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Chapter 257 Why fight? Go back to support! (Please give me a tip to book all the monthly passes!)

"But if they messed up their plans because of this and rushed back to recapture Pingyu in a hurry, they must have fallen into Prince Qin's trick. When the time comes, they will be severely beaten by them."

"I, Xiang Yan, promise you that as long as we take this opportunity to attack Xinzheng, we can capture the prince of Qin alive."

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

No one dared to agree with Xiang Yan.

"General, it's not that we don't want to believe the general. It's just that Pingyu City is in a dangerous location. If Pingyu City is really lost, the king will definitely blame it."

"What's more, the general always said that he would capture the prince of Qin alive, but now it has happened. The people of Qin have already reached Pingyu. How can it be done with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses."

"Even if the fierce general Li Xin makes a surprise attack. But once we lead the army to attack Xinzheng, Xinzheng has been occupied by the Qin army for five years. How can it be attacked so easily? The door of our home has been smashed. At this time, it is still possible." We are going to attack Xinzheng. This is really unreasonable."

All the officers and soldiers disagreed with the attack on Chu at this time.

Xiang Yan was angry, but he couldn't get angry at this time.

He is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and in his hands are the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

The battle between Qin and Chu was related to the survival of Chu State.

Thinking of this, Xiang Yan calmed down.

"Not long ago, the generals stood in the same position in this tent and planned with me at that time. The generals and I agreed that when the Qin army made a difference, they would take the opportunity to attack Xinzheng. Has everyone forgotten what they said before?"

All the soldiers lowered their heads when they heard this.

A general immediately pointed out, "Having said that, if something else happens, we are naturally willing to obey the general's command and act in accordance with the previous agreement. But now, the Qin people are attacking Pingyu."

"Pingyu is the hometown of our generals. If Pingyu is lost, how can the soldiers follow the general with peace of mind?"

Xiang Yan felt angry.

"This Prince Qin's move was really unexpected. I didn't expect that he would take a long way to get Pingyu."

Immediately, Xiang Yan's shoulders were shocked again.

"However, in my opinion, the Qin army did not dare to stay in Pingyu for a long time. They must have thought about retreating early. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to attack Xinzheng. Not only can we intercept them on the road and defeat Li Xin, And he can directly drive troops into Qin and capture the prince of Qin."

"This is a great achievement."

After everyone heard this, everyone was still trembling with fear and hesitated to move forward.

To the east of Pingyu is Xiangdi, but to its southeast and northwest are also the home fiefdoms of other generals.

In fact, the King of Qin looked down on the Chu State, and a large part of the reason was that the Chu State was too backward.

To this day, their Chu State has not completed any major reforms.

The king of Chu and the nobles of the aristocratic families ruled together.

However, these aristocratic families are actually landlords who own a piece of land.

Their idea is very simple: if they keep their land, their blessings will last forever.

But the King of Qin refused to let them live a good life and took away their land, so everyone resented the King of Qin.

King Qin not only wanted those who already had territory to lose their territory, but also prohibited anyone from occupying their territory in the future.

In this era, this is a very "immoral" and "shameless" behavior.

Therefore, Qin Wangzheng aroused everyone's indignation.

This is also the reason why Chu State has the most strength to compete with Qin State.

Because to a certain extent, all the princely states in the world have experienced hundreds of years of reforms in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and they are all moving forward.

However, Chu State has become the most conservative one due to geographical reasons.

There are many aristocratic families in Chu State.

Their determination to defend their own territory is also stronger than that of other vassal states. When united, their strength cannot be underestimated.

However, the alliance formed to defend the territory will inevitably cause conflicts to defend the territory of one's own family.

As soon as he heard that his home was washed away, he couldn't care about anything else.

The generals just refused to follow Xiang Yan.

"This opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come back. If we hesitate again at this time, we will fall into a passive position." The generals of the Chu army hesitated one by one.

When Xiang Yan saw this, he just said, "I will report the situation here to the king and ask the king to make a decision."

"The same goes for your Majesty. The Qin army has attacked Pingyu and directly threatens the sleeping area. The King will be furious when he hears this. We know what the General's intentions are, but we still have to ask the General to think twice. The General is certainly far-sighted, but the army With so many soldiers in the army, how dare they just leave their own home that was captured and have the guts to risk going to the hinterland of the Qin army and attack Xinzheng, the old capital of South Korea, just like the general."

It was these words that completely blocked Xiang Yan's mouth.

This group of people almost openly challenged Xiang Yan.

We know that we have little knowledge and lack of courage; but that's just the way we are, because our families are worried behind the scenes, so we don't dare to go anyway.

"General, please think again."
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On Xiang Yan's side, the army has been divided into two factions.

One group naturally supports Xiang Yan, and they believe that Xiang Yan's judgment is correct.In fact, even if the Qin army sent [-] troops to attack Pingyu, they could be driven away with just a little use of troops.

But the other faction was firmly opposed.

Their opposition stemmed from concerns about the home front.

Of course, the worries are all very real issues.It’s really human nature.

They were afraid that their wives would be abducted, or that other men would sleep on their couches; they were afraid that the land they finally cultivated would be trampled by Qin's horses; they were afraid that Qin's crossbows would not have eyes and would shoot down people in the city. Old parents are afraid that the Qin army will take away their family's wealth.

Any normal person would have such worries.

At this time, it is a question of whether to sacrifice the small for the big or to sacrifice the big for the small.

Since ancient times, this kind of contradiction has often occurred on the battlefield and in daily life.Because of this, those who defend their homeland are commendable for their courage.

That's why it is said that those who hold fire for others should not let them freeze to death in the snow.

Only through experience can you know how much sacrifice it takes to make this choice.

The soldiers all looked down at the ground.

It's not that Xiang Yan doesn't give up and insists on going against these soldiers.Because he had a premonition that once the Qin crown prince's plan succeeded, he would definitely become famous in the army.At that time, once the Qin army's morale will surrender to him.

It will be even more difficult to break through his scheme in the future.

"I am determined to attack Xinzheng."

All the generals were helpless, "When the officers and soldiers heard this, they would definitely be excited."

"It's better to ask the king to make a decision."

Xiang Yan stroked his beard and put his hands flat on his knees, "Generals, please don't forget the purpose of our coming here. If we can't break Prince Qin's arrogance, we will face a bigger problem then. crisis."

"Wancheng, it doesn't matter whether we take it or not. Once we get involved in this situation and lose the opportunity to take the initiative, we will become fish on other people's chopping boards."

The generals looked left and right, and saw that their homes had been robbed, and they were all eager to go back.

On the contrary, Xiang Yan's behavior of attacking the Qin army's home base was not advisable in their opinion.

Seems very stupid.

Xiang Yan saw that some of these generals could still be persuaded by him, so he proposed a compromise plan. "The Qin army led by Li Xin can only have 12 soldiers and horses at most. I will give you [-] to cooperate with the soldiers from Xiangdi and Xiangdi to work together to relieve the siege of Pingyu. I will lead an army of [-] alone to attack Xinzheng."

When all the generals heard this, they naturally clapped their hands and applauded.

"That's a good way."

"Let me go back!"

"I'm going back too!"

But Xiang Yan didn't show joy on her face.

"It's just that I have something to say first. If you arrive at Pingyu and if the Qin army has withdrawn, you will immediately go north to support me. Otherwise, I will deal with you and others according to military law."

It is difficult for everyone to disagree with this compromise approach.

They were now caught off guard by the Qin army's attack and felt angry.I just wanted to go back and see An Xin first.

Xiang Yan said this, and they naturally supported this relatively foolproof strategy of dividing the troops into two groups.

(End of this chapter)