At this time, in Qifeng City, Li Xin was leading some Qin soldiers to collect grain.
"According to the order of the commander-in-chief, grain is collected from the people of Qifeng City for military needs. If you are willing to donate, when the war is over, the Qin army will return it three times!"
Li Xin stood on the stage and shouted loudly. Many people gathered below, but many people were indifferent, and their eyes were full of worry. They were afraid that the Qin army would start to rob them because they had no food and they did not donate it. food.
Looking at the indifferent and even disgusted people below, Li Xin's eyes were filled with impatience. It was impossible for the Qin army to be short of food. Not to mention that the Xinzheng granary had not been burned. Even if the Xinzheng granary was burned, they had been relying on it these days. It is impossible for the powerful and wealthy people in the four cities to borrow money from each other without any shortage of food and grass.
Among the gathered crowd, an inconspicuous beggar looked at the impatient Li Xin and the Qin soldiers who looked unprovoked. After a glint flashed in his eyes, he lowered his head and left the crowd.
After seeing the beggar leaving, the Qin soldiers who were hiding in the dark nodded and whispered to the people around them.
"You continue to follow him, I will report to the commander."
"good."
After saying that, the soldiers dressed as civilians headed towards the camp outside the city. After the soldiers beside Li Xin whispered a few words to Li Xin, Li Xin's eyes were full of astonishment, but he still nodded.
At this time, the 50,000-strong army led by Wang Jian had arrived in Upper Cai City, and the defender of Lower Cai City was reporting on the situation in Chu.
"General, the Shouchun, Chengfu, Zhonggao and other places occupied by Chu State are all prosperous areas of Chu State, with a large population and relatively few ferocious beasts, poisonous insects and miasma. However, these places have been managed by Qu Jingzhao's three clans for generations, and the people are convinced that The Qu Jingzhao clan," the guard said.
"I know these things. What is the military strength of Qu Jingzhao's clan? Who is the general in charge?" Wang Jian asked.
"According to reports from our spies, Qu Jingzhao's clan has about 160,000 troops, of which 100,000 troops were mobilized to the Wei State a few days ago. Now there are only 60,000 troops left in the entire Chu State, including civilians and new soldiers. .As for the general who commanded the troops, we don’t know.
According to the previous speculations of General Yang and General Sima, the chief Sima of the Chu State of Lord Changping was Xiang Yan, and the chief Sima of the Chu State of Chu was the head of the Jing family. The chief Sima of Chu King Xiong Han was Li Yuan. The head of the Jing family led an army to the state of Wei. We guess that the leader of the 60,000-strong army is now the head of the Qu family. "The guard said.
"Head of the Qu family? How is his ability to lead troops?" Wang Jian asked with a frown.
There has always been friction between Qin and Chu. Qin has always regarded the huge Chu State as its biggest competitor, and its level of danger is still higher than that of Zhao State. On weekdays, they, the military people, often gather together to study the people of Chu who can lead troops to fight, and study their marching and formation habits, but there has never been such a discussion in the Taiwei's mansion about the people of Chu who can lead troops to fight. He is the head of the family. Wang Jian subconsciously thought that this was Chu's hidden good at fighting. After all, no matter how stupid Zheng Chu was, he would not be able to hand over the country's comfort to a person who did not understand military affairs.
The guard general was stopped by Wang Jian's question, thought for a moment and said
"Reporting to the general, we don't know. The head of the Qu family has been holding the position of Tai'ao in Chu State before. He has never heard of marching and fighting on weekdays, but he has often been accused of corruption, accepting bribes, harming colleagues, and bullying the people. Heard.”
"Do you have any information about the head of the Qu family?" Wang Jian asked.
"Yes." The guard said.
"Send the information, then go down and let the soldiers rest, and send the scouts out to collect information." Wang Jian said.
"promise!"
Information about the head of the Qu family was soon sent in. The Qin State had sharp weapons such as snares. It had unrivaled advantages in collecting intelligence and assassinating important officials. The Qin Army was able to win every battle in addition to its outstanding generals. In addition to a strong army, the intelligence provided by the snare is also indispensable.
After Ziyou took over Luowang, he divided the various parts of the entire Luowang into more specific divisions of labor, especially the intelligence analysis system, which has become the core of the entire Luowang, and the controller of this system is Ziyou. The current Qin army can basically reach the point where they know themselves and their enemies.
Seeing Wang Jian reading the information, Wang Jian's deputy did not disturb him, but waited silently. After Wang Jian glanced at it twice, he threw the information aside.
The deputy general asked in surprise.
"General, is something wrong?"
Wang Jian rubbed his brows, his eyes filled with helplessness. He originally thought that he trusted the Qu family's ability to hand over the country's security to the head of the Qu family, but after reading the intelligence, Wang Jian found out about the bullshit leadership of the Qu family. In terms of ability, the entire Chu State of Fu Chu seems to have Fu Chu as the king of Chu, but all the power is in the hands of Qu Jingzhao and his family.
In order to prevent Fu Chu from seizing power while the head of the Jing family left with his troops, Qu Jingzhao and his family directly handed over the military power to the head of the Qu family. For them, it didn't matter who gave the army to them, but they had to ensure that the power in their hands was not allowed. There is a loss.
"I've been worrying too much. This head of the Qu family is not even as good as Zhao Kuo back then." Wang Jian said.
Zhao Kuo was well versed in military theory at the time, but unfortunately his opponent was Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an. In addition, Zhao Kuo could not hold on anymore. Zhao Kuo could only take the initiative to attack. Otherwise, what awaited Zhao Jun would be a large number of Zhao soldiers being killed. starve. It was hard to tell whether the head of the Qu family was good at war or not. Wang Jian felt that he was overqualified when he came to capture the Chu Kingdom. He originally thought he would encounter some difficult opponents, but now it seems that he is just a little shrimp.
"Then do we still need to wait?" the deputy general asked.
"Wait, the time we agreed with Li Yuan is the day after tomorrow." Wang Jian said.
The state of Qin and Li Yuan agreed that the Qin army and Li Yuan's army would attack Chu Chu together, and whoever captured the land would get it, but Shouchun had to be given to Li Yuan. In exchange, Li Yuan was responsible for helping Yang Duan and resisting Changping. The rest of your army.
Time passed little by little, and one day later, Ziyou, who was living a leisure life in Xinzheng, received bad news.
"What did you say? Say it again!?" Ziyou looked at the sun in front of him in disbelief.
Zhan Ri's expression was cold, but his eyes were also filled with an incomprehensible look.
"General Wang Ben was suddenly poisoned and seriously ill, and now the entire army is leaderless. This is what General Li Xin personally told the Snare Killers and asked them to send it overnight. General Wang Ben has been sleeping for a day and has not woken up. At first, the military doctor just thought he had a cold, but Now it seems that things are not that simple." Zhanri said again.
"What's the situation with the army? Has the news been leaked?" Ziyou asked.
"According to the news that came back, General Li Xin took over the entire army as soon as something happened to General Wang Ben, and had people block the news, and announced that General Wang Ben was fine. On weekdays, people pretend to be the king. General Ben appears in the tent." Zhanri said.
Ziyou breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Zhanri's words. What he was most afraid of now was that the army would be in chaos because of Wang Ben's poisoning, which would allow Lian Po to find an opportunity. But fortunately Li Xin made the right choice. But things are not optimistic. Wang Bi and Li Xin had previously spread the news that the army was short of food, and Lian Po might take action.
Ziyou's face became more and more serious. He looked at Ziyou with a serious face and stopped talking.
Ziyou sat on his seat and knocked on the table. There was no sound in the room except the sound of the table being knocked. At this time, Ziyou looked serious. Poisoning an army commander had not never happened on the battlefield. Poisoning also happened. Soldiers are also deceitful. But in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, the most stringent protection will be provided to the commander of the army and even the generals in the army. Specialized people are responsible for travel and food. The fear is that some people do not follow martial ethics.
The Qin army was extremely strict when it came to this kind of thing. As the commander-in-chief of the army, Wang Ben had strict standards for his daily diet, housing and travel, and dedicated people were responsible for them. These people were strictly selected, and there was no chance of any problems. The only people who could poison Wang Ben were outsiders, but Wang Ben was closely protected, and it was impossible for outsiders to poison him.
"Has anything happened in the Wei State, the Qin Army's camp, and Qifeng City these days? How many people have come into contact with Wang Ben?" Ziyou asked.
"General Li Xin is secretly investigating these matters, and the net is also investigating the suspicious candidates that General Li Xin has contacted these days. By the way. A few days ago, intelligence came from Daliang. Lord Long Yang of Wei State fought with a mysterious person outside the city. Lord Long Yang was defeated miserably. , but in the end the mysterious man who was about to kill him escaped for unknown reasons, and Long Yangjun was nowhere to be found. According to our killer identification, the mysterious man was a member of the Taoist sect, and he used "Xiaoyaoyou", and Lord Long Yang used the secret technique of the Yin Yang family, Yin Yang and the Five Elements." Zhan Ri said.
Ziyou also knew about Long Yangjun. After all, everyone knew the story between Long Yangjun and Wei Anli. But Ziyou didn't expect that Long Yangjun was actually a member of the Yinyang family. Ziyou feels that the matter between King Anli is not incomprehensible. There is a group of people in the Yin and Yang family who seem to be pursuing the so-called way of transforming yin and yang.
As for the mysterious person from the Taoist sect, Ziyou couldn't help but think of his previous conversation with Xiaomeng in Shangdang County. Things like the Taoist clan, the Yin-Yang family Long Yangjun, and Wang Ben's poisoning are increasingly giving Ziyou a headache. These things seem to have no connection, but they coincidentally appear at the same time, which makes people suspicious.
"Has the news of this matter reached the king?" Ziyou asked.
"Already on the way, we expect to arrive in Xianyang the day after tomorrow." Zhanri said.
"I understand. Tell Zhong Ji and ask him to pay attention to the safety of the grain and grass depot at all times. If the manpower of Wei State is not enough, let the trap killer from Yingchuan County also go to Wei State. The matter of Wang Ben's poisoning must be investigated. At the same time, let the superior The snare killers in Dangjun, Xudi, Shangcai, and Xicheng are all in operation. Be sure to protect Meng Wu, Sima Su, Wang Jian, Yang Duan and the four generals. Take this token and go to Jinghu Medical Village, please Mr. Nianduan goes to Qifeng City," Ziyou said.
The commander of the army was poisoned, which was a contempt and provocation to the entire Qin State. If the Qin State did not respond, this kind of thing would inevitably not happen again.
"promise!"
After covering the sun and bowing, he left to arrange manpower.
After Ziyou thought about it for a few more times, he suddenly stood up and shouted
"Mo Crow, prepare the car."
"Sir! Where are we going?" Mo Ya's figure flashed into the house and asked.
"Go to Qifeng. I'll go there myself." Ziyou said.
It has been raining heavily these days, and yesterday there was a sudden power outage and network outage. It is said that there is something wrong with our signal tower and the signal cannot be sent out.
A book friend reminded me in the morning. I tried to post it, but the network was still too bad. It has been fixed now.
(End of chapter)
