I am a child of Daqin Xiong, who supervises the country at the age of eight

Chapter 181 Military Miracle
Some people in later generations always said that China lost its enterprising spirit after the Qin Dynasty, and its territory was always controlled within this small area of ​​the Far East.

But in fact this view is wrong.

Because the dynasties of later generations did not lose their enterprising spirit and pioneering spirit.

but because.

At this time, the Huaxia Dynasty had already kept the [-] mm iso-precipitation line within the Great Wall.

All the land suitable for cultivation and habitation was completely occupied.

And the grasslands in the north, and the Western Regions in the west.

It was once occupied, but later it was found that maintaining these places was neither profitable nor reclaimed as fields.

The most important thing is that the cost of occupying this place is extremely high, and it will be abandoned after a generation or two.

Under such circumstances, later dynasties will limit their territory to the world within the Great Wall.

At this time, the Great Qin Empire was facing such a dilemma.

That is, all the known lands that can be conquered have been occupied by Great Qin.

The Xiongnu grassland people in the north have also been defeated.

Further north is Siberia, which is as vast as a sea of ​​smoke.

It is extremely cold there, and it is not suitable for living and cannot be cultivated, so for the current Great Qin Empire, occupying it is no different from not occupying it.

for occupying it.

There are only a few wildlings from the Stone Age there.

If you don't occupy there.

As long as Great Qin has enough strength in the future, that land will belong to the Great Qin Empire sooner or later.

In the West, it is the desert next door.

This is quite normal.

After all, anyone who knows the terrain of a certain place in future generations will know that this place is really not a good place.

Although the vast northwest area looks huge.

But in fact, it is suitable for farming, but there are very few places suitable for living.

It is nothing more than some valleys suitable for farming, and some oases.

And near the mountains, where farming is developed through snowmelt in the mountains.

But there is too little oil and water in these places.

It is not worth the Great Qin Empire to go to war to occupy this place.

And it's even worse to go further west.

There are plateaus, Gobi Desert, and deserts.

Moreover, there is a harsh climate.

The most important thing is that it is too far away from the Great Qin Empire.

You know, during the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent General Li Guangli to launch an unprecedented expedition.

then.

The Han Empire sent 10,000+ men and horses, 10,000+ peasants and [-] head of livestock to provide them with some supplies, and their goal is also very simple, which is to cross the mountains and deserts.

Then go to Dawan Kingdom at that time.

That is the place where Alexander arrived during his expedition.

Destroy this Dawan country.

For the Han Empire at that time, the Dawan Kingdom was not a powerful country.

Even the 36 countries in the Western Regions.

Neither is a strong country.

These small countries are scattered among oases, river valleys and basins.

In terms of its area.

On scale.

It was not even comparable to a county seat in the Han Dynasty at that time.

This is not to talk about the famous Loulan ancient country in history.

At its peak, there were only a few thousand people.

One can imagine how rich these so-called 36 countries in the Western Regions are.

In this situation.

Of course Daqin can do it easily.

Sweep away these small countries and kill them all.

Just like during the Han Dynasty, when Li Guangli led his army to conquer Dawan Kingdom.

All countries that dare to disobey along the way will be wiped out and massacred.

But the problem is.

The cost of doing so is prohibitively high.

At the beginning, Li Guangli sent 10 soldiers.

There are 18 civilian husbands who delivered materials for them.

There are also [-] head of livestock inside.

But such a huge logistics team.

But just to the edge of the Western Regions, it is already impossible to provide it with enough supplies.

So much so that Li Guangli and the others had to live on the enemy.

Every small country in the Western Regions along the way is required to provide them with food and fresh water.

If you don't obey, you will kill them all.

In this situation.

When they rushed to Dawan country.

One hundred thousand troops at the time of the expedition.

Only the [-] forwards led by Li Guangli remained.

As for the rest of the army?

It's not that he fell into the yellow sand all over the sky.

It is to stay in the countries of the Western Regions along the way.

And when Li Guangli's army returned.

Although he achieved an unprecedented victory in this war.

Spread the prestige of the Han Empire far and wide in the Western Regions.

But the price is too great.

When the [-] troops returned from the expedition, there were only more than [-] left.

There is no one out of ten.

and this.

Among them, those who really died on the battlefield.

How many more are there?
Most of them fell on the road.

And this is also known as the existence of a military miracle.

Because of the time.

There is a straight-line distance of more than 6000 kilometers between Dawan Kingdom and the Han Dynasty.

As for Li Guangli and the others, it was naturally impossible for them to march in a straight line.

They traveled a total of more than 1 kilometers, and there was no military station that could provide supplies along the way.

so.

The current Great Qin Empire is facing exactly the same predicament as the Han Dynasty.

It is knowing that the world is vast.

But here's the problem.

Although the world is vast, it is limited by the times.

Limited by means of transportation at this time.

The invincible warriors of the Great Qin Empire can fight no matter how hard they are.

Can't get out either.

For Ying Changsheng who is familiar with history.

Taking the sea route is the most suitable way.

And his words obviously won the approval of Ying Zheng who was on the side.

I saw Ying Zheng slap his thigh, and then said.

"The method is good, I think it can!"

As soon as Ying Zheng's voice fell, Li Si, the prime minister at the side, quickly motioned to Ying Zheng to say.

"Your Majesty, it's just a trivial matter to build a fleet and go to the West for trade. Now there are still important things to talk about..."

Prime Minister Li Si's words awakened Ying Zheng instantly.

Only then did he realize that he had something important to say when he came here.

I only saw Ying Zheng with a serious expression on his face.

"You boy, I came here to ask you, what happened to the stove in your tavern and what is the fuel burning in it?"

"That stove? Isn't it just a stove? What's so special about it? As for the burning thing inside, didn't you recognize it, Father?
Ying Changsheng looked at Ying Zheng in front of him in surprise, and asked.

"What? I've never seen anything like this before!"

Ying Zheng frowned, then said.

Ying Changsheng laughed and explained.

"Father, how could you have never seen it? Isn't that thing coal?"

"You mean it's made of coal?"

Ying Zheng reacted instantly.

He slapped his thigh fiercely, and then couldn't help but say.

"That's right, why did I forget about this matter? You can still burn coal when you run out of firewood!"

"Father, are you interested in that stove and the briquettes?"

Ying Changsheng couldn't help showing surprise when he heard the words.

Ying Zheng nodded.

"Indeed, tell me, boy, what's the matter with the stove? And why did you make so many tons of coal into such a shape that people can't see it?"

"Because it is easier to burn and easier to replace!"

Ying Changsheng explained with a smile.

(End of this chapter)