Chapter 45 Actively Join the Army
"Pa!" Qin Yiren tapped his hands with great praise, and smiled and said, "The general is far-reaching and can see through it. What he said is very reasonable and very reasonable."
"That's right, hearing what the general said makes people suddenly realize." Fan Sui also kept slapping high and kept applauding, and smiled: "The general is good at using troops. Today, it is better to slow down the enemy!"
Since ancient times, it has only been heard that "soldiers are more important than speed", but there has never been any delay in using troops. Wang Jian really set a precedent.
Huangshigong, Wei Liao and others focused on the key points and were very impressed.
"General, how can we uproot the nobles of the Chu State's aristocrats?" Qin Yiren asked the question that everyone was very concerned about.
Seeing the problem and solving the problem are two different things. Wang Jian has extraordinary political wisdom and extraordinary righteous vision. Seeing the harm of the Chu family and the great families, he wants to uproot. This is an ambitious plan. However, if a suitable solution cannot be found, it is just empty talk.
The method is the most important. Everyone's eyes fell on Wang Jian, all of whom were pricking up their ears and waiting for him to resolve their doubts.
"Your Majesty, the minister's intention was that at the beginning of the war, the Qin Dynasty assembled a group of about 300,000 troops and rushed to Chu State, and put on the form of trying to seize the Huai River Basin of Chu State." Wang Jian had long had complete thoughts about this matter.
"Survey the Huai River?" Meng Wu was the first to express his opinion, and praised him loudly, saying: "The General's plan is very high. The Huai River is the victory of the State of Chu. If the Qin Dynasty wants to attack the Huai River, the State of Chu will definitely save it. The State of Chu's rescue is not important, and it happened to be the General's plan. The Qin army came out together and wiped out it out in one fell swoop."
"Yes." Li Si, Cai Ze, Wang Wan, Fan Zeng, and Yao Jia was very focused and agreed with Meng Wu's analysis.
Duke Huangshi, Wei Liao raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
Fan Sui pursed his lips tightly and didn't say anything.
"General Meng is such a bad word." Meng Wu said that it was indeed a good way. The Qin army would win a big victory. However, it was rejected by Wang Jian. He only heard Wang Jian and said, "The Qin Dynasty was just taking this position, not really trying to attack the Huai River, but just to lure the Chu State into a trap."
"If you don't attack the Huai River?" Meng Wu was surprised and looked disbelief.
The Huai River land is where the state of Chu is. If Qin can conquer it, it will be of great benefit to Qin. Wang Jian didn't even fight, which is really puzzling. Not only Meng Wu is puzzled, but Li Si, Cai Ze, Fan Zeng, Dunwei, Yao Jia and others are also puzzled.
"Haha." Qin Yiren laughed loudly and said, "General's plan is amazing - Oh! General is going to use the Huai River as bait to fish the Chu army and the soldiers of the aristocratic families and the soldiers of the great families, and then annihilate them in one go."
"Oh!" A sudden sound rang out, Meng Wu and the others were all shocked.
"Wonderful! Wonderful -! Wonderful!" Fan Sui, Huang Shigong, Wei Liao, Meng Wu, Li Si, Cai Ze, Wang Wan, Fan Zeng, Dunwei, Yao Jia and others exclaimed in unison.
"The Huai River is the place where the state of Chu is victorious. If the Qin Dynasty wants to attack the Huai River, the State of Chu must save it. This rescue will be the plan of the Qin Dynasty. However, the Chu State's army and aristocratic families have many soldiers. If all gather in the Huai River, there will be at least 500,000 or 600,000, or even more. Can the general have a plan to defeat the enemy?" Fan Sui's brows were tightly frowned, quite worried.
Chu State has a large land and a large number of people. If you do your best to mobilize all the troops of the State Government and the soldiers of major families, not to mention that 500,000 or 600,000 or 600,000 troops can be mobilized, even a million troops will be mobilized. This is not difficult for Chu State. If Chu State really wants to mobilize so many troops, it will be a huge threat to Qin State. Will the Qin Army have the strength to swallow it in one bite?
Even if the Qin army could swallow it in one bite, would the Qin army suffer too much and be unable to fight again?
You know, even if the Qin army is good at fighting, it may not be able to swallow it in one bite, and it may be costly.
If we cannot win the battle, then the great cause of unification of Qin will be difficult to complete.
This has to be worrying.
"Yes, General, do you have a good idea?" Huang Shigong's eyes flashed, his brows frowned, and he couldn't stop meditating.
"If you can't fight and win, then you can only destroy the Chu army first and then pursue it. However, this will leave a lot of troubles." Wei Liao was also quite worried.
If there are too many Chu troops, it is difficult for the Qin army to swallow it in one bite, so we can only settle for the second best, that is, when the Chu army is almost assembled, fight a battle first and defeat the Chu army. Although the benefits of doing this are relatively stable, they will leave behind future troubles. If the Chu army cannot concentrate all of them in the Huai River, the Qin State will face the problem of pursuit. The Chu army is familiar with the terrain of Chu. If the dangerous terrain is used to deal with the Qin army, it will be detrimental to the Qin State.
"Don't worry about this matter." Wang Jian was calm and composed.
"Don't worry?" Fan Sui almost fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, Fan Sui raised his voice, his voice a little sharp and loud, and asked: "In the Battle of Changping, Zhao State dispatched 500,000 troops to fight against the Qin Dynasty. The Qin State fought with it for three years and exhausted all its money and food. With the vast land of Chu State, not to mention the 500,000 people, even a million people can be mobilized. How can we not worry about such a large army?"
This question is very reasonable. Huang Shigong, Wei Liao, Meng Wu, Li Si and others nodded in favor!
Even Qin Yiren nodded slightly.
"In the Battle of Changping, Zhao State dispatched 500,000 troops, all of which were elite soldiers, many of which were old soldiers who had fought against the Huns. The Zhao Army was known as a powerful soldier, well-equipped, well-trained, and strict military discipline. Its combat power was no worse than that of the Qin soldiers. Therefore, the Qin Dynasty had a difficult victory." Wang Jian looked calm, as if he had not heard Fan Sui's questioning, and slowly said: "The army of Chu State, whether it was the army of the State Government or the soldiers of various families, was poorly equipped, poorly trained, and not strict in command. Its combat power was extremely low. Even a million troops were not necessarily stronger than the 500,000 troops of Zhao State.
This is one of them.”
Although the Chu State had a large area and was the vastest Warring States among the seven major warring States, the Chu State was the most backward Warring States. In the Warring States period, the chariot warfare from the Spring and Autumn Period was still used. By the Warring States Period, the chariots had long been replaced by cavalry, but the Chu State had not changed and used a large number of chariots, which shows that the Chu State was backward.
As for training and orders, how good can it be for a country that is backward and has the government control by various families?
"Secondly, the major families have their own interests. Although they were forced to send troops due to the Qin Dynasty, they would definitely keep their hands and would not be willing to hand over their soldiers to the government. This made the Chu army unable to have unified orders and fight on their own and do their own things. Even if the Chu army gathered with millions, it would be just a group of mobs." Wang Jian's analysis was more in-depth.
The government affairs of Chu were controlled by the five major families of Qu Jingzhao and Huang Xiang. These families were intrigue and deceitful for their own interests, and even fought to the death. It was impossible for them to hand over the army willingly.
Although under the tremendous pressure of Qin, major families had to send their soldiers to join the war, and they would inevitably leave a hand. If you do a chore and I do a good job, you cannot have sincere cooperation, you cannot have unified orders, and you cannot be united. After all, it is just a mess of sand and a group of mobs.
"It's reasonable, it's reasonable!" Everyone agreed in unison.
"The third and most important point is that the emperor has already set up a trick - chess. At that time, if you only need a gentle squad, the State of Chu may have civil strife. Even if there is no civil strife, it will be in chaos for a long time. As long as we make good use of it, the morale of the Chu State will be greatly chaotic and the morale will be depressed. How can the Qin Dynasty take advantage of the situation to attack again?" Wang Jian's eyes flashed, his tone turned high, and he said loudly.
Wang Jian was talking about Chunshen Jun usurping the country. Chunshen Jun first slept with Li Yan, and after Li Yan became pregnant, he presented Li Yan to King Kaoli. King Kaoli didn't know about this and thought Fu Chu was his flesh and blood. He was very happy and made him the crown prince and wanted to pass on the Chu country's country to him.
If Qin exposes this matter at a critical moment, there will be civil strife in Chu. This is related to the inheritance of the Chu country. How could King Kaoli not be angry? He might kill him when he is angry. Chunshen Jun is afraid of sin and must protect himself. You must know that Chunshen Jun is a descendant of the Huang family of Chu. If he has any movement, it means that Huang is moving.
Whenever the Huang family was in trouble, how could Qu Jingzhao and Xiang ignore the four major families? For their own interests, they would definitely pounce on them and bite the Huang family. In this way, the Chu State would inevitably be in turmoil.
The turmoil in Chu will inevitably make the morale of Chu unstable and the morale will be depressed. If the Qin army seizes the opportunity to attack, Chu will definitely be defeated.
If we go further, the palace changes or civil wars occur in Chu State, it will be even more beneficial to Qin State.
"Haha!" Everyone laughed loudly, all over overjoyed.
"Fan Sui's words are too extreme and he has offended them many times. Please forgive me." Fan Sui stood up and apologized for Wang Jian.
Fan Sui Shi spoke in a questioning tone, and it was indeed a bit too much. He knew his mistake and immediately apologized for his fault.
"The Prime Minister's words are serious, and Wang Jian dare not take it." Wang Jian hurriedly returned the favor.
"Your Majesty, the general's plan is very good, and I am very impressed." Fan Sui greeted Qin Yiren and said, "But, if you want to destroy Chu, the Qin Dynasty needs to train a new army. I mean, the three places of Han, Wei and Qi are now initially stable, and you can use your strength. In this matter of training, we should attack Han, Qi and Wei."
Although the three places of Han, Wei and Qi were new and not long, it only took more than a year. However, due to the effective implementation of Qin's laws, the people and the common people tasted the sweetness. These three places have been initially stabilized, and recruiting soldiers is no longer a problem.
If you can get the land and the people can fight, you can become stronger and stronger as you fight. You cannot rely on the original Qin State to support everything.
"I agree." Wang Jian, Huang Shigong and others agreed.
"Okay! That's how you do this!" Qin Yiren said with a heavy emphasis: "The military training is entrusted to General Wang Wan, Li Si, Huang Shi, Fan Zeng, you must help with all your strength."
"No!" Everyone happily took the No.
Chapter completed!