"Map!"
Lu Buwei shouted loudly, and a tall chamberlain and Ge Nie brought up a huge map made of sheepskin and spread it flat in the palace. It marked every city and every pass on the land of Qin. Even every river and every mountain.
Lu Buwei looked at the map west of Hangu Pass and fell into deep thought.
The Weihe Plain, the core land of the Qin State, is called the Land of Guanzhong because there are natural terrain barriers on all sides of this land, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Relying on these unique natural barriers, four unbreakable fortresses were built. pass.
In the land of Guanzhong, there is Xiao Pass in the north, which can control the Hu people; there is Wuguan in the south, which can control Jingchu; there is San Pass in the west, which can deny Bashu;
Great Qin's famous generals and warriors are like clouds, coupled with the natural dangers of Hangu, they are not afraid of joining forces again and again. The people of Qin and the previous kings of Qin also firmly believed that Hangu Pass would block all foreign enemies outside the pass, but this trust seemed to be too much, causing them to ignore many things.
For example, Pusakajin mentioned by Zhang Ji.
Lu Buwei was born as a merchant and had no formal school inheritance. He had learned a lot of things, whether it was Taoism, Mohism, Confucianism, Legalism, the Yin-Yang family, farmers, or even the knowledge of a small school like Fang Jijia. Naturally, the knowledge of military strategists will not be missed in what they cover.
To be the Prime Minister in the Six Kingdoms, one must be good at diplomacy, have a good reputation, or be good at governing the country. As long as one has these characteristics and is appreciated by the king, one can serve as the Prime Minister.
But it’s different in Qin!
The people of Qin favored martial arts, and the military merit system established by Shang Yang's reforms made it necessary for anyone in the Qin State to rely on military merit to gain status and rewards.
Shang Yang himself also used military chariots to seize the land west of Hexi. Zhang Yi even annexed the land of Bashu to the west, opened beyond the Xihe River to the north, and captured Shangyong to the south. Only then could he be crowned king for his military exploits. It was still Wu Xinjun with the word "武". Later, Gan Mao, Wei Ran, Fan Ju, Cai Ze and other prime ministers of the Qin State also have military exploits handed down from generation to generation.
Therefore, Lu Buwei naturally also studied military theory deeply.
He stood in front of the map and walked slowly, holding a thin bamboo stick in his hand, thinking about the feasibility of the strategy in Zhang Jixin.
His eyes fell on the mother river that gave birth to the whole of China. The raging Yellow River was also a barrier to the land of Guanzhong, but the Yellow River was constantly flowing and had Pubanjin that could be used as a ferry.
According to the markings on the map, this area has flat terrain and long and calm water, making it an excellent place to cross the river.
If it is true that what Zhang Ji said in his letter is to hold back the main force of the Qin army with a feint attack at Hangu Pass, and then send a large army to bypass Pubanjin, sneak across the Yellow River, and directly attack Xianyang, the capital of Qin...then Qin will really be destroyed. The country is in danger!
A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Lu Buwei's back!
Different from the capitals of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, their capital city is high and deep, making it the strongest city in the country, but Xianyang is only grand, it has no city walls!
The early Xianyang City was based on the "Yi Que Palace" of Qin Xiaogong's time. It only had a palace city and did not form a real outer city. At best, it only had an attached city that expanded westward.
During the reign of King Qin Huiwen, the outer city wall was built. However, the population of Qin State increased dramatically at that time. As the capital of Qin State, the population of Xianyang grew even more rapidly. The city scope expanded greatly with the population increase again and again, and the speed of building the outer city wall increased. It was far unable to keep up with the speed of expansion, so it was ordered to stop.
Coupled with the pruning of large palaces such as Xianyang Palace and Ganquan Palace, the tall inner city walls pruned from palace to palace also played a protective role. Therefore, the Qin kings in the past simply "the palace is a city by itself, and it is stable for a long time. It is not necessary to build a large city of Xianyang." ".
But if enemy troops really break in, although the inner city walls of these palaces can provide far better protection than the outer city walls, they may not be able to capture the inner cities with high walls and deep pools, but the people and soldiers at the bottom will not Knowing that they will only think that Xianyang has been captured and Qin has been defeated, then the morale of the army will be in chaos, and the Qin army will be truly defeated and the country will be destroyed in one battle.
Lu Buwei took a deep breath and suppressed the fear in his heart.
As the Prime Minister of Qin, he must think about countermeasures calmly instead of panicking because of things that haven't happened yet.
Moreover, the worst-case scenario is not yet reached.
In this way, Qin still had time to prepare in advance, more time to assemble enough military rations to support a big war, recruit more soldiers and start training, and also arrange defense lines in advance.
As for the young man named Zhang Ji, Lu Buwei snorted lightly.
At least the young man named Zhang Ji had some conscience and knew how to stand. He passed this important information back to Jing Salamander, which was worthy of the protection of Luo Wang and the legacy of his ancestor Zhang Zi.
Many senior officials in Luowang have raised doubts about why Luowang goes to such great lengths to protect a young man who has not shown any talent. Is it because he has been recognized by Zhanlu, the Sword of Humanity?
At first, Lu Buwei himself didn't understand.
But even if he ordered the withdrawal of Jing Salamander and the Luowang killers, no one obeyed this order. Several old guys at the top of Luowang personally went to Xianyang and Lu Buwei to explain why they went to such great lengths to protect Zhang Ji.
Because the builder of the net was none other than Zhang Ji’s ancestor, Zhang Yi, the Lord Wuxin of the Qin Dynasty.
No matter who the successor of Luo Net is, they must not reveal that the founder of Luo Net is Zhang Yi, and must protect Zhang Yi's descendants in return.
This is a secret order given by King Qin Huiwen to the leader of Luo Wang in return for the Prime Minister who has devoted all his efforts to Qin. It is also the highest secret in Luo Wang. Originally, only the successive kings of Qin and the leaders of Luo Wang were qualified to know.
Concealing such a thing is not to forget Zhang Yi's meritorious service, but because King Qin Huiwen of that year believed that Luo Wen had too many murders in his hands. If the world knew that Zhang Yi was the founder of Luo Wen, it would be detrimental to Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi. I am afraid that future generations will bring endless killings and disasters.
Now it seems that Zhang Yi's descendants are at least worthy of the protection given by King Qin Huiwen back then. The manpower and material resources consumed by the snare are finally worth it.
Just as Lu Buwei was sighing with emotion, Ying Zheng, who was listening to Lu Buwei's analysis of the situation of this merger, had a glint in his eyes that was difficult for ordinary people to detect.
This Zhang Ji... seems to be in Xinzheng too?
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PS: The plot of the Qin Kingdom ends with these two chapters. After all, there is still a long time before the fifth joint vertical, and this is just to explain the location and movements of the Frightened Salamander, and by the way, explain why Luo Wang pays attention to Zhang machine and protect the machine.
Then, the last time Yan Lingji had a period of astringency... it was wiped out by 404, and she probably couldn't let it go. So I calmed down for a few days, and then I'm going to start the story of the Chaos Banshee tomorrow.
