Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 257

"Your Majesty, I think that if we want to attack Hetao, we must first have a support. I want to transform the Great Wall of Hetao, and transform the former Great Wall into a huge strategic rear area, where we can stockpile supplies and garrison troops." Li Mu expressed his thoughts and said: "Once the time is right, I will lead the army to attack resolutely and regain the land of Hetao."

The king of Qin praised: "Good idea. It is very difficult to fight against an opponent like the Xiongnu who is good at maneuvering and has no rear to rely on. It is indeed a good idea to transform the Great Wall, which was only used for defense before, into a garrison. Method."

Back then, Meng Tian was transforming the Great Wall in Hetao to make it a strategic rear that can be relied on. This was an important reason why Meng Tian was able to defeat the Xiongnu. Unexpectedly, Li Mu also held this view.

For the level of warfare at that time, this was indeed an exciting proposal, and Wei Liao, Han Fei, Wang Jian, Meng Wu, and Meng Tian greatly appreciated it.

Amidst the admiration of the crowd, Zhou Chong objected, saying: "Your Majesty, this discussion is impossible."

"Mr. Zhou, this is the most perfect solution at present. Why not?" Never thought that it was Zhou Chong who objected, and even King Qin, who trusted Zhou Chong extremely, found it difficult to understand, and asked curiously: "Mr. Opinion, tell me."

These words reached everyone's heart, and everyone stared at Zhou Chong, waiting for his great opinion.

Zhou Chong calmly said: "Your Majesty, considering the current situation, General Li Mu's opinion is indeed a good idea. There is no better way than this. However, Zhou Chong thinks that the situation will change. If Your Majesty wants to Zhou Chong has nothing to say if he just regained the land of Hetao. If the king wants to completely solve the problem of the Xiongnu, Zhou Chong made a rough estimate, and must invest manpower, material and financial resources from the whole country. If he wants to build the Great Wall again, Daqin can support Is it done? Besides, if the king wants to completely defeat the Xiongnu and Yongjing the northern border, then how useful is the construction of the Great Wall?"

It was Meng Tian who relied on the Great Wall to regain the land of Hetao, so that Qin Shihuang tasted the sweetness, and then built the Great Wall on a large scale. In view of the production level at that time, of course, it was the corpses of civilian husbands who filled the gullies and caused chaos in the world.

But then again, the contribution of the Great Wall to the Chinese nation is enormous.Later generations criticized the Great Wall in every possible way, but did not say what would it be like without the Great Wall?It can be said with certainty that without the barrier function of the Great Wall, the disaster of the Chinese nation would be much more serious.It is precisely because of the existence of the Great Wall that Genghis Khan had to formulate a detour strategy to bypass the Great Wall, which is a clear proof of the value of the Great Wall.

Zhou Chong, who is familiar with history, would not be ignorant of this. The reason why he wanted to stop King Qin from building the Great Wall was because he had a grander plan in mind. Defeat the Xiongnu and relieve the troubles in the north. In this way, the Huns have become a vassal, so what else can the Great Wall do?

If the Xiongnu problem is not resolved while the majestic and powerful King Qin is in power, then once Maodun unifies the Xiongnu, the Huns will be unprecedentedly strong and pose a great threat to the north.Historically, since the unification of the Huns by Maodun until the complete defeat of the Huns by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it took hundreds of years. The common people in the north lived in dire straits. If the Huns were defeated before the Huns became stronger, it would be a great merit to future generations.

Moreover, Li Mu's proposal was still based on the military viewpoint that the cavalry was in a subordinate position at that time, and Zhou Chong knew that not only after that, but also in the Western Han Dynasty, the golden age of cavalry in Chinese history finally arrived, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty skillfully used it on a large scale. The cavalry fought field battles with the Huns on the grassland and completely defeated the Huns.

In the final analysis, it is to highlight the role of cavalry and upgrade military theory.Li Mu's idea is based on the fact that the cavalry is a subordinate position, not the main force. This point of view will not only be eliminated.

The question Zhou Chong raised is indeed a big one. King Qin thought for a while and said, "Mr. Zhou is right. It's just that there is no better solution than this at present."

Zhou Chong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, if we want to establish a solid strategic rear, Zhou Chong has a plan."

His ideas have always been unexpected and brilliant, and everyone looked at Zhou Chong expectantly.

Not in a hurry to answer, Zhou Chong walked in front of the map, pointed at the map, and said, "Look, Your Majesty, this is the grassland, where the Huns haunted, and this is Jicheng, not far away. Zhou Chong's idea is to build the Great Wall. It’s better to build Jicheng.”

Li Si retorted: "Mr. Zhou, your proposal is very bold and novel. The only thing is to build Jicheng into a solid strategic rear. It cannot be completed overnight, it will take decades. Besides, Jicheng is far away from the Central Plains. In a place of bitter cold, the people are unwilling to attach it, even if Daqin has the heart, it will be difficult to do so."

Jicheng is about the same location as Beijing now, so of course there are differences.How important Beijing's strategic position is, friends only need to know that it is the capital to understand.

Wei Liao rarely agreed with Li Si's point of view, and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Li's words are very reasonable."

Zhou Chong said with a smile: "It's not difficult. The king is worried that there is no one here. If there is no one, he will move over and emigrate to the border." The strategy of emigrating to the border has been used since the Western Han Dynasty. Development has immeasurable benefits, and it is this strategy of emigrating to strengthen borders that enables the North China Plain to be well developed.

In the midst of everyone's astonishment, King Qin's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and praised: "Mr. Zhou, your idea is too bad, but it's just a clever move, so let's do it like this. Aren't the clans of the six kingdoms dissatisfied with my Great Qin? That's good, I will Move them here. The clan of the Yan Kingdom can’t stay here anymore, go to the south. The tyrants from all over the place rely on their power to oppress the people. Isn’t it just a local bully? They move over, kill those who don't come!

"Those refugees have no land to cultivate, no clothes and no food. The widow will also move them here. The widow will give them farming tools, help them build houses, and let them resume production. Within ten years, Jicheng will be There is a huge rear area, where people have food and clothing, and buy money to build a military base. Soldiers see that soldiers are much stronger all day long. What do you think?"

The king of Qin is simply amazing. What he said was exactly what Zhou Chong wanted to add. Before Zhou Chong could say anything, he said it first. Zhou Chong had to admire his talent and unique insight, and he said sincerely: "My lord Shengming! Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thought that he could bring those outlaws and those who committed minor crimes to Jicheng to make atonement." This is also a method used in the Western Han Dynasty, and the effect is very good.

"That's right, those who commit minor crimes pay grain to Jicheng, which can fill up the granary and punish the prisoners. It's much better than doing Chengdan pound, so let's do it." King Qin said excitedly.

Zhou Chong continued: "Your Majesty, just doing this, Jicheng can't become a strategic rear for attacking Hu."

"Oh, is there any clever way for Mr. Zhou? Tell me quickly." King Qin's interest greatly increased, and he asked eagerly. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please visit www.QIDIAN.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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