my grandfather was qin shi huang

Zhao Ying was surprised for a moment, then nodded with a smile.

In his memory, Fusu had always been very strict with him and Zhao Qi. He would be punished even if he drank a little secretly, not to mention taking the initiative to drink with him.

Today, I am obviously treating myself as an adult.

Although Fusu offered to drink, the two of them didn't drink much. They just made a brief exchange of ideas, and even though they were defeated, the father and son felt relieved a lot because of it.

The two of them had a tacit understanding and did not mention any political matters, but casually talked about some family feuds, or the customs and customs of Shangjun. They were all picking up some light-hearted things, so the father and son enjoyed the meal very much. It's relaxed and harmonious.

"Let's get here first today. You don't need to accompany me here. You have been marching in a hurry these days. You have worked hard on the road. You should go back and rest first..."

After eating, Fusu didn't stay long and took the initiative to speak.

Zhao Ying did not show any politeness and simply stood up and resigned.

The result of today's meeting far exceeded his expectations. He was really afraid that the eldest son would show off his father's arrogance and give him an education. Looking at it now, it was not bad.

Perhaps, the hard work during his time in Shangjun made him change a lot.

Looking at Zhao Ying's back as he strode away, Fusu's eyes were fixed and he remained silent for a long time.

In the past, I failed to do this well and neglected this child. Now, since this child has potential and I am willing to cultivate him, from now on, I should also learn to do something for this child!

But Fusu couldn't do much.

He had already been expelled from the power center of Xianyang by the First Emperor. Now the First Emperor has not made a clear stance, and he cannot clearly let the forces that are still waiting for his return to serve his son.

The only thing he can do now is to let his son walk more steadily on the path chosen by the First Emperor.

For example, this mobilization of troops!

As a supervisor, he has a lot to do.

After standing in the yard in a daze for a while, he silently retracted his gaze, put his hands behind his back and walked out the door with an indifferent expression.

"Follow me to see General Wang Ben and Governor Yan..."

……

Early the next morning.

Zhao Ying got up. After a night's rest, he felt that his mind was much refreshed. He marched all the way down. Even with his exaggerated physique, he didn't feel much physical fatigue, but he was still a little nervous mentally.

This time, Zhao Ying went to conquer the Xiongnu. He did not bring many troops with him. He only brought [-] of his own recruits and [-] auxiliary troops arranged by the First Emperor. The remaining troops needed to be mobilized from Shangjun.

He needed to complete this task as soon as possible and complete the initial integration of troops before the auxiliary troops arrived.

Therefore, he didn't waste much time. After breakfast, he took the tiger talisman and went to the army with Li Xin and Wang Li to formally hand over to Wang Ben.

Now, the commander-in-chief of Shangjun is his father-in-law Wang Ben, and the supervisor is his father Fusu. He also holds the tiger talisman given by his eldest father, so the whole process is extremely smooth.

Wang Bi and Fu Su verified the tiger talisman on the spot and found it to be accurate. Then, they let go and opened it with great cooperation, allowing them to select people from the army.

Allocation and selection are actually two concepts.

But Wang Bi and Fusu both tacitly ignored this point.

Everyone's sons were here. If they weren't afraid of violating the policy, the two of them would have just put the most elite troops into their hands.

"Thank you, General -"

Zhao Ying saluted his father and Fusu sincerely.

Then someone called Zhang Han, Han Xin and others who were waiting outside, and began to select men from the 50-strong army in Shangjun.

"Don't want it if you are younger than 30 years old, don't want it if you are an only child, don't want it if you are not strong, and don't want it if you can't ride or shoot!"

Under Zhao Ying's almost harsh requirements, everyone above 50 generals, including Zhang Han and Han Xin, mobilized and worked overtime for three full days before selecting [-] elite soldiers from the [-]-strong army.

These are the elite among the elite, and each one of them is a veteran who has been on the battlefield and seen blood.

However, Zhao Ying didn't want any of the middle and lower-level generals in Shangjun!

He dispersed all these people and assigned them to Zhang Han, Han Xin, Meng Zhan and others. From top to bottom, all the middle and lower-level officers were his true direct descendants brought from the recruit camp.

What he wants is not just an elite army, he also wants an army that will absolutely obey his orders and command.

Leading veterans with new soldiers was originally considered a taboo.

However, Wang Ben personally controlled the situation, the eldest son Fusu changed his normal attitude and stayed with him, Zhao Ying himself was a distinguished person, and Li Xin was a veteran in the army with high prestige, so the transition was relatively smooth.

After the army was formed, except for the scout battalion, which was led by Chen Sheng, Tu and Xiong, and headed directly to Jiuyuan County to serve as the front line for the army, everyone immediately entered into the training of the army.

The old soldiers in the army who originally came to the county still looked down upon these young people who looked childish.

But he soon corrected his attitude.

Because these young people are really excellent. Not only are they skilled in bow and horse, they are also highly disciplined, but the most frightening thing is that everyone is proficient in the art of war! It can be said that except that he has never been on the battlefield and has never been stained with blood, he has almost no shortcomings.

They are all veterans who have fought life and death on the battlefield and crawled out from the dead. Naturally, they know how terrifying such an army can be, and how much room these young people who still seem a little immature can have to grow. high.

As long as they survive two bloody battles, these young people will be reborn and grow into true military elites and qualified military generals.

Therefore, with this understanding, most people's dissatisfaction gradually faded away, and they became more cooperative during training. The only thing that makes them a little uncomfortable is that compared with the original, here they pay more attention to the study of "Forging the Soul of the Army"!

Not only do you need to learn, but you also need to share your experience!

But it’s really embarrassing for these rough old men——

Fortunately, with the help of the three thousand recruits brought by Zhao Ying, they managed not to make a fool of themselves, but studying every night still made them complain.

The days went by like this. After more than ten days of running in, everyone finally became familiar with their subordinates. After these days of getting along, these new recruits who had never been on the battlefield also learned from these veterans. There are many details that cannot be learned from books.

The overall combat effectiveness is visibly improved.

Zhao Ying, Li Xin and others were naturally very pleased, but Governor Yan and General Wang Ben had a headache.

He suddenly felt that the promise he made to the eldest son a few days ago was a bit hasty -

It was said that there were [-] elite soldiers, but in fact, not to mention the equipment of close to [-] elite soldiers, during this period, the food expenses of these people alone gave them a headache. Not only did everyone have enough to eat three times a day, but also at noon and evening There must also be meat!

This is not raising [-] elite soldiers. This is raising [-] ancestors...

Shangjun's treasury was visibly deflated.

That kind of treatment made some of the veterans who weren't chosen feel jealous.

Fortunately, this kind of day is not too long. On the 15th day after Zhao Ying and others arrived in Shangjun, Chen Ping and Meng Ce, who were in charge of the auxiliary troops at the back, finally arrived in Shangjun.

Their arrival means that Zhao Ying and others' days in Shangjun have entered a countdown.

Sure enough, on the third day after Chen Ping and Meng Ce arrived in Shangjun, Zhao Ying ordered the army to set off. This made the county guard Yan and the chief general Wang Bi secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

If we stay any longer, the treasury will really be exhausted.

After the army left, Fusu, Wang Ben and the governor Yan went out of the city in person to see off Zhao Ying and others.

"I am waiting here to await the triumphal return of His Highness's army——"

Sheriff Yan looked solemn and held his hands as a courtesy.

Zhao Ying also returned the greeting with a serious look on his face.

"Jun Cheng keeps the good news!"

Then, he said goodbye to Fu Su and Wang Ben.

When Mengtian captured the Hetao Plain from the Xiongnu, the Qin Dynasty immediately established Jiuyuan County. Mengtian built 44 cities along the Hetao area in one go, forming a defensive chain against the Xiongnu.

Therefore, the real border with the Xiongnu is Jiuyuan County.

After entering the boundary of Jiuyuan County, Zhao Ying immediately increased the scope of investigation and continued to sweep repeatedly. But he also knew that in a place bordering the Huns, it was impossible to completely eliminate the Huns' exploration.

Therefore, after discussing with Li Xin, Zhang Han, Han Xin, Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Chen Ping, they decisively slowed down their march, and then began to make a big show of their march. They asked people to set up many flags along the way, and added stoves to cook the food. The momentum was full.

If you don't observe closely, no one will doubt you even if you say there are [-] troops.

However, no one noticed that shortly after entering Jiuyuan County, several teams quietly left the route of the army. One person and three cavalrymen disappeared into the vast wilderness of Jiuyuan County under the cover of night.

A few days later, Zhang Han, Han Xin and Zhao Ying, totaling [-] troops, met quietly outside Jiuyuan County.

From the beginning, Zhao Ying was not prepared to fight a protracted war with the Xiongnu.

He planned to follow Huo Qubing's example and take advantage of the high bridge saddle, stirrups and iron hoofs to launch a blitzkrieg.

Therefore, when everyone thought that he was still in Jiuyuan County, he broke into pieces and led an army of [-] people deep into the Xiongnu grassland.

"General, how do we go next-"

Looking at the map in front of him, Han Xin's eyes flashed. Although they had already deduced the plan for sending troops this time in private countless times, he still couldn't help but feel a little excited.

There is no way, this opportunity is too bold and too crazy.

It made his adrenaline surge.

"Jun Pubu——"

Zhao Ying stretched out his big hand, circled it in a circle, and pressed it heavily on the green ground at the foot of Wushaoling Mountain.

Here is a medium-sized Xiongnu tribe with tens of thousands of people, the Pubu tribe. The Jiupu tribe has always had a marriage relationship with the Xiongnu headquarters, and it is also an important source base for the war horses of Shanyu and King Youxian.

This time, this is where Zhao Ying is eyeing.

……

Just when Zhao Ying and others secretly crossed the Yellow River, preparing to bypass Wushaoling and launch a surprise attack on the Junpu tribe, Daqin fell into a huge dispute over a political order in Xianyang City.

Imperial examination system.

Under the deliberate promotion of the court, scholars from all over the country joined in this grand debate about what to take the exam, how to take the exam, who could take the exam, and everyone could offer their opinions and suggestions to the court.

The nobles of the Six Nations are a little numb.

Because, they found that the situation seemed to be a little out of control. This was not a problem of promoting "Forging the Soul of the Army" at all, nor was it a problem of Da Qin storytellers, or even a problem of the imperial court providing cheap books, but the imperial examination was coming!

The imperial court actually allowed everyone to take the imperial examination!

It reopened the upward path for scholars.

This move directly disrupted their position, and many people's minds changed unknowingly.

If you can rise, why rebel?

Handan County.

After hearing the news, Li Zuoche couldn't help but sigh softly, looked at Zhao Dun sitting in his study, and said with a wry smile.

"There is no way - if the imperial court really allows children from various families to participate in the imperial examination, can you control the children at home not to participate? Even if you can control the children at home, can you control the local scholars..."

Zhao Dun remained silent.

"It's useless, just take the initiative -"

Li Zuoche looked at Zhao Dun, who still looked hesitant, and immediately made a conclusion.

"Unless we rise up now, we can only take the initiative to participate and take the initiative in our own hands..."

Huiji County.

Yin Tong, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu gathered together.

"General Xiang, what should we do now..."

Unlike the nobles of the Six Nations in Handan County, they have been operating here for a long time. Not only do they control the local army, but they also have many troops stationed in Daze Township.

Food, armor, and troops are all available.

There is no way to go back——

Xiang Liang couldn't help but frown.

"Isn't the First Emperor very distrustful of us, the children of the Six Nations? Why did the tide suddenly change -"

Yin Tong was silent.

Although he is the governor of a county, he is far away from the center of power like Xianyang and cannot get much useful information at all.

"I think it's better to just raise troops and forget it——"

Xiang Yu couldn't help but frown, a stern look flashed in his eyes.

"If interruptions continue, we will suffer. If it continues, I think our situation will be even more difficult - not to mention anything else, just talking about the books in the treasury, how long can we suppress it..."

Yin Tong and Xiang Liang were silent for a long time.

"Wait a minute. Compared with Great Qin, our strength is too weak - we have to wait until the First Emperor is gone before we can have a chance..."

Xiang Liang glanced at his somewhat unwilling nephew.

"Moreover, the emperor's eldest grandson Zhao Ying has now led troops to Jiuyuan County to attack the Xiongnu - the Huns are not weak now, just because of the emperor's eldest grandson..."

Xiang Liang smiled.

"With Li Xin following him, even if there is not a disastrous defeat, it will definitely be difficult to win quickly. If this completely angers the Xiongnu - and completely drags the Qin Dynasty into the quagmire of war..."

Yin Tong couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

"Then we have a chance!"