Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 148 Undercurrent
Naturally, Wang Jian knew about Ziying's actions very early, but after thinking about it carefully, although this move would give Ziying high prestige in the army, no matter how high the prestige is, it will not help.

Just like him, Wang Jian, during his entire life as a soldier, most of the generals of the Qin Army had served under his command. However, as long as Wang Jian returned to Xianyang and handed over the military power, he would not be able to mobilize an army without the Qin King Tiger Talisman.

In Wang Jian's opinion, this move was of no use to Ziying himself, but it could greatly inspire the courage of the Qin army, so he did not oppose but strongly supported Ziying's "battalion tour" work.

It's just that what Wang Jian didn't know was that the goodwill of the grassroots soldiers and the people in the Taiping era really didn't have any effect, at most it would give him a good name a hundred years later.

However, once the world changes and becomes a trend of moose and ants, then these soldiers and common people will naturally choose to follow the forces they like.

So Ziying's actions are just leaving a way out for the future.

In a blink of an eye, the Qin army has been stationed in Pingyu for nearly eight months, and during this period of time, it can be said that Chu State has mobilized all the soldiers from the whole country to confront the Qin army on the front line of Pingyu.

In terms of the number of soldiers alone, it is no less than the Qin army.

However, as time went on, Chu State's hindrances became unbearable.

Although the state of Chu occupied the entire southeast, the area around the south of the Yangtze River at this time had not been greatly developed, and most places were densely covered with mud and the grain production was not high.

On the other hand, the three major granaries of Qin State Guanzhong, Bashu, and Hanzhong continuously delivered a large amount of grain and grass to the Qin army on the front line, and the newly occupied Han, Zhao, Weiyan and other places are also rich places, and they are also constantly transfusing blood for the Qin army.

After a long time, Qin State can still support it, but Chu State can't stand it anymore.

Therefore, during this period of time, the Chu army basically came to challenge every day, but no matter how provocative the Chu army was under Wang Jian's strict order, the Qin army still defended the defense line and would not fight.

As a result, the soldiers of the Qin army within the line of defense, under the scolding of the Chu army, had already suffocated their stomachs, wishing to go out immediately and fight the Chu people to the death.

Xiang Yan intends to attack by force, but Wang Jian, who has been mature and prudent for more than half a year, has already commanded the Qin army to build the defense line like an iron bucket. If the number of people is not much different, they will definitely lose a lot if they attack the Qin camp.

More than [-] Chu troops had to fight against Qin troops.

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"Damn, why did you still use big buckets to divide the grain yesterday, but today you use small buckets? Did you skip the military rations?" A lower-ranking officer of the Chu army took the rations of the day after he received them. The official pulled over and said viciously.

"The general has an order that all military rations will be distributed by small buckets from today. I really didn't withhold military rations." The ration officer said tremblingly.

Hearing these words, the officer had no choice but to let go of his big hand, and said angrily: "What can you do with this little food!" As soon as you ask about such a thing, you will know, a small food officer will definitely not dare to talk nonsense.

Facing the shortage of food, Xiang Yan had no choice but to start from the perspective of reducing consumption and adopt the method of replacing big buckets with small buckets, hoping to last for a longer period of time.

However, the maintenance of the army's combat effectiveness will inevitably require high-intensity training, and more training will inevitably increase consumption and eat more.

With the reduction of military rations, the daily training intensity of the Chu army immediately dropped, which was in stark contrast to the fact that the soldiers of the Qin army still had enough energy to throw stones after the training was completed.

There was a shortage of food, and the Qin army refused to fight like a tortoise. Even Xiang Yan, a famous general of a generation, was a little helpless.

The Qin army on the opposite side seemed to be determined and only wanted to be stationed at the border. Even the spies sent by Xiang Yan disguised as woodcutters to inquire about news were caught by Wang Jian and released after a good meal. Come back, there is no embarrassment at all.

With the passage of time, the domestic pressure that Xiang Yan faced increased day by day.

The unaffordable food and fodder is another aspect, and the greater pressure comes from some semi-autonomous tribes and monarchical forces in Chu State.

The military system of the Chu State has its own characteristics. In addition to the army directly under the monarch, many armies are tribal soldiers or the private army of the monarch.

This time, in order to deal with the huge pressure from the Qin State, the Chu State can be said to have gathered all the troops together and handed them over to Xiang Yan for unified command, including these tribes and soldiers of the feudal state.

These troops can be said to be the basis for these people to live and work. They have been out of their control for such a long time, and they are afraid that the King of Chu will take away their military power.

Moreover, Qin Jun has not committed any crimes in the past six months, and some short-sighted people began to make a big fuss about it.

Faced with the denunciation of almost all the tribes and lords, Xiang Yan could only do his best to maintain it, and he was in a state of desperation.

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"General, now that the Chu army has assembled, I invite you to be the vanguard and break through the Chu barbarians." The person who spoke was Xin Sheng, a member of the Qin army. Now Wang Jian intends to fight and destroy the main force of the Chu army. known.

In all the military discussions since the Chu army gathered, almost all the generals of the Qin army asked for a battle.

When Xin Sheng opened his mouth, several generals of the Qin army immediately echoed. In the past six months, not only soldiers, but these battle-tested generals were even more suffocated.

Facing the high-spirited generals, Wang Jian also felt a bit of a headache. He glanced at Zi Ziying, who was wandering leisurely as if wandering in the sky, and suddenly said, "Mr. Chang'an, what is your opinion in the battle against Po Chu?"

Now, besides himself, Ziying, who is also respected and distinguished in battle, can suppress the momentum of these arrogant soldiers.

Moreover, based on Wang Jian's understanding of Ziying, he believed that Ziying's answer would never disappoint him.

Ziying, who originally came here just to watch a play, never thought that he would still be bullied by Wang Jian.

Wang Jian is still sticking to it at this time, just waiting for a better opportunity to fight. However, the generals are eager to fight at this time, and they must appease him. Now, apart from Wang Jian, the only one who has this prestige is Ziying.

However, it is obvious that whoever of the two opposes going to the army will be regarded by the generals as the mastermind who refuses to go to war.

"I have made so many small reports in front of the king. Although there is a reason for the incident and it can even be said that the two of them conspired, but I don't cheat on this kid once. I am really puzzled." Wang Jian looked at the aggrieved Ziying, and couldn't help but feel relieved. a lot.

However, since Wang Jian had already called his name, Ziying couldn't continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he immediately stood up and replied, "I ask the general to attack immediately!"

Ziying didn't speak, but when he opened his mouth, Wang Jian almost choked his saliva into his trachea. He coughed several times before he regained his strength.

I let Ziying speak just because I wanted to use his status to block the desire of the generals to fight. I never thought that Ziying would ask for war when he opened his mouth.

If even Ziying, who has the highest title in the army, asks to send troops, then even if he forces himself to stand firm, he may not be able to convince the crowd.

"Can't Ziying see that now is really not the best time to fight the Chu army?" Wang Jian thought to himself.

Seeing Wang Jian's deflated appearance, Ziying's heart felt refreshed for a while.

Secretly said: "That's right! I want you to be old and disrespectful."

(End of this chapter)