Cavalry is the ace of the cold weapon era, known for its strong mobility and impact. Therefore, horses are one of the most important strategic resources in the era of cold weapons, which is related to the rise and fall of countries and nations.

We have repeatedly praised the Han and Tang dynasties for being very strong, however, the Han and Tang dynasties were strong for many reasons, one of which is undeniable, because the Han and Tang dynasties both had a large number of war horses.

When we think of war horses, we think of the nomadic peoples of the north, such as the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, Khitan, Jurchen and Mongolian, these nomads are really rich in excellent war horses.

However, the Han and Tang dynasties took a different path and vigorously promoted the "horse policy", which was a great success, and the two dynasties also had a large number of excellent war horses. If there were no huge number of excellent war horses, it would be impossible for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to change the military and political affairs of the Han Dynasty and form a large number of cavalry, and it would be impossible for the talented commanders of Wei Qinghuo to be on the desert.

The Tang Army swept the world and destroyed dozens of countries, because the Tang Army did not distinguish between arms and did have a war horse for each person. When marching, they rode war horses forward, which greatly improved the mobility of the Tang army.

When Li Jing attacked Yinshan at night, the Turkic leader Jieli Khan heard that Li Jing was coming in person, and he thought that all the Tang troops must have arrived, so he was frightened and left behind hundreds of thousands of troops and fled alone.

The reason why Jieli Khan judged it this way was because the Tang army had a large number of war horses and was extremely mobile.

During the Warring States period, cavalry was just emerging, replacing chariots and galloping on the battlefield. Except for the state of Chu, all countries are vying to form cavalry, and the demand for war horses is very urgent, and King Qin Zhao is thinking about where to get war horses.

King Qin Zhao was eager for the Qin army to have a war horse. If you really want to do that. The Qin army's mobility will be greatly improved. It can really be called "coming and going like the wind". The land of Shandong is even more difficult to resist.

For the general Bai Qi to say, the temptation of Qin Yiren's words is too great, even greater than the temptation of 100,000 million gold, and much greater, can he not be happy?

"Good! Good! Good! King Qin Zhao stroked his forehead, smiled happily, and said, "If the widow really wants to solve these alien races, the territory of Great Qin." Oh no, the territory of China will be much larger. ”

As he spoke, King Qin Zhao's right hand kept gesturing on the mountains and rivers, and said with a smile: "I don't know if I don't see it, I am shocked when I see it, this territory is even bigger than Great Qin." ”

Not counting the places where the Xiongnu are located, only counting the places of Linhu, Loufu, Loulan, Xiutu, and Hun Evil, which are very vast, not smaller than Qin.

"Such a big place. It will be pioneered by widows, and no one has done it in the history of China, right? King Qin Zhao groaned: "No one has really done it!" No one has ever done it! Hehe! ”

The Three Kings and Five Emperors are certainly good. It's just that the frontier they opened up is so big, if King Qin Zhao really did it, he will be the first person in history to open up the territory!

The honor was too tempting for him not to be pleased.

"No one has ever done it! No one has ever done it! Fan Sui thought about it and hurriedly agreed.

"You say, if the widow really did it, then who is bigger and who is small in this pioneering work and sweeping away the six countries and unifying China?" King Qin Zhao's eyes were as wide as lanterns, looking at everyone, looking forward to it, eager to pull out the answer from the mouths of everyone.

"......" Fan Sui, Bai Qi, Meng Fu, and even Qin Yiren opened their mouths wide, making it difficult to answer.

This is a question that is really unanswerable.

"Of course it's ......" Ying Xuan wanted to steal the limelight again, but his mouth was wide open and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"Look at you like this, it's going to be hard to answer. Well, few people think that the two are about the same. King Qin Zhao stroked his beard, very comfortable, and said: "If you can build this achievement in your lifetime, this life will be worthwhile!" ”

Becoming the first person in the history of China to open up the territory is too great, and it is really worth this life.

He was not satisfied, and said, "It would be better if we could sweep away the nations and unify China." ”

This, it seems that there is only one thing to do at the moment, and only one can be chosen, Qin Yiren was very speechless.

"What do you think of the widow's intentions, sending troops to the north on a large scale, and not going east first?" King Qin Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked loudly.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates should be like this." Fan Sui groaned: "Although it is said that if you go on a large-scale expedition to the north, you will miss the opportunity to advance eastward. However, in the opinion of the ministers, after the first battle of Zhongmu, the vitality of Shandong was greatly damaged, and it was difficult to recover in a short time. Even if he misses this opportunity, Great Qin still has a chance to wipe out the Six Kingdoms, but it will take some effort. ”

"You mean to say that you can't run away from sweeping away the land of Shandong and unifying China, right?" King Qin Zhao stroked his forehead and said, "And the good opportunity to break the Huns is only once, once you miss it, you don't know what year and month it will be." ”

"Your Majesty." That's what Fan Sui means.

With the strength of the Qin state, it is only a matter of time before the world is unified, and it is not a problem to delay it for several years. If the Xiongnu escaped this time, the consequences would be unimaginable. Not to mention anything else, the Xiongnu waited for the opportunity, and when the Qin State marched eastward, it suddenly went south, and the previous efforts of the Qin State were in vain, and they had to go north again.

This was enough to make King Qin Zhao happy, however, there was something that made him even more happy, just listening to Bai Qi said: "After solving these alien races, Great Qin can concentrate all his strength to advance eastward, without worries." Also, if you get Daliang's horse, the combat power of Daqin Ruishi will be stronger, maybe it won't take six and a half years in one day, and maybe it will be completed in three or five years. ”

"Really?" King Qin Zhao was overjoyed and said, "That widow still has a chance to dominate the world!" ”

If he really wanted to shorten the time of the conquest of Shandong, he still hoped to complete the great cause of unification in his lifetime. And, in addition to this, there is also the miracle of expanding the territory, what a beautiful thing?

King Qin Zhao was overjoyed, his mouth was grinning to the root of his ears, and his eyes were squinted together with a smile.

"Good, good!" King Qin Zhao said three good words in a row, and then he rushed to Bai Qi and said: "Bai Qi, what do you say are the chances of winning this Northern Expedition?" ”

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, if you go north in a big way, Daqin is a sure victory, but it is the difference between a big victory and a small victory." The white eyebrows were raised, like a sharp sword out of the sheath.

"Hmm." King Qin Zhao was a little surprised, the joy on his face disappeared, his face was solemn, and he asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"Although the Huns grew up on horseback since childhood, they are good at riding and archery, and they can live their lives on horseback." Bai Qi began to analyze: "However, the Xiongnu did not have sophisticated weapons, their scimitars were too soft, and their bows and arrows were too short. Not to mention, Great Qin's strong crossbow could completely suppress the Xiongnu's cavalry. ”

The strong crossbow has always been a sharp weapon in the world in ancient China, with infinite power, even if the Huns are good at fighting, once they encounter a strong crossbow, they can only be pressed and beaten. This is an important reason why King Wuling of Zhao, Li Mu, Meng Tian, and later the Han Dynasty were able to defeat the Xiongnu.

"Speaking of training and orders, the Xiongnu are even more incomparable to Daqin." Bai Qi's analysis makes a lot of sense.

The training of the Qin army was extremely strict, with strict orders and strong combat power. And the Huns have hairy orders, and most of them are rabble; Moreover, the training of the Huns was just a way of riding and archery, and when the fight started, a swarm of swarms rushed up, defeated, and immediately scattered as birds and beasts.

Such a rabble, when they encounter the Qin army, they are bound to be defeated.

The remaining question is the difference between a big win and a small win. If you fight well, you can achieve a big victory, and if you don't fight well, the victory will be smaller.

"You mean to say that Daqin is undefeated this time?" King Qin Zhao's eyes widened, staring at Bai Qi.

"So to speak." Bai started his head and said.

"That's good." King Qin Zhao's eyes flashed.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead the troops north." Bai Qi shouted for his life.

Bai Qi is a well-deserved candidate to lead the troops, and Qin Yiren and they all thought that King Qin Zhao would agree, however, they saw King Qin Zhao wave his hand and said, "You all go down." ”

"Ahh An exclamation sounded, coming from Qin Yiren's mouth.

King Qin Zhao didn't agree, which was really unexpected. In the Qin State, no, all over the world, it is impossible to find a general who is better than Bai Qi.

"The prime minister stays." Just when everyone was surprised, they saw King Qin Zhao waving at Fan Sui.

Qin Yiren and they gave a salute to retire, but you looked at me, I looked at you, I don't know why.

"Prime Minister, the widow has a difficult matter to decide, and please ask the prime minister to decide for the widow." King Qin Zhao bowed deeply to Fan Sui, and his body became ninety degrees.

"Your Majesty, what are you ......" Fan Sui was surprised by Mo Ming, how could he be like this? Busy returning the favor.

"The prime minister knows that the widow has more than 20 sons, but none of them can take on the big responsibility." King Qin Zhao's face was solemn, extremely serious, and said: "When it comes to sensible affairs, you still have to be the prince." It's just that his body is too weak, and if the Great Qin Jiangshan is handed over to him, the widow is extremely uneasy. For this reason, the widow was thinking again, although the third child was reckless and short-tempered, he was strong and filial, and he was very filial to the widow. Yes, the widow wants to abolish the prince and set up the third child as the prince. ”

Speaking of filial piety, a smile appeared on King Qin Zhao's face.

Among all his sons, he thought that it was the third child who was the most filial to him. Who doesn't love the elderly?

"However, the third child is too short-tempered, unreasonable, and reckless, which is not the blessing of Great Qin." King Qin Zhao was very embarrassed, and sighed: "Until now, it is difficult for the widow to hesitate. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not." Fan Sui groaned slightly, and said: "Although the monarch is strong, after all, the monarch is more than sixty people, and the matter of the prince must be decided early, and he can't hesitate anymore." ”

"Why don't the widows know?" King Qin Zhao was very distressed and said: "The widow really wants to live for another thirty or fifty years and unify the world, but the widow knows in his heart that the widow's life is numbered. This matter of the prince is really difficult for the widow to do. ”

King Qin Zhao is a heart-wrenching word, and only Fan Sui, a very trusted person, can hear such words.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks: Ziping will look at it!" Fan Sui bowed his body at ninety degrees.

"After Ziping sees it?" King Qin Zhao's eyes were full of light, like a sharp sword, and swept away Fan Sui's body, silent.

"Reasonable! Reasonable! After a while, King Qin Zhao nodded, appreciated, and said, "The prime minister relieves the widow's knot in one word!" Hehe! None of the more than 20 sons who harmed people can become great, but they have a good grandson! (To be continued.) )