My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 247 The battle of wits begins (please support me with rewards and subscriptions!)

Generals, you look at me, and I look at you.

With the development of Chu State to this day, the generals in the country are basically descendants of aristocrats who have been a hundred years old.If you ask how many people know the strategy of leading troops to fight, you will know at a glance.

Some generals feel guilty when asked questions.

It was Song Yi again, he was the first to stand up.He seemed to be very confident about attacking Qin and thought that he could use his talents in this war.

All the generals naturally looked at him.

Song Yi stood up, looked at everyone, and bowed to everyone first. This move attracted everyone's favor.

"Here comes the general. It is the winter moon now, and the New Year Festival will be held soon. Although there are many differences in customs between Qin and Chu. But this spring festival is a rule set by the ancestors, and everyone in the world must live it, so let's take advantage of it. During the New Year Festival, we took advantage of their unpreparedness and counterattacked on the same day, catching them off guard."

Xiang Yan and the generals of the Xiang clan frowned when they heard this.

Xiang Yan was wondering what Song Yi was thinking.

To launch an attack during the spring festival would not offend heaven, earth and the gods.

What's more, the day of Spring Festival has always been a day for families to collectively worship their ancestors.

Every time the soldiers come to the Spring Festival, they feel homesick. How can they be in the mood to risk their lives to fight?

Seeing that everyone was silent, Song Yi hurriedly came up with another idea, "I propose to pull out the wall first to make the Qin army think that we are really afraid of them. At this time, there is still less than half a month before the Spring Festival, and they see us After retreating, they must be happy to celebrate the Spring Festival. The Qin army will definitely let down their guard by then, and that will be a good time for us to counterattack."

After hearing this method, some generals of Chu State clapped their hands and praised it. They thought this plan was very good.

Xiang Yan was sitting in the upper seat, looking at these guys from aristocratic families with deer-headed and rat-like eyes. His heart was full of contempt and disgust. Could it be that Xiang Yan, the great general, didn't know these things?

Xiang Yan's tiger body lay back, with the tiger's back leaning on the seat, fully displaying his majestic body.

"The Qin army dared to put [-] soldiers and horses in the city, perhaps because they did not expect that our army would lead a large army straight to the city. But our army has been in front of the city for more than ten days now. Logically speaking, Qin's crown prince Fusu The news should have been received a long time ago, but the Qin army has not yet sent troops to help."

"This confirms my previous conjecture. It can be seen that they did it deliberately. The art of war says that if a general wants to defeat him, he must assist him; if he wants to take him, he must give him a hand."

"If you want to defeat the opponent, you must temporarily help him to seek opportunities. If you want to benefit from others, you must first give them some benefits. This is a typical trap. I expect that the prince of Qin already knows about this, and he This is a battle of tactics with our Chu army."

When everyone saw Xiang Yanwei sitting in the upper seat, who was solemn and majestic, they all realized that their talents were not justified, so they gradually did not dare to speak.

When Song Yi saw this, he felt very unhappy, but he still had no choice.Because General Xiang Yan only holds the military talisman in his hand, if he disagrees with his opinion, no matter how much he says, no matter how well he says it, no matter how right he is, it will be meaningless.

Seeing that Song Yi's idea was rejected, other generals immediately chased after him and asked.

"Then in the opinion of the general, we have twenty times the strength of Qin, but we can't defeat them and capture Chu?"

Xiang Yan remained calm and calm, "That's not necessarily the case. Our army has its own advantages, but if we take the capture of Wancheng as our goal, it will appear that our Chu people are short-sighted. Capturing Wancheng is only the first step."

"Even though Prince Qin is young and vigorous, don't forget that I am going on the expedition with him and two lieutenants. These two lieutenants are generals of the younger generation."

"One comes from a family of generals who are deeply trusted by the King of Qin, and the other is a fierce general who once chased the Yan army for thousands of miles without eating, drinking or sleeping. Meng Tian and Li Xin are both young and strong, and both of them are eager to establish their achievements as soon as possible."

"Deputy General Meng Tian, ​​this person is from a family of generals. His father Meng Wu has been fighting for many years and has made outstanding achievements. His father is the Chehou of Qin. Although he is young, he has plans. It is said that he has a close relationship with the prince of Qin. This person is I will definitely listen to Prince Qin’s words.”

"Li Xin was fierce and brave, and his reputation among the Qin army gradually surpassed that of Qin General Wang Ben. Judging from the many battles he participated in, he had a strong desire to win." "Since he is a warlike person. , naturally he should be the vanguard and lead the troops to meet the enemy as soon as possible. Even though Prince Qin thinks he has a brilliant strategy and wants to use defense as offense, but with the personality of the right general Li Xin, how can he sit still."

"As far as I know, the generals who are accompanying the army this time are generally relatively young. Young people are angry and impatient. This is our opportunity."

"Today, our army has been approaching the city for several days. It stands to reason that the prince and general of the Qin State should have known about this matter, and the general Li Xin must have also known about it. But so far, we have not even seen this young man who is eager to fight and seek merit. I haven’t seen anyone’s face.”

"It is ridiculous to attack the city rashly."

At this point, the generals listened to the analysis and understood the situation, and all looked at Xiang Yan with admiration.

"As the general said, the key to defeating the Qin army lies in the right general Li Xin."

Xiang Yan continued, "Wancheng must be fought, but our Chu army must win beautifully. We cannot fight the Qin army with our 20 troops. If we capture Wancheng at the cost of huge casualties, it will only be a setback." The morale of the soldiers.”

"I have decided to send a few men with strong voices to shout at the city gate, asking the prince of Qin to come out of the city to meet the enemy and fight with our army. If they don't listen, it will be verbal abuse. We must arouse the warlike heart of the Qin people. ."

"This prince of the Qin State is full of evil ideas. I guess he is planning to lure our Chu State to lead troops to attack on our own initiative to break the geographical convenience of our Chu Army. But he forgot that he is young and has no winning record. If any rumors arise in the army, they can be passively controlled."

After Xiang Yan made some arrangements.

From then on, every morning, noon and evening, a dozen fat and strong men stood under the city gate and shouted.

At first, this is what Chu people shouted.

"Please ask Prince Qin to come out of the city to meet the enemy."

Wancheng is not far from Xinzheng, and Fusu soon learned the news.

When Guan Fu heard this, he clenched his fists and said, "This Yan is really abominable. He actually made people insult the prince."

Li Xin couldn't help but just narrowed his eyes and looked at Fusu.

As a result, the person who was scolded remained calm and relaxed.

"This Xiang Yan has already seen through my intentions. I think he used such tactics to disrupt the morale of our army and make our Qin army uneasy."

Meng Tian advised, "Prince, although this strategy used by Yan is not on the stage, but if it spreads to the army, it will damage the dignity of the prince. Furthermore, the prince should at least give some instructions to the soldiers of Wancheng, otherwise the soldiers will feel uneasy. "

"Command to the soldiers, Chu people have always been barbarians and scoundrels. They shout and curse in front of the battle and act like a kid. Let the soldiers ignore them."

Two days later, the Qin army just hung a no-war sign in front of the tower.

This was the first time that someone had done this in the entire Spring and Autumn Period and even in the Warring States Period. It was considered an innovative move of the time, and it immediately became popular news and was widely disseminated everywhere.

It's just that Prince Qin doesn't go out, so Xiang Yan is not discouraged.

He began to have people insult Fusu in front of the city on the advice of his subordinate officials.

"Is the prince of Qin afraid and afraid to go out?"

"It turns out that King Qin's son is a coward! You dare to say it but don't take it seriously!"

(End of this chapter)