South China Sea.

The news that Fusu was about to go south had already reached the army.

Hearing this news, Zhao Yi suddenly felt bad.

He was very keenly aware that this time Fusu was probably coming for his own family, which made Zhao Yi feel a great panic and uneasiness in his heart.

He is the son of Zhao Tuo, and the news in the army is very well-informed.

After several inquiries, he basically found out the intention of Fusu.

And Fusu didn't do much to cover up this trip.

Zhao Yi's face was gloomy.

He paced back and forth in all directions, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

If all the middle and lower-level officers are replaced, then his father's forces that have been in the army for so long may be withdrawn from it, even if there are still some trustworthy generals under his hands, but with only three or five generals, how can he really shock the whole army?

His father's influence in the military would undoubtedly wane.

And when that happens, his father will be in a situation where no one is available, and it will take too long to re-promote some non-commissioned officers who are close to him and trustworthy.

It's simply not worth the loss.

Come to think of this.

Zhao Yi couldn't sit still at all.

He hurriedly ran to Zhao Tuo's camp, wanting to discuss with his father how to deal with it, he must not sit idly by and let his father's years of hard work come to naught.

Big Tent.

Seeing Zhao Yi coming over in such a hurry, Zhao Tuo already understood why Zhao Yi came, but his expression seemed very calm, and he said lightly: "The army is a camp of life and death, how can you be so impatient?" You have been in the army for a long time, and I have said many times, why has it never changed? ”

was scolded by Zhao Tuo for a while, and Zhao Ying was also full of grievances.

He said: "Father, the child knows that he is wrong, the reason why the child is so impatient this time is that he really has something important to discuss with his father. ”

"I heard a news in the army, that is, His Royal Highness Fusu intends to come to the army to arrange for non-commissioned officers to retire, and the child is a little uneasy, so he can't help but be impatient, and ask his father to calm his anger."

Zhao Tuo's face was calm, and he said indifferently: "I have known about this matter for a long time. ”

Seeing that Zhao Tuo was so calm, Zhao Yi's face was slightly different, and he said curiously: "Father, aren't you in a hurry?" This time, His Royal Highness Fusu came to me, probably specifically for his father. ”

Zhao Tuo sneered, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Urgent?"

"Is it useful to be in a hurry?"

"If it's urgent, Ren Huan won't die in battle."

"And your father and I don't have a chance to be the commanders of the 500,000 army in the South China Sea."

"Rushing won't solve the problem."

"But what you said is indeed right, this time His Highness is indeed here for me, but this is not my own fault, if I hadn't given birth to some thoughts that I shouldn't have, how would I have ended up in the field now?"

Hearing Zhao Tuo's words, Zhao Ying also said eagerly: "Father, when has this been, why do you still have the heart to think about this?" If we don't take action, father, you have been operating in the South China Sea for so long, and I am afraid that it will all be ruined. ”

Zhao Tuo looked at Zhao Yi coldly.

He could naturally see the unwillingness in Zhao Yi's eyes.

He sighed lightly and said abruptly: "Put away your thoughts that you shouldn't have, do you really think that you can change the situation by doing some actions now?" And just with the methods you can come up with, most of them want to fish in troubled waters, and before the arrival of His Royal Highness Fusu, some non-commissioned officers who were promoted by the generals close to me will be secretly replaced, so as to avoid these people being replaced. ”

Listening to Zhao Tuo's words and expressing his thoughts, Zhao Yi's cheeks turned slightly red.

He did have that in mind.

Zhao Tuo snorted coldly and said coldly: "I was too negligent with you in the past, so that you didn't care about everything in the army, but now I think about it, but I don't even know where the urgency is." ”

"A few days ago, Li Xin had already arrived in the army."

"Li Xin?" Zhao Yi didn't think so, he knew about it, but Li Xin was just a deputy general, and he was a newcomer to the army, how much influence did he have in the army?

Looked at.

Zhao Tuo's eyes were gloomy, and he said, "He participated in the war of Chu twice back then. ”

Zhao Yi nodded.

He still knows this.

The first time Li Xin led the army, the result was a heavy defeat, losing more than 100,000 soldiers, which was the most tragic defeat of the Qin State at that time, and it was also from that time on, Li Xin never became the main general again.

Zhao Tuo said slowly: "Back then, Li Xin was indeed defeated. ”

"But after the defeat, Li Xin fought bravely, no longer just a general who was strategizing and winning thousands of miles away, but became a general who went on the horse and personally recruited, and even took the lead many times, so Li Xin's prestige in the army not only did not decline after that defeat, but continued to improve with some of his later behaviors."

"At present, many soldiers in the army have participated in the war of Chu that year."

"These people also have mixed feelings about Li Xin."

"The current South China Sea army is no longer in charge of me, Zhao Tuo."

"And on the day Li Xin arrived, he asked Jun Sima for the roster of generals in the army."

Hear the words.

Zhao Yi's face changed greatly.

His eyes were full of shock and disbelief, and he said, "Father, what you said is true? As soon as Li Xin came to the army, he asked for the list of generals? Doesn't this mean that Li Xin already knows the truth about the generals in the army? ”

Zhao Tuo nodded.

Seeing Zhao Tuo nodding, Zhao Yi's face turned pale.

How could he not know the problem, now that Li Xin knew the truth in the army, it was not feasible to fish in troubled waters as he thought, wouldn't that mean that they could only be slaughtered now?

Come to think of this.

Zhao Yi also looked panicked.

Looked at.

Zhao Tuo's face was displeased, and he scolded: "So I told you a long time ago, don't think about calculating the court, those old foxes in the court are what you can calculate?" These people have already thought of countermeasures, and by the time you react, they will already be in place. ”

"But you don't need to panic too much."

"The attack on Gongzi Hu Hai will not be exposed in a short time."

"In the past two months, I have communicated with other generals, and these generals have long been on the same vine as us, and they will not betray you easily."

"Still."

Zhao Tuo paused for a moment, and said with a deep expression: "Although you may be fine, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape, and my time in the army may not be too long." ”

Speaking of which.

Zhao Tuo also deeply regretted it.

When Zhao Yi did these things, if he could stop it, he might not have reached the point where he is now, and in the end, he was too proud and complacent, a little too arrogant, and some couldn't recognize his identity, which led to this disaster.

Hear the words.

Zhao Yi's expression was relieved at first, and then his complexion changed slightly.

He knows his situation very well, and his talents are not very outstanding, or even mediocre. If it weren't for being the son of Zhao Tuo, he would not have had a chance to gain a firm foothold in the army, and if his father lost power, his life would probably not be easy.

He worried, "Father, how is this good?" ”

Forthwith.

He seemed to have thought of something, and there was a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes, and he whispered: "Father, according to the time, I'm afraid it won't be long before the third levy of Baiyue, maybe we can use this war to make some articles?" ”

Zhao Tuo glanced at Zhao Ying coldly, his eyes full of disappointment.

He said angrily: "Just your head, don't go to any bad ideas, you don't have that brain." ”

"What is the situation in the Ouyue area now, don't you really have a little number? You've been here in Lingnan for so long, don't you really know anything about it? ”

Zhao Yi lowered his head, and he didn't dare to breathe.

How could he not see that his father was really angry.

Zhao Tuo said angrily: "In the current Ouyue region, there are only 1,000 people in armor, and the population is less than 10,000. ”

"And it's a different story now."

"The first defeat of the imperial court was not at the hands of the Yue people, but because it underestimated the hot climate of Lingnan, and did not expect that the Qin army would encounter a large area of plague and malaria and other diseases as soon as it entered Lingnan.

"It was also from this time that Daqin completely possessed Lingnan and divided the three counties into two counties."

"In order to ensure the control of Lingnan by the imperial court, a spiritual canal was built."

"The current Ouyue is actually not afraid at all, the reason why it is so exciting is that many people in the army have anger in their hearts, and they want to vent the first two tragic experiences, and the current Ouyue area is not vulnerable at all."

"If you dare to play tricks in this war, even if I am the commander of the army, I will not be able to protect you, and how can you afford the wrath of an army of 500,000? Even I didn't dare to do anything. ”

"Don't even think about this war."

Zhao Yi was dripping in cold sweat.

He didn't really think much of it at all.

But after listening to his father's words, he also woke up immediately.

The Qin army and the Baiyue people have been in a stalemate for so long, and they have long held back the fire, but in the past, these Baiyue people were very cunning, basically harassing and running, so that the army was a little helpless, but with the gradual strengthening of the army's control over Lingnan, the activity space of the Baiyue people has been continuously compressed, and now they can only shrink to one place, waiting until the end of this war.

Lingnan will settle down completely.

It is precisely because there is no suspense in this battle that the imperial court dares to directly manipulate the army, and this is not out of Zhao Tuo's expectations, he originally wanted to delay time in order to observe the situation in the world, and by the way, to do a certain integration of the army, strengthen its own control over the army, and ask for more grain and grass.

It's just that the last time Lu Jia's incident made him completely passive.

In order to calm down the incident, but also to show his attitude, but also to show his loyalty, he directly led the army to wipe out all the Baiyue tribes in the three counties.

Zhao Yi said uneasily: "Then what is it now?" ”

"Are we really just watching? Do nothing? ”

Zhao Tuo shook his head and sighed: "Don't do anything now, the fate of our father and son is now out of our hands, and it has all fallen into the hands of the court, the court called Li Xin from the beginning, in order to prevent us from being evil and doing things that damage the stability of the army, with the arrival of Li Xin, it is basically impossible for the army to change, even if there is a change, with Li Xin's prestige, it can be easily swept away, the South China Sea army, after all, is still the Qin army." ”

"It's not my Zhao Tuo's private soldier!"

"But it's too early to tell."

"The imperial court should not have much evidence of my intention to plot misdeeds at the moment, so all the next moves are just deliberately weakening my influence in the army, so the imperial court is unlikely to take action against me in the short term, but my position as the commander of the army will not be too secure."

"And"

"The rest is just the beginning."

"When did the punishment of the court fall on my head?"

"That's when the real wrapping up."

"For the next period of time, the only thing we can do is to wait quietly."

"Waiting for the dust to settle."

"Waiting for the final punishment of the imperial court."

Zhao Tuo sighed lightly.

He actually understood it very early.

Since the attack on Huhai, his fate has not been determined by himself, but it will take some time to make a final decision, but there will be one, the first emperor does have a tolerant measure, but there is also an untouchable scale, the most important of which is the army.

The 500,000 troops in the South China Sea are still His Majesty's after all.

It will only be His Majesty's.

Zhao Yi was also silent, his heart full of remorse.

If he had stopped Lu Jia from making a move at that time, maybe the situation would not have become so bad.

It's a pity that it's too late now.

After all, they were just Great Qin's courtiers.

As a courtier, how can it be so easy to stand on your own?

It's just that he was finally blinded by Lu Jia's rhetoric, so that he caused today's catastrophe step by step.

Zhao Yi retired.

Zhao Tuo stood alone in the big tent.

In fact, he may not be so willing to admit defeat in his heart.

Even.

He actually thought about cooperating with Yelang and Yunnan Yue further south, but with the rupture of his relationship with Lu Jia, he has cut off contact with these two parties, and now Lu Jia is still on the run, even if he can find Lu Jia, Lu Jia may no longer believe in himself, without Yelang and the remnants of the Yue tribes such as Yunnan Yue to help, the only remaining Ouyue region is too weak.

It won't stop for a few days.

And what he reported to the imperial court before had actually counted these two forces in it.

But now I am afraid I can't hide it.

Even if he sent troops to make a posture of vigilance, the large and small tribes in Lingnan had long been frightened, and it was difficult to organize too many troops to resist.

There is no room for manoeuvre.

Come to think of this.

Zhao Tuo's eyes were full of anger.

If it weren't for Hu Hai's sudden arrival, with Lu Jia on the side, he would have the confidence to continue to consume, as long as it takes long enough, the resentment of the Nanhai army against the imperial court will only get deeper, but with the arrival of Hu Hai and the reward army made by Hu Hai and that word, his plan was completely shaken.

And when he was in a panic, he also made mistakes one after another.

In the end, there is no way to turn back.

Ponder for a long time.

Zhao Tuo was still discouraged after all.

He knew there was nothing he could do to turn things around.

From the moment Hu Hai arrived, the situation had changed in the direction of getting out of control, and with the arrival of Li Xin, he completely lost control of the situation.

I have worked so hard to do so much, and the reason why I was disintegrated so quickly.

In fact, it's just six words.

The king is the king, and the minister is the minister.

And he's a minister!

(End of chapter)