Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 252 Tao Yao Withdrew West ([-])

"For the sake of the lord, even if I lose my life, I will not hesitate!" Shen Shiqi looked out of the tent with firm eyes, as if he was looking at Liu Ji in Daliang City.

Cao Wushang looked at Shen Shiqi, speechless for a long time.He didn't expect that Liu Ji, a local ruffian, would be able to win over a counselor to serve him sincerely.This was the unexpected result of Cao Wushang, which made him even more curious about Liu Ji.

Soon, the battalions received orders to examine Shi Qi.

Zhou Ke, Ji Xin, Ji Yi, Cai Wu, Chong Da, Chen He, Lu Ze, Wu Lang (the younger brother of Wu Ru), and Wang Hao (the younger brother of Wang Su) gathered at Cao Wu. They were about to persuade Cao Wushang to support them in attacking the Qin army camp.

"General, a great opportunity to make meritorious deeds is right in front of you. Why do you listen to that rotten scholar?" Wu Lang sincerely said to Cao Wushang, cupping his hands.

"Yes, General! The main general of the army is you, not the judge!" Chong Da also said impatiently. "As long as the general gives an order, the last general is willing to order his troops to attack the Qin army first!"

Cao Wushang saw that although the other generals did not speak, they all looked at him and wanted a result, so he had no choice but to perfunctoryly say: "Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient! As soon as the lord's order arrives, I will give the order to attack! At that time, I will have to rely on you all!"

"Go to the city to report to the lord, and you have to report to the king of Wei! It will take several days to go back and forth. When the order to dispatch troops is issued, the Qin army must have withdrawn safely to Guanzhong long ago!" Hearing Cao Wushang's perfunctory, Wu Lang said very angrily.

"Even so, don't go out without the Lord's order!" Cao Wushang looked at the generals in the tent and said sharply.

Looking at Cao Wushang's eyes, the generals remembered that besides being a Confucian scholar, the general in front of him was also a ruthless man who had defeated the Qin army in a county.

Wu Lang and Chong Da, who were the loudest at the moment, did not dare to raise any objections anymore, although Cao Wushang was usually very kind to the generals in the army.But no one can guarantee whether Cao Wushang will use the military law given to him by Liu Ji if it continues.

Long before Liu Ji entered Daliang City, he gave Cao Wushang the right to kill first and play later.This also represented Liu Ji's absolute trust in Cao Wushang's command of the army, and the generals did not dare to criticize Cao Wushang like Shen Shiqi.

There was no sound in the tent, seeing this, Cao Wushang spoke very earnestly to the generals: "Everyone! This one hundred thousand army belongs to the lord's family, and it was trained and recruited with great difficulty by the lord and all of you. Have you ever thought about it?" , if the retreat of the Qin army is fake, then will these [-] brothers suffer countless deaths and injuries because of your rashness? Have you ever thought about whether my lord's efforts for more than half a year have been in vain?"

Cao Wushang's words made all the generals in the tent think deeply for a while, Zhou Ke got up and bowed his hands: "We are really eager to fight, I hope the general will not blame you!"

"This general knows how you feel. Since Sishui County was defeated by the Chu army, all the generals wanted to vent their anger. But except for the Qin army's slight resistance when attacking Waihuang, everything went smoothly. This general also wants to express Let me feel the depression in my chest, but I still hope that you will think twice before acting for the lord and the people who have not yet escaped the rule of the Tyrant Qin!" Cao Wushang softly comforted Zhou Ke after seeing Zhou Ke, the most important of the nine people, expressed his opinion.

"I'll understand!" All the generals bowed their hands in a gesture of pride.

Xianyang, Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the study, Zhao Gao was listening to the eunuch in the palace report what the second emperor Hu Hai did, what he ate, and what he said to him today. After the eunuch finished the report, Zhao Gao looked at his son-in-law Yan Le .

"Then how do Tao She and Yao Ang make a decision?" Zhao Gao took the tea from his nephew Zhao Ji, very carelessly.

"Father-in-law! Tao She and Yao Ang have already decided to retreat to Guanzhong, and the guard of Hangu Pass has been replaced by Qin Xiong, the younger brother of Qin Ling in the Shaofu." Yan Le reported to Zhao Gao carefully.

Zhao Gao was suspicious, not only towards the officials and generals of the court, but also the people around him.

"How do you say that the 20 troops are actually in your hands in advance?" Zhao Gao sniffed the tea that his nephew Zhao Ji handed over, and drank it with enjoyment.Then he stared at Yan Le suddenly, and asked very seriously.

"Yes, father-in-law!" Yan Le was sweating slightly, and replied very carefully.

"It's not right to send Qin Ling! I think it's better to send Zhao Kang! At least, Zhao Kang is a member of my Zhao family, so he can't turn against me!" Zhao Gao closed his eyes, and when he opened them, his voice suddenly became louder stand up.

"Father-in-law taught me a lesson! My son, arrange it immediately!" The sweat on Yan Le's head fell to the ground in a coordinated manner, and she cupped her hands and said.

"No need!" Yan Le, who was about to go out, was stopped by Zhao Gao with a wave of his hand, and then he said to Zhao Ji who was beside him, "Ji'er, you go! Order your brother Zhao Kang to go to Hangu to take over Tan Xiong's post, and Tan Xiong will be demoted to deputy. Assist your brother in commanding the army that is about to retreat into Guanzhong!"

"Uncle! Who is going to be in charge of the Huqi camp outside the city?" Zhao Ji bowed his hands after hearing this, and then asked from the side.

"It's not long before you and I live together, and you will be in charge of the Huqi camp outside the city!" Zhao Gao said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, waving his hand.

"Nephew thanked uncle!" Zhao Jidang, who was overjoyed, bowed his hands and thanked him.

Zhao Gao looked at Zhao Ji with a happy face, his face flashed a gloomy look, but he was soon covered by him and accepted Zhao Ji's thanks.

After Zhao Ji left, Zhao Gao said to Yan Le unintentionally: "You have to remember, the truth's nephew is just a nephew, but you are the truth's fake, even though the truth doesn't believe you But you, like those nephews of the truth, have the opportunity to inherit the status and power of the truth! You must grasp it carefully, after all, the truth has only one daughter!"

"I understand!" Yan Le swallowed after listening to Zhao Gao's words, then bowed.

"Go down!" Seeing that Yan Le was very moved by what he said, Zhao Gao sneered inwardly and waved his hand.

"Retire!" Yan Le bowed his hands to Zhao Gao very politely, and then slowly exited the study.

After Yan Le withdrew, the eunuch at the side reported to Zhao Gao: "Prime Minister, there is news from the Black Ice Terrace! Xiang Yu of Chu State defeated Zhang Han, and now Zhang Han has led the defeated army to flee to Jiyang!"

"Understood! Is there any news from Wang Li?" Zhao Gao asked casually while playing with the teacup in his hand.

"Wang Li and Zhao Jun confronted each other in She County, and they haven't fought for several months!" The official reported the truth to Zhao Gao.

"Korean! I used your family to threaten you to work for me at the beginning. Do you have any resentment?" Zhao Gao didn't say anything after hearing this, and then looked at the expressionless eunuch and asked suddenly.

"No complaints from my subordinates!" Hanyu replied softly, cupping his hands, without showing any emotion at all from his expression.

(End of this chapter)