Chapter 118 Wang Zhaolin comes and promotes him to be the chief general! Wang Yan is about to give birth!
"Qin Jun."
"How dare you directly mobilize troops against my Wei?"
"Do they want to go to war with our Great Wei?"
"Attack two countries at the same time? How dare Qin?"
King Wei's expression suddenly changed.
Although Wei Wuji was defeated, he thought that Qin was now attacking Zhao, so in the short term, he did not need to worry about the safety of Wei. But now, the situation does not seem to be as he expected.
"uncle?"
The King of Wei turned his attention to Wei Wuji.
"Don't panic, Your Majesty." Wei Wuji raised his hand, his old face full of calmness.
"Bring me the map of Wei." Wei Wuji shouted immediately.
Response.
Several guards from the Wei palace immediately brought over a map of the Wei State.
"Please point out which cities the Qin army has conquered." Wei Wuji said to the soldier who was reporting urgently.
"promise."
The urgent soldier immediately stood up and walked to the map.
Then he pointed at them one by one.
Following the soldier's pointing, Wei Wuji's expression became more and more serious.
"The Qin army's target is not the Great Wei, but the State of Zhao."
Wei Wuji pointed his finger and landed on the border of Zhao State.
"Does this Qin army want to seize a road leading to Zhao from our great Wei?" The King of Wei immediately understood.
"This Zhao Feng boy is truly a great man."
"He actually has such courage to mobilize troops in this way."
Wei Wuji said with a serious expression.
The fear of Zhao Feng in his eyes had reached its peak.
"Uncle, what should we do about the Great Wei?"
"Can we really stop this Qin army?" asked the King of Wei worriedly.
He knew nothing about military affairs and could only place his hopes on Wei Wuji.
"Judging from the speed of the Qin army's attack, their strength is no less than 70,000, and there may even be more."
"It's impossible for the county soldiers in those cities to stop them."
"If we want to stop the Qin army, we have to take this opportunity to send more troops to Lincheng, which is the largest city leading to Zhao State. The city defense is strong, and tens of thousands of troops can stop 100,000 Qin troops."
Wei Wuji scanned the map and finally stopped at the most critical city leading to the State of Zhao.
"Uncle, you are well aware of the troops and food that our Great Wei has mobilized now."
"Uncle, just let me make the arrangements."
"If we allow this Qin army to reach Zhao, it will be disastrous." The King of Wei said solemnly.
If Wei had not had to rely on Zhao to counter Qin, even the King of Wei would have wanted to give up those cities.
"I, your Majesty, naturally understand what you mean."
"We must not allow this Qin army to enter Zhao, otherwise Zhao will be attacked from all sides."
"I will immediately mobilize 50,000 soldiers to garrison Lincheng. I believe we can stop the Qin army with our defensive strength." Wei Wuji said immediately.
"Are 50,000 troops enough?" King Wei was a little worried.
"I was defeated in this battle and our national strength was severely damaged. We can only mobilize 50,000 troops at most to maintain our national strength. If there are more, our Great Wei will have no foundation to protect its country." Wei Wuji sighed, his eyes full of shame.
Weicheng was defeated this time.
Everyone in the world knew that Wei Wuji was defeated, and he was defeated by a young general from the Qin State.
A lifetime of fame was lost in an instant.
"Then let's do everything according to uncle's instructions."
"This Qin army will definitely not be able to enter Zhao." The King of Wei nodded immediately.
"Except for deploying troops to guard the place."
"The most important thing is that Zhao withdraws its troops from Yan to support it. If only Zhao's 300,000 elite troops return to Zhao, there is no need to worry about Qin."
"We must also inform King Zhao that the Qin army is attacking our Wei cities with the intention of entering Zhao. I believe he will think it through clearly." Wei Wuji said in a deep voice.
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Another captured Wei city! "General."
“Things have changed a bit.”
"There are less than a thousand Wei troops stationed in this city. I interrogated them and found out that there were originally four thousand county soldiers in this city, but they were transferred to Lincheng by a transfer order." Tu Sui reported to Zhao Feng respectfully.
"Obviously."
"Wei Wuji saw through my intention." Zhao Feng smiled faintly, not surprised.
"Is Wei Wuji planning to stop us in Lincheng?" Tu Sui also understood immediately.
"Lincheng is a border town between Wei and Zhao. It is also a city with high walls and thick walls."
"Wei Wuji deployed the garrison there to use this city to block our army from entering Zhao." Zhao Feng said.
"Judging from the number of Wei army troops along the way, their strength is no less than 30,000. If Wei Wuji dispatches more elite troops, the number of Wei troops stationed in Lincheng will really be quite large."
"It may not be that easy for us to enter Zhao State." Wei Quan said with a worried look on his face.
"Indeed, it is not that easy to capture Lincheng, but you have to think about one thing. Originally, it would take us two months to capture these Wei cities, but now the Wei army has withdrawn its troops from these cities. Our army will divide its forces and move them. Half a month is enough to capture other cities except Lincheng."
"Let's take a step back."
"Even if we cannot capture Lincheng and enter Zhao State, our army has not been defeated."
"Now we are striving for victory under the premise of a great victory, rather than being radical after a defeat." Zhao Feng said with a smile.
Hearing these words.
The generals around him also came back to their senses.
"yes."
"Even if the Wei army stationed troops to guard Lincheng, they should be the ones to worry about. We don't have to worry about anything."
"If we really can't conquer them, then capturing these dozens of cities of Wei will be a great achievement."
"The initiative lies with our general, not with Wei."
All the generals came back to their senses one after another.
After all.
The order they originally received was to guard Weicheng, and the reason they mobilized troops against Wei at this moment was because Zhao Feng wanted to continue his efforts to achieve meritorious service. There was no death order from Xianyang.
What specific results have been achieved and when will the war stop?
Everything depends on Zhao Feng.
"Report."
"The envoy of the King of Xianyang has arrived."
Zhang Ming's voice came over.
“It’s finally here.”
"This time the general may be promoted to the chief general." Tu Sui and other generals said excitedly.
"Not only will I be promoted to the rank of chief general, perhaps you, the acting generals, can also be promoted." Zhao Feng smiled slightly.
Hear this.
Wei Quan, Liu Wang and other generals all looked excited.
Act as a general and become a real general.
"Walk."
"Don't keep the king's envoy waiting for too long." Zhao Feng smiled, turned around and went down the city wall.
Head on.
A hundred generals of the imperial guard from the Xianyang Palace arrived with their troops.
"General Zhao."
When they saw Zhao Feng, the hundred generals of the imperial guard immediately saluted with their fists.
"Brother, we really are destined to meet."
When Zhao Feng saw this group of generals, he immediately laughed.
It was him who came to convey the king's edict last time, and I didn't expect him to be the same person now.
"It is my honor to deliver the imperial edict to General Zhao." The general said respectfully.
"What is the king's decree this time?" Zhao Feng smiled and got to the point.
"The King of Qin's edict."
The general did not hesitate and took out the royal edict from his arms.
"Your servant Zhao Feng respectfully listens to the king's order." Zhao Feng immediately bowed.
The generals behind him also bowed and said, "Your Highness, we respectfully listen to your command."
"The King of Qin issued an edict."
"Deputy General Zhao Feng guarded Weicheng, defeated the Wei army, and defeated Wei Wuji. This is a great achievement."
"Grant Zhao Feng a promotion to the rank of chief general, with the monthly salary and authority of a chief general."
"Give the Lord the authority to form a 500-person guard."
"Also, a thousand gold coins, fifty thousand coins, a hundred slaves, a hundred jade articles, a thousand pieces of fine cloth, and fifty guards."
"All rewards will be given to General Zhao's native mansion."
"I hope Zhao Qing will continue to work hard and make new contributions to the Qin Dynasty."
"After we defeat Zhao, we will reward them according to their merits." The hundred generals of the imperial guards read aloud.
Hearing this royal decree.
Zhao Feng did not hesitate and stepped forward immediately: "Your Majesty, I, Zhao Feng, thank you for your grace."
And all the generals behind Zhao Feng also had smiles on their faces.
Especially Zhao Feng's confidants. When Zhao Feng was promoted to the chief general, his status rose rapidly, and the same was naturally true for those generals.
The generals immediately put the royal edict in Zhao Feng's hands.
"Congratulations, General Zhao."
"From today on, General Zhao will be the youngest commander in chief of our Great Qin and even the whole world."
"General Zhao's reputation of defeating Wei Wuji will shock the whole world," said the hundred generals of the imperial guards in awe.
Everyone in the army knew that Zhao Feng had unlimited potential, but no one could have imagined that Zhao Feng's promotion would be so fast.
"This is the king's great grace and protection." Zhao Feng said politely.
"General Zhao."
"This is the king's decree of empowerment."
"In addition to allowing General Zhao to control his troops, this decree also grants General Zhao the power to control 50,000 logistics troops." The hundred generals of the imperial guard took out another decree.
"I obey the order." Zhao Feng accepted the order immediately.
Being promoted to the position of chief general was naturally a qualitative leap. Not only could he control two deputy generals and ten thousand generals under his command, but he could also control a logistics army of 50,000 people.
One hundred thousand are the main combat soldiers, and fifty thousand are the logistics troops.
This is the power of the commander-in-chief.
"Now that I have been promoted to commander-in-chief, can I appoint two deputy generals under my command?" Zhao Feng asked with a smile.
"General Zhao is now the chief general, and he should have two deputy generals under his command. As for the selection of the generals..." The generals smiled and said, "The king has already given instructions. All rewards will be given according to merit."
"Where is the Central Army Commander?"
The hundred generals of the imperial guard took a quick look and asked loudly.
"I will be here."
Kuai Pu came out immediately with a look of awe.
"The king's decree."
The hundred imperial guards took out another imperial edict.
"I respectfully obey your majesty's order." Kuai Pu bowed immediately.
"The king's decree."
"In the battle to defend Weicheng, the soldiers under General Zhao Feng fought bravely and made great contributions."
"What a comfort to my lonely heart."
"now."
"All rewards will be given according to merit, and the Central Army Sima will be responsible for execution."
"As for the candidates for deputy generals under Zhao Feng, they will be recommended by Zhao Feng and promoted according to military merit."
"Also, Lord Zhao's request is to provide compensation to all prisoners and soldiers who died fighting for the Qin Dynasty. I will grant it." The hundred generals of the imperial guards read aloud.
"I obey the imperial edict." Kuai Pu responded loudly.
"As expected of Qin Shi Huang, he has approved the pensions for prisoners and soldiers." Zhao Feng was certain in his heart.
For this request.
It was only because he was facing Qin Shi Huang that Zhao Feng dared to make such a plea. If he was facing those foolish kings, they would definitely not allow it.
After all, it would cost a lot of money to pay pensions to so many prisoners who died in battle.
"Sima Kuai, please accept the imperial edict." said the hundred generals of the imperial guards.
"I obey the imperial edict." Kuai Pu responded immediately.
"All the royal edicts have been delivered. I will take my leave now." The hundred generals of the imperial guard said respectfully.
"Thank you." Zhao Feng clasped his fists in return.
Wait until the hundred guards leave.
"Kuai Sima."
"It's calculated based on military merit."
"The four acting generals under my command can now be promoted." Zhao Feng smiled slightly.
"Generals, you have defended Weicheng, which is a great achievement. Of course you can do it. As for promotion of titles, I will also report it to the Minister of the Treasury." Kuai Pu said immediately.
"As for my deputy generals, I recommend Tu Sui and Zhang Han."
"Both of them have excellent ability to command troops and can definitely take on this important task." Zhao Feng said.
"General Tu and General Zhang are naturally qualified to serve as deputy generals." Kuai Pu also nodded.
It was all clearly stated in the royal edict.
The right to recommend deputy generals was given to Zhao Feng.
This is also a kind of royal grace.
"Thank you, Sima Kuai." Zhao Feng said with a smile.
The reason why Tu Sui and Zhang Han were chosen.
Firstly, Tu Sui came from Yongcheng and was originally a loyal general. As a deputy general, the King of Qin would never have a second thought about him. Secondly, as for Zhang Han, this time Zhao Feng took him to carry out a surprise attack in order to win military merit for Zhang Han. Although he still stayed in Weicheng this time, the military merit had already been achieved.
"General Zhao."
"Now the king has issued an edict to reward all the troops according to their military merits."
"I'll go and deal with it first." said Kuai Pu.
"Sima Kuai goes ahead. I also have military affairs to dispatch." Zhao Feng said with a smile.
Wait until Kuai Pu leaves.
"General."
"Now we have become true generals." Wei Quan said excitedly.
"Haha, yeah."
"Who could have imagined that?"
"We used to be logistics troops, and our highest rank was no more than 100 generals, but now we have all become 10,000 generals."
"Following the general, we have made a name for ourselves."
"He has become a real general."
Liu Wang, Zhuang Wei and the other two were also very excited.
They really couldn't imagine that they would be in this position now.
Especially Wei Quan, he witnessed with his own eyes how Zhao Feng got to where he is today step by step.
He was a logistics soldier two years ago, but now he has become the chief general of the Qin's main combat camp. If it were a complete military system, he would be able to command 150,000 people.
This is real military power! "Great favor, General."
"We will avenge him till our death." Tu Sui said excitedly.
Coming from Yongcheng, a commander commanding 5,000 imperial guards, he seemed to have a bright future, but he had no chance to make any achievements. Yet, how long has it been since he arrived in Weicheng? He actually jumped two levels in official position.
"No need to say more nonsense."
"All of them are assigned to the armies. Tell all the soldiers that from today on, there will be no more prisoners in my army. Every one of them is a soldier of the Great Qin, and will be granted military status. Soldiers who have escaped from slavery and killed the enemy and made meritorious contributions will all be rewarded according to the military merit system."
"All prisoners who died in battle for the Qin will be paid the same pensions as the Qin soldiers."
"Tu Sui and Zhang Han were promoted to deputy generals, and meritorious captains were also appointed to fill the vacant 10,000 generals. Everything must be reasonable."
"Go." Zhao Feng waved his hand and shouted in a stern voice.
"I will obey your orders."
All the generals were very excited at this moment.
Wait until all the generals leave.
Zhao Feng glanced at the city wall, found a place to sit down, and then looked at Zhang Ming.
"My Lord."
Zhang Ming came over immediately.
"Now that I have been promoted to commander-in-chief, I can recruit 500 personal guards."
"Old rules, old brother, be loyal to me."
"Once I have truly verified him, you can appoint him as my personal guard." Zhao Feng said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Zhang Ming immediately took the order and went.
Wait until Zhang Ming leaves.
Zhao Feng calmed down, with a hint of expectation in his eyes: "The position of the commander-in-chief and the seal of luck can be promoted again."
immediately.
Zhao Feng called out the upgrade panel of the Fortune Official Seal.
"Promoted to chief general, with the luck of the dynasty's chief general, do you want to upgrade the official seal of luck?" A prompt appeared on the panel.
"Upgrade." Zhao Feng said immediately.
As Zhao Feng's orders were issued.
On the official seal of destiny, the word "deputy general" changed into "main general".
"Wear the official seal." Zhao Feng put it on immediately.
Check the properties of this official seal of fortune immediately.
Comes into view.
[Main General's Seal]: Commanding the army, the host can inspire the morale of the soldiers under his command twice by taking the lead in charging, and can increase the combat power of the soldiers under his command by twice. The host can lead the soldiers under his command to carry corpses for burial, and can obtain 4% of the total burial soldiers' picking up attributes.
"The attributes have doubled again."
"good."
"It's a pity that it still hasn't turned into an attribute that can be picked up by killing enemies. If it were, that would be a real attribute surge." Zhao Feng thought with a little disappointment.
but.
With this two-fold increase in combat power, even if the logistics troops received double the combat power, they would be able to rival the elite troops.
And this attribute also belongs to Zhao Feng. As long as Zhao Feng commands the troops, the soldiers under his command can get the enhancement of this official seal of luck, or in other words, they can utilize the power of luck. But if Zhao Feng commands the troops, there will be no increase in combat power.
Quyang City! After several days of bloody fighting.
There were soldiers from both Qin and Zhao inside and outside the city.
Quyang, where Lian Po was stationed, was naturally an iron barrier at first, but under the attack of the army led by Wang Jian, the city gate was finally breached, and Lian Po led the army to evacuate.
On the city wall.
Wang Jian personally threw the Zhao flag that was planted on the city wall down the city, and then planted the Qin flag on the top of the city wall.
"Lian Po was extremely cunning in this battle."
"Although our army broke into the city, all the baggage in the city was transported away by Lian Po, and there was not a single soldier who surrendered in the city; all of them were killed in battle." Yang Duanhe said in a deep voice.
"Lian Po was strict in his military discipline, so naturally his soldiers had great faith in him."
"It's not surprising that there are no soldiers surrendering." Wang Jian said calmly.
"We received intelligence earlier that Lian Po was going to defend Quyang City to the death, but now Lian Po has escaped."
"I wonder if the information is wrong or what?" Yang Duanhe asked with some confusion.
“The answer is simple.”
"The King of Zhao has no plan to withdraw his troops from the State of Yan." Wang Jian sneered and immediately found the real key to the problem.
"It has come to this, and the King of Zhao has not yet withdrawn his troops."
"King Zhao is really stupid."
"It's really a pity that Lian Po serves such a king."
"If he was used by our Great Qin, how could he end up in such a situation?" Yang Duanhe couldn't help but sneer.
"Report."
"Zhao Feng sent a military report."
"Please have a look, General."
The commander of Wang Jian's personal guards returned and reported loudly.
"It should be the casualties from the battle of Weicheng." Wang Jian smiled slightly, then said, "Read it."
"promise."
The commander of the imperial guards did not hesitate and immediately opened the military report: "General Zhao Feng reports that the Wei army attacked our Weicheng in a battle. One hundred thousand soldiers defended the city. Our army suffered a total of more than 43,000 casualties, including more than 28,000 killed and more than 15,000 injured."
"As for the Wei army, our army annihilated nearly 100,000 of them."
"This battle can be regarded as a great victory!"
Hear this number.
Wang Jian’s eyes also lit up.
"It seems that I have underestimated Zhao Feng."
"We defeated Wei Wuji with less than twice the force, and killed nearly 100,000 of Wei Wuji's troops, with only 40,000 casualties ourselves."
"This battle is a great victory for the weak over the strong." Wang Jian said with a somewhat praising tone.
If this battle was fought with only Qin's elite soldiers stationed there, there would be no new recruits or surrendered soldiers.
Just because there were so many casualties in defending the city, Wang Jian would never call it a great victory.
But Zhao Feng had only more than 30,000 veteran soldiers and more than 20,000 new soldiers under his command, and the rest were surrendered soldiers.
How can we not call it a great victory when we can achieve such results?
"After defeating the Wei army, I will continue to lead the troops to attack, kill the Wei general Gongsun Xi, kill 8,000 Wei soldiers, and continue to march towards Wei. We have already captured eight cities of Wei in succession..." The commander of the personal guards continued to read.
As soon as these words fell.
Wang Jian's expression changed and he looked at the commander of his personal guards in a daze.
The same was true for Yang Duanhe standing next to him.
"Zhao Feng led his troops to attack Wei?" Yang Duanhe said in great surprise.
"When I met General Zhao that day, eight cities had already been conquered. Now that some time has passed, they should have captured a lot of Wei cities as well." The commander of the royal guards added.
Wang Jian came back to his senses, and the surprise on his face turned into a smile: "This kid is really bold."
"General Zhao, aren't you afraid of a counterattack from Wei?"
"Although Wei's army has been annihilated by 100,000, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the country. If we launch an all-out counterattack, I'm afraid General Zhao's entire army will be wiped out." Yang Duanhe said worriedly.
"General Yang thinks too highly of Wei." Wang Jian smiled faintly, "The Wei Kingdom today is no longer the same as it was back then. When Wei Wuji led an army of 200,000 to invade, it was the full strength that Wei could mobilize. It won't be that easy for him to counterattack Zhao Feng."
"But General Zhao is charging in alone. After the battle of Weicheng, he only has less than 60,000 troops around him. If the Wei State really counterattacks, he will have no backup, which will be dangerous."
"With his 60,000 troops to attack Wei, this... I really can't imagine what General Zhao is going to do." Yang Duanhe said in surprise and confusion.
Wang Jian smiled slightly, and he already understood Zhao Feng's purpose.
"Bring the map." Wang Jian shouted.
Response.
The commander of the royal guards immediately took out a map and opened it.
"Is this the city conquered by Zhao Feng?" Wang Jian pointed to the Wei city on the map.
"That's right." The commander of the guards nodded immediately.
"General Yang, these cities are connected into a line, can't you see it?" Wang Jian smiled.
Yang Duanhe immediately looked over and understood what was going on, but his expression was very strange: "General Zhao, do you think you can open up the road from Wei to Zhao with only 60,000 troops?"
"It's almost impossible to do."
"We can see through his intentions, and Wei Wuji can certainly see through them as well."
"As long as Wei Wuji mobilizes tens of thousands of troops to guard a city, General Zhao will not be able to rush over." Yang Duanhe said firmly.
"If Zhao Feng really rushes over, it will be a blow to Zhao. If Zhao Feng fails to rush over, at least Wei will be held back by him and will not be able to send reinforcements to Zhao."
"This matter is beneficial to our Great Qin." Wang Jian said in a deep voice.
Obviously.
He supported Zhao Feng in doing so.
"But..." Yang Duanhe still felt a little strange.
"The king has granted Zhao Feng full authority to lead the military affairs of Weicheng. Since he has such courage, let's see what he does."
"Anyway, the Wei army has been defeated, so it is impossible for them to attack again."
"The result can't get any worse." Wang Jian said, with an air of no doubt.
"I understand." Yang Duanhe nodded.
"alright."
"Lian Po has already fled, we must not give up the pursuit."
"Let Wang Ben continue the pursuit."
"Pursue the victory." Wang Jian regained his seriousness and shouted in a deep voice.
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Xianyang!
The General’s Mansion!
“Ah…ah…”
Screams of pain came from Wang Yan's room.
The maids came in and out one after another, very anxiously.
Wang stood outside the hall waiting, her face full of worry.
"grandmother."
"Aunt, what's wrong?" Wang Li asked curiously, but worry was also visible on his little face.
"Your aunt is going to give birth to a younger brother or sister for you." Wang said with a concerned look on her face.
"Why is it so painful to have a brother or sister?"
"I can hear that my aunt is in pain." Wang Li said worriedly.
"Yes." Wang nodded.
But at this time.
Wang Li suddenly thought of something and looked up at his grandmother: "My mother is not here because of me?"
The words fell.
Wang looked down, a trace of panic flashed across her face, but she hurriedly said: "Li'er, you can't let your imagination run wild."
Speaking of.
Wang directly picked up Wang Li.
It lasted a long time.
“Wow…Wow…”
The sound of a baby crying could be heard.
"Congratulations ma'am."
"The young lady gave birth to a little boy."
A maid ran out hurriedly to report.
"It's fine as long as you're born."
"Is Yan'er okay?" Wang asked immediately, feeling a little relieved.
"The lady is pregnant with another one."
"The lady is pregnant with twins."
The midwife in the room suddenly shouted.
Hearing this.
Wang's expression suddenly changed.
In this era, childbirth is a matter of life and death, and twins are even more dangerous.
"God bless Yan'er."
"Please don't get into any trouble." Wang was nervous again.
Although she cares about her grandson, she is more worried about her daughter.
But with the first one coming out, the second one became a little easier, amidst Wang Yan's weak cries.
Another cry.
"Congratulations ma'am."
"The young lady gave birth to another little young lady."
"These are twins, a boy and a girl."
Another maid ran out and reported.
Hear this.
Wang couldn't bear it any longer.
"Look at Li'er."
He simply placed his grandson in front of the housekeeper and walked quickly into the room.
In the room.
The smell of blood is strong.
The two babies kept crying.
The dragon and phoenix twins echo each other from afar.
Wang took a look and walked straight to the bed, looking at Wang Yan worriedly.
"Yan'er, are you okay?" Wang asked worriedly.
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(End of this chapter)
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