Meng Wu on the other side also discovered that they did not encounter any decent resistance all the way south.
Even when passing through many cities, they were not used to attack the city at all. The local officials and nobles surrendered.
"This is the Kingdom of Chu! This is the nobility!" Meng Wu looked down upon him.
"That's understandable!" Others nodded.
The State of Chu is highly autonomous. It is said to be a state, but more like an aristocratic alliance, similar to the original enfeoffment by the Emperor of Zhou.
The nobles of Chu State have absolute autonomy over the local area. Naturally, they put their own interests first. When they see something that cannot be done, their first reaction is to protect themselves.
Especially in this big battle, they didn't think highly of Xiang Yan at all, let alone Chu State.
Old nobles who have been able to govern themselves locally for decades or even hundreds of years naturally have their own retainers and staff. With a little analysis, you can know the strength comparison between Chu and Qin.
In terms of the number of troops, the Qin State has 100,000 old troops supported by the old Zhao State, 300,000 troops from the Qin State, and 100,000 troops from Longcheng. The total force exceeds 500,000, while the Chu State has exhausted all cities, counties, and districts.
There are only 300,000 people.
In terms of excellent equipment, the Qin State has the most powerful and powerful war horses in the world, the most advanced armor equipment made by Mohists and Gongshu, and the most complete military training methods (including Zhao State's cavalry training, the northern Xinjiang barbarians'
The training of sharp archers, the training of Wei soldiers, the training of Korean crossbowmen and the Qin State's own elite training methods), and the only navy that the Chu State could use was also destroyed by Dragon City.
In terms of general command, Qin's general this time is Li Mu, who is recognized as the best general in the world. There are deputy general Wang Jian who was slaughtered by Bai Qi, assistant general Yang Duanhe, as well as Meng Wu, Wang Ben, Pang Nuan and other famous generals with brilliant records.
There is only one Xiang Yan in Chu State, and he is a guy who has been defeated by Long Jun many times.
Therefore, the nobles of the Chu State were not stupid. They also knew that the situation in the Chu State was over, so they directly chose to find a new home!
The most important thing is that before Meng Wu attacked Shouchun, these nobles of the Chu State had already known the outcome of the Chengfu battle in advance. Knowing that Xiang Yan and Xiong Qi's army had been severely damaged by Meng Tian, they strengthened their ideas.
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It is impossible for a nobleman to hang himself on a tree, especially if the tree is rotten, let alone cling to it.
"Wu is still very confused. Why did they directly surrender to us but resolutely resist Long Jun?" Meng Wu looked at the cronies around him in confusion.
The confidants were also puzzled. They also received battle reports from Dragon City. It can be said that the Dragon City army encountered extreme resistance wherever they went. They had a certain will to survive against the city attack, which was completely different from what they encountered.
It's a world of difference.
"Could it be that the Huainan nobles are more bloody?" the confidant said ambiguously.
"Impossible, I can understand it if a noble is like this, but when all the cities encounter the Dragon City army, they burst out with absolute will. This is impossible!" Meng Wu shook his head.
No matter what battlefield it is or what country it is, there will always be some factions that sit on both sides of the fence, such as the ones they encountered, but there will also be some unswerving die-hard factions, which are normal.
But the Huai River is separated by two worlds, which is abnormal!
"Is there a possibility that they are afraid of us?" The confidant asked non-confidently, and then shook his head.
There are only fifty thousand of them, and in terms of reputation, Lord Long has a higher reputation and prestige. If you are afraid, you are afraid of Dragon Guard, not them.
"It's possible!" Meng Wu suddenly became enlightened.
"Ah? I was just talking casually!" the confidant said hurriedly. If this matter spreads, they will offend Longcheng. Who doesn't know the relationship between Longjun and the current king.
If the true news spreads, how will they gain a foothold in the court in the future?
"I mean, they are not afraid of us, but more afraid of Lord Long!" Meng Wu said seriously.
"Because we don't have enough ability to destroy and occupy all the cities, they have room for bargaining with us, so they can choose to surrender the city, and we will make corresponding concessions in order to capture Shouchun faster.
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"But Long Jun is different. Long Jun is too stable and wants absolute control. Moreover, the dragon guards of Dragon City also have such ability, which means that these nobles of Chu State have no bargaining qualifications with Long Jun."
and strength, so I can only make a desperate decision and choose to fight to the end!"
Meng Wu carefully analyzed that they only have 50,000 people. If they want to reach Shouchun City and still have the power to attack the city, it is impossible to leave too many people to occupy the captured city. Therefore, it means that they need to rely on local people.
The power of the nobles came to help them control the lands they had occupied.
As a result, they had to compromise with the local nobles on many matters and make corresponding concessions.
Dragon City does not have such worries. Dragon City is very close to the battlefield. As long as it is occupied, manpower can be easily mobilized from the rear to take over the city, ensuring that the organization and number of the army remain unchanged.
In addition, Longcheng had killed all the nobles in the land it occupied, making it clear that it would not have any compromise or trust with them. Under such circumstances, the nobles in Huainan, no matter how unwilling they were, could only resist desperately.
Otherwise, after being occupied by the Dragon Guard, the only thing waiting for them would be destruction of their families and their lives.
Therefore, the battlefield styles and treatment of the two armies were also very different. The Meng and Wu armies did not seem to be going on a campaign, but more like going on a spring outing. Wherever they went, local nobles would take the initiative to open cities and surrender to welcome the arrival of the king's division.
On the Dragon Guard side, it seemed like an evil order. They were met with frantic resistance from the counties along the way. Rivers of blood flowed everywhere and corpses littered the fields as they tried to advance.
The nobles from various places in the Shouchun Kingdom of Chu had gloomy and ugly faces.
They had received the battle report from the front line. Even though Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan had been hiding it, they still knew about it.
So they hope that Meng Wu can come soon, so that only the royal family will die, and they can still live a good life.
However, Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan did not leave enough troops to resist Longcheng's attack. As a result, Longwei's attack was also unstoppable and was quickly rushing towards Shouchun.
They choose the lesser of two evils. Rather than the Dragon Guard attacking Shouchun and exterminating the nobles, they prefer to let Meng Wu take over Shouchun. At least in this way, they still have a chance to survive, and only the royal family will die, who is related to them.
Not big.
"What on earth are those people in front doing? They have surrendered to the city, and why Meng Wu is so slow to come. Do they want to kill us?" A nobleman asked anxiously.
Now the speed of Dragon City's siege is almost the same as the speed of Mengwu's march. To a certain extent, it is very likely that the Dragon Guard will arrive at Shouchun City faster than Mengwu.