Qin Gong

"General Xiang Yan is already summoning the army of Chu State. He is going to order Huang Zun as the chief general and Jing Xuan as the deputy general. After a few days, he will go south to resist the army of Qin State led by Wang Ben."

Qiangu looked at the news that he brought over just now, looked at Bai Yan, and then handed over the bamboo slips in his hand.

"Now is an opportunity!"

In Qiangu's eyes, this is an opportunity for Bai Yan. The division of Chu's troops means that the troops will inevitably be dispersed. Right now, Bai Yan can send the news to Xianyang first, and then ask Ying Zheng to send an army. It is absolutely possible to attack Chu State by cooperating with the inside and the outside.

Inside the carriage, the small curtains swayed slightly with the shaking of the carriage. Since it was on the official road, there were not many pedestrians, only the occasional hawkers who were doing business beside the official road were heard shouting.

After reading the bamboo slips, Bai Yan shook his head at his uncle.

"Uncle, this matter still needs to be considered!"

Bai Yan said.

Hearing what the little nephew said, Qiangu sighed helplessly, feeling a little puzzled.

"Tell my little uncle, but what are you worried about?"

Qiangu has never understood why the little nephew would let go of such a good opportunity.

"The battlefield is no child's play after all."

Bai Yan looked at his little uncle's anxious look, thought for a while, and then seriously explained to his little uncle.

The state of Chu is different from other vassal states. In the state of Chu, there are many gentry clans, and each clan has a large number of private soldiers, dead soldiers, and followers. After the state of Chu lost Nanyang, almost all of the army of the state of Chu, which was directly attached to the king of Chu, was left. There are not many, which is why it is difficult for the kings after Chu to do anything.

These little uncles should know everything.

Therefore, if you want to attack Chu State with all your strength at the moment, you should know more about the situation among the various noble families, food and grass stocks, the number of troops, the geographical location in Chu State, and the relationship with the King of Chu. The interests involved in the country, as well as the number of troops that need to be mobilized by Qin, where the food and grass for hundreds of thousands of troops will be mobilized and transported, and where the territory of Chu is so large, where will Qin's army attack Chu? , where the decisive battle is appropriate, these all need to be taken into consideration.

Attacking Chu State rashly, even if relying on the news of my little uncle, who is familiar with the deployment of the Chu army, thereby defeating the army of the Xiang family of Chu State, and breaking through Shouchun, and beheading the King of Chu, the final result is not annihilation of Chu. .

The special relationship between the Chu clan and the King of Chu, as well as the vast territory of the Chu Kingdom, are all doomed. It is impossible to capture the capital and kill the King of Chu just like attacking South Korea and Zhao. Being detained, the country will be directly destroyed.

The gentry in the state of Chu never cared who was the king of Chu.

Among the gentry, most of them kept private soldiers in captivity. If these private soldiers were not dealt with, in the vast territory of Chu State, the death of the King of Chu did not mean his death.

not to mention.

For a long time, although Bai Yan was the deputy general of the Qin army when he attacked Zhao, and had experience in commanding the army, but in the real frontal battle, the number of troops he led in the battle was only as large as that of Jingxing. Tens of thousands of people.

Unlike this time, if it is really decided to fight, then the number of Qin's army participating in the battle may exceed 20 or 30.

With such a scale and the decision of hundreds of thousands of lives, Bai Yan could not just submit a letter to Xianyang and hand it over to Ying Zheng without knowing anything.

How to make Yingzheng trust him, and safely hand over the 20 or even 30 troops of Qin State to him, and how to make other ministers of Qin State not worry about his ability, and not choose another general to be the main general to attack Chu What Bai Yan has to do right now is to write down how to start the war, the situation of the Chu state, the situation of the gentry, the number of troops needed, the odds of victory, and the route of attack. These are all written in detail in the letter, and then submitted to Ying Zheng for review.

This is also the purpose of this trip to Chu, not one of them.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. Only by knowing the situation of Chu State yourself can you see whether you can fight, and also decide whether you can persuade King Qin to fight.

Inside the carriage.

As Bai Yan explained the purpose of this trip in detail, as well as the conditions and considerations required for starting the war, Qiang Gu was in a daze. After a long time, he just squeezed out a word with a dull face.

"That's true!"

Yan Gu pretended to be contemplative, nodded, and then looked at the little nephew in front of him with a strange expression.

seriously.

For the first time, Qiangu felt so accurately that this little nephew, who had grown up since childhood, really looked like a general in the army, and he could think of so many things.

Previously, Qiangu had always thought that as long as Bai Yan had his help, Bai Yan would have an insight into the layout of Chu State in advance, and it would not be difficult to destroy Chu. All feel scalp numb, feel quite tricky.

and also
"Is this still my little nephew?"

Yan Gu sighed inwardly, thinking silently.

Thinking of those bamboo slips, and looking at the nephew in front of him, who surpassed his little uncle in terms of knowledge and ability, Qiangu was full of wonder, what about the child who followed him to dig out the bird's nest? Why can't you tell when you have such a mind.

No wonder so many people in Chu State are afraid of this kid, even that ruthless person Jing Qi, when he mentions his little nephew, his eyes reveal seriousness.

"Then in Shouchun City, my little uncle will go and check!"

Qiangu recovered his senses and looked at Bai Yan.

It wasn't until this time that Qiangu realized that things were far more troublesome than imagined, and that killing Chu was far from easy.

"Little uncle went to investigate alone. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out the remote places. When Shouchun arrives, Yan'er will find an opportunity to visit Yao Jia privately."

Bai Yan said softly.

In Bai Yan's mind, he already had a rough plan, but the most important thing was to contact Yao Jia first. Although his uncle was deeply trusted by the Xiang family and the Qu family, compared to Yao Jia who received a lot of money from Yingzheng , is still not as good as it is.

The water in Chu State is so deep that even the Chu kings of all dynasties have difficulty controlling it, let alone Xiang and Qu.

If it wasn't for this reason, Xiang Yan of later generations might not have been seized by Wang Jian and eventually defeated.

"Yao Jia?"

When Qiangu heard the name Bai Yan mentioned, he looked at Bai Yan and shook his head: "Yao Jia left Chu State in a hurry before!"

Bai Yan looked surprised and frowned slightly.

"How could Yao Jia leave the state of Chu? The state of Qin sent troops to attack the state of Chu. How could Yao Jia do so at such an important time?"

While talking, Bai Yan saw his little uncle's gaze, suddenly thought of something, and smiled wryly.

It can't be because of those bamboo slips again!
Thinking of this, Bai Yan felt troubled in his heart.

How to do?
Yao Jia was not around, so if he wanted to investigate the specific situation of Chu State, it would be as difficult as climbing the sky. Wang Jian must have learned about the situation of Chu State through Yao Jia, and just said that the 60 troops destroyed Chu.

Could it be that he is also going to submit to Yingzheng directly at the back, telling Yingzheng that at least 60 troops are needed to destroy Chu?

"correct!"

Bai Yan suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly looked at his little uncle.

"Have little uncle heard of a noble family?"

Bai Yan asked.

Hearing Bai Yan's words, Qiangu was a little puzzled, how could he ask him politely if he had ever heard of a gentry.

Although puzzled, Qiang Gu still looked at Bai Yan.

Under Qiang Gu's gaze, Bai Yan said the name of that gentry.

"The Ruo Ao clan!"

Bai Yan said.

Qiangu listened to Bai Yan's words and thought for a while.

"The Ruo'ao clan? You're talking about the Dou clan and the Cheng clan. These two clans serve the Xiang family. I'm very familiar with some of them, your little uncle."

Fugu said.

In Qiangu's eyes, there is no such thing as the Ruo'ao family in Chu. If it wasn't for the fact that he happened to be in the Xiang family, and he just happened to know people from the Dou and Cheng families. When his little nephew suddenly mentioned the Ruo'ao family, he almost didn't realize it. Ruo Ao's family, this was called hundreds of years ago.

"It's not the Dou family and the Cheng family of Shouchun, but the Ruo'ao family that exists in Chu!"

Bai Yan said softly.

Seeing his uncle's reaction, Bai Yan frowned slightly. At this moment, Bai Yan was very puzzled. After hundreds of years, there really are still Ruo'ao clan hiding in Chu State?

"And the Ruo'ao clan?"

Yan Gu, who has been in Chu State for many years, did not know how to answer Bai Yan's question.

After all, Qiangu had never heard of the Ruo'ao clan in Chu State.

"When Shouchun arrives, I will ask people from the Cheng family and the Dou family to see!"

Qiang Gu looked at Bai Yan's appearance, although he didn't understand where Bai Yan heard about it, but it didn't prevent him from inquiring about it.

"No! Uncle, you must not tell them about this!"

Bai Yan quickly shook his head.

Zhao Qiu didn't let him directly order someone to contact the Cheng and Dou clans of Shouchun, but contacted the Chengding merchant, which obviously showed that the two clans of Shouchun were not the Ruo'ao clan that Zhao Qiu said.

"My lord, we are almost at the city gate!"

Outside the carriage, he said loudly as his subordinates rode on horseback.

After Bai Yan and Yan Gu heard it, they immediately fell silent. Bai Yan approached the small window of the carriage, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, and immediately saw the endless city in the distance.

Chudu, Shouchun! ! !
"Yan'er, this is my uncle's token."

Bai Yan heard his uncle's voice, turned his head, and saw his uncle handing him a seal in his hand.

"In the mansion, my uncle still has more than a thousand gold, which is enough to buy you off!"

After watching his nephew take the seal, Fugu said.

"Little uncle, are you so rich?"

Bai Yan couldn't help but be a little surprised, Qianjin, in Qin State, when Bai Yan was a high slave in Shangjun, he only got [-] gold because of his near-death experience, and the little uncle didn't mention the money that was placed in Xiacai, it was here in Shouchun, He actually took out a thousand pieces of gold easily.

I didn't expect my uncle to be so rich!

"You kid must have underestimated your little uncle, if it weren't for those beauties."

Yan Gu looked at Bai Yan with a proud face, but when he was proud, he accidentally slipped the tongue, and quickly laughed, without continuing to speak, he gave Bai Yan a look that understood each other.

After seeing the teasing gaze of his little nephew, Guanggu quickly changed the topic.

"It is rumored that you, boy, are good at Yanmen, but you have two beauties."

Although Qiangu is Bai Yan's elder, but when it comes to keeping concubines in captivity, thinking of his mother's teachings, he feels a little guilty for some reason, so he quickly warns his little nephew that they are both men and will have selfish desires.

Regarding the matter of Bai Yan raising two beauties in captivity, despite the fact that Qiang Gu is in Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, which is extremely far away from Yanmen County, but Qiang Gu has always been clear about Bai Yan's matter.

You don't even need Qiang Gu to inquire. If you pay attention a little bit, you will hear related rumors.

"Tell me how old those two girls are, and where are they from? Do they have surnames?"

This time it was Qiangu's turn to smile badly, looking at his young nephew, Qiangu was not surprised.

It’s okay when you don’t have rights, but once a man gains power and status, he can’t help himself in many cases, and it’s hard to stick to his heart. When his status rises, countless women will eventually appear, and many people will deliberately A woman appeared beside her.

Sometimes it's just a thought, sometimes it's just looking at a beautiful woman, and there's a moment of compassion, and sometimes it's just a slack when I'm tired.

Qiang Gu can understand Bai Yan very well.

"You will see me later, little uncle!"

Bai Yan smiled wryly when he heard his uncle's question, and didn't explain too much. After all, it was impossible to tell his uncle that the two women were the wife of the Korean general Han Ling, and the other was Zhao Qiu, the subjugated princess of Zhao State.

In the eyes of the world, of these two people, one is a person who should have died, and the other is a person who is determined to restore Zhao.

"Could it be some shameless woman?"

When Qiangu heard Bai Yan's answer, he looked at Bai Yan angrily, as if he was dissatisfied with Bai Yan's playing tricks, but he didn't bother to continue asking.

Anyway, they were all women brought back to captivity by their nephews from somewhere. There are at least seven women like this in his family.

In Shouchun City.

Qiangu took Bai Yan and wandered around the busy streets in the city in a carriage. Under Bai Yan's reminder, Qiangu did not dare to easily place Bai Yan in his mansion, but ordered Hu to go back first. The mansion took out a hundred gold and handed it to Bai Yan.

When the retinue came back, Qiangu also learned from the retinue that Xiang Liang had visited him today and learned that he was going to Xiacai to visit his wife, so he went back early.

"Yan'er, I'm going to Xiang's. Remember, if there is any situation, use my uncle's seal to leave first. Don't worry about my uncle's safety. My uncle has saved Xiang Liang's life. Xiang Liang's nature is No matter what the situation is, I will protect your little uncle's life."

Before leaving, Qiangu told Bai Yan worriedly that although Bai Yan, the little nephew, was paying attention to saving Xiang Liang, after two years of contact, Qiangu understood Xiang Liang's heart better than anyone else.

"Yes! Little uncle, don't worry!"

Bai Yan said with a smile.

Seeing his little uncle's unbelieving eyes and helpless face, Bai Yan smiled wryly, and hurriedly urged to go to Xiang's to see if Xiang Liang was in a hurry.

Looking at the little uncle sighed, left the carriage, and instructed the groom's voice.

In fact, Bai Yan could always tell that his little uncle was also anxiously waiting for Chu to perish, and waiting for Qin to destroy Qi after Chu fell.

At that time, my uncle will no longer need to worry about his status as a minister of the Chu State, he will not be able to leave the Chu State without permission, and he will not need to worry about those assassins and killers secretly in the Qin State, nor will he need to worry about offending him in the Chu State in the past and cannot get rid of them. The gentry can return to their hometown with fame and fortune with peace of mind, and see their grandmother, uncle, and mother.

The little uncle has been away from home for so many years, Bai Yan can imagine how much he misses his family.

"The Ruoao family."

Bai Yan looked at the small wooden box next to him, which was filled with pieces of gold. Yao Jia is not in the state of Chu right now. If, as Zhao Qiu said, there is really a Ruoao clan in the state of Chu, then the Ruoao clan must be helping him. The key to destroying Chu.

Lu Qi is in Shouchun, do you want to find him?
But Bai Yan always had a premonition that after learning that he was going south, Jing Qi and the gentry in Chu State would definitely be on guard against him seeking information from Lu Qi, and they might have already ordered people to keep an eye on Lu Qi's people.

"Peddling utensils are mostly exquisite things"

In Bai Yan's mind, what Zhao Qiu said to him in the mansion that day slowly emerged.

Look at the gold in front of you.

Xianyang, Qin State.

In the Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng sat happily on his knees in the main hall of the palace, looking at the ministers of the State of Qin, chatting with each other during the banquet, enjoying the singing and dancing of the performers in the center of the hall, Ying Zheng smiled.

The head of Prince Dan has been hung under the city tower outside Xianyang City, and Li Xin has also led the iron cavalry under Bai Yan's command in the past. With only a few thousand people, he chased and killed tens of thousands of Yan's army, and killed the King of Yan and fled away.

Now Jicheng, the capital of Yan State, has become a city of Qin State.

"Your Majesty! General Wang Ben sent news!"

Suddenly, Han Yezhe came hurriedly holding a roll of bamboo slips, Ying Zheng heard the words, without thinking much, he reached out to pick up the bamboo slips in Han Yezhe's hand.

At this moment, Ying Zheng thought it was news of Wang Ben's victory again.