When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 605 Two hundred and fifty thousand versus one hundred and twenty thousand, the advantage is mine!
In the end, the Thunder Leopard Army and the Shadow Tiger Army only stopped at a place less than fifty miles away from Chen County and stopped advancing. The army led by Li Yuan and Xiang Yan also advanced to Xiangcheng.

The Chinese army entered Xiangcheng, which made Xiang Yan quite emotional.

Xiangcheng's Xiang and Xiangyan's Xiang have the same origin. Three hundred years ago, this was the capital of Xiang State.

The Kingdom of Xiang is a fiefdom and viscount of the descendants of King Wen of Zhou, so it is also called the Kingdom of Xiang.

In the eighth year of King Xiang of Zhou (644 BC) and the sixteenth year of Duke Xi of Lu, the state of Lu gradually became stronger and stronger, and the state of Qi gradually weakened with the death of Guan Zhong. Even Duke Huan of Qi was seriously ill. Duke Huan of Qi summoned Song Gong and Chen Hou , Weihou, Zheng Bo, Xu Nan, Xinghou, Cao Bo and other princes gathered in Huaihe to form an alliance.

In the spring of the seventeenth year of Duke Xi of Lu, the armies of Qi and Xu jointly attacked the British, and Duke Xi of Lu took charge of the remaining princes. Duke Xi of Lu took the opportunity to order the other princes to destroy Xiang and occupy its land.

The Xiang family fled in various directions, and a considerable number of them fled south to the land of Chu State and became ministers of Chu State.

Many years later, Duke Huan of Qi passed away and the Qi State lost its status as the overlord. King Chu Cheng sent troops to capture Xiang. The Xiang family made great achievements in the war and was granted the title of Prime Minister. From then on, the Xiang family who went south to Chu established themselves in The land of Jiangdong became the nobility of Jiangdong.

Speaking of which, Xiangcheng is to the Xiang family of Chu State, headed by Xiang Yan, just like Qinghe is to Zhang Ji's Zhang family in Anyi, except that the latter does not have the same nobility of his own bloodline and origin as Xiang Yan. of persistence.

After all, in later generations, whose ancestors have not produced several celebrities, who are not descendants of nobles, who are not descendants of Yanhuang or Chi You?
Even in areas that were naturalized in China, there were many celebrities from other races in his ancestors, so Zhang Ji didn't have much obsession with things like blood.

Xiang Yan was inspired to fight.

Or rather...ambition!
That kind of ambition is not the ambition to become a king, but the ambition to restore the glory of the ancestors.

To tell a joke about the Chu Kingdom, if you can be a noble of the Chu Kingdom, why bother yourself when you become the King of Chu and suffer the cowardice of the nobles?
To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the fact that the three major clans of Qu Jingzhao are the clans of the Chu State, otherwise the nobles would unite and change the king of Chu at any time they want. On the contrary, they nobles can in this era of broken etiquette and music, in their own The fief enjoys all the benefits a king can enjoy.

However, when Xiang Yan held a military meeting, the generals were already quarreling over whether to take the initiative to attack Chen County.

The Zhao family has been a pro-Qin faction since Yin Zhaoyang, the order of Chu more than a hundred years ago. Although the current head of the Zhao family, Zhao Tao, is determined to help Chu against Qin, he still believes that the Qin army is far stronger than the Chu army and is the strongest among the Chu army. Conservatives and radical generals quarreled fiercely.

"The Qin army is brave and good at fighting. Over the years, it has defeated Han and Zhao, and is the best in the world. And Zhang Ji personally leads the army. Even if the enemy is outnumbered, we must not launch an attack rashly!"

Even though the three major clans belong to the same clan and are deeply bound by their interests, the Jing family and the Qu family, who are both members of the three major clans, are both staunch anti-Qin factions in terms of their attitude towards Qin.

Jing Qi, the head of the Jing family, had been ordered to lead 150,000 soldiers and horses gathered by the nobles of the Huaihe River and Huaihe Rivers to march north to aid Wei. Therefore, the heavy responsibility of the radical faction fell on Qu Ding, the head of the Qu family.

"Five years ago, I followed Lord Chun Shen on the journey from here and started the fifth joint attack on Qin. Nanyang County was returned to our Chu State. Wherever the Chu State army went, the people wholeheartedly welcomed it. It can be said that they took over everything. Time."

"That state of vitality and all things competing is still before our eyes."

"Is it possible that after only five years, our Chu army is so inferior to the Qin army?"

"You know, when the Chu army was defeated, the primary responsibility lies with Yan Dan, who leaked military information and cut off our retreat. Otherwise, Xianyang City would have been breached long ago. Where would the Qin State be today?"

"No matter how you put it, 250,000 versus 120,000, the advantage is mine!"

Old God Li Yuan was there, kneeling with Xiang Yan in front of a separate desk, reviewing the government affairs sent from Shouchun, and handling the logistical tasks in the army. He had no intention of interfering in the debate among the generals.

In other words, he was waiting for Xiang Yan to express his stance, and then supported Xiang Yan. This moved Xiang Yan quite a bit. At least on this point, Li Yuan was far superior to Chunshen Jun!
Chun Shenjun didn't know much about military affairs, and he could only talk about military affairs on paper, but he liked to command this and that, which caused a headache for the Chu generals who had participated in the alliance.

However, Li Yuan had a full understanding of his military level and would never overstep his command or give orders easily. As he said before, he left everything to Xiang Yan to command. On the contrary, he, the Chu Ling Yin, was like He is a military chief.

After finishing the last batch of government affairs at hand, Li Yuan stretched out and looked at Xiang Yan, who seemed to be more calm than him.

As a well-rounded villain, he is naturally good at observing words and expressions. However, from Xiang Yan's face, he could not see a trace of eagerness and anxiety, or even a hint of worry. There was also a hint of confidence?

From the perspective of meeting his political interests, Li Yuan hoped that Xiang Yan would send troops.

As the previous capital of Chu State, Chen County was captured by the Qin army. If the Chu army did not fight, his political opponents in the court would surely accuse him of being weak and losing the blood of the Chu people.

"Quiet."

Finally, Xiang Yan spoke up to stop the quarrel. The prestige accumulated in the army over the years and Li Yuan's support gave Xiang Yan unprecedented command power in this army that was not very united.

"Take the initiative, yes."

Xiang Yan looked at the hopeful eyes of the radicals and conservatives and spoke slowly.

Seeing the excitement of the radicals, Xiang Yan changed the subject.

"If we take the initiative to attack, the Chu army will inevitably suffer heavy losses." Xiang Yan looked at Qu Ding, the representative of the radical faction, shook his head and said, "Don't forget the Mohist's mechanism skills."

"Compared to attacking, the Mo family is best at defense, and Zhang Ji is the leader of the Moh family."

"But general, our Chu country also has the mechanism technique provided by the Chu Mo family, so it may not be impossible to break through the city where the machine is stationed!"

Qu Ding still wanted to fight for it again, but when the words came out, he also realized his stupidity.

Chu Mo is famous as a Mo Xia, and he is best at single combat and assassination. However, Qin Mo focuses on forging, while the Mo Family General Academy focuses on machine skills. In comparison, Chu Mo's little machine skills are useless. It’s nothing.

"It doesn't matter, General Qu Ding, please rest assured."

"I am not saying that we are being conservative, but this is not the most appropriate time to attack."

There was an unabashed look of confidence on Xiang Yan's face, which infected the generals in the tent. Even the conservative generals couldn't help but guess that Xiang Yan must have found a flaw in the Qin army.

"Before the time comes, just continue to confront the Qin army, don't worry."

Xiang Yan didn't trust the young boy from the Zhang family, nor the white-haired contemporary Gui Gu Hengjian, but he did trust the head of the Zhang family, the father of the city.

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