The Summoning World of the Great Qin Empire

Chapter 907 The Strength of Chu State

This seems to be an act of fearing the front of the soldiers of the Kingdom of Shu and not daring to rush westward, but it has held back a large number of troops of the Kingdom of Shu.

Because there are [-] elite sailors in Xiangzhuang going west, they are not landlubbers under Xiang Sheng who can only fight on land. These people are like dragons in the waves when they are in the water; they are not afraid of water battles.

Han Shizhong wanted to regain Chengdu, so he left Xu Shu to guard Jiangzhou City, and secretly contacted Duan Tian who guarded Dianjiang City through the Puyang trail that Xu Shu had taken before, and established a route for mutual communication; It is also very important to monitor the movements of Jiangzhou.

It's just that he didn't expect that just as soon as he said this idea, he encountered strong opposition from Xu Shu.

Li Jiancheng was a little displeased. The anger that was suppressed in his heart seemed to explode again. The tea cup in his hand creaked and creaked, but he also knew that it was not the time to explode. In order to express his dissatisfaction, he just poured the wine heavily slapped on the table.

Xu Shu's expression did not change, he stared at Li Jiancheng and said, "The reason why I object is that I don't want to see the situation I have finally come to the present and reverse it."

Han Shizhong didn't move his face, only Li Jiancheng said angrily: "It's very interesting, then I'll listen to your so-called reversal of the situation and how it was reversed."

"The general thinks that when Xiang Zhuang arrived in Jiangzhou City, he knew that our army had defeated Xiang Sheng's army, but he could still hold his breath and gather the remnants under Jiangzhou City in a leisurely manner?"

"Your Excellency also said that the Chu army was newly defeated, so Xiang Zhuang naturally did not dare to attack rashly." Li Jiancheng said casually.

After Xu Shu heard this, he didn't know why the devil, and suddenly sighed: "If this is really the case, then it would be the best. It's scary because Xiang Zhuang is now waiting for more troops from Chu State to go to Jiangnan." Zhou, but we missed a good opportunity, thinking that Jiangyang and Xiangzhuang could confront each other according to Jiangyang, but we didn't expect that we would be caught by Xiangzhuang's plan to delay the army, wouldn't we ruin such a great opportunity for nothing?"

"Where did your lord come from for the reinforcements from Chu? The army of Chu is currently confronting the army led by the king in Shangyong. The strength of Chu's troops in the country is still stretched. I want to ask my lord, where did this come from?"

"Where did you come from?" Xu Shu sneered, his eyes were serious, and Li Shimin was uncomfortable looking at him, so he couldn't help turning his eyes.

"General, do you know that Chu State is located in Guangling County and Kuaiji County, and it claims to have 20 navy troops, but it is actually 40! Otherwise, why is it as strong as Qin State, and dare not easily go to war with Chu State? It is no exaggeration to say , The state of Chu has a vast territory. Except for Zhao Tuo in the land of Wuyue, is there any place in the south that does not belong to the state of Chu? You know that in the eyes of outsiders, the state of Chu has only 50 million troops, but I know it well, saying that the state of Chu It is not an exaggeration to have a million soldiers, but what about my country of Shu?"

Speaking of this, Xu Shu laughed sarcastically: "Our country of Shu is full of battles and calculations. If we can have 30 soldiers, it is already breaking the sky. Don't look at the fact that Chu has now mobilized nearly 40 to [-] troops to fight against us. North Korea will go to war, but as long as the country north of the Yangtze River dares to attack Chu easily, that country will perish."

Li Jiancheng felt palpitations when he heard that he didn't come, and asked in a low voice: "Then you are going to the Jin country for the purpose of pulling the Jin country into the water?"

"Not only Jin, but also Qin!" Xu Shu sneered, "If it is only Jin, how can it shake the foundation of Chu? Do you really think that Ying is so easy to defeat? Minister of Chu Guan Zhong, who claims to be a descendant of ancient Guan Zhong, has a great ambition in his heart, so he went with the same name as his ancestor. When the rebels attacked the city, every time they captured the city, they would slaughter the city to vent their anger, what about now?"

"Now what the Chu people want, everyone supports and loves Xiang Yu. This is Guan Zhong's ability." It was Han Shizhong who spoke next.

"That's why, when I was sent as an envoy to the state of Jin, it looked like I deliberately dragged the state of Jin into the water, but after I came back, I learned that there was a problem in the south, and I saw the navy of the state of Chu with my own eyes, so I understood these things."

Another point, Xu Shu didn't say it because he himself felt a little weird, Chu State seemed to be waiting for Lu Bu to change his mind and attack Yingdu.

If the state of Jin did this, then the state of Chu would have a reason to send troops to destroy the state of Jin, and by the way, destroy the tiny state of Zheng!

In this way, Zhang Chu's old land really became the possession of Chu State.

Xu Shu once discussed this issue with Li Shimin. Once these goals were achieved, Chu State would still not go to war with Qin State.

Why?

In these years, Qin has fought everywhere, from south to north, where is there no shadow of Qin's conquest?What about the state of Chu?
After the state of Chu broke out in Dantu Shuicheng and part of the state of Qin, there seemed to be no more important battles, especially the kind of decisive battle that was close to the power of the whole country.

As for Qin, it broke out many times!
From a distance, it can be said that when Lu Bu occupied the land of his old relatives, he called himself the King of Feng, and his country was named Dafeng.Fusu sent troops from the capital, and went south from Yanmen County, and fought against Zhang Chu, Feng Guo, Zhao Guo and Xincheng, Jinyang and other places at that time; at that time, the problem of food and grass shortages had already begun, but it was not a big problem. .

It didn't take long to conquer the grasslands in the north, flatten the Han land in the south, and slaughter the country of Cai. Didn't it take all the power of the whole country to do it?
Originally, according to Fusu's idea, the next step was to gnaw at the hard bone of Zhao Guo. Who would have thought that the successive battles of the Great Qin would become empty-handed, and the grasslands in the north would often suffer from disasters, which is not a small thing, so the whole Qin State has fallen into a state of war weariness.

Comparing the state of Chu, the prime minister Guan Zhong worked hard to govern. Even when Zhang Chu was destroyed, Xiang Yu led the Northern Expedition and wanted to annex Zhang Chu's old land in one go.

Therefore, among the countries, the country with the best development and the strongest national power is the country of Chu!
Xu Shu thought for a while, and finally said all the words in his heart, except for one thing that he kept.

Because if he thinks that King Xiang believes that his king has defiled the queen of Chu, he will go to war with the Kingdom of Shu so desperately; The development of the land in Nanyue Kingdom is also good. If you want money and money, it is very cost-effective for someone to conquer it.

"I didn't think of that either." Han Shizhong frowned and said, "If this is the case, then Chu's attack on our dynasty may be just the beginning; Qin was the one who made troubles a few years ago, and now it's Chu's turn. This is really the one who sings and I go on stage."

Li Jiancheng also said: "Gan Ning held my father hostage, so he definitely won't kill him, but if he stays and threatens us, he will treat him well, so the top priority is to send troops to repel Xiangzhuang, that's the best policy!"

"Taking a step back, now that the Chu army occupies Chengdu, Jiangzhou and other places, we are in the middle position as the leader. In terms of the art of war, it is a big taboo for military strategists to face the enemy from the front and rear. If we defeat one of them, we will have a chance of winning." Xu Shu explained with a smile, and the atmosphere in the whole hall seemed to ease down.

Han Shizhong nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then compared to the adults, they already have a plan to defeat the enemy."

"Don't dare." In front of capable people, Xu Shu naturally had his own humility, "It's not really a plan to defeat the enemy, it's just my superficial opinion."

Xu Shu continued: "The general pretended to go north to attack Chengdu, deceived Huang Gai's [-] troops away, and asked General Li to lure away the ordinary defenders in the city, so he easily took Jiangyang City. Naturally, the general is the first choice."

Han Shizhong laughed: "There is nothing to say, we should divide into two routes, one by water and the other by Han. It is best that the two armies can arrive at the same time."

"Then who leads the army?"

"General Li, how about you and I leading the army by water?" Han Shizhong asked in a negotiating tone, and before Li Jiancheng could speak, he continued: "The general seduced Xiang Sheng this time perfectly, calling Xiang Sheng more than 5000 people." The strong soldiers of the army turned into nothing on the surging river, which shows that the general has a talent for water warfare."

Such flattery made Li Jiancheng a bit shy when he said it, and immediately said: "So what you want."

Soon, the deployment of the army was divided. Xu Shu and Wu Yunzhao walked on the dry road, and Han Shizhong took the water road; Xu Shu's army walked for half a day before Han Shizhong's army set off; Passing through the mountains of the land, to Duan Tian in Liandianjiang City, his mother-in-law Duan Tian also led the troops down the river.

According to the calculations of Han Shizhong and Xu Shu, a single Chu army would never fall from the sky to attack Jiangyang City, so this attack can be said to be an all-out attack.

Xiangzhuang, Jiangzhou, can be said to be enemies on three sides for a while, unless you withdraw from Jiangzhou to protect yourself.

But since Xiang Sheng is here, he will definitely not sit still.

In order to monitor Xiang Sheng, the Shu army sent many spies to watch after Xiang Sheng entered Jiangzhou City; similarly, Guan Zhong was in Xiang Zhuang; before leading the army, he also gave Xiang Zhuang three kits; and ordered Xiang Zhuang, After arriving in Jiangzhou City, open the first kit.

Although Xiang Zhuang was extremely curious, he didn't dare to open the kit in advance, and led the army through the Three Gorges Pass before opening the first kit.

There is an order from Guan Zhong in the kit, telling Xiang Zhuang to send agents from the waterway to keep an eye on Jiangyang City. As long as Jiangyang City sends troops, no matter whether it is by land or water, they will immediately report back to Xiangzhuang; After the news of the dispatch of troops, open the second kit.

Seeing standing in front of him, talking about the news of the Shu army sending troops on the dry road, Xiang Zhuang opened the second kit without hesitation, there was also a letter of order, Xiang Zhuang hurriedly opened it, he seemed a little surprised, but he still got up, He shouted loudly: "Order the three armies to destroy the south gate, and then slip down!"

The South City Gate is the gate facing the Yangtze River. This move is to break the water city of Jiangzhou and strangle the throat of the river. If the enemy troops attack from the river, they can drive straight in without being blocked at all.

(End of this chapter)