Chapter 208: Meng Wu
"Today, I will appoint a general and assign the positions of all generals in the army!"
Li Xin's general order was conveyed in the military camp and sent to many chiefs and five doctors.
After accepting the axe and tiger talisman given by the prince of Qin.
Li Xin justifiably obtained the command of 200,000 Qin troops.
However, he did not immediately lead the elite of Guanzhong assembled in the military camp out of the pass to join the Qin army waiting in Weidi, but continued to stay in the camp for several days.
The so-called soldiers, the system must be determined first.
The system is predetermined that the scholars are not chaotic, and the scholars are not chaotic, and the form is clear.
The first is to organize the soldiers, just like Zhao Tuo did when he first joined the army, divide the soldiers into a single army according to their place of origin, let them know the boss of Paoze, and at the same time conduct simple training for them.
Because this time the conscription was basically Guanzhong veterans, and everyone had experience in the army, the process was very short, and it only took two days to complete, and the Qin army after the establishment was completed could already carry out long-distance marches and simple formations.
In addition to the establishment of lower-level soldiers, the upper-level generals also had to start to appoint positions, just like when Huan Zhao appointed and dismissed his subordinates of 2500 and 500 lords during the Wei War.
This time, the commander of Fa Chu is Li Xin, and the deputy will be Meng Wu.
The remaining positions of the generals were also appointed by the state governor's office and the commander-in-chief.
General Xin Wu, in his forties, is a general from the Xin clan, and he is from the same family as the general Xin Sheng of Fa Yan. A few years ago, he led his troops to join the Wei army and attack the state of Chu. He is quite familiar with the situation in the land of Wei and Chu, and is a candidate for general recommended by Wei Yi.
General Yang Yuan, nearly 40 years old, from the Yang family, is a famous general Yang Duan and his descendants, and is of the same clan as Yang Xiong.
[In view of the general environment,
Both of them were the backbone of the Qin army, and it was natural that they should be appointed as generals, in addition, the remaining generals were continued by the original Wang Ben's subordinates, keeping the previous establishment unchanged, and still stationed in Weidi.
As for the appointments and dismissals of posts in today's military accounts, they are mainly concentrated in the two middle and high-ranking general posts of the Guanzhong Army, the lieutenants and the military captains.
The captain is in command of one department, and has two armies under his jurisdiction, with a total of 10,000 people.
The military waiters, commanding a song, a total of 5,000 people.
At this moment, Zhao Tuo and many colleagues received the commander's military order and were walking towards the commander's camp.
"Zhao Shuchang, you have made great contributions to Fa Yan and Va Wei, and you are the title of the right chief. This time as a general, he will definitely become a captain. I'll congratulate you in advance."
A military general wearing a crown and a beard on his face smiled at Zhao Tuo, and several people around him also smiled and complimented.
"Brother Sima said with a smile, Zhao Tuo is young, he can do a military song, and he dares to ask for the position of captain. I see that Brother Sima is heroic and heroic, and he has the heroic spirit of Sima Gong to destroy Shu back then, so this time he will definitely be a school captain."
Zhao Tuo responded modestly.
This person's name is Sima Liang, and he is also from the family of generals of the Qin State.
Its ancestor was the famous general Sima Cuo, who led the battle to destroy Shu when King Qin Hui was king, and the Sima family was born in the Jiangmen for generations. Therefore, although Sima Liang is only in his thirties, he has inherited the title of his ancestors, and like Zhao Tuo, he is the right chief.
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At this moment, hearing Zhao Tuo mention that he had the heroic appearance of an ancestor, Sima Liang laughed out loud and said jokingly: "Okay, you Zhao Tuo, but you are quite good at talking and complimenting people. But don't you think that we don't know that you don't have a relationship with General Li? With the dignified arms of General Lee, how could he not be a lieutenant in this army."
"Yes, yes, Zhao Tuo is scheduled to be a captain this time."
Everyone laughed, releasing kindness to Zhao Tuo.
There are very few high-ranking generals at the level of the chief and the five doctors, and most of them are from various generals or ancient famous clans, so most of these people can divide the situation and know which people should be friends.
Although Zhao Tuo is young, everyone knows that this son is valued by the king, and he is Li Xin's old subordinate.
But the contradictions between people always exist in various social circles
, is something that is difficult to eliminate. Just when the atmosphere was harmonious, an untimely voice came.
"A sixteen-year-old lieutenant has been unheard of since ancient times. Putting 10,000 horses in the hands of a son, hehe, it's like a joke, I don't believe General Mengwu will agree to this!"
When Sima Liang heard this, he was about to refute it. However, when I looked back and saw the appearance of the person who spoke, I suddenly looked strange.
Li You.
Li You's eyes were a little red at the moment, originally he just wanted to make meritorious contributions after joining the army, and he didn't have the heart to fight Zhao Tuo, but when he really heard someone praise Zhao Tuo, the fire of jealousy in his heart couldn't help but burn, and the words blurted out.
When the others saw this scene, they also closed their mouths, their eyes moved around Zhao Tuo and Li You, and some even showed excitement on their faces.
Dry up!
At this tense moment, Zhao Tuo's face was calm, and he said with a smile: "Brother Li is really right."
Then, turning around, he walked towards the tent.
Everyone was a little disappointed, they thought that Zhao Tuo was young and enthusiastic, and when he heard Li You's provocation, he would immediately refute and stage a big show, but they didn't expect the ending to be so boring.
However, Li You's face turned red, looking at Zhao Tuo's back, his teeth clucked.
Brother Li.
He even called me Brother Li!
Back then, in the palace, I was respected as General Li Hu, and I was called a subordinate.
Now he has a brother Li, instead of an honorific title like Li Shuchang, if the title is really high, he won't put me in his eyes!
Regarding Li You's provocation, Zhao Tuo did not take it to heart.
At this moment, the battle of Chu has begun, and when it is on the battlefield, one careless will be in danger of his life, Zhao Tuo's head is full of thinking about how to break the situation, how can he have the heart to engage in this kind of small trick of fighting with Li You.
"There is still some truth in what Sima Liang said, my title is enough to be a captain, as long as Li Xin nods, maybe he can really become a captain this time. I just don't know ...... Mengwu."
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"Zhao Tuo is too young, although he has the experience of being a military candidate, but it is not easy to command a group of 10,000 people, and it is impossible for a veteran on the battlefield to do it. As General Yang just said, I am afraid that the matter of appointing Zhao Tuo as a lieutenant still needs to be discussed."
In the handsome tent, Meng Wutang said.
As several lieutenants were appointed one after another, when it was the turn of the last lieutenant, General Yang Yuan promoted Zhao Tuo, the right commander, but before Li Xin could speak, the deputy general Meng Wu was the first to exit and vetoed the proposal.
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Hearing this, there was silence in the tent, and Li Xin sat on the main seat, squinting at Meng Wu.
He really had the idea of letting Zhao Tuo be a lieutenant, but Meng Wu was a veteran and had a relationship with Li Xin's father, and Meng Wu was now vetoed, and Li Xin was a little difficult to do.
The Montessori veteran was undaunted, responding to Li Xin's gaze with his calm gaze.
It stands to reason that the decision on the appointment is in Li Xin's hands, but when Yang Yuan's voice fell, Meng Wu expressed his opinion without waiting for Li Xin to speak, just to block the idea of appointing Zhao Tuo as a lieutenant.
With Li Xin's personality and Zhao Tuo's title sufficient, it is very likely that he will be appointed as a lieutenant.
This is too risky for Meng Wu, who has always been steady.
Especially since the enemy is still the huge Chu State, let a teenager master 10,000 soldiers and horses, this is a joke.
Seeing that Meng Wu vetoed the proposal, General Yang Yuan glanced at Zhao Tuo with some embarrassment.
Zhao Tuo smiled back with gratitude.
He estimated that the reason why Yang Yuan recommended himself was because he wanted to make friends with Li Xin, and because Yang Xiong, Zhao Tuo and the Yang family had a good relationship, and they could barely be regarded as their own people. But who expected to meet Meng Wu just now.
In this regard, Li Xin was not angry, after all, Meng Wu vetoed Yang Yuan's proposal, not to collide with him on the spot, and it was not considered to damage his prestige.
He maintained the bearing of a chief general, and said, "What does General Xin think about this?"
Xin Wu's eyelids jumped, but
He is also a veteran of the battlefield, and he is from a famous family, so he is not afraid of Li Xin, so he said: "The last general thinks that General Meng's words are very stable."
"General Meng."
Li Xin's gaze moved to Meng Wu again.
Meng Wu said calmly: "Wu Sun Tzu has clouds, soldiers, major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, you must not ignore it. And the general, the auxiliary of the country. If you are a slave, the country will be strong, and if you are a slave, the country will be weak."
"Nowadays, the war is a major event of the country, and the battlefield is a place of life and death involving survival. How important is a 10,000-person department, although Zhao Tuo has military qualifications, but after all, he is too young, and there are still several people in the battalion with the title of right commander, all of whom are veterans of the battlefield, I think it is more appropriate to use them as captains than Zhao Tuo."
Hearing this, Li Xin's brows furrowed.
Everyone in the tent made eye contact with each other, and Li You was even more happy, staring at Zhao Tuo with a gloating expression.
Zhao Tuo looked confused.
Why is this Meng Wu so familiar with what he said?
In and out of the words, he is saying that he is not stable and mature enough, and it is best to replace it with an old future.
Isn't this the rhetoric he used to persuade King Qin to change generals?
Seeing Meng Wu's opposition, Zhao Tuo estimated that he would not be able to be a lieutenant this time, and he inevitably felt a trace of loss in his heart. But then, he reacted.
Isn't the situation in front of you the effect you want?
The reason why he Zhao Tuo persuaded Qin Wangzheng to replace Meng Tian with Meng Wu was to let this old man assist Zuo and restrain Li Xin!
With Meng Wu watching, he asked Li Xin not to take the enemy lightly and go to the battlefield, even if Changping Jun made trouble behind, he would not be defeated so badly.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo's eyes lit up and he became a little excited.
That's it!
General Mengwu, you did a good job!
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It is to restrain Li Xin's rashness in this way, that is, to be anti-guest-oriented, and to suppress Li Xin to death!
In this way, not to mention the great victory of this war, at least the chances of survival have been greatly increased.
Compared to this, the position of lieutenant seems insignificant.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo immediately stood up and said, "The last general thinks that General Meng's words are very true. Zhao Tuo is young, he has little experience on the battlefield, and he still needs to learn the methods of using troops from all the princes, and the position of captain is very important, Zhao Tuo will definitely not be able to do it, and he also asks the general to select a virtuous general to appoint him."
As these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Zhao Tuo.
Li Xin's stiff face softened.
Everyone knows that Zhao Tuo is his arm, although Yang Yuan proposed it, but it is also his own intention to appoint him as a captain. Now he has encountered Meng Wu's obstruction, and if he is forcibly appointed, it will inevitably make Meng Wu unhappy.
Although Li Xin is proud, he doesn't want to have a conflict with a father like Meng Wu because of this kind of thing, after all, before the war starts, the main general and deputy general have a disagreement, which is the way to defeat.
And if Li Xin listened to Meng Wu's persuasion and gave up appointing Zhao Tuo, he couldn't help but lose his prestige in front of the generals, making people feel that the commander of his 200,000 army was actually pinched by Meng Wu, which was intolerable to the proud Li Xin.
Just between these two difficulties, Zhao Tuo took the initiative to refuse, and in this way, he gave Li Xin a step down. It will not conflict with Meng Wu, and it will not make people think that he is afraid of Meng Wu.
Zhao Tuo is really a caring person, he has always been so sensible, and he has never made himself sad.
Li Xin looked at Zhao Tuo's eyes full of tenderness, and he even felt a little guilty in his heart.
In the future, you must compensate this kid well.
Meng Wu next to him also looked at Zhao Tuo in surprise, he was stationed outside all the year round, and he had never heard of Zhao Tuo's name. After returning to Xianyang, he only knew that this was a young man who was good at meritorious service and was favored by the king.
When I saw it today, I knew that this Zhao Tuo was really a character. If someone else was vetoed in public, I am afraid that his face would have been full of anger a long time ago, how could he stand up and calmly admit that he was young and inexperienced.
Whether this is Zhao Tuo's inner thoughts or not, it is enough to show his calmness and maturity.
In comparison,
Meng Tian, who was excited to lose his temper when he heard that he was a deputy general in the main hall, seemed a little immature, and he was not as far away as this young man in terms of mood.
is worthy of being a person valued by the king, and this son is worth it.
Meng Wu also looked at Zhao Tuo with approval in his eyes.
"Since this is the case, then this position of captain will be held by Sima Liang. Zhao Tuo, let's still wait for any song."
Li Xin said, this time, Meng Wu did not speak.
"The last general, Sima Liang, will definitely live up to the general's expectations!"
Sima Liang's face was full of excitement and he promised loudly.
At the same time, he couldn't help but look at Zhao Tuo on the side, and secretly praised in his heart.
This Zhao Tuo, a good person!
Sima Liang's conscience is clear in his heart, although Meng Wu said that Zhao Tuo can't do it, but the real commander of the army is Li Xin, who has the axe given by the king in his hand, as long as Li Xin insists on going his own way and forcibly appoints Zhao Tuo as a captain, even Meng Wu can't stop it.
Now that Zhao Tuo took the initiative to retreat, he ruled out the possibility of Li Xin's intervention and made Sima Liang the last captain, and he was still a little grateful in his heart.
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The people in the tent had different expressions.
Only Li You secretly sneered in his heart.
What a slippery boy, when he saw that General Mengwu vetoed you, he pushed it away, so he wouldn't lose face, and he was really cunning.
At this moment, Zhao Tuo spoke again.
"General, the last general has something to ask for."
"Speak."
"In the past, it was the limit that the last general could train a single song of soldiers and horses in Weidi, but now if he trains new soldiers, I am afraid that his ability will be insufficient, and it will take a long time, so as to delay the general's plan to attack Chu. Please also ask the general to allow me to command the song of the men and horses when I was in Weidi."
After Zhao Tuo finished speaking, he bowed his head and asked for his life.
Many of the people in the tent had puzzled faces on their faces.
Especially a young general like Li You, who has never been on the battlefield, even sneered.
You must know that among the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Qin State, the Guanzhong Army is the most elite, they have fought on the battlefield for generations, and they are most deeply influenced by the Qin Law and military merits, and their combat effectiveness after entering the battlefield far exceeds that of the soldiers in other newly conquered areas, and they are really good soldiers.
This Zhao Tuo, with five thousand elites in Guanzhong, actually went to ask for those miscellaneous troops in Weidi, even if he trained for a period of time, could he still be compared with the elite in Guanzhong?
This kid is stupid, isn't he?
Compared with the doubts of those young generals, veterans such as Meng Wu and Xin Wu were moved.
This kid knows how to fight.
On the so-called battlefield, the new is not as good as the old, and it wants to train thousands of soldiers from not knowing each other to obeying their own orders, so that orders and prohibitions are carried out. I don't know how much effort it takes to put in this, and it takes a lot of time to run in with various means such as Liwei and Lishi.
Now that Qin Chu has declared war, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and every soldier and horse may be sent to the battlefield to fight at any time, how can there be so much training time for them.
At this time, if you can have a veteran brought out by yourself, it is stronger than any elite. After all, the subordinates he has personally trained will put on whatever position he puts on the battlefield, and he will do whatever he says, and he is really handy to use.
"Okay, I'm done."
Faced with this kind of request, Li Xin naturally granted.
Meng Wu didn't speak, but the color of appreciation in his eyes became more and more intense.
"General Xie."
Zhao Tuo thanked him with a smile on his face.
The stone in his heart finally fell.
Shima, Black Buttocks, Zhao Guang, Bai Rong and other old subordinates, as well as the soldiers he brought out with his own hands, will return to his command.
Although the number of people is only 5,000, it is definitely much better than 10,000 soldiers who want to start running in again.
In this way, he Zhao Tuo followed Li Xin and Chu this time, and his chances of survival could increase a lot.
Of course, what really gave Zhao Tuo hope was the veteran with a calm face in the camp.
General Mengwu, it's up to you, you must make an appointment
Restrain Li Xin!
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After the appointment of the captains of the various departments of the Qin army and the candidates of the Qu army, and the non-commissioned officers at the lower levels were also fully established, they set off from the camp.
The elite of 50,000 passes, the flags are unfurled, the spears and halberds are like a forest, and they are lined up in a long black dragon.
Set off from Lantian camp and head east.
At the same time, the dispatch issued by the commander of the army was also under the fast horse, marching towards Wei Di.
It will be passed to Zhao Tuo's original old subordinates such as Shima and Black Buttocks......
Dongjun who took off