Zhang Tuo’s questions were the questions in the hearts of many Qin generals.

The Chu army has been defeated, and at this time we should take advantage of the victory and pursue the troops at Ruyin City.

Meng Tian ordered the army to be stationed in Taihe and practiced diligently every day, but sent troops from Nanjun to appease the Chu people in Chenjun under the banner of the Chu people.

"Do you still remember General Li, are you right about General Wang and the King's questions?"

Meng Tian smiled slightly and did not answer Zhang Tuo's questions positively.

Generals like to fight fast wars, and no one likes to fight stupid wars honestly.

"I remember it very clearly. When the king selected the generals of Chu, he asked General Wang how many people were needed. General Wang said he needed 600,000 people. General Li said that he only needed 200,000 people could destroy Chu."

Meng Hu followed Meng Tian and returned to Xianyang to report his life. He had heard about Ying Zheng asking about Li Xin and Wang Jian.

When the general of the Chu destruction was confirmed, Ying Zheng first conducted an assessment. It was a military secret at the beginning. Now it has been a year since the news was not necessary to keep it confidential, so it naturally came out of the palace.

"Six hundred thousand men?"

When everyone in the tent heard this, they couldn't help but take a breath.

At this time, the transportation was inconvenient, and the front line was almost three thousand miles away from Xianyang. The news about Xianyang City was rarely exactly transmitted to the front line except for military orders.

As soon as he heard Wang Jian’s answer, everyone was not surprised.

Six hundred thousand people are equivalent to the entire Qin State's troops. Even if the people who slaughtered Bai Qi back then, they had never commanded so many troops.

Thinking of this, everyone felt that Li Xin was very brave, but Li Xin died on the front line because of Changpingjun's rebellion. Everyone felt that 200,000 people destroyed Chu was indeed a bit unreliable.

After Li Xin's death, Meng Tian received support from the new recruits in Lantian, and with the troops sent by Nanjun, there were 350,000.

The obvious fact is here. There are still a fewer people than a large country like Chu, which has a vast territory.

"Then tell me why did the old general Wang of Zhao and Yan insist on destroying Chu after a lot of battles?"

The military convention held by Meng Tian is equivalent to a seminar. Everyone can boldly say that Meng Tian will not blame him. On the contrary, Meng Tian also encouraged everyone to speak freely.

A wise man will have a mistake if he thinks a lot; a fool will have a gain if he thinks a lot. If he discusses a lot, he will learn from others' strengths. Meng Tian believes that his generals will grow rapidly.

"Hey, let me tell you that General Wang is just too cautious."

Zhang Tuo curled his lips. He didn't like Wang Jian's tactics and felt that he was not sharp.

"Yes, General Wang has always been cautious in fighting, always commanding superior forces and fighting against enemy countries."

Hu Duo, Xishuang, and Zhong Chi recalled Wang Jian's past in battle and couldn't help but nod and echo Zhang Tuo's statement.

This is also the reason why Wang Jian made great contributions to destroying the country and gained honor and favor, but his reputation was not revealed.

Wang Jian’s experience in the war was mediocre, and he felt that he had no story at all.

In comparison, Meng Tian led a cavalry to the hinterland of Zhao State, rushing and rushing to attack Handan; Li Xin led five thousand chariots and cavalry to chase Prince Dan from thousands of miles away.

Such battlefield experiences are more attractive to ordinary people and make people amazed.

"Oh, do you all think so?"

Meng Tian heard this and smiled faintly, not saying anything.

"General Wang is cautious in fighting, but he has always been out of the actual situation on the battlefield. Since General Wang said that destroying Chu requires 600,000 troops, it really takes 600,000 troops to destroy Chu."

Meng Xue thought for a while and spoke slowly. He had never had contact with Wang Jian, but had heard from his elders at home that Wang Jian is a very principled person and will not speak randomly.

Wang Jian asked for 600,000 troops, but he would never have had a strange intention in his heart.

"Haha, six hundred thousand men?" Zhong Chi said with a smile, "The general has no six hundred thousand men, so he still defeated Xiang Yan."

"That's right." Hu Duo, Xishuang nodded and agreed.

"What I asked is why General Wang needs 600,000 troops, where have you been involved?"

Seeing that the discussion had deviated from the direction, Meng Tian's face turned a little dissatisfied.

Yes, why did General Wang insist on 600,000 troops?

Meng Tian's words caused everyone in the tent to think quickly.

The whole country's troops are all dominated by one person, which will only attract the king's suspicion for nothing.

Who would be relieved and boldly handed over the whole country's troops to one person's hands!

Wei Wenhou of the State of Wei, with a wise and famous name, Le Yang led a large army to attack Zhongshan. After three years, he lost the trust of Wenhou. Sima Rangju of the State of Qi, had an unparalleled military strategy and also died of depression.

When a cunning rabbit dies, a lackey is cooked; when a bird dies, a good bow is hidden. The ending of Wenzhong's suicide is naturally heard from everyone's experience of reading.

"I think the State of Chu is too big."

After a long time, Huang Ji raised his head and looked at the Chu territory in the sand table, thinking about something.

Before Qin completely defeated Chu, the land of Chu was the largest among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period.

The Jiangnan area south of the Yangtze River and the Jiangdong area in the old Wu and Yue areas, it is surrounded by the Yue people in the south, ends at the sea in the east, and is adjacent to Qi and Lu in the north.

With such a vast territory, 200,000 people were spread out, but their strength was too weak.

"Although Chu State is big, it is strong on the outside but the middle is vulnerable."

The Chu people never got any advantage in the hands of the Qin people. Zhong Chi looked down on the Chu State at all.

After Bai Qi attacked Chu, most of the Qin generals looked down on Chu.

"A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The territory of Chu State is so large that when our army attacks, we must send people to guard the main cities and major transportation routes. In this way, the deeper our army goes to Chu, the fewer troops will be in the decisive battle on the front line."

Meng Hu's character has always been cautious. When he recalls Meng Tian's actions of holding back his troops, a trace of enlightenment flashed through his heart.

"Xiang Yan retreated to Ruyin, and he had the intention of luring the enemy into the depths and waiting for an opportunity to fight back." Huang Ji glanced at Meng Hu gratefully.

"Do the Chu people still have the power to fight back?" Hu Duo chuckled.

"Xiang Yan still has 200,000 troops in his hand, and he can still fight." Meng Xue pried open his fingers and calculated.

Under the city of Chen County, Xinyang fought fiercely and retreated to Ruyin, Li Bi and Luo Jia pursued and harassed. The 400,000 Chu troops under Xiang Yan's command should have lost nearly 200,000 troops.

Returning to Ruyin, even if you are supplemented by Chu, your combat effectiveness cannot be improved in a short time.

As the discussion deepened, everyone in the tent finally recognized a truth: the Chu State in the south, the Chu State that had lost its capital one after another, was very resilient and not so easy to attack and destroy.

The vast territory of Chu gave the Chu people a broad strategic depth, which was very similar to the Soviet Union in later generations.

If it weren't for this time that the south had not been fully developed, otherwise the war potential of Chu would have been even stronger.

"Bang"

Meng Tian knocked on the slender stick in his hand, pointed to the Jiangdong land on the sand table, and said, "What I think now is not just Chu State..."
Chapter completed!