The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

"Yueshi dog." King Qin said as he pulled out a Qin sword behind him and struck hard at the corner of the table.

A corner of the desk was suddenly cut off.

"Wang Jian, look at this." As he said this, King Qin motioned to Zhao Gao to take the battle report from the north.

After Wang Jian quickly browsed it, he was shocked.

"Look at it all." King Qin ordered.

Shang Wen was still wondering what the situation was, why even Wang Jian was startled. The next thing he saw was Li Si. Li Si was still so calm after seeing it, with no expression at all. Then came Wei Liao. Wei Liao was also frightened.

The same was true for Feng Quji. Shang Wen took it without knowing why and was shocked. They were planning how to raid the Yuezhi Kingdom in the north. The Yuezhi had already taken the lead.

Judging from Meng Tian's battle report, the Yuezhi people sneak attacked a patrol base set up by the Qin army deep in the grassland, causing extremely serious casualties. Moreover, a large area of ​​grassland has fallen into the hands of the Yuezhi people.

Meng Tian also specifically explained that if the Yuezhi people are not contained at present, they are likely to move further south. The first ones to bear the brunt are the Guyang Iron Factory and the Hetao Plain, the main sources of Qin's horses.

Shangwen took a deep breath. This Yueshi has seriously threatened the nascent industry, especially the output of iron. The only iron factory in Guyang that has the prototype of modern iron smelting.

Perhaps they had just learned how to use coke to smelt iron. Now they were facing the threat of an army approaching.

Naofumi read it carefully again. The battle report did not mention the specific number, but Meng Tian put forward his own guess that the military strength used was probably around 200,000. It was estimated from the patrol strongholds that were attacked that most of them were elites.

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Shang Wen handed the battle report to Wang Ben. After reading it, Wang Ben quickly handed it to Yang Duanhe. Fortunately, Yang Duanhe was a soldier and did not care about such small etiquette. After all, this was military information.

"Let's talk about it." King Qin quickly controlled his emotions.

"Your Majesty, these Yuezhi people are really abominable. The land gained by the blood and sacrifice of our Daqin soldiers can really be given to others for free. I didn't say anything, fight." Wang Ben said with a strong heart. Shang Wen secretly laughed in his heart. No wonder I want to take care of this.

The boy doesn't have the composure of a general.

Wang Jian carefully pulled Wang Ben and stared at Wang Ben with stern eyes, as if he was rebuking him deeply.

King Qin obviously saw such a small move and said, "What do you think, General?"

"I believe that we should first find out clearly the Yueshi's purpose and then make appropriate adjustments." Wang Jian said calmly.

"Well, that's right." King Qin first recognized this calm attitude in dealing with things. The reason was that he sent troops hastily before the specific situation was found out. This is not the style of a general, nor is it what a general does.

"Li Si." King Qin pointed out.

"I'm here," Li Si replied.

"Do you have any insight?" King Qin asked.

"I, I am thinking about how to deal with the Yuezhi, our Great Qin, and this commoner," Li Si said.

"Well, that makes sense." King Qin praised.

At this time, Shang Wen had to admire Li Si, and also expressed his praise for the sense of responsibility of the civil and military officials of the Qin State who performed their duties. This is the most effective office. When the country encounters a crisis, the first thing that comes to mind is to distribute the work to oneself.

Internal affairs. Such a government is a responsible government. This has already destined that Qin will never fail.

"Mr. Qin, what do you think?" King Qin asked Shangwen.

And Naofumi was immersed in thinking about a problem, that is, how to solve the problem of logistical supply. In particular, the size of the combat area this time was far beyond his imagination. From the north to the Hexi Corridor in the south, the people to be mobilized

The military strength may not be large, but the large number of civilians who need to be recruited for logistical supplies are enough to compare with the destruction of the Six Eastern Kingdoms. Moreover, the food used by the horses is far greater than the rations of the soldiers. Especially when long-range sneak attacks are required.

If this concept is vague, then the story of Huo Qubing that happened in the Han Dynasty can be explained. Moreover, the Qin State now not only wants to do the raid and expedition that Huo Qubing did, but also wants to start a war like Wei Qing did with the Huns in the north.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established his civil and military skills in this way. But then the empire fell into great difficulties. If this was really done, there would be no hope for the unification of the Qin State. In particular, my own generation would not look down upon the unification of the Qin State.

.This greatly damaged Qin’s strength.

Then, Qin will need to spend at least another generation to consolidate Qin's current national strength. If the war is prolonged, the situation will be even worse.

Li Si may have been thinking about this result. As he said that, Naofumi looked at Li Si. But the strange thing is, why are everyone looking at me? Naofumi was a little puzzled.

"Mr. Qin." King Qin called.

"Oh, I'm here." Shangwen realized that he was lost in thought.

"Sir, what do you think?" King Qin asked.

Naofumi shook his head helplessly. Naofumi himself didn't know what to say.

King Qin was a little disappointed. After all, many good ideas came from Shang Wen. Now, there are no ideas.

Naofumi was also looking for a solution. The first thing he thought of was to issue national bonds and organize a business model similar to that of the East India Company to carry out a war of aggression. However, that would take too long. Moreover, he didn’t know if it would come in time.

National debt. The consequences of discovering the national debt. Shangwen didn't know the financial situation of the Qin State at all. How could he use it to issue national debt? The entire family's wealth lies with Li Si. What would others give him? Shangwen obviously rejected this answer.

If we really want to fight according to the current model, this war will actually be a lose-lose war. The Qin State has obtained a large area of ​​land. But what can it do? The national strength will be seriously weakened. It is very likely that the six eastern countries will take advantage of this to rise.

Oh my God, I will be the biggest sinner in history. I didn’t expect that my proposal to attack the northern nomadic tribes would stoke such a big hornet’s nest. Naofumi felt a little headache when he thought about the huge logistical problems after sending troops.

On the other side, Li Si described in detail the manpower and material resources that would be needed after the troops were dispatched. This battle was conducted in winter, and winter battles consume a lot of supplies. Moreover, three routes were provided this time.

They all fought with a large number of cavalry, and the geographical environment was completely unfamiliar. The Yuezhi Kingdom was thousands of miles away, requiring extremely long supply lines.

What Li Si said is correct. Everyone agrees with it. This is also true in history. Whether it is Huo Qubing or Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty, there is a price to pay for long-distance raids, and these areas are still enclaves. So-called

An enclave is land that can only be conquered but not occupied.