Returning to the reverse brigade, Meng Xingyuan lay on the bed, carefully recalling the military war type books he had read in college, and thinking hard about the methods of ancient infantry against cavalry.

If the battle plan he provided to Qin Shi Huang was wrong, he was punished, and even lost his life was a trivial matter, but I don't know how many soldiers would fall under the bows and arrows of the Huns, it would be the lives of my compatriots, but it would be a big deal!

Ah Feng proposed that she could go to the base camp of the Xiongnu at night and use her mana to eliminate the leadership of the Xiongnu to completely eliminate the Xiongnu once and for all, but Meng Xingyuan refused. The current Xiongnu are foreigners, but in the future, they will also be assimilated by the culture of the Chinese nation, and they will also be their own compatriots. How can you do fratricidal things?

"Our ultimate goal is not to defeat them," Mr. Meng said, "but to live in peace with them." ”

The next day, Meng Xingyuan carefully took the jade seal and came to see Qin Shi Huang early. He gave Bao Yuxi's burden to Qin Shi Huang with his slightly trembling hands, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Qin Shi Huang's face changed slightly, and he quickly opened the baggage, picked up the jade seal that was not harmed, and stroked it for a long time before putting it down.

"Sir," Qin Shi Huang finally spoke, "the treasure has returned to me. Can you tell me who 'took' my treasure? Whoever it is, I promise that I will not be to blame for the past. ”

"Your Majesty, if you can 'take' Your Majesty's treasures in such a tightly guarded palace, you will definitely not be human. The grass people didn't dare to deceive the king, but in fact, an immortal in the sky was a little curious about His Majesty's treasures, so he took it and played with it. Meng Xingyuan wanted to end this topic as soon as possible and discuss the issue of the Xiongnu with Qin Shi Huang, so he started talking nonsense.

"It turned out to be a fairy. Qin Shi Huang said to himself, "No wonder so many guards didn't notice it." ”

"Your Majesty, the grass people promise that no matter which immortal takes the treasure again to enjoy and play with in the future, the grass people will definitely get it back for Your Majesty intact. This sentence implies that Qin Shi Huang said that if he had any "actions" to himself, the jade seal would disappear again, but he really couldn't find it back.

Qin Shi Huang must have understood what Meng Xingyuan meant, and he nodded slightly: "Since it is an immortal in the sky, then this matter will end here." No one is allowed to raise it again. ”

"Your Majesty, yesterday I said that I would talk to the grass people about some Xiongnu issues, and the grass people thought about it for a long time last night, and they also had a lot to say to your majesty. In order to get into the topic faster, Meng Xingyuan simply said it bluntly.

"Oh, Sir is a master, and Sir's words must be high. Tell me what you've thought. The loss and recovery of the jade seal made Qin Shi Huang very happy and in a good mood, and he also gave Meng Xingyuan a seat.

Meng Xingyuan trembled and put half of his ass on the chair: "Your Majesty." The Xiongnu, the descendants of their ancestor Xia Hou, are also called Chunwei. He lived in the northern barbarians and moved with animal husbandry (these words are recorded in the "Historical Records of the Huns"). They mainly lived by hunting and nomadism, so their diet was mainly meat and dairy, and they did not have the ability to grow crops, spin and weave cloth, fire porcelain, and smelt iron and copper. They invaded our borders for nothing more than to plunder grain, cloth, porcelain, iron and copper, and other supplies. The grass people's suggestion is to open trade with them at the border and exchange what they have. Don't they need our grain, cloth, porcelain, iron and copper, and so on? This will be of great benefit to our DPRK.

"First, we no longer need to spend huge military expenses and bear huge sacrifices to defend against the Huns' cavalry attack. This not only reduces the burden of the country's military spending, but also reduces the loss of our national defense forces. If there is no food, we can plant it again, and if we don't have porcelain and cloth, we can reproduce it, but if our people sacrifice, it will be an irreparable loss!

"Second, the horses, sheep and cattle raised by the Huns are all treasures. What we can produce ourselves, in exchange for horses, cattle and sheep are very useful. Horses can equip the country's cavalry and improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry; cattle can be used to plough the land and increase grain production; sheep, in addition to wool can be used to make clothing, mutton is a rare delicacy for the people.

"Thirdly, after the Xiongnu have traded with us for a while, they will get used to this way of trading and this way of life. If one day they come and invade our country again, then if we close our trade with them, they will lose their source of food, cloth, porcelain, etc. After a long time, without us sending a single soldier, their people will have complaints, and the hearts of the people will be uneven, and the foundation will be unstable, that is, they will be defeated without a fight.

"Fourth, we can not only trade with the Xiongnu, but also with the Yueshi in the northwest and the Qiang, Wusun, Loulan and other ethnic groups in the west. These ethnic groups have few small people, and it won't take many years for us to assimilate them and make them all become the people of my Great Qin. The Huns lost a powerful helper to compete with us. ”

Qin Shi Huang nodded again and again when he heard this: "What does that Mr. mean that we don't fight with the Xiongnu anymore, and we can only do trade?"

Meng Xingyuan continued: "Your Majesty, trade must be done, and the war must be fought. Because the Huns are barbaric by nature, they will only admire the stronger. We must not only fight, but also defeat them. Only if it hurts them can it be easy to make peace with them. ”

"Sir's idea is very good. However, I have personally fought with the Hun cavalry before, and they will fight if they can beat it, and run away if they can't. My army of hundreds of thousands, even their main force cannot be encountered, and I have to be ready to meet the harassment of their small forces at every moment. But it is easier said than done for the gentleman to defeat them. "It's not so much that Qin Shi Huang is complaining, it's better that he is asking Meng Xingyuan if he has a specific way.

Meng Xingyuan smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the speed of the Huns is fast, then let them slow down, and if the main force of the Huns can't be found, then call them to come to us......"

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Qin Shi Huang had heard of such a tactic for the first time.

"Your Majesty. The minister dared to tell his clumsy plan, and asked His Majesty to instruct him. Meng Xingyuan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "The speed of the Huns is fast because they are riding war horses, if we kill or injure their war horses, and force them to dismount and fight with us in a positional battle, won't their speed slow down? Their main force comes and goes like the wind, they can't catch up, they can't fight." We have surrounded them, leaving only one way, and they must come to us......"

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty is talking to Mr. Meng, and your Excellency will definitely disturb Your Majesty if you break in so rashly." ”

"But, Lord Yan, the military situation is urgent, and there is no delay. Another voice said anxiously.

Qin Shi Huang looked at Meng Xingyuan: "Sir, stop for a while, the military situation is like fire, I have to deal with it." He raised his voice and said to the door, "Yan Jialiang, who is here?" ”

The door was slowly pushed open, and a civil official bent down and walked in slowly: "Your Majesty, the person who came is Zhao Haide, the general who guards the border in the north." He said there was important military intelligence to report. ”

"Then what are you waiting for," Qin Shi Huang stood up suddenly, "Quickly bring Zhao Haide in." ”

Before Yan Jialiang could go out to greet him, Zhao Haide strode in and knelt on the ground: "Minister Zhao Haide see Your Majesty." Your Majesty, the Huns sent out 50,000 cavalry to invade our border a few days ago. Our army was unable to resist and retreated. The Xiongnu captured four of our cities, killed thousands of our people, and plundered countless supplies. The minister begged His Majesty to send troops to help guard our borders and protect our people. “

Qin Shi Huang thought for a while: "Jialiang, quickly invite the two brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi to come to see me." ”

After a while, two people walked into the house together. A civil official is dressed up, elegant and gentle, and a military general's clothes are heroic.

The two of them saluted together: "Minister Meng Tian (Meng Yi) to meet Your Majesty." ”

"Flatten. "Qin Shi Huang was not polite, and went straight to the point," I just received a letter from the northern border, and the Xiongnu once again invaded my Great Qin border, hurting my people and plundering my money and grain. What do you two think about this?"