The first thousand three hundred and eighty-seven chapters of the battle of preaching
Guowei Wei Liaozi bowed and had already read all the documents carefully.
From those documents, I could even imagine Li Xin's marching speed at this moment and his approximate location. In less than a month, the army traveled south for hundreds of miles.
Occupying dozens of cities, more than half of the entire Huaibei territory of the Chu State fell into the hands, but the main force of the Chu State Xiang Yan remained dormant and dormant. This was not a good situation.
The original force was slightly less. According to Li Xin's plan, it could only be used to defeat the main force of the Chu army. After crossing the Huai River and entering Huainan, the force was far insufficient.
Therefore, there is no need to attack so fiercely, just advance steadily. At this time, what is needed is not surprise, but calmness.
"What do you think, Prime Minister?"
The King of Qin was the first to hear this and nodded slightly.
For the destruction of Chu, it is expected that the main force of the Chu army will be defeated within one or two years. After all, whether it is Zhao or Yan, their strength is still inferior to that of Chu.
But it took quite a lot of time.
In this way, although Li Xin's march in this way has achieved considerable results, but... as Guo Wei said, the main force of Chu State Xiang Yan has not been dispatched. What if it is an illusion?
And... Li Xin's 200,000 elite troops are currently moving southward, across the vast land of the Chu Kingdom. It seems that... there is a danger of insufficient troops. He stopped talking and his eyes fell on Wang Wan.
"King!"
"I think that since Li Xin is the chief general in the attack on Chu and has served under the general Wang Jian for many years, he will not act impulsively. He is marching so fast that he may be attacked by war opportunities."
"As long as we keep up with the food, grass, baggage, soldiers, armor, and equipment, it won't be a problem."
Wang Wan's salute is different from what Wei Liaozi said.
I am quite optimistic about Li Xin, and he is still the general chosen by the king to attack Chu, so he will not make some small mistakes.
Although the advance of troops in this way was a bit fast, it was not necessarily because the Chu army was afraid of fighting.
Therefore, there is no need to worry.
"Where's Li Si?"
The king of Qin carefully savored the politics and found out that what Wang Wan said was not unreasonable.
He knew Li Xin's marching strategy. Now that he dared to march south like this, he should have some plans. There might be some dangers, so Li Xin should have considered those dangers.
Without making any further comments, he looked at Tingwei Li Si.
"King!"
"I am not familiar with military affairs, so it is difficult to guess General Li Xin's marching strategy. But as long as food, grass, clothing and armor can keep up, as long as the front army and the rear army are connected."
"Then you have no worries."
"Besides, I think that since General Li Xin captured such a Chu land in just one month, Xianyang should send dignitaries to the Chu land at this moment to appease the Chu people."
"In this way, the attack on Chu will be more stable."
Li Si bowed.
I don’t comment on Li Xin’s military strategy, and I don’t know how to fight. Judging from the documents, it may be a bit dangerous, but...as long as those dangers can be controlled, they are not dangers.
Logistics is worry-free!
If there is no worry of losing strength in military strength!
As expected, if the occupied lands of the Chu Kingdom are cleared up one by one, then... the attack on Chu will be more worry-free.
"King!"
"Qi thought that General Li Xin's use of troops would be fine. What worries him is that the Chu State's city was so quickly attacked and plundered. The rear area is empty and needs to be rectified quickly."
"As Tingwei said, it is the best policy to send important officials to go to Xuanfu."
Before Qin Wangzheng could even take a look, Prime Minister Chang Pingjun said the same thing.
Agree with Wang Wan, Li Si and others.
As for what Guo Wei said, in fact...as long as those problems are solved, it is not a problem.
"Everything you said has some truth to it."
"In the battle against Chu, Li Xin will be the main general. I believe he will not let us down."
"However, Li Xin's troops advanced very quickly, and the lines for food, grass and baggage were stretched extremely long. The captured Chu city had to be guarded by part of its force, which was not a good thing for Li Xin's 200,000 troops.
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"The land of Chu is very vast, and Li Xin captured many cities. He really needs a suitable minister to go to Xuanfu. Speaking of which...I think Xiangbang and Li Si are suitable."
"If you think about it, they all have some connection with the Chu State. The Central Committee has nothing important to do at the moment. Who wants to go?"
The King of Qin walked slowly, what Guo Wei said was good, and what Ting Wei and others said was also good.
After all...it is inappropriate to change Li Xin's marching method at this moment, but the hidden dangers must be eliminated, and important officials should be sent to the Chu region to stabilize those cities.
Moreover, it is excellent to supervise those provisions, soldiers, armor, equipment, etc.
As he spoke, he looked at Xiong Qi and Li Si.
The former is the heir of the previous king of the Chu Kingdom, and is of the bloodline of the Chu Kingdom. It goes without saying that he has a relationship with the Chu Kingdom.
The latter were the people of Shangcai, the state of Chu, and then entered the Qin Dynasty.
Between the two of them, Qin Wangzheng was more inclined to Li Si. Although Changping Lord had a close relationship with the Chu State, he... had never gone to the Chu State, and he did not know the situation of the Chu State as well as Li Si.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"
Li Si bowed.
"King!"
"Qi is willing to go. Although Qi is a member of the Chu royal family, he grew up under the knees of the Queen Mother of Huayang Ancestor since he was a child. He has never set foot in the Chu land for decades."
"Now that Chu is about to be destroyed, Qi feels regretful and hopes to go there to observe the folk customs of Chu."
Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping, also bowed his hand and said something in a deep voice, vaguely carrying a different connotation. He said that over there in the Chu land... he had never really set foot there before, so he hoped to make this trip.
It's a pity.
"oh?"
"Haha, Changping Jun has given birth to a good daughter. Are you not accompanying her at this moment?"
The King of Qin was silent. In mid-spring, a happy event came out of the house of Lord Changping, but he gave birth to a beautiful daughter, who was still in her infancy. Lord Changping was so willing?
"Haha, it won't be a long-term thing. As General Li Xin said, Chu will be destroyed in autumn and winter, and Qi will be able to return in due time..."
Xiong Qi also smiled brightly.
"Um."
"In this way, with Lord Changping serving as the envoy of the Chu Territory, to stabilize the people of the Chu Territory, stabilize the Chu State's cities, and supervise the military supplies, let's go to the Chu State immediately..."
"It's also a good way to stabilize the rear for General Li Xin."
Xiong Qidu said this.
So..., it seems that I really have to give him a chance.
He has made a lot of mistakes over the past few years, but he has given him a chance, and his performance in recent years has been good enough. Meeting his needs is not a big problem.
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"General!"
"Why don't we wait for the 40,000 light-armored troops from the rear to arrive and the army gather together, and then slowly suppress Xiang Yan's main force."
"Based on the information from the scouts, Xiang Yan has more than 300,000 troops under his command. Although Marquis Wu Zhen and General Wang Ben are involved, the elites are still intact and can fight a battle."
"The large siege equipment sent from the National Protectorate Academy, which is extremely powerful, has not yet been obtained. How about waiting?"
Li Xin personally led the main force of the 120,000-strong army. Because the Chu people fled in the face of the wind and abandoned the city one after another, he divided his troops into front and rear, and 80,000 heavy-armored infantry rushed forward.
Forty thousand light armored soldiers followed behind, escorting grain, grass, baggage and various siege equipment.
The same is true for the 80,000-strong Mengwu army. They divided their troops into fronts and rears in order to make a sudden advance.
The royal horse was marching beside General Li Xin in silver armor. Zhao Tuo, the general in charge, whispered that there was no problem with General Li Xin's military strategy.
That is... Facing the help of the Chu army converging in one place, it is not a good thing for two hundred thousand elites to be scattered.
Therefore, I advised.
"No problem!"
"At present, our army has not encountered any resistance. The light armored soldiers are not marching slowly and can keep up."
"We will discuss the capture of Xincai later. General Meng Wu will also capture Xi County, leaving only Ruyin, Chengfu and other places where the main force of the Chu army is."
"At that time, it will not be too late to gather all the troops in one place."
Li Xin rode forward and waved his hand.
It is not yet time for the troops to rest and reorganize. At least they have not encountered considerable resistance from the Chu army at the moment. Sure enough, if they reorganize, they will give the Chu army a chance.
Wearing silver armor, wearing an eagle helmet, looking ahead, there is only one last city left, which is the land of Xincai. If you occupy it..., you can attack the main force of Chu State from east to west with General Mengwu.
Although the Chu army had more than 300,000 troops in the Huai River area, Xiang Yan could only rely on four legions, and among the four legions, the Tenglong legion was the most powerful.
Lantian camp, fight with iron and blood, fear nothing.
This time... it's a battle of proof for myself!
The purpose of destroying Chu in this battle is to let everyone in the army see that in addition to Wang Ben, who can destroy the country, Li Xin can also do the same, and he can do better.
Last year, the strategy for destroying Chu was discussed in the temple, and the central government adopted it.
However, there is a considerable difference between the central government's adoption and actual combat planning. Otherwise, there would be no Zhao Kuo of that day. His troops were not weak at all, but he met Lord Wu An.
Although the general strategy of destroying Chu is generally good, in the end... destroying Chu in actual combat is his battle of proof. The king gave himself this opportunity, and Li Xin cherished it.
Therefore, I cannot let the king down, nor can I let myself down!
To destroy the Chu general!
Lead an elite army of 200,000!
Wang Ben and Wuzhenhou are both generals who are partial to the army, so Li Xin cannot let himself down!
Next, by capturing the land of Xincai, we can unite our troops and wait for an opportunity to strangle the Chu army in the important area of Ruyin, then go south across the Huaihe River and capture the capital of Chu.
What Zhao Tuo said was clear to me, but in reality there was not much difference.
Hearing this, Zhao Tuo stopped saying anything. Judging from the current march, although General Li Xin was in danger... the main force of the Chu army was still in Ruyin, and there was not much movement from Chengfu.
At that time, a few days later, 80,000 cavalry passed through the main road, causing smoke and dust to fill the sky.
Xincai, the land of peace, appears before our eyes!
A city standing on it is even more clearly visible, and even above the city, there are the flaming flags of the Chu State and soldiers patrolling them.
"Finally someone stopped me?"
"Left and right..., we will capture this city today!"
Holding a telescope, he glanced at all the movements in the city. After a few breaths, he smiled clearly, but was soon covered by the neighing of war horses roaring across the field.
But the rumble of horseshoes said it all.
Give the order to attack this city!
Taking this city means occupying Xincai, an important place in Pingyu.
Cloud chariots swept across, portable crossbows and guns lined up, thousands of black arrows flew across the sky, roaring sounds erupted between heaven and earth, and black hurricanes quickly swept through the city in front of them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
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Only an hour!
Xincai, the guarded city in the land of Pingyu no longer exists, and the flaming banner no longer exists, replaced by the Black Dragon Banner of Great Qin.