In the long course of time, the Great Wall was built in the north to keep out the barbarians. Hundreds of thousands of troops were waiting in arms. The Huns did not dare to go south to herd horses, and the soldiers did not dare to bend their bows and complain!
Is that enough?
Zhou Qing thought it was not enough!
For those grassland peoples, their characteristics are the same as the grass on the grassland. If they are not cleared away all at once, they will gradually recover in the next year.
Sure enough, after several years of neglect, it became a crisis again.
"The Xiongnu in the Northern Hu Dynasty are a big hidden danger. Meng Tian has already received military reports and documents. Many tribes within the Xiongnu have gradually come under Touman's control."
"The two to three hundred thousand soldiers under his command are all cavalry. They are good at riding and shooting, and they are a big threat. This time... the Yan Kingdom seems to have united with the Xiongnu."
"I falsely claim to be the legacy of Zhao Gong, but what's wrong with my current actions?"
Xianyang had already noticed Yu Yandan's request for help. The Wei State had too much time to take care of itself, and Qi State had a weak minister there. Coupled with Qi State's decades of intimacy strategy, the Qin King's government was not too big a deal.
Worry.
As for the Chu State, even if it had the intention, it was powerless.
As expected, it was only able to win over some of the forces of the remnant Zhao on the side, such as the Northern Hu Xiongnu, Eastern Hu and other forces, and it seemed that their momentum was quite strong.
What a hypocritical person.
Over the past few years, there has been talk in the Yan Kingdom that they want to restore the grand occasion of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the past, but now it has become like this, and Qin Wangzheng does not hide his contempt at all.
How can people like this be my opponents?
"Xuan Qing has also heard about this. The Yan State has wooed Beihu, Donghu, and the remaining forces of the Zhao State. Their total military strength exceeds 500,000. Compared with the more than 300,000 soldiers of the General and Meng Tian, they do have a military advantage."
"But people from all over the country of Yan should have four hearts, and the two are barbarians. They have their own interests. If the strategy is right, they can be divided easily, so there is no need to be afraid."
Zhou Qing shook his head and smiled. As for Yandan's actions, there was naturally considerable news coming from Jicheng.
Knowing that Yan Dan tried his best to win over the other three, it was impossible for him to succeed, not to mention that Yan and Zhao were always fighting and conflicting, although they resisted the unification of Qin.
There are still gaps!
"Yes, the captain said the same thing."
"I deeply believe that."
"I am afraid that Yan Dan will avoid the war, so he will avoid the war with hundreds of thousands of troops and delay the war until autumn. The Yan Kingdom will be severely cold, and the few Qin soldiers will not be in harmony with the soil and water of the Yan Kingdom."
"But it's a difficulty."
The government of the Qin Dynasty was also a joke. Although the Qin army was small, they were all fierce warriors. The hundreds of thousands of troops that the Yan State hastily gathered, although they were extremely large in number, had no combat power at all.
When they actually meet on the battlefield, Qin Wangzheng believes that the final winner will definitely be the warriors of Great Qin.
The only worry is that Yan Dan avoids the war and delays it.
"The king is worried, I think the general has a way to deal with it."
"Xuanqing thought that Yan Dan would not avoid war. If the hundreds of thousands of troops that were hastily gathered were not for the war, the savings of Yan State would not be able to sustain them for long."
"Besides, the weakening of morale is extremely strong. Yan Dan will not avoid fighting. The above general's strategy of unifying the army will surely capture the Yuyang and Shanggu lands in one fell swoop before autumn."
"It is not difficult to plan the counties such as Left Beiping, Right Beiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong slowly."
The palace maid who was waiting next to her poured the sake automatically. Zhou Qing held the wine bottle and took a sip. The taste was slightly cold, but it was good. Then he spoke slowly.
Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered, and the consumption every day was huge.
It is not only the food and baggage that is consumed, but also morale. Since they have never experienced a war, if it goes on for a long time, they will undoubtedly lose the fighting spirit that led them to join the army in the first place.
Integrating everything, Yan Dan will not avoid war and delay it.
"Hahaha, what Marquis Wu Zhen said is true."
"If that's the case, I feel like I can drink three more cups today."
"In that matter, I have given full authority to the general to make a decision. I am now waiting for the final result. Speaking of which, a few days ago, when I was looking through the books in the collection room, I discovered something."
"Today Marquis Wu Zhen has returned. I don't know about such things. How can I know?"
King Qin Zheng smiled brightly, raised the wine bottle in his hand, and took a sip. The affairs of Yan State and Wei State were advancing in an orderly manner.
The State of Yan is waiting for a battle!
Wei is waiting for news from Wei itself!
The conversation changed and Qin Wangzheng fell on another topic.
"Oh, what is it?"
Zhou Qing felt that he had read enough books since he came down from the mountain.
Moreover, in recent years, I have also established a small sage-centered village to transmit information, which has engraved various classics and sent them to Xianyang. Therefore, I have gained a lot of knowledge.
"Muchen Pearl!"
"Has Marquis Wu Zhen ever heard of the name of this thing?"
When Qin Wangzheng was reading the classics of the Three Dynasties in his spare time, he saw that unfortunately there was not much description of this matter in that volume of classics.
While chatting today, I unconsciously fell into this matter.
Hearing this, Meng Yi, who was sitting not far away, whispered in his mouth. After thinking about it, it seemed that this was the first time he heard it.
"Muchen Pearl?"
"This bead... I have heard about it, and it should be in Chu State now. Xuanqing has not investigated its exact location."
"According to classics, Wu Ding, the king of the Shang Dynasty, found a jade stained with gold in a collapsed mountain peak while he was on a tour. The lines on it were repeated over and over again, like a giant eye with double pupils."
"A red robe was also obtained with this piece of jade. According to the judgment of the Great Shang Priest, it may have been left behind by the Xuanyuan clan during their practice. It is quite precious and was named the Muchen Bead."
Brother Wang actually knows this thing?
Zhou Qing was curious, of course there was nothing like this thing, but there was such a record in the Yin Yang family's classics, and the Muchen Bead did exist over the years, and it was quite strange.
"indeed."
"However... it must be strange that it was left by the Xuanyuan clan."
King Qin Zheng nodded. The information recorded in the scroll he read was just that. His subsequent whereabouts and other wonders were unknown, but the classics recorded that Shang King Wu Ding called it the most rare treasure in all Xia.
The king of Qin was surprised.
There are so many rare treasures in all the summers, how can this Muchen Pearl be the first rare treasure?
Unless there is a side to Muchen Bead that he doesn't know about.
"The Muchen Bead is indeed strange."
"Its body is not a piece of jade, but the offspring of a living being. It tried to resuscitate, but failed. The Xuanyuan family also rescued it. If not, it would be buried in the earth until the mountain collapsed.
Just showed up."
Zhou Qing slowly said that in ancient times, there were many tribes on the land of Zhuxia, and there were all kinds of strange creatures among them, including birds and beasts.
Following the words in his mouth, leisurely stood up from behind the desk, stood with one hand behind his back, and talked about the strangeness of the Muchen Bead.
"A child born from a living creature?"
Qin Wangzheng's eyebrows are one again, is a round jade the offspring of a living being?
Isn't it a bit ridiculous?
But since Brother Wang said this, he should have something to say.
Meng Yi was also curious and didn't know much about cultivation, but there were all kinds of mysterious things in Zhu Xia.
"Your Majesty, you should know about the Four Spirits of Heaven and Earth. That is what Taoists in ancient times called the four extremely powerful creatures in the Xia Dynasty. There is Xuanwu in the north, Suzaku in the south, Canglong in the east, and White Tiger in the west."
"Those four kinds of creatures are huge in size and extremely powerful. They are not inferior to the Hedao level among warriors, so their reputations are very loud among the Xia."
"However, in addition to the four spirits, there is another kind of creature, a bird. It looks like a chicken, has five colors and patterns, and separates male and female. It is called Phoenix."
"The phoenix is also a genus of fierce flames that are as strong as the yang. Compared with the red bird, it has the meaning of nirvana. Xuan Qing also mentioned it in "Five Tribulations of Heaven and Man". That is the difference in their power."
"Every time he is seriously injured and dying, he can recover quickly under the influence of such strange power. Therefore, Taoists are surprised whether the Phoenix is immortal."
Thinking about the ancient times, Zhou Qing was quite envious of the sight of all the powerful creatures that the Taoist saw in his mind. Unfortunately, the people of Xia multiplied very quickly, and those powerful creatures were constantly being slaughtered.
So much so that it gradually evolved into a legend.
I'm afraid that in hundreds or even thousands of years, it will all turn into false talk.
"That piece of jade...is the descendant of Phoenix?"
Qin Wangzheng was keen and intelligent. Feeling that his younger brother was focusing on Phoenix, he immediately stood up from behind the case and exclaimed, is that piece of jade the descendant of Phoenix?
If so, it can indeed be called a rare treasure.
When Meng Yi saw this, he also stood up. Although he didn't say anything, he thought of this.
"good."
"The Muchen Bead's original form is the heir left by the Phoenix. According to Xuanqing's speculation, under normal circumstances, there will be no problems when the Phoenix gives birth to an heir."
"So there is a possibility that when the phoenix gave birth to an heir, she was injured, so she wanted to ask a higher-level being for diagnosis and treatment."
"At that time, the only one in the Xia Dynasty who had such ambition and ability was the Xuanyuan family."