When news of the successful implementation of the new Qin laws in the Qin Dynasty reached the Xiongnu, Touman Chanyu realized that he had lost the best opportunity to attack the Qin Dynasty, so he led 80,000 soldiers back to Mobei. He originally wanted to take advantage of the new death of Qin Shi Huang,
Fusu and Hu Hai were busy seizing the opportunity to seize power and annex the northern border of Qin, but they did not expect to meet their old rival Meng Tian. They failed to reap the benefits and lost 20,000 horses in vain. Touman Chanyu became more and more depressed as he thought about it, so he led his army
Running towards Yuezhi, Touman Shanyu never dreamed that his decision would push him to a dead end.
In the Qilin Hall of Xianyang Palace, the messengers from Shangjun were reporting to Fusu the details of the Huns' withdrawal, and also reported the news that the scouts had discovered Touman Shanyu's movement towards the Yueshi.
Fusu was overjoyed after hearing the news. He had always wanted to find an opportunity to test the strength of the Huns' cavalry, but the cunning Huns kept wandering outside the Qin army. Although the Qin army was always on the offensive, it was unable to cause effective damage to the Huns.
Because the Da Qin infantry were completely helpless in the face of the fast and flexible advantage of the Xiongnu cavalry.
Fusu thought that there would be no chance to fight against the Huns' cavalry in the short term, but unexpectedly, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came to his door. With the Yuezhi's strength, he was no match for the Huns, but it was more than enough to hold Touman Shanyu back.
When the Yuezhi can no longer hold on, they will definitely turn to Great Qin for help. At that time, Great Qin will use the Hexi Corridor as the price for sending troops. Compared with the pain of subjugation, the Yuezhi King will definitely choose to cede the Hexi Corridor in exchange for Great Qin sending troops.
After the Hexi Corridor was obtained, Fusu immediately sent troops to attack Touman Shanyu's tired division, and took the opportunity to launch the Great Qin Iron Cavalry. When the Great Qin Iron Cavalry became powerful in the future, it would be able to wipe out the Xiongnu in one fell swoop. By then, Donghu, Dayuan,
The Yueshi and other countries in the Western Regions can only surrender. The entire Western Regions will belong to the Qin Dynasty.
"Go quickly and summon Li Si, Xiao He, Fan Zeng, and Han Xin to come see me," Fusu ordered the guards.
An hour later, Li Si, Xiao He, Fan Zeng, and Han Xin rushed to Shanglin Garden, and Fusu had time to wait for Li Si.
"Everyone, the Xiongnu have withdrawn their troops from Jiuyuan County to attack the Yuezhi. I think this is a great opportunity given to me by God in the Qin Dynasty. When the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi are both defeated in the battle, the King of the Yuezhi will definitely ask for help from our Great Qin.
.We, the Qin Dynasty, used the land thousands of miles away from Yanzhi Mountain as a condition for sending troops. I expected that the Yuezhi King would never risk the danger of the country to protect the land west of Hexi. I intend to immediately form the Great Qin Iron Cavalry to prepare for future conquests against the Xiongnu."
Fusu said resolutely.
"Sir, I believe that our current enemies in the Qin Dynasty are Xiang Yu, Hu Hai and others. If we abandon Xiang Yu and Hu Hai to attack the Xiongnu for the sake of the barren land thousands of miles away from Yanzhi Mountain, is this a bit of a sacrifice for the sake of the enemy?" said Prime Minister Li Si.
"Young Master, I also believe that it is inappropriate to unite with the Yuezhi to attack the Xiongnu at the moment. The Xiang family in Jiangdong and Zhao Tuo in South Vietnam are all waiting for the opportunity. Once we launch troops against the Xiongnu, these people will definitely take the opportunity to attack the hinterland of our country.
Fighting on the front line will inevitably lead to passivity. Moreover, the Xiongnu are mostly in desolate areas, and it is unprofitable to attack the Xiongnu with troops." Xiao He was not in favor of attacking the Xiongnu at this time.
"Everyone, I agree with the Young Master sending troops to attack the Xiongnu. Since the promulgation of the New Qin Law, the people of our great Qin have been determined, and there will be no more rebellions under the Young Master's rule. The Xiang family in Jiangdong is busy attacking Hu Hai's Jiujiang County, and temporarily
I pose no threat. As for Liu Ji of Dang County, since the disastrous defeat at Jiangling City, he has been unable to attack our Nan County in the short term. If Touman Shanyu directly retreats to Mobei, there is really nothing we can do. After all, Mobei is too far away from me.
It would be uneconomical to attack from afar. But no matter how hard you calculate it, Man Shanyu, a fool, dares to attack the Yueshi with an exhausted army. Isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?" Fan Zeng said with excitement.
Said to Fusu and everyone.
"Sir, I also agree to send troops to attack the Xiongnu. I believe that the disaster caused by the Xiongnu is far greater than that of the rebellious Xiang family in Jiangdong. The Mobei grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and the Xiongnu are good at using cavalry, so they can strike at dawn and at night.
If they are not annihilated as soon as possible, it will cause serious trouble in the future. By releasing the civilians at the Great Wall, is it possible that the prince intends to annihilate the Huns as soon as possible?" Han Xin, who has always been taciturn, also expressed his own opinions.
Fusu looked at Han Xin with admiration. From the release of laborers on the Great Wall, it can be inferred that Fusu intended to exterminate the Huns. Han Xin was indeed not simple. This was actually Fusu's established strategy to use this opportunity to drive the Huns out of the Hetao area.
, so that the Xiongnu will not invade the northern border of Great Qin again in the short term. When the formation of the Great Qin Iron Cavalry is completed, the main force of the Xiongnu will be annihilated in Mobei in one fell swoop. Abandoning the construction of the Great Wall means that the ten thousand-mile defense line from Liaodong County to Longxi County will be undefendable.
, there is no city to rely on. The Huns cavalry can choose any point among these thousands of miles to attack. And the best solution is to destroy the Huns as soon as possible.
"Do you know how much land there is in Hexi outside Yanzhi Mountain?" Fusu asked with a smile. "
"Sir, I don't know."
"I tell you, there are nine million acres of land that can be cultivated into good farmland outside Yanzhi Mountain, and there are tens of millions of acres of grassland." Fusu roughly stated the land and grassland area of the Hexi Corridor. Of course, history
Fusu, who was on the throne, didn't know this, but Xu Yun knew that the Hexi Corridor, which had always been regarded as a barbarian land by the Qin Dynasty, was definitely a treasure.
Ji Xianlin, later president of Peking University, once commented on the Hexi Corridor: "There are only four cultural systems in the world with a long history, vast territory, self-contained systems and far-reaching influence: China, India, Greece, Japan, and there is no fifth. And this
There is only one place where the four cultural systems converge, and that is China’s Hexi Corridor, Dunhuang and Xinjiang, and there is no other place.”
Based on the Hexi Corridor, you can directly attack the Xiongnu when you advance, and you can defend the Central Plains when you retreat. The most important thing is that the Hexi Corridor is the only way in and out of Central Asia. If you leave the Hexi Corridor, you can enter Europe through Central Asia, and you can also bypass it.
The Himalayas circled back to India. Thanks to the moisture of the Indian Ocean monsoon, India at this time was much richer than the Qin Dynasty. At this time, the Mauryan Dynasty that ruled India naturally became the world's most powerful country.
"I wonder how Master knew that there was so much land and pasture outside Yanzhi Mountain?" Li Si asked doubtfully.
"In the past, during the late emperor's time, the Huns invaded our border many times, so I wanted to know more about the Huns in order to prepare for future attacks against the Huns. Therefore, I found a few Hu merchants in Xianyang to learn more about the Huns and the Huns.
"You know something about the situation in the countries in the Western Regions. You never thought that it would be used today." Fusu continued to make up in a serious manner. He couldn't tell Li Si that all junior high school students in later generations had learned this geographical knowledge.
"I admire the young master's foresight and foresight." Li Si was completely convinced by Fusu's remarks.
"Alas, this cognitive gap is really unsolvable. It can all be fooled." Fusu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Knowing that the crusade against the Xiongnu would bring such great benefits, Li Si and Xiao He no longer opposed sending troops to the Xiongnu.
The next day at the court meeting, Fusu put the formation of the Great Qin Cavalry on the agenda. At first, the ministers were opposed to it, but when Fusu told everyone about the huge benefits of swallowing up the Hexi Corridor, he promised to wait until the fertile land in the Hexi area was reclaimed.
After each official in the court was granted a hundred acres of fertile land, the voice of opposition suddenly decreased a lot. The matter of forming an iron cavalry to conquer the Xiongnu continued to be discussed. Fusu thought of what Guiguzi said: "It is better to persuade with words than to persuade with benefits."
Lure, good temptation will catch the fish."
"The ancients have not deceived me. These bad old men are really bad. What about the righteousness of the family and the country that they promised? It's tacky, it's too tacky. It's disgusting, it's disgusting." When he thought that he had lost thousands of acres of fertile land for no reason, Fu Fu
Su couldn't help but scorned these bad old men. But he soon felt relieved. To deal with these old masters, you have to use coercion and inducement. I will coerce first. If the coercion fails, then I will reason. If I can't do it, I will coerce...
, if it doesn't work, he will cut off the flesh and induce him. Fusu finally understood this perfect way to be a king.