The Battle of Qin and Chu, after Xiang Yan's death, declared the victory of the Qin State.

The main army of Chu collapsed, most of the Xiang family army surrendered, and Wang Jian collected Xiang Yan's body and incorporated the living Chu army.

Wang Jian also felt afraid, only 100,000 people fled, and there were more than 200,000 left. If Xiang Yan fights to the death, maybe the Qin army can be wiped out, but he will definitely suffer heavy losses. After all, they are all recruits, most of them are local troops, and many have never even been on the battlefield.

The battle with the state of Chu was completely a victory in strategy, and it was also a victory in the national strength of the Qin state. What the Chu people are most afraid of is to compete with the Qin State for national strength, and Wang Jian just grasped this point. With the corresponding strategy, steady and steady, step by step. Never fight water battles, let alone confront Xiang Yan head-on in the wild.

If Xiang Yan didn't change his guard, he would take root on the plain and confront him, and Wang Jian would have no way at all. The army of Chu can attack and defend, and has been fighting with the Baiyue clan all year round, and has long been trained to be a lion who can fight tough battles. In fact, Xiang Yan didn't want to fight with the Qin State, because he knew that he couldn't defeat the Qin State at all, but unfortunately he couldn't be the master of many military affairs.

And Wang Jian is different, Yingzheng gives the greatest trust, wants people, and wants money. There were no problems in the entire logistics line, so that Wang Jian could calmly calculate and defeat the veterans with new soldiers. Don't look at the 600,000 troops of the Qin State this time, plus the logistics troops, reaching an unprecedented number of one million. But Wang Jian knows deeply that these are all temporary miscellaneous armies, which can only fight against the wind, not against the wind.

Wang Jian called Xiang Bo of Xiang Jiajun, Xiang Bo was Xiang Yan's youngest son, Xiang Chao left, and he volunteered to stay. Xiang Bo told Wang Jian that although Xiang Jiajun surrendered to the general, it would never fight the Chu people. The situation is very clear, if the Qin State wins, Shouchun City will be broken sooner or later, but it will take time, because Xiang Chao still has 100,000 troops in his hands, and that army is very good at defending the city.

Wang Jian understood what Xiang Bo meant, and if he wanted to break through Shouchun, he needed at least a long-term siege to force the king of Chu to surrender himself. Xiang Yan sent such a formation and fought with 5,000 people, which inevitably had the element of delaying time. Xiang Yan succeeded, delaying the Qin army too much.

If you want to attack Shouchun, you must cross the vortex river, but all the ships on the river have been driven away by Xiang Chao's 100,000 troops, and if the Qin army wants to cross the river, it must transfer ships from the rear. In addition, the 200,000 Chu troops that have just been incorporated must be allowed to withdraw from the battlefield, so as not to cause any trouble.

It took about ten days to deal with these things, and Wang Qian's army crossed the vortex river and surrounded Shouchun. In this process, Xiang Bo also followed Wang Qian's side, he would not give Wang Jian any strategy, but just wait until the day the city is broken, and be sure to save Xiang Chao's life. For this request, Wang Jian readily agreed.

Xiang Bo is a nobleman of the Chu State, and he has a lot of prestige in the military of the Chu State, and after the annexation of the Chu State, there are still too many things to do. Xiang Bo said that if Princess Zixuan was still here, with just one sentence, the gate of Shouchun City would be opened. But now it can't be done, it is impossible for Wang Jian to persuade the King of Chu to surrender, because there are many internal contradictions in the Chu State, the King of Chu and the Queen Mother have great disputes, and the Xiang family army is caught in the middle and can't be the master at all.

Not to mention Xiang Chao, even if his father Xiang Yan is here, it is impossible to open the city gate. In Shouchun City, in addition to the 100,000 Xiang family army, there are also 200,000 Chu troops. If you want to capture a big city like Shouchun, you must reach ten to one. Xiang Bo said clearly, the number of Qin troops is not enough, there are too many recruits in it, and it is not bad if the general does not let these soldiers mutiny, where dare to attack the city.

The safest way is to constantly send people to persuade them to surrender, and then set up camp for a long siege. Anyway, the national strength of Qin is stronger than that of Chu, and after three and five years, the king of Chu will definitely surrender.

Wang Jian sighed and said, "The king only gave me one year. ”

Xiang Bo pursed his lips and said, "General, we are all soldiers, and the combat strength of Qin and Chu cannot end in a year, how can you promise this?" Military affairs are not child's play, a big city like Shouchun, even if the Qin army increases its strength by another one million, it is impossible to capture it within a year. ”

"It's not that I want to shake the heart of the Qin army, unless the general leads the water of the vortex river and floods Shouchun City, he can only waste money and food to fight a long-term siege war. It's not that I underestimate the combat strength of the Qin army, in this battle, except for the five thousand Praetorian Guards, the rest of the troops are not the opponents of the Xiang family's army. It's just that the general's plan is too deep that we failed. The death of his father was willing, but in fact, his old man did not want to go back at all. ”

Wang Jian asked strangely: "I'm also thinking about this question, I am from the same door as Xiang Yanshi, I know him very well, but I just don't understand why he didn't cross the river and go back?" Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the Xiang family army is still sound, even if it loses hundreds of thousands of people, with the help of the solidity of Shouchun City, as long as it is delayed for a few months, it can be made up from all over the Chu State. ”

Xiang Bo sighed: "The general doesn't know, my father asked us to surrender, mainly to leave a way back for the Xiang clan. Since Princess Zixuan left, the Empress Dowager Yingran has mastered the government and interfered too much in the military. On one side is the King of Chu, on the other side is the Queen Mother, our Xiang family is sandwiched in the middle, and both ends are angry. ”

"The war has reached this point, the situation is very clear, the state of Chu will be annexed by the state of Qin, the general trend is inevitable, and no one can stop it. If the Xiang family doesn't find a way out, it will either be destroyed by the Qin State or the Queen Mother. The Empress Dowager Yingran is too vicious, and everything that is based on interests and cannot be used by her will be destroyed by her. Take this war as an example, the responsibility for defeat must always find someone to bear the blame. ”

No matter what my father thought, he thought that he couldn't live, so he simply used his own death to protect the Xiang family. The words that my father said before he died are nothing more than to let us see one thing clearly, if King Qin is afraid, then the Xiang family will retreat to the mountains and forests, if King Qin still dares to use us, it means that it is worthy of the support of the Xiang family, and we can no longer follow the wrong master. ”

Wang Jian nodded, the battle between Qin and Chu, from another point of view, is a game between the two monarchs. The king of Chu has the containment of the queen mother, and the king of Qin has no constraints, if the state of Chu can also have such courage and also send millions of people, then the outcome of the war will be a different situation.

In order to succeed in the second attack on Chu, Yingzheng has made a bloody investment, and Wang Jian will give as many people as he wants. But Xiang Yan couldn't, if the king of Chu also sent so many soldiers, Wang Jian might not even dare to cross the Honghe. Chu is a vast country, and although its national strength is not as strong as Qin's, the number of people in the entire country is not as strong as Qin's. If there are more reinforcements to assist Xiang Jiajun, the two countries are likely to form a stalemate situation, and there will be no current results at all.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Jian sent Li Xin to tentatively attack the city.

It was just a confrontation, and even the ladder couldn't reach the moat, so they were all defeated. Li Xin, who was covered with injuries, said distressedly: "General Qiyu, you can't attack the city, the moat is three zhang wide and five zhang deep, and our ladder is not that long at all." If you want to fill the moat, you can't do it in three months. In addition, the arrows at the head of the city are all strong bows in the army, and they are no worse than the bows and crossbows used by our army. If the battle continues like this, the losses will be too great, and you have to think of a plan to deceive the city gate. ”

Wang Jian rolled his eyes and said, "You ask me about the scheme, who do I ask for the scheme?" Even if you deceive the city gate, with the combat strength of our army, will you dare to enter the city? There are not only 100,000 Xiang family troops in it, but also 200,000 troops of the descendants of the king of Chu. ”

Li Xin asked suspiciously: "Shouchun obviously can't attack it, why do you want me to attack the city?" ”

Wang Jian said: "To create pressure, we must put a huge pressure on the Chu people. When the soldiers are in the city, they always fight a few battles to train and train the soldiers, and the combat strength of our army is too poor. The art of war has clouds, the upper army is scheming, the second is the battle, the second is the army, and the next is the siege of the city, and the law of attacking the city is a last resort. Do you still need me to teach this truth? ”

Li Xin was stupid, it turned out that Wang Jian did this just to train the army. These days, after months of good food and drink, and in a battle with Xiang Yan, many troops did not move, and the Chu army surrendered. A recruit is still a recruit, and he has not become a veteran at all.

Wang Jian said frankly: "So many soldiers have been used, if I don't train some veterans to come out, how can I explain to the king?" Anyway, there is nothing to do now, and when the siege is under siege, it is suitable for training. Li Xin, you have to remember that the so-called Ci is not in charge of soldiers, and if a new soldier wants to become a veteran, he must let them see blood, even if it is his own blood, and he must let them know how to become a qualified soldier. ”

Everyone understood what Wang Jian meant, and from this day on, every day the Qin army sent people to attack the city, and the generals took turns to take new soldiers to attack the city. Although there were some losses, the generals understood it well, and the main thing was to supervise the recruits and let the recruits charge in turn. In this way, many recruits know how to protect themselves, and they see the cruelty of standing, and many are constantly growing.

But everyone was very anxious, and after more than a month of siege, the moat was still not filled, and even the Chu army sent people to clean up the river every day. Seeing that it has entered autumn, if it continues like this, the logistics will be tight.

On this day, Mrs. Huayang's Luan came, and surrounded by many people, Mrs. Huayang took Hua Huan's hand and entered the Chinese army's tent.

Mrs. Huayang said: "General Wang Qian, summons to Yingran, the mourning family wants to enter the city." ”

Hearing this, before Wang Jian could speak, Mo Wu'an was the first to shake his head and say, "Grandma Huayang, that's too risky, you must not enter the city." Although I want to kill Ying Ran's poisonous woman, I know that now is not the time to kill her, if you enter the city, that poisonous woman will definitely make a big fuss, and even force the Qin army to retreat. ”

Mrs. Huayang sneered: "Don't worry, this time I will only take Ying'er in alone, if Yingran dares to threaten my life, you don't have to pay attention to it." When I came, I had already discussed with Zheng'er that even if I died, the army would not be able to retreat. ”

"Ying Ran is a smart person, and when it comes to fighting like this, even if she wants to kill me, others will definitely not agree. The two clans are a family, and everyone has to leave a way back for themselves, Xiang Yan did that, and the magnates of the Chu State will do the same. ”

"The trend of the times, she is a queen mother, even if she has monstrous power, she can't influence everyone's wishes. It's time for this battle to end. ”

Hearing Mrs. Huayang's words, Wang Jian and the others could only escort Mrs. Huayang to the front of the moat and retreat far aside. Mrs. Huayang was still sitting in Luan's car, waiting for Yingran's meeting, and Wang Jian also instructed that if she couldn't see anyone, she couldn't walk down, so as not to be attacked by someone's secret arrows.