After thinking for a while, Lord Changping shook his head and said:
"The deputy general doesn't know something."
"If I just live in Qin like this, why bother to surrender to Qin?"
This is what is said.
In fact, Changping-kun doesn't need to do anything if he wants to live quietly.
What Shen Bing said was very troublesome: first he fled to Chu and became king, and then persuaded Xiang Yan to surrender to Qin... As a result, Lord Changping was still in the same situation as he is now, and he was still worried all day long that Ying Zheng would kill him.
Not to mention that the results have not improved from now, instead of living like this, it is better to simply die, or simply become the king of Chu and fight to the death with the state of Qin.
Of course, Shen Bing's thoughts were not that simple. He only replied:
"Does Lord Changping know Lord Anling?"
Lord Changping nodded, and then looked at Shen Bing thoughtfully:
"What the deputy general means is that... I have negotiated terms with the king to keep my fiefdom?"
Shen Bing replied:
"Exactly."
Chang Pingjun replied with some worry:
"But I am not Lord Anling."
"Then the king is afraid..."
Shen Bing said:
"The reason Anling Lord was able to keep Anling City was firstly because he was willing to surrender, secondly because Anling City was strong and the walls were thick, and thirdly because Anling was surrounded by Qin territory and had nothing to do."
"That's why the king felt at ease, and Lord Anling was able to retain his fiefdom."
Mr. Changping nodded in agreement.
This taking or not taking is actually a very delicate balance.
If Ying Zheng can take Anling City with just a thought or a word, then of course Anling City cannot be saved.
The problem is that it is difficult to capture Anling City, and if Anling is willing to surrender, he is bound to not achieve anything. Therefore, after careful consideration, Ying Zheng will let Anling Jun retain the fiefdom.
Shen Bing continued:
"Isn't Jiangdong another Anling?"
Lord Changping suddenly realized it and secretly said:
Keep it!
In the east of the Yangtze River, there are the Xiang clan and Baiyue tribes, and there are many mountains, dense forests, and dense water networks.
If we can ask for surrender on the condition of Jiangdong fiefdom, wouldn't it be another Anling city?
Modern Jiangdong, which is Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, is a prosperous land. However, in ancient times, this area was called a wilderness because of backward production conditions and being full of forest thorns and wild beasts.
Therefore, Chu State is always called a barbarian country by other countries.
It is very difficult to march and fight in this area.
This is the reason why the Xiang family was able to survive in Jiangdong for a long time and was finally absorbed by the Chu State. It is also the main reason why the Chu State still maintains its aristocratic fiefdom...
Since entering the Warring States Period, with the development and requirements of the military, the Seven Heroes have more or less carried out military and political reforms... If you don't reform, you will fall behind, and if you fall behind, you will only be beaten, so you can't do it without reform.
However, among the seven kingdoms, only Chu had the least reform, and it could even be said that it made no progress at all.
Investigating the reason, although some nobles obstructed it because their interests were harmed, more importantly, the country's topography and terrain conditions were special.
Chu State is the only country among the Seven Kingdoms with a large area of land south of the Yangtze River.
The terrain north of the Yangtze River is relatively flat and suitable for large-scale sowing and harvesting. This was very important in ancient times when productivity was underdeveloped and transportation was inconvenient.
South of the Yangtze River, there are mountains and rivers, and the roads are winding and winding, which is extremely detrimental to life, production and irrigation.
The reason why modern people are not aware of this is because roads, highways, railways, tunnels, etc. have mostly eliminated this disadvantage.
If you can only walk on mountain roads, you have to climb a mountain to walk from this small piece of land to another... you can imagine how difficult it is.
Likewise, it is extremely difficult to march and fight in this area.
If the Chu State implemented a system of prefectures and counties like the Qin State and took all control into the capital, then should the capital city send troops to exterminate any bandits?
And the soldiers sent from the capital cannot adapt to the terrain and don't know how to fight. How many soldiers should be sent to annihilate them?
The Chu State had a rebellion called "Zhuang Qiu Ying" decades ago.
Zhuang Qi only led thousands of soldiers and tribesmen to start a rebellion, and they just shuttled through the water network and mountains and forests, so that the entire Chu country was helpless against him.
In the end, it took more than ten years for Xiang Yan to lead eight thousand disciples (private soldiers) from Jiangdong to pursue and kill him, and then the rebellion was put down.
Xiang Yan and his eight thousand soldiers from Jiangdong also became famous.
In the final analysis, this is actually a question of control... Even the hundreds of thousands of troops from Chu State cannot effectively control the mountainous and watery area of Lingnan, so they can only rely on the private soldiers of the nobles to solve the problem on their own.
Therefore, Chu State was unable to reform its system as radically as other countries.
As a prince of the Chu Kingdom, Changping Jun certainly knew these situations. He stroked his beard and nodded and said:
"What the deputy general said makes sense. If I only ask the wild land of Jiangdong to volunteer to take charge of Baiyue, your Majesty may be able to agree."
In this way, it is not much different from An Ling.
They are equally willing to surrender, equally easy to defend and difficult to attack, and because there is not much development in the wild land, why would Ying Zheng not do it?
What benefits would Ying Zheng get if he wanted to take this area by force?
But Chang Pingjun changed the topic and said:
"But the lieutenant general thinks... there is no hope for Chu State at all?"
Mr. Changping’s question was very bold.
But since everything has come down to this point, and Shen Bing also knows what Chang Ping Jun is planning, what can't be said about it anyway?
Shen Bing understood after hearing this.
In fact, Lord Changping still had a glimmer of hope for Chu.
Just like the Lingnan area mentioned just now, if we really can't defeat it, we can retreat to Lingnan and live a hard life.
But Shen Bing shook his head and said:
"Mr. Changping, your words are wrong."
"The king's goal is to unify the Central Plains."
"The reason why Anling City is left is because it has surrendered to Qin. If Anling had not surrendered..."
"Does Lord Changping think that the king will damage Anling City's eternal prestige because of its strength?"
Chang Pingjun was stunned for a moment, then he sighed after thinking about it.
Although Shen Bing didn't say it clearly, Lord Changping understood it.
The same situation exists in Lingnan of Chu State.
Although it is very difficult to use troops against Lingnan and there is not much benefit, if Lingnan does not surrender...
When the time comes, Qin will only be able to unify the Central Plains with just this one piece, and will it be able to stop?
At that time, the Qin State was not short of food or soldiers, so the army would continue to pour into Lingnan. Even the thousand-year-old trees would be uprooted. Wouldn't it be a trivial matter to eliminate them?
Therefore, Mr. Changping's idea is very dangerous and unrealistic.
By then, I'm afraid I won't even have the chance to stay in peace for a while.
Chang Pingjun thought for a long time, finally made up his mind and nodded heavily, cupped his hands towards Shen Bing and said:
"Thank you, Lieutenant General, for your advice."
"I will never forget this. If I am lucky enough to survive in the future, I will definitely repay the lieutenant for saving my life."
Shen Bing quickly replied:
"Mr. Changping's words are serious. My subordinates are just talking about it. Don't take it to heart, Mr. Changping."