Chapter 419: The First Emperor's Tour to the East, Chang'an Jun's Trip to the North to Attack the Huns, and the Qin Dynasty Begins to Change
"Brother, please consider the overall situation and do not act on impulse. You and I are both for the rise and prosperity of the Qin Empire. Instead of pinning your hopes on a young man like me, it is better to ask Meng Tian to send troops. More than 700 miles is enough to prove Meng Tian's ability to defeat the Xiongnu."
Ying Chengjiao smiled bitterly.
The tactics he discussed with the First Emperor were completely plagiarized from the talented general Huo Qubing.
Although history has proven that this tactic is completely feasible, Ying Chengjiao is not very confident that it can be replicated because there are too many uncontrollable factors and puzzles.
Just finding the direction in the vast desert where the scenery is different every thousand miles is a huge problem. Flying General Li Guang never got out of the desert after a lifetime of wandering, and he was never given a title of nobility.
No one knows how Huo Qubing, who was unfamiliar with the desert, was able to accurately find the Huns' lair.
"Since you can accept Li Mu as your retainer, your military ability should be stronger than his. I am enough for the eastern tour. It is in the best interests of the whole country for you to go to the north. At least you can keep an eye on Fusu."
"My nephew is not as important as you, my brother. If he dies, you can train another one. You can have new nephews if they are useless. But if you die, who in the world can suppress you? I will stay to protect my brother. This is the overall situation."
The First Emperor sneered and waved his sleeves.
"I need your protection? You are just a nuisance to me. If you hadn't delayed me, I would have reached the East China Sea long ago. Get out of here now."
"When Li Xin attacked Chu, my brother took care of every detail and talked with him all night long in front of the map. How come when it came to my expedition, my brother only knew the general idea and let me go?"
The First Emperor gulped down water from the kettle, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and glared with eagle eyes.
"I have been chatting with you for two hours, and my mouth is dry. Is it still not detailed enough?"
"My brother didn't ask me how to find the Xiongnu court in the desert, nor did he ask me how to lead the troops."
Bang, bang, bang~
The First Emperor slammed the table.
"Li Xin talked with me all night, discussing all the circumstances. I thought he would win, but he was defeated in Chu and lost 200,000 soldiers.
"Wang Jian led an army of 600,000 to fight. I asked him why he was fighting, and he replied, 'The battlefield changes rapidly, and it is difficult to describe.' I have no idea how he fought, but he defeated Chu and returned victorious.
"From this we can see that it is not important whether I know how to fight, what is important is who leads the army.
"Wang Jian could not defeat Li Mu, but you were able to win his heart. This one thing alone is worth a thousand words."
Ying Chengjiao shrugged.
"The siege warfare in the Central Plains is completely different from the field battle in the desert. It is inappropriate for you to judge it this way, my brother. And I really don't know how..."
"Pretend, keep pretending."
The First Emperor interrupted for the second time and sneered.
"You are just lazy! You must have had a plan to attack the Xiongnu in your mind a long time ago, and I don't know you? You forced Jianglu to take the Xiongnu land in front of me, showing your great power. Now my third son is living a miserable life outside the Great Wall, but you are leisurely and at ease, and it has nothing to do with you. You can talk nonsense today, and you must go to the northwest!"
"All right."
Ying Chengjiao sighed.
"If my royal brother insists on me going, I have a request."
"You bargain with me every time, just like a businessman! You are not as straightforward as me, the Qin people! If you were not my brother, I would have removed you from your position and title long ago! Speak!"
Ying Chengjiao moved closer, wanting his brother to see the rare seriousness on his face.
"This Eastern Tour Must Be Far Away"
In the middle of his words, Ying Chengjiao stopped talking without any warning.
The First Emperor frowned.
"What must you stay away from?"
"We must complete the mission and make sure that the remaining evildoers of the six kingdoms never dare to covet our Great Qin Empire again!"
The First Emperor glanced at him sideways with disdain.
Do you need a young man like you to tell me this? Why am I personally on this tour?
"Can."
"Take care, my royal brother."
Ying Chengjiao pulled the First Emperor over and gave him a tight hug.
The First Emperor was stunned, with his hands hanging down, not knowing what to do. Hugging, as a way of parting, was unfamiliar to him.
When he left Xianyang and said goodbye to Afang, he just nodded slightly.
The Qin people fought their way through the Hu people-ravaged areas and finally seized the world. No one knows what their innate temperament was. We only know that their acquired experiences made them extremely bad at expressing their emotions.
When the First Emperor came to his senses, the curtain of the carriage swayed slightly and there was no one in sight.
"Pretentious!"
He swung his sleeves vigorously and shouted loudly.
It seemed like a scolding, but also like a unique farewell.
Unfolding the memorial, the First Emperor unconsciously touched the smooth bamboo slips and muttered to himself.
"It doesn't matter if you lose this battle, as long as you can stand before the eyes of the world, it will be worth it. Korea is too small, your stage should be the world.
"But I can afford to lose only 50,000 elite soldiers. Li Xin was able to lay the foundation . My brother is worth at least 500,000!"
He never thought his brother could win. This was a losing battle. Since it was a losing battle, there was no need to ask about the details.
The First Emperor deceived Ying Chengjiao.
Before Wang Jian attacked Chu, he told the First Emperor the details of the battle. On the contrary, he discussed it with the First Emperor , Wei Liao, Meng Ao and other outstanding people for three days and nights!
When he walked out of the carriage, the first person Ying Chengjiao saw was Zhang Han.
Since the death of Zhao Gao and the departure of Gai Nie, Langzhongling Zhang Han became the only personal guard of the First Emperor.
Although there are many people in the world, only a few can be trusted by the First Emperor, and there are also very few people whose military ability can reach the level of Zhang Han.
The two rarely met, so there was no one else around the First Emperor except Zhang Han.
Ying Chengjiao patted Zhang Han on the shoulder and gave him a look that said "follow me".
Zhang Han understood what he meant, looked back at the carriage, and followed Ying Chengjiao.
Use your inner strength to walk silently.
After walking five steps, Ying Chengjiao thought that if he spoke more quietly, his brother in the carriage would not be able to hear him, so he said softly:
"When patrolling, be sure to stay away from sand dunes. Sand dunes are not a good place for Your Majesty."
This is what Ying Chengjiao wanted to say to his brother.
The reason for the change of words was because Ying Chengjiao knew his cheap brother well. If he really said the original words, the probability of a counter-effect would be greater than the probability of giving advice.
Originally, the First Emperor did not want to go to the sand dunes, but in order to prove that it was nonsense that the sand dunes were not good for him and to prove that he was fearless, he had to go to the sand dunes for a tour.
There would be no such worry if you tell Zhang Han. Zhang Han values the safety of the First Emperor more than his own safety and will definitely not have any rebellious mentality.
Sand dunes... Zhang Han recited silently and kept these two words in his heart.
"Han knows."
"That's good."
Ying Chengjiao was certain that heaven had no will, but he was still cautious in believing in the Yin-Yang magic and some things that were difficult to explain.
Just like he had no idea about the earth's veins, but still changed "Pei County" to "Chang'an" and turned it into his own territory.
In his previous life, the First Emperor died in a sand dune and the cause of his death remained a mystery. There was no need to risk this bad luck in this life.
June 23rd is the beginning of autumn.
As the summer goes and the coolness comes, the leaves turn yellow.
“I don’t know whether this journey will be a bleak or a fruitful one.”
Ying Chengjiao muttered to himself, changed into long clothes, returned the same way, and walked in the opposite direction of the First Emperor.
A few months later, the Grand Historian made additional records.
History of Qin:
[On June 23, the First Emperor went on a tour to the east, and Chang'an Jun went north to attack the Xiongnu, and the Qin Dynasty began to change.]
