There are a total of 24 states under the jurisdiction of Shu, and the area of each state varies greatly, with the largest state covering an area of 3.4 million square kilometers, and the smallest of the two states of Jian and Sui also covering an area of more than 100,000 square kilometers.

The distribution of population among the prefectures is also not extremely uneven, such as Kuizhou, Ganzhou and other places, with an area of more than 300,000 square kilometers, but the population is only more than one million, and the number of Han people is extremely small.

Since the Qin army took the Jianmen of Yuanzhou Xiongguan, the gate of Shu was almost completely opened, and the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops who had leaked in successively defeated the forces of Liu Xiang, the ancient Shu State, and the Houshu and other places, and the three states of Yuanzhou, Yangzhou, and Bazhou in the north were all owned by the Qin State.

At present, the 400,000 Qin army and the three major forces of Later Qin, Former Shu, and Shu Han are facing off against Jianzhou, which is just in the north of the Sichuan-Shu Plain, and once the Qin army breaks through Jianzhou, the Sichuan-Shu Plain will no longer be able to stop the Qin army.

Miancheng, located in the north of Jianzhou, if Jianmen Pass is the gate of Shudi, Miancheng is the gateway of Jianzhou.

Outside the south gate of Miancheng, the continuous camp is built around the city wall of Miancheng, which is vast and mighty, covering an area of more than dozens of square kilometers.

These camps are the camps of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, counting the 100,000 troops under the command of Guan Yu, the 1st Shu Han general stationed in Miancheng, the total strength of the entire Three Kingdoms Alliance Army is more than 500,000.

With such a large army gathered in Miancheng, the daily food supply pressure overwhelmed the Three Kingdoms.

At the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, five miles away from Miancheng, 400,000 Qin soldiers spread out, and the camp built was in an arc, faintly surrounding the entire Miancheng.

In the camp of the Qin army, Wang Qian, a general of the Qin State who had gray hair, had already shed his armor and knelt down next to a sand table placed in the center of the camp, carefully studying the situation of the Qin army and the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Three Kingdoms Alliance in Miancheng.

With the continuous integration of people from different eras, naturally many people appeared in the territory of Qin, and many people were also absorbed by the Qin military, and these sand tables were also made by them.

However, due to the Qin army's first arrival in Shu, the infiltration of Shu was not enough, and this simple sand table could only be made.

At this time, half a month had passed since the Battle of Beiguancheng.

"General, the major general, they have withdrawn into the territory of Yangzhou, and they will arrive in Miancheng in 10 days, do you want to send someone to pick them up?"

Just as Wang Jian was concentrating on studying, Huan Qi, a general of the Qin State in armor, stepped into the camp and whispered to Wang Qian.

"No need, although Ben'er lost this battle, there are still tens of thousands of cavalry around him, so there is no need to bother."

Wang Jian didn't raise his head when he heard this, and shook his head and said.

As the saying goes, the tiger father has no dog son, the ability of the Wang family father and son is absolutely second to none in the Qin State, in the war of the Qin Emperor's unification of the Yongliang Second Mansion, nearly half of the Liang Mansion was almost beaten by Wang Ben, and its ability can be imagined.

If it weren't for the suppression of the Qin Emperor and the deliberate clumsiness of the Wang family's father and son, their status in the army was far from being able to compete with the rising Montessori in the north.

Wang Jian is naturally clear about Wang Ben's skills, and he is not worried about his safety.

Wang Ben's expedition to Changzhou, wanting to detour from Beiguancheng to Luzhou plan Wang Jian also agreed, the strategy was no problem, but the estimate of the opponent he might encounter was seriously insufficient.

On the contrary, Wang Jian paid great attention to this powerful force that rose in the south.

Judging from the latest information collected on the power of the Southern King, its strength has far surpassed that of other princes in Shu, with a population of nearly 10 million and a strong economic foundation, creating a well-equipped and invincible iron army.

This is likely to be a strong opponent for the Qin army to dominate Shu.

"General, now that the major general's plan has failed, can we continue to stalemate with the enemy army like this?"

Huan Qi didn't say much when he heard this, he was actually not worried about Wang Ben's safety, and looked at Wang Qian, who was still calm and calm, hesitated for a while.

400,000 Qin troops were stationed outside Miancheng, which was not only a great threat to the Three Kingdoms Alliance, but also a huge supply of food and grass needed by the 400,000 Qin troops every day, and it was also a great test for the three states of Shu that had just been taken.

More importantly, 400,000 Qin troops hoarded Miancheng and worked for months to no avail, how to explain this to the Qin Emperor.

"The Three Kingdoms Alliance is now the army of mourning soldiers, how can it be in a hurry. All the fighters, with the right fit, with the odd victory, Ben'er's road is just our way of the miracle, success is the victory, failure, and the overall situation is not hindered! ”

Wang Jian knew the worry in Huan Qi's heart, and waved his hand to comfort him.

Wang Jian served two generations of Qin kings, and was the most outstanding general of the Qin State after Bai Qi, with countless achievements and achievements, and he was not afraid of the Qin Emperor's punishment. Huan Qi is just a middle-level general in the army, and the battle of invasion of Shu can be said to be the first major battle he has participated in, and he attaches great importance to it.

"The general means there is a backhand?"

Huan Qi's eyes lit up, and his breathing couldn't help but be a little short.

"The Three Kingdoms Alliance is not in harmony with the people, and there will be chaos for a long time, we just need to seize the opportunity to defeat the enemy army in one fell swoop," Wang Jian said.

"General, when is the best time?"

Huan Qi frowned slightly, the timing is uncertain.

"Why are you so impatient!"

Wang Jian glared at Huan Qi unhappily and reprimanded.

"Please atone for the general!"

Seeing that Wang Jian was angry, Huan Qi hurriedly bowed down and pleaded guilty.

"According to the news from the spies, Sima Yu, the king of the south, has just sent someone to Chongzhou, it is very likely that the two sides have reached an agreement, and recently the Wu Han army has been frequently mobilized, and 200,000 troops have gathered on the western border and are ready to go, which is obviously aimed at our army. Rashly launching a big war with the Three Kingdoms Alliance, if the Wu Han army enters Yangzhou in one fell swoop and cuts off the rear road of our army, the consequences will be unimaginable! I have written to Xianyang, begging Your Majesty to send 200,000 reinforcements, which will arrive in two months, and now all we have to do is wait! In addition, the land of Sanzhou has just been included in my Daqin command for only a few months, and the law and order in various places is unstable, so we must send people to Sanzhou to ensure the safety of the grain route! ”

For Chongzhou Wu Han, Wang Jian has always attached great importance to it, and it must be one of the important obstacles to Qin's unification of Shu.

Previously, due to the obstruction of the eastern mountains and forests of Yangzhou, the roads were dangerous and the march was inconvenient, and the Qin State had always adopted a strong strategy for Wu Han in Chongzhou, and Wu Han was forced by the strong strength of the Qin State to intervene in the war of Wang Jian to pacify the three states.

This is also the reason why Wang Jian dared to let go of the attack on Jianzhou, originally wanted to solve the slightly weaker forces of Shu Han, Former Shu, and Later Qin first, but he didn't want to change the position of the Wu Han army in one fell swoop when the southern king sent an envoy to visit, if he insisted on making a detour to attack the rear of the Qin army, it would pose a big threat to the Qin army.

"Yes! Checkmate! ”

Huan Qi was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly received the order.