General Qin

"Your Majesty, Qin Jun is here!"

"According to reports from our side, Qin Wangzheng has ordered Wang Jian to be the top general, commanding an army of 600,000 to leave Hangu Pass eastward, intending to conquer our Chu country!"

In the main hall of the Kingdom of Chu, Ling Yin Xiangyan looked solemn, and the words in his mouth made many Chu officials in the hall turn blue with fright, and many timid people were already fighting with their legs.

On the king's couch, King Chu swallowed his saliva and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand.

An army of 600,000 is terrifying just by listening to it.

The population of Huaibei, Huainan, Jiangdong, Jiangnan and even Ludi in Chu State is probably only about 600,000 households.

Although some aristocrats have dependent populations, and the barbarian tribes in Huainan in the east of the Yangtze River are not included in the overall population calculation, but in general, with the current national strength of the Chu Kingdom, even if it pours out the country, it cannot support such a huge force.

In war, the fight is not only about the number of soldiers, but also various factors such as logistics and fodder.

The national power of Chu State cannot be supported.

As for Wang Jian, that name is even more reminiscent of the extinct Zhao and Yan countries.

"Didn't you say that after Li Xin's defeat, Qin's military strength was greatly reduced, and it would not go to war with us for at least a few years? What's going on now! Tell me!"

The king of Chu glanced at the courtiers in the hall, trying to turn the fear in his heart into anger and vent it.

Zuo Tu, You Tu, Zuo Yin, You Yin and other Chu ministers all bowed their heads and remained silent.

No one thought that Qin Wangzheng was so anxious, and it took only half a year to go to war again, and there was an army of 600,000. This is really scary, Qin is so powerful?

As soon as he heard the words of King Chu, Yin Xiangyan was very angry.

When the last war just ended, he was worried that Qin State might launch another war against Chu in the second year, and wanted to avenge his shame.

Therefore, Xiang Yan came to speak to the king of Chu, hoping to rectify the city defenses of Huaiyang, Shangcai, Pingyu and other places, and build a strong line of defense against Qin.

At the same time, a group of soldiers were recruited in Huainan for training, in order to train an elite army to deal with the possible conquest of the Qin army.

In the previous renovation of the city defense, the King of Chu was easy to talk about, and ordered the newly appointed officials from Huaiyang, Shangcai and other places to supervise the construction of city defense facilities.

But when it comes to asking Xiang Yan to recruit soldiers and train them to be elite, King Chu of Chu is unwilling at all, and uses various excuses every time.

Why is it spring plowing, labor is needed in the fields, and it is not suitable to recruit soldiers during the busy farming season.

The Qin State has just been defeated, and there will be no more wars in a few years. Training elite soldiers is just a waste of money and food, and I am afraid it is useless.

Under various excuses, the King of Chu refused to agree to this request anyway.

Xiang Yan was also worried that it might arouse the fear of the king of Chu, so he could only stop thinking about military training, and secretly prayed that Qin would not start a war so soon.

Who would have expected that the other party would come as soon as they said they would, and would be a soldier of the whole country as soon as he came.

Wang Jian, 600,000 people!

Xiang Yan gasped at the thought of this, truly feeling the danger of subjugation.

Not only him, even the selfish king of Chu knows that Qin Wangzheng is not joking this time.

He couldn't help shouting: "What can Bugu do now?"

"It is not yet believed that Lord Songyang will go to the Qi State Alliance. Your Majesty can send another envoy with generous gifts to ask the people of Qi to help."

Zuo Disciple Sun Chang stood up. While asking for help from Qi State, he also said: "The only one who can defeat Wang Jian in our Chu State today is Ling Yin alone. Please also ask the king to order Yin to take charge of the army and mobilize the power of the whole country to fight against Qin State. People against enemies."

With him taking the lead, other Chu ministers also stood up and asked for orders together: "I also ask the king to order Yin to take charge of the army and fight against the Qin people."

King Chu Chu's face turned green and pale, he took back the military power from Xiang Yan with great difficulty, and demoted his son Qi to Jiangdong to deal with the Yue people.

It took less than half a year for him to feel at ease, when he encountered Qin Jundong's incident, which really made him worry and uneasy.

However, King Chu of Chu still understood the overall situation, knowing that facing the severe situation today, this was the only choice, so he could only pretend to be calm and said: "In that case, then Bugu entrusts all the army of Chu to Ling Yin. "

"I also hope that Ling Yin can defend Bugu from the enemy, and don't let those Qin soldiers come to Shouchun again."

In the end, King Chu's eyes carried threats and warnings. The last time Qin General Zhao Tuo scared him enough, he left a psychological shadow.

Xiang Yan sighed secretly, cupped her hands and said: "I obey the king's order and will do my best to fight for our Chu country."

...

In the backyard of Chu Palace, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant.

The king of Chu took off his court clothes, and wore a green Chu-style deep skirt with long sleeves and a high crown that was one and a half feet high on his head.

As for his face, it was slightly greenish.

"Xiang Yan said 'Fight for Chu with all your strength', not for Bugu!"

The King of Chu gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me, what does he mean by that?"

A look of helplessness flashed in You Yin Jinxia's eyes, feeling that the king's suspicion was getting worse day by day.

But he naturally wouldn't defend Xiang Yan, and said: "Xiang Yan has a good relationship with that Xiong Qi, so we must guard against it. But now that the Qin army is attacking our Chu country, we can only resist with his strength."

"Your Majesty, rest easy for now. After Xiang Yan drives the Qin people away, he will take away his military power."

King Chu nodded his head, but then he shook his head again and said, "No, now that the Qin army is coming south in a big way, and the soldiers of Chu State will be handed over to Xiang Yan. If he beats back the Qin army, Lead an army to the south, surround Shouchun, kill Bugu, and help Xiong Qi to the throne?"

"Besides, what if the Qin army sends a surprise army from the Huai River to attack Shouchun like last time, but Xiang Yan refuses to return?"

The more the King of Chu thought about it, the more angry he became, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He growled, "No, Bugu can't hand over all the troops to Xiang Yan. You have to defend yourself."

"Bugu wants to keep 20,000 people in Shouchun City. Otherwise, the Qin army would send an army of 30,000 to attack Shouchun, and Bugu would be miserable. And Xiang Yan's side... should also leave a means of check and balance."

As he said that, the King of Chu's eyes fell on the favorite minister in front of him.

"Jin Qing, you have always been trusted by Bugu, and you are a loyal minister of Bugu..."

Jin Xia shuddered, feeling a bad premonition.

Sure enough, King Chu Chu patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and encouraged him: "Bu Gu wants you to accompany Xiang Yan as a supervisor."

"If that Xiang Yan has the intention of turning against Bu Gu, or like last time, disregarding Bu Gu's safety. You can... hum."

...

By the end of June, the 600,000 troops dispatched by the Qin State this time, under the leadership of the general and the command of the generals and schools, had successively approached the Qin-Chu border.

Wang Jian commanded 200,000 troops from Guanzhong to leave the pass, and joined the 100,000 troops waiting in Sanchuan and Yingchuan near Xingyang, and the 150,000 troops from Hedong, Taiyuan, Shangdang, Yanzhao and other places.

This is the main force of the entire 450,000 army.

In the south, there are still 150,000 troops recruited from Nanjun, Nanyang, Ba, and Shu, led by the deputy general Yang Duanhe who went straight south after leaving Hangu Pass.

The southern corps of the Qin army will go to the vicinity of Shangcai and threaten Chu's defense line from the side.

Just like Li Xin in the past, he can go straight to the hinterland of Chu State from Pingyu line at any time.

"In this battle, the general must take Huaiyang first."

From the military commander's tent, Zhao Tuo looked at the map laid out on the desk and muttered to himself.

Huaiyang, now in the hands of the Chu army, is called the land of Chen Ying.

It is located in the center of the divide, and its geographical location is very important.

Just when Zhao Tuo was thinking about the next battle, he soon received Wang Jian's first order to send troops.

General Zhao Tuo led 20,000 troops.

Enter Yangxia!

As for supervising the army, there was this position in the Spring and Autumn Period.

"The king's favorite minister, the country's respect, is to supervise the army."

"Historical Records Biography of Sima Rangju": Rangju said: "The ministers are humble, the king is promoted to the rank and file, and the doctor is above, the soldiers are not attached, the people do not believe, people are small and have little power, I hope to win the king's favorite minister, To be respected by the country, it is acceptable to supervise the army." So Jing Gong promised it, and sent Zhuang Jia to go.

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