At the beginning of March, the snow in Daqin began to stop, and the weather was much better, except for the morning and evening, the noon sun was getting brighter and brighter.

Xianyang City, Lijiazhuang.

"Master Hou, Your Majesty announced your entry into the palace." In the afternoon, a small eunuch came to deliver the message of the First Emperor.

Li Chen knew that the sky was gradually getting warmer, and the First Emperor should be going to send troops to the grassland. Ying Yue's belly has begun to appear, and Li Chen is also a person who is about to become a father. Privately, he didn't want to go to war at this time. I don't know when I will be able to come back after the battle, and I don't even know if I can go back. And for Yu Gong, this is a national war, and he eats Daqin's food, so he has to do things for Daqin.

Sending troops to the Xiongnu was a big deal for Daqin. At this time, the war against the Xiongnu was not to defeat or defeat the Xiongnu, but to unify the entire grassland and turn it into the territory of Great Qin, and from then on the grassland became the horse grazing land of Great Qin.

Great Qin and the various ethnic groups on the grassland can be said to be old enemies, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin, Yan, these countries adjacent to the grassland, have been fighting with the grassland ethnic groups. After the First Emperor unified the Six Kingdoms, he successively built the Great Wall to defend the grassland tribes, and then sent Meng Tian to attack the grassland to establish Yuecheng, a base outside the Great Wall.

Li Chen knew in his heart that the grassland was not Sanhan, and this battle was not so simple. Wang Ben's Great Wall Garrison Corps and Meng Tian's Great Wall Pioneer Corps, these two armies of more than 700,000 people, have been in a stalemate with the grassland tribes for more than ten years, and they consume countless military expenses of Great Qin every year. The First Emperor is now determined to take the grassland in one fell swoop, not to mention Li Chen, even no one can stop the First Emperor's decision.

Xianyang City, Afang Palace.

Li Chen walked into the main hall, and there were only two people in the main hall, the First Emperor and Fusu.

Seeing Li Chen come in, the First Emperor walked down from the dragon chair under the high platform of the main hall, slowly came to Li Chen, and asked, "I asked you to come, do you know anything?" ”

"Guess eight or nine, not far from ten." Li Chen replied.

"Then I ask you, Great Qin may pacify the grassland tribes in one battle." The First Emperor asked in a solemn tone.

"Yes." Li Chen replied.

"How long will it take?" The First Emperor asked.

"One year if it's fast, three years if it's slow." Li Chen pondered for a moment and then said a time.

"Rong Lu waits for Li Chen to listen to the order." The First Emperor stroked the dragon robe and suddenly shouted.

"Obey the order." Li Chen knelt down on one knee and answered.

"Ordered Ronglu to wait for Li Chen to be the generalissimo of the Northern Army, coordinate the Shenwu Army, the Great Wall garrison corps, and the Great Wall to open up the regiment, set off on a certain day, and send troops to the grassland." The First Emperor's tone was surging.

"The minister takes the order." Li Chen responded.

As soon as the First Emperor's decree came out, the conquest of the grasslands had become an established fact. No one can change the decision of the First Emperor, just like the water that has been spilled is difficult to recover, and the arrow from the string has to be fired.

"Li Chen, this expedition to the grassland, you will take Fusu with you. I don't have to worry about his identity, just put him on the front line for me. The First Emperor looked at Li Chen and commanded.

"Your Majesty, Fusu is the foundation of the country, and it should not be moved lightly." Li Chen glanced at Fusu and hurriedly persuaded, thinking that this kid Fusu had made His Majesty angry again.

"The country is not to be moved. What kind of national capital is the country that cannot be moved lightly, my emperor of Great Qin wants more than just Wenzhi. Wenzhi and martial arts are indispensable, how can an emperor who has not experienced blood be able to make those arrogant soldiers surrender. The First Emperor said.

"Obey." Li Chen responded.

On Xianyang Street, a carriage drove out of the palace, and Li Chen and Fusu were among them, looking at the hustle and bustle of the city through the small window of the carriage.

It was very quiet in the carriage, and neither of the master and apprentice spoke, and after a long time, Fusu asked, "Teacher, you don't seem to approve of sending troops to conquer the grassland now."

"Well, it's not the best time yet. Now that the trade war against the grassland has begun to bear fruit, it is a little anxious to wait for two or three years to be the best time. Li Chen groaned.

"Then why didn't the teacher persuade my father." Fusu asked,

"That's your father, you ask me, can he listen to someone to persuade you don't know?" Li Chen glared at Fusu and thought so in his heart.

"Your Majesty has made up your mind to pay attention, so it is impossible for anyone to change it. Even if I don't want to go, Your Majesty will send someone else, and it's always better for me to go than for someone else. Li Chen said.

Li Chen always felt that behind the first emperor's anxiety, there seemed to be some conspiracy brewing. In his previous life, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty seemed to have made a mess of the good situation because of the war and because he was in a hurry. But the first emperor is not Yang Guang, and the current environment of Great Qin is not the Sui Dynasty ruled by the big family, even if the grassland war situation is deadlocked, Great Qin will not be chaotic. So who is pushing the First Emperor to send troops now, and what are the people behind this planning.

Shenwu Army Camp, Council Hall.

All the generals gathered in the hall, as if they smelled the smell of war, and these people seemed extremely excited.

Li Chen put down the tea bowl in his hand and asked straight to the point: "How is the combat effectiveness of the recruits?" ”

Han Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is going to start a war against the grassland tribes?" ”

"Not bad." Li Chen's gaze was sharp, like an eagle falcon.

"This ......"

"If there is a war with the grassland tribes, I am afraid that the recruits will be a little immature." Han Xin replied.

Since there is going to be a war with the grassland, this battle is not a defensive battle, but a real attack, a real encounter. The warriors of the steppe were all raised on horseback, and they were skilled in bowing horses. And maybe it's the difference in race, and the men on the grassland are more physically stronger than the Qin people. In the past battles, the Qin people relied on the advantages of armor and weapons to only compete with the grassland tribes. Therefore, what Han Xin said about the recruits is not the opponent of the grassland, and what he said is indeed true.

Li Chen took a sip of water and said softly: "In this way, I will draw 30,000 veterans to leave, and the recruits will continue to stay in Shimen Mountain for training." ”

After all, the recruits have only been trained for three or five months, and the grasslands are full of tough battles, and these recruits are just giving away their heads. And the First Emperor was so anxious, which also made Li Chen feel that things were not so simple. Leaving 70,000 Shenwu troops in Xianyang, even if there is any chaos in the country, they can get to the bottom in time.

"Okay, then I'll be in charge of staying in the camp." Han Xin said.

The recruits are all trained by Han Xin, and since the recruits stay to continue training, then Han Xin, the chief instructor, naturally needs to stay.

"Wang Li, Fan Xu, and Yingbu will go out with the army, and prepare to set off in three days." Li Chen commanded, just ordering the three of them. There is Meng Tian in the Hetao, and Wang Ben in the Great Wall, and there are these two tiger generals of Great Qin to deal with the various tribes in the grassland, and there is really no need for too much scheduling.