Ying Jingyu said: "Then if we want to defend Hanwu Pass, from what the general sees, how many troops are needed?"
Li Xin thought for a moment and said: "More than 160,000 people, and more than 100,000 people need to be equipped with logistics supplies to prepare for a long-term war."
Jingyu looked up to the sky and muttered to himself, calculating: "One hundred and sixty thousand... One hundred and sixty thousand..."
"General Li, there is no need to worry too much about logistics. There are many idle people in Guanzhong. The corvee has not been abolished yet, so we can make use of it."
"And with an army of 160,000 capable of fighting, there is nothing I can do in a short period of time."
Li Xin chuckled: "Don't worry, sir, since the imperial court has asked Xin to take on this important task, Xin will definitely not let Da Qin fall into such a passive situation."
Jing Yu said: "Is it still related to Liu Bang's army? If Liu Bang is completely defeated, more children of the Qin people in Guanzhong will join the Qin army. By then, the number of troops will exceed 160,000."
Li Xin agreed: "Young Master has a keen eye, and that's exactly what it is. I have received some information about Liu Bang. This man has great ambitions and has many talents under his banner. He will never be willing to be controlled by Xiang Yu."
"If time goes by, I am afraid that Liu Xiang and Liu Xiang will most likely attack each other in order to fight for the world. Therefore, Xin is very confident that Liu Xiang's and Xiang's armies will not be together. Liu Bang will definitely do so in order to win the victory over Qin as early as possible.
Attack my Guanzhong alone!"
Jingyu smiled and said with admiration: "The general's clever plan was planned thousands of miles away. Jingyu admires it."
But Li Xin didn't take it seriously: "Sir, if we go according to expectations, although the battlefield situation is favorable to me in Guanzhong, it will not be able to achieve the advantage over Chu Xiang's army..."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"My lord, I believe that the 160,000 Qin soldiers you just mentioned can still hold the two passes. If Xiang Yu's offensive continues for a long time, I am only 50% sure of holding the pass. Because the loss of troops is increasing day by day, and the recruitment of soldiers of the Six Nations army is far better than mine.
Guanzhong, so if the war drags on, it will be extremely detrimental to us..."
While the two were talking, they had come to the side of the general's platform. The general's platform was about one and a half meters high and twenty meters long and wide. It was made of wooden boards all around and was covered with a large red carpet.
The two of them walked to the wooden steps. Li Xin stretched out his left hand, bent down and said, "Master, please."
Ying Jingyu tugged on his robe with his right hand and walked slowly onto the general platform, followed closely by Li Xin and other generals.
Everyone walked on the wooden floor, making a "clucking" sound as they stepped on the wooden planks.
When Jingyu walked to the middle and looked towards the square, he saw countless black-armored Qin troops standing in neat formation with spears in hand.
There is a sea of people, and at a glance, you can't see the edge. All 60,000 Qin troops are gathered here...
I saw Li Xin take two steps forward, turn around and kneel down, cupping his hands and saying: "The last general Li Xin pays homage to the Taiwei!"
Dozens of generals behind him also knelt down at the same time
When the 60,000 Qin troops below heard that the Great Qin Master Ying Jingyu was here, they were all shocked.
They all knelt down and shouted loudly: "Greetings to the Taiwei!"
"Meet the Lieutenant!"
"Greetings to the Lieutenant! Long live the Qin Dynasty!!"
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Tens of thousands of people chanted and shouted for half a minute before stopping.
Ying Jingyu took a few steps forward and was less than two meters away from the edge of the general platform. He stood tall and straight with his hands behind his back and his eyes like a torch.
Ying Jingyu said loudly: "Soldiers, please stand up."
After everyone stood up, Jing Yu continued: "Fellow soldiers, are you confident in defeating Liu Bang and Xiang Yu and guarding Guanzhong?"
The 60,000 Qin troops held their spears and shouted: "Yes! Repulse Guandong, long live the Qin Dynasty!"
Ying Jingyu nodded and said: "My fellow soldiers, this is a battle of life and death. Every time Xiang Yu butcher went to slaughter cities and annihilate people, he hated our great Qin in Guanzhong to the bone. Everything related to Qin was burned to the ground by him.
Let’s kill them all.”
"If Xiang Yu attacks our Guanzhong, it will not be as simple as dying on the battlefield. Your family members and all the descendants of Lao Qin in Guanzhong will be slaughtered by him."
Tens of thousands of soldiers were shocked at first after hearing this, and then they all gnashed their teeth. Originally, they had hoped that even if Guanzhong was defeated, at least their family would not be harmed. But today, after listening to the young master's words, it seems that Xiang Yu wants to completely exterminate Guanzhong...
Ying Jingyu looked at the Qin army, whose anger was getting stronger and stronger, and said expressionlessly: "So, all the soldiers, please don't have any luck. There is no room for failure in this battle, and the Six Kingdoms of Guandong must be defeated!"
Sixty thousand Qin soldiers stood on the ground with their spears and shouted: "Long live the Qin Dynasty! Defeat the six kingdoms to the death!!"
This cry has a bit more flavor than the one just now. It is a stronger murderous intention and a spirit of treating death as if it were home.
Not for fame or fortune, not for title, just to protect Guanzhong and protect his family with a murderous and fierce temperament that puts life and death at risk.
General Li Xin looked at the Qin army that had changed drastically in a moment, and secretly admired it for a moment. It was difficult for Li Xin to say such words that stirred people's hearts and boosted morale.
Ying Jingyu glanced at the Qin army whose killing temperament suddenly improved. He felt relieved and continued: "Very good! The most important thing for a soldier is to obey orders! But the most rare thing is to have the spirit of not being afraid of death to protect the family and the country!
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"As long as our officers and soldiers of Great Qin have the murderous intention today, not only can they retreat from the other six kingdoms, but I will also lead you to take back Bashu, sweep the world once again, and restore the glory of Great Qin!"
"..."
As soon as these words came out, the 60,000 Qin army did not reply, because now the situation is considered a great victory if they can defend Guanzhong.
Recover the lost territory and unify the six countries again? It is too unrealistic to think about it. Everyone knows that the Great Qin at this time is not the same as the Qin King Yingzheng and Zhaoxiang King.
No one is without food, so what can we do to wipe out the world?
Ying Jingyu looked at the doubtful Qin army, and Li Xin said after him: "Sir, if you say this to the Qin army now, I am afraid it will affect the morale. After retreating from the six countries, it will not be too late to recover the lost territory."
Jingyu did not answer, but said with firm eyes and confidence: "Soldiers of Great Qin, you must have confidence. It will only take a few years to reunite the six countries."
"I will show you two new weapons, and you will understand my intentions."
The 60,000 Qin troops raised their heads and looked at Gongzi Yu on the general stage with burning eyes.
With Ying Jingyu's status, he would not talk nonsense on such an occasion. And if the two new weapons he mentioned could really defeat the weak and wipe out the world again, who wouldn't be tempted?
Jing Yu said: "Li Nian, pull out the horse I am riding on, and also bring the two 'thunderbolts'"
Li Nian below raised his hands and said, "Yes, Young Master!"
After a little effort, Li Nian led a tall brown horse and arrived in front of the general's stage with two iron balls in his hand.
Ying Jingyu didn't hesitate at all. He stepped off the stage, walked in front of the horse, stretched out his right palm and patted the horse's neck.
But Li Nian and others did not dare to be negligent, they all got off the general stage and stood behind Ying Jingyu.
Li Nian looked at the horse and suddenly said: "It turns out that the young master added two iron objects to the belly of the horse. In this way, the cavalry's combat effectiveness can indeed be improved."
But Ying Jingyu smiled and did not answer. He got on his horse, looked at the tens of thousands of Qin troops, and said loudly: "Soldiers, the iron weapon I step on is called a 'horse stirrup.' If this weapon is equipped with cavalry, they will be able to greatly
Improve the combat power of my cavalry!"
After saying that, Ying Jingyu slapped the horse's back, and the horse neighed loudly and started galloping around the open space in front of the 60,000 Qin army.
When Jingyu made many difficult moves on horseback, everyone looked shocked. With this "horse stirrup" equipment, cavalry combat is like walking on flat ground...
After running back and forth for two times, Jingyu turned over and dismounted: "I have ordered the 'Qin Blade Wufang' to speed up the production of this 'horse stirrup'. However, I still have a sure-kill weapon. With this weapon, the casualties of our Qin army can be greatly reduced."
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"..."
Ying Jingyu stepped forward and took the two 'thunderbolts' from Li Nian's hand, took out the fire stick and was about to light them.
But Li Nian knew that this thing was terrifying, so he stepped forward and said: "Master, let me come down. Nian also wants to try to light this 'thunderbolt'"
Jing Yu was startled, but when he saw Li Nian's sincere look, he smiled and handed him a 'thunderbolt' and a fire bomb.
"Okay, this thing will be widely used in the future, so you can get familiar with it first."
Li Nian nodded, feeling nervous in his heart. If anything goes wrong, he might die here.
Take a deep breath and think back to the scene when Ying Jingyu lit up Thunderbolt in the 'Qin Blade Martial Arts Workshop' yesterday.
Then he ignited the fuse of the thunderbolt bomb, and sparks shot out. Li Nian was shocked, why did it burn so fast?
Without saying a word, he threw the thunderbolt with his right hand to an open space dozens of meters away.
"boom......"
A loud noise came, so sudden that most of the soldiers and generals such as Li Xin covered their ears.