General Qin

To the north of Xianyang, on a road running diagonally northwest along the Jingshui River, thousands of people lined up in a long queue, slowly heading towards Beidi County.

"I thought that the Great Shu Long March would spare us, and we could go to Xianyang this time to see the majesty of the emperor. Who knew that we couldn't even see the edge of Xianyang, so we had to go to the barbarian land."

On a carriage carrying people, a 8-foot-tall rugged man looked out of the carriage, muttered in his mouth, and spit out of the carriage casually.

His name is Fan Kuai, he is from Pei County, and he is a dog butcher.

In the same car, another yellow-faced man smiled and said, "Brother Fan, let's be content. At least we will inherit the Great Shu's long campaign, serve as guests and staff, and be treated politely by the county lieutenant along the way. We can still take the car when we are on the way. If there is no Dashu Commander, this conscription counts us together, we have to walk thousands of miles on foot, and have to fight barbarians when we go to the battlefield, how can it be so refreshing."

"Brother Cao said the same thing. I don't know how the elder master knew my name, Fan Kui. I thought about it and never saw him before. I really didn't understand it all the way. Brother Cao, Brother Xiao, why did you two think of it? Will it be requisitioned by the Great Shu?"

Fan Kuai opened his eyes as big as copper bells and looked at the two people in front of him.

Cao Shen shook his head and said, "I haven't met the elder, so I don't know the reason. On the contrary, Brother Xiao, when the elder passed by your Fengyi, he sent someone to send gifts to your house. I must have heard it earlier. It’s right to have Brother Xiao’s name.”

Sitting quietly in the corner of the car, Xiao He raised his head holding a scroll of bamboo slips, and said lightly: "When I see the elder, I will know everything, there is no need to think about it."

"Hehe, brother Xiao is still so indifferent, he is worthy of learning from Huang Lao."

Cao Shen smiled and shook his head.

Xiao He smiled slightly, then lowered his head to look at the bamboo slips.

He guessed in his heart that the reason why the eldest son knew his name might be recommended by Lu Wan.

Everyone is from Fengyi and has met several times.

It's just that Xiao He couldn't figure out why Lu Wan would recommend Xiao He to the elder, and the elder's attitude was very grand, almost treating each other with the courtesy of a national scholar.

In addition, Cao Shen and Fan Kuai were conscripted with him.

After observing along the way, Xiao He found that this Cao Shen had read books and understood the law, but he didn't know where he learned some art of war, he could say a few words casually, and had his own opinions when encountering things.

As for Fan Kuai, although he was a dog-killing butcher without much education, he had good strength and a straightforward personality, daring to fight hard. He was a rare brave man, not a mediocre man.

"Could it be possible that the chief minister can know people from thousands of miles away?"

Xiao He suppressed the doubts in his heart, looked up at the snow-covered road to the north, with some expectation in his eyes.

...

Outside Yiqu City in Beidi County, Zhao Tuo walked out of the tent, looked at the loess plateau after the snow had melted outside the tent, opened his arms, and took a deep breath of the still icy air.

It is already February of the twenty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang. In the cold winter of falling snow, cavalry training cannot be carried out. Everyone can only stay in the camp to keep warm.

It's actually part of the training.

On the battlefield, the mutual cooperation between robes and zealots, and the friendship between comrades in arms are very important things.

The soldiers of Tong Shiwu stayed in the same tent for a whole winter, no matter how they could get to know each other and cultivate some feelings, the training after the beginning of spring would be more tacit with each other. When on the battlefield, when dealing with the enemy, they will also support each other because of the friendship of comrades-in-arms.

Getting along for the past few months is the process of making them familiar with each other.

In addition to this group of cavalry, which Zhao Tuo regarded as elite, from January to now, conscripts from Sanchuan County, Yingchuan County and many other counties have successively arrived.

Nearly 100,000 troops had been hoarded near Yiqu City, and as far as the eye could see, it was full of camps and crowds. However, this is far from reaching the limit. In the follow-up time, nearly 100,000 troops will arrive here.

"Chen Sheng, Zhao Guanghui, Lieutenant of Sishui County, will arrive today with his troops. When the time comes, you go to meet him and invite the people I recruited over here."

Zhao Tuo gave orders.

It was mid-afternoon.

Zhao Tuo, who was sitting in the military tent to check the information outside the Great Wall, heard a report from his cronies outside the tent, saying that Chen Ping had arrived with three people.

At this time, Zhao Tuo got up and strode out of the tent.

"General, these three are Xiao He, Cao Can, and Fan Kui whom the General has enlisted."

Chen Ping extended his hand to introduce.

Seeing a general in armor coming out, the three people beside Chen Ping quickly saluted.

"Xiao He, greet the general."

...

"Get up, three of you."

Zhao Tuo nodded slightly, looking at the three talents he had been longing for for a long time.

Xiao He was in his thirties, tall and slender, with a short beard and long face, and looked quite capable.

Cao Shen next to him was younger than Xiao He, with a round face and long beard, but he was a little shorter. Standing with Xiao He, one tall and one short stood out.

Zhao Tuo muttered in his heart.

"Is Cao Cao a descendant of Cao Shen? If so, is his short stature inherited from his ancestors?"

Thinking this way in his heart, Zhao Tuo's eyes fell on Fan Kui who was at the farthest side.

I saw that this person was nearly eight feet tall, with a beard all over his face, with a thick back and a strong waist, and his arms were very thick. He looked like a brave man.

Zhao Tuo's eyes were shining brightly, who wouldn't love a strong and mighty man?

At the Hongmen Banquet in history, Fan Kui broke into the army tent angrily and asked Xiang Yu with angry eyes.

While Zhao Tuo was looking at the three of them, Xiao He and the others were secretly amazed.

They had already heard a series of near-legendary deeds of this general, victorious in all battles on the battlefield, and created various magical creations outside the battlefield.

With the blessing of status and reputation, Xiao He and the three behaved very respectfully, even Fan Kui, who was always rude, restrained his temper at this moment, and stood stiffly in front of Zhao Tuo.

"I've been waiting for the three of you, but I'm really looking forward to it. Now that the three of you have finally come, I feel really happy in my heart. Please follow me to the account. Chen Sheng, let someone prepare a banquet, and I want to welcome the three of you."

Zhao Tuo's attitude was exceptionally friendly and enthusiastic, which surprised Chen Ping, so he quickly turned around and told people to get it done.

Xiao He, Cao Can, Fan Kui and others were also surprised, never expecting the general to treat them like this.

You must know that among the three of them, except for Xiao He who is an official in the county, Cao Can and Fan Kui are still the heads of Guizhou, they don't even have titles, and they are almost at the bottom of Qin society.

Now, they were recruited here by the high-ranking general, and the general greeted them warmly, which made their hearts very complicated, and it could be called a surge of emotion.

Since Zong Zhou's values, it is precisely a "scholar who dies for his confidant".

In the Spring and Autumn Period, You Yu asked Qi to swallow carbon, and assassinated Zhao Wuxie many times to repay Zhi Bo's kindness.

Since the Warring States period, another Yan Zhongzi donated huge sums of money to celebrate the birthday of Nie Zheng's mother. Nie Zheng felt his kindness, and with the momentum of a white rainbow penetrating the sun, he assassinated Han Xiangxia tired in the mansion.

Just a few years ago, there was Jing Ke who rewarded the virtue of Prince Dan of Yan and assassinated the King of Qin at the risk of his life.

This is the value of the entire era, especially for a dog-killing warrior like Fan Kuai who lives in Chu, the best thing is this.

Seeing the posture of General Zhao Tuo at this moment, Fan Kuai's eyes turned red.

Xiao He and Cao Can are more sensible than Fan Kui, but they are also very moved.

In this world, not all high-ranking people can achieve the posture of a general.

At the same time, the question in their hearts became more and more intense.

Why did the general go to great lengths for these three little-known and unknown characters in Peidi, and still make such a gesture of seeking talents?

After being led into the tent by the general, Fan Kui was the most outspoken, and asked directly: "I, Fan Kui, am no more than a dog butcher in Peiyi. Li Lu is known as the butcher of dogs. And the general is a famous general in the world, high above the others, I don’t know why he treats me, a dog butcher, so well?”

Xiao He and Cao Shen saw Fan Kui asking the question in their hearts, and they immediately looked at Zhao Tuo.

They also want to know.

Zhao Tuo smiled lightly.

He has the perfect answer for this era.