Henchmen of the North?

The eyes of the ministers in the palace looked over.

The First Emperor swallowed back the words he was about to speak, and his thoughts were attracted by Zhao Tuo's words.

He groaned slightly, and said, "The enemy of Qing's henchmen is Hu Ren? ”

Zhao Tuo responded: "What Your Majesty said is true, compared to the people of Baiyue in the south, for my Great Qin, the Hu talents in the north are the henchmen. ”

Since he had started, Zhao Tuo no longer had scruples, and said directly: "The people of Baiyue, with few soldiers and armor, live in the mountains and wilderness, are divided internally because of the terrain, and kill each other, these Yue people rarely covet the Central Plains, even if our Qin State does not send troops to conquer, they do not dare to attack the Central Plains and invade our territory." ”

But the Hu people in the north are different, they live in the land of lush water and grass, the people are fierce, young children can ride sheep and shoot birds, strong men can gallop horses, shoot bows and hunt, come and go like the wind. Its customs, wide with livestock, shooting and hunting birds and beasts for a living, urgent to practice military warfare to invade. Every autumn, when the grain harvest in the Central Plains is abundant, these Hu people gather in groups, drive south, plunder the border lands, and kill the Xia people. ”

"The minister heard that since Tang Yu, Shanrong, meat porridge and other Hu Rong have been fighting with the Central Plains. During the Yin Shang period, there was Gaozong to crusade against the ghost side, and during the Zhou Dynasty, there was the king of Zhou to fight against the Lynx, and then there were more dogs raging, killing Zhou Tianzi in Lishan. ”

"As for the melee of the princes, the people of the north have repeatedly invaded the south, and the first king of my Qin State has exterminated the Yiqu Zhurong, and fought several battles with the Xiongnu, and then because he is committed to the eastward expedition, he built the Great Wall to protect Hu, so as to have a peaceful breath."

No one objected.

Compared with the Yue barbarians in the south, who only hid in the woods to entertain themselves, the Hu people in the north were obviously more aggressive.

Zong Zhou was killed by the dog Rong back then, and King Zhou You was killed on Lishan Mountain.

Not to mention that since Qin founded the country, he has fought with Rong Di for hundreds of years and suffered from it, and no one can deny Zhao Tuo's words.

Seeing that no one refuted, Zhao Tuo said again: "Today, to the west and north of Daqin, there are still three grassland powers, such as the Yueshi, the Xiongnu and the Donghu, which often have the intention of attacking our Central Plains. Before the minister led the army to attack the dynasty, he fought with the Xiongnu, although he killed 10,000 people, but did not damage the barbarians' bones, after a year of rest, these Huyi may have the heart to go south again. ”

Therefore, the minister believed that instead of sending a large army to attack the Baiyue with ringworm scabies in the south, it was better to build roads in the south with partial divisions, and use envoys and merchants to buy the Yue tribes, provoke infighting, and prepare for the subsequent expedition. The top priority of my Qin State now is to break through Beihu first and seize Henan, Hexi and other places! ”

"The people in these two places are rich in water and soil, suitable for livestock breeding, if my Qin State takes this land, it can graze cattle and horses, which is the benefit of a strong country, far better than occupying the hot and humid wild land in the south!"

Qin Shi Huang's eyes narrowed slightly.

What Zhao Tuo said was the truth, the Hu people in the north have repeatedly started wars with the Central Plains, and the threat is indeed greater than that of the Yue people in the south, and if we want to talk about the inevitability of launching a war, the north is naturally more urgent.

At the same time, Zhao Tuo said the last reason, which made the First Emperor completely moved.

"In the past, King Zhao Wuling Hu Fu rode and shot, and the north broke Lin Hu and Lou annoyance. Build the Great Wall, since the generation and under the Yin Mountain, the highest que is the stopper, and these areas are the land of Zhuxia. ”

"But now, the Hu people in the north took advantage of the time when our Qin State destroyed the Six Kingdoms in the east, and went south to occupy Gaoque, Beijiao, Henan, etc., so that the former Zhao Tu became a place where Hu Rong was raging."

"Now Your Majesty Ping Yiyu is the lord of Zhuxia, and he should recover the land of Zhao and completely restore the territory of Zhuxia, so as to declare the emperor's virtue to the barbarians!"

Qin Shi Huang's eyes flashed with a gleam.

Before this, he actually had the idea of driving the Xiongnu north, but he just thought that Zhao Tuo had broken the Xiongnu Shan Yu's army in Daijun before, and felt that the threat from the north was temporarily contained.

Therefore, he did not dispatch Meng Tian to garrison Shangjun to defend the Xiongnu after pacifying the world as in history.

The first emperor's strategic plan was to take advantage of Feng Wuxue's troops in the south, take advantage of the situation to dispatch a large army to quickly pacify Baiyue, and then send troops north to attack the Xiongnu in a few years.

Baiyue, Hu people.

The emperor is going to fight them all!

It's just that in his heart, the order is Baiyue in front and the Huns in the back.

But now, Zhao Tuo's words reminded him.

Gaoque, Beijiao ......

These strongholds, located north of the Hetao, were once fortresses built by King Wuling of Zhao.

Now even the Henan land further south has been occupied by the Xiongnu, and the fortresses of the former Zhao State have naturally been invaded by the Hu people.

Zhuxia's homeland was in the hands of the Hu people, but he, the emperor who claimed to be the lord of Zhuxia, did not take it back.

Outrageous!

Thinking of this, the First Emperor, who originally thought that it didn't matter if Hu Ren was put behind to fight, suddenly felt like a thorn in his heart.

He didn't promise immediately, kept his face calm, and according to his habit, he asked lightly to the ministers in the palace: "What do you think Zhao Shaofu means?" ”

Terrifying!

This was Li Si's idea, he stared at Zhao Tuo's young face, his heart was full of jealousy.

Zhao Tuo's strategy of the southern expedition was abandoned by the first emperor, and he saw that the major event of the southern expedition to Baiyue was about to be led by Tu Sui and others.

This Zhao Tuo actually found another way, and led the contradiction to the Hu people in the north with his backhand, and stimulated the emperor through the territories of the old Zhao that fell into the hands of the Xiongnu, so that he took the initiative.

And looking at the emperor's expression, I am afraid that he was moved by him.

This son knows the emperor's heart very well.

This scheming is very terrifying!

But no matter which way Zhao Tuo wants to fight, as long as he leaves Xianyang, Li Si will raise his hand to support him.

Li Si did not hesitate, and immediately stood up and said: "The minister thinks that what Shaofu said is a good word for the benefit of the country, and the harm of Northern Hu is far greater than that of Baiyue in the south. ”

At this moment, the thoughts of the ministers in the palace are similar to those of Li Si.

Everyone saw very clearly that the emperor wanted to fight Baiyue, but Zhao Shaofu's strategy was not in line with the emperor's heart, and he was about to be idle, so he immediately led the war to the north, wanting to compete for the position of commander.

Zhao Tuo wants to fight and make meritorious contributions!

Zhao Tuo has the ambition of being a marquis, and his title is now the chief of the princess, and he is only one military merit away from being a marquis, so Zhao Tuo has to try his best to lead a war in order to become a marquis on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo's behavior made sense.

Qin Jiang, who was standing on the west side, mostly showed excitement on his face.

They want to be promoted to the rank of knight, or let the young people of the clan go to the battlefield to fight for a future.

But they are not stupid, compared to the miasma and hot land in the south, these generals from Guanzhong naturally prefer the environmental climate in the north.

If there is going to be a war, of course, it is inclined to fight to the north, and those miasma poisonous insects in the south feel panicked just by listening to their ears.

Zhao Tuo's strategy of advancing north was in line with the wishes of most generals, far worse than fighting Baiyue in the south.

In addition, they saw that the emperor was moved, and they had no need to offend Zhao Shaofu, so they immediately echoed one by one.

"What Zhao Shaofu said is very true, compared to Baiyue in the south, Hu Yi in the north has been fighting with my Zhuxia for hundreds of years, and it is a problem for the henchmen, so you should attack it first!"

"I, Qiang, am willing to lead the army out of Longxi, attack the Yue clan and Zhuqiang, and seize the land west of the river for Your Majesty!"

The generals changed their previous attitude of supporting southward expansion, and opened their mouths one after another, expressing their support for Zhao Shaofu.

Among the generals, only Tu Sui looked at Zhao Tuo with a resentful face.

Good brothers!

What a good brother who grabs credit!

In the blink of an eye, the ministers and generals in the hall basically agreed with Zhao Tuo's strategy, showing a one-sided trend.

The First Emperor sat on the emperor's couch and had a panoramic view.

Beihu, Baiyue.

He wanted them all.

But he also knew that with the national strength of the Qin State, it was impossible to launch two large-scale wars at the same time, and there must be a sequence.

Zhao Tuo's words make sense.

The generals also expressed their support.

On this issue, the First Emperor was no longer stubborn.

He glanced at Zhao Tuo with deep meaning.

"In this case, I will attack Beihu first."

Hearing the emperor's words, Zhao Tuo, who had been tense all over his body, relaxed at this time, and he only felt that his back was already wet with sweat.

He lowered his head and looked at the black floor tiles at his feet.

The battle of 500,000 Qin troops to the south to conquer Baiyue, which was originally launched after the unification of the world, was disrupted by him.

The emperor may also send a partial division south, but at least this time there will not be as many as 500,000, and the national strength of the Qin State will not be able to support two major battles of hundreds of thousands of people.

The battle of attacking the Xiongnu in the north, which should have been launched in the 32nd year of Qin Shi Huang, was also put on the agenda by him six years in advance.

Of course, it is impossible to fight a war of this level, and all kinds of preparations before the war will take at least a year, but in any case, Zhao Tuo's participation has indeed disrupted the historical process.

Zhao Tuo doesn't know what the future will become.

But this time, he saved countless Qin people who should have lost their lives.

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