Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 548: The troops arrive at the capital of the Peacock King!
"Trash! They're all trash!"

In the Peacock Kingdom, inside the palace, the Giant Chariot King has a ferocious face, holding a sharp sword, and his luxurious clothes are stained with blood.

Just now, he killed his general with his own hands.

The Qin people traveled far across the ocean, and with only tens of thousands of people, they traversed the waters of the Peacock Kingdom.

But he was helpless...

At first, the Qin people's declaration of war seemed to the King of Juche as nothing more than a farce made by a little ant who dared to offend himself, but now the facts told him that he was wrong!

From the moment he made the decision to go to war with Qin, he was already wrong.

Two years...two whole years...

Thirty million people in the entire Peacock Kingdom are helpless...

All the ships that could go to sea in the Peacock Kingdom were launched under his king's order. At its peak, one hundred thousand soldiers and horses went to sea...

The worst thing was that as the commotion caused by the Qin people became louder and louder and could not be calmed down, some people began to question the King of Juche and began to persuade him to withdraw his order and sign a ceasefire contract with the Qin people.

According to Wang Li's understanding, you can fight however you want. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. Even if all 50,000 soldiers and horses are defeated, all the food and grass are used up, or even a big defeat, it doesn't matter. But when the time is set, When you have to go, you have to go.

The central government's suppression efficiency is low and its combat effectiveness is no longer what it used to be, which has made local forces begin to waver.

An old minister kowtowed sadly: "Qin and our country have no deep grudges. Now the chaos has been unresolved, and doubts have arisen in all directions. If the war continues, the people of the world will not be able to bear it... Everyone will question the majesty of the king. Take advantage of now It hasn’t failed yet…”

For two full years, the huge empire with a population of 30 million has completely become a disadvantage. Today, the Peacock Kingdom is no longer able to go to sea to fight. After all, building ships takes time, and now, they can only watch the Qin ships. Drive straight in and hang overseas, guarding against the Qin people from time to time.

The old man still had a lot to say, but it was too late.

Not to mention the small countries that were originally affiliated with the Peacock Kingdom, they have gradually begun to flirt with the Qin Kingdom from afar, and have even begun to secretly provide war supplies to the Qin Kingdom.

He didn't care how Li Xin fought and what the results were.

But the Qin people were too cunning...their ships were bigger and faster.

The Maurya Kingdom is a land-based country. Similarly, the so-called sea ships of the Maurya Kingdom can actually only support offshore navigation.

Everyone is ready to move...

"Your Majesty! Stop it!"

In fact, there are not a few people who can see the clues...

But the ecology of the rural towns along the coast was still in a mess by the Qin people.

This war! He will never stop!

The Peacock Kingdom was suffering from physical pain, supporting 50,000 troops to fight overseas, and Da Qin also spent a lot of money.

"There is not much food and grass left. According to His Highness Taisun's instructions, after three months, regardless of the outcome of the battle, Huailihou will have to withdraw his troops." Wang Li said solemnly.

The old man looked at the long face on his chest in disbelief. He held the sword blade with one hand and looked up at the King of Carriage. He pursed his lips twice and blood foam overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Because he has seen the chaos that the world is about to experience.

Strictly speaking, the losses suffered by the Maurya Kingdom are not great now, but the loss of reputation and loss of prestige are the most fatal.

In fact, he was mentally prepared to be punished by the King of Giant Cars, because he was ready to persuade the King of Giant Cars to cease the war when he came.

There is never a shortage of smart people in this world. Looking at the fallen figure of the old man, some were silent, some mourned, and some secretly rejoiced, but no one questioned the Mauryan King's decision anymore.

On the ship, Li Xin looked at Wang Li with a smile.

This war didn't seem big, but it dragged on for a full two years, and the most terrible thing was that the Peacock Kingdom was always at a disadvantage.

"King... let's have a truce... If this continues, there will be chaos..."

Halfway through his words, the old man could no longer speak, because the giant chariot king had pierced his chest with his sword.

The King of Giant Cars issued the highest order as the king.

……

Especially Ye Tiaoguo... According to reliable information, Ye Tiaoguo has already planned to send troops to assist Qin.

So after King Juche personally killed the general he appointed, a new general quickly took office, and the second round of the war against Qin was officially announced.

"Uncle Li, don't be offended... After all, I am entrusted by His Highness. His Highness said that generals will not accept military orders abroad, so they will never interfere. But when the time comes, you have to go back..." Wang Li spread his hands. .

What he cared about was his mission, even though Wang Lilai was no different from a vacation, even though Li Xin's results seemed indeed impressive.

This is something the giant car king cannot bear...

Completely losing the strategic initiative means that they can only be passively attacked. Fortunately, it is difficult for the Qin people to conquer important cities if they do not occupy the favorable geographical location and stick to it.

Qin's ships are ocean-going ships in the true sense... It seems that the Peacock Kingdom has enough people and many ships, but in fact the Peacock Kingdom is at a disadvantage on the sea from beginning to end.

"Continue to increase the levy! If you can't get out, then find a way to let the Qin people in! Kill them all in one fell swoop!"

"The Giant Car King is in a hurry..."

Little by little, they ate away at the only ships in the Maurya Kingdom that could go to sea, until... they completely destroyed all the ships in the Maurya Kingdom.

This is the principle. Although Wang Li is naive, he accepts death.

But Wang Li knew what he was here to do.

"Three months is enough..." Li Xinsan smiled and said bitterly.

Although this may not be Zhao Si's original intention, Wang Li knew that he should not think about what is there and what is not, nor should he try to distinguish the future benefits.

He only needs to do what he should do, whether good or bad is secondary.

According to Wang Li's understanding of himself, Zhao Si trusted him when he asked him to supervise the army.

It doesn't matter whether he succeeds or fails, he can't live up to his friends' trust in him.

What is trust? Regardless of success or failure, everyone will return as promised.

"The Peacock Kingdom is still increasing its campaign. It is said that it has raised 600,000 troops and has thousands of large ships to defeat us head-on..." Li Xin looked at the upright-looking Wang Li and rubbed his brows.

"But I guess this is just a cover. First of all, the Peacock Kingdom does not have a thousand big ships... Secondly, even if the Peacock Kingdom has a thousand big ships and 600,000 soldiers, as long as it enters the open sea, we will still have the final say... So if the Peacock Kingdom wants to If we win, the battlefield can only be placed offshore or even on land. If the giant chariot king wants to completely annihilate us, he can only form an encirclement against us on land." Li Xin tapped his fingers on the ship.

"Uncle Li is still thinking about the Peacock Kingdom?" Wang Li smiled.

"Worrying about your enemies is also about worrying about yourself..." Li Xin said.

"According to Uncle Li, with the nature of the Giant Car King, I'm afraid he would like to crush us to ashes. Could it be that he wants to put us in?" Wang Li scratched his head.

"They have used this trick before. We are not beasts. How can we jump into the trap when we see it? Besides, as long as we stand on the sea, we will be in an invincible position..." Wang Li said.

"So they will put bait..." Li Xin said.

"Uncle Li, please don't be confused..." Wang Li was from a general family after all. Li Xin understood what Li Xin meant as soon as he opened his mouth.

The only way that the Peacock Kingdom can completely annihilate the Qin Navy is on land. As long as it is at sea, the Qin Navy can leave as they please and stay as they please.

The initiative lies with Da Qin, and the Peacock Kingdom can only take the initiative to land if it is sufficiently tempted by the Qin Kingdom.

Li Xin was good at using special weapons, and Wang Li subconsciously thought that Li Xin was going to wipe out his opponent and leave.

Yes, with the relatively primitive military level of the Peacock Kingdom, Li Xin has a high probability of completing such an operation.

Isn't it just to eat the opponent's bait and escape unscathed?
But Wang Li, who was naturally stable, subconsciously resisted this choice.

"Where are you thinking? Whether it's poisonous bait or good food, in the final analysis, it's all put down by the other party. The moment you decide to take the bait, you are already following the path that others have marked for you." Li Xin shook his head.

"What does Uncle Li mean?" Wang Li asked.

"What do you think the Peacock Congress used as bait?" Li Xin did not answer, but asked a question.

"Hmm... maybe..." Wang Li was stunned for a moment and paused for a moment.

"People of my generation seek nothing more than military merit... Previously they were all small-scale fights. They might use a big victory as bait, defeating the majority with the few, defeating the strong with the weak. A big victory on the battlefield is the best honor no matter which country it is in..." Li Xin said with a smile.

"It's nothing more than pretending to reveal a flaw, making me think that there is a possibility that I can take advantage of the victory..."

Li Xin slowly tapped his fingers and said, "But in fact, the so-called great victory does not mean much to Qin State, nor does it mean much to His Highness."

"This battle is almost over. I know in my heart that construction is going on everywhere in the country and there is no extra food. Even if we win the battle, Qin will not be able to annex the land here even though we are thousands of miles away. No matter whether it is gold, silver or wealth, Forget it, including land... it doesn’t mean much,” Li Xin murmured.

"But there is one thing that is beneficial to Qin."

"Destroying its national prestige!" A flash of light flashed in Li Xin's eyes.

"You said, compared to annihilating the Peacock Kingdom's 100,000-strong army, if I lead my troops straight to the Peacock King's capital and sacrifice to heaven under the royal city... which one would be more beneficial to the Qin Dynasty?" Li Xin asked with a smile.

"How is it possible! How could the capital be captured so easily?" Wang Li was shocked when he heard this.

"When did I say I would attack the city?" Li Xin smiled.

"What can capturing the royal city bring to me?"

"My game is very simple. As long as the flag of the Qin Dynasty stands under the capital of the Peacock Kingdom, and worships the sky in front of the capital of the Peacock Kingdom... it is not difficult." Li Xin said.

"This is the chart... This is the place where I landed several times and the area where I fought against the Peacock Kingdom..." Li Xin took out the chart.

"These places all have one thing in common, they are extremely far away from the royal capital. In fact, we have been fighting in this sea area, which has led to the majority of the Maurya Kingdom's troops being concentrated around here."

"What they didn't expect was that from here, I would go around the coast to the vicinity of the royal capital, and then follow the river down the river. It would only take a month to reach the city!" Li Xin had a smile on his face.

There is no need to cause any casualties, because when the soldiers and horses appear under the royal city, it is enough to disgrace the Peacock Kingdom.

Think about it, a mere tens of thousands of people, sitting on a big country, can't be solved for two whole years, and you also let others come to show off your power under your royal city, and the country is surrounded by people.

It is true that Li Xin could not attack the royal city with tens of thousands of people, but how many permanent troops could the royal city have? How long does it take for local emergency rescue?
It's enough for him to show off his power for a while...

In short, Li Xin finally convinced Wang Li, of course, the main reason was because Li Xin was the supreme combat leader.

Under Li Xin's instruction, Wang Li and Li Xin divided their troops into two groups.

Wang Li led 10,000 horses and tens of thousands of people from Ye Tiao Kingdom to wander in the open sea, and from time to time he went in and out of the offshore to tease the Peacock Kingdom's waiting soldiers.

Li Xin, on the other hand, led all the elites into and out of the distant sea, avoiding all sight and disappearing on the sea.

A month passed quietly. While Wang Li was still working on pulling the troops of the Peacock Kingdom and licking the bait released by the opponent from time to time to taste the saltiness, Li Xin officially led the troops to land in the Peacock Kingdom.

On the day of landing, the port fell!
The few ships in the port can accommodate more than 20,000 people in total.

Li Xin divided his troops on the spot, with 20,000 men responsible for guarding the ships, and 20,000 men taking the Mauryan Kingdom's ships from the sea into the river and heading straight to the Mauryan King's capital.

In addition to leaving a retreat to protect sea-going ships, another reason is that Qin's ships are sea-going ships, and river navigation is not as easy as inland ships. This prompted Li Xin to make the decision to divide his troops.

Fortunately... everything is calm...

And Li Xin's two-year strategic deployment has indeed worked.

After all, the Qin Army has been wandering on the sea. Most of the losses of the Peacock Kingdom were caused by proactive attacks. The few landings of the Qin Army never stayed for too long, and they did not go too deep, so it was also The coastal areas were heavily guarded, and the Mauryan Kingdom was concentrating its forces to annihilate the Qin army. Therefore, the armaments in the cities near the royal capital were quite lax.

As a result, Li Xin's journey down the river could be described as a rapid progress.

After fighting two encounters during this period, we successfully reached the royal capital of the Peacock Kingdom.

And the royal capital of the Peacock Kingdom... strictly speaking, it has troops.

Moreover, they are still full-time soldiers, with a total of 20,000 troops.

The royal city of any country in the past dynasties will never be too empty, and the same is true for the Peacock Kingdom. It is naturally not a big problem to support more than 20,000 full-time soldiers with the Peacock Kingdom's family wealth.

Regardless of the actual combat effectiveness of the more than 20,000 elites, their weapons and armor must be the most elite in the country.

Coupled with the private soldiers of the nobles and citizens gathered in the royal city, there is also a large inventory of weapons.

It is actually possible for the Peacock Kingdom to directly take away Li Xin in a wave of field battles.

However... this is the royal capital, no one dares to bet on a wild battle!
this day……

The flag of Great Qin officially flutters under the capital of the Peacock Kingdom!

The royal capital of the Peacock Kingdom was in chaos because of this!
(End of this chapter)