Chapter 37: The Dead Thousands of Miles (3)

The Qin army, under the leadership of Wang Qian, wreaked havoc, and wherever they passed, there would be ruins, no living creatures that could breathe, not a grain of grain, no intact fertile fields, no houses to live in, in a word, even if the birds flew by, they had to bring their own food.

This action of the Qin army was unexpected by the Chu State, and the Qin army penetrated more than a thousand miles into the territory of the Chu State, destroying many cities, however, what is shocking is that the news of the arrival of the Qin army has not yet spread, making Wang Jian and them feel like no one.

This is due to the unexpected actions of the Qin army, and the second is that the actions of the Qin army are very fast, even if the Chu State wants to deliver the news, it is not as fast as the Qin army.

The reason why the Qin army was so fast was because of Wang Qian's strict order, which strictly forbade the Qin army to carry anything except food, clothing, and essential weapons and equipment, not even gold and silver treasures.

After the Qin army penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Chu State, it wreaked havoc, broke through a lot of cities, and captured countless gold and silver treasures, almost dazzled the eyes of the Qin army, and the soldiers of the Qin army really wanted to take it. It's just that Wang Jian has a strict order, and although they are unwilling, they dare not implement it.

Of course, for this matter, many generals interceded with Wang Jian and wanted Wang Jian to open up and let the soldiers bring some. In the case that the net was not available, General Qin retreated and asked Wang Jian to allow them to bring a little as a souvenir.

This may seem reasonable, but it can leave hidden dangers. Because as long as Wang Jian agrees, this time he will bring a little bit, next time he will bring a little bit, and next time he will bring a little bit, just accumulate like this, and it will be a heavy burden after a long time. Wang Jian refused without hesitation, which made the generals feel heartbroken. But there is nothing to be done.

It is precisely because of Wang Qian's strict order. This is what allows the Qin army to always keep light at all times. Being able to maneuver quickly, here today, and there tomorrow, makes the state of Chu unpredictable.

Fighting lightly has always been the specialty of the Qin tribe, and Wang Jian gave full play to this advantage.

Before the Qin tribe entered Guanzhong and established the Qin state, the Qin tribe lived in the Longxi River Valley, and the Qin tribe at that time was wearing leather armor. Carrying a bow and arrows, with a human head hanging from his waist and a cape, he was called a "light army".

Today's Qin army is similar to this, the only difference is that there is no head on the waist. The Qin army entered the territory of Chu to kill people, if it was to hang people's heads, it would be a heavy burden, and of course Wang Jian was not allowed.

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The state of Chu was the most extensive in the Warring States Period, with the largest number of cities and the largest number of mouths. The most abundant Warring States period. The land owned by it includes the current Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, etc. In other words, the famous "Jiangnan Water Town" in later generations is also the land of the Chu State.

Just in the Warring States period. The water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are entrenched by the Yue people, which is an uncivilized land, the economy is not developed, and the weight in the Chu State is not heavy. The water towns in the south of the Yangtze River were developed in later generations, especially after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and became an important granary.

During the Warring States Period, the economically developed region was the Central Plains, and the center of gravity of the Chu State was Huaishui. The entire Huaishui is the place of the situation of the Chu State, which is the lifeblood of the Chu State.

In history, after Wang Jian defeated Xiang Yan in Tianshan Mountain, Qin Shi Huang came to the front line and asked Wang Jian how to use troops next, Wang Jian said that the situation of Chu was all in Huaishui, and as long as the Huaishui of Chu was captured, Chu would be powerless. Then, Wang Jian divided his troops and went around, and the first place to be captured was the Huaishui Valley, and then Jiangnan.

The Qin army under the leadership of Wang Jian had entered the Huaishui Valley. If you don't enter the Huaishui Basin, you can't do it, as soon as you enter the Huaishui Basin, the soldiers of the Qin Army were stunned, their mouths opened wide, and their faces were in disbelief.

"Is this the land of Huaishui? I thought I was back in Guanzhong. ”

"Yes. The land of Huaishui is so rich, this land is too fertile, even compared to the land of Guanzhong in Great Qin. ”

"It's a pity that the land is so good, but the state of Chu is incompetent, guarding such a rich land is calling it poor, but it is being pressed and beaten by a big deal. If Great Qin had such a rich land, Great Qin would be even stronger. ”

"That's right. The land of Shandong can't beat Daqin, so he finds an excuse to say that Daqin is rich and strong, which is not comparable to the land of Shandong. However, if you look at this fertile land, it is no worse than Guanzhong, if it is well governed, the strength of Chu is far better than that of Great Qin. This is all the incompetence of the Chu State, the Chu State is too incompetent! ”

The reason why the soldiers of the Qin army were shocked was because the land of Huaishui Land was extremely fertile, and it was not worse than the world-famous Guanzhong Land. It is like a rich region, but the state of Chu accuses the state of Qin of being too rich and strong, and the state of Chu can't beat the state of Qin, which is all.

Guanzhong is very rich, but is there less rich land in the Central Plains? Not to mention other places, the current Huaishui land shocked the Qin soldiers, it was too rich.

What does it mean to have such a rich land as Huaishui, but the state of Chu is accusing the Qin state of being too rich in Guanzhong and the state of Qin being too rich and strong? It shows that the state of Chu is incompetent, and the state of Chu is guarding Baoshan and calling it poor, which is really speechless.

Wang Jian rode on the horse, listened to the discussion of the soldiers, and was busy encouraging the morale of the army, and said loudly: "Brothers: You have seen, this is the land of Huaishui, the place of beauty of the Chu State, and the land of Huaishui is the richest place in the Chu State. Today, we are going to turn the cornucopia of Chu into ruins, and you will do everything you can to destroy it as much as you want! ”

"Sabotage! Destruction! "The richness of the Huaishui land that the soldiers saw with their own eyes is no worse than that of Guanzhong, and if the Huaishui land is destroyed, it is a great and beautiful thing, and they all cheer loudly.

"Brothers: Before destroying the land of Huaishui, I will lead you to see a longevity spring!" Wang Qian's eyes flashed, and he roared loudly: "Shouchun is a big city in the Chu State, extremely prosperous, and even richer than Chencheng!" The prosperity and richness of Shouchun is second only to Ying, the capital of Chu State, and it is not inferior to Xianyang in Great Qin! ”

For ordinary Qin soldiers, they have a real impression of the prosperity and richness of Shouchun, but as soon as Wang Jian mentions Chen Cheng, the capital of Chu and Xianyang, the capital of Qin, they can have an intuitive and real impression, and they all have a hungry wolf-like light in their eyes.

"Go to Shouchun!" Wang Jian waved his right hand, like thunder and lightning, and his momentum was extraordinary.

"Shouchun! Shouchun! The soldiers of the Qin army howled. Beat the horse and gallop. Look at their eagerness. I can't wait to grow a pair of wings and fly to Shouchun immediately.

Shouchun is the important place of the Chu State, the most important city of the Chu State in the land of Huaishui, and the center of the entire Huaishui.

Shouchun is a majestic city, built extremely strong, the city is high and thick, it can be described as the solid of golden soup.

Moreover, Shouchun is still very big. Compared to Chen Cheng, it is much bigger, and people come and go, and it is very lively.

It is precisely because Shouchun is so prosperous and lively, and it is the central city of Huaishui Land, after Xiang Yan was defeated by Wang Jian in Tianzhongshan, he led the remnants of the Chu State to defeat the generals, and embraced the King of Chu to Shouchun, and set the capital here, wanting to resist stubbornly. Needless to say, Xiang Weak was shot by a stray arrow and died. Shouchun was soon broken by Wang Qian, and the state of Chu was declared extinct.

Thus. Shouchun is the last capital of the Chu State.

Wang Jian led the Qin army to Shouchun, and took a look, it was a heroic city, with thousands of weather and a radius of dozens of miles.

"If you want to attack Shouchun, you have to put a lot of effort into it." Wang Jian rode on his horse, looked at Shouchun, and secretly estimated that if he attacked strongly, even with the bravery of the Qin army, he would suffer heavy casualties.

"Today I am a surprise attack, and I don't have to pay any price." Immediately afterwards, Wang Jian was happy again. Fortunately, this is a surprise attack, not a strong attack, which can reduce the cost a lot.

"Kill!" Wang Jian pulled out the Qin sword violently, and with a flick of his wrist, a beautiful sword flower appeared, and he rushed towards Shouchun with a pat on his horse's back.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! The Qin army roared, like a tiger descending from the mountain, and pounced on Shouchun.

At this time, the situation of Shouchun and Chen Cheng was similar, there were countless pedestrians coming and going, and when they saw the arrival of the Qin army, they were all stunned and had a ghostly expression.

Shouchun is located in the hinterland of Chu State, and the Qin army actually appeared here, so it would be impossible for them not to be stunned. They felt like they were dreaming.

When Qin Jun cut off their heads with a sharp sword in his hand, they had to believe that it was true. Unfortunately, it was too late.

After killing these pedestrians, the Qin army rushed into the city as fast as they could, and a massacre began.

This massacre lasted much longer than the massacre in Chen Cheng. The massacre of Chen Cheng ended in just over in half a day, but the massacre of Shouchun lasted for three days and four nights, because there were too many people in Shouchun, hundreds of thousands.

By the time the massacre was over, the entire Shouchun had turned into a Shura hell, with corpses everywhere, stumps and broken arms everywhere, and broken internal organs everywhere...... Even the Shura Hell is likely to be inferior compared to it.

"Whoa!" The blood and water merge into a small river and flow into the moat, making a beautiful sound of flowing water.

"Whoa!" As soon as Wang Jian pulled the reins of the horse, the war horse stopped, and the horse's hooves stepped on it, splashing a canopy of blood waves, making a beautiful sound of flowing water.

"Found the warehouse?" Wang Jian asked.

"General, I found it." General Qin hurriedly replied, overjoyed, and said: "General, I didn't tell you, Shouchun is really rich, it is even richer than Chencheng's warehouse, there is so much grain and grass that I can't count, and the mountains of gold and silver treasures almost blinded my eyes." ”

The richness of Shouchun should be above Chen Cheng, which is not unexpected in Wang Qian's expectations. Wang Jian ordered General Qin to lead the way, came to the warehouse to take a look, and almost carried off the horse.

Wang Jian is far from being able to reach people in terms of intelligence and courage. The reason why he was so shocked was because the grain, grass, gold and silver treasures stored in Shouchun in the Chu State were far beyond his imagination, even an army of 500,000 could be eaten for three years.

"General, we're on fire, let's set off immediately." Qin will speculate as is customary.

"No!" Wang Jian shook his head and said, "Shouchun will not burn for the time being." We temporarily used Shouchun as a place of supply, and then divided our troops to destroy all the Huaishui land. ”

The land of Huaishui is the shape of the state of Chu, and if the land of Huaishui is destroyed, the blow to the state of Chu will be extremely heavy. Of course, the land of Huaishui is very large, and it is not easy to destroy, and a base is needed. Shouchun is the best base.

Under the deployment of Wang Qian, the Qin army divided its troops and wreaked havoc, and it was not until ten days later that the destruction was completed. Then, the Qin army burned Shouchun with a fire.

Wang Jian led the Qin army to the east, where the state of Qi was located. (To be continued......)