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No one dares to underestimate the problem of border fortresses. The barbarians outside the fortress have always been a serious concern for Qin, Zhao, Yan and other countries. This also forced the three countries to build Great Walls in the border areas to defend against enemies. King Qin learned that the Xiongnu
Kengbian, went south to plunder Yunzhong and Yanmen, and even once penetrated deep into the Dai and other areas, he couldn't sit still. This was simply a slap in the face of King Qin.
When the State of Zhao was still there, the barbarians outside the Great Wall had not dared to plunder for more than ten years. As soon as the State of Zhao was destroyed, they swarmed in. This obviously did not take Qin seriously. The King of Qin was very angry.
The ministers were summoned to discuss the matter. The ministers headed by Lu Buwei did not agree to immediately send troops outside the fortress. In the palace, the old Lu Buwei, leaning on a cane, looked at the angry King of Qin and persuaded:
"The enemies of Qin State are Yan State, Chu State, and Qi State. Now is the best time to defeat them and unite the world... When the three Jin Dynasties are stabilized, General Meng Wu and General Li Mu can attack Yan State and let
If Marquis Wu Cheng and General Wang Jian attack the Chu State, these two countries will surely be destroyed. However, as long as Qi State wins with some threats and heavy bribes, it may be possible to obtain its land without any bloodshed."
"By that time, wouldn't it be easier for Qin to use the power of the world to attack the barbarians outside the Great Wall?"
Lu Buwei frowned, probably because he felt himself getting weaker and weaker, and he also became a little anxious about the goal of one king in the world... He wanted to become a wise minister who assisted the King of Qin in realizing the goal of one king in the world. Lu Buwei just said
After that, several ministers agreed with him and thought that what he said was very reasonable. Now we should concentrate on dealing with the remaining three countries and complete the unification as soon as possible. By then, it would not be difficult to attack the enemies outside the wall.
Wang Jian, who was sitting opposite, stood up and glared at Lu Buwei in front of him. He said: "I heard that the most important thing is to respect the king and resist the barbarians. Now the Huns are plundering three counties, killing my people, and plundering women and children, but you
Why should we ignore them? How long will it take to defeat Yan, Chu, and Qi? In the meantime, should we just let the Xiongnu do whatever they want in the border counties?"
Faced with Wang Jian's doubts, Lu Buwei shook his head and said: "That's not what I meant. I heard that General Li Mu defeated the Huns in Yanmen and captured more than 100,000. General Sima Shang defeated the Huns in Yanmen many times.
, the Hu people were frightened after hearing the news. The reputation of these two generals outside the border was very high. If they were allowed to continue stationed at the border fortress, the Hu people would not dare to go south easily. They would wait until the war in the Central Plains was completed before attacking them. Is there anything wrong with this?
Wrong?"
Meng Wu stood up and said: "When my father was still here, he once told me: The barbarians are cunning. If they don't fight back and just defend passively, they will only get worse and plunder more frequently. Prime Minister
Now that we are not allowed to attack, we want to use two generals to intimidate the enemy. This really confuses me. Some people say that the prime minister is old. Now it seems that what they said is right. You are indeed old."
"The State of Zhao can take out a sword and strike down the barbarians, but is the State of Qin not even as good as the State of Zhao?!"
"Your weak attitude will only enhance the enemy's prestige!"
Faced with Meng Wu's aggressiveness, Lu Buwei was not angry, but looked at him calmly. It was King Qin who stepped forward and seriously warned Meng Wu, "When discussing national affairs, you cannot treat your colleagues like this. Even General Meng Ao treats the Prime Minister very much."
Respectfully, you should not be like this." Obviously, King Qin did not want Meng Wu to personally attack the old prime minister. Meng Wu calmed down after hearing this and did not continue to say anything.
Lu Buwei has discovered that his supporters are getting fewer and fewer. Even Li Si is silent at the moment. He refuses to stand in the same formation as him. He squinted his eyes, looked at the irritable Meng Wu in front of him, and then looked at
Looking at the calm Wang Jian, this is why Wu Chenghou valued Wang Jian more than Meng Wu. Lu Buwei looked at Li Mu and asked: "I heard that you defeated the Huns at Yanmen. Is this the case?"
Li Mu never spoke. After he came to Qin, his relationship with the local generals of Qin was neither very harmonious nor hostile. He only teamed up with Sima Shang and had no contact with other generals.
He likes to talk and is low-key... Lu Buwei suddenly asked, and Li Mu couldn't continue to be a transparent person. He nodded and said, "That's it."
"When you fought the Huns, how many soldiers did you use? How did you defeat them? How much food did you spend?"
Lu Buwei asked three questions in succession.
Li Mu said seriously: "I used 250,000 soldiers... I will first slow down his spirit and make him arrogant. After he enters Yanmen in large numbers, I will cut off all his ways and force them to do what they are not good at."
I fought a decisive battle on the terrain and defeated them. The food consumption was very huge, using up the eight years of accumulation of the three counties." After listening to Li Mu's words, Lu Buwei looked at the King of Qin.
"Your Majesty, the 250,000 soldiers were still annihilated after using tactics to lure the enemy deep into the enemy. This was done with the food accumulated by the three counties in eight years."
"Now you want to send generals out to conquer the frontier. How many soldiers will you need? How much food will you need? How much will it cost?"
Ying Zheng's fiery heart also became calmer. He became a little hesitant. Seeing that the King of Qin was wavering, Lu Buwei looked at Li Mu and asked: "If you want to go to the Huns, how many soldiers do you need?"
"I need at least 200,000 soldiers, enough cavalry, a lot of horses, a lot of bows and arrows, and food that can feed the soldiers for a year..." Li Mu said calmly, standing
Meng Wu in front of him blinked at him, as if he wanted to tell him something, but Li Mu seemed not to see him, and truthfully told Lu Buwei everything he needed.
After hearing this, the ministers finally calmed down a bit and remained silent.
Seeing the reaction of the ministers, Lu Buwei was very satisfied. He asked: "Qin State certainly has the strength to send 200,000 troops. I can also provide him with what General Li Mu needs. But if there are enemies at this time,
If Qin launches an attack, how should Qin respond?"
"Who dares to attack Qin?"
“Of course it’s Chu State!!”
Lu Buwei spoke loudly, and said: "I sent an envoy to the Chu State to test the King of Chu's attitude, but he directly killed our envoy, bit his own finger, and said that he would definitely take revenge on the Qin State.
! Can he miss such a good opportunity? If the war breaks out, Qin will be attacked from both sides. Chu can send at least 100,000 soldiers. If it is forced to recruit, he can summon 200,000!"
"If that happens, what are you going to do?"
"What's more, this Hu people's robbery was originally the plan of the King of Yan. I heard that the Prime Minister of Yan State, Zhuo, was a talented man. He spent a lot of money to make friends with the Hu people outside the Great Wall, hoping to remove the Qin State's goal.
Yanchu moved outside the Great Wall. If we go to attack the barbarians, wouldn't we fall into Yan's plan? How can you do anything to make the enemy happy?" Lu Buwei asked again.
Ying Zheng couldn't make up his mind for a while. He really wanted to go to war with the Xiongnu, but he was a little worried, so he ended the discussion in a hurry and ordered to talk again tomorrow.
Just after walking out of the palace, several generals gathered together and started discussing loudly. Li Mu and Sima Shang walked together, and Zhao Kang followed behind them. Meng Wu stopped Li Mu angrily and said: "
Why don't you say more? Lu Buwei used your words to block our mouths, you shouldn't do this."
Li Mu frowned and said seriously: "Hu people are good at riding and shooting, and they come and go like the wind. All countries have no way to deal with them. They can only use the Great Wall to resist them. Now we have to take the initiative to attack them on the grassland. Isn't this easy?
Is it something? As a general, you cannot underestimate your enemies and lead your soldiers to attack powerful enemies in a hurry without adequate preparation. This will only lead to failure. Don't you know this truth?"
After being scolded by Li Mu, Meng Wu turned red and turned around to leave.
Just as Li Mu was about to leave, Wang Jian came to his side at some unknown time. Next to Wang Jian was Wei Liao, who had just become the Grand Lieutenant of the Qin State. This position of Lieutenant was responsible for military operations across the country. It could be said that he was the leader of the generals. Although Liao
He had never fought in a war, but he had a very strategic vision and improved the system of the Qin army. He cannot be said to be a general, but he can be said to be a military theorist.
"General Li Mu, please don't blame... General Meng Wu is a bit impatient, most people in Qi are like this." Wang Jian made a little joke. Li Mu nodded and said nothing, but Sima Shang said: "I
I quite like him." A few people walked together, and Liao said: "I agree with sending troops. I think this is a tentative attack by the barbarians. If we don't fight back, I'm afraid they will become more aggressive.
His arrogance will cause huge harm."
"Especially for the people of Zhao, the State of Zhao can protect their safety, but the State of Qin cannot. This..."
Taiwei Liao shook his head. He looked at Li Mu and said, "I want to know what Marquis Wu Cheng thinks."
"Wu Chenghou agrees to send troops."
"That's good, then there is nothing to worry about. Please bring him here tomorrow. With him here, the Prime Minister will not dare to say anything more."
Meng Wu returned home angrily. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw his two sons holding wooden swords and competing. The young Meng Yi was no match for his elder brother. Meng Tian was superior in height, weight, wingspan, etc.
He crushed his younger brother, so he could easily defeat his younger brother, beating Meng Yi continuously and falling to the ground. Little Mengyi fell to the ground several times, with tears in his eyes, but he refused to admit defeat.
Meng Tian continued to taunt, "I think you should become a tax official in the future. Don't think about fighting. With your body..."
Meng Wu couldn't help but snorted coldly when he saw the two children playing around, and walked into the inner room. Meng Yi had no intention of complaining to his father, but after being knocked down by his brother many times, he finally couldn't help but sit down.
He cried on the ground. Meng Tian saw that his younger brother was crying, and came to him helplessly. He said seriously: "Okay, stop crying. In the face of an enemy that is stronger than you, you can continue to fight unyieldingly."
, you can be considered a warrior, you can fight with me in the future."
Hearing his brother's comfort, Meng Yi stopped crying. He raised his head, wiped away his tears, and asked, "Is it true?"
"Hahaha, of course it's a lie! Do you think your enemy will be as merciful as me? You were thrown off the chariot as soon as you entered the battlefield, and there was no chance to continue fighting! You should just become a tax collector.
!!”
"Wow~~~~"
Meng Yi burst into tears again.
Soon, Meng Tian, who bullied his younger brother, was pinched by Meng Wu's ears and apologized to his younger brother. Meng Wu said angrily: "Don't just be arrogant to your younger brother. If you are really capable, you can lead my troops to attack the Huns! Wu Cheng
The son of the Hou family is only slightly older than you. Look at him, he has already made great achievements in battle. How about you? You are only a captain, and you only bully your brother at home!"
"If Li Mu is going to attack the Xiongnu this time, you can be the vanguard for me!"
Meng Tian's ears were pinched by his father, and he grinned in pain. He shouted: "I know, I know!"
Meng Yi saw his brother's embarrassment and couldn't help but clapped his hands and cheered, "Hit him! Father, beat him!"
The father is kind, the son is filial, the brothers are respectful, and they are truly a warm family.
When Zhao Kuo saw Zhao Kang returning home, he asked about the date of sending troops. When Zhao Kang mentioned that the prime minister opposed sending troops and failed to negotiate an outcome, Zhao Kuo also became a little irritable. Zhao Kang
Sneaked away in a hurry.
At the court meeting the next day, all the ministers saw Zhao Kuo who had suddenly arrived. They hurriedly paid their respects one by one. Even Lu Buwei couldn't help but frowned. Of course he knew what Zhao Kuo's arrival meant. When the discussion began
, King Qin also seemed much more at ease, as if as long as Zhao Kuo was here, he would not worry about anything. King Qin once again mentioned the war against the Huns, and the officials looked at Zhao Kuo and Lu Buwei.
"Wucheng Hou, I think that for the sake of one king, we should not send troops." Lu Buwei still insisted on his opinion.
"For one king of the world?" Zhao Kuo looked solemn and said loudly: "What is the purpose of one king for the world?! I originally proposed one king for the world, just to let the people of the world live a good life, and to prevent them from being
Humiliate, don't be killed! What now? The Hu people killed thousands of herdsmen in Yanmen Yunzhong, robbed them of the food they needed to survive, insulted their women, and robbed them as slaves!"
"If you can't protect your own people and defend your territory, then why do you want to be the king of the world..."
Zhao Kuo looked particularly angry. Lu Buwei was immediately speechless. The ministers were all silent. No one dared to provoke the angry Zhao Kuo, not even the King of Qin. Lu Buwei thought for a moment and then said: "
What should we do if Chu takes the opportunity to attack the Xiongnu?"
"I'm not good at fighting outside the Great Wall, but I do know some ways to fight. Then send me to Nanjun."
"If Chu dares to send troops at this time, I will definitely capture their general and behead him."
Lu Buwei was speechless.
The King of Qin was overjoyed and immediately ordered: "Send troops!!"