A ray of sunlight rose in the east, shining towards Xianyang City, the door of the temple slowly came, and Zhongli walked out.

The ministers don't know why, what is the situation when Yingzheng doesn't come out?

Zhong Li said: "Spread the king's message, the battle of Qin and Chu, the battle of Qin and Chu killed 250,000 people, and this king has not suffered such humiliation since he was born. Therefore, three wills were handed down. ”

"First, remove the commander Li Xin from his position, demote him to an ordinary Qin soldier, and start from the bottom of the garrison barracks. If you want to be promoted, the merit must be doubled, and if you can't reach it, no one in the military is allowed to promote him. ”

"Second, this king must be ashamed of such humiliation, and ask the ministers of civil and military affairs to unite closely, and draw all the troops that can be used, even if the treasury is emptied, they must be combined into a large army, and this matter will be handled immediately."

"Third, this defeat, this king is the most responsible, when the temple is closed for seven days to meditate, rethink the national policy of unifying the Central Plains. During this period, the civil affairs were mainly based on Li Si and Mi Chen, and the military affairs were mainly based on Wei Yi and Meng Wu. ”

Hearing these three wills, many people raised their heads, this defeat, the loss of national strength is huge, and Yingzheng actually wants to attack Chu. If the war is defeated again, the Qin State will lose the opportunity to unify the Central Plains, and what strategy can be come up with behind closed doors?

Li Si stubbornly asked: "May I ask the swordswoman, this defeat and the casualties are so large, does the king still have to fight?" Even if you want to fight again, you have to rest for a few years, and when the national strength increases, it will not be too late. ”

Zhongli said coldly: "I don't understand the major affairs of the military state, but the king's orders, you must obey them, otherwise don't blame me for being polite." I will keep an eye on you doing things, and whoever dares to neglect their duties and delay their work will not see the sun of tomorrow. ”

At the same time, he said to Li Xinyan, who was kneeling on the ground: "You guy, why don't you get over to Yingcheng, what's the use of punishing you?" From now on, you are a small soldier, and in every big battle, you must be the first to rush to the front, so that you can forgive the sins of those dead robes. If you can't be promoted to the position of a partial general, the king won't see you. ”

Finally, he said to the people in the military: "From now on, the military will immediately coordinate troops and horses and assemble in Qinchu." Kill my 250,000 soldiers, this breath no Qin people can swallow, and the Chu people must be repaid. ”

"You don't need to ask so much, just wait and do. At the same time, he told Shangqing Yao Jia a word, you immediately send an envoy to the State of Qi, no matter what method you use, you must let the army of the State of Qi assemble on the border of Qi and Chu, even if the State of Qi behaves, let the State of Chu see the soldiers of the State of Qi. ”

Yao Jia immediately said, "Huh." ”

Turned around and left, rushing directly in the direction of Qi Kingdom.

After saying these words, Zhongli turned around and walked into the gate, closing the door of the temple, leaving only the confused eyes of the ministers.

Yingzheng's meaning, everyone understood it, just after the defeat, he was going to make a comeback and attack Chu again. This raises a question, with so many Qin soldiers killed and wounded, how many troops can be gathered by soldiers and horses from all over the country? Zhongli said very hard, no one dared to disobey the order, so he could only let Li Si, Meng Wu and others worry about the transfer of troops.

Huayang Palace, Mrs. Huayang was also saddened by this defeat, fortunately her body was much better, even if she was defeated this time, she still had time to wait for the next attack. But the voice from the temple, Yingzheng still wants to fight again, can the national strength keep up?

Mrs. Huayang hurriedly summoned Mi Chen into the palace, and instructed in private: "Zheng'er is determined to fight, and the logistics must keep up." I have roughly calculated that 250,000 soldiers have sacrificed their lives for the country, and the corresponding pensions must be paid as soon as possible. If the army is assembled again, the money and food used will be too much, and the treasury will not be able to supply it at all. ”

"I really can't do it, so I secretly transfer a batch of them out in the private treasury, and use the money and grain from fifty years ago, anyway, those account books have been burned, and no one can find out. Ying Ai can steal money and grain from it, why can't the Qi family steal money and grain? ”

Mi Chen vetoed on the spot: "That's not good, others can steal the money and grain from the private treasury, and my Mi clan must not steal it." Otherwise, when we die, the person in charge of the private treasury will not be my Mi clan. Sister, don't think nonsense, the treasury must not have enough money and food, you can't let go of your face, what am I afraid of? I'll go to the Yiling Hall and ask Princess Ying Ai to provide some money and food, she has a lot of stolen money there. ”

"Those ill-gotten gains, it is also a disaster to be left in her hands, it is better to use them directly in the war. As long as it is consumed as soon as possible, others will not be able to find out if they want to check her problems in the future. I'll explain to her that it's great, and she'll let go. ”

"We all know that many people are staring at the money and waiting for the time to come to the Yiling Palace. But no matter how much everyone fights, they are all one family, and they must make way for the battle of Qin and Chu. The swordswoman's tone was very hard, who dared not do her best this time, she would really kill people, at least I couldn't have problems in logistics. ”

Mrs. Huayang thought about it, sighed, and said, "Go find Xia Ye and Hu'er, you can't go alone, Xiao Ai won't listen to you." ”

Mi Chen was stunned and asked, "Will Princess Orchid agree?" ”

Mrs. Huayang said affirmatively: "For the sake of the overall situation, Hu Er will agree." ”

With full of doubts, Mi Chen went to the Zhong Hall and explained the matter to Hu Ji, who agreed without thinking about it.

There is no way, Ying Zheng is determined to defeat Chu, if he is defeated again, it is estimated that King Qin will not be able to do it. What grievances and grievances, in the face of the overall situation, Orchid can only let go of the previous grievances and be sure to do it.

Accompanied by Lin Ye, he went to the gate of the Yiling Hall in private, said some words to Ying Ai, and found out the powerful relationship. If Yingzheng is not the King of Qin, even if you train to the saint-level realm, there will be no place for you in the Qin Palace, and the women of Yingzheng will also be driven out of the Qin Palace, and everyone will not end well.

Ying Ai is not stupid, she pushed out more than a dozen large boxes on the spot and asked Lin Ye to bring them back to Qi Chen.

In the temple, when Zhongli closed the door and returned to Ying Zheng's side, Ying Zheng, who was kneeling on the ground, got up directly and said: "In this battle, I am really in a hurry, not only did I use the wrong person, but I made a mistake in the grand strategy. The main problem is that no matter who I send to lead the troops, it is difficult to achieve victory with such a small number of troops. ”

Zhongli asked, "Have you ever thought that if you go to war again, I'm afraid the national strength won't be able to keep up." I can see the appearance of those ministers most clearly, Lord Mi Chen is so anxious that he is sweating profusely, but he can't say anything about his suffering. ”

Ying Zheng said: "The battle of Qin and Chu is the battle that Grandma Huayang is most concerned about, and Mi Chen will come up with a way." Let's go, let's go to a place and attack Chu again, I can't make any more mistakes, I have to ask him to lead the army. ”

Zhongli didn't ask much, and took Yingzheng out of the temple from a side gate, got into a carriage, drove out of Xianyang City, and rushed to Pinyang.

Pinyang is Wang Qian's hometown, where many Wang family members live, this time to move the bottle to teach, is to have in-depth negotiations with Wang Qian, so that Wang Jian can understand the urgent mood of Yingzheng.

In the backyard of Wang's house, Wang Jian was leisurely fishing, and when Ying Zheng came closer, he found out that Ying Zheng had arrived.

Wang Jian bowed and said with a wry smile: "The king has been meditating for seven days, why did he come to me?" If the queen mother knew about it, she would definitely count me down, but I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to get clean at home. ”

Ying Zheng pressed Wang Jian on his seat, saluted back, and then sat down and said, "Don't hide it from the old general, you should know the intention of this visit." Li Xin was defeated, not only defeated, but also killed and wounded 250,000 troops. In the years since the founding of Great Qin, there have never been so many dead and injured people, and I will be ashamed again. ”

Wang Jian frowned and said: "As long as it is a war, there will be successes and failures. My Great Qin's national strength is indeed stronger than that of Chu, but if Chu is attacked again in a short period of time, can the national strength keep up? ”

Ying Zheng said affirmatively: "The national strength can definitely keep up, just because others don't believe that the Qin State can fight again, so they can be caught off guard." The Chu people are now full of joy after the victory, the so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and my Great Qin will attack Chu again, and the people in the army are full of revenge, and the mourning soldiers will win. Attacking Chu again, this king cannot be defeated, and Great Qin cannot be defeated. ”

"If I am defeated again, I, the king of Qin, will not be able to do it, and Great Qin will carry the trauma of defeat and completely lose the opportunity to unify the Central Plains. So this time, I can't use the wrong person anymore, and the battle with Chu is not competent for the old general Wang. ”

Wang Jian asked: "The subordinates also want to ask the king, why are you in such a hurry?" With the national strength of my Great Qin, as long as I digest the land of the Three Jin Dynasty and absorb the people of the Three Jin Dynasty for my use, the Central Plains will be unified sooner or later. ”

Ying Zheng sighed: "Don't rush, in addition to the battle of the Central Plains, this king has to face three more difficult battles." One is the Battle of Baiyue, the second is the Battle of the Xiongnu, and the third is the Battle of Blood Sacrifice. ”

"These battles must be solved by me myself. This premise is that the Central Plains must be unified and the Chu State must be taken, so that I can go to Baiyue in person. If I don't go over in person, the Baiyue Holy Maiden will not be born, and I will not let the Baiyue clan surrender. ”

"In the battle with the Huns, there are no restrictions on the enemy and us, and many peak powerhouses will make a move. There is Queen Loulan in the north, and I don't have a saint-level powerhouse in the Central Plains, and if I don't win Baiyue, the Cangming Ancestor will not take action for me. At least I have to create a situation, that is, the pattern of soldiers against soldiers and generals against generals, otherwise the Central Plains is not the opponent of the Xiongnu at all. ”

"The final battle of blood sacrifice will affect all the strong people in the world, many strong people in my Great Qin will participate, and many concubines of this king will also participate. If these people are all dead, the Central Plains, which has just been unified, is likely to be turbulent again, and what will this king do to restrain those unruly civil forces at that time? ”

"That's only six years. No matter what this king thinks, the Central Plains must be unified within three years. Even if the countries are annexed and some remnants are left behind to be slowly eliminated later, it will be a fact. Only in this way can the people of the Central Plains unite as one and face the battle of the Xiongnu together. ”

Wang Jian lowered his head and pondered, and said frankly: "The king only uses ministers as a last resort, but I still say the same thing, if you want to annex Chu and capture Shouchun, you can't do it without 600,000 troops." If there are fewer troops, it will be difficult to win no matter who is sent to command. ”

"The history of Chu is longer than that of the Zhou Dynasty, and the northerners are not accustomed to water warfare, and all kinds of disadvantages and restrictions make it impossible to annex it in a short period of time."

Ying Zheng asked: "With the old general's consideration, can you capture the Chu State within a year?" ”

Wang Jian shook his head and said: "I can only guarantee that I will capture Shouchun, and if I want to completely annex the Chu State, it will take at least two years." ”

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "Will the plan be released?" ”

Wang Jian said: "In the war with Chu, you can only besiege the city and send reinforcements, and fight steadily. The Chu people are good at water warfare, so I will not go to the river and only attack the city. The cities that have been taken are constantly filled with troops, and if Xiang Yan does not take the initiative to attack, I will fight city by city. ”

"This time doesn't need to be long, just three months, I can take all the cities around Shouchun. Aren't there many waterways in the Chu Kingdom? If they want to cut off our logistical food routes, I will hoard a year's worth of grain and grass at a time, and distribute a year's supply to each city. And the logistics will always be replenished, creating a posture of war of attrition. ”

"What is the State of Chu most afraid of? is to compete with my Great Qin for national strength, even if Xiang Yan can sit still, I'm afraid that King Chu and Changping Jun will not be able to sit still. This strategy is simple and crude, no matter what tactics Xiang Yan uses, I will not be moved, and I will not be dispatched until the best fighter appears. ”

In fact, Li Xin's strategy was not wrong, but he was too anxious and crossed the river blindly, and everything was led by Xiang Yan's nose. My strategy, like his, is to destroy the main force of the Chu State. The main force of the Chu State is the Xiang Army, as long as this army is destroyed, no matter how strong the water war is, the lack of troops in the entire Chu State will not be able to stop my Great Qin Iron Cavalry. ”

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, he was worthy of Wang Qian, the god of war, and he could think of such a strategy. Only fights the city, not the water war, and every time the city is captured, he hoards a year's military supplies, so he is not afraid of Xiang Yan using delaying tactics.

With the combat power of the Qin army, it is easy to take down a city, the key is how to defend it. With a year's worth of grain and grass, the morale of the army has been stabilized, and they are not afraid of anything at all. As a result, the passive situation will be turned into an active one, and Xiang Yan may be the one who is in a hurry at that time.

Ying Zheng asked again: "The old general thinks that 600,000 troops, how should I give it to Daqin?" Don't be afraid of your jokes, with the ability of those courtiers in Xianyang City, if you want to gather so many troops, I'm afraid no one will be able to do it. ”

Wang Jian pondered for a moment, opened his eyes, and asked again, "Does the king really want to give me 600,000 troops?" ”

Ying Zheng said seriously: "Since it must be 600,000, then the king must try his best to get it for the old general." This difficulty is not small, and it must be made that Yan Guo does not dare to support, and it is not possible to use the garrison. ”

Wang Jian said: "It seems that the king is determined to destroy Chu, so the subordinates can only offer advice." ”

"This strength is actually very easy to adjust, I have a local army of 300,000 in Daqin, and it is not difficult for the mansions of various magnates to transfer some people to form an army of 100,000. The soldiers of the Three Jin Dynasty can disrupt the reorganization again and raise 100,000. Yang Duan and the army were all secretly transferred, and the number reached exactly 600,000. ”

"In order to prevent accidents, the king has to endure the pain of love, and must transfer 5,000 Praetorian Guards to me. The Guards can't be adjusted, but the Praetorian Guards belong to the king's descendant trump card, and there is nothing to say about how to use others. If you can't capture Shouchun in this way, my Wang Jian name will be written upside down. ”

Ying Zheng nodded his head when he heard this, and said: "According to the words of the old general, in this battle, this king has no way back. ”

The two monarchs and ministers discussed the details, and carefully considered every step of the calculation.