Ji Yun already knew about what Wang Jian said. The intelligence network of the Yinyang School could not be underestimated. According to the intelligence reports from the Yinyang School, when Wang Jian's army left Xianyang, Great Qin's massive intelligence agency had already begun to operate in Chu. The Qin State's trading company had been secretly communicating with the descendants of the Zhao, Qu, and Jing families under the orders of Yao Jia. In recent months, they had been relying on them. Some of the Qin Shang's spies had secretly entered the Yin's residence to meet Zhao Xu. At this moment, the number of Chu ministers who had been bribed by Qin was already unknown.
Ji Yun couldn't help but sigh at the courtiers of Chu. In the danger of national subjugation, you still covet this small advantage. Don't you know that if the skin is gone, where will the hair attach itself? Once the Chu Country was destroyed, they would fall into the hands of the Qin Country. Now, wouldn't they have to spit out all the things that they had eaten?
However, at the same time, they could not help but sigh at how powerful Great Qin's intelligence organization was. Ever since Great Qin started the unification war, Han, Zhao, Yan, and Wei had all become names in history. And because of the unique situation of Qin destroying the four countries, Qin's trick of bribing the powerful ministers of the six countries and dividing the political power of the six countries had long become an open secret. Han Country's Duan family and Zhao Country's Guo Kai were already publicly acknowledged as crafty and powerful officials who had been bribed by Qin Country. Although there were no such villains in the Yan and Wei Kingdoms, there were more ministers and generals who were bribed by the Qin Kingdom with a lot of money. It could be said that these people's motherland was annexed by Qin, and they had contributed greatly.
Clearly, the Chu Country was about to follow in the footsteps of the four countries. Of course, the Qi Kingdom, which was once the ruler of the world but had now forgotten about war, could not escape this fate. After all, the current Prime Minister Qi Hou Sheng was publicly acknowledged as the second Guo Kai.
"General, I request to fight." After Wang Jian finished speaking, a young general on the right cupped his hands towards Wang Jian and said.
This young general was about twenty years old, and he had a resolute expression, especially the large eyes under his angry eyebrows, which were filled with a burning desire to fight. His black armor, which was slightly different from the other generals, made his figure stand out.
Meng Tian, the former minister of the Qin State, the grandson of the Great General Meng Ao, and the son of the current Great General Meng Wu. He and his younger brother Meng Yi were known as the " Meng Duo Heroes ".
As a descendant of a family of generals, although he was not as famous as Li Xin, Yang Duanhe, Xin Sheng, and Wang Ben among the new generals of the Qin army, his military talent was not inferior to them, and even surpassed them. In the eyes of the older Generals, Meng Tian was the rising star of Great Qin. He would be the pillar of the future Tiger Army.
Seeing Meng Tian's anxious actions, Wang Jian frowned slightly. "Are you in a hurry to prove yourself again?" It was a good thing for a young general to have momentum, but it would be a bad thing if he was too impatient. Wasn't it because of the general's rash advance that he suffered a great defeat in the previous Chu expedition?
He looked around and found that many of the generals present were eager to give it a try. He sighed in his heart. He knew that even these generals were a little frustrated after not taking a step out of the camp for the past nine months. Wang Jian also knew that the generals were fine, but the soldiers had a lot of opinions. The military camp was now wearing a saying," We didn't come to Chu to fight, we came to stay in the winter."”
"Squatting fat" was a common saying of the old Qin people. They only ate and did not work. It meant that he would eat, drink, and sleep like a pig. When he had nothing to do, he would go around the pigsty and hum in circles. In these nine months, other than building camps and dealing with the Chu army's challenges and harassment, they had been killing cattle, slaughtering sheep, and feasting on the sea. In the end, everyone had become a brawny man like a black iron tower. Wasn't this the same as squatting?
In the history of the State of Qin, the number of times the army had fallen into bitter battles and confronted the enemy was definitely not small. However, this kind of confrontation without even fighting a battle was unheard of. In fact, not only in the history of the Qin country, but in the entire Warring States period, the two armies had confronted each other for countless times. There were even a few that had confronted each other for longer than this. However, compared to the War of Zhao, where Wang Jian and Li Mu had been fighting each other for more than a year, the Battle of Changping, where Baiqi and Lian Po had been fighting each other for more than three years, and the Battle of Jimo, where Tian Dan and Yue Yi had been fighting each other for more than six years, the absurdity and strangeness of this battle at the end of the Warring States Period, which involved more than a million people, was unprecedented.
"Tell me why you think we should attack now.”Wang Jian's expression appeared somewhat cold. However, this was also where Wang Jian stood out from the rest. The more the battle intent of his subordinates was aroused, the calmer and even colder Wang Jian would be. Perhaps this was also the reason why he had never lost even though his battle tactics were mediocre.
Meng Tian was not stupid. If he did not even know how to read people's expressions, he would not have been expected by the public. Seeing Wang Jian's slightly furrowed brows, Meng Tian knew that this request for battle was not in line with the general's wishes. However, he would not go against his wishes and say something that was in line with Wang Jian's wishes. Otherwise, he would not be Meng Tian.
However, the younger generation of generals respected and feared Wang Jian. Now that Wang Jian had asked, Meng Tian could only bite the bullet and reply," The general's strategy is to 'avoid the enemy's spirit and strike the enemy when he is unprepared.' Now that the Chu Kingdom's court is in chaos, the generals are not on good terms, and the soldiers are tired of fighting, I think that I can attack now and defeat the Chu army."”"What do you think?" After pondering for a while, Wang Jian did not comment on Meng Tian's opinion. Instead, he asked the generals.
The generals looked at each other and did not speak. Most of them had the same thoughts as Meng Tian. This was indeed a good time to attack. They even had the thought of asking for battle, but Meng Tian was one step ahead.
Seeing that all the generals were silent, how could Wang Jian not understand their thoughts? Just as he was about to speak, a general in his thirties on the left cupped his fists towards Wang Jian and spoke first.
"General, I don't think it's time to attack yet. We should continue to defend the stronghold.”
Everyone in the tent looked at the general. They were all surprised that he would come out and refute Meng Tian's point of view, saying that it was not suitable for them to fight now.
Li Xin, one of the new Great Generals of Great Qin, or perhaps this was his former title. Last year, in the autumn of the twenty-second year of the reign of the King of Qin, Ying Zheng adopted Li Xin's plan. With Li Xin as the leader and Meng Wu as the deputy, he led an army of two hundred thousand to attack Chu. Li Xin split his forces into two groups, advancing swiftly with light cavalry. He was practically using a surprise attack strategy to go all the way to the south, making the slogan of destroying Chu at the end of the year. In the end, he fell into Xiang Yan's trap due to his Qinggong and suffered the most miserable defeat in the history of the Qin country.
" In a short period of time, we lost two walls, retreated three cities in one night, and fled in defeat for three days and three nights without any strength to fight back…The seventh commandant died in battle, and 86,313 soldiers were thrown into the ground. More than 100,000 soldiers were withdrawn, and everyone was injured…All the rations, weapons, and military supplies were lost…" He still remembered that when this news spread, the entire Qin country was suffocated, and the world was shocked. The King of Qin, Ying Zheng, had lost his temper for the first time in his life, and Zhao Gao, one of Ying Zheng's courtiers, had wet his pants for the first time in his life. Even the resourceful Li Si and Wei Liao were at a loss, while Meng Yi, one of the "Mengshi Duo", was sobbing.
From then on, Li Xin was sentenced to death, and all his past achievements were gone. Li Xin could once again stand in the camp of the Chu army because Wang Jian had written to the King of Qin, granting Li Xin and Meng Wu special permission to enter the army. Otherwise, he would still be in the prison of the Ministry of Justice waiting for a decision.
But even so, Li Xin's future was bleak. He had caused such a great humiliation to the Qin army. Not to mention whether the King of Qin would be able to use him again, even the soldiers of the Great Qin would not acknowledge him, and he would not forgive himself. Because of this, even though Wang Jian appointed Li Xin as the commander of the army, responsible for the daily military affairs of the shogunate, he usually did not speak and did not raise any opinions. Therefore, the generals were surprised that he suddenly stood out and thought that they should not attack.
Regarding Li Xin being able to stand out, Wang Jian was still very happy. He asked Qin Wangzheng for Li Xin. Firstly, he wanted Li Xin to atone for his sins and make contributions. Secondly, he didn't want Li Xin, the general of the empire, to be defeated.
"Oh, tell me what you think." Wang Jian nodded to Li Xin and encouraged him.
Li Xin was clear about everything that Wang Jian had done. He was also very grateful for this. After calming down his slightly fluctuating heart and organizing his words, Li Xin said," I think that although we can defeat the Chu army now, it will be several times more difficult to destroy the Chu army later!”
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