The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 604 Come and Become Daqin's Dog

At the same time, there is a mechanism of mutual supervision among the guards.

These protons are not from the same place and are not familiar with each other, so they supervise each other and there is no need to worry about any problems.

In addition, the interests of their families and tribes are closely related to their performance in Qin.

The Qin Dynasty's butcher knife is not just for show.

And Ying Zheng would also reward their loyalty, also for the purpose of top-down assimilation.

If the hostage behaves well, Daqin will help him inherit his father's position as leader. With the help of Daqin, it can be said that it is a sure thing.

This is not just about forcing their tribe to agree through force, but it is also very beneficial to the entire tribe for those who are recognized by Ying Zheng to be leaders. After all, they have connections in Daqin, and only by interacting with Daqin can they get fair opportunities in mutual trade and receive economic support.

For the Qin Dynasty, these hostages who have been fully sinized and educated to be loyal to Ying Zheng are also the best tools. Whether it is to use the Hu to control the Hu or to absorb foreign soldiers to fight together, they are more reliable targets.

It is also the best medium for spreading the thoughts and culture of the Qin Dynasty. After all, top-down influence has always been the best and fastest way of communication.

The only bad thing is that many Hu people have stayed in Xianyang for too long and are unwilling to leave!
What a joke! In the most prosperous city in the world, you have a decent job and can serve the emperor. Who would be willing to go to a harsh and backward place where you can eat wind and blow sand?

What a difference!
If you perform well in Daqin, you can become an official!
That's right, in order to cultivate the Hu people's identification with the Qin Dynasty and to better control them, Ying Zheng would grant official positions to these hostages who performed well. After all, the overall loyalty of this group of people was even higher than that of many people from the Seven Kingdoms.

When many hostages from small tribes were asked to go back to succeed to the throne, they literally cried loudly in front of Ying Zheng and begged bitterly, refusing to go back.

It turned out that the combination of kindness and severity in domestication was extremely successful, which was also the reason for the enthusiasm of converts.

Every person who goes back is reluctant to leave before leaving. They look back every few steps and cry all the way back. Once they return to the grassland to enjoy the wind and snow, it will be really difficult to return to Xianyang.

The hostages who returned to inherit the position of tribal leader all spared no effort to promote the ideas and culture of the Qin Dynasty. Having been baptized by advanced civilization, they really could not tolerate their own backward situation.

Of course, there are a few ungrateful people who are not tamed, but how many beasts can be so deceitful? Once they are discovered, they will be dealt with directly.

Moreover, no matter how trusted or how well a tribe performed, Ying Zheng would not allow them to annex others and grow too large. A loose plateau, grassland and Western Regions was what Ying Zheng wanted to see.

Now both the north and the west are in pieces. With the Qin Dynasty maintaining order, there is no chance of unification.

There are no longer any Xiongnu tribes that were not interfered with by the Qin Dynasty; they were completely devoured in the process of the rise and fall of the Qin Dynasty.

Now there are more than a dozen Xiongnu tribes, all of which are independent. Their leaders have titles conferred by Ying Zheng. They are truly fragmented. Under the continuous division of the Qin Dynasty, unification is no longer possible. Before the survival conflict reaches its final limit, the Xiongnu will not be a problem.

Including the Donghu, whose power had long been squeezed by the Xiongnu, now received an olive branch from the Qin Dynasty after the Qin Dynasty annexed the Yan State.

As long as you become a dog of the Qin Dynasty, you can survive and will not be destroyed by the Huns.

The Donghu was a loose tribal nomadic group, originally much more powerful than the Xiongnu. However, after being severely damaged several times by Yan and Zhao, the Xiongnu took advantage of the situation and rose up. Now the entire Mongolian Plateau, the Inner Mongolia Plateau and even part of the Northeast Plain are divided into the Xiongnu and the Donghu, one in the west and one in the east, and the conflict between the two sides is very intense.

Life on the grassland is hard and difficult, the strong prey on the weak, and competition is often a matter of life and death, so it is hard not to fight hard.

After the Xiongnu became the dogs of the Qin Dynasty and received support from the Qin Dynasty, although their weapons and equipment were not improved much, their economic situation improved. The improved economic situation naturally led to an increase in population, which naturally posed a greater threat to the Donghu.

The main reason was that the lives of the Huns were getting better and better. They could trade with the Central Plains. Even though they were slaughtered badly in secret, their lives were still improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This caused many Donghu herdsmen to secretly defect to the Xiongnu. As a result, the Donghu's life became increasingly difficult. It can even be said that the Xiongnu had begun to suppress the Donghu.

The grasslands are always changing very fast, rising suddenly and falling suddenly. Nomadic people are always realistic, and the most important thing is to survive.

Because of its power in the northeast, it was difficult for Donghu to communicate with Daqin before the fall of Yan State. Although Daqin's power was not so strong that it was unable to defeat it, the gains still outweighed the losses.

After destroying the State of Yan, even the Donghu people knew about the huge Qin State and could not be unaware of it. They knew exactly why their old rival, the Xiongnu, had been so powerful in recent years.

After the Qin Dynasty's sphere of influence covered the northeast, before the Qin Dynasty sent people to look for the dog, the Donghu tribe, who were quick to seize the opportunity, had already taken the initiative to come to the door.

The Qin Dynasty only wants to surrender, not cooperate, and it must first demonstrate its strength.

The barbarians fear power but not virtue. Ying Zheng understood this principle very well. If he didn't make them truly afraid, they would not be obedient.

The Huns knew how powerful the Qin was because they were afraid of being killed and had a deep understanding of it.

However, the Donghu had not yet fully realized the power of the Qin Dynasty, nor could they understand its terror.

Now they need to be taught a lesson.

Of course, they did not want to destroy those who came to the door on their own initiative, but to pick out a few tribes that were close to Yan State, were too aggressive, and often harassed Yan State.

This is also to win the hearts of the people in Yan.

The Qin Dynasty has always spared no effort to protect its people!
This sentence is also said to the Hu people. If you offend the Great Qin, you will be punished even if you are far away! Now let you see the means of the Great Qin. The Great Qin has plenty of force and means.

This time they did not even consider waiting until spring when the horses were thin and hairy to grow back to attack. Instead, they directly picked a suitable target in the autumn, shortly after they defeated Yan.

Under the supreme leadership instructions of King Ying Zheng of Qin and the strategic command of Wang Jian, Bai Yifei led 8,000 elite cavalry into the grassland.

Let’s kill!

This time, when they attacked the Hu people, they destroyed eight tribes, large and small, beheaded more than 6,000 people, captured more than 40,000 slaves, and captured countless cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock.

Ji Wuye was sweeping the floor at the back, feeling frustrated.

He didn't get the chance to win military merit this time, and only got a little bit.

After Bai Yifei finished fighting and robbing, he did not stay for long and immediately returned to Yan.

This time the intention is not to destroy the Donghu, but just to establish authority, otherwise there would not be just this little bit of movement.

But even so, it is not as simple as it seems.

Before taking action, more than 20 mechanical Suzaku and mechanical Bat Wings had already surveyed the terrain. In addition, they also found hundreds of Xiongnu people who were adjacent to the Donghu and familiar with the terrain, as well as veterans from the northern border of Yanzhao as guides.

Ji Wuye also led 20,000 elite infantry to follow up.

In Yan, Wang Jian and Cai Ze were prepared for defense and were ready to respond to a massive counterattack by the Donghu people at any time.

When a lion fights an elephant or a rabbit, both use their full strength. In military matters, one should never be careless.

The sudden attack of the Qin State also frightened the Donghu people. Many tribes also urgently called together and were ready to fight to the death. However, they found that the Qin army had destroyed some tribes neighboring the Yan State and then retreated.

For a moment, the Donghu people were really confused.

As for counterattacks and retaliations, they would never dare to do so. The prestige of the Qin Dynasty did not just start today. Not to mention the Xiongnu, Yan and Zhao were all destroyed. How could the increasingly weak Donghu people dare to touch the Qin Dynasty?

The Donghu people, who had taken the initiative to seek cooperation and watched other tribes being destroyed, are now terrified and realize that they are not qualified for cooperation.

Then the Qin Dynasty extended an olive branch to them, slapped them in the face, and gave them sweet rewards.

These Donghu people slid down and knelt decisively. They were not stupid and knew they had no other choice. They dared to say no because the lessons of the past were right in front of them.

At the same time, dozens of Donghu leaders, both large and small, who had gathered together, were arguing endlessly.

There are those who are fierce and want to take the initiative to retaliate and strike first, but they are a minority and receive even less support.

What a joke! Not to mention destroying the Qin State of Yan and Zhao, the Qin State couldn't even defeat the Yan State. How could they fight?

Most people still feared the Qin Empire and were unwilling to confront it directly.

Now the majority of people are filled with fear and worry. Life is already difficult for everyone, and if they are targeted by the Qin Dynasty, there will be no way out.

But now they have nowhere to escape. The western part of the grassland is now the territory of the Xiongnu. If they go there, they will definitely be annexed. As for going further northeast, they will die. It is not a place for people to go. Even cattle and horses will die if they go there. As for fighting with the Qin State, isn't that also courting death?

Just when everyone was about to despair, the envoy from the Qin Dynasty arrived.

He first explained the reason for sending troops previously: Our Great Qin is very tired of war, but some evil obstacles, who were ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, attempted to harass our Great Qin borders, disrupt our Great Qin land, and harm our Great Qin people, so we had no choice but to send troops.

But God is merciful. As long as the Donghu admit their mistakes and are willing to submit to the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty is willing to let bygones be bygones. The great emperor is also willing to bring the glory of a sage king to the barbarians.

To bring order to the Donghu and open markets for trading would be like bringing peace and prosperity to the Donghu as it was to the Xiongnu.

Tribal leaders can also become officials and nobles of the Qin Dynasty, and all tribes willing to submit to the Qin Dynasty can also obtain the protection of the Qin Dynasty.

Many tribal leaders were speechless after hearing the explanation given by the Qin envoy.

What a joke! How did we harass your Great Qin? Didn't your Great Qin just conquer Yan and Zhao? And even when Yan and Zhao were still there, we hadn't been there for several years. When Li Mu was still there, they were not easy to mess with.

But I didn't dare to refute and could only agree.

However, I understood the rest of Daqin's meaning.

The Qin Dynasty’s meaning was very clear. If you were willing to submit to the Qin Dynasty, you could live better and better like the Huns.

They are unwilling to surrender. There were Huns who were unwilling to surrender before, but they are all gone now.

(End of this chapter)