readx;?readx; Chapter 690 This winter is a little cold

The war was very tragic, but no one expected that the last battle of the Great Qin to destroy Chu would be fought until the ninth year of Tianyou......

In fact, this is also normal, from more than 200 years ago to the present. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe population of Shenjing City, which has never been war-torn before, has increased due to its continued prosperity, and its defense has become more and more exaggerated as the city has grown...... With a permanent population of 1.4 million, the city was the largest city in the world at the time, and the food stored in the city could be eaten by the whole city for more than three years. There are also large fields and abundant water sources throughout the year, creating the necessary conditions for long-term perseverance.

And because of the assertion of Shangzhu Guoyan, everyone believes that as long as they stick to it for a year to a year and a half, things will definitely turn around...... As long as there is a glimmer of hope, who wants to be a country losers? This sentiment is extremely prominent in the hearts of the people of the capital.

Since the top and bottom have the same desire, the soldiers and civilians in Shenjing City are desperate and vow to live and die with the capital. They did everything possible to fortify the fortifications. It is often the Qin State that destroys the city wall during the day, and the Chu people take advantage of the night to restore it. Under the guidance of Shangzhuguo, they were no longer so afraid of the Qin army's 'great general cannons', and found that as long as the soaked quilt was placed on the city wall, they could effectively weaken the power of those iron bumps, so that they could not cause great damage to the wall. They also discovered that as long as they lay on the ground while hearing the sound of artillery, they could greatly reduce casualties, and they would not delay at all when the sound of artillery was over and then get up to meet the enemy.

In order to restrain the high platform of the Qin State, they built a fortress every fifty zhang on the city wall, with built-in strong bows and crossbows, and as soon as the Qin army showed its head, they would give a fierce blow. At this critical moment when the country was ruined, the wisdom and wisdom of the people of Chu were brought into full play. Following the example of the Qin state, they also began to use gunpowder as a weapon, using catapults and crossbows to fire gunpowder packets as incendiary weapons; Through the study of the unexploded 'fire dragon bullet', they imitated this weapon within half a month, causing great damage to the Qin army.

I have to sigh that the imitation ability of the Chinese people is indeed passed down from generation to generation......

The Chu army was condescending and completely suppressed the artillery fire on the high platform. However, the Qin army was constrained by the structure of the earthen platform and could no longer be raised, so it had to abandon these powerful fulcrums that were originally used to attack the city.

The Chu army also dug a deep, deep moat outside the wall. And he used thick iron chains to lock the water in front of the water gate, so that no ship could enter. Its defense system is completely 'impregnable'.

If the attack failed, the Qin army planned to dig a tunnel to lead to the city wall and blow it up with **. Unexpectedly, before the tunnel was dug up, it was discovered by the defenders of Chu State, who poured water into it, collapsed the tunnel, and drowned thousands of Qin ** people alive.

Seeing that this plan could not be achieved, the people of Qin took out the strongest siege weapon in the world...... Ferris cloud car. It was a building cart that could only be pushed by twenty or thirty men, and there was even a tower fort on it, covered with three thick layers of cowhide, which contained artillery fire and rocketeers, and a ladder that was raised and lowered by pulleys to the head of the city.

They thought that they would be able to win by surprise, but when the tower cart approached the city wall, the officers and soldiers defending the city threw torches dipped in pine resin and asphalt canisters into the tower cart, burned the tower cart, and pushed down the ladder with a big pole, and the Qin army suffered another heavy defeat......

In this kind of repeated attacks and repeated failures, the Qin army ushered in the last month of the eighth year of Tianyou......

Five miles outside Shenjing City, in the mushroom-like Qin army camp, the largest one is Qin Lei's royal tent. The huge camp tent was full of paperwork files, spread out maps and sand tables, and the scribes were weaving back and forth, sending in new documents one after another, and conveying new royal orders one after another.

Since the beginning of the Great War of Reunification, Qin Lei's correspondence here has increased suddenly. In addition to the documents to be approved for the government, finance, reputation, etc., of the Qin State, it is the battlefield military report and the military information of all parties. In fact, in order to alleviate the pressure on King Wucheng, all documents that did not involve the unification war, financial revenue and expenditure, civil and military appointments and dismissals, and statecraft were all handed over to the domestic prime minister's office for disposal, and then the Guantao returned to the general report on the results of the disposal. Anything related to the war zones of Qi and Chu will only accept the letters of the leading generals, and the rest of the specific war matters will be handled by the main generals cheaply.

In this way, the official affairs of the Qin State were actually divided into three major parts...... King Wucheng led the military strategy, the Prime Minister's Mansion implemented daily political affairs, and the lords of all parties were in charge of the Qichu battlefield. But no matter how government affairs are diverted, King Wu Cheng's desk is always full......

Qin Lei had to bury himself in Wenshan outside of his daily normal military affairs, instructing documents and discussing military affairs. In this way, almost every night after the third watch can go back to the back account to close the eyes, the first moment of the fifth watch, the rooster crows all over the head, then get up on time to freshen up, hastily use some snacks, and go to the front account office.

However, today's King Wucheng of Great Qin ignored the mountains of music, he sat on a round pier, his hands propped up on the big case, and he was looking at the sand table of the Shenjing City that he had long been familiar with, and he didn't move.

This winter has not been easy for him, first of all, the weather is very abnormal, the temperature is much lower than usual. When it came to the wax moon, it had never snowed in the south of the Yangtze River, and there were snowflakes in the south of the Yangtze River, which undoubtedly caused a lot of trouble to the siege troops. Moreover, due to insufficient estimates in advance, the military industry department did not prepare enough cotton clothes, and the officers and soldiers even draped sacks on their bodies in order to keep out the cold...... It's unlucky.

Moreover, on the battlefield in the north, the siege of Shangjing City also had little effect, which made King Wucheng, who was already worried, feel even worse...... The national fortune of Daqin for more than 200 years, the future of tens of millions of people, and the fate of nearly a million troops all pressed on his shoulders, and the pressure was really great, making him tasteless to eat, sleepless, and the whole person lost weight again, but the pair of eagle eyes were more bright than ever.

Some people collapse under pressure, some people break out under pressure, and Qin Lei is the latter. The way he is now is a sign before he erupted!

Shi Kang can testify that since he got up in the morning, the prince has been in this position for a whole day.

It wasn't until the sound of the report sounded outside the tent that the prince who was out of his mind was alarmed. As soon as Qin Lei raised his head slightly, there was a thin sound like popping beans on his neck, and when he raised his hand again, there was another small sound, obviously after sitting for a long time, his body was protesting.

Shi Dang hurriedly stepped forward to help, Qin Lei shook his head, supported the case and slowly got up, while moving his sore muscles and bones, he whispered: "Come in." ”

Shen Bing, who walked in outside with a beard, married Miss Niu from Tongguan City seven years ago, and was already the father of three children. didn't talk nonsense, took out a holster from his arms, put his hands in front of Qin Lei and said, "Lord Wang, Mr. Le has replied." ”

"Oh, bring it quickly." Qin Lei took two steps forward, took the leather case, removed the fire paint from the seal, took out the thin letter paper inside, and couldn't wait to look at it. While watching, he shook his head frequently, and finally clapped his hands and laughed: "Sure enough, the hero sees the same thing, with him supporting me, Lone dares to play big!" As he spoke, he threw the letter into the brazier and burned it, and raised his voice and said, "Beat the drums!" ”

After the drum sounded three times, a group of high-ranking generals gathered in the big tent, and after meeting the prince, they sat down in order of official rank and listened to the prince's instructions.

Qin Lei sat solemnly on the top, first swept over everyone with a majestic gaze, and then said slowly in a deep voice: "Our army has been fighting Chu for more than a year, and it has always been like a broken bamboo, like entering a no-man's land, and it has been born under this Shenjing City and touched a nail, repeatedly attacked for five months, killing and wounding seventy or eighty thousand soldiers, and did not advance an inch, which really made the lonely king sleep uncomfortably......

All the generals hurriedly knelt down in unison and said in a muffled voice: "Our incompetence has made Great Qin humiliated, and the prince is worried. ”

"Get up." Qin Lei lowered his cheeks and said: "After the battle, it was decided together, and now the Lone King only asks, what do you think of the current situation, is it possible that our hundreds of thousands of troops can't help a Shenjing City?" "The generals were silent, facing the stubborn and abnormal capital of Chu State, everyone scratched their heads, and said in their hearts: 'If you had an idea, wouldn't you have reported it earlier?' Wait until the meeting? ’

Seeing that no one squeaked, Qin Lei unceremoniously named him: "Qin Youcai, you usually talk a lot, why are you pretending to be dumb now?" ”

Qin Youcai scratched his head and said with a bitter smile: "The Chu State has been so rich for two hundred years that it has piled up all the gold on the royal city and city walls of Shenjing City. Especially in the past ten years, it is even more difficult to be prepared for danger in times of peace. The outer wall of the Shenjing City was built to be 17 zhang high, and the wall was more than 10 zhang thick...... Although it is still not as tall as Zhongdu, we are rammed earth inside and stone on the outside, and they are all made of thick walls of bricks and stones, and there is no rammed earth in the wall, which is much stronger in terms of strength. With such a city wall, no matter how many firearms our cannons and rockets are smashed, we can't even get out of a big pit. ”

As he spoke, he twisted his face into a bitter gourd, and said with a sad face: "In addition, the grain and grass in the city are abundant, and the Chu army has been starving for a few years, ball!" The people of Chu don't want to forge ahead, but the construction of the city is really a must! ”

"You know what you say!" The eldest brother Qin Youde, who was sitting opposite, reprimanded in a low voice: "Say something useful!" ”

How do you know that King Wucheng smiled and said: "Youde's words are bad, and Youcai is right...... It's a bit long-winded, though! ”

Tu Gongchun, who was at the bottom, also nodded and smiled: "What the prince said is that General Qin Er means that this Shenjing City can't be attacked hard, so it can only use strategies." ”

Qin Lei tapped on the table, and said with a smile: "It is worthy of being a reader, Gong Chun said it." As he spoke, he said in a deep tone: "There is a way that three stinkers have beaten Zhuge Liang, you may as well use your machines everywhere, brainstorm ideas, and come up with a way to prescribe the right medicine." ”

There was silence again, but fortunately, without waiting for the prince to name him again, Qin Youde was the first to say: "Unless you pretend to be reinforcements, break through our defense line, and then go to win the city gate, it is really difficult to break through." Since last month, the Qin army has repelled several waves of King Qin's army, as long as the performance is realistic, the people in the city may believe it.

Chu Po shook his head again and again when he heard this: "The nine gates of Shenjing City are blocked, even if they really believe it, our people have to climb the ladder to go up, and there is no suddenness at all, and there is no way to talk about the impact." And it's easy to show the stuffing, but it folds me, no, no, no. ”

"There are thousands of fine works of my Great Qin in the city?" Shen Bing said coldly: "If you take advantage of the sudden attack when the martyrs are inspecting the city, they will shoot them with a highly poisonous crossbow. Yes...... Forty percent sure of killing it. ”

"Not really!" Shen Qing shook his head and said, "Not to mention that the possibility of failure is greater, even if you are full of it." ”

Shen Bing's face was pale, and he said in a cold and hard tone: "Thirty years ago, they assassinated my Emperor Xiaozong. ”

Shen Qing was neither anxious nor annoyed, and said to his cousin with a smile: "The situation is evenly matched, when the diplomatic relations are crisscrossed, countries play tricks against each other, and it is common to buy assassinations, and it is okay to use them." But today, I am a great Qin and a powerful all over the world, and I want to fight the war in a dignified manner, teach the last time of the Chu State and the Qi State, and lose convincingly! Smiling at Shen Bing, he explained: "In the past six months, there have been riots in the Chu State, and from time to time there are rebellious armies that hit stones with eggs, and the people of the Chu State clearly still have illusions, and they must defeat the martyrs, not assassinate them, in order to dispel this illusion and achieve the goal of long-term peace and stability." ”

The generals of the Qin army nodded one after another, and they all said: "The general is so knowledgeable, I might as well wait." "Shen Qing is the commander of the First Guards Army, with the rank of general, and his armor is decorated with three gold stars. It is completely different from the general of Qi State.

Shen Bing also said with relief: "I'm not as good as you." Then he smiled and said, "Then according to the eldest brother, how to play?" ”

The generals also said: "I still heard the general's opinion." ”

"Water Warfare!" Shen Qing said unhurriedly. A person with status like him, since he dares to teach others, he must already know it in his heart.

"Water war?" All the generals gasped in unison, only Qin Lei smiled with relief, and Yang Wenyu nodded slightly.

"That's right! Take the water as the soldier, and attack the capital city with water! "Shen Qing cut the railway.

"How do you use water as the art of war?" Qin Youcai asked repeatedly, "Do you want to transfer all our warships over to attack the city?" ”

"The water battle mentioned below is not a battle of sailors' boats, but a battle of breaking the water with water as a soldier!" Shen Qing smiled confidently.

Qin Youcai's eyes widened and said, "Guan Yunchang flooded the Seventh Army? ”

Shen Qing said in a deep voice: "Yes, in the past, I studied beside Mr. Le, and I heard what Mr. said: 'Shenjing City is located in a low-lying area, between the Qianjiang River and Taihu Lake, once I dig the water of Taihu Lake to the south and the water of the Qianjiang River to the north, it will become a flood, and it will be defeated without a fight!" ’”

The generals only felt a chill behind them, and they all suddenly realized, and said in their hearts: 'The first thing I can't complain about when the prince arrives here is to let us build a wall!' However, he said that since the summer, Qin Lei ordered to urge millions of Chu people to build a wooden and stone wall dozens of miles long and four or five zhang high around Shenjing City according to the mountainous terrain. Everyone, including the people of Chu, thought that this was a fence to prevent the people in the city from escaping and to reinforce the Qinwang army...... Who knew that the prince hung a sheep's head and sold dog meat, it was not the same thing at all!

No wonder the prince repeatedly emphasized that these walls should be built according to the standards of the Great Wall, and the feeling is that they are ready to be used as river embankments early on!

The generals couldn't help but secretly look at Qin Lei, but they saw that his face was solemn, his brows were tightly locked, and he also looked thoughtful. In the flash of light, they all understood: 'This method must hurt the peace of the heavens, and the prince is unwilling to propose it himself!' Then they all looked at the calm and calm God General, and said in their hearts: "The henchman is really the best candidate to carry the black cauldron." But he also knew that with the prince's clear character, he would definitely promote Shen Qing in the future...... With a little infamy behind him, in exchange for generations of honor, this guy still made a lot of money.

"The general's words are different, this matter must not be allowed." While the generals were thinking wildly, a clear voice sounded. You don't need to look at it, everyone knows that it was 'Dajinshi' and 'nerd' Tu Gongchun who spoke.

"Why not?" Shen Qing smiled faintly: "Please also ask Mr. Tu to teach." Although he was about the same age and his official position was higher than him, Shen Qing still called Mr. Tu Gongchun...... If nothing else, but for his full belly of learning.

"Shenjing, the crown of the world, the elegance and wealth, the gathering of the world's half of the wealth, how can it be regarded as an ordinary city?" Tu Gongchun said angrily: "Back then, Guan Yu used water, but he was only drowned in the ban on tens of thousands of horses, and he did not hurt the people of Li. However, today is completely different, the people in the city are more than one million, and the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Plain is even more than 10 million people. Sure enough, my Great Qin has won Southern Chu, what is its benefit, and what is the morality? Righteousness and benefit are lost, and the world is safe! ”

The scholar is a whip into the inside, and a single sentence connects this water war strategy with the moral foundation of the Qin State's domination of the world.

There was a moment of silence in the tent. Obviously, the topic was so important that none of the generals dared to intervene.

Qin Lei frowned imperceptibly, glanced at Qin Youcai, and said with a smile: "How about talent?" ”

Qin Youcai really wanted to scream: 'Why is it me again?' But he didn't dare to take Qiao on such an occasion, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "In the opinion of the last general, a war is a war, and there can be no kindness of a woman." Anyway, the people of Chu all scolded us for being 'Qin beasts', and if we didn't attack by water, we would have taught them to scold in vain! carried out a water attack, and it was not scolded in vain! Just like the prince said, as long as you can end this troubled world and let the people of the whole world live a peaceful life, this is the avenue, and the rest are small roads, and it is worth it to bear a little infamy for the avenue! Seeing that his eldest brother only glanced at him, Qin Youcai shrank his neck and added: "But the water war is big, and it is not something that the last general can decide, what are you talking about, I am obedient!" ”