Lujiang County.
Poyang,
In the camp of the Great Qin Southern Expedition Army.
"General, His Majesty's decree!"
A lieutenant quickly entered the tent.
"Your subject, Tu Sui, receives the decree!"
Tu Sui first led the crowd to bow in the direction of Xianyang City, and then respectfully took the silk from the lieutenant's hand.
However, just as he opened it, Tu Sui was stunned.
"General?"
Seeing the strange expression on Tu Sui's face, Vice General Zhao Tuo also became nervous.
In this southern expedition, Great Qin had gathered 500,000 soldiers and taken half of the treasury's money and food, but there had been no major progress, making Tu Sui and Zhao Tuo feel uneasy.
"Don't worry, it's a good thing!"
"His Majesty has decreed that the surrendered soldiers of the original six states only need to behead one person to be included in the military merit and title assessment. After being promoted to a public officer, they can choose to continue joining the army or return home!”
Tu Sui took a deep breath.
"This…"
Zhao Tuo was stunned on the spot. However, when he came back to his senses, he had to admit that although this edict was a little shocking, it was indeed very likely to bring about great gains.
Since ancient times, it was not easy for an army to travel thousands of miles, let alone go on an expedition.
According to past practices, when a hundred thousand strong army went on an expedition, they had to be equipped with at least three times the number of transportation, reconnaissance, road opening, bridge construction, and other support personnel.
In other words, although the southern expedition army seemed to have a scale of 500,000, the true main force of Old Qin was only a little over 100,000.
However, the climate in South Yue was extremely hot and there was a lot of miasma in the mountains. The old Qin soldiers from Guanzhong were extremely uncomfortable. Tu Sui and Zhao Tuo had no choice but to start using the surrendered soldiers, mainly the original Chu army.
However, due to the reasons that everyone knew, the morale of these surrendered soldiers was quite low. They were afraid of the enemy, which caused the progress of the army to be slow. So far, they had only taken down a dozen counties, which was not proportional to the investment.
Although he was not in Xianyang, it was not difficult for Zhao Tuo to imagine that the bamboo slips that impeached Tu Sui and himself were enough to fill the Emperor's royal study.
However, they had never expected that not only did the First Emperor not punish them for their incompetence in battle, he even sent them such an edict.
"Pass down my order. Send more roaming cavalry. We must use the fastest speed to send His Majesty's decree to the various armies!”
"Tell them that His Majesty has already given them the greatest kindness. If they still don't appreciate it, don't blame me for being ruthless!”
After all, Tu Sui was the commander of the army. Although he was also surprised by the sudden change in attitude of Emperor Shi Huang, who had urged him many times before, he quickly made the best choice.
"Yes, sir!"
The commanding officer quickly cupped his hands and promised,
Soon, hundreds of light cavalry galloped out of the camp and headed to the various tents.
...
Dongyue,
At the front line of the Southern Expedition Army.
"What? Did I hear wrongly?"
"As long as I chop off the head of a barbarian, I won't have to stay in this damn surrender camp!”
"If you accumulate five barbarians or a barbarian leader, not only will you be able to go home, but you will also be able to obtain the same title and reward as the Qin army?”
"Am I dreaming?"
Upon receiving the news from the roaming cavalry, all the surrendered soldiers were dumbfounded, not daring to imagine what they had heard.
After all, everyone had long been envious of Great Qin's military merits and nobility system.
Even the lowest rank 20 dukes could own a plot of land, a house, and a servant.
Even if it was a relatively poor dry land, it was still a considerable amount of wealth.
Moreover, these rewards could be inherited. In other words, even if you unfortunately died in battle, your family could receive the corresponding rewards and live a better life than before.
This was also the reason why the morale of the surrendered soldiers was not high.
The Qin army would be rewarded for every head they beheaded. No matter how many of them they killed, they would still be surrendered soldiers who could not see the light of day. Who could raise their strength!
But now, they were actually able to receive the same treatment as the Qin army. Many people's already dead hearts suddenly began to have some hope.
"It should be true!"
"Look, those guys who beheaded many people before have already been registered by the military disciplinary officer!”
"Little Six was actually promoted to Centurion and Superior Creation!”
"Let's do it. Anyway, those Yue barbarians aren't that difficult to kill. In order to leave this dark day, we'll just take a gamble!”
"Yes, five heads and you can go home with the title of nobility.”
Amidst the whispers, the surrendered soldiers watched as their colleagues were promoted after being confirmed by the military discipline officer. They felt a fire burning in their hearts and gripped their weapons even tighter.
......
Shangjun.
"General, before His Majesty left, he gave me a mission, which is to assist General in opening up wasteland in Shangjun!”
The new Shangjun County Governor, Wang Lan, bowed respectfully to Meng Tian.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Meng Tian's expression lit up.
She had been guarding the border for several years. Meng Tian had also searched for opportunities to engage in several battles with the Xiongnu. Although she had achieved some results, due to insufficient logistics, she had only pushed the border less than a hundred miles forward.
Especially after the Imperial Court decided to first attack the Yue Country, Meng Tian readjusted the battle lines and was prepared to turn from offense to defense and endure a few years of hardship.
After all, Great Qin's treasury only had that much money and food, and there was not much left to support the 500,000-strong Yue army. It was impossible for them to support the Upper County's Northern Expedition.
If the army suddenly ran out of food, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Meng Tian, who had been through hundreds of battles, definitely did not dare to make such an attempt.
But now, if Shangjun could be successfully farmed, at most next autumn's harvest, there would be sufficient money and grain in the treasury. It would be enough for Meng Tian to launch a few small battles.
This was especially true for the Hetao Plain, which was located in the middle of Great Qin and the Xiongnu. It was incredibly fertile and had never been explored before!
"Oh right, before I left, His Majesty gave me a package. General, you must open it personally!”
Wang Lan carefully took out a package from his bosom. After confirming with Meng Tian that the wax was intact, he left.
"Could it be a secret edict from His Majesty?"
Puzzled, Meng Tian pushed her left and right away before opening it carefully. Her pupils suddenly widened.
On the unfolded silk, a line of words was particularly eye-catching:
A simplified Great Qin world map!
"So, the Great Nine Provinces is actually true!”
"But Your Majesty, how did you know about the situation of the countries outside the Great Prairie?”
"Could it be that Your Majesty really met an immortal on his eastern tour?”
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