On that day, Chen Sheng entered Xiang Yu's army camp in Zhuo County and held a banquet to summon all the generals.

At the banquet, he made Xiang Yu the general of hussars, Xiang Liang the governor of Chenliu County, Long Qie the captain of Fenwei, Xiangzhuang the captain of Polu, and other important generals also received rewards.

The atmosphere of the banquet gradually reached its climax with the continuous sound of awards.

All the generals present were beaming with joy and privately discussing what positions the former commanders would be awarded, and they felt like they were looking forward to being recruited for their jobs.

But in fact, except for Xiang Liang's position as governor of Chenliu County, which was actually sealed.

The rest of the generals, including Xiang Yu's title of Hussars General, are all just false general titles.

There are three systems for the titles of general-level officers in the Han Dynasty.

The first is a permanent military position, such as the commander of the x division of the x army, which represents the actual power to command the troops.

The second type is a temporary general title, such as Li Xin's title of General of the Northern Campaign, which means that Li Xin temporarily takes charge of all the soldiers and horses of the Northern Route Army. Regardless of whether they are troops of the Huben Army or not, as long as they arrive on the northern battlefield, they will automatically

Come under Li Xin's command.

The reason why it is said to be temporary is that this kind of general title is temporarily awarded in response to a war. Once the war is over, the DPRK and China will withdraw a response letter.

Just like Li Xin, once the DPRK dispatched the Julu and Huben troops to return to Jinling for repairs, Li Xin had to go to the DPRK to return the seal of General Zhengbei and become the general of his Huben army as soon as he returned to Jinling.

The temporary general titles implemented by the Han Dynasty are based on the names of Si Zheng, Si Zhen, Si Ping and Si'an. The Si Zheng General has the highest rank, second only to the Three Dukes, and the Si'an General has the lowest rank, which is higher than the County Guard.

From this point of view, if we look at Wang Ben's title of General of Pingxi, Song Yi's title of General of Zhendong, and Chen Sheng's title of General of Zhenbei prepared for Liu Bang, we can see that they all only have the right to command but not to command troops...

To put it more clearly, even if they are transferred to their command, they are their soldiers, and the soldiers under their command may be transferred by others at any time!

In sharp contrast, naturally, there are Meng Tian and Li Xin, two great Han generals who had both military command and command power.

The third type is the honorary general with miscellaneous titles, which is the general title that Chen Sheng now rewards Xiang Yu and others.

The so-called miscellaneous generals are honorary generals in the military attache system of the Han Dynasty who have neither the power to command troops nor the power to command.

Chen Sheng originally planned to use this set of miscellaneous general titles as compensation for not being able to be knighted, and to grant them to those generals with meritorious service. This was both an honor and a benefit beyond official positions. Even after they were disbanded and returned to their fields,

You can still receive salary from the imperial court until a hundred years later.

It’s just right to use it here today!

Of course, when used here, it also has two meanings.

For Xiang Yu and Long Qie, this is just a stopgap measure before Chen Sheng has made arrangements for them.

For the good and bad generals under Xiang Yu, this is the severance pay that Chen Sheng paid them in advance...

Among the generals under Xiang Yu's command, how could they have such a strategic heart as Chen Sheng? They were immediately confused by the louder and more powerful names of each one.

Even Xiang Yu, who had won the title of "General of the Hussars", felt that this mighty title was particularly suitable for the Master Long Xiang he was about to acquire. He was so excited that he and Long Qie drank two glasses of wine in a row!

Xiang Liang had a hint of conspiracy, but at this point, even if he was sure that Chen Sheng was playing tricks, what could he change?

Didn't you see that my reckless nephew is holding a sword and eager to perform a sword dance to entertain him?

‘Let’s go, let’s go…’

Xiang Liang raised the wine cup with both hands with a smile on his face, faced Chen Sheng who was high in the north, and shouted loudly: "I wish the king to make great achievements and rebuild the world. Long live my king!"

Upon hearing this, many generals and commanders present raised their wine glasses and echoed: "Long live my king!"

Chen Sheng smiled and picked up the wine cup filled with water in front of him, and gestured to the left and right: "Welcome you all to join the Han Dynasty. From now on, we will work together to create a stronger, more prosperous, and more stable Han Dynasty...

Win!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

All the generals shouted in unison and raised their heads to drink.

…

After the dinner.

Chen Sheng originally wanted to summon Xiang Yu alone, but seeing that he was so drunk that he couldn't tell the difference between east, west and north, he had no choice but to give up and go back to his tent to rest.

Early the next morning, he ordered Guan Ying to summon Xiang Yu.

Not long after, Xiang Yu, who was only wearing a silk jacket and whose blood was as strong as a furnace, hurried to the king's tent to see him.

"General Xiang Yu, please pay homage to your Majesty. Long live my king!"

Just like the king's tent, Xiang Yu clenched his palms and bowed, his posture was quite upright.

When Chen Sheng saw this guy's appearance, he knew that this guy was doing morning exercises before he came, and he immediately nodded approvingly: "Sit down and talk."

Xiang Yu: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After he sat down, Chen Sheng said in a leisurely manner: "After last night's banquet, I wanted to call you here to discuss business, but you drank too much last night, so I had to invite you over again this morning... I didn't disturb your morning exercise.

?”

Xiang Yu's dark cheeks were a little purple, and he lowered his head slightly in shame: "You will eventually realize your mistakes, and you will learn to control your drinking in the future!"

"Um……"

After Chen Sheng pondered for a few seconds, he said again: "I know that drinking is not allowed in the Youzhou army, but in the military discipline of our Han army, drinking in the army is explicitly prohibited. Unless it is a day to reward the three armies in triumph, even if I am in the army

When drinking alcohol, you will be beaten with eighty military sticks as usual. Since my brother is already a general of our Han Dynasty, I should also be bound by the military discipline of the Han Dynasty, so that the superiors and subordinates can act accordingly, and the generals and soldiers can work together!"

Xiang Yu can understand this military discipline. After all, although alcohol is not prohibited in the Youzhou army, there are conditions for drinking. It is not possible to get drunk anytime and anywhere without restraint.

What made him even more awe-struck was that Chen Sheng said that even if he drank in the army, he would be punished with a military stick!

He said loudly and solemnly: "General, I will obey the king's order and will never do it again!"

"very good!"

Chen Sheng nodded, lowered his tone and said softly: "There are only you and me here, so you can relax... I invite you here so urgently because I want to ask for your opinion on the follow-up arrangements of your department!"

Xiang Yu glanced at him in confusion, clasped his fists and said, "Please make it clear, Your Majesty!"

Chen Sheng: "Your department currently has two destinations."

"First, accept reorganization on the spot. After the reorganization is completed, you can go north and merge into the Youzhou Army."

"Second, follow me to the west and participate in our battle to unify Kyushu. Reorganize while fighting. After the battle to unify Kyushu is over, go north and merge with the Youzhou Army."

"Both options have pros and cons, and I respect your choice!"

Xiang Yu was stunned for a moment, and then said in a loud voice: "May I ask your Majesty, what are the advantages and disadvantages?"

Chen Sheng pursed his lips to hold back his smile, shook his head and said softly: "They all have advantages and disadvantages!"

"If you reorganize on the spot and go north, the advantage is that you can establish a foothold in the Youzhou Army as soon as possible. When I finish taking care of Bingzhou Han Xin and Yongzhou Yingzheng and free up my hands to reorganize the Youzhou Army, you may be able to take over the first army.

The general...well, I forgot to tell you, I have decided to divide the Youzhou Army into two, and set up two generals, each commanding 250,000 troops. One of the army's generals has been decided, and it is my uncle Chen.

General Ao, what you are fighting for is the general of the second army!"

"The disadvantage is that your army is poorly disciplined and the good and the bad are mixed. Even after reorganization, there is still a big gap between you and the Youzhou Army. If you form your own army, I am afraid that it will not be able to withstand the invasion of the Dog Rong army several times and it will be damaged.

It’s like seventy-seven or eighty-eight!”

"You should know this better than me since you have been a general in the Youzhou Army for many years!"

Xiang Yu racked his brains for a moment and then nodded helplessly, acknowledging Chen Sheng's statement.

Although his army does not even amount to 150,000, it is still all his hard work for more than a year!

He led two thousand of the old troops of Youzhou Army to revolt and swept across Prince Yan's Mansion and Youzhou Taiping Road. He also used the Xiang family name to attract investment from many branches of the Ji family, and finally achieved the scale it has today!

He was unwilling to hand over the command of this army even to surrender to the Han, so how could he be willing to break up this army and integrate it into the Youzhou Army?

But if he formed his own army... with the combat power of his army, he really couldn't afford any independent combat mission against the Inu Rong army. If he forcibly fought with the Inu Rong army, he would only be able to fight three or five hundred thousand level battles.

When he comes down, he will become a polished general!

"If you follow me westward to fight and reorganize the army, it will be beneficial to have an adaptation process. During the conquest of Bingzhou Han Xin and Yongzhou Yingzheng, you can slowly rectify military discipline and improve combat effectiveness, and wait until the battle for the unification of Kyushu begins.

That's it, when we head north again, even if we still can't defeat the army of Dog Rong, at least we won't be defeated in the first battle."

"Moreover, you and other new recruits have no reputation and no merit. Even if I want to promote you, I can't circumvent the promotion system of generals in the court. If I can take advantage of the current situation of millions of Han soldiers to unify the nine provinces and recreate

The last chance for the universe, march westward and fight the enemy side by side with the 600,000 soldiers of our Red Army and Huben Army. Not only will it help you quickly establish a foothold in the ranks of our Han Army, but you will also be able to gain a lot of military exploits for the unification of Kyushu.

In the future, whether it is promotion in the Youzhou army or one day returning to the capital and entering the imperial court, there will be no gains at all!"

"As for the disadvantages, they are also obvious, that is, you may not be able to return to northern Xinjiang in a short period of time, and a large number of soldiers will die on the battlefield and die in a foreign land."

Chen Sheng spoke calmly and calmly. Although his words contained Spring and Autumn style, they did not distort the facts.

Out of his own will, he certainly hopes that Xiang Yu can follow him to the west, participate in the battle to unify the nine states, and recreate the power of the Western Chu Overlord!

This is just like a card drawing game. Whoever draws the long-awaited SSR will use it to slowly grind monsters and level up?

Of course, you can pile up resources to the top all at once, and then use the main lineup to do whatever you want!

But while pacifying internal strife is important, fighting foreign enemies is equally important!

The latter is even more important than the former!
To be continued...