Chapter 431 General Pingyue
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"quick!"
Meng Tian only said one word about how to quell the rebellion in Chu caused by the attack of the Yue people.
Ying Zheng pondered slightly and agreed to Meng Tian’s proposal.
According to the original plan, Ying Zheng planned to transfer local county soldiers to quell the rebellion, and now he had to re-arrange the rebellion army.
After the banquet, Meng Tian, led by the eunuch, came to Ying Zheng's study.
"Meng Tian, it seems that the mastermind who sent assassins to assassinate me was undoubtedly the Chu people."
Xianyang had just had an assassination incident, and then he received news of the rebellion in Chu. Anyone would consider the two things in a relationship.
"The six countries in Shandong have vast lands, sufficient materials and a large population. Qin State conquered Chu State, but only Chu State's people were most dissatisfied." Meng Tian knew the potential of Chu State very well. "For the sake of the present, we should send the army of Guanzhong to Wuguan, go to Nanjun to suppress the rebellion."
"From Guanzhong, my dear not just wants to quell the rebellion, right?"
Ying Zheng never took the chaotic rebels seriously.
"I want to use a large army to completely shock the hearts of the people in Chu. In addition, the army sent to suppress the rebellion can be granted land in the local area and stay in Chu for a long time."
"Live in Chu for a long time?"
"Yes, choose a strategic location in the local area, build a city again, and resettle the Qin people who went to suppress the rebellion. It can not only solve the land, land and houses of the army, but also monitor the local area and shock the Chu people."
Meng Tian stretched out his finger and pointed at a place south of Qianzhong County, which is Tongren in later generations. There is a large copper mine here, close to the river and sufficient water sources, which can completely form a city with more than 200,000 people.
Migrating to the local city was the method adopted by the Romans. After a hundred years of development, the military achievements and aristocrats rose, and the land was insufficient.
After unifying the world, Qin State moved out of Guanzhong one after another, but unfortunately it was not centralized and there was not enough force to guard it. When the rebels flocked to it, these people had no power to protect themselves, let alone cooperate with the government forces to combat the rebellion.
"In your opinion, who should preside over such an important task?"
Meng Tian was the Marquis of Wuwei. He was in Xianyang and was a person of strategic weapons. Of course, Meng Tian could not personally come forward for a small rebellion.
In Ying Zheng's plan, Meng Tian should be in the north and prepare for the battle against the Huns.
The land of Chu is more than two thousand miles away from Xianyang, and it cannot threaten the capital of Qin. The Huns are different. As long as they break through the Great Wall and let the Xiong cavalry gallop across the fertile land of Guanzhong, they can enter the city of Xianyang in just one day.
Meng Tian sat upright, frowned, and thought about it carefully.
Ying Zheng's culture is not a simple question, but a general who asked Meng Tian to recommend the troops.
In Qin State, recommendation is a very solemn event. If the person recommended violates the law, the person recommended will also be punished.
Yinghou Fan Ju framed Bai Qi, which caused the Qin army to fail to capture Handan in time, and the prime minister was still safe and sound. Later, Zheng Anping, whom he recommended, was defeated and surrendered to Zhao State, and Wang Ji was conquered and was implicated and was completely liquidated.
Under such a system, the person recommended by the recommender is either very capable and sufficient to do things; or the person recommended is a candidate trusted by the recommender.
"I think Ren Xiao is qualified."
"Ren Xiao?"
Ying Zheng was stunned. He did not expect that Ying Zheng would recommend such an unknown general.
Ren Xiao was once the commander of Hangu Pass and wrote several letters to ask to go to the front line. After arriving in Chu, the boatman under Meng Tian was only a navy general.
"I remember that Tu Ju is the chief navy under your command, right?" Ying Zheng was a little curious, "Why don't you recommend Tu Ju?"
"There are two main reasons. One is that Tu Ju needs to guard the Huai River line, and the other is that Tu Ju uses troops too much and is not flexible enough."
When attacking Chu, Tu Ju and Ren Xiao fought under Meng Tian's command, and Meng Tian made careful observations.
Tu Ju's character has major flaws. It's okay when the war goes well. If the war is difficult and faces major setbacks, the violent side of Tu Ju's character will be unconsciously revealed.
Such a person is a taboo for generals.
In history, Tu Ju led 500,000 troops to attack Nanyue, causing damage to the soldiers and generals, and countless people died. In the end, even he confessed himself to the jungle of Nanyue.
Meng Tian recommended Ren Xiao, and he also had some concerns in his heart.
Ren Xiao adheres to the Legalist idea, respects Shangjun, and acts easily. Once Ren Xiao takes power, the superiors do not have enough strength to control it, and Ren Xiao will inevitably not have other thoughts.
After Ying Zheng died, the six kingdoms rebelled. Ren Xiao’s first thought was not how to suppress the rebellion, but to choose to govern the place.
However, in this life, Meng Tian will not let the Qin Dynasty go to that point. Let Ren Xiao go to the stage of history in advance. When Ying Zheng really attacks Nanyue, with Ren Xiao's ability, the Qin army should not suffer major losses.
The orders from Xianyang Palace soon arrived at the Lantian camp of the Qin army.
After testing the tiger talisman, Meng Bao entered Lantian camp and led 50,000 Qin troops out of Weiguan, headed towards Wuguan, and headed straight for Nanjun.
At the same time, outside Hangu Pass, on the road leading to Shouchun, Chu, the Xianyang Evangelist who was responsible for the order ran straight, galloping at lightning.
Day and night, the envoy covered his sore thighs and entered the Qin Navy camp stationed in Shouchun.
"The emperor's order was passed, and Ren Xiao immediately went south to Dongting County to be the general of Pingyue, responsible for quelling the rebellion in Chu."
After receiving the imperial edict, Ren Xiao looked at it carefully and felt incredible.
As a navy general, he was promoted to a general who could command nearly 100,000 troops at once. This feeling was very unreal, as if he was in a fog.
"Ren Xiao, why did Jin Shang suddenly ask you to go to Dongting County to quell the rebellion?"
After the envoy left, Tu Ju came forward, received the imperial edict, and looked at it from beginning to end.
"I don't know either." Ren Xiao shook his head and said, "I think it's too important to come to Huai Si. Today, the emperor will not easily transfer the general. Dongting County is close to the southern barbarians. Perhaps today, the emperor thinks that a general is enough to be competent."
"Haha, you make sense."
Tu Ju was originally jealous, but after Ren Xiao said this, a lot of the gloom in his heart dissipated.
The land of Huai and Si was a fertile land after the Chu State moved eastward. The capital of Shouying was located in this area and it really needed a large army to take charge.
During the rebellion of Dongting County, Xianyang did not draw troops from Huaibei and Huainan, but ordered the local Qin army not to move lightly to prevent the rebellion from spreading to the entire Chu area.
"I would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of a cow. I, Ren Xiao, have finally become the head of a chicken."
After Tu Ju left, Ren Xiao returned to the camp, packed his luggage and left the Navy camp in Shouchun with his short soldiers. He felt very energetic in his heart.
"This time I suppress the rebellion, I should let the Chu people remember the name Ren Xiao deeply!"
Chapter completed!