Chapter 574 Rebellion

Qin army camp.

Military tents were lined up and horses were neighing.

After the 200,000 Qin troops left Wuguan, they marched very quickly, passing through Nanyang and arriving at Chu.

In the big tent, Li Xin, Meng Tian and other generals gathered together to plan an attack.

Since King Yan fled eastward, the Chu army united with the Wei army to jointly resist the Qin army. But in order to successfully encircle Daliang, Wang Ben had fought many times with the Wei and Chu coalition forces before the war began, and successfully defeated them.

At this time, the Chu army's main deployment was east-west, in order to defend against enemies in the north. Therefore, Li Xin quickly marched forward, hoping to take advantage of Chu's internal strife and break through the Chu army's defense before it was too late to adjust its deployment.

"Chencheng, an important town in the northern part of the Chu State, was the capital of the Chu State in the past. The city was well-defended. After the Chu army retreated from Wei, they retreated along the chasm to defend this city. If we attack this city by force, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. It is better to take advantage of our army's advantage. , quickly penetrated into the rear of the Chu army, and captured the Pingyu and sleeping areas between Ru River and Ying River."

Meng Tian nodded, cavalry and mobility were indeed a major advantage of the Qin army. Although the Chu navy was powerful, they could not control the direction of the river. They could only shuttle between fixed points and lines.

This will inevitably lead to tactical limitations.

"If these two cities are captured by our army, then Anling and Chencheng in the north will become isolated areas. The Chu people will be terrified, fearing that our army in Yingchuan and Dongjun will encircle these two places with us. The morale of the army will inevitably be scattered."

This is a masterstroke. The land of Chu is vast, with river systems crisscrossing it, but there are many factions within the Chu country.

In particular, the Zhaoqujing clan and the Xiang clan are very powerful and have many private soldiers. Although the Chu army was large in number, it was not unified internally and had a strong sense of territoriality.

This is related to the situation when Chu State started. Although Xiong Huan, the originator of the Chu State, was a disciple of King Wen, he was one of the earlier princes to join the Zhou army and resist King Zhou.

But this cannot change the Zhou Dynasty clan's stereotype of "Chu barbarians", just like when the princes of Guandong called Qin "Western Yi".

Although the two families are descendants of ancient martyrs, they have always been despised by the princes of the Central Plains because of their remote location and living together with the surrounding barbarians.

Although Chu was one of the heroes who destroyed Shang, it was not the first country to be named a Zhou lord. It was not until the period of King Cheng of Zhou that the State of Chu officially became a Viscount State.

For a long time, Chu State was in a culturally weak position and longed for recognition from the Central Plains countries. On the one hand, the Chu State continued to use force to provoke the Zhou royal family. The common ruler of the world even overran the throne a long time ago. On the other hand, he was very concerned about being recognized by the vassal states of the Central Plains. So when Zheng Wengong met King Chu Cheng, King Chu Cheng was so excited that he gave him a thousand kilograms of copper at once. Although King Chu Cheng regretted it after sending it away, he licked his face and chased him out to ask Zheng Wengong to ensure that these strategic resources could not be used to make weapons.

The Zhou family has always been on guard against Chu. Around Chu, a series of kingdoms named Ji were enfeoffed. But with the decline of the Zhou Dynasty and the rise of Chu State, Chu State annexed many vassal states between Jiang and Han.

However, the Chu State at that time did not adopt the annexation model like the Warring States Period, destroying its ancestral temples and exterminating its clans. Instead, it adopted a method similar to tribal alliances, which was equivalent to forming a feudal system surrounding the Chu clan under the Zhou clan's feudal system.

The advantage of this is that it can quickly expand the territory, ensure local stability, and at the same time get rid of the Central Plains countries' prejudice against "Chu barbarians", prove that the Chu royal family is also a "civilized people", and integrate into the Chinese civilization of the Central Plains.

But the disadvantage is that the deep-rooted monarchy system of Chu State is difficult to change. Even when Wu Qi wanted to reform the law, it ended in failure. He even died at the hands of the nobles of Chu State.

Especially when Bai Qi attacked and destroyed the capital of Ying, the elite army of the Chu royal family was wiped out. The once prosperous king of Chu was in ruins, and the Chu royal family had to rely more on the major feudal lords in the east to continue to maintain the country.

This situation continues to this day. The weakness of Chu State was because the reforms were not thorough enough, but at the same time, the strong cohesion of the upper class of Chu State was also because the reforms were not thorough enough.

As Qin generals, Li Xin and Meng Tian were very aware of the situation in Chu. However, they are just generals. They only need to understand the weaknesses of the Chu army in this situation and exploit them.

"The important thing in this battle is to be quick. Let's push the army behind Pingyu. Meng Tian, ​​you lead the cavalry to attack Qingdi immediately. As long as these two areas are captured and the Chu army has no time to react, our army will be in the northern part of Chu State. It’s in the bag.”

"You will finally understand."

Li Xin's flying army and Meng's cavalry were both the elites of the Qin State. Although the two do not belong to the same faction within the Qin army, they can still cooperate together.

Korea.

Xinzheng City in the past has lost its former prosperity.

When Wei Zhuang came to this land again with his sword and Chi Lian, the flag on the collapsed city wall was no longer the Korean flag.

The flag of Qin was flying high, and soldiers of the Qin army patrolled the streets.

The Qin Army had already defeated the Wei State and was currently attacking the Chu State. Han was an important channel for the Qin Army to transport grain and supplies, so they paid special attention to the safety here.

Wei Zhuang led Chi Lian through the remote alleys to the old place of Zi Lan Xuan. With the war, this place has become a ruin. In the past, the place where Korean nobles and nobles lived and lived, is now quite desolate, with only a remnant lake left.

Wei Zhuang waited, and soon, a person approached the agreed place. He looked at Wei Zhuang and then at Chi Lian, with a horrified expression on his face.

"General! Princess Red Lotus!"

Wei Zhuang smiled and looked at the cold scene in front of him.

"Wang Cheng, you joined the Qin army and are doing well now. You have become a captain from a general?"

"The last general... the last general..."

Although Wei Zhuang had a joking tone, Wang Cheng didn't feel relaxed at all.

"I came here because I wanted to start a rebellion here."

"Rebellion!"

Wang Cheng's expression changed.

"But Wei has already been destroyed. If we rebel now, South Korea will never recover, right?"

"This rebellion is not for the purpose of reviving South Korea!"

Wei Zhuang said it in an understatement, but when Wang Cheng heard it, he was a little confused. He was very aware of Wei Zhuang's methods, and he could still recall how powerful Wei Zhuang was when he was a general in South Korea.

Isn't it to revive Korea? Is it...

Wang Cheng thought of something, and his eyes suddenly widened. At this time, the Qin army was attacking Chu. If a rebellion breaks out here and chaos occurs in this most important transportation hub for the Qin army's eastward march, it will inevitably have a huge impact on the Qin army ahead.

"But even so, how long can we resist the Qin army?"

"So you have to pick a good time."

A glimmer of light flashed in Wei Zhuang's eyes.