Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me for corruption

Chapter 275 Those who offend the Qin Dynasty should weigh it themselves!

The Qiang people showed no mercy to the soldiers of the Western Regions. Those who charged madly and sought death were randomly identified and quartered on the spot.

This scene made the prostrate man bury his head deeper!

Toriti and his bodyguards, who were covered in blood, respectfully sent Lao Dunruo out of the formation, and then all crawled to the ground: "We are willing to surrender, but we only ask that we not be killed..."

A group of heavy cavalry galloped out of the Qin army, met Shang Lao Dunruo and his entourage, and quickly retreated to the central army.

"Old-timers are suffering!"

When Qin Mo and Meng Tian saw that the old man had returned safely, they couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and clasped their hands.

Lao Dun weakly clasped his hands and sighed with emotion: "As an envoy, I have always danced on the tip of a knife, I'm used to it..."

Qin Mo took off his fur cloak and put it on him, looked at Toliti who was kneeling in the snow outside the formation, and asked: "Is this person the Loulan general Toliti? Why did he suddenly kill Paoze and surrender?"

Lao Dun nodded weakly and explained: "It is Toriti. Although he is a new noble in the military, in the eyes of the nobles of the Western Regions, he is just a lowly slave and has always been bullied."

"This time he was cornered, so I took the opportunity to persuade him to surrender. He talked about the merits of the Great Qin Army's military merit system and promised to recommend him to Your Majesty to shake his will, so there was the Fangcai Rebellion..."

Qin Mo suddenly nodded and looked at Meng Tian beside him.

Lao Dunruo also looked at Meng Tian.

"Together with the surrendered soldiers and generals in the city, we will castrate all of them and take them into custody. I hope he can live until the old man recommends it to Your Majesty~!"

Meng Tian casually gave the solution.

This is tantamount to giving Toriti a death sentence.

Qin Mo and Lao Dunruo were stunned for a moment, then nodded without saying much.

Those soldiers from the Western Regions who did not believe in the mercy of the Qin army were actually right to a certain extent.

Because those who surrender are exempted from death, it is only to avoid death, but becoming a slave is inevitable!

The Qin army is merciful, but it will not be given to enemies, let alone aliens...

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The army returned to Stone City for post-war repairs and statistics of military exploits.

It is worth mentioning that the Qiang slave army performed very well no matter whether it was ambushed or attacked Stone City.

At the border of the Land of Sunlight, they fought tooth and nail with ambushes in close combat, and built river embankments despite the rain of cannons, rocks, and arrows from the Western Region Allied Forces. They were even more courageous in the subsequent siege battles.

Therefore, Meng Tian ordered that all the sins of the slave soldiers and their family members be forgiven!

Those whose heads are captured will not be counted as military merits, but will be promoted to generals according to the number of captures. Later, they will be enslaved to the army and transferred to the auxiliary army.

If you gain military merit again, you can get a title!

After receiving the order, the Qiang slave army, which already numbered less than ten thousand, cheered loudly. From now on, they will be serious Qin people...

After the statistics of military achievements were completed, it was time to deal with the Qiang people of the Aries tribe and the nearly 100,000 Qiang people of the leading party who had been trapped.

The Qiang people of the Aries tribe were easy to deal with, so they selected warriors to join the auxiliary army like other tribes willing to surrender to the Qin Dynasty. The rest took the winter rations issued by the Qin army and went back to their homes to find their mothers, waiting for the Qin Dynasty to send officials to control them.

The winter rations distributed by the Qin army to the Qiang people of the Aries tribe were actually plundered from them by the Western Region Allied Forces, and only part of them was returned.

But even so, the Aries tribe Qiang people are satisfied, at least they don't have to be slaves and have to die of exhaustion and starvation.

Comparisons are all that matters. Compared to the Western Region Allied Forces who are not human beings, the Qin Army at least treats them as human beings...

Moreover, Stone City was their home, so the Qin army withdrew from Stone City and returned to the siege camp outside the city.

In this way, the Aries Qiang people completely returned to their hearts!

At least the lower class Qiang people have completely returned home. After a few days of training, those who signed up to participate in the selection of the auxiliary army, ranging from teenagers to old guys in their fifties and sixties, flocked to the Qin army camp.

It has become an established fact that the Qin army will go down to the plateau and attack the heart of the countries in the Western Regions. As long as they can be selected into the auxiliary army, they will not worry about not being able to win military glory, and they will be noble in the future.

What to do if you die in battle?

The Qin garrison soldiers even risked their lives in order to win military glory. How much is this life worth?

Give it a try and the yak will turn into a horse!

While the Qiang people of the Aries tribe actively participated in the selection, nearly 100,000 Qiang people of the Leading Party who were deceived by Toliti were also being dealt with at the same time.

Unlike the Qiang people who led the way and were trapped by Toliti at Chiyan Pass, all the leaders of the clan at that time had been killed by Toliti.

Qin Mo rescued all lower-class Qiang people, so he organized them into slave armies without any burden.

As for the nearly 100,000 Qiang people who led the way in Stone City, although they were deceived by Toliti, the chiefs and leaders among them are still alive and well.

The first thing Meng Tian did was to order all the big and small clan leaders to be pulled out... and cut in half to show everyone!

Yes, chop him in half to show the public!

It is understandable that the Qiang people at the bottom cannot control their own destiny and can only follow the decisions of those in power.

guilty.

But sin does not lead to death!

But the clan leaders are the people in power themselves. Since they have chosen to collude with the countries in the Western Regions and try to fight against the Qin Dynasty, they will have to face the result of failure.

Da Qin will never be merciful to its real enemies. Cutting them in half as a warning to others is their only end!

On the day of the execution, all the Qiang people inside and outside Stone City, including the 1,500 Qiang auxiliary troops who first took refuge, were ordered by Meng Tian to observe the execution.

The cruelty of being cut in half does not need to be described in detail. After the victim is cut into two pieces, the wounds on his waist and abdomen are sealed with wooden boards. He will not die for a while, but will wail miserably in extreme pain.

Such tragic and bloody scenes are enough to terrify those who are accustomed to killing!

The hundreds of thousands of Qiang people who were watching the execution felt their scalps numb as they watched. Even the Qiang people of the Aries tribe who hated these leaders of the leading party had a bad breath in their hearts and secretly grinned at the same time.

Those who offend the Qin Dynasty will end up in such a miserable way!

After the execution, Meng Tiancai ordered nearly 100,000 young Qiang people from the Leading Party to be organized into a slave army. If they performed well enough during the war, they would be pardoned for their sins and that of their family members and sent to prison, just like the previous batch of more than 10,000 slave soldiers.

membership.

If you dare to avoid fighting in fear of war, you will have to weigh the consequences yourself...

"Today, there are more than 30,000 elite auxiliary troops and more than 97,000 slave troops in the army, totaling more than 130,000. Among them, 20,000 double-horse light cavalry are all auxiliary troops, and the rest are all infantry to copy the Western Regions.

The butt is probably more than enough.”

"However, whether it is the 30,000 carefully selected elite auxiliary troops or the nearly 100,000 slave troops, they are all simply reorganized and have not received battle formation training..."

"I'm afraid when we get down to the plateau and face the armies of the Western Regions, the casualties will be huge!"

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Meng Tian drank some boiling water that was not very hot, and explained the current situation in the army to Qin Mo beside him and the generals under the tent.

Since the Qin army arrived on the plateau, most of the Western Region coalition forces they encountered gave people the impression of being very weak.

But in fact, this is an absolute illusion. If the Western Region Allied Forces were real, how could they possibly sweep through the Qiang tribes on the plateau in a short period of time?

Moreover, despite the influence of altitude sickness, the Qiang people were unable to fight back!

If the Qiang auxiliary army and the slave army went down to the plateau to fight the garrison forces of the Western Region countries, their only advantage would be lost.

Just because of his bloody bravery that is not afraid of death, there is a very high possibility that he will be killed by the countries in the Western Regions!

In such a situation, the Qin army's less than three thousand garrison soldiers would not be able to rescue the 130,000 Qiang soldiers!

However, if the training was carried out in Stone City to equip the Qiang warriors with certain battle formation qualities, it would undoubtedly waste a lot of time and miss the great opportunity to rush down the plateau and penetrate directly into the heart of the countries in the Western Regions.

The countries in the Western Regions only need to cut off their warriors and shrink their defenses, and the Qin army will have to fight stupidly and fight hard with heavy casualties!

"General, when I conquered Baiyue, the Yue warriors I subdued were all good at traveling and fighting, climbing over mountains and ridges, through forests and into water. They were as good as walking on flat ground, but they were not good at fighting in a dignified battle formation."

"At that time, he was also eager to send troops. Prime Minister Qin once used the method of training while marching. It was considered an effective emergency method. You might as well give it a try!"

After a moment of silence in the tent, Lao Dunruo suddenly spoke and suggested.

But after the suggestion was made, before Meng Tian could speak, Qin Mo shook his head and said: "Old senior, this time is not the same as that time, it is different."

"At that time in Baiyue, it didn't matter even if the Yue soldiers were not well-trained in battle formations, because they were still fighting in the mountains and forests. After all, it was still a battlefield environment they were familiar with, and they could use their advantages when necessary."

"But this time, the Qiang warriors are leaving the plateau to fight in the unfamiliar basin of the Western Region. If they are not well-trained in battle formations, they will lose the right time, location, and people. If they are defeated at the beginning, I am afraid that they will not be able to stop them.

It can’t be stopped!”

Meng Tian nodded in agreement: "Of course, what Prime Minister Qin said is very true, so we must pay attention to it."

Lao Dunwei was speechless, stroking his beard and fell into deep thought again.

Meng Tian saw that he was silent and turned to look at the generals in the tent: "Is there any way to deal with it?"

All the generals blinked in confusion, then looked at each other in confusion.

You, a veteran who has been fighting all his life, still have no idea what to do. How many battles have we fought?

On weekdays, I read the "Basic Book of Military Affairs of the Great Qin Dynasty" as a guide and learn how to fight stupidly every day. Asking us for advice is not like asking for fish in a tree.

"The great general, Nai Weng... The last general has a plan, but I don't know if it will work."

After a while, Liu Ji stood up, bowed his head, and said with some hesitation.

Meng Tian nodded in encouragement and said, "General Weng, let's just say it. Whether it works or not, you will know after you tell it. This is just for brainstorming, so there is no need to keep silent."

"Pfft, cough cough cough..."

Everyone in the tent couldn't help laughing when they heard him call Liu Ji by his nickname.

Liu Ji was thick-skinned and did not feel dissatisfied. He glared at everyone, then grabbed his beard that had been burnt and lost its appearance a few days ago, and mused on the words of the organization for a while and said: "Qin Xiang once annihilated the Xiongnu that year.

To win with cavalry, highlight the word "quick" and catch the Xiongnu off guard. When our Qin army's cavalry hit Touman City, the herdsmen and soldiers of the Xiongnu royal court were still herding sheep leisurely..."

"What the general means is that we also have more than 20,000 cavalry in the auxiliary army. Why don't we just copy Qin's fighting style many years ago, use the fast to attack the slow, bypass strong cities when they encounter them, and rush them when they are weak. If they can't defeat them, they will run away. If they can't defeat them, they will

Swallow it after passing..."

"In short, more than 20,000 cavalry rushed down the plateau, first stirring up the Western Regions countries into a pot of porridge, cutting off the supply route of the Western Region coalition forces on the front line, and then advancing with infantry, combined with the method of weakening the old ruler, while training the battle formation method

, move forward and harvest the remaining enemies!"

This is a copy of Qin Mo's war example, and it is an effective combination of the war example of quelling the Xiongnu and pacifying Baiyue.

Everyone in the tent nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and Zhang Liang and other good friends quietly gave him a thumbs up.

[Old Liu is still very quick-thinking. Although his style of play is a bit unorthodox, like a bandit going down the mountain to rob, but... it is indeed a solution! 】

However, after Meng Tian heard this, he did not give an immediate answer. Instead, he drank the boiling water and fell into deep thought.

He seems to be thinking about the pros and cons of this style of play!

After a long while, he finally put down the tea cup and said: "This strategy is very feasible, but the risk is too high."

"When leading troops in battle, consider defeat before victory. Do not take risky actions unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, you will harm yourself and the soldiers."

"You need to know that the 30,000 cavalrymen led by Qin Xiang in recent years were all elite garrison soldiers in Guanzhong. They were so powerful that one of them could equal ten."

"Moreover, the Xiongnu were all nomadic people at that time and did not even have a decent city. However, it was different from the countries in the Western Regions. Although the cities were not complete, they were enough to reduce the space for the cavalry to move. In the meantime, the troops guarding the cities were united, and 20,000 people fought.

A weak cavalry will become a turtle in a urn!"

Liu Ji was speechless and smacked his mouth.

He wanted to say that there is no war without risks.

But when I think of Meng Tian's words, they are all about military tactics after a lifetime of fighting, so I have to learn how to bow my hands again. People can become Wang Jian, Wang Ben and his son, and the fourth Chehou of Great Qin after Qin Mo. It is impossible not to accept it!

Meng Tian waited for a long time and saw that all the generals were silent, so he looked at Qin Mo and said, "Prime Minister Qin, do you have any good strategies?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Qin Mo with burning eyes.

Qin Mo met everyone's gaze, scratched his head, and said thoughtfully: "What if the combat power of 20,000 cavalry can be strengthened in a short period of time?"

Meng Tian was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "How to strengthen it?"

Cavalry training has always been time-consuming and laborious. If you want to train a qualified cavalry unit, you must first train the horses to be more than doubled.

Even if there are saddles and stirrups now, which greatly shortens the training time of cavalry, it is undoubtedly a fantasy to raise the 20,000 makeshift cavalry force in a short time... that is, before rushing down the plateau.

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Therefore, it is no wonder that Meng Tian was surprised!

The generals in the tent were even more curious and their eyes widened. Is there such a secret method of military training in the world?

"The most difficult thing about cavalry training is whether the knight can stand on horseback and shoot an arrow with a bow, or kill with a sword or spear."

"Those who are well trained will be able to perform with ease, but those who are not well trained will inevitably be thrown off the back of a galloping horse before their bows are drawn, or their swords and spears are not swung."

"So, I thought... maybe... I could tie the knight to the horse's back. No matter how bumpy it is, he won't fall off the horse!"

"In this way, you can use your bow to block and kill, and your combat power will naturally be enhanced!"

Qin Mo said tentatively.

Meng Tian slapped his hands hard and said happily: "This method is very good! Great good~!"

(End of chapter)