Legend of Troubled Times

The era is in the period of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States period (the specific situation has changed slightly).

The Great Zhou Dynasty ruled the world for 800 years, after the collapse of the rites, the heroes rose together, the Spring and Autumn Five Tyrants started in the Central Plains, and then the three families were divided, and the Warring States Period began.

South Korea, the weakest country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, has about 250,000 troops, of which the crossbow is stronger than the other countries

Wei State, the overlord of the early Warring States Period, the rise of the Later Qin State, the Wei State has since plummeted, with more than 300,000 soldiers, of which, 100,000 Wei soldiers are his last elite

Zhao State, after the Hufu cavalry shooting, the combat effectiveness of the army has been significantly improved, of which, there are nearly 300,000 cavalry, with a total of more than 600,000 soldiers

Yan State, located in the northern cold land, food is insufficient, therefore, perennial to Qi to enter a large amount of grain, the current relationship with Qi is not bad, with 400,000 soldiers, but the combat effectiveness is not strong, and the weapons are not sophisticated

Qi State, from the Spring and Autumn Period, has been inherited to this day, a large country with 700,000 mercenaries, developed commerce, and the status of merchants is higher than that era, the status of merchants in Qi is higher, but it is located in the coastal area and is often harassed by the Wa State

Chu State, the national strength is strong, the number of soldiers is million, less than 600,000 are in the hands of the state, the three noble surnames, each of them has an average of more than 100,000 mercenaries in the hands of the self-respect, listen to the propaganda and do not listen to the propaganda, at the same time, the south is also harassed by ethnic minorities, therefore, although the national strength is strong, the army is numerous, but it is difficult to give full play to the advantage

Qin, after two generations of monarchs have worked hard, the national strength is strong, but it is also the most seriously threatened by ethnic minorities in all countries, there are Southern Barbarians in the south, there are Xiongnu in the north, although the West has opened up the Western Regions of 36 countries and established diplomatic relations, but the 36 countries in the Western Regions have not surrendered, and the hidden dangers are continuous, the Great Wall in the north, the defenders are 300,000, and there are 100,000 Huoyun cavalry, good at fire attack (fire attack is very effective for the Huns) The land of Bashu in the south, the country of abundance, is an important granary in the country 350,000 defenders, of which 150,000 are Xueyue dragoons, Hangu Pass, a total of 250,000 defenders, there are 100,000 iron Tufu, in addition, there are Forbidden Army directly under the King of Qin in Xianyang City, a total of 300,000, is the most elite troops in the country, plus the country's four border armies each of 100,000, a total of 1.6 million, is the most powerful country in the Warring States Period, has always had the ambition to swallow the world and go east

The Japanese country, with more than 100,000 mercenaries, has very poor combat effectiveness, but it runs very fast, and its harassment ability is very strong, although its combat effectiveness is very poor, but the water is very good, the ships are small and fast, and the combat effectiveness is not high, but it cannot be completely annihilated

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36 countries in the Western Regions have an average of thousands to tens of thousands of troops per country, and their combat effectiveness is not high, and most of them belong to private mercenaries

The northern Xiongnu, the combat effectiveness is extremely high, the equestrian skills are superb, the total population is about 5 million people, the combat effectiveness is extremely strong, but because the north is cold, so the equipment is not good, and the tribes are widely dispersed, there are nearly 100 large and small tribes before and after, so there is no big threat to the Central Plains Dynasty at present

The Zhou Dynasty, the former co-lord of the world, the various vassal states, no one was willing to take the lead in destroying him first, but at the same time, it would definitely not make him strong again, so there were only 100,000 defenders, and no reforms could be carried out, otherwise it would be interfered with by other vassal states and would not let it develop

The Song State, with a small army and weak soldiers, less than 200,000 defenders, but extremely wealthy, is the richest country among all the vassal states in the world, advocates the principle of non-alignment, but has interests with the great vassal states of the world

Xianyang Palace

A middle-aged man in a black dragon robe sat on the main seat, surrounded by hundreds of civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the four pillars of the dynasty (Qu Ruo, the prime minister, Beitang Linfeng, the general Dugu Zhantian, and the shadow secret guard led the ghost king) and the major corps, the large and small generals of the border army, the major civil and military officials, and the king of Qin is clan all gathered here

His Majesty the King of Qin, the ambition of the previous kings, for more than ten years, I have made great efforts to govern the country, and now our Qin State has become the most powerful country in the Central Plains, in order to realize the grand wish of the ancestors to unify the world and the ambition of going east, now I hope that all the courtiers will actively contribute to the centennial record of my Great Qin. The eunuch who read the holy decree on the side is transmitting the holy decree of the king of Qin there, and the major ministers, clan relatives, and generals are today. Some even came to this Xianyang Palace all the way from Hangu Pass, and everyone clearly knew that this time, King Qin was determined to go east

Your Majesty, I think that today I want to go east in Great Qin, and Zhao is the hardest stone on my way out of the east. At the same time, he is the head of today's three Jins, although the usual friction continues, but once it comes to the war of annihilation, Zhao will unite with Han Wei to fight against my Great Qin, at the same time, other countries must also unite to resist Qin, therefore, the east must be fast, accurate, ruthless, and quickly achieve the goal as the basis, at the same time, although our Great Qin is strong today, but there is no strength that can sweep away all obstacles, therefore, the minister does not advocate the immediate war of annihilation, to weaken the strength of Zhao first, slowly figure it. The Prime Minister's North Hall was in the wind and issued a suggestion as soon as possible

Well, what Aiqing said is reasonable, but with a few cities like this, when will my Great Qin be able to dominate the world. King Qin was obviously slightly dissatisfied

Your Majesty, however, if you are too eager for quick success, it may backfire.

Needless to say, the three Jin attacks and defenses in one, so we must be one step ahead and destroy a country first, Dugu Zhan Tianlao General, which country do you think we should attack first

Your Majesty, the old man thinks that what the Prime Minister said is reasonable, but if you must attack any country, I suggest it is the Wei State, South Korea is almost obedient to our country, and there is almost no threat, oh, it is impossible for the Zhao State to be broken in a short time, but it will cause the hatred of the countries towards my Great Qin, in contrast, the Wei State is more certain

Okay, as an old general said, old general, you personally adjust the 200,000 soldiers and horses in Hangu Pass, plus two border armies, a total of 400,000 soldiers and horses to attack, at the same time, Prime Minister, you draw another 200,000 soldiers and horses from Shudi, and then give you a border army, a total of 300,000 soldiers and horses, you go to stop Zhao, no need to fight, stop them from being able to aid Wei.

Obey the order. Although there were still some dissatisfactions, the old general and the prime minister still obeyed the orders and prepared for the needs of the war.

Okay, Prime Minister, you come to the widow's imperial study again and retreat

Inside the Imperial Study

In addition to King Qin, there is also Beitang Linfeng, and King Qin's brother wins

Brother Xian, why are you angry? I didn't follow your advice

The minister didn't dare, but he didn't know why His Majesty was so eager to send out a war to the east? Your Majesty should know that now is not the time

Yes, I know it's not the time, but in the last few years I feel like I'm at my end

For a moment, there was a trace of surprise and a trace of grief on Beitang's face. Your Majesty, don't worry.

Don't let go of your majesty for 10,000 years, who can really enjoy 10,000 years of longevity? Not to mention 10,000 years, I am almost 40 years old this year, and we have spent more than 10 years to calm down the civil strife of that year and restore our national strength. I really hope that God will give me another hundred years to complete this great ambition of dominating the world. But Lone really didn't have time.

There was silence in the room

Father, what are you discussing? At this time, a smart girl ran into the room, who was only seven years old but slightly captivating, with delicate facial features, a pair of big eyes that flashed and shining, and a young man who was less than ten years old in his hand, this young man was very good-looking, wearing a dark blue robe, with long black hair, and his facial features were not even weaker than that of Her Majesty the princess next to him, with a pair of red phoenix eyes, sharp eyes, and the appearance of a young talent. This is exactly the little princess of King Qin's favorite Win Mengli, and the son of Prime Minister of Great Qin, Beitang Phantom Ice

King Qin, who was still full of sorrow just now, saw his daughter coming, and his face was instantly full of joy. At the same time, he also looked at the Beitang Phantom Ice next to him, back then, he and Beitang Linfeng met in the upper reaches of the rivers and lakes, and later the previous generation of Qin kings died he and Linfeng duo, leading today's four pillars to stabilize the Qin Dynasty at that time in one fell swoop, and planning to dominate the world's ambition, for this brother who accompanies himself to seek great things, he also likes it very much. At the same time, this child can be said to be both civil and military, and his attainments in the art of war always make them, the veterans, a little amazed. At the same time, he has been growing up with his daughter, and he is actually very willing to marry this marriage because both of them are too young.

Phantom Bing, you are so rude, how can you break into His Majesty's imperial study? Prime Minister Beitang Linfeng immediately came over to teach his own child a lesson, after all, although he and the current King of Qin have a deep brotherly relationship, as a courtier, there are some rules that still have to be followed.

Uncle Linfeng, I called Brother Phantom Bing here, after all, you came here as soon as you retired from the dynasty, I miss my father, can't you?

Although King Qin knew at a glance that she was lying, he was still very happy in his heart

Okay, here we are, what else do we two brothers say? Phantom Bing, come and tell Uncle what do you think I should pay attention to in the early days of Great Qin Dongchu? Do you have any specific suggestions?

Uncle, since you asked like this, change the mutiny, dare to say your own suggestions, first of all, Uncle wants Daqin to go east in one fell swoop and fulfill the last wishes of the previous kings, but I think that now we don't have the strength to dominate the world, but we can, distribute and eat them. Today, we are not the only country that wants to expand its territory, such as the Qi country. In the past, when the king was in charge, he advocated Lian Heng, but the status of the merchants of Qi today is too high, which has led to a decrease in the willingness of Qi to expand its territory in war, but our biggest threat now is not Zhao, but Chu. Even if we annex the land of the Three Jins, it will definitely hurt our vitality, and when the time comes, the State of Chu will come to fight for the land with us, and we will not be able to annex the land of the Three Jin Dynasty alone, I suggest that we should weaken Chu first.

Then how can it be weak? King Qin listened to his suggestion and suddenly felt his eyes light up

Chu State, now each family has its own army, but the King of Chu still has an absolute advantage, so we should secretly increase the control of the family, and at the same time reduce the control of the King of Chu over the army, advocate the sharing of internal and external factors, and let the power of the family continue to expand from the inside, from the outside we can wage war against the State of Chu and reduce the army of the State of Chu, I feel that the general trend of the day, the army is an important siege and land grabbing. The size of a country's army determines the amount of its land, and if a country has too little army and too much land, then he will not be able to acquire so much land and will only be devoured by other princes.

That virtuous nephew means

I think a lot of people today are thinking wrong, everyone thinks that the bigger the land, the stronger it becomes. Ministers are courageous. It's not that the bigger the land, the stronger the army. The country's focus is on the military. Therefore, in today's war, our focus is not to attack the city and seize the land, but to eliminate the army, whether it is against the small countries of Zhao, Chu or even Han Weiyan, it is not necessarily necessary to occupy their land, but they must consume their troops in the war, without the army, they are fish and meat to be slaughtered, and I am the Great Qin Ruishi, the single combat ability is the crown of the countries, the number of the army is the number of the countries, as long as the number of their troops is reduced, I will be able to go east in the future without hindrance

Do you mean that the siege of the city and the seizure of the land are secondary? First of all, you need to destroy the armies of the countries

Well, I think that the monarchs of various countries today care about the land, not the army, as long as their land is not lost, although no matter how much the history of soldiers is in their eyes, it is just a property that can be born continuously, once my Great Qin occupies their land, they will definitely desperately resist and attack my Great Qin and regain the lost land, but if we eliminate their army and do not occupy the land, they will not have an excessive reaction, and even ask for peace with our country because of fear

This is a new remark, okay, I'll think about it again, but I have already issued a holy decree to the court this morning, and I can't change it anymore, and my great Qin Dong is inviolable

It seems that my uncle is a little too anxious and can't listen to anything If it goes on like this, I feel that Daqin will have a big disaster, but forget it, the general can't speak in my turn I just gave my suggestion, Beitang Phantom Bing thought to himself

Okay, okay, if my father is fine, Brother Phantom Bing and I will go out first, and Brother Phantom Ice will accompany me to the streets of Xianyang City for a walk. You study the art of war and practice martial arts every day, and you haven't played with me for a long time

And so the two went out

Brother Xian, you really have a good son. His idea is very novel, and it may be of great use in the future

It is a blessing for a dog to be valued by His Majesty.

Well, after so many years, we two brothers, since the death of our father, the two of us have worked together to restore the national strength of the Qin State to the first king, and it is time for the king to go east to fulfill his childhood dream, so when the two of them are older, do you want to try a wedding? After all, men should marry women should marry.

Weichen was terrified and didn't dare to speak nonsense

Oh, do you want to do this? It's okay to pretend to be at the court meeting, sometimes I actually miss the time we spent on the rivers and lakes more, it's really free, how can there be so many constraints?

Your Majesty, if there is nothing else to do, the minister has to prepare for the eastward trip

Let's go, let's go, since the father and son of the county guard of Ba County built Dujiangyan, the grain produced by the territory to my Daqin every year not only far meets the needs of our country, but also exports a large number of them to the six countries of Shandong, providing enough military funds for my Daqin, and this time the grain must be prepared sufficiently, and there must be no mistakes

Obey the order

After the prime minister went out, the king of Qin sat on the throne alone, and his heart was a little melancholy, I still have more than ten years to live, it seems that the ambition of the previous kings is difficult to implement in me, but at least to destroy a few countries to leave in history, but also to leave my mark, may God bless the great Qin to go out smoothly

Half a year later, the Great Qin divided into two routes, one route was the Prime Minister Beitang Linfeng, led an army of 300,000 Chen soldiers to the border of Zhao State, but did not attack on the other hand, one of the four famous generals today, the general of Qin State, Dugu Zhantian, led an army of 400,000 and attacked the territory of Wei, connected five cities, and beheaded 80,000 Wei soldiers, and the world was shocked. The courts of various countries have also begun to change

The Prime Minister's Mansion in Xianyang City

On a small temple near the garden, two children are playing chess on a chessboard

Brother Phantom Bing, I heard that my Great Qin war is going well, and I have already connected the five cities, and it seems that my Great Qin's great ambition to dominate the world is about to be realized

The boy raised his eyes and glanced at the girl in front of him. How can it be so easy, all countries are not fuel-efficient lamps and ethnic minorities in the Quartet are ready to move, but since the death of the previous generation of kings, I Daqin has entered the chaos and once again commented on the restoration of national strength This turbulent era is about to start chaos again

Brother Phantom Bing, you're exaggerating, aren't you?Besides, even if it's really a troubled world, what does it have to do with us?

This troubled world will never end so soon, and the troubled times create heroes, and in a few years I will be the trendsetter of the troubled times and change this troubled times. As he spoke, a white chess piece landed on the chessboard

Brother Phantom Bing, can't you let me?

Okay, next time I'll let you

You said that last time?

Forget it, there are enough studies of the art of war today, let's go shopping, I'll accompany you.

Okay, okay, I don't want to play anymore

Now Xianyang City is still calm, all talented and beautiful, Pingtou people gather here, but with the east of Great Qin, the six countries of Shandong and even some small countries around them have felt a kind of mountain rain, want to come to the feeling of the wind full of buildings, the court of various countries, also urgently convened a court meeting. Carry out relevant strategic deployments for this Western hegemon, Qin's eastward outing

To be continued