In fact, Qu Cheng's side was not difficult at all. It was just that the Wei soldiers took out the 50,000 Chu army prisoners and selected a thousand Chu army generals with or above positions, and then let Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei,
Wu Majiao and Wu Ji went through a formality and put on a show to infect these people who submitted to the Wei Dynasty.
I believe that with the examples of Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji, those Chu army generals will not have much backlash.
In order to make people believe more, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji stood up first to show off. Dozens of Chu army generals were not surprised that they surrendered to the Wei Dynasty, but when they subsequently surrendered
When Cheng Ye showed his willingness to surrender, the many generals of the Chu army were shaken in their will and very surprised.
No, Yan Mo, the three thousand general of the Chu army, looked at Qu Cheng in disbelief with a look of horror on his face.
"You...General Qu Cheng, you actually want to surrender to Wei?"
Hearing this, Qu Cheng looked at Yan Mo, deliberately pretending to smile bitterly, and sighed: "So-and-so...doesn't want to die yet...Besides, so-and-so still has a wife and children at home..."
His brief words seemed to express the sentiments of all the Chu army generals present.
In today's forced surrender, Zhao Hongrun made it very clear: Those who are willing to submit to the Wei will live, and those who are not willing to submit to the Wei will die in the pit. There is no third option.
Under this threat, Qu Cheng's surrender seemed logical, even though he was from a noble family in the Chu Kingdom.
"I didn't expect that even you..." Chu General Yan Mo's eyes showed a wavering look, but then he sighed and lowered his head without saying a word.
Seeing this, Li Qi, the general of the Junshui Camp who was responsible for monitoring the surrender signal, was about to use Yan Mo, a 3,000-man general, to establish his power. However, just as he was about to take action, he suddenly saw Qu Cheng's eyes hinting at him, so Li
Jibi didn't act rashly.
After all, Zhao Hongrun handed over the task of surrendering these Chu generals to Qu Cheng. Generals like Li Qi and other dredging camp generals in this matter were only used to scare people.
Why can't this 3,000-man general be killed? Could it be that he is a general?
Li Qian looked at the group of people expressionlessly, but there was a hint of curiosity in his heart.
He guessed well.
You know, three thousand generals are already quite extraordinary generals. They are only one step away from being a general, such as Qu Cheng. Another example is Yan Mo.
Is it because Qu Cheng and Yan Mo are not as talented as Zaifu Gen, Zi Cheyu, Lian Bina and other generals, so they are relegated to the position of three thousand generals?
Of course not.
Because in Chu State, military promotion depends on many factors such as seniority, trust, merit, etc., and it is not directly linked to the number of soldiers under your command.
Take the two generals Shen Kang and Wu Gan who were killed in the battle under the command of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu. They were only three thousand generals, but the troops they commanded far exceeded their ranks. They were as few as four
Five thousand, as many as seven or eight thousand, or even tens of thousands. After all, in Chu State, soldiers are quite worthless consumables.
Besides, the three generals under Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, Zaifu Gen, Zi Cheyu, and Lian Bi, calculated carefully, they are only five thousand generals, but the army they control is several times their rank.
Note: Generally speaking, there are not actually five thousand generals
According to the saying, anyone who can single-handedly command more than five thousand troops can be called a general. According to this saying, three thousand generals are equivalent to quasi-generals. The real middle-level generals refer to one thousand generals and two thousand generals.
Generals, these two generally do not have the authority to lead troops alone.
Therefore, the level of military rank in Chu State cannot be used as a basis to judge the number of soldiers under a general. At most, it can only be used to infer the degree of trust of the general by the general.
Taking Qu Cheng as an example, it is undeniable that Zhao Hongrun's vision is not bad. He is indeed a general who can rival Li Ji, Gong Yuan and others of Junshuiying. However, under the command of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, even if he
He is trusted by Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu. It is also very important.
The reason why it is difficult for him to become a first-line general is that he is from a sideline of the Qu family of the Xiong family. As long as the current Chu State is still the head of the Xiong family with the surname of Mi, it will be difficult for generals like Qu Cheng who are born from the Xiong family of Qu to be promoted. This is
It is an unwritten and rigid rule in Chu country.
After all, in the Chu State back then, the Xiong family with the surname Qu and the Xiong family with the Mi name were quite fierce in the fight. The Xiong family was orthodox if both of them would bite oneself to death. But now, the King of Chu's surname is Mi, and those with the surname Qu can still turn the world upside down.
?I can only swallow the pain obediently and lie down in my own nest.
Yan Mo's current situation is different. He is not from a noble family in the Chu Kingdom. Being able to climb to the position of three thousand generals is enough to prove his talent. But the problem is that he also has Zai Fu Gen, Zi Che Yu and Lian Bi above him.
After all, Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, is not the king of Chu, so he cannot arbitrarily add titles to his generals.
For example, if Yan Mo, who only has 3,000 generals, is allowed to command an army of tens of thousands by himself, the Chu court will ignore it. However, if Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, promotes a group of generals like Yan Mo to generals, I believe that Chu will
There will be gossips in the court: You, Xiong Tuo, are not the king of Chu. What do you want to do by promoting a large group of generals?
Therefore, the average king of a city can only promote one or two generals at most, and the rest are limited to 3,000 generals, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Chu court. Anyway, it is just a military position, and the number of soldiers in charge can be
No matter how much, as long as you can afford it, the Chu court will not care about you.
Because of this, Yan Mo has been unable to be promoted to general due to the number of generals, but this does not affect his status in the Chu army at all. When Zhao Hongrun released the 30,000 former Xiong Hu Army prisoners of war, Yan Mo was in charge of
The important task of defending the entire camp is already a military matter within the scope of a general.
Entrusting Yan Mo with such important tasks is enough to prove Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo's trust in him and Yan Mo's talent.
According to Qu Cheng's understanding, this was a general who was good at coordinating camp affairs, good at defense and thoughtful, and was a rare general.
Because of this, Qu Cheng was not willing to let Li Ji kill Yan Mo, a rare general, in order to establish his authority. He hoped to recruit Yan Mo as his deputy general.
After all, Qu Cheng has now surrendered to the Wei Dynasty. In this case, he naturally wants to build his own team.
To put it more simply, next to the big tree of King Su Zhao Hongrun, does Qu Cheng really plan to move to Wei State to dismantle his armor and return to his fields after this battle is over?
He believed that as long as he performed meritorious service and took charge of an army under the name of Junshuiying, neither Zhao Hongrun nor Bailiba, the general of Junshuiying, would have any objections.
Of course, the prerequisite is that Qu Cheng obtains the complete trust of Zhao Hongrun and Baili Ba.
But no matter what, if there is an opportunity to recruit a team now, Qu Cheng will never let it go.
Therefore, he whispered to Yan Mo: "Does General Yan Mo plan to bury him here?"
Qu Cheng's guess was correct. In fact, Yan Mo was also struggling in his heart, especially after seeing that even a noble general like Qu Cheng was interested in surrendering to the Wei State, he was even more undecided. However, after thinking for a long time, he still shook his head and said : "Master Xiong Tuo treats me well..."
"This has nothing to do with Mr. Xiong Tuo." Qu Cheng persuaded in a low voice: "When I was under Mr. Xiong Hu, I was wholehearted. After I returned to Mr. Xiong Tuo, I also made suggestions many times... It's a pity that I Lord Xiong Tuo is still defeated. This is destiny. Since we have fulfilled our duties as generals, now, in this situation, we should think about it for ourselves... Behind us, we are still wives, children, and children, right? What if? I can't wait any longer. I believe General Yan Mo and everyone here can predict what their situation will be like."
Yan Mo and other nearby Chu army generals were silent when they heard this.
You must know that in Chu State, there is no so-called post-war pension. Take those Chu soldiers as an example. The "settlement allowance" given by Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, was equivalent to buying out the benefits of these Chu soldiers. life.
If these Chu soldiers survived this battle tenaciously, that would be good. Then they could get another "settlement allowance" when they fight next time, but those Chu soldiers who died in the battle would not get even one. Copper coins, unless like the Wu Ji family. The father died and the brother went to battle, and the brother died and the brother joined the battle. One after another, they joined the army and went to the battlefield.
As for generals like Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, and Zi Cheyu, maybe the king of Yangcheng, Xiong Tuo, regretted giving him an extra pension. After all, in Chu State, Xiong Tuo was indeed an outstanding king, but this How long can a pension fund support the entire family’s expenses?
It is no exaggeration to say that if Yan Mo died in the war, even if Xiong Tuo gave his family a pension afterwards, when the pension was exhausted, the situation of Yan Mo's family would never be better than that of the ordinary poor people of Chu State. How often, his wife sold herself as a servant at a low price, and her children became slaves. This kind of thing was not uncommon in Chu State.
No, anticipating this possibility, Yan Mo clenched his fists and looked livid.
After a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and nodded towards Qu Cheng.
Seeing him finally nodding, Qu Cheng was really happy. After all, he had recruited Yan Mo as his deputy, which was also a good thing for him.
However, although he had made up his mind to surrender to the Chu State, Yan Mo couldn't help but be a little suspicious of Qu Cheng's efforts to persuade him to surrender to the Wei State. He asked in a low voice, "Could it be that General Qu Cheng has already surrendered to the Wei State?" ?”
You must know that as far as Yan Mo knows, Xiong Tuo, Zaifu Gen, Zi Cheyu, Lian Bi and other generals have speculated on this possibility more than once. Unfortunately, Qu Cheng concealed it so well that those four people kept None were found.
However, in the current situation, in order to appease Yan Mo's heart, Qu Cheng thought it would be okay to give a little hint.
"I hope you won't refuse to serve as XX's deputy general." Qu Cheng hinted in a low voice.
"..." Yan Mo's eyes widened in shock when he heard this. Of course he understood what Qu Cheng meant.
Qu Cheng's words showed that he had already surrendered to the Wei State, and also revealed that he was doing quite well with the Wei army.
This news made Yan Mo feel at ease.
After all, the most difficult thing for general surrendered generals is that there is no big tree to rely on. But now that Qu Cheng has climbed the big tree of Wei Jun, Yan Mo can obviously be protected under the shade of the tree and will not fall into danger. He encountered hostility and provocation from some Wei army generals for no apparent reason.
"In this case, among these people, Yan also has some good friendships..."
Yan Mo glanced vaguely at the Chu generals behind him and whispered to Qu Cheng.
"That's it, thank you."
Qu Cheng smiled slightly.
After surrendering Yan Mo, Qu Cheng's persuasion work progressed even faster.
It didn't take long for the dozens of Chu generals who were above the rank of Thousand Generals to be persuaded by Qu Cheng and Yan Mo, and among them Yan Mo was even more powerful.
After all, speaking more carefully, Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji all came from the Xiong Hu Army. Naturally, they were not as convincing as Yan Mo, who also came from the Xiong Tuo Army, to convince these generals of the Xiong Tuo Army.
Except for a few people who were so bad-tempered that they refused to surrender, most of the generals of the Chu State chose to surrender. Among the choices between life and death, they chose life.
After the matter was settled, Qu Cheng, who heard about Zhao Hongrun's summons, immediately went to see King Su and conveyed the good news to him. (To be continued.)