Chapter 657: This Is Baishan Mountain

Time passed by, and the weather finally passed the coldest period.

The snow is slowly starting to melt and the weather is slowly starting to warm up.

After that banquet in the palace, Da Qin finally returned to true peace.

After all, Zhao Lang had not started to seize the throne until that day, so it was foreseeable that there should be no gap between the First Emperor and the Crown Prince.

Well, to put it this way, they were indeed overthinking the banquet that day.

Otherwise, if it had been anyone else, that day would have been a bloody banquet!

In the court, the ministers were also much more honest.

As long as the prince doesn't make some operations that they don't understand, then everyone can still get along well.

Now, everyone is faithfully carrying out Zhao Lang's orders and preparing to deal with the Huns.

Of course not all ministers were happy.

After the court meeting was completed, Zhao Lang called Chen Ping and Xiao He back to the palace together.

In a few days, the snow on the road will melt away. Although it is still winter, it is time to start taking action.

It was just time for the two of them to start arranging affairs and see how they had learned under Li Si in the past few months.

But Li Si grabbed him eagerly,

"Your Highness, this...this is my little girl..."

Before Li Si could finish speaking, Zhao Lang couldn't help but smile bitterly and said,

"Uncle Zhao, the relationship between you and me does not necessarily require marriage."

Ever since he knew that Li Linger approached him with a purpose,

Even the other party was deceived by Li Si.

There will be some separation in my heart.

And since he came back, he has been busy preparing to deal with the Huns, and he basically doesn't have much thought on these things.

After eating Xiaojiu, it was also a friendship that lasted for many years.

Otherwise, how could a person as clean and self-sufficient as him do such a thing?

It's not his style.

After hearing Zhao Lang's words, Li Si sighed and said,

"Your Highness, I am not an old minister who must seek this marriage. After Ling'er came to propose marriage, now everyone knows that it turns out that the young master of the Zhao family outside the city is you. With your reputation, who among the ministers and nobles dares to marry you? Are you getting close to Ling'er?"

Zhao Lang couldn't hold himself any longer after saying this. What did he mean by his reputation?

Zhao Lang frowned slightly and said quickly,

"Well, Uncle Zhao, I will definitely give Ling'er an explanation after the Huns are defeated."

Li Si nodded with satisfaction. He still believed in his daughter's strength.

What happened before was mainly due to the unexpected actions of His Majesty and Zhao Lang.

When we led troops to directly attack Xianyang, was that done by humans?

If only one of these two father and sons was normal, Li Ling'er and Zhao Lang would have become friends long ago!

After the government was over, Zhao Lang also returned to the palace.

But what Li Si said just now still lingers in his heart.

What is his reputation? What happened to his reputation?

Zhao Lang said to the big dog beside him at this time,

"Big dog, what's wrong with my reputation you heard?"

The big dog was stunned for a moment, and then said,

"Master, your reputation has always been excellent."

"I won't tell you what Zhuangzi said. Who among the common people and farmers around us doesn't know how good you are now?"

"Without you, they would have starved to death."

Zhao Lang nodded, this reputation is very good.

After thinking about it, he asked the slave again,

"Slave, what news have you received?"

The slave looked solemn and said,

"Master, your reputation is nobler than that of the ancient sages. Now the slaves and maids in your palace have been restored to freedom by you."

"You've been given wages and accommodation, and you've been taken care of when you're old. How could anyone say anything wrong with you?"

Zhao Lang nodded again. There is nothing wrong with this reputation. It can even be said to be an excellent reputation.

But why did Uncle Li say that?

Zhao Lang's heart suddenly moved and he thought of something. He looked at Xiao He and Chen Ping aside and said,

"Tell me, what is my reputation among the nobles?"

Hearing this, Big Dog and Nu both lowered their heads to look at the road. Chen Ping and Xiao He also changed their expressions slightly. After all, Chen Ping was more experienced and said,

"Well, chief, I have been calculating food and grass recently, but I have not interacted with the nobles."

Zhao Lang immediately looked at Xiao He.

Xiao He secretly cursed the other party for being treacherous, but at this time he could only bite the bullet and smile,

"This, Chief, I didn't hear it either..."

Zhao Lang said calmly,

"I can have people go check it out. If I find it out, if you don't tell me, you will be punished!"

Xiao He had a bitter look on his face at this time and replied,

"I did hear some of this, but most of it was to praise you. For example, this one said that your moral character is the same as that of a tiger or a wolf."

Zhao Lang clucked his lips, "This looks like a tiger, not bad with a wolf," and then asked,

"anything else?"

Xiao He continued,

"They also said they were like... poisonous snakes, foxes..."

Zhao Lang frowned slightly, this is actually not bad.

"Any more?"

Xiao He shook his head and said,

"Gone."

Zhao Lang returned immediately,

"It's nothing."

Zhao Lang shook his head and stopped worrying about these trivial matters, and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

After returning to the palace, Zhao Lang didn't take much rest. He had enough rest these days anyway.

He began to ask Chen Ping and Xiao He about the details that were not easy to talk about in the court just now.

"Chief, all preparations for food and grass have been completed now. We just need to wait for the roads to be clear before they can be transported to the front line."

"Han Xin has also paid off. Most of the sergeants have been trained. There are nearly 150,000 slaves in the new army and 50,000 in the original southern expedition army. A total of 200,000 troops are available for command."

Hearing this, Zhao Lang couldn't help but take a breath of air, and then said with great joy,

"Okay, okay!"

The southern expedition army was naturally trained during the war with the Xiang family, and originally numbered hundreds of thousands.

They only pacified the Chu land, some of them were disabled and died, and most of them stayed in the Chu land and followed Meng Yi and others to guard the Chu land.

Fifty thousand elite soldiers followed.

However, in just one winter, Han Xin brought out a new army of 150,000 slaves. This is really an exaggeration!

Twenty here, plus the more than 200,000 troops brought by Meng Tian.

This time, we are a little more sure of dealing with the Huns.

Zhao Lang was so happy that he was about to give an order to praise him, but when he saw that both of them looked slightly uncomfortable, he suddenly said with a bit of seriousness,

"Why, the numbers here are wrong? Military and national affairs must not be taken lightly!!"

Chen Ping replied at this time,

"Chief, Han Xin has a new army of 150,000 slaves. Although they are large in number, their combat power may be worrying."

"My subordinates also went to the military camp to see the new slave army in the military camp directly under Han Xin. I am afraid that only five of them can defeat one Huns cavalry."

"The ones in other camps are even more unbearable, and their training against the enemy mostly consists of standing still. How can they beat the Huns?"

Although Chen Ping is not that good at military affairs, he also knows how to fight the Huns with this kind of training?

Therefore, he was still a little worried.

Zhao Lang understood immediately. He had known about this situation for a long time and roughly guessed why Han Xin only trained these people to stand still.

So he waved his hand and said,

"It doesn't matter, just listen to Han Xin in terms of military matters."

Leave professional matters to professionals.

Then he clicked on the map on the table and said,

"What are your thoughts on this war against the Huns?"

After hearing the question, both of them hesitated slightly. There is no shortage of military generals in the Qin Dynasty now. The Meng brothers are all here. Although Wang Jian and Wang Ben are old, their vision is still there.

They are just two newcomers to the court now. Zhao Lang actually came to ask them about such a major military matter?

Seeing the hesitation of the two of them, Zhao Lang quickly said,

"But it doesn't matter."

The opinions of these two people still need to be heard, but when it comes to pre-war, with their current status, they may not be able to express their opinions.

Only then did he specially call the two of them over.

After Zhao Lang's words, the two of them pondered for a while, and Xiao He said at this time,

"The situation in this battle is actually not good for our army."

"If our army chooses to defend, although it has the Great Wall to rely on and its military strength is now considered to be the same, our army needs to defend thousands of miles of borders!"

"As for the opponent's cavalry, they come and go like the wind. If they defend passively, our army will only be exhausted."

"And if we attack, the grassland is the home ground of the Huns. Our army has few cavalry and has no advantage. We also have to worry about supplies."

"Looking at the overall picture, the choice of fighter aircraft in this battle is entirely on the Xiongnu side, which is really difficult."

Xiao He finished speaking with a solemn expression, and Chen Ping nodded in agreement. This was their common view.

Due to terrain and troop restrictions, Da Qin was at a disadvantage this time.

The best result is to defend this attack, but the countryside of the northern counties will be severely damaged.

After all, there are 300,000 Huns this time!

This is an unprecedented military strength of the Huns!

Zhao Lang's expression also became serious. If both Xiao He and Chen Ping looked at it this way, it meant that the situation was not optimistic.

Although the ministers in the DPRK did not say it explicitly, they were probably prepared to cause damage to the counties in the North.

Anyway, it has been like this every year, and there is nothing we can do about it.

If the other party had not assembled an army of 300,000 men this time, they would not have thought of adding more troops to Meng Tian.

After looking at the map and thinking for a while, Zhao Lang quickly said,

"Do you have any strategies to gather the Huns' army in one place?"

The only advantage he has now is gunpowder.

Crossbows and arrows cannot be counted, because the cost is too great.

And for gunpowder to have the greatest effect, it is necessary to gather these Huns.

Send the deal to the sky at once!

And there are not many opportunities, maybe only one or two.

Because once gunpowder is used on a large scale, the Huns are not stupid. They will all disperse when the time comes, and they will be the ones who suffer.

The two of them also knew the existence of gunpowder, and Chen Ping had also seen Zhao Lang use gunpowder to directly destroy Goguryeo's ten thousand troops.

But the two frowned and thought for a while, then shook their heads. Chen Ping said,

"Chief, the advantage of the Huns is speed. They will not easily gather in large numbers."

"unless..."

Zhao Lang's eyes lit up and he asked,

"Unless what?"

Chen Ping replied,

"Unless they feel that they have gained an absolute advantage, they will gather in one place and besiege our army."

"It's just that this requires paying a huge price."

"I'm afraid it's difficult to deceive these people by pretending to fail. Even if the fake failure succeeds, the terrain must be appropriate. Otherwise, our army will not be able to counterattack."

Listening to these harsh conditions, Xiao He beside him couldn't help but shook his head and said,

"Chief, I have thought about it many times before. In this battle, we still have to focus on defense and dig more pits."

"Then supplement it with crossbows to minimize losses."

"Then, wait for development, continue to strengthen, and in three years, use a large army to defeat the Huns' court!"

Although this response took a little longer, it was an upright conspiracy!

After Zhao Lang heard this, he did not reply immediately, but his mind was racing.

After waiting for three years, he was actually willing to wait.

It's just that this time, the Huns are coming fiercely, and I'm afraid they won't give him this chance!

He had to prepare for the worst.

Looking closely at the map on the table, suddenly a hill near Daijun came into Zhao Lang's sight.

Zhao Lang pointed to the hill and asked,

"This is where?"

The terrain of this hill is quite suitable for defensive counterattacks. If you prepare early, it may be miraculous.

Chen Ping took a look and said,

"This is Baishan Mountain, and the terrain is quite dangerous."

"Baidenshan Mountain?"

Zhao Lang was slightly startled. This name sounded familiar.

After just thinking about it for a while, Zhao Lang didn't remember it and could only give up.

After discussing for a while, until evening, Zhao Lang quickly said,

"Well, you can think of countermeasures when you go back and let me know at any time."

The two immediately took the order and left.

Zhao Lang also stood up and stretched. Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu came over, ready to help him rest.

There was inevitably some friction during this period, and when things were about to go wrong, Zhao Lang said with a smile,

"Two little foxes, sir, I have to be in control lately."

Hearing this, the two of them couldn't help but blush. Xiao Qi returned,

"Sir, we are not foxes, hehe, we are humans!"

Zhao Lang was about to explain the allusion of vixen when he suddenly thought of what Xiao He said before, and then thought of Li Si's words,

"What the hell, those nobles said that I look like a tiger or something, and they are calling me not a human being!?"

Are these scholars so oblique when they criticize others?

Zhao Lang clicked his lips and made a note of this account in his mind.

In the following time, Zhao Lang discovered that there was more news from various places.

It shows that the road has been slowly opened.

On this day, the slave came over and reported,

"Master, the King of Han, the King of Wei, Qihou and others have sent letters and sent some materials and money, saying that they want to go on an expedition with you."

Zhao Lang was slightly startled when he heard this, and then smiled and said,

"Hmph, they remind me not to forget that their methods are pretty good."

These people are now helping him watch over Han, Wei and Qi. How can they leave?

This is a show of loyalty, and also tells Zhao Lang not to forget them.

Zhao Lang readily accepted this overture.

"Tell them that guarding their place well is the greatest credit. When I come back, I will ask for credit from them!"

"Just accept all the money, it happens to be in short supply."

Nu immediately accepted the order and prepared to leave.

Zhao Lang stopped him at this time and said,

"Get ready again, let's go to the military camp."

Now that spring is approaching, he will lead his army northward as soon as the road opens.

Go to the military camp and see the final results of the current training.

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