Daqin Engineers

Two rows of generals were separated on both sides of Shen Bing.

On the left is the pawn led by Wei Wei, and on the right is the cavalry led by Wang Ben.

As soon as Shen Bing said Yingzheng's order, there was no sound.

If the Liang Army and Shenwu Army were full of confidence because they did not understand the Xiongnu before then, they had been more cautious after several battles, even though they were all victories and still great victories.

This is actually the difference between recruits and veterans.

The recruits are "outsiders watching the excitement." After a few victories, they don't know where they are, so they take it for granted that the Huns are worth it?In the First Battle of Jiuyuan, the Northern Army was able to defeat tens of thousands of Huns and even his Shanyu was beheaded... What was so difficult about the son of Shanyu?

Coupled with Yang Duanhe's 100,000 elite soldiers, isn't it enough to fight against hundreds of thousands of Huns?

But experts like Wang Ben and Wei Wei know that this is not the case.

Because Wei Wei is old and steady, he can objectively analyze the pros and cons of the enemy.

Wang Ben is because the Shenwu Army has been pursuing the same riding and shooting skills as the Xiongnu, so the more he learns, the more he feels that the Xiongnu is not easy.

After a long silence, Shen Bing asked:

"What do you think?

Yan stood up and said:

"General, the emperor only ordered me to wait north, but where can I go north?"

"The Xiongnu live in no fixed place, and some cities in the Central Plains cannot move."

"If he learns that our army will retreat from the north, where shall I look for it?"

Yan is well aware of the habits of nomads, so he will focus on the point in a few words.

What the Xiongnu called Shan Yuting, in the final analysis, was to put up a few tents, at most, to circle a few wooden fences around to prevent sneak attacks by enemy riders.

Not to mention that they would move when the Qin army attacked. Even if the Qin army did not attack, they would often move... The grass in this area was almost eaten. They had to change an area for grazing, otherwise there would be so many cattle, sheep, and horses. What to eat

In addition, there are also the issue of warm and cold climate, and the issue of strategic focus. It is even possible to change the place if you are in a bad mood.

Sometimes they don't even know where they will be in the next moment. How can Qin Jun know?

If you don't even know where the enemy is, how can you "kill"?

Wang Ben immediately said:

"It is said that the open area north of Yinshan Mountain is full of grasslands and deserts suitable for the Huns to fight."

"If our army fights in the hinterland of the Xiongnu, I am afraid it will attack the strength of the other with its shortcomings.

What Wang Ben said is correct.

One of the very important reasons why Shen Bing was able to win repeated battles in the Northland was the support of the two counties of Jiuyuan and Yunzhong.

For example, in the Battle of Jiuyuan, Shen Bing used five thousand recruits to guard Yunzhong County and used Yunzhong County as a supply base.

Otherwise, if the Shenwu Army and the Liang Army are allowed to camp on the grassland like the Huns... I am afraid that they will be attacked by the Huns in a few days.

Wei Wei said:

"Our army is unfamiliar with the Xiongnu's terrain. I am afraid that we will not even be able to find the main force of our army at that time. How can we defeat it?"

This is of course also a problem.

If it is in the Central Plains, it is relatively easy for the two troops to find each other. A letter told the other party how many miles to the north of a certain city, and almost knew where it was.

But the endless grasslands and deserts, unlike modern times, can be positioned or how many degrees east longitude and north latitude, how can we determine where the friendly forces are?

I don't know where the friendly forces will be, how to replenish them and how to reinforce them?

Therefore, Ying Zheng was completely confused about the situation. He just slapped his head and listened to the "Hu Ye who died of the Qin", and indiscriminately ordered the northern strike against the Huns.

This battle cannot be fought at all, even if there are 300,000 troops like Meng Tian in history... 300,000 troops thrown into the Mongolian plateau of 2 million square kilometers to the north is a drop in the Canghai.

In the end, didn't Meng Tian go to the north and fiddle around for a while and then came back to repair the Great Wall?

or……

Shen Bing thought to himself that the Northern Army, like Meng Tian, ​​went out and turned around and said that he had expelled the Huns, and then returned to build the Great Wall?

This is an option.

As long as you don't leave Jiuyuan too far, and use Jiuyuan as a supply base to march out for three or five days, it is not very difficult to ensure the safety of the supply line.

But Shen Bing thought for a while and finally gave up this attractive idea.

This method seems to be very safe and easy, and even one more victory can be won. It can also control more troops and labor... Of course building the Great Wall requires labor, and of course the repaired Great Wall requires more soldiers to garrison.

The problem is...

At this time, the Qin State was repairing Chidao and Straight Road, and at the same time repairing the Great Wall. In addition, Ying Zheng built another Afang Palace... All of these were not small projects.

Chi and straights can be said to be necessary.

Chidao is the foundation of the system of prefectures and counties, without which the system of prefectures and counties cannot be implemented.

The straight road is the guarantee of frontier military strength and materials, without it, it is difficult to fight the Huns.

Great Wall……

The Great Wall is also necessary. It is a boundary between farming people and nomads, and it will play a role for a long time in the future.

But it does not necessarily have to be built at this time.

Shen Bing thought about staggering the construction of the Great Wall with the gallops and straights.

In addition, try to avoid the non-essential project of Afang Palace and replace the Great Wall with its human and material resources.

Otherwise, wouldn't the Qin Dynasty still collapse in just over ten years like history?

What if you can help Su's superiors yourself?

Isn't it about facing a disintegrated state of Qin?

The strategic direction is correct.

But if Yingzheng is to have no intention of building the Great Wall for the time being, then he must be able to fight back, that is, to have the ability to wipe out the Huns, and at least he must beat the Huns badly.

Otherwise, Ying Zheng waved a big hand...Connect the Great Wall, and see how the Huren would kill me, Daqin?!

So Shen Bing was neither left nor right, and he was very embarrassed for a while.

Seeing that Shen Bing was like this, Wang Ben suggested:

"General, why don't I wait to explain the truth to the emperor and complain about the interests?"

"If the emperor understands these difficulties..."

Fusu shook his head on the side and said:

"If you want the father to take back his life, I'm afraid..."

Fusu didn't dare to talk about the following words, especially Fusu's identity was sensitive, and it would be bad if the discussion about Yingzheng's character was spread to Xianyang.

But Shen Bing still understood what Fusu meant.

This Yingzheng is the prince of a country, and his orders are equivalent to publicizing the world.

Therefore, if you strike the Huns north, you have to strike the Huns north. Even if you turn around like Meng Tian, ​​it is considered to be an confession to the world. Otherwise, won't he show weakness to the Xiongnu and damage his face in front of the world?

But Shen Bing felt that this could be a try.

Because Shen Bing felt that as a general in the north, Yingzheng might not be able to change his strategy.

But at this time Yingzheng has become fascinated by immortality, using a little unpredictable prophet... It may be okay for Yingzheng to make a small change in the strategic direction.