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Hearing this, Xiang Yan was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. He didn't understand why these nobles would destroy the Great Wall by themselves regardless of the overall situation...

Isn't the situation obvious?

If everyone only cares about their own land and refuses to send troops and food, they will end up being defeated by the Qin army one by one, and no one will be able to please.

But everyone is lucky: if you want to die, let others die first. It is best if Qin Jun is unable to fight again when he hits his door.

The more Xiang Yan thought about it, the more afraid she became.

If the nobles in the rear think this way, is their own strategy to deal with the enemy still feasible?

Of the 30 soldiers in the hands of the king, 25 are in Caozhou and Chencheng, and only [-] are left in Shouchun.

Originally, this was nothing, because there were more than [-] soldiers distributed in various cities and nobles in the rear, and these soldiers were enough to protect Shouchun Zhouquan.

However, the nobles only cared about preserving their strength and refused to send troops... Then wouldn't it be dangerous to exhaust the king's troops on the periphery?

Even if Xiang Yan can defeat the Qin army, the 25 soldiers will probably be depleted by then.

What will happen next?

The Zhao, Qu, and Jing tribes will be stronger than the king, and the Qin army will retreat, but the king will not be able to control the three tribes. If the king can't control the three tribes, how can there be Chu?

So Xiang Yan understood that this battle cannot be fought like this.

That's why Xiang Yan has the tactic of "luting the enemy to go deep" against Li Xin in history.

In fact, Xiang Yan had no choice but to use this tactic, even when Chu State was attacked by Wang Ben, there was almost no resistance... Ten cities in a row in more than ten days, almost one city a day.

The reason is that a large area in the north is the land of the king of Chu.

The relationship between the king of Chu and the nobles of the Chu state is somewhat like that of the king of Zhou and the vassal states.

The Qin army's attack on the king of Chu was not painful for the nobles, and even the nobles hoped that both the Qin army and the king of Chu would suffer, so they could seize power and seize the throne.

Thinking about it from the perspective of the king of Chu... He also dare not use all his troops to fight against Qin, otherwise even if he successfully blocks the Qin army, he will not be able to suppress the nobles of Chu. Is he still a great king?Do you want to die?

Therefore, Chu State can only "lure the enemy to go deep" because of this special situation.

It will be different when the Qin army invades the interior of the state of Chu... The Qin army has already stood on the noble's fief and even reached the door of the noble's fief. Can the nobles not send troops?

Only then did the nobles feel the pain.

Only then will the nobles respond positively.

Only then will the nobles unite!

Li Xin didn't understand this point, so he didn't lose this battle at all: 20 against Chu's 70...

In fact, it is not only 70, but the nobles also have many private soldiers, plus the people recruited temporarily, the total is probably four to five times that of Li Xinjun.

Coupled with the problem of the Qin army's supply line, Li Xin has no reason to be invincible!

At this time, Shen Bing didn't think much about it, he had already started to train the newly recruited [-] soldiers.

The [-] surrendered soldiers are different from the previous training of the [-] Black Armored Army. The moment they stop in the school grounds, it will be filled with darkness, and Shen Bing feels a little terrified when he sees it.

Shen Bing has been promoted to lieutenant general at this time, while Wei Wei has been promoted to school lieutenant.

In the state of Qin, titles are not only the order of court ranks, but more importantly, titles are the most direct symbol of military merit without any water.

Because not being honored without merit is the most unshakable foundation of Qin Fa.

In the state of Qin, those who are talented but not meritorious can take office, but they cannot be honored.Therefore, the Qin people valued titles more, and they didn't care so much about the level of positions.

At this time, Wei Wei belonged to this kind of "talented but useless" situation. Although he was a second-class nobleman, he was a school lieutenant.

But this is also because of special circumstances:

If Wei Wei was in charge of the Qin army instead of the Wei Jiangbing...then there would be more talented and meritorious people in the Qin army, and Wei Wei's appointment as a school captain would inevitably be dissatisfied.

At this time, no one has any objection to letting him be the captain of the surrendered army who other generals of the Qin army disdain to be.

So Shen Bing didn't care about the many, and directly transferred Wei Wei to train [-] infantry.

He was a general of the Wei State before, so he was able to manage the [-] infantry with ease.

The first sentence Shen Bing said to Wei Wei was:

"The [-]-strong army is not the entire army. After two months of training, those who fail to pass the army will be removed from the army."

Wei Wei couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words.

He knew what this meant. To be removed from the army meant to go back to hard labor.

After hesitating for a while, Wei Wei asked:

"I don't know how much staff the deputy general plans to keep?"

Shen Bing replied:

"It depends."

"After the training, the qualified ones stay, and the unqualified ones are eliminated."

"The captain won't blame me for this!"

Wei Wei hurriedly replied:

"My subordinates dare not."

"The lieutenant general has treated me as much as a mountain, and now he is making decisions based on the situation of the battle. The gratitude of his subordinates is not as good as how he dares to blame the lieutenant general."

Shen Bing nodded, and asked Wei Wei to pass on the news.

The reason why Shen Bing did this was that he hoped to raise the quality of the troops to a new level in the short term.

Infantry is not the same as the Black Armor Army.

The Black Armor Army was selected from the best of 20 people, and their individual quality is basically no problem.

But these infantry were 20 soldiers selected from the 10 Wei soldiers. Originally, the quality of the Wei soldiers was relatively poor, and after choosing one of the two, it was still not much better.

Shen Bing used this "last elimination system" to stimulate them to strive for the top.

Sure enough, when Wei Wei told the soldiers what Shen Bing had said, the soldiers immediately felt pressured.

Of course, there must be pressure. This is not just a matter of losing the opportunity to be promoted to the rank of meritorious service.

However, Wei Xi still comforted them a few words:

"Be safe and don't get bored, we have learned the art of war before."

"The training is nothing more than the same. You just need to be careful, and you can pass if you think."

However, Wei Xi soon knew that this was not the case.

Chapter 194 Power

Shen Bing's unit was named Daliang Army. Qin Jun often has this habit of naming the unit after the source of the troops.

The first thing Shen Bing did was to summon Yun Tian.

As soon as Yun Tian saw the door, he stepped forward to give Shen Bing a big gift, and said:

"Xiaomin has seen the lieutenant general."

"Xiaomin only thinks that the deputy general is extremely intelligent, but he doesn't want the deputy general to know the art of war and defeat the Chu army in Qiancheng."

"Now he has been promoted to lieutenant general to lead an army of [-]. Xiaomin really admires him."

Shen Bing said a few polite words, and then asked:

"I don't know if Brother Yun's business is doing well these days?"

Cloud replied:

"Reply Lieutenant General, since the quantity of paper is not much, the price is very good."

"There is an endless stream of people coming from all over the country to ask for paper."

"However, Xiaomin has always been adhering to the teacher's motto of 'what can be given', so the price has not been raised."

"This also makes Daliang paper hard to find, and it is said that it is even more expensive than silk."

Shen Bing nodded.

This nod of his head is a secret praise of Yuntian's character.

As the saying goes, "things are rare and expensive", because this paper was rare when it first came out, and the production method was monopolized by Shen Bing, so Yuntian could be sold at a high price.

But Yuntian did not do this, which prevented paper from being monopolized by rich merchants, and scholars and even ordinary people could buy it in Yuntian.

The other is that he was relieved when he heard that Daliang was hard to find.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing said:

"Brother Yuntian, the barracks will need a lot of fish, chicken, duck eggs, lean meat, and wild vegetables in the past two months, and they will also be exchanged with paper. I don't know how?"

Yun Tian asked:

"I don't know how much the lieutenant general needs?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Feeds 10 people."

Yun Tian couldn't help being surprised:

"Lieutenant General, this is not a small sum."

"And if a large amount of this paper flows into the market... I'm afraid it won't be worth ten dollars."

Shen Bing replied:

"Of course, it will be five yuan a piece in the future."

You can still make money for five dollars a piece...not only earn but also make a lot of money, because those papermaking materials cost almost no money, and they can be exchanged for money at zero cost and after a lot of tossing, of course there is no loss.

Yun Tian thought for a while, then nodded and said:

"Daliang City may not be able to afford it, but Xiaomin can trade with other cities, so it is not a problem."

Shen Bing cupped his hands and said:

"In this way, there will be Brother Lao Yuntian."

Yun Tian hurriedly returned the gift:

"Don't dare, dare not, this is what the little people should do."

This is the benefit of businessmen.

It would be fine if the amount of food Shen Bing requested was small, but it would be extraordinary if the amount was large enough to feed 10 people.

As I said before, the food in the army is usually rice grains plus meat sauce, and where can I find fish, eggs, and lean meat.

Even if Shen Bing had the money to buy it, even if he bought up the whole city of Daliang, it would only be enough to last for a few days.

However, the circulation of commerce makes it possible.

Because Yuntian only needs to release one message: buy fish, lean meat and so on at high prices.

Farmers from all cities and towns heard this good news, so they immediately sold their chickens, duck eggs, fish, and pigs to Daliang Yuntian from all directions...

Therefore, the role of merchants is actually circulation, where they are needed, they can be distributed wherever they are needed, but the price will be relatively higher.

It's just that the ancients didn't understand this truth, thinking that businessmen just bought low and sold high, and made no contribution to society and the country, so they blindly belittled it.

After Yun Tian left, Wei Xi, who was waiting by the side, asked inexplicably:

"Lieutenant General, these foods... are for the Daliang Army?"

Shen Bing replied:

"For 10 people to eat, who else but Daliang Army?"

Wei Wei couldn't help being overjoyed:

"This subordinate thanked the lieutenant general on behalf of Daliang Army."

Shen Bing smiled:

"Don't thank me first, you will know later."