General Qin

"Use these two captured Xihou to subdue their tribes and then attack Hexi?"

Zhao Tuo nodded slightly.

The state of Qin has always had the tradition of subduing the barbarian Rongdi

In Qin's administrative system, "there are barbarians called Dao" below the county level.

Dao is an administrative unit at the same level as a county. It is located in a place dominated by barbarians and dispatches officials to rule. For example, the "Yi Dao" where Li You fought before is the gathering area of ​​Yi people.

When the Qin army went out to fight, the barbarians in Daoli would also be conscripted to serve like ordinary household Qimin. Many of Zhao Tuo's cavalry were conscripted frontier soldiers Rongdi.

Chen Ping's suggestion to subdue the two Yue clans and turn them into sharp swords in the hands of the Qin army is actually a routine operation. Such an approach is indeed much better than killing all the Yue clan captives.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Tuo said, "Keep the captured prisoners first. Mr. Li can speak Yueshi, so you can go and see if these two Xihou are willing to join us and be my Qin army's eagle dog."

"Don't worry, the general. I think they will be willing. After all, Xi Hou has licked the general's shoes just now. It's just like this. There's no one who doesn't want to."

Li Shiqi smiled and took his orders.

Chen Ping pouted, feeling disconcerted in his heart, feeling that Li Shiqi was assigned to carry out his idea, feeling like he had been plucked.

But he also had to accept, after all, Li Shiqi knew Yuezhi language.

Chen Ping could only secretly make up his mind that he must learn some foreign languages ​​as soon as possible.

Zhao Tuo glanced at his counselor and knew what Chen Ping was thinking. He smiled and comforted him: "This time, Chen Sheng has offered advice and suggestions. Afterwards, rewards for meritorious deeds and nobility are indispensable."

Chen Ping was overjoyed when he heard the words, and his unhappiness dissipated.

He traveled thousands of miles from Wei to Xianyang to join Zhao Tuo. In addition to the other party's recruitment, his desire to be promoted to a noble was naturally an important reason.

Next, Zhao Tuo did not send troops to chase the escaped Yuezhi people, but sent out some sentry cavalry to patrol, and then gathered the troops to count the gains of the battle.

Qin Shang made the first contribution.

A low-level soldier who beheads one person can be worshiped as a noble. This is an important reason why the Qin army was able to fight bravely and devour the six countries. Therefore, after the war, it is very important to clear up the gains and confer meritorious service, and it is also something that everyone is looking forward to.

The sun slanted to the west, and the dim yellow sunlight shrouded the grassland. Headless corpses were randomly thrown together, and the blood stained the green grass below scarlet.

The missing heads of these corpses appeared in another open space, were carried by people, and placed in order.

"Ten, eleven, twelve... Brother, we even got twelve heads this time!"

Xi Juan cried out happily, and turned to look at the resting Wang Ling and Wang Chi behind.

The three of them are rangers from Pei County who were conscripted, and they are located in the same Shiwu. Wang Ling used some tricks to do Shichang.

In this battle, in the face of barbarian attacks, they fought bravely on the front line in order to save their lives. Under the fierce battle, several people were killed in the entire Shizhan, and most of the others were also wounded. Wang Ling was even shot in the shoulder by an arrow that fell from the sky. At this moment, his younger brother Wang Xi was bandaging him.

Because they were on the front line of the battle, when the heads were divided after the war, they were naturally taken care of by the military judges, and they were divided into twelve heads.

After a little calculation in Wang Ling's mind, his face turned slightly red.

"Naigong is going to be a master. The two of you can also get the title of duke."

Hearing Wang Ling's words, Xi Juan and Wang Chi looked at each other, quite excited.

Qin has ruled Chu for several years, so they naturally know the benefits of Qin's title.

Although most of the arable land in Chu is in the hands of local powerful clans, they may not be able to get the full amount of land and houses after they are awarded the title, or the land they get is remote uncultivated wasteland, but they can get some benefits after all.

Even rangers like them who don't like farming will not dislike the farmer under his name.

Compared with land, the greater benefit is that they have the title of title, and they have the qualifications to be officials.

This is a way to climb up. If they can become a pavilion leader in Sishui County, it would not be a good thing.

Moreover, titles can also be used to reduce sentences when they commit crimes against the law, which is equivalent to an extra layer of protection.

"The people of Qin are good at this. As long as you make meritorious service, you can be promoted to a noble, and you can be an official if you have a noble. It's not like in Chu State. Although there are military merit titles, we can't get them."

The three muttered in their mouths.

The state of Chu also had a military merit system similar to that of Qin. Its titles ranged from Guo Dafu, Li Dafu, Shangjian, Qi Dafu... to Jun and Hou.

However, the state of Chu does not rule the country by law, and the degree of implementation of military merit is far inferior to that of Qin state.

Moreover, the degree of transparency and treatment of the title of Chu State is not as good as that of Qin State. Most of the people who can win the title are the children of nobles and wealthy families. It is even more difficult for ordinary people to climb up.

Now that Wang Ling and the others can obtain the title of Qin State, their mentality has changed a little involuntarily.

"I heard that the general Zhao Tuo started as a soldier and rose from a public official in the Battle of Yan to become a great general today. If we work hard, maybe we can also climb to a high position in Qin. "

The three of them looked eager.

The story of General Zhao Tuo has already spread all over the world, and he has almost become the spokesperson of the Qin State's military merit system.

Zhao Tuo's experience is the best advertisement for the military merit system.

At this moment, Wang Ling and the others naturally thought of Zhao Tuo.

The three rangers who once complained about the harsh laws of Qin in Peixian County and were full of disgust for the Qin State and the Qin system, after they integrated into the Qin army and were about to be awarded for their meritorious service, their mentality also quietly changed.

They have also become the vested interests of the military merit system.

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"General, our army has succeeded in trapping and killing Shuangmi Yueshi. We beheaded more than 10,000 people and captured more than 5,000. Thousands escaped before our army completed the encirclement."

"Our army's grain team relied on the Wugang chariot formation and caused a lot of damage to the Yuezhi people who came to attack. Including the casualties of the follow-up cavalry, our army annihilated about 7,000 people from the Guishuang Department and captured 3,000 people. Shoot and kill The Yuezhi of the Xiumi Department had about 2,000 people, because the Houmi Xihou retreated in time, and did not capture the prisoners of the Xiumi Department."

"Our army suffered about 7,000 casualties, of which about 2,000 were killed in battle."

Zhao Tuo stood on a small hill, looking at the camp of the Qin army who began to bury pots for cooking and roast horse meat under the setting sun.

Beside him is Xiao He, the Chief History Officer who reported the military situation to him.

Zhao Tuo frowned tightly.

Prairie warfare is indeed easy to defeat but difficult to annihilate.

Because the Shuangmi Department was lured into a trap, half of its troops were wiped out by the Qin army, and 5,000 soldiers were captured, which can be regarded as a complete blow to it. The 5,000 people who ran away could almost be ignored in the ensuing battle without the command of Shuang Mi Xihou and the nobles.

However, the Guishuang Department and the Hiumi Department still maintain a strong combat power.

The two divisions add up to 70,000 horsemen, and the total number of annihilation and captives is about 12,000, which means that they still have nearly 60,000 troops.

Nearly 60,000 cavalry is by no means a number that can be ignored on the grassland.

Even though Xihou Guishuang was captured by the Qin army, Houmi Xihou was still there, and La Jiagu, the son of Xihou Guishuang, also ran away.

If they are given a certain amount of time to gather up the remnants and make a comeback, they will still pose a great threat to the Qin army.

"It is advisable to chase after the poor with the remaining courage!"

A gleam of coldness flashed in Zhao Tuo's eyes.

The war is not over yet, he wants to seize this favorable opportunity.

Zhao Tuo turned his head and said to Xiao He: "Pass down the order, let the knights in the army eat and drink enough tonight, and in the early morning of tomorrow, they will carry enough wheat cakes and water bags to go on the road, and together with Guishuang Xihou, follow closely Let the Yuezhi people go!"

"The old and weak women and children of their tribe and the grazing cattle and horses are all in the Helan Mountain area. They will definitely return to Helan to regroup."

"I'm going to catch them off guard and let my Daqin cavalry break through the gap in Helan Mountain!"

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