Chapter 10 You can trust Chu State! *Ask for a monthly ticket]
"Disciple Chen Ping asks to see Master!" Chen Ping came to Weiyang Palace and looked at the snow girl and said.
He has been away from Zhaozhiwu County for a while and is now going back, so he came to say goodbye to Wuchenzi before leaving.
"Master has left!" said the snow girl depressedly.
The master left, only with Yan Lingji and Shao Siming, but left himself in the Taoist Palace. Master Xiaomeng also left and returned to Taiyi Mountain to retreat. Before leaving, he even said that she would take charge of the affairs of the Taoist Palace.
How could she be in charge of the affairs of the Taoist Palace? Most of the matters are managed by Master Bai Yunzi and Nong Yu, so she is redundant.
"Master has left? Where have you gone?" Chen Ping thought that Wu Chenzi was just out and not in the Taoist palace, but he never thought that Wu Chenzi would leave faster than him.
"I don't know, I'll hold it for a year or two, or three or five years." The snow girl became even more depressed.
"It's actually leaving faster than me!" Chen Ping whispered. He knew that Wu Chenzi was going to Baiyue or Chu State, but he didn't expect that he would go so fast.
"Miss Snow Girl, please tell all the uncles that Ziping is leaving and returning to the fifth county of Zhao!" Chen Ping said.
Since the master is not here and the other uncles are not familiar with him, there is no need to say goodbye one by one and let the snow girl tell him.
"You have to leave too!" Xue Nu was very depressed. Everyone had something to do, and she was the only one who was doing nothing.
On the other hand, Wu Chenzi took Shao Siming and Yan Lingji out of Chang'an and headed straight to Lantian Camp, one of the Qin army training grounds of Qin.
"I have met the National Master!" Bai Meng personally welcomed Wu Chenzi into the camp. A message from Xianyang told him that the National Master would go to Lantian Camp to review the army. But he didn't expect that Wu Chenzi and the National Master would arrive only one day apart.
Wu Chenzi looked at the Lantian camp surrounded by mountains and rivers. This was the oldest and still in use Qin army camp. Almost all the generals of Qin State came from Lantian camp. Unlike the Lishan camp that guarded Xianyang, Lantian camp always had a large army of 100,000, which could accommodate 300,000 troops to assemble during the war.
"It's worthy of being Lantian Camp!" Wu Chenzi nodded.
To the east of the Blue Sky Camp is a mountain, and there are tributaries of the Yangtze River flowing through it. The terrain is flat and can accommodate 100,000 people to train troops. It is located very remote, far away from Xianyang, and it is located between Yan and Ying, which was the supporter of the Chu State at that time. Yan and Ying capital were once the old capital of Chu State.
After Bai Qi conquered Yan, the water flooded Yingcheng, forcing the State of Chu to move its capital to Jiangling.
"After the disaster, Qin State will lead its troops south to attack Chu!" Wu Chenzi said to Bai Meng.
"Meng knows, so he is always ready to double the training of the soldiers!" Bai Meng said.
"There will be no fewer troops to attack Chu. I am afraid that the major camps of Lishan, Lishi, Henoi, and Hexi will be drawn, and the Lantian camps will become the pioneers and bridgeheads for attacking Chu!" Wu Chenzi continued.
"What does the National Master mean to increase troops?" Bai Zhong frowned. After years of renovation, Lantian Camp can also be trained with 200,000 people, but if there are more troops, they can only garrison troops and cannot train normally.
"The Chu State has a developed water system and many rivers. Water war is indispensable. Can Lantian camp have a naval army?" Wu Chenzi looked at Bai Meng and asked.
Bai Meng shook his head. Qin State was dominated by sharp men, and most of the children of Qin were landslides who could not water. Although there was a Jingwei River, the river was too fast. Who dared to go down to swim?
Wu Chenzi frowned. Qin State has many infantry and cavalry, and it is inevitable that it is not good at water warfare. Among the seven countries, only Chu State is good at water warfare. This is also the reason why Chu State has rarely been attacked by people since its establishment.
"Forget it!" Wu Chenzi did not make things difficult for Bai Meng. Qin was not good at building boats and ships, so it was unlikely that he would train a navy. Moreover, he did not have a suitable source of troops. Using his short-term attack on his strengths is a taboo in military strategists.
"Does the National Master want to fight the Chu army?" Bai Meng asked at Wu Chenzi.
Wu Chenzi nodded. Maybe Bai Meng has any solution?
"The Lantian Camp has a navy army, but it is just used as a source of food and grass for transporting troops, and fighting is not enough." Bai Meng said.
"Have you heard of the tower ship?" Wu Chenzi looked at Bai Meng and asked.
"I have seen it once. The Chu army drove the tower ship up the river once, but eventually retreated. However, the last general has learned that the State of Chu did not have the technology to make the tower ship. The tower ship was seized from Baiyue. After so many years, it has long been damaged and unusable!" Bai Meng said.
Wu Chenzi narrowed his eyes slightly. Chu State did not even know the technology of the tower ship, which was very abnormal. Chu State and South Korean coalition destroyed Yang Yue, but had not yet obtained the technology of the tower ship.
"The State of Chu should be able to do it!" Yan Lingji said.
Bai Meng looked at Yan Lingji and frowned. If it weren't for the people brought by Wu Chenzi, it would be impossible for him to enter the Lantian Camp, but it would be inappropriate to dare to interrupt while they were talking.
However, Bai Meng was not the kind of person with a strong personality, so he asked, "This girl knows?"
"She is from the Baiyue Kingdom and Yan Lingzi, the deputy head of the Renzong Sect!" Wu Chenzi explained.
Bai Meng then put away his dissatisfaction. He knew that there was a Baiyue woman next to Wu Chenzi, who was still a Baiyue man, but he had never seen her before, and now he finally saw her.
"After Chu and Han captured the Baiyue Kingdom, some Yue people surrendered to the Chu Kingdom. I can be sure that those people can build building ships!" Yan Lingji said seriously.
Bai Meng narrowed his eyes and then confirmed again: "Sect Master Yan Lingzi is sure?"
"Very sure!" Yan Lingji nodded.
Bai Meng looked at Wu Chenzi and said, "Master National Master, I may have been misled by Chu. Chu has been cruising on the river with damaged building ships over the years. I am afraid that we are deliberately thinking that they do not have the technology of building ships, and secretly supervising the construction of large ships in order to paralyze us!"
"It's possible!" Wu Chenzi also understood that when Qin Xiaogong was the only two counties left, they could hide and train 100,000 Qin soldiers. The Chu State, whose territory was the largest of the seven countries, wanted to find a place to secretly supervise building ships and avoid the suspicion of various countries. It was simply too simple.
"I will send a message back to Xianyang, and send a dead soldier from Xiliu Camp to sneak into Chu State to find out where the Chu State navy supervised the construction of the building ship!" Bai Meng said.
The entire Qin State or the world did not know that Chu State had the technology of building ships, so they did not care, but now they had to pay attention to it.
If the State of Chu really had the technology of building ships and traveled along the water on the land of Chu State with the capacity of the building ships, it would be possible to place a large army anywhere at any time, which would cause huge mistakes to the decision-making of the Qin army.
Wu Chenzi nodded. The big killing weapon like the Tower Ship was too threatening to Qin's attack on Chu. Li Xin led his troops to attack Chu. Even if Changpingjun's backstab caused the army to be enemies in front and behind, it was not impossible for Li Xin to withdraw from Qin with his ability.
However, Li Xin personally led an army of 200,000 but failed to withdraw. It was obvious that it was because of the tower ship that the Chu army moved much faster than Li Xin, which led to the insurgency of Li Xin's army being surrounded.
"I will also focus on this matter when I enter Chu this time. However, the territory of Chu is too large, and it is not easy to find out where the tower ship navy is located!" Wu Chenzi said.
"I will do my best in the end!" Bai Meng said seriously.
Wu Chenzi nodded. Since Chu State had hidden the Navy of the Tower and Boats, how could it be easily found? Just hiding it in Poyang Lake, Taihu Lake and other lakes is enough for them to find it for many years. Bai Meng could only do his best.
"Let's check the soldiers!" Wu Chenzi said.
Bai Meng nodded and ordered people to ring the drum of the generals, gathering 100,000 soldiers from Lantian Camp to gather on the battlefield to wait for inspection.
"You are waiting here!" Wu Chenzi looked at Shao Siming and Yan Lingji and said, following Bai Zhong to the point-up platform.
Bai Meng then breathed a sigh of relief. There should be no female relatives in the army. This is the military law of Qin. Wu Chenzi brought people in and it was no longer in accordance with the rules. If you take them to inspect the army, it would shake the morale of the army.
"Most of the soldiers of the Lantian Camp were newly recruited. Except for the backbone of the army who retreated from the war between the two tribes, the rest were all new soldiers!" Bai Meng said.
Wu Chenzi nodded. The two tribes' war drew all the soldiers of the entire Qin State, and after the end, they all returned to their camps. However, more people returned to their hometowns during the disaster. After all, not all the soldiers were professional soldiers.
Wu Chenzi looked at the soldiers under the stage of the general and nodded seriously. He is worthy of being the cradle of the generals of Qin. The Lantian camp includes all land warfare troops and is one of the few military camps in the seven countries.
After reviewing the army, Wu Chenzi took Shao Siming and Yan Lingji to borrow a small boat from Lantian camp, left quietly, went down the water, and headed straight for Chu.
"I'm wondering, should we go to Shouchun or directly to Baiyue!" Wu Chenzi said, looking at the river water on the river.
If you really want to cause trouble in Chu State, you must leave the Yangtze River and go straight to Shouchun, rather than strolling on the Yangtze River. If you go to Baiyue, just go straight to Kuaiji.
"Do you think you are out of Xianyang, and the Chu State Council don't know? Even if you don't know, it's hard for Chu State to inspect the army in Lantian Camp or not!" Yan Lingji said lightly at Wu Chenzi.
In her heart, she hoped that Wu Chenzi would go to Baiyue, and she was also extremely worried about Baiyue's current situation. Although Baiyue is located in the south of the Yangtze River and has a developed water system, this natural disaster is too terrifying. Baiyue has not yet helped the water truck, so no one knows what the situation is in Baiyue today.
"Yes!" Wu Chenzi nodded. After experiencing the demise of the Three Jin Dynasties, he, Wu Chenzi, could be said to be the object of rejection of all capitals. He just erected a monument at the gate of the city that Wu Chenzi and the dog were not allowed to enter, and even allowed dogs to enter, and Wu Chenzi could not be allowed to enter.
"Then go down the river!" Wu Chenzi nodded. As long as Chu State was not stupid, it would not be possible to let him go to Shouchun.
"Speaking of this, Chu State has been busy moving its capital over the years, from Ying to Jiangling, and from Jiangling to Shouchun in the fifth year of Qin Zheng. It's just to do this by himself!" Wu Chenzi said with a smile.
"Isn't Chunshen Jun afraid of Qin?" Yan Lingji said lightly.
In the fifth year of the Qin King, Pang Qian's coalition forces attacked Qin, but were disintegrated by Lu Buwei. The one who wanted to take the blame was Chunshen Jun Huang Xie. If the Chu army had not retreated suddenly, they would not have been defeated.
The reason why Lu Buwei was able to disintegrate the coalition forces of the Five Kingdoms was because Chu moved the capital from Jiangling to Shouchun. From Jiangling to Shouchun, it was because everyone could see that the Chu army was afraid of Qin, otherwise how could it move the capital so far and leave the Yangtze River waters, and he didn't even dare to have the idea of regaining Yingdu.
"Do you know that there is a saying among the seven kingdoms that describes Chu State like this?" Wu Chenzi said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Yan Lingji and Shao Siming both looked at Wu Chenzi, and even the navy soldiers of the Lantian army who were responsible for manipulating the ships looked at Wu Chenzi curiously.
"In times of crisis, you can trust the State of Chu. When you are sure to win, you must be wary of the State of Chu giving away the head!" Wu Chenzi said with a smile.
Yan Lingji and Shao Siming were still busy with ships and the soldiers were stunned, it seemed that they were really the case.
Wei attacked Xinzheng, Qi and Chu sent troops, and the hegemony of Wei State ended; Qin attacked Handan, Chu sent troops, and the Qin army retreated to Hangu Pass. Just when Xinlingjun was about to break Hangu Pass, the Chu army retreated; then Pang Nuan coalition, and the strange troops broke through Wu Pass and went straight to Xianyang City, all attacking Baqiao. Then Lu Buwei personally led his army to scare the Chu army away, and then Pang Nuan became a lonely army and eventually lost and died.
"So, Chu is a magical country, with a high upper limit and a bottomless pit!" Wu Chenzi shook his head and smiled.
"Sir, we can't give you away!" Suddenly, the Qin soldiers spoke.
"Are you going to enter the territory of Chu?" Wu Chenzi asked.
"Yes!" the soldier replied.
Wu Chenzi nodded. No matter how abolished the State of Chu, it would be impossible for the Qin army to go down the waters. They would inevitably set up checkpoints on the waterway to check passing ships, so the Lantian Navy could only send them to the border of Chu.
"Then find a place to put us down!" Wu Chenzi said.
Finally, the ship put three people off the ship at an unmanned ferry and then returned to Lantian Camp.
The three of them rode along the river beach and headed towards the Chu State, which was only possible for dragon horses. Ordinary horses could not walk on the river beach at all, let alone bringing three people.
"There are so many shrines in Chu State!" Yan Lingji said. Along the way, they didn't know how many shrines they saw, and the sacrifices were all kinds of strange things.
There are many people who worship the river gods, including the Dragon King, the Dragon Mother, the Heavenly Emperor, the City God, the Land, the Mountain God, and even the wild foxes, monkeys and other beasts.
"The State of Chu believes in the theory of ghosts and gods, and most of the Taoist income comes from the State of Chu, so Fangji, who pretended to be Taoists, also took root in the State of Chu." Wu Chenzi said.
"You said, there will be no gods in Chu State, right?" Yan Lingji asked in confusion.
"There will definitely be!" Wu Chenzi nodded and said, "The gods also want to eat." The way of incense is for the gods to survive, so the existences above cannot let go of such a good place of incense.
"Then why do Qin rarely believe in ghosts and gods except for temples recognized by the government?" Yan Lingji asked in confusion.
"Because Qin believes that people conquer nature, even if Qin has a temple of Wenwu, they believe in the civil and military officials of Qin, rather than these ghosts and gods that no one has seen before!" Wu Chenzi said with a smile.
Chapter completed!