Chapter 5: The War

In order to fight against Qin, Yan also tried his best. But unlike South Korea, South Korea sent spies, while Yan sent killers.

The killer's name is Jing Ke. He was on his way to the Qin Kingdom, carrying with him a map of the Yan Kingdom and a bloody human head. The deceased was his friend and a rebel general of the Qin State, named Fan Yuqi. Fan Yuzhi had taken refuge in the Yan Kingdom, and the Qin State promised a reward for his capture, and both his parents and clans had been killed by the Qin State. Fan Yu, who lost his family, was like ashes, and he no longer had nostalgia for life. When Jing Ke needed a precious gift to knock on the gate of Qin, Fan Yu tragically killed himself and sacrificed his head to fulfill Jing Ke.

The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return. Jing Ke never thought that he would be able to come back alive. When he saw Ying Zheng, he grabbed the dagger hidden in the map of Yan and stabbed Ying Zheng.

This is a moment of death that will determine the course of history. All the officials in the court, including Ying Zheng himself, did not expect that the assassination incident would come so quickly. The officials casually picked up everything around them and threw them at Jing Ke, and one of the medical officers even smashed his medicine box out, but they couldn't solve the dilemma.

I have to say here that the historians of the Qin State are undoubtedly professional and dedicated, and at such a tense critical moment, they still calmly watched all this and recorded all the details. The moment Ying Zheng saw the dagger, he realized that something was wrong, but it was too late to stop it. He wanted to pull out the Wang Sword he was carrying, but he didn't do it because he was too nervous. Ying Zheng was in a hurry and fled around the palace pillar, and Jing Ke chased him a few times.

When he was about to succeed, Jing Ke was knocked down, and it was Ying Zheng who pulled out the Wang Sword in time to stab Jing Ke down under the reminder of everyone. Jing Ke died on the palace of the Qin State, which was the result he had long expected, but he didn't expect that the task had not yet been completed. He could only leave with remorse and guilt. At the moment before he died, he must have recalled a lot of past events, recalled that the friend he was waiting for did not arrive as scheduled, and recalled the mission and trust of Yan Guo.

After Jing Ke's mission failed, the Yan State was soon destroyed by the Qin State.

Ying Zheng was scared out of a cold sweat, he had never been so close to death. Two more assassinations followed. As the king of Qin, his life was no more secure than before

Originally, Ying Zheng was still immersed in the joy of victory, because just the previous year, the Zhao State, which was the most hated by the Qin State, had been annihilated.

In 228 B.C., Ying Zheng came to Handan, the capital of the newly conquered Zhao State, to inspect the Qin army with the victory drum as a conqueror, and accepted the bow of the Zhao vassals. The city was too familiar to him, and after 23 years, Ying Zheng never thought that he would return to the place where he was born and lived in his childhood in such a way. His mood was extremely excited, and the childhood memories that had been sleeping in his mind seemed to come back all at once.

He recalled the pain of living here when he was a child, being bullied by the Zhao people around him and being unable to speak out; I think of the cry of my father who left them and my mother who was abused by others. At that time, he was incapable of resisting, but now he has become powerful, and the entire Zhao kingdom is under his control, and those Zhao people, including former enemies, are kneeling in front of him and being slaughtered.

Fortunes have been turned upside down. Ying Zheng ordered that all Zhao people who had a grudge against their mother's family should be killed. It was the only time he did so.

Ying Zheng looked at the elderly general next to him and felt very pleased. He was sincerely grateful to this bloody general.

The general's name is Wang Qian. His name will forever be engraved on the monument of the Qin State.

【Wang Qian】

Wang Qian, born in a military family, has been fond of war since he was a child. Since Yingzheng was in power, he has been leading troops to fight abroad, conquering many cities and making magnificent achievements. Shortly before that, General Wang Jian had captured Handan, the capital of Zhao, and Jicheng, the capital of Yan, and the entire Qin state rejoiced in the general's bravery. His son Wang Ben was also an excellent general, and the famous battle of flooding the Wei capital Daliang was led by Wang Ben (causing Liu Ji to lose his idol). Their father and son were two famous generals, and they were the most powerful assistants of Yingzheng, and they made first-class contributions to the six heroes of the Qin State War. In the war in which the Qin State swallowed up the Six Kingdoms, Wang Jian was the general who commanded the most troops, fought the most battles, and won the most battles. During his military career, there was almost no record of failure.

Ying Zheng placed higher expectations on Wang Qian, hoping that Wang Jian would be able to lead his army to attack the strongest opponent, the state of Chu. Among the countries, the state of Chu has the most extensive territory and the most abundant products. There are too many similarities between the state of Chu and the state of Qin, and they were once not treated by the countries of the Central Plains, thinking that they were the wilderness of the southern barbarians. However, the states of Chu and Qin were full of stamina, the system reform was the most thorough, and the officials appointed were all young and promising. Chu and Qin were the two most promising countries for hegemony at this time, so much so that both sides had to devote all their national strength to deal with the war of the century.

As a battle-hardened general, Wang Ben certainly knows that he should not be taken lightly. When Ying Zheng asked Wang Ben how many troops he needed to invest in this war, Wang Ben's answer was - 600,000. (Not 600,000.) ）

Ying Zheng was a little shocked, because 600,000 is almost the whole country's troops, and sending such a large army to the front line will mean that the capital will become an unsuspecting empty city. This is too dangerous, and if other countries take the opportunity to invade, the consequences will be unimaginable. Even if you win the battle of Qin and Chu, you will likely lose the capital. Ying Zheng didn't dare to take this risk, once the nightmare came true, he would be a sinner for the ages of the Qin State.

Fortunately, another young and equally brave general replied that he only needed 200,000 troops to win the war. This general's name is Li Xin, and he has participated in many previous wars against Zhao and Yan, and he has already experienced a hundred battles at a young age.

Haha, General Wang Qian, it seems that you are old, not as brave as a young man. Ying Zheng said jokingly to Wang Qian.

Wang Jian did not speak. He knew that this was not a joke, it was the monarch's doubts about his own abilities. He even felt that he might really be old, after all, he knew that it was not uncommon in history to win more battles with less, after all, he had read military books for a long time and had been battle-hardened for a long time.

Soon after, Wang Jian resigned from his position as a general on the grounds of old age and illness, and returned to his hometown of Pinyang to retire, intending to spend the rest of his life.

The young general Li Xin soon broke into the state of Chu with 200,000 troops. At the beginning, Li Xin triumphed all the way, and it seemed that victory was just around the corner.

But soon the situation declined sharply, and Li Xin's army was exhausted after penetrating deep into the territory of Chu, and was attacked by Chu for three days and three nights, and finally completely defeated. The seven senior generals who went with the army died on the battlefield, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

When the battle report from the front line came, Yingzheng was shocked, and he hurriedly put down all the government affairs at hand and went to Wang Qian's hometown Pinyang in person.

After seeing Wang Jian, Ying Zheng expressed his remorse. The widow didn't need to be a general, and Li Xinguo insulted the Qin army. Now I heard that the Chu soldiers are moving west, although the general is sick, he can't bear to abandon the widow!

Ying Zheng put down his dignity for the cause of the Qin State. Nothing is more important than the future and destiny of the Qin State.

"I'm old, and I'm not as brave as the young. The king should choose another good general. The sullen breath in Wang Qian's heart still couldn't be swallowed. (The old ministers are sick and disorderly, but the king chooses the best generals.) ）

"Oops! It's all in the past! General, please don't talk like that again! The war is important! (It's over, don't say anything more, general!) ）

"The king must use his ministers as a last resort, and it must be 600,000 people." Wang Jian is really a stubborn old man.

But at this time, Yingzheng had no other way. After all, the war with the state of Chu can only succeed, not fail. Ying Zheng didn't want the Chu State to pull the battlefield to the Qin State, so he could only continue to send additional troops to extinguish the Chu State. This is a battle to the death to destroy the country.

In the end, Wang Jian took 600,000 troops and went to the front line of Chu for reinforcements.

Wang Jian has experienced a hundred battles, and of course he knows that this will definitely be a vicious battle, and it may be the most difficult war of his life. He didn't dare to take it lightly. After the 600,000 troops arrived at the front line, Wang Jian did not rush to meet the battle, but ordered all the soldiers to hold the base camp.

For one year, Wang Jian and these 600,000 soldiers lived on the battlefield of Chu State. Wang Jian must deal with it in the best condition, he must be familiar with the terrain here, the soldiers must be familiar with the environment here, the morale must reach the best state, and all the work must be done at the best.

Of course, the state of Chu did not dare to take it lightly, and the state of Chu also mobilized the country's troops to invest in this battle of life and death. But no matter how the Chu State challenged, Wang Jian only held the barracks and ordered that he was not allowed to go out to fight.

As time passed, the soldiers on both sides began to be a little discouraged. The state of Chu even moved its troops to other battlefields. There was even a situation in the military camp of the Qin State to complain about the general Wang Qian, thinking that he was really old and greedy for life and afraid of death. The soldiers in the Qin military camp were full of fighting spirit, eager to win the war as soon as possible and go home.

Wang Jian is waiting for this moment, the time is ripe, and the morale has reached the highest state. Wang Jian launched a general attack, and with one blow, he quickly captured the state of Chu and captured Xiang Yan, a famous general of the state of Chu.

The strongest opponent, Chu State, finally fell at his feet, and the aged Wang Jian shed tears of victory.

When the good news came from the front, Ying Zheng was overjoyed. The year's wait was too long, and I don't know how many times he wandered around his desk just to wait for the news. During this period, he didn't even know if Wang Jian would come back alive. Now that the battle of Qin and Chu has ended, it means that the pace of reunification is not far away.

So far, only the Qi State has been left of the six major powers.

Although Qi Guo looks huge, it is actually fat, fat but not strong. While Qin and other countries were fighting each other, Qi maintained a neutral attitude, neither joining forces with Qin to launch an attack, nor aiding other countries attacked by Qin, let alone preparing to resist Qin's invasion. It wasn't until the Qin army pressed the border that the Qi State realized that this was the last time.

Extinguish Qi, no need to blow ash at all. The Qin State advanced its army into the Qi State, and before the war began, the Qi State surrendered.

At this point, the six heroes of the Warring States have all been annihilated by the Qin State. In these annexation wars, Wang Jian and his son Wang Ben participated in and commanded most of the battles, and they were the first heroes of the Qin state to annex the world.

As for the young general Li Xin, who boasted about Haikou but could not complete the task, Yingzheng did not punish him in the end. Because Ying Zheng knew in his heart that it was indeed difficult for 200,000 troops to defeat the Chu State, and he was too rash. Later, Li Xin made up for his mistakes and participated in many important battles such as the destruction of Yan and Qi, and achieved great military achievements.