With laughter, Liu Bang soon appeared in the tent.
Cao Shen greeted him and
“Duke Pei, you have come at the right time, I happen to have something to look for you.”
Liu Bang at this time looked slightly moved and said.
“What is it that Brother Cao is looking for me for, but there is no harm in saying it.”
He was here to persuade and test the other party, so of course he had to wait for an opportunity before moving.
Cao Shen did not realise the other party’s small movements, and extremely naturally took out the prepared paperwork and said.
“Pei Gong now that spring has begun, the grass roads have been restored.”
“These past few days I have seen that there seem to be more slaves inside the camp again, and quite a few of the military are actually using the pretext of training to go and take captive the small city states in the west.” m.
“I heard that this time, when General Lu and General Zhou Bo led their men to pursue the remnants of the Xiong Nu, there were actually some soldiers who refused the military orders and tried to go captive instead.”
“This matter is detrimental to the majesty of our army, and also to the discipline of the army ah.”
When they took over this Great Qin Cavalry, the military discipline was strict and the fighting strength of the sergeants was extremely strong.
However, it was unheard of for a Qin soldier above the rank of centurion to lead his men into captivity.
Listening to Cao Shen’s words, Liu Bang’s face became slightly embarrassed.
Of course he knew about these things, and it could even be said that he was the one who made it happen.
If he doesn’t let go, these people don’t have the guts to do so, Great Qin’s military law is not for show.
But soon his heart moved, this thing is indeed a violation of military law, but it is a good way to test the other side.
If the other party now even, for him to violate the military discipline of things can not do, that is even less to say with him to betray Great Qin.
So he deliberately made a difficult look, then slowly sighed and
“Alas…”
Cao Shen quickly asked that
“Do you have something to tell me, I’ll do my best to tell you.”
“Do you have something you want to tell me, I’ll do my best.”
Liu Bang at this point in time revealed a bitter smile, before saying.
“Brother Cao, you are also aware of the situation of our army today.”
“This place is extremely far away from the county of Qin, the supply is difficult ten bags of rice can only be transported over one bag left, the soldiers have a bitter life.”
“The reason why I do business with those merchants is also to subsidise the soldiers.”
Cao Shen nodded at this time, he knew that what the other party said was true, the supplies on the grassland were indeed not easy.
But that was not an excuse to take people captive and sell slaves, so back to.
“Pei Gong, the generals have travelled far to this place, the government has its own rewards for military service as well as knighthoods…”
Just not waiting for the other party to finish, Liu Bang shook his head at this time and interrupted, saying.
“Brother Cao, the generals are also human beings, there are wives and children at home, not counting the previous, from the start of the war with the Xiong Nu many generals have not gone back for three to five years.”
“How can the government’s military rewards satisfy the generals?”
“Nowadays although we can rotate back, but most of the generals still have to station in the grassland, of which you are also aware of the hardship, if we don’t let them earn some goods, the military heart is hard to use ah.”
It was because he had felt through these mentalities of the generals that he was able to gather his men so quickly.
Cao Shen instantly fell silent directly, in terms of grasping the hearts of the people and overseeing the whole situation, he was indeed inferior to Liu Bang.
Seeing this scene, Liu Bang slightly narrowed his eyes at this time, he was going to test the other party, and quickly said that
“Brother Cao let’s just say that you yourself, you have a great talent, but this time when you share the reward for your military achievements, you only got a small title, I’m not even worthy for you.”
“It would be better to hoard more treasures here, and have better days in the future.”
“Now that the Huns and those city states in the west are at war, it’s the right opportunity for us, if you don’t mind why don’t you go there with me.”
After Liu Bang finished speaking, he stared at Cao Shen closely and watched the other party’s reaction.
Cao Sen froze for a moment at this time, in fact when he heard the beginning he wanted to retort, the Qin army law is to reward on merit, military service has always been more fair.
He did not feel that he had been shortchanged.
It was only when he heard the other party’s later words that he had realised something was wrong.
The other party was blatantly urging him to violate military law!
He was about to refuse but fiercely remembered the secret letter that he had only just received from His Highness the Crown Prince.
It said that whatever orders Liu Bang gives him must be obeyed first.
It says that whatever orders Liu Bang gives him must be obeyed first.
He is not a stupid person, his heart almost instantly understood something.
His Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have taken precautions against Liu Bang and had even anticipated that the other party would make some moves that would violate the military law.
Then himself…
Thinking of this, Cao Shen looked at the other party with an extremely complex expression, then slowly said.
“Pei Gong’s words are reasonable it’s me who is being abrupt, I am willing to go with Pei Gong.”
Hearing this, Liu Bang smiled almost immediately and said.
“Well well well, I have Brother Cao to help me, I will definitely get what I want.”
Of course he noticed Cao Sen’s hesitation, but that’s only normal, anyone who encounters this kind of thing would hesitate for a while, with a nature like the other party’s, it would be hell if he directly agreed.
Soon he took out a bag of gold from his arms and said.
“Brother Cao has also worked hard these days, this is the harvest from this slave trade, everyone has a share.”
Actually, he learnt this trick from following Zhao Lang, Xiang Bo hadn’t bragged to him before about how good Zhao Lang was to him.
And there is also a layer of meaning, received the money that can be their own people, the other party also has a stain on the body, even if you want to renege have to weigh as much as he.
This time breakfast did not hesitate too long, accepted the money bag back to.
“Then thank you Pei Gong.”
Liu Bang laughed and
“We will be good brothers from now on whose love is stronger than gold, there is no need to be so polite.”
“Brother Cao, I won’t bother you if you’re busy first, we’ll leave for the west early tomorrow morning.”
After saying that, he got up and left.
After Liu Bang had left, Cao Shen picked up the money bag left behind by the other party with a complicated expression and muttered.
“Pei Gong, don’t do anything confusing.”
He was now certain that Liu Bang’s actions had long been within His Highness the Crown Prince’s expectations.
He himself was a concealed weapon, but who knew if there were any other arrangements.
Early the next morning, Liu Bang led his men towards the west.
Ten days later, a small city-state outside the northwestern border of Great Qin’s new land.
Ten days later, a small city-state outside the northwestern border of Great Qin’s new land.
The low city wall was full of city state’s nationals, who looked at another city state in the distance with smoke and dust, and wailing sounds.
“Father, why don’t we go and save the people? There could be my fiancée there!”
The young prince of the city-state at the highest part of the city wall said to his father with extreme anxiety.
The city lord at this time, however, just shook his head with a miserable expression and said.
“Those are extremely powerful existences of the Huns, they are just passing by right now let’s not mess with them, and we can’t afford to mess with them.”
After the previous war, the infamy of destroying the Huns had already struck in this area of the city-state.
Just as since he said this, a to smoke and dust, quickly came this way, leaning closer he saw that it was a pair of at least thousands of Hun cavalry.
Instantly everyone’s face turned pale.
Although there were tens of thousands of people in their city, they didn’t have many warriors.
Just when everyone had a few moments of despair, suddenly a group of no more than a hundred cavalrymen killed out from the side directly blocking the Hun cavalry’s path.
Both sides did not know what to say, not long after the thousands of Hun cavalry slowly retreated.
Everyone looked dumbfounded, the little prince even asked that
“Father what are those people? How can a hundred people drive away so many people?”
The city lord returned with a complicated look on his face.
“Those are Qin people.”
“Qin people?”
The little prince’s eyes instantly lit up, and he exclaimed that the
“I want to be a Qin man too.”
Just before he could finish his words for long, the group of Qin cavalry arrived in front of their city gates and roared.
“The Great Qin cavalry is here, submit or destroy!”
Instantly the entire city fell silent.