Daqin Engineering Corps

"There is stuffing in this skin, but I can't wait to eat it."

Talking and demonstrating eating one: first bite a mouthful, then blow it in and put it in the mouth.

Ying Zheng followed suit, and then nodded his head while chewing:

"Delicious, rare delicacy in the world!"

"What's in it? It's so fragrant..."

Cang smiled and said:

"Wouldn't it be better for the hairpin to make a guess?"

The horse merchant that Yingzheng pretended to be was a third-rank noble, so Cang called him "Zan Niao".

It was difficult for businessmen in Qin Dynasty to obtain titles because they had few opportunities for meritorious service.

But there are also special circumstances, such as how much food is donated, how much cloth is donated, etc., all of which can make a businessman obtain a title.

And Yingzheng, a horse dealer... don't need to think about it, naturally he donated as many war horses as possible.

Ying Zheng looked at the dumpling stuffing, took another sip, and then looked at Shen Bing with disbelief:

"Could it be...is it made from leeks and five vegetables?"

It's not difficult to guess, except for leeks, there were only five vegetables in Qin Shi's vegetables, so seeing green and fragrance in them, it was naturally these things.

Shen Bing praised:

"Zan Niao has good eyesight!"

"It's just leeks and five vegetables, it's just chopped up and mixed with some meat sauce."

Ying Zheng nodded again and again, then impatiently put a few into the bowl, and praised while eating:

"This way of eating is also special, eat while cooking."

"Not only fresh and delicious, but also warm."

Shen Bing explained:

"That's why it's called fire..."

"Ah, it should be called a fire wok!"

Shen Bing almost forgot that there is no "pot" in this era, only "wok".

Ying Zheng nodded:

"The name is like a shape, there is a fire and a wok, so it is called a wok!"

"But how does the engineer know how to eat like this?"

Shen Bing waved his hand, put on a look of unbearable memories of the past, and replied with a long sigh:

"What is this?"

"Back in my hometown, soup base was added to the fire wok, surrounded by thinly sliced ​​beef, fish, and lamb..."

"If you want to eat something, just put a chopstick in it and cook it for a while, that's delicious!"

"Unfortunately, this time is gone forever!"

Looking at the people around him again, he stared blankly at Shen Bing and drooled.

Ying Zheng winked at Zhao Gao, indicating that he had written it down and went back...

No, when we return to the camp, prepare a table according to this statement, and have a delicious meal.

No, it should be eaten hard for three days, and of course this dumpling must be added!

Ren urged from the side:

"Hurry up and eat, and make a trebuchet after eating!"

"If you miss the deadline, you will inevitably be punished!"

He replied indifferently:

"Hey, King Yan has beheaded Prince Dan to seek peace."

"I'm afraid it will be useless when I make this trebuchet."

"You and I have been rushing to make it for a long time, and it may be set on fire in a few days."

This is the convention for using trebuchets.

Catapults move slowly and are not difficult to make, and they usually don't march with them unless they are moving short distances.

If the battle that should be fought is not fought...

For example, if Qin and Yan succeed in negotiating peace now, then these catapults will be piled up in a pile and burned.

Ying Zheng put on a nonchalant expression, and while eating the dumplings, he interjected vaguely:

"Do you think this battle shouldn't be fought?"

"But worried about not having enough winter clothes to keep out the cold?"

"If the general can transfer the winter clothes in time, why not take this opportunity to destroy the country of Yan?"

"In the future, I will also avoid the trouble in the north!"

Everyone nodded their heads when they heard the words.

Ren said:

"It would be best if the general could bring in winter clothes."

"The military rations of the Yan Kingdom have failed and the situation is set. Why not take credit for the merits?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and when they heard the credit, they were all gearing up and eager to try.

But only Shen Bing smiled and said nothing, just ate the dumplings in the bowl by himself.

Ying Zheng wondered:

"The engineer doesn't seem to think so?"

Shen Bing replied:

"It's not that I don't take it lightly."

"It's that Yan Kingdom cannot be destroyed."

Ying Zheng unconsciously stopped the chopsticks in his hand, and asked suspiciously:

"Why can't it be destroyed?"

Shen Bing didn't answer but instead asked:

"Zanyou seems to be very concerned about the war?"

Ying Zheng "oh" for a while, and then explained with a little embarrassment:

"The engineer doesn't know something, widow... I am a horse dealer."

"And the war is directly related to the horse market."

"How can I not care?"

Shen Bing said "oh", what he said was reasonable, so he nodded and replied:

"Since the hairpin cares about the war, you should know that the climate and agriculture of Yan State are different from our Great Qin."

Ying Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression changed immediately.

Shen Bing was a little surprised by Ying Zheng's expression, secretly thinking that this horse merchant was not an ordinary person, and he knew the key point just by hearing what he said.

Ren asked curiously from the side:

"Master, what's the difference?"

Shen Bing explained:

"My Daqin and even the three counties obtained after the destruction of Zhao are all warm enough to grow grain in spring and winter."

"The country of Yan is located in the north with a colder climate, so it is impossible to grow winter grains and only harvest spring grains."

Everyone couldn't help but "oh".

This is one of the reasons why Yan is weaker than other countries...

Other vassal states harvest two crops of wheat a year, but Yan only harvests one crop a year.

If there is less food, there will be fewer soldiers, or if you raise the same number of soldiers, you can only eat half full. That would be a strange thing.

Shen Bing went on to say:

"And the country of Yan has lost its military supplies at this time, and there must be a shortage of food in the country."

"If I wait until this time to destroy the country of Yan and the land of the country of Yan will have no production next year..."

"Wouldn't it be true that the people of Yan State who were brought into the territory of Great Qin will hate Qin even more?"

Ying Zheng nodded slowly and said:

"If we don't destroy the country of Yan, the people of the country of Yan will be short of food and hate the king of Yan."

"If King Yan loses his mind, how difficult is it to destroy Yan?"

"When the spring grain is planted in the country of Yan next year and the harvest is about to be harvested, I will come to destroy the Yan again..."

"That's twice the result with half the effort!"

"Wonderful, wonderful plan!"

Chapter 1

This is also the reason why Handan and other three counties had to rush to farm before the agricultural season.

Winter wheat must be sown and grow to a certain height before the weather cools down, so that the wheat seedlings have the ability to resist cold and survive the winter smoothly.

Shen Bing continued:

"The problem of food and grass is just one of them."

"If I wait to destroy Yan at this time, who will stop the Huns north of Yan?"

"Although my Great Qin has a strong army and horses, but Xinna Korea and Zhao Guo are severely short of soldiers."

"If Yan Kingdom is destroyed again at this time..."

Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.

What Shen Bing said was the truth, and this was also a headache for Ying Zheng.

Although it is cool to bring other countries into the territory, these newly destroyed vassal states need troops to occupy and will not be able to recruit troops for a while.

Needless to say what the reason is, for example, in the Zhao country in front of me, there are few men who have fought for many years.

And the scarcity of men is only one of the reasons, and the hatred of the people of Zhao State towards Qin State also needs time to digest.

At this time, if you can't wait to recruit troops from the three counties, you may become a rebel army as soon as you organize it.

This is also the main reason why there were only more than [-] soldiers in the three counties after the Qin State destroyed Zhao. Even the [-] reinforcements brought by Yingzheng were all patchwork:

Qin has many places to use its troops.

The Huns in the north use a wave.

The vast land of the country uses a wave.

South Korea uses a wave.

When we arrived in Zhao State, there were only so few soldiers left.

At this time, in this situation, kill Yan?

You must know that Yan State is different from other vassal states in that it has a fairly long border with the Huns in the north.

In addition, the Yan State still needs to garrison troops to prevent the people from rebelling...

That is to say, there is no benefit at all, but a large number of soldiers are required to be stationed for a long time.