My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 165 I am incompetent, not as good as Captain Li. (Please donate monthly tickets!)

Ying Zheng asked himself and Captain Li Xin to discuss how to attack Chu. This was obviously to test himself.This is related to whether you can go to the battlefield in the future, so naturally you have to be cautious in your answer.

Fusu's thoughts were all seen by Ying Zheng.

Although this boy is too young, his mind is as stable as that of an adult. Especially in this mentality, I think Fusu is much stronger than Li Xin.

Ying Zheng set his sights on Li Xin. Li Xin just didn't like to play tricks, and he wasn't really stupid.

He saw that the king wanted to let him speak first. Although he had clearly realized that what happened next would not be a good thing, what could he do.

"Your Majesty, I think Chu is a powerful country. Attacking a big country like Chu is different from attacking small countries like South Korea and Yan."

"The Chu State has a large number of people, and their military strength is barely comparable to that of our Qin State."

"Moreover, the geographical terrain of Chu State is very different from that of the Central Plains. Their area, including the hometown of Wu and Yue, which is directly behind them, has always been densely covered with water networks and connected into a vast area."

"But as long as we capture Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, and capture the King of Chu, we will have control over the other cities."

"Although the Chu State has a lot of water, it also has weaknesses. Instead of a flat plain, they are lakes, swamps and flat plains. There is no cover at all. On the contrary, it is more suitable for cavalry operations."

Ying Zheng stroked his beard, "Since there are swamps and lakes, how can they be suitable for cavalry operations?"

Fusu answered first, "You can wait until autumn and winter. By then, the water level downstream will become shallower, the lakes and swamps will dry up, the water level will drop, and the river bed will be exposed."

Li Xin wondered why the prince didn't follow the rules. He told me to speak and then took advantage of me. "Your Majesty, I mean the same thing."

"It seems that the two of you agree on the timing of sending troops." Ying Zheng stroked his beard, his eyes deep.

Zhao Gao looked at Ying Zheng sideways and realized that the king had changed his mind and wanted to let the prince have a try on the battlefield.

Li Xin, Li Xin, you can't have stage fright at this time.If you don't perform as well as the 16-year-old prince, he will be the one to boss you around.

Zhao Gao looked on anxiously.

"Your Majesty, the timing of sending troops is certainly important. But we need to prepare a lot to attack Chu. The amount of troops and food and grass is much larger than when we attacked South Korea, Wei, Yan, and Dai in the past."

"The general believes that to attack the Chu State, we will need 40 troops at least. At that time, we will have to rely on the veteran generals in the court to take command, but the general is still willing to be the vanguard for the king, charge into the battle, and take the Chu State directly."

"40?" Upon hearing this number, Ying Zheng's face darkened.

Ying Zheng stood up with his sword in hand and walked back and forth in front of the two of them.

"You know. A few months ago, General Wang Ben gave me a memorial. It was said to be a memorial, but it was not a military report. Wang Ben asked me a question."

"He asked me if I wanted to attack Daliang quickly or slowly. When the memorial was submitted, Wang Ben had already led troops to besiege Daliang for three months."

"Everyone in the world says that Daliang City is indeed impregnable. And you all know what Wang Ben did."

The floods flooded the rice fields and killed no fewer than [-] people.

Fusu knew.

Li Xin was silent when he heard this.

What the king means is that what Wang Ben did is better than what he did.

"Do you know why General Wang Ben asked me this question? Because he knows that our Qin State has launched wars in consecutive years. It not only needs to prepare troops to attack the next country, but also needs to send a large number of soldiers to newly occupied places."

"Now our Qin State's territory has more than doubled in just five years, but no matter how we expand our military strength, we always have to rely on the old Qin people to guard the border."

"Needless to say, you two should understand the pros and cons."

"I will tell you two clearly that the war has reached this point and our country of Qin has very little national power left. Do you know what this means?"

"I no longer care about fighting a beautiful battle, nor do I care whether this battle will become famous throughout the ages."

"What I want is to win, and I want to annex the Chu State."

"We need a coach who can seize the most cities at the lowest cost."

"The old territories of Yan, Zhao, Qi, Wei, Han, and Chu, whether they were annexed through war or cities donated by kings, all need to be suppressed and garrisoned by a large number of soldiers and horses. Not to mention the dispersion of Qin's troops How many people, horses, and food are needed to travel to various places."

These words fell in the spacious hall, shaking everyone's heartstrings.

"And attacking the Chu State will determine whether I can complete my great cause of unifying the world. Before you arrived, the ministers in the court had already discussed this matter. Someone once suggested that I attack the Qi State first, and then take the Chu State."

"But do you know why the ministers in the DPRK and China rejected this plan in the end?"

"Because the Chu State is more powerful than the Zhao State! The Zhao State was severely weakened after experiencing the Changping War, while the Chu State has never had a large-scale confrontation with our Qin State due to its geographical advantage."

"The spies lurking in the Chu State reported back to me that the nobles of the Chu State had worked together since the fall of the Zhao State to prepare for such a major event as resisting our Qin State."

"Do you know how many years have passed since the fall of Zhao?"

"It's only been three years."

"But these three years are enough for the people of Chu to prepare sufficient food and grass, and enough for the people of Chu to grasp all the trends of Qin."

"During this stage, our Qin State has successively attacked Yan, Wei, and Chu. Our troops have been scattered everywhere, and countless resources have been consumed."

"Whose plan among you can conquer Chu at the lowest cost?"

"Still, neither of you can compare to General Wang Ben."

Li Xin, who was kneeling at the foot of the steps, felt a desire to win in his heart.Li Xin mustered up his courage, his eyes were as cold as iron, and he immediately bowed, "If I take command, we can capture the Chu Kingdom with 20 troops and escort the King of Chu back to Xianyang."

When Ying Zheng heard this, his face showed joy.

"Good. It's not that I don't want to fight a beautiful battle, it's that God doesn't give me a chance. The rear needs to be comforted, and only limited troops can be drawn from the front."

"Li Xin, you are indeed a good general sent by God to help me."

Hearing this, Li Xin smiled knowingly, what he wanted was the king's words.

Ying Zheng raised his head proudly and looked at Fusu and Li Xin condescendingly.

Whoever can give me what I want will be chosen by me to attack Chu.

Ying Zheng only focused his attention on Fusu.

Maybe this time, you guessed wrong. I don't want to give you the opportunity to lead troops to fight, but to retreat when you face difficulties.

Fusu showed no intention of shrinking under the contempt of the king like Ying Zheng.

"Li Xin leads 20 troops to attack Chu, and he will be defeated."

This sentence suddenly fell into the hall, and Ying Zheng and Li Xin felt a thousand waves in their hearts.

"Prince, do you want to attack Chu with less than 20 troops?"

"No. I want 40 troops. Give me one year and the Chu Kingdom can be destroyed."

Ying Zheng and Li Xin were stunned after hearing this.

"Perhaps the prince has forgotten what the king said just now. Now our Qin State needs a large number of troops to garrison various places. The troops that the king can dispatch are simply limited."

Li Xin said to Fusu.

"Then let the Qin State rest for a year. It has been fighting for years, and the country is short of men and horses."

Although Ying Zheng was angry when he heard this, he could hold back his anger when he treated Fu Su as a minister.

"Then do you know that if I don't work hard to pursue the victory and lead the troops to attack the Chu State, the Chu State will take advantage of the rest of our Qin State to launch a surprise attack on our Qin State. According to the information I have received, the Chu State has now Doing so.”

I don’t know why, but when future generations read about a certain period of history, they always look at the issue from a very isolated point of view.

They rarely see the overall picture of the matter. When they see a certain person's name appearing on a historical event, if it succeeds, they think that the event is the credit of the protagonist of the event; if it fails, then this is what happened. Two people's fault.

This is not the case.

It was not that Ying Zheng was in a hurry to attack Chu, but that Chu was fully prepared, and Qin launched external conquests in three directions, which had already consumed most of Qin's internal savings.

Now Chu State is attacking Qin State.

And Ying Zheng simply couldn't come up with that many troops.

Fusu still insisted, "With 40 troops, Chu State will become the territory of Qin State in one year. But with 20 troops, Chu State will definitely be defeated. Not only that, our Qin State will also lose its elite troops." Almost exhausted.”

"When the attack on Chu fails, the Chu people will be proud and their morale will rise. At that time, attacking Chu will require the strength of the whole country. At that time, attacking Chu will require 50, 60, or even more."

Just hearing the word "defeat" made Ying Zheng feel confused.

And Fusu also said so many terrible consequences.

"You have never led troops. How do you know that if you attack Chu with 40 troops, you will definitely win, but if you attack Chu with 20 troops, you will definitely fail."

Ying Zheng looked at Fusu, and he seemed to see Liao in front of his eyes.

"Li Duwei sent 20 troops to attack Chu. With a small number, he defeated many, so the chance of victory was not great."

"But I am the prince of Qin, and my mother is the princess of Chu. If I lead the troops, the rear of the attack line against Chu will be stable, and the battle in the front will also be difficult because I, the prince of Qin, personally lead the troops. Morale is boosted.”

"I can use 40 troops to have the same effect as 60 troops. But I can't use 20 soldiers to fight against the Chu State with a population of one million."

"I am incompetent. Not as good as Captain Li."

There was silence in the hall.

Li Xin just looked sideways at Fusu, the prince was really only sixteen years old.How could he remain so calm in the face of the king's persecution, and everything he said was very organized. On the contrary, he was calm now and did not have the same confidence and confidence as before.

Li Xin was already feeling guilty, but now he was openly told by the prince, "I am incompetent."Not as shocked as Captain Li.

Even Zhao Gao was stunned.He knew that the prince was talented, but he did not expect that he had such a high military talent.When talking about considering and controlling the overall battlefield situation, his aura is not inferior to that of Yan Ran, the generals in the DPRK and China.

Ying Zheng looked at Fusu and was speechless for a long time.

"It seems that this matter needs to be discussed by the courtiers."

Court meeting?

Let the ministers choose between their own plan and Li Xin's plan.

"Thank you, father, for giving me the opportunity." Fusu's eyes flashed.

　I suddenly forgot that there were a lot of conflicts between Ying Zheng and Chang Pingjun that I didn’t write out before. In order to catch up with the progress, I can only write them later.Alas, my brain.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)