Daqin Engineers

Shen Bing guessed right, and Wang Jian continued:

"In addition, Xiang Yan asked Shouchun for help."

"Imagine that the Chu State Council used the Yellow River to defend Caozhou, and Chen Cheng deployed heavy troops and blocked the river."

"Now, should we attack Chu first or Qi first..."

Shen Bing hesitated for a moment, and at this moment a member of Qin General stood up and handed over to Wang Jian:

"General, there will be something to say at the end."

Wang Jian nodded and said:

"General Li, please speak."

Ma Shang introduced on the side:

"This is Wang Jianzhi, General Li Xin."

"He used to be Sima, good at reading military books and being brave and good at fighting."

Shen Bing said "Oh", it turns out that this guy is Li Xin.

Historical books include:

Ying Zheng asked Wang Jian how many people would be needed to destroy Chu, and Wang Jian said it would cost 600,000.

I asked Li Xin how many people to destroy Chu, and Li Xin said it would cost 200,000.

So Ying Zheng thought that Wang Jian was old, so he sent Li Xin to bring 200,000 soldiers to destroy Chu, but he was defeated.

Just thinking about it, I heard Li Xin say:

"Both Qi and Chu are big countries."

"However, compared with the two big countries, there is another difference: Chu has a vast land and many people, while Qi has a narrow land and few people."

"In terms of morale and popular sentiment, the people of Chu are fighting and brave, while the people of Qi have been flashy for many years, and the people are timid."

"Which is the first to cut down on Chu and Qi...The minister thought it was easy to cut down first and then difficult."

It should be said that there is still a certain truth. Since ancient times, fighting has always been easy and difficult, especially Qi State is still facing the hinterland of the Qin Army...

That is, Qidi threatened the safety of Qiancheng.

If the Qi army cuts a knife behind the critical moment of the Qin Chu battle, the Qin army will face a threat of attack on both sides.

Wang Jian did not speak, but just cast his eyes on Shen Bing.

Ma Shang smiled without saying a word, and drank the wine to himself, like an outsider watching a play.

Shen Bing thought about it, then replied:

"General, his subordinates think that Chu should be attacked first..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Xin jumped out again:

"If you attack Chu first, Qi will have the possibility of secretly helping."

"At that time, our army will be one enemy and two, and the victory or defeat is really unknown."

Shen Bing asked back:

"Is it possible that our army should attack first, and then one enemy two?"

Li Xin replied:

"The school lieutenant's words are wrong! The first attack, Chu State may not be able to assist."

"It was only because Qi State repeatedly refused Chu State's request to join forces against Qin, which made Chu State almost want to sever diplomatic relations with Qi State. Chu people resent Qi for a long time!"

Although Shen Bing knew that Qi State had repeatedly refused to join hands, he did not know that "Chu people complained about Qi for a long time."

So this point cannot be refuted.

Seeing Shen Bing's speech, Li Xin went on to say somewhat proudly:

"So Qi country will not come to help when attacking Chu country!"

"After our army made all of them in one fell swoop, there was no Eastern trouble."

"At this time, if you go south to the Jianghuai with all your strength and advance both land and water, Chu State can go down in one go!"

The generals nodded in agreement.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing replied:

"Subordinates don't know what kind of grudge Qi Chu has."

"But just as the general said, at this time there are only the two great powers of Qi and Chu in the world, and even if Wei is attacked, Chu will also come to aid. How can Qi stay out of the attack when Chu is attacked?"

"Subordinates think Xiang Yanjuan is not such an unreasonable person."

Shen Bing directly talked about Xiang Yan instead of Chu Wang's negative opinion.

Because at this time, it was actually Xiang Yan who played a decisive role in Chu State.

Wang Jian nodded slightly in agreement.

But he added another sentence:

"If this is the case, no matter whether Qi is Qi first, Chu Chu or Chu Qi is first, our army will fight one against two."

"Why did the school lieutenant think that I should wait first and then go together?"

Shen Bing replied:

"If I attack Qi first and Chu will give full support to Qi, then Qi will fight Qin to the death."

"So Da Qin really made one enemy two."

This is easy to understand.

No one wants to subjugate the country, and Qi is no exception.

If it was only Qi, Qin could easily defeat it.

However, if Qi State were to add the assistance of Chu State... it might be a protracted war of attrition like Jimo.

If the military is the strongest among the six countries, it is undoubtedly the country of Zhao.

But in terms of comprehensive strength, it is Chu State.

The most important thing Chu State lacked was food, weapons and equipment, so he could help with it all.

At this time, Li Xin asked:

"Isn't it true that the first Chu and the Qi are one against two?"

Shen Bing asked:

"Dare to ask the general, can Chu State lack armaments or weapons?"

Li Xin shook his head and said:

"There is no shortage of self."

Shen Bing asked again:

"Does Chu State lack soldiers?"

Li Xin shook his head again:

"No shortage."

If there is anything lacking in Chu State, it is a stable political situation and unified command like Qin State...

As mentioned before, every nobleman in Chu has his own fief and quite high self-control.

When fighting, the army was sent by the nobles and put together to fight.

In this way, it is unavoidable that each individual considers his own interests like a mess.

On the other hand, the Qin Army, the soldiers of the country were all returned to the government, so they all rushed to make meritorious service.

But these of course do not need Shen Bing to consider.

Shen Bing then asked:

"Since Chu has no shortage of armaments, weapons, and soldiers, what role can Qi have secretly assisted Chu?"

Li Xin was speechless.

Shen Bing continued:

"If you go first and then Chu, you need to win in two battles."

"However, Chu was first followed by Qi, that is, our army destroyed Chu, and Qi State, who lost the secret assistance of Chu State, would be left alone."

"At that time, Qi State is afraid that the whole country will surrender without my Da Qin sending troops!"

Wang Jian nodded and praised:

"This statement makes sense."

"Qi has always been on the safe side. If our army has destroyed Chu... He knows that his strength is far from that of my Da Qin, and the battle is futile. It is better to surrender.

"Then the Yan Country and Dai Country will think the same way, so they will fight against the world."

Li Si nodded and said:

"Actually agree with Xiaowei's words."

"At this time, Yan, Dai, and Qi all pin their hopes on Chu."

"I hope that Chu State can stop my Daqin offensive or both lose out."

"If our army can defeat Chu State... the overall situation is set!"

"First Chu, then Qi, is the same as capturing the thieves and the king!"

Shen Bing secretly said that he is indeed worthy of the name of a generation, and in just a few words, he clarified the key points of Shen Bing.

If you regard Yan, Dai, Qi, Chu, and other ancient brains who don’t care about a country, they are enemies.

To use Li Xin's "easy first and then difficult" one by one, it is a war of attrition.

First destroy the generation, then destroy the swallows, and then destroy the Qi.

By the time it hit Chu Kingdom, Qin's military strength had already been consumed almost and the soldiers were exhausted, and the outcome would be unpredictable.

However, as long as the snake head of Chu State is cut off, other countries instantly lose hope.

Even if the Qin army does not attack, what can they do if they develop for a few more years?

What other flowers can they conjure?

Wang Jian nodded slightly, but he still said:

"What General Li and Lieutenant said is reasonable, this matter will be discussed later!"

In fact, there is no need to discuss it at all, but with Ying Zheng sitting underneath him, Wang Jian has no right to call the shots.