At the beginning, the war with the Chu State was very smooth, and it was extremely abnormal, and the Qin army in the west had occupied more than 20 cities in Yingchen and Hengshan, plus Xue Cheng, nearly 30 cities. The high mountains of Chudi are densely forested and the water network is dense, which greatly reduces the mobility of the Qin army's iron cavalry. The Chu army avoided all the battles of the head-on battle with the Qin army, they did not leave food and Ding Zhuang, and every city to the countryside left only the old, weak, sick and disabled and a little rations. These Chu people are as docile as sheep, let them do whatever they want, when they don't call them, they will pick some wild vegetables and wild fruits, boil some porridge to deal with, and eat! You can't eat, and you can't starve.

The large army of the Qin army could not find the decisive battle of the Chu army, but the logistics and scouts were often sneak attacked! Officials sent out to take office are often ambushed. Three or five Chu troops dared to hide in the dense forest, put cold arrows in dangerous places to sneak attack, and when the Qin army attacked, they often slipped away with a rope, or escaped in a small boat! The Qin army sacrificed three or five people here every day, dozens of people were killed there, and in a month, more than 3,000 people were killed. The Qin army had to mobilize a large number of troops to consolidate the rear, and began to take care of one at the expense of the other.

Montenegro saw the military report and hurriedly wrote a letter to Meng Tian, suggesting: Xiang Yan is strong and clears the wilderness, uses space to disperse the strength of the Qin army, uses sparrow warfare and guerrilla warfare to consume the vital strength of our army, and turns small victories into big victories. It is suggested that we should not go any further and strengthen the front first. While appeasing the people, he learned from Xiang Yan and also used guerrilla warfare to deal with their guerrilla warfare. As long as it takes two or three years with them, the Chu army will be defeated!

Giving the letter to the messenger, Montenegro immediately had a very bad feeling! His own suggestion, maybe Meng Tian will pay attention to it, but does General Li Xin, who wants to make great contributions, have that patience? Destroy the Huns, Han, Zhao, Wei, Yan, all the battles are too smooth! From the king of Qin to the soldiers, everyone thought that it was only a matter of time before they destroyed Chu, and the arrogant soldiers would be defeated. Montenegro wrote a military newspaper of his thoughts and sent it to the Governor's Office. At the same time, he convened a military meeting of his subordinates.

Zhao Tuo first introduced the situation ahead: "Due to the special geographical location of Xuecheng and the plain area, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has been occupied by Wei, Chu and Qi many times, so the people of Xuedi are not much hostile to the Qin State, and the work of the officials sent out is also very smooth!" It's just that Pengcheng is Xiang Yan's old nest, Xiang Yan has been changing the law in Pengcheng for almost 30 years, the foundation is very solid, the army and the people are united, the land is dangerous, and the city is high, they can only not defend it. Several attacks were made, but none of them succeeded. Now our army has no choice but to camp and hold on, while sending cavalry to patrol around and capture some surrounding towns. There's no good way to take the city yet! Marching Sima Menghao also gave a detailed account of the plight of Li Xin's army on the Western Front. Dong Jian also reported on the overall training of the 100,000 New Army, and although the New Army has no combat experience, it has a very high morale.

In the end, Montenegro said: "We must take precautions, immediately hold a sharp soldier assessment in the new army, select thousands of elites, and then transfer back some veterans from the front line, mainly from Orion." Form a mountain combat force of several thousand people. I have a hunch that sooner or later there will be a bad battle waiting for us to fight. ”

"No!" The generals divided up and prepared.

The most important thing in fighting a war is first-class equipment, and Montenegro ordered the workshop to mass-produce the small crossbow machine and one-foot short arrows newly invented by the Mo family. This crossbow machine is small and lightweight, uses a short arrow one foot long, and has good power and accuracy at close range, making it very suitable for jungle combat. Aheigo also suggested equipping them with hunting knives that were unique to their hometown. The blade is narrow, three feet long, a bit like the Japanese swords of later generations. Montenegro simply lengthened the handle of the knife, and opened two blood grooves on the blade, after the trial production of a few knives, because of the lightness, it can be held with both hands to kill, and the power is greatly increased. Dong Jian also designed a ten-move sword technique based on the characteristics of the knife and combined with swordsmanship. The regular armor of the Qin army was too bulky and unsuitable for jungle marching combat. Montenegro also ordered cotton spinning workshops to produce thickened cotton cloth, dye it green, and make green military uniforms. There are also cowhide shoes, daggers, wooden shields, salted jerky, first aid kits, and so on.

Zhao Tuo suddenly picked three hundred Orion-born sharps from the army, including more than a dozen Iron Eagle sharps. When the day of the new army's assessment came, Montenegro led all the guards, veterans and 100,000 new troops to participate in the 100-mile rapid march assessment, and selected 5,000 of them with the best results, of which 3,000 passed the assessment of the sharp soldiers, and the 100,000 new army, only more than 300 people finally passed the assessment of the Iron Eagle Sharp Soldiers, plus the original 100 Iron Eagle Sharp Soldiers, a total of about 400 people.

Montenegro personally awarded the title of meritorious warrior to more than 300 new Iron Eagle Warriors, and when he saw that Wei Jun was also among them, he asked: "Wei Jun, how many of the more than 100 people you brought, how many Iron Eagle Warriors?" What is your number one? ”

"General, among the one hundred and twenty-three warriors I brought, there are seventy sharps, and there are only ten Iron Eagle sharps. I was ranked eighth out of more than 400 Iron Eagle Sharps. Wei Jun replied.

"Of the three hundred Iron Eagle Warriors of the 100,000 new army, you account for ten, which is already remarkable! If you have the opportunity to learn more from Nobita, you will progress faster. Montenegro encouraged.

Montenegro brought 5,000 people to the jungle, with Brother Hei and Dong Jian as the head coaches, for even more brutal training. It is divided into jungle marching, swimming, knife technique, crossbow shooting, first aid, and the simple dialect of Chu. Montenegro explained: "From today onwards, you 5,000 people will be called the Jungle Special Army. I will give you the best, the best weapons and equipment, and the best soldiers. There is only one purpose, I want the most elite jungle combat army. Train them to be as fierce as tigers in the mountains, as agile as monkeys, and invincible jungle combat troops. ”

"No! Mission completion guaranteed! The crowd shouted in unison.

Just after finishing the affairs of the new army, Xiao He came to report: "The new big stone bridge has been built, the east and west relaxation roads have been connected, and the Chi Road can not only be completed one month ahead of schedule, but the total distance is thirty miles shorter." ”

"Let the places where the main traffic roads need to build bridges come up, we must use this time to build more stone bridges at the same time, but also train more bridge engineers to serve the whole world in the future!" Montenegro said.

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After the Qin army captured Yingchen, the Yingchen region was renamed Chenjun. General Li Xin convened the generals to discuss the next battle plan, and everyone had been noisy for two days, and it had not yet been finalized. Li Xin was not yet thirty years old, and he had a heroic face, and in many battles he led his troops to attack fiercely and win by surprise, defeating several times the enemy head-on, and also making meritorious contributions in long-distance attacks. The most classic battle was against the Yan Dynasty coalition army, let the brigade attack head-on, he led 5,000 elite soldiers to outflank him for a long time, and destroyed the last 100,000 main forces of the Yan Dynasty in a battle, forcing Yan Wang Xi to kill the prince Dan to ask for surrender. In Chen County, a place with high mountains and dense forests and a criss-cross water network, no matter how he attacked, Xiang Yan never fought head-on, although the Qin State occupied the main cities, the vast rural areas could not be governed, and the officials sent down suffered heavy casualties in only a month, and were overwhelmed by the guerrilla warfare of the Chu people.

The generals were divided into two factions, Li Xin's main insistence on driving straight into Shouchun, killing Shouchun, even if he couldn't capture the capital of Chu, he could force the main force of Yanxiang to fight to the death, and the Qin army really never failed. Another faction, led by Meng Tian, suggested consolidating the defense line and first encircling and suppressing the Chu army hidden in the mountains in Chen County and Hengshan County.

In the end, Li Xin made an arbitrary decision, temporarily abandoned remote places, reduced his troops, and ensured the safety of the main transportation routes. The main force went south along the Huaishui, attacked Juyang Pass with all its might, forced the Chu capital Shouchun, and forced Xiang Yan to fight a decisive battle.

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Taocheng to Xianyang Chi Road was completed. Montenegro is inspected all the way west along the Chi Road, which is made of loess and sand and gravel in the middle, and on both sides is a drainage ditch made of stone bricks. Poplars and willows are planted on the roadside. Set up a pavilion every forty miles, and there are more than ten people in the pavilion, such as the pavilion chief, the pavilion father, the postal messenger, the thief, and the groom. The largest stone bridge in the world connects the east and west gallops.

"The total length of the bridge is twenty-one zhang, the hole is twelve zhang long, the height is four zhang, and the width is two. In the past, one or two people drowned every year for crossing the river, but from today onwards, such a thing will never happen again. Shi Gong said.

"The river god in the river temple can retire, let the local officials repair it, and make a statue for you, and this river temple will be changed to a stone arch temple in the future!" Montenegro said.

"Adults, never! How can I have a stone arch, how dare I occupy the temple of the river god? It's going to be a long one! Shi Gong resolutely refused.

"The capable go up, and the mediocre go down. So is God! If you want to fold my life, it's my decision! From tomorrow onwards, you will be a teacher in the temple! Train more engineers to sort out your design theories and experience. I'm going to give you a book. Montenegro said.

"Thank you, sir! This bridge has not yet been named, please give it a name! The stone arch said, and an empty monument was erected at the head of the bridge, just waiting to be named.

"King Qin is about to tour the east, leave the naming to him!" Montenegro said.

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When the north wind blew away the heat and the farmers drained the water in the rice fields to prepare for the harvest day, the eastern tour of the King of Qin set off from Xianyang! In addition to Wang Xuan, Wei Yu, Feng Zai, Li Si and other important ministers of Jiuqing, there were also the eldest son Fusu and Princess Wang, two thousand lang guarded the periphery, and four thousand lieutenants in front and behind. The team went straight out of Hangu Pass, passed through Xinzheng Heng, crossed the beam, and then went east to Tao County. When we arrived at the plains around Daliang, we saw golden wheat, rice, and corn as far as the eye could see, and the local people were in full swing to harvest, and the roadside was full of ox carts transporting grain. The once extremely luxurious and majestic Daliang City has been abandoned, most of the stones on the city wall have been removed as the roadbed, most of the city walls have collapsed, and the city is overgrown with weeds and a mess. Only the palace of the king of Wei is still majestic and beautiful in the center of the Great Liang City, like people telling the glory of the Great Wei Dynasty.

The King of Qin specially went to the palace of the King of Wei and walked around, and there were hundreds of eunuchs living in the palace, who were responsible for the daily maintenance and cleaning of the palace. As soon as he entered the palace of King Wei, King Qin was extremely shocked? The Wei Palace is tall and majestic, and the decoration is exquisite and luxurious, far exceeding the palace of Great Qin. In particular, a summer palace built in the middle of the artificial lake is painted with flying beams, meticulously carved, and is splendidly everywhere, making countless people forget to return.

"It's so beautiful here!" The princess visited the summer palace and sighed from within!

King Qin was also deeply shocked by the luxury and beauty of the summer palace, and when he heard the sigh of his concubine, he immediately said: "Since the princess likes this palace, the Shaofu will demolish and relocate the entire Wei palace to the Weishui side to rebuild." ”

"Father, don't!" It was a handsome young man who spoke, it was the eldest son Fusu. Fusu saluted the King of Qin and said, "It is precisely because the construction of this palace that King Wei Hui has exhausted the treasury, and since then he has been from strength to decay step by step. Since Queen Hui, King Wei has been more luxurious from generation to generation, until the destruction of the country. Does my father want to learn from King Zhou You, the princes of the Beacon Opera? ”

"Bastard!" King Qin shouted angrily. The accompanying ministers, eunuchs, and palace maids all lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to breathe. "Is my father King Zhou You? Is the princess a concubine? ”

"I didn't say that my father was King Zhou You, and the princess was not a compliment. It's just that the father can't overhaul the palace in order to please the princess. Fusu's face was flushed, and he stiffened his neck and said.

King Qin is usually used to saying the same thing, and since he was in power, no one dared to confront him in front of everyone. Suddenly his face turned pale with anger, and he stepped forward in two steps to fight Fusu. The princess also took a few steps forward to protect the eldest son. The ministers next to them stood between the two fathers and sons!

"The king is angry!" The ministers didn't know how to persuade for a while, so they could only say so.

The princess hurriedly persuaded: "The king is angry, what the eldest son said is right." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent and looked at the princess at the same time.

"It is true that when the Wei State built the Great Liang Palace, it began to go downhill, and what the eldest son said was not wrong. He used the allusion of the princes of the beacon fire to remind the king not to waste money and food because of the hobbies of the concubines. In fact, I think that the Wei Palace is beautiful, but it does not mean that I like this palace. In the house I like, as long as the king is in it, even if it is a thatched house, I am satisfied. The princess said.

"The widow wants to move the palace of the king of Wei to Xianyang, and it has nothing to do with others, such a magnificent palace can only be enjoyed by Great Qin! Ordered Shaofu to move all the palaces of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Yan to Xianyang, so that they could be connected. Changed its name to Afang Palace. After King Qin finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left the palace of King Wei alone.

Montenegro and the four princesses came to the stone bridge to pick up the king. The stone bridge has been renovated and many trees have been planted on the road. The water temple has been transformed into a bridge engineering school, which is responsible for teaching bridge construction techniques and promoting bridge construction experience to engineers from all over China.

The mighty procession finally arrived on time near noon.

As soon as King Qin got out of the king's car, the fourth princess had already thrown herself into his arms, with tears in her eyes, and said, "Ah Da, you miss me to death, how is the concubine?" ”

King Qin gently hugged his daughter, like an ordinary father seeing his long-lost children. He gently patted the fourth princess on the back and said in a tone full of love: "Hello mother and everyone! Didn't Ah Da come to see you? Let's let Ah Da take a good look at you, did the black boy bully you! King Qin carefully looked at his heart and soul baby, and was pleasantly surprised to find that his daughter had matured a lot, and Xianyang Shi couldn't help but judge the two of them.

Taking advantage of this moment, Montenegro saluted the princess and Fusu who had just gotten off the car! and saluted all the lords who were in the dust. After the four princesses finished spoiling, they took everyone to walk on the first stone bridge in China, and gave a detailed introduction to the scene!

The King of Qin and his ministers had long known about this stone bridge from the twists and turns, and when they saw this big stone bridge that spanned the east-west galloping road, they still sighed and praised! King Qin immediately ordered: "The stone bridge is named 'Stone Arch Bridge', and the village next to the bridge is renamed 'Stone Arch Village.'" The great engineer Shi Gong gave the Zuo Shu Chief, who was responsible for the construction of the Imperial Stone Arch Bridge and trained more bridge engineers! The rest of the engineers are all promoted to doctors! ”

When the engineers heard this, they all cheered!

"Such a big stone bridge, made of so many small stones suspended in the air, I don't know if it is strong?" Yao Jia said questioningly.

Montenegro explained unhurriedly: "The principle of the stone bridge is very simple, that is, the use of round arches, the vertical gravity is directed to the bridge squatting on both sides, and the outer circle of each arch stone is larger than the inner circle, and it is carved from the hardest granite!" The bridge is very strong. There is a model of a stone arch bridge made of small wooden blocks in the bridge school, and you can build a small bridge by yourself, and you will know the principle! ”

After the introduction of Montenegro, he took King Qin and others to the bridge school next to it, and there were already more than ten wooden models in the main hall of the school. On a whim, the ministers built the bridge by themselves, they built each piece of sequentially numbered wood together according to their respective positions, when the last piece of wood was stuffed into the model, they pulled off the wooden frame below, only half an hour, a wooden arch bridge one zhang long was miraculously built, the king of Qin also personally walked on the wooden bridge, jumped on it a few times, very strong, steady. When any piece of wood was removed, the entire bridge collapsed in an instant! This kind of building block game is the most popular play of kindergarten children in later generations, but it is a great invention in this era.

Seeing that everyone was having a good time, Montenegro introduced: "In the future, all bridges can be made of stones according to the scale of these models, and strong stone arch bridges can be built soon." ”