Chapter 202: Those who are emperors must not act on impulse.
"We will discuss this matter when Li Si, Wang Wan, and Fu Zikang arrive."
The First Emperor forced his reason, which had been burned away by the raging anger, to temporarily shelve Ying Chengyu's proposal.
Cheng Xi has messed up his mind. I can't act on my impulse. I have to hold back!
By the candlelight in the palace, the First Emperor looked at the vast territory of Qin on the map, and the dancing flames reflected in his eyes were far less than the anger in his heart.
The Lord of the World's gaze was fixed on the Shangjun marked on the map. His gaze seemed to penetrate the map and see the majestic and unshakable northwest town in the distance.
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Shangjun, including the present northern part of Yan'an and the west of Yulin.
Shangjun was originally a territory belonging to the State of Wei, and was first established by Marquis Wei Wen of the State of Wei.
The original intention of establishing Shangjun was to curb the development of the Qin State and block the Qin State's expansion to the northwest.
Before the strategist Zhang Yi came to power, Shangjun had always been the northwest barrier on the development path of the Qin State.
In the Battle of Puyang, the Qin State sent its sons Hua and Zhang Yi to attack Wei Puyang and captured it.
King Qin Huiwen was very happy and wanted to send troops to garrison and build Puyang, but Zhang Yi quit.
Zhang Yi admonished King Qin Huiwen.
What's so good about that wretched place in Puyang? What's the use of it? Listen to me, return Puyang to the State of Wei, and then send Young Master Yao to the State of Wei to be a hostage, and I'll get Shangjun over for you.
King Qin Huiwen was a little confused.
Shangjun has a great restrictive effect on the Qin State. With Shangjun in Wei's hands, the northwest of Qin State has an unobstructed view in front of Wei State and there is no danger to defend it.
If Shangjun is obtained, the Qin State will have a truly important town in the northwest, which can connect the entire northwest with Shangjun as the center.
Although Shangjun is bitter and cold, it has extremely important strategic significance for the Qin State.
How is it possible to exchange Puyang for Shangjun? How can a person say such arrogant words?
King Qin Huiwen didn't quite believe it, but he had courage and was willing to give Zhang Yi the opportunity to try it.
He suppressed the anger of his younger brother Gongzi Hua and sent Zhang Yi as an envoy to Wei.
After Zhang Yi arrived in Wei, he met with the King of Wei and said:
My king has said that he wants to sign a treaty with you. He can return Puyang to you, and he can also help you fight other countries and expand your territory.
If you don't believe it, I brought Young Master Yao here this time, and Young Master Yao stayed with you as a hostage. This is quite sincere.
You see, the Qin State has been so kind to the Wei State. Do you think that the Wei State should also reciprocate the favor? You can't take advantage of everything.
To show your sincerity, give us Shangjun.
First, it means that Wei State does not want to target Qin State anymore.
Second, you are stationed in Shangjun. There are Xiongnu outside and Qin inside. It is difficult for you to restrain your troops.
We, the Qin State, have been able to establish counties. When we join forces to attack the Central Plains, all the fertile land we gain will be given to your Wei State, even if Qin State uses that land in exchange for counties.
The king of Wei heard this.
Name, send protons.
Really, send the captured Puyang back.
There is so much sincerity, this must be a true alliance.
That wretched place in Shangjun cost a lot of troops and rations, and there was still no money to be made. I didn’t want it a long time ago, so I gave it to you.
During this trip, Zhang Yi used the power of his words to secure the county on the northwest fortress for Qin.
With this achievement, Zhang Yi was worshiped as the prime minister by King Huiwen of Qin, and he elevated the theory of political strategists to a very high level - when he is angry, the princes will be afraid, and when he lives in peace, the world will be destroyed.
"Zizhi Tongjian" records: Qin Gongzi Hua, Zhang Yi commanded troops to surround Wei Puyang and take him. Zhang Yi told the King of Qin, please use Puyang to return to Wei, and make the prince Yao a hostage in Wei. Yiyin said that the king of Wei
He said: "Qin's encounter with Wei is very friendly, and Wei cannot be rude to Qin." Wei Yin went to the fifteen counties of Shangjun to thank Yan, and Zhang Yi returned to Qin.
The northern city wall of Shangjun.
"Father! Send out troops!"
There were five wounds on his face, and his face was stained with blood.
One arm was tightly wrapped with a cloth belt, and the armor all over his body had several arrow gouges.
Meng Tian knelt on his knees, his eyes were blood red, and his voice was hoarse, like an evil ghost escaping from hell, not like a human voice.
"In those days, Zhang Zi made great contributions to the county and was worshiped as prime minister by the late King Huiwen.
Shangjun is in Qin, just like Hangu in the northwest. You and I can die, but Shangjun cannot tolerate any loss."
Meng Wu held his hands on the mottled crenellations of the city wall, stared at the few Xiongnu galloping horses in the distance, and whispered to his son.
"Jiuyuan can still be saved! The Huns haven't taken over all yet! The Huns have less than 30,000 soldiers and horses! There are 50,000 soldiers and horses in Shangjun! Our army has the advantage, Father!"
Meng Tian grabbed the ground with his head, and the clouds in the sky collapsed with a bang.
The grief, hatred, anxiety, and earnestness in the roar.
Let all the garrison soldiers on duty on the city wall of Shangjun hold on to their swords and feel the same. They want to jump off the high city wall and go straight to Yanmen to kill all the Hun dogs who have not dared to approach the Qin Dynasty for several years!
Great Qin, when had it ever been beaten to the mainland!
"Shut up!"
Meng Wu, who was wearing bright armor, no longer looked calm as before. He looked back and kicked Meng Tian to his knees, then stepped on Meng Tian's chest and shattered his armor.
That clean and capable face, slightly weathered, had the same blood-red eyes as Meng Tian.
Meng Tian was completely unaware of the sharp pain that penetrated his heart when he was slashed by the Xiongnu scimitar.
There was blood at the corner of his mouth, his mouth was red, and his teeth were stained red, blending into the same color as his tongue.
"Father...Tian begs you...to send out troops...Tian begs dad to send troops..."
Blood flowed in his mouth, blocking his throat, making it difficult for Meng Tian to spit out words, and interfering with his tongue, making his speech muffled.
Meng Tian grabbed his father's ankle, leaving fingerprints of mud, blood and water on Meng Wu's trouser legs.
"General! Send out troops!"
The first garrison roared angrily and knelt down on one knee.
The clear sound of the bronze long sword hitting the blue brick city wall shocked the fighting spirit of all the soldiers.
"General! Send out troops!"
The second garrison roared angrily and knelt down on one knee.
"General!"
All the garrison soldiers on the north city wall knelt down on one knee, and a dozen thighs hit the bluestone tile floor heavily, causing countless smoke and dust.
"Send troops!"
The sound of bloodthirsty and revenge echoed throughout the entire northern city wall.
Use the blood of the Huns to sacrifice the heroic soul of my robe!
"How dare Shu Zian disturb the morale of our army!"
Meng Wu stepped on his son with his foot and exerted force, causing blood to flow from Meng Tian's mouth and nose.
Within Da Qin, the three powers in the counties were separated.
The county governor is in charge of civil affairs.
The county lieutenant is in charge of military affairs.
The county magistrate nominally assists the county governor in managing the city and county, but in fact he also has the task of supervising the county governor and county lieutenants.
He was appointed by the First Emperor as a lieutenant in the upper county to take charge of all military affairs in the upper county. He could send out military orders to the entire Mengwu army at Lost Yanmen.
His black and white staggered hair was all upside down, and the bloodshot eyes in his eyes were so concentrated that the whites of his eyes were almost invisible.
He drew out the Qin Sword from his waist, held the hilt of the Qin Sword behind his back, and swiftly slashed the sword towards his parent and child's neck, which was covered in dried blood.
This set of movements is clean and neat, without any sloppiness or any pause.
Will ~
The two soldiers around Meng Wu drew their swords to block each other at the same time, and the combined strength of the two diverted the Qin sword in Meng Wu's hand.
The side sword slashed across Meng Tian's body, leaving new deep marks on the armor that was already running low on Meng Tian's body.
"General, calm down!"
"No general!"
After the two soldiers stopped him, they had time to dissuade Meng Wu.
At the moment when the rabbit was up and the falcon was about to fall, the second soldier didn't even have time to speak.
"Those who disturb the morale of the army will be killed according to the law!"
Meng Wu shouted fiercely.
"You haven't returned to your place yet!"
A soldier's fierce eyes swept across the kneeling garrison and gave orders.
"promise!"
When all the garrison soldiers saw that Meng Wu wanted to kill his own son because of this incident, they agreed in unison.
Resuming the war, he stood on the city wall of Shangjun with an unwilling look on his face, still fighting fiercely.
"The young general is not a soldier of Shangjun. If he does not obey the orders of Shangjun, a general cannot seek personal gain with his power!"
Another soldier yelled loudly, starting from the military order, saying that Meng Wu had a fierce look on his face, but he had no reason to draw the sword.
"Pass my military order! Anyone who dares to leave the city will be beheaded! Anyone who dares to speak out about attacking will be beheaded! Anyone who dares to shoot an arrow below the city will be beheaded!"
Meng Wu's angry roar echoed above the city wall, and he returned his sword to its sheath. He didn't care about his own son who was trampled by him and his mouth was bleeding. He stepped down the city wall with sonorous steps.
The two soldiers hurriedly helped up the major general who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed at some point.
One person felt for a weak pulse.
One person checked his nose and found that there was breath.
The stone fell in their hearts, but it did not fall to the ground.
Given Mengtian's current situation, if he is not treated in time, it is very likely that his condition will turn from coma to death.
One of the two soldiers bent down and carried Meng Tian on his back and hurried down the tower, while the other went to find a military doctor as quickly as possible.
On the northern city wall, all the garrison guards on duty felt extremely depressed. Looking at the vaguely visible Huns cavalry in the distance, their eyes were full of anger that wanted to eat their flesh and bones.
In one day, Yanmen fell and Jiuyuan was destroyed.
Meng Tian, who was granted the title of Jiuyuan as a fief, was tied up and brought back to Shangjun by his own soldiers, with only a few dozen survivors alive.
Yanmen was attacked by the Xiongnu. Not even the people, not to mention the horses, could escape.
The wolf smoke rising in the distance from Jiuyuan went straight into the sky and has not dissipated, which means that the beacon tower has not been lost, which means that the Qin army in Jiuyuan is asking for help.
The Qin army in Shangjun was waiting for the order from the newly arrived captain to march out of Shangjun, attack Jiuyuan, recover Yanmen, and cut off the heads of Xiongnu dogs as a ceremony of promotion and promotion. Unexpectedly, Meng Wu actually issued an order for three beheadings.
Three slashes, like three knives, were inserted into the hearts of all the garrison soldiers, making the already aggrieved garrison soldiers mad with hatred.
Only other countries have always been afraid of our Qin State. How can we, the Qin State, be afraid of war?
We are about to fight to the death, why is the general so timid?
In the county lieutenant's mansion, Meng Tian, who had received emergency treatment from the military doctor, just opened his eyes and immediately screamed weakly.
"send troops!"
The cloth bandage that had just been bandaged on Jun Gang's wound was smudged red.
"send troops!"
Meng Tian grabbed the air with one hand, trying to grab the hand of Qin Jun in Jiuyuan and recapture the lost Jiuyuan.
"send troops!"
Jiuyuan guard general Meng Tian.
Three calls were made to send out troops and they fell.
Meng Wu, who had been standing by Meng Tian's bed, waiting for Meng Tian to wake up, was so anxious that he hurried out and almost fell down twice in three steps.
"Medic! Medic!"
Xianyang City, Xianyang Palace, Yizheng Hall.
The First Emperor Yingzheng and the Lord of Chang'an Yingcheng stood beside the map with ugly expressions.
Apart from the brothers, there were seven people present.
The text contains Li Si, the prime minister on the left, Wang Wan, the prime minister on the right, and Fu Zikang, the governor of Su Nei.
Wu has Zhao Wu'an Jun Li Mu, Xianyang General and the three outstanding generals Ren Xiao, Tu Sui and Zhao Tuo.
Inside the political hall.
The situation is tense.
"These Hun dogs dare to rob our Qin people and invade our Qin territory. I don't care about the pros and cons, I must fight this battle!"
The young general Zhao Tuo waved his arms and was impassioned, promising to set off to the northwest now.
"Zhao Wuanjun has been fighting against the Huns for ten years, so that the Huns would not dare to send a scout south. With such great military exploits, we cannot take advantage of the victory and pursue the Xiongnu. We can only take a defensive position in front of the Xiongnu. Can you compare with Zhao Wuanjun? This battle cannot be resumed.
Yanmen and Jiuyuan are enough."
The old Prime Minister Wang Wan was mature and prudent. After comprehensive consideration, he gave some words of advice.
"Our Qin State destroyed Yiqu, fought against the Xirong, and killed the Donghu. It was through these dogs outside the Great Wall that we gained a great reputation. When it comes to understanding these foreign people, our Qin State should be the best."
"The Central Plains can only defend against the Hu people. That's because they are weak. We, the Qin State, can only attack! Just like we destroyed Yiqu, let the land of the Xiongnu belong to our Qin!"
Ren Xiao, who had high qualifications but a low reputation and a steady march, did not agree with Wang Wan's words.
As long as anyone can become a general of the Qin Dynasty, no matter what his character or tactics, he is an absolute master at heart.
If there is a war, it must be fought. The opponent who wants to fight will be destroyed and his country will be destroyed. Fight until there is nothing left to fight!
"Our Qin Dynasty has 500,000 available troops. Since we can destroy the six kingdoms, why not destroy another Xiongnu? All Xiongnu dogs deserve to die. All men, women, and children should be killed. Sui will seal them with hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu dog heads.
Hou Baixiang!"
Tu Sui, who died a brutal death in history, shouted sharply, his war spirit was a thousand times stronger than that of Ren Xiao.
"The Xiongnu are like birds and beasts. They scatter in large numbers. When they send out their army to Yanmen and the two counties of Jiuyuan, the Xiongnu disperse themselves. It is possible to restore the two counties, but it is not allowed to pursue them to the desert and destroy them. A scene a hundred miles away in the desert is not local.
It is difficult for people to distinguish between north, south and east. The Xiongnu are hard to find in the desert, and even if they are found, it is difficult to kill them."
Li Mu, dressed in white, reluctantly expressed his opinion under the signal from Ying Chengyu's eyes.
They are different from the Qin generals who have the words "military merit" deeply engraved in their minds.
Li Mu, who had sufficient experience in dealing with the Xiongnu, was not optimistic about the annihilation of the Xiongnu.
If the Xiongnu were so easy to destroy, he would have destroyed all the Xiongnu back then, and there would be no Qin army in their turn.
Tu Sui's eyes widened, and he noticed Ying Chengyu's fierce eyes, and stared back with the same fierce eyes.
"The words of a general who will subjugate his country cannot be trusted!"
Prime Minister Zuo Li Si had a straight face, pointing to various cities and areas on the map, and said: "How do you compare yourself to the Marquis of Wucheng by slaughtering Sui? Even the Marquis of Wucheng is not Li Mu's opponent, how dare you speak so brazenly!"
"Fifty thousand Qin troops are distributed in Han, Chu, Qi, and Wei. Gather them in Shangjun and launch a massive attack into the desert that our army has never set foot in. If there is any failure, your majesty's great cause of unifying the world will be lost.
Your slaughtering hands!"
"The lives of half a million soldiers, the stability of all parts of the Qin State, and your majesty's great achievements, all in exchange for your glory and wealth?"
Regarding the Xiongnu invasion of the country, two factions were formed.
One faction is Ren Xiao, Zhao Tuo, and Tu Sui. This battle must not only be fought, but also fought to the end. The Huns must be destroyed before they can stop.
In the Qin State, fighting a war meant being crowned and promoted, and fighting a long war meant making a marquis and worshiping the prime minister.
Almost no general of the Qin Dynasty would say that this battle was inappropriate.
One group is Li Mu, Li Si, and Wang Wan, who advocate restoring Yanmen and Jiuyuan counties and restoring them to the previous structure.
Li Si and Wang Wan have strong co-ordination skills and know the pattern of the Qin State. They can easily judge that there is not much benefit from this war. There is no need to fight a war with little benefit, and you cannot fight for the sake of war.
Li Muyi knew the Xiongnu very well and knew that the Xiongnu could not be defeated but could not be killed.
Second, he was deeply influenced by Ying Chengyu, and he also considered the pros and cons when considering the problem, so he did not support fighting to the death.
Among the seven, Fu Zikang, the governor of Su Nei Shi, was a different one. Fu Zikang seemed to have no concern for this matter.
When the First Emperor asked him for his opinion, he replied.
"I only know how to settle accounts and know nothing else. If we fight, the money and food will be enough for military needs. If we don't fight, then we won't fight."
The governor of Su Neishi was equivalent to the finance minister of later dynasties. The first emperor called Fu Zikang to come, and he wanted food, grass, and military supplies.
Therefore, among the seven, Fu Zikang, who was the last to enter the discussion, was also the first to withdraw from the discussion. The First Emperor was very satisfied with him.
"Brother Huang, don't you want to fight?"
Ying Chengqiao narrowed his eyes and said.
The six people were still arguing, but there were no new words in the reasons. Ying Chengyu could tell that the First Emperor had made his decision.
"As you said, no matter what if you defeat me, I won't be able to defend you. As an emperor, you must not act on your own initiative. You must remember this."
"What do you think of my nephews?"
"What?"
A question mark rose over the head of the First Emperor.
What do my sons have to do with the Xiongnu invasion?
"How about we enfeoff all my nephews? Let them bring a group of people to take care of things!"
Ying Chengyu's eyes flashed with light, and he struck the Xiongnu's land with his fingers.
"For example, here, let the second child Ying Gao go over. This time is not a false enfeoffment, but a real enfeoffment!"