From Shen Bing's perspective, he was actually not strong enough to defend the Qin Dynasty.
The reason is that the Thirty-Six of the Western Regions, King Youxian of the Xiongnu and even the Yuezhi all have their own interests, and they cannot just do whatever Shen Bing tells them to do.
If we really want to say that Shen Bing can completely control it, it should be the more than 20,000 Pu Lei troops led by Yan... This army was recruited and trained by Shen Bing from the Western Regions. They don't know anything about Ying Zheng or the First Emperor. , in their eyes, only General Shen Bing was the only one, and even Yan was no exception.
So Shen Bing can be said to have "complete control" over it.
Other troops such as the Hanoi soldiers...are actually Yang Duanhe's disciples. If Shen Bing wants to fall out with Da Qin, he must first instigate Yang Duanhe.
Although the Shenwu Army and the Liang Army were recruited and trained by Shen Bing, they can be said to be loyal to Shen Bing.
But this "loyalty" is based on Shen Bing's status as the general of the Qin State. They know how powerful the Qin State is and how much energy Ying Zheng has.
If one day Shen Bing wants to rebel against Qin, these soldiers will have to think about whether to side with the general or with Qin.
So this is not an army that can be "completely controlled".
At least, Shen Bing will still have to find an excuse to "side with the Qing emperor" to make them think that they are still soldiers of the Qin army.
Shen Bing calculated it this way, but in Ying Zheng it was another algorithm:
Yang Duanhe was a life-and-death friend, and there were more than 100,000 elite troops in Hanoi. Adding in the strength of the Liang Army, the Shenwu Army and the newly recruited troops in Hetao, there were more than 200,000 troops in the Central Plains alone.
There are more than 100,000 soldiers in the Western Region, the Yueshi have another 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers, and the Xiongnu have surrendered another 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers...
Isn’t this more than 400,000 troops?
The Qin Dynasty only had between 40 and 500,000 troops, and many of these troops were newly recruited soldiers with no combat experience.
On the other hand, Shen Bing's hands are all elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles, especially those from the Western Regions, the Yuezhi, and the Huns' cavalry are even more elite.
Usually the Qin army had difficulty dealing with the Xiongnu cavalry. At this time, these cavalry have been united into one army by Shen Bing...
Is that okay?
If Shen Bing wants to be emperor one day, will he have to give up the throne?
Fortunately, Shen Bing still has a young master named Fusu.
As the legal heir of Qin, Fusu had no reason to rebel against Qin, so Ying Zheng asked Fusu several times in letters whether he had military power and could participate in decision-making.
Who is Ying Zheng? Of course he knows that if Shen Bing wants to rebel, he must first evade Fusu and make him lose power in the Qin army. Otherwise, the Qin army officers may choose to side with Fusu instead of Shen Bing, the general. The Shenwu Army and the Liang Army are probably the same.
However, Fusu's answer reassured Ying Zheng:
"Since the general's troops left the Western Regions, all matters in Hetao have been decided by Erchen and Yang Duanhe."
"The Daliang Army, the Shenwu Army, and the Hetao Army are all under the command and training of my ministers."
"The reason for this is, firstly, that the general is busy with the war in the Western Region and cannot take care of it, and secondly, to give his sons and ministers an opportunity to practice."
"The general also often corresponds with his subordinates, teaching them how to fight and train troops, as well as how to govern the country."
"Thank you very much, Father, for allowing me to train with the general. I feel that I have benefited a lot."
After hearing Fusu's words, Ying Zheng was not only relieved but also very comforted. If Fusu could become a man one day and even expand the territory like Shen Bing, then he would have a successor.
Shen Bing also knew this truth well. In fact, he had no intention of opposing Qin from beginning to end, but his intention was to assist Su.
The reason why the rift with Qin is getting bigger and bigger is that in addition to being too powerful and being tabooed by Yingzheng, the more important reason is that Zhao Gao and Li Si are on the opposite side of Fusu and want to help Hu Hai ascend, so both sides are in the same situation. .
At this time, Shen Bing already felt that the danger was getting closer and closer to him.
The reason is that although Ying Zhenghui's imperial edict agreed with Shen Bing's approach, it still ordered Shen Bing to behead King Youxian and his generals above the rank of Thousand Captains in public display.
The statement is:
"The Xiongnu Youxian King and his generals have been plundering the Central Plains for many years, causing harm to both sides."
"The lives of the Xiongnu soldiers can be spared, but King Youxian and his generals are the main culprits."
"Although he surrendered to our country, the Qin Dynasty, he is still not of my race. No matter how many times he dies, he will not be able to apologize."
"The general should immediately capture and behead all of his men as a sign to the world."
Fusu couldn't help being shocked after reading these words:
"Why is my father so confused?"
"If we kill King Youxian and all the generals at this time, how can the Xiongnu soldiers be subdued?"
"The grassland is in chaos again, and the Huns may make a comeback..."
Shen Bing stopped Fusu from continuing, and then moved away. When only Shen Bing and Fusu were left, Shen Bing said:
"Young master, do you think the emperor really doesn't know the consequences of killing King Youxian?"
Shen Bing planned to make things clear to Fusu.
Fusu looked at Shen Bing with a puzzled expression and said:
"If my father knew the consequences of killing King Youxian, why did he order his death again?"
Shen Bing replied:
"The one your emperor cannot trust is not King Youxian, but me, Shen Bing."
Fusu couldn't help but be shocked:
"What do you say, General?"
"My father regards the general as his commander and controls the troops in Hetao. He even asked Fusu to train with the general. How could he not trust the general?"
Shen Bing sighed:
"If it were before, the emperor would have believed in me, Shen Bing."
"but now."
"Shen Bing first had the Hetao and the Western Regions, and now he captured the grassland and was in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops..."
Then Fusu understood.
He nodded slightly and said:
"So, it's not that my father didn't know the consequences of killing King Youxian, but he knew the consequences and let the general kill him."
"As a result, the Xiongnu rebelled and war started again on the grassland. Not only was the general's strength greatly reduced, he was also unable to do anything else."
Shen Bing nodded.
Then he said:
"This is one of them."
Fusu Qi said:
"Is there any other reason?"
Shen Bing nodded and said:
"The other reason is not because of the emperor, but because of the young master."
Fusu was confused when he heard this:
"The general's intention... is that my father is worried about Fusu? Do you think Fusu will join the general in causing trouble?"
"No, absolutely impossible!"
Shen Bing cupped his hands and replied:
"Young Master Mingjian, my subordinates thought it was not that the Emperor was worried about the Young Master, but that someone in the court did not want the Young Master to succeed to the throne."
Shen Bing felt that it was too late to say anything anymore.
Otherwise, what if one day, like history, Zhao Gao falsely conveys an imperial edict to Fusu to commit suicide and Shen Bing is not with Fusu... What if Fusu really commits suicide? Then can Shen Bing have no choice but to admit defeat or... Rebellion?
Now we can at least give Fusu a heads up so that he can be mentally prepared.
But of course Fusu didn't believe it. He shook his head and said:
"Father, the emperor is very talented. It is too early to talk about succession at this time."