General Qin

"A fast horse came from the Southwest Avenue just now. Judging by its appearance, it is similar to the cavalry from the Southeast General Feng and the Northeast General Li. Could it be that the news from Shu County has arrived?"

"Is it a war against the Dian Kingdom? I heard that the Dian Kingdom is a remnant of the Chu people. They ruled the southwest and claimed the king without authorization. Today, the edict ordered the Shu County to send troops to conquer the Dian Kingdom. It has been more than a year. I am afraid it is true. Good news."

In the restaurants in Xianyang City, many people from Qin were chatting excitedly while eating the food on the table.

Great Qin started wars in four directions at the same time, and there were already three battlefields with good news, and all of them were great joys of opening up territories, destroying the country and punishing the king.

The three blessings made these Xianyang people look forward to the final Southwest War.

If the southwest is victorious, and the Qin army in Shu County captures and kills the king of Dian and returns, the power of the Great Qin will shake the world.

It will let all the foreign races in the world know that the Qin army is not only powerful in destroying the six kingdoms, but also destroying barbarians like them.

While everyone was talking with each other, a big man with beards suddenly smiled and said, "Do you know who is the captain of Shu County who is in charge of conquering Dian Kingdom?"

"who is it?"

Everyone is looking for fame.

Compared with Zhao Tuo and Li Xin’s tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops, the Qin State fought in the southwest with one county’s soldiers against the Dian Kingdom. The scale was small, only a few thousand, and the soldiers were all in Shu County recruitment, so before that, not many people in Xianyang City paid attention.

That is to say, now that all three armies are victorious, it reminds people that the emperor launched a war in the southwest.

The big man lowered his voice and said with a smile, "It's Li Paopao!"

hiss……

In the restaurant, all the people from Qin gasped when they heard this, and contributed to global warming.

Li run!

This is also a famous general.

In the old days when the Qin army conquered Chu, Marquis Marquis had the most outstanding record, and the other generals also made many achievements. But in terms of being famous and making people talk about it, the only one who can compare with Marquis of Martial Arts is the gentleman from Tingwei's family.

"Why did he go to the southwest, and even became the county captain of Shu County!"

"I gotta Feeling……"

Seeing that the topic started to develop in a dangerous direction, the owner of the restaurant walked over and said with a dark face, "You are talking nonsense, so please shut up quickly. If you continue to talk nonsense, don't blame me to report you!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately shut up.

They can talk about the war, but under the Qin law, they can only speak good things in public.

In particular, the captain of the county of Shu is Gao Jue, the head of Zuo Shu. If he criticizes Gao Jue with his low title, he will be punished.

The bearded man smiled and said, "Where is the store owner thinking? We are saying that Shu County will definitely win a big victory in the southward expedition to Dian Kingdom, and then it will be four happy events. Don't you think so?"

"Yes, yes, Commander Li came out to take care of those barbarians who bowed their heads and surrendered."

"That's right, Commander Li is mighty!"

Everyone quickly clapped their hands and praised.

It's just that their eyes are full of strange colors.

...

In the towering and majestic Qin Palace.

Qin Shihuang sat kneeling in front of the case, looked at the stack of documents above, and nodded as he read.

"Using the Yue clan of the Xiumi tribe who surrendered to our Great Qin as a bait, Xu Mihou, who fled back to Hexi, was taken as a middleman of our Great Qin with the promise of great profit, so that he could seduce and disintegrate the remaining two Yue clans in Hexi, so that They had surrender in their hearts and watched the battle with nothing in their hearts. When our army is conquering, we will only use our troops to fight against the royal court of the Yuezhi. When the Yuezhi king is defeated, the other two Yuezhi will surrender. In this way, our Daqin can attack Hexi After that, save the soldiers and horses, and have the power to enter the Western Regions."

"At the same time, those Yuezhi people who surrendered can also be the pioneers of our Great Qin. They used the Yuezhi to attack Wusun and attack the Western Regions all the way. In this way, the number of troops sent by our Great Qin can be greatly reduced, and the logistics can also support it. A feasible strategy for the Western Expedition!"

Emperor Shi Huang put down the Chinese document in his hand and couldn't help praising it.

At the end, he couldn't help sighing again: "It's a pity, this Su Jiasha is a woman, if she is a man, I will take her as a general."

Standing in the hall, Zhao Gao heard the words, his eyes lit up, and he boldly said: "Your Majesty, I think that Su Jiasha can be used to great advantage just because she is a woman."

The First Emperor was startled, but he didn't blame Zhao Gao for answering the words, and asked curiously: "Why can you use it because you are a woman?"

Zhao Gao bowed with a smile, and said: "I have heard about the customs of the Yue family that noble women have a higher status, but there has never been a precedent for women to become Xihou. It is impossible for them to become the highest leaders of the tribe. Although Su Jiasha is in our During the Great Qin Northern Expedition, she seized the opportunity to control the power of the Secret Ministry, but that was only temporary, after she returns this time, according to their customs, she will lose the power to command the Yuezhi people."

"If Your Majesty officially appoints Su Jiasha as the Marquis of the Yuezhi, and gives this woman a name and a weapon, and let her lead the Yuezhi people to fight for our Great Qin, it may bring great benefits. She will become the leader of the Yuezhi as a woman, and it is inevitable There will be people who will not accept that Su Jiasha can only rely on our Daqin in order to maintain her position, and dare not give birth to a heart of betrayal, so that I, Daqin, can truly control the Yueshi!"

The First Emperor nodded slightly, what Zhao Gao said had some meaning.

Appointing Su Jiasha as the Marquis of the Yue family and letting her take over the power of the tribe as a woman will definitely encounter many difficulties. She can only rely on the power of Qin as a deterrent. Naturally, she is a determined pro-Qin faction. This is much more loyal than the other Xihou who surrendered.

loyalty!

"Well, let's discuss this matter again."

The First Emperor said lightly, without expressing whether he agreed or not.

Zhao Gao smiled and shut up, no more words.

His purpose has been achieved.

Zhao Gao didn't care whether the emperor would support Su Jiasha to control Yuezhi, the reason why he spoke was to show his role in front of the emperor.

After so many years of companionship, Zhao Gao naturally knew that the emperor liked useful people the most.

Now, with Meng Yi being promoted to General of Zhonglang, staying in the Palace of Guards, he is often summoned by the emperor to ask advice, and even the emperor consults Meng Yi on legal issues, which makes Zhao Gao feel deeply threatened.

He has to show his usefulness in a timely manner, and occasionally put forward some constructive suggestions, so that the emperor can feel that Zhao Gao is useful.

Encouraged by Zhao Tuo and threatened by Meng Yi, after Zhao Gao returned home every day, he was quietly learning various strategies for governing the country so as to keep his position, and hoped to be like his younger brother, steadily high rise.

"I want to climb step by step!"

Zhao Gao secretly encouraged himself.

The emperor lowered his head and looked at the document in front of him again.

Outside the door, an eunuch came to report that it was Taiwei Wang Ben who asked to see him, and that he had sent information about the Southwest War.

War in the Southwest!

"Please come in, Lieutenant."

When Emperor Shihuang spoke, there was a trace of anticipation and excitement in his eyes.

Compared with the other battlefields, in the war in the Southwest Dian Kingdom, Qin State only sent soldiers from one county to fight. The scale was not large, so it was not worth noting.

However, when the Great Qin was fighting on all sides and all three sides were victorious, the outcome of the Southwest War became a bit more important.

Now three are missing.

As long as the Southwest is victorious, he, the Great Qin Emperor, will be able to win the glory of defeating the barbarians, so that the emperor's little obsessive-compulsive disorder can be satisfied.

After a while, Taiwei Wang Ben walked into the hall with his steady steps.

After Wang Ben saluted, the First Emperor couldn't wait to ask: "Previously, the battle reports were submitted to the palace by the chief of the Taiwei's mansion, Shi. Now the Taiwei has come in person, bringing good news."

Hearing this, Wang Ben's face twitched.

Why did he personally deliver the battle report?

It's not because the news this time is too shocking, he is afraid that the emperor will be excited and give some random military orders after reading it.

Facing the emperor's expectations, he silently submitted the battle report.

The First Emperor picked it up with a smile, and said: "The war in Dian has been going on for more than a year. I know that the main reason is the long and difficult road. Now that Li You can take it down, I..."

The voice was interrupted, and the smile froze on Shi Huang's face.

He stared blankly at the words on the battle report, his whole body trembling involuntarily.

"Southwest... a big defeat..."

The First Emperor suddenly slapped the battle report in his hand on the wooden table in front of him, and said angrily: "Four generals fought, why did three generals win and Li You alone lost!"

He stared at Wang Ben, his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

Wang Benlue thought about it and said: "I think Li Junwei made a mistake in his tactics. He defeated the barbarians with fire in the southwest, made the barbarians unite, used treacherous tricks to feign surrender, and ambushed our army. Only then did he achieve this great defeat."

Shi Huang gritted his teeth, and asked Wang Ben a few more questions, and was enlightened by Wang Ben, and his anger calmed down a little.

"Taiwei, let's go back. I was defeated in the battle against Chu back then, and I was fine. This small defeat in the southwest is nothing."

When the first emperor said this, he was already exhausted. He waved his hand and issued an order to expel the guests. He just wanted to be quiet.

Seeing that the emperor was in good condition, Wang Ben was relieved, and resigned.

After Wang Ben's figure disappeared outside the hall.

The first emperor's face showed anger again, and he roared: "Huo Gong... Huo Gong! Isn't Li You in South County just using fire to subdue those barbarians, why can't he go to the southwest."

On the side, Zhao Gao rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that the reason for the failure of this battle is not just Li Junwei's mistakes in tactics, but probably related to the rumor back then."

"Rumor?"

The First Emperor was stunned.

Then he remembered the battle against Chu that year.

All the generals were victorious, but Li You was defeated alone.

At that time, Zhao Gao did say a rumor in the army, explaining why Li You failed.

At that time, the Emperor Shihuang was quite afraid, but he didn't want to destroy Li You's future just because of a mere rumor. In addition, Li You asked for a battle at that time, so he asked him to go to Nanjun to suppress the rebellious barbarians, just to see if the rumor was true. .

Later, Li You defeated the barbarians, which made the first emperor temporarily relieved.

Who would have thought that such a thing would happen in this expedition to Southwest Yi.

"Li Youshuqi!"

"Small battles are not strange, big battles are strange!"

The First Emperor took a deep breath and growled, "Call me Li Si!"