After Ba Pu and Xiangwei left, Sima Jian thought of the situation in Jiangzhou City, and couldn't help but say with a look of embarrassment: "I thought that as long as I captured Yangguan, my army would drive straight into Jiangzhou City and kill under Jiangzhou City. ”

As he spoke, Sima Jian sighed, shook his head and said:

"I don't want to, the Jiangzhou city guard is so ruthless, regardless of his identity as the lord of a land, he treats the people under his rule as if he were prisoners of war, even if he is a prisoner of war, at most he only cuts off half of the rations, and he actually cuts off seventy percent of the rations. This is simply trying to starve the people of the city to death! ”

Speaking of this, Sima Jian suddenly remembered the years he had served as the Wujun guard, and couldn't help but sigh: "Although Cao Xu can hold on for a while more through this plan, but with his 8,000 Qin army, how long can he hold on without the help of the people in the city?" Moreover, even if he can hold Jiangzhou, how can he gain a foothold in Badi in the future? The Ba people hate it to the bone! ”

Zhuang Ji said disapprovingly: "General, although Cao Xu may no longer be able to gain a foothold, but, in his opinion, if Cao Xu can defend Jiangzhou according to this, then he will rely on his great merit in defending the city, which is enough to gain a foothold in the heart of King Qin." ”

Sima Jian shook his head lightly when he heard this, and then remembered that during this period of time, Zhuang Ji commanded the siege of the city every day, was skilled in using soldiers, was familiar with military affairs, and was also very respectful to himself, and did not compete with him for command because he was in the public office, relying on the king's favorite.

Thinking about it, I can't help but feel close.

So, he pondered for a while and explained: "Otherwise, in the general's opinion, if Cao Xu can't hold Jiangzhou, then that's it, he still owes it to the Qin State." If he held on to Jiangzhou until Qin reinforcements came to relieve the siege, then the King of Qin would definitely kill him when he learned about it. ”

“？？？” Zhuang Ji looked dazed, and asked, "Dare to ask the general, why is this?" ”

Sima Jian smiled and said: "Now that Shu is lost, Ba Qian is lonely and hangs outside, and he can only be contacted through the Micang Ancient Road. For the Qin State, Badi is remote, rescue is difficult, and grain transportation is even more difficult, so it must have the support of the Ba people in order to barely hold Badi. Cao Xu was so harsh on the people, and suddenly separated the Ba people from the Qin people, as long as he did not die for a day, then there would be a gap between the Ba people and the Qin people.

As long as the Qin people and the Ba people do not trust each other, then as long as our Chu State sends troops to attack Jiangzhou, then the Qin people can only come to the aid with a large army, or defend Jiangzhou with heavy troops, so as to ensure that the Ba land is not lost.

However, now that Yangguan has fallen into the hands of our Chu State, it is very easy for my Chu State to send troops to attack Jiangzhou, let alone once a year, even if it is two or three times a year. In this way, if the Qin State wants to hold Jiangzhou and ensure that the Ba people do not contact our Chu State, it must have an army of 50,000. ”

Speaking of this, Sima Jian shook his head and said: "Badi is barren, maintaining an army of 50,000 all year round, Badi is embarrassed, and the Qin State will inevitably transport grain from Nanzheng." It's just that Nanzheng is too far away from Badi, and the cost of transporting grain is huge. The general only needed to attack Badi for three years in a row, then the Qin State would naturally abandon Badi and return to Nanzheng. ”

"So!" Sima Jian sighed: "If Jiangzhou is not lost, and the Qin State holds the Badi, then Cao Xu will die, and even the King of Qin will not be able to protect him."

Although the people are afraid of power and morality, but they abuse the people so much, don't you hear that the Xia people in the past have said: Time will be lost, and you and I will die!

Moreover, the courage of the Ba people is not in vain. ”

Zhuang Ji was thoughtful when he heard this.

Seeing Zhuang Ji falling into deep thought, Sima Jian bowed slightly.

After a pause, Sima Qian's face was a little ugly and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity, although this Cao Xu didn't end well, but he gave Ben Jiang a lot of trouble." ”

Hearing this, Zhuang Ji arched his hand and said: "The general is worried that Jiangzhou City will be difficult to conquer in a short time!" ”

Sima Jian nodded, with a hint of heaviness on his face: "I wanted to come, then Qin Jiang would definitely have the will to live and die, and he planned to defend Jiangzhou." Eight thousand Qin troops sat in the lonely city, although it was not a big problem for the general, but it was still possible to hold it for ten days and a half months. Ben Jiang was worried that if the Chu army was delayed here for too long, the Chongguo side would not be able to hold the Micang Ancient Road. ”

Zhuang Ji smiled and said: "General, I think that our army doesn't have to pay attention to the Qin army in Jiangzhou City!" ”

Sima Jian was stunned.

Seeing Sima Jian looking over, Zhuang Ji explained: "General, as you said, that Qin will cut himself off from the Ba people, and he will not get the support of the Ba people no matter what. In this way, the 8,000 Qin troops trapped in Jiangzhou are just self-imprisoned in a large prison camp, what can they do!

As soon as the Qin army leaves the city, without our army's action, the nearby Ba people will take the initiative to destroy the Qin army.

Therefore, according to the following opinion, we can ignore Jiangzhou and directly send an army north, as long as our Chu army appears at the entrance of the Micang Ancient Road, and when the Qin army comes, our Chu State has already controlled the entire Badi, and it will naturally retreat. As soon as the Qin reinforcements were pushed, the Qin people who were trapped in Jiangzhou saw that the reinforcements had not arrived for a long time, and it would not take a month or two before they would go out of the city and ask for surrender. ”

"This..." Sima Jian was stunned for a moment, then thought about the form of Jiangzhou, and then laughed: "Yes, Ben will attack Yangguan for a period of time to confuse himself, the lone army of Qin is here, and my Chu army doesn't have to pay attention to it." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhuang Ji and said with a smile: "General Zhuang is willing to go to confiscate the country and go to meet the reinforcements of the Qin State for a while." ”

"I'm going to make a wish."

Sima Jian nodded: "However, before the Chu army goes north, we have to deal with the sailors of the Qin State first..."

The army rested for the night, and the next day, an army of nearly 50,000 composed of the Chu people and the Ba people, with the Ba people as the vanguard, quickly killed the camp of the Qin State Naval Division.

In the afternoon of the same day, the 5,000 Ba people who were the vanguard went to the outside of the Qin camp, and then immediately began to line up outside the camp, making the appearance of attacking. At the same time, the water division of the Chu army also surrounded the water village on the river.

In the Qin camp.

The main general Tang Ji stood on the camp wall, and when he saw that the Ba people were preparing to attack the camp, his face couldn't help but be full of worry, and he inadvertently glanced at the soldiers around him, and saw their frightened whispers, and the worry on his face became even stronger.

Most of the sailors are Ba people, and the Ba people in various places have rebelled, and he knows the news clearly. For this reason, he could close the camp and prohibit all Ba people from entering and leaving the camp, so as to cut off the contact between the army and the outside world, so that the Ba people in the camp would not know what was happening outside.

If it weren't for this, the Ba people in the army would have turned against after learning that Dianjiang had been recaptured by the Ba people.

It's just that now the Ba people are killed outside the barracks, Tang Ji looks at the banner of the Ba people outside the camp, and he knows that he is going to suffer, and in the current situation, the Ba people dare to kill outside the Qin army camp, as long as the Ba people are not stupid, they will know what happened in Badi.

At this time, the surrounding Qin soldiers also found the banner of the Ba people, and at the same time, they also found that the Ba soldiers in the army looked a little wrong after seeing the banner of the Ba people.

Unlike the Chu army on the river, all the people who came on land were Ba people!

"General, what's going on right now?" The deputy general walked up to Tang Ji and asked quietly.

"Let the generals in the army be ready to suppress the soldiers at any time!" Tang Ji swallowed hesitantly.

Now, Tang Ji was still a little hesitant in his heart, not knowing whether it was the surrounding Ba people who came outside, or the Ba people brought by the Chu army.

If it is the former, Tang Ji can still suppress the army for a period of time, maybe the reinforcements will arrive in two or three days!

If it's the latter...