Daqin: Prince Peerless, guarding Hangu for ten years!

Chapter 237 The Chu State Hidden in Crisis

The Chu State has millions of mercenaries. Once they join the coalition, it will indeed affect the situation of the war.

Even the Chu State took the initiative to participate in the previous attacks on Qin, but this time it did not send troops, which makes people a little worried.

Fan Sui looked at Ying Ji with some worry in his eyes: "Your Majesty, the Chu State has always been eyeing our Qin State. However, this time the Zhao State instigated the attack on Qin, but their Chu State did not send out any troops. What does the Chu State want to do to us? We have no way of knowing, but we have to be wary of Chu.”

Wang Jian's face became heavy when he heard this.

Chu State had repeatedly joined forces with other countries to attack Qin, but this time it was suddenly indifferent.

You must know that the Chu State has millions of soldiers. Once they join the Zhao State's alliance to defeat Qin, the Qin army will inevitably fall into a bitter battle.

And the entire battlefield will be one-sided.

At present, the Chu State will definitely not give up such a good opportunity to defeat the Qin army. It must have other motives.

While thinking, Wang Jian couldn't help but look at the map hanging in the palace. When he saw the border between Qin and Chu, his pupils suddenly opened wide and he stared at the map with a look of astonishment on his face. .

Upon seeing this, Ying Ji raised his finger in surprise and pointed at the map behind him and asked, "General, did you see any clues from the map?"

A flash of joy flashed in Wang Jian's eyes, and he quickly walked to the map and said to Ying Ji and everyone: "Your Majesty, the general may know the reason why Chu State sent troops."

Ying Ji was stunned for a moment, then turned and walked towards Wang Jian.

Fan Sui and Meng Ao also followed closely behind.

Seeing the people approaching, Wang Jian quickly stretched out his hand, pointed to the junction of Qin and Chu and said: "Look, Your Majesty, this is the junction of our Qin State and Chu State. Juyang County of Chu State and Nanyang County of Qin State meet. It’s only three hundred miles.”

"The four countries mobilized millions of troops to invade Hangu Pass. Our Qin State must mobilize soldiers from other parts of the country to go to Hangu Pass to defend the enemy. In this way, the focus of our army will be entirely on the battlefield facing Hangu Pass."

"At this time, if the Chu State sends a large army to attack our Nanyang County directly from Juyang County, the two places are only three hundred miles away. It only takes one day for the Chu State army to arrive. By then, all our troops will be on the frontal battlefield. Even if It will take two days to send soldiers from Hangu Pass to Nanyang County for reinforcements."

"And Nanyang County only has [-] troops. How can it withstand Chu's army of one million?"

Fan Sui and Meng Ao suddenly turned pale, and they were stunned on the spot.

hiss--!
Even Ying Ji couldn't help but take a breath of air.

Even if the [-] soldiers defending the city fought to the death, facing the Chu State's millions of troops, it would only take a day at most to break through Nanyang County.

After conquering Nanyang County, only three places, Danyang, Wuguan, and Lantian, were left to resist the Chu army.

Once Lantian is lost, Qin will face a situation of being attacked from both sides.

Whether the army of Chu State attacked the capital Xianyang, or they marched from the rear to Hangu Pass and gathered the armies of the four countries.

At that time, Qin will be unable to resist.

Ying Ji took a deep breath, a cold and stern look flashed in his eyes, and he stared at the Chu territory
Although Chu State had millions of troops, he never paid attention to it. Instead, he focused on dealing with Zhao State, headed by the Three Jin Dynasties.

But now the Chu State has become a sharp blade that dominates this battle.

We have to face millions of troops from the four kingdoms in the front, and we have to beware of Chu's sneak attack in the rear.

Qin's food and supplies are already scarce. If both sides start a war at the same time, the rate of loss will also accelerate.

Thinking of this, Ying Ji clenched his fists tightly, his face gradually darkened, and he said in a cold tone: "To defend two sides at once is tantamount to dividing Qin's forces. In this way, both the front and the rear will be We are in danger." With Qin's current military strength, once the battlefield is divided, there will inevitably be a situation where there are fewer enemies and more enemies.

This will not only test the determination of the soldiers defending the city.

It also tests the leading generals’ adaptable strategies against the enemy.

Both are indispensable!

General Wang Jian lowered his head and thought about the strategy to fight the enemy. He suddenly remembered Yingjun who was fighting abroad. He seemed to have seen hope. A flash of light flashed in his eyes. He stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the strategy now is still to be determined." You should send someone to recall Wang Zijun as soon as possible."

"As long as he can arrive at the front battlefield in time and repel Zhao's coalition forces, the army stationed in Hangu will be able to return to support Nanyang County. In this way, Qin's crisis will be easily solved!"

Fan Sui showed a trace of worry on his face and murmured: "General, this move can solve the crisis in the Qin Dynasty, but the grassland is too far away. It will take nearly ten days to get from the grassland to Hangu Pass. This is while riding a fast horse all the way.”

"What's more, Wang Zijun is currently fighting against the Yuezhi clan, and he doesn't know the situation on the other side of the grassland. If Wang Zijun is in the middle of a fierce battle with the Yuezhi clan, wouldn't it be a waste of all previous efforts to rush back to help? Moreover, those foreign tribes will also take advantage of the victory to pursue them. , attack our Qin border."

"At that time, our Qin State will face a situation of being attacked from three sides. This will put the Qin State in danger!"

When Ying Ji heard what the two said, he couldn't help but frown and couldn't make a decision for a moment.

Meng Ao stepped forward and looked at Fan Sui and said: "Xiang Fan, General Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an, is guarding the border. These foreigners will definitely not act rashly. Lord Wu'an has a distinguished reputation and outstanding military exploits, so how can a foreign race be his opponent?"

"Your Majesty, it's better to issue an edict to recall Wang Zijun!"

"The last general is willing to lead 20 soldiers to garrison Nanyang County. If the Chu State dares to invade, the last general will defend the territory of Qin to the death."

After saying that, Meng Ao immediately knelt on the ground, his eyes full of determination.

Ying Ji looked at Meng Ao with joy in his eyes, raised his hand and said: "General Meng, get up. Regardless of victory or defeat in this battle, I will recall Prince Jun to Qin."

"There are no generals in Qin who are greedy for life and fear of death, and there are no generals who are timid and cowardly in Qin!"

"It will be like this, and so will you!"

"Yingjun has the blood of my Yingshi clan flowing through him. My Yingshi clan swears to live and die with the Great Qin!"

Fan Sui, Wang Jian and Meng Ao immediately knelt on the ground and said in unison:
"Jijiu Lao Qin, go to the national disaster together!"

"Jijiu Lao Qin, go to the national disaster together!"

Ying Ji raised his hand to everyone, his eyes suddenly became firm, and he immediately ordered: "The king's order!"

"I order Prince Jun to rush back to Qin within ten days to support Hangu Pass!"

"I ordered General Wang Jian to lead Qin's 50 soldiers to Hanguguan to resist the one million troops of the four countries. Food, grass and baggage will be allocated and supplied first!"

"Order General Meng Ao to lead 30 soldiers to garrison in Nanyang County to guard against the invasion of Chu's army. We will provide you with all the food, grass and baggage!"

Wang Jian and Meng Ao both knelt down and shouted loudly:

"The last general takes orders!"

After everyone left, Ying Ji slowly walked towards the entrance of the palace, raised his head and looked in the direction of the grassland, his eyes full of expectation, and murmured:
"The survival of Da Qin rests entirely on your shoulders!"

(End of this chapter)