Zheng County, this is an ancient city.
Before King Zhou Ping moved eastward, it was the royal capital of Zheng State. Later, it was abandoned as Zheng State moved eastward with the Zhou family. It was not until the period of King Wulie of Qin that it regained its vitality and was established as a county.
Zheng County is located on the fertile soil of Guanzhong, and is an important production area of Qin's domestic history. However, the flag on the city head has now been changed from the black dragon banner of Qin to the flags of Chu and Zhao.
Zhengxian County Government Office
Xiang Yan looked at Pang Nuan, who had lost all his heavy armor and looked tired, and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Pang, this march seems a little too smooth. Is there any fraud in it?"
Hearing Xiang Yan's worries, Pang Nuan laughed and waved his hand.
"This is the essence of this plan."
"If the Qin army can organize effective resistance, I will doubt whether the Qin people are prepared for me."
Pang Nuan once lived in seclusion with his mentor He Guanzi in the Chu region, and was cared for by the Xiang family. In addition, Xiang Yan was quite talented in the art of war. Pang Nuan also took great care of this junior, and immediately asked people to spread out the map and analyze it.
"The purpose of this plan is to take advantage of the Qin army to fight with the coalition forces at Hangu Pass, while our army crosses the Xihe River from Pubanjin, and then crosses the river south to take Xianyang, the capital of Qin."
"The Qin State's hinterland is empty of troops, so our army will naturally progress smoothly."
Xiang Yan understood that Pang Nuan's plan was indeed unpredictable.
Who would have thought that the various countries in Shandong have been fighting at Hangu Pass for so many years, but they suddenly took a detour from Xihe and went straight to the hinterland of Xianyang? He would have concentrated his troops at Hangu Pass based on past experience, but he always felt a little uneasy.
Xiang Yan suddenly pointed at Lantian and asked, "But there are still 200,000 soldiers and horses in Qin's Lantian camp who have not advanced westward. Why don't they come to stop them?"
Pang Nuan laughed loudly and handed a battle report to Xiang Yan,
The battle report states that the Chu army on the southern front went north to capture the three important towns of Chuisha, Rang, and Deng counties, and beheaded more than 2,000 Qin soldiers!
For this reason, the King of Chu rewarded the generals of the Chu army on the southern front and mobilized another 100,000 people from the country to support the southern front.
"The Chu army is brave and the King of Chu is wise. The Lantian camp had already marched southward when we crossed the Xihe River. Now in the hinterland of Qin, only the Xianyang garrison is left."
But Xiang Yan, who had read the battle report, not only did not feel relieved, but became even more worried.
When did those nobles on the southern front become so capable of fighting?
Pang Nuan saw that Xiang Yan was still frowning and felt that Xiang Yan was a little too cautious.
"I have interrogated the magistrates and county lieutenants of Zheng County, and sent people to inquire among the people. The Qin army has devoted all the efforts of the whole country to gather such a large army. All county soldiers from all over Guanzhong have been transferred to Hangu Pass, leaving only A few people maintain law and order."
"Even if the Qin army does have an ambush, the Yan army will be in the rear to protect the army's retreat. Even if it fails, it can escape safely."
Although Pang Nuan looks a little confident and proud, he does have the capital to be proud.
Not to mention that this march was indeed sure to win every battle, Xiang Yan had already thought about all the issues he wanted to ask in advance, and left the Yan army to garrison the cities captured along the way to protect the army's retreat, and he was not afraid of the Qin army setting up an ambush.
At the same time, in Xianyang City
Merchants and people began to panic when they learned that the allied forces of Zhao, Chu, and Yan had penetrated into the hinterland of Qin. Some people even tried to do illegal and taboo things at this time that they would not dare to do in the past.
In the Imperial Palace, a group of civil and military officials were chattering about how to retreat from the enemy.
Some people suggested asking for help from the front line of Hanguguan and sticking to Xianyang to wait for reinforcements; some suggested withdrawing with the clan and a group of civil and military family members to Yongcheng, where the city was high and the pond was deep; others suggested launching an attack to prevent the coalition forces from invading Xianyang.
Wang Jian watched the people arguing with a calm expression, but he never spoke or made any arrangements. He just allowed everyone to discuss and looked at the map alone without being anxious at all.
Many people filed petitions to impeach Wang Jian for dereliction of duty, and some even directly complained that Wang Jian had collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. He had already been bribed by various countries in Shandong and planned to let Qin fall.
Nowadays, it is impossible for their memorials to be submitted to Ying Zheng, but they still have their own channels to submit them to the palace to Queen Mother Zhao Ji.
However, Zhao Ji refuted all these impeachment memorials and sent people to reprimand all those who impeached Wang Jian.
"Tide, Wang Jian really doesn't need to keep an eye on it?"
Dressed in a scarlet phoenix robe, Zhao Ji lay half-lying on a soft couch, watching the tide of people sitting in front of the table rejecting all the memorials to impeach Wang Jian for her, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Although Chao Tide has never handled government affairs, it seems like her innate talent, and she has handled many memorials submitted to Ganquan Palace for her.
The approval given in each memorial was so appropriate that Zhao Ji's reputation among the officials in Xianyang became more and more virtuous.
Zhao Jifeng's eyes fell on Chao Xiang, who was dressed in purple clothes. She was a stunning beauty, and she was good at handling government affairs that even ordinary officials would find a headache. If she hadn't been Zhang Ji's official wife, she would have wanted to win over Chao Xiang. Come to yourself.
Chao Xiang also noticed Zhao Ji's gaze. After processing the last memorial to impeach Wang Jian, a smile that seemed both tired and joyful appeared on her delicate and flawless face.
Women in this era did not have as many entertainment activities as in later generations, and they were always a little lonely when their men were not around.
Therefore, it is important to find ways to relieve loneliness.
Mrs. Hu and Hu Meiren still like to listen to operas to relieve their boredom. Yan Lingji likes to go shopping and study her own fire-bending skills. Tian Mi often goes into her room to study poisons.
But myself...
She is quite interested in voodoo, but the truly advanced voodoo arts are in the hands of wizards in Baiyue, so Tide is a bit idle every day.
All the affairs in the mansion could be taken care of in an orderly manner with just a lift of her hands, and Chao Xiang, who had nothing to do, felt even more lonely, until she helped Zhao Ji handle government affairs for the first time at Zhao Ji's request...
Tide Tide's beautiful eyes flashed slightly as she stared at the memorials that had been processed.
I have to say that things deep in everyone’s bones are somewhat difficult to change.
Chao Tide enjoys the feeling of having power, and even more enjoys the pleasure of wielding the power in her hands. She also enjoys intrigues with those civil and military ministers and playing with people's hearts. These all make her a little intoxicated.
Zhang Ji, who later learned about this through Li Wu's letter, was a little surprised, but he did not prohibit Chao Xi from helping Zhao Ji handle government affairs.
Chao Chao's ability to handle government affairs can be judged by Zhao Ji's reputation during this period. It would be better for Chao Chao to handle government affairs for Zhao Ji than if Zhao Ji was suddenly incited to do something stupid one day.
"The Queen Mother does not need to worry. Since my husband has told us that the internal history is absolutely reliable and asked the queen mother not to interfere in the military affairs of the internal history, then we can just trust the internal history."
Zhao Ji nodded slightly, not bothering to think too much, and then closed her eyes.
Anyway, a certain dog man always has a good taste, whether it is the talents he likes or the wives and concubines at home, well... especially her.
Since Zhang Ji, who was in charge of the net, fully trusted Wang Jian, and Ying Zheng had said before leaving Xianyang that he could trust Wang Jian in anything, she didn't bother to intervene.
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