Chapter 697 Mechanism Beast
Since Xiang Liang became pregnant with King Xiong Xin, the capital of Chu State was temporarily built in Xutai.
After Chen Sheng raised his army, the nobles of the six countries followed him. Xiang Liang raised troops from Wuzhong and went northward, capturing the land of Dongchu and Qilu.
However, the expansion of power has its limits after all.
There are only so many territories, and the expansion borders of various princes will eventually overlap with each other.
There was already friction between the Xiang family of Chu State and the Tian family of Qi State.
Although there has been no major conflict between the two under the call to destroy Qin, this has shown that Chu State's current development has encountered a bottleneck.
"Father, Chen Sheng has now sent Wu Kuang to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Qin. What do you think the result will be?"
Xiang Shaoyu, Fan Zeng and Long Qie were walking on the street, with soldiers carrying grain and grass beside them.
After Xiang Liang raised his troops, he quickly captured most of Dong Chu's territory. However, the Xiang family did not exhaust the lake to fish, plundering all the grain, grass and population wherever they went. Instead, they appeased the people, abolished Qin's harsh laws, and restored order and people's livelihood.
Because of this, Xiang’s fundamentals are very solid.
However, this also has a disadvantage. If the territory cannot be continued to expand, then the supplies that the corresponding area can provide have an upper limit and cannot be increased in a short period of time. If there are frequent wars and insufficient food and grass are available, you will be in trouble.
There are two solutions, one is to continue to expand the territory, and the other is to kill the goose that lays the eggs.
Of course, no prince with a little ambition would choose the latter method.
Now that Chen Sheng has occupied Western Chu, and all the princes have started their fortunes under his banner, it is naturally impossible for the Xiang family to expand their power to the west.
Then the only thing left is the Nanchu area that is still in the hands of the Qin army.
But not long ago, Chen Sheng sent a large army to attack Nanchu, trying to seize the Changsha and Jiujiang areas south of Huaihan, but they were defeated by the Mohists and returned in vain.
If the Xiang family wants to take it, they must at least ensure that Chen Sheng can't cause trouble for them at this time.
Fan Zeng shook his head.
"Zhang Chu's army is full of good and bad, and its forces are too complex. There are forces from South Korea and Wei, and there are also many opportunists. Now Zhang Er and Chen Yu are inciting the military ministers to proclaim themselves kings of Zhao, and the city of Zhou has also made Wei Jiu king. Although Zhang Chu's army is large, its internal strength has actually been seriously weakened. In addition, Chen Sheng has established himself as king and has a weak foundation. I am afraid that this battle will result in more defeats than victory."
Long Qie followed Xiang Shaoyu and asked.
"Since Zhao Shuang imprisoned the second generation, the empire has experienced considerable turmoil. I heard that Li You was heavily besieged by Wu Kuang's army in Xingyang. Zhao Shuang did not save him, and the villains stationed heavy troops in Hangu. Don't they want to borrow money? Do you want to clear out the old ministers of the empire in order to prepare for becoming king in the future?"
"If Zhao Shuang wants to use the help of outsiders to eliminate the old generals of the empire, then he should have detained Wang Li when he went south instead of letting him return to Jiuyuan."
Fan Zeng's words made Long Qie even more confused.
"In that case, why didn't he reinforce Li You? I heard that although Li You's Sanchuan Army was elite, it only numbered 50,000. It was barely able to defend big cities like Luoyang and Xingyang, and it couldn't stop Zhang Chu's army from advancing westward."
Fan Zeng nodded. He agreed with Long Qie's words, but he didn't know how the other party planned it.
"Not knowing how your opponent will attack is the most dangerous thing."
As a person from that era, Fan Zeng is well aware of the terror of the Prime Minister of Qin who lives in Chang'an today.
"Bai Qi died in Du, Lian Po died in Chu, Li Mu was killed by slander, Wang Jian retired after his success, and after the death of our lord, there are not many military men in the world today who can compete with the Prime Minister of Qin. Already."
After hearing Fan Zeng's words, Xiang Shaoyu was a little dissatisfied.
"Why do you need to inflate other people's ambitions? I don't know what Bai Qi, Lian Po, and Li Mu are like. But I know how powerful Wang Jian and my grandfather are. In my opinion, my Xiang family may not lose to him. After all, , Yafu is the one who plans thousands of miles, and I am the one who conquers cities and territories!”
Xiang Shaoyu's words made Fan Zeng chuckle, but he was more worried.
"But Ya's father still hasn't been able to see through Zhao Shuang's intentions."
Fan Zeng touched his beard, a little puzzled.
"Now, besides Zhao Shuang, who else is going to solve the chaos in Sanchuan?"
It was impossible for Zhao Shuang to leave Guanzhong at this time, but if he had to command Li You, Yang Xiong and other Qin generals to organize troops to fight against Zhang Chu's army, who else could do it except him?
Just as Fan Zeng was thinking, a silver bell-like laughter came from beside a loading and unloading carriage.
"Is Zhao Shuang really that powerful?"
Fan Zeng and the other three looked back and saw a thin laborer wearing coarse clothes next to the carriage looking towards them.
Although the laborer was thin, he had fair skin and beautiful eyes. Standing in the sun, he seemed a little tired. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled on his face.
This smile is very pure and a little cunning.
When Fan Zeng saw it, he was shocked and rushed to greet him.
"Kings!"
Fan Zeng was really worried. He looked around and couldn't see Mi Xin's guards.
"I will immediately send someone to escort the king back to the palace."
"I felt bored in the palace, so I ran out and wanted to contribute to the great cause of our country of Chu. Sir, there is no need for this, no one here knows me."
Facing Fan Zeng's cautious and even frightened look, Mi Xin didn't care.
"You were discussing the war just now, why did you forget someone?"
Fan Zeng asked curiously.
"Who is the king talking about?"
"The general who led 200,000 Qin troops to attack Chu, Li Xin!"
When Mi Xin said this, Fan Zeng's eyes lit up and he understood Zhao Shuang's intention in an instant.
"After the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms, among the Qin army, the nobles of the Wang family and the Meng family, Li Xin led his flying army to guard the north, and gradually faded out of people's sight. But regardless of his qualifications and status, he is indeed the only one now except Besides Zhao Shuang, he is the only choice that can solve the chaos in Sanchuan."
Fan Zeng looked at the smart girl in front of him and felt a little lucky that she was a woman after all, otherwise Xiang and her would eventually reach an ending that no one wanted to see in the future.
"Long Qie, inform Mr. Wu Xin of our speculation and ask him to be careful. After so many years, no one knows what kind of combat power Li Xin and his flying army have. But once Wu Kuang is defeated, everyone in the world will The tables will turn."
After saying that, Fan Zeng looked at Xiang Shaoyu again.
"Shaoyu, tell Yingbu that as the situation changes, don't send troops to Nanchu for the time being. The Mo family's machine beasts are powerful, and we have to find a force that can match them."
"Yafu is talking about public losers!"
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Mikawa.
The tall flag with the word "Li" hanging in the air, Li Xin, wearing armor, looked at the remains of the farmland left by Zhang Chujun when he passed by, and clenched his hands.
Back then, he led an army of 200,000 to attack Chu, but was stabbed in the back by Lord Changping.
Although the flying army he led did not suffer a devastating blow because of Zhao Shuang, their vitality was still severely damaged.
What Li Xin lost was not only his personal prestige, but also the future of the brothers who followed him and were unwilling to leave.
Now, all this can finally be recaptured.
"Brothers, the shame of the past can be wiped out today."
"promise!"