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Chapter 427: On how generals are made (please order all the monthly tickets for rewards!)

Li Xin spent almost no effort and immediately took control of the city gates and city wall defenses in just one night.

At dawn, the soldiers went around looking for chickens and pigs in the haystacks, killing sheep and dogs, and then started eating them on the spot.

The delicious smell of meat fills the streets in Jingli.

Xiang Yan wanted to fight Qin and took away almost 60% of the young men in the country.

Of the remaining 40%, 20% are farmers who make a living to supplement frontline supplies; the remaining 20% ​​are people who want to avoid military service and actually escape.

Some of the soldiers ate and drank heavily, and some were so tired that they fell down to sleep.

The snoring was loud.

Many of the Chu children in Chengfu City climbed on the walls and angrily watched the Qin people eating and drinking their food at will.

On the other side, a general wearing a red cloak and a mask was led by Chu soldiers to the granary in the city's father's city.

"Eat, eat as much as the army can eat, and feed them all. Also, give the extra food to the villagers of the city father."

"Sure enough, this is an important military area. This much food is enough to feed their army for a month."

It's still dark, and there's water vapor in the air.

When the two captains heard this, their eyes lit up.

"No. Most of the people left behind are old people, women, and children. Give these people enough food, capture all the young adults, and drag them all to build fortifications. You will personally command them."

Li Xin counted carefully and found that there were more than thirty large granaries here.

There are also fifty small granaries.

The golden morning sun shines through the thin water vapor and hits the wide and thick leaves.

The two captains came over and said, "General, what should we do with so much food?"

Chu State has many swamps and a humid climate.

"General - I'm afraid this is unreasonable. If these Chu country folk are fed, won't they attack us in turn?"

"But general, why are we building fortifications here? Before the army arrives, we may be surrounded by the Chu army at any time."

"Furthermore, the city wall of Chu State was built by the prince sent by King Ping of Chu to be tall and strong. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we hadn't come by chance, the garrison in the father's city of this city would not even have 6,000 people. We would not be able to Take it so quickly.”

Using these wooden piles as supports to separate the bottom floor of the granary from the ground, these Chu people dared to build the granary on the wooden piles.

"General, this is a good idea. Let these old and weak women and children have enough to eat, and they will be grateful to us. Control the young and strong, so that we don't have to be wary of these Chu people all day long."

"The key now is, if we take this city, should we hold on to the territory that has been designated as our Qin State, or should we wait until the Chu army comes back and help us."

Li Xin shook his head, "Originally, I planned to carry out the prince's military order. But when I arrived at the city, I found that the city was surrounded by waterways and open plains. No matter where someone approached, they could be seen on the city wall. It’s crystal clear.”

Due to the terrain, in order to store grain in a dry climate, Chu State first set up more than 20 thick and large square wooden piles on the ground. The bottoms of the wooden piles were smelted and poured with copper to protect them.

The breeze blew, and the whole forest swayed, and thousands of green leaves swayed like golden spoons hanging on the trees.

In this way, the Chu people pressed these square wooden piles under the ground so that they would not be corroded by mud and rain and could stand for a long time.

"This time, I want to hear what you think."

The two lieutenants stared at each other. Is this still the general Li Xin they knew in the past?
"General, for such a big matter, it is better to summon all the captains to discuss it together."

"Okay." Li Xin waved his hand. In any place, it is actually the coach himself who determines the talent or ability limit of his subordinates.

If the coach cannot give his subordinates great freedom of action, then only such subordinates will dare to use their talents.

If you only know how to give orders, you will definitely go down the wrong path.

The captain couldn't help but said, "General, we feel that you have changed a lot now?"

"Is there any?" Li Xin rubbed his mask sheepishly.

"You no longer speak your mind like you used to. You have become more approachable. You have also become..."

"What has it become? We are all soldiers. If you have something to say, you can't say it directly."

"More like a general leading an army. He has become much more mature and steady."

"What? Don't I look like before?"

"If you want to hear the truth, you have to be prepared first. When I tell the truth later, you can't be angry."

"Go ahead."

"In the past, general, you were at best one of the few warriors in the army. You were not like a general because you always put yourself first. Soldiers could only be those who followed the general and charged into battle, rather than charging into battle for the general. "

"Is there any difference between the two? Besides, wouldn't it be better for me to lead the troops myself to boost morale?"

"General, of course you can do this when you are the commander of a thousand soldiers. But when you become the captain of one army or the general of five armies, your every move will affect the entire army. Everyone is looking up to you. You. But your actions are still the same as when you attacked Yan State, which makes us feel uneasy. "

After hearing these words, Li Xin couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that you already knew that our army was going to be defeated before I launched the decisive battle?"

The two lieutenants shuddered, "Veterans in the army said that if you cross such a long mountain, you will notice something fishy at first sight."

"But... none of you told me."

"You were not as reasonable as you are now. None of us dare to tell you the truth. And at this juncture, if someone suddenly contradicts you, the general will be furious."

Under the mask, Li Xin's eyes were like lightning. He stared at the two people in front of him.

After a long time, he was relieved.

"That's all, it's all fate."

"I shouldn't say it, but I feel that after the last failure, the general really looks like a general commanding a large army."

When Li Xin heard this, he was not happy.

"It's pity that my 70,000 brothers died in front of Pingyu City, and their bodies have not been returned home to this day."

Li Xin, that's an authentic Xianyang and Longxi person.

He has lived in the countryside since he was a child, driving sheep carts, grazing, fighting, playing tricks, and playing pranks with the children.

But he didn't expect that in the end he would cause them to die on the battlefield.

"General, there is no need to blame yourself. Now we are not coming back to avenge our Qin people."

The captain comforted Li Xin.

Li Xin looked up at the sky. The sun had climbed over the top of the mountain. There was light between heaven and earth, and the sky was blue.

(End of this chapter)