Xiang Shaolong said: "The king has won the award, this is the responsibility of the minister." My Great Qin has been the British Lord in all dynasties, and this is the will of God in my Great Qin. Now that the land is vast and the population is large, nothing can stop us. ”

Qin Wangzheng was also very excited, this great merit was going to fall on him, and his blood was about to burn.

Xiang Shaolong personally led an army of 100,000, and Chen soldiers were on the border of Qin and Qi; Wang Jian sent troops to Mobei and threatened Yan outside the Great Wall; And the general Xu Xian was the commander-in-chief of the defense of Chu on the southern front.

Xiang Shaolong was not in a hurry to attack the Qi State, but repaired a letter to win after Qi Xiang, to the effect that it was imperative for Great Qin to destroy Qi, but he had always had a friendship with Hou Sheng, and he didn't want to draw a sword with him, as long as he could persuade the King of Qi to surrender, he could be kept rich, if he refused to surrender, once the war machine was turned on, it would not stop easily, and no one would be able to guarantee your safety at that time.

At the same time, Qin Wangzheng also sent a letter of persuasion to Qi Wangjian, only saying: Qi and Great Qin have always been friendly, never participated in the joint resistance against Qin, as long as they are willing to surrender, they will not treat the King of Qi badly, if they refuse to surrender and break through Linzi, the royal family will die. You can also unite Yan and Chu against Great Qin at the same time, but we must give priority to attacking Qi. The deadline is one month to reply, and if there is no reply within a month, the Qin army will attack. Hello do it yourself.

The Qi State has long lost the heart to fight for hegemony, and they are afraid of the arrogance of the Qin army, and they don't even dare to resist. Yan and Chu had the heart to contribute, but Qi was weak and didn't even have the courage to fight, and the Great Qin soldiers took Qi without blood.

Yan State bore the brunt of the attack, and Qin State had formed a situation of encirclement against Yan. Yan and Chu looked at each other across Qin and echoed with their hearts, but unfortunately the communication was not smooth, and Yan was in a desperate situation and isolated.

Qin Wangzheng also persuaded Yan to surrender within a limited time, and Yan Wang was happy to fight, but he knew that there was no chance of victory. At this time, it was the Qin general Zhang Tang as the prime minister of Yan, and Zhang Tang took the opportunity to say that he was willing to protect the life of King Yan. He wasn't worried that Yan Wangxi would dare to kill him, the stronger the motherland, the safer he would be.

Yan Wangxi was also reluctant to surrender, and the crown prince Dankong had ambitions and was unable to return to the sky.

In this way, without spending a single soldier, pacify Yan and Qi.

At this time, among the princes of the world, only the state of Chu remained.

Qin Wangzheng did not use the trick of persuasion to surrender to the Chu State. The territory of Chu is vast, the strategic depth is not comparable to other countries, the population is large, the civil and military can be civilized, and it has the capital to dominate the world.

Qin Wangzheng was in high spirits and couldn't wait.

Xiang Shaolong dissuaded: "Great King, Chu is vast, and if we can end the war in the short term, it is very important whether our logistics resources are sufficient." Moreover, Yan and Qi Xin, although we are not afraid of their rebellion, it will still take some time to integrate them. ”

Qin Wangzheng asked: "My Great Qin's war ability has been developed to a limit, both economically and militaryly, it far surpasses the Chu State, and the people have never been richer. Our advantage over the state of Chu is obvious, we stop and develop now, they will also develop, I am afraid it is not meaningful to wait any longer. ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "First, due to the sub-feudal system of the Chu State and the dictatorship of the big family, no matter what they do, they are inefficient, although we are all developing, but it is impossible to synchronize, one eliminates the other, and our advantages will only become more and more obvious; Second, we haven't reached our limits yet, I've always believed that population is the most important resource of the country, whether it's men or women, the men of my Daqin have basically all been used, but what about women? ”

Qin Wangzheng asked, "How can women use it?" ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "First of all, we must encourage fertility and encourage widows to remarry in order to increase the population; Secondly, we can let women go out of the house and take on the work that they can take on in society, liberate men, improve the treatment of the army, absorb men into the army, train them, and the war still needs to be fought by the army, and the stronger the army, the more certain the war. ”

Qin Wangzheng frowned and said: "Expand the army, and then improve the salary, the cost will increase a lot." Isn't this in line with your policy of always focusing on people's livelihood? ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "This is a temporary policy to deal with the war, but we must also control the number of troops, and it is advisable to support our economic capacity, and when the war is over, we will not recruit troops." But it is still necessary to improve the treatment of the army, and if you live well with the king, you will not be easily instigated to rebel. Moreover, I have always been committed to improving people's livelihood, but also to accumulate strength for the war and increase the war potential. Great king, the country should not compete with the people for profit, but should appropriately give benefits to the people, those who have permanent property have perseverance, and the richer the people, the more stable they will be. ”

Qin and Chu both knew that this battle was inevitable, and they were actively preparing for it. The "cold war" between the two countries began, severing all contacts and preparing for war at any time.

Fortunately, both countries have a lot of land and resources, and there is no problem with self-sufficiency, but the cooperation between Xiang Shaolong and Li Yuan ended and turned hostile.

The national mobilization, men, women and children. Even Yingying's Women's Army began to recruit female soldiers, and she actually met Shanrou and hired her as the chief instructor of the Women's Army.

Shanrou married and had children after returning to the Qi Kingdom, and taught swordsmanship to aristocratic women on weekdays. Qi surrendered, and her husband was a nobleman of Qi State, so he followed the royal family to Xianyang, where he was discovered by Ying Ying and recruited into his command.

This female soldier is actually not valued by King Qin, but she is regarded as a treasure by Yingying.

Xiang Shaolong did not discriminate against this female soldier. He remembered the story of a famous woman who served as a soldier, so he plagiarized the Yuefu poem "Mulan Ci".

The story is touching and tearful. The goddess of Qin was once again impressed by Xiang Shaolong's talent. Ji Cainu is extraordinary in martial arts, and she has the urge to join the army. Feng Fei even made it into a song and dance. Xiang Shaolong mentioned Feng Fei, you can process the story and adapt it into a drama or a song and dance drama, which is more conducive to dissemination.

The continued popularity of "Mulan Ci" is a bit out of rhythm, and the momentum of women joining the army is high, which is not Xiang Shaolong's original intention, so he had to warn Ying Ying not to expand blindly, and must be strictly selected and control military spending, but it did not dampen her enthusiasm.

Xiang Shaolong also presided over the construction of a huge infrastructure. The construction of the Qin Straight Road and the Chi Road, which was an ancient highway, made the roads of the Qin State extend in all directions, and it is easy for materials to be quickly sent to the front line.

Laymen talk about strategy, insiders talk about logistics, without logistics, no matter how clever the strategy is, it is just a castle in the air.

Xiang Shaolong worked hard to balance economic and military development, and was deeply afraid that blindly developing the military would bring down the country.

Zhao Mo Juzi Yan Ping has developed a lot in the Qin State over the years, relying on the strength of the Qin State, the power is getting stronger and stronger, although Chu Mo Juzi Fu Poison has a Juzi Order, he also has to surrender to Yan Ping, and he has long secretly taken refuge in the Qin State, staying in the Chu State as a spy, seeking a greater future for the Mo people.

With the deepening of the arms race, the economy of Chu became worse and worse, and it went further and further on the road of reckless military force.

This was already beyond Xiang Shaolong's expectations, and he really didn't think about dragging down the economy of Chu by using an arms race at the beginning.

Now Xiang Shaolong didn't want to go to war, how similar was the feudal system of Chu to the Soviet Union, and the ancients did not understand the importance of economic development more than the Soviet Union, causing their economy to collapse more rapidly.

The state of Chu also knew that its national strength was no longer enough to feed so many troops, and it was even more anxious to go to war than the state of Qin. However, the weakening of the central power, and the subordinate lords all have evil intentions, and after all, they do not have the courage to take the lead in attacking.

There is intelligence from the State of Chu every day, and Xiang Shaolong always keeps abreast of the latest developments in the State of Chu.

Qin Wangzheng was also shocked by this way of warfare, and before he did anything, the state of Chu was already in chaos.

Xiang Shaolong said: "King, the state of Chu is now blindly expanding its army, and the people can no longer afford to support this army, and chaos is not far away. ”

Qin Wangzheng asked, "What kind of mess will they do?" When are we going to send troops? ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "Now their military-civilian ratio is seriously unbalanced, and the people are miserable. The people did not rebel, and sooner or later his various kings would have to become independent, not following the orders of the central government, but turning to their own wars. Even if they can unite, their combat strength is not the same as that of the central government's unified order. Alas! The state of Chu was originally blessed, but unfortunately, success was also divided, and defeat was also divided. ”

Qin Wangzheng also saw the disadvantages of blindly expanding the army, and the inevitable civil strife in the Chu State instead slowed down his military development, and he was afraid that if he was not careful, he also embarked on this road.

However, the Qin State put on a posture of starting a war at any time, and the Chu State did not dare to slack off in the slightest, obviously overwhelmed, but it still gritted its teeth to expand the army, and did not dare to relax its military.

Finally, in 230 BC, many places in Chu were instigated by Qin spies, and riots broke out, and the lords of various places declared their independence one after another, and no longer obeyed the orders of the king of Chu.

Daqin raised 800,000 soldiers, Wang Jian served as the commander-in-chief, Huan Qi, Yang Duanhe, Wang Ben, and Meng Tian were divided into four routes. , Xiang Shaolong sat in Xianyang and led the logistics supply.

The army of 800,000 is an unimaginable number in this era, and those vassals of Chu who are close to Qin have come to the king of Qin, wanting to surrender to Qin, counterattack Chu, and still cede land as king after destroying Chu.

Qin Wangzheng didn't think about it, and replied directly: Surrender, keep the wealth, don't surrender, and die without a whole body. He still wants to cut the land and become the king, but he doesn't have a door.

A few vassal kings chose to surrender, but there were still many people who were reluctant to give up the power in their hands and chose to resist, but they also knew that it would be difficult to support the king of Chu instead.

As a result, the state of Chu reluctantly gathered 300,000 troops with Li Yuan as the commander and Xiang Yan as the general to meet the Qin army.

The four-way army was like a bamboo, and the soldiers surrounded Shouchun, Wang Jian was not in a hurry to attack the city, but he surrounded Shouchun and continued to fight in the rest of the country.

The battle of Shouchun became the most tragic battle of this era, Shouchun was besieged for half a year, the ammunition was exhausted, the general Xiang Yan was killed in battle, and the royal family set himself on fire in the palace. When the city was broken, Shouchun was lifeless and became a dead city.

The battle to destroy Chu lasted a year, and in 229 BC, the world was finally unified.

After sweeping the Six Kingdoms, the King of Qin felt that the king could no longer express his exploits, so he changed his name to the emperor and called himself the first emperor, and the Central Plains officially entered the imperial era.