"Oh, you, a small general in the army, dare to say that what I said is inappropriate?"
"How about... I give up the position of Right Sima to you. In this way, both your father and son will become Sima. Wouldn't it be a good thing?"
After hearing Xiang Liang's words, Right Sima Jingcheng looked startled at first, then suddenly smiled, cupped his hands and looked up, and then glanced at the ministers.
Since even a small military commander said this, it seems that he is not worthy of the position of Right Sima?
"The general will not dare!"
"The reason why the guarding troops were dropped in Ruyin and other places is because there is no natural danger in Huaibei, a thousand miles away. Sure enough, if the Qin army's cavalry attacks, the rear may be damaged."
Xiang Liang frowned and quickly bowed and bowed his hands.
"Ruyin, Chengfu, Chencheng and other places are key areas. What you said makes some sense. However, the provisions, clothing, armor, weapons, etc. are all distributed by this order Yin personally."
"The war hasn't started yet, so there is such a loss?"
"Xiang Liang, a few days ago, there were rumors in the capital that all the grain, grass, baggage, clothing, armor, and weapons had entered the fiefdom of your Xiang clan. Is it not like this that your Majesty needs to continue the conquest?"
Old Ling Yin waved his hand.
Xiang Liang waved his hand at first, and then the conversation changed to the topic of food and grass baggage, clothing and armor, and weapons. Even before the war started, there was such a loss.
That's not a normal way to lose money.
This matter... Xiang Liang and even Xiang Yan must give the temple an explanation.
"Yes, Xiang Liang, how should you explain Ling Yin's words?"
Some old ministers on the side also looked at each other and spoke in unison.
The war between Qin and Chu was a huge threat to the royal family and the state.
It is a huge threat to the old family of Chu State.
However..., compared to the external threat of Qin's strong military, the favor plotted by the king and Xiang Yan in recent years is an even more painful threat. The old family has had its own fiefdom and its own private soldiers for hundreds of years.
Have the power to protect yourself!
Sure enough, if all those powers are gone, what hope does the old family have?
Rather than this, it would be better for the Chu State to fall and everyone to be finished.
Now that Qin and Chu are at war, there are rumors in the country that the king and the commander-in-chief Xiang Yan want to use the power of military chaos to forcibly mobilize the power of the old family and then weaken it.
Sure enough, if they can defend the strong Qin, their strength will be greatly weakened. The king's strength will not be reduced. Isn't this going to decrease?
Now that the two armies have not yet engaged in battle, Xiang Liang continues to ask for food, grass and baggage, and he is very determined!
His heart can be killed!
As soon as the words came out, the entire temple fell into a different kind of silence again.
The king of Chu was sitting at the top with his cud in his hands, his expression was calm, and nothing unusual could be seen.
"My lords, the grain, grass, baggage, clothing, armor, weapons, etc. that were previously collected from the capital are all in the warehouse and have not entered Jiangdong. If you have any doubts, you can send a special envoy to investigate in person."
"The reason why Da Sima urged the follow-up supply of food and grass is that Qin Qin is now in control. This battle is related to the survival of Chu State. As expected, it is impossible to gather national strength for a long-term confrontation strategy."
"Then Da Chu is in danger!"
"It is not appropriate to just regard this battle as an ordinary battle. However, for a long-term fierce battle, the food and grass in the current warehouse are far from insufficient, so follow-up food and grass support is needed."
Facing the glances from all around, Xiang Liang looked a little excited.
Why is this so?
Qin and Chu are at war, and Qin's use of troops this time is intended to attack and destroy Chu!
Rather than annihilating Chu's troops in one battle and seizing important cities and key areas in the past, the war to destroy the country would be in danger if the whole country could not support it with the strength of the whole country.
When the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs?
The Xiang clan is now at the forefront, but they are not even willing to send out soldiers from the fiefdom!
He is really a traitor to the country.
After Xiang Liang's words fell, the entire temple fell into a different kind of silence again. The ministers who can be ranked in the temple are certainly not stupid people.
It’s not that I don’t know anything in my heart.
Previously, Wang Ben led 30,000 troops and was able to march across Huaibei and make the country uneasy. Now the battle between Qin and Chu is naturally a war to destroy the country. See Xiang Liang like this.
Old Ling Yin's old face returned to its previous expression and he did not continue to say anything.
For now, believe Xiang Yan and others!
Sure enough, the situation has changed. The food, grass, baggage, clothing, armor, and weapons are all in my own hands and can be cut off at any time!
Although the great Sima Xiang Yan did not return, the King of Chu did not hesitate immediately and directly started the follow-up court affairs. The king sent a letter and appointed the right Sima Jingcheng as the special envoy to urge 100,000 troops from Huainan to go north and join Xiang Yan.
In the army.
Lao Ling Yin was in charge of the logistics affairs and supervised the subsequent collection and delivery of grain, grass and baggage.
Mobilizing the power of the naval forces in the country, they merged into the Huai River, Yunmeng, Dongting and other places. As expected, Xiang Yan lost the war, so he moved the capital south, using the water rhyme as natural danger, and gradually confronted the Qin army.
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Mid-spring has passed.
The 200,000 Nanyang elite iron-blooded army led by Li Xin left and headed north to the small country of Anling on the border of the original Yingchuan County, a country affiliated with the Wei State.
Already destroyed.
"Now, the scouts in front have sent documents. I want... to use heavy armored cavalry to divide Huaibei, annihilate the main force of Xiang Yan, and then cross the Huai River, conquer Shouchun, and destroy the Chu Kingdom!"
"General Meng Wu, with your 80,000 troops, go south from Anling along the Honggou important road, follow the troops, and capture Xinyang, Bicheng and other places. I will lead an army of 120,000 troops and go south to capture Pingyu, Xincai
land."
"In this way, Huaibei is divided into two areas, and Xiang Yan's army can be suppressed from the east and west and gather together in Ruyin, the important place of the city father."
"At any time, look for good opportunities, defeat Xiang Yan's main force in one battle, and then drive straight to cross the Huai River!"
Wearing the same silver armor, today Li Xin is full of high spirits and full of a different kind of exuberance. He wears a long sword at his waist and stands in front of the exquisite sand table in front of him.
In the past few days, I had learned the news about many cities in Huaibei of the Chu Kingdom. Therefore, I also knew that Xiang Yan had not stationed troops northward, so the march south should be smooth.
Pointing on the sand table in front of him with one hand, he spoke at the same time and looked at Lieutenant General Meng Wu.
This battle is thousands of miles south, and annihilating Xiang Yan's main force is the top priority!
As long as there is no main force of Xiang Yan, everything can be done without much interference or resistance.
"As expected, we can attack Xincai, Bucheng and other places in the summer, and we can achieve success in the autumn and winter. It's hard to say..., and we can conquer Shouchun during the winter festival."
The veteran general Meng Wu was the deputy general in this battle. He received Li Xin's general order, had an overview of the overall situation, and carefully considered Li Xin's words. There were no major problems, and the strategy was sound.
The two armies move south and attack Xiang Yan's main force from east to west. They will definitely succeed. Although Xiang Yan has gathered more than 300,000 troops in his army at this moment,... the two partial divisions of Marquis Wu Zhen and Wang Ben are not just for show.
"Conquer Shouchun!"
"Conquer Shouchun!"
"..."
For a time, in the entire shogunate's military tent, all the generals and generals shouted in unison. Zhao Tuo was among them. Hearing Li Xin's plan, he nodded deeply.
"Tomorrow, the army will go south and strive to destroy Chu before the Winter Festival as General Meng Wu said."
Li Xin smiled brightly and made the last words.
The specific military strategy has been decided, and now it is time to look at the specific Warring States Period. Sure enough, conquering the Chu State will be the achievement of destroying the country. Upgrading the title to several levels will not be an obstacle.
"Here!"
"Here!"
"..."
In an instant, the shogunate's military tent roared into the sky again.
When the time comes!
Early the next morning, 200,000 elite troops were divided into two groups. Meng Wu's troops moved southward on the east side, and Li Xin's troops moved slightly southward on the west side. After many years, the black army flooded the entire Chu State counties in Huaibei again.
For a time, there was no resistance in the entire Huaibei area of the Chu State. Every city looked empty, and the people moved southward in panic. They wanted to cross the Huai River and headed south to Huainan, thinking that they were safe.
Ten days later!
"I heard earlier that Xiang Yan gathered 30,000 soldiers in the Chencheng area to block him, but now... there is no one in the city."
"Hahaha, I have been marching south for several days. I can't even write the documents very well. It seems that they are the same every time I write them. Everything I say is similar in the documents."
The land of Chencheng.
It was an important place previously reported by Li Xin's scouts. The Chu army gathered there with heavy troops. But at first glance, there seemed to be no obstruction. They even went all the way south and didn't even use the overbearing equipment sent by the National Protectorate Academy.
.
It really... made Li Xin feel a little incredible.
But it feels like it is exactly what it should be.
A few months ago, there was a debate in Xianyang Central Committee, saying that the Chu State was in danger of being destroyed. Now he is leading an army of 200,000 people southward. With such a military situation? Why is it difficult to destroy it?
"The Chu army fled south like this, and our army couldn't even reorganize all the way."
The army commander also smiled. In the past few days, he had marched hundreds of miles. Everywhere he passed, he took into his hands city after city and large tracts of land without any obstacles.
"Sure enough, Chu State has the intention to go south, what do you think?"
Looking at the actions of the Chu army in the past few days, there was no resistance at all. Could it be that the Chu army wanted to move the capital south and did not want to fight them head-on?
One person came out of the queue and said what he thought.
"That's it, then... send an order to General Meng Wu to speed up the march and strive to capture Bucheng, Xinyang and other places as soon as possible in order to capture Xiang Yan's main force."
"We will lead the vanguard light cavalry south to capture Pingyu and Xincai. We cannot allow all Chu troops to escape from Huaibei."
The Chu army was escaping faster and faster. As expected, it was not a good thing to let them continue to escape like that, avoiding the front of the Qin army and refusing to fight.
Since the Chu army is unwilling to fight with me, then... I will catch up with them and kill them.
No matter what, Xiang Yan will definitely resist in the land of Huaibei, otherwise... losing the land of Huaibei will be like the Yan State losing the land of Yannan, and it will lose the foundation of the country.
In the future, there will no longer be any possibility of confrontation with Qin.
The army commander responded and immediately spoke to the messenger.
Three hours later, Li Xin mobilized 80,000 cavalry from the 120,000 troops, marched lightly across the important areas in Huaibei, and without hesitation, went south to continue attacking the city and plundering the territory.
I believe the same is true for General Mengwu.
The next day..., looking over the entire Huaibei of the Chu Kingdom, the black torrent seemed to turn into a black whirlwind and swept through the entire Huaibei at a faster speed where the Chu army was not stationed.
After receiving the document, Meng Wu's 80,000-strong army hesitated a little, and divided the troops into two groups. They also went south quickly in order to quickly capture Bicheng, Xinyang and other places. In conjunction with Li Xin's military strategy, they did not dare to hesitate.
Moreover, there was no hindrance in traveling all the way south.