Meng Yi couldn't help but retort,"Will Great Qin lose this war if we don't build this canal?"”
"You said it yourself. Although the Bai Yue has a large territory, it is a small country with few people.”
"As far as I know, the strongest of the Hundred Yue, the Ou Yue, only has a population of 400,000 men, women, and children, with a population of 100,000.”
"Great Qin can destroy such a small country with a flip of its hand!”
Qin Yun pointed the feather fan at Meng Yi and bellowed,""Foolish!
"Do you think that Great Qin's enemies are only Ou Yue soldiers?”
"If we don't use this river as a blade to cut off the fate of the Ouyue Kingdom, every blade of grass and every drop of water in the Ouyue Kingdom will become the enemy of Great Qin!”
"That world will resist Great Qin's elite soldiers!”
Ying Zheng's eyes widened as he listened.
Sever the fate of the nation!
Seize the fate of the country!
Just hearing these words made Ying Zheng's blood boil, and he felt majestic.
Ying Zheng had been searching for immortals and gods for more than twenty years, but the necromancers he had seen in those twenty years were only able to command ants to form words or freeze water into ice.
When had there been an alchemist like Qin Yun who used the mountains and rivers as a chessboard to aid the two kingdoms in their war?
This was the structure and boldness that a person who sought immortality and asked the gods should have!
Ying Zheng stood up abruptly, bowed and cupped his hands,""I, Zheng, accept your teachings!"
"Another day, this Zheng will come and visit again."
Ying Zheng gave Qin Yun a deep look before turning to leave.
Now, he was extremely eager to prove Qin Yun's words.
If what Qin Yun said was true, this person might really be able to help him obtain Immortal Pills and immortality!
After leaving the Eastern Market, Ying Zheng immediately said," Summon all the Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, and Generals in Xianyang City for a meeting in the Qilin Palace!”
"Your Majesty," Meng Yi finally couldn't help but say,"I think this person is just spouting nonsense and swindling people."”
"The fate of the country is too illusory.”
"Since ancient times, when has the conflict between countries ever had anything to do with the fate of the country?”
Ying Zheng pondered for a moment, then said slowly,""I unify the world, but what I rule is the world that the Emperor of Zhou has bestowed!”
"It can't be compared to the Bai Yue.”
"The Battle of the Bai Yue is of great importance and cannot be overlooked.”
"Go quickly!"
Meng Yi had no choice but to bow and cup his hands."This lowly subject obeys!"
Soon, Wang Wan and the other three dukes and nine ministers gathered in Qilin Hall.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Ying Zheng nodded slowly and pointed at the Great Universal Map hanging behind him.
"I want to build a canal here. What do you all think?”
The civil and military officials immediately went forward to take a look.
Tu Sui said somewhat unwillingly,"If we build this canal, it will take a long time.”
"I think that after I conquer the Bai Yue, I can recruit the people of the Bai Yue to build this river.”
It was precisely because of this southern expedition that Tu Sui was appointed as the High General by Ying Zheng, and even as a fake lieutenant, who could temporarily command all the armies in the world.
If they started to build the canal now, the southern expedition would be delayed. At that time, it was uncertain whether he would be allowed to lead the army.
"What do you know?" Yan Zhengchu, the official in charge of grain, said angrily.”
Yan Zhengchu turned to face Ying Zheng, bowed and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty, if we can build a canal here, it will definitely be a great help to the southern expedition and the future governance of the Bai Yue!”
"This canal is connected to the Xiang River and Li River. It can lead the Xiang River water into the Li River, completely opening up the north-south river transport!”
"If we can build this canal, the transportation of grain will be extremely smooth, and the cost will only be one-tenth of the original.”
"This humble subject believes that this canal should be repaired!”
Li Si frowned slightly." But building the canal will also take a long time. We might miss the opportunity."”
Seeing that the civil and military officials were about to start arguing, Ying Zheng said,""If we don't build this canal, what are our chances of winning?”
Tu Sui cupped his hands and said in a deep voice," I am willing to make a military pledge. If I lose this battle, I will bring my head to see you!"”
" Your Majesty," Li Si said," we've already calculated this with Your Majesty before this battle. The odds of winning are more than eighty percent."”
Hearing the words of the courtiers, Ying Zheng frowned.
Although this canal would indeed be convenient for the southern expedition after it was built.
However, if the southern expedition already had an 80% chance of success, there was no need to wait for a few years and spend a lot of manpower and resources to build a canal for that 10% to 20% chance.
While he was deep in thought, Ying Zheng suddenly noticed Wang Jian standing at the edge of the Qilin Palace with his hands hanging by his side, staring at his toes silently.
"Marquis Wucheng, what do you think of this battle?”
Wang Jian felt helpless in his heart.
He had long thought that there was a problem with the strategy of the southern expedition, but Wang Jian knew when to advance and retreat, and cherished his own life even more.
After destroying the Chu Kingdom, Wang Jian had retired to the fields. If Ying Zheng had not summoned all the generals of Xianyang to the Qilin Palace for a meeting, Wang Jian would not have entered the palace, let alone express any opinions.
However, Wang Jian did not wish for Great Qin to suffer a crushing defeat!
After pondering for a while, Wang Jian finally spoke,""If I am the commander, I must first build the canal!”
"If I don't build this canal, I will definitely lose!”
Tu Sui felt a burning pain on his cheeks.
If Wang Jian was defeated even when he was in command, then he did not even need to think about it. At the very least, he would also be completely annihilated, and might even perish on the battlefield!
Ying Zheng stood up abruptly and looked at Wang Jian with a burning gaze.
"Marquis Wucheng, why do you say that?"
Wang Jian said seriously," After General Mo destroyed the Chu Country, he immediately recruited soldiers from the Chu Country to continue to Nanzheng and destroy the Gouwu tribe, one of the Hundred Yue tribes.”
"After entering the Bai Yue, the Gouwu soldiers did not cause much trouble for me, but the poisonous insects and miasma of Gouwu caused many casualties among my soldiers.”
"I believe that the most important thing in conquering the Yue is not how many soldiers you bring, but the geographical advantage!”
Wang Jian looked at the Universal Map behind Ying Zheng and said,""With this canal, the Imperial Court will be able to transport large amounts of rations and medicine to the front lines and bring back soldiers who are not used to the environment back to Great Qin.”
"Even though we can't completely destroy the Hundred Yue's geographical advantage, we can give Great Qin's soldiers enough medicine.”
"Moreover, the people of the Bai Yue are mostly good at hiding in the mountains and forests. This battle will definitely take a long time. Without this canal, how can the rations at the front line be guaranteed in a long battle?”
Wang Jian cupped his hands and said,"Therefore, I think that this river should be repaired!"”
Ying Zheng's expression was as usual, but his hands, which were hidden in his sleeves, were trembling slightly.
Was this what Gentleman Qin had said about the world rejecting the elite warriors of Great Qin?
And the responsibility of this canal was to cut off the geographical advantage of Baiyue!
"Gentleman Qin is no ordinary person!"
"Perhaps my chance to live forever will fall on Qin Junzi!”
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