345: Chapter 345 Wang Jian's Sweep Plan

Xiang Liang sighed.

With such a formidable ruler in Great Qin, it was truly the misfortune of rebels like them!

He shook his head and sighed helplessly.

He also did not know if he would still have the opportunity to lead troops into battle.

But the work he was supposed to do would not be neglected.

He wanted to go to the scene and see with his own eyes how Great Qin would wipe out these Water Bandits.

In his view, Yunmeng Marsh was vast, with numerous reed beds, providing an excellent hiding place for the Water Bandits.

The Louchuan Soldiers of Great Qin were mainly stationed in Lingnan.

Once the Louchuan Soldiers of Great Qin left Lingnan, Lingnan would inevitably be lost.

To lose Lingnan for the sake of mere Water Bandits in Yunmeng Marsh would be like losing a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed!

Without deploying a large number of Louchuan Soldiers, it would be impossible to strike at the Water Bandits in Yunmeng Marsh.

These were the very problems that Wei Ping was worried about.

He had written all these issues in a memorial.

Inside the Imperial Study of the Xianyang Palace, Zhao Fusu was reading the memorial written by Wei Ping.

In the memorial, Wei Ping had written very clearly that he was not confident in being able to wipe out the Water Bandits of Yunmeng Marsh.

While Zhao Fusu was pondering, the First Emperor and General Wang Jian arrived at the Imperial Study.

"Father."

Upon seeing the First Emperor, Zhao Fusu stood up to welcome his arrival.

He knew, to some extent, the purpose of the First Emperor's visit.

"Your train was attacked in Kuaiji Commandery?"

The First Emperor asked straightforwardly.

"Yes!"

Zhao Fusu nodded and said, "Fortunately, the bandits did not succeed."

"How do you intend to deal with those Water Bandits of Yunmeng Marsh?"

The First Emperor said, "If they are not wiped out, the consequences will be endless if other bandits follow suit!"

"Indeed!"

General Wang Jian nodded in agreement.

He had come to the Imperial Study precisely for this matter as well.

"Grandfather, do you have any good ideas?"

Zhao Fusu looked at General Wang Jian with an expectant gaze.

General Wang Jian did not come from a family of military tradition; he relied on his innate talent in warfare, rising rapidly from the bottom to become the general who single-handedly destroyed five states.

Zhao Fusu highly respected General Wang Jian's opinions; such a born military strategist was by no means comparable to ordinary people.

Sometimes, one has to admit the huge gap between talents.

Take Chiang Kai-shek, for example; he was indeed strong in politics, using economic means to unify the Republic of China.

But in warfare, Chiang Kai-shek earned the titles of 'Chief of Transportation' and 'Master of Micromanagement'.

His actual command ability was equivalent to that of a battalion commander.

Conversely, when a true military master was just a student, with only two hundred students and two policemen with guns around him, he was able to disarm a force of two thousand people!

The more he knew about the prowess of these gifted freaks, the more Zhao Fusu looked forward to their opinions.

General Wang Jian already had a draft in mind, so he said directly, "We must first know where the lair of these Water Bandits is specifically located within Yunmeng Marsh."

Zhao Fusu nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"Our people must infiltrate the lair of these Water Bandits to figure out their situation and know exactly how many people they have."

"In addition to mobilizing the Louchuan Soldiers along the Yangtze River, we should secretly recruit ships from the outer commanderies and concentrate them in Nan Commandery."

"We will deploy a large number of ships around their lair, surround them with heavy troops, form a huge encirclement, and continuously tighten it inward to conduct a sweep, wiping out the Water Bandits of Yunmeng Marsh."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Fusu had to admire that the older the ginger, the spicier it is.

General Wang Jian's plan was very simple, but very effective.

They were the side with the absolute advantage and could completely overwhelm the other with their power.

Especially by using a sweeping net approach to strike at the Water Bandits of Yunmeng Marsh, it would certainly deal a huge blow to them.

The First Emperor also nodded in approval.

He had come here specifically this time to prevent Zhao Fusu from impulsively recalling the Louchuan Soldiers stationed in Lingnan in a fit of anger.

Lingnan was not yet stable, and sporadic fighting was still occurring.

Once their Louchuan Soldiers withdrew, the Lingnan that had been conquered after expending countless resources and losing hundreds of thousands of lives would be lost!

This was not what the First Emperor wanted to see.