Diqin Designer

Chapter 342 Big Brother Must Protect His Younger Brother
With the current strength of the Xiongnu, it is not easy to deal with either the Donghu or the Yuezhi, let alone the two joining forces, which is definitely not something the Xiongnu can resist.

In fact, the Xiongnu’s strength on paper was not bad. The reason why they were always bullied by the Donghu and Yuezhi was that Touman and the Xiongnu leaders were cowardly.

As the saying goes, "If one soldier is incompetent, the whole army will be incompetent as well." It would be strange if the Xiongnu could be tough if they were led by people like Touman who had no ambitions. On the grassland, however, being an environment where "if you are weak, others will bully you," they would be blackmailed by the Donghu and Yuezhi.

This cowardly state was not resolved until the strong man Maodun took power. Unfortunately, Maodun is now dead, and the Qin Dynasty intends to let Touman and others continue to rule the Huns for a little longer to keep the Huns cowardly.

A tough Hun is not in the interests of the Qin Dynasty. Only the weak and bullied Huns will unite around the Qin Dynasty big brother and rely on him!
During this year, Daqin specially provided doctors to Touman and the Xiongnu leaders in order to enable Touman and others to stay healthy and live longer.

Touman and some other leaders who had reacted looked at Chen Ping. If the Donghu and Yuezhi really sent troops to them, they, the Xiongnu, would have to get help from big brother Qin if they were to be able to stop these two families.

The big brother was good to them. When he judged that the Donghu and Yuezhi might send troops to attack them, he immediately sent someone to inform them. He did not keep them in the dark and did not wait for the Donghu and Yuezhi to send troops before sending them a helping hand.

In fact, what they thought of had been discussed in Daqin, but was rejected: do not notify them, and wait for the Donghu and Yuezhi to attack before notifying or helping them. In this way, the strength of the Xiongnu can be weakened with the help of Donghu and Yuezhi, which will be more conducive to Daqin's control over the Xiongnu.

But doing so was in the short-term interests and not in line with long-term planning. The goal of the Qin Dynasty was to completely swallow up the Xiongnu. Not only did it want to seize the Xiongnu's land, but it also wanted to make their population the property of the Qin Dynasty, so that the people of the Xiongnu would yearn for the Qin Dynasty.

Moreover, the slogan used by the Qin Dynasty when it established diplomatic relations with the Xiongnu was "We are all Chinese brothers and one family." Now that the younger brother is in trouble, the elder brother sits back and does nothing. When the younger brother is beaten half paralyzed, the elder brother comes out to clean up the mess and take advantage of the younger brother. How will the Xiongnu and other countries view the Qin Dynasty?
Although face and credibility are not essential for a country, sometimes it is better to have them than not, especially in this era.

After comprehensively weighing the pros and cons, Daqin decided to notify Touman and others to help them resist Donghu and Yuezhi, because this move would have more benefits.

Not only would it make the Huns feel reassured by their big brother, it would also show other tribes and nations: Look, Daqin is a big brother worth relying on, and it treats its younger brothers very well, so come and follow Daqin.

Touman said to Chen Ping: "Special Envoy, I'm afraid that we can't resist the Donghu and Yuezhi with our strength. Please help us, Brother Qin!"

Chen Ping said: "How can we have different opinions when we are one family? We are all Chinese brothers, so the affairs of the Xiongnu are naturally the affairs of the Qin Dynasty. Ping's presence here represents the intention of the Qin Dynasty!"

Touman quickly apologized: "The special envoy is right. I made a mistake. We are brothers. Brother Daqin is a man of justice. How can he sit idly by? But I don't know how Brother Daqin can help?"

Chen Ping did not answer this question but asked: "How does the Chanyu hope that the Qin will help you?"

Throw the question back again.

Touman and other leaders fell into deep thought, how could they ask Daqin for help?
The best thing, of course, would be for the Qin to send out troops, food, and supplies to help them fight the war, and then after they win, they would retreat obediently, leaving the Qin people to fight and them to take the benefits, becoming a pure enemy.

But would Daqin do this? Could they say so?

This kind of thing can only be thought about in a dream before waking up from sleep, it can never come true!

Touman and others mainly considered two situations: Daqin sending troops to help and Daqin not sending troops.

If the Qin did not send troops directly, they would have to send the Xiongnu army to fight against the Donghu and Yuezhi, while the Qin would provide some supplies, such as medicine, food, and weapons.

The advantage of this situation is that the Qin Empire will not send out troops but only provide material support. Therefore, even if they win the war, the Qin Empire will not pose much of a threat to them. There will be no situation where the Qin Empire suddenly turns against them after the war and takes them out, or the Qin Empire's army refuses to leave and garrisons troops in the Xiongnu area.

Although the Huns did not have the saying "It is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away", they still understood the principle "It is easy to invite big brother over but difficult to send him away". If they won the battle and the army of big brother Qin refused to leave, what else could they do?
If these are taken into consideration, it would naturally be better for the big brother not to send troops to help. However, if the big brother Qin does not send troops, with the combat effectiveness of their Xiongnu army, can they defeat the Donghu and Yuezhi?

Touman and others were unsure about this issue.

The combat effectiveness of the Xiongnu army was not bad, and in the past year, the Qin Dynasty sent a group of generals to the Xiongnu to provide guidance to the Xiongnu army, which improved the combat effectiveness of the Xiongnu army to a certain extent, making it stronger than the same period in history.

But the highest ruling class of the Xiongnu was a group of people who had lost their fighting spirit. They did not have the courage to fight others and were afraid before the battle even started.

Therefore, Maodun was able to defeat the Donghu and force the Donghu tribe to become slaves of the Xiongnu, but during the reign of Touman, the Xiongnu were often bullied by the Donghu and Yuezhi.

When Maodun defeated the Donghu, it was only a few years after he killed his father. It is impossible that the Huns were replaced in such a short period of time. In other words, the people were still the same, but they were led by different people, and the results were also different.

Chen Ping, Jiao Li and the embassy staff were not in a hurry either, and let Touman and others consider it.

In the past year, Daqin has set up a special organization to collect various intelligence about Touman and others, such as hobbies, personality, health status, living habits, psychological status, etc.

The relatively new term "psychological condition" was naturally proposed by Li Nian. This institution was also established because Li Nian proposed it to the First Emperor, and Chen Ping was one of the members.

According to the intelligence analysis obtained in the past year, the result that Touman and others would consider is to let the Qin army send troops to help, but it doesn't matter if it is not this result.

After a long while, Touman and others finished their consideration and felt that relying on their Xiongnu army, they might not be able to defeat Donghu and Yuezhi, so they had to summon the most powerful summoned beast of this era - Daqin!
As for the Qin army, will they turn against the Xiongnu after the battle and take down the Xiongnu as well? Will they forcibly station troops there and not leave?

If we cannot resist the Donghu and Yuezhi, there is no need to consider these things. Besides, they have already boarded the Qin ship and it is not easy for them to get off now.

A leader said: "Special Envoy, with our strength, we can deal with either Donghu or Yuezhi, but if both come together, I'm afraid we will be unable to resist. Please send troops to help us!"

Chen Ping said: "As brothers in China, we should help each other. However, it has not been long since the Qin Dynasty pacified the world. Not only are people's livelihoods in various places in decline, but people are also tired of wars..." Having said this, how could Touman and others not understand?
Big Brother Daqin wants to help you, but Big Brother's life is not so easy. You have to give him some benefits. You can't let Big Brother bring his own food to help you, right?

Big Brother is helping you out of moral obligation as fellow Chinese brothers, but you also have to understand and not disappoint Big Brother’s warm heart!
Even though we are brothers in China, you understand me and I understand you, and helping each other is the only way we can go a long way. It's impossible for the big brother to help the younger brother selflessly, but the younger brother doesn't give back to the big brother, right?

This kind of relationship is bound to not last long, just like the 10 billion subsidies to Pinduoduo by a certain noble clan. The big brother is frantically bleeding for his younger brothers to drink and feeds many of them, but the big brother himself becomes weak and deficient due to excessive blood loss.

Although they hoped that the Qin Dynasty would bring their own food for the war, they knew that this was unrealistic, as the emperor and his ministers were not stupid.

Touman looked at the other leaders and then assured them, "Don't worry, Special Envoy. If Brother Daqin sends troops to help us, we will provide all the food and supplies. Brother Daqin is willing to send troops to help us, which is a blessing for us. How can we let Brother Daqin bring his own food and supplies?"

After hearing this, Chen Ping sighed: "Alas, Daqin is my elder brother and Xiongnu is my younger brother. As brothers, we should help each other without asking for anything in return. Unfortunately, Daqin is not doing well right now..."

Touman and others secretly cursed Chen Ping for being hypocritical. If they did not say that they wanted Qin to send troops to help, but wanted Qin to help in other ways, such as providing material support, Chen Ping would probably have another set of excuses.

But they only dared to think about these words in their hearts and did not dare to express them out loud.

Touman said, "What are you talking about, envoy? There is a saying in our tribe that goes 'Brothers' livestock should be distinguished from cattle and horses'. If you don't distinguish between them, there will be a gap over time, which will bring disaster. Brother Daqin is still thinking of helping us in times of difficulty, so how can we not understand the situation?"

This Touman is also a sensible person, no wonder he can become the Chanyu. He is a bit timid, but he has been able to hold the position of Chanyu for so many years, which is impossible without some ability.

Chen Ping has given this statement. If he jumps out and says that this statement is wrong, he will not only offend Chen Ping, but also offend the Qin Dynasty. Of course, he must go along with this statement, so that both sides can benefit.

Touman asked again: "May I ask the special envoy, how many troops can Brother Daqin provide us?"

This question attracted the attention of all the leaders in the hall. They were worried that the Qin Dynasty would send too many troops, and also worried that the Qin Dynasty would send too few troops.

If the Qin Dynasty sent too many troops, although it would definitely defeat the Donghu and Yuezhi, it would also cause them to consume a large amount of food and supplies. Moreover, after eliminating the threat from the Donghu and Yuezhi, the Qin Dynasty, which had sent too many troops, would become a threat to them.

But if we send too few troops, we may not be able to defeat the Donghu and Yuezhi...

Chen Ping glanced at the leaders in the Toumanhe Hall and said, "Although the Great Qin will send troops to help, the main force of this battle should be your army. The Great Qin will send out 60,000 elite troops to attack together with your army."

When they heard about the number of 60,000 soldiers, Touman and others were quite satisfied with it, as it was within their acceptable range.

Sixty thousand soldiers may not seem like a lot. When Qin conquered the six kingdoms, the number of troops was often hundreds of thousands. But in the grassland conquest, this was already a very significant number.

Moreover, there is another benefit of Qin sending troops to help, which can strengthen their confidence: With the help of the Qin army, we will be able to defeat Donghu and Yuezhi!
Touman asked again: "May I ask which general will lead these 60,000 troops?"

The Qin Dynasty attached great importance to this war, because it was the first foreign war after the founding of the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty had to show its power and establish its prestige among the grassland tribes and other countries and tribes through this war.

Just as Li Nian said, this battle must be fought. Not only must it be fought, but it must be fought well so that the fierce reputation of the Qin Dynasty can spread, which will make it easier to do many things later.

For example, although the countries in the Western Regions knew that there was a Qin State in the East and that it was very powerful, they did not know how powerful it was. And precisely because they did not know how powerful it was, they did not have enough respect for the Qin State.

If this battle is won, not only will all the Western Regions and grassland tribes come to surrender immediately, but at least it will be much more convenient for Daqin to send envoys and trade with them, and Daqin International College will also be able to welcome more new students!
Chen Ping said: "Don't worry, General Wang Ben will lead the army to fight!"

When they heard that it was Wang Ben, Touman and others were all surprised. Although Wang Ben's reputation was not as good as his father Wang Jian, it was also loud enough. It could be said that he was second only to Wang Jian among the living generals of the Qin Dynasty.

He followed his father to destroy the Five Kingdoms. Although the credit for destroying the Five Kingdoms should be mostly attributed to his father Wang Jian, if he was just an ordinary person, how could he have followed Wang Jian to destroy the Five Kingdoms? Even if Wang Jian was his father!

If we compare Li Mu to Wang Jian, Wang Ben is the only general inferior to Li Mu. But who is Li Mu? He is the ruthless man who made them what they are now!
Big Brother Qin took this war so seriously that he actually sent Wang Ben to fight!
But this also made them feel at ease. Wang Ben might not be as good as Li Mu, but the Donghu and Yuezhi did not have a general like Li Mu, or even a general of the same level as Wang Ben.

With Wang Ben's appearance, Touman and others felt that the war against Donghu and Yuezhi should be secure.

The reason why the Qin Dynasty chose Wang Ben to fight was that Wang Jian was old. Instead of letting him lead the troops on the battlefield again, it would be better to let him write military tactics and train new people in the Qin Dynasty. Wang Jian's value in teaching and educating people is higher than that of leading troops. Meng Tian has changed his career and went to the Naval Academy, so it is not easy to call him to lead the troops. Meng Yi has to serve the First Emperor, and he does not have much experience in leading troops in battle...

As for other Qin generals, it’s not that they cannot be chosen, but they are not as reliable as Wang Ben. What the Qin needs in this battle is a safe victory, fighting well and with great power!
Wang Ben is naturally the most suitable candidate for the Qin Dynasty now. The First Emperor feels it is safe to let him lead the army into battle. Li Nian also feels it is safe. Now even Touman and others feel that with a great man leading the army, it is a sure thing.

Look, this is fame!

Touman smiled and said, "With General Wang Ben leading the troops, we will surely be able to defeat the Donghu and Yuezhi!"

Chen Ping said: "The war has not started yet, and nothing is known. Although I have not led the troops, I know that the leaders should be cautious and not impatient. The Chanyu and the other leaders must prepare well so that they can better win the battle."

"Special Envoy's words are very true. Touman will definitely remember them!" After saying this, Touman asked again: "Special Envoy, when will General Wang Ben send out his troops?"

Chen Ping knew what Touman was worried about. He was afraid that Wang Ben would lead his army here too early, which would cost them more food and supplies. He was also worried that Wang Ben would lead 60,000 elite Qin troops to the Xiongnu, and if he could give them a hard blow, he asked instead, "When do you think the Chanyu should send troops?"

(End of this chapter)