Sima Jian was stunned for a moment, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, General Ba Li, I don't know that Bahou has died." ”

"It's okay!" Ba Calf sighed.

As he spoke, Sima Jian asked, "I don't know if the general came with General Zhuang this time, is there something important?" ”

When Ba Li heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "General Sima, I got the news from Ba Guo in Xia, saying that Shu State has rebelled against Qin State. When Bahou learned of this, he thought that this was a good opportunity for me to restore the country. Therefore, Bahou specially went to see the king, hoping that the king would support the restoration of the country.

After Bahou received the king's approval, he had already returned to Shaxian to gather his people, and he would soon lead his people to recapture Ba country. In the future, he was ordered to contact the various ministries of Pakistan, preparing to persuade them to raise troops against the Qin people, and then rebuild Ba. ”

When Sima Jian heard this, he immediately glanced at Zhuang Ji who was in a piece, and when he saw him nodding, he was overjoyed and said: "Okay, if there is Bahou and the general to help, this time we will be able to break the Qin army in front in one fell swoop, and then rebuild the country of Ba." ”

Ba Qian followed with a smile and said: "That's right, last time, the Qin State didn't talk about trustworthiness, and took advantage of the fact that our Pakistani army was outside, and attacked our Pakistani country. This time, our country of Pakistan wants to let the country of Qin know that the defeat of the country of Pakistan last time was the deception of the Qin people, and if it is a battlefield duel, our people are far more heroic and good at fighting than the Qin people. ”

Sima Jian laughed and said: "This is very true, and I also believe that the Qin people are definitely not the opponents of the Ba people. ”

After staying in the Chu camp for a while, Ba Li said goodbye and left the camp, and then avoided Yangguan and took a small road to Ba Di.

After Sima Jian and the others sent Ba Qian away, they returned to the big tent again, and Zhuang Ji asked: "General, I don't know what the current situation is, can we conquer the Yangguan in front?" ”

Sima Jian sighed, shook his head and said: "Although the rebellion of Shu Houhui made the Qin army in Badi unstable, it even made the Qin army directly abandon the citrus and take the initiative to abandon the salt spring in the citrus. And Yangguan is an important place for Pakistan to defend our Chu State, although the Qin army's hearts fluctuate, but it is still difficult to overcome. Ben General had tried to attack the city a few days ago, but the Qin army held on to Yangguan and finally failed to conquer Yangguan. ”

Zhuang Ji pondered for a while, remembering that Sima Mistake's use of Yue craftsmen to build a warship was exposed, and the Chu State specially arranged a sailor in Wujun in order to prevent Sima Wrong from going down the river to raid Yingdu.

Thinking of this, he said: "General, I remember that there is also a water division in my Wu County, I wonder if the general has tried to use the water division to go straight to Jiangzhou after Yangguan?" ”

Hearing Zhuang Ji's suggestion, Sima Jian refused without hesitation, "No, it's good that Wujun has a water division, but this water division is only used defensively."

And Sima Cuo's sailors trained in Badi are all stationed in Jiangzhou, although the Qin army has not practiced water warfare, but there are many warships in Jiangzhou, and Jiangzhou also has thousands of Qin troops defending, going upstream, the speed is too slow, the situation is too unfavorable, and it is difficult for the Wujun sailors to even defeat the Jiangzhou sailors, let alone attack Jiangzhou. ”

Zhuang Ji shook his head and said: "General, it is naturally inappropriate to want to attack Jiangzhou with a water division, but my Chu State Navy Division is across the river, and no country can compete with the enemy." Although there are many sailors of the Qin State, they are not accustomed to water warfare, and even the warships are built with the help of the Yue people, so how can such an army be the opponent of the sailors of my Chu State. ”

Sima Jian looked at Zhuang Ji and frowned: "Even so, as long as the Qin State Water Division can't avoid the battle in the Water Village, it will be difficult for my Water Master to defeat the Qin Army." ”

Zhuang Ji shook his head and smiled: "General, in the current situation, my Chu State does not need to defeat the Qin State Water Division, as long as the Water Division can appear in Jiangzhou." ”

"Jiangzhou?" Sima Jian was stunned.

"Not bad. Yangguan is dangerous, if our Chu army does not conquer Yangguan, it will be difficult to threaten all parts of Pakistan. Therefore, the Qin State only needs 5,000 men to keep our tens of thousands of Chu troops out of Yangguan. The rest of the Qin army could suppress the resistance of the Ba people in various parts of the country, or even send a large army to raid the Marquis of Shu, or receive the Qin army to suppress the rebellion into Shu.

At this time, the top priority of our Chu army was to immediately launch an offensive against Yangguan and send sailors to patrol the rivers to give confidence to the Ba people and let the Ba people rise up against the Qin state. As long as we have the assistance of the Ba people, our Chu army can conquer Yangguan and Jiangzhou as soon as possible. ”

"This..."

Zhuang Ji's general Sima Jian was moved, and then spoke: "General, now that General Ba Qian has gone to Ba Di to contact the Ba people, this is the time for our Chu army to echo General Ba Qian, put pressure on the Qin State, contain the Qin army, and give the Ba people confidence!" ”

"Yes, you really need to give confidence to the Pakistani people at this time." Sima Jian nodded, and then spoke: "Okay, when the reinforcements arrive, we will immediately advance by land and water to attack the Qin army in Badi." ”

"General, right now we have 40,000 Chu troops outside Yangguan, and more than 10,000 water divisions, why do we have to wait for reinforcements."

Sima Jian said with a smile: "General Zhuang, of course we have to wait for reinforcements, if Bahou doesn't come, we will attack Yangguan and we will inevitably suffer heavy losses." Our purpose in this battle is to rebuild the country of Pakistan, so naturally we can't use the army of our Chu State to fight hard against the Qin State.

Besides, the road of Qin is far away, and the counterinsurgency army should not have arrived in Nanzheng yet, and we still have time to wait for Bahou to arrive. ”

Zhuang Ji was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "General, although the time for Xianyang of Qin State to get Shu to quell the rebellion is one or two days slower than ours, and from Guanzhong to Shudi, there is no water transportation, and the movement of the army is slow. However, no matter how slow the Qin army is, it will be a day or two as fast as it is, or three or five days if it is slow, and the counterinsurgency army will inevitably reach Nanzheng.

What's more, the Qin counterinsurgency army did not have Guanyi to block the way. There are two roads from Nanzheng to Bashu, one of which is to take the Golden Bull Road, which is the road taken by the Qin State when it destroyed the Bashu countries. However, in addition to the Golden Bull Road, there is also the Micang Ancient Road, together with Nanzheng and Ba Guo, the former King Wu and the former Chu State united with Ba to destroy the Yong State, and the army of Ba Country all took this road to the north.

If it is not bad as expected, the Qin State will suppress the rebellion army, and the troops will inevitably be divided into two routes, the main force will go straight to the Shu army from the Golden Bull Road, and the partial division will detour through the country of Ba, and from the country of Ba to the capital of Huanglong Cheng*. ”

Saying that, Zhuang Ji said with a cautious face: "General, this reconstruction of the country of Ba is related to the overall strategic situation of our Chu State to disintegrate the Qin State and overlook the Chu State, even if most of our soldiers here are killed and wounded, and the entire naval division is wiped out, as long as we can take Jiangzhou, it will be worth it." ”

When Sima Jian heard this, his face suddenly changed.

Now Ba is still in the hands of Qin, so it is extremely simple for the Qin army to go south from Micang Road, if the Qin army suddenly kills Chengdu, and then Shu Hou Hui looks at the wind and surrenders, then he, the Wu County, will waste this opportunity in vain, without the slightest action.

The order of the king of Chu to order the capture of Jiangzhong has long been known to him, and the strategic goal of the king of Chu on rebuilding the state of Ba has also been transmitted. If he did nothing, then what would the king of Chu think of him?

Thinking about it, Sima Qian's face turned straight, revealing a trace of anxiety: "Yes, the battle is expensive and not expensive for a long time, and the sooner this battle ends, the better." The Micang Ancient Road is rugged and difficult to travel, and it is even more difficult to travel a few points than the Golden Bull Road, and if the Qin army wants to kill from Nanzheng to Bazhong, it will take at least twenty days, or even a month.

And our Chu army is still blocked from the Yang Pass, and it is difficult to advance an inch. If you wait for the reinforcements of the Qin State to kill Badi, then it will be too late. ”

As he spoke, Sima Jian was awe-inspiring: "General Zhuang, the military situation is urgent, I don't know if the general's headquarters will be able to fight tomorrow." ”

Zhuang Ji arched his hand and said: "I am willing to serve the general." ”

"Good!" Sima Jian shouted: "That being the case, then tomorrow we will start to storm Yangguan and seize Yangguan Jiangzhou for the king." ”

"No."