Daqin Engineering Corps

These things are still secondary, the most important thing is actually the three-bow bed crossbow...

To be precise, the most important thing for Hanoi soldiers who are responsible for food protection tasks is the three-bow bed crossbow.

Like other Qin armies, Yang Duanhe's [-] troops were mostly infantry, and the cavalry and chariot soldiers were only [-].

Moreover, these cavalry troops were still "first-generation cavalry troops" who used crossbows, and they did not have rattan armor for protection. Fighting the Huns head-on on the grassland was almost courting death.

But of course, their task was not to fight the Huns but to protect food and grass.

Then Hanoi soldiers can take the three-bow bed crossbow and use it to launch "thunderbolt fireballs" to deter the Huns.

The more Yang Duanhe listened, the more frightened he became, and the more he listened, the more ashamed he became...

He never expected that there would be so many tricks and dangers in the fight against the Huns, and he wanted to attack Wuyuan with an army of [-] in vain.

If this is the case, I am afraid that the [-] army will be completely wiped out.

More than twenty days later, when the Hanoi soldiers arrived at Jiuyuan, Shen Bing immediately distributed the trained three-bow bed crossbow and crossbowmen according to the establishment of the Northern Army.

Then some food and grass were prepared, and the spies were sent to Wuyuan for reconnaissance.

Moton soon got wind of it.

This is not because of the spies sent by Shen Bing, but because Yang Duan and the [-] troops rushed to Jiuyuan to make too much noise.

As soon as Mao Dun heard that another [-] Qin troops had rushed to Jiuyuan, he frowned when he looked at the map.

After Mao Dun became Shan Yu, Zuo Xianwang was naturally succeeded by his son Ji Porridge...Ji Zhou was the old Shang Shan Yu who succeeded Mao Dun Shan Yu.

The old Shang Shanyu can be said to have fulfilled Maodun Shanyu's unfulfilled wish: to attack the Yuezhi and kill the Yuezhi king to pacify the Western Regions.

At this time, Ji Porridge was only more than ten years old, and the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, so he said without thinking:

"Chan Yu, give me 5000 troops, and I'll go get that Shen Bing's head!"

Mo Dun rolled his eyes and said:

"If you think you can defeat the tiger now, then before you grow up to defeat the tiger, you will already be its food!"

Ji porridge asked:

"Is Shen Bing a tiger?"

Mouton nodded:

"It is a tiger much more ferocious than King Donghu."

"Do you still want to bring 5000 men to take his head?"

Ji Porridge shook his head and replied:

"When I grow up, I will defeat him one day!"

Mouton nodded.

Youxian King Xunyun [yǔn] was originally a general of Maodun. After Maodun became Shanyu, he was promoted to Youxian King to lead the Huns army.

Xun Xun asked Mao Dun:

"Donghu is so powerful and advancing every step of the way, Shanyu didn't even frown."

"Why is Shan Yu so worried when the Qin army only sent reinforcements of [-] troops to Jiuyuan?"

"Is Shan Yu worried that the Qin army will come to the grassland to kill our warriors and take away our cattle and sheep?"

Mouton shook his head.

Xun Xun asked again:

"Is Shan Yu worried that the Qin army will take away our territory?"

Mouton shook his head again.

Xun Xun wondered:

"What Shan Yu worries about is..."

Mao Dun pointed to the sheepskin map and said:

"Wuyuan, I'm worried that they will take Wuyuan away."

This is a normal reaction. The Qin army's capture of Jiuyuan is of course a way to continue to expand the achievements of Jiuyuan and occupy the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, like Yingzheng, he directly ordered the north to attack the Huns to uproot them... This is just a dream.

Xun Xun is a typical Xiongnu warrior, of course he doesn't know the value of Wuyuan, so he just stares at the circle on the map in a daze.

Rather, Ji Porridge saw something tricky:

"If the Qin army captures Wuyuan, our warriors in Hexi will have no way out!"

Mao Dun nodded in relief. He has been teaching Ji Porridge with the Central Plains' military art, and it seems that it has achieved some results.

"So!" Modu came to a conclusion: "We must either withdraw from Hexi, or defend Wuyuan."

Ji porridge replied:

"Land is the foundation of a country, how can it be easily withdrawn?"

Xun Xun hesitated and said:

"That's... Shou Wuyuan?"

"But that is a city in the Central Plains, we don't know how to defend it!"

After a pause, Xun Xun said:

"We can drive them back with cavalry!"

Mao Dun shook his head and said:

"Do you still remember the battle of Jiuyuan?"

"The Qin people will attack Wuyuan just like that battle."

Once Mao Dun said this, Xun Yun didn't dare to speak anymore.

The sound of "Shocking Thunder" still makes Xun Xun terrified, and there is even a scar on his left leg, which was cut by the spikes flying from "Shocking Thunder"... The Huns don't know "" What is the "thunderbolt fireball" is called "shocking thunder".

After hesitating for a while, Xun Xun asked:

"So, how should we defend Wuyuan?"

Mao Dun turned his eyes to the grassland outside the tent, and said thoughtfully:

"I heard... Qin people are riding horses and archery like us, and they are trying to surpass us in riding and archery."

"Perhaps, we should also learn to defend the city like the Qin people."

"This is the only way to defeat them!"

It has to be said that Mao Dun's idea is indeed superior.

First of all, although Houtao is also a flat plain suitable for cavalry warfare, the problem is that it is surrounded by mountains and blocked by the Yellow River in the south. It is not as open and open as the Mongolian Plateau in the north, which can be used for long-distance mobile combat.

Fighting against the Qin army under such terrain conditions, and the Qin army has "shocking thunder" in its hands, it can be said that it is even more difficult to defend Wuyuan.

Secondly, there is a ready-made city in Wuyuan.

Wouldn't it be too wasteful to give up if you didn't even keep it like giving up Jiuyuan?

Thirdly, it means that "the ruler is long and the inch is short", the Qin army and the Huns cavalry have their own strengths.

At this time, the Qin army was learning from the strengths of the Xiongnu to make up for its own shortcomings. Why couldn't the Xiongnu learn from the strengths of the Qin army?

Of course, Mouton would not naively think that they, who had never defended a city before, would be able to defend Wuyuan for the first time.

Mao Dun formulated a plan for this, that is to combine the defense in Wuyuan City with the mobile combat of the cavalry outside the city, and continue to attack and harass the supply line of the Qin army.

So Modu immediately ordered [-] Xiongnu cavalry to enter Wuyuan and repair the city gates and walls, and store a certain amount of food and arrows in the city.

The other [-] cavalry were harassing and looking for fighters in Yunzhong and Jiuyuan.

And Mao Dun himself led [-] cavalry to cooperate with Wuyuan outside Wuyuan City.

Everything has its two sides, even war is no exception.

It does have many negative effects, such as life, property, destruction... But at the same time, it also has positive effects. It can even be said that war promotes the development and transformation of society, and it can also be said that it is the law of "survival of the fittest" in human society.

Chapter 355 Both Attack and Defense

When Shen Bing and Yang Duanhe were preparing to attack Wuyuan, the straight road started.

The reason why Zhidao started construction earlier than Chidao, Shen Bing thinks Ying Zheng is out of selfishness or it can be said to be the prophecy...

"Hu Ye, who died in Qin Dynasty", if this prophecy is correct, it means that there will be no problems in China, and the problem is the Hu people abroad.

So in order to make his own country stable and also for the immortal to refine the "immortality" medicine for him as soon as possible, of course he must first deal with the Huns in the north.

Therefore, Yingzheng did not hesitate to distribute the first batch of [-] laborers on the planned Qin Zhidao.

Yingzheng divided Qin Zhidao into eleven sections, and allocated more than [-] laborers to each section, depending on the situation.

The construction of the eleventh section started at the same time, and more labor will be continuously invested in the later stage. It is planned to be completed within one to two years.

After hearing this, Shen Bing had to lament Ying Zheng's generosity, which involved tens of thousands of laborers at every turn.

But it's not surprising to think about it.

As soon as the war ended, the large number of prisoners who were worried about using them could immediately turn into laborers.

In addition, there are people who have violated the laws of the Qin Dynasty... At this time, the entire Central Plains belong to the Qin State, and they will be used as labor labor if they commit any crimes.

And it's just hard labor. Ordinary people have to do remote labor regularly every year, so the Qin State's major projects come one after another.

It's just that during this period, I don't know how many people will die of exhaustion and starvation.

This is actually a defect of the legalist state. The ruling class can formulate, change and use laws that are beneficial to itself at will, and then openly use these laws to exploit the people, making the people miserable under the "evil laws" but powerless to resist.

There is a saying that "if you are poor, you will be good for yourself, but if you are rich, you will take care of the world".

At this time, Shen Bing can only do "lonely care of himself", and he needs to "do his best" to do so, of course he has no time to take care of other things.

With Yang Duanhe in charge of logistics, Shen Bing is quite at ease.

After all, he is a veteran of the Qin State who fought all the way from Xianyang, and he has his own advantages in command.

So Jiuyuan accumulated food and grass for half a month, and Shen Bing led the army to go out.

This time, Shen Bing originally planned to attack with cavalry, that is, to send [-] Shenwu troops with more horses to rush day and night and capture Wuyuanzha's next stronghold in two days.

However, the spies reported:

"General, we found out that the Huns in Wuyuan are building the city wall and building the city gate!"

This made Shen Bing a little surprised. Does this mean that the Huns are planning to defend the city?

Wang Ben wondered:

"Will the Huns build walls?"

The spy replied:

"But it was built with a large number of slaves, most of whom were the people of the Central Plains!"

Wang Ben couldn't help but let out an "oh".

Wang Ben didn't feel anything, but Wang Bai's eyes showed resentment, and he couldn't help cursing:

"The Huns are hateful!"

The Xiongnu plundered the Central Plains for a long time, and what they robbed was not only property but also people. These people became slaves in the hands of the Huns. They were the kind who had no freedom of life or even their lives.

Wang Bai had the experience of being a slave in the Huns, so he naturally hated him deeply.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing ordered to chase back the cavalry who had sent out a surprise attack.

Wang Ben was still a little unwilling, and said:

"Great general, the Huns may just be bluffing."

"Besides, the Xiongnu are good at attacking but not good at defending, and their foothold is not stable at this time. We may not be able to retake Wuyuan with three thousand cavalry."

Shen Bing shook his head:

"How can the Xiongnu not know that they are good at attacking but not defending, so you think they will only defend but not attack?"