Wang Jian is a native of Dongxiang, Pinyang.
When he was young, he liked the art of war and was loyal to the King of Qin.
The First Emperor of Qin has destroyed the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei, driven away the King of Yan and defeated the army of Chu several times.
1. Li Xin, the general of the State of Qin, was young, energetic, brave and powerful. He once led thousands of soldiers to chase down the crown prince of Yan to Yanshui, and finally defeated the Yan army and captured the crown prince. The King of Qin thought Li Xinxian could be brave.
2. One day, the King of Qin asked Li Xin, "I want to attack the State of Chu. How many soldiers do you think is enough for the general?" Li Xin said, "The maximum number is 200000.
3. "When the King of Qin asked Wang Jian, Wang Jian said," It is not impossible to have 600000 people.
4. "The King of Qin said," General Wang is old. Why are you so timid! General Li is decisive and brave, and he is right.
5. "So Li Xin and Meng Tian were sent to the south to attack Chu.
6. Wang Jian's words were not adopted, so he assumed that he was ill and returned to his hometown of Pinyang to provide for the elderly.
7. Li Xinfeng levelled the peace, and Meng Tian attacked and defeated the Chu army.
8. Li Xin then attacked Yan and Ying and won, so he led his troops westward to join forces with Meng Tian in the city.
9. The Chu army was tracking and chasing them for three days and nights. As a result, Li Xin's army was defeated. (The Chu army) attacked two camps and killed seven captains. The Qin army fled.
10. The King of Qin was very angry when he heard the news. He personally took the express train to Pinyang. When he saw Wang Jian, he apologized and said, "I didn't use your plan. Li Xin really insulted the Qin army.
11. Now I hear that the Chu army marches westward every day. Although the general is ill, does he have the heart to abandon me? "Wang Jian declined and said," I am sick and tired, and I have no talent. I hope you can invite another famous general.
12. "The king of Qin apologized again and said," Well, don't say anything more, general.
13. "Wang Jian said," You must use me as a last resort. There are 600000 people who are not feasible.
14. "The King of Qin said," Just listen to the general's plan.
15. "So Wang Jian led a 600000 army to set out, and the King of Qin himself went to Bashang to see them off.
16. Before leaving, Wang Jian asked the First Emperor to reward a large number of fields and houses.
17. Qin Shihuang said, "The general is going to lead a large army to go to war. Why should he worry about living in poverty?" Wang Jian said, "As the general of the king, he has made great contributions, but he has never been able to be a marquis. So when the king assigns his officials important tasks, he asks the king to reward them with fields and houses as a basis for future life.
18. "Qin Shihuang couldn't help laughing.
19. After Wang Jian led his troops to the pass, he sent envoys five times to ask the First Emperor for a reward.
20. Wang Jian was advised to say: "The general's request for a reward seems excessive.
21. "Wang Jian said," You are wrong.
22. The king suspects that he is seriously ill and is not expert in employing people. Now he has given me all the military commissions of the State of Qin. If I don't ask the king for fields and houses many times on the pretext of asking for future life security for my children, should the king sit in the palace and doubt me? "Wang Jian finally attacked Chu instead of Li Xin.
23. When the king of Chu learned that Wang Jian had sent more troops, he tried his best to resist the Qin soldiers.
24. When Wang Jian arrived at the battlefield, he built a strong camp to take the defensive position and refused to send troops to fight.
25. The Chu army has repeatedly challenged, but it has never been able to defend itself.
26. Wang Jian asked the soldiers to take a rest and bathe every day, provide superior food to comfort them, and drink and eat with the soldiers themselves.
27. After a while, Wang Jian sent someone to ask the soldiers what games they played? He came back and reported: "We are racing to see who can throw far.".
28. "So Wang Jian said:" Soldiers can be sent.
29. "The Jing army challenged many times, but the Qin army did not fight, so they left to the east.
30. Wang Jian led the army to pursue at random, ordered the strong soldiers to attack, and defeated the Chu army.
31. Chase Qinan, kill their general Xiang Yan, and the Chu army is defeated.
32. The Qin army seized and pacified the cities of the State of Chu.
33. One day later, he captured the King of Chu, Nanmu, and finally pacified all parts of the State of Chu as prefectures and counties.
34. He also took the opportunity to attack the Baiyue King in the south.
35. At the same time, Wang Ben, Wang Jian's son, and Li Xin conquered and pacified Yan and Qi.
36. In the 26th year of the First Emperor of Qin (221 BC), he annexed all the vassal states and unified the world. General Wang and General Meng had the most contributions, and their fame spread to later generations.
