Chapter 5: Our army has three victories in this battle, and the Qin army has three defeats! (Happy N
Having said this, Wang Jian once again clasped his fists and saluted: "The current situation is very critical, it can even be said to be a turning point. If it passes smoothly, our country, Qin, will dominate the world without any further twists and turns, not even the direct surrender of Qi State.
impossible."
After saying this, Wang Jian sat back, while the ministers remained silent. On such a major matter, only Ying Zheng himself can make a decision. Of course Wei Liaozi is qualified, but he is the prime minister. If he takes the initiative to speak, then
There are suspicions of meddling in the military, which has a bad influence.
"The general wants 800,000 people, so I will give you 800,000! Prime Minister, how are the food preparations going?" Turning around, Ying Zheng looked at Wei Liaozi.
"This year there will be a bumper harvest in Guanzhong, with an output of four stones per mu. The food has been prepared for a long time. There is even no shortage of relief food for the entire Chu State and Qi State! It's just that the military has to do something. It can't be done
You got so much food for nothing.”
"What's the matter?" Wang Jian asked.
"Building roads."
"Since the main goal of this attack on Chu is stability, it will definitely take a long time. It may take three months or even half a year or even longer. In such a long time, all 600,000 militiamen will be used to suppress the rear. What's going on?
It would be such a waste not to do anything.”
"Besides, dominating the world is far from the end. There are still a large number of barbarians south of Chu. They live in the rain forest and will be included in the territory of Qin sooner or later."
"And the history of other worlds has long proven the potential of the south. Now the entire world only has 50 million people. Once Guanzhong and Shu are developed, it will be enough to feed the people of the world, three meals a day."
"But what about the future? Ten years later, twenty years later, or even thirty years later? At that time, the importance of the South will become apparent."
"So we can take this opportunity to let the 600,000 militiamen build a road properly. Half a year will not be wasted."
"Build a road that leads directly from the north to the south. With this road, cattle and sheep from the north can be transported to the south, and specialties from the south can also be transported to the north. With this road, the north and south of the empire will be a whole, and there is no possibility of separation.
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"This battle is very costly. The focus should not only be on destroying Chu, but also on the governance of the south after the fall of Chu, and even the development of the south. It is not only a military war, but also a political war.
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"As long as the general thinks clearly about this, no matter how much food he has, it won't matter! Even if Guanzhong is not enough, the Prime Minister's Office will do everything possible to mobilize enough food to support the army."
"In general, there is no problem. The specific details will be discussed below." After thinking about it, Wang Jian agreed.
"Weapons, armor, generals, artillery, and even various measures to prevent plague and prevent acclimatization. How are the preparations made by the young master?"
Hearing this, Li Si smiled slightly and stood up with a loud voice: "No problem, the Shaofu has carefully studied the terrain in the south and developed two new types of general cannons, one is installed on the ship and the other is
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After the higher-ups made the same decision, the entire Daqin began to move as fast as possible, and soldiers began to assemble after receiving the order.
Of course, the spies of Chu State got the news of the gathering of the army. When the news came back to the capital of Chu State, the first thing that started was chaos and wailing!
All Heavens and Worlds is true. This news has been proved by King Chu through many different channels. When he knew the truth of the news, he immediately had the idea of surrender.
But in just a moment, he gave up this idea. I am the King of Chu and the lord of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Chu Kingdom. How can I surrender so easily?
But if you don't surrender, what should you do?
Move the capital!
This is the decision King Chu made after thinking for a day!
Before the Qin army arrived, Chu State began to move its capital.
Chu State is a real big country, and the entire south is its territory. Due to climate reasons, there are even wild rhinos in the south at this moment. In this era, there is no shortage of war horses in the south.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, chariots were the strongest force. A small country with only a hundred chariots was called a country of a hundred chariots. However, a small regional power like Lu was called a country of a thousand chariots. Although
The State of Lu may not be able to raise a thousand taels of chariots, but five or six hundred chariots is still no problem.
As for big countries like Chu and Jin, they are well-deserved countries of ten thousand chariots!
Ten thousand chariots, how many horses are needed? Could it be that Chu’s war horses were all bought from the north? Just think about it and you will know that this is impossible!
Big territory!
Very deep!
Number one in population!
The water network is dense!
There are also a large number of war horse producing areas!
One factor after another made the King of Chu confident enough to fight the Qin army at this moment! Even if he really couldn't defeat the Qin army, it would not be too late to surrender after a few years.
With this idea in mind, King Chu met with Xiang Yan in the palace.
The Xiang family has served as generals in the Chu State for generations. Their ancestors have been loyal ministers of the Chu State for eight generations. Their fiefdom was in Xiang, and they took Xiang as their surname.
Xiang Yan came here after receiving the order from the monarch. However, what he saw was that the once prosperous capital city was now a scene of panic with a large army besieging the city. The Qin army had not yet attacked!
"General, can I believe you?" King Chu, wearing a sacrificial dress, stood in front of Xiang Yan and said word by word.
When speaking, King Chu's right hand was still on the hilt of the sword. But Xiang Yan was not worried at all and responded loudly: "Yes!"
"My Xiang clan has been a general in Da Chu for generations, and I, Xiang Yan, am also a loyal minister of Da Chu!"
Although he was from the south, Xiang Yan was very tall, with a height of eight feet, and his height of 1.84 meters would be considered tall even in later generations.
Such a tall man yelled at the top of his voice, like thunder, rumbling, and the King of Chu couldn't help but rub his ears.
"Now that news from all over the world has come, people's hearts are in turmoil. Many people are thinking of joining Qin. Where are you, General?"
"In the history of other worlds narrated by others, it was my grandson who was only three years old this year. He destroyed the main force of the Qin army in a desperate attempt, and even directly killed him. I don't think that the Qin army will accept my Xiang family.
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Looking at Xiang Yan with thick eyebrows and big eyes, King Chu thought for a long time before slowly nodding his head, and then reluctantly took out a jade box. The jade box contained the tiger talisman! With this tiger talisman
, Xiang Yan was able to mobilize 600,000 troops from Chu State.
After receiving the tiger talisman, looking at the sad King Chu, Xiang Yan analyzed it with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, our army has three victories and the Qin army has three defeats in this battle."
"First of all, it is the acclimatization. The environment in the south and the north are completely different. The soldiers from the north must not be used to it. Secondly, the dense water network in the south is the most important, and the geographical advantage is ours. Finally, it is the people's hearts, violent Qin...