In the eleventh year of the reign of King Qin.

When the Korean prince Ji Zhi led the 10,000 troops borrowed from the Zhao State and went to Yanxia Capital in a mighty way, the Qin State in the West did not have it now, and after the failure of attacking the Lin City of the Zhao State the year before last, the Qin State successively sent troops to occupy Quwo and Jiao of the Wei State.

At the same time, taking advantage of the fact that Zhao was attacking Zhongshan and was unable to care about Korea, Qin threatened to attack Korea. Knowing that they were powerless to resist, Korea wanted to cede the land and claim it as a vassal, and Xiangbang Gong Zhongpeng suggested that he unite with Qin to attack Chu. When Chu heard the news, he was shocked, and Xiong Huai, the king of Chu, listened to Chen Zhen's advice and put on the appearance that he wanted to send troops to help Korea attack Qin. When the king of Han saw that the state of Chu wanted to send troops, he refused to negotiate peace with the state of Qin, and the king of Qin was furious and sent troops to attack Korea. And the state of Chu was just putting on a show, and after the state of Qin sent troops, it stopped fighting and never mentioned the rescue of Korea. The Han army had to confront the Qin army at the shore gate for a year, and eventually lost the city. As the commander-in-chief of the Korean army in this battle, Gongsun Yan was defeated again by Zhu Liji, and had to leave Korea again and run back to Wei. And Korea also had to send Gongzicang to Qin as a hostage.

After this experience, Korea was completely aware of its own shortcomings, and Zhao, who was diametrically opposed to Korea, not only won the victory in the war against Zhongshan, but also successfully held Lin City, breaking the Qin army's plan to go north. This also strengthened South Korea's intention to follow in the footsteps of Zhao Guo. In fact, the Battle of Anmen and the Battle of Lin Cheng were completely different, although the two cities were very important for both countries, but the Battle of Lin Cheng was just to test the strength of Zhao and explore the way for the next attack. And the Battle of the Shore Gate was different. The shore gate is located at the junction of Korea and Wei, and it is far away from the great Liang of Xinzheng and Wei in South Korea, and occupying this city far away is equivalent to wedge a nail between Han and Wei, and put the capitals of both countries within the deterrent range of the Qin army, which is too deadly, and the Qin State must do its best to capture the shore gate.

After capturing the shore gate, the Qin army was not idle, and the attacks of Yiqu Rong for many years finally made Qin Wang Si unbearable and decided to send troops to attack Yiqu Rong. Under the repeated attacks of the Qin army, Yiqu Rong was defeated and lost 25 cities. The Qin state captured these 25 cities, most of which had vast pastures, which were very suitable for raising horses. The Qin people, who had seen the powerful cavalry of the Zhao army, began to breed horses extensively. However, the Qin State still has a long way to go before it can establish a formed cavalry force. And the state of Zhao has indeed walked in front of all the princes.

Xianyang.

Qin Wangsi coughed twice, barely stood up from the couch, his body was still a little staggering, he stubbornly did not let the eunuch help him, but stood by himself, and said to everyone loudly: "What other suggestions do you have about the affairs of the Chu State?" ”

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, and their eyes turned to Zhu Liji and Zhang Yi, the two of them should be regarded as the two people in this hall who could directly talk to King Qin.

"My lord, I will be blunt." He had just returned from the front line of the attack on Yiqurong, and before he could figure out what was going on, he was pulled to the palace to participate in the court meeting. In the past few years, he has been running around, and since the battle of Hangu Pass, he has been the main general of the Qin army attacking the city. "The king's plan is a bit dangerous, not to mention marching thousands of miles across the three kingdoms, such a battle plan is too risky."

Qin Wangsi looked at him and then at Zhang Yi, but the latter didn't seem to mean to stop him. This is actually very normal, since Zhang Yi came back from Wei, he has begun to pursue the creed of saying less and doing more, unless the King of Qin asks directly, he will never say much.

"What do you think?"

Zhang Yi owes a debt, "The king, the ministers think that what Zhu Lizi said is good, such a plan, even if the Qin army is brave and good at fighting, it is a little difficult to implement, not to mention that after Han Wei in the middle, Zhao Guo will not make a hindrance from it, it is really difficult to say, yes, the ministers also feel that the king should be cautious." ”

"Caution!" Qin Wang Si shouted angrily, "Now that Yan is in turmoil, and the Qi State takes the opportunity to occupy it, it is just beyond the reach of my Qin State whip, but the Zhao State also wants to get a piece of the pie." If the widow sits idly by and ignores it again, whether it is the Qi State or the Zhao State, after carving up the Yan State, they will greatly increase their strength, and it will be even more difficult to seek some benefits from it. How can a widow sit still? He coughed twice. The Qin State fought one after another, and the Qin Wangsi was also sleepless every day. I was afraid that one day I would wake up and receive the news of the defeat of the Qin State. In fact, in the eyes of Qin Wangsi, Qin is the country with the most no way back, and its excellent geographical location is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Once the way out was closed, it would be difficult for the Qin State to continue. It was in this way that his body began to have problems.

When everyone saw King Qin's anger, they all lowered their heads. However, in their eyes, Qin Wangsi's plan was indeed too crazy.

Qin Wangsi's plan was: the army of Qin State went out on three routes, and the army sent a letter to Guguan all the way, and attacked the northern part of Chu State by means of Korea; The army in the middle of the road went out of Wuguan and attacked Fangcheng of Chu State; There was also a large army, starting from Nanzheng, to the east and the middle route army, attacking the Han middle of the Chu State. At the same time, after completing the role of containing the northern forces of Chu, the Northern Route Army crossed the Han and Wei countries, crossed the river in the north, and attacked the Qi State.

This plan is very bold and very ambitious. The purpose of the plan is very clear, that is, to capture Hanzhong of Chu and connect the Bashu of Qin with the land of Hanzhong, so that ships from the land of Bashu can go south along the Han River to attack Chu, greatly shortening the attack distance of Qin against Chu. At the same time, it also has the ability to align the country. On the one hand, the king of Qi oppressed Yan through cruel rule, and on the other hand, for the safety of his own rear, he set up troops on the border of Wei to prevent Wei from entering Qi and causing trouble. Qin Wangsi's meaning was to take this opportunity to beat the water dogs against Qi Guo.

The biggest risk is Zhao Guo. The latest intelligence shows that Zhao intends to completely sweep Zhongshan this year, and it is precisely based on this matter that the King of Qin has planned such a plan, if Zhao Guo is eyeing Wei State, he will definitely not put forward such a bold plan.

After a while, Zhang Yi came out and said: "The king also asks for peace of mind, and his subordinates do not reject this plan." On the contrary, the ministers thought that this plan was very feasible, but there were some problems that needed to be discussed, so they advised the king to act cautiously. ”

When the ministers heard this, they had to say, this Xiangbang was really good at talking, and he was obviously very opposed to this matter, but he didn't say it directly, but slapped King Qin's ass, no wonder King Qin relied on him so deeply. However, this is also one of the reasons why he and others dislike him.

"Oh? I don't know what Xiangbang means? Qin Wangsi calmed down when he heard that Zhang Yi was not against his plan. I want to hear what kind of medicine he sells in this gourd.

"My lord, the reason why the ministers oppose this matter is nothing more than two questions. First, Qi and Chu are alliances, and if Qi takes the opportunity to attack Wei and pressure Wei to attack our Northern Route Army, then this battle will be more auspicious and less auspicious, so how to crack the Qi Chu alliance is the first problem. ”

"Second, our army's attack on Chu, although it has a surprising effect, but now that they are fighting one after another, Han and Wei have a lot of complaints about our country, if they take advantage of the two countries at this moment, they may not be delayed by the other party. If then, the whole project would have been burned. I'm afraid that my army on the northern road will also be destroyed. ”

While listening to Qin Wangsi, he was thinking about Zhang Yi's words, which seemed to have some truth. He only thought about how to attack Chu before, but he forgot that Han and Wei were naturally afraid of him, but it was not necessary to do something about delaying the fighter plane, and he had no way to pursue it. If it is really as Zhang Yi said. Then this operation is bound to fail.

"Then Xiangbang thinks that this matter is absolutely impossible?"

Zhang Yi smiled faintly: "Definitely." As long as we can destroy the Qi-Chu alliance and ensure that we will not be constrained by the Qi State when we attack the Chu State, it will be fine. At the same time, it is also necessary to provoke the contradictions between Han Wei and Chu State, so that the two sides will have discord, so that our army can help again, and at the same time, we can promise that the land captured by the two countries of Chu belongs to the two countries, and the plan may work. ”

When everyone heard Zhang Yiyi, it seemed that this was really the case.

Among the three route armies, the role of the Northern Route Army was to coordinate the movement of the two armies of the Middle Route and the Western Route Army, first attracting the main force of the Chu army to the north, and then taking advantage of its internal emptiness, to go out of Wuguan and Nanzheng to capture Hanzhong of the Chu State. If there is no response from the Northern Route Army, the land of Hanzhong is the foundation of the Chu State, and after Hanzhong, Yingdu will be exposed to the iron hooves of the Qin State, and the Chu Army will inevitably fight to the death, and it will definitely be another big war. If it drags on for a long time, Zhao Guo will not gain more than he gains if he turns around and attacks Qin State with a backhand. It is most appropriate to solve the problem quickly.

Qin Wangsi pondered for a while, and then said to Zhu Liji: "Zhu Lizi, what do you think?" ”

Even though he hated Zhang Yi very much, he had to admit that Zhang Yi's proposal was really good. As long as the Qi and Chu alliance can be destroyed, the victory rate of this battle will reach five layers, and if the contradiction between Han Wei and Chu can be provoked at this moment, the odds of victory will reach about eight layers. The odds of winning about the eighth floor, dispatching tens of thousands of troops, and returning to the land of Hanzhong are very worthwhile. Therefore, he also had to say: "I think that I may be able to give it a try." ”

"Hmm." Qin Wangsi nodded, thought for a long time, and finally paid attention, "Since you no longer have any opinions, then this matter is so decided for the time being, but I don't know how to destroy this matter of the Qichu Alliance?" ”

Everyone did not hesitate to focus on Zhang Yi this time, this person is so clever that he must have a plan, not to mention that this matter was proposed by you, or you should solve it.

Zhang Yi didn't back down, and happily came out and said: "If the king believes me, his subordinates are willing to send an envoy to Chu State to prepare for this matter." ”

(End of chapter)