There is a difference between killing the left toe and bin punishment. Killing the left toe means cutting off the entire soles of the feet. People without the soles can still stand or walk. They can barely work during the busy farming period, but they can't do heavy work. If it is a bin punishment, they will be disabled and they will only be paralyzed for life.

These 300,000 Qin soldiers with a left toe were really going to be thrown into the battlefield by Qin State, and they had an overwhelming advantage in terms of minimum number of people. However, Xiong Jing was very suspicious whether these Qin soldiers really had the courage to fight again. They were already broken by the Chu army in the battle in Weinan. These frightened birds faced the crossbows that shot them again, and could they really make safe formations in front of the Yi Ju formation?

But if they could not fight, why did Zhao Zheng recruit these people? The territory changed frequently during the war. After annexing some counties and towns of Qi, the Qin State's manpower was far from exhausted. It is reported that many Qi soldiers who fled home defected to the Qin army. The Qin people exempted their mother-child money and distributed it to them to cultivate land. They could also beheaded during the war. Therefore, Qi soldiers were willing to work hard for Qin.

The fleeing soldiers of the Qi army alone caused Wang Jian to increase his command of 100,000. The fall of Jixi made Qi and Qin no longer have any controllable boundaries, and some Qi people in counties east of Linzi were also ready to move. They were also labor slaves under the money of their mothers and mothers. Except for a broken thatched hut in their family, their sons and sons could not pay back their money for several lifetimes. Before, they went to Chu, but the Chu State was not easy to take in due to the face of the allies, and the Lu people guarding Muling Pass believed that "those who have no permanent property have no perseverance." They didn't want them, and now they have joined Qin.

Under the massive attack of the Qin people, the upper class of Qi did not rule Qin, and died for the city and country, but the lower class was a slaughter of food and pots of water to welcome the king's army. This is a failure of the Tian family's rule and the failure of the Guandong countries. Last year, the Qin army obtained all the supplies from Pingyin to Linzi, the most important of which was more than 100,000 horses;

At the same time, a large number of soldiers trained by Qi State were also trained. These people could not fight in the Qi army. After the Pingyin Battle Array was dispersed by the Qin army, more than half of them fled, and only six or seventy thousand were actually beheaded. Now these fugitives have transformed into the Qin army. The Qi army that pursued the Qin army into Hangu Pass seemed to have returned, which forced Muling Pass to send ten Chu military divisions to garrison.

In short, the Qin army's manpower was not exhausted, and the Qin army's recruitment of deposed soldiers was very suspicious. However, no matter how suspicious it was, this was an episode of the military discussion. If you ask the officials to find out quickly, you will temporarily put it down.

"I ask Chen Cangdao to take Linwu Jun as a general so that he can control the army." With some hesitation, Dou Yuzhi still expressed his suggestions, although he knew very early that the king did not like Linwu Jun.

"Could it be that my Chu State has no general to lead the troops?" Xiong Jing gave him a blank look and lowered his head to drink tea.

"King, although our army has generals, many young people are too young." Naojiu also took the opportunity to intervene. "Only after a while, they can truly lead the army to fight. Therefore, I think that Linwu Jun should be the general in this battle."

"The young are strong in spirit, and those with strong in spirit cannot be generals, but can only be led by troops. Besides the Chu army, there are 50,000 Zhao troops," Li Qi also interrupted. He and Dou Yuzhi, Naoji meant the same thing. "Linwu Jun was a general of Zhao State in the past and attacked Qin State. Although he had not pulled out the city of Lu, he retreated. Linwu Jun was familiar with Zhao Army generals."

"Linwu Jun is familiar with Zhao Jun General, and understands military tactics..." Just like the fun, Ele also spoke out without seeing Xiong Jing's face becoming less and less beautiful.

"The Chu army does not need military tactics when fighting!" Xiong Jing put down the teacup and choked him. The ministers heard his displeasure and said nothing for a moment.

After he put down the teacup, Li Qi asked, "Who can a general be a king?"

"Who?" Xiong Jing looked at him. "No one is needed. I thought I would rather Chen Bu be a general than Pang Nuan be a general."

Chen Bu is the commander of Chen Shi. The reason why he became the commander was not that he knew military tactics and could fight, but that everyone above him died. Because of his high prestige and high qualifications, he became the commander of Chen Shi. Such a middle-aged army obviously could not lead the 200,000 army.

"The king was joking." Li Qi laughed awkwardly for a few times.

"Why did I laugh?" Xiong Jing had no smile on his face. "Although Pang Nuan is my lord of Chu, his words and deeds are no different from those of the Three Jins. He is a general in Zhao State as a Chu State. His utilitarian intention is more than that of Zhao."

A person who wants to be like himself as soon as he meets him is considered on the surface, but in fact, once he agrees with his plan, he is the one who implements it. It is natural that he wants to worship him as the chief minister, and he will get rich and honor. In the future, it will be his credit; if things fail, he will not waste his life. He uses other people's resources to gain a fortune according to his own wishes, and at least he has left a reputation.

"However, this person can be a general, and the king must not abandon his affairs because of others." Li Qie said anxiously. "Chen Cangdao had the Chu army, the Zhao army, the Ba people, the Yue people, and the Qiang people. Their temperaments were different, and the generals in the army could not command them. In this way, the minister asked Linwu Jun to be the general. Linwu Jun led the troops of various countries to attack Qin..."

"The affairs of Chu State are set forth according to people, not according to things." Xiong Jing waved his hand impatiently and interrupted him. "I think Pang Nuan is not trustworthy. He only has utilitarianism in his heart and does not see honor. He will lead his troops to the army and brigades. It is only a gamble. Between success or failure, he would rather commit a huge risk and accomplish something. What if he fails?"

"However, when the coalition of the Zong attacked Qin, this person retreated in the entire army. Zhao envoy said that Lin Wujun was shocked by Qin's bow and was afraid of Qin." Xiong Jing's words were not indebted. No matter how strong Pang Nuan was in utilitarian, he retreated in the entire army when he attacked Qin.

"Oh!" Li Qi sighed after saying that. Similarly, Xiong Jing sighed.

Li sighed that the king had talent and did not use it, so he let it grow old. Pang Nuan killed Ju Xin, attacked the Qin people, and defeated the Yan State, all these proved his talent. After Xiang Yan's death, Chu State had no real talent, such as Cheng Tong, Gui Jing, Xiang Chao, Ruoao, etc., although these people were excellent, their experience and reputation were not enough to stand alone, and they could not help them grow up now;

Xiong Jing sighed because people who are too smart often fall into the trap of rationality and are used to speaking with "facts". What are the facts? Because they cannot experience them personally, most of the so-called facts are fake worlds weaved by language.

The most false part of this false world is not to create something out of nothing, but it often depicts the big ones as small ones, draws the different ones as basically the same, and expands the individuals into the whole... The whole image presents a very distorted proportion. People with incomplete intelligence find it difficult to discover this because they give up the principle of being a gentleman without a weapon and habitually focus on the part rather than the whole. They are proud that their professional achievements can be ignorant of other fields and cannot detect this distortion of the ratio between the difference and the truth.

What kind of person is Pang Nuan? Xiong Jing has seen and talked to him. Later, this person often wrote letters and suggested that the Grand Sima Mansion be like a talented person. Many people say that this person is a general, while Xiong Jing thinks he is like a gambler and loves strange dangers. The fact that he did not follow Hangu Pass and detours Puyang when he attacked Qin was proof of his detour.

He did not have the perseverance of Li Mu to lead the local soldiers to fight against the Qin army, nor did he have the intactness of Lian Po, who was angry and beat Le Cheng to death. All his books were the same: If I were to bet on this, what would happen...

The war was continuous, and it seemed that every time the Qin people had completely defeated them, but every time the Qin people were just bleeding and kept angry. The Chu people were impatient and now they were impatient. The Western Front Battle was the product of this impatient. Whether it was the Grand Sima Mansion or the generals, they all believed that if the San Pass was lifted out this time and the warships entered the Wei River, the Qin State would be destroyed. However, since ancient times, the Qin soldiers were arduous and hard-working, so how could the Qin State be so easy to perish?

After all, some people couldn't calm down. Han and Zhao were destroyed, Qi was about to perish, and Qin was occupied in the world. The artillery was very powerful, but artillery could not destroy Qin immediately and could not end the war immediately. After the war in Xiangcheng, some counties and towns had a worry, and some soldiers did not meet the standards of armored soldiers. For this reason, Fu Jisi asked to return to their hometowns, while the divisions and brigades required to stay in the army.

Military expenses are also a problem. Although there are 300,000 gold in the national debt, 300,000 gold is not owned by Chu State. Even if it is owned by one, 300,000 gold is a drop in the bucket for the long and huge war. From May last year to April last year, 174,291 gold was spent on military expenses; from May last year to April this year, just building 100,000 gold was spent on military expenses.

War stimulated the economy, and prices rose. When Pingyin was defeated, the price of millet exceeded 100 coins per stone, and the 300 coins of Qi State had no grain to buy. The money invested in the war either relied on taxes to enter the government treasury or turned into profits to flow into the hands of merchants. Both were invested in the war again through finance or bonds. The more the funds were recirculated, the fewer funds. Although the short amount of funds could be supplemented through trade and coins, the materials available for call could not be minted like money.

In addition to military expenditure, there are also food and fodder. Even if the 230,000 military horses are partly ate grass (the military horses must usually ensure some of the essence) and are equivalent to one million soldiers. This is a factor that the Grand Sima Mansion did not consider. It used to be believed that only more than 100,000 military horses were eaten up after several years. The common people sold the new millet last year and ate potatoes and sweet potatoes by themselves. The soldiers now have corn in the pot.

The yield of Dongzhou Valley was very high and the rot rate was also very high. In the war situation, the counties and towns did not have so much manpower, and the transportation capacity was used to deal with Dongzhou Valley, which was five times the weight of corn. The output was also overestimated. During the war, most of the counties and towns were old and weak, and there was no labor for strong men, and the grain output was reduced by at least 30%. This can only ensure that the military, civilians and horses did not starve, and the people of the same people asked for food several times, but they did not earn much.

Life is like grass, counties and towns wither, prices are rising, and corn is short... This is the real war. Everything that Zhao State experienced back then, and it is just beginning. Xiong Jing is worried that the people of Chu are anxious because this is a sign of making a mistake. When he was anxious, someone suddenly jumped out and shouted: "I can destroy Qin in one fell swoop!", and then he believed it all.

After sighing, he looked at his minister and said, "I have decided, Pang Nuan cannot be a general!"

"Who can a general be a king?" Naojiu asked quickly.

"Take Douqing as the general of Chen Cangdao, and Chengqing as the general of Shangjidao." Xiong Jing spoke in an unquestionable tone.
Chapter completed!