In the gray sky, it was raining continuously. The rain pooled on the tiles into a column of water, then washed down and crashed against the stone-paved streets with a rattling sound.

In the main hall of Qianyuan Palace, Wang Xu was discussing military affairs with Le Yi.

"Your Majesty, Bai Qi is in the prime of life, his subordinates are already old, and he will definitely not be his opponent after more than ten years, if you want to deal with Bai Qi, you can only harden the village, fight in a stupid battle, and fight hard with the Qin State little by little."

"The Huai State is three thousand miles away, and then twelve million, and it is not the Qin State that can be defeated, but the ministers are worried that the Qin State will convene the other five countries to discuss attacking Huai together and dividing the Huai State."

Wang Xu nodded: "The incident of the Six Kingdoms attacking Huai may indeed happen, and we have to guard against it, there are many scholars of the Zongheng School in the country, and a few people are selected for backup." They can also be sent to countries to sow discord between countries. ”

"As for the consumption of fighting hard with the Qin State after more than ten years, the widow feels that it is better to fight now." Wang Xu said calmly.

"The King. Kindness? Le Yi was slightly stunned.

Wang Xu put down the bamboo slip in his hand, got up and said: "We can't think about putting things off to the future, which can only make it more difficult to solve the matter." ”

"We expect our sons to be better than our fathers, but most of the time, sons are inferior to their fathers. Now we have the advantage, we can solve it as much as possible, and if we can't solve it, let future generations solve it. ”

"King Shengming!" Le Yi said respectfully.

"The edict ordered the construction of Chidao to be suspended, and ordered Wei Ming's southern expedition to Baiyue to be suspended. Collect grain and grass and transport it to Jiangzhou, Hanzhong and Nanyang. ”

"In addition, another 600,000 troops will be recruited to go to Jiangzhou, Hanzhong, and Nanyang!"

"King, I'm afraid it will take at least two years to mobilize the army of grain and grass on such a large scale." Le Yi thought about it and said.

Although plank roads have been built in Jiangzhou and Hanzhong, roads have been widened, but access is still difficult. It takes a lot of time to requisition grain, grass and army on a large scale, and this is easy for the Qin State to detect.

"If the Qin State perceives it, it will be noticed, the road in Hanzhong is difficult, and it is also difficult for the Qin State to attack, so it is necessary to consume grain and grass together. If the Qin State could not be consumed, then the army would attack Miancheng and Luoyang, cutting off the connection between the Qin State and Bashu. ”

"The Jiangzhou army marched westward and captured the land of Bashu. The land of Nanyang attacked the martial arts. ”

"Three-way march, attack Qin!"

Wang Xu quickly made a decision.

"The king thinks twice, the three-way army will attack Qin, but the three roads are not easy to fight, and I am afraid that there will be heavy casualties."

"Hanzhong, Jiangdu and Wuguan are all difficult to travel on the road, and it is difficult for the army to march." Hearing that Wang Xu decided to requisition grain and grass and an army to attack Qin, the ministers in the hall dissuaded one after another. Even the royal family disagreed.

At present, Huai has a standing army of 700,000, of which there are 100,000 in the south, 100,000 in Jiangzhou and Hanzhong, 100,000 in Hanguguan and Nanyang, 100,000 around Shangqiu, 100,000 around Xiapi, and 100,000 stationed in Jinling. Although Huai is the most important country in terms of 3,000 miles, it has many places that need to be defended.

If another 600,000 troops are recruited, this is basically a national conquest. Once defeated, the consequences are unimaginable.

"Your Majesty, it is better to recruit 200,000 troops and cooperate with Hanzhong and Jiangzhou to attack the land of Bashu, as long as the land of Bashu is captured, the land of Guanzhong is only left in the Qin State, how can it compete with my Huai State?"

Under the persuasion of many ministers, Wang Xu finally decided to recruit 200,000 troops from Hanzhong and Jiangzhou to attack the land of Bashu. The mountains in these two places are steep, the roads are difficult, and the 200,000 troops are already the limit, and no amount of logistics and transportation can keep up.

After discussing the plan to attack Qin, officials from all over Huai immediately began to implement it.

In addition to the influence of the times, there is also the result of the deliberate promotion of the Huaijun in the past dynasties. In Huaiguo, each township will hold some horn fighting, archery, and military formation competitions every year, and the winner can get a reward, and if he can perform well in the county, he will be recommended to Jinling.

As long as you are selected, it is basically a step to the sky. This is also another upward route for the people of Huaiguo. These chosen warriors will be placed in elite armies such as the Fuji Armor Army or join the Yulin Guard.

In the Central Plains, in Ying County, hundreds of men are fighting in the fields with wooden sticks, these people are not fighting indiscriminately, but fighting in a very orderly formation.

The sturdy men in the front row hold long wooden sticks in a neat horizontal row, striking each other, and the slightly shorter ones hold bamboo bows and constantly throw bamboo arrows at each other. The men in the front row even had simple bamboo armor on them.

Huaiguo prohibits armor, but bamboo armor is not listed, but it also needs to be reported.

Both sides of the battle were coordinated by the sound of drums, and there were even military flags to give orders, and everyone shouted trumpets to advance and retreat together. If this is replaced by ironclad weapons, it will be completely army combat.

Soon the battle became extremely fierce, and people were constantly beaten to the head and bleeding, but even then these people did not flinch. Whoever retreats in this kind of battle will be ostracized and will have no place in the clan.

You must know that these people basically rely on clan groups to survive in this era of frequent wars. Although the rule of law has been implemented by Huai for hundreds of years, it still cannot fully control the grassroots. So Huaiguo changed his way.

These clans are fighting for water, or something else. It is also in this kind of battle that has been fought since childhood, that excellent soldiers are sharpened.

Most of the Huai State's rule over the grassroots came from the grassroots soldiers of the Huai Army. A man who is skilled in archery and horses, strong in martial arts, and able to fight in heavy armor has a very high status in the nearby townships.

Huai gave preferential treatment to soldiers, according to different ranks, and gave rewards such as land, tax reduction, conscription, cloth, salt and even bacon. It is also because of the existence of this system that Huaiguo is full of martial virtues. Of course, this is also a double-edged sword, which is easy to breed the birth of strong and strong, and at the same time it is difficult to quell when there is a local rebellion.

However, in the eyes of King Huai, these are still acceptable.

The battle continues near the field, again for water. The time for cultivating the farmland is limited, and it must be completed within the specified time, otherwise after this season, it will cause a reduction in grain production, which is related to the belly of the people, so all parties have to fight every year.

At this time, a gong suddenly sounded in the river bend in the distance, and then I saw a banner of the Ying County inspection and a team of soldiers appearing, rushing towards the two sides who were fighting.

When the two sides who were fighting saw the flag, they didn't care about fighting any more, so they hurriedly scattered and ran away. According to the Huai law, gathering a crowd to fight is to serve hard labor.

"Inspection, the people here are fierce, they are the best soldiers, and the inspection is just right to recruit soldiers again!" The official next to him said with a smile.

(End of chapter)