Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 302

For this question, the experience of later generations can be used to answer, Zhou Chong said: "Back to the king, Zhou Chong thought that there are tributaries of the Yellow River in Hetao, and some water conservancy projects can be built to bring these tributaries into the farmland."

King Qin's eyes lit up, and he said: "Yes, this is a good idea, a good idea! By the way, this matter depends on everyone's opinion, and Mr. Zheng Guo has to work hard."

Zhou Chong also had this intention, saying: "Your Majesty, you are wise! Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thought that to turn the Hetao land into a strategic barrier, it might take a long time to rely on immigration alone to consolidate the border. Military settlements can also be implemented.” The implementation of military settlements and civilian settlements in Hetao is a strategy that has been implemented since the Western Han Dynasty and has long been verified by history.

"Miao Miao Miao!" Before King Qin could answer, Wei Liao and Han Fei applauded loudly.

Qin Wang smiled and said: "There is no objection, so let's do it like this. Mr. Zhou, if there is any other good way, you can mention it."

Zhou Chong replied: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thinks that the defense of Liaodong should be strengthened to prevent the east from disturbing the border."

At that time, the Xiongnu were not the most powerful ethnic minority, but the Donghu was the most powerful. It was not until Maodun wiped out the Donghu that the Xiongnu became the most powerful political group on the grassland.Historically, during Qin Shihuang’s unification war, the Xiongnu had no plan to attack south. However, the Huns were so ambitious when history reappeared that they took advantage of King Qin’s opportunity to quell the civil strife. There must be something wrong with it. Zhou Chong couldn’t figure it out. reason.But one thing is clear, that is, if the Donghu is defeated by the Xiongnu again, it can take a diplomatic offensive against the Donghu, win over the Donghu, and strategically contain the Xiongnu.

Of course, before Donghu was hit hard, Donghu was very arrogant. If he wanted to form an alliance with Donghu, it was not realistic, so he had to guard against it first. This was Zhou Chong's real intention.

"That's true." King Qin agreed, "Historically, we have focused on dealing with the Xiongnu, while ignoring Donghu. Donghu is very powerful, but it has not posed a major threat to China for the time being. If you have to take precautions, do as Mr. Zhou said."

Zhou Chong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong has some opinions on the annihilation of the six kingdoms. I don't know whether to say it or not."

King Qin sighed, and said: "Mr. Zhou, are you still a joke? What I want to hear is faults, not good things. If you have an opinion, just say it. Mr. Liaozi, Han Fei and the others are all good-sounding, meaningless, Mr. Zhou is still here." Something unpleasant." Sitting back on the throne, he said, "Mr. Zhou, please tell me."

So many people did not raise objections, but Zhou Chong actually did. Everyone was very interested. They looked at Zhou Chong with wide eyes, waiting for his opinion.

Zhou Chong responded, and said, "Your Majesty, there is no major fault in sweeping out the six kingdoms as a whole, but Zhou Chong thinks there are two small regrets." King Qin's fault has been corrected by Zhou Chong who is familiar with history Son, I can't find it.

"Regret? What regret?" King Qin was very interested.

Zhou Chong explained: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thought that the cavalry was not used on a large scale in the process of destroying the six kingdoms. The cavalry was not used as the main force, but was used in an auxiliary position and cooperated with the infantry to fight. This is the first regret. "

The King of Qin nodded and said: "The role of the cavalry is obvious. It has strong mobility, a wider range of strikes, and a greater strike force. However, we have always used the cavalry as an auxiliary force to cooperate with the infantry in combat. This is indeed a problem. Mr. Zhou's surprise attack on Handan , Meng Tian took down the cavalry used in King Youxian's camp, the role of cavalry has been well verified, this is not a pity, it is a big problem. Tell me how to solve this problem."

Zhou Chong knew very clearly that in order to solve the Xiongnu problem, he had to kill Maodun. Otherwise, China would be brutally poisoned in the next 100 years, and many people would die.It was based on this consideration that Zhou Chong seized the opportunity to guide King Qin to another direction.

Wei Liao is a great military strategist. Once Zhou Chong reminded him, he suddenly came to his senses, patted his forehead and said, "Yes, yes! The cavalry was not used as an independent unit. This is indeed the biggest problem in the entire war. Mr. Zhou didn't mention it, he really ignored it. Your Majesty, in Liaozi's opinion, we should invest more in cavalry and form more cavalry."

If you want to kill Maodun and completely solve the Xiongnu problem, you must have a large number of cavalry. Zhou Chong immediately agreed: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chongzhi may not be willing to see that the Huns suffered a defeat in the land of Hetao. It is possible to make a comeback. If so, the war with the Xiongnu will be protracted, and Daqin should have prepared for it. Besides, there is a powerful Donghu, which also needs cavalry, so Zhou Chong thinks what Mr. Liaozi said is very reasonable. Also ask the king to investigate clearly."

The biggest regret of Qin Shihuang's northern attack on the Xiongnu was that he stopped in Hetao and did not go deep into the heart of the Xiongnu. It was not until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that he completed this feat.However, the Xiongnu were not the most powerful nomadic people at that time, and although the threat was great, it was not to the extent of a life-and-death struggle. Zhou Chong's words were a bit alarmist.

If it was someone else, Zhou Chong's words might not have any effect, King Qin is the kind of person who will never admit defeat and will be strong when confronted with strength, he raised his head and said with a sneer: "If the Xiongnu dare to invade the border, I will ask him to come and go. "

King Qin's ambition had already been aroused, and Zhou Chong took the opportunity to guide him: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thinks that it is better to take the initiative to attack than to sit and wait. Rather than waiting for the Huns to come to harass and kill and blood flow into rivers, it is better to go deep into the heart of the Huns and give them a deadly attack." With one blow, the Xiongnu will never dare to violate the border."

King Qin's eyes shone brightly, and before he could speak, Li Si hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is a big matter. If Great Qin penetrates into the heart of the Xiongnu, it will definitely exert its power to overwhelm the country. This battle will definitely be protracted. Besides, the Huns have no city." Kuo Zhishou, the bitter cold land, the land cannot be cultivated, and the people cannot fight, please think twice about this matter.”

In history, Li Si once opposed sending troops to the Huns, and when history repeats, he still holds this opinion.His words cannot be said to be unreasonable, but very reasonable. King Qin paced up and down, not in a hurry to speak, and after a while, asked: "What do you think, Mr. Liaozi?"

Among the people present, Zhou Chong is the only one who truly understands how harmful the Huns are. How did Wei Liao know the harm to China after Maodun unified the prairie? But it has been expelled from the Hetao land, the Central Plains has a strategic barrier, and it is a waste of people and money to continue fighting with the Xiongnu, and it should be stopped in due course."

"What do Han Fei think?" King Qin asked.

Han Fei thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the battle of Hetao was a last resort for China. Now that Hetao has won a great victory, the Central Plains has a strategic barrier. It is the best policy to stop at the right time. Han Fei thinks what Mr. Liaozi said is true."

The King of Qin glanced at the crowd and said: "You all think so? If the Huns don't come to invade the border, it's fine. If they want to invade the border, I will never let them succeed. As for going deep into the heart of the Huns, this is a big matter, and it needs to be done. Think long term."

In this way, Zhou Chong's proposal has been terminated. Since Zhou Chong came to this world, he has never failed. It can be said that he has never failed, but now he is shrouded in a strong sense of failure.

(End of this chapter)