Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 143 Ji Dan harms Chu

The next morning

"The former Crown Prince Dan of Yan is now being treated as a distinguished guest by the King of Chu. I intend to attack Chu and capture Ji Dan."

The majestic voice spread throughout the court. The civil and military officials were stunned at first, and then filled with indignation.

"Your Majesty, it is despicable that Ji Dan sent someone to assassinate the Right Prime Minister. It is even more despicable that the King of Chu, knowing that Ji Dan was an enemy of Qin, dared to protect Ji Dan."

"I believe that the State of Chu cannot be easily pardoned and should be attacked."

"Your Majesty, I second the motion."

"I second the proposal."

Ying Zheng looked at the reactions of his courtiers and felt satisfied.

"Your Majesty, send me to attack Chu. I will capture Ji Dan's head."

"Your Majesty, I may go."

"Your Majesty, I may go."

The generals recommended themselves one after another, as no one wanted to miss such a good opportunity.

Meng Wu's face turned even redder.

Father, I will avenge you this time.

He stepped forward and knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, please let me go."

When Ying Zheng looked at Meng Wu, he seemed to see the figure of General Meng Ao.

"allow."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hearing the king's permission, Meng Wu's eyes turned red and he stood up and returned to his seat.

The other generals are not as strong as Meng Wu, but they can also be with Meng Wu.

It is impossible to use only Meng Wu as a general to attack Chu.

Everyone looked at the king eagerly.

Zhang Yuanqing quietly held down the generals, feeling immense pressure for the king.

With so many talented generals, it would be unreasonable not to use anyone.

If someone comes with difficulty making decisions, then they can only decide by drawing lots.

"Order Meng Wu and Wang Jian as the main generals, Xin Sheng and Yang Ruihe as deputy generals, to jointly attack Chu."

"promise."

According to the history of Qin, in the summer of the 16th year of King Zheng of Qin, Chu hid the former Prince Dan of Yan, which angered the State of Qin. The king ordered Meng Wu and Wang Jian to attack Chu.

After the court session, several generals began to prepare for the attack on Chu.

Ying Yuanshen also began to arrange food and fodder for the army.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war. Wang Jian and Meng Wu quickly assembled their forces and raided the State of Chu, quickly capturing two cities before the State of Chu could react.

At this time, the court of Chu State was in a state of chaos.

"Your Majesty, Ji Dan is a disaster. He harmed the State of Yan, killed his own father, and now he is harming the State of Chu."

"Your Majesty, please execute Ji Dan immediately and send his head to Qin to appease its wrath."

"Your Majesty, please execute Ji Dan."

"Your Majesty, please execute Ji Dan."

Originally, there were still a few people protecting Ji Dan, but now that two cities of Chu have been taken away by Qin, no one is lobbying for Ji Dan.

The King of Chu's face was still red, and his eyes were blazing with fire.

秦国

It’s Qin again.

"allow."

The King of Chu said this word with gnashing teeth.

"Great King Shengming."

"This time Qin is attacking Chu. Who do you think should be sent to fight the enemy?"

After the King of Chu asked this question, his ministers started discussing it.

"Your Majesty, I believe that now is the time to seek peace with Qin."

Qu Ping was the first to speak.

The Qin army was so powerful that the Chu State was no match for it.

How can we fight against Qin at this time?

After hearing this, King Chu slammed his palm on the table.

"Seek peace, seek peace. The Prime Minister asked me to seek peace this time. Now that most of Chu's territory has been ceded to Qin, if you ask for peace again, will Chu also cede Shouchun?"

Seeing the king's anger, the court officials looked at each other in bewilderment. At the same time, they felt helpless.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to repel the enemy."

Zhao Yuan stood up and said.

As a military general, Zhao Yuan was filled with resentment when he saw his country suffering such humiliation.

After hearing this, King You of Chu laughed a few times and said, "Well, General Zhaoyuan is brave and valiant. I will order General Zhaoyuan to lead the troops to repel the enemy."

Qu Ping did not expect Zhao Yuan to suddenly stand up. Looking at Zhao Yuan's firm attitude and the king who had made up his mind, Qu Ping was helpless.

At this time, Ji Dan's residence.

Ever since the news of Qin's attack on Chu came, Ji Dan felt that something was wrong.

Taking advantage of the night, Ji Dan disguised himself and left the house.

When the soldiers went to Ji Dan's house to capture Ji Dan, the house was empty and only a group of servants were left.

When King You of Chu heard about this, he was furious and ordered the immediate execution of everyone in Ji Dan's mansion and issued a warrant for the arrest of Ji Dan.

But these are not the most important things at the moment. The most important thing now is that the Qin army is advancing like a hot knife through butter and the Chu army is retreating step by step.

This situation was not alleviated until Zhao Yuan brought his troops.

Inside the Qin army camp.

Meng Wu, Wang Jian and other generals discussed the battle situation in the main tent.

"This Zhao Yuan is truly a rare general. He was able to contain our army despite being at such a disadvantage."

"General Meng Wu, I will lead the troops here to contain Zhao Yuan. You will lead the troops to attack Chu from here."

Upon hearing this, Meng Wu stood up and bowed to Wang Jian: "Thank you, General Wang Jian."

Knowing that Wang Jian was giving him a chance to take revenge, Meng Wu was moved.

"General Mengwu, you're too polite. Zhao Yuan is a master of military tactics, and I've long wanted to fight him."

"Furthermore, our Qin army is highly motivated and well-armed. Zhaoyuan will surely be defeated."

"It's natural."

Upon hearing this, Meng Wu immediately agreed.

"My Qin army has every advantage, how can the Chu army be compared to me?"

The other generals naturally had no objection.

The next day, Meng Wu took his men away, and Wang Jian was not in a hurry to continue attacking Chu, but the two armies confronted each other.

But within a few days, news came that General Meng Wu had captured a city.

When Zhao Yuan learned about this, he secretly cursed the Qin people for their cunning.

Afterwards, he immediately sent generals to fight the enemy.

Immediately, General Wang Jian also began to attack the city.

The good news was sent back to Xianyang again and again, and the people of Qin cheered.

Zhangtai Palace

Ying Zheng looked at the map for a long time without saying a word.

Fusu stood next to Ying Zheng.

"Father, what's so good about this map?"

"The teacher has already drawn a bigger map."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng turned and looked at Fusu.

"Then tell me, how much bigger is it than my map?"

Fusu immediately said: "I will draw it for my father."

"can."

The father and son came to the table. Shi Yi brought a large clean piece of paper, and Fusu picked up a pen and began to paint seriously.

Fusu's painting was not complicated, he just simply outlined the general outline.

Not long after, Fusu put down his pen.

"Father, look."

"Is this map more vast than the one my father has?"

Ying Zheng stood in front of the table and looked carefully.

"This is the land of Baiyue. Zhang Qing mentioned it before. Rice can be harvested three times a year here."

Ying Zheng always kept this in mind. Although Qin's grain production had increased significantly, who would complain about having too much grain?

With so many troops to support, the Qin State naturally needed as much food as possible.

This place must be taken down.

"Yes, this is the land of Baiyue. The teacher has already asked Shu Shangqing to send a caravan into Nanyue."

"It's just that the residents there are very xenophobic, so it will take some time to understand the situation there."

"Also, the climate of the Baiyue is different from that of our Qin State. If we rashly send troops, I'm afraid most of our Qin troops will not be able to adapt to the climate there, which will affect the battle."

Fusu frowned as he talked about what he had learned from Zhang Yuanqing.

"There's really no time to rush now. We should take it slow and steady."

"Then this is Yelang and Baima."

"These tribes are nothing to be feared. Even before we, the Qin people, had weapons like these, we were able to kill them and make them dare not attack us, let alone now."

"Is this Goguryeo or Joseon?"

“It’s a tiny place.”