Lingzhou, return to the Ministry

"Father, has General Wang agreed to come to the banquet tonight?" Ellie pulled Mali's arm and shook it, asking anxiously while shaking it.

Mali was almost stunned by his daughter, and said helplessly: "I agree, I agree, I see, I'm so anxious. I've been invited to do this for my father several times."

Ellie also knew that her father had worked hard, but the Qin army had too many rules, so it was not enough to pay attention to two things: this and that.

Among them, the garrison was strictly prohibited from attending banquets, so Mali went to several times and encountered a wall. Moreover, Wang Li refused in a friendly manner, which made the old Mali not find any fault.

"How did my father convince General Wang Li this time?" Ellie asked curiously.

"What else can I say? First, I said that we would like to thank Dajun when we return to the ministry, so we prepared delicious food for everyone, which cannot be considered a banquet.

In addition, I also said that I would discuss with General Wang about preventing the bandits from invading again, and General Wang reluctantly agreed."

Ellie frowned and said, "Isn't this the same as before? Why did General Wang agree this time?"

Old Mali's face also changed a little, and he was so serious: "In fact, it was because a tribe member found traces of bandits in the south the day before yesterday.

Although it was just a small group of scouts' horse hoof prints, he had to pay attention to it as a father. General Wang probably received similar news."

When Ellie was shocked when she heard this, she asked: "Is the bandits coming again? Can we stop it this time?"

Mali didn't know if the bandits would come, but he knew that the last time he caught the bandit leader's nephew and (fucking) grandson, so how could the bandits not let it go, right?

So Mali was silent for a while before speaking: "It's not clear yet, but you must be more careful recently. If you can, don't go out. Only in this way can the pressure on General Wang and Father."

Ellie was already a sensible girl, and then nodded in agreement.

Then Ellie said again: "Then I'll go and see if the meals are ready for the evening. We must give everyone a full meal to have the strength to fight against the bandits!"

Mali touched his daughter's head and smiled with relief: "Eli has grown up and can share his father's worries."

Ellie smiled sweetly and turned around and went out. Mali looked at her daughter's back and felt like a mirror in her heart.

Mali said to himself meaningfully: "The children have really grown up and they have lovers. I just don't know if General Wang has friendship?"

On the other hand, Wang Li in the Qin army camp was also studying the news he had collected recently, but he became more and more worried as he looked at it.

"Bang!" Wang Li slapped the bamboo tube secret letter on the table, frowned and spoke:

"The bandits' actions were so fast that the scouts appeared in several places at the same time. It seemed that they were prepared and there would definitely be no shortage of people.

Wei Zhao, what do you think? Should we take the initiative to attack?"

Zhao Cheng thought about it and clasped his fists, saying, "Cheng was originally just a five hundred master, and he had few plans, so he didn't have any good ideas.

But Cheng knew the principle that we knew ourselves and our enemy would never win, so Cheng felt that we should first grab a few tongues and also put on a tiger."

Wang Li also nodded. Zhao Cheng's idea was indeed very safe, obviously referring to their situation.

After all, when the army came, they went into battle lightly. When they passed the plateau, they encountered snow and discarded a lot of supplies. Now they still have to rely on the already not wealthy Lingzhou returning to the army to help.

If we attack on a large scale, let alone whether the prisoners will cause trouble, will they be overwhelmed by food and grass alone?

So Wang Li waved his hand to Zang Shuo: "Take people to grab a few tongues, don't need to be too much, don't arouse the enemy's suspicion. In addition, bring Li Guo and Li Yan here, I want to ask."

Zang Shuo did not speak, but just clasped his fists and turned around and left.

After Zang Shuo left, Wang Li said: "Your Majesty's order letter, the court has sent a large group of people to transport grain, and it is a new tool, which is very efficient.

However, the selection and training of recruits continues. Apart from the Sanguan and the Great Wall, there are only troops in the capital and Hedong in Daqin, so we basically have no reinforcements."

Zhao Cheng was actually surprised when he heard the first half of the sentence food and new tools. After all, he was the first group of people in the Qin army who had personally used "Tian Lei". This new tool would definitely not disappoint, right?

However, after hearing it, Zhao Cheng's heart was irritated. There were no reinforcements! After all, there were too many places for Daqin to defend now.

This is still the Sanguan Great Wall, and it does not require too many people. If there is no such thing, Daqin would probably squeeze every labor force out of battle to guard the border.

"General, do we still have the ability to take the initiative in this way?" Zhao Cheng was worried.

"It's not easy to deal with. Although we are all elite, we admit defeat too little after all. Even if we attack in full, we will inevitably be transferred from the mountain. But..." Wang Li did not say too much, but instead wanted to speak but stopped.

After these days of experience, Zhao Cheng also looked at it a lot, then clasped his fists and said, "We are just discussing it, but the general is okay, Cheng will keep his mouth shut."

Wang Li nodded, believing him: "Actually, I observed that most of the bandits were farmers who couldn't eat enough, so they had to get on the pirate ship. Although they had a fierce temperament for many times, they still couldn't change the simplicity of the farmhouse.

In fact, such people are most suitable for joining the army. In terms of obedience alone, the cost-effectiveness is far greater than that of many children of young nobles.

Therefore, our great Qin Dynasty has the power to unify the six countries, just because our army is dominated by the people, and the generals must work hard for the beheading of the people's soldiers.

However, the soldiers of the six countries are for the purpose of their obligations to the lords, even if they can be rewarded, they cannot become high-ranking and nobles like our military merit system.

So, why don’t we try to recruit some bandits? Even if we are just the lowest-level errands, as long as we give more bandit leaders than bandit leaders, I believe many people are willing to serve the Qin Dynasty.”

Zhao Cheng was shocked after hearing this. In fact, the Qin army had not yet surrendered troops from other countries, but that was relatively early.

Since the decapitation and meritorious service became increasingly fierce, the Qin army generally had two attitudes to dealing with the captured enemy army: killing it counted as merit or demoting it to a concubine's son as a slave.

Therefore, the six countries hated the Qin army and were afraid of it. Only unless they had to do so, few troops surrendered voluntarily, unless their lords surrendered.

So Wang Li's idea seems reasonable, but he wants to use the army's spoils. You must know that the prisoners are captured and that the military's property is the army's property, but they have not been distributed to anyone.

Zhao Cheng asked worriedly: "General, is this appropriate? Will the knights agree? In addition, how can the loyalty of these bandits be guaranteed?

We can't give them weapons, right? Otherwise, we'd better train some young men to return to the department, I'll see them..."

At this time, Wang Li suddenly raised his hand and interrupted Zhao Cheng's words, saying: "You can collect all the weapons. Send them before each war and take them back after the war.

And it’s enough to cut off the sharpened wooden sticks for them. The knights have armor and it’s difficult to break the defense. You can also use the form of a knight staring at several prisoners, which makes it even more difficult for the prisoners to take action.

As for the knights, I will say that the new Wuqi Army is a model army, so we must naturally be a model. Besides, it is not that we will not be credited to him in the future.

In addition, don’t mention the training of Huimen. Although Huimen is the vassal of my Great Qin, it is located in the border area and is now free and scattered and low in military strength.

If we receive our training and advanced technology, it is difficult to guarantee that we will not expand in the future. We oppose Daqin, so this decision can only be done by Your Majesty."

Zhao Cheng had nothing to say after hearing this. It seemed that Wang Li had planned for a long time and he could only obey the orders.

Seeing that Zhao Cheng was not very happy, Wang Li said comforting: "Prince Zhao, don't worry too much. He will send someone to work hard when he returns to the army tonight, and he will also invite us to the commander's house to attend the banquet.

I won’t have much communication with you at that time. At least I can teach them how to resist bandits and can help us in some ways.

And I heard that Commander Ma’s daughter is still waiting to be named after her. Didn’t General Zhao marry? If you can get married, then the matter of Hui’s army will be easier.”

Although Zhao Cheng was older than Wang Li, he was far less talented than Wang Li Fang. His face suddenly turned red and he couldn't say a word.

"Hahaha!" Wang Li couldn't help laughing when he looked at him like this, but he didn't know that he had made a big mistake.
Chapter completed!