Martial arts crossing begins with the story of looking for Qin

Chapter 60 Age of Empire
Xiang Shaolong said: "Your Majesty has won the award, this is the responsibility of the minister. My Great Qin Dynasty has always been the Lord of Great Britain, this is God's will. Now the land is vast, the resources are abundant, and the population is large, there is nothing that can stop us from moving forward."

Qin Wangzheng was also very excited, his blood was going to be on fire when this great achievement was about to fall on him.

Xiang Shaolong personally led an army of [-] soldiers on the border of Qin and Qi; Wang Jian sent troops to Mobei to threaten the country of Yan outside the Great Wall; General Xu Xian was the commander-in-chief of the south defense against Chu.

Xiang Shaolong was not in a hurry to attack Qi, but wrote a letter to Qi Xianghousheng, to the effect that it was imperative for the Great Qin to destroy Qi, but he had always had friendship with Housheng, and he did not want to draw his sword against him, as long as he Being able to persuade King Qi to surrender will ensure his wealth and honor. If he refuses to surrender, once the war machine is turned on, it will not stop easily. No one can guarantee your safety at that time.

At the same time, Qin Wangzheng also sent a letter of persuasion to Qi Wangjian, saying only: Qi and Daqin have always been friendly, and never participated in the joint fight against Qin. As long as they are willing to surrender, they will not treat Qi Wang badly. , the whole royal family is going to die.You can also unite Yan and Chu to fight against Qin at the same time, but we must give priority to attacking Qi.There is a one-month deadline to reply. If there is no reply within one month, the Qin army will launch an attack.Do it yourself.

The Qi State had long since lost the will to fight for hegemony, and they were all afraid of the arrogance of the Qin army, and did not even dare to resist.Yan and Chu wanted to do their best, but Qi was weak and didn't even have the courage to fight. The Qin soldiers won Qi without bloodshed.

The State of Yan bears the brunt, and the State of Qin has become encircled by the State of Yan.Yan and Chu faced each other across the Qin Dynasty, and they wanted to echo each other. Unfortunately, the communication was not smooth, and Yan was in a desperate situation, isolated and helpless.

Qin Wangzheng also persuaded Yan to surrender within a limited time. Yan Wang wanted to fight, but he knew there was no chance of winning.At this time, Qin general Zhang Tang was the Prime Minister of Yan. Zhang Tang took the opportunity to speak, willing to save the life of King Yan.He was not worried that King Yan would dare to kill him. The stronger the motherland, the safer he would be.

Yan Wangxi also had no choice but to surrender, and Prince Dankong had ambitions, but he was powerless.

In this way, Yan and Qi were put down without a single soldier.

At this time, among the princes in the world, only Chu was left.

Qin Wangzheng did not use the trick of persuading Chu to surrender.The state of Chu has a vast territory and far-reaching strategic depth that other countries cannot compare with. It has a large population, capable of writing and military, and possesses the capital to dominate the world. Persuading it to surrender will only bring shame on itself.

Qin Wangzheng was in high spirits, and he couldn't wait.

Xiang Shaolong dissuaded him and said, "My lord, the Chu land is vast, and it won't be possible to end the war in a short period of time. Whether our logistics resources are sufficient is very important. Besides, Yan and Qi Xinjiang, although we are not afraid of their rebellion, we still need to integrate them." need some time."

Qin Wangzheng asked: "My great Qin's war capabilities have been developed to a limit. Both economically and military are far superior to Chu, and the people have never been richer. Our advantage over Chu is obvious. Now we Stop to develop, and they will develop, and I am afraid that it does not make much sense to wait any longer."

Xiang Shaolong said: "First, due to the enfeoffment system of Chu State and the exclusive power of the big family, no matter what they do, they are inefficient. Although we are all developing, we can never synchronize. One will ebb and flow. Our advantage is only It will become more and more obvious; second, we haven't played our limit yet, I always think that population is the most important resource of the country, regardless of gender, the men in my Daqin have basically used all of them, but what about women?"

Qin Wangzheng asked: "How do women use it?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "First of all, we must encourage childbearing and encourage widows to remarry, so as to increase the population; second, we can let women go out of the house and take on jobs that they can undertake in society, liberate men, improve the treatment of the army, and let men Incorporate it into the army and train it. After all, it is up to the army to fight the war. The stronger the army, the more certain the war will be."

Qin Wangzheng frowned and said, "Expanding the army and increasing the salary will increase the expenses a lot. Doesn't this conform to your usual policy of focusing on people's livelihood?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "This is a temporary policy to deal with the war, but we must also control the number of troops. It is advisable to support our economic capacity. When the war is over, we will not recruit troops. But to improve the treatment of the troops It is still necessary. If you live well with the king, you will not be easily incited to rebel. And I have always been committed to improving people's livelihood, but also to accumulate strength for the war and increase the potential for war. Your king, the country should not compete with the people for profit. Appropriately distribute benefits to the people, those who have permanent property have perseverance, the richer the people, the more stable they will be."

Both Qin and Chu knew that this battle was inevitable, and they were actively preparing for it.The "cold war" between the two countries has begun, all exchanges have been cut off, and war is ready at any time.

Fortunately, both countries have vast territories and abundant resources, so there is absolutely no problem with self-sufficiency, but the cooperation between Xiang Shaolong and Li Yuan ended and turned into hostility.

The whole country is mobilized, no matter men, women, old or young.Even Yingying's Detachment of Women Army began to recruit female soldiers. She actually met Shanrou and hired her as the chief instructor of the Detachment of Women's Army.

After returning to Qi State, Shanrou married and gave birth to a son, and taught noble women swordsmanship on weekdays.Qi State surrendered, and her husband-in-law was a nobleman of Qi State, so he followed the royal family to Xianyang, was discovered by Ying Ying, and recruited under his command.

In fact, this female soldier was not valued by the King of Qin, but was regarded by Ying Ying as his darling.

Xiang Shaolong did not discriminate against this female soldier.He remembered a well-known story about a woman who became a soldier, so he copied the Yuefu poem "The Song of Mulan".

The story is very touching and makes people cry.Goddess Qin once again admired Xiang Shaolong's talent.The talented girl Ji has extraordinary martial arts skills and has the urge to join the army.Feng Fei even made it into a song and dance.Xiang Shaolong reminded Feng Fei that the story could be processed and adapted into a drama or a song and dance, which would be more conducive to dissemination.

The continuous popularity of "Mulan Song" is a bit out of rhythm, and the momentum of women joining the army is soaring. This is not Xiang Shaolong's original intention, so he had to warn Ying Ying not to expand blindly, must be strictly selected, and control military expenditures, but there was no blow Her positivity.

Xiang Shaolong presided over the massive infrastructure construction again.The construction of Qin Zhidao and Chidao, which are ancient highways, made Qin's roads extend in all directions, making it easy for materials to be sent to the front line quickly.

Laymen talk about strategy, experts talk about logistics, without logistics, no matter how clever the strategy is, it is just a castle in the air.

Xiang Shaolong tried his best to balance the development of economy and military, and was deeply afraid that blindly developing military would bring down the country.

Zhao Mojuzi Yan Ping has developed very well in Qin State these years, and relying on the strength of Qin State, his influence is getting stronger and stronger. Even though Chu Mojuzi Fudu has Juzi Order, he has to submit to Yan Ping, and he has long since secretly surrendered Qin State stayed in Chu State as a spy to seek a greater future for the Mohists.

With the deepening of the arms race, Chu's economy is getting worse and worse, and it is going further and further down the road of militarism.

This was already beyond Xiang Shaolong's expectations. At the very beginning, he really never thought about using an arms race to bring down Chu's economy.

Now Xiang Shaolong doesn't want to go to war anymore, the enfeoffment system of Chu State is very similar to the Soviet Union, and the ancients didn't understand the importance of economic development even more than the Soviet Union, so their economy collapsed even faster.

Chu State also knew that its national strength was not enough to support so many troops, and it was even more eager to go to war than Qin State.However, with the weakening of the power of the central government and the ulterior motives of the lords under their jurisdiction, they did not have the courage to take the lead in attacking.

There are reports from Chu State every day, and Xiang Shaolong always grasps the latest developments of Chu State.

Qin Wangzheng was also shocked by this way of fighting. Before he did anything, Chu State was already in chaos.

Xiang Shaolong said: "Your Majesty, the Chu State is now blindly expanding its army, and the people can no longer afford to support this army. The chaos is not far away."

Qin Wangzheng asked: "How will they disrupt the law? When will we send troops?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "Now their military-civilian ratio is seriously out of balance, and the common people suffer unspeakably. If the common people don't rebel, each of his marquis kings will sooner or later become independent. Instead of obeying the orders of the central government, they will fight on their own. Even if they can unite, they will The combat power is not comparable to the unified command of the central government. Alas! The Chu State was originally blessed by nature, but it is a pity that success is divided into feudalism, and defeat is also divided into feudalism."

Qin Wangzheng also saw the disadvantages of blindly expanding the army. Civil strife was inevitable in the Chu state. Instead, he slowed down military development, fearing that if he was not careful, he would also embark on this road.

But Qin State put on a posture of going to war at any time. Chu State did not dare to slacken in the slightest. It was obviously overwhelmed, but it still gritted its teeth and expanded its army, and did not dare to relax its military.

Finally, in 230 B.C., instigated by the spies of the State of Qin, riots broke out in many places in Chu, and the lords of various places declared independence one after another, and no longer obeyed the orders of the King of Chu.

The Great Qin raised 80 troops, Wang Jian served as the commander-in-chief, Huanju, Yang Duanhe, Wang Ben, and Meng Tian marched southward in four routes, and Xiang Shaolong was stationed in Xianyang to command the logistics and supplies.

An army of 80 is an unimaginable number in this era. Those vassals of Chu State who were close to Qin State came to the King of Qin one after another, wanting to surrender to Qin State and counterattack Chu State.

Qin Wangzheng didn't even think about it, and replied directly: Surrender, you will keep your wealth, if you don't surrender, you will die without a whole body.

He still wants to cede the land to be the king, but there is no way.

A few vassal kings chose to surrender, but there were still many people who were reluctant to give up their power and chose to resist, but they also knew that they could not support themselves, so they turned to support the King of Chu.

Therefore, the state of Chu took Li Yuan as Lingyin, and Xiang Yan barely gathered an army of 30 as the general to face the Qin army.

The army of the four routes was like a broken bamboo, and the soldiers surrounded Shouchun. Wang Jian was not in a hurry to attack the city, but just surrounded Shouchun tightly, and divided his troops to continue fighting in other places.

The Battle of Shouchun became the most tragic battle of this era. Shouchun was besieged for half a year, with no food and ammunition. General Xiang Yan died in battle, and the royal family set themselves on fire in the palace.When the city was broken, Shouchun became lifeless and became a dead city.

The battle to destroy Chu lasted for one year, and finally unified the world in 229 BC.

After sweeping the six kingdoms, the king of Qin felt that the "king" could no longer express his achievements, so he changed his name to "emperor" and called himself the first emperor, and the Central Plains officially entered the age of empire.

(End of this chapter)