Chapter 553 The Joy of a Salary Thief! This General Is the Personal Disciple of Lord Chang'an!

The turbulence caused by the decline of the Chu family relatives continued to affect Da Qin, causing various forces within Da Qin to fight endlessly for power.

The news of the imperial examination to identify talents spread throughout the world, causing the world's elites to either ridicule, disdain, or pack up their bags and embark on the road to seek official positions.

Xiong Qi, who returned to Chu State, not only brought back political policies and drastic measures to rectify internal affairs from Qin State, but also brought back the spark of war, and continued the dark cloud of war with a Chu-Qi war.

Although the war that affected the whole world has ended, and although the time has come to rest, the whole world is still turbulent!

However, Ying Chengyu didn't take any of this into consideration.

After talking with Ying Zheng all night long, Ying Chengyu made Chang Yun and others understand a truth.

For ordinary officials, skipping early meetings is a serious crime of dereliction of duty.

But for Ying Chengyu?

Does it matter if you stay up all day long?

Not only did he skip the morning meeting, he also skipped work!

Not only did he skip work, he also skipped work every month!

Why am I a salary thief?

Hide in the cesspool and become one, regardless of winter, summer, spring and autumn!

…

Leisure belongs to Ying Chengyu.

Others only thought it was noisy.

February 7, the thirteenth year of the reign of Emperor Qin.

Ju (jǔ) capital palace.

Tianjia looked down at the map of Kun, and the wooden stick in his hand slid over the cities:

"Nineteen cities including Yongmen, Fuli, and Pengcheng have fallen!"

"Six cities including Picheng, Xiangben, Lanling, Qiyang, Yangdu, and Tancheng are under siege!"

The fallen and besieged cities were connected by wooden sticks to form a line, and finally a trend chart was outlined in front of Tian Jia's eyes.

"The State of Chu is clearly trying to open up the Shu (shù) and Yi (yí) rivers!"

"Then we marched eastward through the Yishui River to directly attack the Great Wall of our country of Qi, broke through Muling Pass and entered our territory of Qi."

"It goes west through Shu River and goes straight to Liangfu Mountain, then turns west to Pingyin and goes north to circumvent the Great Wall."

"In the end, the two armies of the East and West threatened Linzi, the capital of Qi, from both the left and right directions!"

Kuang Yong, the doctor in Jududu, frowned: "Is this the analysis of the DPRK?"

Tian Jia said in a deep voice: "Not bad!"

"This is the military strategy obtained by the Prime Minister and the courtiers based on the performance of the Chu Kingdom in this battle and the investigation."

"I think so too."

"That's why I need to take the initiative to attack!"

"Take advantage of the opportunity when the Chu army is divided into two groups, attack one of the Chu army first to thwart the Chu army's front!"

Kuang Yong shook his head: "Absurd!"

"The most ridiculous thing in the world!"

"Even if Chu Shangzhu's state Yan can do something, King Qi of Chu has only been on the throne for a few months, and the preparations for the Chu State's dispatch of troops only took two months."

"The Chu army suffered another series of disastrous defeats, and it was a time when morale was low."

"How dare the Chu State target this war directly at our capital city of Qi?!"

In Kuang Yong's view, this military strategy can be described in one sentence -

Chu State didn’t take Qi State seriously!

None of the passes or important cities were taken seriously by Chu State, and they just chose the most convenient way to reach Linzi.

But why should the Chu State?

Qi is weak.

But Qi is one of the Seven Heroes after all!

If Qi had no ability, how could it survive in this world of great strife?

Not to mention that in recent years, Chu State has suffered a series of defeats, its morale has been low, and its youth has withered.

Even the Chu State in its heyday a few years ago would not have been able to break through the capital of Qi so easily!

Tian Jia directly refuted: "If the Chu army is really as Dr. Kuangdu said, how could it reduce nearly 20% of our Qi territory in just three months?!"

"Last year, Qin ceded 80% of the territory it ceded to Da Qi to borrow troops from us!"

"This is enough to show that the Chu State has indeed suffered repeated defeats in recent years, but it is still not a powerful country that our Qi can rival!"

As he spoke, Tian Jia felt very unwilling.

Last year, Ying Chengyu ceded the area around Huaiyin to Qi in order to borrow troops.

These also include Jucheng, Yangdu and other important cities that once served as the capital of Qi State.

The whole country of Qi was excited for a long time, and even the celebrations of the wax festival were much more lively than in previous years.

The subjects of Qi State felt that the revival of Qi State might start from this.

But what's the result?

Less than a year has passed since Qi State took over those cities, and 80% of the territory ceded by Ying Chengyu last year has been reduced!

revival?

Go to Te Niang’s revival!

It only took Chu State three months to shatter Qi State's dream of rejuvenation, and made Qi State once again feel the fear of being dominated by a powerful country!

Kuang Yong sighed softly and reluctantly handed over his hand: "The cities in the south fell, and the fault is the Pontic doctor!"

"When this battle is over, Doctor Benz will definitely go to Linzi in person to apologize to the king!"

As a doctor in Judu, Kuang Yong is the chief military officer of Judu. He is also in charge of one of the five capitals of Qi and is responsible for guarding the southern territory of Qi.

With this battle going like this, Kuang Yong has an unshirkable responsibility!

But after admitting his mistake, Kuang Yong looked at Tian Jia with a firm gaze: "Doctor Pontu will not deny the responsibility that belongs to Dr. Pontu!"

"However, Doctor Benz must let the King, General Tian and all colleagues in the court understand."

"For a soldier, time, location, and people are all indispensable!"

"The reason why the Yongmen cities fell so quickly was not because our Qi soldiers were weaker than Chu."

"It's because although these territories were once the territory of our Qi State, they have been left in the hands of the Chu State for too long. Many subjects have considered themselves Chu people instead of Qi people."

"And the interests of the people in the city are closely related to Chu. Their hearts are not with Chu, but with Chu!"

"Just like Pengcheng, when the Chu army arrived, the people in the city immediately became riotous and took the officers and soldiers in the city to surrender!"

"Faced with such a predicament, even Lord Qin Changan found it extremely difficult and had no choice but to seek help from the imperial court!"

Kuang Yong feels miserable!

If it was really because of the disparity in strength between the two sides that Kuang Yong was defeated, Kuang Yong would not hesitate to die to repay his kindness.

But the problem is that Kuang Yong wrote to the court as early as last year, requesting to suppress the people and dignitaries in the newly attached land to stabilize the newly attached area, but Qi Prime Minister Hou Sheng dismissed the petition, so that the people of Pengcheng and other cities were immediately confused. When the army arrived, they immediately rebelled.

Even if Kuang Yong has a good military strategy, how can he defend the country in the face of internal and external troubles?

Kuang Yong was defeated, but Kuang Yong was unwilling to accept it.

Kuang Yong didn't even think that he would lose to Xiang Yan in Lao Qi!

Tian Jiu thought thoughtfully: "Doctor Kuangdu believes that the rebellion of the people in the newly-attached areas is the main reason why our Da Qi was so defeated in this battle."

"Similar to what happened to Lord Qin Chang'an in Jianghan last year?"

When Kuang Yong told Tian Ji about the difficulties he encountered, he couldn't quite understand.

After all, Tianjie does not have much war experience or much political experience. He does not understand the actual difficulties faced by the grassroots.

But when Kuang Yong gave Ying Chengyu as an example, Tian Jia immediately understood.

How can Kuang Yong and Tianjia solve this dilemma that even Ying Chengyu can't solve?

Kuang Yong nodded repeatedly: "Ran Ye! Ran Ye!"

"Doctor Ponti believes that the reason why the Chu State dared to go to war with our Qi Dynasty without sufficient preparations this time is not because the Chu State has strong soldiers and horses, but because the Chu State is very clear about the hearts of these people."

"Therefore, the doctor of Pontu believes that the Chu State's war is not to attack our Linzi, but just to use the power of the people in the newly attached land to regain the territory that fell into the hands of our Qi State last year."

"When the Chu army takes over all those territories, they will withdraw their troops."

"And what I, Da Qi, have to do is not to take the initiative, but to strictly guard the cities along the way, and not hesitate to use blood and weapons to suppress the people of the newly annexed land, and to take the newly annexed land into my hands as soon as possible!"

After Tian Jia was silent for a few seconds, he said softly: "Before I left the court, many officials came to give me advice and asked to control the people of the newly annexed area."

Kuang Yong's eyes were full of anticipation: "What's the result?"

Tian Jia shook his head: "Everyone in the prime minister rejected it."

The light in Kuang Yong's eyes dimmed a little, but there was still a last glimmer of hope: "What about the king?"

"What does your Majesty say?"

Tian Jia sighed softly: "Your Majesty... I got the Chang'an paper newly made by Lord Chang'an."

"In recent months, I have been obsessed with calligraphy and can't help myself!"

There was deathly silence in Judu Palace!

After dozens of breaths, Kuang Yong sighed sadly: "Ah, oh, oh! There's nothing I can do!"

Tian Jia forced himself to cheer up and said, "But it's okay."

"Only 20% of the newly attached lands are left, and among them there are old Qi lands like Judu. Even if they have been in Chu's hands for many years, they should still be loyal to me."

"As long as you and I are more careful, we won't let the past happen again!"

"And after being reminded by Dr. Kuangdu, I discovered that the Chu army looked strong, but was actually weak."

"And the Chu army's move to trap five cities in a row exposed this point even more!"

Kuang Yong felt that he could not keep up with Tian Jia's thinking, and couldn't help but ask: "Why does General Tian have such an idea?"

Tian Jia pointed at the map of Kun and said: "If the Chu army is really as exhausted as Dr. Kuangdu said, then the Chu army should attack the cities one by one instead of being trapped in many cities."

"I thought that the Chu army besieged Pi and other cities one after another, which was actually a trick by suspicious soldiers!"

Kuang Yong felt increasingly confused: "A plan to suspect soldiers?"

Tian Jia smiled confidently: "Last year, I accompanied Lord Qin Chang'an in his northern expedition to Zhao, and I saw Lord Qin Chang'an carrying out this strategy."

"Qin Chang'an Lord deployed some troops and horses in every city along the way and pretended to be the main force. He also surrounded the cities and cut off communications to confuse the troops and horses in the city."

"Then, lead the main force all the way north to attack Zhao and save it, and also order the subsequent siege soldiers and horses to help each other, and finally win!"

"How similar is the strategy of the Chu army today to that of Lord Chang'an of Qin?"

"As long as my army goes south, we can relieve the difficulties in the cities, then block the Chu army's retreat, and catch the turtle in the urn!"

Kuang Yong frowned: "Qin Chang'an Jun is taking this strategy to capture Handan City quickly."

"If the Chu army acted like this, what would they do?"

Tianjia pointed at Mulengguan with a wooden stick in his hand: "I thought this was the place!"

"The Chu army is determined to seize Muling Pass and seize the Great Wall of Daqi to trap our army!"

Kuang Yong had to admit that there was some truth in what Tian Ji said.

But Kuang Yong always felt something was wrong.

For generals, intuition is a very important factor in judgment.

Therefore, Kuang Yong said in a deep voice: "Doctor Benz still believes that our army should stick to and control the newly attached territory."

"Instead of taking the initiative to attack!"

"If General Tian insists on his own opinion, Judu soldiers and horses will not cooperate with General Tian to send troops."

Tian Jia stood up and said, "Doctor Kuangdu's concerns are not unreasonable."

"For this battle, your Majesty sends 400,000 troops to my general."

"And this general has obtained the true biography of Lord Qin Chang'an, and he is no worse than Yan from the State of Chu Shangzhu!"

"Doctor Kuangdu will lead Judu soldiers and horses to guard the territory."

"When I, the general, lead our Qi army to attack the Shangzhu Kingdom of Chu!"