Daqin Engineers

The first thing Shen Bing did was to shrink the line of defense.

With a force of 14,000, it is certainly impossible to garrison an area of ​​more than 20,000 square kilometers, even if Xitao is not guarded, there will be more than 10,000 square kilometers. If the defense line is not reduced, it will only be broken by the Huns.

Therefore, Shen Bing decided to concentrate his forces on the Yunzhong County of the front set... After Wang Jian received the front set from Zhao Jun, Ying Zheng set up the Yunzhong and Jiuyuan counties in the front set of Beidi, and brought the people here. Unified management of registered household registration.

Jiuyuan County was abandoned by Shen Bing, because Shen Bing's forces couldn't even separate the two places.

The geographical location of Yunzhong County is obviously more important and safer than Jiuyuan County.

Because Yunzhong County is just at the second corner of the "ji" shape of the Yellow River.

By holding here, the Xiongnu could not enter the hinterland of the Central Plains through the gap in the Great Wall.

Moreover, Yunzhong County was also close to Yanmen County in the north, and it was easier to get support from the rear, and the Xiongnu could not cut off the back of the Northern Army.

Conversely, if Shen Bing guards the Nine Plains and abandons the cloud, the Xiongnu can easily cut off the connection between Shen Bing and the Central Plains as long as they occupy the cloud.

In fact, the Huns still have another way to go, that is, crossing the Yellow River from the "ji" shape and then going deep into the Central Plains.

However, to the south is the Kubuqi Desert, then the Ordos Plateau, and further south there is the Mu Us Sandy Land, and then the Loess Plateau...

This is a desert, a plateau, and a sandy land. It is definitely a nightmare for the Xiongnu cavalry.

If the Huns took this route, they would have starved to death before reaching the Central Plains.

Therefore, Shen Bing can relax and give up all the west of Yunzhong County.

To say that the Hetao area is really a treasure, at least for the Central Plains.

The reason for saying this is that the two plains of the front and the back are irrigated by the Yellow River, so there are many pastures.

For the Central Plains, the pasture is an excellent natural horse farm.

And "horses like high cold is not beneficial to inflammation", that is, horses are suitable for breeding in cold regions.

It needs to be cold and the grass is fertile and the water is beautiful. Looking at the entire Central Plains, there are only two places in Hetao and Guanzhong.

Guanzhong has always been the center of the dynasty. With the increase in population, the pastures have been destroyed. Therefore, the only place in the Central Plains that can raise horses or horses of the same quality as the northern nomads is the Hetao area.

At this time, the Central Plains countries have not realized this, because they have not paid much attention to the cavalry nor paid attention to the Huns.

After the Song Dynasty, it was because of the loss of the natural horse farm in the Hetao area that it was unable to develop cavalry and could only passively ride on foot everywhere, and was eventually destroyed by Mongolia.

These are things to follow.

Shen Bing gave up this precious land at this time just a helpless move.

It is only temporary, and Shen Bing believes that it will not take long before he will regain the loop again.

Shen Bing gave up completely, that is, directly moved all the people to Yunzhong County.

Wang Ben was a little puzzled about this, he suggested to Shen Bing:

"General, the people in Jiuyuan County and the west are all old and weak, and the concentration in Yunzhong County is a waste of food and grass and does not work."

"I was already nervous when I waited for the grain grassland, but at this time I added many people. I'm afraid..."

Hearing this, Fu Su frowned:

"The school lieutenant's words are wrong."

"Even if they are old and weak, they are also my Daqin people. How can I leave them to the Xiongnu?"

"The so-called'those who lose the minds of the people lose the world', if I wait for a small profit today and forget the righteousness, how can I win the support of the people in the future?"

Fusu said that Wang Ben didn't dare to say anything.

It's no wonder that Wang Ben would suggest that since he was a child, he was educated by "Legalist".

There is a saying called "the law is not tolerant". The last thing the legalists do not talk about is affection. You can do whatever is beneficial to you. This is one of the reasons why cruel officials and torture continue to emerge in later generations.

For example, Li Si and Han Fei were originally classmates, and they were both legalists, but Li Si was jealous of Han Fei's talent and worried that Han Fei would affect his power, so he planned to throw Han Fei into prison and get rid of it.

This was the method of the Legalists. Although the Qin State became stronger after the reform, the human touch was much less.

Since Wang Ben was a child, under this kind of rigid and cold education, it was natural that he had a mentality of "interest first".

Fusu under the influence of Confucianism is another matter.

Seeing Wang Benxin's dissatisfaction, Shen Bing said:

"The captain does not know."

"The people of the North are not just the old and the weak..."

Wang Ben could not help but wonder:

"But my subordinates have never seen young men, even strong women and juveniles."

Shen Bing explained:

"The school lieutenant didn't see it, it's because the young men are all representing the country."

Wang Ben thought for a while and couldn't help but let out a "oh":

"The general's intention is that this can attract the people representing the country to come?"

Shen Bing nodded and said:

"Dare to ask the school lieutenant, why did the people of the north move to the country with Zhao Wangjia?"

Wang Ben answered:

"They were originally the people of the State of Zhao. Zhao Wangjia gave an order and was threatened by soldiers. How dare they not follow?"

Shen Bing praised:

"The school lieutenant said that."

"But there is another reason. When Zhao Wangjia abandoned guarding the northern land, the northern land would be destroyed by the Huns."

"If you don't move with Zhao Wangjia, you will stay captured by the Huns."

Wang Ben said "Oh" again, agreeing:

"The general said it was true."

"That's why the people in the north left their homes and followed Zhao Wangjia."

"But it is conceivable that this trip was not what they wanted. Moving to the country is just a helpless move."

Shen Bing nodded and said:

"This is very true."

"If one day the country is defeated on behalf of the country, and our army defends the Northland in Yunzhong County and is likely to move west to recover the Loop, the captain thinks..."

Wang Ben nodded repeatedly and said:

"General wise!"

"I am waiting to be kind to the old and weak in the Northland today."

"People from the north will come in rush to help, and it won't matter if the loop is restored."

Shen Bing said:

"exactly."

"This is what the son said,'He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world', does the school lieutenant think so?"

Wang Ben admired Shen Bing with a sigh of shame:

"Wang Ben has been taught!"

Similarly, Fu Su also looked at Shen Bing with surprise.

He didn't understand how Shen Bing did it?

The truth of Shen Bing just now seems to be a combination of Legalism and Confucianism.

This is unimaginable in this era, because everyone knows that legalism and Confucianism are incompatible with water and fire...

But this is not surprising.

There is a saying in China that "too is not enough."

The opinions of all legalists are extreme.

Using all Confucian methods is another extreme.

What Chinese people pay attention to is the "Golden Mean".

That is to use both, it is just right to reach a balanced state.

So of course the two are similar and many principles can be said together.

After a long pause, Fu Su asked:

"General, what should I do next?"

Shen Bing answered without thinking:

"Take Nie Stone to Smelt Iron!"