Discussing the importance of Bashu to the Qin State, it cannot be overstated!
After more than ten years of arduous development, it is now a large granary of the Qin State.
Throughout the history of Qin's unification of the world, "conquering Bashu" can be said to be the most important step.
After taking over the Bashu region, Qin basically no longer suffered from food shortages and laid a solid foundation for national strength.
From this point of view, it is enough to explain the foresight of King Qin Huiwen Ying Si and Sima Cuo more than ten years ago——
Go back ten years to 316 BC.
Two major events happened in the Qin State this year. One was that the Ba State and the Shu State were at odds with each other, and they all asked Qin for help; the other was that South Korea raised its troops to march westward to have a collision with the Qin State. .
Although the Qin State at that time had greatly increased its national strength, it was still very resistant to "two-front warfare" - should it go to the south to fight Bashu, or should it beat up South Korea in the east?
King Qin Huiwen decided to hold a small meeting, which led to a wonderful scene in history - the debate between Sima Cuo and Zhang Yi.
Zhang Yi's point of view is very clear - Qin wants to be the king and hegemony, which is a great cause. Of course the great cause must be planned in the Central Plains, but how can we still use troops in the wild lands?
We might as well assemble heavy troops and beat South Korea hard.
Firstly, it can expand Qin's power eastward, and secondly, it can also greatly frighten the Zhou royal family on the border of South Korea. When the time comes, 'the emperor will be held hostage to order the world, and no one in the world will dare not to listen. This is the king's business.'
The Bashu region is located in a remote area, and the people do not listen to education and are very brutal. Attacking Bashu is not only very dangerous, but even if it is defeated, there may not be much benefit.
Besides, having said that - generations of people in the Qin State worked hard in order to make a big move eastward and aspire to dominate the Central Plains.
How can we still immerse ourselves in developing in wild areas? Wouldn’t it run counter to the great cause of the Qin people and the aspirations of the late kings?
Sima Cuo put forward another idea——
Bashu should be attacked!
First, 'To attack Korea now is to rob the emperor. It has a bad reputation, but it may not be beneficial. It also has an unjust reputation, and it is dangerous to attack what the world does not want.' The general meaning is to consider the influence of political public opinion.
Attacking eastward would openly challenge the authority of Emperor Zhou and would likely arouse public outrage.
As for the Bashu barbarians... if they were destroyed, they would certainly not be condemned by the public opinion of other countries.
The second is economic interests - 'taking the wealth will be enough to enrich the country and repair the army, and benefit the entire Western Sea, but the world will not consider it greedy'.
The hydrological conditions of the Chengdu Plain are very good and the climate is suitable for farming. Today's Bashu looks poor, that's because those stupid barbarians don't know how to farm. If we, the Qin people, attack it and do a little development, repair canals and so on... we can transform that barbaric land with barren mountains and rivers into the granary of Qin.
The third is military planning. This was not written in "Historical Records" and was not filmed in the TV series, but fortunately it is recorded in "Huayang Guozhi" - Sima Cuo said, 'The water flows to Chu, and there are powerful soldiers like Ba. , Floating large ships to the east of Chu, Chu land can be obtained.
Prior to this, when Qin was at war with Chu, the only place to send troops was to send troops from Wuguan and pass through the Danyang Mountains to attack Chu.
And occupying Bashu is equivalent to occupying the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
From then on, Qin State had a new route to attack Chu State, and it was much easier to follow than the old route of 'Wuguan-Danyang'!
The Qin people occupied the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and easily destroyed Chu's natural dangers on the river. It would be much easier to attack Chu in the future.
"If you win Shu, you will win Chu; if Chu dies, the world will be united."
All in all, the attack on Bashu was not a big effort in terms of international public opinion, economic interests, or military...
But the harvest can be extremely rich.
Judging from the real history of later generations, later generations have to praise Sima Cuo for his far-sightedness - decades after Qin conquered Bashu, Qin general Bai Qi sent troops from the Chu area and went down the river to flood Deng. Yan, defeated the Chu army...in one fell swoop, he captured the capital of the Chu state, beheaded countless people, and forced the Chu state to move its capital to the east, in a state of embarrassment.
After that, Chu's strength was greatly reduced and it was no longer able to confront Qin. It was said that it was powerless.
This 'Battle of Yanying' where Bai Qi attacked Chu was an exact replica of the blueprint dictated by Sima Cuo decades ago!
The Qin State spent a lot of effort to conquer Bashu - the so-called "the road to Shu is difficult, it is difficult to reach the sky". The difficulty of conquering Bashu can be imagined.
In real history, Sima Cuo quelled the Shu rebellion three times, and it took him 31 years to completely conquer Bashu.
A few years later, the Qin State invaded from two directions and engaged in the "Battle of Yanying", which resulted in the Chu State being covered in blood and completely beaten to a pulp.
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Looking back at this period of history - several generations of kings and famous ministers and generals of the Qin State, following the same strategic blueprint, worked hard throughout their lives and finally established a victory for unifying the world.
On the other hand, what did Chu State do during this period in its real history?
King Huai of Chu, who was two hundred and fifty, knew the threat of Qin - so he formed an alliance with Qi to curb Qin's march eastward, and also regained part of Qin's land outside Hangu Pass.
The State of Qin felt that there was a lot of pressure, so it sent Zhang Yi as an envoy to the State of Chu...
Everyone knows the following story - King Huai of Chu broke off diplomatic relations with Qi, and even sent envoys to Linzi to insult King Qi to show his determination to break off diplomatic relations. result……
Six hundred miles turned into six miles. King Chuhuai was deceived by Zhang Yi and became lame... He was angry and raised an army. He was defeated in two battles. Xiong Wuliang's father was gone.
Later (in real history), Mengchangjun of Qi took the lead and enlisted Chu, Wei and Han to join forces with Qin... As a result, Chu was capricious and secretly entered into a marriage alliance with Qin...
As we all know, traitors are always more hateful than enemies... So Qi, Wei and Han turned their spears and beat Chu State hard, and then beat Chu State into confusion and ceded territory to seek peace.
Later, King Huai of Chu disappeared, and his son Mi Heng (King Qingxiang of Chu) came to the throne. He also wanted to "avenge his father", so he wanted to unite all the countries to attack Qin... As a result, the alliance failed and fell to the throne. This gave the Qin State an excuse to send troops - this is how the above-mentioned Battle of Yanying started.
Tsk tsk tsk.
Looking at the Qin State, two generations have identified the same strategic goal and devoted decades of effort to the management of Bashu. Countless manpower, military power, and financial resources were invested, and the final harvest was huge.
What about Chu State?
Then there is no strategic goal to implement it to the end!
For the sake of six hundred miles of land, for petty profits, and to avenge the late king - the country's position changes, and all actions are for the immediate short-term benefit...
Looking at it this way, Qin's victory in real history is really not accidental, but inevitable.
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All in all, the Bashu region is of great significance to Qin - not only an economic granary, but also a strategic pillar for Chu and even a key starting point for future wars.
Now the Bashu region is in a state of turmoil?
Of course the Qin people lived in Bengbu!
To suppress! And it must be suppressed as soon as possible!
There is absolutely no room for loss in the land of Bashu!
If Bashu is not stable, how can we use the springboard of Bashu to attack Chu in the future? How to kill that damn Xiong Wuliang?
Last winter, during the battle in Xianyang City, Qin suffered a huge loss.
This revenge must be avenged!
Chu State must be attacked! Xiong Wuliang must die!
Jesus couldn’t keep him! I said!
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(Yimi: Huh? Why are there so many 3’s? They are all perverts! Are my lips bald?)
