War can easily begin, but it will not end easily, and this is war. Contradictions can be intensified in an instant, but we want to let them settle down completely. It's very hard.

On the one hand, the Qi army is trying to shrink its front. They continued to send out vital forces to retard, consuming the limited offensive power of the Zhao army.

And on the other hand. The Qi army is also slowly regaining their combat effectiveness, and they draw a unit from their own restored combat strength to fight. In order to regain the initiative on the battlefield.

This is the most effective way for the Qi army to strive for the current situation. Without troops, the Qi army will have to accept the current situation.

The situation of the two sides is temporarily deadlocked, and just when the north is in a state of stalemate, the state of Chu in the south is entering a new turning point in history.

Near a military port in the south of the state of Chu. Something is happening that will change the fate of the Chu State.

"Forward." A Chu State officer shouted loudly.

Under the loud shouts of the officers, the soldiers of the Chu State Navy marched forward in rows and rows. They were all carrying rifles. The bright bayonet looked very powerful in the sunlight.

"General Xiang, this is the navy of the Chu State?" At this time, Childe asked.

"Hui Gongzi, this is indeed the water army of the Chu State." At this time, Xiang Yan replied respectfully.

"But why is this the way land warfare is practiced?" Childe asked at this time.

"Hui Gongzi. This is the army of our Chu State that fought both land and water in accordance with the military system of the Qin State. Xiang Yan said at this time.

"Oh." Childe nodded and said at this time.

"Why build an army according to the military system of the Qin State. Is there any reason for this? At this time, Childe asked.

"Hui Gongzi." Xiang Yan said at this time.

"The Qin State was the first to be equipped with muskets and artillery weapons, and its establishment was also reformed first, and it had practical combat experience. The equipment of our army, the reform was a little later. But there is a little bit of experience to follow. Xiang Yan said at this time.

"Yes. But ・・・・・・. At this time, he asked.

"But after all, our army is equipped late, and we don't have much experience in land warfare. Therefore, the military system of the Qin State was adopted. Xiang Yan explained at this time.

"I heard the newspaper. The military system of the Qin State was greatly reformed. The power of company and platoon combat is huge. For example, this musket shoots in a row. A company can do more than three rounds of shooting, and the Hun cavalry takes turns to attack and cannot get close. At this time, Xiang Yan said.

"Oh. So powerful. Omit was surprised.

"yes. Childe, there's another thing. That is, the Qin State used officers at the company and platoon levels. Those junior officers are able to manage the entire company and platoon, and those company and platoon officers are intensively trained and tactically arranged. At the squad level, they use experienced veterans for management, and those veterans are usually awarded a certain military rank, and after they have a certain amount of experience, they manage it, and the combat effectiveness of the entire army is greatly improved. Xiang Yan said.

"Yes. In this way, the combat power of the Qin State is much stronger than that of our Chu army. At this time, Childe asked.

"It's true, it's true." Xiang Yan took the initiative to say at this time.

"That's right." The negative is not in a very good mood at this time, after all, it is still uncomfortable to hear his own people say such things.

"Because of this, the old man wants to reform the military system. According to the military system of the Qin State, strengthen our Chu army. Xiang Yan said at this time.

"Then, can't we surpass the military system of the Qin State?" Negative asked a little unconvinced at this time.

"Childe, there is indeed a reason why the Qin State is strong." Xiang Yan said at this time.

"Does Childe know about the new Korean army?" At this time, Xiang Yan asked.

"Yes." Negative at this time nodded and said.

"What about the combat effectiveness of the South Korean New Army?" At this time, Xiang Yan asked.

"It's on par with my Chu army. can fight with our Chu army. Xiang Yan said at this time.

"Hui Gongzi, then the Korean New Army is from the hands of the Qin Army's training." At this time, Xiang Yan said at this time.

"Ahh Obviously he didn't expect such an outcome.

"Is this true?" Negative asked.

"Absolutely." Xiang Yan nodded and said at this time.

"The Admiral never lies. The new army of South Korea did come from the hands of the Qin army. Judging from the information provided by Hosaku from South Korea. Every year, South Korea will send a large number of officers to the Qin State for training every quarter, not only that, but they also purchase military equipment in a large amount of money, and will conduct military exercises every time they meet, and these military exercises are completely in accordance with the actual combat requirements set up by the Qin army to conduct war. It can be said that the South Korean New Army is a small-scale Qin army. Xiang Yan said at this time.

"Not only that, but the combat strength of the South Korean New Army is comparable to that of our army." Xiang Yan said at this time.

"But if the two armies go to war. Well, the new army of South Korea has more advantages. Xiang Yan gave a negative analysis.

And he couldn't stop nodding at this time. He believes that there is a lot of truth in Xiang Yan's analysis.

"The new army of South Korea is backed by the Qin state, and they can use their diplomatic advantage to suppress our army with the help of the Qin state's power. This is especially true in terms of logistical supplies. The ROK Forces have unlimited access to supplies, they can rely on a well-developed rail network, and their supplies can be transported to the front at any cost. That train could carry more than 1,000 soldiers. The speed is far faster than the speed of our army's assembly. Xiang Yan said at this time.

"That's not enough. They can also purchase a large amount of military weapons and equipment from the Qin State, and according to the information obtained by the last general, the South Korean New Army has established a small air force, although their combat power is small. But if the Qin state allows it, then the new Korean army can get an advantage in the air, and in addition, the new army of South Korea can get heavy artillery. The power of those artillery pieces is no longer what manpower and fortifications can resist. As long as the artillery attacks once. Then, our army will inevitably be unable to resist, and if the opposing infantry charges, our army will inevitably be defeated. Xiang Yan analyzed at this time.

"Even though my Chu country has a lot of territory, it can't resist such a heavy blow." Xiang Yan said slowly.

"Yes. The old general can have a countermeasure. Negative asked at this time.

"If the new Korean army fights in the future, the old man can still fight, but." At this time, Xiang Yan suddenly stopped talking.

"Old general, but it doesn't hurt to say it." At this time, he asked excitedly.

"Our country's labor is seriously depleted, I'm afraid of that time. There are many contradictions in our country. Xiang Yan said.

"What is the contradiction?" Negative asked anxiously at this time.

"Although our army has won and lost, the reason is that the national strength is not good." Xiang Yan said at this time.

"The South Korean New Army is fighting a war of attrition on the surface. Every time the ROK New Army fights, the logistical supply will inevitably be sufficient, and then it will advance slowly step by step. The coordination of the arms is very tacit. In this way, although the consumption was serious, the results were extremely stable. Our army can only retreat, and the more it retreats, the greater the losses. The space is getting smaller and smaller. In the end, it was exhausted by the South Korean New Army. Xiang Yan analyzed.

"South Korea's new army consumes money and gains annexed land. South Korea is not a loser, and with the help of its rail transportation, they can greatly reduce their material consumption. But our army cannot, our army needs to fight against it for a long time, the consumption is serious, and the national territory space is slowly being compressed by it. Worse still, weapons and equipment could only be purchased from the Qin state, and as a result, the loss of property far exceeded that of any previous war. The cost of war is far higher than that of all previous wars. Xiang Yan analyzed. And the negative is listening slowly at this time, in his opinion. Xiang Yan's analysis has a lot of truths, and these truths need to be carefully analyzed by her.

"War has changed. The attacker, though he consumes money, wins the war. The defenders, on the other hand, will suffer a serious loss of national strength. The nobles of our Chu State, in the case of serious attrition in the war, will inevitably undergo internal changes. And so it goes. Our army will inevitably take the initiative to attack, and the longer it takes, the defeat of our army will be certain. Xiang Yan analyzed.

"In this way, there is chaos inside. The army will inevitably attack. And the other party is as stable as Mount Tai, and our army is like ants. It is difficult to shake Mount Tai, and its ending is ・・・・・. At this time, Xiang Yan shook his head and said.

"This is a war between the strengths of countries, and although our army is able to fight with the enemy, there is civil strife. I'm afraid ・・・・・・. Xiang Yan didn't finish his words.

And at this time, he also fell into a long period of thinking.

In fact, Xiang Yan's analysis is quite correct. In that year, Wang Jian annihilated Chu, relying on the strong strength of Qin State as a support, mobilized 600,000 troops of Qin State, and fought for more than two years, and the army did not take the initiative to fight with the Chu army during the two years. And the Chu army frequently challenged. Nothing came of it.

Although the two armies did not achieve much combat results, there was a serious competition between their logistical national strength. The Qin State mobilized unprecedented troops, and its logistical guarantee was naturally able to withstand it, and the national strength that the Qin State had accumulated for many years was manifested at this time.

And the state of Chu is different. Although the state of Chu was large, it could not gather so much wealth, and the longer the war was fought, the greater the wealth that these nobles complained about. In the end, under the pressure of the nobles, Xiang Yan had to take the initiative. As a result, after two years of attrition, how much national strength does the Chu army still have to fight.

It can be said that the destruction of Chu was a failure in the last consumption of national strength of the Qin State. The final demise of the state of Chu was due to the lack of strength. Right now. Xiang Yan has clearly realized this. The state of Chu could not withstand such a war of attrition. However, the current tactics are very seriously depleting. This made Xiang Yan very worried. So he pointed it out early.

"How can our army avoid it?" At this time, he suddenly asked.

"This." At this time, Xiang Yan was not easy to say.