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"So the Western Regions and the Huns who have just settled down are about to move again."

"I shall hold it steady."

Fusu nodded in agreement:

"The general is right."

"If Zhao Gao wants to harm me, rumors that are not good for the general will inevitably spread."

"The most commonly used one is the rumor that the general is rebelling."

"In this way, the Qin army is worried that their family members will be punished and their hearts will be discorded. The Western Regions and the Xiongnu will definitely rebel when they see an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"If we can't stabilize, there will be no place for us outside the Great Wall."

Shen Bing was very relieved that the people like Fusu had indeed improved a lot with his travels, this analysis was logical and clear.

Fusu then said:

"Then the word "defense" is to prevent Zhao Gao from sending someone to attack in the name of his father?"

Fusu laughed:

"If we can hold on, with the great general's talent, who is the great general's opponent?"

"So there's nothing to worry about."

Then Fusu frowned:

"Then these words..."

"What the general said is just waiting for Zhao Gao to change?"

Then Fusu stood up with a "thump", and said:

"General, if this is the case, why is the father alive?"

Shen Bing looked at Princess Ziyang with helplessness in his eyes.

Princess Ziyang had no choice but to hide this matter even if she wanted to.

Chapter 533 The Western Regions

Seeing that Shen Bing and Princess Ziyang were silent, Fusu said:

"General, after we stabilize and defend, we are sure of victory. Why don't we counterattack at this time?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Most of the troops outside the Great Wall are cavalry. They are good at fighting in the wild but not good at attacking cities."

"Counterattacking the city where the Qin army is stationed will only increase the casualties in vain."

Fusu asked back:

"Could it be that I just sit back and watch my father being killed by a traitor and remain indifferent?"

"If so, what is the difference between us and Zhao Gao and others?"

Fusu anxiously paced back and forth before the case.

Shen Bing replied:

"It depends on whether the young master has the world in mind or the emperor in mind."

Fusu asked angrily:

"So what if you have the world in your mind? So what if you have your father in mind?"

"If Fusu sees death and does not save him, he will be a son of man in vain. How can he care about the world?"

Shen Bing went on to say:

"If you have the world in mind, you should understand that those soldiers who died in battle also had fathers, or they were also fathers."

"How can you, young master, trap thousands of people in unfilial piety for your own selfishness?"

When Shen Bing said Fusu in this way, he was stunned, but he was still frowning.

Shen Bing went on to say:

"What's more, even if I hit the city of Xianyang, you think you can rescue the emperor?"

"How could Zhao Gao not know why his crime is unforgivable?"

"If he knows he will die, how can he let the emperor go?"

"So, the young master's move is not to save the emperor, but to cover the world's eyes and ears with the death and injury of thousands of soldiers, so that the young master will not be called 'unfilial'."

"Young master, if you really want to act like this, forgive Shen Bing for not accompanying you."

"Young master can't be called the Mingjun of the world, and he can't rule the world!"

Fusu sat down on the ground and said after a long time:

"So, Father, he..."

Princess Ziyang comforted:

"The general's words are justified. If we wait to guard the outside of the Great Wall and stand still, Father may still have a chance."

"Instead of attacking Xianyang, Zhao Gao and his father were forced to die together."

"My lord, don't make such a plan again."

Fusu nodded and said:

"It is indeed unwise to support Su, so he acted like a general."

The general strategic direction has been determined, but the difficulty lies in the first step, stability.

Perhaps to change the subject, Princess Ziyang asked Shen Bing directly:

"Can the general be sure to stabilize the situation outside the Great Wall?"

Shen Bing shook his head and said:

"Just as the young master said, in order to disintegrate the military power outside the Great Wall, Zhao Gao's party will definitely release rumors that my Shenbing intends to rebel."

"In this way, the Qin army cannot be trusted, even the Shenwu army is no exception."

"It's not that they don't believe in Shen Bing, but that their family members are all in Qin and Qin's laws are extremely cruel."

Princess Ziyang and Fusu nodded in unison.

Just like Fusu almost lost his sense of control because his father was in danger, why didn't the soldiers of the Qin army have parents and brothers in Qin?

Moreover, if they were charged with "rebellion" along with Shen Bing, it would not only be a problem of copying and beheading, but also a problem of repeated sitting and punishing.

Under such pressure, how many people can bear it?

"Can we block the news?" Fusu asked.

Shen Bing shook his head and said:

"It's too late. By this time, the rumors may have spread all over the Western Regions and Dragon City."

This is normal and rumors spread much faster than imagined.

And if the Western Regions, Xiongnu, Yuezhi and other tribes all knew the rumors, how could they hide it from the Qin army who was in it?

Princess Ziyang said:

"If the Qin army is not trustworthy, the Xiongnu may not be able to rely on it."

This is very realistic. Countries talk about interests. It is true that Shen Bing was able to fight back then, but it was Qin Jun who started his career.

Now that the Qin army is gone, Shen Bing is in a situation of "the tiger falls into Pingyang and is bullied by dogs". How can those countries and tribes that were once conquered by Shen Bing talk about friendship with Shen Bing regardless of their own interests?

Shen Bing replied:

"In Shen Bing's opinion, there are only two reliable troops."

"One is the [-] Hun cavalry under Ge Yu's troops."

"Second is the Pu Lei Army under the command of the army, with more than [-] cavalry."

"In addition, Yuezhi Guilu may also be available."

"The total force should be more than [-] cavalry."

This is the result of Shen Bing's early preparations, and this expedition will bring out most of the trustworthy cavalry, otherwise there will be no such cavalry.

It's just that Shen Bing never thought that Ying Zheng would die a few years earlier, so he was caught off guard.

Fusu said:

"With these forces, can the general stabilize the Western Regions?"

What Fusu asked was true.

If the Western Regions can be stabilized, then the Xiongnu will naturally not dare to act rashly.

Shen Bing replied:

"If it's just the Western Regions, that's fine."

"But if the Qin army sends troops to fight when we are not stable..."

Then Fusu understood where the danger lies.

Fusu had thought things too simply before, thinking that what Shen Bing said about stability, defense, and so on came one after another.

But the fact is that when Shen Bing started to "stabilize" the situation in the Western Regions, Zhao Gao and his party would definitely not sit idly by, let alone wait for Shen Bing to stabilize the situation before taking action.

Therefore, in the Western Regions, it is very likely that there will be a situation where the power is evenly matched and you compete for each other.

After being silent for a while, Fusu asked again:

"Who does the general think Zhao Gao and the others will send to fight?"

Shen Bing replied without thinking:

"Yang Duanhe."

Fusu seemed to have thought of this a long time ago, and immediately asked back:

"Zhao Gao isn't worried about you persuading Yang Duanhe to bring him into our account?"

Shen Bing sighed and replied:

"As I said before, if Yang Duanhe dares to rebel, the whole family will inevitably be punished."

"Even if Yang Duanhe dared to rebel, his subordinates would not rebel because they were worried about their families."

"At that time, I'm afraid even Yang Duanhe won't be able to protect himself."

Fusu couldn't help but frowned:

"This person knows the general very well, and has the strength and supplies of the Great Qin. The general has also opened up the passage from the Central Plains to the Western Regions. In addition, the attitudes of the countries in the Western Regions are not clear. It is still unknown who will die."

Fusu's analysis of this point is quite correct.

In the past, both the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu were more important than the Western Regions.

Because the countries in the Western Regions are too weak and too scattered, there are 36 countries in one region.

If any country dares to rebel, Shen Bing can bring tens of thousands of people with him to destroy the country.

But if a Qin army is added to this, a Qin army led by Yang Duanhe... This will be a big problem.

Because of the special terrain of the Western Regions, it is extremely short of water, so it is good for defense and bad for offense.

As long as the Western Regions lean towards Yang Duanhe and open the door to him or provide him with fresh water, then Shen Bing will have nothing to do even if he is several times more powerful than Yang Duanhe.

Of course, there are also congresses in the Western Regions who are biased towards Shen Bing.

But in this way, it is impossible to talk about Shen Bing's "stability" outside the Great Wall.

Just when Shen Bing and Fusu were both having headaches, Princess Ziyang said:

"Ziyang has something to say, don't know whether to say it or not?"