Chapter 1741: Japanese pirates attack
Chapter 1741 Japanese pirates attack
Chapter 1739: Japanese pirates attack
Han Xin is a very proud man, but this series of failures has caused him to lose all his capital. If he still can't let go, he will be a little ignorant, so he is surrendering in such a low posture now.
Zhang He Gao Lan was very worried that Han Xin could not see the situation clearly and would still look arrogant and make Qin Hao unhappy. However, seeing Han Xin's low profile, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Han Xin still knew himself.
As soon as Han Xin finished speaking, Qin Hao hurriedly ran down, helped Han Xin up with his own hands, and said, "Brother Han, what are you talking about? No one can make mistakes without being a sage. If you know your mistakes, you can improve a lot.
Given Brother Han’s past achievements, even if he makes some mistakes, it won’t be a big deal. Now that he is willing to return to the court, I will naturally agree to it, but..."
At this point, Qin Hao looked into Han Xin’s eyes and said with a faint smile: “Our army’s principle has always been: merit must be rewarded and demerit must be punished.
Since Brother Han made a mistake, he must be punished.
Of course, considering that Brother Han was also deceived by Liu Che’s traitor, I can give Brother Han a lighter punishment.
Let's do this, let's punish Brother Han by demoting him by two ranks. What does Brother Han think? "
The two levels of demotion mentioned by Qin Hao did not start from the King of Han who was conferred by the Northern Han Dynasty, but from the Duke of Han who was conferred by the Luoyang court. After all, the Luoyang court did not recognize the position of King of Han at all.
If Han Xin was promoted from Duke to General, he would be demoted from the position of Duke, to Marquis, and then to Lord of County. The span in between is not that big.
Han Xinxin was secretly surprised. He thought Qin Hao would beat him to the end, but he didn't expect that Qin Hao would reserve the position of a prince for him. This was already considered to be a very generous place.
Although Qin Hao took the initiative to show mercy to Han Xin, it did not mean that Han Xin dared to accept it with peace of mind.
"I have committed such a big mistake this time and am voluntarily dismissed from all my titles and official positions. I only hope that the King of Qin can forgive me for my crimes. I will never dare to think otherwise."
Having said that, Han Xin was about to kneel down to salute again, but before he could kneel down, he was pulled back by Qin Hao.
Qin Hao also didn't expect that the arrogant Han Xin would be so aware of current affairs. But now that Han Xin is willing to surrender, and his posture is so low, even if it is to make a show for other people who surrender in the future, he will definitely not be able to really surrender. Han Xin pushed it to the end.
"Brother Han, the crime you committed is not serious. Being demoted by two ranks is already a heavy punishment. Do you think my reward and punishment are unfair?" Qin Hao said in a pretentious manner.
"this…"
Han Xin was stunned when he saw this. He thought Qin Hao was just pretending. If he insisted on resigning, Qin Hao would definitely agree, but he didn't expect Qin Hao to refuse.
Qin Hao's words have already reached this point. If Han Xin does not accept this kindness, it will seem a bit hypocritical, so he quickly thanked him and said: "Thank you, King Qin, for your great kindness."
“From now on, everyone is on their own. As long as Brother Han is loyal to the king and the court, and with your ability, Brother Han, sooner or later, you will be promoted back to the position of Duke.”
Qin Hao smiled and consoled him. After all, he had just demoted Han Xin's title, and this could be regarded as giving him a sweet date after beating him with a stick.
“My minister Han Xin, I swear here that I will be loyal to my lord. If I violate this oath, both gods and men will be angry.”
Han Xin's oath of allegiance also made Qin Hao completely assured of him. After all, oaths are still very useful in this era, and generally people will never swear easily.
"Han Xin listens to the order, and now I will demote you two ranks and make you a prince of Hejian County and a general later." Qin Hao said.
“Thank you, Lord, for your kindness. Han Xin will definitely remember it deeply.”
Han Xin thanked him, but his heart was full of sadness. You have to know the conditions that Qin Hao offered when he persuaded him to surrender, but: Jizhou Mu, General Hussar, Governor of Hebei... He has both military power and political power, which is bigger than the Qin army. The governor, Bai Qi, is even worse than others.
But now Han Xin has not only been demoted from Han Gong to Hejian County, but also has only one post-general in his official position, and his military power is unknown.
Comparing the two, they can be said to be worlds apart.
However, Han Xin also knew that this was his own fault. At the beginning, he had an army of 100,000 and occupied one-third of Jizhou, so Qin Hao offered such high conditions.
And now he was a lonely prisoner of war, with no soldiers, no power, no land, nothing, and only one life left. Qin Hao still allowed him to retain the status of a prince, which was an act of mercy beyond the law.
“In the battle of House of Flying Daggers, the entire Han and Zhao coalition forces were wiped out, and our army surrendered a large number of prisoners of war.”
With that said, Qin Hao looked at Han Xin and continued: "I wonder if you, Brother Han, are confident that you can capture these prisoners for our army."
The 80,000 surrendered troops who were escorted back to Yecheng by Zhang Liao were not the strong men captured by Su Lie in the Bohai Sea. They were troops with considerable combat power. Once they were recruited, they would be a great boost to the Qin army.
And if they don't subdue it and just keep it locked up like this, it will be a waste of food and the Qin army will also need to allocate a part of its troops to guard it. The gain outweighs the loss. Naturally, the best candidate to command this surrendered army is Han Xin.
Hearing this, Han Xin felt happy. He didn't expect Qin Hao to use him so soon.
Han Xin was originally ready to pledge his support to Qin Hao, but he felt that something was wrong, so he thought for a while and replied: "My lord, the last general can only be sure to subdue the Korean army and surrender. As for Zhao's surrender, I want to do it in the short term." If we want to completely conquer the enemy, we may have to persuade Yuan Tan to surrender."
Hearing this, Qin Hao couldn't help but feel a headache. Although he had never met Han Xin before, he had met Yuan Tan.
Although Yuan Tan was afraid of death, he was very courageous. He would rather die than surrender to Qin Hao, the enemy who killed his father, so it was not easy to get him to surrender.
Seeing Qin Hao's expression, Han Xin knew that persuading Yuan Tan to surrender would not go smoothly, so he immediately said: "My lord, the general has a good personal relationship with Yuan Tan and is willing to persuade Yuan Tan to surrender."
“Really, that’s great.”
Qin Hao looked happy, and then asked: "I wonder how confident Brother Han is?"
“Seventy percent.”
"That's enough. Now that Yuan Tan has been escorted back to Yecheng, I ask Brother Han to set off immediately, persuade Yuan Tan to surrender as soon as possible, and collect all the prisoners of war and organize them into an army."
"No." Han Xin responded with clasped fists enthusiastically, and then left Hejian for Yecheng with the task of gathering the surrendered troops.
After Han Xin arrived in Yecheng, he immediately reorganized the prisoners of war. The reorganization of the original Korean army was very smooth. After all, even the old master Han Xin had surrendered, and senior generals such as Zhang Kui, Chen Qi, Zheng Lun, Gao Ming, and Gao Jue had also surrendered. Following the trend, the soldiers at the bottom naturally have nothing to hold on to.
However, the reorganization of Zhao Jun's surrender did not go smoothly. Even if Han Xin personally persuaded Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan still did not surrender, but his tone became much more relaxed.
At the same time, after some simple repairs, the Qin army in northern Hebei was preparing to march northward again, but it received shocking bad news:
A large number of Japanese pirates appeared in the coastal areas of Qingbei.
The monthly ticket exceeds 400 plus chapters, and I still owe three chapters in total.
(End of this chapter)