Seeing Meng Ao's incorruptible face, even wanting to execute his own grandson, the soldiers were instantly shocked.
At the same time, they became even more afraid of military law. If they violated military law, even their own grandchildren would not show mercy, let alone them.
Just as Meng Tian was about to be dragged out of the commander's tent, the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the main seat, suddenly said,"
"Wait."
"Your Highness, what are your orders?"
"Meng Tian has indeed violated the military law, but he has also made many contributions. Why don't we give him a chance to make up for his mistakes?”
"Your Highness, merits are merits, faults are faults. The two cannot cancel each other out.”
"I know. How about this? Let Meng Tian be demoted to an ordinary soldier and be whipped 50 times. If she can't make any contributions within a month, it won't be too late to behead her.”
"There doesn't seem to be any precedent for this."
"Could it be that I can't listen to my words?”
"This... I will obey your orders."
Meng Ao hesitated for a moment before he slowly nodded and said.
After all, Meng Tian was also his own grandson and had good talent. It was just that she was too young and impetuous, causing her to sometimes do things in a heady manner.
If it was a general of an ordinary level, even if Meng Tian got mad, she would be able to blow up the enemy's head.
However, this time, his opponent was the famous general of the State of Zhao-Lianpo. Once he got mad, the only thing that awaited him was failure.
From the perspective of kinship, Meng Ao naturally did not want his grandson, the future hope of the Meng family, to be executed because of military law.
From the general's perspective, strictly executing military law was the best choice.
Originally, he could only tear Meng Tian to death. However, since the King of Qin had spoken and given him another path, Meng Ao hesitated for a moment and naturally agreed.
"Pass down my order, strip Meng Tian of her position as the '250 Lords' and whip her 50 times.”
"Yes." x2
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!"
Although she had been stripped of her official position and had to be whipped 50 times, suffering physical pain, if she could not make a corresponding contribution within a month, the only thing awaiting Meng Tian was death.
However, this at least gave Meng Tian a chance. She would not be executed on the spot.
This kindness could be considered as a gift from the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, to Meng Tian. He was giving some grace to young people with potential, so that it would be easier for him to pull them into his camp and fight against Lu Buwei.
Of course, if Meng Tian could not seize this opportunity, then the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, would have no other choice.
After all, although he was the King of Qin, he knew the dignity of military law. If he insisted on doing things his own way, he could exempt Meng Tian from the death penalty. However, it would definitely cause a series of military problems. The gains would not make up for the losses.
"Alright, the matter of rewards and punishments is over. Next, we will carry out the next military operation.”
"In yesterday's battle, because General Zhao attacked the main camp of the Zhao army, our army won a great victory. The enemy lost nearly 70,000 troops, while our army only lost 26,000.”
"Now, Li Mu has retreated to Taiyuan County. He still has more than 200,000 troops.”
"At the same time, because of the court's urging, we only have a month left to go to war. As for our next target, do you have any ideas?”
“...........”
After briefly describing the current situation, Meng Ao looked around at the soldiers in the commander's tent and asked.
Those who could enter the commander's tent were basically at the level of generals and lieutenants. For example, the 200 - 500 lords basically couldn't enter without special circumstances.
"Marshal, according to this general's suggestion, we should pursue and take down Taiyuan City in one blow, threatening Zhao's capital Handan to show off our Qin's might.”
"That's not right. Although the Zhao army has just lost, Li Mu is still not easy to deal with.”
"I agree. We should send an army to watch Li Mu and make him not dare to act rashly. At the same time, we should send an army to attack Shangdang County.”
"Wait, I think this is too hasty. The Zhao army still has the strength and is defending the city. If they attack Shangdang County, they will probably suffer a lot of losses.”
"That's right. If we send too many soldiers, Li Mu might go out of the city to fight against the headquarters. If we send too few soldiers, we won't be able to conquer Shangdang County.”
"I agree with General Le…"
The generals in the commander's tent expressed their opinions and argued.
While everyone was discussing fervently, Meng Ao was also pondering over the best solution.
As the commander of an army, he still had 170,000 Qin soldiers under him. He had to be responsible for their lives.
They couldn't just stand by and do nothing. Without taking down a city, they had lost nearly 30,000 soldiers. Even if they won a big victory against the Zhao army, it would still be a loss. After all, the grain transportation line was so long, and the consumption in a day of battle was astronomical.
Meng Ao looked around and saw Zhao Mu in the crowd, who was maintaining a calm and composed state. His interest was immediately piqued.
"General Zhao, what do you think?"
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