Three days after Qin Shi Huang officially issued a crusade against Zhuwen.

Zhao Tuo was dressed in military uniform, standing in front of the door of his house, looking at his wife in front of him, with some reluctance in his eyes.

"The weather is getting colder, don't send it far, you still stay at home, I'm relieved."

Zhao Tuo spoke softly.

Yingyin Yan said that she would send him out of the city, but Zhao Tuo looked at her belly, it has been more than five months, how dare he let a pregnant woman go out, in case the carriage is bumpy, it will be miserable if the tire gas is moved, and the medical conditions in this era are very worrying.

Ying Yin sighed softly and stepped forward to rest her head on his chest.

"It's going to take another year for the lover to go."

"Don't worry, the Hu people are ugly, far less powerful than the Six Kingdoms, I will end the war and come back as soon as possible."

Zhao Tuo spoke softly and said comforting words.

Ying Yin Yan shook her head and said: "Although the concubine hopes that the beloved will return as soon as possible, the major affairs of the country should be the best." And the beloved has the ambition of being a marquis, and when he returns from victory this time, he will definitely be able to be a marquis and be honored, and don't think of concubines. ”

Zhao Tuo was stunned, looking at the woman with the woman's hair in front of him, and was a little moved in his heart.

I obviously want him to come back as soon as possible, but I said that although you are struggling outside, don't care about my words.

Princess, she's really grown up a lot.

Ying Yin Yan touched her stomach, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "It's just that the child is about to be born, and the lover must remember to choose the name." ”

Zhao Tuo's eyes flashed with a gleam, he stretched out his hand to put his hand on the princess's belly, and whispered, "You can ask the emperor to give you a name." ”

Yingyin Yan was stunned, she glanced at Zhao Tuo, thoughtful.

"The concubine knows."

The two snuggled up to each other again, and Zhao Tuo let go of his wife, said goodbye to each other, and turned to leave.

After taking a few steps, he turned around and saw Yingyin Yan looking at his back stupidly.

Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "If you have nothing to do, you can invite the eldest son to come here and have fun with Qin cards." ”

Hearing this, Ying Yinyan couldn't help but chuckle when she thought of her brother scurrying around at the card table.

"Okay."

……

Out of his own mansion, Zhao Tuo went to the Qin Palace again.

According to the original military salute, the general went out to fight, and the king had to swear to see him off in the suburbs, just like when Wang Jian and Zhao Tuo were in charge of the previous war.

But since Qin Wangzheng was promoted to the emperor, his status has been elevated to the point of no return, and he is the real supreme in the world.

These ancient rites were omitted, and the generals who went out to the palace to bid farewell to the emperor were changed to show the supremacy of imperial power.

In the face of Zhao Tuo's resignation, the first emperor only said a few simple words to Zhao Tuo.

"I'll wait for you to come back."

"The minister will live up to His Majesty!"

Zhao Tuo bowed respectfully, and after leaving the palace, he went to the western suburbs of Xianyang.

The eldest son, Fusu, on behalf of his father, sent him off in the suburbs with his ministers.

On this kind of occasion, everyone said some blessings such as "Congratulations to the general" and "I wish the general a victory", and there is nothing to say.

After saying goodbye to Zhao Tuo, Lieutenant Li Si watched the back of the young general stepping on the chariot and leading the soldiers to the west, and his tense face completely relaxed.

This kid is finally gone!

His eyes fell on Gongzi Fusu who was standing in the front row, and he secretly said in his heart: "The eldest prince has changed the state of the Chu family in the past, and is no longer hated by the emperor, if he can maintain it, the position of the crown prince can be expected." It's just that he and Zhao Tuo are too close, which is a little unbeautiful, and it is time to take advantage of this time to let Yu'er get close to his son. ”

A strange glint flashed in Li Si's eyes.

If it was Fusu, who had been influenced by Changping Jun before, he really didn't dare to approach it.

But now with the Fusu whip corpse Changping Jun, he has completely gotten rid of the influence of the Chu family, and his personality has changed slightly, and he rarely collides with the first emperor again, with his identity as the eldest son, it is very likely that he will succeed to the throne in the future.

The most important thing is that Gongzi Fusu is his son-in-law of Li Si!

……

November.

North of Xianyang, an army of thousands of men marched on a muddy road.

"Beidi County is the old land of Yiqu in the past, the Rong people are very numerous, and the Qin people live together, and the west and north are separated by the Great Wall built by King Zhaoxiang and the Hu people in the north......"

Zhao Tuo's ears heard the sound of Li Shiqi's explanation.

Before he came to the Northland, he had scavenged all the information about the Northland County in the library of the Imperial History Mansion, and now when he talked about what he had seen and heard here, it was really like a river of mouths, and he talked endlessly, making people think that Li Shiqi was a local.

"The old land of Yiqu...... It is the righteous canal that slept with the Empress Dowager of Qin and died in the country. ”

Zhao Tuo secretly complained, speaking of the territory of Beidi County, the Qin State was not very glorious.

Yiqu was originally a powerful Rong tribe in the northwest of Qin, very powerful, and the Qin people have always had a grudge, once took advantage of Gongsun Yan's five kingdoms to attack Qin, stabbed Qin from the back, it was a big trouble for the Qin people.

If you don't want to find a way to exterminate the Yiqu, it will be difficult for the Qin State to gather all its strength to go east to conquer.

Later, the mother of King Qin Zhaoxiang, Empress Dowager Xuan, skillfully used a beauty trick, hooked up with King Yiqu, and gave birth to two children to each other.

After the affection was intense, the Empress Dowager Xuan lured the king of Yiqu to Ganquan Palace to kill him, and then sent troops to the north, exterminated Yiqu, and set up a county to govern here.

The county administration of Beidi County is in Yiqu, and it is also the place where Zhao Tuo's army gathers this time.

Qin's Northern Expedition sent a total of 300,000 troops.

According to the temple calculation, Zhao Tuo and Taiwei Wang Ben and others set the grand strategy.

Qin's 300,000-strong army will be divided into three directions.

They are Longxi County, Beidi County and Shang County.

Among them, Beidi County is close to the inner history, and there is a Huizhong Road to communicate, which can ensure the logistics supply of the army, and Beidi lives in the middle of Shangjun and Longxi County, which can contact the two places and respond to each other, so it is the main direction of attack.

Zhao Tuo led an army of 200,000 to attack from the north.

Longxi County and Shangjun, each with 50,000 horses gathered, led by the veteran generals Qiang and Yang Yuan respectively, as the flank of the army, waiting for Zhao Tuo's order to attack at any time, to launch a fierce attack on Henan, this is the strategy of advancing from east to west, and attacking from north to south.

But that's next year, and now the army recruited in the land of Kanto is still on the way, and the children of Guanzhong will not be on the road until next year's spring ploughing.

Zhao Tuo is now going to the north first, one is to train the cavalry in advance and popularize his cavalry three treasures, and the other is to better grasp the situation of the Hu people at the border.

The art of war, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

Before the Qin army attacked the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, there was information provided by the Qin people and traitors from the Six Kingdoms, and it can be said that they knew the internal situation of the Six Kingdoms well.

Just like the battle of Qin and Qi, before the war started, Zhao Tuo knew the number of soldiers and horses of Qi State, and even the killer weapon of Da Sima, etc., and therefore formulated corresponding tactics, and finally won easily.

But now he is facing the Yue clan from Hexi.

Zhao Tuo knew very little about the Yue Clan, and he was even inferior to the Xiongnu.

He must first find out the enemy's situation, such as the number of troops, deployment, and information about the commander-in-chief before he can study the actual combat strategy.

"The general can recruit the Wu clan 倮 (luǒ) to inquire, this person has been praised by the emperor, and his position is better than that of the feudal monarch, if there is anyone in the Qin State who knows the Yue clan best, I am afraid it must be this person."

Seeing that Li Shiqi was in the limelight, the new general's staff Chen Ping was not to be outdone and offered his first suggestion.

"Wu Shi Lu ......"

Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly.

He had heard of this person's name, and he was one of the two famous officials and businessmen in the Qin State, and he was as famous as the Ba widow Qing who sold dansha in the southwest.

Wu Shi Lu was not a real Qin man, he was born in the Wu Rong clan, relying on the local geographical advantages, herding cattle and horses for trade.

He sold his cattle and horses to Qindi in exchange for a large amount of silk and silk, and then resold them to the Rong tribe in the west at ten times the price in exchange for a large number of cattle and horses. He sold these cattle and horses to the Qin people in exchange for more silk silk, which he sold again to the Rong people......

Under such reselling, Wu Shilu accumulated countless goods, and his cattle and horses were all over the mountains and fields, and they were innumerable, which needed to be measured by grain.

Moreover, this person is also very smart, knowing that it is difficult for a businessman with wealth alone to gain a foothold in the Qin State.

When the Qin State conquered the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, he was very sensible to offer a large number of cattle, horses and livestock to the First Emperor to help the Qin army in the expedition, and from time to time offered some rare treasures from the west.

This loyalty made the First Emperor very happy.

With a wave of his hand, he let this merchant from the Rong people rank more than the feudal monarch in the Qin State, giving him a high status.

Because of the long-term reselling business, Wu Shi Lu also has trade contacts with the Yue Clan, just like Chen Ping said, if you want to talk about who knows the Yue Clan's situation best in the entire Qin State, I am afraid that there is only this person.

Zhao Tuo happily accepted Chen Ping's suggestion, but before he could send someone to invite Wu Shilu to come to the Northland County to discuss.

I heard that this man was already waiting in Yiqu.

"Historical Records: The Biography of the Goods and Colonies": Wu's animal husbandry, and the public, reprimanded and sold, sought strange things, and offered the king of Rong. The king of Rong even repaid it, and with the livestock, the cattle used the grain to measure the horses and cattle. Qin Shi Huang ordered Lu Bi to be crowned as a monarch and invited his ministers to the court.

(End of chapter)