Daqin: Take the bamboo shoots, Zulong eavesdropped on my heart!

"The last general, Zhou Bo, pay my respects to General Meng!"

After hearing this, Zhou Bo stepped forward immediately.

"You're welcome, Saibei is not a good place, it's best to stay here."

Meng Tian listened, smiled, and said lightly.

"Oh, of course he has to stay..."

Feng Zheng laughed and said, "I have something to discuss with General Meng Tian, ​​so let's not waste time here!"

"Very well, please, Marquis of Chang'an!"

"Please lead the way!"

Immediately, everyone got on their horses and walked side by side.

"General Meng, how have the Huns invaded these past few months?"

"As usual..."

Meng Tian smiled and shook his head, "These people are like the lice on the horse, they are always like this... Only when we build the Great Wall can we better stop these prairie wolves... "

"Ha ha……"

Feng Zheng laughed and said, "A Great Wall is indeed very important to the imperial court. However, it is not enough for us to rely on the Great Wall alone and wait for them to attack... Only by pulling out the roots can we get rid of it." It's the most appropriate way..."

"Oh?"

Meng Tian laughed and said, "Meng Tian, ​​from your Majesty, you have heard some high-level remarks from the Marquis of Chang'an. I heard that you intend to crush the entire Xiongnu? Please listen to me, this matter is easy to say, but not easy to do. "

"Of course I understand..."

Feng Zheng said with a smile, "War is easy to say, but if it is done, it will cost a lot. So the court wants to do business!"

That's right...

You want to fight the Huns, right?

It is precisely because it is not easy to fight, so people and materials are all costly!

It is precisely because of this that the imperial court had to find a way to save enough supplies to destroy the Xiongnu!

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually did this. He used the money accumulated by his grandfather Han Wendi and his father Han Jingdi for two lifetimes as war supplies, and fought hard against the Huns for a protracted war. Civilization is defeated.

Fighting a war has never been a joke, nor is it a simple rage.

It's not just people, it's money!

Chapter 787

In other words, fighting a war requires money, which not only directly provides huge consumption for the front line, but also improves security and expands fault tolerance.

As long as the resources in the rear are sufficient, one or two small or even medium-scale defeats in the front is nothing.

Affordable!

For example, during World War II, Europe and the United States fought wars, and there were tens of thousands of people at every turn. The consumption of tanks and armored weapons made our guerrillas look straight.

With such weapons and armor scale, if it is equipped for our soldiers, will the little devil still be so difficult to fight?

However, at that time, the country's industrial creativity was seriously insufficient, and weapons of that scale could not be produced at all.

Therefore, fighting can only be more careful, and fighting is only more difficult.

But Europe and the United States are not. Just the fierce battle between the Soviet Union and Germany in Eastern Europe, the consumption of weapons is not blinking at all.

Because their rear resources are sufficient and their productivity is guaranteed.

You don't have enough money, how do you fight the war ahead?

Not to mention Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, even if it was the Great Qin Dynasty, it is not impossible to fight the Xiongnu by concentrating its power now.

However, there is not enough material to wipe out the Huns!

This grassland civilization is like this. The wildfires are endless, and the spring breeze is blowing again. If you don’t wipe him out, then he will still have a chance to breathe. Then, many of your previous expenses will be greatly reduced, even considered a discount. The water is gone.

But these expenses are not an easy time for you, so if you continue to fight like this, then it is not very wise, and it is called militarism.

So, why is it said that in the first half of his life, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty praised how awesome he was in expanding his territory, but in the later period, his criticism suddenly took a turn for the worse, and he was also called a militaristic?

Because of the overdraft, the domestic resources can't keep up. If you go to war at this time, what will flow is neither water nor sweat, but blood!

Isn't this fatal?

"Meng Tian also knows a lot about the Marquis Chang'an's decision..."

Meng Tian said, "The purpose of the court's business is to make the court richer and more food-rich, so that it can rest assured to fight against the Huns, right?"

"more or less……"

Feng Zheng said with a smile, "To fight the Huns, it must be a long and protracted battle, or it must be a fast-paced wheel battle. Either way, it will cost a lot."

"Well, so..."

Meng Tian said, sighing, "Why don't I want to smash the Xiongnu? In the land of Hexi, I should have acted more vigorously, gathered more soldiers and horses, and completely eradicated them. Otherwise, there will be no today. The Xiongnu took advantage of the grassland cavalry to harass our vast northern border like this!"

"What General Meng Tian has done has already made great contributions to our Great Qin, so there is no need to blame yourself."

Feng Zheng said with a smile, "Xiangshi's purpose was not to drive away the Huns but to destroy them. I'm afraid it won't be so easy..."

"This, actually..."

Meng Tian also sighed and laughed when he heard this.

That's right, it was a sneak attack on the Huns to drive them out, not to destroy the entire Huns.

After all, the Xiongnu tribe, before being beaten back to the grassland, was actually already a nomadic form.

In terms of combat effectiveness, it is actually not weak.

If you want to sneak up on them and catch them off guard, that's fine.

However, he wanted to easily wipe out one hundred thousand Huns in one go.

difficult!

Moreover, Meng Tian didn't have so many soldiers in his hands at that time.

With insufficient troops, how could it be possible to fight a huge war of annihilation?

Moreover, the Huns were backed by the grasslands, and they were not guarding the city, so it was naturally more difficult to encircle and wipe them out.

Soon, Feng Zheng, Meng Tian and his party also arrived in Fushi City.

Compared with the soldiers and horses I brought with me on this march, the guards of the Great Wall of Fushi City looked even more dusty.

After all, they have been in this place for several years.

It is impossible to say that I do not miss my hometown.

Not only them, but also the laborers who were building the Great Wall, also missed their hometown very much.

What's more, most of the soldiers brought out by Meng Tian were from the Guanzhong Army.

Behind them, Guanzhong is hundreds of miles away!

but!

They can't go back!

This is different from before, when Daqin often took a few months or a year to destroy a country, and then returned triumphantly.

At that time, Daqin would not die many people in the war, and he could go back in a short time, and he could stay at home for a long time.

But now, since being sent to defend the northern front and oversee the construction of the Great Wall...

I can't go back for a few years...

After all, their coach is Meng Tian.

Meng Tian couldn't help it either, he naturally knew what the soldiers and laborers were thinking, but building the Great Wall for Great Qin was not only an order from the imperial court, but also for Great Qin.

So, what count as personal thoughts and feelings?

Nothing!

Even so, we can only give up!

but……

Just a few days ago, His Majesty suddenly issued an edict, asking Meng Tian to prepare to receive Feng Zheng.

Moreover, Yingzheng also told him in the imperial edict that if Feng Zheng can make tools that are very conducive to the construction of the Great Wall, then he must listen to Feng Zheng and allow some soldiers and laborers to return home in rotation.

Meng Tian was shocked and full of surprises when he got the news.

First, he didn't expect Feng Zheng to come here to help him...

Second...

That is, His Majesty actually agreed to let some soldiers and laborers go home in rotation?

If Feng Zheng can really make tools that are conducive to the construction of the Great Wall, shouldn't he speed up the work and let the Great Wall be built earlier?

The efficiency here has improved, but you want to cut down the manpower in a hurry?

Isn't this going to delay things?

If it wasn't for Ying Zheng's personal orders, then Meng Tian definitely didn't want to do this.

Can……

Since Ying Zheng said so, Meng Tian had no choice but to wait for Feng Zheng's arrival with curiosity.

"Marquis of Chang'an, please take your seat!"

When he came to Meng Tian's general's mansion, Meng Tian raised his hand and said, "Chang'an Hou Huai ordered you to come here, and I will take the seat."

"Hey, I have a life, and you have a life too. Those who come are guests, so I dare not take my seat..."

Feng Zheng smiled and said, "Feng Zheng came here not to supervise the general, but to assist..."

"Hehe, then I'll take it easy..."

After hearing this, Meng Tian took his seat, and then invited Feng Zheng to take his seat.

"Your Majesty's edict, Meng Tian has already received..."

Looking at Feng Zheng, Meng Tian asked with a smile, "I'm curious in my heart. I don't know what the Marquis of Chang'an is going to make? Can it really benefit the construction of the Great Wall?"

"Well, it shouldn't be a problem..."

Feng Zheng smiled and said, "However, the general has to give me some time and something, so I can make it for you..."

"The Marquis of Chang'an said so, so Meng Tian is relieved..."

Meng Tian nodded after hearing this, and immediately asked again, "If these artifacts can be made, it would be a great thing at that time... However, Meng Tian doesn't know why the Marquis of Chang'an wants to let the people who built the Great Wall People, are you in a hurry to return? Wouldn’t it be better to keep more people and complete the construction of the Great Wall as soon as possible?”

"Ha ha……"

Feng Zheng listened, and smiled lightly, "Not necessarily."

Chapter 788 Fighting the Xiongnu, the Great Wall is of little use...

"Oh, not necessarily?"

After hearing Feng Zheng's words, Meng Tian was taken aback for a moment, and immediately asked, "How do you say it?"

"General Meng, let me tell you something, we Daqin will fight against the Huns in a short time, General Meng should understand, right?"

kindness?

Hearing Feng Zheng's words, Meng Tian hesitated a little, then nodded, "Of course I understand, this is also His Majesty's long-cherished wish..."

"Yes, since that's the case, does General Meng Tian think we can win?"

Looking at Meng Tian, ​​Feng Zheng asked with a smile.

what?

Can Daqin win?

Meng Tian was stunned for a moment, his heart moved, and then he smiled, "The chances of winning are very high. After all, neither Your Majesty nor the Marquis of Chang'an would like to fight a battle without preparation or confidence?"