Chapter 1: Vachu
In March 225 B.C., just after the weather had warmed up, an army was leaving Xianyang and marching in the direction of Pingyang.
The 3,000 elite tiger army that opened the road in front of them, all of them were dressed in black and black armor, and even the flag was black, with the ancient word 'Qin' and the royal totem of the white dragon and the phoenix on it; in the middle were hundreds of halberd langzhong, holding all kinds of royal ceremonial tents, tightly guarding a gorgeous royal chariot driven by eight white horses; and finally there were 3,000 tiger troops, and the banner was flying to suppress the back road! The whole army looked majestic and fierce!
This is Qin Wangzheng's Luan driver, who is rushing to the fiefdom of Pingyang Wang Qian, and Fusu is also ordered to follow the car!
When the army drove to Wang Qian's residence in Pingyang, it was already the evening of the next day, Wang Jian changed into court clothes when he heard the news, opened the middle door, and led his family to kneel in front of the door!
Qin Wangzheng, who was dressed in a black dragon robe, got out of the carriage, picked up Wang Jian with a smile, and said with a smile: "Qing and others don't need to be formal, let's get up!" Wang Jian said respectfully: "The king personally came to the minister's house today, and if there is a big event, please go to the secret room to discuss!" Qin Wangzheng nodded and said, "Very good, please arrange it for the old general!" β
Wang Jian immediately led the way, Qin Wangzheng and Fusu entered the secret room, and Wang Qian's mansion was then taken over by Hu Benjun and Langzhong, and it was densely guarded!
The three of them sat down, Qin Wangzheng looked Wang Jian up and down, and said with a smile: "General Wang has been recuperating in Pingyang for two years, and his health seems to have improved greatly!" Although Wang Qian's hair and beard have turned gray at this time, his body is still tall and majestic, and his face is still resolute and heroic. On weekdays, I teach my grandson Wang Li to practice swordsmanship, learn military books, and live a comfortable life! β
Qin Wangzheng said with some envy when he heard this: "The widow is really a little envious of the old general's life, but it's a pity that the widow is busy all year round, and he lacks even a day's rest, how can he have such leisure and elegance!" Wang Jian smiled when he heard this: "The king and the minister are different. The Qin State can be without Wang Jian for ten years, but it can't be without a king for a day! β
After all, Wang Jian is a treacherous and slippery, and the old fart is just right! Qin Wangzheng laughed when he heard this, clapped his hands and said, "Don't talk about this, don't talk about this." Today, the widow took the liberty to visit, can the old general know what the widow means? β
Wang Jian said calmly: "Did the king ever want the old man to take command and destroy Chu?" Qin Wangzheng stroked his palms and laughed: "Old General Wang is really good, the old general guesses the old general's mind!" After speaking, he said a little modestly: "If today, Han, Zhao, and Wei are destroyed one after another, Yan Guo is far away from Liaodong, Qi is weak, and only Chu is brave and can fight with my Qin State!" But the widows watched the generals of the Qin State, and no one could take on the task of destroying Chu, so they could only ask the old general to go out of the mountain and build another miracle for the Qin State! β
Wang Jian smiled when he heard this, and said with some prevarication: "King, you don't want to be a minister!" It's just that the old minister is really old and sick, although he is getting better now, but he can only make fun of his grandson at home, and he may not be able to lead the army on the battlefield again! If you miss a major military event, it will not be beautiful! Now that Lord Wu Anjun is young and promising, and the Qin army has returned to his heart, why doesn't the king take him as his commander and attack the Chu State? β
Fusu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately understood Wang Qian's thoughts: Wang Jian and his son made countless military exploits for the Qin State before and after, and had a high prestige in the army, and countless old departments, and they had the image of a high meritorious master. Now to take it as a handsome war, if it succeeds again, although Wang Jian will achieve great feats, but blessings and misfortunes lurk, such a high merit under the Lord, it may not be a good thing for the future peace of his family. That's why Wang Jian has the intention of prevarication!
Fusu hurriedly said: "General Wang's words are wrong! Although Benjun has made some small achievements, it is insignificant! The state of Chu has a vast territory and a large number of troops, and Xiang Yanzhi's ability is no less than that of a general, and it may be difficult to win with the battlefield experience of this monarch, so I also ask the old general to make it difficult for him to go out of the mountain again! β
Qin Wangzheng also had this intention, and he was not at ease about handing over such an important battle to the commander of Fusu, so he hurriedly echoed: "Yes, the old general should not shirk anymore, the widow has worked so hard to trek in person, won't the old general give the widow a little thin noodles?" β
Wang Jian couldn't put it off, so he had to sigh and say, "That's it!" If the king is really unavailable, he must follow the work of dogs and horses, just as the old minister said before to allocate 600,000 troops to the old minister, not less than 10,000! β
Qin Wangzheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "Of course, the old general said as much as he wanted!" β
The big event was already negotiated, and Wang Jian hurriedly ordered someone to prepare wine and food and supper for Qin Wangzheng and Fusu!
After the three of them talked about the plan for a while, Wang Jian suddenly presented a list and said apologetically: "The old minister has some reluctant requests, please allow the king!" Qin Wangzheng thought it was something like a plan to attack Chu, so he hurriedly took the jade silk, raised his eyes to take a closer look, and couldn't help but smile dumbly when he saw it, and handed it to Fusu casually.
Fusu took it strangely, and couldn't help but be stunned for a long time, only to see that there was a list on the brocade silk: it listed more than a dozen beautiful houses and fertile fields near Xianyang that Wang Jian sought, and they were worth 10,000 gold everywhere, which can be said to be a good price! For a while, Fusu couldn't help but look strange, and said in his heart: "This Wang Jian is really a lion's mouth!" With such a big appetite, I'm not afraid to hold on! β
Qin Wangzheng smiled bitterly: "Is the old general still afraid of poverty?" My Great Qin generals have always had military exploits, and the widows have been rewarded very much! β
Wang Jian shook his head seriously and said: "For the king, in addition to the prince of the royal family, no matter how great the merit is, he can't seal the marquis and tear the soil, he can only enjoy the food, so the old minister can't help but think about the future generations, and seek more benefits while the old minister still has some use!" β
"These small things will be dealt with by the widow when he returns to Xianyang, or ask the old general to care about the major matters of the battle to destroy Chu!" Qin Wangzheng said with a smile, endure the unhappiness in his heart!
"This can't be done, this is a small matter for the king, but it can't be more big for the old minister!" Wang Jian today reversed his usual cautious and respectful performance, pressing step by step, and he had to be rewarded by Qin Wangzheng!
Qin Wangzheng had a bitter face, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay!" The widow promised the old general that he would handle this matter as soon as he returned to Xianyang, and this would be fine! β
"Great, thank you, thank you for the king's generous reward!" Wang Jianxi diligently bowed to thank you!
Looking at Qin Wangzheng's somewhat helpless face, Fusu couldn't help but feel emotional: Father Qin is really worthy of being an emperor through the ages, and he can endure what others can't! On weekdays, life and death are snatched, and in a fit of anger, the world can be bloodied for thousands of miles, and thousands of corpses can be ambushed, but now when there is a request for others, it can be so endured step by step, amazing! However, this Wang Jian is also really cunning, his demand for wealth is fake, in fact, he wants to give Qin Wangzheng an impression that he is greedy for money and not greedy for power, otherwise, with Qin Wangzheng's suspicious character, how can he rest assured that he will hand over the 600,000 army to Wang Qian, this is the army that Qin can mobilize at present!
For a while, Fusu couldn't help but secretly sigh at the charm and cruelty of politics!
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The plan to destroy Chu was certain, and the entire court of the Qin State immediately ran like a stimulant, and was busy day and night; Every day, hundreds of envoys set out from Xianyang and went to various counties and counties, urging soldiers and grain and grass to gather in Xianyang under the starry night; Countless villages, towns, and cities in the Qin State also entered the general mobilization, and a young man left home one after another and was ordered to enlist in the army, and a mule and horse also joined the army to participate in logistics and transportation; The whole country is like a boiling cauldron, the mountain roads and national roads are full of troops and grain teams flowing to Xianyang, the dust covers the sun, and the flag covers the sky!
The State of Qin has entered the state of national mobilization!
In one month, in just one month, the Qin State completed the collection and deployment of 600,000 troops, which is super efficient and one of the most efficient military collection operations in the history of China and even the history of the world! If we take into account the scale of the Qin State as a country with a population of only 5 million, the remarkable achievement of being able to mobilize 600,000 troops in a month is enough to shine in the annals of history, and it will be famous for centuries, and it will be proud of the past and the present!
The ancients valued ghosts and gods, and the Qin people were especially fond of divination, so after divination by gods and witches, after selecting a so-called good day and auspicious day, the Qin State immediately began to build a huge worship platform on the outskirts of Xianyang. The ancients paid great attention to etiquette, which is not sloppy!
The power of the country is overwhelming, especially in a country like Qin, which has strict laws and regulations and close cooperation, a huge point of tens of acres of land has risen from the ground in only seven days after the court has requisitioned 100,000 people, standing proudly in the eastern suburbs of Xianyang!
At the same time, when the Baijiangtai was still under construction, and it was also the time when the huge Qin State was busy running wildly, Fusu was comfortably spending time in the Lingyan Pavilion! Somehow, these days, although other people are too busy to take care of the head and tail, but they forget to take care of the back, but Fusu has never had any errands, so Fusu is also happy, all day long is not reading, playing the piano, hitting the building, or embracing the beauty of the mountains and waters, enjoying flowers and watching fish, that day is simply too moist!
In the afternoon of this day, in the middle and back garden of Lingyan Pavilion, the weather in May was already very warm and pleasant, the grass was verdant, the flowers were in full bloom, and the garden was full of spring breath.
And on a white brocade spread out in the garden, Fusu was lying comfortably on Qi Hong's jade legs, enjoying the gentle massage of Wang Fang and Xiao Chunfeng's two pairs of jade hands, and chewing the delicious fruits and pastries handed over by Qi Hong with a smile in his mouth from time to time! From time to time, he muttered: "Well, comfortable, comfortable, a little more, a little heavier!" β
Fusu, who was so happy that he was about to become an immortal, couldn't help but think happily in his heart now: "It's said that modern people are comfortable, this is just!" What's so good about modern people, either the peasants are so poor that they are so poor, or they are busy with officials and business, and they are in a sub-healthy state all day long. If you ask me to go back to modern times, I will definitely not do it, the world is right: absolute power corrupts and degenerates, but it is not false at all!
Just when Fusu was thinking about entering the place, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps and walked in quickly, and then heard Fu Gong say in a loud voice: "Your Excellency, the king has something to summon!" Hearing this, Fusu opened his eyes, stretched lazily, sat up, hugged the smiling Qi Hong into his arms, and asked casually, "Is there anything my father looking for me?" β
Fu Na dared to look at this glamorous scene, and replied with his eyes and nose and heart: "The slave doesn't know, but the messenger of the order wants the king to arrive as soon as possible!" Fusu thought for a while: Is there another big thing? Answered: "You go and tell him, Benjun will come later!" "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Looking at the embarrassment of Fu Ru encountering a tiger and a wolf and walking away in panic, he laughed with a smile: "The king doesn't pay attention to his image in front of his subordinates, and he scares people!" Fusu said disapprerovantly: "What are you afraid of, just a eunuch!" What's more, you all have a name with me, what does it have to do with hot spots! β
Wang Fang said angrily: "I now find that Brother Fusu's skin is getting thicker and thicker, and I don't know how many sisters he will find for us in the future!" Fusu laughed and said: "Not much, not much, it's only a thousand eight hundred!" Wang Fang was in a hurry, and the jade hand stretched out for a while, and his mouth said: "You dare, if you do this." You won't be allowed to go to our bed in the future! β
Fusu Zhengyan said: "Don't make trouble, don't make trouble!" Help me change my clothes, my father may have something urgent to call me! The third girl didn't dare to slack off when she heard this, and hurriedly returned to the inner palace with Fusu, and helped Su change into court clothes!
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When Fusu entered the south study, Qin Wangzheng was busy reviewing the bamboo slips with his head down, looking at the thick bamboo slips in front of him that were nearly three feet high, Fusu couldn't help but be a little moved: "No matter what future generations say about my father, with this diligent government of hundreds of catties of bamboo slips every day, my father can be worthy of the title of a Ming Jun!" β
Fusu bowed down and bowed: "Son-in-law Fusu greets his father!" β
Qin Wang Zheng poked his head out from behind the bamboo slip when he heard the sound, his eyes were a little weak, and his cheeks were a little thin, it seemed that he had been busy as the lord of a country in recent days! Qin Wangzheng put down his pen, stood up, and said with a smile: "Has Wang Er been happy lately?" β
Fusu was a little frightened and said: "With the love of my father, my son has been very leisurely recently!" It's just that I can't share my father's worries, and I always feel guilty in my heart! Qin Wangzheng smiled and helped Fusu up: "Why feel guilty? Wang Er fought for the south and north of Qin at a young age, and it was very hard, so you should rest for a while! Then he pulled Fusu to the side and sat down, and the strong family affection made Fusu a little flattered for a while!
The two sat down opposite each other, Qin Wangzheng clapped his hands, and a eunuch sent some simple wine and food. Fu Su looked at these very ordinary fish and meat home-cooked dishes in front of him, and couldn't help but say with some worry: "My father's affairs are so heavy, but the diet is so simple, this is not conducive to the dragon body, and I hope my father will take care more!" β
Qin Wangzheng shook his head when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Why don't you want to take a break, but now that the big war is imminent, the Qin State will destroy Chu with all the strength of the country, once the war is defeated, the Qin State will be in danger of collapsing, and the widow is really not at ease, so he has to do everything himself!" This diet and other trivial things can only be simplified at this time! β
Fusu admired in his heart, the Qin King before the world was diligent, thrifty, courageous, and wise, which is really rare! Fusu said earnestly: "Father is really hard! Today, my father summoned his sons, but there is something important for his sons to do? β
Qin Wangzheng nodded and said, "Exactly!" The widow wants you to serve as a supervisor and fight Chu with General Wang, what do you think? β
Fusu was stunned when he heard this: It seems that he did not participate in the war to destroy Chu in history, and it was Wang Jian who completed it alone! So, Fusu said suspiciously: "My father has an order, and my sons should follow it!" It's just that Erchen doesn't quite understand that this attack on Chu, with General Wang Lao as the commander and General Mengwu as the deputy, is enough to sweep away the Chu State, and Erchen may not be able to play much role if he goes again! β
Qin Wangzheng frowned, and replied unexpectedly: "Wang'er, do you know what is the most fascinating thing in this world?" Fusu was stunned when he heard this, and slowly said two words without hesitation: "Power!" β
Hearing this, Qin Wang Zheng nodded approvingly and said, "Yes, it's power!" Both men and women, as long as they have power, they have access to everything they want! Especially the supreme kingly power, with which you can easily obtain mountains of gold and silver; With it, you can get countless peerless beauties; With it, you can move mountains and reclaim the sea, and make heaven and earth subjugated; With it, you can make the world bleed for thousands of miles and lay for millions of corpses. There are a few people in the world who can resist such a temptation! Qin Wangzheng said impassionedly, speaking of excitement, his hands to the sky, and a confident and majestic look appeared on his face, like a god who dominates the world!
Hearing this, Fusu couldn't help but fall silent: "Yes, power, especially the power of the supreme king, how many people in this world don't want to get it!" But what did my father mean by saying these words to me at this time? Is it because you can't test me? β
Fusu said respectfully: "Father is right, although the power of the king is full of temptation, only the strongest person in the world is qualified to control it!" Father is the strongest person in this world, and only you can control the Qin Kingdom and conquer the world! β
When talking about this sensitive issue, Fusu still feels that it is better to be careful: he would rather pat more sycophants than talk nonsense and poke the basket!
Qin Wangzheng laughed when he heard this, and his eagle eyes were quite imposing on the world: "Wang Er is right, the power of kings is only worthy of the strongest in the world!" However, unfortunately, there are many people in the world who will think that they are the strongest, so they have a peep at the artifact! LΓΌ Buwei and Chang Yu are the best examples! However, they are just losers, but they will not be the first losers, nor will they be the last! β
Saying that, Qin Wangzheng stood up, and said with some worry on his majestic face: "Now, the 600,000 troops levied by the Qin State are all under the control of Wang Qian, and the remaining 400,000 troops are left in Xianyang and various passes and Xinding counties, and cannot be mobilized!" If Wang Jian suddenly rebelled and led a large army back to attack the fortified positions, with his prestige in the army and many old departments, I am afraid that it would not be difficult to destroy the Qin State! The temptation of power cannot be underestimated, so although Wang Jian is loyal, the widow has to be vigilant! β
Fusu suddenly understood: "It seems that Father Qin Wang is still not at ease with Wang Qian, so he plans to let himself monitor Wang Jian for the prison army!" Sending me to the front line this time, it is clear that the assistance in the war is fake, and the surveillance is real! But it's no wonder that handing over the command of the 600,000 army to Wang Jian means that the fate of the Qin State is handed over to Wang Qian, and no matter how rough the monarch is, he can't help but worry! After all, the temptation of royal power is too great! Originally, Fusu in history was not brilliant at this time, so Qin Wangzheng did not send him to accompany him when Wang Jian attacked Chu; And now that he has such a high prestige in the army, it's a waste that Dad doesn't need it! History has changed again! β
Fusu nodded solemnly and said, "Erchen understands what his father means!" Please rest assured that there are sons and ministers, and the army is as stable as a mountain! Qin Wangzheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Now, in my Qin army, except for Wang Qian, Wang Er has the highest prestige!" With your nearby monitoring, you can ensure that nothing goes wrong, and the widow can rest easy! β
Fusu sighed secretly in his heart: "I originally wanted to rest for two days, but the situation is stronger than people, and I have to go to the battlefield again!" β
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The warm spring breeze blows across the earth, blowing a piece of emerald green. But when the wind swept over the worship platform, it suddenly brought a thick layer of murderous aura.
The majestic and majestic Wang family ritual music on the stage suddenly sounded, and the large and small chimes came out with a luxurious and majestic ritual music under the percussion of a famous musician, which made people's hearts surging and awe-inspiring!
In the sound of ceremonial music, Qin Wangzheng's dragon robe and long sword took the lead on the stage, and Wang Qian, Fusu, and Mengwu were all in armor and followed. The rest of the civil and military forces then marched up the steps and ascended to the worship platform!
On the stage, Qin Wangzheng first worshiped heaven and earth, and then worshiped his ancestors, and then it was time to hold a main show: worship the general ceremony!
"Purple ribbon with gold seal!" After the eunuch Zhao Gao shouted sharply, a Zhan Shi held a red tray, on which were neatly placed two symbols of the general's authority, gold, silver and purple ribbons!
Qin Wangzheng took the tray and looked at Wang Qian. "The general kneels and receives the seal!" Wang Jian respectfully knelt down on his knees and raised his hand to the sky, ready to receive the seal.
Qin Wangzheng solemnly handed the tray into Wang Qian's hands, and said: "General, the widow has entrusted the fate of the Qin State to you!" Wang Jian nodded: "The old minister receives the order, and he must be loyal to the country, and he will die!" Then he got up and handed over the golden seal and purple ribbon to the deputy general Meng Wu behind him!
"Tiger Talisman!" After Zhao Gao shouted again, another Zhan Shi was holding a red tray with a small bronze tiger talisman on it! Although this tiger talisman is small, it can mobilize all the armies of Great Qin at will, which can be described as infinite majesty!
"The general kneels and receives the tiger talisman!" Wang Jian bowed down again, his hands to the sky, and bowed to receive the talisman. Qin Wangzheng looked at the tiger talisman in his hand, and his face was a little heavy: the golden seal and purple ribbon is a symbol of the authority of the general, but it is only a superficial article, but this tiger talisman is an artifact that can mobilize thousands of troops and horses. Qin Wangzheng gritted his teeth, gave the tray to Wang Qian, and said solemnly: "I hope that the general will pacify the Chu State as soon as possible and return as soon as possible!" "The old minister will live up to his holy hope!"
The ceremony was completed, and the majestic and luxurious Wang Le immediately stopped, and replaced it with a generous and tragic expedition music. In the heart-pumping drum music, Qin Wangzheng said loudly: "Come here, serve wine, and make a strong deed for the general!" β
Immediately, Zhan served three glasses of imperial wine, Wang Jian nodded solemnly, and drank the three major imperial wines one by one, showing the heroism of the veteran, and he really did not lose his prime!
After Wang Jian drank the imperial wine, he turned to the stage and stood by his sword!
Under the stage, the 600,000 army was standing silently in full armor, and no one dared to make a loud noise, which was enough to show that the military discipline of the Qin army was strict! As the saying goes: more than 10,000 soldiers, dense; More than 100,000 soldiers, boundless! These 600,000 troops spread on the earth, like an overwhelming giant ant colony, covering the earth as far as the eye can see, and as far as the eye can see, the earth is a huge black color, and even the blue sky is a little dark!
Fusu also saw that his heart was surging, his blood was boiling, and his head was swelling: this huge tiger army would be an invincible steel force in any continent and any country in ancient times, and any Macedonian army and Roman army formation would be just a pitiful ant in front of such a huge war machine! To be able to participate in and command such a war unprecedented in the history of warfare in this life can be said to have no regrets in this life!
Wang Jian shouted loudly in Taiwan: "The heroic army will attack Chu, and Daqin will win!" The old man's majestic voice vibrated so loudly that Fusu's ear drums were a little numb.
"Qin Feng! Qin Feng! Qin Feng! ......" The 600,000 troops shouted in unison, and the huge shouts were like a landslide and the earth cracking, like a volcanic eruption, and even like a tsunami roaring, which changed the color of the heavens and the earth, and seized the majesty of the sun and the moon!
Fusu's eyes were red, his hands trembled slightly, and a surging passion in his heart surged violently in his chest, and he couldn't wait to immediately draw his sword and fight three lilies with the Chu army!
At this moment, Wang Jian waved his hand, and the huge shouts like an earthquake and tsunami slowly stopped, and the amazing tranquility was restored!
Wang Jian looked up at the sky, and the army in his right hand shouted majestically: "The army is defeating Chu, go!" β
With the sound of the order, the huge army began to set off in teams, starting from the Xianyang Ancestral Road to Hangu Pass, and rushing to the vast Jingchu battlefield!
Before leaving, Wang Jian arched his hand in front of King Qin and said, "Please don't forget the promise to your ministers!" β
"The general, please leave, the widow will never break his promise!" Qin Wangzheng smiled, and there was a hint of helplessness on his face! It is estimated that he has no way to take this persistent Wang Qian!
The rest of the civil and military people, you look at me, I look at you, all of them have a look of surprise, I don't know what kind of dumb riddle these two monarchs and ministers are playing. Only Fusu understood in his heart, and he couldn't help but almost burst his belly with laughter on the side!
"The king stays, you don't have to send it far, the old minister will leave!" Qin Wangzheng nodded.
So, Wang Jian was in front, Fusu and Mengwu followed, the three of them got off the platform, got on the war horse, glanced at Qin Wangzheng from afar, and then rode away with the army!
The army of 600,000 set out early in the morning and did not leave Baijiangtai until noon when the last army horse left. The whole army was divided into two lines of military horses, with flags covering the sun and military drums, and drove to the east, stretching for hundreds of miles. When camping at night, the army camped for hundreds of miles, from Huxian to Zhouzhi, it was simply a camp of thousands, with thousands of lights, extremely majestic!