Everything has changed, Xiong Jing didn't know that Xiang Yan actually died six years later, but he also knew that everything was different.

The Chu State chose to go west, which is equivalent to completely giving up the Zhao State, which is a helpless choice. Advancing westward, until the entire Hanzhong Prefecture was occupied, could it once again threaten the Qin state while consolidating the Shang territory and reducing the pressure on the western defense. Chencang Road, Bao Chuan Road, Fu Luo Road, Meridian Road, Yugu Road, Wuguan Road, through these valley roads that can cross the Qinling Mountains, from Chencang to Xianyang, the entire Guanzhong will be under the front of the Chu army.

As for the conscription of tribal soldiers south of Hanzhong, this is also a realistic choice. Hanzhong, Ba, Shu, Qianzhong, Wu, and Dingkou in the five counties totaled more than 2 million, of which, 'Sima Co rate Ba and Shu 100,000 people...... Fujiang and Chu, take the place of business for Qianzhong County', only Bashu has 100,000 soldiers.

In addition, there are the Qiang people in the northwest. Shu County is connected to Longxi County, and the Qiang people have entered Shu before. After occupying Hanzhong County, you can 'invite' all the Qiang people in the Huangzhong region to come over. How many Dingkou the Qiang people have, even the Qiang people can't say clearly. It is estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of Huangshui Qiang people, and they will send 20,000 to 30,000 troops at that time, and 50,000 troops should be sent when they are fully recruited.

There are 100,000 Bashu, 50,000 Qiang, and at least 50,000 in Hanzhong County, Qianzhong County, and Wu County, adding up to 200,000 people. If these 200,000 soldiers can reach the combat effectiveness of the Yue division after training, plus the original 200,000 soldiers and the divisions and brigades recruited from Jiuying and Nanyang with second-class combat effectiveness, the size of the Chu army will reach an astonishing 600,000.

With these 600,000 troops, not to mention the defense of the Qin State, it is not a problem to destroy the Qin State. Thinking of this, Xiong Jing couldn't help but be a little happy, but after being happy, his heart was still blocked, after the westward expansion, the social hierarchy of Chu State may become: the people of the first-class tribe (Ba was born as a fourth-class lord, and the 'inner grandson' of the Qin royal family was born only a first-class duke), the second-class royal nobles, the third-class honorary soldiers, and the Chu people of the old Ying will be reduced to the status of fourth-class lowly Chu.

Fortunately, Chu Law has confirmed that Yushi kills people and does not die, otherwise following the Qin Law, the people of the first-class tribe 'do not rent the land, and the ten wives are not counted (exempt from the poll tax within ten wives), and the wounder is concerned, and the murderer can be redeemed for death with money', not to mention the fourth-class lowly Chu, even the third-class and second-class Chu people who are killed by them are just losing money.

The heart is blocked, but this is the usual practice, only a few dynasties do not worship the people of the tribe as a first-class person. It is only right to do so from the ruler's standpoint. It is true that the combat effectiveness of the population of the plain counties under the rule of the officials is inferior to that of the population of the mountain tribes, so it is necessary to constantly squeeze and exploit the population of the counties and counties that are not good at war, so as to give preferential treatment to the tribal population who are good at fighting; Conversely, if the pariahs were placed on an equal footing with the tribal people, the dynasty would be weakened.

It was by relying on the pawns of the Bashu tribe that Liu Bang was able to get out of Guanzhong and pacify Sanqin. When the tribesmen returned to Bashu, the Han army, with Guanzhong Liangjiazi as the main force, fought against Xiang Yu, hundreds of thousands of people were defeated by 30,000 people. This is the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty Qiang chaos, and it is also by recruiting the soldiers of the Bashu tribe to repeatedly pacify the Qiang people, so that the soldiers of Bashu are called 'the number of divine soldiers, the Qiang people are afraid, the language is passed on to the generations, do not go south'.

Xiong Jing didn't know this history, but he could vaguely feel this logic of rule. Examples that may not be entirely correct are the Tang and Song dynasties.

The Tang Dynasty reused the generals, and the world-famous Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was used to squeeze and exploit the fourth-class lowly Tang Dynasty. Through the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the grain and silk from the south of the Yangtze River were continuously transported to Chang'an and even the northwest for the purpose of appeasing the soldiers of the domain. The reason why the Anshi Rebellion had to overhaul Shangjin Road outside Wuguan Road was also to keep money and food.

In view of the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty's vassal generals, the Song Dynasty changed its previous ruling order, emphasizing literature over military force, and did not use vassal generals, so compared with the Tang Dynasty, the dynasty was weak. In fact, it is not accurate that the Song Dynasty did not use vassal generals - there was the Song Dynasty behind the Zhao Kuangyin Chenqiao Mutiny, and the dynastic entity before the Song Dynasty was the Later Zhou, and the backbone of the Later Zhou army was the Shatuo people.

Xiong Jing was entangled in the 'fourth-class lowly Chu', but he forgot Xiang Yan's last admonition that he would destroy Qin.

The war has reached this point, all the warmth no longer exists, and the state of Chu and the state of Qin are already life and death. But if Xiang Yan's last admonition is just this meaning, it would be wrong. Another meaning of Xiang Yan is vague and profound: it is no longer possible for the world to maintain the coexistence of many countries as Xiong Jing hoped, the world will inevitably be unified by one country, and the state of Chu needs to be ready to unify the world.

Xiang Yan only said three words, and Xiang Chao helped him say the rest of the words.

"Xiang's honor is also the king's grace. The lord thanked the king. "On a secluded night, Xiang Chao, who had been crying for a day, came to the Wei Palace, thanking Xiong Jing - the King of Chu rushed to Daliang, and Wei Zeng, the King of Wei, hurriedly gave up the palace, cleaned the decorations, and presented a group of beauties.

"Alas!" Xiong Jing sighed and hated, "Chu Guo broke an arm!." ”

"King ......" Xiang Yan is a veteran, but not just a veteran. Xiang Chao was even more moved when he heard that Xiong Jing compared his father to an arm.

"How is Master Xiang?" Xiong Jing naturally asked about Master Xiang. Since it was a defeat, the losses could be quite a lot.

"King Yu: My teacher is fine." Xiang Chao's answer was unexpected. "The Qi army was defeated, and it was useless for our division to save it, so we could only retreat. The spear array was very strong, the artillery was very sharp, and the Qin people were not broken. ”

It was not impossible for the whole army to retreat safely after the rout on the battlefield, and most of the Qin troops in the Battle of Qingshui and the Battle of Chen Ying retreated safely. When Xiong Jing nodded to ask Qi Jun, Xiang Chao preemptively said: "Before the king arrived, the lord said to the minister: 'I will dare to tell the king this word.'" 'Now that the king is coming, the lord will tell the king what he has not yet said. ”

"Words." Xiong Jing's expression was shocked, he didn't expect Xiang Yan to have unfinished words.

"Yui." Xiang Chao looked at both sides, saw that they were all personal servants, and took a deep breath before saying: "My lord said: Qi people are not credible, and this battle is lost." ”

"Huh?!" As soon as Xiang Chao opened his mouth, he was shocked, and his hand trembled.

"Really?!" The Qi army was deliberately defeated, Xiong Jing stood up and sat down, and his whole body trembled with anger.

"Exactly." Xiang Chaodao. "During the war, the Qi army officers and chariots were all driven to the south; The Qin people rushed at me, and the Qi soldiers ran south before they could engage the Qin people......"

At the time of the war, Xiang Chao was on the battlefield, and although he was arranged on the left side of the array, he could see the war situation clearly by landing off the mirror. If you want to find evidence for some things, it is only fragmentary evidence, but you can be immersed in the scene, feel the situation at that time, and you can clearly understand the true intentions of the main generals of both sides of the enemy.

Xiong Jing understood this situation, he didn't believe Xiang Yan and Xiang Chao, he was shocked that Qi people dared to do this.