General Qin

The confidant of the North?

The eyes of the officials in the palace looked over.

The first emperor swallowed back what he was about to say, and his thoughts were attracted by Zhao Tuo's words.

He pondered for a while, and said: "The enemy that Qing said is a barbarian?"

Zhao Tuo replied, "Your Majesty is right. Compared with the people of Baiyue in the south, the barbarians in the north are a serious threat to my Great Qin."

Now that he had started, Zhao Tuo no longer hesitated, and said directly: "The people of Baiyue live in the mountains with few soldiers, and they are divided internally due to the terrain, killing each other. These Yue people seldom covet the land of the Central Plains." Heart, even if our Qin State does not send troops to conquer, they will not dare to harass the Central Plains and invade our territory."

"However, the Hu people in the north are different. They live in a land with lush water and grass, and their folk customs are tough. Young children can ride sheep and shoot birds, strong men can gallop on horses, shoot with bows, and they come and go like the wind. Their customs vary with each other. Livestock, shooting and hunting birds and beasts are their livelihoods, and when they are in a hurry, they practice military warfare to invade. Every autumn, when the grain harvest in the Central Plains is abundant, these Hu people gather in groups and drive southward to plunder the frontiers and kill the Xia people. "

"I heard that since Tang Yu, Hu Rong, such as Shan Rong and Hun Porridge, have been constantly fighting against the Central Plains. During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, Emperor Gaozong crusaded against ghosts, and during Zong Zhou, the King of Zhou fought against Xianyun. Killed Zhou Tianzi on Mount Li."

"As for the feudal lords, the people in the north have repeatedly harassed and harassed the south. The former king of Qin once wiped out the Yiqu army and fought several battles with the Xiongnu. Later, he devoted himself to the Eastern Expedition and built the Great Wall to defend against the Huns, so that he could rest in peace. .”

None of the ministers objected.

Compared with the Yue people and barbarians in the south who only hid in the woods to entertain themselves, the Hu people in the north were obviously more aggressive.

Back then, Zong Zhou was killed by Quan Rong, and King Zhou You was killed on Lishan Mountain. Who can forget such lessons learned?

Not to mention that Qin has suffered bloody battles with Rongdi for hundreds of years since the founding of the country, and no one can deny Zhao Tuo's words.

Seeing that no one refuted, Zhao Tuo said again: "To the west and north of my Daqin, there are still three major grassland powers, the Yuezhi, the Xiongnu and the Donghu, and they often have the intention of harassing our Central Plains. Before the ministers led troops to attack Dai, they fought with them. Although the Huns killed tens of thousands of people in the Great War, they did not damage the barbarians. After a year's rest, these Hu barbarians may have the intention to go south again."

"Therefore, I believe that instead of sending a large army to attack Baiyue, which is suffering from ringworm and scabies in the south, it is better to build roads in the south with partial divisions, so that envoys and merchants can buy off the tribes of Yue people, so as to instigate internal strife, and prepare for the follow-up conquest. Our state of Qin is now The most urgent task now is to destroy Beihu first and seize Henan, Hexi and other places!"

"These two places are rich in water and soil, suitable for the reproduction of livestock. If our Qin State seizes this land, we can graze cattle and horses. This is the benefit of a strong country, far better than occupying the hot and humid southern land!"

Qin Shihuang narrowed his eyes slightly.

What Zhao Tuo said was the truth. The Hu people in the north had repeatedly waged wars with the Central Plains, and the threat was indeed greater than that of the Yue people in the south. If we want to talk about the inevitability of launching a war, the north is naturally more urgent.

At the same time, Zhao Tuo gave the last reason, which completely moved the first emperor.

"In the past Zhao Wuling Wang Hufu rode and shot, and broke through forests and buildings in the north. He built the Great Wall. Since then, he has merged with the foot of Yinshan Mountain, and made Gaoque a fortress. These areas are all the land of Xia."

"But now, the Hu people in the north took advantage of the time when our Qin State destroyed the six kingdoms in the east, and went south to occupy Gaoque, Beijia, Henan, etc., reducing the former Zhao land to a place where Hu Rong ravaged."

"Your Majesty, Ping Yiyu, is the lord of the Xias. You should recover the territory of Zhao and completely restore the territory of the Xias, so as to show the mighty virtue of the emperor to the barbarians!"

A gleam flashed in Qin Shihuang's eyes.

Before that, he actually had the idea of ​​driving the Huns to the north. He just thought that Zhao Tuo had defeated the Huns Shanyu's army in Daijun before, and felt that the threat from the north was temporarily contained.

Therefore, he did not dispatch Meng Tian to garrison Shangjun to defend against the Xiongnu after he pacified the world as in history.

The first emperor's strategic idea was to take advantage of the situation when Feng Wuze led his troops in the south, dispatch a large army to quickly pacify Baiyue, and then send troops to the north to attack the Xiongnu in a few years.

Baiyue, Huren.

The emperor wants to fight all of them!

It's just that in his mind, the order is Baiyue first, and the Xiongnu second.

But now, Zhao Tuo's words reminded him.

Gaoque, Beijia...

These strongholds located north of Hetao were fortresses built by King Wuling of Zhao.

Now even the land of Henan in the south has been occupied by the Xiongnu, and those fortresses of the old Zhao Kingdom have naturally been occupied by the Hu people.

The homeland of Zhuxia was in the hands of the Hu people, but he, the emperor who claimed to be the lord of Zhuxia, did not take it back.

How unreasonable!

Thinking of this, Shi Huangdi, who originally thought it would be okay for the barbarians to be beaten later, suddenly felt as if a thorn had been pricked in his heart.

He didn't agree immediately, but kept his face calm, and asked the officials in the palace indifferently as usual: "What do you think Young Master Zhao means?"

So scary!

This was Li Si's idea. He stared at Zhao Tuo's young face with fear in his heart.

Zhao Tuo's strategy of conquering the south was rejected by the First Emperor, and it seemed that Tu Sui and others would take the lead in the major event of conquering Baiyue in the south.

This Zhao Tuo actually found another way, and backhandedly led the contradiction to the Hu people in the north, stimulating the emperor through the old Zhao territories that fell into the hands of the Huns, allowing him to take the initiative.

And judging by the emperor's expression, I'm afraid he was moved by his words.

This son knows the emperor's heart very well.

This scheming is terrifying!

But no matter which side Zhao Tuo wants to fight, as long as he leaves Xianyang, Li Si will raise his hand to support him.

Li Si didn't hesitate, and immediately stood up to express his opinion: "I think what the Shaofu said is good for the country. The harm of the northern Hu is far greater than that of the southern Baiyue. I, the Great Qin, should attack the Hu Yi first, wipe out the northern border, and regain the land of the Xia."

At this moment, the thoughts of the officials in the palace are similar to Li Si's.

Everyone could see clearly that the emperor wanted to fight Baiyue, but Zhao Shaofu's strategy was not in line with the emperor's wishes, and he was about to be left idle, so he immediately led the war to the north, wanting to fight for the position of commander-in-chief.

Zhao Tuo wants to fight and make meritorious service!

Zhao Tuo has the ambition to be a Marquis, and his title is now the Grand Master, and he only needs one military merit to be a Marquis, so Zhao Tuo has to do everything possible to lead a war in order to be a Marquis on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo's behavior makes sense.

Most of the Qin generals standing on the west side showed excitement on their faces.

They want to make meritorious deeds and be promoted to nobles, or let the young people of the clan go to the battlefield to fight for a future.

But they are not fools. Compared with the miasma and humidity in the south, these generals who were born in Guanzhong naturally prefer the environment and climate in the north.

If a war is to be fought, it is of course inclined to fight to the north. The miasma and poisonous insects in the south, just hearing it in their ears, makes them feel panicked.

Zhao Tuo's strategy of marching north is in line with the wishes of most generals, far more than going to Baiyue in the south.

In addition, they saw that the emperor had moved, and they had no need to offend Zhao Shaofu, so they immediately agreed one by one.

"What Zhao Shaofu said is very true. Compared with Baiyue in the south, Hu Yi in the north has been fighting with our Xia for hundreds of years. It is a deep-rooted problem. We should attack it first!"

"I, Qiang, would like to lead the army out of Longxi, attack the Yue clan and the Qiangs, and seize the land of Hexi for Your Majesty!"

The military generals changed their previous attitude of supporting the southward advance, and they spoke one after another, expressing their support for Shao Shaofu with a clear attitude.

Among the generals, only Tu Sui looked at Zhao Tuo with resentment on his face.

Brothers!

He really is a good brother who grabs credit!

In a blink of an eye, the generals in the hall basically agreed with Zhao Tuo's strategy, showing a one-sided trend.

The first emperor sat on the emperor's couch and had a panoramic view of everything.

Beihu, Baiyue.

He wants it all.

But I also know that with Qin's national strength, it is impossible to launch two large-scale wars at the same time, there must be a sequence.

What Zhao Tuo said makes sense.

The ministers and generals also expressed their support.

On this issue, Emperor Shi Huang was no longer stubborn.

He looked at Zhao Tuo meaningfully.

"Since that's the case, I will attack Beihu first."

Hearing the emperor's words, Zhao Tuo, who had been tense all the time, relaxed. He only felt that his back was already wet with sweat.

He lowered his head and looked at the black floor tiles under his feet.

He disrupted the 500,000 Qin army's Southern Expedition to Baiyue that was originally launched after the unification of the world.

The emperor may still send partial troops south, but at least this time there cannot be as many as 500,000 people. Qin's national strength cannot support two wars with hundreds of thousands of people.

The battle to attack the Huns in the north that should have been launched in the 32nd year of Qin Shihuang was also put on the agenda by him six years in advance.

Of course, for a war of this level, it is impossible to fight immediately, and all kinds of preparations before the war will take at least a year, but no matter what, Zhao Tuo's participation has indeed disrupted the course of history.

Zhao Tuo didn't know what the future would look like.

But this time, he saved countless Qin people who should have lost their lives in Baiyue.

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