In 226 BC, qin's decades of military use against the six kingdoms came to harvest the fruit, when the time was right, the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Yan had been destroyed by Qin, and the Qin king Yingzheng was the most of the world, which could be described as ambitious and proud, and the sixth Yu Lie, Zhen Changce and Yu Yunei, at this moment!
The next opponent is Chu Bar, this is the last piece of bone that is difficult to gnaw, swallow it, then the world will be fixed.
Moreover, the Qin general Wang Ben had already captured more than ten cities in Chu, and the situation could be described as a very good situation, and it would not be destroyed at this time, so when would it stay?
However, with such an important task, who is to send it? Yin Zheng broke his finger and counted several trump cards in his hand: Wang Qi, Wang Ben, Li Xin, Meng Wu... Each one is so outstanding, alas, too many talents are not easy to do, difficult to choose, headache!
So Ying Zheng summoned several aces and asked them one by one.
First ask Li Xin. Li Xin, a young and brave man, once chased the Yan army to Liaodong with thousands of cavalry in one breath, forced to kill Prince Dan to dedicate, and became famous in the war, which can be described as a rising star among the many warlords of the Qin State, and Yingzheng was very optimistic about this potential stock. (Li Xin is the ancestor of the Li Tang Dynasty)
"The widow wants to take the thorn, and the general degree uses the geometric man to sufficiency?"
"The Chu army was very weak, and Xi Wu'anjun led a division of 70,000 Chu, and in the first battle, Yan and Yin were burned to burn yiling, and although I was inferior to Wu Anjun, it was enough to use 200,000 people."
Yin Zheng asked Wang Qi again, "What does the old general think?" ”
Wang Qi groaned for a moment, "If you attack Chu with 200,000 people, you will be defeated." In the opinion of the foolishness of the courtiers, it is necessary to have 600,000 people. ”
Yin Zhengyi frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with Wang Qi's answer, six hundred thousand, isn't that asking the widow to give you all the family funds? The widows still wanted to divide the troops and destroy Wei at the same time, and unify the world as soon as possible! Wang Qi, Wang Qi, how can you say that you are also the first general of my Great Qin, how can you be so timid? Where did you destroy Yan Zhao's might in one fell swoop!
"Can the old general have a discussion, less?"
"This is non-negotiable. Although the Chu army is weak, it is vast in size, and its strategy is far-reaching beyond the nations, and it is impossible to destroy Chu without 600,000 soldiers, and no one less can be left behind. ”
"General Wang is old, He Timid!" Yin Zheng shook his head and sighed, thinking in his heart, if Bai Qi was still there, then Annihilation Chu was not like playing.
Wang Qi stopped talking, you don't believe me, then what else can I say! Li Xin is not old and not timid, you look for him well, I am sick.
So Yin Zheng turned his head to look at Li Xin again, which was a rare look of trust. The widow did not rise in vain, it only depended on you, I hope you can become a new generation of Wu Anjun, I am a famous general in the Great Qin Dynasty, and I must not be broken in the hands of Wang Qi.
Li Xin was ecstatic, and then said goodbye: "Wei Chen is willing to lead 200,000 troops to Cut Chu, and ask one person to be a deputy, and go with the minister, I don't know if the king can cut love?" ”
"Who does the general want to invite?" But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”
"Monty."
Monty? Yin Zheng was stunned, the talent of his classmate, that is nothing to say, but Meng Tian has never led the soldiers to fight, can he do it?
"Meng Tian is proficient in the art of war, and the subject can't ask himself." If he had this man, Chu would be able to take it in several battles. ”
Yin Zheng finally nodded, Meng Tian's ability, he knows best, this pregnancy is like pregnancy, it can't be hidden, Meng Tian will be a generation of famous generals sooner or later, let him exercise early, the widow is about to unify the world, this time, it is necessary to cultivate more young national pillars.
The Qin Dynasty was the era of all-powerful officials, and there was no sharp boundary between civilian and military positions, and military officials could be transferred to grammar officials, and grammar officials could also fight in the military. Meng Tian studied criminal law with Yin Zheng under Li Simen, so he served as a clerk for a period of time to try prison lawsuits. But now, since the King of Qin had summoned him, Meng Tian resolutely abandoned the law and threw himself into the vigorous war between Qin and the unification of the six kingdoms. His younger brother Meng Yi continued to study prison and later became the most trusted Shangqing of the First Emperor, and the brothers were one by one, assisting Ying Zheng in building a meritorious career, which can be described as the Double Pillar of Great Qin.
Therefore, in the twenty-second year of the reign of King Yingzheng of Qin (225 BC), the State of Qin once again launched a large army. Wang Ben, the son of Wang Qi, led a division of 100,000 troops to Wei, while Li Xin and Meng Tian, two newborn tigers, led an army of 200,000 and attacked Chu in a big way. Wang Qi returned to his hometown in Pinyang (present-day southwest of Tongchuan, Shaanxi) after illness and sat quietly in the manor at dusk, his heart like water.
The sunset is infinitely better, just near dusk.
Perhaps, I am really old, Great Qin is already the world of young people, Great King, Ben'er, Li Xin, Meng Tian, you do a good job, the future of Great Qin is yours!
Inside the manor, the sheep overflowed the green depression, the shepherd boy blew the monotonous piccolo, and a gust of evening wind blew through the wild yellow flowers, Wang Qi felt some coolness, he dressed up, and his lonely eyes were glowing with tears.
On the other hand, Li Xin and Meng Tian led the army out with the eyes of Qin Wang Yingzheng and the expectations of the fathers and elders of the whole country, and the two young people were not full of spirit and unfinished pride, especially Meng Tian, the first time he led the troops to fight, it was such an important battle, and the excitement in their hearts could be imagined. For the trust of the great king, for the glory of the Meng clan, this trip must fight a beautiful battle back, but he is the descendant of the Great Qin God of War, Meng Xiao, no matter what, he must not embarrass his grandfather.
At that time, the main force of the Chu state was in the new capital of the Chu state of Shouchun (present-day Shou County, Anhui), led by the general Xiang Yan. Although Xiang Yan is not as good as his own grandson, Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, he knows that although Xiang Yan is not as good as his own grandson, he is still more than enough to deal with Li Xin and Meng Tian, two young men with hairy heads who have just made their debut, and he knows that the combat effectiveness of the Chu army is not as good as that of the Qin army, and only by using the vast territory of the Chu state to lure the enemy in depth, lengthen the battle line, consume the Qin army, and then take the opportunity to attack and win in one fell swoop.
However, the hairy boy Li Xin is a guy who is not afraid of heaven and earth, let alone a Xiang Yan. Before the war, he asked the soldiers to go into battle lightly, just bring dry food for a few days, do not have to be too heavy, and want to have a grain for the enemy, to feed the war with war, and to raid for thousands of miles - this is the magic medicine for Wu Anjun to break the yin in one fell swoop in the past, as a fanatical fan of Wu Anjun, Li Xin has always been like a god in fighting.
Li Xin was wrong, today is different from the past, since the white water flooded Yancheng, Qu Yuan Zhonglie threw water, the Chu people hated the Qin people to the bone, and who else would let him easily fall for the enemy because of grain, not to mention that the depth of Shouchun was worse than the depth of Yan Ying, the difference was more than a thousand miles, the Qin army rushed to go deeper, that is not to find death?
The calm Meng Tian quickly discovered this danger that was fatal enough, and he advised Li Xin: "The chu kingdom is big, and there is a fear of worries in the future, so I hope that the general will be cautious." ”
Li Xin did not think so, it is precisely because the chu state is big, we have to drive straight in, seeking the main force of the chu state to fight a quick decision, otherwise step by step, when will it be fought, I heard that Wang Ben's boy has already diverted the water of the Bian River to flood the capital city of Wei, and wiped out the Wei state in one breath, and if we don't work harder, his old Wang family will rob the limelight of it all.
Meng Tian said that he did not move Li Xin, so he had to give up, who called the people the main general? Now there is only hope for Xiang Yan, hoping that he is a full-fledged straw bag, obediently staying in Shouchun waiting for us to fight with him.
Therefore, Li Xin ordered his troops to divide into two routes, one leading Meng Tian to attack Qiqiu (in present-day Linquan, Anhui, and Gushi, Henan), and the other under the command of Li Xin himself, directly taking Pinghe (平和, in modern Pingyubei, Henan). These two places are the last two dangers in front of Chu Du Shouchun, down, behind which is a horse Pingchuan, and in a few days you can come down to Shouchun City.
Li Xin knew the importance of Pinghe and Qiuqiu to the Chu State, and Xiang Yan knew it as well, but he did not send troops to rescue him at all, because his established strategy was to lure the enemy deeper, and not to give some sweetness to the enemy, could the enemy go deeper?
So everything became surprisingly smooth, the two fierce young men were indeed fierce enough, and within a few days they each sang triumphant songs, and the good news flew into Xianyang like snowflakes, and the Qin King Was ecstatic, and the two boys did a good job, hurry up and take shouchun for me, and come back to the widow to directly seal you as Shangqing.