Traveling through Great Qin: Father Qin Shihuang!

At that time, there is a high probability that both sides will suffer a loss, and Da Qin will naturally stand up and clean up the mess for them.

To sum it up, it is actually a very simple truth. The three forces of Daqin, Donghu, and Xiongnu actually formed a very delicate balance.

Among the three parties, Daqin is the most powerful, and can even resist the combination of the two.

But for Daqin, fighting with them at the same time would do more harm than good, so the balance of the three parties was maintained.

But now, Daqin is secretly uniting with Donghu to completely eradicate the Xiongnu, and this balance has been broken.

Donghu wants to take this opportunity to grow and grow, and even dominate the northern grasslands, so strong that he can compete head-on with Daqin.

On the other hand, Daqin wanted to eliminate the Xiongnu, so far to quell the chaos in the north, as the most stable back garden of Daqin, and even took this opportunity to take the step of expansion.

In short, both sides have their own ghosts. After the Huns are eliminated, it will be beneficial to both parties, and it is worth them doing so.

But once the Xiongnu perished, the temporary alliance between the two parties would be declared shattered.

At that time, there will only be two outcomes, either Donghu will take over the territory of the Huns and dominate the northern grasslands.

Either Daqin took advantage of the situation to kill Donghu and completely removed all obstacles on the northern grassland.

The 20 troops transferred from Longxi County were exactly what Ying Zheng was preparing for.

The 20 army, in addition to waiting for the Huns to be wiped out, took advantage of the situation to attack Donghu, and must always be on guard against Donghu King's betrayal.

King Donghu is not an idiot. The strategic partnership between Yingzheng and them is just to let Donghu not intervene in the Huns' war, and help intercept the escaped Huns by the way.

But once the Huns are completely wiped out, King Donghu will face such a powerful Qin army alone.

With Donghu's strength, the chances of winning against the Qin army head-on can be said to be very small.

Therefore, King Donghu might suddenly turn against the water when Daqin was at war with the Huns, and then unite with the Huns to attack Daqin secretly.

Or Donghu may suddenly attack Daqin while the Daqin army is deep into the northern grasslands and the rear defense is empty.

Before the expedition, Zhao Che, Mengtian and others had already discussed any actions that Donghu might take, so Li Xin's 20 troops were just to guard against this possible problem.

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At this time, in the camp of Shangjun, Meng Tian and others were discussing the plan of this expedition, and by the way, they were also waiting for Li Xin's arrival.

Before Li Xin's army is in place, Meng Tian and the others will not move out easily for the time being, so as not to cause emptiness in the Shangjun camp.

"Commander, the spies have brought back the latest news. The Xiongnu have suffered an overwhelming plague of locusts, and all farmland has been seriously damaged. In just a few days, almost half of the Xiongnu's farmland has lost their crops!"

The spies were reporting to Meng Tian and others with the news they had inquired from the Huns.

"Okay, all the food for the Huns has arrived at our place. Now that they have encountered such a plague of locusts, the logistics supplies must be in short supply. As long as we send troops at this time, we will be able to easily wipe out the Huns!"

Meng Tian slapped the table and said very excitedly, and by the way, looked at Zhao Che who was resting with his eyes closed beside him with reverence.

The fact that the Xiongnu would encounter such a crisis was all the result of Zhao Che's single-handed planning.

If Zhao Che hadn't brought out iron smelting techniques and the latest blueprints for forging weapons, Daqin would not have returned so many old weapons.

Then it was Zhao Che's proposal to use commercial smuggling methods to deceive the Xiongnu Chanyu and let them take the initiative to deliver the grain in their hands.

In the end, even the locust plague that swept across the Xiongnu was arranged by Zhao Che.

The Xiongnu probably thought that they had suffered a natural disaster, but they didn't know that all of this was a man-made disaster.

"How long will it take for Longxihou's army to arrive?"

Zhao Che opened his eyes and asked a question.

"My lord, there has been news from the Marquis of Longxi that we will arrive in Shangjun by tomorrow evening at the latest!"

"understood!"

Zhao Che nodded, then stroked his chin for a moment of contemplation before speaking.

"The Xiongnu's food has been devastated, and there is almost no harvest this year, and they have no food storage. Even if we don't send troops, the Xiongnu will definitely starve to death and freeze to death a large number of people this winter."

"If I were Touman, I should be thinking about how to make up for this year's food gap. There are only two ways to do this. The first is to buy back the food from Qiu Ping .”

"However, this method is not very feasible. After all, Touman has been coveting our weapons and equipment for a long time. Now that he finally got it, he will definitely not return it easily. Then there is only the second way out."

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Listening to Zhao Che's well-founded analysis, Meng Tian and the others nodded subconsciously.

"Young Master, what you mean is that the Xiongnu may choose to go south to plunder our Great Qin. Anyway, they already have top-notch weapons and equipment. I guess it's time for their self-confidence to swell?"

Meng Tian had also dealt with the Xiongnu for so long, so he could guess what Touman was thinking.

"Yes, let the spies continue to investigate. I guess the Huns' army should have been assembled."

"Here!"

Hearing Zhao Che's order, the spy immediately agreed and left.

But Meng Tian and others at the side looked at Zhao Che with some doubts and asked.

"Young Master, even if the Huns don't send troops, we will definitely take the initiative to attack. Why do we need to investigate their traces? Why don't we just lead our troops to kill them!"

"Different!"

Zhao Che shook his head and explained.

"It is true that we are going to take the initiative to send troops to deal with the Xiongnu, but don't forget that we also have a secret enemy, and that is Donghu."

"King Donghu probably sent countless spies right now, waiting to see the decisive battle between us and the Xiongnu. If we act too tough, King Donghu will definitely be vigilant."

"King Donghu will definitely understand the principle of dead lips and cold teeth, so if we are too strong, King Donghu will definitely unite with the Xiongnu decisively to resist our Great Qin army."

"Anyway, after this battle, even if the Xiongnu can resist, they will definitely be severely injured in the end. Maybe King Donghu can take this opportunity to annex the Xiongnu to strengthen his own strength."

"In this way, we didn't get any benefits. Instead, the Donghu King picked peaches, and there was an extra powerful enemy for no reason. This is not worth it!"

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Wang Li, who is Zhao Che's deputy, also participated in this meeting at this time.