Daqin Engineering Corps

When Wang Jian raised his troops from all over the country to destroy Chu, there were only 60 troops.

And if the state of Chu adds 70 to 80 soldiers in the hands of the nobles, it is no problem, and if it is urgently recruited, it will reach [-].

The reason why the state of Chu was destroyed by the Qin army is that its internal decentralization is like a mess of sand.

Will I be able to solve these problems by becoming the Prime Minister of Chu State by then?

How to deal with it?

To fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside?

It may be right to secure the interior first when fighting against the outside world, but it is too late to "settle the interior" when there are strong enemies outside.

Because Annei must go through a bloody and fire fight, and internal friction will inevitably reduce his strength.

If there are no foreign enemies, it's okay. You can let go and "settle the inside" first, and then there will be a way to unite the country.

But at a time when the foreign enemies are already on the sidelines and want to destroy the Chu State at any time, if you still think "to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down at home", then your brain is flooded.

If it is impossible to "settle inside", how can we fight against the tiger and wolf division of Qin State, which is already highly centralized.

Therefore, the cakes drawn by Mr. Changping are unrealistic.

Don't look at Shen Bing as a time traveler, but if he really surrendered to Chu and faced Chu's situation, he would be helpless.

Thinking of this, Shen Bing sighed and said:

"The subordinates can understand Mr. Changping, but if Mr. Changping still has this idea, I'm afraid..."

Mr. Changping smiled and said:

"I'm afraid what? Is the deputy general going to chop off the head of the king and offer it to the king?"

"If the deputy general wants this result, then go ahead and do it!"

"Sooner or later, I will die, and dying in the hands of the lieutenant general is my wish!"

Shen Bing shook his head and said:

"If the subordinate wants to do this, there is no need to wait until now."

"After the detailed discussion with Lord Changping last time, the subordinates can lead troops to surround the palace and take down Lord Changping and others."

Mr. Changping nodded slightly, thought for a while and asked again:

"Then why..."

Shen Bing interrupted Mr. Changping:

"Does Lord Changping think there is still hope for Chu?"

"Mr. Changping was born in the state of Qin, so he naturally knows where the Qin army is victorious."

"If there is no Qin law, no promotion system, Lord Changping thinks that his subordinates can restrain these Wei troops from surrendering?"

"That's right, let alone Shen Bing rule Chu, even if there are a hundred Shen Bing, I'm afraid they won't be able to save Chu from danger..."

Mr. Changping disagreed:

"The deputy general is too modest."

"When Qin and Zhao fought against each other back then, how could the Qin army plan to kill Li Mu and destroy Zhao if there was no deputy general?"

"And the lieutenant general also has an invincible wheeled warship and a black-armored water army. These are very promising in the dense water network of Chu State..."

Shen Bing shook his head and interrupted Mr. Changping:

"I just want to ask Mr. Changping, these black-armored sailors will be promoted to the ranks and rewarded for their meritorious service when they are in the Qin army. What can they do when they are in the Chu army?"

Mr. Changping replied without thinking:

"The same can be promoted to a noble and rewarded, just like the Qin army."

"If I were the king of Chu, I would fully support the deputy general's reform!"

Shen Bing asked back:

"How can those nobles agree?"

"Mr. Changping, do you know how many troops the Chu nobles have?"

After asking Mr. Changping like this, his voice fell silent.

The reason why the reform of the Shang Dynasty was able to be implemented was that on the one hand, Shang Yang had the talent for the reform, and on the other hand, it was because Qin Xiaogong had military power in his hands.

So Qin Xiaogong said what he said, and the nobles had nothing to do even if they hated or disagreed with the reform.

But the situation in Chu is completely different. The nobles of Chu hold military power comparable to the king. How dare the king reform the law regardless of the interests of the nobles?

And these "laws" that made Qin stronger were actually depriving the nobles of their interests and powers and delegating them to the common people.

For example, Shiyi, or being promoted to a noble by military exploits.

May I ask which nobleman would willingly agree to these "laws"?

At that time, the nobles will join forces to fight against Lord Changping, and demand that Lord Qing's side be Shen Bing... Can Lord Changping not agree?

If there is no way to reform, then even if the state of Chu can hold on for a while, can it hold on for a lifetime?

It is only a matter of time before it is destroyed.

Thinking of this, Mr. Changping knelt and sat beside the pavilion like a puddle of mud. After a while, he said:

"Is there really no way?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Too late."

"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Shen Bing is willing to help Mr. Changping."

"But now...Chu is powerless to return to heaven, Mr. Changping, don't have delusions anymore."

"otherwise……"

Otherwise, there is no need for Shen Bing to say more.

Mr. Changping nodded and said:

"I know what to do, lieutenant general, please come back!"

Shen Bing only gave a salute to Lord Changping, and then retreated.

Shen Bing believed that with Lord Changping's ability, as long as he stopped his desire to be the king of Chu, he could do the next thing well, and he didn't need to worry at all.

Has Changping-kun made up his mind?

Shen Bing was not sure.

What Shen Bing can be sure of is that one day in the future, when Lord Changping takes the position of King of Chu and fantasizes about uniting all the forces of Chu to fight against Qin, he will think of what Shen Bing said today.

Shen Bing hoped that Mr. Changping would think it over and make the right choice.

this point is very important.

It's not that Shen Bing wants to save Mr. Changping.

In fact, whether Mr. Changping is dead or alive has little effect on Shen Bing.

The problem is... If Mr. Changping knew that Chu had no future and that surrender was the only way to survive, then Qin would not need to send troops south to the Yangtze River Basin or even attack Baiyue to destroy Chu.

As mentioned before, Chu has many armies in the hands of nobles.

For Qin State, the extermination of Chu may be just to occupy Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, and drive out the Chu royal family.

But the real elimination of Chu is a long way to go, and even after claiming to unify the Central Plains, it is still fighting Baiyue... Baiyue is not Vietnam, but Zhejiang and Fujian.

The Qin Dynasty lasted from 221 BC to 207 BC, a total of 14 years.

However, the battle between Qin and Baiyue ended in five years from 219 to 214, and it was fought extremely fiercely.

If it is true that conquering Baiyue is the only way to unify the country, then the actual unification of Qin is only 7 years old.

At the same time, the war to conquer Baiyue was also one of the reasons for the collapse of the Qin State. If we can bypass this war and continue to be ruled by the Xiang family... wouldn't it be a good thing?

Chapter 2 Eleven

After returning from Changping Jun, Shen Bing went to report to Meng Wu.

But of course not just reports.

Shen Bing briefly talked about Mr. Changping's situation... of course he picked it up, and then asked Meng Wu for instructions:

"General, the Daliang Army's equipment is not complete and its combat power is not strong. This subordinate thinks that the rear city should be garrisoned by the Daliang Army."

Meng Wu felt extremely comfortable after hearing this.

The reason is that he led [-] Qin troops to fight along the east bank of the Bianhe River. Although the journey was hard work, there were few victories.

However, the Daliang Army led by Shen Bing defeated the Chu Army in the battle the night before and injured more than [-] enemies, and the Daliang Army itself suffered no more than a thousand casualties.

This casualty ratio is very rare even for the always conceited Qin army.

This once made Meng Wu very depressed. In fact, not only Meng Wu, but also the soldiers of the Qin army were quite unhappy.

But at this time, Shen Bing took the initiative to admit that the Daliang Army's strength was insufficient and voluntarily defended the city, so Meng Wu's heart was naturally very useful.

So Meng Wu responded without thinking:

"It makes sense."

"However, the deputy general will guard against the Liang army..."

Although Meng Wu didn't finish speaking, Shen Bing understood it.

Meng Wu couldn't trust the Daliang Army, and was worried that the Daliang Army would cause chaos in the rear.

Shen Bing quickly replied:

"Don't worry, general, this Daliang army is a descendant of Wei State, and Chencheng is already a city of Chu State."

"If the Daliang Army rebelled, it would not be supported by the people of Chu."

"What's more, the people in Chencheng are all old, weak, sick and disabled. The Daliang army is not so stupid that they will make chaos in Chencheng."

"The subordinates are guaranteed by their heads, and the Liang army dare not make mistakes."

Whether a city has vitality or value, in addition to military strength and food, the people are also very important.

The people of Chencheng can be said to be almost worthless, and even a burden. If the Daliang Army would use it as a base, it would be crazy.

Meng Wu thought it was reasonable, so he nodded and said:

"It's so good, I'll leave it to your department to guard."

So Shen Bing left a 5000-man army to garrison Chencheng.

In fact, Meng Wu fell into Shen Bing's trick.

The reason why Shen Bing wanted to garrison Chencheng was because he was worried that Mr. Changping would be disadvantaged.

Lord Changping has only a hundred people under his command, and the people are only a few thousand old and weak, and even the people in the villages outside the city who were driven into the city are probably only tens of thousands.

With tens of thousands of unarmed people and not yet young and strong, it is not easy for five thousand soldiers of the Qin army.

Although it is said that Lord Changping managed to escape in chaos in the end, history has been changed by Shen Bing. What if Lord Changping was captured or killed by the Qin army?

Wouldn't Shen Bing's painstaking efforts be in vain?

Commanding the [-] garrison was a school lieutenant named Wang Yu.

The garrison of 5000 people could have been handed over to the commander of the military marquis, but considering that Chencheng is located in a traffic artery and is the advance base for the Qin army to attack the state of Chu, and there are a large number of armaments and food that will be cumbersome to enter and exit here, so they were allocated. A lieutenant.

Shen Bing also asked Wei Xun about this Wang Yu, knowing that this person was once Wei Xun's personal guard and loyal to him, so Shen Bing dared to use him.

Shen Bing found Wang Yu, dismissed the guards beside him, and asked:

"Does Lieutenant Wang know the importance of guarding Chencheng?"

Wang Yu hurriedly replied:

"The subordinates know that Chencheng is an important supply base for our army's rear."

"Vice general, don't worry, the subordinates will go all out to ensure that Chen Cheng is not lost."