Diqin Designer

Chapter 368 The army sets out for battle
If Li Nian knew what these Peacock people were thinking, he would definitely laugh secretly while telling them seriously: That's right, your nation has bad roots, your writing, language, and customs are all dross, you must abandon these and completely become like the Qin Dynasty in order to become strong, otherwise, confined by these dross, you will only become weaker and more backward.

The more people like this there are in the Peacock Kingdom, the better. The more thoroughly they deny the things of their own nation, the better. Only in this way can they lose their national independence and become the shape that the Qin wants.

After both flags were raised, the First Emperor, standing on the high platform, looked at the Qin soldiers standing on the parade ground and said, "The Donghu are rebellious and the Yuezhi are rampant. They insult the dignity of the Great Qin and are disrespectful and treacherous to the Great Qin. In time, they will become a threat to the Great Qin, invade the borders of the Great Qin, and slaughter the people of the Great Qin. For the safety of the Great Qin and the people of the Great Qin, this threat must be eliminated, Wang Ben..."

When Wang Ben, who was standing in front of a group of soldiers, heard the First Emperor calling him, he walked up the steps to the platform with a solemn expression, knelt on one knee, and said to the First Emperor: "I am here!"

The First Emperor turned towards him and took off the sword he was wearing today. "I will give you this sword and appoint you as the General of the Northern Expedition. I hope you can lead all the generals and help the Great Qin to quell the threat of the Donghu and Yuezhi!"

Wang Ben stretched out his hands, respectfully lent the sword, and said solemnly: "Wang Ben will definitely live up to your trust!"

The sword is of appropriate length, so there will not be the embarrassing situation of Jing Ke coming but not being able to draw his sword. Perhaps it was because of the precedent of Jing Ke that the First Emperor changed the length of his sword.

After borrowing the sword, Wang Ben stood up from the ground. All the Qin soldiers gathered on the parade ground below the platform looked at him. With a "clang" sound, Wang Ben pulled the sword out of the scabbard.

Raising his sword and pointing it forward, Wang Ben shouted, "For the Qin Empire, for Your Majesty, I will defeat the Yuezhi and pacify the Donghu!"

The Qin soldiers on the parade ground also shouted in unison: "Pacify the Yuezhi and pacify the Donghu!"

The passionate and orderly shouts spread, and the fighting spirit and morale contained in them made the envoys of the Baiyue tribes, the monks of Tammo Lidi, and the envoys of the Maurya King even more worried. If they confronted these Qin troops on the battlefield, they would never be their match.

Just as they had guessed, letting them participate in the departure ceremony was just the beginning. The Qin people really planned to let them watch the battle and see with their own eyes how the Qin army defeated the Donghu and Yuezhi.

The envoys from the Baiyue tribes had no objection to this. Although the Qin people intended to show off their strength to them, the envoys could see the Qin army's combat methods and understand them better.

The monks of Tamalidi and the envoys of the Maurya King did not want to go, because both Buddhism and Jainism advocated not killing. But now the Qin people actually wanted to force them to go to the battlefield, and there would definitely be casualties on the battlefield, so they were naturally reluctant.

However, the Qin Dynasty would not indulge them and would not give them the opportunity to choose. They had to go whether they wanted to or not.

After the departure ceremony, Wang Ben led the Qin army that participated in the departure ceremony from Xianyang and headed north of the Qin State.

Because this was the first time that the Qin Dynasty used hot weapons to fight against foreign enemies, although Wang Ben was the main general, there were many other Qin generals participating in this war, including Meng Tian from the Naval Academy.

Although the navy is not the army, the Qin navy will also use hot weapons in the future, so Meng Tian and others were also arranged in it, so that they can go to the battlefield to understand hot weapons in person, so that they can be more familiar with using them in the navy in the future.

If Donghu and Yuezhi could defeat the Qin Dynasty in this battle and wipe out all the Qin troops, it would create a big hole in the young generation of Qin generals that would not be filled in a short time.

Watching Wang Ben and his men leave with their troops, the First Emperor said, "I hope the next time I hear from them, it'll be a victory message!"

Li Nian said: "Your Majesty, rest assured. With General Wang, General Meng and others, we will not only win this battle, but also win a great victory. Only in this way can we show the power of the Qin Dynasty and shock other countries!"

The envoys from the Baiyue tribes, the monks from Tammolidi, and the envoys from the Maurya King who were accompanying the army were arranged in carriages and guarded by the Qin army at all times, and were strictly prohibited from moving freely.

On a certain carriage, several monks from Tanmo Lidi were talking quietly in the language of the Peacock Kingdom. One monk said, "The Qin people are too overbearing. They actually forced us to accompany them to watch the battle!"

Of course, they would be forced to go even if they didn't want to. If they insisted on not going, the Qin people would probably take some bad measures to force them to submit. It was really overbearing.

They were monks from Tamalidi, and were also envoys from a foreign country. Not only were they not treated with courtesy, they were also forced to follow the Qin army to the battlefield.

During their time in the Qin State, they had deeply felt the Qin people's disgust towards them, the monks, and the Peacock Kingdom. This was not a good phenomenon, especially when the Qin State was strong and the Peacock Kingdom was weak.

Their original plan was to preach in the Qin State, but they failed and were instead placed under strict surveillance by the Qin people. Now they are forced to join the army.

Another monk said, "The Qin people forced us to accompany them to watch the battle in order to show us how powerful they are and to intimidate us."

At this time, another monk said: "You all think that the Qin people are just trying to intimidate us, but have you ever thought about what happens after the intimidation?"

This remark caused the other monks in the carriage to think.

Soon, a monk was startled and said, "The Qin people want to use us to spread their reputation throughout the country so that more people in the country will be afraid of them!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire carriage fell silent. The Qin people wanted to show off their martial arts to them, and then let them return to their country to spread their reputation. The Qin people wanted to intimidate the entire Peacock Kingdom!
But they couldn't help but do this. After learning that the Qin people were stronger than the Peacock Kingdom, if they could return to their country, they would definitely pass on this news.

Although the news might cause panic and make others worry and fear Qin, only by letting others know that Qin is stronger than them can they pool their wisdom and resources to prepare to deal with Qin.

Although keeping it secret will not cause panic, other people will not know how strong Qin is, and will not prepare to fight against them. Then when Qin attacks one day, the consequences will be worse than if the news was passed on.

A monk sighed and said, "This should be the real intention of the Qin people, but we have no other choice. As long as this war is over and the Qin people are willing to let us return home, it will prove it..."

Originally they wanted to return to their country and tell others what they had seen and heard in Qin, so that others would know how powerful and terrifying Qin was. But now they found that returning to their country was not a good idea, as it would become a tool for the Qin people to confuse the people in the country.

The Qin people were really cunning, forcing them to have no other choice. If they had known earlier, they should not have come to Qin. Now that the Qin people know about the Peacock Kingdom, they may invade the Peacock Kingdom in the future. If that day really comes, they will become the sinners of the Peacock Kingdom. Thinking that it was them who led the Qin people to the country, the monks felt even worse. Some monks recited Buddhist scriptures in a low voice, trying to seek a little comfort in this way.

Another monk said: "The only way to break the current situation is for the Qin people to be defeated in this battle, the more miserable the defeat, the better."

Another monk shook his head and said, "If the Qin people are defeated, how can we survive? When the Qin people are defeated, they will definitely take our lives first. Besides, we don't know where the Donghu and Yuezhi came from. Can they stop the Qin people?"

After they arrived in Xianyang, they were placed under surveillance. Not only were they forbidden to go out freely, but their communication with the outside world was also strictly controlled, so they didn't know much about the Qin Dynasty, let alone the Donghu and Yuezhi.

Another monk said, "If we can get the Qin army to attack, the Donghu and Yuezhi should have some strength, and there is a chance that they can defeat the Qin. If the Qin can really be defeated, even if we die, what's the harm?"

Only if the Qin is defeated can they break the trap set by the Qin for them, because the defeat of the Qin means that the Qin's strength is not strong enough to be irresistible and they can no longer use strength to intimidate and intimidate them.

The monk who pointed out that the Qin people's purpose was not just to intimidate them said: "The Qin people dared to let us accompany them to watch the battle, which must be because they think they are absolutely sure to defeat the Donghu and Yuezhi. Otherwise, could it be that the Qin people want to show us their defeat in front of us?"

That's right. If the Qin people were not completely sure, they would not have brought them along to watch the battle. This is something that can only be done if they have absolute confidence in their own side.

The monk continued, "But what makes them so sure? The Qin people asked us to accompany them to watch the battle. Perhaps what they wanted us to see is what makes them so sure."

Could it be that the Qin people had some secret weapon hidden to be used in this battle to defeat the Donghu and Yuezhi in one fell swoop? That's why they allowed them to go with them and used this victory to intimidate and shock them: Watch out, our Great Qin can easily destroy the Donghu and Yuezhi, and can destroy you as well. Listen to our Great Qin and don't disobey us.

The same situation also happened in other carriages. The envoys from the Baiyue tribes, the monks from Tamolidi, and the envoys from the Maurya King all figured out the real purpose of the Qin Dynasty. Unfortunately, they could not change it and could only feel deeply worried.

After a few more days, the atmosphere in the carriage became depressing and dull. After the Qin people's purpose was revealed that day, the atmosphere in the carriage became like this.

The most painful thing is not not knowing the other party's purpose, but knowing the other party's purpose but not being able to think of a way to stop it. You can only watch it happen.

Several monks in the carriage were chanting Buddhist scriptures in a low voice. In the current situation, they didn't know what else to do except praying for the Buddha to appear.

Suddenly, a monk stopped chanting and glanced at the car window, as if he saw the Qin army marching outside through the partition of the car window: "In the past few days, the Qin army seems to have increased in number?"

Hearing this monk's words, the other monks also stopped chanting. One monk said, "It seems that there are more of them. They should be the Qin troops who joined along the way. This is not surprising. When they set out from Xianyang, certainly not all the Qin troops who were going to go to the expedition had arrived. Some Qin troops were arranged to join along the way. If the Qin people really have unknown weapons or a hidden strong army, they may be among them."

Another monk said helplessly: "Even if it is true, what can we do? We are under strict surveillance, and even this carriage is specially made for us. There is no way we can know the truth."

The Qin people were also outrageous. After they arrived in Xianyang, they were very wary of them. Now they were asked to go along and watch the battle, which was the same thing. They couldn't do anything.

Of course, it was Li Nian's idea to be so wary of these Peacock Nation monks. Although these people themselves are not terrible beasts, the ideas they carry are.

Daqin has not yet fully embarked on the path planned by Li Nian, especially in terms of ideological construction, there are still many shortcomings. Li Nian certainly does not want the people of Daqin to be polluted by the monsters from the Peacock Kingdom.

Only in the future, when the Qin Dynasty's ideological construction has caught up and has become resistant to spiritual and ideological invasions, will we boldly let go.

Although Buddhism was assimilated into China after being introduced into China and has become very different from native Indian Buddhism, it is not entirely flawed and without any merits. But if possible, Li Nian does not want Buddhism to continue to grow in China in this world.

Hearing this, the monks in the carriage fell silent again. After a while, the monks recited Buddhist scriptures again.

After several days of marching, Wang Ben led the Qin army to the rendezvous point with the Huns. Long before the Qin army arrived, Jiao Li, Chen Ping, Touman and others had already arrived.

Seeing the Qin army's flag appear in the distance, Touman and others immediately rode their horses to meet them. As they got closer, Touman and a group of Hun leaders gradually saw the Qin army's ranks clearly.

It can be seen that the entire team is divided into many parts, but it does not appear messy or fragmented. Instead, they cooperate with each other and form a fairly harmonious whole. According to the observations of Touman and others, no matter which direction they encounter the enemy, this team can respond very quickly.

It seems to be divided into many parts, but in fact it is connected from beginning to end and forms a whole. With the vision of Touman and others, they can't find any flaws in this Qin army.

The fact that the troops can be arranged like this proves that the general commanding this army is a top-notch general!
He is indeed a top general. The Qin general who led the army this time is Wang Jian's son - Wang Ben. Although they have never seen Wang Jian, Touman and others have seen how powerful Li Mu is, who is as famous as Wang Jian. As Wang Ben is the son of Wang Jian, he has the merit of destroying the country together with his father, so he will not be much worse.

Looking at the team itself, it is basically cavalry, with their armor flashing coldly in the sun, giving people a sense of imposing aura from a distance.

At this time, the entire team did not charge, but only moved forward at a normal speed. However, it is not difficult to imagine that if they charged, they would be as powerful as a torrent, destroying everything in the way, and nothing could stop them.

Touman and others felt that this Qin cavalry was stronger than the Zhao army led by Li Mu decades ago. Some people couldn't help but wonder in their hearts: What would have been the result if they had encountered this Qin army instead of the Zhao army commanded by Li Mu decades ago?

Perhaps, many of them would not be alive!

In fact, Touman and others were wrong. The Qin cavalry they saw was a unit after the initial military reform of the Qin Dynasty, and could not be completely regarded as the same as the previous Qin army.

Looking more closely, there are quite a few carriages in the entire team, and each carriage is escorted by Qin cavalry. Could it be that all of these carriages are escorted by nobles from the Qin Dynasty?
No, this is a war, not a leisure trip. It is impossible for the Qin people to bring so many people here specially in carriages. The carriages must be carrying some secret items to be used in this war.

(End of this chapter)