Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 293
Turning over in the car in pain, Ziying hated the carriages and rough roads of this era for the n+100th time in his heart.

Even though it was already surrounded by cushions, the bumpy feeling was far worse than that of the tractor that Ziying once went on a poor trip to the mountains in his previous life.

The previous few trips by myself or with the first emperor took some specially selected flat avenues. This time, in order to surprise the expedition, the river valley roads I took were really hard to say flat.

After holding back for a few days, Ziying, who couldn't hold on anymore, gave up the carriage to several soldiers who were accidentally injured by rolling stones while passing through the valley.

And he rode on horseback like Meng Tian.

Da Ma passed his own convoy that stretched for ten, and Ziying rushed to the front of the convoy and walked side by side with Meng Tian.

"How long will it take to reach Dahe?" Ziying asked after taking a deep breath.

"Hurry up, not far ahead is the last county seat of our Great Qin territory, and beyond the county seat is the territory of King Lin Hu of the Xiongnu. We must march as fast as possible to cross his grassland and reach Dahe before King Lin Hu finds out. shore.

I have ordered all the building boats and fishing boats along the way to go upstream in about ten days before arriving near Jiuyuan City.

And we must arrive within ten days, otherwise, once the Huns discover our intentions in advance, it will be troublesome to give them time to gather troops. "

After Meng Tian finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the dozen or so carriages that Ziying was carrying.

Each carriage is drawn by four horses, leaving deep ruts behind the dull sound of driving.

The cargo loaded by each vehicle is not light.

It is really not wise to bring more than a dozen carriages on such a march, but out of reverence and awe for Ziying, Meng Tian didn't ask much about the contents.

He believes that since the things that Ziying brings must be useful, he will let himself know when he should know.

The two were talking, a knight dressed as a barbarian, with a black black dragon riding on his shoulders, quickly came to Ziying and Meng Tian from far to near, and took off the sheepskin jacket he was wearing , and handed it to Meng Tian, ​​who was obviously more like a general.

After the Kingdom of Zhao was pacified, although Hetao was not regained immediately, Daqin sent some spies to approach the various ministries of the Xiongnu in the name of merchants to inquire about news.

Coming is one of them.

Meng Tian took it over without the slightest scruple. During this period of time, Ziying, the chief general, has shown "unreserved" trust in Meng Tian. Except for some major matters concerning the whole army, all other small matters were left to him. Meng Tian dealt with it.

According to Ziying's classification of big and small things, so far no big things have happened.

Opening the sheepskin jacket, Meng Tian tore off the soft layer of sheepskin inside, and after tearing off, there was still a layer of sheepskin densely written with military information.

After Meng Tian finished watching, his obviously darkened face became much uglier.

Turning his head to Ziying, he said, "Mr. Chang'an, this battle may not be easy."

"Touman Shanyu the various tribes of the assembly, and King Youguli who is stationed in Hetao has already brought two thousand cavalry to the alliance."

The Hetao area is rich in water and grass and rich in products, so the royal court of King Youguli of the Huns is located only a hundred miles away from Jiuyuan City.

According to previous information, King Youguli of the Xiongnu had about [-] cavalry under the command of two thousand cavalry chiefs. After taking away [-], there were [-] left. The most important thing was that the principal, King Youguli, was not around.

"Isn't this a good thing, it should be easier to eat dragons without a leader." Ziying replied with a smile.

After listening to Ziying's reply, Meng Tian went on to say: "Touman Shanyu the tribes, the Xiongnu 24 Changshe defended against King Youguli of Daqin in the south, King Youxian of Da Yueshi in the west, and Daijun and Dajun in the southeast. Zuo Xianwang of Shanggu and Yuyang counties, Zuo Dadanghu who defended Donghu in the east and other outlying tribes, and the rest of the tribes led their elites to gather in the royal court of Toumanchan."

"At this time, Toumandan Yu Wangting gathered no less than a hundred thousand elite Xiongnu."

Touman Chanyu King’s Court is the political center of the Huns established by Touman Chanyu after he unified the various ministries of the Huns. It is located in Urad Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia, and the straight-line distance from Jiuyuan is only two to three hundred miles away. It's only five hundred miles away.

With the speed of the Huns cavalry, they could rush from Shanyu Wangting to Jiuyuan City within three days at most after receiving the news.

"That's it." Hearing Meng Tian's words, Ziying said three words expressionlessly.

"Mr. Chang'an, the military situation has changed, can our army cross the Yellow River now, go north through Yanmen County, first return to Yunzhong, and then go to Hetao?

"Besides, all the tribes of the Xiongnu Conference are here, and they will eventually worry that the Xiongnu's intentions are in our Great Qin. In this way, we can take precautions." Seeing Ziying's unsatisfactory expression, Meng Tian had no choice but to continue to propose.

Although Ziying was the chief general along the way, he didn't care about anything as if he was throwing his hands away from the shopkeeper.

Strictly speaking, Meng Tian's adaptable suggestions were very prudent. In this way, not only the advance and retreat of the Qin army had a certain limit, but it could also be used as a check to prevent the Huns' army from crossing the river south to raid Guanzhong.

The only disadvantage is that this war will definitely be protracted.

But now in the form of Great Qin and the body of the First Emperor, what Great Qin lacks most is time.

In Ziying's plan, the Henan and Hetao areas must be recaptured in the shortest possible time, and the Xiongnu dare not go south in a short time.

You must know that after the first battle of Li Mu, the Xiongnu did not dare to go south to graze horses for more than ten years, even after Li Mu returned to Handan, the Huns did not dare to test.

It wasn't until Zhao State fell and Li Mu disappeared that the Xiongnu took advantage of the chaos to reoccupy Hetao and Henan.

In the history of the previous life, following Meng Tian’s suicide, the Chu and Han fought for hegemony and the Huns came back to occupy this area again, and it was not until the Central Plains Dynasty recaptured it during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The purpose of Ziying's trip is to make the Huns afraid to go south again as long as they know that they are still there.

After Meng Tian finished speaking, Ziying didn't seem to hear anything, he lowered his head and didn't know what to calculate.

He raised his head suddenly, as if he was a different person, staring at Meng Tian with piercing eyes and asked word by word: "One hundred thousand people, Jiuyuan City, and more than one hundred thousand cavalry against the Xiongnu, can you hold on for three months?" ?”

After finishing speaking, Ziying added, "Gu refers to the crazy Huns."

Although Meng Tian didn't know why Ziying suddenly asked such a question.

"March, yes!" Meng Tian replied firmly.

It has been investigated before, and the Huns did not pay much attention to the city. Although Jiuyuan City has been abandoned for many years, the city wall is still intact.

Although there are many Huns, if there is sufficient food and grass, Meng Tian is confident that he can survive under the hands of the Huns who are not good at attacking the city, not to mention three months or even four months.

Hearing Meng Tian's affirmative reply, Ziying seemed to have something on his mind, and suddenly changed back to the original lazy look.

"The original plan remains the same. Even if we search all the treasuries in the surrounding cities, we will have to bring three months' worth of rations. After ten days, we will cross the Yellow River north. Not counting the casualties, we must break through King Youguli's court within one day."

Ziying said with a faint smile: "As long as General Meng can hold on to the city for three months, Great Qin will surely win!"

(End of this chapter)