Saint Qin Batu

Chapter 416 Face
The Xiongnu was defeated. Not only were all 40 string-controllers wiped out, but the richest royal court was also looted by the Qin people and returned to Xianyang.

Looking at the endless Huns who were put in shackles, the Qin people along the way were all very happy.

Except for the accident when going out to Mengwu, the cost of the empire's war against the Huns was almost negligible.When they went out to defend the city, they lost more than [-] people, and most of the others were material losses.

For example, Gongshu's hatred of Gongshu's family has cried to Yingzheng more than once recently.Of the twenty heads and nine heads of Gouyu, seven or eight heads were scrapped, and all the rest needed repairs.

Of course, after seeing the horror of these war weapons, Ying Zheng was not stingy, and all kinds of supplies were opened to the Gongshu family.

Perhaps most people didn't care about Ying Zheng's small move, they just thought it was Ying Zheng's pure compensation for Gongshu's family.However, after all, there were still people with sharp eyes who noticed the abnormality.

"Isn't Your Majesty planning to go north and completely exterminate the Huns?"

In the palace, Wei Weiliao, who had always kept a low profile, unexpectedly stood in front of Yingzheng today and asked questions.

"What do Ai Qing think?" Ying Zheng didn't refute, but instead asked Wei Liao.

"Although the Huns were defeated, their foundation is still on the grasslands. It is impossible to completely wipe out the Huns without [-] cavalry. And the empire..."

Wei Liao didn't continue talking, but the meaning between his expressions was already very obvious.

"That's right. Compared with grassland people like Xiongnu Donghu, the empire lacks horses. However, after this battle, the empire got the Hetao with abundant water and grass.

Wang Ben ransacked the entire royal court again, and the horse breed was no longer a concern.I, a native of Qin, raised horses and started a family. It won't take long. On the Hetao, all galloping horses will be my great Qin cavalry! "

"Your Majesty's words are correct, but how will the logistics be provided when the empire goes north to the grassland?" Wei Liao asked again.

The northernmost part of the empire is Jiuyuan, the two counties in the cloud.In the previous life, in order to fight against the Xiongnu, Yingzheng built a large number of military fortresses based on the old Great Wall of the Three Kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Qin.

These fortresses store a large amount of food and military supplies.Relying on the city wall, the Huns can defend when they attack, and when the Huns retreat, they can also pursue them.

Therefore, the empire in the previous life always won more than lost on the northern battlefield.

However, all of this is based on one foundation, that is, a lot of manpower is needed to build it.Moreover, in order to transport food more conveniently, Ying Zheng had to build another straight road.

Calculating carefully, the construction of the Great Wall Fortress and the Straight Road will cost no less than hundreds of thousands of manpower.

However, Yingzheng's strategy of assimilating the people has just begun. If corvee is imposed as in the previous life, then the so-called assimilation will definitely come to naught.

Even, the role of Yingzheng's recuperation in the past ten years will be greatly reduced.Such a transaction is obviously extremely uneconomical for Ying Zheng.

"What Lieutenant Guo said is true. Without stable logistics and food supply, the empire's hands really don't want to go deep into the grassland."

Ying Zheng nodded, and there was indeed a hint of ambiguity in his deep eyes.

"Food is very important. However, food is not the only thing that can satisfy one's hunger!"

Wei Liao was slightly startled, and there was a strange look in Ying Zheng's eyes.

"Your Majesty wants to be like the Huns and fight with cattle and sheep?"

"Isn't it possible?" Ying Zheng asked back.

Wei Liao lowered his head slightly, wanting to persuade but didn't know where to start.

People in the world like meat more than food, and most nobles don't even like meat.However, in the final analysis, meat is only a dish in China, and grains are the staple food.

Not practicing the five clothes and not eating the five grains are the standards used by the Chinese to belittle the Siyi.

Now, Ying Zheng has taken the initiative to let go of the Chinese tradition and let the soldiers eat cattle and sheep as their staple food. Doing so may cause a lot of criticism.

"Your Majesty, there will inevitably be some..." Wei Liao frowned as he spoke, as if he couldn't find the right words to describe the thoughts in his heart.

"Guo Wei thinks that doing so will hurt Da Qin's face?" Ying Zheng chuckled, but directly expressed Wei Liao's thoughts.

Wei Liao lowered his head, cupped his hands and said, "I am ashamed..."

Although only from a military point of view, Wei Liao also thinks this method is excellent, but as a Chinese, especially a person who grew up in the center of China like Wei Guo.It was still difficult for Wei Liao to escape the pride of being born as a Chinese.

"Face, in front of strength, is just a beautiful floral dress after all!"

"More than a hundred years ago, the Shang Dynasty reformed, and the six countries despised Qin, but where are those six countries that pretend to be elegant now? Didn't their subjects become my subjects after all?"

"Zhao Wuling King Hu Fu rides and shoots, and all the countries despise him, but what happened? The powerful Qingqi, even my Great Qin's cavalry, is not as good as it is, isn't it?"

"minister……"

Although Wei Liao wanted to refute in his heart, however, in the face of iron-like facts, no matter how gorgeous the words were, they were powerless.What's more, Wei Liao is not good at debate at all.

"Just like those Jianghu people, only the sword in hand and profound strength can be respected by others. The same is true for the empire. Only when it is strong can it have face!"

"I understand..." Wei Liao nodded silently and said in a low voice.

"However, Ai Qing doesn't need to worry. Although the Huns were defeated this time, I am not arrogant enough to want to take this opportunity to wipe out the Huns in one fell swoop."

"Then why does Your Majesty want the Gongshu family to increase the production of those mechanism beasts?" Wei Liao continued to ask with a frown.

"Ai Qing thinks, where does the snake live?"

"A cave of darkness."

"That's right, but there is one thing that Aiqing has forgotten. Snakes can also live in the woods! The dense woods will be their best cover."

Ying Zheng looked at the southern sky through the palace gate.

"Your Majesty!" Wei Liao was taken aback. The war in the north had just subsided, and the civil strife hadn't stopped yet. Could it be that he wanted to attack Baiyue again?
"Although the Huns were defeated, none of the sage kings on the left and right is dead. After gathering the remnants of the army, they may cause heavy damage to the northern part of our empire at any time. Your Majesty is looking south at this time, it is too risky!"

"There are remnants of the Huns in the north, so Donghu is gone? I don't believe it. The Huns are weak, and Donghu won't take advantage of the opportunity to bite!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said confidently: "Besides, I have let Jun Jiuyou take the cattle and sheep into the grassland first. First, it can attack the Xiongnu and Donghu, and make them go south flawlessly. Second, it can also prepare for the empire to go north. "

"What's more," Ying Zheng revealed a strange smile, "even if Jun Jiuyou's cattle and sheep are finished, with his character, he will definitely become more vicious."

"Supporting battles with battles is his best style of play!"

(End of this chapter)