When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 525 Dai Jun defected and Zhang Ji went south

Wearing black armor, lined with black uniforms, and wearing a royal hat, Zhang Ji slowly walked out of the tent.

Wearing helmets is not very popular among the Qin army. The Qin army generally does not issue helmets to ordinary infantry, corps commanders, commanders and camp commanders. Even hundreds of generals rarely wear helmets.

It is not that the Qin army passed down from later generations was brave and not afraid of death. He was focused on military exploits and felt that the helmet was in the way.

After all, when a person dies, there is nothing. All he can provide his family is a pension. Do any soldiers really think that helmets are in the way?

This is just a statement advocated by the top brass of the Qin Army because of lack of materials.

Although the Qin State has two kingdoms of abundance, it lacks iron ore. The remaining six countries of the Warring States Period have far more iron ore than the Qin State. The iron mines of the Yan State are the most abundant among the Seven Warring States States, including Yanxia Capital Iron. There are several large-scale iron mines such as the Anshan Iron Mine and the Chu State, followed by the Chu State with many iron mines such as Tonglushan, then the Zhao State with Danhan, Tangxi, Wan and other iron mines, South Korea with the Yiyang Iron Mine, and Wei State owns the Anyang, Shanyang, and Anyi iron mines.

The Guo family to which Guo Kai belongs was the descendant of Guo Zong, a wealthy man who made his fortune by controlling the iron industry of Zhao State. With this advantage, the Guo family gradually entered the Zhao State court. Otherwise, Guo Kai would flatter and No matter how loyal he is, he will not be able to sit in the position of foreign minister. In addition to his loyalty, what Wang Yan of Zhao values ​​​​is the copper and iron mine resources controlled by the Guo family behind Guo Kai.

Even the Qi State, which seems to be located in the east, has Tieye Village, the source of Chinese iron smelting, near its capital Linzi. There is an open-pit iron mine called Heitieshan nearby. Until more than 2000 years later, the iron mines here There is still a steady stream of iron ore, but it has changed from collecting open-pit iron ore to underground mining.

Of course, there are actually many undiscovered iron ores on the land of Qin State. However, due to the limitations of exploration and mining technology, Qin State either has not discovered these iron ores, or is unable to collect them. Even copper mines are not very adequate.

Therefore, even if they wear helmets, the helmets of middle-level officers and a few high-level officers are mostly leather helmets. Until the Qin State captured many copper and iron mines in various countries such as the Yiyang Iron Mine in South Korea and the Anyi Iron Mine in the Wei State, the Qin Army's Copper and iron have gradually become self-sufficient and even have room for export. However, the habit of not wearing a helmet for hundreds of years has gradually penetrated into the bone marrow and is difficult to change.

"General!"

"General!"

Zhang Ji walked out of the county government office. The soldiers of the Qin army he met along the way changed their appearance from the previous days, where they were secretly resentful but afraid of Zhang Ji's pressure and dared not speak out. They all had happy faces. , many people even looked ashamed.

Before Zhang Ji could figure out what was going on, he saw small grain trucks driving into the city from the west gate. Behind the grain trucks were hundreds of cattle, sheep, and dolphins, all of which were delivered to the treasury.

Seeing this, Zhang Ji probably figured out that the grain and livestock transported by the Jade Tiger, Longxi Li family and Beidi Wushi family had arrived, and this should only be part of it.

According to Tian Mi, there are thousands of cattle, sheep, and dolphins for the Qin army alone. Not counting the packhorses, donkeys and old oxen that pull the carts, there are hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass, which can definitely completely solve the food shortage here. .

Before Zhang Ji could inquire about the specific quantity of this batch of grain and livestock, the commander of the army, Shi Yanghuan, and the marching director, Cheng Miao, came to Zhang Ji together and leaned down to salute.

The faces of the two of them were glowing red, no less than that of Zhang Ji at this moment. If he hadn't heard that the two of them got up before dawn to work on matters concerning the return home of two thousand border troops and the matter of receiving grain and grass, Zhang Ji would have thought that this was the case. The two of them went somewhere to have a good time last night.

"The General is truly a genius!"

When Cheng Miao came up, he praised Zhang Ji as a heavenly being. Although such words of praise were commonly used in this era, the praiser would never use such words of praise unless he admired the person being praised from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, this time It was so exaggerated that Zhang Ji was a little confused.

"I originally thought that the general came up with this strategy to win over the people of Dai in a desperate situation, but I didn't expect that the general actually planned for a rainy day and plotted against the ministers of Zhao State and the border troops of Dai. I am really impressed."

"Ah? What is Master Cheng talking about?"

Zhang Ji really didn't understand what Cheng Miao was praising him for, so why did he plan ahead?Why did the plan go so far, making him look like a scheming conspirator?

Yang Min stroked his beard under his chin, and he, who was always calm, could not hide the joy and admiration on his face: "General, early this morning, Cheng Changshi and I analyzed the general's plan. We first alienated Li Mu. He harmed Dai's border troops and cut off their arms, then alienated Zhao's ministers and Dai's border troops to cut off their food and supplies, and then used family letters and grain to win over Dai's border troops' hearts, thus gaining a brave army for nothing."

Yang Yan's face turned red and she waved her arms as she spoke, as if she had determined that this was all Zhang Ji's plan.

"Under this situation, not only can we make a great contribution to surrender and replace the border troops, but now the food prepared by the general has arrived again, which is even enough for these two armies to immediately go south to capture Danhan!"

"Such a chain of links reminds me of the Battle of Qicheng. The general asked you to enter the urn and then instigated a rebellion against the Yan army to cut off General Pang Nuan's retreat."

Yang Huan became more and more excited as he talked, as if he had watched Zhang Ji arrange and implement these "strategies" with his own eyes. The Qin army officers and soldiers around him were also furious.

It turned out that the general from home had already arranged for the supply of food and grass, and also had a large number of livestock for meat, but they actually complained privately about the general, thinking that the general was too biased.

"General, I am short-sighted and apologize to the general!"

Sounds of apology in different words echoed in Zhang Ji's ears. The sounds were chaotic. It was obviously not an organized arrangement in advance, but a spontaneous apology from the heart.

Zhang Ji was silent, and for a moment he didn't know how to explain.

He didn't even know when he had established a persona with far-reaching wisdom and scheming, but looking at it like this, no matter how he explained it, it would probably be useless.

Was everything just a coincidence from the time when the Daidi border army broke with Li Mu and the ministers of Zhao State to now?Even winning the hearts and minds of the people on behalf of the land was a temporary move. The only artificial factor was that he had a good helper in his family to solve the food and salary problem for him?
I'm afraid no one will believe this. These Qin army officers seem to have too much trust in Zhang Ji, and are even a little superstitious. Similar to the time when Wu'an Jun Bai Qi's officers were defeated and retreated, from the defeated officers to the rest of the brother troops, they would He believed that Lord Wu'an was faking defeat in order to lure the enemy into encirclement and annihilate him.

After thinking again and again, Zhang Ji could only tearfully accept this man's far-sighted hat without conscience, and admitted that everything was his plan.It's not that Zhang Ji really wanted credit, but to boost the morale of the Qin army.

It is undeniable that as Zhang Ji unconscionably took credit for all these achievements that came from coincidence, the morale of the Qin army officers began to skyrocket at a speed visible to the naked eye.

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After receiving sufficient supplies of grain and grass and meat from thousands of cattle, sheep, and dolphins, Zhang Ji, Yang Wei, and Cheng Miao completely put aside their last worries about recruiting more than [-] generations of border troops.

After all, it is easy to recruit and surrender, but difficult to accept.

If Qin had sufficient food and grass back then, why would it have had to kill all Zhao's surrendering troops?

Fortunately, the timely assistance of this batch of grain, grass and meat allowed Zhang Ji to solve this worry. All that was left was to patiently wait for the return of the Daidi border troops and negotiate the formal terms of surrender.

And all this progressed very smoothly. After learning that the Qin army not only did not commit any crimes in autumn, but also provided food and grass for the people of Daijun to tide over the food shortage, and that their families' lives were better than before, two thousand people were sent to Daijun. The Daichi border troops who returned home to visit relatives have basically returned home.

Dai people have resisted Zhao Guomiao for hundreds of years, but this kind of thing cannot be done with a slap.

It was difficult for the people of the generation to accept that their king was killed and the country was destroyed by Zhao Wuxie through a banquet and assassination, and they have always resisted the rule of Zhao Guomiao.

But the Zhao kings in the past dynasties were not worried about Dairen's rebellion because of their guilty conscience. They continued to exploit Dairen and did not trust Dairen, which aroused Dairen's more intense resistance.

If the Zhao people treat each other sincerely, how can there be any resistance that can last for hundreds of years and bring the middle road of Zhao State, which rose during the reign of King Zhao Wuling, to collapse?

No matter how the Qin army was in the past, in order to solve the food shortage of the people in Dai County, the Qin army actually misappropriated their own military rations. They would rather eat less than support the people of Dai County and their elders in their hometown.

In any case, this sincerity of treating everyone equally was felt by the hundreds of thousands of people in Daijun and the more than [-] generations of border troops.

Seven days later, more than [-] generations of border troops took off their armor, dropped their weapons, stood in front of Zhuolu City, and surrendered to the Qin army.

According to the roster among the Daidi border troops, Zhang Ji ordered people to count the number of people, distribute food, and asked the Qin army to repair the camps for the Daidi border troops. The excess cotton clothes among the generals were first used to supply the Daidi border troops.

According to the inventory, this Daidi border army, together with combat soldiers and auxiliary troops, originally numbered 15 people. They set out from Danhan to Daijun. About 750 people died of freezing and exhaustion along the way. Those who fled along the way Fourteen thousand, eight hundred and seventeen people.

The number of dead in the attack on Zhuolu City was 540. Counting the auxiliary troops, there were still [-] left.

Of the remaining 10 people, after excluding those under 16 years old and over 55 years old, there are still 9000 people left.

After temporarily excluding soldiers who were injured due to hunger and unable to regain their combat effectiveness within half a month, as well as those who were unwilling to serve the Qin army or wanted to return home, 8000 people were left.

Then, among the remaining 8000 people, Zhang Ji ordered soldiers whose native place or family was in Yunzhong County and Yanmen County to march out.

Since many soldiers whose hometowns are Yunzhong County and Yanmen County have already been counted among those who do not want to serve for the Qin Army and want to return home, after this round of commander selection, there are still 5 soldiers left. people.

Zhang Ji demobilized the 5-strong Daidi border army. The young soldiers who were demobilized due to age issues could wait until they turned 16 before signing up to join the army, while the elderly were no longer allowed to join the army.

Those who are injured due to hunger and cannot recover within half a month will be supported by the Qin army in the military camp, given decoctions, medicines and food, and then decide whether to stay or leave according to the standards.

For those who were unwilling to serve the Qin Army, Zhang Ji hoped that they could stay safe after returning to their hometowns, inform the countryside of the Qin Army's benevolent actions, and hope that the soldiers who were originally from Yunzhong County and Yanmen County could persuade their comrades in their hometowns to surrender. Qin.

As Zhang Ji's benevolent and righteous deeds spread throughout Dai, as well as the personal descriptions and gratitude of the border troops who surrendered in Dai, especially their descriptions of how Li Mu gave up on the soldiers and people of Dai, and how Zhao's ministers cut off their food and grass supplies, Yun Zhong The county magistrates of the county and Yanmen County also chose to surrender one after another, and the decision was almost made by word of mouth between the two counties.

Fortunately, the Jade Tiger, Beidi Wushi family and Longxi Li family sent enough grain, fodder and livestock, otherwise Zhang Ji would not have dared to accept the surrender of Yunzhong County and Yanmen County for a while.

After the army rested for half a month, many Daidi border troops who were originally unwilling to serve the Qin army or wanted to return home also returned to the army. In addition to the original 5 people, a total of 7000 people, and Most of Zhao Bianqi, who was the leader among the Daichi border troops, returned.

Zhang Ji inspected this beast with a Hu sword on its waist and Hu clothes. It was good at riding and shooting. Zhao Bianqi, who imitated the Hu warriors in the grassland, was quite satisfied.

After more than half a month of recuperation and a good meal, the Daidi border army had regained its combat effectiveness, and even more so Zhao Bianqi.

An elite force has its own coercion and momentum. Zhao Bianqi's full energy, his neat queue, and the fighting spirit and power that spilled out during the silence made the generals' eyes shine with golden light, and they turned to Zhang one after another. They asked for help, hoping to seize the command of such an elite force that they had regarded as their formidable enemy not long ago.

Zhang Ji began to look forward to it more and more. When the ministers of the Zhao State in Danhan saw the Zhao Bian riders, who were originally famous in the Zhao State, charging towards them with weapons, what a wonderful expression they would have on their faces.

(End of this chapter)