Daqin Engineering Corps

"Otherwise, one day you and I will be in danger of our lives!"

Chapter 292 Choose One

Fusu nodded in agreement, but after thinking about it, he wondered:

"General, how should I prepare for this?"

This is indeed a headache. The current situation is that Zhao Gao, Li Si and others are close to the water, and Fusu and Shen Bing are far away from the Central Plains. Gao and Li Si fight together?

But Shen Bing was very confident, he replied:

"Just leave this matter to your subordinates."

"but……"

Fusu asked:

"But what?"

Shen Bing replied:

"However, there are some things that need to be kept from the king, I don't know your son..."

Fusu said in surprise:

"Why do you want to hide it from the king? This is the crime of deceiving the king!"

But Fusu understood in the next second, and he sighed helplessly:

"If Your Majesty knows about it, then Zhao Gao and Li Si will know about it too."

This is what Shen Bing wanted to say.

Even if Shen Bing is capable, if Zhao Gao and Li Si know all of Shen Bing's arrangements, then Shen Bing and Fusu will eventually die.

Shen Bing said in relief:

"Actually, it can't be regarded as hiding from the king."

"If the king didn't ask you and didn't tell you, how could it be considered deceiving the king?"

"If your majesty mentions it, you can simply put it in a nutshell."

"What's more, now that Zhao Gao and Li Si sent you to the north, they won't let you meet the king easily, so you don't have to worry about it."

Fusu's eyes lit up, and he replied:

"What the general said is true, Fusu will deal with it like this in the future."

With Fusu's words, Shen Bing was half relieved.

The reason why he only "let go of half of it" is because there is still a lot of pedantry in Fusu at this time, and Shen Bing is worried that he will forget all these confessions when he faces Ying Zheng one day.

Therefore, he wanted to "let go of the other half of his mind"... Shen Bing thought he needed to brainwash Fu Su a few times to make him understand that he could either die or hide Ying Zheng, and he could only choose one of the two.

If Fu Su really understands this, Shen Bing believes that with his own knowledge and skills, it is more than enough to deal with Zhao Gao and Li Si.

Fu Su didn't ask Shen Bing what countermeasures he had.

This may be because his mind is lamenting that he will be separated from Ying Zheng from now on, so he has no time to think about other things.

Before going on the road again, he only looked towards the direction of Handan silently, then bowed respectfully three times, wiped away tears, and then reluctantly stepped into the carriage.

The march along the way went very smoothly.

The people along the way heard that Shen Bing led the army passing by here, and they all came to see them off with melons, fruits and vegetables... This was not because Shen Bing was invincible in the battlefield, but because Shen Bing was the one who increased the people's income and production.

The people's thoughts are very simple, they admire whoever can make them live a good life, as for the change of dynasty and the beacon fire on the battlefield... For them, there are only wars and heavy military service and remote service.

It is very active on the road.

At this time, he has been promoted to the two to five hundred masters of the Shenwu Army, commanding more than a thousand elites of the original Black Armor Army.

He went to Shen Bing again and again and asked:

"General, this time I am waiting to go north, is it really going to the North?"

It's actually inappropriate to talk to Shen Bing like this as a master of two or five hundred people.

But Shen Bing didn't regard the artillery division as an outsider, and at the same time, he also knew that he didn't care about trivial matters, so he didn't take it seriously.

"Really." Shen Bing replied.

Jiang then asked:

"Then, will you fight the Huns this time?"

Shen Bing responded angrily:

"The Xiongnu go south to plunder every year. When we go to the north, we naturally have to fight the Xiongnu."

Then Shen Bing suddenly remembered that he was from Gaoche, in other words he was also a northern nomad, so he asked back:

"Was fighting the Huns embarrassing you?"

Ji Qi said:

"Why does the general ask such a question?"

Shen Bing said:

"You are a tall car person..."

He laughed loudly and said:

"The general doesn't know that although his subordinates are from Gaoche, they are at odds with the Xiongnu."

"The Xiongnu killed our people and robbed our property, making our family miserable."

"The subordinate rushed to the Central Plains to ask for help!"

Shen Bing let out an "oh", then wondered:

"Since you borrowed troops to ask for help, why have you never heard of it?"

With a long sigh, he said:

"When I first came here, I couldn't speak the language, and others only thought I was a lunatic."

"Later, I finally learned it, but found that the countries in the Central Plains were too busy to take care of themselves. How could there be soldiers who borrowed me to resist the Xiongnu!"

Shen Bing nodded secretly.

Although the Central Plains at this time has strong troops and horses, they are not only busy fighting among themselves to dominate the world, but they really have no soldiers to care about.

What's more, even if there is a loan, I'm afraid it may not be possible to win the Xiongnu.

As I said before, it is an illusion to take it for granted that the Qin army can defeat the Huns, because the tactics of the Great Qin and the Huns are not on the same plane.

If the Qin army defeated the Huns easily, then Liu Bang should be able to defeat the Huns 28 years later, but this is not the case.

Therefore, to a certain extent, it is the luck of the Central Plains to fail to borrow troops, otherwise the countries in the Central Plains will be amazed that the northern nomads, which they have always regarded as barbarians, are so powerful...

Shen Bing has also been verified from another aspect.

Anyway, there was nothing to do on the road, so Shen Bing called Wang Bai and Lei Hui to learn about the situation in Beidi and the Xiongnu.

When talking about the Xiongnu, both of them showed serious expressions on their faces.

"As far as my subordinates know, you must not ride a cavalry when fighting the Huns."

"The Xiongnu all have superb riding skills, and they come and go like the wind, and their soldiers are strong and their horses are strong."

"We and the Northern Goblin cavalry can't fight it head-on."

Shen Bing couldn't help but wonder:

"So, how did General Li Mu defeat the Xiongnu repeatedly?"

Wang Bo replied:

"The general doesn't know. General Li Mu mostly set up an ambush, formed an formation with chariots and then resisted with bows and crossbows."

Shen Bing nodded.

The battle with the Huns during this period seems to have indeed been fought in this way, with chariots or supply vehicles standing in front of the formation to prevent the Huns cavalry from charging, and then using crossbowmen to shoot and kill the Huns cavalry behind them.

In fact, not to mention the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty often fought like this. Li Ling led [-] infantry to fight the Xiongnu, although the defeat was glorious.

This is mainly because the Xiongnu cavalry tactics in this era are not very proficient, and on the other hand, it is also because the stirrups and saddles have not yet come out.

So even if the Huns grew up riding on horseback from childhood, and the cavalry has the advantage of speed, they usually still suffer in this kind of prepared defensive battle...

Although Li Mu was stationed in the Northland, he also made attacks, but more of them were defenses.

The cavalry is better at mobile attacks, rather than smashing to the ground.

Li Mu only needs to have a rough grasp of the laws of the Xiongnu's use of troops, know when they are about to come to plunder again, and then set up traps and wait for them to come.

As for Meng Tian, ​​who was later stationed in the North, he directly connected the Great Walls of Yan, Zhao, and Qin to plug the gap.

But Shen Bing...will use another method.

Chapter 293 Nirvana Stone

Going further north, you will enter the boundary of Taiyuan County.

Shen Bing intentionally stayed here for a while.

Stopping here is not for anything else... Taiyuan County is also Taiyuan City, the capital of modern Shanxi Province.

When it comes to Shanxi, you will definitely think of the coal here.

Shanxi not only has coal, but also has a large amount of medium-thick seam coal with a complete range of coal types and excellent coal quality, and its shallow burial is very suitable for open-pit mining.

Because there is a lot of coal in Shanxi, and people have gradually discovered that it can be burned in daily life, so coal has been used initially, such as lighting a fire for cooking.

Shen Bing stayed in Taiyuan just to inquire about the coal situation.

But of course, Shen Bing didn't inquire about it himself, but sent cavalry troops to inquire around.

It only took an hour for the result.

Wang Ben entered the account to report:

"General, I found a family in the east of the city and found that they used coal to make fire."

"It's just that they call it the Nirvana Stone."

Shen Bing said "oh", the dark path was originally called the Nirvana Stone, and the name is quite appropriate, "Nirvana" means dyed black, and the Nirvana Stone is also a black stone.

Shen Bing asked again:

"Have you ever asked where is the Nirvana Stone?"

Wang Ben replied:

"The two mountains of Jinshan and Cardia are inexhaustible."

As Wang Ben pointed out the locations of these two mountains on the map, Shen Bing nodded without saying anything, and then ordered the troops to continue northward.

On the way, Fusu asked in a strange voice:

"Why is the general looking for the Nirvana Stone on the way? What is the magical effect of this thing?"

Shen Bing replied:

"My lord, do you know what is the most important thing for me to go to the Northland here?"

Fusu thought for a while, then replied:

"Naturally resist the Huns."

"But with the general's ability, would he still be afraid of the Huns?"

Shen Bing shook his head and replied:

"This trip to the Xiongnu may be different from the past. You must not underestimate the enemy."

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