March is the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the peach blossoms flow and the mandarin fish is fat. After the spring ploughing, there is still some time before Xia Yun, and the young and strong people from all over the country have been called up one after another to practice military affairs. In the county, often before dawn, all kinds of trumpet sounds can be heard in the air. Immovable as a mountain, aggression as fire. The young man who was recruited for the first time had to learn the cooperation of the battle formation in just half a month, and be familiar with his own robe and superiors. Once there is a war in the country, the army of hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people will quickly complete the conscription with the township as the unit and the county as the unit.

Wei Yazi looked at the solemn phalanx in front of him, slightly proud. It only took him half a month to train the 1,000 new troops under him into combatable soldiers. Of course, it is impossible for them to become the elite of a hundred battles all at once, after all, most of them are still the children of war (meaning they have never seen blood and killed people).

Wei Yazi only hoped that on the battlefield, they could form a phalanx according to their own command to deal with the enemy's charge. You must know that among these thousand people, the real mainstay is a veteran like himself. Since Shi Chang, all the officers have been the army of a hundred battles that survived the Battle of Wuguan. This is Wei Yazi's biggest reliance.

South Korea has made great achievements in the war over the years, and behind it are heavy casualties. More than 100,000 soldiers were killed and wounded, and the army was severely damaged in an organized manner, and South Korea adopted the method of using the old to lead the new, training one iron-blooded army after another. War is the best teacher, on the battlefield where no mistakes are tolerated, mistakes mean death, cowardice means death, retreat means death, and those who survive one war after another naturally become elite.

Wei Yazi knew that for recruits, the first battle was often the hardest. When I realized that war was not a freehand like a golden iron horse and a happy enmity, but a fact that the stumps and arms were broken, and the guns and swords rained blood. Many people will tremble in two arms, their bodies are stiff, and being able to wield the weapon in their hands is considered brave. On this expedition, if the thousand people in front of me can survive sixty percent, then I am enough to be gratified; If you can survive seventy percent, then you are very surprised; If you can survive eighty percent. That's enough to be grateful to Dade.

"Congratulations", after a long silence, Wei Yazi opened his mouth and said the first sentence with a smile, "Your opportunity to make meritorious service has come!" ”

The soldiers suddenly had a small commotion, meritorious service? As early as before being conscripted into the army, the village elders constantly publicized the various advantages of being a soldier to the village, such as killing one enemy and dividing one acre of land, and killing twenty enemies would become the lowest level of aristocrats. It is possible not to kneel down to local officials, and if the meritorious service is greater, future generations can also obtain the title of nobility. If you unfortunately die in battle, you will have enough pension, and if you are disabled, you will have a tuntian to support you. If a thousand people now say that they have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, does it not mean that war has broken out or is about to break out. Most of the soldiers who had never set foot on the battlefield were eager to try, and South Korea was sure to win almost every battle in these years. This makes everyone selectively forget the casualties behind it. Of course, many people also showed a hint of panic. can be deliberately disguised.

Under the rebuke of the chiefs, the phalanx quickly regained its calm. Wei Yazi continued: "Don't you shout that you don't have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions on weekdays? Now's your chance! The king intends to use troops in Hanzhong! He was accompanied by an army of 100,000 men. You're going to have to be the first! Otherwise, the credit will be robbed by others, but don't envy others. ”

"Hehehehe", the recruits let out a slightly jerky laugh. With 100,000 troops on the side, the danger should be much less! This is the voice of many. Many people were nervous. Although the sword is ruthless. But surely I won't be so unlucky to get hurt, right? This is how the frightened comfort themselves.

After calming the morale of the soldiers who were about to go on the expedition a little, Wei Yazi went to attend the meeting of his battalion. Half a month ago, the army of Chu was defeated under Yufu City, the Qin army beheaded 30,000, and the Chu army fled east in a hurry. It took three cities and three hundred miles to lose the defeat in a row. The world was shocked! The king of Chu sent three waves of envoys to Xinzheng to ask for help, and finally the state of Chu ordered Yin Qiliang to come in person, lobbying Han Wangran and promising some benefits, and Han Wangran agreed to send troops.

The defeat of the state of Chu this time exceeded everyone's expectations, except for the state of Qin. With 80,000 troops against less than 30,000 Qin troops, and the leader of the troops is the famous general Jingyang, no matter how you look at it, there is no possibility of losing the Chu State. For the Qin state, the best outcome was to use the familiarity of the terrain to cut off the grain routes of the Chu army, force the Chu army to retreat or not be able to hold on, and let the Chu army take the initiative to retreat regardless of casualties. However, the Qin army defeated the high-morale Chu army head-on with dignified soldiers. It was no small miracle.

At first, the battle situation was as Jingyang expected, and the Chu army pressed the Qin army by virtue of its huge numerical superiority. The 10,000 Qin troops in Yufu City and the 15,000 troops led by Zhang Ruo, the county guard of Ba County outside the city, were cut off by the Chu army and could not exchange information. The Qin army inside the city could only hold on to the fortified city, while the Qin army outside the city built a camp on the hillside and sent a small group of soldiers to attack and harass the Chu army.

This situation lasted for more than half a month, seeing that the casualties of the Qin army were increasing day by day, and the Chu army was cut off from water and food, the situation was already critical, and victory had begun to beckon the Chu army, and a sudden change occurred. Tens of thousands of Qin troops suddenly came from upstream and attacked the Chu army camp at night. The famous general Jingyang was unfortunately seriously injured, and under the leaderless group of Chu troops, escaping became a subconscious choice. Fortunately, it was late at night, and the main force of the Qin army pursued for only a few dozen miles before returning, and only sent a small group of elite Qin troops to continue to chase along the way. But under the grass and trees of the Chu army, they fled east in a hurry, and they did not stop until they escaped for 300 miles. Seeing that the army's heart was unusable, Jingyang, who had woken up, could only order the army to garrison, instead of counterattacking back.

After the war, Jingyang collected a lot of information and finally understood where he was defeated. The Qin army that suddenly appeared turned out to be from Shu County, and the Qin army actually ignored the remnants of Shu who were about to move, concentrated 30,000 troops, took hundreds of ships, went down the river, and defeated themselves unexpectedly.

However, the life of the Qin army was not easy, and the remnants of the Shu State took advantage of the golden opportunity to launch a rebellion in Shu County, and the Qin army was not strong enough to hold on to the fortress and the fortified city. This has only boosted the morale of the rebels. The Qin army almost lost control of Shu County, and Li Bing's father and son were in a hurry. At present, the Qin army that defeated itself has rushed to Shu County to quell the rebellion. There are definitely no more than 30,000 soldiers in Ba County!

Although he lost 40,000 troops, he still had 40,000 soldiers to fight. Before the war, Jingyang asked himself that he could use an army of 40,000 to create a lot of trouble for the Qin army. The morale of the Chu army was low because of this defeat, and the war-weariness had risen, but the morale of the Qin army was greatly boosted. Moreover, the king of Chu personally sent the imperial doctor and the forbidden army to escort him to Yingdu for treatment of his injuries, and asked for help from Korea, the significance of which is self-evident.

In the face of Chu's request for help, Han Wangran could not say no, for South Korea, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity - he could finally pass through Bashu without arousing the jealousy of Chu. The state of Chu, which was originally short of soldiers and major generals, suffered heavy losses this time, and the original territory was expanded for 800 miles, and the monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu, who were proud, were taken as a blow to the head, and the idea of encroaching on Ba County was swept away. After this battle, there were only 200,000 soldiers in the Chu State, and the morale was extremely low, and there was no general to command the army. If the soldiers have no will to fight, they will have no will to fight. When the Qin State pacified the rebellion in Shu County, if the Qin army went down the river to attack Yingdu, the Chu State was afraid that it would repeat the mistakes of the past.

Under such circumstances, the king of Chu, who was timid before the battle, decisively asked for help from South Korea. Rather than letting the Qin State control the Zhìba County, it is better to let the polite South Korea control the Zhì Ba County, at least South Korea will not attack the Chu State at every turn, South Korea's attitude towards the Chu State has always been quite good, and the return of Yancheng has made the King of Chu have a heart to get close to Korea. Once Ba County was in the hands of Korea, the Chu State did not care about the ownership of Shu County. In the final analysis, the State of Chu was frightened by the State of Qin, and all it needed was a barrier to isolate itself from the State of Qin.

Of course, the state of Chu also vaguely expressed the hope that South Korea, in view of the heavy casualties of the state of Chu, would not make up its mind about the land occupied by the state of Chu. In this regard, Han Wangran naturally agreed. In exchange for the support of the Chu State for five hundred miles of barren land, this deal is worth it. What the king of Chu needs is a decent face, and what South Korea needs is a legitimate reason to send troops. South Korea gave Chu the opportunity to "swallow Bashu alone", but Chu was not angry and took the initiative to give up.

On March 20, Han Wangran took Langzhong Ling Mengfu as the main general, and took Jinwu Weiyun as the deputy general, leading 50,000 troops to attack Bajun from Jiameng Pass to the south, and on March 27, the troops besieged Langzhong, an important town in Brazil.

On the same day, Wei Zhe, the new lieutenant of Hanzhong County, led an army of 20,000 troops to Xunyang City to block the Meridian Road. Hanzhong County Shoufeng Ting led an army of 50,000 Chen soldiers to praise the road and the old road, and made a northern expedition.

The matter of the Korean army attacking Bajun in the south is still unknown, and Xianyang at this time is rejoicing at the great victory of Yufu. Under the deliberate propaganda of the Qin State, Li Bing, the county guard of Shu County, and Zhang Ruo, the county guard of Ba County, who annihilated 40,000 Chu troops in World War I, became the heroes of the Qin State. The so-called success and defeat of the king, one moment the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State were still angry that Zhang Ruo risked his life and fought with the main force of the Chu army, and the next moment the peak turned around, Zhang Ruo's defeat and retreat became a lure to the enemy to go deeper, and Li Bing's unauthorized dispatch of troops became a clever cooperation, and the whole Qin State was happy.

The Qin State really needed a big victory, and Yufu's great victory became the strength of the Qin State. Since the fall of Hanzhong, there has been very little news about the two counties of Bashu. Even if there was, it was the news that the Qin State deliberately released such as the defeat and retreat of the Chu State. In the hearts of many Qin people, the two counties of Bashu, which have become an enclave, have only the greatest role of depleting the strength of the Korean Chu State and making the final contribution to the recovery of the vitality of the Guannai. Unless Hanzhong is recovered, the loss of the two counties of Bashu is a matter of time. Unexpectedly, this time the two counties of Bashu gave Qin such a big surprise! Kill 40,000! This is something that has not been done in many years.

But Qin didn't rejoice for long, and received the news that the Korean army Chen Bing Hanzhong intended to go on a northern expedition. All of a sudden, rumors spread in the Guannai, and it was said that 300,000 Korean troops would march into the Guannai from the two directions of Hanzhong and Wuguan. It is said that the main force of the Wei army of 200,000 will attack Tongguan. It is said that Zhao Guo has rebelled and wants to cross the river from Hexi to repay the hatred of the original Jingshui fiasco. (To be continued......)

PS: Xunzi is currently the county guard of Yingchuan, not the county guard of Sanchuan County.