Chapter 648: Changing Generals, the Source of Failure

Zhao Qizhi stepped into Hefeng County with great pride. After several years, he finally got his wish and stepped onto the battlefield again, and began to control the army again. Since the disastrous defeat against Yan State in the Five Passes a few years ago, he almost fell to the lowest point in his life. His title and salary were stripped away, and he was driven back to his fiefdom. He almost thought that his life would end so bleakly, but the conflict between King Zhao and Zi Lan gave him a chance, and he firmly grasped this only opportunity and stood up again. (Baidu search updates the fastest and most stable)

Now, he controls the secret agency of Zhao State, Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and has re-entered the military system. He is second to none and above ten thousand people. Jing Rufeng, who holds a large number of troops in Hedong, is now very much loved by the king, but he has not forgotten to present gifts to him every time. This Qin man is quite tactful. Although Zhao Mu still holds the title of Taiwei, he has returned to Handan and no longer holds the army. He has become a tiger without claws and teeth. From then on, he can only stay in the capital honestly and be a facade of Zhao State.

Zhao Qi never thought that he was inferior to Zhao Mu. In his opinion, the defeat of the five cities on the border between Yan and Zhao was just an accident, an occasional misstep, and it was nothing. Which famous general has not fought a defeat? Even Zhao Mu and Li Xin, who are now famous all over the world, have been beaten and fled in embarrassment.

This time, in the crusade against Dai County, he can finally let people see his talent in military affairs again.

He was full of confidence. Although he was respectful on the surface, he didn't take Zhao Mu's repeated instructions to heart. You have your way of fighting, I have my own ideas, and we have our own ways of killing. Zhao Mu was a man who could see Zhao Qi's perfunctory attitude. He sighed and said nothing more. He had nothing with him, and only brought two personal soldiers who each carried a package, and left directly. Outside the mansion, Zhao Shang and other generals were waiting there, including the generals Zhao Qi had just brought from Handan. Seeing Zhao Mu coming out of the mansion alone, everyone bowed and said, "Send the general!"

The generals' arrival in unison surprised Zhao Mu, and he was a little moved. His eyes were a little hot. Looking at everyone, he hesitated again and again, and finally couldn't help but said: "Gentlemen, in this battle, although we are strong and the enemy is weak, we must not underestimate the enemy. If Nanzhang is not taken, we must not advance rashly. The battle has been fought to this point, which is beyond our expectations. Now the strategy is not to win quickly. In the end, we can only move step by step, first break Jianli, then take Nanzhang, and then attack Xiling. Our army is strong, and we only need to fight steadily and steadily, and we can win at the lowest cost."

"Yes!" All the generals nodded.

Looking back, Zhao Mu sighed again, hoping that Zhao Qi could listen to the advice of himself and these generals.

"The prolonged war is not a blessing for our Great Zhao. Foreign enemies will certainly take the opportunity to make changes. I will return to Handan and do my best to make up for this." After a pause, he wanted to say something else, but finally shook his head, waved to everyone, and rode away.

In the mansion,

Zhao Qi heard the report from his personal soldiers, his face was gloomy. Those generals brought by Zhao Mu himself saw him off, but the officers he had just brought out from Handan also went to see Zhao Mu off. It seems that Zhao Mu's prestige in the army is far from being shaken by himself.

He sneered and clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves. Zhao Mu, your time is over after all.

As soon as Zhao Mu left, Zhao Qi formally went to the tent to discuss matters. Previously in Dai County, Zhao Mu mobilized 10,000 elite Zhao troops in the five passes and transferred 20,000 county soldiers from other places, a total of 30,000 troops. This time, Zhao Qi brought 20,000 regular troops from Handan, a total of 50,000 troops, which can be said to be strong. There were nearly thirty generals under his command, and only the senior generals above the rank of Zhonglang Jiang alone. Looking at these generals, Zhao Qi could not help but feel full of ambition.

He swept his eyes over the crowd, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He snorted coldly, and his eyebrows were already erected. People who knew Zhao Qi knew that this was a sign that he was about to attack.

When the old generals left and the new ones took office, there would be three fires, but it was unknown who would be burned by these three fires.

"Zhao Shang!" Zhao Qi's eyes fell on the face of the vanguard general Zhao Shang, and he pointed out Zhao Shang's name with a gloomy face.

Zhao Shang's body shook slightly, and he lowered his head and stepped out of the line.

"Do you know your crime?" Zhao Qi sneered, "In the Battle of Hefeng, you brazenly ordered a massacre of the city. The people in the city were almost wiped out. This kind of evil has never happened before. I am under the order of the king and have the power to make arbitrary decisions. Although you are a general in the front army, I also have the power to make decisions." Zhao Shang raised his head and looked at Zhao Qi. He wanted to argue, but suddenly remembered that Zhao Qi was not going to punish him for ordering the massacre. He was clearly trying to purge the power of the Taiwei in the army. It would be better if he did not argue. If he argued, he would probably not be able to escape the disaster of being killed. The emperor changed his ministers. Now Zhao Qi is in power, not like before. Maybe he is waiting for him to argue and then frame him. After all, the brutality of the Battle of Hefeng was known to many people. Even if he ordered the massacre, it was excusable. Without saying a word, Zhao Shang knelt down and bowed his head and said, "I know my crime! Please punish me, General!"

Zhao Qi was slightly startled. Zhao Shang was famous for his fiery temper in the army and was also one of Zhao Mu's confidants. He thought he would definitely jump up and argue with him, so he could justifiably add another disrespectful word to him. The coach, roaring with the accusations in court, openly pushed him out and chopped him off with a knife, but now Zhao Shang was submissive. He was the one who was on fire, so the fire could not help but burn out a little.

I smiled coldly in my heart, do you think I will let you go if you pretend to be honest?

"Okay, now that I know the crime, I won't do anything for myself. I will leave your head on your head for the time being and punish you to go to the death camp to be an ordinary soldier. If you make meritorious service in this battle, you will be resurrected. You can do it for yourself. Come on, come on, take off his general uniform."

There was an uproar in the lobby. No one expected that Zhao Qi would jerk Zhao Shang to the end. No, not just jerk him to the end. This was a different method to put Zhao Shang to death. In the death camp, ordinary people Those who charge into battle are the group of people who are at the forefront. Only those who have committed capital crimes and been sent to the army have always been assigned to the death camp. However, Zhao Shang made great achievements in battle, including the Hecheng massacre, and there was a reason for it.

"Quiet!" Zhao Qi slammed the big case in front of him, "Are you questioning my unfair punishment?"

When the tent became quiet, Zhao Shang gave a wry smile, took off his general's robe, bowed his fists to everyone in the tent, turned around and strode out.

"Zhao Xilie, now that Zhao Shang has left, you will be the vanguard." Zhao Qi turned to look at a young general on the left and said warmly.

Zhao Xilie, the son of Zhao Qi, had been serving in the Handan garrison before. Zhao Qi also came with him on this expedition. Of course, he saw that Dai Jun was a soft persimmon and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to gain military exploits. The forward army, which has always been the most powerful force in the army, was handed over to a young general who had never led an army alone in combat. Everyone in the tent had extremely exciting expressions on their faces. There was no need to be so obvious about nepotism, right?

But Zhao Qi is now extremely powerful. Not only does he have a lot of troops, but he also controls the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. It is an organization that takes lives, not only externally, but also internally. It is easy to frame people with some crimes to punish them. .

Zhao Qi was very happy to see that the matter of appointing the forward generals was decided by himself, and no one of the dozens of generals dared to complain. He finally got a taste of what he had promised. During the border crossing, no matter what decision he made, Zhao Meng would always express his opinions in a squeaky voice, which was not as enjoyable as it is now.

"Everyone, the king ordered me to take charge of the army. It is because the military affairs of Taiwei Zhao did not go well in the previous period, which made the king very dissatisfied. Although I, Zhao, defeated the Qin army some time ago, how could the Qin people take pains to fail? They will surely fail from time to time. Peeping on one side, so what the king wants in this battle is a quick victory. Our tens of thousands of troops can hesitate to move forward just for the sake of Nanzhang. Zilan rebels only have 50,000 troops. We are just people, and 20,000 of them are elites, stationed in Shannan County. The other 30,000 are just a patchwork of mobs. How many people do we have? A total of 50,000 elite troops who have experienced many wars. The comparison of strength between the two sides is such a disparity. Lieutenant Zhao However, the advance was slow, and the king was very dissatisfied. The king wanted to advance vigorously, with the power of Mount Tai, crush the overestimating young master Lan, and take him to the capital. "

"Now, I order Zhao Xilie to lead the vanguard army headquarters with 10,000 men on the left, Hou Xiyi with 10,000 men on the right, and General General with 10,000 men in the center. They will bypass Nanzhang and attack Xiling."

"Here!" The two men came out and saluted Zhao Qi to take orders.

"Li Mingjun!"

"The end will be here."

"You lead 10,000 troops and monitor Nanzhang. If Qin Lei, the bandit general of Nanzhang, dares to attack, I will kill him. If he dares not to attack, you don't have to attack him. When I defeat Xiling, I am not afraid that this person will not attack." Surrender." Zhao Qi said coldly.

"Hu Liang!"

"The general is here!"

"You lead five thousand troops to maintain the logistics channels and ensure the smooth flow of logistics equipment."

"I will obey your orders!"

"Tin Chunhua!"

"The general is here!"

"You lead 5,000 troops and a camp of dead soldiers to attack Jianli and capture Jianli so that the enemy troops in my rear will no longer cause nuisance!"

"As you command!"

After a series of orders were issued, Zhao Qi said coldly: "Everyone, listen carefully. This battle can only be successful. If there is a flaw along the way, I will cut off my own head and send it back to Handan to apologize to the king!"

After resting for several days at Hefeng, Zhao's tens of thousands of troops started rumbling, rushing towards different targets each year. At the same time, in a hidden area of ​​Xiaogushan dozens of miles away from Hefeng, Bai Yucheng listened to the spies. The information brought back was jaw-dropping.

"Is there a more idiotic coach than this one?"

"Want to hurry up? You want to report to King Yama as soon as possible!" P