"Your Majesty, according to the information we have gathered, the Qin army's 300,000 troops were divided into three armies and headed south, hoping to conquer Lingnan, Baiyue, and the South China Sea."
"Now, the east-route army and the west-route army have penetrated deep into the Yue tribe, leaving only one hundred thousand Chinese troops, led by Qin general Zhao Tuo."
"In order to transport grain, grass and baggage to the Qin State, the Chinese army temporarily stayed in the Five Ridges area, and led by Zheng Guo and Shi Lu to dig ditches."
"More than 50,000 of the 100,000-strong army were deployed to garrison the whole state and Lingling. The rest of the troops were stationed in separate divisions, but their defense was empty."
"Just the opportunity I was waiting for!"
The land of Xiangxiang, hundreds of miles south of Dongting, is full of water and swamps. Even in autumn, there are many trees, and there are many big trees that rise to the sky.
This place is far away from the river. Not many people from Chu State have come here for hundreds of years. The land route is not smooth and only the waterway circulates.
Unauthorized persons are not allowed to enter.
However, in recent years, the place has become slightly lively.
In early spring, the Qin army defeated the Chu army. Chu's hundreds of thousands of troops retreated overnight and were completely defeated in a few days.
As General Xiang Yan was chased to death by Li Xin's army, the Chu army disappeared.
But the Chu army of the Chu Kingdom at that time was composed of three parts, one was the elite army directly belonging to the Chu king's family, and the other was the guards stationed in major cities.
Another thing is the private soldiers in the hands of the old family.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the royal elite regiment in the hands of Grand Sima Xiang Yan is naturally the most elite.
Secondly, there are the private soldiers in the hands of the old family. The old family has no shortage of goods and weapons, and they are very diligent in building the private soldiers under their command.
Decades ago, there was a riot in Chu State in Zhuangji. Private soldiers from non-aristocrat families took action, and the State of Chu was feared to be completely in chaos. Xiang Yan's Jiangdong elite were one of them.
The weakest ones are the private soldiers guarding many cities.
The Chu army was defeated, and the elite legions directly belonging to the royal family were killed one after another, and the remaining ones were captured. In order to rest the fortifications in Huaibei, the entire Chu land, few of them fled.
There are no soldiers stationed in the major cities.
The old families were attacked by the Qin army, and they also hid in the darkness, either running towards Qi or Lingnan.
Undoubtedly, the closest one is Jiangnan.
Even they don't know much about the land south of the Yangtze River, let alone the state of Qin.
With one piece of news coming through, in the past few months, considerable power has been gathered in the waters south of the Yangtze River and deep in the mountains and rivers.
On the flat land deep in the swamp, three or five wooden houses stand apart from each other. There are hilly areas in the distance, and beyond that, there are layers of water that are difficult for the army to invade.
At this moment, a clear and passionate voice flowed out from one of the corners. Its voice was very confident and its voice was very calm.
His voice is very calm.
Qin is too arrogant!
Do you really think that the Chu State, which has existed for hundreds of years, will be defeated like this?
impossible!
"What General Yingbu said...is not unreasonable."
"However, our army's food, grass, and baggage are not uniform. If we do not move, it will not last long."
Then, a slightly meditative voice sounded, and the whole area fell into silence, exuding a different kind of charm.
The Qin army has the support of Nanyang County, and it is easy to supply an army of 300,000.
However, although they have spare strength, they are short of food, grass and baggage, and lack of armor and weapons. When they find the opportunity to fight, the most important thing is how to fight.
"Your Majesty, the general will think so."
"You can fight and support fighting."
"Although our army does not have enough food, grass, baggage and weapons, the Qin army does. We still have more than 50,000 troops at our disposal."
"Mobilize all the forces and attack with all your strength. The Qin army is in the south of the Yangtze River and the power of Huainan is difficult to resist. The Qin army will inevitably be in chaos."
"The king gave an order at that time, and all the people of Chu responded. If the Qin army wants to suppress us, it will have to have hundreds of thousands of troops."
"It's just that the Qin State is now in danger from the Xiongnu outside and Yan and Zhao inside. The three Jins are unstable. The mobilization of hundreds of thousands of troops is an opportunity for the people of other countries."
"This is also the last chance I'm waiting for."
Another loud sound sounded.
Put forward your own opinions on what the king is thinking.
What they don't have, the Qin army has.
Just grab it.
The Qin State can only occupy the Chu land now, but cannot conquer the Chu people. In terms of the number of people, the Chu State is not inferior to the Qin State in the slightest.
As long as Huainan can be in chaos and the Chu people gather together, they will have enough troops, food, grass and baggage.
There is still a chance for everything.
The Xia Dynasty is infinitely powerful, but the Qin army is limited in strength.
At Lanling City in Surabaya, Qi State has 150,000 troops stationed in Lanling. If they can achieve results here.
The 150,000 troops there will serve as support to invade Chu.
The same is true for other forces within Qi.
Qin wants to dominate the world?
The Chu people refused!
"Be prepared to plan things carefully."
"The Qin army still has one hundred thousand troops in the north and south of the Yangtze River, there are still one hundred thousand troops in Nanyang, and there are still one hundred thousand troops in Surabaya."
"General Yingbu, do you have any specific strategies?"
Although the sentences are good, there is no more detailed strategy.
The Qin army is not that easy to deal with.
I was the Prime Minister of the Qin State back then, and I knew the Qin Army very well. If there was chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, the rest of the Qin Army would quickly gather together.
Even with strong pressure.
At that time?
How should they face it?
They only have more than 50,000 people on hand now!
Compared with the elite Qin army, the self-consciousness is quite different.
"Your Majesty."
"Yingbu has a plan that can make the Qin army disorganize themselves, and at the same time, it can also make up for our army's shortage of food, grass, baggage and troops."
The armor of the general who spoke first sounded like he was moving, and his words contained stability and strong assurance.
"General Yingbu, come quickly!"
"What good advice does General Yingbu have?"
"..."
At that moment, other words of joy arose again inside the wooden house.
"General Yingbu, tell me!"
I am not familiar with military affairs. Sure enough, General Yingbu has a clever plan. I should analyze it. If it is really feasible, I should put it into practice.
"Your Majesty, generals."
"Yingbu believes that our army does not have an advantage in terms of combat power compared to the Qin army. The only thing that can have miraculous effects is strange moves."
"Do you generals have any memories of the time when the Qin general Wang Ben led tens of thousands of cavalry to attack Chu State in Huaibei?"
"Yingbu thought that the Chu army should imitate him."
"The troops are divided into two groups, one is virtual and the other is real. The virtual one is so powerful that it draws the Qin army's 100,000 troops to gather in the south of the Yangtze River."
"In fact, he stormed the capital of Shouchun, captured the capital, and ordered the people of Chu to fight against Qin!"
"Only in this way can we have hope for follow-up. Otherwise, if we are trapped by the elite Qin army, we will be in considerable danger!"
"I can't bear that risk now."
"As for the capture of Shouchun, the defense there is not very strong. There are about 5,000 people, but there are enough grain, grass, baggage and soldiers in Shouchun."
As a general of the Chu army who had fought against the Qin army many times, he naturally knew enough about the Qin army.
In the early spring battle, Chu's most elite army was gone.
At present, the power they control is mainly composed of scattered soldiers and private soldiers of the family, and there are many Qin troops with poor combat capabilities.
With a force of 50,000, there is not much advantage in a head-to-head confrontation with the Qin army.
In fact, there is no advantage at all.
But the matter of military warfare is not absolute.
The good and the strange have always been complementary to each other. If a head-on collision is not possible, then the surprise troops will be sent out, leading the main force of the Qin army, and directly capture Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, from the side.
Rely on Shouchun.
Only then did they have hope of confronting the Qin army.
As long as the king is here, they can hope to appeal to the people of Chu.
Only then do they have enough confidence to hold on.
A few years ago, before the Qin general Wang Ben defeated Wei, he led tens of thousands of cavalry across the Huaibei region of the Chu state.
In just half a month, he traveled thousands of miles and captured more than ten cities in the Chu Kingdom.
That's the precedent.
The Qin army can do it.
They can do the same.
"General Yingbu's strategy... is good, and there is a good opportunity."
"But the power gathered from here went north to Huainan, and even Shouchun, which is thousands of miles away, with tens of thousands of power, it is very conspicuous."
"If it is discovered by the Qin army, the land of Huainan can stop our army."
"General Ji Ning? General Ji Bu? What do you two think?"
Looking at the map, the overall strategy is not a problem. If it succeeds, there is a considerable opportunity.
If this fails, the result will not be too bad. Sooner or later, the Qin army will raid this place and they will be discovered.
The generals in front of him were all the generals under the former general Xiang Yan, as well as soldiers from the old clan. The conversation changed and fell on another person.
"Your Majesty."
"General Yingbu's strategy is naturally the best."
"But... as the king said, this place is thousands of miles away from Shouchun, and the risk is not small."
"This...General Yingbu knows very well when he thinks about it."
"Even so, we still proposed this strategy. Then, we can only decide on the marching route, a route that can lead the army to go straight in and be difficult to be discovered by the Qin army."
"Only by marching hard from here can we have a chance!"
A military general who sounded obviously much older said that he and General Yingbu had worked together for many years, and General Yingbu's strategy was like a march.
It's absolutely impossible.
Looking at the map, he said the method that was not mentioned by General Yingbu.
"Where... Dabie Mountain?"
"The Dabie Mountains...the mountains are so wide and deep that they stretch for hundreds of miles. Is General Yingbu marching like this?"
Looking in the direction of General Ji Ning's finger, the area on the map belongs to the Dabie Mountains, located east of Dongting.
For hundreds of years, there was not much development in Chu State because the mountains were too majestic.
Marching from deep within the mountains?
It's even more difficult.
If not, there is a high chance that it will be noticed on the main road.
"Your Majesty."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the general has sent scouts to the Dabie Mountains to explore the road. I think there will be a smooth road soon."
"Setting out the army from here can very well avoid the Qin army's search. After leaving the Dabie Mountains, it is only a hundred or two hundred miles away and you can go straight to Shouchun."
Yingbu laughter.
Having talked about extraordinary strategies, ordinary methods are naturally not enough for the march.
The only solution is to take a detour from the Dabie Mountains.
If everything goes well on the march, then we will have to pass through the Dabie Mountains and endure some hardships.
suffering!
Compared to life?
Not worth mentioning.
"What do you generals think?"
It seems feasible.
General Ji Ning didn't have much objection to General Yingbu's move, and he already showed his extremely supportive attitude.
Immediately, he looked at the other approaching generals in the wooden house.
Most of them are feudal generals from old aristocratic families. In terms of military strategy, they are much inferior to Yingbu and others, and I guess they have no objections.
After a while.
Everything went as planned, the troops gathered together, and after careful consideration, King Xiong Qi of Chu agreed.
Because regardless of whether he agrees with it or not, some things are now gradually beyond his control, and he is in danger and takes orders.
There is not enough control over those generals.
What they need is the King of Chu.
What is needed is not Xiong Qi.
You need them too.
The Empress Dowager Huayangzu is right, Chu is her home country, and she cannot forget her roots no matter what.
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"Master Kuang Xiu, you... you shouldn't be involved in this matter."
"Due to what happened last time, I think Luo Wang and Shadow Secret Guard will mobilize stronger warriors. The Eight Swords of Yue Wang Black and White Xuanjian is the most likely."
Water swamp.
Cold autumn wind.
Falling trees rustle.
A different kind of grand scene appeared in front of Xiong Qi's eyes, and he didn't know how long he could see the sky in front of him.
How long can I enjoy this beautiful scenery?
Recalling the time in the wooden house just now, I saw the expressions of great hope and expectation on the faces of General Yingbu, General Ji Ning and others.
I didn't say anything else.
He has been the prime minister of Qin for more than ten years.
After assisting the king in taking charge of the government, he served as the prime minister and took charge of the center of the Qin Dynasty, and he learned a lot about it.
He even personally participated in formulating the strategy for Qin to attack and destroy the Shandong states, including Chu.
I know Da Qin best.
The chance of sending troops from the Dabie Mountains to surprise Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, is indeed not small.
If it succeeds, and with its own edict, the Chu people can have a new round of resistance against Qin.
But... when the Chu army was at its peak, they were unable to defeat the Qin army.
Now...why do you think you can defeat the Qin army?
The countries in Shandong were unable to grasp it at their best.
Why do I feel like I can take control now?
Move around casually beside the wooden house, look at a man sitting cross-legged and playing the piano near the stream, and bow to him.
Zhao Guoqin master Kuang Xiu.
The last time he was in danger and almost died, he rescued himself. Only then did he realize that Master Kuang Xiu's martial arts was so extraordinary.
Master Kuang Xiu protects his own safety, and sooner or later he will have to confront Luo Wang and the Shadow Secret Guard.
Last time, Luo Wang did not send out a top killer.
This time, it won't happen.
For myself..., it's not worth it to Master Yu Kuangxiu.
"The Eight Swords of the King of Yue, Black and White Xuanjian!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry about me, I'm just an ordinary piano player."
Sitting quietly by the stream, wearing a plain white gown, holding a guqin in his arms, he listened to the words of the King of Chu beside him.
Smile slightly.
"I wonder if Master Kuang Xiu can play a song for Qi."
"For decades, I have heard that Master Kuang Xiu has extraordinary piano skills, but I have never really understood it. Today, I have a chance to meet him. I wonder if Qi is so lucky?"
Xiong Qi also smiled dumbly, and then bowed.
"There is nothing wrong with playing music for the king."
"In the past, I discussed Taoism with Song Yu of Chu State, and came up with a piece of Chu melody, which has not yet been circulated. Your Majesty has been in Qin for a long time, and I think I have rarely heard Chu melody."
"Let's taste it."
Kuang Xiu's whole body instinctively bloomed with the majestic aura of clouds and clouds, and crystal clear light flowed on the surface of his body. He slowly raised his hands and landed on the bed harp in his arms.
Perhaps, I actually had a piece of music and dance to play for the King of Chu.
Perhaps, the King of Chu was the first listener of his music and dance.