"If this place was built entirely by prisoners of war, it could be done."
I said: "We can achieve this by launching a war, capturing prisoners of war and ordinary people from other countries, and then escorting them all here. After the construction is completed, we can finally kill all those people and the guarding sergeants."
Shen Yuan nodded and said: "Those prisoners of war have no relatives or friends and died in a foreign land. Indeed, no one will know. I suddenly thought of something. The immortal map depicts the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao. Do you think it is possible for Zhao to
The soldiers were not trapped and killed at all, or only a small number were trapped and killed, and the vast majority of them were escorted here."
The Battle of Changping is the most famous battle in Chinese history. One of the points is that 400,000 surrendered troops of the Zhao State were encircled and killed. The address of Changping during the Warring States Period is today's Gaoping City, Jincheng, Shanxi. To this day, archeology still shows that in Gaoping
Some large bone pits were discovered in the city, and it was determined that they were the bones of Zhao soldiers.
I still clearly remember that most of the buried bones were actually injured. In other words, they were not buried alive at that time, but were killed first and then buried. This is not completely consistent with what is recorded in the history books.
Agreed, but there is also another problem. There are indeed a lot of bones found in all the bone pits in Gaoping City, but they are far from the 400,000 recorded in history books.
If the historical records are correct, then where did the remaining people go? They were not really escorted here to build this huge project.
Thinking of this, my eyes lit up, but then I shook my head and said to Shen Yuan: "It's impossible. The place we are now is Hubei Shenlongjia. During the Warring States Period, it belonged to the Chu State. If it was the Battle of Changping
If the captives of Zhao were brought to build it, then there are two huge problems. First, how could the Chu State agree to the Qin State transporting so many prisoners of war from the Zhao State to their own country? Second, the distance from Changping to here is hundreds of kilometers at least.
As for the distance, in that era, there were no trains or cars, and prisoners of war could only walk slowly on primitive roads on foot. The time it took was at least calculated in years. How could it not attract attention along the way?
"
"The specific location here is actually to the west of Shenlongjia."
Shen Yuan said: "According to the Warring States Period, it belongs to the Ba Kingdom, not the Chu Kingdom."
Ba! I didn’t expect this. I am not familiar with the geographical location, but I still know a little about Ba. Most people in modern times only remember the seven heroes of the Warring States Period: Qin, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, Yan, and Qi.
Of these seven countries, in fact, during the Warring States Period, there were many small countries, but they were not strong and were forgotten by future generations. Ba was one of them.
"The Kingdom of Ba existed during the Western Zhou Dynasty, and later..."
I thought about it carefully: "Later... it should have been more than 300 BC. Zhang Yi asked King Qin Huiwen to attack Ba, but he did not get permission. It was Mi Bazi, who later became Empress Dowager Xuan, with the support of
, and then captured the Ba Kingdom, and all the kings and ministers of the Ba Kingdom were captured and brought to Xianyang. From then on, King Qin Huiwen set up Ba County and included the Ba Kingdom into his own territory. The Battle of Changping took place in 260 BC.
If this is the case, then the possibility of using the State of Zhao to surrender troops is a little higher, but the transportation problem of these surrendered troops is still a very big problem."
"wrong!"
I suddenly remembered something and said: "The reason why Changping was chosen for the Battle of Changping is because Changping is the transportation link and strategic barrier between Shangdang County and Handan, the capital of Zhao State. As long as Zhao Guo Lianpo sticks to Changping, then
The Qin army was unable to set foot in Shangdang, let alone Handan. In addition to this reason, there was another very important reason. In Changping, Qin and Zhao both set up defense lines along the Qin River, which is a natural river.
It also facilitates the supply of the army. In addition to the Qin River, the river resources around Changping are very rich, and many of them are connected to the Yangtze River. If...if..."
"If we use the waterway, there will be a way to transport those surrendered by Zhao State."
Shen Yuan looked at me and said, "Is that so, Boss Ye?"
I frowned and nodded.
Wu Zijin wondered: "Isn't it possible, Brother Ye? How big a boat is needed to accommodate so many people? Were the boats in ancient times so powerful?"
I said: "Shipbuilding technology developed rapidly during the Qin and Han dynasties, but the shipbuilding industry during the Warring States Period was actually very mature. At that time, there were already shipbuilding factories that could not only manufacture river boats, but also sea ships. It was completely
You can build a three- or four-story building ship. Also, at that time, the troops had already surrendered.
They are no longer human beings, they are slaves, worse than livestock. It is not difficult to pile them on the ship like cargo and only need more than ten large ships to transport them back and forth."
Shen Yuan nodded, "That makes sense. It is very likely that this place was built by the surrendered soldiers of Zhao State. It was a good trick to hide the enemy from the enemy. Everyone thought that all the 400,000 surrendered soldiers were trapped and killed, but they did not expect that they were quietly killed.
Escorted here."
"Evidence, Old Man Shen, we need evidence."
I said dissatisfiedly: "It was just speculation, and it was also a whimsical speculation."
Shen Yuan said: "There will definitely be evidence. With so many people, they will inevitably die in the end. As long as their bones can be found, we can confirm it."
"Even if they are found, we can't be sure that they must be from Zhao."
Wu Zijin asked curiously: "After so many years, how can I recognize it just based on the skeleton?"
I rolled my eyes at Wu Zijin and said, "If we find them, there will definitely be evidence. For example, if they don't have completely rotten clothes, we can always tell what country they are from."
"That must be the case!" Shen Yuan was very sure.
"Okay, even so."
I was too lazy to argue with Shen Yuan on this point: "We still have the biggest mystery. Why did the Qin State build such a place? What is their purpose?"
Shen Yuan said: "What else can I do for, of course, for immortality."
This time I didn't argue with Shen Yuan, let alone refute him, because the appearance of Ren Zhu made me vaguely feel that there were few ancient emperors who were not obsessed with immortality.
Qin Shihuang sent Xu Fu eastward to obtain the elixir of immortality. Li Shimin spent his life in the army and founded the rule of Zhenguan, but died on the Taoist elixir of immortality. Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty conscripted thousands of girls into the palace to collect scriptures and medicine. These emperors, whether they were enlightened or enlightened,
Foolishness, kindness or cruelty, generations after generations have been tirelessly pursuing immortality.
This place is obviously not like a cemetery, nor a palace, and it is even less likely to be a fortification. After spending so much manpower, it is very likely that it is an altar built by the emperor for his own immortality, but this altar is even more