Daqin Engineering Corps

Then he sighed.

Xianyang is a water-scarce area in the west. The lack of water resources makes it difficult to form the scale of the Hetao area, so even if these technologies are moved there, it may still not be comparable to the Hetao area.

not to mention……

The most important thing in the Hetao area is that the opened Silk Road can communicate with the Western Regions. This geographical advantage is incomparable in Xianyang.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng asked again:

"Is there any news about Shen Bing conquering the Huns?"

Zhao Gao replied:

"Back to the emperor, there is no news yet."

"However, it is said that Shen's army has a long-term layout, attacking the Xiongnu from both sides, and the situation of this battle is very good."

"If Shen Bing can defeat the Xiongnu, there will be Hetao in the south, the Western Regions in the west, and grasslands in the north...there are more than a million soldiers!"

Although Zhao Gao said that he praised Shen Bing, he actually meant that Shen Bing had grown up.

Sure enough, Ying Zheng frowned.

Although Yingzheng believes that Shen Bing was sent by the gods to help him take over the world, Yingzheng, who has a double-faced personality, also doesn't like someone so powerful that he can't control it.

In particular, the growth rate of Shen Bing's power is too terrifying. In less than a year, he fought from Hetao to the Western Regions, and now he is joining forces to conquer the Xiongnu...

The Xiongnu has been a confidant of all countries in the Central Plains since ancient times. Although the Central Plains regards them as barbarians, they can't do anything about them. All they can do is to build the Great Wall for passive defense.

However, not to mention Shen Bing's defeat of the Huns several times, at this time they attacked from both sides and went deep into the grassland to fight against them.

If this wins, it will be a feat through the ages!

Just as he was thinking, a personal guard sent Shen Bing's memorial.

Ying Zheng gave Zhao Gao a look, and Zhao Gao understood it, stepped forward to accept the memorial and opened it.

After looking at it for a while, Zhao Gao was startled and said:

"Your Majesty, the Shen soldiers have defeated the Huns, and they have captured the important city of Dragon City."

"Killed more than [-] cavalry, Mao Dun Shanyu was defeated and fled to Mobei, Youxian King..."

"Youxian King has surrendered to Great Qin!"

Ying Zheng didn't react for a long time.

Although he had expected it to be good news, he always thought that what he came to report was a victory, and he was afraid that there would be a few months of follow-up.

Who would have thought that this battle would end like this, Shen Bing had won a decisive victory.

In this way, as Zhao Gao said, the area controlled by Shen Bing consists of Hetao, Western Regions, and Grassland, and these three areas are connected as one.

These regions are far larger than the Central Plains...

At this time, the Central Plains area was mainly the Yellow River area, and the area was not large.

The grassland area of ​​the Western Regions is much larger than the Central Plains in terms of area, but the population is not as dense as that of the Central Plains, especially the Western Regions where there are large deserts.

And this is not the most frightening thing, the frightening thing is that Shen Bing still controls a large number of elite cavalry, if these cavalry march south... even the Central Plains cannot stop them.

Doesn't that mean that even Ying Zheng's life is in Shen Bing's hands?

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng's face became very ugly.

After receiving the memorial and looking down, Ying Zheng became more and more frightened.

Because Shen Bing's division of the Yueshi, Youxian King, and the Western Regions showed quite strong political skills... It seems to be a simple distribution, but in fact it makes them hate each other and constrain each other.

If this is the case, how can the countries escape from Shen Bing's grasp?

After thinking about it, Ying Zheng said in a difficult way:

"The current plan, is it necessary to transfer that Shen Bing back to Xianyang?"

When Zhao Gao heard this, he secretly thought it was bad.

If Shen Bing was transferred back to Xianyang, wouldn't Fusu also come back with him?

So hastily said:

"Your Majesty, my subordinates think it is absolutely impossible."

"At this moment, Shen Bing already has millions of soldiers. If he is transferred back rashly, I'm afraid he will be irritated."

"What's more, at this time Longcheng has just come down and our army has not gained a firm foothold."

"Bring Shen Bing back...Modun Shanyu fights back again, wouldn't our army's previous efforts be wasted?"

Ying Zheng thinks it is right, now is not the time to reduce Shen Bing's military power.

But when I think about the power Shen Bing controls, I feel nervous again... Originally, I hoped that Shen Bing would be seriously injured after the battle with the Xiongnu, but I didn't want this soldier to fight more and more.

Zhao Gao didn't know what Ying Zheng was thinking, so he suggested as soon as he rolled his eyes:

"Your Majesty, for the current plan, my subordinates think that we should keep Shen Bing safe."

As he spoke, he leaned into Ying Zheng's ear, whispering in such a low voice that Ying Zheng nodded repeatedly.

Of course, Shen Bing, who was in Dragon City, didn't know what Ying Zheng and Zhao Gao were planning.

In fact, it is false to say that you don’t know at all. The words of the master of high meritorious service are the eternal truth. It is just right for a courtier to have a medium-level power. If it goes higher, it will become more and more dangerous. Wang Jian in history was also after the destruction of Chu. So he returned home because of this, how could he, Shen Bing, be an exception?

But credit is not what Shen Bing wants, and sometimes he really can't help himself.

For example, in the Western Regions, every scene is a battle of life and death, either you die or I die.

Of course, Shen Bing couldn't choose to die, but if he survived... the result is that he has more credit and more influence.

Another example is the Huns, which is also a battle of life and death.

Even the arrow is on the string and has to be launched, because the Xiongnu is the significance of the Western Regions Allied Forces.

If you don't fight the Huns, the Western Regions will be a mess.

Step by step, the result is the current situation.

4 Chapter Eighty

From Shen Bing's point of view, in fact, the strength is not enough to defend Daqin.

The reason is that the 36 Western Regions, the Youxian King of the Xiongnu and even the Yuezhi all have their own interests, and they don't just do whatever Shen Bing orders them to do.

If you really want to say that Shen Bing can completely control it, it should belong to the more than [-] Pu Lei army led by Jiang... This army was recruited and trained by Shen Bing from the Western Regions. In their eyes, Shen Bing was the only general, and even Jiang was no exception.

That's why Shen Bing can say that he has "complete control" over it.

Other troops, such as Hanoi soldiers... are actually Yang Duanhe's soldiers. If Shen Bing wants to turn against Da Qin, he must first instigate against Yang Duanhe.

Although Shenwu Army and Daliang Army were recruited from Shen Bing and trained by themselves, they can also be said to be loyal to Shen Bing.

But this "loyalty" is based on Shen Bing's status as a general of the Qin State. They know how powerful the Qin State is and how much energy Ying Zheng has.

One day, if Shen Bing wants to fight against Qin, these soldiers will have to worry about it. Will they stand in line with the general or Qin?

So this is not an army that can be "completely controlled".

At least, when the time comes, Shen Bing will have to look for an excuse of "the Qing emperor's side" to make them think that he is still a soldier of the Qin army.

Shen Bing calculated like this, but in Yingzheng it is another algorithm:

Yang Duanhe was his life-and-death friend, and there were more than [-] elite soldiers in Hanoi. With the addition of the Daliang Army, Shenwu Army, and Hetao Xinzheng troops, there were more than [-] troops in the Central Plains alone.

There are more than [-] soldiers in the Western Regions, the Yuezhi has another [-] to [-] soldiers, and the Xiongnu sent another [-] to [-] soldiers...

Doesn't this have more than [-] troops?

Daqin has only 50 to [-] troops, and many of these troops are newly recruited pawns with no combat experience.

On the other hand, all of Shen Bing's hands are elite soldiers of hundreds of battles, especially the cavalry troops of the Western Regions, Yuezhi, and Xiongnu.

In the past, it was difficult for the Qin army to deal with the cavalry of the Xiongnu family. At this time, these cavalry had been united into one army by Shen Bing...

That's great?

If Shen Bing wanted to be emperor one day, wouldn't he have to step aside too?

Fortunately, Shen Bing still has a son Fusu in his hands.

As the legal heir of Daqin, Fusu had no reason to rebel against Qin, so Yingzheng asked Fusu several times in letters whether he had military power and whether he could participate in decision-making.

Who is Ying Zheng? Of course he knows that if Shen Bing wants to rebel, he must first support Su and make him lose power in the Qin army. I'm afraid the same is true of Shenwu Army and Daliang Army.

But Fusu's answer reassured Ying Zheng:

"Since the general left the Western Regions, all matters in Hetao have been decided by the ministers and Yang Duanhe."

"The Daliang Army, the Shenwu Army, and the Hetao Army are all under the command and training of the ministers."

"The reason for this is that the general is too busy in the Western Regions to take care of it, and the second is to give the sons and ministers the opportunity to exercise."

"The general also often communicates with his ministers, teaching them how to fight and train soldiers, as well as how to govern the country."

"Thank you, father, for allowing my son to practice with the general. I feel that I have benefited a lot."

Hearing Fusu's words, Yingzheng was not only relieved, but also very comforted. If Fusu could become a man one day, and even expand his territory like Shen Bing, then he would have successors.

Shen Bing is also well aware of this truth. In fact, he has never had the heart to oppose Qin, but has the heart to assist Su.

The reason why the rift with Qin is getting bigger and bigger, besides being too powerful and being taboo by Ying Zheng, the more important reason is that Zhao Gao and Li Si stand on the opposite side of Fu Su and want to help Hu Hai to the top, so the two sides are in the same situation .

At this moment, Shen Bing already felt that the danger was getting closer and closer to him.

The reason is that although Ying Zhenghui's imperial decree agreed with Shen Bing's approach, it only ordered Shen Bing to behead Youxian King and all his generals above the commander-in-chief for public display.

Its statement is:

"Youxian King of the Huns and a group of generals plundered the Central Plains for many years to harm one side."

"The Xiongnu soldiers can spare their lives, but King Youxian and his subordinate generals are the chief culprits."

"Although he descended to my Great Qin, he is still not of my race. Although ten thousand deaths are not enough to apologise."

"The general should immediately capture and behead all of them to show the world."

Fusu couldn't help being shocked when he saw this:

"Why is the father so confused?"

"If I kill King Youxian and his generals at this time, how can the Xiongnu soldiers be subdued?"

"Isn't the grassland in chaos again, the Huns may make a comeback..."

Shen Bing stopped Fusu from continuing to speak, and then waved back to the left and right. When only Shen Bing and Fusu were left, Shen Bing said:

"Master, do you think the emperor really doesn't know the consequences of killing King Youxian?"

Shen Bing intends to speak clearly to Fu Su.

Fusu looked at Shen Bing with a puzzled face, and said:

"If the father knew the consequences of killing Youxian King, why did he order to kill him?"

Shen Bing replied:

"It's not King Youxian that the emperor can't trust, but me, Shen Bing."

Fusu couldn't help being shocked:

"What did the general say?"

"Father takes the general as his commander and commands Hetao's soldiers, and even let Fusu train with the general. How can he not trust the general?"

Shen Bing sighed:

"If it was before, the emperor would have believed in me, Shen Bing."

"but now."

"Shen Bing first had the Hetao and then the Western Regions, and now he has captured the grasslands. He is in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops..."

So Fusu understood.

He nodded slightly and said: