novelhk Chapter 756: Xianyang is in hand, Gao wants to return to Nanjun!
Chapter 756: Xianyang is in hand, Gao wants to return to Nanjun!
However, it would be no problem for Gao Yao to keep it in mind. After all, he had won. This way, the next time he led troops to an expedition, or when he was promoted, he would naturally give priority to Ying Bu.
"Don't worry, Military Advisor. I understand. So what is the good news you are talking about?"
Listening to Zhang Liang's words, Ying Bu also understood. After all, before doing this, Zhang Liang had given him a warning that success might not be a credit, but failure would definitely be a sin. Ying Bu had already prepared himself mentally, and did not feel that there was anything to be disappointed about.
For Ying Bu, this battle was more about proving himself. After all, he had hardly put in any effort in the battle against Wang Ben and the attack on Hanzhong. It was really too suffocating. Ying Bu didn't want to be treated as a decoration in the end. Ying Bu was proud and couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart, so he had a feeling that he had to fight this battle.
At the same time, this is also the reason why they desperately pursued Wang Li and must kill him. Wang Li's army had been destroyed. In fact, at this time, Wang Li no longer posed any threat. An almost empty Xianyang could be taken at any time.
"Lü hanged himself in the Xianyang Palace. The remaining members of the Qin royal family chose to surrender to our army and invited our army to take over Xianyang City."
"Oh? Hahaha, what the military advisor said was indeed correct. As soon as Wang Li died, Xianyang actually offered itself to us?"
Listening to Zhang Liang's words, Ying Bu was also very excited at this time. Is Xianyang valuable? It is definitely not valuable. After several twists and turns, the people were displaced and countless people were killed and injured. Although General Lu Suan barely made Xianyang stable for a period of time, it was too poor after all. There was no food and no soldiers. After all, everything valuable in Xianyang was basically looted by the princes.
But if you say Xianyang is not important, that is completely wrong. This can almost be said to be the official completion of the unified dynasty, the Qin Dynasty. Before the Qin Dynasty, including the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, they were not completely unified. Before that, they had almost always maintained superficial unity. In fact, it was still a feudal system. Whether it was the Shang Dynasty or the Zhou Dynasty, the result was the same.
The emperor distributed land and people to the princes, who in turn distributed land and people to the ministers. The princely states had independent administrative, military, financial and even legislative powers. The Zhou emperor was only the common ruler of the world, relying on the patriarchal system to maintain nominal rule and could not directly control the internal affairs of the princes.
By the late Western Zhou Dynasty, the vassal states no longer obeyed the king's orders. King You of Zhou's torching of beacons to trick the vassal states reflected the collapse of the king's authority. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vassal states fought for hegemony, and the Zhou royal family became a vassal. After that, there was a 550-year-long melee among the vassal states. This is why Qin Shihuang's unification is the most valuable in history. He also pioneered the use of the county system to replace the feudal system.
Where there are advantages, there are disadvantages. The disadvantage is that the first person to eat fish may not be understood by most people. This is why there are many records about Qin Shihuang's tyranny and Qin Shihuang being a tyrant.
But the fact is that from the Warring States Period to the late Qing Dynasty, and even for a period of time after the country was officially established, the level of literacy among the people was very low, not to mention writing and recording history and culture.
To put it bluntly, most of the people who can record bad things about Qin Shihuang are because of his existence, or because Qin Shihuang's policies turned him from a vested interest group to an exploited group, and he lost his status as a vested interest group. Therefore, in many records that are different from the official ones, Qin Shihuang's image has been badly damaged.
After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang allowed this situation to happen in order to ensure the prestige of his rule. If everyone believed that Qin Shihuang was wise, wouldn't it be the same as saying that Liu Bang should not seize the world? So Liu Bang had to do this.
The reason why Xianyang, the political center of the Qin Dynasty, is said to have very low value is that it has almost no benefits. However, at the same time, its importance is unparalleled because it was once the political and cultural center of the country and its symbolic significance is very important.
It may not matter to others after they seize it, but if Gao Yao seizes it, then the situation will be completely different. Gao Yao now has enough strength to ascend the throne and become emperor. Even if he does not become king, taking a step back, after becoming king in Xianyang, the situation will be completely different.
At least now, all those who followed Gao Yao no longer needed to respect the puppet Prince Gao when they returned to attend the court meetings. Instead, they could truly take a big step towards becoming a founding hero. This concept was completely different, and could even be said to be two different states.
"I have sent a thousand people to Xianyang to temporarily control Xianyang. At the same time, I have ordered people to bring the remaining members of the Qin royal family back to Hanzhong first. The rest will have to wait for the Prime Minister's opinion."
Zhang Liang also sighed. He had never thought that in just a few years, Gao Yao's territory had gone from being in a precarious state under the pressure of the imperial army to controlling half of the country, and even recaptured Xianyang.
Now the sword is really aimed at the Central Plains. Today, the southern border is still strong in men and horses, and has a strong advantage. The powerful logistical supply capability alone is enough to annex the princes.
On the other hand, Gao Yao, who had been out patrolling the border for two months, finally returned to Nanhai County. The reason why he could return so quickly was mainly due to the road Gao Yao had built in the southern border. In addition, the rubber tree resin was now ready for use, which undoubtedly greatly increased the speed of the carriage.
Rubber has many functions. The first is that it can be made into a solid tire by combining various materials. Although it is just a simple solid tire, it can greatly improve the speed. After covering the wheel with a simple rubber tire, the inertia force of the horse will be greatly enhanced when it moves forward.
Similarly, a horse pulling a carriage can travel 50 miles a day at most, and it also depends on the weight. But now, basically under the condition of loading, coupled with the construction of roads, the daily travel distance can even reach 70 to 80 miles.
Although it is said that China will vigorously develop sea transportation, sea transportation is useful in the long run, but its role in the short run will be invisibly expanded. However, now that rubber can be mined on a large scale, the efficiency of operation will be greatly increased. Time is money.
And we can't underestimate such a small change. When fighting, as long as the roads have been built, the speed can be increased by at least 30%.
Gao Yao had been vigorously developing the transportation capacity of the southern border. The saying that war is fought with logistics is no joke.