Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

At the end of June in the tenth year of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin State sent 80,000 soldiers from Sanchuan County, Hedong County, Nanyang County, and Dong County, and most of the Dragon and Tiger Imperial Army entered the Wei State, and combined with the Wei army 200,000 soldiers to attack Chu.

In mid-July, Yang Ming led the Yulin Guards to set out from Xianyang, and finally met up with the 100,000 troops gathered here on the south bank of Jishui River. They then went south along the Jishui River, entered Dingtao, and attacked the upper reaches of the Sishui River and Danshui River as the east route. The army of Wei was directed at Shanfu, Xucheng and other places in the Chu State, while the Wei army left Daliang and took the Suishui River, aiming directly at Suiyang, the important place in Huaibei of the Chu State.

While the plans of Qin and Wei to launch troops against Chu were still being prepared, the Chu Palace in Shouchun, Chu State, had already obtained relevant information, not to mention the constant turmoil between the Qin and Chu clans. , just the entanglement between Chu and Wei for so many years makes it impossible for Chu to invest a large number of intelligence personnel in Wei. What's more, the Huaisi land of the two countries is the original land of Song State, and they penetrate each other. It's easy to get up.

Shouchun, Chu Palace.

Because the allied forces of the five countries failed again to attack Qin a few years ago, Chu State clearly realized that it was no longer feasible to fight against Qin in accordance with the unified force. In addition, the capital Chenying was far away from Qin and Qin. The Wei State is too close, but Chen Ying is not as tall as Daliang, and the Chu State has a vast territory. In order to avoid the threat from the Qin State, and to better control the eastern land, it also gets rid of the internal affairs of the Chu State. Due to the influence of the three clans of Qu, Jing and Zhao, the previous King of Chu, the father of Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping, and King Kaolie of Chu, who has become history, moved the capital to the Huaishang fief that originally belonged to Lord Chunshen Huang Xie.

As compensation, King Chu Kaolie granted the land in the eastern part of Wu County to Huang Xie. At this time, the land in the eastern part of Wu County was naturally vast and sparsely populated, and was not a good place. However, more than two thousand years later, That place will become a demonized place, because that place has the word 'Shen'.

Of course, these are all digressions. At this time, in the palace of the King of Chu, several important ministers of the Chu State gathered together, except that Huang Xie, the former Lord of Chunshen, was not among them. Last year, he had been captured by his former disciple, the then Queen Li Yanyan's brother Li Yuan attacked and killed her. Now Li Yuan, the Ling Yin of the Chu State, took over the position of Ling Yin and exercised the power of supervising the country as the brother of the Queen Mother and the uncle of the young King of Chu.

As for Li Yuan, a person who could not survive in the State of Zhao and had to come to the State of Chu to make a living, although the means of getting to the top were quite disgraceful, he was able to push his sister step by step from a commoner to the position of Queen Mother of the State of Chu. Use your own means.

While Li Yuan continued to suppress the three clans, he also tried to win over the more powerful clans in Chu State, such as Xiang Yan, the current general of Chu State.

"General, now that Qin and Wei have sent 200,000 troops to attack, do you have a good strategy for retreating?" Li Yuan asked Xiang Yan.

"It's just one battle." Faced with Li Yuan's question, Xiang Yan's answer was very simple.

"Is it possible to win?" Li Yuan asked.

At present, the positions of Li Yuan and Young King Chu are still unstable. Qin and Wei are attacking. If Chu is defeated, the hearts of the people will be unstable. Even if he has the support of the Queen Mother Li Yanyan, he may not be able to stabilize his position. .

Chu State was defeated, and all he lost was his land, but if Li Yuan was defeated, what he lost might be his own life. Therefore, Li Yuan had too many reasons not to lose in the upcoming war, at least not to lose too much. awful.

"Wei has been defeated by the Qin army for consecutive years. Last year, we lost tens of thousands of elites. This year we have devoted all our efforts. Although we have gathered an army of 100,000, the real elites are only about 50,000. Our real opponent is that One hundred thousand Qin troops." Xiang Yan said.

"Is there any strategy to defeat the enemy?" Li Yuan asked.

"To what extent does Ling Yin mean defeating the enemy?" Xiang Yan asked rhetorically.

"This..." Li Yuan hesitated, to what extent could he defeat the enemy, become undefeated, and win? Or a big victory, the difference is huge.

"At least we can't lose the land." Li Yuan said, the responsibility of losing the land is not easy to bear.

"If so, I'm afraid it will be difficult." Xiang Yan muttered: "The Chu State stretches thousands of miles. It has a vast territory and a very long national border. It is very difficult to effectively defend such a long national border. It’s difficult.”

"What do you mean, General Yishang?" Li Yuan asked.

"The Qin and Wei coalition forces have come all the way. We can trade our land for fighter planes, use the city as a bait to disperse the Qin and Wei coalition forces, and then look for opportunities to defeat the Qin and Wei coalition forces." Xiang Yan revealed his plan.

If the Chu State faced the combined forces of Qin and Wei, it would have to pay a huge price if it wanted to fight head-on. The Qin and Wei armies were already superior to the Chu Army in terms of elites, and this time they had an advantage in strength and strength. Fighting is not a wise move.

"Is this plan feasible?" Li Yuan asked.

"I'm afraid there is no better choice." Xiang Yan said.

Li Yuan took a deep look at Xiang Yan and did not express his opinion on Xiang Yan's suggestion. He was not an army leader like Xiang Yan. While Xiang Yan only thought about things on the battlefield, Li Yuan thought of more.

Then Li Yuan said: "General, please integrate the troops as soon as possible. No matter what the final decision is, everything will still fall on the army."

"Xiang Yan does not dare to be negligent in military affairs." Xiang Yan also said seriously.

After everyone dispersed, Li Yuan did not leave Chu Palace immediately, but came to the East Palace where Empress Dowager Li lived.

"The combined forces of Qin and Wei are approaching fiercely, brother, do you have any plan to deal with them?" Queen Mother Li asked.

"It's not that simple. Does my sister have any good ideas?" Li Yuan looked at his sister and asked.

In Li Yuan's sight, there was a woman kneeling behind the desk. She was no longer old, but only twenty-seven or twenty-seven years old. , with picturesque eyebrows and a girdled waist, she is full of Chu waist style. What is more special about her is that she has a slightly round face. This makes the Queen Mother of Chu obviously already have a child of ten years old, but she is There is also a hint of childishness.

This trace of childishness is a huge temptation for older men. It is a breath called youth. It is precisely because of this that King Chu Kaolie ignored the opposition of his ministers and forced Li Yan to Yanli became the queen, which made her the current queen mother.

Although Li Yuan has been able to reach this day, he certainly has his own abilities, but the prerequisite for all this is the beauty of his sister Li Yanyan, the Queen Mother, which is the foundation of his career.

"What knowledge can I have as a woman, and how can I give good advice?" said Empress Dowager Li.

"However, brother must first understand what the purpose of Qin and Wei is. Only in this way can we prescribe the right medicine." Queen Mother Li added.

"What is the purpose of Qin and Wei?" Li Yuan was slightly startled, and suddenly seemed to understand something.

"My sister has no knowledge, so wouldn't my head be even more useless?" Li Yuan pointed at his head.

"The Ai family didn't say anything." Empress Dowager Li said. Although she had an idea, how to implement it still depended on her brother Li Yuan.

"Yes, the combined forces of Qin and Wei came with different goals. Targeting the goals of the two countries, although they may not be able to find a way to defeat the enemy, they can find a strategy to break the situation." Li Yuan suppressed his heart. said excitedly.

"It's just that the purpose of Qin and Wei is that Wei wants to seize the homeland of Song. Qin's expedition to help Wei should be just to eliminate the possibility of Chu and Wei uniting." Li Yuan, who was awakened by his sister's words, analyzed , a clear picture gradually appeared in his mind.

"Qin wants power, Wei wants territory, and I want stability in power." Li Yuan analyzed and already had a plan in mind.

While Chu State's Shouchun side was actively preparing for war, the 100,000 Qin troops stationed in Dingtao had already divided into two groups and marched down the Si River and Dan River. Their fronts were directed at Shanfu and Pengcheng of Chu State. The Wei army also moved south along the Suishui River at about the same time, pointing towards the important town of Suiyang.

At the end of July in the tenth year of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin army came to Shanfu City.

Shanfu was originally a city of the State of Lu, but was captured by the State of Chu decades ago. It is said that Shanjuan, the teacher of Emperor Shun, lived here, hence its name.

Surrounded by 100,000 Qin troops, and with reinforcements from the Chu State delayed in arriving, Shan's father's space was very limited. The Qin army began to attack the city in the morning, and before dusk, they had captured the city with a nearby area. The city with a population of 8,000 was captured.

In the Qin Army camp outside Shanfu City, Yang Ming looked at the shivering Shanfu County Magistrate and a middle-aged man beside him, and couldn't help but smile. By coincidence, he could meet a person here who was not there. Someone who has been seen before but has an impression in Yang Ming's memory.

"The Qin army only took over Shan's father's city defense and treasury. As for the rest, everything remains as usual." Yang Ming said as the two looked in awe.

"General, benevolence and righteousness." As a conqueror, what Yang Ming said at this time can definitely be regarded as benevolence and righteousness. When the city was broken, the people in Shanfu City were already prepared for the worst possible interruption. Unexpectedly, Qin The army is quite reasonable.

"Forget it about benevolence and righteousness, for the leader of the army, this is not much praise." Yang Ming said.

Just when Shanfu Ling and the middle-aged man were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Yang Ming suddenly said: "However, my soldiers suffered minor casualties during the attack on Shanfu. Should Shanfu's people do something Compensation is what?"

"It should, it should." Shan's father replied quickly.

Taking the initiative to pay and being paid. Although both are paying, they are two completely different things.

"If everyone is as sensible as you, then everything will be easy to deal with. Let's do this. Every wealthy family in the city will give one-third of their property, and this matter will be over."

"Your official position was given to you by the King of Chu. Since Shan's father now belongs to the state of Qin, you can no longer serve as Shan's father's order. Lu Wen, this position will be held by you." Yang Ming looked at him as he spoke. He turned to the middle-aged scribe beside Shan's father.

Lu Wen is a very interesting name.