Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 130
According to Wei Liao's plan, Jingchu will be the next target after Wei is destroyed.

Chu is a big country with many soldiers and abundant food and grass.Although it has lost territory to Qin many times since King Huai, it still firmly occupies a large area of ​​land in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and even the Huaihe River Basin.

The southeast direction is all the land of Chu State.

The first thing Qin Wang Zhao Zheng convened was Li Xin, a young general who had emerged in the First World War of Yan.

Li Xin served Qin for generations, his grandfather and father were both officials in the court, and he was deeply trusted by the King of Qin.

"General, how many people are needed for the campaign against Chu?" Zhao Zheng asked straight to the point as soon as Li Xin had an audience.

"However, 20 people are enough." Li Xin replied confidently. Although Li Xin is still young, he has already experienced the battle of Yan and the battle of destroying Wei.

The armies of the six eastern countries were completely vulnerable in his eyes.

After Li Xin left, Zhao Zheng sent someone to summon Wang Jian, a veteran who had returned to Xianyang ahead of schedule, into the palace.

To the same question, Wang Jian responded: "Chu is a great country. In my humble opinion, if the king wants to conquer Chu in a single battle, he must have 60 people. If there are fewer, nothing will disappear."

"Old general, please take good care of your health. I have another plan for the attack on Chu!" Zhao Zheng said consolingly, looking at the gray-haired veteran Wang Jian.

In front of Wang Jian, King Qin didn't say much, but he said in his heart: "General Wang is old, why is he so timid! General Li is very brave, and his words are true."

The Qin army even broke through the countries of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan. Even the most difficult state of Zhao, the number of troops used by the Qin army was far less than 60. The success of the continuous war made Zhao Zheng feel that a mere state of Chu would not give Qin How much trouble the army caused.

Don't you see that even if Wang Ben only led [-] Qin troops before, it was like entering an uninhabited land in Chu State, and he defeated more than ten cities in a row.

To destroy Chu, 20 people are enough!
The next day, a news spread throughout Xianyang like a hurricane. The King of Qin ordered Li Xin to be a general, with Meng Wu as his deputy, commanding 20 troops to attack Chu.

The whole of Xianyang was immediately detonated by this news. The Qin State implemented the military merit system. As long as military merits were made on the battlefield, it meant titles, land and wealth.

For ordinary people, going to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious service is the only way to achieve a turning point in their lives.

Moreover, the Qin State implemented a conscription system similar to the compulsory military service system, and every Qin person in his prime was obliged to fight for the country.

Moreover, judging from the achievements of the Qin army in recent years, there are few who can match them, and the expedition is just to earn military merits.

However, unlike the joy of the common people, Ziying immediately became worried when he heard the news.

"Why does your majesty seem to be worried?" Xue Ji, who brought Ziying a cup of heat-dispelling ice drink in Chang'an Jun's mansion, asked curiously.

After returning to Xianyang, Ziying told his mother Du Ling about Xue Ji's experience, which immediately aroused Du Ling's sympathy. identity of.

"What I am worried about is the attack on Chu!" Ziying frowned, and replied anxiously: "Get your men and horses ready, and go to the residence of General Wang Jian!"

Others don't know, but Ziying clearly remembers that Li Xin sent 20 troops to attack Chu, which can be said to be the biggest defeat in the process of Qin's unification.

But now Ziying can only hope that Wang Jian, the oldest veteran in the Qin army, can change King Qin's mind with one or two words.

When they arrived at Wang Jian's mansion, it was not Wang Jian who received the baby but Wang Ben, the son of Wang Jian.

With the experience of attacking Wei together, the two of them are extremely familiar.

"I don't know if Old General Wang is here. Ziying has something very important to do, and I want to see the old general!" Ziying asked straight to the point as soon as he sat down.

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Chang'an, my father has returned to Lao Pinyang this morning, and will no longer interfere with political affairs." Wang Ben replied truthfully.

Hearing the news that King Qin sent Li Xin to attack Chu with 20 soldiers, Wang Jian also understood that his status in King Qin's heart is not as good as before.

He was a little disheartened for a while, and his son Wang Ben was already able to take care of himself, so he sent someone to pack up and return to his hometown in Pinyang to take care of him. Unfortunately, Ziying had just left Xianyang not long before he arrived.

"I don't know what Mr. Chang'an said? In case of emergency, we can go to Pinyang together with Mr. Wang." Wang Ben then asked.

Wang Ben was not an outsider, so Ziying said bluntly, "General, do you know that the king wants Li Xin to attack Chu?"

"This matter has been spread all over Xianyang early in the morning, and I know it."

"I came here precisely for this purpose. I hope that the old general can go to the palace to give a word of advice. I beg the king to take back his order. If it doesn't work, I can send more troops. If 20 people attack Chu, I'm afraid they will never return!" Anxiety was shared with Wang Ben.

"My father died because of this. The king had asked my father before, and said to him: 'There must be 60 people.' The king didn't listen, so why!" Wang Ben replied.

When Ziying heard this, he understood the seriousness of the problem. Even Wang Jian failed to persuade King Qin. With King Qin's character, it would be even more difficult for others to change his mind.

Although he knew that it might be useless and would annoy the King of Qin, after saying goodbye to Wang Ben, Ziying came to the Palace of the King of Qin to ask Zhao Zheng, just for the hope that if the King of Qin could change his opinion, countless people could be saved. General of the Qin Army.

"What's the matter for the baby to come here?" King Qin Zhao Zheng asked aloud. Although King Qin trusted him a lot, Ziying didn't see many people alone.

"Your Majesty, please take back the order to conquer Chu!" Ziying bowed his head, knelt on the ground and said respectfully to the King of Qin.

Zhao Zheng frowned after hearing this. King Qin's character has always allowed others to disobey him. Especially in recent years, with the expansion of Qin's territory, Zhao Zheng has a kind of self-centered mentality in his heart.

If it wasn't for Ziying being the only heir left by his younger brother, and he had made outstanding achievements, was loyal and upright, and was favored by him, he would have been thrown out by the guards just based on this sentence.

"When Li Xin defeated Yan, he also worked under your command. Is it because Li Xin is not brave enough?" Zhao Zheng asked coldly.

Obviously, Zhao Zheng was already a little angry at Ziying's disobedience.

In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, no one dared to say anything more about Fachu's decision, and only Ziying refuted his decision.

At this moment, Ziying was on the verge of an arrow and had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Jingchu dominates the southeast, and there are hundreds of thousands of men in armor under his command. General Li is indeed very brave. I am afraid that General Li will rush in underestimated and fall into the trap of the Chu people." plot.

Attacking Chu with 20 people will not be effective, so I ask the king to withdraw his order. "

The king of Qin waved his long sleeves and said sharply: "The matter of attacking Chu is already settled, so there is no need to say more." After saying that, he left without talking to Ziying.

Obviously, Ziying repeatedly refuted his decision, which made Qin Wang Zhao Zheng extremely dissatisfied.

Seeing things can't be done, Ziying had to meet with Li Xin alone, and warned him that the battle of Chu must be done step by step, and he should not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.

Facing Ziying, Li Xin naturally agreed without hesitation, but only God knows how much he can put into practice.

(End of this chapter)