Feng said slowly, very calmly.

"No." Han Xi nodded respectfully and then fell silent.

After a while.

Zhang Han and Wei Quan, who had just left, returned again.

After arriving.

They immediately closed the door of the palace and left their confidants to guard it so that outsiders could not get close.

"See your Lord."

As soon as the five people arrived, they immediately bowed excitedly to Zhao Feng.

"Everyone, take a seat."

Zhao Feng smiled slightly.

"Thank you, Lord."

The five people stood up immediately and stood in front of Zhao Feng without sitting down.

"Say it."

"How is the recruitment going?" Zhao Feng looked at Han Xi and said.

"promise."

Han Xi responded respectfully.

Then he said: "This time, the slaves recruited secretly and found old hands among the people. They secretly collected 300 boys and girls aged around ten years old, as well as the elite guards who had retired from the original Han Palace. There were fifty-eight people in total. , we also collected 26 blacksmith slaves, 18 winemakers, and 13 carpenters.”

Hear this number.

Zhao Feng nodded with satisfaction: "Han Xi, you did a good job. Originally, I only wanted you to collect about two hundred boys and girls, but I didn't expect you to collect three hundred people."

"My lord."

"Now the war in Korea has just ended. Due to the war, there are displaced people everywhere. Let alone looking for three hundred, if the master needs more slaves, he can also find them."

"It seems like we are taking these children away, but in fact we are saving their lives." Han Xi sighed.

"Why so pessimistic?"

"Now Han has become Yingchuan County, and Da Qin has also sent capable ministers to serve as county guards. Yingchuan will soon be settled." Zhao Feng asked in surprise.

"My lord."

"This slave has been serving King Han, so she naturally knows something about the situation."

"Over the years, the King of Han has spent countless gold and silver in order to protect the country from Qin in the past and Zhao in the future, and these were all looted from the people."

"The taxes of the people of Yingchuan have been collected for several years. Winter is about to come here. I don't know how many people are going to starve to death, and I don't know how many people are going to freeze to death."

"Before the war, countless people died of starvation and freezing, let alone now." Han Xi sighed, his face filled with sadness.

Although he is an eunuch, he is also a man who has subjugated his country.

But maybe there is kindness in my heart, and I can’t help but feel sad when I think of the future scene.

Through the words of Han Xi.

Zhao Feng also thought of this scene.

In the ice and snow.

Deaths from starvation were everywhere, countless bones were frozen to death, and the world was in a miserable state.

Their deaths were more painful than the war.

"well."

Zhao Feng sighed: "Now my ability is limited, it is impossible to save so many people, and there are hundreds of people now. The target is already huge, and I can't recruit anymore for the time being, otherwise it will definitely cause disaster."

"but."

"After arriving in Weicheng, we can recruit again. I can only do my best to recruit people."

"Others can only depend on the court's actions. I believe King Qin will not sit idly by."

Hear the words.

Han Xi knelt on the ground and bowed his head: "The Lord is kind and virtuous, and I swear to the death to do so."

"I am not benevolent, I just do what everyone needs."

Zhao Feng waved his hand and rejected this so-called title of benevolence.

The reason for recruitment is all for future planning, and he may not be able to live up to this reputation of benevolence.

He knows exactly where and what responsibility lies.

Now he is just a mere deputy general of the Qin Army. What does it mean to look at the state of eyes and the world?

If he were the king of a country, he would seek a way out for his people, but he is not.

"You all heard what Han Xi said."

"Zhang Han."

Zhao Feng spoke again.

"Please give me your orders, my lord." Zhang Han said immediately.

"Secretly arrange these recruited people to join the army and take them to Weicheng together." Zhao Feng said in a deep voice.

"There are only a few hundred people, it's very simple."

"My subordinates arranged them into the team escorting the baggage, and all of them were arranged as close associates of our former captain camp." Zhang Han said.

"Just look at the arrangements." Zhao Feng nodded.

Just a few hundred people.

Even if he is discovered, it won't be a big deal. This is equivalent to being a slave.

"Brother Wei."

Zhao Feng looked at Wei Quan again.

"My Lord."

"Now that I have pledged my loyalty, I cannot call you my elder brother." Wei Quan's face changed and he immediately said in panic.

Seeing this scene.

Zhao Feng also felt a strange feeling that he had never felt before, but when the words came to his lips, Zhao Feng did not say anything else.

"Now that I have been promoted to deputy general, I can have 100 personal guards."

"Select 100 loyal and reliable warriors from my old brothers in the Duwei Camp as my personal guards." Zhao Feng said.

Under military regulations.

Only the main general can have personal guards, and can have five small camps of 100 generals, with a total of 500 people.

The deputy general does not have such qualifications.

But Zhao Feng, the deputy general, is not an ordinary deputy general, but a deputy general with a tenth-level title.

Title regulations.

Zuo Shuchang can have 100 private soldiers.

In the army, they can be called personal guards.

This was still told by Li Teng. Although it did not conform to military regulations, it was also a favor from the king to the meritorious title.

"I obey your orders." Wei Quan obeyed respectfully.

"Tell me about the promotion of the brothers below the rank of Duwei in the army." Zhao Feng looked at Luo Hua again.

Zhao Feng knew everything about those above the rank of Duwei.

Those below the rank of Duwei were directly reported to the Central Army Sima, and then promoted. Zhao Feng was naturally not very clear.

"My Lord."

"This time in the battle to break through the Han capital, it was the Lord who led the brothers to break through the city gate first, and we were the first to make the first contribution. Later, it was our Duwei Camp that captured the King of Han, which was also a great contribution."

"Our former Duwei Camp was also the Duwei Camp that received the most promotion in the entire army."

"Nine people were awarded the title of Junhou, fifteen people were awarded the title of Wubaizhu, and a full eighty-nine people were awarded the title of Baijiang."

"Of course, many military merits who were not promoted to official positions were also successfully promoted to a higher rank." Luo Hua said excitedly, and his eyes were fanatically looking at Zhao Feng.

He naturally understood.

Why their Duwei Camp could get so many people promoted, everything was due to Zhao Feng's strong and brave strength.

"We are all brothers from the same captain's camp, so don't lose contact in the future." Zhao Feng said to everyone with deep meaning.

"Please rest assured, my lord."

Everyone replied immediately.

"Han Xi."

Zhao Feng looked at Han Xi again.

"I'm here." Han Xi immediately bowed and replied.

"Do you know Weicheng?" Zhao Feng asked.

"I've been to Weicheng once with King Han." Han Xi replied.

"Then do you know any hidden places in Weicheng? It's best to be far away from people." Zhao Feng said.

"My lord."

"Such places are easy to find." Han Xi replied immediately.

"Very good."

Zhao Feng nodded with satisfaction: "Find a few hidden places for me, and use them as places for me to train those death warriors in the future."

"I obey your orders." Han Xi nodded immediately.

"My lord."

"I have a question, which may be a bit disobedient." Zhang Han said at this time with some hesitation.

"Speak."

Zhao Feng looked at Zhang Han.

"Now the master has been promoted to deputy general. Although he is not the highest official, he is also in a high position in the army. I wonder why he trains death warriors?"

"These are taboos. If they are discovered and reported to the court, the master will be in great trouble." Zhang Han said with a worried look.

Hearing this!

Others couldn't help but tense up.

Keeping death warriors is indeed a taboo for officials.

Although there is no law to restrict it, once it is discovered, it will be suspected of having a rebellious heart.

Although Zhao Feng is not the only one who keeps death warriors in captivity, looking around the world, there are definitely many people who have power and keep death warriors in captivity.

In the Qin State, death warriors have a unique name, called doormen.

When the doormen of Qin State were at their peak, it was Lü Buwei, who kept 3,000 doormen in his mansion.

After that.

It was Lao Ai.

Taking advantage of the favor of Queen Mother Zhao Ji, he was granted the title of Marquis of Changxin. After establishing his government, he kept thousands of retainers in captivity. In the end, these retainers became the capital for his rebellion.

It was from then on.

The King of Qin took power and issued an edict to establish laws. All officials of the Qin Dynasty were not allowed to keep retainers in captivity. Once discovered, they would be severely punished.

Since then, the trend of keeping retainers in captivity has been less common.

But those powerful people are also keeping retainers in captivity in secret, but not many, and not so blatant.

"I keep retainers in captivity just for the future."

"And after the real captivity begins, I can see clearly whether the retainers are loyal or not."

"You don't need to worry about leaks."

"Even you, I can see through it."

Zhao Feng said slowly.

What will the future look like.

No one in this world knows, but Zhao Feng is familiar with history and he knows it clearly.

In the future, the Qin Dynasty will end and the Qin Dynasty will perish.

If he said it now, no one would dare to believe it.

And there is no need for Zhao Feng to say it.

"See loyalty clearly?"

Everyone immediately heard the deep meaning of Zhao Feng's words.

See loyalty clearly.

What kind of power is this?

However, thinking of the skills Zhao Feng gave them, and the summoning of things out of thin air, they were even more awed in their hearts.

"I understand."

Zhang Han immediately bowed.

"Okay."

"These things are settled like this for now, you all go down and prepare." Zhao Feng said to everyone.

"Yes."

Everyone respectfully accepted the order, and then slowly retreated.

After everyone left.

Zhao Feng slowly walked out of the hall.

It was already night.

There are hundreds of sharp soldiers on duty outside the palace.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, casting a faint moonlight.

"Today is my mother's birthday. I wonder how my mother and sister are doing."

"I have been away from home for almost eleven months."

"When I was in the logistics army, I thought I would retire and return home after two years. I never thought I would transfer to the main battle camp, let alone reach the current position of Qin's deputy general."

"Maybe even my mother and others will not believe it when they hear it."

"I don't know when I can go home to see it."

"Since I was born, this is the first time I haven't celebrated my mother's birthday with my sister."

Zhao Feng looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and a kind of longing appeared on his face.

Unconsciously.

He has been away from home for almost a year. Unconsciously, he has arrived at the main battle camp, and even more unconsciously, he has become the deputy general of the Qin Dynasty with his military exploits.

If these news are passed back to the village, I am afraid it will cause surprise to the villagers in the whole village.

Looking at the bright moon.

Zhao Feng could feel that perhaps his mother and sister were watching him at this moment.

Turning his eyes, he saw Sha Village!

Under the moonlight.

Zhao's mother and daughter were sitting in the yard, Zhao was mending clothes, and Zhao Ying was grinding herbs.

"Mom."

"I told you I'll come down to mend clothes, you should go in and rest quickly."

"Today is your birthday, and I've shown you my cooking skills for dinner. Although it's not as delicious as your brother's, it's not bad. Now you should sleep well and rest well."

Looking at her mother who was mending non-stop, Zhao Ying said gently.

"Okay, okay."

"Mom knows Ying'er is filial."

"But mom really can't sleep."

Zhao put down her clothes and smiled kindly at Zhao Ying.

"Mom."

"You are already weak, and if you don't go to rest so late now, your body will not be able to bear it." Zhao Ying said with concern.

"Mom is not that weak."

"It's just that mom is thinking about your brother."

Zhao smiled slightly and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

"You just turned sixteen not long ago. Mother always celebrates your birthdays, and your brother always comes up with different ways to make mother happy on her birthday."

"This time it's mother's birthday, but your brother is not by her side." Zhao said with a look of longing and worry.

"Mother."

"As long as another year passes, brother will be back."

"Then our family can still live together." Zhao Ying said with a smile.

"Yes."

Zhao nodded, her eyes full of longing: "When your brother comes back, our family will live together forever."

Just as the mother and daughter were talking.

Outside the yard.

A figure slowly walked over.

Zhao Ying heard the noise, looked over, and immediately stood up and shouted: "Grandpa Wu, why are you here so late?"

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