Zhao Jun's camp, the lights in the tent are bright.

The main generals of the Zhao army gathered here, standing on both sides, arranged according to their positions.

The main personnel include Li Zuoche, Du Zhen, Gong Zhi, Zhuo Zhongkai, Meng Tong, Wen Shidi, Lu Tian, Yang Fu, Xu Zhong and others. Ouyang Ling is also among them, ranking at the back.

Zhao Xie sat in the coach's position, and Chen Yu sat next to him.

For military generals, their duty in combat is to obey the commander's orders and complete the tasks assigned by the commander.

The crowd listened to Li Zuoche's narration, and some people thought that coach Chen Yu should not make such a mistake; There are quite a few people who believe that Chen Yu was also bent on destroying the Han army, so he led the whole army to battle.

At this time, Yu Wei walked into the account.

"Report to the king, there are 32,152 people who have been killed and seriously injured in our army and have not returned, and 8,306 people are wounded."

After the army returned, Zhao Xie ordered Yu Wei to count the casualties.

Hearing such casualty figures, Zhao Xie, who had already placed himself in the role of King Zhao, was extremely painful.

In ancient times, the population was sparse, and the total population during the Warring States Period was only more than 20 million, and in the early days of Qin's unification of the Six Kingdoms, it rose to 30 million.

In ancient agrarian societies, population was the most valuable resource and the most important productive force.

Because of the memory of the original owner of the body, Zhao Xie learned that the total population of Zhao during this period was only 2.07 million. During the Warring States period, the population of Zhao was 3 million to 3.5 million, but the territory of Zhao during the Chu and Han dynasties was much smaller, missing the Dai State and the eastern Wei State.

Because of Chen Yu's mistakes, the total population was reduced by 1.54% in just one day, and he is the adult man with the strongest ability to work, which is a huge loss.

"The general did not listen to the edict of the widow and insisted on going his own way, losing more than 30,000 people in one day, which is a very, very serious mistake!"

Zhao Xie's tone was very heavy, full of anger, this is real anger. Of course, he did not completely lose his mind in anger, and wanted to take the opportunity to attack Chen Yu's prestige.

Chen Yu made a major mistake, which is a good opportunity, and we should make good use of it as much as possible.

As Li Zuoche said in his account just now, the losses of the Han army were definitely less than 10,000, and all the generals in today's battle situation have personally experienced and witnessed it, and they recognize this number.

The difference in the proportion of casualties is so large, and it can of course be said that it is a mistake to fight such an extremely uneconomical battle.

Although Chen Yu was helpless, he did not feel guilty, he defended: "The king, the minister is dedicated to the Zhao State, in order to defeat the Han army that dares to invade the Zhao State. ”

Some generals thought that Chen Yu had indeed made a mistake, but a considerable number of generals agreed with the general's explanation, and as for King Zhao's edict, there were many cases of "generals are outside, and the king's orders are not subject to it", which is not a big problem.

The only thing in common is that everyone is playing depressed today.

Zhao Xie said to Wei: "Tell me, what happened in the camp during the day. ”

"No"

Yu Wei told the story of what happened after the departure of the army.

When it came to the sudden appearance of the king, everyone was very curious, why did the king come to the camp when he was in the capital?

When it was said that the king ordered someone to monitor the calf village, the generals were even more puzzled.

When it was said that the Han army rushed down the mountain from Baoqizhai Mountain, the generals admired the king of Zhao and could detect in advance that there was something strange there.

When it came to the battle with the Han army, everyone applauded it.

Finally, when King Zhao ordered people to search for the calf village and find 2,000 Han army flags, the generals fully understood that the corpses of the Han army and a large number of military flags on both sides of the entrance of the camp came from this way.

Telling the matter in public highlights the seriousness of Chen Yu's mistakes.

After Yu Wei finished speaking, Li Zuoche couldn't help it, and said: "I have repeatedly advised the general before, Han Xin is cunning, but the general just didn't listen, and insisted on leading the army out of the nest, if it wasn't for the king arriving in time, the camp would have already fallen into the hands of the Han army." ”

These words came from his heart, and were not arranged by King Zhao in advance.

Of course, it is better to have Li Zuo Station come out, Zhao Xie said: "Generals, you all know very well that today our army has been unable to attack on the bank of the Mianman River for a long time, with heavy casualties, and the morale of the soldiers is getting lower and lower. What would happen if the battalion had changed hands, and 2,000 flags had been planted all over the battalion, and the soldiers had seen it again when they returned? ”

The scene was quiet for a while, Zhao Xie looked around at the generals, many generals were thinking, and Chen Yu bowed his head and was silent, because he couldn't quibble at all.

Li Zuoche broke the silence and said loudly: "It is very likely to cause the morale of the whole army to collapse, and if the Han army pursues from behind, the soldiers will flee or surrender." This is where Han Xin's soldiers are clever. ”

Most generals agree with this statement.

Among the generals, dissatisfaction with Chen Yu began to permeate.

Zhao Xie said sharply: "This is a mistake that will lead to the annihilation of the whole army, and it is very fatal. He then said to the generals: "Generals, Cheng Anjun, as the commander, has made this kind of mistake. Tell me about it, do you want to be responsible for this? ”

He cares a lot about the opinions of the generals, and the more people agree, the better.

Li Zuoche first said: "I think we should be responsible for this!" ”

Other generals spoke one after another, and more than half of them believed that they should be held responsible.

At this time, Chen Yu's face was very ugly, and he couldn't admit his mistake anymore, he stomped his feet vigorously and said, "Hey... It's all to blame for not being aware for a while, and falling for Han Xin's tricks. ”

Zhao Xie made a regretful expression and said: "Cheng Anjun, you support the widow to become the monarch of Zhao State, without you, there will be no Zhao State, and you will work hard." But the mistake you have made is so great that if you are not temporarily removed from your post as commander-in-chief of the three armies, how can you serve the people? Give the talisman to the widow first. ”

With that, he stretched out his right hand in front of Chen Yu and spread his palm.

He prefers to wipe Chen Yu off, but according to the current situation, it is impossible, Zhao Guo has always been Chen Yu's army, and more than half of the generals have been promoted by him, and it would be very good if he could deprive him of the position of general.

Chen Yu hesitated, where would he be willing to hand over the talisman.

The generals spoke one after another.

Wen Shidi said: "King, although the general has made a big mistake, he has read the credit of the past, and I ask you to spare the general." ”

Gong Zhi continued: "I implore the king to spare the general once." ”

A total of 5 generals spoke to intercede for Chen Yu.

Li Zuodao: "Cheng Anjun made a fatal mistake, the king did not punish him, but only temporarily removed him from the post of general, this is already a forgiveness for Cheng Anjun!" If you can continue to be the commander of the three armed forces in this way, I Li Zuoche is not convinced. ”

Before setting off in the early morning, Li Zuoche always respected Chen Yu, after all, Chen Yu was the hero of the Zhao State, and without Chen Yu, there would be no Zhao Guo.

Later, Chen Yu was unfavorable in the battle in front of the battle, and after learning that he had fallen for Han Xin's treacherous scheme, he still disobeyed his orders and insisted on going his own way, Li Zuoche's respect for Chen Yu had disappeared, and he should be held accountable for making mistakes.

His voice fell, and the generals spoke in agreement.

Including Ouyang Ling, Yu Wei, Du Zhen, and Zhuo Zhongkai, a total of 11 generals spoke in favor.

Although Chen Yu has great power and great credit, in the eyes of most generals, there is still King Zhao, and King Zhao is the master of a country.