General Qin

Three days after Qin Shihuang officially issued a crusade.

Zhao Tuo was dressed in military uniform, standing in front of his house, looking at his wife in front of him, with some reluctance in his eyes.

"The weather is getting colder, don't send it away, you should stay at home, so I can rest assured."

Zhao Tuo spoke softly.

Ying Yinman said that he would send him out of the city, but Zhao Tuo looked at her belly. It had been more than five months. How could he dare to let a pregnant woman out? Medical conditions are cause for concern.

Ying Yinman sighed softly, and leaned her head on his chest.

"It will take another year for my beloved to go."

"Don't worry, the barbarians are mean, far less powerful than the Six Kingdoms. I will end the war and come back as soon as possible."

Zhao Tuo spoke softly, speaking comforting words.

Ying Yinman shook her head and said: "Although I hope that my beloved will return soon, the important affairs of the country should be put first. Besides, the beloved has the ambition to be a marquis. If he returns from victory this time, he will definitely be able to be a marquis and be honored. Please don't take concubine as a marquis." read."

Zhao Tuo was stunned, looking at the woman in front of him with a woman's bun, feeling a little moved.

You obviously want him to come back as soon as possible, but you still say that you don't care about my words even though you are fighting outside.

Princess, really grew up a lot.

Ying Yinman rubbed her stomach, with a faint smile on her lips: "It's just that the child is about to be born, so the beloved should remember to name it."

A bright light flashed in Zhao Tuo's eyes, and he put his hand against the princess' stomach, and whispered, "You can ask the emperor to give you a name."

Ying Yinman was startled, she glanced at Zhao Tuo thoughtfully.

"I know."

The two cuddled each other again, Zhao Tuo let go of his wife, said goodbye to each other, and turned to leave.

After walking a few steps, he turned his head and saw Ying Yinman staring at his back dazedly.

Zhao Tuo said with a smile: "If you have nothing to do, you can invite the eldest son to come here and have fun with the Qin card."

Hearing this, Ying Yinman couldn't help but chuckled when she thought of her brother's fuss at the poker table.

"good."

...

After leaving his mansion, Zhao Tuo went to Qin Palace again.

According to the original military etiquette, when the general goes out to fight, the king will swear off his troops in the suburbs, just like when Wang Jian conquered Chu and Zhao Tuo conquered Dai before.

But since Qin Wangzheng was promoted to emperor, his status has been elevated to the point where it cannot be increased, and he is the real supreme in the world.

All these ancient rituals were omitted, and the generals who went on an expedition were changed to go to the palace to bid farewell to the emperor to show the supremacy of imperial power.

Facing Zhao Tuo's farewell, the first emperor only said a few simple words to Zhao Tuo.

"I'm waiting for you to come back."

"The minister will not fail His Majesty!"

Zhao Tuo kowtowed respectfully, and after leaving the palace, he went to the western suburbs of Xianyang.

On behalf of his father, the eldest son, Fusu, and his officials sent each other off in the suburbs.

On such occasions, everyone said congratulations such as "Congratulations to the General" and "Congratulations to the General", and there was nothing to say.

After Ting Li Si said goodbye to Zhao Tuo, he watched the back of the young general stepping on the army chariot and leading the soldiers to the west, his tense face relaxed completely.

This kid is finally gone!

His eyes fell on Fusu, the son standing in the front row again, and he said in his heart: "The eldest son will change his old state of the Chu family, and he will no longer be hated by the emperor. If he can keep it, the crown prince can be expected. It's just him Getting too close to Zhao Tuo is not pretty, it's time to let Yu'er get close to the young master."

A strange light flashed in Li Si's eyes.

If it was Fusu who was influenced by Lord Changping in the past, he really didn't dare to approach him.

But now with Fusu whipping Lord Changping, he has completely got rid of the influence of the Chu family, and his personality has changed slightly. He rarely contradicts the first emperor. Coupled with his status as the eldest son, there is a great possibility of succession in the future.

The most important thing is that young master Fusu is Li Si's son-in-law!

...

November.

To the north of Xianyang, an army of several thousand men marched on the muddy road.

"Beidi County is the former land of Yiqu. There are many Rong people living together with Qin people. The Great Wall built by King Zhaoxiang in the west and north separates the Hu people in the north..."

Li Shiqi's explanation came from Zhao Tuo's ear.

Before he came to Beidi, his confidant counselor searched all the information about Beidi County in the library of Yushifu. Now he talks about his experience here, he is really eloquent and eloquent, which makes people listen to it. He thought Li Shiqi was a local.

"The old land of Yiqu...it's the Yiqu that died after sleeping with the Queen Mother of Qin."

Zhao Tuo complained secretly, speaking of the territory of Beidi County, what Qin obtained was not very glorious.

Yiqu was originally a powerful Rong tribe in the northwest of Qin State. It was very powerful and had a long history of enmity with the Qin people. When Gongsun Yan joined forces with the five kingdoms to attack Qin, he stabbed Qin from the back. It was Qin. People are in serious trouble.

If there is no way to destroy Yiqu, it will be difficult for the Qin State to gather all its strength and go eastward to conquer.

Later, Queen Mother Xuan, the mother of King Qin Zhaoxiang, used a clever trick to hook up with King Yiqu and gave birth to two children for him.

After the deep affection, the Empress Dowager Xuan lured King Yiqu to Ganquan Palace to kill him, and then sent troops to the north to destroy Yiqu, and set up counties here to govern.

The county seat of Beidi County is Yiqu, and it is also the place where Zhao Tuo's army gathered this time.

Qin's Northern Expedition sent a total of 300,000 troops.

According to the temple calculation, the grand strategy set by Zhao Tuo, Taiwei Wang Ben and others.

Qin's 300,000 troops will be divided into three directions.

They are Longxi County, Beidi County and Shang County.

Among them, Beidi County is close to the internal history, and it is also connected to the middle road, which can guarantee the logistics supply of the army. In addition, Beidi County is located between Shangjun and Longxi County, so it can connect the two places and support each other, so it is the main direction of attack.

Zhao Tuo led an army of 200,000 to attack from the north.

Longxi County and Shang County each had 50,000 troops assembled, led by veterans Qiang Li and Yang Yuan respectively, as the flanks of the army, waiting for Zhao Tuo's order to attack at any time, and launched a fierce attack on the Henan area.

But that will be next year. The army recruited by the Kanto region is still on the way, and the children of Guanzhong will not be recruited until next year's spring plowing.

Zhao Tuo is going to the Northland first, one is to train the cavalry in advance and popularize his three treasures of cavalry, and the other is to better understand the situation of the Hu people at the border.

The art of war says, know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

Before the Qin army attacked the six countries in Shandong, there was information provided by the people of Qin and the traitors of the six countries, so it can be said that they knew the internal situation of the six countries well.

Just like the battle between Qin and Qi, before the war started, Zhao Tuo knew the number of soldiers and horses in Qi State, and even the trump card of Da Sima, etc., and formulated corresponding tactics accordingly, and finally won easily.

But now he is facing Yuezhi from Hexi.

Zhao Tuo knew very little about the Yuezhi, not even as good as the Xiongnu.

He must first find out the enemy's situation, such as the number of troops, deployment, and the information of the commander-in-chief before he can study the actual combat strategy.

"The general can ask Wushi Lu (luǒ) for consultation. This person has been praised by the emperor, and his rank is higher than that of the emperor. If there is anyone in Qin who knows the Yueshi best, I am afraid it must be this person."

Seeing Li Shiqi's eloquence showing off his reputation, Chen Ping, the new general's aide, was not to be outdone, and offered his first suggestion.

"Wushi Luo..."

Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly.

He had heard of this person's name before, and he was one of the two most famous official merchants in the Qin State, as famous as the widow Qing who sold cinnabar in the southwest.

Wuzhiluo was not a real Qin person, he was from the Wuzhi Rong tribe, and relying on the local geographical advantages, he herded cattle and horses for trade.

He sold his cattle and horses to the land of Qin in exchange for a large amount of silk and silk, and then resold them at ten times the price to the Rong tribe in the west in exchange for a large number of cattle and horses. He sold these cattle and horses to the Qin people in exchange for more silk, and then sold them to the Rong people...

Under such reselling methods, Wu Zhiluo has accumulated countless wealth. The cows and horses under his name are all over the mountains and plains, which are inexhaustible and can only be measured by grain.

Moreover, this person is very smart, knowing that it is difficult for a businessman with only wealth to gain a foothold in Qin.

When the Qin State conquered the six kingdoms in Shandong, he very sensiblely offered a large number of cattle, horses and livestock to the first emperor to help the Qin army in the conquest, and from time to time presented some rare treasures from the west.

This loyalty made Emperor Shihuang very happy.

With a wave of his hand, this merchant from the Rong people was compared to the king of Qin, and he was given a very high status.

Because of the reselling business for a long time, Wuzhiluo also had trade relations with the Yuezhi, just like what Chen Ping said, if there is anyone in the entire state of Qin who knows the Yuezhi's situation best, this person is probably the only one.

Zhao Tuo readily accepted Chen Ping's suggestion, but he hadn't waited for him to send someone to invite Wu Shiluo to Beidi County to discuss.

I heard that this person is already waiting in Yiqu.

"Historical Records: Biographies of Huozhi": Wuzhi raised livestock, and the public, reprimanded them for sale, asked for strange things, and occasionally offered them to the king of Rong. The king of Rong paid him twice as much, and gave him livestock, and the livestock even used grain to measure horses and cattle. The first emperor of Qin ordered Luobi to be the emperor, and invited his ministers to court with time.