Chapter XXXVIII
The bell of the great court meeting rang leisurely, and the civil and military forces were divided into two columns and walked into the wide Xuanshu Hall. Today's Xuanshu Hall is particularly solemn and solemn. Everyone knows Du Bi's recital, and what we want to discuss today is the invincible lion of the Great Qin Empire attacking the Chu State.
For the fanatical Great Qin military, this was after the death of Zhuangxiang Wang. In the largest military operation, the old army leaders seemed to be pierced one by one, waiting for the opportunity to be the commander. For his own children and nephews, he fought a lot.
Although the attitude of civilian officials is not as positive as that of the military, most of them are also in favor. Especially LΓΌ Buwei, who actually summoned his descendant general Meng Fu back.
In the ranks of the generals, Meng Wei stood in front of Du Bi. In front of him is Wang Di, but Wang Di is obviously not interested in this outsider. often crossed him to talk to Du Bi, obviously losing face. In the eyes of the Great Qin military, Meng Fu is an outlier.
Jing Er followed Zhao Ji into the Xuanshu Palace, and no one spoke after the ceremony. Du Bi was the first to walk out, holding Chao Wat with both hands and said, "King Qiyu, Du Bi has a book." β
"General Dubi, please speak!" It was Zhao Ji next to Jing Er who spoke, and now Jing Er only had a part to listen in the Xuanshu Palace. There is no room to speak at all, and even the word "retreat" is often handled by Zhao Ji.
"King! Since the beginning of summer, heavy rains have fallen in Chu State. Flash floods broke out, and a land of thousands of miles became a country. This year, the grain harvest in Chu will definitely fail, and Chu will recruit a large number of soldiers to participate in disaster relief. The national strength has been greatly reduced, and the ministers have decided to take this opportunity to send my Great Qin Lion to attack the Chu State. Conquer Shangcai and open the way to Shouchun for our army. As long as the Chu people continue to move the capital, my Great Qin will be able to obtain a land of five hundred miles east of Shangcai. The military aircraft is fleeting. I hope that my king's dignified teacher will conquer the land of disobedience. Chendubi. He was willing to die for the king. Dubi stepped forward. He began his speech in front of Zhao Ji and Jing Er.
There was silence in the Xuanshu Hall, and everyone listened quietly. This is related to the national fortune between Qin and Chu, except for Du Bi's voice in the main hall, there is not even a single cough.
After Du Bi finished speaking, he bowed down and stood in the main hall. The rising sun came from behind, highlighting Du Bi's not tall figure, like a god's mansion.
The hall was silent for a long time, and no one dared to speak indiscriminately at this time. Even the veteran army leaders who are gearing up. The same is true.
"Gentlemen, you are all sages who helped my king govern Great Qin. Such a big event, a woman in the mourning family did not dare to be arbitrary. Please also ask all the doctors to discuss! Zhao Ji saw that no one spoke, so he opened his mouth first.
"Empress Dowager, the minister seconded the proposal! General Du Bi has a point, folk slang, take advantage of your illness to kill you. At this time, the state of Chu was like a sick person, and he did not take advantage of the weakness of other countries to attack at this time. When the disaster passed, the national strength of the state of Chu recovered. At that time, I don't know how many Great Qin soldiers I will have to lose before I can capture Shangcai. β
It was unexpected by Zhao Ji. The first to stand up was Yao Jia. This guy can be regarded as a human spirit, and even fools can see the sick cat in Chu State now. Don't take the opportunity to bully. I'm really sorry for this heavy rain from God.
The ministers did not speak first, fearing that it was not the Chu army that was on Cai. It is the filial piety queen in Gaoquan Palace, and everyone knows that the filial piety queen is from the Chu State. When the first king had just fled back from Zhao, he had to wear Chu clothes to meet the filial piety queen. At this time, the conquest of Chu State, who knows whether the filial piety queen is willing or not. Changping Jun Ke was standing on the main hall, and he could see what anyone said.
Many people breathed a long sigh of relief and secretly praised Yao Jia's courage.
With a leader, there will naturally be someone who follows the trend. Ziche Gaoshi also stood up, bowed to Zhao Ji and Jing Eryi and said, "The minister also seconded the proposal!" At this time, attacking Chu is indeed a godsend. The state of Chu suffered from floods and its national strength declined, and the ministers heard that there would be a great plague after the flood. Once the epidemic is prevalent among the Chu people, our army may be able to win without a fight. β
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
β¦β¦ The Xuanshu Hall suddenly became lively, and the scholars and doctors of the Qin State were full of energy. It seems that they are more proactive than the generals, which somewhat catches the old army leaders off guard. I thought that there might be a few civil officials who would oppose it, but I didn't expect it to be unanimous now. actually agreed in unison, so that the old army leaders memorized the words all night, and turned into a river of spring water flowing eastward.
"Oh, it looks like all of you agree with General Dubi. The generals set a date, and the army of our Qin State will conquer the Chu State, and the King of Shangcai and the Mourning family will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds. β
"The king is wise, the queen mother is wise!" Lu Buwei stood up and bowed. shouted like a slogan, and the slogan in the Xuanshu hall immediately burst out, and the roof was almost lifted.
After a long time, the slogans gradually stopped. Gong Qi stood up and said, "Empress Dowager Qi, the last general will not agree with some of Lord Dubi's performance. β
Lu Buwei had some embarrassment on his face, he had just finished shouting slogans with people. This old immortal has a blatant face, what is called disagreeing with part of the performance.
"Oh, Gong Qi is my Great Qin Tiger General. If there is any objection in court, if it is reasonable. The mourning family and the king will definitely adopt it! Zhao Ji was not angry, and said to Gong Qi in a gentle manner.
"The Queen Mother, the last general agrees to attack the Chu State. But General Du Bi said that 100,000 Great Qin's troops could level Shangcai. The minister disagreed, thinking that Shangcai was an important military town in Chu. There are no less than 300,000 soldiers, and the guard general Xiang Yan is also a person who can fight habitually. Use 100,000 people to attack 300,000 people, even if the Chu State is weak, it will definitely be defeated. As soon as these words came out, there were "buzz" and "buzz" sounds in the Xuanshu Palace.
For a long time, Daqin and the Shandong countries have won more victories and fewer defeats. The people of Xianyang have been accustomed to the good news from afar, but now the Duke of Qi said that he could not win the battle and would lose very badly. This made the Great Qin scholars and doctors a little unable to turn around, and the young generals were also full of righteous indignation. It's just that because of the identity of the Duke of Qi, he doesn't dare to speak out and be responsible.
"Silence! Quiet! Lu Buwei reprimanded with a gloomy face, and the sound of "hum" and "hum" immediately stopped. Yiqu Jun and Wang Ling glanced at each other, playing with Lu Buwei's strange might.
The old minister thinks that what the Duke of Qi said is reasonable. 100,000 people went to attack 300,000 people to defend Shangcai, and they didn't have to think about it to know that they couldn't win. If you want to take Shangcai according to the old minister's intentions, you must have 500,000 troops! Seeing that the voice had paused, Wang Yi immediately stood up.
500,000 ......! The main hall immediately seemed to be an ant nest that had been doused with boiling water, and the camp was immediately blown up. The standing army of Great Qin was only 800,000, and it was necessary to defend various cities and maintain pressure on the three Jin states. It is also necessary to defend the Xiongnu and Donghu people in northern Xinjiang, and Xianyang must also leave tens of thousands of horses to defend.
The mobilization of 500,000 troops is already the strength of the whole Qin. (To be continued.) )