After being read by the First Emperor, I became the favorite of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 40 Kaiyuan!The Great Qin Empire!

In 225 BC, the 22nd year of the Qin Dynasty, October [-]th.

Wang Jian and Meng Wu took command and led an army of 60 to the south to attack Chu.

Brothers Wang Ben and Meng Tian looked at their father's majestic appearance and couldn't help but feel emotional.

Several veteran generals came out together, and the king was determined to capture the Chu Kingdom in one fell swoop.

The group of people left Xianyang. After leaving Hangu Pass, Wang Jian called the military messenger and handed him a scroll of bamboo slips: "It must be delivered to the king as soon as possible."

After the messenger bowed and left, Meng Wu said curiously: "We have not yet started a war with the Chu army. What letter did the old general send to the king?"

"It's not an urgent report, but I just want to remind the king not to forget the fields and houses promised to me." Wang Jian stroked his beautiful beard and spoke slowly.

Meng Wu: "..."

But then he remembered something, and Meng Wu looked at Wang Jian suddenly: "The old general did this to reassure the king?"

"Of course. We have an army of 60, nearly the strength of the entire Qin State. Only by repeatedly reminding the king of my two remaining requirements for the land and house can we dispel his doubts and worries, and we will not rush into battle. Change the general."

Meng Wu looked like this and bowed to Wang Jian: "Old general, you are loyal to your country. Your Majesty will definitely understand your good intentions."

Wang Jian laughed.

He naturally believed that Ying Zheng could understand, otherwise Ying Zheng would not have come to personally ask him to return the court.

The army walked for several days and soon arrived in Chu State.

When King Chu Chu heard the news, his eyelids twitched and he was so frightened that he almost turned into a grandson.

Damn it, 60 troops?

The state of Qin went crazy, and the whole country's troops suppressed the country?
play for real?
After coming back to his senses, King Chu of Chu quickly gathered troops and horses, gathered all the best men in the country to form an army, and sent Xiang Yan to fight.

When Xiang Yan gathered his troops and arrived with his army, the Qin army had already captured several cities such as Chen and Pingyu, and had chosen a place that was very conducive to defense to set up camp.

Seeing that this place was difficult to attack by surprise or attack by force, Xiang Yan thought about it again and again and sent a few eloquent soldiers to provoke the Qin soldiers with words.

Those people know some of the elegant language of Qin, use other people's official dialect, greet their ancestors every day, and use all kinds of obscene words.

When many young and energetic Qin soldiers heard this, they were so angry that they cursed back and reported to Wang Jian.

Wang Jian could naturally hear them. After all, it was difficult not to hear these people's loud voices.

He came to the camp and raised his voice from a distance: "There is great joy in front of the door, but the Chu dogs are barking! Why should the generals care!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then understood.

That's right, if a dog barks at you, you can't treat it like an animal.

Seeing that the humiliation was not enough, those Chu soldiers were humiliated and completely ignored. They were all so angry that they could only return to the Chu army camp in despair.

After these people left, Wang Jian strengthened his back defense in order to prevent Changping Jun from backstabbing again.

After the food and grass were completely sufficient, Wang Jian learned the lesson from Li Xin's last disastrous defeat and did not attack immediately. Instead, he began to wait for work——

Hey, I won't fight. I'll just sit in front of your house and watch whether you do it or not.

At the Chu army's camp, Xiang Yan heard the reports from the soldiers. He remembered that he had defeated Li Xin before, and now his morale was high. He wanted to repel the Qin army in one go and save the Chu country, so he sent troops to test it out under the cover of night. several attacks.

But who is Wang Jian? He is a veteran general who has experienced hundreds of battles. How could he not guess Xiang Yan's thoughts and have already taken precautions.

As soon as those people arrived, they were shot dead by the mechanism made by the Qin army using crossbow arrows - these crossbow arrows had been modified by Yuan Bai and Yun Jiao, and were extremely powerful and had a long range.

After suffering several losses, Xiang Yan stopped acting rashly and began to set up camp.

So both sides remained motionless, waiting for the other side to take the initiative.

During the confrontation, the Qin army's camp caroused day and night with bonfires, drinking, eating meat, and having fun. Everyone seemed to be carefree, not to fight, but to build a team.

On the contrary, the morale of the Chu army camp is getting lower and lower day by day——

The country of Chu was severely divided. The king of Chu could not provide much food and grass, and many nobles did not think highly of Xiang Yan. They refused to provide food and grass and tightly controlled Xiang Yan in their own hands.

The soldiers of the Chu State did not have enough to eat. Every day they smelled the smell of meat coming from the camp opposite. They swallowed hard and their stomachs growled.

Qin Jun seemed to know this, so he just ate meat and drank wine, and made a lot of noise, saying that the meat was very fragrant and so on.

Chu soldiers: "..."

On the opposite side, don't be too murderous and heart-wrenching.

Seeing that his soldiers began to become sluggish, Xiang Yan secretly thought that something was wrong, and quickly ordered the camp to be broken up, and the army retreated eastward.

As the saying goes, if the enemy does not move, I will not move; if the enemy moves, I will move -

When Wang Jian heard that the scouts had come to report that the Chu army had broken out of camp, Wang Jian knew that the time was ripe.

The army withdraws to the east, which means that the Chu land in the west will be owned by them.

After confirming that Xiang Yan had no backup, Wang Jian and Meng Wu ordered the army to pursue the retreating Chu army.

It was already March of the following year. Months of recuperation and recuperation had made the Qin army fat and strong, and each one of them was extremely brave. They soon defeated the main force of the Chu army and fled, throwing away their helmets and armor.

In 223 BC, the 24th year of the Qin Dynasty, after a whole year of pursuit, Wang Jian and Meng Wu finally captured the last city of Chu, Shouchun, the capital of the king, and captured King Chu of Chu.

But Chu State did not perish—

Lord Changping was escorted by Xiang Yan to the Huainan area, where he was crowned king and continued to fight against Qin.

At this time, the Chu State had no power to fight back. Wang Jian and Meng Wu sent troops to pursue the victory, easily captured Huainan, and shot the rebel Changping Lord on the spot.

Seeing that the situation was over, Xiang Yan was so desperate that he drew his sword on the city tower and committed suicide, martyrdom for his country.

In 222 BC, that is, the 25th year of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Jian's army captured the vassal state of Chu, that is, the Yue State, and established Jiujiang County, Changsha County, and Kuaiji County in the land of Chu State——

At this point, Chu State was completely destroyed.

In the same year, the states of Yan and Dai were destroyed by Wang Ben, and his army pointed directly to the east. It took two months to use clever tactics to take over the isolated state of Qi, which had severed diplomatic relations with other countries and effortlessly.

At this point, the King of Qin swept Liuhe, and all nine states became the land of the Ying family.

In 221 BC, the king of Qin ended hundreds of years of chaos and created a unified dynasty.

Later generations would call it the Great Qin Empire.

October [-]th, the eve of his ascension to the throne.

Ying Zheng was sitting in the royal study, staring at the portrait of the woman in front of him, in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Azheng." A soft voice came.

(End of this chapter)