In anger, Qin Wangzheng announced in public that the leader of the Qin army's expedition to Dai would be Zhao Tuo.
Wang Ben, Meng Wu and other veterans looked as if this was the case.
This result surprised many people, but after thinking about it, they felt it was reasonable.
This is the king giving Zhao Tuo an opportunity to completely cut off from the country of the past.
At the same time, the envoys of Dai who were expelled from the palace were expelled from the Qin Palace again, and were ordered to leave Xianyang immediately that day and return to Dai.
In the pedestrian area, people from the diplomatic mission to the country were packing their bags. Each member of the mission looked sad and their eyes were full of fear.
The envoy came to see him, but was ordered by the King of Qin to get out of Qin. Anyone could see clearly what this meant.
"Xiangbang, why didn't I know that your Majesty was hooking up with barbarians?"
Zhao Xie looked panicked, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he thought of Qin Wangzheng's angry and loud scolding in the main hall.
Zhao Jing smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty had no intention of doing this. It was Yan State Taifu Ju Wu who came to set up the connection. He used to go north to Hu for the Yan State and wanted to marry the Xiongnu Chanyu. After the death of Yan State, he stayed there. place."
"Now he is going south with Shan Yu's intention and wants to help us fight against Qin. In fact, this matter has not been decided yet, and the king is also hesitant. But I didn't expect that the intermediaries of Qin State are so powerful that they can even detect this matter. Arrive, alas..."
After Zhao Xie heard this, he sighed, and then he remembered Qin Wangzheng's voice that he heard coming from the palace when he was driven out of the palace.
"The King of Qin is determined to destroy our country. Listening to his words, it seems that he wants to make Zhao Tuo his general!"
Zhao Jing whispered: "If Zhao Tuo is really a general..."
After saying this, Zhao Jing couldn't help but show a bitter look on his face when he thought about Zhao Tuo avoiding his visit and instructing his servants not to accept his gifts.
"Let's go, we can no longer gain a foothold in Xianyang. We will make long-term plans after returning to Daidi."
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In the palace of Qin.
After the court meeting dispersed, Zhao Tuo was called to the side hall by Qin Wangzheng.
"Zhao Jia begged for surrender on the surface, but secretly conspired with the barbarians. Such behavior is extremely disgusting for me."
"After the spring plowing, I will use you as my general to go north to destroy the Dai Dynasty and recover Liaodong together. How much force do you think we should use this time?"
Qin Wangzheng did not lie, and directly asked Zhao Tuo how many people he wanted.
Zhao Tuo made an estimate and said in a low voice: "Dai is a small county with only a few cities and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. If I only want to destroy Dai, 50,000 will be enough. But now that there are things happening with the barbarians, for the sake of safety, It is better to have 70,000 people.”
Seventy thousand people, with a strong combat effectiveness, are enough to stabilize and destroy the Dai Kingdom. And the number is not particularly large, and it will not cause a big burden on Qin's national power.
"Well, like Marquis Wucheng, you always seek stability. In that case, I will give you 70,000 people."
Qin Wangzheng nodded slightly and had no objection to this.
On the contrary, Zhao Tuo hesitated slightly and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to attack Liaodong?"
Qin Wangzheng stared at Zhao Tuo with a teasing smile on his face.
"Didn't you just say in the palace that you would destroy the ugly barbarians of the Dai Kingdom and wipe out the barbarians? Liaodong is the land of Yan. Although I destroyed the state of Yan, the land of Liaodong will not be complete unless it is taken over. This place is now in the hands of the Hu people. , How can I have peace of mind? I just want to use your words to wipe out the barbarians in Liaodong."
Zhao Tuo had sweat on his forehead.
When he said about clearing out the Hu barbarians, he clearly meant that if the Xiongnu went south to support Dai, he could kill them together.
The king can really draw inferences from one instance.
The land of Liaodong was the land of the Hu people in the past. Because Yan's wise general Qin Kai defeated the East Hu and opened up thousands of miles of land, it became the territory of Yan. When the Qin army destroyed the Yan State, they did not go on an expedition to Liaodong because of their continuous battles with Yan and Zhao, their soldiers were exhausted, and their logistics was not sustainable.
It is different from the historical situation where the King of Yan was happy to lead his elite troops to protect Liaodong, allowing the Yan people to continue to maintain it.
In this time and space, because of Zhao Tuo's interception plan, Li Xin wiped out all the nobles, nobles and remaining elite soldiers of the Yan Kingdom on the way. King Xi of Yan also disappeared without a trace, leaving the land of Liaodong undefended.
Under such circumstances, the Donghu, Gaoyi, Yi, Hao, and even the Koreans on the peninsula, who had been suppressed by the Yan soldiers, all poured into Liaodong and once again divided up and occupied the vast land.
Historically, Wang Ben's attack on Liaodong was mainly due to the fact that King Yan was happy and the state of Yan was still there, so the Qin army had the motivation to expedition.
Now consider that the Yan Kingdom is dead, the Hu people are unruly and difficult to tame, and the road to Liaodong is far and difficult to travel. The Qin court had never cared much about conquering Liaodong.
Even when a general proposed to attack Liaodong, Right Prime Minister Wei Zhuang objected, saying that starting a war with the Hu people just to fight for a remote and cold land was a foolish thing to waste national power.
Qin Wangzheng has never said anything about this. Who knows that he will say it at this time together with the matter of Dai Di.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder...
Zhao Tuo secretly complained in his heart.
From the sentence "It will never be complete" in King Qin's political speech, we can see the king's intention to attack Liaodong.
He guessed that Qin Wangzheng felt uncomfortable when he saw the isolated territory in the northeast on the map and it was not in Qin's territory.
Just like the land of Gan in the southernmost part of the Chu Kingdom, close to Baiyue, no matter how far away or poor the place is, the Qin King's government must be in his hands to feel a sense of accomplishment.
So this time, he planned to let Zhao Tuo take Liaodong and Dai together, so that all the territories in the world, except Qi, would be in the hands of Qin.
Seeing that Zhao Tuo had a slightly different look on his face, King Qin Zheng raised his thick eyebrows and said displeasedly: "Why, you, Zhao Tuo, are just like the Prime Minister and don't want to take Liaodong for me?"
Zhao Tuo said hurriedly: "Since Liaodong was once the land of Yan and was part of the Xia Dynasty, the king wants to take Liaodong, so I am willing to serve. However, I feel that after the destruction of the dynasty, the most important thing is to conquer Qi. If Liaodong is involved, the road will be If it is difficult to travel at a distance, it may delay Qi's fighter opportunity."
"I believe that there is another person in the Qin court who is more suitable than me to conquer Liaodong, expel the barbarians, and guard the border for the king."
Qin Wangzheng frowned and said, "Who is it?"
Zhao Tuo took a deep breath and replied: "General Li Xin is good at chariot and cavalry warfare. His offensive is as fast as fire and as fast as thunder. In the land of Liaodong, if he attacks the Hu people with chariots and cavalry, he will be invincible. He will conquer Liaodong with one man." He is a good general. Moreover, General Li has failed to recover since his attack on Chu. If the king can give him a chance to attack, he may be able to become the brave general he once was."
"Li Xin..."
Qin Wangzheng closed his eyes.
"General Li is very brave, and his words are true."
Those were the words he boasted about Li Xin when he chose to destroy Chu as the coach.
Li Xin was the most favored and favored general of King Qin's administration.
"You go down."
Qin Wangzheng spoke calmly.
Zhao Tuo hurriedly bowed and left.
Before he left, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Qin Wangzheng lost in thought and memories.
Judging from the situation, the king took his recommendation into consideration.
Zhao Tuo thought that after he came back this time, he went to visit Li Xin again, but the other party still didn't want to meet him.
"If he can perform meritorious service on the battlefield, the former General Lee may come back again."
…
In the city of Xianyang, the envoys of Dai State were dismissed on the spot when they came to see him, and the King of Qin announced that Zhao Tuo would be the chief general of the expedition against Dai State.
The southern county of the Qin State, Yidao (now Yidu City, Hubei Province).
The new county lieutenant Li You also quickly became familiar with his duties, and after placing his cronies in place, he set his sights on the mission of his trip.
When the Qin army attacked Chu last year, the Yi people who colluded with the Chu people rebelled.
"County Lieutenant, the Yidao County Lieutenant has recruited 500 soldiers. In addition to the 500 sharp soldiers we brought, there are a thousand people for the County Lieutenant to dispatch. If we wait for another half month, we will wait for the soldiers recruited from other counties. When we arrive, there should be three thousand people."
The newly appointed Zuo Bing Cao envoy Gong Ao reported to the county lieutenant Li You.
Li You wore exquisite leather armor, pointed cloth shoes, and a heguan on his head that symbolized the status of a high-ranking military commander. His posture was very majestic.
He touched the short beard under his chin and said with a smile: "Before I came, the county governor said that spring plowing was coming soon, and it would be best to postpone the war against the barbarians until after the spring plowing. This would not delay the farming work, and also allow me to find out more about the barbarians. Affection."
"However, according to the king's decree, we can delay the attack. I told the governor that my attack on the barbarians will be completed before the spring plowing, so I cannot wait for a moment."
"One thousand sharp soldiers, coupled with the fact that the Yidao county captain knows the local barbarian sentiments, is enough for me to advance into the mountains and annihilate several small tribes of barbarians. After half a month, two thousand soldiers from other counties arrived, and together with my annihilation There are several small tribes, and the combined power of the two will make the remaining Yi people tremble and not dare to fight."
"In this way, I can let him surrender, offer tribute to the king and end the war. This can be completed before spring plowing."
Li You looked confident. Seeing that Gong Ao was still about to speak, he shook his head and said, "Don't worry. During the battle against Chu, we even fought against tens of thousands of troops from You Sima of the Chu Kingdom. Could it be that we are still afraid of this remote place?" A mere barbarian?"
"These Yi people have no soldiers or armor. They are few and don't know how to fight. Their settlements are scattered all over the mountains and forests. If they encounter our surprise attack, they will definitely be difficult to gather in a hurry. If they can withstand our Qin soldiers, there is nothing to fear!"
"Gong Ao, hurry up and get ready. We will have a feast tonight. Early tomorrow morning, we will lead our troops into the land of the barbarians!"
"only."
Seeing that the lieutenant had made up his mind, Gong Ao sighed and resigned.
Seeing Gong Ao's figure disappear into the distance, Li You smiled faintly.
Yiren?
They are just a group of tribal barbarians. They do not even have a unified political power and country, and they are not even as good as the Yue people in the Yue land.
Zhao Tuo could easily surrender the Yue people, how could he, Li You, not even be able to deal with a few Yi people?
Early the next morning.
Thousands of heavily armed Qin troops wearing armor and holding swords, led by the county lieutenant Li You, entered the mountains and forests where the barbarians lived, intending to wipe out several tribes and intimidate the remaining barbarians.
At the same time, a mailman was driving a fast horse on the road leading to Yidao.
The mailman carried a letter from Tingwei Li Si.
…
As time goes by, spring is getting darker, and spring plowing in various parts of Qin has come to an end.
With the end of spring plowing, the transportation and dispatch of grain and grass baggage began, and the soldiers who were recruited were also gathering.
Qin Wangzheng also officially issued an edict to raise troops to destroy the dynasty.
"In the past, the traitor Yan Dan rebelled against the Qin Dynasty with assassins, and we defeated him with troops. The ugly captives of Zhao Jia escaped to the land of Dai, and we did not conquer his place. He did not think about Qin's kindness, and instead sent troops to help the traitor Yan Dan. In the Yi Dynasty, Water resists the king's master."
"The people of this generation sent envoys to Xianyang to beg for surrender to Qin, but they were actually secretly colluding with the dissatisfied Hu Yi in the north, and wanted to do what the Marquis of Shen did in the past when he led dogs and soldiers. His behavior is despicable and goes against the law of heaven. I will fight against it with troops to rectify the Xia Dynasty. The wind!"
