In the first battle out of the east, the damage amounted to 150,000. Qin had not suffered such heavy losses for many years.
Qin Wangzheng personally presided over the ceremony and held sacrifices to summon the souls of the soldiers who came east. The people of the country were grateful for the kindness of King Qin.
All the generals in the army, except those who were guarding the borders, returned to attend.
The Qin State lost 150,000 people in the first battle, and one-third of its regular army was reduced, and its prestige was greatly reduced. This country is healing the wounds of the war, but there is no peace among the six countries.
King Zhao sharpened his sword and marched towards Jicheng, the capital of Yan, and sent troops and horses to support Lecheng. He had driven Yan Yi back to the north bank of Yishui River. The Zhao army was on the verge of destroying Yan.
After the Qin army retreated, the King of Chu, Xiong Han, finally tore off his disguise and launched a war against South Korea. The Shadow Tiger Army directly captured the land of Nanyang. South Korea had just left the tigers and ushered in the jackals.
Chu State, Shouchun
Xiong Han danced excitedly after receiving the battle report from Ji Ying, "Hahaha, all the land in Nanyang has been taken. Ying Zheng, the Meng family army, sacrificed 50,000 men, so he made my wedding dress in vain!"
Li Yuan stood beside him and flattered him, "Hey, your Majesty is so wise and powerful that he captured Nanyang. This is the attack of the Five Hegemons."
Xiong Han was very proud, waving his sleeves and saying, "Uncle, continue."
"Nanyang has high mountains and mountains that can be controlled, wide cities and plains where troops can be garrisoned. It borders Guanshan to the west, Jianghuai to the east; it is connected to Jinghu and Bashu to the south, where it can collect wealth; and it can send rescuers to the Central Plains to the north.
In the past, King Wen conquered Nanyang to lay the foundation for the Five Hegemons, and King Zhuang sent his troops out of Nanyang to conquer the Central Plains. Now, Your Majesty, you lead our Kingdom of Chu to regain Nanyang. This is the beginning of the cause of the hegemony."
Nanyang has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and Li Yuan still has this knowledge. Frankly speaking, there is no problem with Xiong Han's operation to capture Nanyang.
He then asked ambitiously: "Now that the elite of South Korea has been defeated by Qin, I just want to destroy South Korea. What do you think, uncle?"
Destroy the country?
Li Yuan was a little frightened by the ambition of his own king, his eyes rolled around, and he didn't know how to reply. After hesitating for a moment, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, these seven heroes of the Warring States Period have founded the country for hundreds of years, and they rashly destroyed one of them.
, I am afraid that the name of 'violent Qin' will become 'violent Chu'. At that time, the state of Qin will directly call on other countries to join forces to attack us. I am afraid that the state of Chu will not be able to resist it."
"What you say makes sense." Xiong Han rubbed his chin and murmured, "But if I take down Nanyang, a geographical strategic point, I will stab Ying Zheng in the heart. He will attack our Chu country."
certain."
"Then we can't give the excuse for the alliance of all the countries. Why don't we let the King of Han surrender and pay tribute, keep the country, and the king can be the overlord of the Central Plains for a time."
"Okay, let's do it like this. Uncle, prepare a letter of credence and send it to the King of Han. At the same time, send an order to Ji Ying to intimidate Xinzheng. We will soon hear the news that the King of Han is begging for surrender."
"The king is wise."
After Li Yuan complimented him, he stepped back and ran over to draft an edict.
After Li Yuan retreated, Xiong Han quickly went to the great wizard to seek God's advice.
"Great wizard, I have captured Nanyang, and I am trying to get Han and Wei to surrender and revive our great Chu hegemony. I wonder what the gods say?"
There’s no telling here that the great shaman of Chu State was born in the Yin Yang family. Or to put it simply, the “shaman official culture” of Chu State has the shadow of Yin Yang family everywhere. The Yin Yang family in Chu State is definitely not as simple as a sect.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a national belief.
This can be seen from the fact that the names of various positions in the Yin-Yang family are all gods worshiped in Chu culture, and yet the world actually recognizes the Yin-Yang family.
The great witch made a bunch of handprints and performed a mysterious dance. Stars were scattered in the hall, which was beautiful. Xiong Han stood nearby and waited with a pious expression.
After a long time, the great shaman opened his red lips and said, "The great Chu has risen, and the overlord has come out. Congratulations, great king."
Xiong Han couldn't believe his ears for a moment, blinked and asked again: "Great wizard, did the man of God really say that?!"
The great witch closed his eyes, bowed slightly, and then entered the back of the hall waving his sleeves.
Xiong Han didn't care. He knew that the great wizard had this kind of temperament. This time he actually heard the words "Congratulations, King" from the other person's mouth, which was enough to make him excited for several days.
The King of Chu was very happy here, but Ji Ying who was in Nanyang was not so happy. It was true that the Shadow Tiger Army had taken down Nanyang, but was Nanyang so boring now?
Under the bad influence caused by the massacre of the city in the Battle of Wancheng, no one alive in the entire Nanyang land has any favorable impressions of the invaders.
Ji Ying's Shadow Tiger Legion is not a bandit army that does all evil, but can be regarded as soldiers who protect the country and the people. Facing the people of Nanyang with ill intentions, and it is difficult to kill them directly, they can only give countless warnings and endure it.
All kinds of harassment, marching towards Xinzheng.
Xinzheng, Jiugongzi Mansion
Han Fei finally met his good friend Wei Zhuang, whom he hadn't seen for many days.
"Brother Wei Zhuang, you are back, I almost thought..."
"Why? I will die in that battle, huh."
Wei Zhuang walked straight into Han Fei's room and sat down, putting the shark tooth next to him.
Han Fei meant to make a joke, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them out at all. He sighed deeply, "Oh, today, the people who can resist Qin are either Zhao or Chu. I never thought that Zhao would destroy Yan now.
, Chu State wants to destroy our country, South Korea. Qin State has begun to recuperate and recuperate. The six countries are each at odds with each other, and the situation is over. It is not what we did before, it is like a clown."
Wei Zhuang frowned when he heard this, "Qin is recuperating?"
Han Fei patted his forehead and said, "Oh, Brother Wei Zhuang has been living abroad these days. I don't know. Miss Zi Nv came from Xianyang. Now the construction of the Qin State Canal has begun. The whole country has worked together and invested more than 100,000 people.
.At the same time, various new agricultural tools are also being tested, and the King of Qin intends to develop people's livelihood."
"Developing people's livelihood... The completion of the Great Canal, the fertile fields of Guanzhong, and the help of the Gongshu family's organizational skills can be achieved within three or four years based on the amount of people invested by the Qin State. However, the six countries are still consuming each other, and their national power is dwindling.
The strong ones actively become stronger, and the weak ones find ways to become weaker. It’s really interesting.”
Han Fei looked helplessly and seriously at his friend, "Brother Wei Zhuang, this is not interesting at all. Qin will be truly invincible by then."
"Do you have any idea?"
Wei Zhuang's cold words immediately choked Han Fei to death.
"Ahem...no."
He did not continue to talk about Qin's affairs with the other party, perhaps because even Wei Zhuang felt powerless against the general situation of Qin. Or maybe...
"It will be a few years before Qin comes out to dominate the world. If this matter is not handled well, South Korea will be destroyed immediately."
Han Fei looked at him in surprise, "Even you know?"
Wei Zhuang stared at the other person and said, "People all over South Korea are talking about this matter. It's hard for me not to know."
"That's right." Han Fei scratched his head and continued, "But this King of Chu is really immersed in the aura of the five hegemons in the past. Times have changed now, and hegemony has long been out of date. Merger wars are the only way to fight between countries.
The general trend of the war between the two countries."
"Interesting, you really hope that Chu will completely annex South Korea?"
"It's a last resort, but it's not impossible."
This sentence made Wei Zhuang's eyes widen with disbelief on his face, "What did you say?!"
Han Fei pointed at him and laughed: "Haha, it's worth it to see Brother Wei Zhuang look like this. Hahaha~"
Wei Zhuang's fingers clenched, "You better not be kidding."
"Of course not, I also said, this is a last resort."