Chapter 115
"Your Majesty, I think that to attack Hetao, I must first have a support. I want to transform the Great Wall in Hetao, transform the former Great Wall into a huge strategic rear, and can accumulate materials and station troops.
"Li Mu expressed his thoughts and said, "Once the time is right, I will lead my army to attack decisively and recover the Hetao land."
The King of Qin praised: "Good idea.
Fighting with opponents like the Huns who are good at maneuvering, there is no rear that can be relied on. This battle is difficult to fight. It is indeed a good way to transform the Great Wall and transform the Great Wall that was only used as a defense into a garrison place. "
At that time, Meng Tian transformed the Great Wall in Hetao, making it integrated offensive and defensive, and became a strategic rear that can be relied on. This is an important reason why Meng Tian was able to defeat the Huns. Unexpectedly, Li Mu also held this view.
This was indeed an exciting proposal for the level of war at that time. Wei Liao, Han Fei, Wang Jian, Meng Wu and Meng Tian highly praised it.
Just as everyone's praises, Zhou Chong objected and said, "Your Majesty, this is not something you can say."
"Mr. Zhou, this is the most complete method at present, why not?" Unexpectedly, Zhou Chong opposed it. Even the King of Qin, who had great trust in Zhou Chong, was a little difficult to understand. He asked curiously: "Mr. Zhou has an opinion, please tell me."
This was said to everyone's hearts, everyone stared at Zhou Chong, waiting for his noble opinions.
Zhou Chong said calmly: "Master, as far as the current situation is concerned, General Li Mu's views are indeed high-minded, and there is no better way than this.
However, Zhou Chong thought the situation would change. If the king wanted to just recover the Hetao land, Zhou Chong would have nothing to say. If the king wanted to completely solve the Huns' problem, Zhou Chong made a rough estimate and would inevitably invest the manpower, material and financial resources of the whole country.
If the Great Wall is built again, can the Qin Dynasty support it? Furthermore, if the king wants to completely defeat the Huns and Yongjing northern border, how useful will the Great Wall be built?"
It was Meng Tian who regained the Hetao land with the Great Wall as the basis and allowed Qin Shihuang to taste the sweetness and built the Great Wall on a large scale. Given the production level at that time, of course, it was the bodies of civilians who filled the ravines and caused chaos in the world.
But then again, the Great Wall has made great contributions to the Chinese nation.
Later generations criticized the Great Wall in all kinds of ways, but did not say what would it look like without the Great Wall? It can be said with certainty that if there was no Great Wall's barrier, the disaster for the Chinese nation would be much more serious.
It is precisely because of the existence of the Great Wall that Genghis Khan had to formulate a roundabout strategy to bypass the Great Wall. This is a clear proof of the value of the Great Wall.
Zhou Chong, who was familiar with history, would not be unaware of these. The reason why he wanted to stop the Qin King from building the Great Wall was because he had a more grand plan in his mind. He wanted to seize the opportunity to incite the Qin King to launch a large-scale military force against the Huns after pacifying the south.
To completely defeat the Huns and relieve the troubles of the north and borders, the Huns will surrender. What other role can the Great Wall play?
If the Xiongnu problem was not solved by taking advantage of the powerful Qin King's reign, then once Maodun unified the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu would be unprecedentedly powerful and would pose a great threat to the north.
In history, the Huns had been united until Emperor Wu of Han completely defeated the Huns for hundreds of years, and the people in the north lived in dire straits. If they defeated the Huns before they became powerful, it would be of great merit to future generations.
Furthermore, Li Mu's proposal was based on the military view that the cavalry was in a subordinate position at that time. Zhou Chong knew that not only later, but also during the Western Han Dynasty, the golden period of cavalry in Chinese history finally came. Emperor Wu of Han skillfully used cavalry on a large scale to fight against the Huns on the grasslands and completely defeated the Huns.
After all, it is to highlight the role of cavalry. Upgrade military theory. Li Mudi's idea is based on the fact that cavalry is subordinate, not the main force. This view not only needs to be eliminated.
The question raised by Zhou Chong was indeed a big problem. King Qin thought about it and said, "Mr. Zhou is right. But there is no better way than this at present."
Zhou Chong smiled and said, "Master, if you establish a stable strategic rear, Zhou Chong will have a plan."
His ideas have always been unexpected and very clever, and everyone looked at Zhou Chong with great anticipation.
In a hurry to answer, Zhou Chong walked away from the map, pointed to the map, and said, "Please look, this is the grassland, the place where the Huns appear, and this is Jicheng, not far away. Zhou Chong's view is that it is better to build Jicheng than to build the Great Wall."
Li Si retorted: "Mr. Zhou, your proposal is very bold and novel. It is just to build Jicheng into a stable strategic rear, which cannot be completed overnight, and must be decades.
Besides, Jicheng is far away from the Central Plains, and the people are unwilling to support it in the bitter and cold land. Even if the Qin Dynasty has the will, it will be difficult to do it."
Jicheng is similar to Beijing now, so of course there are differences. How important is Beijing’s strategic position? Friends only need to know that it is the capital to understand.
Wei Liao rarely agreed with Li Si's view and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhou, Lord Li's words make sense."
Zhou Chong smiled and said, "This is not difficult. The king is worried that there is no one here. If there is no one, just move people over and immigrate to the border.
"The strategy of immigrating to the border has been used since the rise of the Western Han Dynasty. This has been used throughout the ages. This has immeasurable benefits for the development of the north. It is this strategy of immigrating to the border that has enabled the North China Plain to be well developed.
Just as everyone was surprised, the King of Qin's eyes shone and he said with a high-five: "Mr. Zhou, your idea is too bad, it's just a trick, just do it like this. Didn't the royal families of the Six Kingdoms disobey my Great Qin? Well, I'll move them here.
The royal family in Yan State could not stay here and go to the south. The powerful people in various places rely on their power to bully the people. Isn’t it just a tyrant? He is nothing after leaving that place. I will move them over and kill them if they don’t come!
"The refugees, who have no land to cultivate and no food, have no food and clothing, have moved them over. I will give them the tools to cultivate, help them build houses, and ask them to resume production.
In less than ten years, Jicheng will be a huge rear, where people have food and clothing, and trade. Compared to building only one military base, soldiers will be much better at watching soldiers all day long. What do you think?"
The King of Qin was simply amazing. What he said was exactly what Zhou Chong wanted to add. Before Zhou Chong could say it, he said it first. Zhou Chong had to admire his talent and unique insight, and said convincedly: "The king is wise! The king is king, Zhou Chong thought that he could also give those illegal people to the land who had committed misdemeanors and ask them to hand over the food to Jicheng to atone for their sins.
"This is also a way to use land in the Western Han Dynasty, and the effect is very good.
"Yes, right, if a misdemeanor pays the grain to Jicheng, he can fill the granary or punish the prisoners. It is much better than doing the city dam pounding, so just do it." The King of Qin said excitedly.
Zhou Chong continued: "Your Majesty, just doing this, Jicheng cannot become the rear of the strategy of attacking Hudi."
Chapter completed!