Chapter 44: The Strategy of Destroying Chu
The implementation of Qin law was carried out smoothly with the efforts of Qin officials. During this period, there were some things that made the Qi people confused. However, after obtaining the explanation from the Qin law enforcement officials, Qi people became relieved and turned to support Qin law.
After a year, Qi land had initially stabilized. Qi people worked hard and worked hard to help the crops, and achieved a good harvest. As the Qin law enforcement officer said, Qin exempted them from their taxes for a year, which made Qi people happy and Zai Ge danced to celebrate.
The harvest this year was very rich, and it was the most abundant year in the memory of countless Qi people. In the past, the princes and nobles of Qi, and the powerful families exploited them in every way, trying every means to squeeze them. No matter how good the harvest was, they would not get much. Now, such a rich harvest belongs to them, which would make the people of Qi unhappy.
The capital of Qin, Xianyang, Qin's palace, Shangshu.
Qin Yiren, Fan Sui, Wei Liao, Meng Wuyi, Cai Ze, and Zheng Guo are here.
Qin Yiren wore an imperial crown and an imperial robe, sat upright on a short table. When he glanced at Fan Sui and the others, he saw that they were smiling and very happy.
"You are all very happy, right?" Qin Yiren spoke slowly.
"Haha!" Fan Sui and the others burst into laughter.
"Qi land is new, but Qi land is under governance very smoothly and has achieved good harvests. The Qi people are happy. What does this mean? It means that the Qin Dynasty has already won the hearts of the people in Qi." Qin Yiren smiled and said, "What is the most important thing? The hearts of the people are the most important. The Qin Dynasty won the hearts of the people, which means that the Qin Dynasty can win the world."
Since ancient times, it has been said that "those who win the hearts of the people will win the world." Qin State implemented the Qin law in Qi and won the hearts of the people in Qi. This is the most encouraging thing, which means that Qin State has a bright future.
"The situation in the two places of Han and Wei is similar to that in Qi. Nowadays, the Han and Wei people all like Qin's laws and support Qin. This is a good thing, a great thing." Qin Yiren changed his tone and said, "But this is not enough, because Chu and Yan have not been destroyed, and the world is not the same. At present, the Qin should take the destruction of Chu as the key. Chu is too much, and this battle must be extremely difficult. The Qin should prepare early. I will send an order to recall Wang Jian, Huang Shi, Li Si, Wang Wan, Fan Zeng, and Dunliu, Yao Jia, and discuss the destruction of Chu."
"Your Majesty is wise." Fan Sui and the others agreed in unison.
The State of Chu is too big, and theoretically it accounts for half of modern China. How amazing is it to be.
In terms of the actual control area of Chu, Chu occupied half of China in the Warring States Period. Simply put, the land south of the Yangtze River belonged to Chu, and it also included the Huaihe River Basin.
It is not easy for Qin to destroy Chu. There must be a battle, and it is an extremely difficult battle. Although Qin has been suppressing Chu for hundreds of years, it is a battle for hegemony, and it is not a battle for the destruction of the country that Chu cannot escape. In the destruction of the country, Chu has nowhere to escape, and it will inevitably fight to the death.
The difficulties and dangers can be imagined.
Although Qin Yiren very much agreed with Le Yi's plan, Qin should first consolidate the three places of Han, Wei and Qi, and then destroy Chu, it would not hinder Qin from preparing to destroy Chu early.
Correspondingly, the more fully prepared the Qin State, the smoother the destruction of Chu.
In this way, after Qin Yiren's decree was passed, Wang Jian, Huang Shigong, Li Si, Wang Wan, suddenly weak, Yao Jia and Fan Zeng all understood that Qin Yiren's intention was to prepare for the destruction of Chu, and they all put down their affairs and rushed to Xianyang.
Wang Jian and the others soon returned to Xianyang and were warmly welcomed by the Qin people. Especially General Wang Jian, when he returned, the Qin people even welcomed the old and the young, and kept praising Wang Jian.
Qin Yiren held a banquet to entertain Wang Jian and the others. After the banquet, Qin Yiren immediately summoned important civil and military officials such as Fan Sui, Wang Jian, Huang Shigong, Wei Liao, Meng Wu, Li Si, Wang Wan, Cai Ze, Zheng Guo, Dun Ruo, Yao Jia, and Fan Zeng to discuss major events together.
"The Great Qin advanced eastward and destroyed the Three Kingdoms at the age of two, which is a grand event." Qin Yiren sat upright on the throne and highly praised this eastward advance.
The Qin State destroyed the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Qi within two years, which was indeed a miracle. Everyone was very happy and laughed in unison.
"Especially the destruction of Wei and Qi is a miracle among miracles. The destruction of Wei State, the Great Qin State, has not been damaged by a soldier, and it has never happened in the past. The destruction of Qi State, a former first-class Warring States State, had less than a thousand casualties, which is amazing." Qin Yiren smiled on his face and said to Wang Jian: "I am pleased that the general is good at using troops."
"General is amazing!" Fan Sui and the others agreed in unison.
The destruction of Wei and Qi fully demonstrated Wang Jian's extraordinary military talent, which was hard to reach. The former overlord of Wei State, the Qin State, did not destroy a soldier, was definitely a miracle among miracles, which is amazing.
"Your Excellent Awards are all your wiseness." Wang Jian was as humble as ever.
"Wang Jian, don't praise me anymore. This is your credit, it is your credit." Qin Yiren waved his hand gently, his smile on his face, and his face was solemn, and he said, "This time, I will call you back to discuss the destruction of Chu."
"Destroy Chu!" Everyone was excited, all of them raised their heads and chests.
Although I had known about this for a long time, when it was said by Qin Yiren, it was still exciting.
The Chu State has a vast territory and numerous land and cities, which is the biggest hurdle on the Qin State’s unification path. Moreover, the Qin State must overcome it. If it cannot overcome this hurdle, the Qin State will not be able to unify the world. Even if the Qin State completes the five states of Han, Wei, Qi, Yan and Zhao!, it cannot be said that it has completed the great cause of unification.!
If Qin destroyed Chu, then unification of the world would be a foregone conclusion. A mere weak Yan could not stop the pace of Qin's unification, and it was only a matter of time before the destruction of Yan was destroyed.
It is precisely because of this that everyone cannot be excited.
"When Mr. Le Yi passed away, he warned me that the Qin Dynasty should first consolidate the foundation and slow down the Chu. Now, the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Qi have initially stabilized, and using the power of the three places is not feasible. However, the Qin Dynasty can prepare for destroying Chu." Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows, like a sharp sword unsheathed, and said: "How to destroy Chu, you can speak freely."
What an exciting thing to destroy Chu, but no one spoke, everyone's eyes focused on Wang Jian.
"Why don't you talk?" Qin Yiren was a little surprised.
"Your Majesty, the main thing to destroy Chu should be to attack. I think it is better to listen to the general's superior opinions before making a decision." Fan Sui clasped his fists and explained the reason.
"Yes." Huang Shigong, Wei Liao and the others agreed.
Although Wang Jian was less than 30 years old, their military talents were convinced and were fully demonstrated in the two battles of destroying Wei and destroying Qi. Everyone wanted to hear his great views.
"Since that's the case, Wang Jian, just talk." Qin Yiren nodded slightly.
"The king asked, but I dare not speak." Wang Jian held his fist and said, "I think the strategy to destroy Chu should be to use 'slow,'"
"Slow?" A scream sounded, from the mouths of Qin Yiren, Fan Sui, Huang Shigong and others, all of them looked surprised.
"General, I have always heard that 'superior soldiers are more important than speed, but I have never heard of 'slow soldiers' use of 'superiority, and how can I explain this?" Fan Sui couldn't help it and asked.
The military proverb says, "Soldiers are more important than speed", and I have never heard of slow use of troops. This is indeed surprising and difficult to understand. Even Qin Yiren looked surprised.
"Yes, General, why did you say this?" Everyone agreed with Fan Sui's words in unison.
"If it is a battle for hegemony, we should take the 'speed of war, and we should leave as soon as possible. But this is a battle to destroy the country, so we must use the word 'slow,'" Wang Jian began to analyze and said: "The difficulty of destroying Chu in the Great Qin is not whether the Qin can destroy Chu, but whether the princes, nobles and powerful families of Chu can be eliminated in one fell swoop, and the future troubles will be eliminated. If you want to do it once and for all, it is not necessary to use it.
‘Slow, the word cannot be used.”
Although the Chu State had a vast territory and numerous land and cities, it was divided into various parts and the government was controlled by the great families and its strength was not strong. It was certain that Qin State wanted to destroy Chu. The difficulty lies in how to eradicate these great families and powerful forces in one fell swoop, leaving no future troubles.
"The General is far-sighted, amazing!" Qin Yiren kept striking his hands, constantly praising Wang Jian.
"Yes, the general can see far and make a deep plan and is convincing." Fan Sui, Huang Shigong, Wei Liao and others also kept slapping high and applauding.
"General, let me tell you in detail." Qin Yiren's eyes flashed and looked at Wang Jian.
"Although the Qin Dynasty has been fighting for hundreds of years, the strength of Chu cannot be underestimated." Wang Jian raised his eyebrows, like a sharp sword unsheathed, and said in a deep voice: "The reason for this is that there are many aristocratic families in Chu. In addition to the royal family, there are five major families in Qu Jingzhao and Huang Xiang. In addition to these large families, there are many medium-sized families and small families. These families have their own fiefs, land cities, people, and people with troops. This is the 'superior army,'"
The word "school soldiers" comes from the State of Chu. In the Warring States Period, it refers to private troops. The great families of Chu, such as the Wu family of Qu Jingzhao, raised not thousands, nor tens of thousands, but as high as hundreds of thousands. How amazing it is.
For example, the Qu family where Qu Yuan is located can raise more than 100,000 private soldiers at most. Qu Yuan once privately mobilized nearly 100,000 private soldiers to attack Qin, but was defeated by Qin.
Qu Yuan mobilized nearly 100,000 private soldiers of Qu Yuan, so how many are there? The number must be far more than 100,000, which is amazing.
Not to mention the four major families of Jing Zhao, Huang Xiang. How many private soldiers are there in these four major families? There are at least 400,000 or 500,000.
In addition to medium-sized and small families, how many private soldiers are there?
By counting this, there are 500,000 or 600,000 private soldiers in Chu. If these private soldiers are not removed, they will be a huge problem.
"This time, the Qin Dynasty destroyed Chu, not only did it annihilate the army of the Chu State Government, but also eliminated the soldiers of the great families of various families. Otherwise, there would be endless troubles." Wang Jian's tone turned high and a little sharp.
The number of private soldiers from major families in Chu State is as high as 500,000 to 600,000, which is an astonishing number. If these private soldiers cannot be solved, they will definitely cause great trouble to Qin State.
Five or six hundred thousand private soldiers were scattered all over the place, and Qin State went to encircle and suppress it. How difficult it was.
Not to mention that the Chu State had many rivers, lakes and dangerous places. If these private soldiers rely on the right geographical location to deal with the Qin army, it would be extremely unfavorable to the Qin State.
Chapter completed!