The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 734: Abducting the Bingzhou Blood Riders [Subscribe*Monthly Tickets]

"..." There was silence in Qinian Palace, even Ying Zheng was a little upset.

Although Jincheng and Wuwei were given to them by Bingzhou for free, they were still on the territory of Qin State, but Bingzhou took advantage of them for free.

But they cannot make it public, otherwise they will be embarrassed if the news gets out.

"This matter really cannot be blamed on General Qiang Wei. This is the character of the Qiang and Rongdi people!" Dian Keqing Dun Ruo still spoke up to save the situation for Qiang Wei and Li Xin.

"As for the Bingzhou Blood Cavalry, as long as they are graduates of the Gaoquesai Military Academy, the Yulin Guards, the Blood Cavalry Battalion, or the Red Flame Cavalry, they don't need to fight with the Qiang, Rong, Di and other ethnic minority tribes. Just show them their armor, and the young and strong men from these tribes will bring their own horses, weapons, and food and fodder to line up for Bingzhou to choose from!"

"..." Li Xin covered his face and said, "You might as well not explain. It will make me more embarrassed if I say that."

Ying Zheng also looked a little embarrassed. They paid too little attention to Jincheng and Wuwei, otherwise they would not have known about Qiang Wei's difficult situation until now.

"What a good thing you have done!" Ying Zheng snorted coldly. Young people still need to be punished.

Li Xin lowered his head and dared not speak. There was nothing they could do as that was the custom of the people.

"If they can kidnap people away, why can't you kidnap them here?" Meng Yi came to Li Xin's rescue again at the right time.

Li Xin was stunned and looked up at Meng Yi.

Ying Zheng was equally curious, as were everyone else. All eyes were focused on Meng Yi.

Meng Yi was in Bingzhou, so he should know very well how to lure away the people and even the soldiers of Bingzhou.

"I believe that the king and the other gentlemen already know the cause of the war between Bingzhou and Chu!" Meng Yi looked at everyone and spoke slowly. It was also an opportunity for everyone to exchange information. After all, not everyone might really know the fuse of the war.

For example, Li Si and others were not clear about it.

So the answer was quickly obtained among other people.

"Even many of you gentlemen haven't known about it yet, so what about Bingzhou?" Meng Yi asked with a smile.

"My dear minister, what you mean is to let all the guards in Bingzhou know what the State of Chu has done?" Ying Zheng reacted.

"No, this will only make the Bingzhou State Guard Office react and forbid the soldiers to leave without permission." Meng Yi said seriously. Once the Bingzhou State Guard Office reacts, it will definitely keep a close watch and even issue an order not to allow the Bingzhou guards to leave their jurisdiction.

"With the bravery and bloodiness of Bingzhou, once they learn that their comrades have been slaughtered, their desire for revenge will be beyond our expectations!" Meng Tian continued to explain to other civil officials and military generals.

"So, Lord Meng Yi means to let Xin return to the north and tell General Cao Shen about this!" Li Xin's eyes lit up.

He and Cao Shen became acquainted with each other through fighting, and he recognized each other's abilities. Moreover, as he had been guarding the border between Qin and Bing for many years, he was also well aware that Bingzhou attached great importance to loyalty because of its original bloodiness and the influence of Mohism.

Once the Blood Cavalry under Cao Shen's command knew that the State of Chu was slaughtering their comrades, and knew that he would lead the Northern Army to the south to attack the State of Chu, Cao Shen might not be able to control his soldiers, and he might even be the leader.

"Not bad!" Meng Yi said with a smile.

"I have met General Cao Shen. He is both civil and military, and he is thoughtful and has a good overall view. However, he is somewhat influenced by the atmosphere of Bingzhou. Once he knows about this, he will try every means to obtain the support of Bingzhou Guowei Mansion and lead his army to follow the Beidi Corps to the south!" Meng Yi said with a smile. In his opinion, Cao Shen was very cunning. If Bingzhou Guowei Mansion gave an order, then Cao Shen would definitely have a way to restrain his army and not follow the Beidi Corps to the south. However, if Bingzhou Guowei Mansion chose to remain silent, then Cao Shen would definitely have a way to persuade the Guowei Mansion to agree to let him lead the army to the south.

Based on Meng Yi's understanding of Bingzhou, if Bingzhou knew about this, he would never order to prohibit Bingzhou soldiers from participating in the war without affecting Bingzhou's stability, and would choose to allow Cao Shen to lead his troops south.

Bingzhou is famous for its violent temper.

"No matter how much you learn or imitate, it's better to see Bingzhou's fighting style with your own eyes. What's more, Bingzhou also wants to learn siege warfare. Therefore, we only need to vaguely reveal the news that Chu State slaughtered Bingzhou soldiers. Then Bingzhou will definitely share the same hatred and agree that Cao Shen will lead his army to follow the Northern Army Group to attack Chu!"

"But..." Meng Yi paused and looked at Guo Wei Liao and Ying Zheng.

"However, Cao Shen's march southward is a private action. Although Bingzhou has tacitly agreed, it will not provide Cao Shen with too much food and supplies. Therefore, these supplies need to be provided by our Qin State!" Guo Wei Liao understood Meng Yi's meaning.

Given Bingzhou's character, they will certainly be angry and united against the enemy, but it is impossible for them to send troops on a long expedition. The cost is too high and Bingzhou will not do it.

However, if Qin provided Cao Shen with food and supplies, then everyone in Bingzhou would acquiesce to Cao Shen's actions.

"However, this is indeed the best opportunity for my Qin State to learn about field warfare in Bingzhou!" Wei Liaozi looked at Ying Zheng and expressed his attitude.

Bingzhou's field combat capability is recognized as the best in the world today, but they only know about it from intelligence and battle reports, and only a few generals have actually witnessed it.

No one had ever seen Qin's middle-level officers or low-level soldiers, so it was not easy to learn it.

However, if they see Bingzhou's field combat capabilities with their own eyes this time, it will plant the seeds in the hearts of the Qin soldiers. Even if Cao Shen leads his troops back to Bingzhou in the future, they will be able to re-form a field division like Bingzhou.

"It's just food and supplies. No matter how you spend them, I'm sure I can earn them back from Bingzhou!" Li Yao said domineeringly.

If his own son doesn't support him, who will he support?

From the king of Qin to the ministers, including Ying Zheng, Wei Liaozi, Wang Wan, and Wei Zhuang, no one had any doubt about Li Yao's words.

Since his trip to Bingzhou, Li Yao seemed to have opened up his Ren and Du meridians, and achieved success late in life. He has taken the lead in business. Perhaps the only person who can be compared to him in the world today is King Jian of Qi.

"In that case, General Li Xin, I authorize you to bring the Bingzhou Blood Cavalry back to me no matter what means you use!" Ying Zheng said gritting his teeth.

If Meng Yi and Li Xin had not spoken up, he would not have known that over the years, so many civilians and soldiers had been abducted by Bingzhou.

Now, the situation has changed and it is finally their turn!
"Yes!" Li Xin nodded quickly.

After thinking about it, Ying Zheng spoke again and discussed with the National Guard and the Nine Ministers the specific mobilization of the army, the army's baggage supplies and other marching issues.

As for Changping Jun, he had completely forgotten about it because of Meng Yi's interruption.

In this battle, the Qin State had reduced its troops from 200,000 to 150,000. After all, their goal was to abduct the 50,000 Bingzhou Blood Cavalry under Cao Shen, so they naturally would not waste more food and young men.

Similarly, Li Xin was the commander-in-chief of the army, with Meng Yi as his deputy general and Cao Shen (Bingzhou) as the vanguard general!
(End of this chapter)