On the importance of the land of Bashu to the Qin State, it is impossible to say too much!

After more than ten years of arduous development, it is now the granary of the Qin State.

Throughout the history of Qin's domination of the world, 'conquering Bashu' can be said to be the most important step.

After taking the Bashu region, the Qin State basically no longer bothered with food shortages and laid a solid foundation for national strength.

From this point of view, it is enough to show the foresight of Qin Huiwen, Wang Yingsi and Sima Cuo more than ten years ago-

Ten years ago, in 316 B.C.E.

This year, two major events happened in the Qin State, one is that the Ba State and the Shu State had an awkward quarrel, and they all played out the dog's brain, and they all coincidentally asked the Qin State for help; The second is that South Korea raised troops to move westward to meet the Qin State.

At that time, although the Qin State had greatly increased its national strength, it was still very resistant to the 'two-front war' after all - whether to go to the south to fight Bashu, or to beat Korea in the east?

King Qin Huiwen decided to have a small meeting, which led to a wonderful scene in history - the debate between Sima Cuo and Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi's point of view is very clear - the Qin State wants to be the king and the hegemon, which is a great cause. Of course, the great cause has to be planned in the Central Plains, how can it still use troops in the wilderness?

You might as well gather heavy troops and beat South Korea hard.

First, it can expand the power of Qin to the east, and secondly, it can greatly deter the Zhou royal family on the border of Korea.

The Bashu region is located in a remote area, and the people do not listen to the indoctrination, which is very brutal. Attacking Bashu is not only very dangerous, but even if it is defeated, it may not be able to reap much benefit.

Besides, then again, several generations of the Qin State have worked hard in order to go east in a big way and win the Central Plains.

How can you still bury your head in the wilderness? Isn't it contrary to the great cause of the Qin people and the expectations of the previous kings?

And Sima Cuo put forward another line of thought -

Bashu should be attacked!

First, 'attacking South Korea today, robbing the Son of Heaven, infamy, but not necessarily profit, and having an unrighteous name, and attacking the world is not wanted, it is dangerous'. Probably this means taking into account the influence of political opinion.

Attacking eastwards and openly challenging Zhou Tianzi's authority is likely to provoke public outrage.

And the Bashu barbarians...... Destroying them, of course, will not be condemned by the public opinion of the nations.

The second is economic interests - 'taking its wealth is enough to enrich the country and raise troops, and the world will not be greedy for the benefit of the West Sea'.

The hydrological conditions of the Chengdu Plain are very good, and the climate is suitable for farming. The current Bashu looks poor and sour, and that's because those stupid barbarians can't farm. If we Qin people go over, develop it a little, and repair the canal or something...... can transform that barbaric land with poor mountains and bad waters into the granary of the Qin State.

The third is military planning, which is not written in the "Historical Records", and the TV series has not been filmed, but fortunately, it is recorded in the "Huayang National Chronicles" - Sima mistakenly said that "the water leads to Chu, there is the strength of Ba, and the floating ship is east to Chu, and the land of Chu can be obtained".

Prior to this, the state of Qin was at war with the state of Chu, and the only place to send troops was to send troops from Wuguan and pass through the mountains of Danyang, thus attacking the state of Chu.

And occupying Bashu is equivalent to occupying the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Since then, the Qin State has a new route to attack the Chu State, and it is much easier to follow than the old path of 'Wuguan-Danyang'!

The Qin people occupied the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and they easily broke the great river danger of the Chu State, and it would be much more convenient to fight the Chu State in the future.

'If you get Shu, you will get Chu, and if Chu dies, the world will be together'.

All in all, the attack on Bashu is not only in terms of international public opinion, economic interests, but also at the military level...... It's not a big deal.

But the harvest can be extremely rich.

Judging from the real history of later generations, later generations have to be amazed by Sima Cuo's far-sightedness - a few decades after the Qin State conquered Bashu, the Qin general Bai Qi sent troops from Chu and went downstream, flooding Deng Yan and breaking the Chu army...... In one fell swoop, he broke through the capital of Chu State, beheaded countless people, and forced Chu State to move its capital to the east, which was embarrassing.

After that, the strength of the Chu State was greatly reduced, and it was no longer able to confront the Qin State head-on, which can be described as weak.

This 'Battle of Yan Ying', which started from nothing, is simply a copy of Sima Cuo's oral blueprint decades ago!

In order to conquer Bashu, the Qin State used a lot of effort - the so-called 'Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky'. The difficulty of attacking Bashu can be imagined.

In real history, Sima Cuo put down the Shu rebellion three times, and it took 31 years before and after, which can be regarded as completely taking Bashu.

A few years later, the Qin State marched on two routes, and the 'Battle of Yan Ying' beat the Chu State to the ground, and it was completely beaten into a bad pen.

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Looking back on this period of history, several generations of kings and generations of famous ministers and generals of the Qin State finally laid the victory of dominating the world according to the same strategic blueprint and exhausting their life's efforts.

On the other hand, in the real history of the Chu State, what did it do during this time?

King Chu Huai, the two hundred and five, also knew the threat of Qin - so he formed an alliance with Qi to curb Qin's eastward march, and also recaptured part of Qin's land outside Hangu Pass.

The State of Qin felt a lot of pressure, so he sent Zhang Yi as an envoy to the State of Chu......

Everyone knows the rest of the story - King Chu Huai broke off diplomatic relations with the State of Qi, and even sent an envoy to Linzi to insult the King of Qi to show his determination to break off diplomatic relations. Outcome......

Six hundred miles turned into six miles, and King Chu Huai was fooled and lame by Zhang Yi...... Angry and raised troops, two battles and two defeats, Xiong Wuliang's father is gone.

Later (in real history), Meng Weijun of the Qi State took the lead and pulled Chu Wei Han to fight the Qin State together...... As a result, the state of Chu was capricious again, and secretly engaged in marriage with the state of Qin......

As we all know, traitors are always more hateful than enemies...... So Qi Wei Han turned the spearhead and beat Chu State hard, and beat Chu State in a daze, cutting land and suing for peace.

Later, the king of Chu Huai was gone, and his son Mi Heng (King Chu Qingxiang) ascended the throne, and he gritted his teeth to 'avenge his father', so he wanted to unite countries to attack Qin...... As a result, he did not have Zhang Luocheng, but gave the Qin State the excuse to send troops - this is how the above-mentioned battle of Yan Ying was fought.

Tsk tsk.

Looking at the Qin State, the two generations have identified the same strategic goal, and they have devoted decades of effort to the strategy of Bashu. Countless manpower, military power, and financial resources were filled in, and the final harvest was huge.

What about the state of Chu?

There is no strategic goal to carry out to the end!

For the sake of 600 miles of land, for the sake of petty profits, in order to avenge the former king, the national position has changed back and forth, and all actions are for the short-term interests of the moment......

Looking at it this way, the victory of the Qin State in real history is really not accidental, but inevitable.

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All in all, the Bashu region was of great significance to the Qin state - not only as an economic granary, but also as a strategic pillar for Chu, and even a key initiator of future wars.

Now the Bashu region is in a uproar?

Of course the Qin people lived in Bengbu!

To be suppressed! And to suppress it as soon as possible!

The land of Bashu must not be lost!

If Bashu is not stable, how can you use the springboard of Bashu to fight Chu in the future? How do you kill that damn Xiong Wuliang?

In the winter of last year, in the next battle in Xianyang City, the Qin State lost a big face.

This revenge must be avenged!

Chu State, it is inevitable to fight! Xiong Wuliang is bound to die!

Jesus couldn't keep him! I said it!

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(Kimi: Huh?) Why are there so many 3, it's all perverted! My lips don't get bald? ）