It had just begun spring, and the ice and snow had not yet melted, and the two armies of the Qin State were quickly rushing in two directions.

Ying Zheng is like a raging lion, with a posture that can't wait for a moment, and the two armies are stationed at the border with a tiger's eye, completely looking like a quick battle.

The king of Wei couldn't stand it, and not only had to face Wang Ben's army, but Yang Duanhe's army also put on a position and stubbornly choked the Wei army's retreat route. The king of Wei desperately asked for help everywhere, and the voice was loud, but there was no sound.

King Yan and King Chu were also very helpless, not that they didn't support, but that Yingzheng was too well prepared for the war and didn't dare to send troops at all. In fact, King Yan regretted it a little, and sent the garrison army on the bank of the Yishui River, and the Qin State also sent the garrison to confront each other, where could he cross the river.

Yishui headquarters, Jing Ke, Yan Dan, Ju Wu, and Tian Guang are all there. At this time, all personal grievances were put aside, and the movements of the Qin army were closely watched. Ying Zheng's posture was too scary, if Yan dared to support Wei, Ling Yu, the commander of the garrison army, had every reason to launch an offensive against Yan State.

Ju Wu said unconfidently: "Chen Bing is on the bank of the water river, is it wrong?" If the troops are secretly transferred, the soldiers of Yongcheng will not come at all. If we send a large army to support Wei now, we will face Yang Duanhe's troops, which are all veterans, and our Yan army can't beat them at all except for the garrison army. ”

Jing Ke sneered: "Uncle did the right thing, he made preparations in advance to prevent the Qin State from sneaking attack. The situation is very clear, no matter how strong the city of Daliang is, there will be a day when it will be breached, and there is no city in the world that cannot be breached, not to mention that the king of Wei has no preparations for war at all. In a word, the Wei state was doomed. ”

"What I'm looking forward to most now is the battle of Qin and Chu, smart but mistaken by smart, Yingzheng is too anxious, the commander actually didn't choose Wang Qian, but chose a mediocre Li Xin. Li Xin can only be a general, not a handsome, he is not Xiang Yan's opponent at all. Xiang Yan plus Qi Qi and Ying Ran, why did Li Xin win against the Chu army? ”

Tian Guang echoed: "As long as the Qin army is defeated, at least within three years, I will have no worries about Dayan, and at most I will lose some land." If the Qin State wants to unify the Central Plains, it must first take the Chu State, if we attack our Dayan, as long as we shrink our forces and confront each other across the river, we will consume and kill the Qin State. ”

"If the Qin State wants to swallow the Chu State, it is impossible to do it without an army of 400,000, and if you want to attack my Dayan, you will need at least 300,000 or more. Fighting on two fronts, under the consumption of troops, the Qin State does not have the national strength to attack our Dayan again. Now I'm looking forward to it, how much Qin army will Xiang Yan consume? It doesn't need much, just 150,000 troops. ”

"The reward and punishment system of the Qin State makes the pension higher for the dead than for the living."

Yan Dan asked unconfidently: "Do you all think that the battle between Qin and Chu will be defeated by the Qin Kingdom?" Prince Ben is too familiar with that guy Yingzheng, don't look at him all day long, he looks like he is kind all day long, in fact, his mind is full of calculations. Zhao Qian was counted by him as accompanying the country, I think King Qi also has this trend, that Yao Jia is too eloquent, he can definitely deceive him. ”

Several people looked at each other, and if Yan Dan didn't say anything, many people would have forgotten the existence of King Qi. This king of Qi has abandoned military affairs for too long, and he really doesn't know what he can do to keep his country. Yao Jia, the secretary of the Qin State, every time he went to the world, he could say that a dead horse was a live horse, and that eloquence could not be better.

The people of the countries did not pay attention to the king of Qi, and Yao Jia went to the country of Qi silently, and actually reached an alliance agreement with the king of Qi. The so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and no matter how much Qi declines, the national strength is stronger than that of Yan, and the king of Yan has to pull out the garrison.

That's right, King Yan did this, not really to embarrass the Qin State, but to beware of the Qi State. The Qin State is enough for the Yan State to be uncomfortable, and if the King of Qi also sends troops over, it is estimated that the King of Yan will move the capital without hesitation.

And Yao Jia, who was very eloquent, entered Xianyang leisurely and met Yingzheng directly.

Ying Zheng asked: "You only go to Qi country, why don't you go to other countries?" ”

Yao Jia said with a smile: "A gentleman does not stand under the wall, looking at the nations, now he can only go to the Qi country." ”

"Chu State, I, Great Qin, am going to start a war with it, and the King of Chu may not kill me, but Lord Changping Jun will definitely kill me. It's useless for me to go there, I will only go after the battle of Qin and Chu is over. ”

"Yan Kingdom, Yan Wang Xi has sent a garrison, Qin Yan will have a battle sooner or later, what else can I do there? It's not useful at all. If you can't get benefits for my Great Qin, the subordinates don't have the heart to go. ”

"Wei State, then there is no need to go, the posture of the king, according to my estimate, will definitely be able to annex Wei State in one fell swoop. What's more, the Wei State is sandwiched between Qin, Yan, and Chu, and the territorial scope is narrow, and if I want to unify the Central Plains, I must destroy the Wei State. ”

"I can't go to any of these countries, so I thought of going to Qi country. The King of Qi is worthy of being a mediocre king, who has been greedy for pleasure for a long time, and he can't even distinguish the basic situation of the nations. This alliance must be concluded, and it is my Great Qin's national policy to make friends from afar and attack closely, so I used the previous contradictions between Qi Yan and Qi Chu, and at the same time bribed Hou Sheng and others to persuade this dim-witted King of Qi. ”

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "This alliance is very important, I am fighting on two fronts in Daqin, and my troops are tight." As long as the Qi State put on a posture, Yan and Chu did not dare to have any troops at all, in case the Qi State attacked from behind. Yan Wangxi was really timid, so frightened that even the guards were transferred out, what do I think that said in front of the royal family? ”

Yao Jiale smiled and said: "The garrison is not external or internal, there are 30,000 garrison guards, and the old people of the royal family probably can't sit still." Under this pressure, King Yan will only become less and less bold, and sooner or later he will withdraw the garrison army and change the local army station. ”

"Lord Zero Yu did a very beautiful job, he showed the banner, and he also sent 30,000 Yongcheng soldiers to confront him, and the pressure on King Yan was even greater. If the garrison does not retreat, Lord Zero Yu will not retreat, and the old people of the royal family will only scold King Yan, and sooner or later they will not be able to withstand the pressure. If the expectation is good, King Yan will definitely withdraw the garrison within half a year and replace it with other troops to guard it. ”

"I, Great Qin, have been preparing for this battle for a long time, and the nations have not prepared for that at all. King Yan was also forced to send the garrison, because he was cowardly, and if he could use the garrison, his position as king would be unstable. Coupled with the internal contradictions of Yan State and the existence of Prince Yan Dan, it is estimated that for a long time, the national strength of Yan State will be exhausted in the civil strife. ”

The two of them were happy there for a while, and Yingzheng asked again: "When do you think this king will be able to take the state of Chu?" ”

Hearing this question, Yao Jia frowned, and said frankly: "The king is still too anxious, I have been on many missions in the Chu State, and the Chu State seems to be chaotic, but there has always been the Empress Dowager Yingran in power. As long as the king of Chu does not make mistakes, he will not be ousted from power for a long time, after all, the prince of Chu who can become a king has died too much, and now he can only use the negative sword. ”

"If I wait a few more years for Great Qin, wait for the replacement of the kings of Chu State, and the situation of the dynasty will be ups and downs, it will be the best time to work on the Chu side. Now the battle of Qin and Chu is about to start, and the position of the king of Chu can only be more stable, all the countries are like this, there can be chaos internally, but in the event of an external crisis, they will unite. ”

"In addition, the king does not use the old general Wang Jian and uses General Li Xin instead, and the number of troops is only 200,000, so he can't win Shouchun at all. Li Xin's qualifications are still too shallow, and the subordinates believe that they should send troops to support and prepare troops to besiege Shouchun at any time. ”

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "Yao Jia, my Daqin needs fresh blood, and I can't always let veterans come out." Since Li Xin dared to take up this burden, he should have done his homework in private, and we should give him enough confidence. Now, if you say such a thing again, will you let this king transfer him back? Changing generals on the spot is a taboo for soldiers. ”

"200,000 troops are indeed not enough, as long as he waits for the great victory in the plains and the siege of Shouchun, the follow-up troops will be replenished accordingly. The main reason for not sending troops now is to reassure Li Xin that this king will not change to another general to take his place. ”

Yao Jiayan said: "If the king can think of this step, the subordinates will be relieved." ”

Watching Yao Jia retreat, Ying Zheng always felt that something was wrong, Wang Jian said that 200,000 troops were not enough, and Ling Yu and Yao Jia also said the same, did they really do something wrong? If you want to integrate a large number of troops, it will take a long time to prepare, and you really don't have much time, you must unify the Central Plains within three years, I hope Li Xin will not let himself down.

Looking at Wei again, fighting on two fronts, Wei must be taken in advance before it can send more troops to support Li Xin. Yingzheng didn't expect Li Xin to break through Shouchun, as long as he could surround Shouchun for three months, even if he achieved his strategic goal.

Time passed quickly, and a month later, Wang Benjie's news came, and Daliang City had been surrounded. All the cities were annexed, and the main forces of the Wei State were all compressed in Daliang City, waiting for the water potential of the canal to rise and flood Daliang City.

And Li Xin's actions were faster, and he had already annexed all the cities on the outskirts of the Chu State. Part of the army, commanded by Meng Tian, advanced along both banks of the Ru River, attacked the Chu army from the front, and occupied the city. The main army, commanded by Li Xin personally, detoured from the south of Rushui to the left flank of the Chu army through Wuyang, Pingyu, Xincai, and Yingyi, and joined forces with Meng Tian's army and occupied Pingyu.

The two armies were in a pincer shape, and the Qin army did not encounter major resistance from the Chu army, and after occupying the two cities, it had already besieged the main force of the Yan army on the plain. Xiang Yan's troops did not enter Shouchun, but camped on the plain, just waiting for Li Xin to cross the Honghe River and fight a decisive battle.

This purpose is exactly what Li Xin wants, only need to repair for half a month, cross the Honghe River, and start a decisive battle. When Ying Zheng saw this, he laughed, talking about the battle in the plains, the Chu people were the opponents of the Qin people.

The Honghe River is a tributary of the Yangtze River, the span is too wide, Li Xin repaired this time, it is estimated that he chose the place to cross the river, so as not to attack the Chu people half-crossing. Li Xin is indeed not stupid, everyone in the world knows that northerners are not accustomed to water warfare, so I will not fight with you at all.

The war here will still take a while, and on the Wei side, there is even better news. Yang Duan and his troops took the initiative to attack and cut off the way for Wei to flee to Yan, even if King Yan wanted to send troops to support, he couldn't do it.

On this day, the good news was frequent, and the entire Xianyang City was jubilant, and Yingzheng also nodded secretly. Whether it is Wang Ben or Li Xin, they won the first battle, and there was no resistance all the way, and the initial goal was achieved. If the expectation is good, the battle of Qin and Wei is over, and the decisive battle between Li Xin and Xiang Yan will start accordingly.