Pu Ye was thinking about Meng Tian, ​​but he didn't know that Meng Tian's eyes also fell on Pu Ye's Chu army.

Among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, the only one who still had the strength to overthrow the hegemony of Qin was the Chu State in the south.

The Chu State had a vast land and sufficient resources. It lived in the south for a long time and had a strong centrifugal force. As early as when the Zhou royal family was still strong, the Chu State dared to be king.

Learning the culture of the Central Plains, but worrying about being assimilated by the Central Plains, in the eyes of the Central Plains, the Chu people's behavior was a bit sluggish. They claimed that their ancestors were from the Central Plains and were descended from the Emperor Gaoyang clan, but they deliberately showed the difference from the Central Plains.

The official positions of Chu State were found in the Central Plains, and they would rack their brains to come up with a different name. The ministers of various countries in the Central Plains were changed to the imperial court in the Chu State.

The writings of the Central Plains countries generally evolved from the writings of the Zhou Dynasty, while the writings of the Chu State were completely different from those of the Central Plains countries and were difficult to learn.

Mencius once said that the southerners were talking about birds singing and were written in tadpole writing. There were too many cultural differences, and people in the Central Plains were often unwilling to go to Chu to seek official positions. Even if they were in exile, they would not be able to adapt to the local conditions.

After Lian Po fled to Chu, he was unable to command the Chu army at all. The army of the private lord would not believe Lian Po because of his reputation.

After the Warring States Period began, the reforms of various countries in the Central Plains were generally carried out. The effective ones were Han, Zhao and Wei, and Qin in the west, and the old Yan, Qi and Chu, which were lagging behind. In the country of Chu, there were layers of feudalism. The King of Chu spent a lot of energy to reduce the vassals, but it did not play any role.

The court of Chu was filled with people from the four major families of Jing, Zhao, Qu and Xiong. How could they sell their interests? The past of regicide often occurred in the history of Chu. The King of Chu on the throne often threw himself at the mouse and dared not let go of his actions.

Fortunately, the background is profound, the Chu people are casual in nature, but they are very tough in their bones. No matter how big the failure they face, they can survive.

He was defeated several times at the hands of Qin, and his capital fell and his ancestral temple was destroyed. Due to the state system of Chu, Chu could not accumulate national strength. However, the ordinary Chu people hated Qin deeply.

Only Chu is talented and Jin is practical.

This sentence in "Zuo Zhuan" implies that Chu State cannot retain talents, but the talents who truly abandoned Chu State are only a very small number of people compared to the Chu people. In today's Qin State's court, only Li Si is a little talented.

Meng Tian received the news that a new servant from the Prime Minister's Mansion was added beside Ying Zheng, and it was the famous Li Si in the later generations.

In addition to the talents who left, there are also a considerable number of talents from the Chu State, who are likely to be buried in the palaces of various lords in Chu, or in an unknown corner.

When the six kingdoms were rebelled at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the small Pei County alone provided most of Liu Ji's team.

"Chu State is really a strange country. Qin State destroyed Chu State, but accidentally eliminated the cancer on Chu State!"

After studying the map, Meng Tian sighed deeply. Losing his hometown in the Han River Basin, the territory of Chu is still very vast. People of this era still do not know the whole picture of China, but Meng Tian is very clear in his heart.

The Wu and Yue Kingdom in the south had long been incorporated into the Chu Kingdom. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Wu Kingdom and Yue Kingdom were both countries that could participate in the battle for hegemony. After obtaining the land, population and strength of the Chu Kingdom, if it could be integrated, it would be no less than that of the Qin Kingdom.

The Qin State conquered and destroyed the Chu State and abolished the feudal system of the Chu State. Only when the Chu State rebelled could the Chu people borrow the Qin State's system and fully mobilize the human and material resources of the Chu State.

It is precisely because of this kind of history that deep down, Meng Tian did not advocate the rapid destruction of Chu, but was more inclined to unify the north, and then slowly spend time eroding the state of Chu after integrating the north.

When Qin State digested the northern and southern Chu State, it naturally could not stop the Qin State's army. In China's history, the war of unification often ranged from north to south and from west to east. Meng Tian did not believe that the southern Chu State had the opportunity to unify the country.

The Chu people in the south did not have a unified consciousness. There was only feudal thought in their minds. Otherwise, after Xiang Yu conquered Xianyang, he would not have been conquered the princes of the world.

But Meng Tian knew in his heart that his thoughts were not very realistic. Ying Zheng was not patient and eroded Chu little by little. After experiencing the fierce battle in Handan, what Ying Zheng wanted was to unify the country as soon as possible and end the war.

The radical Ying Zheng happened to meet the radical Li Si. China's unification war would not be accelerated.

Since it was impossible to change the unified war of Qin, we could only find ways to achieve the most favorable result.

Meng Tian did not blame others, but a soldier. He thought about how to complain about his superiors, but he might as well think about how to complete the task!

"This vanguard unit of Chu has elite combat power, and with its own force, can actually conquer Wu Pass!" Meng Tian talked in the large tent of the Qin army's Nanyang garrison: "The better the enemy fights, the more disaster we will suffer. Therefore, we cannot let this Chu army withdraw to Chu, but to eat it!"

As early as Duke Mu of Qin, the people of Qin understood that having virtuous countries is a disaster for their own country, and for this reason, they recruited Youyu. The future of Qin was destined to have a great war with Chu. If you don’t take this opportunity to destroy Chu’s elite troops as much as possible, how can you be worthy of yourself?

"The army of lair will win. If this Chu army loses reinforcements, it has become the force of lair. I am afraid it will be difficult to fight." Bu Xing read the military tactics, and the military book said that the army that was about to return to the country should not attack.

"There are conditions for the defeat of the soldiers!" Gan Luo was young and in full force, and strongly supported Meng Tian's decision. He would not die and follow the stick to the sword. He would let the tiger return to the mountain. "The Chu army would not defeat the attack on Yuguan, and he would definitely suffer a lot. When he learned that the army was defeated, the morale of the army was insufficient. As long as our army had no problem in dealing with it, the troops would be defeated!"

The saying that the defeat of the soldiers may be inspiring, but when encountering an advantageous opponent, how many troops can win with their spirit!

"Where is the Chu army now?" Meng Tian had made up his mind, turned his head and looked at Jing Su.

The people in the military tent also looked at Jing Su. After getting along for a long time, everyone knew that Jing Su was managing the army's reconnaissance force.

"The Chu army has now passed the Danshui River and left the Qinling Mountains." Jing Su said, pointing to the map.

The Qinling Mountains formed the natural defense line in the south of Qin. After the Qinling Mountains, the terrain became slower and suitable for large-scale military use.

This is the geographical advantage of Qin.

The six Shandong countries need to face the steep terrain when attacking Qin. However, when the Qin army goes east and attacks the six countries, there is no need to worry about the safety of the base camp. Only a few troops are required to garrison and can do their best to the outside world.

"Continue to investigate, don't lose the movements of the Chu army!" Meng Tian nodded. The chief general of the Chu army was not mediocre. He did not intend to fight against the Chu army. "Li Bi, you lead your cavalry into three divisions and take turns to harass you. I want the Chu army and you must not have a moment of rest at all times!"

"promise!"

Cavalry guerrilla tactics, simple infantry, faced with such tactics, there is no way to do so.
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