[Comprehensive] Survival of the Last Emperor

Carrying the good wish that he would grow to seven feet and eight inches, Hu Hai asked Ying Zheng again why he asked him to come here. He couldn't be full of food and bored and pulled himself to make fun of him, right?

"We've arrived at Hangu Pass. Stretch out your head and have a look." Ying Zheng stroked Hu Hai's head and said with a gentle smile.

"What's so interesting about Hangu Pass?" Hu Hai casually lifted the curtain of the car. I've seen Shanhaiguan Pass, known as "the best pass in the world", and I've seen it, climbed it, and conquered it. How strange is this?Although I actually only saw everyone and everyone and everyone and everyone.

Hangu Pass was first built in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. It is adjacent to the Juejian in the east, the plateau in the west, the Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. It is named Hangu Pass because it is closed in the valley and as deep and dangerous as a letter.It is said that Lao Tzu passed through Hangu and wrote the "Tao Te Ching" here, so Hangu Pass is not only a famous military fortress, but also a famous Taoist place.

Since the third year of King Zhou Shenliang, King Huai of Chu led the troops of the six countries to attack Qin. For hundreds of years, Qin has been the natural danger of Hangu Pass. .

After hundreds of years of continuous consolidation of the Qin people, coupled with the fact that there is no comparison of quality with the Qin people, at this time Hangu Pass has become an out-and-out "the most powerful pass in the world".

"Tiankai Hangu Zhuangguan, Wangu shocked to the north." Hu Hai looked at the tall Hangu Pass in the distance and sighed. After sighing, he remembered the example of the loss of Hangu at the end of Qin Dynasty. Time to retire."

"Ah?" Ying Zheng looked at Hu Hai with a look of surprise. How did this brat remember that when he came out, when he came out?Dad didn't tell you to watch this.

Hu Hai didn't speak, his face was still looking at Hangu Pass outside the window, but his hands were behind his back, palms spread out flat, and his four fingers made a gesture of handing something towards Ying Zheng.

"What are you doing?" Ying Zheng said angrily, "You can take whatever you want, don't do it like this."

If you think about it seriously, no one has dared to do such a thing in front of his face for at least 20 years.Last time I did this in front of my face... Hun Dan, who would dare to do this in front of him?Lu Buwei didn't even dare!

"Map map! A map near Hangu Pass!" Hu Hai turned his head and said, looking at Ying Zheng with a look of "why there is no tacit understanding at all".

"Map of Hangu Pass..." Yingzheng's king car is very big. Not only can he lie down or work, but there are also a lot of books and snacks in the car for Yingzheng to relieve boredom. Hangu Pass is the gateway of Xianyang, so it is just After a little digging, Ying Zheng found the map of Hangu Pass that Hu Hai wanted.

"Father, look..." Hu Hai spread out the map, pointed to Hangu Pass and said, "The reason why Hangu Pass can defend Xianyang is nothing more than relying on the rugged roads, steep terrain, and dense forests in the pass, and its perfect restraint." It's just a chariot."

As soon as Hu Hai made a point, Ying Zheng immediately understood what Hu Hai meant. In the early years of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, all countries fought with chariots and fought each other.The so-called "country of a thousand chariots" refers to a country with many chariots.There are 3 armored soldiers on board, 72 infantrymen on board, and 25 logistics personnel, totaling 100 people.

The etiquette system in the Spring and Autumn Period was as follows: six armies of the Son of Heaven, each with a thousand chariots, a total of six thousand chariots; three armies for a big country; two armies for China; and one army for a small country.Therefore, in the age of Confucius, the country of a thousand vehicles was no longer a big country.

In fact, although Hangu Pass is important, it is not necessary to go through Hangu Pass to enter Xianyang from the Guandong. It is only because other routes cannot take chariots, only people and horses.

Now, although the chariot has not been swept into the dustbin of history, it has gradually been replaced by more mobile cavalry and more defensive infantry.

"If the enemy gives up going west from Hangu Pass, bypasses Shangluo, and enters from Wuguan..." Hu Hai pointed on the map with his hand, and as expected, Ying Zheng's face darkened instantly.Without waiting for Yingzheng to speak, Hu Hai then swiped on the map again, "And if the enemy can't pass through the chariot from the side of the pass, but can pass through the trail of men and horses, can he enter the pass with light cavalry?"

The two methods mentioned by Hu Hai are Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's methods of attacking Hangu.Both of them knew that Hangu Pass was the most elite place of the Qin army, so instead of attacking Hangu Pass head-on, they both chose to bypass Hangu Pass and enter the pass, and then... everyone knows the ending.

Hangu Pass played the role of the Maginot Line of Defense during World War II in the struggle for hegemony at the end of the Qin Dynasty.

As for later generations, because humans do not cherish vegetation, the vegetation in the upper reaches of the Yellow River has decreased, the Loess Plateau has become a real Loess Plateau, and Hangu Pass, which has lost the protection of dense forests, has been completely abandoned, which is another matter.

"Seeing that you are so confident, you must have a good idea?" Ying Zheng looked at Hu Hai, who looked like "a mountain man has his own tricks", pinched the bear boy's ears, lifted him to his side, and rubbed him The other person's face said.

"Of course." Hu Hai smiled slightly, reached out and tapped between Hangu Pass and Xianyang, "This..."

"This is... Tongguan?" Ying Zheng stroked his beard, looked at the location pointed out by Hu Hai, and carefully looked at the map.

In fact, Tongguan is not far from Hangu Pass, and there is a 140-mile-long trail between them. The east of the trail is called "Hanguan", and the west of the trail is called "Tongguan".From a defensive point of view, the effect of defending Tongguan or Hangu Pass is the same. To defend them is to defend the important passage for the enemies from the east to go west to Xianyang.

However, Tongguan is closer to Xianyang, so it is convenient to supply and easy to defend; and Hanguguan, the supply from Xianyang needs to pass through Tongguan.

From an offensive point of view, Hanguguan is good for both offense and defense, while Tongguan is only good for defense.

"In the past, my Great Qin lived in Guanzhong. If Hangu Pass was lost, it would be trapped in the Guanzhong by the six eastern countries and could not go west. That's why the previous kings guarded Hangu Pass. But now, my Great Qin has unified the Central Plains, and there is no need to attack the East. Therefore, defending Tongguan is the way to deal with the unexpected." Hu Hai looked at Ying Zheng who was thoughtful because of his words, and smacked his lips.

In fact, he really wanted to say that since the Qin Dynasty, according to historical records, there has never been a surprise attack on Hangu Pass to win Chang'an.On the contrary, the importance of Tongguan has been increasing. Since the Western Han Dynasty, Tongguan has become the east gate of Guanzhong, and Tongguan can resist the enemies of Shandong. Until the Anti-Japanese War, China and Japan fought a Tongguan battle in Tongguan.

If you want to bypass Tongguan to get Xianyang, that's not impossible.For example, those who are not afraid of detours can go south from Luoyang, take Sichuan, that is, the middle of Shu, bypass the Xionger Mountains, detour Qishan, and exit Jiange.The road to Shu is difficult to go to the blue sky, otherwise why Xiang Yu stuffed into Hanzhong, and put Zhang Han and other three kings in Xianyang, just to block Liu Bang's way out of Sichuan.

For those who are brave, you can go north from Luoyang, take Shanxi, go north along Taihang Mountain, bypass Taihang Mountain, and go down from the west of Taihang Mountain to the Loess Plateau.This route seems to be too dangerous, and no one has ever walked it.

People with rich imagination can go upstream along the Yellow River to reach Chang'an.According to the technology of the year, it is definitely not possible. According to the technology after 2000, Hu Hai seems to have never heard of the opening of this waterway.

The most thrilling and exciting route is to find a commanding height in Luoyang, then make a huge kite, and when the east wind blows, it will float down.As long as you don't get caught by Huashan halfway, you can definitely reach Chang'an safely.In this regard, as far as the current era is concerned, the only one who can succeed is Hu Hai.

Facing the map, Ying Zheng pondered over Hu Hai's thoughts for a long time, raised his head to look at Hu Hai, his eyes were full of praise, he was indeed a smart boy who could even consider such details, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

Hu Hai didn't think too much about Ying Zheng's praise. The reason is simple. Tongguan's wife is too famous. In the history before Song Dynasty, the sense of existence should not be too much.

"You write a memorial and report it later, and my father will ask someone to discuss it with you, and go through the process." Ying Zheng stroked Hu Hai's head lovingly, and said.

"Ah? Write a memorial? When are you going to write a memorial?" Hu Hai raised his head in surprise. Didn't he hide his merits and fame in the past, secretly behind his back, giving advice to Ying Zheng, and then Ying Zheng asked the gunner to write the memorial, Do you want to discuss the process again?When did the style change?

"Stupid boy!" Ying Zheng looked at the bewildered Hu Hai, and couldn't help but blamed again: "Why are you so stupid?"

"Father, you are blackmailing me again! Hmph! You are born to be stupid! Just write it!" Hu Hai touched the back of his head with his backhand and made a grimace at Ying Zheng.

"Remember to write it well! After you finish writing, show your father to read it in advance, and your father will help you to correct it, so as not to make mistakes in your memorial." Ying Zheng warned worriedly.

In the past, although Hu Hai was favored, he was not the heir to the throne. Low-key is the way to save his life. After all, a son who is too smart and favored can easily overwhelm the crown prince and make the minister feel unruly. It's not beautiful to fight.But Hu Hai's identity is different now. As the future Qin II, abolishing the elder and establishing the younger would be against the succession of the Great Qin throne. Of course, the youngest son needs to show various achievements.

As long as the emperor is willing and doesn't mind, the more achievements the prince has, the more he can show the talent of the prince, so that the position of the prince will be more secure; on the contrary, if there is no merit, Hu Hai is likely to be regarded as someone with a good face like his father. Then he was lucky to find the incompetent generation of Jiuding, who couldn't subdue the coveting hearts of all the ministers and brothers.

"Yes yes yes yes!" Hu Hai, who didn't understand his father's painstaking efforts and was still thinking about who to write the memorial for, nodded casually. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he looked up again. Ying Zheng said, "Father, come to think of it, what's the matter with you looking for me?"

"Hmm... Father just wants you to see the newly built road... and then..." Hearing Hu Hai mention this topic, the villain in Ying Zheng immediately lowered his head aggrieved, and shouted wildly in his heart, pointing his fingers: "Small it, baby! Please praise, please praise, please ask for all kinds of things!"

"Lu..." In Hu Hai's mind, he recalled the Malu he saw just now...Malu...Malu!How could there be a road in this year!

"Father, have you repaired the cement road?"