Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

"General, there is news from Yingdu that Chu State General Xiang Yan is leading an army of 200,000 Chu troops to attack Nanjun."

"Lord Xiangbang hopes that the general can intercept the Chu army and prevent them from wreaking havoc in Nanjun. It is best to completely wipe out the 200,000 Chu army."

A messenger from Yingdu came to the army on a fast horse, met Li Xin in the military camp tent, and reported to him.

At this time, Li Xin was discussing with his adjutants how to carry out the next siege. After hearing the intelligence information from the messenger, he was stunned for a moment and then overjoyed.

"Chu army attacks Nanjun? Xiang Yan wanted to imitate the actions of Tian Ji and Sun Bin in besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, and attempted to relieve the danger of our Qin army besieging the capital of Chu by attacking Nanjun."

After Li Xin heard this information, he immediately guessed Xiang Yan's thoughts.

But then he hesitated for a while and said to himself:"But why did Xiang Yan take such a move? It seemed to be an move to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, but it was Let the Chu army appear in the wild"

"This is undoubtedly giving up the advantage of defending the city. Xiang Yan is also a veteran, why would he make such a mistake.

Just when Li Xin hesitated, an adjutant came forward excitedly and said:"General, this is a God-given opportunity. I heard that the internal strife in Chu is extremely serious. Could it be that Xiang Yan was forced to do this?""

"I think we should seize the opportunity to completely wipe out the 200,000 Chu army. Once the Chu army is destroyed, Chu will be in the pocket of Qin!"

Of course Li Xin knows the importance of seizing the opportunity. At this time, Xiang Yan made a major mistake. If he misses the opportunity, he will be a waste for the general.

And the adjutant is right, Xiang Yanzhi Therefore, such a stupid move was probably the reason for the political struggle in Chu State.

Just like the Battle of Changping, Lian Po could not avoid the battle, which caused a huge headache for the Qin army at that time.

But it was King Zhao who general Lian Po Substituting Zhao Kuo for the armchair warrior allowed Qin to defeat Zhao in one fell swoop and kill 400,000 Zhao troops.

Then it is very likely that Xiang Yan was forced to have no choice but to choose this move.

Sometimes You will find that the reason why a general makes a mistake is not necessarily because of his incompetence, but because he is forced to do it by the monarch behind him.

As for what Xunzi said about generals being ignored by foreign military orders, that is only extremely possible. Only a few generals can do it. The reality is that if you really dare to do this, you will die with your whole family.

Li Xin had this idea and made a decisive decision:"Without further delay, we will march to Nanjun and notify you at the same time." Meng Tian, ​​let him besiege Chudu!"

Decision is a quality that a general must possess. Without any hesitation, Li Xin led his 300,000 troops to Nanjun.

If Xiang Yan really led the Chu army to attack Nanjun, then he would be able to outflank him from behind. He was caught off guard.

If the 200,000 Chu troops were stationed in the capital and could not get out, then Li Xin really had no choice but to fight to the death slowly.

Just like when Wang Ben besieged the capital of Wei a year ago , it was because he was helpless in the face of Wei Daliang's city wall that he came up with the trick of breaking the Yellow River.

Li Xin didn't want to bite the hard nut of Chu's capital, but if he was fighting in the wild, then his Qin army was not afraid of any enemy. It's easy to annihilate the Chu army.

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Ten days later, Li Xin led the Qin army to Nanjun. At this time, Xiang Yan was leading the Chu army to attack a city in Nanjun. He seemed not to have expected Li Xin's sudden arrival and hurriedly fought with the Qin army.

In this brief confrontation, the Chu army was defeated and had to retreat hastily and hid in a small city.

When he saw the small town of Qin that had just been captured by the Chu army, Li Xin laughed loudly. This small town was not the capital of Chu, and its little city defense could not stop his 300,000 troops.

Li Xin quickly besieged the small town, and even the Chu army could be exhausted. As long as this part of the Chu army was destroyed, the Chu country would definitely die. Li Xin had even seen the scene where he was granted the title of marquis.

Among the battalion commanders, Li Xin was discussing the war with his adjutants.

An adjutant sighed at this time:"On the battlefield today, you can see that the enemy has a young general who is only eight or nine years old. He is so brave that he killed several of our warriors."

"By the way, when you were eight or nine years old, were you still breastfeeding at home? Look at these people, they are all on the battlefield killing the enemy."

Although the adjutant seemed to be praising the young child, his words were more of a mockery.

Another adjutant laughed and said:"Doesn't this just mean that there is no one in Chu State? Let eight or nine-year-old children become generals"

"I also saw that kid today. He looked like a commander, but I have to say that the kid was really brave and he was more than capable of being a commander."

"If he grows up, he will definitely be a rare warrior. Another adjutant said with a smile:"

Then you should be careful on the battlefield and don't really get killed by such an eight or nine-year-old child. By then, I'm afraid you will become the laughing stock of the entire army and no one will mourn you."."

Everyone laughed when they heard this and didn't take it seriously. Zhonggui was just a child. Although he showed great fighting ability, he was still a little inferior to generals like them who had been fighting on the front line.

Especially at this time, the Qin army has a huge advantage. No matter how brave the child is, he can even defeat hundreds of people.

Facing the entire Qin army, individual force cannot play a big role at all.

"Now it seems that Xiang Yan was really forced to do this dangerous move. Now the entire Chu army is besieged by us, and we are just around the corner to capture Chu."

Someone sighed with emotion, and everyone nodded in agreement.

The battle between the two armies actually depends on which side makes fewer mistakes and whether it can catch the mistakes of the other side.

This is why Wang Jian's kingly style of play is the most troublesome. Because Wang Jian never made dangerous moves, he never missed any flaws or mistakes, and it was difficult for the enemy to make moves.

Of course, this kind of kingly style of play requires the support of national power. Among the seven kingdoms, only the Qin State at this time can use it. This is a set of tactics.

Li Xin listened to the discussions of the lieutenants. He smiled and said nothing, still looking at the sand table in front of him. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

As a commander-in-chief of the army , although he also believed that it was not a problem to win the Chu Kingdom at this time, but unlike other lieutenants, Li Xin was still cautious.

Many battles in history have proved that the closer to the last moment, the less careless, otherwise there will be an overturn. The danger.

At this moment, a thundering sound suddenly came from the opposite direction of the Qin army. Li Xin was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to leave the camp to check, a soldier entered the camp and said to Li Xin:

"Report! General, a Chu army suddenly appeared behind our army. According to estimates, there are probably tens of thousands of people!"

The soldiers' report made Li Xin and the adjutants look at each other. They were not nervous at all. Instead, they felt that the Chu State had lost its mind.

These tens of thousands of Chu troops must have known that the Qin army had surrounded the main force of the Chu army. Later, the Chu State sent reinforcements.

As a result, the military strength of both sides was almost the same. The Chu Army had more than 200,000 troops and the Qin Army had 300,000 troops. At first glance, they seemed to be equally matched.

But let’s not mention that the Qin Army’s combat effectiveness was better than that of the Chu Army. The army is much higher. Secondly, these tens of thousands of reinforcements are now in the territory of Qin. Not far away is the capital of Ying!

What is this concept? This concept is that the general of Chu who led the army seems to have never read it. It’s the same as the military manual, how can you cross a strategic city and march directly!

In ancient times, some people would think that when faced with a city that is difficult to conquer, why not go around it.

The actual situation is that if you really go around a city, Then your logistics simply can't keep up. That city can send troops to attack at any time to block your food and grass.

In ancient times, food and grass were the most important thing in wars. If there is no food, even if you have a million troops, they will fall apart in an instant.

And this Chu army made such a mistake. They did not attack Yingdu but spared them. As long as Yingdu sent troops to cut off their food and grass, it was not so much that Li Xin was surrounded at this time, but that Li Xin captured them. Give counter-encirclement

"Is this because the Chu army is in a state of panic?"[]

Li Xin felt a little incredible. He had never seen such a stupid person in the war.

Li Xin immediately said:"Stop attacking for the next few days and take a defensive position. When Yingdu sends troops, we will capture the more than 200,000 Chu troops."

The adjutants felt that there was nothing wrong with this order. This was the final decision now. Excellent solution, everyone nods yes.

It's just that Li Xin and his lieutenants, even if they were given ten heads, would never have imagined that Lord Changping, the Prime Minister of Qin, would choose to betray.

The reason why these tens of thousands of Chu troops can appear here is because Lord Changping let them come..