Chapter 311 Unifying the Six Kingdoms
Qin Huaishu was kind enough not to attack Chu Yian, but just sat back quietly.
However, Qin Huaishu felt that Chu Yian's idea of growing to be as tall as him was probably impossible to achieve.
After all, according to Chu Yian, she is still a little short of catching up with her ancestor's 1.6-meter-long sword.
So now, the sword is not yet long.
The corners of Qin Huaishu's lips curled up, and a picture suddenly popped up in his mind.
The little person was standing on the ground with a silly look on her face. Suddenly, a sword fell from the sky and stuck next to her. She had to look up to see the hilt at the top.
Qin Huaishu couldn't help but cover his lips and laughed softly.
Chu Yian:?
Chu Yian bared his teeth: "Are you laughing at me for being short?"
Qin Huaishu raised his head, a smile clearly in his eyes, but he refused to admit it: "No, don't think about it."
After saying that, he quickly stopped laughing and changed the subject: "Let's continue."
Chu Yian looked at him suspiciously, sat back, and while Qin Huaishu was dipping his pen in ink and not paying attention, he quickly stroked his head and felt comfortable.
Qin Huaishu looked helpless and had no idea what to do with Chu Yian's strange hobbies.
Jing Ke's attempt to assassinate the King of Qin failed, which completely angered Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng ordered Wang Jian to attack the State of Yan.
Prince Dan led his troops to resist, but unfortunately he was no match for the Qin army. After the Qin army broke through the capital of Yan, the King of Yan and Prince Dan led their men to flee to Liaodong.
Ying Zheng then ordered Li Xin to lead troops to capture Prince Dan. The King of Yan had no choice but to listen to other people's advice, killed Prince Dan and presented his head to Ying Zheng, which temporarily alleviated the crisis of Yan's national destruction.
The Qin army temporarily let Yan go and began to attack Chu in the south, capturing more than a dozen cities in the north of Chu.
However, the purpose of attacking Chu at this time was not to defeat Chu, but to cut off the connection between Wei and Chu.
After all, the two countries are neighbors, and attacking either one of them may lead to joint targets.
It would be better to separate them first and defeat them one by one.
After cutting off contact, Wang Ben led his army north to attack the State of Wei.
The water of the Yellow River was diverted into the Honggou, the water level of the Honggou was raised, and then diverted to Daliang.
How could a city wall built with rammed earth and stones withstand being soaked in water for a long time?
The city walls collapsed, and floods rushed into Daliang City, causing heavy casualties among the people.
The King of Wei had no choice but to surrender.
In 225 BC, the State of Wei was destroyed.
Speaking of the demise of the Wei State, it is actually quite sad.
The State of Wei was once the most powerful country in the world. Which country did not look up to it?
But when did the State of Wei begin to decline?
Duke Wen of Wei appointed Li Kui to carry out reforms and Wu Qi as a general, which led to the rapid rise of the State of Wei.
After Wenhou's death, Wuhou inherited his father's will to reform and strengthen the country, listened carefully to the opinions of Wu Qi and others, and led the State of Wei to new heights.
However, in his later years, he lost himself in the power field, believed in slander, alienated wise ministers, and forced Wu Qi to leave.
This led to political turmoil in the State of Wei, and even his position as the leader of the Seven Kingdoms was in jeopardy.
Therefore, the defeat of Wei State was not caused by a certain generation of kings, but it had been gradually declining since the later years of Wu Hou, but Wu Hou himself did not realize it at all.
It was not until the reign of King Hui of Wei that the State of Wei was defeated in the Battle of Maling and Pang Juan committed suicide. The State of Wei's status as the overlord was completely overthrown and it never recovered.
After that, each generation is worse than the previous one.
Now, it is easy to destroy this former hero with just a trick of flooding Daliang.
One can't help but sigh that the former great ruler is nothing more than this.
When Qin attacked Wei, internal strife broke out in Chu, and the concubine's son of King Qingxiang of Chu staged a coup and came to power.
Ying Zheng wanted to seize this great opportunity to attack the State of Chu.
So he asked Li Xin how many troops were needed to attack the State of Chu.
Li Xin replied, no more than 200,000.
Ying Zheng asked Wang Jian again, but Wang Jian asked for an army of 600,000.
Maybe Wang Jian is really old, too cautious, and lacks the drive of a young man.
So Ying Zheng sent Li Xin and Meng Tian to lead an army of 200,000 to attack the State of Chu.
Because his suggestions were not adopted, Wang Jian retired and returned home on the grounds of illness.
Li Xin and Meng Tian attacked the State of Chu. At first, they were very successful and captured several cities of Chu in succession.
But who knew that at this moment, the Lord of Changping would appear and catch them off guard?
Changping Jun was the child born to King Kaolie of Chu and a princess of Qin when King Kaolie of Chu was a hostage in Qin. Later, when King Kaolie of Chu returned to his country, he did not take the child with him.
So although he was a prince of Chu, he was actually a Qin person who grew up in Qin.
Therefore, he gained the trust of Ying Zheng, who sent him to appease the Chu people.
Unexpectedly, he would suddenly rise up against Qin and quickly capture Ying Chen, a city that had already been captured by Li Xin and Meng Tian.
The rebellion of Changping Jun cut off Li Xin and Meng Tian's retreat, forcing them to give up attacking the State of Chu and return to quell the rebellion.
But on the way back, the Chu general Xiang Yan saw that the Qin army was retreating, so he led his army in pursuit. After three days of fierce fighting, he defeated the Qin army.
No one had expected this defeat. Not only did it cost the lives of tens of thousands of Qin soldiers, but it also humiliated Ying Zheng.
He had no choice but to bow his head and personally ask Wang Jian, who had retired and returned to his hometown, to come back and lead the troops to attack Chu again.
Qin Huaishu was a little curious. After finishing writing, he paused for a moment and asked, "How do you descendants evaluate Li Xin's defeat?"
Chu Yian thought for a moment and said, "This is the scoring angle."
Qin Huaishu was a little surprised: "What angles are there?"
Chu Yian chuckled, and said this with some pride: "My son, you have to know that in our world, people always gloss over their victories, but as long as they lose, they must analyze it clearly and clearly."
"For example, Li Xin's defeat, we need to discuss it from three perspectives: military, political, and personal."
"From a personal and military command perspective, it was probably due to his youthful vigor that he underestimated the enemy. He subsequently made an error in judgment and failed to see through Xiang Yan's plan to lure the enemy deeper into his territory."
"There is also a serious lack of ability to judge battlefield situations and respond to emergencies."
"From a political perspective, we need to ask why Changping Jun rebelled. It might be because he was dissatisfied with the rule of Qin. In addition, he was originally a prince of Chu."
"In addition to these, Ying Zheng's failure to adopt Wang Jian's advice also contributed to this defeat to a certain extent."
"To sum it up, Li Xin has his own problems and is unlucky."
Having said that, Li Xin's evaluation by later generations is quite low.
Yes, since ancient times, heroes have been judged by their success or failure. Li Xin's defeat was definitely a major defeat on the road to unifying the six kingdoms for the Qin State, and it almost reversed history.
If Ying Zheng had not invited Wang Jian back again, it is unknown when the six kingdoms would have been unified.
After Ying Zheng invited Wang Jian back, he still gave him an army of 600,000 to attack the State of Chu.
Before leaving, Wang Jian asked Ying Zheng for a lot of land, and during the march he repeatedly asked Ying Zheng to give him more good land and some treasures.
His subordinates all thought his behavior was inappropriate, but Wang Jian knew that Ying Zheng was suspicious.
Now that he has so many soldiers in his hands, it would be difficult to eliminate Ying Zheng's suspicion of him unless he makes Ying Zheng think that he is just greedy for money.
I am always worried that he will become powerful and influential.
Qin Huaishu can understand this point. After all, most of the Qin army is in the hands of Wang Jian. This is something that no emperor would dare to do easily. If this is true, I wonder how many people will lose sleep.
In addition, Ying Zheng had previously wanted to divide the power in Wang Jian's hands, so he wanted to support Li Xin.
So it’s no wonder that Wang Jian had such concerns.
However, many people in later generations only saw Wang Jian as being greedy and overbearing, and felt sorry for Ying Zheng for having to endure the old man's excessive demands.
But he didn't see Wang Jian's worry.
Qin Huaishu didn't think there was anything wrong with Wang Jian's move. In history, there were many military generals who offended the emperor without even knowing when because of their straightforwardness.
He only realized it when he died.
This is probably what makes Wang Jian so powerful. He not only understands military strategy, but also politics.
Wang Jian led an army of 600,000 to defeat the Chu army, killed General Xiang Yan, and captured the King of Chu.
In 223 BC, the State of Chu was destroyed.
After Wang Jian destroyed Chu, he continued to march south, forcing the King of Yue to surrender and establishing Kuaiji County in Yue. The Yue State was destroyed.
In the same year, Ying Zheng also ordered Wang Ben to attack Liaodong and attack the State of Yan. The King of Yan was defeated and the State of Yan was destroyed.
On his way back, Wang Ben took over Dai, which was occupied by the escaped crown prince of Zhao State, and the State of Zhao was completely destroyed.
At this point, looking around the universe, Wei, Zhao, Han, Chu, and Yan had all been conquered and became part of the Qin State.
Only the lonely Qi State in the east remained standing.
Wang Ben was ordered to march south to destroy Qi.
The State of Qi had been completely weakened since the battle with Yue Yi, and had been hiding in its own territory, trying to avoid war with other countries.
The army's combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, and it was almost defeated in the face of the Qin army whose morale was high.
The Qin army was like a force to be reckoned with, and soon arrived at Linzi, sending a special envoy to persuade King Jian of Qi to surrender.
At the instigation of the Prime Minister, King Jian of Qi finally chose to surrender.
In 221 BC, the State of Qi was destroyed.
At this point, the Qin State ended the long-standing situation of separatist rule by princes and established the first centralized unified dynasty in Chinese history - Qin.
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