Inside the tent of the Chinese army.

Xiao Yan and the others who came to vote were asked to leave, and a group of generals were led in, each wearing armor, with a sad face, but he didn't dare to show it, suspicious and cover-up, looking a little weird.

Tubo was defeated, and whether it was life or death depends on the next meeting, and no one knows the bottom.

When the old acquaintances met, Qin Huaidao was in a good mood, recognized everyone's identity at a glance, greeted them one by one, and said some interesting things that happened last year, instantly closing the distance, and enjoying themselves.

Everyone was moved by Qin Huaidao's kindness and easy-goingness, and showed a grateful smile, and let go of a worried heart.

After a period of greetings, Qin Huaidao asked people to send barbecue, good wine, and called Duan Zhan to accompany him, and drank with everyone.

Full of wine and food, Qin Huaidao asked people to serve tea.

After chatting a few words first, Qin Huaidao's face suddenly turned straight and asked: "Everyone, everyone is an old acquaintance and a soldier, and some words are straightforward." ”

Everyone knew that the main drama they were most concerned about was coming, so they sat up straight and cheered up.

Qin Huaidao looked around and continued: "You can trust this king, lead the army to vote, this king is grateful, naturally he will not be disadvantaged, but now is different from the past, this king will not leave after taking Tubo, it needs to be carefully governed, so that all slaves in Tubo can cancel their slavery status and become commoners, everyone has a house to live in, every household has a field to plant, has enough food, wears warmly, has grievances, and has grievances." ”

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and they looked at Qin Huaidao incredulously.

"What, don't you believe it?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

The old general Phuntsok hurriedly said: "No, the king of Han is full of words, the old man is convinced, the old man's wish in his life is to cancel the slavery, but after half a life, there is no progress, the slavery system in Tibet is as solid as a rock, and it cannot be shaken at all, but the king of Han will succeed in this good deed, and the merit is immeasurable, and the life of the old man will be the king of Han in the future." There was excitement and anticipation in his words.

Qin Huaidao knew that this veteran loved soldiers like a son, and he had finally climbed to the position of commander of the Northern Army from a slave, and when he implemented the policy of dividing land and canceling the slave status after he attacked some cities, the veteran would not move his troops and hold a wait-and-see attitude, if he waved his troops south at that time, he might not be able to hold it.

After Lu Dongzan ascended to the throne, he found a reason to deprive him of his military rights, took back the northern army, and only ordered him to lead 20,000 henchmen to the south and guard the border.

This is a pure soldier, but also a veteran who has climbed up from the bottom, with a slave heart, and deserves respect.

Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old general, this king has implemented this good governance at the beginning, and you have also seen it with your own eyes, there is no need to deceive, everyone will wait and see, but it is a difficult thing to reclaim farmland, develop agriculture, let everyone have enough food, warm clothes, and a house to live in, and it needs the support of everyone, especially you." ”

"Please show King Han." Everyone knew that the time had come to express their position, and they said in unison.

Qin Huaidao did not beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "The biggest problem with all this king is that there is a shortage of manpower, most of the young and strong people in Tubo are in the army, leaving women, children and old people to graze and farm, and the output is limited, and there are many old soldiers in your army who are no longer suitable for fighting, so this king wants to dismantle your army, leaving only the elite, and the eliminated people will divide the fields, plant, and graze, how about it?" ”

When they came, everyone had already estimated all kinds of possibilities, demotion, demotion, overhead, etc., and even thought of being taken down and losing their lives, but they had to come.

Now it is just a reduction of the army, which is much better than expected, how can there be any reason to disagree?

If you don't agree, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out of this Chinese military account.

"It's all up to the King of Han to decide!" Everyone said in unison, although they were against their hearts and unwilling, they were much better than cutting off their heads.

Qin Huaidao saw that everyone understood the trade-off, smiled with satisfaction, and continued: "Don't worry, this king's military system is different, the five of you are named division commanders, commanding the army of the first division, nearly 7,000 people, the five divisions are one army, Duan Zan is your old acquaintance, serving as the army commander, and the deputy army commander is the old general Phuntsok, what do you think?" ”

Beat a stick to give a sweet date, the means of winning people's hearts Qin Huaidao is becoming more and more proficient.

Everyone has never heard of the division commander, what kind of position is the army commander, and they have the impression that the Tang Imperial Court does not have this position, but when they hear that they can command nearly 7,000 people, is it not much different from the commander of ten thousand people? Didn't his power be reduced much, he was immediately overjoyed, and said one after another: "King Xie Han trusts!" ”

However, Duan Zan looked at Qin Huaidao with a surprised face, he just came to accompany him, why did he call the army commander all of a sudden?

Unlike everyone else, Duan Zan is familiar with the military system of the Hanzhou Army, and he is in charge of five divisions and more than 30,000 people at once, isn't he on the same level as Luo Tong and others? But in front of everyone, it's not good to ask directly.

Qin Huaidao saw that Duan Zan was acting steadily and his mind was transparent, so he nodded secretly with satisfaction, and continued: "Everyone, Duan Zhan will explain to you when you go back to the Hanzhou military system, after you go back, you will select enough elites to stay, reorganize according to the Hanzhou military system, and hand over the remaining old and weak, one thing you can rest assured, this king will not send others into your army as generals, and the army is still yours." ”

When everyone heard this, the last trace of worry was completely put down, and they were overjoyed and thanked one after another.

After a few polite words, Qin Huaidao looked at Duan Zhan and said, "General Duan, I have handed it over to you, it must be reorganized within a day, and as for the original troops you led, they will all be organized into guard regiments." ”

After Qin Huaidao returned to Hanzhou, this force was assigned to Luo Ying's special army, but after ordering Luo Tong to attack Tubo, the 3,000 men and horses were allocated to Duan Zan to assist in the expedition.

Duan Zan has deep feelings and trust for these 3,000 people, and when he heard that all the people were allocated to him, he was immediately overjoyed, and according to the regulations, there were only more than 1,000 people in the guard regiment, and the 3,000 people were obviously worried that they would not be able to suppress these Tubo generals who had surrendered to him, Duan Zan understood in his heart, and solemnly responded: "King Xie Han, the last general knows what to do, and he will repay him with death and live up to his high hopes." ”

"Go ahead!" Qin Huaidao nodded with satisfaction.

The generals got up one after another, saluted and said goodbye, and followed Duan Zan away.

Qin Huaidao watched everyone leave, he was in a good mood, and he had another army, and he could become the main force attacking the Turks in the future, but it was not easy to deal with Dorjee's side, there were more than 100,000 troops, and the establishment of three armies, even if the old and weak were eliminated, there were two armies, once they were dismantled, it would chill Dorjee's heart, and the hidden danger of not dismantling was too great.

"Newspaper—"

At this time, Luo Wu hurriedly came in and shouted anxiously: "Uncle, the city of Luo suddenly caught fire, the city gate was opened, countless people poured out of the city, and the identities of the soldiers and civilians were difficult to identify. ”

"What, a fire in the city?"

Qin Huaidao was taken aback, keenly aware that something was wrong, and wanted to surrender and open the city gate directly, why set it on fire? Surely it's covering for something.

His mind flashed, and Qin Huaidao decisively ordered: "Order, Luo Zhang is in charge of the east gate, Cheng Chumo is in charge of the west gate, Xue Wanche is in charge of the north gate, and Dorjee is in charge of the south gate, to prevent the royal family and other nobles from taking advantage of the chaos to escape, be sure to strictly investigate, separate the army and the people, surrender and do not kill, and those who do not obey the order will be killed, notify Fang Yiai, Luo Ying and Liu Hongji, quickly assemble the army, and support at any time in case of accidents." ”

"Obey!"

Luo Wu agreed and left in a hurry.

"Lu Dongzan, long time no see!"

Qin Huaidao muttered to himself, killing intent surging in his eyes.