After saying goodbye to Zhao Hongrun, Qu Cheng returned to the 50,000 Chu surrender troops to prepare for reorganization.
But before reorganizing the army, he must first form the framework of generals. After all, he alone cannot complete the reorganization of an entire 50,000-strong army.
Therefore, he recruited dozens of surrendered generals from Chu including Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, Wu Ji, and Yan Mo.
"His Royal Highness King Su has given Qu the command of this 50,000-strong army..."
Qu Cheng's first words shocked the dozens of Chu surrendered generals present.
It was okay for Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji. After all, they had known for a long time that King Su Zhao Hongrun admired Qu Cheng very much. However, the other uninformed generals of Chu State were shocked when they heard these words.
stunned.
Because in their opinion, Qu Cheng was also from Chu, and he was from a noble family of Chu State. Why did His Royal Highness Prince Su of Wei State trust Qu Cheng so much?
Not to mention they were unaware, even Yan Mo, who had some idea of what was going on, was stunned for a moment.
He originally thought that Qu Cheng could only control more than 10,000 surrendered troops. Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongrun actually handed over all 50,000 Chu surrendered troops to Qu Cheng.
"Yan Mo, you will serve as Qu's deputy general. I hope I won't humiliate you." Qu Cheng said jokingly.
Qu Cheng...really approached that King Su of Wei?
Yan Mo was surprised and happy in his heart. After all, he and Qu Cheng were now on the same rope. If he wanted to live a prosperous life in Wei in the future, he would naturally hope that Qu Cheng would gain more and more trust from the people of Wei.
"I don't dare." Yan Mo solemnly kowtowed to Qu Cheng with a serious look on his face.
This gift...
Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao and many other generals were stunned when they saw the etiquette performed by Yan Mo.
Because Yan Mo's salute to Qu Cheng was not a military salute of kneeling on the ground and cupping fists with both hands. In their eyes, they only saw Yan Mo kneeling on the ground with his right knee, his left hand on his left knee, and his right hand clenching his fist against the ground.
At the same time, his head was lowered and his expression was serious.
In Chu State, this is a ceremony to swear allegiance to someone!
As long as Qu Cheng supports Yan Mo, from then on, Yan Mo can be regarded as Qu Cheng's retainer and confidant.
Of course, in fact, this kind of etiquette of swearing allegiance is not very binding. Just like back then, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and others also paid similar tributes to Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu and Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, but not all of them are doing so now.
Surrendered to Wei State.
But it is undeniable that this is Yan Mo expressing his feelings to Qu Cheng.
No, Qu Cheng was also surprised when he saw Yan Mo paying him such a big gift. Apart from the surprise, he couldn't help but feel a joy that he had never experienced before.
You know, this is a king-level treatment in the Chu State. Generally speaking, only the kings of the cities with the surname Xiong Mi and the kings of Chu can enjoy it. How could Qu Cheng, a middle-class aristocratic branch of the Xiong family named Qu, have his turn?
This is against the laws of Chu State.
But Yan Mo still did so, and then Qu Cheng calmly helped the former up with both hands.
This appearance means that the contract between Qu Cheng and Yan Mo is formed.
"Thank you, General Qu Cheng." Yan Mo stood up and thanked Qu Cheng, then cast his eyes at the dozens of Chu surrendered generals behind him, coughed and reminded: "Zuo Xun, Hua Yu, Gong Ye,
Zuoqiu, what are you four waiting for?"
As soon as he finished speaking, four of the dozens of Chu generals walked out. After looking at Yan Mo, they imitated the loyalty etiquette he had just performed and knocked on the ground to swear allegiance to Qu Cheng.
"The last general left Xun River and went to see General Qu Cheng."
"The last general, Hua Yu, went to see General Qu Cheng."
"The last general, Gong Ye, won the battle and went to see General Qu Cheng."
"The last general, Zuo Qiu Mu, went to see General Qu Cheng."
Qu Cheng was overjoyed, but his face remained calm. You must know that these four generals, Zuo Xunxi and Zuo Qiumuna, were both three thousand generals. Plus Yan Mo, all three three thousand generals swore an oath to him.
Loyalty. This is definitely the treatment of Yi Jun.
The other two, Gong Yesheng and Hua Yu, were also two thousand generals. Although Qu Cheng did not know their talents, he believed that since they could get to know Yan Mo, these two were by no means mediocre.
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"Four of you, please get up quickly."
With a smile on his face, Qu Cheng helped the four generals up one by one.
Looking at the appearance of Yan Mo, Zuo Xunxi, Huayu, Gongye Sheng, and Zuo Qiumu, the other Chu generals all had different expressions.
Some of them were surprised that Yan Mo and others actually paid Qu Cheng such a great gift that represented their allegiance, while others secretly hated themselves for not seizing the opportunity just now.
You don't need to think about it to know that since Qu Cheng can become the leader of this surrendered army and obtain the command position, I believe he must have hugged the thighs of the Wei people. It is very likely that he is the young King Su of the Wei State. Anyway, he has surrendered to the Wei State.
If you don’t swear allegiance to Qu Cheng now, then when will you wait?
As a result, many Chu generals swore allegiance to Qu Cheng, but only three Chu generals, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji, who had already surrendered to Wei, watched with cold eyes.
Qu Cheng...is he planning to recruit his own team?
Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao looked at each other.
They were a little unhappy. After all, they and Qu Cheng both surrendered to the Wei State at the same time. Therefore, after surrendering to the Wei State, they no longer had the so-called superior-subordinate relationship with Qu Cheng. But now Yan Mo is leading these many people.
The Chu generals all loyal to Qu Cheng, which means that if they disobey Qu Cheng in the future, they may be squeezed out by this group of Chu generals who have formed a clique.
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After Qu Cheng helped the generals up one by one, he glanced at Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao and Wu Ji calmly. Wu Ji didn't say anything, but Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao could tell.
Faintly unhappy, he stood there neither speaking nor making any move to swear allegiance to him.
However, Qu Cheng didn't care about this. After all, in his opinion, Gu Liangwei and Wuma Jiao's talents were only average, and it didn't matter whether they could get their support or not. However, he felt a little sorry for Wu Ji. After all, Qu Cheng
In Chong's opinion, Wu Ji was a talent that could be made.
But what is even more regrettable is that all four of them were Chu generals who once surrendered to King Su Zhao Hongrun. Therefore, according to unwritten rules, Qu Cheng could not force Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji to be loyal to him, otherwise
From another perspective, isn't he on an equal footing with Su Wang Zhao Hongrun? This is not a good thing and can easily lead to gossip.
After this brief allegiance ceremony, Qu Cheng immediately promoted generals, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao and Wu Ji were all promoted to three thousand generals, Hua Yu and Gong Yesheng were also promoted to three thousand men.
Among the generals, only Yan Mo, Zuo Xunxi, and Zuo Qiumu have not changed their positions, and they are still three thousand generals.
He made this arrangement after some consideration: after all, if there are more than 3,000 generals, they are generals. If the positions of Yan Mo and others are promoted to generals, then his position of Qu Cheng will be equivalent to that of Drunshuiying.
General Bailiba, it would be strange if this arrangement did not arouse the resentment of the Wei soldiers in Junshui Camp.
Therefore, even though he now has 50,000 Chu troops at his disposal, Qu Cheng still only designated his position as a general, which is equivalent to the positions of the generals Li Wei, Gong Yuan, and Wu Ben of the Junshui Camp, while his subordinates
The number of Chu generals was limited to three thousand generals. This arrangement was slightly lower than the Wei army and would not arouse the resentment of the Wei soldiers in the Junshui camp.
After establishing the positions, Qu Cheng began to allocate military power. Because Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji had special status, Qu Cheng could not dispatch them at will without Zhao Hongrun's approval, so he simply assigned each
Five thousand troops were given, so Quan should send the three of them away.
The remaining 35,000 Chu troops surrendered. Qu Cheng took 15,000 troops and asked Yan Mo to take charge of them. The remaining 20,000 troops were Zuo Xunxi, Huayu, Gongye Sheng, and Zuoqiu Mu.
Each of the thousand generals commanded five thousand. As for the two thousand generals and the thousand generals, they were also placed under the command of the five generals Yan Mo, Zuo Xunxi, Huayu, Gongye Sheng, and Zuo Qiu Mu.
As for those who surrendered to Wei but did not pay allegiance to him, Qu Cheng put them under the command of Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji and let them deal with it on their own.
Anyway, if something goes wrong with Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji, it has nothing to do with Qu Cheng. After all, the four of them are directly responsible to Su Wang Zhao Hongrun.
After allocating military power, Qu Cheng immediately asked these Chu generals to reorganize and reorganize the 50,000 troops surrendered by Chu.
"Time is tight. We only have half a day to reorganize the army. Waiting for noon tomorrow, the army under King Su will march to Chu State immediately to attack the territory of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo. Qu hopes that you will complete the army organization as soon as possible...
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At this point, he paused and warned emphatically: "Although we are all Chu people, His Highness Prince Su trusts us so much and respects us so much. He even promised to reward us based on our merits after winning this battle, regardless of Wei people."
, Chu people, this kind of grace is rare in ancient and modern times... If any of you are half-hearted or have evil intentions, and Qu is the first to say ugly things, don't blame Qu for not caring about his country of origin."
All the Chu generals only agreed and then left one after another.
"Keep an eye on them for me." Qu Cheng whispered to Yan Mo before Yan Mo left.
Yan Mo nodded and looked at the four generals Zuo Xunxi, Huayu, Gongye Sheng and Zuoqiu Mu. The four generals understood and followed the group of Chu generals and retreated to reorganize their troops.
At this time, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji saw that the arrangements were completed and left.
Looking at their departing figures, Yan Mo frowned and said to Qu Cheng, "Gu Liang and Wuma didn't look very good just now. Does it matter?"
"Huh." Qu Cheng snorted and said lightly: "After they surrendered to King Su, the two of them were a little dissatisfied with Qu... Qu was just a hindrance to King Su and couldn't teach them a lesson. He really took it as his own.
Is he a person?" After saying that, he shook his head: "When they go, they will definitely tell King Su about what happened just now..."
Upon hearing this, Yan Mo asked worriedly: "Then...where is King Su?"
"It doesn't matter." Qu Cheng shook his head and said firmly: "Gradually, I have figured out the temper of King Su. He only cares about whether I, Qu Cheng, am loyal to the Wei State, and doesn't care about how many people I have conquered...
...Hold this big tree tightly, maybe in the future the surnames Qu and Yan will become the popular surnames of Wei."
"That's a good feeling." Yan Mo couldn't help but feel a little warm after hearing this. (To be continued.)