Daqin Engineers

Chencheng is also called Chen Da, and it has 37 years of history as the capital of Chu State.

There are actually reasons why the Chu State chose Chencheng as its capital but not Chencheng.

When the Chu State took Chencheng as its capital, it was the stage of Zhongxing's strong national power. At this time, Chu still wanted to compete with the Central Plains, and setting the capital in Chencheng would help it compete with the six countries for hegemony.

But this was only a few decades, and the Chu State soon became weaker and weaker because of the "poor country and weak people" situation of "the ministers were too heavy and the monarchs were too many" and the "poor country and the weak people" were "brought down by the Lord".

To put it simply, the aristocracy's strength is increasing day by day, and the king cannot control it. For example, the current king of Chu has 400,000 troops before the war, but the nobles can control nearly 400,000 troops, which can basically compete with the king.

In this case, if Chu State still wants to fight for hegemony, it will further weaken the power of the king and cause the collapse of the domestic political situation.

So Chu State stopped thinking about hegemony.

Without thinking of hegemony, there is no need to locate the capital in Chencheng vulnerable to attack, so he moved it to Shouchun, the hinterland of Chu State.

Shen Bing and others arrived in Chencheng that evening.

Shen Bing deliberately slowed down a step to let Mengwu advance into the city...Shen Bing still knew this etiquette. Although the Liangjun made more contributions on this road than the Mengwu Army, after all, Mengwu was a general.

When Shen Bing entered the city, he saw that most of the people in the city were old, weak, sick and disabled, and ten houses were available.

This is not surprising, because Chu Jun had long planned to abandon Chen Cheng, so he would move the people away first.

If there are people, there will be labor and a source of troops. This is something everyone understands, and of course they will not be left to the Qin army.

When Shen Bing saw Meng Wu under the leadership of his own guards, he was leading his troops to check the granary.

Seeing Shen Bing coming up, Meng Wu shook his head and said:

"The granary has been emptied by the Chu army. They should have been prepared."

Shen Bing understood what Meng Wu meant.

If the Chu Army hadn't made preparations early that night, after the Chu Army was defeated, it would temporarily escape, but it would be impossible to clear Chen Cheng's food, people and property so thoroughly in one day and night.

So Qin Jun got only an empty city.

To be precise, it is not an empty city, there are old, weak, sick and disabled waiting for Qin Jun's support.

Shen Bing didn't have any hope of this, so he asked:

"What should I do with the people left by Chu people?"

Meng Wu answered without thinking:

"It's also necessary to say that it is better to chop it down if it is left to waste food."

Shen Bing replied:

"But Mr. Changping..."

Only then did Meng Wu remember that Lord Changping had come with his team.

Moreover, Lord Changping’s task was to appease the people of Chu State. If the Qin army cut these people out of their minds, how could Lord Changping comfort them?

Besides, this is Yingzheng's order.

Meng Wu thought for a while and said:

"If this is not the case, gather the Chu people from outside the city into the city."

"This is easy to manage, and secondly, it will help Changping Jun to comfort him."

Shen Bing responded, and then passed the order on.

Although the pass was a pass, Shen Bing secretly said that Meng Wu was not a general.

If he sees that Lord Changping is unreliable...Where else would the people gather in the city to comfort him, wouldn't it be an opportunity for Lord Changping to rebel against Qin?

Shen Bing found Lord Changping the first time.

At this time, Lord Changping was walking by the lake, and he seemed to be emotionally embarking on this homeland that should belong to him as an enemy.

Shen Bing looked at him from a distance, and suddenly felt that Lord Changping was a little pitiful.

Monarch Changping is a person, but it is a pity that he was born in the wrong family of the Emperor of Chu... If he was born in an ordinary family without this special status, he might still be the state of Qin.

For example, Li Si is a native of Chu, and Zheng Guo is a Korean. They can all be reused by King Qin.

However, for good luck, Lord Changping’s identity and blood were like a curse that bothered him and couldn’t get rid of it, so he could only be wronged to survive.

Shen Bing stepped forward and gave a courtesy to Lord Changping:

"Jun Changping is good all the way?"

Jun Changping nodded, then waved back his guards and let them guard ten steps away.

Jun Changping took Shen Bing to a small pavilion in the middle of the lake, and then looked at the lake with his hands in the distance, and said thoughtfully:

"Congratulations to the lieutenant, who led the Liang Army to defeat the Chu Army recently."

Shen Bing replied:

"It's just a fluke to win, it's not enough."

Jun Changping smiled, seeming to say to himself:

"Chu's Xiang family has long been famous all over the world."

"However, the lieutenant first flooded Xiang Yan with the beams, and then led the city to defeat the Chu State navy forces. Now he defended and defeated Xiang Liang's ninety-thousand Chu State, causing heavy casualties..."

"Thinking that those Wei soldiers would be like a flock of sheep under the Wei Wang's leave, they would only shrink in the city and dare not fight."

"Now that he has become a teacher of tigers and wolves under the lieutenant general. How can a lieutenant's talent be described by the word'lucky'?"

At this time, Shen Bing would be a bit too fake if he was humble, so he was praised by Lord Changping.

Shen Bing thought that Mr. Changping would come to the topic next, but he didn't expect him to change his conversation, so he asked:

"The lieutenant thought, what about the rivers and mountains of Chu State?"

Shen Bing was a little puzzled:

"I don't know what Mr. Changping means?"

Lord Changping smiled and said:

"How good is the soil and water in Chu country?"

Shen Bing replied:

"The rivers are densely covered with jungles, and there is a lot to do if you manage to do it."

What Shen Bing said was the truth.

The land of Chu is the fertile plain of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian in modern times.

The reason for the wildness at this time is because the productivity cannot be developed and cannot be used.

If Shen Bing were to invent some tools or manage it, it would soon surpass the Yellow River Basin.

Mr. Changping asked again:

"What is the strategic position of Chu State?"

Shen Bing replied:

"There are mountains and forests and rivers as a barrier, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack."

Jun Changping nodded again:

"So, can the deputy general intentionally manage Chudi?"

Shen Bing's heart "thumped" for a moment... I went, it turned out that Lord Changping was planning to do this and wanted to win him Shen Bing?

Sure enough, Lord Changping turned around and said to Shen Bing:

"The lieutenant is an infinite genius. If there is a lieutenant to help me, coupled with the courage of the Xiang clan, why can't I stop Qin Jun in Huaibei?"

"At that time, the lieutenant will be the state of Chu, and the land of Chu will be governed by the lieutenant. What does the lieutenant think?"

I have to say that the cake painted by Mr. Changping is quite attractive.

Qin has many generals. Even if he Shen Bing is outstanding, he is still a lieutenant after all. It is still early for one person to reach ten thousand.

But now, Shen Bing only needs to rebel against Qin with Lord Changping, and even bring the Liang Army along with him... Then the failure of Qin Army's attack on Chu is doomed.

Then, Shen Bing can become a Xiangbang at once.

If it weren't for Shen Bing, he knew that Qin would eventually destroy the six kingdoms, including Chu Kingdom...I'm afraid he would agree.