The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 238: Wang Jian was excluded, the custom of killing the number of enemies, and the crown prince Zheng took over the government

The city of Chenggao was filled with decadent music.

The Chu army was not a group of brothers who went into battle, and they collectively charged at the ugly Korean beauty.

After the Korean beauty fought against many Qin soldiers alone, she now had to fight against the Chu soldiers.

They don't want to.

They had no choice.

The same voice was heard in other cities in South Korea that were captured and liberated.

Even more decadent sounds were heard in the cities that were captured and then recovered by the State of Zhao.

The beauties from Zhao who suffered the same fate were much more positive than those from Han.

In the State of Zhao where the spirit of chivalry was prevalent.

In the State of Zhao, which was seriously short of male men.

Wars are no longer exclusive to men, women also participate in them.

The Zhao women, who were naturally romantic and passionate, regarded the battle with the coalition forces as another battlefield.

On an ordinary battlefield, the purpose of going there is to kill people.

The purpose of going up to this battlefield is to save lives.

The future of Zhao State lies between their legs.

The Qin army that caused all this retreated in an orderly manner and obeyed orders, demonstrating an organization and discipline that far exceeded the contemporary era.

The Qin army was like a war machine.

Every Qin soldier is a screw and a bearing of the war machine.

The same is camping.

Ying Chengjiao couldn't stand watching the Qi army setting up camp.

Ying Chengjiao thought the Zhao army's camp was neat and tidy.

But if Ying Chengjiao saw the Qin army setting up camp, he would know what true orderliness was.

The distance between each tent is almost the same, with an error of no more than three inches.

There were two groups of soldiers patrolling the camp.

One is to supervise each other.

The second is to ensure that when a team of patrolling soldiers takes over, there will still be people patrolling in the camp to prevent the enemy from sneaking in during the change of guard period.

There are two types of passwords: explicit and implicit.

The patrolling soldiers held long swords.

Anyone walking outside the tent, even a general or a patrolling soldier, can ask for orders.

If the general cannot speak, the patrolling soldiers can kill him with a sword.

Not only will he not be punished afterwards, but his military achievement will also be recorded as that of a soldier.

This kind of military appearance is unmatched in the world.

Even in Ying Chengjiao's previous life, few countries' armies could do it.

Eighty miles outside Hangu Pass was the Qin army camp.

The Qin army led by deputy generals such as Meng Ao and Huan Xi joined the main force of the Qin army led by the commander General Bian Gong here.

The Qin army was divided into several routes and stationed here, returning to Qin in batches and returning home through Hangu Pass.

After the deputy general handed over his troops, he did not return to his country with the army, but stayed behind.

After all the deputy generals had arrived, the main general, Duke Biao, went to the big tent and summoned all the generals to discuss the war.

There are less than ten generals in the big tent.

Each of them can be named and is a general known to all nations.

The only country that could compete with Zhao in terms of the quantity and quality of generals was Qin.

All the generals smiled happily, showing their big teeth, without any sign of nervousness.

They came to discuss war.

The current war is about counting military merits.

The battle is over.

"Every one of you looks like you've eaten bee shit, laughing like that!" Bie Gong cursed with a smile, firing a map cannon.

The generals burst into laughter.

Meng Ao, who only obeyed the king's orders and was cautious by nature, pointed at the big teeth exposed by the Duke of Bie:
"How dare you, an old bird, say that to us? You eat the most!"

"Hahahaha!" Biao Gong was not angry but happy, and said proudly: "You are the chief general, and your military achievements should be attributed to you. Without your command, how could you have achieved military achievements?"

Huan Xi, the Qin general who was in his prime, snorted and laughed loudly:

"Did Lord Bie give orders? Why didn't I receive any military orders? Did Lord Bie leave me behind?

"Since I took over the 20,000 troops, I have fought all the battles myself. Which of the birds in the account was fought for by Bie Gong?"

Mixed in with the louder laughter were voices of “bullshit”, “no”, and “he’ll have a fart fight”.

The old general Bie Gong was a little embarrassed, and waved his hand violently in pretending to be angry:

"What are you laughing at! Didn't my master give you soldiers to command?
"In this battle, anyone who fights will gain merit, right?

"It was Nai Gong who chose you guys and fed you military merits!"

The old general pointed his finger at the Qin generals one by one:

"You bastards, if you don't bring a few jars of good wine to this general's house when you return, I will destroy your house!"

There was a commotion in the big tent again, and the generals boasted for a long time.

The old Qin people never talk too much, and the matter will be dealt with after the war.

Nearly half an hour later, the generals began to report how many heads the armies they led had taken and how much military merit they had achieved.

In the camp, there was a secretary who recorded the military achievements reported by the generals on bamboo slips.

After all the generals had reported, the commander-in-chief, General Bie Gong, cast a suspicious look at the newly promoted young general Wang Jian.

This military commander, who was once unrivaled in debate and famous for his time, was very good at fighting, but was... a bit bad at doing things.

"Wang Jian." The old general shook the bamboo slips and said, "Your food and grass are about the same as others, but you only killed 300 people?"

Wang Jian, who had little experience, responded with a wry smile.

He also didn't know why the other generals had such a high number of kills.

Duke Biao glanced at the generals who were disapproving and doing nothing, with a somewhat unfriendly look on his face:

"Didn't anyone tell Wang Jian?"

Qin general Fan Yuqi was a macho man with a beard that looked like grass growing on his face, and he was fat and strong.

Hearing this, he said in a muffled voice:
"How dare we say anything about the Second Young Master's people?"

There was a look of anger on Bian Gong's brow, and he was about to curse.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but the veteran, known for his bad temper, held them back.

This cannot be blamed on the generals.

As a member of the military camp, the veteran understands the generals' thoughts very well.

Prince Chengjiao proposed the idea of ​​flood control, which united the Qin generals in their hatred of the enemy.

There was only one way for Qin generals to rise, and that was to fight.

War requires people and food.

Flood control requires both people and food.

The two are in conflict.

Ying Chengjiao, with his own strength, ruined the future of Qin's generals for several years.

The Qin general would have to stay where he was and wait for as many years as it took to control the flood.

The veteran has a filter for Master Chengjiao.

Moreover, he is old and does not attach as much importance to military achievements as he did when he was young, so he will not blame Prince Chengjiao.

But he had no right to forgive Prince Chengjiao on behalf of the generals.

As one of the Four Lords, the veteran general must establish his foothold on the side of the military commanders.

You cannot betray your own camp and must maintain good relationships with other generals.

Just like this battle that must be won.

The veteran general could have taken all the credit for the victory, but he deliberately shared it with other Qin generals.

Military generals are indeed far inferior to civil officials in terms of political acumen, but they are definitely not brainless as the civil officials say.

"Wang Jian stays, and the rest of you get out." The old general said weakly.

All the generals left, leaving only Wang Jian.

The old general called Wang Jian forward, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"You were chosen by the Second Young Master from the Lantian Camp, and you are born to be the Second Young Master's man.

“Without the Second Young Master, you can’t be a general.

"Now that you have suffered a little injustice because of the Second Young Master, don't hold a grudge like a woman." Wang Jian shook his head, straightened his body, and showed a trace of pride and unyielding spirit:

"I climbed up from a humble background, so I'm not surprised that these people with family backgrounds look down on me.

"Anyone can win today's battle. They fail to see how powerful I, Wang Jian, am and rely on their military achievements to isolate me.

“They’ll know later.

"Any battle they can win, I, Wang Jian, can win too.

"Even if they can't win the battle, I, Wang Jian, can still win!
“The military is judged on military merit first.

"Connections and background mean nothing compared to real military achievements!"

Bie Gong opened his mouth slightly, a little surprised.

After a while, he laughed and patted Wang Jian on the shoulder:

"Good boy, that's the truth!
"Who cares who you are?
"If you beat Wu Anjun like that, no one will dare to disrespect you!"

He likes this kid, he is energetic.

Bie Gong looks down on people who are timid, hesitant, and think twice before speaking.

Mention the father and son Meng Ao and Meng Wu.

"Come, let me tell you about what's happening in the army." Bie Gong pulled Wang Jian to the table.

The old general pointed to the bamboo slips on which the generals reported their military achievements and said:

"Look, apart from the 300 enemies you reported, Fan Yuqi reported the fewest number of enemies killed, 2,800.

"Fan Yuqi's cities are not as good as yours, and his food is not as much as yours, so why did he kill nearly ten times as many enemies as you?"

Wang Jian's eyes became solemn and his expression was serious.

From just now until now, he has had some guesses in his mind.

But he thought this conjecture was a little too crazy.

"Are these 2,800 people...really all armored soldiers?" Wang Jian said hesitantly.

Where do so many armored soldiers come from?
Bie Gong looked at Wang Jian approvingly:
"Your brain works very quickly, worthy of being the Second Young Master's man."

He pointed his finger at the 2,800 people on the bamboo slips and tapped twice:
“Yes, you are right.

"If all you reported were soldiers, based on the number of enemies you killed, Fan Yuqi may have less than 300 soldiers.

"The remaining 2,500 people may be laborers transporting baggage, or they may be civilians."

"How can you do this?" Wang Jian was a little excited: "Isn't this killing innocent people to gain credit? How can you do this?"

Bie Gong sneered:

"Everyone does it."

"Does the king know this?"

"Didn't you fight your first battle with the king? Didn't you also get the credit for being the first to reach the battlefield? The king has personally led the troops to fight. Do you think the king knows about this?"

"Then the king doesn't care?"

"in spite of."

"Why?"

"How should I know? Do you have the guts to ask the king yourself?"

"..."

Bie Gong waved his hand:
"We are military commanders, we don't want to worry about these things!
"If the court doesn't care, we'll just do it. No matter what the reason is."

The old general took up his pen and crossed out the "hundred" in the "three hundred" reported by Wang Jian and filled in "thousand".

The veteran held the pen and said with a smile:

“That’s right.

"Your men can have two thousand more officers, and your title can be raised to a higher rank. This is the best of both worlds."

Wang Jian remained silent, feeling that this was not a good idea.

The old general slapped Wang Jian on the head with a light slap:

"Those guys under your command left their homes and followed you, risking their lives just to have a full meal. Aren't they not considered civilians?
“They died for their country, shouldn’t they be rewarded?
"The court doesn't care, the king doesn't care, and you don't care!"

The old general pointed at Wang Jian's nose and sneered:

"Don't think that all wars are like this one, where you go to the battlefield with your legs lifted up to collect military merits.

"In the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan, hundreds of thousands of people died.

“When anyone closes their eyes, they cannot guarantee that they will see the sun tomorrow. Soldiers dream of fighting and have hallucinations that the enemy is invading.

"Now you don't fight for their military merits, and don't let them know that they can get promoted and become rich by following you.

"Until then, you can just wait for the mutiny!

"Unless you have the ability of Wu'an Jun, you can help them get promoted by the number of enemies you kill! Killing prisoners can also give confidence to other countries!"

Wang Jian held his breath and was about to speak.

The veteran waved his hand to interrupt:

"I don't want to hear your nonsense. Anyone can talk big.

"If you want proof, prove it with your military achievements. Don't embarrass the Second Young Master!"

Tap the newly written "three thousand":
"Until you prove it, I'll report it like this next time."

Wang Jian was silent, then nodded.

The old general's expression eased, and he said:
“If you report truthfully, no one will remember your kindness.

"The soldiers will not support you, and the king will think you are incompetent."

"Wang Jian understands." Wang Jian looked at the number of enemies killed reported by the generals on the bamboo slips, calculated it in his mind, and said hesitantly: "General, this number of enemies killed is more than any enemy we have encountered..."

The veteran was a little annoyed:
"Why do you care about this shit?!"

Wang Jian's defense:

"I think this number is too fake and will be found out."

The veteran disagrees:

"It will definitely be discovered...what we report won't count, the court still needs to approve it.

"If it's discovered, then it's discovered. The punishment is just for the number of people who have made false reports, and it won't affect anything else.

“You quoted three hundred, and it’s just three hundred.

"If you offer three thousand, you will get at least one thousand."

Wang Jian nodded, becoming even more confused.

Since the court knew about the killing of innocent people to claim credit, why did they do nothing about it?

Eight days later.

Qin State, Xianyang, Prime Minister's Mansion.

Lu Buwei and Crown Prince Zheng sat opposite each other with a large desk between them.

This major case has contained almost all of the memorials of the Qin State, and almost all of the major events of the Qin State in recent years started here.

Today, this big case carries military affairs.

Prince Zheng read the military reports and said in surprise:

"Did they kill 23,000 people in Zhao this time? How many men in Zhao are still capable of fighting? Should we just destroy them?"

Crown Prince Zheng was born in the State of Zhao and grew up there until he was nine years old.

Having fully experienced the most difficult years for the State of Zhao after the Battle of Changping, he was extremely sensitive to the number of Zhao's troops.

Lu Buwei frowned.

The prince was too murderous and inherited the tyranny that had been passed down in the Qin State since Qin Xiaogong.

Rather than the kingly way that Lu Buwei has always advocated and taught.

Giving the prince a meaningful look, Lu Buwei said:

"Where are there so many soldiers?

"According to Qin's custom, the actual number of enemies killed was only between 10% and 20%.

"The rest are just good people."

"Killing innocent people and claiming credit for their crimes?" Prince Zheng blurted out, his face gradually showing anger. "How dare they bully others like this! Aren't they afraid of Qin's laws?"

As Lu Buwei observed Prince Zheng's expression and listened to his words, he became more and more disappointed.

Prince Zheng was angry because he was deceived, not because innocent people from various countries were killed.

If the King of Qin wants to be the king of the world, he should love all the people in the world.

Qin Xiang lowered his head:

"It can't be called deception, the king is aware of this, and all the Qin kings of all generations have known this.

"Qin Law... does not have any punishment for this."

"All the Qin monarchs of all generations knew about this, but the Qin law does not provide for punishment for this." Prince Zheng suddenly calmed down and realized that there was something hidden: "This seems to be encouraging our army to kill people..."

(End of this chapter)