Chapter 1140

There is nothing much to say about the crusade against Tu'an.

Tu'an was merely a small nation; the entire population of the country added up to only about one hundred thousand people. Excluding the many elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, the usable soldiers were only a few tens of thousands. Although both men and women were soldiers, how could the Great Qin army be ordinary?

Over these years, the Great Qin army first destroyed the Six States, then crusaded against Baiyue; it could be said that they had fought in the south and north, with illustrious military achievements.

Even if Yi Xiaochuan, the main general, was leading an army for the first time, this did not mean he was completely ignorant of marching and fighting, or ignorant of military strategy.

Here, one must mention Hearing Xiang Liang.

When Yi Xiaochuan first traveled to this world, he saved Hearing Xiang Liang by chance, got to know Xiang Yu, and later followed Hearing Xiang Liang to learn martial arts, and even learned the characters, military strategy, and so on of this world.

It can be said that Hearing Xiang Liang played a great role in Yi Xiaochuan being able to perfectly integrate into this world.

Attacking Tu'an at this moment was Yi Xiaochuan turning the theories he learned from Hearing Xiang Liang into practice.

Fortunately, Tu'an was very weak; the only thing worth mentioning in the entire country was General Jin.

Yi Xiaochuan had many opportunities for trial and error.

Meeting General Jin on the battlefield was something Yi Xiaochuan did not want to see, but for the sake of Yushu, he had to do so.

The Great Qin army easily destroyed Tu'an.

The deputy general Wang Li was immersed in the joy of destroying Tu'an. Although Tu'an was a small nation, it was a nation nonetheless; the merit of destroying a nation had an unusual meaning for Wang Li.

In the final analysis, it was because Wang Li's father and grandfather were too outrageous.

When Qin destroyed the Six States, his grandfather destroyed three of them—Zhao, Yan, and Chu—and his father destroyed Wei and Qi. This made the merits of the Wang clan extremely significant, but for Wang Li, this was not a good thing.

From a very young age, he had always lived in the shadow of his father and grandfather. When others saw him, they would point at him, saying he was a "dog son," while his father and grandfather were both fierce tigers.

A fierce tiger had given birth to a dog son.

Wang Li was very indignant.

However, the military achievements of his grandfather and father weighed on him, forcing him to accept this fact.

Privately, he worked hard, hoping to establish merits and get rid of the title of "dog son" on him.

Unfortunately, after the world was unified, how could it be so easy to establish merits?

The situation in the Central Plains had stabilized; at this time, wanting to establish merits meant one could only expand outward.

During the Battle of Baiyue, he had recommended himself, but Ying Zheng did not choose him.

Unexpectedly, during this battle to destroy Tu'an, Ying Zheng chose him.

Even if it was only as a deputy general, for Wang Li, it was enough.

With the destruction of Tu'an, he had at least destroyed a nation and had the merit of destroying a nation; for Wang Li, this was something that made him very happy.

While happy, he could not help but look at Yi Xiaochuan, the main general this time.

Regarding Meng Tian, Wang Li was very familiar—the head of the Meng clan, who had a trend of replacing his father as the number one person in the Qin military today. But he was not very familiar with Meng Tian's younger brother, Meng Yi.

Therefore, this time, the Emperor appointed Meng Yi as the main general; Wang Li did not know what level Meng Yi was at.

It was not until Tu'an was destroyed that he had a clear judgment. Although it was his first time leading an army, he indeed had some level; the destruction of Tu'an was clear proof.

However, why did Meng Yi not smile?

Tu'an was destroyed, and he had gained the merit of destroying a nation; was this not something that made people very happy?

Why was there no sign of happiness on Meng Yi's face?

Wang Li was somewhat puzzled.

But hindered by the relationship between the Wang clan and the Meng clan, he ultimately did not ask Yi Xiaochuan this question to his face.

Young Master Fu Su was not as careful as Wang Li to notice Yi Xiaochuan's expression. Leaving Xianyang this time as a supervising official to participate in the war against Tu'an, he saw the situation in the north clearly and had a clearer understanding of the world.

War is a means of last resort.

But sometimes, to protect the nation and the state, one has to start a war.

The benevolence of Confucianism is of no use to barbarians.

The barbarians outside civilization have both men and women as soldiers; to achieve their goals, they can use any means necessary. They do not understand education and are completely like beasts; the things taught by Confucianism in the past are completely useless here.

The trip to the northern lands brought many feelings to Fu Su.

To celebrate the destruction of Tu'an, Fu Su held a banquet in the army and drank wine with many soldiers. However, no one expected that after drinking a cup of wine, in the next instant, Fu Su's body would suddenly fall to the ground.

"Young Master, Young Master~~!"

Seeing Fu Su fall, Yi Xiaochuan, Wang Li, and others all panicked.

Fu Su, as the supervising official and the eldest young master of Qin, if he met with an accident here, neither Yi Xiaochuan nor Wang Li would be able to shirk the responsibility.

After the news of Fu Su drinking wine and falling spread, a group of people in the army learned of this news.

They nodded in satisfaction immediately.

Afterward, they left the army quietly and rushed toward Xianyang.

Several days later, Hu Hai in Xianyang City learned of this news.

"｀ 」Well done. Rest assured, each of you, this young master will reward you heavily."

Hu Hai looked at the few people in front of him and spoke in a deep voice.

He then said to these people, "You may all go down!"

"Yes!"

The few people who went to the northern lands to secretly harm Fu Su retreated one after another.

After they left, behind a screen, another figure walked out slowly; it was none other than Prime Minister Li Si.

"Is the Young Master truly prepared to reward them?" Li Si asked in a deep voice.

"Why? Does the Prime Minister have other views?"

Li Si said coldly, "Fu Su being harmed is a major matter. Keeping these people is equivalent to leaving behind a disaster. I suggest killing them directly."

Hu Hai was silent for a while; after a long time, he smiled strangely, "Coincidentally, that is what I think too."