Daqin Engineering Corps

Chu Wangqi once served beside Ying Zheng, and he knew that Ying Zheng sometimes acted recklessly and hated those who betrayed him the most.

Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about Fan Yuqi... He just fled to other countries because he was defeated and worried about being punished by Ying Zheng. In a fit of anger, Ying Zheng killed Fan Yuqi.

Needless to say why Ying Zheng has such a character, it is related to his childhood experience.

Therefore, if Shen Bingna did not speak well of him in Yingzheng, it means that Changping Lord Chen Cheng's defection was a trick, then Chu Wang Qi would not surrender even if he was killed...

Anyway, falling into the hands of Ying Zheng means death, so why not resist to the end?

King Qi of Chu in history fought to the last moment because of this, and Xiang Yan also committed suicide.

But now this knot has been untied by Shen Bing:

If Chen Cheng's rebellion is counted, then Lord Changping has never betrayed Yingzheng from the beginning, so even if Lord Changping is of the blood of the Chu royal family, he may be killed... Otherwise, Yingzheng should have placed Lord Changping under house arrest or killed him. up.

With a way out and a way out, Chu Wangqi would not fight to the last moment, so Xiang Yan would not commit suicide.

But Chu Wangqi didn't do anything, he was waiting, waiting for Yingzheng to announce to the world.

Just kidding, this is related to the fate of the Chu country and his own life. Of course, such a scheming person as Chu Wangqi would not make a decision hastily based on Shen Bing's cryptic reply.

A few days later, Chu Wangqi waited for the news he wanted.

One day, when Chu Wangqi was staring at the map of Chu State in a daze, he saw Xiang Yan rushing into the palace with a letter, cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, the news from Handan."

Chu Wangqi said "Oh", then immediately raised his head and asked:

"how?"

Xiang Yan nodded slightly, and replied:

"The king of Qin issued an edict to the world that if the king is willing to bow his head and become a minister, the king of Qin will make the king the king of Jinling and the Xiang family will station in Jiangdong to suppress Baiyue."

Jinling (now Nanjing) is roughly the turning point where the Yangtze River changes from east-west to north-south. Feng Chu Wangqi is Jinling Lord, which means that Jinling is the boundary, and the area to the east is the fiefdom of Chu Wangqi.

Chu Wang Qi couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief when he heard the words.

At least he knew that Shen Bing hadn't broken his promise and had informed Ying Zheng of the negotiation between the two, otherwise, with Ying Zheng's personality...he would never put down his butcher knife at this time.

This is actually not difficult to understand.

Although the Qin army only occupied the front line of Huaibei and did not continue to go south, the Qin army has already gained the upper hand due to various actions. It only needs to wait for the food to be cooked before sending troops south to attack the city and break the village.

Although there are still many difficulties, the demise of Chu State is only a matter of time.

Ying Zheng doesn't care about the "difficulties" or how many people died, all he needs is the result.

Therefore, at this time, he ordered the world to throw out this condition. There is only one possibility, and that is to completely eliminate the hatred for Chu Wangqi.

It can even be said that not only does he have no hatred, but he also thinks that Chu Wangqi deserves to be rewarded for his merits.

So what else can Chu Wangqi say?

Of course, it is to accept the conditions and prepare to surrender, otherwise, let alone Chu and Jiangdong, I am afraid that they will not even be able to keep their heads.

As soon as Ying Zheng's announcement came out, the Chu state immediately boiled.

All the nobles sent envoys to Dongting for a court meeting...

Without going into details about the content of the court meeting, there is a characteristic that the three major clans all expressed their opposition, while the rest of the minor clans did not have much support for surrendering to Qin.

How can Chu Wangqi not understand the reason, the root of it is only two words: benefit.

There is an idiom called "a big tree attracts the wind".

This idiom is also practical for all ethnic groups to descend to Qin Dynasty.

The more powerful clans descend to Qin, the more dangerous it will be, because the Qin State will not allow the existence of big clans. For example, the Zhao, Qu, and Jing clans have thousands of people and they are also offshoots of the royal family...

The surname of Zhao is the grandson of the prince of Chu Zhao. Wu Zixu led troops into the king's city of Chu and forced King Chu Zhao to flee, and finally returned to the country. His descendants took Zhao as the surname to commemorate the achievements of King Chu Zhao.

The surname Qu was named after Qu Xia, the son of King Wu of Chu.

The surname Jing is a descendant of King Ping of Chu.

Needless to say, if these three clans descended to the Qin Dynasty, there would be no consequences. Ying Zheng would suppress them, split them up, and even find excuses to eradicate their core figures.

How can they surrender in this situation?

On the other hand, if it was a small clan with only a few hundred people, Ying Zheng would not take it seriously at all, so instead of worrying about his life, he might even be appeased and appointed.

If they don't surrender... these small clans have no ability to resist the Qin army at all, and the three major clans will not rescue these small clans.

Of course they supported the king of Chu Qi surrender to Qin.

A group of people argued endlessly in the hall, some even cried.

But all of this is meaningless, because Chu Wangqi has already made a decision in his heart.

The reason why Chu Wangqi allowed them to argue without expressing his position early was just to show that this was "a difficult decision."

Chu Wangqi was also considered patient. He did not say to the nobles attending the meeting until two days later:

"Men, please listen to what I have to say."

"Now the situation is obvious to all. The morale of the soldiers and civilians of the Chu State has been completely demoralized, and they have thrown themselves to Huaibei to surrender to Qin."

"In the long run, there will be no luck for Chu State."

"If that's the case, why should the King of Qin live in peace?"

"Once there is a plan to prevent the Qin army from going south, I will not surrender."

In an instant, the hall became so quiet that even a needle could be heard dropped, and the nobles finally understood that Chu Wang Qi was on the side of surrender.

After a while, Zhaoxie went out to worship:

"Your Majesty, I think that we must never surrender to Qin."

"If you talk about the plan to stop Qin... then, as your majesty said before, the reform will unite the soldiers and civilians of all ethnic groups..."

Chu Wangqi smiled miserably.

This is the face of the nobles of the Chu state, who are not willing to hand over power until the last moment.

But how could it be too late to wake up now?

Moreover, the focus at this time is not reform. Even if the reform is successful in a short period of time, Chu and Qin are still far apart without knowing how to fertilize, and their demise cannot be avoided.

So Chu Wangqi didn't even bother to argue, he just waved his hand to make Zhaoxie retreat.

Then King Qi of Chu heaved a long sigh and said:

"Think about it, gentlemen, if we have no power to return to heaven, we are doomed to perish by the Qin army, why don't we find a way out?"

"If there is no objection, the widow can only surrender."

The hall became chaotic again, and the envoys of the three major clans turned pale instantly upon hearing the words.

They didn't say anything on the surface, but after the meeting they secretly discussed in groups.

The discussion is whether it is possible to resist Qin by combining the power of the three clans?

But even if the strength of the Chu State cannot resist Qin, what can the three clans do!

What's more, at this time Chu Wangqi's troops are in Dongting, that is, behind him, which is forming a pincer attack on the three clans, and there is no hope for the three clans to revolt.

In the end, there was really no other way, and the three clans had no choice but to compromise.

2 Chapter Ninety

Shen Bing just needs to wait, there is no need for him to do anything at this point.

Whether the nobles of Chu State surrendered or not surrendered, there was no great threat to the Qin army... Under the attack of Chu Wangqi's army and the Qin army, the collapse of those nobles was only a matter of minutes.

However, Shen Bing still hopes that the nobles of Chu State will surrender, because it is impossible to retreat completely in any war, even if the Qin army has a strong advantage over the Chu army.

Soon Shen Bing knew that he had got his wish...

At that time, Shen Bing was discussing with Fusu how to set up a new city.

There were so many Chu people who came to surrender that they could not live in a single city.

At this time, there was a burst of cheers outside the tent, and then a guard ran into the tent to report:

"Deputy general, the Chu army has surrendered, the Chu army has surrendered!"

Shen Bing threw the brush in his hand on the table and said:

"This is very good. If the Chu army surrenders, there will be no need to build a new city."

Fusu cupped his hands towards Shen Bing and said:

"Congratulations to the lieutenant general, another meritorious service."

"No, it should be said that it is another country."

Shen Bing replied:

"We are happy together, and the young master has made great contributions."

The two couldn't help but smile at each other.

Then there is the issue of receiving Chudi.

Shen Bing handed over all of this to his subordinates to complete.

Although Shen Bing also wanted to ride a tall horse and majesticly step into the city of Chu State and plant the flag of Daqin on the top of the city.

The problem is that Shen Bing is afraid of death!

Who knows if Chu Jun pretended to surrender but actually planned to kill him and Shen Bing?

Or is there someone who is holding a grudge and hiding in the dark to shoot a dark arrow?

At this time, Shen Bing did not dare to underestimate himself. After inventing many things and even forming an absolute advantage in terms of productivity, Shen Bing understood that in the eyes of the enemy, he was no less important than Yang Duanhe, and he could even call Shen Bing unceremonious. The deputy general Bing is more important than Yang Duan and the coach.

Therefore, he, Shen Bing, will become the target of public criticism, and to do this thing of taking over the city when the situation is not stable... That is clearly courting death.

It took the Qin army a few days to reach Dongting, during which they received more than [-] troops from various nobles.

From Dongting to the south is the army of King Qi of Chu.

The Qin army stopped according to the order, Yang Duanhe and Chu Wangqi simply greeted each other, and then Chu Wangqi led his troops to the east.

They will go north to Jinling according to Yingzheng's order, and join Xiang's army to garrison there.

So Chu, the most extensive country among the seven countries, came to an end.

Ying Zheng couldn't help laughing happily when he heard that Qin Jun had successfully taken over Dongting in Handan, and then asked Li Si:

"Prime Minister, Chu State has fallen, what should Shen Bing do?"

Li Si looked at Zhao Gao who was standing next to Ying Zheng, and then replied:

"Back to the king, Shen Bing should be promoted to the first rank."

Ying Zheng nodded:

"Jin Jue ranks first, Zuo Shuchang, so he should be a general in the army."

Li Si bowed and said:

"With the talent of Shen Bing, he can indeed be a general."

Seeing that Li Si's complexion was a bit strange, Ying Zheng couldn't help but asked in doubt:

"Does the prime minister think it's wrong?"

Li Si showed a look of panic, and replied:

"Some words, I don't know whether to say it or not..."

Ying Zheng said:

"speak."

Lis replied:

"Your Majesty, Wang Jian's army has destroyed several countries in a row since it broke Zhao."

"Although Yang Duanhe and Shen Bing are generals and lieutenants, they are still Wang Jian's former troops."