Xianyang.
Qin Wangji's life has not been very good recently.
Following Bashu, Yiqu in Longxi and Beidi also rebelled.
Qin's method of recovering Yiqu was very disgraceful.
After the death of King Qin Huiwen, Queen Mother Xuan and King Yiqu got together. On the surface, the two were inseparable. You farmed and I farmed, and they even gave birth to two sons.
There are intrigues behind the scenes, and the waves are treacherous.
King Yiqu wanted to control Qin with the help of Queen Mother Xuan, and Queen Mother Xuan also wanted to annex Yiqu through King Yiqu.
As the saying goes, strike first and gain strength, strike later and suffer disaster.
Seeing that the time was right, Queen Mother Xuan deceived King Yiqu into Ganquan Palace.
The naive King Yiqu had no idea about Queen Mother Xuan's plan. He thought he had captured the beauty's heart and came to Ganquan Palace without any precautions.
Little did he know that this woman was much crueler than the man.
When Queen Mother Xuan saw King Yiqu, she killed him directly, and then sent troops to pacify Yiqu.
Although this move allowed Qin to quickly destroy Yiqu and expand its territory, it also laid the groundwork for Yiqu's subsequent rebellion.
Although King Yiqu was killed, the people of Yiqu were still there. How could they be willing to surrender to Qin when their monarch was killed in such a humiliating manner?
Over the years, the Yiqu people would rebel whenever they had the chance. Although they did not pose any threat to the Qin State, they still caused the Qin State a lot of trouble.
Moreover, each rebellion occurred at a critical moment in Qin's foreign war, leaving Qin unable to concentrate on dealing with the six kingdoms of Kanto.
In order to completely regain Yiqu, the Queen Mother Xuan and the King of Qin forcibly moved some Yiqu people into Guanzhong, and then moved the Qin people to Longxi and Beidi. They also married Yiqu women to Qin men and encouraged intermarriage between the two races. Finally, Yiqu's counterattack was barely suppressed.
"Invincibility starts with sacrificing the ancestor"
However, some Yiqu people did not succumb to Qin's power, but moved further north and west to seek opportunities to restore their country.
This year, these Yiqu people learned that Qin was defeated in Guandong and lost a lot of land. They were very excited and felt that the opportunity for revenge had come, so they joined forces with Yuezhi and Quyan to attack Qin.
The three tribes gathered a mighty army of hundreds of thousands. They captured two county towns in less than half a month and elected a new King of Yiqu, which showed signs of restoration.
To be honest, the Qin State has never paid attention to the foreign races around it.
These trash aliens don't even have weapons. Qin can hang them up and beat them with one hand.
The problem is... now Qin has no food...
To reward soldiers for food, to attack Zhao for food, to put down the Bashu rebellion is to ask for food. Even if Qin has the two major granaries of Guanzhong and Bashu, it will not be enough to squander it.
"If the generals lead the army to quell the rebellion in Defining Qu, how many troops will be needed? How long will it take?" Qin Wangji looked at the generals of the Qin State in front of him: Wang Lu, Si Li, Wang Ling, and Wang Jian.
Bai Qi attacked Zhao State in Hedong, and Sima Cuo was in charge of Bashu. The Qin State had only these generals who could take charge of their own affairs.
As for Wei Ran...
Qin Wangji distrusted him very much, even more distrusting than Diao Bai Qi. He would never use him unless he had no choice.
When Empress Dowager Xuan was in power, with Wei Ran as the prime minister, the two of them almost completely ignored King Qin.
It was not until the late years of Queen Mother Xuan that King Ji of Qin abolished it and deposed the four nobles, and finally took back the rights completely.
After the death of Empress Dowager Xuan, the King of Qin directly expelled Wei Ran from Xianyang and went to the fiefdom of Taoyi. It is said that when he left, there were more than a thousand vehicles used to carry heavy money.
After that, Wei Ran stayed in Taoyi until Qin was attacked by the Three Jins and Chu. The King of Qin had no choice but to re-activate Wei Ran, and finally teamed up with Sima Cuo to defeat the Chu army.
"Your Majesty, the general only needs 20,000 troops to level the canal in four months." Wang Hao said excitedly, clasping his fists.
Changping was defeated in the First World War. Although Wang Lu was not executed, his title was wiped out and he became a civilian, and all his merits had to be accumulated again.
King Qin nodded and looked at Si Li.
"Your Majesty, the general will need 30,000 troops, and it will take three months to pacify the canal," Si Li said.
He is better than Wang Lu. Although his title is gone, his official position is still there. And as King Qin's "people around him," he might be able to restore his title when King Qin is in a better mood.
"Your Majesty, I will need an army of 30,000 troops to level the canal in two months." Wang Ling gritted his teeth and said.
Finally, King Qin looked at Wang Jian.
"Your Majesty, I will need an army of 50,000 in the end. It will take half a year to quell the Qu rebellion." Wang Jian said.
"Why does General Wang Jian need so many troops and it takes so long?" King Qin asked puzzledly.
Wang Jian is the leader of the younger generation in the Qin Kingdom. His ability is obvious to all. Apart from his lack of experience, he is no less than a veteran in other aspects.
Qin Wangji had always been very optimistic about Wang Jian and didn't think there was such a big gap between him and others.
"The last general must ensure that he will win." Wang Jian said as he cupped his hands.
The implication is that although the army others want is small, it is risky.
"Okay, I will give you fifty thousand troops." King Qin slammed the table and said loudly.
The summer grain is about to be harvested, so I grit my teeth, the 50,000-strong army can still support it.
It's just that the rewards for the soldiers will be postponed again...
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely put an end to Qu's rebellion." Wang Jian said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, news came from Guandong. Tian Shan defeated the 200,000-strong combined army of Han and Wei at Ye City. Lian Po also defeated the Qi army by the river and captured 200,000 Qi soldiers. The Qi State sued for peace with the Zhao State and compensated the Zhao State with 4 million Shi Liangcao ceded Jixi to the State of Zhao, and formed an alliance with the State of Zhao, with Zhao State as the leader of the alliance."
At this time, Fan Ju hurried over, leaned over and said.
"Zhao defeated the Four Kingdoms so quickly!"
When the generals heard this, their expressions instantly changed. Thinking about it, if they were in Tian Dan or Lian Po's position, they would never be able to win so cleanly.
"The defeat of Yan was expected. I didn't expect Qi, Wei, and South Korea to be defeated so quickly. Has Zhao's strength actually reached this level?"
Qin Wangji sighed, deeply feeling the pressure brought by Zhao Guo.
He originally thought that this time the Five Kingdoms attacked Zhao, not to mention destroying the Zhao Kingdom, but at least delaying the Zhao Kingdom until they missed the summer farming and dragging the Zhao Kingdom down. Unexpectedly, the Zhao Kingdom not only defeated the four kingdoms so quickly, but also forced the Yan Kingdom to He Qi had to cede territory and seek peace.
We even got a lot of food and grass.
Thinking of the four million stones of grain and grass compensated by Qi to Zhao, Qin Wangji was filled with jealousy and wanted to snatch all the grain and grass.
If the losses on the road are not taken into account, this food and grass is enough to support an army of 400,000 for half a year.
If the Qin State had this food and grass, it would be able to launch a war immediately. Wherever it is necessary, as it is now, to put down the Yiqu rebellion, we must consider troop strength and time.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Zhao State is only powerful in terms of military strength. Other economies, population, and territory are not as good as our Qin State. As long as our Qin State recovers and rests for two years, it will be able to regain its strength. When the time comes, we can unite with other countries and we will be able to Destroy the State of Zhao." Fan Ju consoled him.
In fact, everyone knows that the most important thing in troubled times is military strength.
And after this time, Zhao Kuo's foothold has been stable, and it is impossible for other countries to join forces with Qin to attack Zhao like this time.
What Fan Ju said was just words of comfort.
"Send an order for Lord Wu'an to retreat." King Qin waved his hand helplessly. All four countries were defeated, and there was no need for Qin to waste food on the front line.
"Wait a minute." Fan Ju quickly stopped him, "Your Majesty, we may be able to take advantage of the opportunity to take Hedong."
ps: I wrote it wrong before. It is not spring plowing, it should be summer plowing. Spring plowing has already passed, so it has been changed.
