Jingjing Pass, once a small pass, many years ago after the Qin army annihilated the Chu Western Army of Zuo Lixing in one fell swoop, overhauled the Jingjing Pass, turning this small pass into a big checkpoint that firmly choked the initiative in the Luoying Mountains, but in the second Chu-Qin War, An Ruhai took advantage of the Ming and Qin battles and the defeat of the Qin State, and recaptured the Jingjing Pass in one fell swoop, making the Jingjing Pass return to the control of the Chu army. The Qin army retreated to Zhaoying Gorge, and the two armies faced each other at a distance of dozens of miles, but there was no longer the previous sabre-rattling.

The Chu army really has no strength. An Ruhai took away 10,000 of the most elite Western troops, and then all of them were buried in the Qi State. Subsequently, Suqian was ordered by the imperial court to lead 20,000 western troops into the court, which made the western army of Chu fall back into extreme emptiness, and the 5,000 Chu troops stationed here in Jingjingguan and 5,000 Chu troops in Anyang County, this is the full strength of the Chu army in Anyang now.

And on the other side of the Luoying Mountain Range, Bian Wushuang of the Qin State once had an army of 100,000 troops, and formed an absolute suppression of the Chu State on top of the strength, this was originally Bian Wushuang's best opportunity, if he wanted, there was indeed no problem in crushing the Chu army. The only thing the Chu army could rely on was Jingjing Pass, but the defensive strength of 5,000 people was indeed too weak.

Now, the Qin army has left Zhaoying Gorge, and an army of about 10,000 people is stationed in a forest less than a few miles away from Jingguan, sparks are lit, showing their existence without scruples. But they didn't send any scouts out there, they didn't set up any other defenses, and they just swaggered and laid out their camps there as usual.

If the Chu army wants to sneak attack, they can easily attack their camp.

Jingjing Pass also looks very relaxed, although the gate is closed, and there are many soldiers patrolling back and forth on the wall, but everyone is relaxed, and on the city wall, there is no intention of preparing for war.

All the mysteries naturally exist in the Jingjing Pass at this time, Bian Wushuang, the general of the Qin State, is here at this time, and the person sitting opposite him is not Nanyang County Shouhe Zijun, but the new military department Shangshu Lianbo from Shangjing.

Even the waves are a few ups and downs. He was originally the secretary of the military department in the previous Min Wei period, Min Wei died, Yang Yihe fell, he was implicated in the military department and stepped down, and he had already returned to his hometown to tease his grandson, but in recent years, the domestic situation in Chu has changed strangely, first Luo Liang gained power, Cheng Wuben was suppressed very embarrassed, but with Luo Liang's progress in the east, he lost again and again, Cheng Wuben re-acted the military department Shangshu, but it was only an empty book with no power.

But from last year to this year, Chu Emperor Min Ruoying returned from a great defeat in the Qi State, Cheng Wuben suddenly became powerful, and this empty Shangshu suddenly deserved its name, and more importantly, because now Cheng Wuben holds the largest army and horse in the Great Chu, which is the biggest reliance of the Chu State against the Qi State, and this military department Shangshu has become the center of all the courts, and even the first auxiliary horse to the east has to rely on its snort.

Such a political situation is of course abnormal, after the eastern form gradually stabilized, the counterattack of Min Ruoying of Chu State finally came continuously, first Luo Liang's original generals were sent to the eastern front one after another, although most of the subordinates under the command were new troops, but after all, they had some strength. Then Suqian led 20,000 western troops into the east, which became the biggest capital for the imperial court to compete with Cheng Wuben.

With these, Min Ruoying finally had some confidence, and under the pretext that Cheng Wuben had been stationed in Jinghu for a long time and was not in Shangjing, he could not go to the acting government, and re-recruited Lian Bo, who was idle at home, to be the secretary of the military department.

No one has anything to say for such a candidate, not even Cheng Wuben.

And the first thing Lian Bo did after he re-took office was to secretly contact Bian Wushuang to defect to the Chu State.

This is an earth-shattering event, and up to now, the entire Chu State, only the emperor, the first assistant Ma Xiangdong, and the military department Shangshu Lianbo know.

You must know that Bian Wushuang did not ride alone like a lost dog to join the Chu State, but with an army of 50,000 fully armed. If Min Ruoying is not afraid, worried, or confused, it is naturally false. But with the Ming army's successive victories in Qin, when Qin was already crumbling like a candle in the wind, Min Ruoying was more and more relieved.

Bian Wushuang is desperate. If he doesn't leave, he will inevitably clash with the Ming army, but with the strength of the Ming army, his final result will definitely be self-evident.

Bian Wushuang is naturally not a loyal and righteous person, so he will not be martyred for the Qin State, and it is much better to flee in embarrassment after colliding with the Ming army, so it is naturally much better to defect to the Chu State with tens of thousands of troops.

In the former ending, Bian Wushuang will become the object of the Chu State that can be manipulated, kneaded and squeezed at will, but the latter result is that the Chu State must rely on Bian Wushuang.

The state of Chu is already very weak now, and the imperial court controls even less power, and the army of the Jinghu defense line is getting more and more and stronger over the year, but this is in the hands of Cheng Wuben. Min Ruoying tried her best, but she just mixed some sand on top of this line of defense, but she still had to be restrained by Cheng Wuben, and even Suqian had to be restrained by Cheng Wuben in name.

Min Ruoying does still have the Fire Phoenix Army in her hands, but this army must be stationed in the capital, and Min Ruoying will never dare to let them go out of Beijing again.

If Bian Wushuang leads 50,000 Qin troops to Chu, the domestic strength of Chu will change greatly, Bian Wushuang has no support in Chu, and he who leads 50,000 troops to Chu, he must rely on Min Ruoying tightly, so that there will be an endless supply of money and food, you must know that Bian Wushuang enters Chu, not only the 50,000 army, but also the families of the 50,000 army.

But with this army of 50,000, Min Ruoying has the confidence to clean up the book. Not only in terms of military strength, he is at least not weaker than the forces in Cheng Wuben's hands, but more importantly, Bian Wushuang's military strategy is not weaker than Cheng Wuben.

The reason why Min Ruoying knocked out her teeth and swallowed it in her stomach was because Cheng Wuben's strength was too strong now, and secondly, it was also in the Chu State now, and there was really no one who could match Cheng Wuben. Although Lian Bo is a veteran of the military department, he is good at managing the chores of the military department and has no practical experience in leading the troops. It is not enough to bear the dangerous situation of the current Chu State.

Bian Wushuang's investment can be said to have solved the biggest dilemma that Min Ruoying is facing now in one fell swoop.

This is also the reason why Min Ruoying is extremely enthusiastic about this.

There were only two people in the room, sitting opposite each other, one was the white-haired Lian Bo, and the other was Bian Wushuang, who was in the prime of life.

"General Bian, if you can come to my Dachu, we are warmly welcome." Even after careful consideration, the State of Chu does need Bian Wushuang, but if he behaves too eagerly, he will inevitably make the person in front of him gain an inch, he is a thousand-year-old fox, and no one wants to deceive anyone, so the bargaining between each other can naturally be placed on the bright side, open the window and say bright words, don't have to be dirty in the future. After all, once Bian Wushuang makes it, from then on, it will be a body of interest tied together." However, this number is really too many, and the great migration of nearly 300,000 people is an extremely heavy burden for my Great Chu."

"Bian knows that Anyang has always been vast and sparsely populated." Bian Wushuang smiled and said: "300,000 people, it's not a big number, and Lian Shangshu, what we just need is a settling-in fee, we Qin people, nothing else, but there is nothing to say about hardships and hard work, as long as they survive this winter, next year, they will be able to support themselves."

"Settling-in allowance for 300,000 people?" Lian Bo smiled bitterly: "This number, Lord Bian should also know, now is not an easy thing for our Da Chu."

"A one-time investment, in exchange for the long-term peace and stability of Anyang, and an army of 50,000 people, 50,000 troops who can do their best for His Majesty the Emperor." Bian Wushuang smiled and said, "I believe that Your Majesty will definitely need this army. As for the money, I think Your Majesty can afford it. If you really can't do it, you can go to Mingguo's bank for a loan."

Lian Bo glanced at Bian Wushuang: "The problem is here, the State of Chu accepted you, and it was at the risk of turning the other cheek with the Ming State, and Lord Bian also understood that half of the military expenses of the State of Chu now come from the loans of the Ming State, and in terms of weapons, it depends on the Ming State. If because of you, the Ming Kingdom and our country turn against each other, it will be unbearable for us. So how dare you let Ming know about this matter?"

"It's your country's business." Bian Wushuang leaned back and said lightly: "I don't want much, 300,000 people, three million taels of silver. Your country will have a 50,000-strong army and hundreds of thousands of people who can serve you, as well as my allegiance to Bian Wushuang. As for the Ming State, I don't think even Shangshu has to worry so much, firstly, they now have to fight with Ma Yue in the final battle, Yongdu is not so easy to fight, and secondly, even if they control the entire Qin State, it is not a matter of a moment and a half if they want to digest it, at such a critical moment, how can they quarrel with the Chu State again? Moreover, as far as I know, the commercial contacts between the Chu State and the Ming State are extremely close now, and the merchants in the Ming State are extremely powerful, and your country can also take advantage of this to operate in the Ming State, after all, the Qi State is not only a sharp blade hanging over the head of the Chu State, but also the biggest enemy of the Ming State!"

Lian Bo pondered for a long time, and finally nodded.

Indeed, the State of Chu needs Bian Wushuang, more than Bian Wushuang needs the State of Chu, if the State of Chu really does not accept Bian Wushuang, this person has another way to go, that is, to surrender directly to the Ming State, then the State of Chu is a chicken and an egg.

Even if Bian Wushuang may want more, the Chu State can only accept it at the moment. Silver, power, can be given to him now, as long as Bian Wushuang enters Chu, he always needs to be checked and balanced, 300,000 Qin people follow Bian Wushuang into Chu, and it is impossible to become Bian Wushuang's help in a short time.