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Chapter 492: The purpose of entering Chu and Ying Zhengs joy.

"General Xiang Yan has already gathered the Chu army and is preparing to order Huang Zun as the chief general and Jing Xuan as the deputy general. In a few days, he will go south to resist the Qin army led by Wang Ben."

Kogu looked at the news he had just brought over, looked at Bai Yan, and then handed over the bamboo slips in his hand.

"Now is an opportunity!"

In the eyes of Ji Gu, this is an opportunity for Bai Yan. The division of Chu's troops means that the troops will be dispersed. Now Bai Yan can send the news to Xianyang first, and then let Ying Zheng send the army. With him

By cooperating inside and outside, we can attack Chu.

Inside the carriage, the small curtains swayed slightly as the carriage swayed. Since it was on the official road, there were not many pedestrians. Only the occasional shouting from some vendors doing business beside the official road could be heard.

After Bai Yan read the bamboo slips, he shook his head at his uncle.

"Uncle, this matter still needs to be considered!"

Bai Yan said.

When Kogu heard his nephew's words, he sighed helplessly and felt a little confused.

"Tell my uncle, but what are you worried about?"

Kogu never understood why his nephew ignored such a good opportunity.

"The battlefield is not a child's play after all."

Bai Yan looked at his uncle's anxious look, thought for a moment, and then explained to his uncle seriously.

The Chu State is different from other vassal states. In the Chu State, there are many noble clans, and each clan has a large number of private soldiers, dead soldiers, and retainers. After the Chu State lost Nanyang, almost all the Chu State army that was directly under the control of the King of Chu was left.

There are not many, which is why the kings after the Chu Kingdom have difficulty doing anything.

These uncles should all know this.

Therefore, if you want to attack the Chu State with all your strength now, you should know more about the situation among the various noble clans, the inventory of grain and grass, the number of troops, the geographical location of the Chu State, and the relationship with the King of Chu.

The interests involved in the country, as well as the number of troops that need to be mobilized by the Qin State, where the food and grass for hundreds of thousands of troops will be mobilized and transported from, and the territory of the Chu State is so large, where will the Qin State's army attack the Chu State?

, where the decisive battle is appropriate, these all need to be taken into consideration.

Rushing to attack the Chu State, even if you rely on your uncle's information and familiarity with the Chu army's deployment to defeat the Chu Xiang family's army, break through Shouchun, and kill the King of Chu, the final result is not the destruction of Chu.

.

The special relationship between the Chu clan and the Chu king, as well as the vast territory of the Chu country, are destined to capture the capital and kill the Chu king. It is impossible to achieve the same goal as the attack on South Korea and Zhao.

Being detained, the country will be destroyed directly.

The nobles in Chu State never care who is the King of Chu.

Among the noble clans, most of them kept private soldiers. If these private soldiers were not dealt with, in the vast territory of Chu State, the death of the King of Chu would not mean death.

not to mention.

Although he, Bai Yan, had served as the deputy general of the Qin army when he attacked Zhao and had the experience of leading an army, in the actual frontal battlefield, the number of armies he led in the battle was only as large as that of Jingxing.

Tens of thousands of people.

Unlike this time, if they really decided to fight, the number of Qin's troops participating in the war would probably exceed 200,000 or 300,000.

With such a scale and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people decided, Bai Yan could not directly submit a letter to Xianyang and hand it over to Ying Zheng without knowing anything.

How to make Ying Zheng trust him and safely hand Qin's 200,000 or even 300,000 troops into his hands? How to make other ministers of Qin not worry about his ability and not choose another general to serve as a conqueror?

What Bai Yan, the commander-in-chief of Chu, has to do now is to write out in detail how to start a war, the situation of Chu State, the situation of the nobles, the number of troops needed, the odds of winning, and the route of attack, and then submit it to Ying Zheng.

Take a look.

This is also the purpose of coming to Chu State on this trip.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Only by personally understanding the situation of Chu can you see whether it is possible to fight, and it also determines whether you can persuade the King of Qin to fight.

Inside the carriage.

As Bai Yan explained in detail the purpose of his trip, as well as the conditions and considerations required for starting a war, Kogu was in a daze. After a long time, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence with a dull look on his face.

"That's true!"

Kogu pretended to be thoughtful, nodded, and then looked at the little nephew in front of him with a strange expression.

honestly.

For the first time, Kogu felt so clearly that this little nephew whom he had seen since childhood was really like a general in an army, and he could think of so many things.

Previously, Ji Gu always thought that as long as he helped Bai Yan understand Chu's layout in advance, it would be easy to destroy Chu. He never thought that just on the matter of whether to go to war, he would have to consider so many things, even so much that he would have to think about it.

They all felt their scalps were numb and felt quite troublesome.

besides

"Is this still my little nephew?"

Kogu sighed in his heart and thought silently.

Thinking about those bamboo slips, and looking at the nephew in front of him who surpassed his uncle in terms of knowledge and ability, Kogu was filled with wonder. What about the child who followed him and dug out the bird's nest?

Why can't I see that I have such a mind?

No wonder so many people in Chu State are afraid of this kid. Even the ruthless Jing Qi's eyes showed solemnity when he mentioned his little nephew.

"Then when we get to Shouchun City, my uncle will go and make inquiries!"

Kogu came back to his senses and looked at Bai Yan.

Only then did Kogu realize that things were far more troublesome than he imagined, and that destroying Chu was not as easy as he thought.

"My uncle may not be able to find out the remote place if he goes to investigate alone. When Shouchun comes, Yan'er will find an opportunity to visit Yao Jia privately."

Bai Yan said softly.

In Bai Yan's mind, he already had a rough plan, but the most important thing was to contact Yao Jia first. Although his uncle had won the trust of the Xiang family and the Qu family, it was more difficult than Yao Jia who had received a lot of money from Ying Zheng.

, still falls short.

The water in Chu State is so deep that even the previous Chu kings had difficulty controlling it, let alone the Xiang family and the Qu family.

If it were not for this reason, Xiang Yan in later generations might not have been seized by Wang Jian and eventually defeated.

"Yao Jia?"

When Kogu heard the name Bai Yan mentioned, he looked at Bai Yan and shook his head: "Yao Jia had left Chu in a hurry before!"

Bai Yan looked surprised and frowned slightly.

"How could Yao Jia leave Chu? Qin sent troops to attack Chu. How could Yao Jia leave at such an important time?"

As he was talking, Bai Yan saw his uncle's gaze, suddenly thought of something, and smiled bitterly.

It couldn't be because of those bamboo slips again!

Thinking of this, Bai Yan suddenly felt troubled.

what to do?

Without Yao Jia, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to investigate the specific situation of Chu State. Wang Jian must have learned about the situation of Chu State through Yao Jia, and then he said that 600,000 troops would destroy Chu.

Could it be that he wanted to be behind and report directly to Ying Zheng, telling Ying Zheng that at least 600,000 troops would be needed to destroy Chu?

"correct!"

Bai Yan suddenly thought of something and looked at his uncle hurriedly.

"Has my uncle ever heard of a noble clan?"

Bai Yan asked.

Listening to Bai Yan's words, Kogu was a little confused as to how he could ask him if he had heard of a noble clan.

Although he was puzzled, Kogu still looked at Bai Yan.

Under Ji Gu's gaze, Bai Yan said the name of the nobleman.

"Ruao's clan!"

Bai Yan said.

Jigu thought for a moment after listening to Bai Yan's words.

"Ruo Ao clan? You are talking about the Dou clan and the Cheng clan. These two clans both work for the Xiang family. Your uncle and I are very familiar with several of them."

Kugu said.

In Xugu's eyes, there would be no Ruo'ao family in the Chu Kingdom. If he didn't happen to be in the Xiang family, and he happened to be acquainted with people from the Dou family and the Cheng family, when his nephew suddenly mentioned the Ruo'ao family, he almost didn't react.

Ruo Ao's name, this was called hundreds of years ago.

"It's not the Dou family or the Cheng family of Shouchun, it's the Ruo'ao family that exists in Chu State!"

Bai Yan said softly.

Seeing his uncle's reaction, Bai Yan frowned slightly. At this moment, Bai Yan was very confused. After hundreds of years, is it true that the Ruo'ao family is still hiding in the Chu Kingdom?

"And the Ruo'ao tribe?"

Ji Gu, who had been in Chu for many years, didn't know how to answer Bai Yan's question.

After all, Kogu had never heard of the Ruo'ao tribe in Chu State.

"When I wait until Shouchun, I'll ask people from the Cheng family and the Dou family!"

Kogu looked at Bai Yan's appearance. Although he didn't understand where Bai Yan heard about it, it didn't stop him from asking around.

"No! Uncle, we must not tell them about this!"

Bai Yan quickly shook his head.

Zhao Qiu did not ask him to directly contact the Cheng clan and the Dou clan in Shouchun, but instead contacted the merchant from Chengding. This obviously shows that the two clans in Shouchun are not the Ruao clan as Zhao Qiu mentioned.

"Sir, we are almost at the city gate!"

Outside the carriage, the attendants on horseback said loudly.

After Bai Yan and Ji Gu heard this, they immediately became quiet. Bai Yan approached the small window of the carriage, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, and immediately saw the endless city in the distance.

Chudu, Shouchun!!!

"Yan'er, this is my uncle's token."

When Bai Yan heard his uncle's voice, he turned his head and saw his uncle holding a seal and handing it to him.

"In the mansion, my uncle still has more than a thousand gold, which is enough for you to bribe Yan'er!"

Kogu watched his nephew take the seal and said.

"Uncle, are you so rich?"

Bai Yan couldn't help but be a little surprised. In the Qin State, Bai Yan was in Gaonu, Shangjun, and relied on his near-death experience to get five hundred gold. But his uncle didn't mention the money he left in Xia Cai, it was here in Shouchun.

He actually took out a thousand pieces of gold easily.

I didn’t expect my uncle to be so rich!

"You kid must be looking down on your little uncle too much, if it weren't for those beauties."

Kogu looked at Bai Yan with a proud look on his face, but when he was so proud, he accidentally let something slip. He laughed quickly, did not continue, and gave Bai Yan a look that both of them understood.

After looking at his little nephew's teasing gaze, Guang Gu quickly changed the topic.

"It is rumored that your boy, Shanwu, raised two beauties in Yanmen."

Although Kogu was Bai Yan's elder, he thought of his mother's teachings when it came to keeping concubines in captivity. He felt guilty for some reason, so he quickly warned his nephew that they were both men and would have selfish desires.

As for the matter of Bai Yan keeping two beauties in captivity, even though Kogu was in Shouchun, the capital of the Chu State, which was extremely far away from Yanmen County, Kogu had always known everything about Bai Yan.

You don't even need to go to inquire about it. If you pay a little attention, you will hear the relevant rumors.

"Tell me how old the two women are and where they are from. Do they have their last names?"

This time it was Kōgu's turn to smile evilly. Looking at his young nephew, Kōgu was not surprised.

It's okay when you don't have rights, but once a man gains power and status, he often can't help himself, and it's difficult to stick to his heart. When his status rises, countless women will eventually appear, and many people will deliberately

A woman appears next to her.

Sometimes it's just a thought, sometimes it's just looking at a beauty and feeling a moment of compassion, sometimes it's just a feeling of laziness due to tiredness.

Jigu understands Bai Yan very well.

"You will see my uncle in the future!"

When Bai Yan heard his uncle's question, he smiled bitterly and did not explain too much. After all, it was impossible to tell his uncle that those two women were the wife of the Korean general Han Ling and the other was Zhao Qiu, the subjugated princess of the Zhao Kingdom.

In the eyes of the world, of these two people, one is a person who should be dead, and the other is a person who aspires to restore the Zhao Kingdom.

"Is she some shameless woman?"

When Kogu heard Bai Yan's answer, he looked at Bai Yan angrily, as if he was dissatisfied with Bai Yan's pretentiousness, but he was too lazy to continue asking.

Anyway, they were all girls who were brought back and kept in captivity by the nephew from nowhere. He had at least seven girls like this, so he was already used to it.

Inside Shouchun City.

Kogu took Bai Yan and took a carriage to wander around the busy streets of the city. Under Bai Yan's reminder, Kogu did not dare to easily place Bai Yan in his mansion, but ordered Hu Xian to go back and start from there.

The mansion took out a hundred gold and handed it to Bai Yan.

When the retinue returned, Ji Gu also learned from the retinue that Xiang Liang had come to see him today and learned that he went to Xiacai to visit his wife, so he went back early.

"Yan'er, I'm going to the Xiang family. Remember, if anything happens, use my uncle's seal to leave first. Don't worry about my uncle's safety. My uncle has saved Xiang Liang's life. Xiang Liang's nature,

No matter what happens, I will protect your uncle's life."

Before leaving, Kogu worriedly warned Bai Yan that although rescuing Xiang Liang was the attention of Bai Yan, his little nephew, after being in contact with him for the past two years, Kogu understood Xiang Liang's character better than anyone else.

"I will! Uncle, don't worry!"

Bai Yan said with a smile.

Seeing his uncle's disbelieving eyes and the helpless look on his face, Bai Yan smiled bitterly and quickly urged to go to Xiang's house to see if Xiang Liang was in a hurry.

Looking at my uncle, he sighed, left the carriage, and gave orders to the groom.

In fact, Bai Yan could always see that his uncle was also anxiously waiting for Chu to be destroyed, waiting for Qin to destroy Qi after Chu was destroyed.

At that time, my uncle will no longer need to worry about the identity of the ministers of the Chu State, and he will not be able to leave the Chu State without authorization. He will also not need to worry about the assassins and killers secretly in the Qin State, nor will he need to worry about the past offenses in the Chu State that cannot be eliminated.

The gentry can safely return to their hometown with fame and fortune, meet their grandmother, uncle, and mother.

His younger uncle has been away from home for so many years, and Bai Yan can imagine how much he misses his family.

"Ruao's family."

Bai Yan looked at the small wooden box next to him, which was filled with pieces of gold. Yao Jia was not in Chu State at the moment. If, as Zhao Qiu said, there really is a Ruo Ao family in Chu State, then the Ruo Ao family must be helping him.

The key to destroying Chu.

Lu Qi is in Shouchun, do you want to go find him?

But Bai Yan always had a hunch that after learning that he was going south, Jing Qi and the nobles of Chu State would definitely be on guard against him seeking information from Lu Qi, and they might have ordered people to keep an eye on Lu Qi's people.

"The utensils of the merchants are mostly of exquisite quality"

In Bai Yan's mind, what Zhao Qiu said to him that day in the mansion slowly emerged.

Look at the gold in front of you.

Xianyang, Qin State.

In the Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng knelt down in the palace hall with a happy face. He looked at the Qin ministers under the hall, chatting with each other during the banquet, and enjoying the singing and dancing of the entertainers in the center of the hall. Ying Zheng had a smile on his face.

Prince Dan's head has been hung at the foot of the tower outside Xianyang City. Li Xin has also led the iron cavalry under Bai Yan in the past. With only a few thousand people, they chased and killed tens of thousands of Yan's army, killing the King of Yan and fleeing.

Now Jicheng, the capital of Yan State, has become a city of Qin State.

"Your Majesty! General Wang Ben has sent a message!"

Suddenly, Han Yezhe came hurriedly holding a roll of bamboo slips. Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng reached out and picked up the bamboo slips in Han Yezhe's hand without thinking too much.

At this moment, Ying Zheng thought it was another news of Wang Ben's victory.


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