Daqin Engineering Corps

Chapter 483 Invincible

After bidding farewell to Princess Wuyou and her party, Shen Bing went straight to Wuyuan with his personal guards.

Longcheng is much closer to Wuyuan than imagined, only more than 600 miles away, and the terrain along the way is rich in water and grass.

This is extremely important for marching in ancient times, especially when you come to the grassland from the Western Regions...the desert area of ​​​​the Western Regions is a sad reminder. You have to bring water and grass, and you have to walk around the sandy mountains, and occasionally there will be a few sandstorms. .

The terrain of the grassland is born for the cavalry to march, and you can graze by stopping anywhere. You can find a river, set up a tent and light a bonfire, and you can spend a beautiful night. If you can meet herdsmen and exchange a few sheep from them, then It is a kind of enjoyment.

Equipped with horse gear, the marching speed has been greatly improved, so they arrived in Wuyuan in less than ten days.

This time, Shen Bing and others entered Wuyuan from the wolf mouth of Yinshan Mountain.

When I arrived at Langkou, I saw teams of Qin troops building fortresses on both sides and sealing the entrance.

When the soldiers guarding the city heard that they were Shen Bing and his personal guards, they hurried out of the city to line up... These troops were actually newly recruited Hetao troops from Wuyuan, Jiuyuan and other places, but because Shen Bing had been in the Western Regions for a long time, they only listened to I have heard Shen Bing's name but I have never seen Shen Bing.

At this time, seeing Shen Bing in front of him, they came from all sides to meet him.

Before Shen Bingren arrived, the news had already reached Wuyuan.

Immediately, the whole Wuyuan boiled up, and the idle people spontaneously brought food and drinks out of the city to welcome them. The team even lined up several miles away. If there were no soldiers on both sides to protect them, the road would be completely surrounded. Can't walk anymore.

Ren sighed beside him:

"The general is so supported by the people, we are so honored!"

Shen Bing just smiled and didn't speak.

What he thought in his heart was that if Ying Zheng saw this scene, he might be more afraid of himself.

Shen Bing was right. At this time, Ying Zheng was waiting for Shen Bing upstairs while drinking in Tingxuan Inn dressed as a horse merchant.

He originally wanted to see what kind of pomp Shen Bing had, but he didn't expect to see the scene of the common people rushing out of the city to greet him.

Ying Zheng was quite upset, and secretly said:

"Although I was greeted by hundreds of officials and common people when I returned to Xianyang, most of the common people were afraid and awed."

"But there has never been a scene where people spontaneously go to greet them like this."

"One day if this Shen Bing rebelled, wouldn't these common people also rebel against Shen Bing?"

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but "hum".

At this time, Shen Bing's cavalry was coming from a distance.

Although the cavalry is not very neat, but all of them are wearing rattan armor and bronze swords at the waist and hips, and you can faintly see the damage and sword marks on the guard rattan armor... Although this is not very elegant, it is invisible. A murderous aura, one can tell at a glance that it is an army of hundreds of battles.

Ying Zheng was startled again:

"If Shen Bing's cavalry army is so mighty, Qin Jun may not be able to match it!"

"Shen Bing, Shen Bing, are you here to help me seize the world, or to seize my country?"

When Shen Bing's cavalry was about to pass downstairs, Ying Zheng raised his head towards Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao understood, took a few people downstairs to stop the horse team, and said:

"My master intends to meet with the general for a while. I wonder if the general will show his face?"

Shen Bing recognized Zhao Gao, looked upstairs again, and saw the horse merchant raising his glass in this direction.

Shen Bing happened to have something on his mind and wanted to have a few drinks, so he got off his horse and walked into the inn without hesitation.

The shopkeeper hurriedly brought a group of fellows to greet him.

When the guests upstairs saw Shen Bing coming up, they stood up and cupped their fists, saying:

"The general is polite!"

"Congratulations to the great general on his triumphant return!"

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Shen Bing walked through the crowd while returning the salute, and came to the horse merchant's compartment, but saw the horse merchant stood up and cupped his hands and said:

"The general is polite!"

"I haven't seen you for a few months, but the general's style is still the same!"

Shen Bing let out an "ah", without speaking, and took a few sips of mulled wine after sitting down.

The horse merchant couldn't help but wonder:

"The great general is always victorious in every battle, why is he so preoccupied?"

Shen Bing glanced at Ma Shang, hesitated to speak.

How could he casually tell others about this high meritorious master, let alone the emperor talking about it behind his back... It's almost the same if you don't want to die.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing replied:

"Brother Tai doesn't know something. If possible, Shen Bing hopes to make a living selling horses like Brother Tai."

The horse merchant gave an "oh" in surprise, and then said with a smile:

"The general was joking."

"The general has hundreds of thousands of soldiers at this time, and all of them are elites of hundreds of battles."

"Is there anyone in the world who doesn't know the bravery of a great general, who can't be asked for by others, but the general wants to sell horses for a living?"

Shen Bing didn't answer, he just raised his glass and touched the horse dealer and drank it down in one gulp, and then drank several more glasses one after another.

Seeing Shen Bing like this, Ying Zheng's suspicions eased a lot.

Because Ying Zheng could see that Shen Bing was expressing his feelings, not to mention that he had nothing to pretend to be in front of a "horse merchant".

If Shen Bing had the intention of retreating... that seemed to mean that he had no intention of treason.

However, Ying Zheng remained calm, and he offered another glass of wine to Shen Bing, saying:

"The general has a lot of things on his mind, could it be... that he wants to go into hiding like General Wang Jian?"

Shen Bing was stunned when he heard this.

Of course he knew what the horse merchant meant.

Ma Shang clearly said that he would learn from Wang Jian and return to seclusion, but in fact he pointed out that Shen's military exploits were high.

Shen Bing shook his head and said with a smile:

"General Wang Jian retired from his old age and returned to his hometown. I am only [-] years old, so how can I learn from General Wang Jian?"

Then Shen Bing wanted to change the topic, and said casually:

"I'm not afraid of my brother's teasing, Shen Bing is just tired of this kind of fighting and killing, and wants to rest for a while."

"Actually, what's so bad about drinking for nothing like Xiongtai and being at ease?"

Ma Shang didn't want to let Shen Bing go, he made a haha ​​and said:

"I thought the general was worrying too much!"

"Even if the general is willing to sell horses for a living, I'm afraid the emperor will not agree."

"I'm asking about today's Great Qin. If there is anyone who can control the Western Regions and grasslands, I'm afraid it must be the Great General!"

"With this alone, the general can sit back and relax!"

Shen Bing couldn't help frowning, thinking that this horse dealer seems to be a little different from usual, why is it so barbed in his speech this time, as if he was targeting himself?

However, Shen Bing didn't think too much, raised his glass and replied:

"Although that is the case, Xiongtai doesn't know anything."

"The Western Region is a place of wind and sand, which is not suitable for large-scale cultivation, and grassland is suitable for herding horses."

"As long as we hold the Hexi Corridor in the Central Plains and then connect to the Great Wall...the Western Regions and the Huns will have difficulty going south."

"So what if the two places can be suppressed? What if they can't be suppressed?"

This question stopped Ying Zheng.

What Shen Bing said is also correct, both the Western Regions and the Grasslands are dominated by cavalry.

The characteristic of cavalry is that they are not good at attacking cities, so Yingzheng only needs to connect to the Great Wall regardless of the status quo... Wouldn't the Central Plains be invincible?

Chapter 484 Sweaty Horse

Yingzheng was somewhat confused by Qin's expanded territory.

For example, Yingzheng originally wanted to build the Great Wall in Hexi, but soon the Hexi Corridor was included in Qin's territory, so building the Great Wall in Hexi was meaningless.

Then he wanted to build the Great Wall on Shazhou, and soon the Western Regions were included in the territory, so the Great Wall on Shazhou lost its meaning again.

Then even the grassland was included in the territory...

So this even made Yingzheng give up the idea of ​​building the Great Wall.

But now, Ying Zheng is worried that Shen Bing's power will be greater than that of the Central Plains, and he is worried that Shen Bing will rebel...

So isn't it also possible to use the Great Wall to block Shen Bing from rebellion?

Although Shen Bing could control hundreds of thousands of fine cavalry, the Great Wall was built on top of lofty mountains, and the cavalry would be completely meaningless at that time.

If Shen Bing has artillery...couldn't the Central Plains build artillery and deploy it on the Great Wall?

The most important thing is that these words came from Shen Bing.

This made Ying Zheng let go of his half-suspended heart.

Because if Shen Bing had the intention of treason, how could he come up with a plan to restrain himself?

After thinking for a while, Ma Shang nodded and said:

"It makes sense!"

Then he didn't say much, and left with a group of servants.

Shen Bing drank a few more cups, and then returned home with his personal guards.

The so-called Huifu is actually a barracks.

Shen Bing only built a commander's mansion in Yunzhong County, and lived in barracks in other places such as Jiuyuan, Wuyuan, and Hexi.

Shen Bing was a little strange. What Ying Zheng said in the edict was to let him go to Wuyuan to face the saint, but he had already arrived in Wuyuan but he didn't know where Ying Zheng was.

I want to send someone to send a letter to report, but I don't know where to send the letter, so I have to wait anxiously in the barracks.

The next day, when Shen Bing was inspecting the recruits, Ren hurried over to report:

"General, the emperor is staying at the Tingxuan Inn and summoning the general to face the saint!"

Shen Bing was startled, hurried back to get dressed, brought a few guards and rushed to Tingxuan Inn.

I secretly said:

"Now we can finally meet the legendary First Emperor!"

At this time, the Tingxuan Inn was surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, and the surrounding streets were sealed off, and even Shen Bing had to surrender his weapons and be searched before he could enter.

Under the guidance of a servant, Shen Bingzhong walked into the Tingxuan Inn, and the cubicle he came to was actually the one where he had a drink with the horse merchant yesterday.

Shen Bing didn't dare to hesitate, he knelt down and said:

"Subordinate Shen Bing, see the emperor!"

The compartment door opened, and Shen Bing was surprised to find that the horse dealer came out.

Ma Shang helped Shen Bing up, hehe laughed and said:

"The general is free."

"For the sake of safety, I often go on tour in subdued clothing, the general must not be offended!"

Shen Bing quickly replied:

"My subordinates dare not."

"The subordinates don't know it's the emperor, please forgive me for the negligence!"

Ying Zheng smiled and said: