Qin State, Xianyang Palace Study.

After chatting about idle matters, King Yingzheng of Qin and Duwei Meng Yi focused on dealing with the Xiongnu again.

"The Huns avoided but did not fight, and our army could not go on an expedition, travel thousands of miles, and chase the Huns. What should I do? "King Yingzheng of Qin temporarily put aside the personal feelings of his children and devoted himself to the great cause of Qin.

"First easy and then difficult, if the Qin State goes all out to deal with the northern nomadic tribes, there will be no chance to go east to Hanguguan and dominate the world! The king, you might as well shrink the border line and relocate the population, so that the Huns will not be able to bargain for bargains repeatedly, and they will have to retreat in the grassland. When we have dealt with the six eastern countries, we will deal with the cunning northern nomadic tribes. Meng Yi persuaded bitterly.

"Duke Wen of Jin retreated and frustrated the Chu army, and Lian Po took the blame for Jing and made peace. The widow must follow the example of the sages and make a great cause. "King Yingzheng of Qin finally made up his mind.

Duke Wen of Jin, surnamed Ji and named Chong'er, was the twenty-second monarch of the Jin Kingdom in the Mid-Spring and Autumn Period. Jin Wen Gong was a son at the beginning, modest and studious, and good at making friends with talented people. During the Liji Rebellion, he was forced to go into exile for 19 years, and in the spring of 636 BC, with the support of Qin Mugong, he returned to Jin to kill Jin Huaigong and stand. During the reign of Duke Wen of Jin, he appointed Hu Yan, Xianzhen, Zhao Yuan, Jia Tuo, Wei Li and others to implement the policies of trade and agriculture, Ming Xianliang, and rewarding meritorious service, and served as the six secretaries of the three armies, which greatly increased the national strength of the Jin State. Externally, he united with the Qin State and the Qi State to attack Cao's attack and defense, rescued the Song Dynasty and Zheng, and pacified the rebellion of the Zhou Muzi Belt, and was rewarded by Zhou Tianzi. In 632 B.C., he defeated the Chu army in Chengpu, and summoned Qi, Song and other countries to join the alliance in Jiantu, becoming the second overlord among the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, and creating a century-long hegemony of the Jin State.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Xiangong listened to the slander, killed the crown prince Shen Sheng, and sent someone to arrest Shen Sheng's half-brother Chong'er. After hearing the news, he fled from the Jin Kingdom and lived in exile for 19 years. After a lot of hardships, Chong'er came to the state of Chu. King Chu Cheng thought that Chong'er would have great achievements in the future, so he greeted him with the courtesy of a monarch and treated him like a guest.

One day, the king of Chu set up a banquet to entertain Chong'er, and the two drank and talked, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Suddenly, the king of Chu asked Chong'er: "If you return to the Jin Kingdom one day and become the king, how will you repay me?" Chong'er thought for a moment and said: "Beautiful maids, treasures and silks, what you have is the king, rare bird feathers, ivory animal skins, and the abundance of Chu, how can there be any rare items in the Jin Kingdom to give to the king?" The king of Chu said: "The prince is too modest, although he said that, he should always show me something, right?" He replied with a smile: "If it is thanks to you, if I can really return to China to govern, I am willing to be friendly with your country." If one day, there is a war between the Jin and Chu kingdoms, I will definitely order the army to retreat three rounds (one room is equal to thirty miles), and if I can't get your forgiveness, I will fight you again. ”

April 1, 632 B.C.E. (April Fool's Day?) The first battle for hegemony broke out in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period. The proud and conceited Chu Shuai Cheng Dechen ignored the opposition of the king of Chu, and led the allied forces of Chu, Zheng, Xu, Chen, and Cai, and the momentum was violent, like a storm, all the way north, looking for the main force of the Jin, Qi, Qin, and Song alliances. This was the first large-scale head-to-head confrontation between the "Huaxia" and the "barbarians" since the Spring and Autumn Period, and the countries involved in the war totaled at least nine armies, with more than 200,000 troops and more than 2,000 chariots. The major wars before that, such as Shang Tang's destruction of Xia, King Wu's invasion, and King Xuan's invasion of Yi, were only tens of thousands of people at most. But this time, almost all the vassal states above the middle level in the entire land of China all participated in the war! The ownership of the world's hegemony is here to fight! However, seeing that the two sides were about to fight, the allied forces of Jin, Qi, Qin, and Song suddenly retreated beyond everyone's expectations, and it was a full ninety miles as soon as they retreated. This retreat is the famous "retreat" in Chinese history. (In ancient times, a "house" was thirty miles of land.) According to Jin Wengong, he retreated this time in order to save face for King Chu Cheng, after all, he was taken in when he was down, and he had promised to repay his kindness in this way. Moreover, he retreated before fighting, just like letting the opponent make three moves when a martial arts master dueled, which not only showed that he had the bearing, but also earned enough moral advantage.

For this retreat, the commander of the Jin army first raised his hands and feet in approval, but he was not for morality, but because of military considerations: the people of Chu were tired from the expedition, wouldn't it be better to let them run another 90 miles? Secondly, according to Zhou etiquette, Jin retreated three houses, and Chu Ruo still had to chase the king (Jin Wengong) with his ministers (Cheng Dechen), which was a great faux pas, which would definitely anger the military morale of the Huaxia coalition army. Moreover, avoid the sharp edge of the Chu army, choose a favorable time and favorable terrain for a decisive battle; It is also possible to get close to the mainland, shorten the supply route, and the so-called retreat has the opportunity to take advantage of the favorable factors of time, place, and people. When the Chu army saw the Jin army retreating, they thought that the other party was scared and immediately pursued. The Jin army took advantage of the weakness of the Chu army's pride and underestimation of the enemy, concentrated its forces, broke the Chu army, and won the victory in the Battle of Chengpu.

In 237 B.C., before the start of the Great War of Annihilation, King Yingzheng of Qin conducted a large-scale review of the army. During the Warring States Period, the review of the army was based on the position and name, and King Qin added an additional item that was age. The first is: the fake general Wang Jian is 49 years old (note: the fake general means the acting general), followed by the following:

Fake General Meng Tian, 28 years old (Note: The Qin army had two generals at that time);

Cheng Mengyi, 24 years old. (Note: Captain Cheng is similar to the current Minister of Defense)

Former general Yang Duanhe, 30; Former army commander Wang Ben, 26 years old;

Bow and crossbow battalion commander Feng Quji, 28 years old; Feng Zao, 28 years old, the commander-in-chief of the Right Army;

Li Xin, 29 years old, the chief general of the Left Army; Zhao Tuo, 30 years old, the commander-in-chief of the rear army;

Flying Cavalry British General Qiang 瘣 (lěi), 29 years old; Iron Cavalry Battalion Commander Xin Sheng, 28 years old;

General Zhang Han, 29 years old; Commander of the Navy Battalion Duhe, 27; The commander of the armament battalion, General Zhaoping, 30 years old;

Ma Xing, 31 years old, the head of the baggage battalion; (Note: The age of each army commander will deviate slightly from the actual age, but the general age is basically the same)

After the generals signed up, the king of Qin couldn't help but sigh with emotion, such a young team, why worry that the world can not be unified, why worry that the world can not extinguish the sword soldiers, since the ancestor Qin Huiwen King, the Qin people will be the great task of unifying the world as their own responsibility, but also the world a peace, but also the world a peace, such a historical glory is destined to be written by us. After this military parade, King Yingzheng of Qin was more convinced that the Qin army could shoulder the burden of determining the world and ending this chaotic era of war, so he strengthened his determination to unify the world, and then began to prepare for the war of annihilation.

A few years before the Qin State was preparing to start the war of annihilation, the Qin army retained the absolutely elite Qin soldiers and the core officers were also very young by eliminating the sick, the disabled, the old and the weak, which also reflected that the Qin military personnel were absolutely interested in talent rather than seniority, which fully demonstrated the superiority and enthusiasm of the Qin military system. In the same period, the military commanders of other countries did not have this phenomenon, and some factors such as background, seniority, and prestige all affected the position, and the Wei State was very typical, so from this point of view, it must be reasonable for the Qin army to sweep away the six countries and unify the Central Plains.

On the road to unification of the country, Qin Wang Yingzheng relied on military hard power and soft power, and both soft and hard used to pocket the world, but behind the military hard power, there were six famous generals who worked hard for this and made great contributions, namely Wang Qian, Meng Tian, Wang Ben, Meng Yi, Neishi Han Teng, and Li Xin.

On the one hand, it was to stimulate the morale of the whole army and encourage everyone to kill more enemies and make meritorious contributions, and on the other hand, it was also to cultivate a military team loyal to him.

People are not arrogant teenagers, and newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!

Huo Quai, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty God of War. At the age of 17, he was a champion, at the age of 19, he was a hussar general, Wei Qing's nephew, he joined the army at the age of 17, died of illness at the age of 24, and he did not taste defeat in his short life, and he made countless achievements! Southern Song Dynasty lyricist Xin Qiji's "Yongyule Jingkou Beiguting Nostalgia" expresses:

"Back then, Jin Ge Iron Horse swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger. Yuan Jia was hastily, sealed the wolf Juxu, and won the Canghuang Beigu. ”

Here, "Feng Wolf Juxu" is to pawn Huo Qu's disease, which is the pinnacle of Huo Qu's fighting career, and it is also the highest glory that ancient Chinese military generals dreamed of later!

When Huo Qubing just turned eighteen years old, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched a counterattack against the Xiongnu again, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Wei Qing to fight again. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty admired the young Huo Qubing very much, and saw that he was young and brave, and had great courage, so he also wanted to sharpen him, so he complied with his request. Let him do it, Captain Yao Yao, and let Wei Qing personally select eight hundred elite soldiers and hand them over to Huo Qubing to command.

Huo Qubing led his subordinates all the way north to ride over, without hesitation, as heroic as a tiger, not afraid of the long road and dangers. After Huo Qubing led the army to find the Hun camp, he bore the brunt of the attack, the first to enter the camp of the Huns, and when the eight hundred cavalry saw this, their morale was greatly boosted, and they followed the bravery, and they all fought hard to kill the enemy and moved forward bravely. Follow Huo Quai, kill the enemy all the way. In the end, the Huns were killed without leaving a piece of armor and fled in all directions. After killing the Huns, he returned to join Wei Qing. Because of the leadership of Huo Quai, the 800 cavalry played their greatest role, in this game with the Huns, the young Huo Qubing was the first to make meritorious contributions, winning more with less, and only 800 cavalry killed more than 2,000 Huns, almost one enemy two. In this battle, Huo Qubing not only won the victory, but also killed the important leaders of the Xiongnu and inflicted heavy losses on the Xiongnu. Because Huo Qubing made a strange move and won the championship, he was named the champion, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty praised Huo Qubing greatly and rewarded him with many treasures.

Huo Quai's greatest achievement is that he sent troops to attack the Xiongnu four times in his life, and in these four battles, a total of more than 110,000 people were close to killing the enemy, and the Xiongnu became frightened when they heard about it. Huo Quai, is a typical character who does more things and talks less, although he rarely talks on weekdays, but as long as he goes to the battlefield, he begins to show his fierce side, and never shows mercy to the Huns, surging incomparably, his achievements in military affairs are really admirable. He has a talent for fighting. In order to improve his military level, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once persuaded him to learn Sun Tzu's Art of War, and he replied, "When I am fighting, I need to be strategizing and vigilant at all times, so why do I have to follow the ancient law?" On the battlefield, he did not stick to the art of war of the ancients, but relied on his own ingenuity, judged the situation, and changed as the situation changed. In the end, he was able to be invincible on the battlefield and became a generation of famous generals praised by future generations.

King Yingzheng of Qin also has a group of hot-blooded young generals, what kind of surprise will these "newborn calves" bring him? Predict what will happen next, please watch the next episode!