"The fifth official, Shen Bing, was promoted to Zuo Shu Zhang and appointed as the general of the North. He immediately led the Liang Army and the Shenwu Army to the North to stop the Xiongnu from going south."
Shen Bing didn't feel there was anything wrong with this order at first.
After all, the Northland during the Qin Dynasty was the Hetao area, which has always been the frontier of competition for the northern nomads from various countries in the Central Plains...
The reason is that at this time, Meng Tian had not yet connected the Great Wall in the north, so this became a gap for the Huns to move south.
On the other hand, the geographical location of the Loop is very important. In current terms, it is:
"The Hetao looks south to Guanzhong and controls the top spot in the world. Those who win the Hetao will travel all over the world, and those who lose the Hetao will lose the world. If the Hetao is safe, the world will be safe. If the Hetao is chaotic, the world will be chaotic."
It was now late spring, and the northern nomads were bound to move south again to plunder after they had been lying dormant all winter.
At the same time, the overall situation in the Central Plains has been decided, and the remaining three countries are no longer able to move around. It is normal for Shen Bing to lead the Liang Army and the Shenwu Army northward to resist the Huns.
So Shen Bing ordered his soldiers to pack up their belongings, say goodbye to Yang Duanhe, and then rush up the sandy river to the north.
Of course, he was accompanied by Fusu, who was following the army as a supervisor, but at this time even Wei Wei and Wang Bi knew that Fusu was actually training with Shen Bing.
If Wei Wei and Wang Ben knew, then it would no longer be a secret to others.
This moment greatly boosted the morale of the military.
First of all, a considerable part of the Daliang Army and the Shenwu Army were not Qin troops who were "rooted and Miaohong".
Fortunately for the Shenwu Army, since the original Black Armored Army suffered heavy casualties in the first battle of Ruyin, a large number of cavalry troops were subsequently added.
Some of these cavalry were Northern Goblin cavalry, and there were even Wang Bai and Lei Hui among them... The former was about to commit suicide and was saved by Shen Bing, while the latter was tricked and recruited by Shen Bing.
These two men were originally cavalry captains under Li Mu. They had followed Li Mu in fighting against the Huns for many years and had a good understanding of the Huns' tactics and the terrain of the north. Of course, Shen Bing would not let them go easily.
The two of them served as masters of two to five hundred under Wang Ben and each led a thousand northern goblin cavalry.
The only thing that worries Shen Bing is that every time these two people talk about Li Mu, they sigh and sigh... If one day they find out that Li Mu actually died because of Shen Bing's plan, I wonder how they will react?
In addition, how will the more than 2,000 northern goblin cavalry they set up react?
But Shen Bing couldn't care less about this. Why did the Qin army have so few cavalry and poor riding skills?
If even a cavalry army of 5,000 people is not enough, the Shenwu Army will not be able to be powerful and will not be able to fight against the Huns... Fighting against the Huns is no joke, it will not be as easy as fighting the Chu cavalry.
So this Shenwu army of more than 5,000 people was composed of more than 1,000 original Wei cavalry troops, 2,000 Northern cavalry troops, and another 2,000 Qin troops.
In other words, there are only two thousand native-born Qin troops.
Not to mention the Daliang Army, almost all of them were soldiers from the Wei State. After the casualties in the attack on Chu, some soldiers were even recruited from the Chu people on the spot...
This was a common practice during the Warring States Period. Because these local sources of troops could not be completely trusted, one or two troops were usually mixed into one or two troops. The equipment issued was also very simple, and most of them were used for labor. , in order to achieve the purpose of supporting war with war.
So Shen Bing set down where there were people from Wei, Qin, Chu, and Zhao.
This kind of mixed forces from various countries should be difficult to manage and not trustworthy...because it is very likely that these troops originally belonging to other countries will rebel.
However, Qin's son Fusu was the supervisor of this army. This was a sign of trust in the soldiers of other countries, which was of great benefit to boosting morale.
Secondly, if the soldiers know that Young Master Fusu is appointed as the supervisor of the army, can they still have less supplies and equipment?
There are also food, military pay, etc., are they also better than other armies?
And if Young Master Fusu is in the team, will he not participate in too dangerous battles?
So morale was boosted again.
Thirdly, everyone knows that Young Master Fusu trained with General Shen Bing.
In this case, isn't Shen Bing the Taifu?
One day Young Master Fusu becomes the King of Qin, then wouldn't the "Northern Soldiers" sent by Shen Bing be the king's division?
As a result, morale improved to a higher level.
However, Fusu was not as optimistic as they thought. He always felt that something was wrong with this matter, but he could not tell what was wrong.
After traveling for more than half a month and entering Zhaodi, several people secretly reported to Fusu.
Then Fusu ordered the carriage to catch up with Shen Bing in front.
"General!" Fusu said anxiously, "Fusu has something to discuss with the general..."
As soon as Shen Bing heard this, he understood that the matters to be discussed could not be heard by others, so he stopped the carriage and walked with Fusu dozens of steps away from the roadside.
Fusu frowned and sighed, and said to Shen Bing apologetically:
"Fusu is ashamed, but it was Fusu who harmed the general this time!"
Shen Bing couldn't help but wonder:
"Master, why did you say this?"
Fusu didn't answer and asked:
"Do you know why the king is sending generals to the north to resist the Huns at this moment?"
Shen Bing asked:
"Is there another hidden reason behind this matter?"
Fusu nodded and replied:
"A retainer came to report today, but it was Zhao Gao who collaborated with Li Sijian to issue this order."
"The disciples guessed that the reason why Zhao Gao, Li Si and others made such suggestions was to keep Fusu away from the Central Plains..."
Shen Bing said "Oh" and then understood.
Zhao Gao was Hu Hai's teacher... Although Hu Hai was only three years old at this time, Ying Zheng had already ordered Zhao Gao to teach him how to hold a pen and practice calligraphy. He would definitely take Zhao Gao as his teacher in the future.
Therefore, Zhao Gao did not want Fusu to succeed to the throne.
As for Li Si... if he wanted to keep his position as prime minister and the power in his hands, he could only support Hu Hai with Zhao Gao.
Although Fusu had been reading books about sages since he was a child, he had grown up in the palace and was still familiar with the overt and covert struggles. At this time, he knew what was going on when he was reminded by the disciples.
Shen Bing thought for a while and replied:
"Young Master, what you said is wrong."
"I can't tell whether I harmed the young master or the young master harmed me."
Fusu Qi said:
"How do you say this?"
Shen Bing replied:
"May I ask, Sir, why Chunyu Yue was not in the current predicament when he was appointed Tutor?"
Fusu thought for a while, then said "Oh", then nodded:
"Just because Li Si and Zhao Gao didn't take Taifu seriously, they never regarded Fusu as a threat."
Shen Bing replied:
"First of all, Chunyu Yue was already very old, and when the prince succeeded to the throne, he was no longer able to serve as prime minister, so..."
Fusu continued:
"So when the time comes, Fusu will still have to make Li Si his prime minister, so Li Si won't join forces with Zhao Gao?"
Shen Bing nodded and then said:
"My subordinates speak out boldly. If you say this, we should be on guard."