Seeing that Sima mistakenly took over this mess, the officials of Qin State, including Queen Mother Xuan, all looked happy!
Sima Cuo is undoubtedly an 'S' level star.
With this experienced veteran who is familiar with the situation in Bashu and has a distinguished record coming out, we will surely win easily!
"Okay! Okay!" Empress Dowager Xuan beamed with joy: "With the help of the national captain, the Bashu thieves will be captured at hand."
"I wonder how many soldiers and horses the captain will need?"
Sima Cuo's face was solemn. Even though his opponents were just some refugees in the mountains, he showed no sign of contempt and said word by word——
"As far as I know, the rebels have captured Chenggu and destroyed the Baoshui Canal."
"We, Daqin, want to go south to quell the rebellion. The road is difficult and dangerous, the baggage line is extremely long, and there is always the risk of being attacked by the rebel army... The situation is not optimistic."
"At the same time, the rebel army was able to conquer a fortified city and destroy the canal... To have such combat power and such calculations, it is obvious that the enemy is not just a group of unruly people."
"In my opinion - this is a long-planned rebellion! It aims to disrupt our southwest granary of Great Qin! There may be support from other countries behind it!"
All the Qin officials fell into deep thought, and then nodded one after another.
As expected of Sima Cuo.
With only a small amount of information, we can make various guesses about the Bashu Rebellion.
"Therefore, in order to quell the chaos in the Qin Dynasty, we should clarify the key points!" Sima Cuo continued -
"Then Chen Ping killed the king and established himself as a prince of Shu. Although it is hateful - but he is not the most powerful opponent."
"The real thing to be wary of is the group of Pakistani rebels who captured Chenggu - there must be advisers around them, and there may be secret support from an enemy country behind them!"
Sima Cuo paused for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice: "The canal was destroyed, and it was difficult to supply the baggage - one more person means more grain and grass must be transported. The army is marching south, so it is even more difficult."
"Therefore, it is important to have good soldiers, not too many!"
"I invite fifty thousand elite troops to go south to quell the chaos!"
There was silence in the main hall.
In the end, it was Empress Dowager Xuan who broke the silence. The still charming Empress Dowager Mi clapped and applauded, and sincerely praised: "The country's captain has matured to seek the country, and this little girl admires her!"
The ministers even woke up from a dream and marveled at Sima Cuo's insight into fire.
Everyone was still immersed in the shock and anger caused by the Bashu Rebellion, but Sima Cuo had already analyzed the priorities in an orderly manner.
Presumably, the plan for entering the army is also well understood.
He is worthy of being a state captain!
It is really the Qiancheng of Great Qin!
Empress Dowager Xuan made the final decision: "Okay! Let's allocate 50,000 soldiers to the imperial army!"
"The Lieutenant of the State can personally select and select the most elite 50,000 Great Qin Tiger and Wolf Warriors!"
"If you feel it's not enough in the future, you can always go to Xianyang to write a letter, and I will accept your request!"
The veteran Sima Cuo's dark face was expressionless, he raised his hands and said solemnly: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
In 304 BC, in order to quell the second Bashu Rebellion, the Qin State worshiped Sima Cuo as its general and led 50,000 troops south to quell the rebellion.
Even Xiong Wuliang, who was far away in Quyang, did not expect that a rebellion in Bashu would lead to such a great god!
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Fifty thousand Qin troops marched south on the official road like a long steel dragon with black banners.
These 50,000 Qin troops are all elite tigers and wolves.
Most of them have titles of 'gongshi' or above - under Qin's military merit system, this means that more than half of them are veterans who have killed enemy troops on the battlefield.
In a world full of swords and weapons, it is not uncommon to be on the battlefield, but to be able to cut off at least one head and escape intact is to be considered a very powerful elite.
More than half of the 50,000 Qin troops are such elites!
The combat power of such a Qin army can be imagined.
Sima Cuo, who had gray hair on his temples, was sitting on a chariot. Regardless of the bumps, he was concentrating on the map of mountains and rivers.
In front of him, the Qin army's chariot troops opened the way.
Beside him were a group of armored Qin army knights, protecting the commander on both sides.
Large groups of infantry followed behind, meandering back and forth for several miles.
"After leaving the borders of Qin, we have to form a battle formation and march." Sima Cuo said to the deputy general beside him without raising his head.
"Fifty thousand troops formed five battle formations and crossed the border mountains and forests in batches." Sima Cuo ordered: "Once attacked, immediately defend on the spot. The remaining four battle formations can take this opportunity to outflank."
"This is to prevent the marching formation from being too long and not being able to take care of both the beginning and the end."
The deputy general is a young Qin general named Meng Xixiang. He is not very old. At this moment, he is full of admiration for the vivid Qin military god in front of him. The admiration in his eyes has almost condensed into a real flame.
Prime Minister Meng Xi admired sincerely: "Guo Wei is really sophisticated."
"This is truly a blessing to the Qin Dynasty!"
"With the national captain leading the troops, the unruly people of Bashu will not be afraid. When my Daqin sergeant sets foot in Sichuan and Sichuan, those rogue thieves will soon become birds and beasts when they hear that the national captain is coming."
"If we go to war last year, it will be led by the national captain himself... I don't think our country, Great Qin, will suffer the humiliation of being coerced by that little Mi Liang."
This Meng Xixiang talked very well, and had much higher emotional intelligence than Qu Yuan - in one sentence, he simultaneously belittled the Bashu people, Xiong Wuliang, and Bai Qi, who played against Xiong Wuliang last winter.
He only praised Sima Cuo in front of him very highly.
Sima Cuo seemed not to hear anything, his serious face expressionless.
The deputy general felt bored and had to keep his mouth shut.
After a while, Sima Cuo closed the map in his hand and said slowly: "The destruction of the Baoshui Canal has a great impact on our army - but it can also be overcome."
"Ten years ago, my captain led troops to attack Bashu for the first time, and he took the land route - there was no canal available at that time, so I conquered the land of Bashu just like me!"
"It's just that our army is not large in number now, and there may be enemy help behind the bandit army... we must be on guard."
"Fortunately, there are still remnants of our Qin army in the land of Bashu - after our army enters the land of Bashu, we will reorganize them and they should be a fighting force."
After Sima Cuo finished speaking, he turned to look at the deputy general Meng Xixiang beside him, and criticized seriously: "General Bai Qi is a rising star in the Qin Dynasty. I pride myself on being able to discern people - General Bai Qi's talent is not inferior to that of General Bai Qi." To me!"
"Given time, Bai Qi will surely shock the world!"
"Don't say those disparaging words about your colleagues just now." Sima Cuo warned sternly.
Meng Xi said yes.
The Qin army advanced all the way, bypassed Zhongnan Mountain, marched along the forest path, and soon left the Qin mainland.
Subsequently, the Qin army advanced in batches according to Sima Cuo's instructions.
There are cavalry at the head and tail, ready to respond to each other at any time.
Although the road was narrow and winding, the Qin army's marching formation had no flaws.
Continuing to walk forward, they came to the edge of [Baoshui River] - although the canal had been destroyed and boats could not sail, the Qin army could still march along the river on foot.
In this way, you can at least ensure that you won't get lost, and the shallows by the river are always much easier to walk than the forest paths that are one foot deep and one foot shallow.
The sky was getting dark, and Sima Cuo waved his hand: "Set up camp on the spot."
"All surrounding forests have been cut down to prevent fire attacks."
"Each battalion should be careful - if there is an enemy attack at night, do not go out to fight without authorization; you should guard the camp and release fireworks as a warning."
"All actions and actions can only be judged by the captain of the country!"
"Those who leave the camp to fight without permission, those who act without reason, those who spread rumors, those who ride horses or stride in the camp...all will be killed!"
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