The first thousand two hundred and fifty-eight chapters
"Here!"
The military commander naturally nodded in response, as this was something that had been discussed before.
Without the strong early defense of the Qin army, it would be really difficult to quickly stabilize the entire Yan Kingdom occupied. This is the experience gained after Han and Zhao were attacked and destroyed.
"Go ahead and explore again."
"There is still more than a month until autumn. Wait another half month before sending troops to Jicheng!"
Wang Jian slowly stood up and waved his hand, causing the vanguard to retreat.
The army commander on the side also stood up.
After the battle in Yannan, the situation in the entire Yan Kingdom was completely stabilized. Unless the Yan Kingdom wanted a war, there was only one way...
Sure enough, the Yan State wanted war, so that was what the Qin army also wanted.
"General, there have been rumors in recent months that there is a new situation in Beihu."
"The Huns' 100,000-strong army wanted to go south, but was blocked by General Meng Tian, so they led the army eastward, defeated the Donghu one after another, and expanded the territory thousands of miles away. If this continues, I am afraid that the entire Donghu barbarians will be annexed by the Xiongnu."
"At some point..., the Xiongnu will occupy the entire northern barbarian land, which may pose a great threat."
"After taking over the Yan Kingdom next year, shall we cooperate with Meng Tian's troops and go north to annihilate the Xiongnu? Even if we do not intend to annihilate them, we will still have to fight a war so that the Xiongnu will not dare to have any different intentions within a few years!"
Things in Yan State are not serious.
But there was a problem on Beihu's side, and the military commander said something like that.
Nowadays, the Qin Kingdom has conquered the whole country in the east. Among the Hu tribes in the north, the Xiongnu has risen. First, they unified the Hu tribes in the entire Yunzhong Land. In the past few years, they even attacked Qin with small countries in the Western Regions.
But was defeated by Wu Zhenhou!
Now, after years of cultivation, like the Qin State, it is not enough to go eastward and annex the other barbarians to increase its own strength. It currently has no less than 300,000 string-controllers.
Sure enough, after annexing Donghu, the number of people who control strings is probably no less than 400,000!
That is quite a powerful force!
The Yiqu State a hundred years ago was a precedent.
If we really leave the Xiongnu alone, it is estimated that when Qin Guodong succeeds, the Xiongnu will really achieve great success.
"We don't need to worry about this."
"Mengtian's troops trained 300,000 golden fire cavalry precisely to deal with the Huns from the Northern Hu."
"What's more, with the Xia inside and the Yi Di outside, the current priority is to pacify Yanzhao, unite the three Jins, attack the powerful Chu in the south, and conquer Qilu in the east. Only the Xia can free up their hands to attack the Xiongnu in the north."
"For now, we just need to be able to prevent the Huns from moving southward."
Wang Jian naturally heard about what Sima Yujun said.
The Xia are being reunited, and the Hu tribes in the north have no idea that they have this idea. The hundreds of thousands of people who control strings are indeed a very powerful force.
But...compared to the countries in the Central Plains, it is still second best.
To go deeper, according to the king's intention, the Lantian army was moved eastward to pacify the countries. As for resisting the Xiongnu and others, it was not Wang Jian's responsibility.
If you really do that, not only will it be useless, but it will be a failure.
"Nonetheless, let's take a look at the current situation in the Central Plains."
"Five days ago, the young general defeated Wei's great general Xiao Wei Mou in one battle at Beizhai, defeated his main force of more than 100,000 Wei soldiers, and killed Xiao Wei Mou."
"Since then, the main force of the Wei State has disappeared. Under the water attack, the Wei State cannot hold out for two months. Calculating the time, the situation of the Wei State can be determined before autumn."
"The Kingdom of Wei is destroyed, and the three Jin Dynasties will not survive!"
"It depends on the next year of Yanzhao, then the year after next the general will attack Nanchu!"
The army commander couldn't help but smile. Although the general said a lot, in fact, according to the current pace of the Qin army, there is not much stopping power.
This year, the three promotions are decided!
Tomorrow, Yan and Zhao will be decided!
In fact, the overall situation of the entire Zhuxia was already in the hands of the Qin State. At that time, both the vastness of the territory and the number of people surpassed the Chu State.
Not comparable to the current state of Chu!
As for the State of Qi, it has not been a matter of military war for forty years, so it is not a big concern!
Even if there are soldiers to block it, it is impossible to stop Qin's tiger and wolf army!
"The summer has not yet been decided, so it is too early to say this."
"Wang Ben must have suffered a lot this time. There are hundreds of Xia families, each with their own strange people and strangers. Without Gui Gu Gai Nie and Zhang Han to help him this time, it will be very difficult for him to defeat Xiao Wei Mou."
"If you really have to wait for the reinforcements from Qi and Chu to arrive, then it would be a shame to die!"
Wang Jian suppressed the words of the army commander with one hand.
When it comes to the affairs of the Wei State, I have been paying close attention to it. From the perspective of military order, Wang Ben is under his jurisdiction. From a personal perspective, Wang Ben is his son.
Although the main force of Wei has been defeated now, but... the attack along the way is not going smoothly!
Previously, I had always wanted to make achievements on my own, but now I know it is difficult. Fortunately, the results were pretty good and no major problems occurred.
Otherwise, Wang Ben's military career would have ended here.
"The general has been too harsh on me."
The military commander smiled.
Everyone in the army knew that the general was strict with the major general. Even though he had not taken the initiative to ask about the major general for several months, he did not dare to relax.
Every two or three days, the latest information will be reported.
"Don't mention him, don't mention him."
"What a reckless kid."
Wang Jian waved his hands and spoke calmly.
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"Ota Order!"
"This is the document that your Majesty just sent from Xianyang. Please take a look at it!"
"Your Majesty has the heart of a great king and has all the summers in mind. I can't wait any longer. All I can do is try my best."
Guangwu, the land of Beizhai, Wang Ben's army is still here, but the battle line has advanced two hundred miles, and everything in the northern section of the divide is under control.
The land battle was decided in one battle, defeating more than 100,000 of Wei's main forces!
Now that we can't persuade them to surrender, we will attack them by water, and Wei will... seek death.
After reading the king's letter from Xianyang in his hand, Wang Ben let out a long sigh, and then handed his hands to Datian Ling Zheng Guo beside him. Those were the king's last instructions on the affairs of Wei.
It does not involve military strategy or other matters.
"The Three Jin Dynasties will decide, and the Xia will move according to the general trend. The Xia are the Xia of the Qin State. No matter how the war is planned, the livelihood of the people must be taken into consideration, and the water attack method should be controlled as much as possible to prevent it from flooding.
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"The king's heart is clear to Zheng Guo!"
"Since the Lantian army marched out from the east, the king has told the general that the method of war to destroy a country is different from other war methods. The common people must be protected and preserved as much as possible."
"Now, I would like to remind you again. For thousands of years, various countries have been fighting. There are many people who have this concern. But the only one who can do it is Qin."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, Zheng Guo will not disappoint you!"
Datian ordered Zheng Guo to hold the paper documents in his hands and read them carefully. On his face, words of exclamation also appeared. This can be regarded as the king's repeated instructions to the east to go out and destroy the country.
Although I have known this for a long time, your Majesty still wrote it down in the documents again and again. It is an extraordinary king. With such a heroic master, how could the Qin State not be able to bring peace to the world?
"It is your Majesty's wish to join forces with Yingchuan County after the water war to rectify the water conservancy, roads, cities, etc. in various places. Now that the National Protectorate Academy has water and stone facilities, it should be much faster and more effective than before."
Putting down the documents in his hands, Zheng Guo looked at Major General Wang Ben. Now that the war was over, the next step was to control the chasm, introduce water from the river during the flood season, and attack Daliang City.
I had already made all preparations.
Now that he had the water and stones sent from the National Protectorate Academy, after Zheng Guo took a look, he felt that he would be more confident in repairing the gap, and it would be more possible to improve the water conservancy and roads in the Central Plains.
"Hahaha, your Majesty has given you such a warning, how can we neglect it?"
"Da Tian ordered us to do whatever we can."
Wang Ben smiled loudly and bowed his hands.
The next water attack strategy will be quite difficult without the help of Ota Ling.
"The opening to lead the river into the ditch can be dug tomorrow."
"The civilian forces of Yingchuan County and Guangwu have been mobilized, and the map planning has been completed. The Major General can rest assured that the water attack on Daliang City will be completed before the last flood season of Dahe!"
Zheng Guo nodded and walked around his own water conservancy area in the shogunate. There were exquisite maps hanging on it, and there was even his own water conservancy sand table.
The above also has a detailed route for the next water battle to attack Daliang City. In the past few days, the young general has been attacking Wei Mou's main force, and he has not been idle.
I have been exploring how to best attack Daliang City with water!
Now that the main force of the more than 100,000 Wei warriors in the Wei Kingdom is gone, it is time to contribute on your own.
"Hahaha, Wang Ben obeys Datian's order."
Hearing this, Wang Ben laughed loudly again.
Early the next morning, Wang Ben led a team of a thousand men to personally escort Zheng Guo to the mouth of the ditch where the river flows into the ditch. As for Guigu Gai Nie and General Zhang Han, they had already left.
"Hey, the war will cause some damage after all."
"The common people are innocent."
From Beizhai Land, go to Guangwu Land, which is also an area covered by the Chasm. When the last section of the Chasm was built, Zheng Guo also participated, so he did not know anything about the Chasm.
As we marched along, we looked at the fertile, flat and open land with a radius of tens to hundreds of miles. Near noon, there were only a few wisps of smoke left. Among the acres of fields, weeds were in disorder and grains were barren.
The criss-crossing canals and ditches have been in disrepair for a long time and have been out of use for a long time. They are carried by the wind and moved by the water. Each canal is either covered or interrupted and is no longer used.
"To be benevolent is not to be kind, and to be virtuous is not to be virtuous."
"Since the Qin State destroyed Han, the Wei State's defense here has shrunk, but the Qin State does not have the extra strength to defend or even govern this place."
"That's why it has become such a desolate scene, but this scene will not last long. When the Wei Kingdom is destroyed, at most next year, the place will return to its normal prosperous state."
After the Qin State destroyed Han, the Qin Army's direct control over Dahe and even the scope of deterrence extended to the entire northern Wei State. Without Wei Mou's strong advocacy, there would have been no trace of the Wei State troops north of Daliang.
It is not a good thing to worry about the suffering of the common people at this time. Rather than letting them continue in this situation, it is better to make a quick decision and completely capture Wei.
During this period, under the Qin law, farming and fighting were established, and everything returned to order!