Chapter 43: Dragon City (Part 2)
In the next few days, Huangshigong, Wei Liao, Sima Shang, Meng Wu, Li Si, Han Fei and others arrived one after another. These people were all extraordinary ingenuity. They not only arrived on schedule, but also showed their extraordinary talents a lot in advance.
However, bad news came immediately. After Huangshigong and his team, there were only three Qin troops who could arrive as scheduled. Among the thirty Qin troops, there were only twelve Qin troops who arrived as scheduled, including the Qin army led by Qin Yiren and Li Mu.
After waiting for another five days, fourteen more teams arrived. So far, the Qin army arrived in Longcheng had reached twenty-six, and there were still four without any news.
Needless to think about it, these four Qin troops were lost, so Qin Yiren had to send someone to search. It took nearly ten days to find these four Qin troops. Under the guidance of the responders, they arrived at Longcheng.
Qin Yiren immediately promoted the tent, and a group of generals rushed to the central army's tent, all of whom were drooping their heads and dejected, like a defeated rooster, and there was no such thing as a huge victory.
Qin Yiren glanced at the generals, saw the despair of the generals, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone raises their heads!"
All the generals had to act according to the order and raise their heads.
"I know you feel very uncomfortable, I can understand this." Qin Yiren spoke slowly and gave a lecture, saying, "Do you know why I want you to go deep into the desert for training? Because, the Qin Dynasty has to face not only the land of Shandong, but also the Hu people in the north, the Baiyue in the south, and the alien races in the surrounding areas. They are all enemies of the Qin Dynasty!"
The Qin State wanted to unify China, not only to eliminate the six countries, but also to deal with the surrounding foreign races, such as the Xiongnu, the Donghu and the Baiyue. Only in this way can it be considered true unification!
When we mention Qin Shihuang, we will think of Qin Shihuang's feat of destroying the six kingdoms and unifying China. In fact, Qin Shihuang's great cause of unification is far more than that. The great cause of unification he accomplished not only includes destroying the six kingdoms, but also collecting the Baiyue in the south, destroying the Xiongnu in the north, and recapturing the Hetao land.
Qin Yiren knew very well. If Qin wanted to unify China, it would not only destroy the six countries, but also take over the important responsibility of fighting against foreign races. At present, the Qin army had no problem in conquering Shandong, and they were invincible. However, if they were asked to deal with foreign races, they would be somewhat incompetent.
What caused this situation was not because the Qin army was not good at fighting, but because they did not conduct this training and had no combat experience in this area. If they did not take advantage of the opportunity to defeat the Huns this time and practiced the Qin army well, laying a solid foundation for defeating the Huns in the future, and when they were about to deal with the Huns, it would be a big trouble and might even turn into a disaster.
In history, Emperor Wu of Han defeated the Huns was a major event that made people proud. When we mentioned "Shanyu Escape at Night" and "Fenglang Juxu", we were excited. However, in the early stages of the war, the Han Dynasty paid a heavy price. Why did this be so? It is because the Han army did not master the skills of fighting in the desert, and there was also a lack of generals who could lead the army to gallop in the desert. It was not until a period of time that the Han army mastered the skills of fighting in the desert. Emperor Wu of Han promoted the commanders of genius Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and the Han army became more and more smooth, and finally defeated the Huns to the destruction of their country and the seeds.
"When you mention Shandong, you don't take it seriously. You think Shandong is not good at fighting and is not a match for the Qin Ruis. That's right, you have built your reputation with the sea of corpses and blood from Shandong!" Qin Yiren continued.
The Qin army was famous and made the Qin army scared to talk about Qin in Shandong. This was something that made the Qin army very proud. The generals raised their heads and chests, and were extremely proud.
However, Qin Yiren attacked them and said, "You think the Qin soldiers are invincible in the world, right? You were wrong! You were outrageously wrong! This time you went deep into the desert, and you saw the terribleness of the desert. Do you dare to think so again?"
The heads that the generals had just raised were hanging down. They had nothing to say about this matter. If they didn't work, they wouldn't work.
"Look at your appearance, like a sissy, you dare to call him a sharp man!" Qin Yiren grinned and shouted: "Isn't it just a bad practice? What's so disappointing? This is the first time that the Qin Ruis have experienced in the desert. They cannot distinguish the direction and cannot find the source of water. These are normal. As long as you cheer up and learn from the Huns humbly, you will be better than the blue and surpass the Huns."
This is the first time I have experienced it in the desert. The Qin army and the Qin generals are not familiar with it. It is normal for problems to happen. This is not the fault of the Qin army.
"It's not scary to be unfamiliar. We can experience it without being familiar. What's scary is that you are so depressed!" Qin Yiren's eyes flashed and he glanced at the generals.
The generals finally raised their heads and their chests rose up again.
Since Shang Yang's reform, the Qin army has been invincible, invincible and invincible. There are not many such cowardly things as this time of experience, and they will not be able to be depressed. After Qin Yiren's lecture, their frustration was wiped out and they returned to their former tyranny.
Qin Yiren saw it and was very satisfied with their performance. He said, "This time I went to Longcheng, not only to train you, but also one very important thing, that is: to announce the power of the army in the desert!"
Experience of the Qin army was just one of Qin Yiren's plans, and promoting military power was another purpose. Annihilation of millions of Xiongnu people would scare the Huns and the surrounding alien races and would never dare to invade the Qin border again. However, this was not enough. If the Qin army could go deep into the desert, the shock to the Huns and the surrounding alien races would be imagined.
"You think Xuan Bingwei is just walking to Longcheng, right?" Qin Yiren glanced at the generals.
"Yes." The generals thought so and answered in unison.
"If you think so, you are wrong, you are very wrong!" Qin Yiren's voice turned high and he said, "When we arrive in Longcheng, we have to do one more thing, one thing that will make you happy..."
"Things that make us happy?"
"What's the matter?"
The generals were a little confused. You looked at me, I looked at you, I didn’t understand why.
Dragon City is very desolate, and its purpose is to the grassland. There is no city or anything that makes people happy. It is really difficult to make the generals figure it out.
"...that's digging the ancestral tombs of the Huns!" Just as the generals were shocked and suspicious, Qin Yiren had already given the answer.
"Digging the ancestral tomb of the Huns?" The generals looked shocked and incredible.
Immediately afterwards, the generals were happy and said, "Really? Great! Great!"
How exciting it was to dig the Huns’ ancestral tombs? It would be impossible to make the generals unhappy. Look at them like they were taking stimulants, their faces were blushed and their faces were full of joy.
Digging out the ancestral tomb of the Xiongnu is a great thing that adds icing on the cake for Xuan Bingwei, and will make the Qin army famous. This matter must be done.
It can be imagined that once this matter spreads, it will be a deterrent to the Huns and the surrounding foreign races. The powerful Huns cannot even protect the ancestral tombs, and what else can the Qin army not do?
With the order of Qin Yiren, the Qin army began to prepare.
When the news spread, the Qin army was filled with joy and joy, as if they had won a great victory.
In fact, this matter makes them more happy than a big victory. Longcheng is the holy land of the Xiongnu. It is the burial place of the Shanyu of the Xiongnu in all dynasties, and is equivalent to the "king tomb" of the Central Plains. If it is destroyed by the Qin army, the consequences need not be considered, and the blow to the Xiongnu will be very heavy.
Of course, it has incomparable significance for Qin State, so who can not be happy?
The Huns have existed for hundreds of years, and there are many Shanyu buried in Longcheng. The ancestral tombs of the Huns dug by Li Mu and others are only one of them, a very small part. There are also many ancestral tombs of the Huns on other mountains in Longcheng.
Qin Yiren and his men rode horses to the northeast corner of Longcheng, which was a small hill, one of the bone burial sites of the Shanyu of the Huns.
From afar, I saw a jade staircase, which was emitting jade light in the sunlight, catching people's eyes.
"Oh my God, the Huns were too luxurious, and they actually used high-quality jade to pave the way." The generals came closer and saw it clearly, and couldn't help but be surprised. Look at them like that, their chins almost swelled their feet.
The Qin State advocated frugality and not luxury. It was the first time that all the generals encountered such a luxury, and they would not be surprised.
"You don't need to make such a fuss." Qin Yiren explained to them, saying, "The Huns and the Central Plains are different. You must think that so many high-quality jades are worth a lot of money, right? If you think so, you are wrong. You are looking at the Huns from the Central Plains' perspective, which is ridiculously wrong."
The generals nodded slightly as if they had realized something.
"If there were so many beautiful jades in the Central Plains, it would be unimaginable, and it would be rich enough to rival a country. However, in the Huns, no matter how many precious jades there were in gold, silver, treasures and jades were of no use except for viewing, and they were not as useful as cattle, sheep, and horses." Qin Yiren continued to explain.
For the Huns, who were extremely underdeveloped and had very shortage of daily necessities, gold, silver, jewelry and jade were just ornaments, and they were dispensable and useless. They were not as practical and useful as cattle, sheep, horses.
"It's reasonable! It's reasonable!" The generals finally understood why the Huns dared to pave the way with high-quality jade.
Qin Yiren changed his words and said, "Of course, the Huns are so hospitable that we cannot refuse them, so we all accepted them with a smile, dug out the beautiful jade and transported it back to Qin."
"Haha!" The generals burst into laughter and were filled with joy.
These high-quality jades are of no use to the Huns and are not valuable, but for Qin, it is of immeasurable value, which can alleviate the "financial pressure" of Qin and make Qin richer.
With a command, the Qin army immediately took action and swept the beautiful jade into the air. After the Qin army passed, it seemed like a dog had licked it.
There are also many good things in the tombs on the mountain. The gold, silver, treasures and beautiful jade piled up into the mountain. Qin Yiren is honest and unceremonious and ordered people to take them away.
In this way, under the command of Qin Yiren, the Qin army "visited" one mountain and another. Wherever the Qin army passed, valuable things were swept away.
"Oh my God, so much gold and silver!"
“So many treasures!”
"So many beautiful jades!"
Qin Yiren and the others were all amazed at the piles of gold, silver, jewelry and jade.
"So many treasures, is it enough for us to fight the Huns this time?" a general hesitated.
"What are your vision? So many treasures, such battles are enough for us to fight several games!" Qin Yiren glanced at the general and said.
Chapter completed!