During Guo Kai's mission, what he got almost caught up with what the army would get from the expedition.
In addition to Nanyang, Tangxi and Sishui County occupied by the Qin army, Guo Kai took advantage of the fact that the rebel army occupied Jiujiang and directly took away all the territory west of Jiujiang in the Chu state.
In addition, it also includes Taoyi, which was recaptured by Wei after King Xinling joined forces.
"Wu An Jun has shown his style as a famous general, and Guo Kai is no less willing to give in!" The Qin court was completely convinced this time.
Both of the two people from Zhao abroad established their foothold in Qin during this battle.
"There are only kings who don't know how to use people, and there are no incompetent people!" Ying Zheng also deeply understood the true meaning of this sentence.
Originally, he asked Guo Kai to go as an envoy because Guo Kai himself was the Dianke Qing of Da Qin, but he didn't expect that Guo Kai would bring him such a big surprise.
As for the supervisory censor's report on Guo Kai's huge corruption, what does it mean in front of the large land west of Jiujiang and Taoyi?
Therefore, Ying Zheng simply chose to ignore the mountain of reports against Guo Kai from the Yushitai.
Being greedy is good. Being greedy proves that this person has something he pursues, and as long as he pursues it, can't Qin still be satisfied?
Duke Xiao has already said that as long as he has great talent, he can share the Qin Kingdom with him, let alone someone who is just greedy for money!
To the west of Jiujiang, the State of Chu originally did not intend to release it, but because the rebels had already taken away the two counties, they were not in their hands at all. There was no loss in giving it to the State of Qin, and Qin and the rebels could fight dog-eat-dog.
Especially when the Chu State's Tenglong Legion and Thunder Leopard Legion were crippled, and the Shadow Tiger Legion was completely wiped out, the Chu State had no choice but to pick up the rebels.
As for Taoyi, it is not the territory of the Chu State. What should be done is also the matter of the Wei State.
The Wei State had no choice. Sishui County was occupied by the Qin army. They could not guarantee that the Qin State would not take it themselves, so they could only grit their teeth and agree.
As a result, Qin's front line was actually stretched infinitely.
Although the Qin army cut off Han Wei from Chu, Han Wei from Qi, and surrounded Han Wei in the middle, the sword is double-edged. On the contrary, the Qin army will also face Han Wei, Chu, and Qi at the same time.
attack simultaneously.
It is very likely that the four countries will join forces to counterattack again and regain these lost territories.
"These are none of my business!" Guo Kai, who returned to Xianyang, spread his hands and looked at the other Jiuqing and the generals of the Guowei Mansion.
"I got the land back for you. As for how to defend it and whether it can be defended, that's your business!" Guo Kai said with a smile, looking at Li Mu and other senior military officials.
"It's not difficult to defend. There are many generals and soldiers in Guowei's Mansion to defend it. The key is logistical supplies!" Li Mu was not panicked at all. The most important thing for Qin State is generals who can take charge of their own affairs. The key is such a long front and logistical supplies.
How to supply.
So the ball was kicked back to the Prime Minister's Mansion and Zhi Sumai Shi Yamen.
"Let me think about it!" Lu Buwei also frowned.
They can't say that Guo Kai shouldn't take Tao Yi by taking the initiative, right?
That is the richest city in the world, who wouldn’t be greedy?
The problem is that the Qin army's front is really stretched too long.
But it is absolutely impossible to give up. The Qin State has never given up the meat that comes to your mouth.
The Prime Minister's Office and Jiu Qing discussed and reconciled for a long time, and finally decided to provide food, grass and baggage from Guanzhong, Shu, and Hetao to ensure that the army could receive sufficient supplies.
"Then the next step is to discuss the issue of Jiujiang and Dongting counties!" Ying Zheng waited for everyone to finish arguing before making a decision, focusing his final attention on Jiujiang and Dongting.
"After the army has occupied Nanyang, Tangxi, Sishui, and Taoyi, it will be difficult to send another army to occupy Jiujiang and Dongting, especially since the Jiujiang Dragon King is personally conferred by His Majesty. If we attack the Jiujiang Dragon King again, it will be an unknown force!"
Li Mu shook his head and said.
Occupying Nanyang, Tangxi, Sishui and Taoyi is like walking on thin ice, and it will face attacks from the four countries at any time. If the Qin army launches another war against the rebels, I am afraid that the four countries will not miss this opportunity before their rebels can decide the winner.
Take back Nanyang, Tangxi, Sishui and Taoyi.
Therefore, Li Mu's suggestion was to ignore it and allow the rebels to occupy Jiujiang and Dongting counties. Anyway, those two counties were given to them for free and were not part of their strategy.
Lu Buwei also nodded in approval. Providing such a long front line has already exhausted their strength. If another large army goes south to attack Jiujiang and Dongting, then the Qin State will really go on a military rampage.
"If I insist on attacking Dongting and Jiujiang, how many people do you think Wu An will need?" Ying Zheng asked in a deep voice.
Li Mu looked at Ying Zheng, wondering whether Ying Zheng really wanted to fight or had other plans, and then thought about how many people would be needed to fight the rebels.
"At least three hundred thousand!" After discussing with Wang Jian and others, Li Mu gave the answer.
Even in this battle, they failed to annihilate Chu State's Thunder Leopard and Tenglong Legions, but the rebel army was able to annihilate the Shadow Tiger Legion. This combat power cannot be ignored.
Therefore, even if the rebel army is not several times larger, they don't think they can win it.
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly. Originally, if the rebel army was not very strong, he actually did not want to worry about Dongting and Jiujiang. After all, in his opinion, if the rebel army was not so strong, after the Qin army swept across the world, the rebel army would naturally
You will also surrender.
But now, the strength of the rebel army has exceeded expectations, and the Qin State cannot free up its hands now, allowing the rebel army to occupy the two counties for a few years to develop. When the Qin army moves south, the rebel army will really sit back and watch the Chu State be destroyed.
Regardless?
After getting the results, Li Mu, Wang Jian, Meng Wu and other generals also discovered the problem. Now they need at least 300,000. If they wait a few years for the rebel army to develop, they are really sure of winning.
?
"However, now we really can't use any extra troops!" Li Mu sighed.
Even if Qin merged with Yan and Zhao, it would still need to leave most of its troops to deal with Han, Wei, Qi and Chu, and it would be impossible to allocate excess troops to deal with this rebel army.
Ying Zheng frowned and knew the current situation of Qin. If he insisted on going his own way and issued a conscription order in Qin, he would indeed be able to gather so many troops.
However, just after he took office, he directly recruited troops on such a large scale, which had great hidden dangers for the stability of the government.
"Actually, we don't care. The rebels are most likely to fight the Chu State first!" Li Mu suddenly thought.
If they take control of the rebel army, it will make the Chu State happy, because then the Qin Army will really spread out over a large area in the Chu State, achieving the purpose of the Chu State using its vast land to support the Qin Army.
At that time, Qin will be in a dilemma.
And if they don't take care of it, between the Qin army and the rebel army, the one most likely to be attacked by Chu is the rebel army.