The strategy that Li Mu is implementing now is actually similar to Bai Qi's back then, which is a "blitzkrieg raid". It's just that Bai Qi relied on the hurried march, and Li Mu relied on the rushing Yangtze River water and the sails that have not yet appeared.

Even if he was going against the current and there were sails, as long as he found the right time to travel every day, the speed of Li Mu's boat master support was still very fast.

In this way, Li Mu's boat division broke through one ferry port and city after another on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and quickly came to the next place before the support of the Chu State arrived.

It was already difficult for the Chu State to cross to the south, and Li Mu's boat division had a speed advantage, and they were overstretched in the face of Li Mu's offensive, and they watched as the cities on the south bank of the Yangtze River were planted by the Qin State one by one.

What made the king of Chu even more powerless was that because the Chu state moved the capital to Chen (Huaiyang, Henan), the land of the great nobles of the Chu state was basically in the area north of the Yangtze River and south of Huaishui.

The south bank of the Yangtze River was originally the land of Wu Yue, and although the Chu State was developed for many years, there were still a large number of Wu Yue relics, so it was a small aristocratic fief of the rising star.

These petty nobles did not have enough troops on their own, and they needed the support of the Chu State.

But after seeing the powerful boat division of the Qin State, the nobles of the Chu State did not really want to send troops to gnaw on Li Mu's hard bone.

It's easy to understand. They did not send troops, and there were no losses in their fiefdoms; When they send troops, even if they give them the land south of the Yangtze River, it will be difficult for them to manage, and they will not be able to quickly improve their strength, and they will even have to divide their troops to reduce the strength of the original fief.

Their sending troops is beneficial to the state of Chu, but it is not beneficial to themselves, and it may also threaten their own security. Seeing this, how could the great nobles of the Chu State be willing to send troops? Unless the king of Chu can cede enough benefits.

But the king of Chu originally had a gap with the great nobles of Chu because of the matter of the heir, and he was very wary of the big nobles in the country, and it was impossible to give the other party too much benefit.

The king of Chu would face the same difficulties if he sent his own direct army.

If his direct army was crippled by Li Mu, even if he finally held the land in the south, his own strength would decline, and he might not be able to hold the Chen capital.

His son hasn't grown up yet, and he can't take that risk.

Now the south of the Yangtze River is chicken ribs for the king of Chu, and it is a pity to abandon it.

As a result, although the state of Chu continued to send troops, the number and strength of the troops were not very good. The soldiers and generals also seemed to realize this, and they were paddling when they fought. Anyway, it's a war by the Yangtze River, what's wrong with paddling?

As a result, Li Mu barely faced much pressure, and easily drove the boat to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

He looked at the endless sea and smiled heartily.

has achieved such a great achievement in a short period of time, and I think that in the future, the title of Wu Anjun of the Qin State will not fall on anyone other than him.

When Zhu Xiang recommended him to the king of Qin, he predicted that he would be the Wu Anjun of Zhao if he stayed in Zhao State, and if he went to Qin State, he would also inherit Bai Qi as Wu Anjun of Qin State.

He will fulfill this phrase.

……

In Xianyang Palace, the old King of Qin and the old prince sat opposite each other, their hands propped on their chins, and their expressions were the same. Whoever sees it will sigh that they are indeed father and son.

King Qin: "Big Pillar." ”

Prince Zhu: "Monarch Father......"

King Qin: "How did this Chu State become so weak?" ”

Prince Zhu: "Maybe it's not that the Chu State is too weak, or Li Mu is too strong?" ”

King Qin: "No matter how strong Li Mu is, the state of Chu is too weak." ”

Prince Zhu couldn't laugh or cry.

When Xianyang received Li Mu's request to send troops, the king of Qin immediately ordered him to count the granaries and prepare for support.

When he was ready to send someone to transport support, he received a battle report from Li Mu, saying that it was almost over.

It's only been a month since the last battle report.

It's only a month!

How did Li Mu fight, and this month will include hurrying! Even if you take a boat down the river, you always need to hurry.

King Qin and Prince Zhu couldn't figure out how Li Mu could be so fast.

The two thought about it, but they really couldn't understand it, so they couldn't wait to summon Bai Qi into the palace on the second day, and took a carriage to Zhu Xiang's other village to find Bai Qi, who was recuperating from a little cold, for advice.

When Bai Qi learned about this, he was also stunned at first.

He spread out the map, and calculated the speed of the boatmaster according to the data of the boatmaster and the speed of the river flow given by Li Mu, and guessed the general reason in his heart.

"The boat division is extremely fast, the last city has been captured, and the next city may not have been heard of yet. This is one of them. ”

Li Mu took the waterway. The cities he attacked needed to travel overland on horseback to deliver the message. There are many hills and lakes on the south bank of the river, and riding a horse not only has to take a long detour, but Li Mu will also intercept the messenger.

Therefore, after Li Mu finished fighting one city, it was difficult for the next city to get news before Li Mu arrived.

Chapter 99: Braised burbot perch

At this time, the transportation is inconvenient, and the round-trip communication needs to be transmitted by manpower. As long as the siege is properly done, it is likely that a city will be besieged for months, and the allies will not know about it.

"However, although it is difficult to send a message from the attacked city, the state of Chu can send a message from the north bank of the river." The old King Qin stroked his beard and said, "The King of Chu already knows the direction of Li Mu's attack, and he should send troops to support the next city in time." ”

Bai Qi said: "This is the second reason why Li Mu won. Since the last defeat of the Chu State, it has been very afraid of the Qin State. They don't dare to do it lightly. If you want to support, you will be fully prepared. ”

Bai Qi continued to explain. Li Mu sent a letter to King Qin in advance, and after King Qin was ready, Li Mu was almost finished, not to mention that the efficiency was far inferior to that of Chu State? Maybe the king of Chu sent letters to many big nobles, and before those big nobles arrived in the Chu capital to negotiate with the king of Chu, Li Mu was already about to achieve his strategic goal.

Blitzkrieg raids, all about a fight that catches the opponent off guard.

Lian Po endured it for a long time, and didn't want to solve the confusion for the old King Qin, but now he still couldn't help but answer: "Besides, the nobles of Chu are not as good as the nobles of Zhao State, at least Zhao State is King Zhao can directly command the soldiers and horses of the whole country, and the King of Chu has to ask the big nobles to send troops one by one." I've never seen such a grinding way of sending troops. They were afraid of the Qin State, and they were not fighting in the core area of the Chu State, so they naturally sent troops more slowly. ”

Bai raised his head: "What Lian Qing said is the third reason. Because the capital of Chu migrated to the Central Plains, the land of Southern Chu was basically abandoned, and it was difficult for the nobles of Chu and the king of Chu himself to make up their minds to be hostile to Qin for the sake of Southern Chu. ”

Bai Qi chuckled and said, "Li Mu guessed the thoughts of the people of Chu very accurately. He has such an ability now, and I am afraid that his achievements in the future will surpass me and Lian Qing. ”

Lian Po scolded proudly: "He is still far away, let's talk about destroying the Chu State." "I'm also the one who almost destroyed the Yan Kingdom. But Li Mu is really powerful.

The old King of Qin understood why Li Mu was able to fight so fast, and he concluded: "All in all, the Chu State is too weak. Can the widow directly send troops to destroy the Chu State now? ”

Eager to try, eager to try!

Bai shook his head: "Li Mu attacked the land of Southern Chu that the Chu State had abandoned, so he could fight so easily. If they want to attack Chu in an all-out way, not to mention that Chu will immediately unite to fight against Qin, the other five countries will not sit idly by. ”

Bai Qi smiled again and said, "After all, the Qin State has Zhu Xiang, and it is really possible to occupy as much land as it can fight, and all of it will be quickly transformed into the power of the Qin State." ”

Lian Po also agreed: "When I attacked Yan State, other countries did not come to the rescue, in addition to Yan Guo making the first move, there was also a reason why they believed that Zhao Guo would not be able to eat Yan Guo and his strength would not skyrocket." However, the Qin State had Zhu Xiang, and the Six Kingdoms were afraid that any inch of land conquered by the Qin State would greatly increase the strength of the Qin State. ”

He sighed: "Shu County has received three times as much grain." ”

Old King Qin was in a very complicated mood.

Zhu Xiang, Zhu Xiang, what a sweet burden. After having Zhu Xiang, it is not easy for the Qin State to pretend to be weak and deceive other countries.

Bai Qi said: "Seeing the minds of the people of Chu State, choosing the most suitable city to attack, and adopting the most suitable way to attack, it is normal for Li Mu to have such achievements." However, Li Mu's move was still a bit reckless, and he could have waited for the king to support more soldiers and horses before making a move. But Li Mu shouldn't be a reckless person, what made him choose to take action immediately? ”

Lian Po touched his beard and looked at the map in contemplation.

The two veterans thought for a long time, and Bai Qi was the first to speak: "This ...... Is he here for this? ”

Bai started at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Lian Po followed closely and said, "Does Li Mu want to use the boat division to transport grain and troops from the east?!" ”

Bai Qi and Lian Po glanced at each other, and a smile appeared in their eyes at the same time.

The old King Qin hadn't reacted yet: "What? What east? ”

Prince Zhu thought about Bai Qi and Lian Po's words, and hesitated: "Could it be...... Ocean? Transporting grain and troops to the east of the Central Plains by sea? ”

Bai Qi said: "Exactly. ”

Only then did the old King Qin move his gaze to the sea, and his thinking suddenly became clear.

Wu Yue had fought naval battles, but not to mention the landlocked Qin State, other countries had not yet turned their attention to the sea and neglected maritime transportation.

The sea is too dangerous for people of this era, full of unknowns and fears.

But if Li Mu, a powerful boat division, can run rampant on the Yangtze River, then can it also resist the wind and waves of the ocean?

If it could, then the Qin State would not necessarily have to travel thousands of miles from the west to transport grain and troops.

Water transportation is the most time-saving and labor-saving way to transport grain and troops today, so the same should be true for sea transportation.

The old King of Qin, the inland monarch, stared at the ocean in a daze.

O ocean...... He actually ignored that.

"The people of Chu have absorbed many of the nobles of Wu Yue, and they will soon be able to discover this. The current King of Chu and the ruling Chun Shenjun are not too stupid, if they learn about this, they will definitely deploy heavy troops at the mouth of the river. Bai Qi said, "Li Mu's recklessness turned out to be for this." Congratulations. ”

Lian Po looked at the location of Zhao Guo on the map, his expression was a little abrupt, a little regretful, and a little depressed.

But soon, he also said, "Congratulations." ”

He still misses Zhao Guo, but obviously, Li Mu has completely become a Qin general.

Should he also give up some obsessions in his heart, while he can still fight on horseback, and don't stay in Xianyang forever and be decadent?

Lian Po was idle for a long time before he found that his old heart was slowly injected with vitality and he didn't want to be so idle.

Old King Qin stared at the sea area on the map without blinking: "Yes, I see, I see...... It's the sea, it's the sea! The widow ignores the sea. ”

Prince Zhu's eyes were also shining, as if he had found some treasure.

Li Mu's battle this time made the inland old Qin people suddenly discover a new way of thinking.

It turns out that there is also the ocean!

……

Li Mu didn't expect him to go so smoothly.

Bai Qi and Lian Po were right, but Li Mu thought that even if the Chu State could not send too many troops to support, it should still be possible to send a message to the city he was about to attack in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

But the more Li Mu fought, the easier it became, and the last few cities opened their gates to welcome the Qin army almost before they were beaten.

Li Mu was still suspicious at the time, thinking that someone had deceived him.

After he sent someone to understand, he realized that the king of Chu had indeed sent someone to deliver a letter, and the later cities also knew that the people of Qin were coming to attack. Then they took counsel and descended.

The reason is very simple, the Yangtze River estuary originally belonged to Wu Yue.

The state of Chu destroyed Wu Yue, but because the territory was too large to manage, and the land south of the Yangtze River was not very easy to cultivate and plant, such as Yangzhou, the cultivated soil was rated as "inferior", so the state of Chu still let the nobles of the original Wu Yue manage here.

In fact, after Qin Shi Huang unified the world, it was almost the same.

At that time, the land of Wuyue had been returned to the central government through the governance of Chunshenjun, but the land of Nanyue was still managed by the original nobles of the Yue clan, and when the army of Qin Shi Huang attacked, they surrendered and became the local county guard.

Although it is a county system, it is actually no different from a feudal monarch.