"Does Childe have any orders?" The county guard was a little puzzled.

"You have been in Longxi for a long time and are very familiar with Qiang, can you tell me why Qiang plundered in winter?" Although Qin Yiren knows a little about Qiang, he is not ignorant, but compared to the county guards who have been in Longxi for a long time and have dealt with Qiang, it is far behind. It is necessary to listen to the opinions of the county guard.

In winter, it is icy and snowy, the weather is cold, and it is inconvenient to move, even the Huns are going to nest in winter, and Qiang is still coming to plunder, which is really incomprehensible.

This question is exactly what Huang Shigong and the others are thinking, and they all pricked up their ears and prepared to listen quietly.

"Gongzi doesn't know that the Qiang captives are mainly in spring and autumn, and there are fewer in summer and winter, but it's not nothing." The county guard explained to Qin Yiren, saying: "In the spring, after the nest winter, the food was almost consumed, and I had to come to plunder, which is the same as the Xiongnu." In autumn, the Qiang had to prepare for the nest winter, and they had to plunder on a large scale, which was also the same as the Xiongnu. In the summer, flash floods will break out, and collapses will occur one after another, and the Qiang will not come to plunder until the last resort. As for the winter, if the Qiang wants to nest in winter, if the food preparation is not sufficient, not enough for a winter, they will come to plunder. ”

Like the Xiongnu, the Qiang were nomadic people, whose economy was extremely backward, their productivity was low, and the food for cattle and sheep was far from enough...... Although the Xiongnu are also underdeveloped and very backward, after all, they are in the desert, with boundless and infinite grasslands, as long as they are willing to work hard, the possibility of eating a full meal is much higher than that of the Qiang.

The Qiang is different, the place where the Qiang is located is now the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, where the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and there are few grasslands, and. Transportation is extremely underdeveloped. No matter how hard you try. It is also impossible to eat a full meal. In order to survive, Qiang had to be taken captive.

Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows and said, "It's winter now, it's cold, and Qiang can actually come to plunder, which means that Qiang's camp is not far from us." ”

The Qiang, like the Xiongnu, were nomadic people, and their camps were very important. Raids must not be too far from the camp.

Qin Yiren's judgment should have been very correct, but the county guard denied it, and said: "Gongzi doesn't know, Qiang's current camp is far away from Longxi. In spring, summer and autumn, the Qiang will disperse in the high mountains and dense forests to graze and hunt. In winter, it will concentrate on the West Sea (now Qinghai Lake). ”

"Together?" Qin Yiren was a little surprised.

When the Xiongnu arrived in Wodong, they would also find a place with water sources and good pastures to Wodong, but there was no such thing as a concentration. Because, in the desert, there are many places suitable for nesting winter. There's no need to be all together.

Qin Yiren, who was very familiar with the Huns, definitely didn't expect it. Qiang turned out to be so nesting.

"That's right." The county guard nodded heavily and said, "Gongzi is using the Xiongnu as the criterion to measure Qiang, that would be wrong." Compared with the Xiongnu, the biggest difference between the Qiang and the Xiongnu is that they do not have such a vast grassland, and they cannot find a suitable place to nest for winter like the Xiongnu. In the high mountains and dense forests of Qiang, the most suitable place for Wodong is only the West Sea. Not only does the West Sea have water and pastures, but it is not too cold, so it is the perfect place to stay in winter in winter. ”

Although the Qiang in the Warring States Period were nomads on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, they did not include the present-day Tibet, and mainly referred to the Qiang around Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake plays an extremely important role in Qiang, is the core area on which Qiang depends, and is the most economically developed area. In addition, the climate here is warmer than that of the high mountains and dense forests, and in winter, it is normal for Qiang to rush here to nest in winter.

Qin Yiren pursed his lips tightly and did not speak. His eyes flickered, and he fell into deep thought.

"Childe ......" The county guard originally wanted to speak, but seeing Qin Yiren in deep thought, he could only swallow back a sentence.

Huang Shi Gong Chong Wei Yu and Wang Jian said softly: "What do you say the son is thinking?" ”

"Childe is so contemplative at this time, he must have thought of something earth-shattering." Wei Yu's eyes flashed.

"In my opinion, Childe is thinking about how to destroy Qiang." Wang Jian is more specific.

"Extermination?" A low exclamation sounded, and the faces of the people were full of surprise, if they weren't afraid of disturbing Qin Yiren, they would have screamed loudly.

Qiang, although its strength is not as good as that of Qin, it can be said that it is far from being Qin's opponent, however, because of its geographical advantage, Qin has no choice but to Qiang. Destroying Qiang and solving the great disaster in the northwest has always been the dream of the Qin State, but it is impossible to realize. Wang Qian's words are too amazing, and it is impossible for everyone not to be surprised.

"If you can destroy Qiang, how can you wait until now." The county guard understood how difficult it was to destroy the Qiang, so he couldn't help but shake his head, with a disapproving face.

"General Wang, are you so sure?" There are generals who don't believe it.

"Nothing else!" Wang Jian is full of confidence.

"Since General Wang is so confident, then, how do you think Gongzi will destroy Qiang?" Meng Wu asked.

"It's not impossible to exterminate Qiang, as long as you are ready now, and then march in a big way next spring." Wang Jian thought for a while and said, "Although the place where Qiang is located is a high mountain and dense forest, as long as the method is strategized, it may not be impossible to attack it. As long as the army reaches the area of the West Sea, it can deal a fatal blow to Qiang. ”

"Reasonable!" Huang Shigong and Wei Yi agreed in unison.

"At present, we have dealt a heavy blow to the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu will not go south again in ten years. We have destroyed the alien races of Lin Hu, Lou Fu, Loulan, Hun Evil, and Xiu Tu, and then solved the Western Regions, and the national strength of Great Qin will increase dramatically. At the same time, Daqin has less worries. Huang Shigong analyzed and said: "The only trouble is Qiang." If Qiang can be wiped out, Daqin will really have no worries, and can concentrate all his efforts to advance eastward and dominate the world. ”

This time the troops were sent to fight the Xiongnu, not to mention that the Qin State achieved a great victory, but also relieved the worries, so that the Qin State could concentrate all its efforts to unify the world. If Qiang can be destroyed, not only will the Qin State have more horses, but the strength of the Qin State will increase, and more importantly, there will be less worries.

"Yes. I am also in favor of extermination. Wei Yu agreed.

"That's it!" As soon as Wei Yi's words fell, he only heard Qin Yiren say loudly, and then saw Qin Yiren wake up from his contemplation, his eyes flashing with a shiny light.

"Childe, are you trying to destroy Qiang?" Huang Shigong hurriedly asked.

"That's right! It is to destroy the Qiang. Qin Yiren nodded heavily: "Qiang will be destroyed this winter!" ”

"What? Destroy Qiang this winter? An exclamation sounded, and everyone stood up in unison, their eyes wide with a look of disbelief.

Even military geniuses such as Huang Shigong, Wei Yi and Wang Jian were also shocked, opened their mouths wide, and were speechless for a long time.

Since ancient times, there has been an ancient motto of "no soldiers in winter", and China has been abiding by this ancient motto for thousands of years. It was not until Bai Qi fought in Hanoi and used troops in winter that this ancient precept was broken.

Even if Bai Qi broke this ancient precept, it became clear that soldiers could be used in winter. But how many people dare to use troops in winter? The vast majority of people are still abiding by the ancient precept of "no soldiers in winter".

Not to mention, what Qin Yiren wants to destroy is Qiang, the Qiang entrenched in the high mountains and dense forests!

In winter, the weather is cold, and people can die of cold, and the road is difficult to walk, if anyone wants to kill Qiang in winter, they are not normal, and they can't do it if everyone is not shocked.

Seeing everyone's shocked look in their eyes, Qin Yiren smiled slightly and said, "I know what you are worried about, you are worried that winter is not the season to use soldiers. It's cold, it's inconvenient, and besides, it's too risky to fight in the mountains and forests, dangerous mountains and bad waters, right? ”

"Yes, Childe, that's what we thought."

"Qiang is hateful and hateful, I didn't say anything about destroying Qiang, but it can't be in winter, you can only get spring."

The generals were talking nonsense, which was to persuade Qin Yiren not to take risks.

"Winter extermination seems dangerous, but in fact it has great benefits." Qin Yiren stretched out a finger and said, "First, the weather is freezing and the ground is inconvenient, and the impact on us is not as great as you think. If you think about it carefully, Qiang can come to Longxi in winter to plunder, if there is no good road, can they bring the captured cattle, sheep, horses, and pigs back to the West Sea? ”

"That's right!" Everyone suddenly echoed loudly.

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is full of high mountains and dense forests, and there are dangerous mountains and rivers everywhere, and the transportation is inconvenient, which is not conducive to the movement of the army. If you want to deal with Qiang, if you want to destroy Qiang, you have to find a good path. This matter can be solved by simply following the route that Qiang walked.

The fact that the Qiang were able to bring the looted goods back to the West Sea in the winter showed that they had convenient transportation, and they only needed to send someone to capture the Qiang who came to capture the plunder.

"Second, the difficulties faced by the winter extermination are great, but they can have greater results." Qin Yiren stretched out another finger, analyzed, and said: "If we go to exterminate Qiang in spring, we will certainly face fewer difficulties, but in spring, Qiang will leave the West Sea and graze in the high mountains and dense forests, even if we go to the West Sea, how many Qiang can we kill?" ”

In the spring, the weather is no longer so cold, the roads are much easier, and the Qin army has a lot fewer problems to face. The problem is that the Qiang will leave the West Sea and disperse, even if the Qin army kills the West Sea, how many Qiang will they kill? It could not achieve the goal required by the Qin state.

"And right now, Qiang is in Xihai Wodong, not all, at least most of them. As long as we rush to the West Sea, we can give Qiang a fatal blow and annihilate Qiang. Qin Yiren's voice turned high.

As long as the Qin army arrives and kills or captures these Qiangs, the strength of the Qiang will be greatly damaged, and it will be difficult to make trouble for the Qin State again.

This is definitely a great opportunity!

"That's right! I'm for it! Huang Shigong, Wei Yi and Wang Jian echoed in unison.

"Hmm...... Coup! The generals were stunned at first, and then they were amazed.

"Third, since ancient times, there has been an ancient motto of 'no soldiers in winter', we send troops in winter, you can't think of it, and Qiang can't think of it." Qin Yiren stretched out another finger.

Surprise and unpreparedness has always been a key point for soldiers, and if Qin sent troops in winter, Qiang would not have thought of it anyway. Because, even the Qin generals can't think of it, how can Qiang think of it?

"As long as we select a group of elites who are strong and good at climbing mountains and mountains, we can complete it. It doesn't take much, one or two thousand people will do. Huang Shigong's eyes flickered, and his eyes were particularly bright, like the scorching sun above the nine heavens. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )