My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 318 General Zhao Tuo (please book all monthly tickets for rewards!)

At this moment, the situation of the Qin army far away in Changge was just as Fusu expected.

As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain.

When Fusu was here, the army naturally listened to Fusu alone. When Fusu left, Meng Tian and Li Xin were left in the army.

Because Li Xin almost created a myth when he attacked Chu State last time. The generals of the army rushed thousands of miles, but the Chu army did not even touch the Qin army's butt.

Just like that, the people of Qin snatched several beauties from Chu while passing by and presented them to the King of Qin.

As soon as Fusu left, the soldiers naturally only recognized Li Xin.

In the central military tent, all the generals surrounded Li Xin. Meng Tian, ​​as the general on the left, was sitting in the same position as Li Xin. But when talking about strategic proposals, everyone only looked at him, not themselves.

Only Meng Tian's own private soldiers and the generals under Meng's command stood with Meng Tian. But they were also marginalized and had no say in this important matter.

Li Xin held a dagger in his hand, sat in front of the sand table, and planned an attack route with several generals.

"This time Xiang Yan leads the troops, he will definitely defend Xiang Di. Naturally, we have to attack the weak points and attack Pingyu first."

"Attack Pingyu?" Meng Tian felt it was inappropriate.

Pingyu is located to the west of Xiangdi and is the most important gateway of Chu State. Xiangdi has many acres of land and is the chest and fist of Chu State.

Li Xin laughed happily when he heard this!

"General Meng, I have also learned some military strategies from the prince. The key to dispatching troops is speed, and it is even more important to catch them by surprise and attack them unprepared. Our troops are divided into two groups. One group will attack Pingyu first, and then the Chu army will be mobilized to Pingyu. As soon as the Chu army reaches Pingyu, General Meng, go and attack Xiangdi."

Meng Tian naturally smiled, "This is indeed the prince's art of war. But Xiang Yan has already failed once, and he may not do it this time. And such an important place as Pingyu is definitely a tough one. I'm worried that General Li will go If you do, you might be ambushed first."

Meng Tian pointed to a section of Funiu Mountain, "This is the only place we must pass to attack Pingyu. This place is surrounded by high mountains and ditches. It is also lush with trees, making it very suitable for an ambush."

When Li Xin heard this, he laughed.

"We are Qin generals, but there are more trees on a mountain. I have already planned it before. Isn't this Chu land full of water, tall grass, and deep forests? The last time it was because of the direct attack on Xiang land, and Time was tight and I didn’t have time to set off a fire to burn all the vegetation, but it’s different now.”

Meng Tian felt something was wrong.

Setting fire to a mountain will only create smoke, and how long will it take to burn such a big mountain?

Meng Tian feels that this method is not advisable.

Unexpectedly, before Meng Tian opened his mouth, others had already begun to agree with Li Xin's intention.

This is not directed at Meng Tian.

It's just that Li Xin leads his troops in battle, which can give them more rewards and more glory.

Besides, Meng Tian passed down the title in his family to three generations. These people all climbed up step by step from hundreds of generals, to captains of thousands, to captains.

They still have a long way to go before they reach the title of nobility. Only by following Li Xin in this battle can they rise quickly.

Tu Wei, Ren Xiao, and Yang Duan were all echoing Li Xin.

After all, Xiang Yan had already failed once, and it was a big defeat. Naturally, they didn't take Xiang Yan seriously.

At this time, Feng Jie looked at the expressions of the people around him. Almost half of them were dissatisfied with this strategy. Feng Jie naturally looked at Li Xin and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

In the past, Li Xin was just a young general who worshiped the king. Ten years later, he had become a domineering young general.

Leading troops to fight is no different from running a country. It's all about managing people and dividing profits.

Everyone formulated a strategy and attack route, and then the generals were selected.

Those who were eager to make meritorious deeds naturally followed Li Xin.

Those with noble titles in their families naturally formed a team and listened to Meng Tian's orders.

After these aristocratic families, they just looked at these guys who were blatantly robbing them of merit and glory. When the meeting is over, the tent is opened.

Li Xin was taken away to a drinking party, leaving only Meng Tian and a group of generals in the tent in a daze.

Meng Tian noticed that a young general from a commoner background did not follow Li Xin out.

This young man is Zhao Tuo.

Feng Jie couldn't help but joke, "Look, this plan is really powerful. He will attack Pingyu first, seize the territory and return it, and then follow us to cut the territory. Anyway, he wants to take credit for both. . I thought it was some kind of battle that caught them off guard."

Other generals also followed Feng Jie and agreed.

"In the past, some people beat their heads to pieces just for a mouthful of rice. I didn't expect that now, in order to be promoted, some people don't even care about their face."

All the soldiers were teasing and laughing in the tent.

It was just Zhao Tuo, who sat humbly in the last position and said nothing.

"General Tuo, why don't you smile?" Feng Jie asked sternly.

"Back to General, I was just thinking, if General Li is hindered on the front line, what will we generals do?"

Everyone looked at Zhao Tuo in surprise.

Meng Tian and Feng Jie looked at each other and immediately proposed that they should make some other military plans of their own.

Everyone gathered around the map and began to study it again.

Feng Jie said, "General Li must pass through Funiu Mountain. We can make a detour. However, if the two armies attack according to the plan, we will have to pass through a flat sandy land. Our field of vision will be exposed by then, and we will be easily attacked by the Chu army." aware."

"The land of Wei is already in our hands, why not take a detour?" Zhao Tuo asked. “Wouldn’t it be possible to bypass these dangerous places by taking it directly from Wei to the south?”

Meng Tian shook his head, "The land of Chu is divided into Western Chu and Eastern Chu. The area to the east is even more hilly and flat, with swamps and silt everywhere. Only the Chu people can tolerate this kind of living environment. And the further west, the more complicated the road conditions there become. , our horses and chariots cannot march at all."

"Then I think we can prepare some unused hay in advance. Even if we get it from Wei underground, it can be used at other times. After all, winter is coming soon. When the frost falls, the riverbed will fall and the water will turn into a mud swamp. , we can spread hay on the road to facilitate the army to pass quickly."

"Hay?" Meng Tian's eyes lit up.

"Exactly, we can cut the green grass and wheat seedlings in advance and dry them on the grain field. We can take them with us when we go with the army. The hay is light, so it is very convenient to make and carry."

Meng Tian's eyes lit up, "Okay, just do as you say." Looking back, Meng Tian said to the army, "Quickly record General Tuo's ideas."

When Feng Jie saw it, a sad look appeared in his eyes.

This Meng Tian, ​​he is very loyal.

But this is not according to the rules.

Zhao Tuo's merits will be recorded on our heads first. When we get the respect of the king, we can win Zhao Tuo under his command. At this time, we can make Zhao Tuo ours.

There are many scum among the nobles. Being able to receive talented people can ensure the prosperity of the family.

Besides, for someone like Zhao Tuo who was born as a commoner and had no family background, even if he made meritorious deeds, he would be jealous of others and he would be dead anyway.

Zhao Tuo had been robbed of his credit many times before, but this was the first time he met such a general and said so generously that he would be given separate credit.

Zhao Tuo's clear eyes were slightly moist.

"Thank you, General Zuo."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)