When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 554 Yan State is good at relying on other countries

Yao Jia and Dun Rui, who had received twenty canes, limped in and were led to a side room by the old eunuch's order. The imperial doctor had already been waiting here, while the others had lunch by the way. .

Although Ying Zheng had beaten Yao Jia and Dun Rui, he still thought highly of them.

In Ying Zheng's eyes, the territory of the future Great Qin Empire will not only be the world of the Seven Kingdoms.

When Han Fei said that the world of the Seven Kingdoms would be ninety-nine, Ying Zheng became interested in the Western Regions, Baiyue and more distant places.

Haha, grapes from the Western Regions?

In the future, it will be renamed Daqin Xiyu County Putao.

After lunch, everyone started a new round of discussion. This time Ying Zheng wanted to hear the argument of the Yan Defeat Sect.

However, before Ying Zheng could say anything, a young and loud voice shook everyone. Everyone looked sideways and noticed that Li Xin had already stepped out from behind Zhang Jiji.

"Your Majesty, the general has something to say!"

"Li Xin...Okay! But it doesn't matter."

Ying Zheng happily snapped the case, with a bit of anticipation in his eyes.

Although Li Xin in this life was brought forward fifteen years because of the war to destroy the Six Kingdoms, and Li Xin was not the famous general of Qin who later made Ying Zheng extremely fond of him due to his outstanding military exploits, Li Xin and Qiang Yu were both descended from Ying Zheng’s Lang Guan after all. .

Compared with young generals with extraordinary talents such as Tu Sui and Ren Xiao, these generals with Langguan background naturally have more favor and trust in Ying Zheng's heart. They are absolute confidants and beloved generals. Therefore, Ying Zheng also very much hopes that Li Xin can give him He brings some surprises.

Li Xin generously said: "Xin believes that the current use of troops in the war to destroy the country should not be too hasty or too slow. If it is too hasty, haste is waste, and if it is too slow, it may miss the opportunity. Of the remaining four countries, Qi and Chu are the largest. They should be destroyed alone.”

Li Xin's words completely rejected the idea of ​​destroying the three kingdoms of Yan, Wei and Qi at the same time, which only one or two people had previously proposed.

Li Si nodded sideways and added: "What General Li Xin said is true."

"The four kingdoms of Chu, Qi, Wei, and Yan were all great powers in the past. Except for Wei, which has shrunk slightly, the remaining three kingdoms are all more than three thousand miles in size. If we divide our forces and destroy Qi, Wei, and Yan together, we will need at least 800,000 people. Soldiers and horses, and millions of civilians are needed to provide logistics, which will shake the foundation of Qin."

"Once the Qin army falls into a quagmire in a certain country, the overall situation will inevitably be affected. It would be unwise to destroy the three countries together!"

Wang Wan, the imperial censor, also stood up and said, "As a censor, I have the responsibility of recommending and evaluating officials, and I also know the number of scholars in Qin."

"To put it bluntly, the Qin State, which was regarded as a barbarian state by other countries in Shandong in the past, no longer lacks scholars. Our number of scholars far exceeds that of other countries!"

"However!"

Just when the ministers were about to applaud, Wang Wan suddenly changed the subject: "If our Qin State expands its territory by thousands of miles in one go, the government and the people will not be able to follow suit calmly."

"If the newly established government offices all use the old officials of the destroyed countries, it will definitely leave a lot of room for the remaining nobles of the six countries to instigate civil unrest. Even if the country is destroyed at that time, there will be unrest. If I fail to suppress it, I will suffer All kinds of constraints. This is where my concerns lie!"

Zhang Ji couldn't help but be a little surprised when he looked at Wang Wan. No wonder this imperial censor who didn't write much in history books later became the left prime minister of Qin. This kind of foresight, at least Li Si doesn't have yet.

The Qin State in history was not like the world. Through the marriage of Zhang Ji and Gongsun Li, it attracted so many intellectuals who defended the country, and nominally took over Korea, which was originally the land of Qin, in the form of abdication, let alone When attacking Zhao, Zhao Ren and Dairen were truly convinced.

This also led to the fact that after the ten-year war, although the Six Kingdoms were destroyed, they had to use the old officials of the Six Kingdoms. This ultimately led to the rapid disintegration of Qin after the death of Ying Zheng, who was able to intimidate Xiaoxiao.

However, Wang Wan's words are still a bit easy to offend.

Because when the Qin State lacked scholars, it always liked to use military men to govern the place.

People such as Wang Yan, Yang Duanhe, Wang Jian, Meng Ao, and even the retired Duke Hui all served as local county governors, forming an efficient administrative system similar to the military government. However, this administrative system was not stable enough and easily Ignore issues concerning people's livelihood and people's hearts.

"A war to destroy a country is different from an ordinary battle to capture cities and territories! The key lies in the strong coordination of the military, government, and people. One country, one country, gradually conquers it, and everyone is calm. Multiple heads fight together, and everyone has their own. Busy. At that time, I responded to the strategy of making close friends from far away, and this is the profound meaning! May the king think carefully about it. "

Zuo Prime Minister Wei Zhuang also held the same view, especially that Qi, a country that did not cultivate military equipment and was close to Qin, should be attacked last.

Li Xin said impassionedly: "Now that Wei and Yan are extremely weak, they can be destroyed at the same time. With the national strength and combat power of our country, Da Qin, we should have no worries about dividing our troops into two groups. Li Xin is willing to lead an army of 100,000 to attack and destroy Wei in order to The main force of Yan Yan's army responds from the north and the south!"

Ying Zheng did not immediately take Li Xin's words. Instead, he turned to Wang Jian and asked, "Does the old general have any kind words for me?"

Ying Zheng still wanted to listen to the arguments of the Yan Faction first. After all, Li Xin was still a little too young. Although he liked these young and energetic generals who dared to fight, he had to admit that the older generation The experience of the generals is also very important to Qin

Wang Jian's ravaged face was majestic and solemn, without any hint of smile. He slowly said: "From ancient times to the present, only the military affairs are unfathomable. A country that is about to fall is always without capable soldiers. A country that is flourishing is never without a defeated army. If you look at the great country of Shandong in terms of dead trees and decayed branches, I think that sooner or later it will be defeated. It caused great trouble. Yao Jia and Dun were weak and imprisoned in the diplomatic relations, and they lost because they did not see the foundation. Li Xin and Wang Ben were imprisoned in the battlefield and lost because they did not see the political situation and the people's sentiments. All of these and so on are not true. I hope the king, Shang Shen, will think about the way to advance the army!"

Ying Zheng understood that Wang Jian did not agree to attack the two countries at the same time, so he looked at Meng Wu, a general who was almost the same age as Wang Jian. Meng Wu thought for a moment and then said: "Ting Weizheng's "Han Feizi: Death March" 》There is a saying, "Although the wood is rotten, it will not be broken even if there is no strong wind. Although the wall is cracked, it will not be damaged even if there is heavy rain." As far as the Yan State is concerned, although its power is weak, it is connected to the Xiongnu in the north and Donghu in the east. Now that the Zhao State has been destroyed, it is still There are people with ulterior motives; there are flying cavalry and light soldiers on all sides, who are fast and agile. If they form an alliance and become one, the Qin army can defeat it with all its strength. How can the two countries be destroyed together? After many discussions with the general, I They all believe that in a war to destroy the country, one must not be impetuous and rush forward."

Wang Jian said to him: "I agree with Meng Wu that we should destroy Yan first. As General Meng Wu said, the difficulty in destroying Yan is not that the country is strong, but that it is located in the north and connects the barbarians. If it cannot be Destroy them with all your strength with one drum, and make them flee north to the Xiongnu, or establish a country again, the Central Plains will have endless troubles! Only in this way, to destroy Yan, not only must the entire army be mobilized, but also must be dispatched from the north to block the Yan state from the Xiongnu The connection between the barbarians.”

"Otherwise, the Yan Kingdom cannot be completely destroyed!"

Wang Jian and Meng Wu's words were so convincing that even Li Xin, Yao Jia, Dun Ruo and others who were dissatisfied could not help but admire Wang Jian and Meng Wu's foresight. Indeed, the prairie wolf tribe has indeed been gradually ignored by the Qin State.

At the beginning of the founding of the Qin State, it rescued the Emperor of Zhou from the grassland wolf tribe, and then attacked the Xirong. Most of the land of the Qin State was seized from the Xirong.

Later, the Wushi State and other seventy-two grassland countries lived in harmony with the Qin State through the efforts of King Qin Huiwen, and were gradually assimilated into the Qin people. The most threatening Yiqu State also perished in its hands. During the period when the Queen Mother Xuan was in power The old land of Yiqu was also completely annexed and absorbed by the Qin State.

Since then, the other wolf tribes on the grassland have completely stopped coveting Qin. How can they dare to go south to fight the autumn wind?

Only then did they focus on Zhao and Yan, so Qin gradually ignored its enemies on the grasslands in recent years.

But it's no wonder that these seven heroes of the Warring States Period all stood out from hundreds of vassal states. Even the Yan State, which had just been beaten twice by Lian Po and Pang Nuan, was able to lead its army northward immediately after the war and was beaten by the general. The anger of the beating was vented on Donghu who went south to plunder, so that Donghu's cattle and sheep could contribute to the recovery of Yan State.

Therefore, it is normal for Ying Zheng and the young generals who have never faced the steppe wolves to ignore this problem. However, it is a fact that the combat power of the steppe wolves is far inferior to that of other countries in the Central Plains, but it is very difficult to eliminate them.

They did not invade the city, but only plundered the population, wealth, silk and food. Most of them were light cavalry, and they came and went like the wind.

It is really difficult to retain such a light cavalry force that far exceeds the number and scale of the countries in the Central Plains. Therefore, the northern countries mostly build the Great Wall, taking advantage of the fact that the steppe wolves are good at cavalry and field combat, but not good at attacking fortresses, to isolate them from the Great Wall. outside.

"King, there is still another end to the plan to destroy Yan."

Lu Buwei closed his eyes and kept silent, as if he was asleep, but no one dared to disturb the right prime minister. At this moment, Lu Buwei finally stood up, raised his hands and said loudly.

"Oh? Father Zhong, please help me clear up my doubts."

Seeing Lu Buwei speak, Ying Zheng also sat upright, and everyone else also sat upright.

"Although Yan is weak, it is good at attaching itself to big countries. It is the first time for the countries in Shandong to cut off its wings!"

Immediately, Ying Zheng's heart was stirred, and a famous judgment from the time when He Zong and Lianheng immediately came to mind.

After Zhang Yi, Gongsun Yan and others withdrew from the stage of the Warring States Period one after another, when the Yan State was in a state of panic, Su Dai made a famous comment to King Yan when he analyzed the situation of the Yan State.

Su Dai said: "There are seven warring states in the world, but Yan is weak! It cannot fight alone, and if there are attachments, it will be heavy. If Chu is attached to the south, Chu will be heavy; if Qin is attached to the west, Qin will be heavy; if Han and Wei are attached to the middle, then Qin will be heavy Han and Wei are heavy. Moreover, Gou is responsible for the heavy weight of the country. This will surely make the king heavy!"

In other words, although the Yan State cannot be alone, it can serve as an important weight.

If the Yan State is attached to any country, or if it joins forces with any country, its power will increase sharply.

The importance of the Yan State lies in being dependent on a big country, not in being independent; it can only greatly increase the weight of a big country, so that the Yan State must have a decisive weight in the world.

The original intention of Su Dai's rhetoric was to seek a stable and long-term strategy for Yan State in the seven kingdoms, and to avoid the convulsions of suddenly taking the lead and suddenly retreating.

However, in fact, except for the period when Yan Zhao Wang Leyi was strong for a while, and briefly broke the Qi Dynasty and became independent, the Yan State generally sought dependence among powerful countries and wavered. During the most intense period of alliance and alliance, Qin was able to form alliances with Yan many times and break the alliance. In fact, it was because Yan pursued the "strategy of annexing the country".

Although Yan State's implementation of the strategy of vassal states was not consistent, its most frequent alliances with Qi, Zhao, and Qin were also uncertain, and its alliance with Chu, Wei, and Han were even more unpredictable. But no matter what, the Yan State may turn to any big country for support at any time, and it is an indisputable fact that it has a decisive value among the countries in the world.

If the Yan State moves eastward to annex Qi or Chu in the future, won't it mean that the alliance against Qin will be revived?

From this point of view, Yan is the most hesitant among the remaining four kingdoms.

As long as it is hesitant, there is the possibility that the world will be stirred up by Yan's move to find a way out.

In other words, the three countries of Qi, Chu, and Wei were based on the tradition of great powers. Once they fell into ignorance, it was difficult to change their national policy inertia. On the contrary, the Yan State had no fixed opinions and sought to annex the country to survive the country. It was entirely possible that it would spare no effort to Seeking alliances.

Faced with such a seven- to eight-hundred-year-old vassal power coming to our doorstep, who dares to say that the other three powers can categorically refuse?

If we accept it happily, won't Shandong's resistance to Qin inevitably lead to unpredictable situations?

If Wang Jian's words were striking, then Lu Buwei's words were deafening.

The necessity of conquering Yan mentioned by Lu Buwei has never been considered by anyone.

Since the establishment of Dongjun, the countries were cut off from the north and the south, and the Qin State no longer feared the alliance of the countries. However, if the Yan State united with the prairie wolf tribe in the north to attack the Qin State's rear when the Qin State was conquering the south, it would be a big deal. trouble.

However, from a rational point of view, Ying Zheng still has slightly different feelings towards the Yan Kingdom... after all.

After all, Yan Dan was the one who shared difficulties with him in the past. At least in the past, he only had Yan Dan as a friend in Handan.

The words of alliance and mutual emperorship when we were young are still in our ears.

However, this hesitation was only fleeting. Since the Qin State destroyed the three kingdoms of Wei, Han, and Zhao one after another, the Yan State seemed to have made no move. However, Yan Dan privately gathered the princes and nobles who had been displaced after the destruction of the three kingdoms, as well as the reaction of the world. The Qin elements had a faint tendency to build themselves into a new anti-Qin banner like Lord Xinling, and this friendship began to deteriorate.

Even though Ying Zheng still cherishes the old friendship in his heart, it is impossible for him to let Yan State develop like this.

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