Wang Jian passed the secret report to Ji Yun, who read it and passed it to the other generals to read.
After everyone in the tent had read it, the generals were all excited.
"Hehe, the Royal Court of the Chu Country has given us a big gift this time. We can't let them down. We have to plan how to accept their good intentions!”
Xin Sheng shouted loudly, causing the other generals to echo and laugh.
Ji Yun could not help but shake his head. This bunch of trash from the Chu royal court was really too…Ji Yun didn't even know how to express himself. It wasn't even enough to describe him as reckless!
It turned out that this secret report had mentioned a recent incident in the Chu army, and it was also the reason why the Chu army had stopped fighting in the recent days.
Before this, the Chu Country's aristocratic families were dissatisfied with Xiang Yan's inaction (In their eyes, not breaking the Qin army was inaction, not to mention that Xiang Yan did not even attack.）By pressuring the King of Chu, Xiang Yan had no choice but to take the initiative to attack under the pressure of the Imperial Court.
However, the Chu army had not made any progress in the past month. This meaningless attack had made the soldiers tired of fighting. In addition, it was winter now, and the Chu army had lost their momentum. Their frequent attacks were like arrows at the end of their flight, and their strength was gradually weakening.
As a result, the aristocratic families of Shouchun had more ideas, so the Chu army's grain supply inexplicably had a problem. The official road in Huaibei, which was originally filled with carriages and people, suddenly became deserted and sparse.
Once the logistics supply was cut off, the Chu army immediately ran out of food. If the soldiers did not have enough to eat, they would not be able to go to the battlefield. Xiang Yan secretly cried out in her heart that this was not good. She hurriedly sent Xiang Liang to Shouchun to meet the King of Chu.
The King of Chu had no choice but to summon his ministers to discuss this matter. However, the ministers of the aristocratic families first asked Xiang Liang," With the strength of the Chu army and the high morale, why didn't they launch a large-scale attack on the Qin army?”Although Xiang Liang repeatedly stated the Qin army's tight defense and stated that if the Chu army blindly attacked, they would only be killed or injured, the ministers did not agree with this statement at all.
The King of Chu Fu Chu also frowned when he heard this. He asked," If the Qin army is really so strong, why didn't they attack our army? Why did they come to Huaibei to stew mutton?"”
At this moment, the Great Sima of Chu, Jing Jiu, immediately followed up and said,""The fact that the Qin army doesn't dare to attack me is enough to prove that they are weak! Our army has not broken the wall on a large scale for half a year. It is not that the soldiers have no combat strength, but that the general has made a mistake!”
Xiang Liang's face instantly darkened, but he could not defend himself. He said angrily,"May I ask the King of Chu and all of you, do you need any supplies?”
"What's the main point? What if I don't want it?" When Yin Zhaoxu saw Xiang Liang questioning him like this, his heart was filled with anger.
Zhao Xu's words completely angered Xiang Liang. Since they had fallen out, Xiang Liang no longer had any scruples. His face was ashen." Don't give any help. I will immediately report to the Great General. The Xiang family will return to Jiangdong and the troops will return to their fiefs!" To provide aid, the Great General will report the strategy again!”Everyone was speechless. At this moment, if the Xiang Clan, who had a large army, left them alone, who would be able to resist the 600,000 soldiers on the other side of the Huai River?
Although most of the ministers had received bribes from the secret agents of the State of Qin, this group of people were greedy but not stupid. The Chu Country was still around, so the treasures were still his. He could even ask for more from the Qin Country. However, if the Chu Country was gone, he would not be able to keep his life. What was the point of having more treasures? Therefore, these people had the same idea: Bribes could be accepted, promises could be perfunctory, but the country could not perish!
Of course, the State of Qin would not directly ask the enemy to openly betray their country by bribing them with money. Moreover, unless the situation could not be reversed, these people would not do so. Therefore, when the State of Qin secretly sent gifts to these ministers, they only told them to make things difficult for certain people on certain occasions, such as Xiang Yan this time.
Due to this thought, after hearing Xiang Liang's words, the ministers compromised. After a round of debate, the King of Chu finally made the decision," The various great clans 'fiefdoms would continue to transport grain and fodder. At the same time, Xiang Yan had to break through the wall and defeat Qin in a month!
Xiang Yan could not break Qin in a month. Even Sun Wu and Wu Qi could not do it. However, Xiang Yan did not care. Or rather, this was in line with his intentions. He even deliberately leaked this matter. The first was to let the Chu army know that the king's order had been given and that there was no way out. The second was to let the Qin army know the unfavorable situation they were facing and hope that the Qin army would seize this opportunity to attack the Chu army. That's right, just as Ji Yun and the others had speculated, Xiang Yan was eager to fight. Even if he lost, it didn't matter if he lost badly. The Chu army needed to be defeated. Only when the Chu army was defeated once would he be able to take the second step of his plan. Of course, this battle had to give the Qin army a sufficient blow. If they could inflict heavy losses, even if it was just ordinary soldiers of the Qin country, that would be the best.
Wang Jian raised his hand. The generals immediately quieted down.
"This war is about to break out soon. All the troops should be prepared to respond at any time. Send more scouts to monitor every move of the Chu army and report back immediately if there is any movement.”Wang Jian's initial excitement had now already calmed down. His gaze swept around the arena before he ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes!" The generals did not have any intention of suppressing him. They responded in unison with an imposing manner.
"Tianlan, tell me something you need to add.”Wang Jian once again changed the topic to Ji Yun.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him in confusion, Ji Yun nodded and said,""Xiang Yan's decisiveness is needless to say. This time, he almost gave up hundreds of thousands of soldiers to heavily injure our army. His ruthlessness is also terrifying, but I'm afraid he still has a trump card!”
"You still have a trump card? What is it?" All the generals asked themselves in their hearts, but they could not think of any other trump card in the Chu army. Only Wang Jian was slightly pensive after hearing Ji Yun's words.
Ji Yun's eyes flashed with a cold light. Xiang Yan's plan was truly " vicious." Seeing the generals 'puzzled expressions, Ji Yun did not keep them in suspense any longer. He directly said," There are quite a number of Hundred Schools of Philosophy gathered in the Chu army camp. I'm afraid that this large group of people will also be Xiang Yan's cannon fodder!"”
"Cannon fodder?" The generals were stunned.
Seeing everyone in a daze, Ji Yun was also stunned for a moment. Then, he realized that he had blurted out the words of the future. Everyone was puzzled by the word "cannon fodder". " You're right." Ji Yun smiled awkwardly and explained," Cannon fodder refers to people who are sent out first to attack their opponents and abandon them. They're people who die."”
All the generals came to a sudden realization, then they laughed and said," The term cannon fodder is not bad. It's very vivid.”
After laughing, the tent fell silent again. Everyone was thinking about the disciples of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy that Ji Yun had mentioned. " The Hundred Schools of Philosophy are still people of the pugilistic world. Although they are strong individually, they can only do things like assassinations and stealing information. If they face an army head-on the battlefield, they will only die.”Meng Tian was the first to break the silence. She said disdainfully, her tone full of sarcasm.
The generals nodded. They supported Meng Tian's point of view. To soldiers like them, they had always looked down on the Hundred Schools of Philosophy. However, they questioned themselves in their hearts. Was that really the case? Since Ji Yun brought it up so solemnly, it shouldn't be that simple.
Uh, Ji Yun. Everyone suddenly remembered that Ji Yun was also a member of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy and was the young master of the Yin-Yang School. After all, the Yin-Yang School was now highly regarded by Qin Wangzheng. In addition, these generals truly admired Ji Yun. But now that Meng Tian had said those words, he still nodded in agreement. Thinking of this, everyone felt awkward. Especially Meng Tian. She looked embarrassed as she moved her lips, wanting to say something.
Ji Yun naturally wouldn't take these unintentional taunts to heart. He smiled and shook his head, indicating that he didn't care.
Of course, not everyone held that view. High General Wang Jian had sunk into deep thought when Ji Yun had just started speaking. At this moment, he had thought it through. And because he had thought it through, the current Wang Jian was drenched in cold sweat.
Actually, in the past, Wang Jian had also disdained the Hundred Schools of Philosophy. In the past wars, many people from the martial world had come to assassinate him, but they were often killed before they could get close to him. As time passed, he no longer put these people in his heart.
However, ever since the war against Chu, for some unknown reason, many people from the Hundred Schools of Philosophy had gathered to help Chu. During that period of time, they had disturbed him greatly. It was only after Ji Yun arrived that the situation was brought under control. However, it was also because of Ji Yun's battle with the Hundred Schools of Philosophy that Wang Jian had a new understanding of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
To an army, this group of people alone was not terrifying, but once they reached a certain number, their strength could not be underestimated.
But knowing was just knowing. In the battle of hundreds of thousands of people, Wang Jian still did not take this seriously, subconsciously choosing to ignore it. It wasn't until Ji Yun's reminder that he realized that he had overlooked such a huge hidden danger, and this hidden danger was very likely to be the only unstable factor affecting this war against Chu.
No, it was not possible. If not for Ji Yun's reminder, he would definitely have fallen into Xiang Yan's trap and would have brought about a huge variable!
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