It seems like such a day when the weather cools down.
The sky and the earth are also in a state of depression, and one’s mood can be a little low after looking at it for a long time.
The winter in Xianyang is still very cold.
Soon, whether it was in the city or in the wilderness, there were a lot fewer pedestrians on the road.
At this time of the year, people seemed to be like other animals, starting to reduce their activities, lowering their consumption and preparing to get through the winter.
This also allowed Zhao Lang to deal with much less governmental matters every day.
Of course this didn’t make him happier, instead he looked at the south with some apprehension, after the north got cold, it meant that the south would soon be the same.
“Has there been any news coming from the south in the past few days?”
Zhao Lang stood at the entrance of the palace, feeling the cold wind, and asked the slave at the side.
Nu recalled a little and said.
“Master, lately it’s all been the daily briefings, everything is going smoothly, there’s no special news.”
Zhao Lang nodded, no special news is good news.
What could be done to the south had already been done, the next step could only depend on the will of heaven.
Although it was a bit easier, Zhao Lang was not one to stay idle, and after thinking about it, said.
“Get ready, let’s make a trip to the military camp.”
The Great Qin conscription army also past quite a long time, he was about to go to see the effect, next spring may have to use these people.
These things can’t be sloppy.
Slave quickly led the order, not long, there is a team of people left the palace, towards the direction of the military camp.
At this time, the Qin army camp outside the city.
Outside, a group of Qin troops who looked extremely thin and weak were running around the military camp, only that most of them were already out of breath and couldn’t come up for air.
At one side of the barracks, there was also a fire and a pot, in which a large pile of potatoes were steaming.
A burly officer was shouting at the top of his voice that the
“Those who can’t hold out any longer, stop and speak to me.”
“I’ll let you go at once, and give you a big hot potato, so watch yourselves, for you lowly things, you’ll never be able to eat this in your whole life.”
After shouting, he picked up a hot potato and ate it.
As he ate, he said.
“Hahaha, it f*cking smells good!”
“Look at you dogs, you go into the army, you hold out, and you can only drink thin gruel!”
“What do you guys figure?”
Listening to the officer’s incessant shouting, a trace of humiliation surfaced on the faces of all the skinny Qin soldiers, but no one retorted.
Most of the Qin troops just gritted their teeth, buried their heads and continued running.
From time to time, someone in the middle directly fainted, and they were carried down to be filled with a few mouthfuls of thin gruel.
After resting for a while, the running continued.
Of course, there were also Qin troops who chose to get to the officers.
The officer also kept his promise extremely well, and directly gave a potato to the other party, smiling and saying.
“Hahaha, look, how fragrant this is!”
“Eat it quickly, and when you’re done, leave all your weapons and equipment behind! Roll back and continue to be your slave! Gutless thing!”
These people were originally slaves, and after giving up their status as Qin soldiers, they could only resume their slave status.
Qin Jun ate the potatoes, he had never eaten such delicious food in his life, but his face was wooden.
After eating, he started to take off his equipment, and when he finally put down his lance, he directly slammed his head towards it.
The officer frowned slightly as he watched, but he couldn’t stop it, the other man’s movements were too determined and too fast.
Seeing that this Qin army was about to die on the spot, suddenly a cracking sound came from the air, and in the next instant, the
Chop!
The lance in the Qin army’s hand directly broke with a sound.
The Qin Army hit head on, staggered, and directly fell to the ground.
After Qin Jun got up somewhat bewildered, he saw an extremely handsome young man appear in front of him at an unknown time.
Looking at the other party’s attire, he was clearly a nobleman.
“What is it that makes you prefer to end yourself rather than resist?”
The handsome young man was not only extremely handsome, his voice was also gentle.
Hearing the question, two lines of clear tears flowed directly from Qin Jun’s eyes, other than his mother and sister, no one had ever been so gentle with him!
“Noble person is asking you! Speak quickly!”
The officer on the side urged at this time.
Although he didn’t know the other party, the token that the other party’s attendant had just flashed out was big enough!
It was at this time that the Qin army said.
“Back to your honour, news has come from home that my mother and sister have been killed, so what’s the use of me being an army?”
The handsome young man, naturally Zhao Lang, narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the other party’s words and said.
“Why didn’t you report your officer?”
Qin Jun laughed miserably and bitterly, and
“Noble, we are but slave men, even if we report it, what is the use?”
In Great Qin, slaves did not have anyone any power.
It was just like animals.
Some who have seen the killing of their own animals and reported it?
Zhao Lang’s face at this time but slightly cold, pointing to the Qin army clothes on the other party and said.
“You are now a Qin soldier, and your family members have long since ceased to be people of slavery!”
Hearing this, the Qin Army froze for a moment.
Zhao Lang continued to ask the officer on the side with a cold face at this time, and
“According to the Great Qin Laws, what is the offence for mutilating the families of Great Qin soldiers?”
The officer took a slight breath and quickly said.
“Copy the family, a capital offence!”
Zhao Lang said with a cold face and
“Then go ahead and execute it. ”
The officer, however, did not act immediately, but said.
“Dare I ask your honour’s identity?”
Zhao Lang didn’t answer directly, but threw over a token and said.
“Have Han Xin come out to meet me!”
The officer glanced at the token, trembled, and hurriedly headed inside the barracks.
This was the rule, even if the emperor arrived at the barracks, he had to be informed in advance.
Taking advantage of the officer’s departure, Zhao Lang helped the bewildered Qin Jun up and made him put on his clothes again, now that it’s cold it would kill him if he really suffered from wind chill.
“What’s your name?”
Zhao Lang asked softly.
“My name is Big Head.”
Qin Jun returned.
Only then did Zhao Lang realise that this skinny Qin Jun’s head was indeed not quite in harmony with his body.
However, he didn’t make fun of it because it was actually a sign of malnutrition.
This Qin army was born as slaves, so it would be hell if they could have nutrition.
Zhao Lang wanted to ask more questions, but at this time, a shout with excitement came over…
“Brother Long! Brother Long! You’re here!”
Zhao Lang turned his head and saw Hu Hei who came flying.
Behind him was none other than Han Xin.
Soon enough, Han Xin came to the front and saluted, saying.
“Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!”
Saluting in front of the crowd, Han Xin also still addressed Zhao Lang as the Crown Prince, only calling him chief when there were fewer people.
Hearing Han Xin address Zhao Lang, all the Qin troops around him followed suit and saluted.
“Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!”
The Qin troops who were slaves were even directly kneeling on the ground!
It was true that the ordinary people of Great Qin did not have the ritual of kneeling, but these slaves were different.
Kneeling was common.
However, when Zhao Lang saw this scene, he could not help but feel some huffing (yun) anger in his heart, he could not look at the soft bones!
Loudly.
“All stand up! No kneeling!”
“Regardless of your previous status, you are now all soldiers of Great Qin! The most honourable place in this world! No one can insult that!”
“Your parents and next of kin are all people’s identities as well!”
“I, the people of Great Qin! Respect heaven and earth above! We honour our parents below! No one else is allowed to kneel!”
Hearing these words, everyone then slowly stood up.
Only, the big head beside Zhao Lang fell down softly, but fortunately, Zhao Lang was quick to strike and held the other person up.
Handing the big head over to the officer, he then said.
“According to the Great Qin Law, the revenge of his mother and sister must be avenged!”
The officer quickly led the order and said.
“Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince!”
Zhao Lang nodded, then led the way towards the barracks.
Only after Zhao Lang had left did the officer smile and say to Big Head.
“You dog…”
Just without waiting for him to finish his sentence, Big Head raised his head and looked at him angrily, saying.
“His Highness the Crown Prince said, I am a Great Qin soldier, no one can insult us! You can’t either!”
The officer was stunned by the glare, and clacked his lips, the
said.
“You he… Tsk…”
Wanted to curse but didn’t dare to, His Highness the Crown Prince hadn’t gone far.
With a vicious tsk, he said.
“Since you are still in our army, go back to training!”
Big Head picked up his short spear at this time, and Zhao Lang’s arrows that had fallen to the ground, and returned to the training group with a resolute gaze.
In the future, these two things would be his weapons.
This was somewhat baffling to the officer.
Even more so, he couldn’t understand that he had trained these people for so long using the common military method of provocation, how come the effect wasn’t as good as a few words from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
Of course, he didn’t dwell on it too much.
If he could figure it out, then he wouldn’t be just a minor officer.
At this time, Zhao Lang had already brought his men back to the barracks.
After landing, Zhao Lang directly asked.
“What’s going on outside?”
He’d only been there for a short while, and he’d found quite a few problems.
This was still a bit different from the way he wanted to practice his troops.
Han Xin didn’t panic at this time and said.
“Chief, for the new slaves who enter the army, the ungenerals are all organised into a separate army and then trained.”
“These people will certainly be the ones to charge forward when the time comes, so it’s only necessary to work on their ability to endure and be able to withstand the first charge of the enemy army. ”
“Reducing the speed of the Hun cavalry will be enough.”
“As for that food, it’s not that the last general is withholding, these people’s bodies and bones are weak, the physician in the army said that eating too much and being full is not good instead, they need to be nourished first.”
Hearing Han Xin’s straightforward words, Zhao Lang’s face couldn’t help but turn a little cold.
Even though he had long had a guess and knew that these slave-born Qin troops would only be used as expendable goods.
Reason also told him that Han Xin’s approach was right.
He only had one winter, and the bottom of these slave-born Qin troops was again poor to the core.
And against the Hun cavalry, to be honest, these men couldn’t play much of a role.
Going as cannon fodder was the best and most reasonable arrangement.
After all, it was better than letting one’s elite army go as cannon fodder.
But now that he really saw these living, breathing people in front of him, he couldn’t do nothing yet.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Lang spoke.
“You are now the main general of the army, the arrangements of the army are at your disposal.”
“However, insults like today shall not be repeated in the future!”
“As long as these people are wearing Great Qin’s uniform, then they are Great Qin’s soldiers! The treatment they deserve, none of it is allowed to be less!”
“It’s the same for those who died in training!”
After hearing this, Han Xin naturally led the order.
Only after exhaling slowly did Zhao Lang continue, saying that
“How many new recruits have entered the army everywhere by now?”
Han Xin mused slightly and returned, the
“There are about 130,000 reported, and there are still people entering the army one after another from all over until now.”
Hearing this number, Zhao Lang was slightly stunned for a moment and
“So many?”
He originally thought that it would be good to have 100,000, but he didn’t expect it to actually reach 130,000.
Han Xin nodded, looked at Zhao Lang with an odd expression, and said.
“The last general was also a bit surprised, and then the people below reported that it was the northern counties, and that some people were helping to spread the news that slaves could also join the army.”
“They also took the initiative to denounce and attack those noble landowners who refused to release them.”
“At the head of the group was a woman, accompanied by an extremely powerful, what’s-his-name guard.”
Hearing this, Zhao Lang instantly closed his mouth.
This group of people would be damned if they weren’t Mei and Tian Yi.
Directly changing the topic, he said.
“Well, these things are good for you to know.”
“By the way, you’ve read all the military reports from the north that I sent you these days, right?”
Every time Meng Tian sent over a military report, Zhao Lang would send one over to Han Xin as well.
So that the other party could have an understanding of the situation in the north.
Not so much so that when he arrived in the north afterwards, he didn’t know the slightest thing about the situation there.
Han Xin nodded his head and said, with a slightly grave expression.
“The last generals are looking over, it’s just that the situation doesn’t seem too good this time.”
“What they are trying to do is much bigger than before.”
Hearing this, Zhao Lang nodded, Han Xin’s military gaze was still unrivalled.
Asked.
“Do you have any countermeasures?”
Upon hearing this, Han Xin, however, gave a bitter smile and said that
“Chief, this is all still to the front, and the heart only has some rough responses at this point, so where does this countermeasure begin?”
Zhao Lang blinked, knowing that he was the one who was in a hurry…
“Well, then you practise your troops well that’s it, as soon as spring starts next year, as soon as the snow melts, follow me to lead the army north.”
Han Xin naturally led the way.
After talking with Han Xin for a while longer, Zhao Lang walked outside the tent, ready to patrol around.
This was what Wang Jian had taught him, that in a military camp, he could always get some information that he couldn’t get from sitting in the tent.
While walking, Zhao Lang casually asked.
“Hei, how have you been lately?”
When Hu Hai heard the question, he, who had just never had the chance to speak, instantly returned with excitement and
“Brother Wave, but I’ve been on much better terms with Miel lately, she beats me less often! It’s also lighter!”
“It’s just that she seems to have lost weight recently, I told you that this place, the military camp, is not suitable for her.”
“And ah, she’ll probably have to go back in a few days…”
…
Zhao Lang listened with a wooden face, and without waiting for the other party to finish his sentence, he stopped the other party and resumed, saying that
“I’m asking how you are!”
Hu Hai clattered back, saying.
“Brother Wave, I’m training quite well, I’m not slacking off.”
“Hey, Brother Long, I heard from Erhei in Liaodong before that you know how to weave rabbits with grass, can you teach me…”
“Aiyo! Why are you hitting me, Brother Long…”
…
In the evening, Zhao Lang only left, mainly because Hu Hei this goods learnt a braided rabbit learnt for half a day.
All the way to the entrance of the palace, Zhao Lang was about to go in, suddenly felt a cold palm.
Slightly a little puzzled to look up, and saw countless tiny snowflakes, spilling down.
“It’s snowing.”
Zhao Lang couldn’t help but look to the north, the snow over there should be even bigger.