Chapter 615 Who is the best policy
"If this happens, the Huns will not be able to share much with the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty on the front battlefield!"
Xiang Yu looked at Han Xin's confidence and couldn't help but remind him that of course he also knew that as a surprise soldier, the cavalry under his command was still very important to reduce the casualties of his soldiers, but if the Qin Dynasty could not stand it on the front battlefield, everything would be useless.
"We just want to see what the real strength of the Roman cavalry is. If our combat power cannot keep up with them on the front battlefield, then whether we can defend Seleu is the two things. Your future plans must also be based on the comparison of the combat power between us and the Romans!"
Since Han Xin has already reached this point, Xiang Yu must of course find out what he can find out, not to mention that neither Ying Gao nor Han Xin had any intention of hiding him.
"If the cavalry of the Qin Dynasty did not lose the battle with the Romans, and this battle could really end with our great victory, would the Lord be planning a large tract of territory outside Seleu?"
Han Xin did not look surprised at Xiang Yu's question, but sighed: "Your Highness has ambitions in your heart, but with your character, you will naturally use the casualties of our soldiers as the standard for judging a war. Even if you defeat the Romans this time, if our soldiers are injured or killed or injured, then you will not allow us to attack any force in the short term. For the Shanyu, you are a person who is the only one. Since you have signed a covenant with Shanyu, you will naturally continue to follow the covenant. If I win the Qin Dynasty, the benefits of the Huns will definitely be indispensable! For example, this time."
When Xiang Yu heard this, he knew that Han Xin must have come with benefits. He didn't say any polite words at the moment, and just waited for Han Xin to say the benefits Ying Gao would give to the Huns.
"According to the king's meaning, Seliu was originally bordering the territory of the Xiongnu. My great Qin army guarded here, which naturally made Shanyu feel uneasy. The king's idea was that the Qin Dynasty used Seliu's territory to replace some of the Xiongnu's territory above the Mauryan Dynasty. In this way, the Qin Dynasty could enter Seliu without passing through the territory of the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu could also make its territory larger. I wonder what the Shanyu meant?"
After saying that, Han Xin came to the map of Xiang Yu's mansion and pointed out several cities with his own hands. It was obviously the city to be replaced with Xiang Yu.
When Xiang Yu saw that Ying Gao only asked him to take out four cities, which opened a passage to Seliu for the Qin Dynasty, and almost one-third of Seliu was given to Xiang Yu.
Obviously, Xiang Yu didn't know how much advantage he had taken after seeing this. The population and resources of these cities were a huge supplement to the Huns, and it was much better than the foundation of the Mauryan Dynasty.
This is the price Ying Gao wanted to pay to use the 100,000 troops of the Huns. Xiang Yu was obviously very satisfied. In the early stage of the alliance with Daqin, he was very afraid that Daqin would give him food bit by bit. But now, such a situation obviously did not happen. Not only did it not happen, but the strength of the Huns was also much stronger than before.
"This has made the Great Qin sacrifice in vain. Now the Huns are prospering with the Great Qin and losing both sides. With a strong enemy like Rome attacking the territory occupied by the Great Qin, the Huns naturally cannot sit idly by. Even if the emperor does not give the Huns many benefits, I will send troops. If Seleu was taken down by the Romans, the Huns would be destroyed by the Romans first, so I, the Huns, have no choice in this battle!"
Of course, Xiang Yu, who was supposed to make a statement, would not do anything, and of course Xiang Yu knew that if even the Qin Dynasty could not defeat the Romans, he would not have to measure it and should have retreated to the Western Regions directly. So if he had his own efforts, it would be for him.
In order to welcome this war, Han Xin and Meng Tian studied it for almost several days before they arrived at the Huns. They both developed a strategy that they thought was considered to be relatively perfect.
At this time, facing Xiang Yu, a general who was not weaker than the two of them, Han Xin told him what he discussed with Meng Tian without reservation. After all, if Xiang Yu had any better solutions, they would definitely be able to improve it now.
Not to mention the strategy of this battle between Han Xin and Xiang Yu, the preparations for Rome were also in full swing. The envoy would often go to Hu Hai's city to ask if there was any abnormal movement in Hu Hai's land.
Hu Hai has always been observing Seliu closely, but apart from sending people on a daily basis, Han Xin and Meng Tian were not abnormal at all. Judging from the situation, it seemed that Seliu was safe after repelling the 100,000 people.
The messenger naturally had no doubt that he had received the information from Hu Hai. He knew that the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty was still in Xianyang City, which was not far away. Seliu had only two generals of the Qin Dynasty. As for generals, the Romans seemed to be just to resist and resist in a random manner after Seliu encountered a crisis. As for any major decision, they would definitely not be able to make it.
By this time, the Romans had already assembled more than 300,000 troops. At least in terms of number, they believed that it must have exceeded the number of soldiers in the Qin Dynasty in Seleu, because they knew that although the Qin army did not suffer any major casualties when they attacked Seleu, there were still 30,000 to 40,000. Now, the Qin army has a full plan, which means there are still 260,000 to 70,000 troops.
In this case, they knew that as long as they could bring these men to Seleuth's territory without Philip V's knowledge, by the time Philip V reacted, Seleuth was already a Roman, which was a game of killing two birds with one stone for them.
In this process, Hu Hai obviously became the place where the Romans obtained information. Finally, while Hu Hai's waiting, the Roman envoy finally heard the last news.
He gave Hu Hai a place, which was not very far from where Seliu and Hu Hai were, but very convenient. He asked Hu Hai to take his troops and horses to that place on a date, neither too early nor too late.
Hu Hai certainly knew that the Romans wanted to give Daqin a sudden attack, so he kept it so confidential. When he agreed to the Roman envoy, he discussed with Zhao Cheng and Zhao Hu.
"In my opinion, the Qin Dynasty's troops in Seleu are less than 300,000, and the only ones that can be used is about 200,000. The Romans sent at least 300,000 troops. Even if the Qin cavalry is very strong in combat, can they organize an effective counterattack if the Romans' raid are successful?"
"Young Master means that we can't let the Romans successfully attack?" Zhao Cheng knew what Hu Hai said.
"That's not true. We must first analyze who can gain some advantage if the Romans and Daqin really fight this time. Let's talk about other things. If Daqin could have a lot of advantages, and we let Daqin know the news in advance under such circumstances, it would be a shame to both sides. The effect I want to achieve is to lose more than 200,000 troops. Only in that case can we have the opportunity to get involved in Seleu!"
Zhao Cheng and Zhao Hu both understood at this time. It turned out that Hu Hai was going to play a game of dancing on the blade. Once the strength of the two sides was very different, Hu Hai would not get any benefits.
Moreover, Hu Hai obviously did not take the words of the Roman envoy seriously. Although Hu Hai's current strength is not good, he has his background and his persistence. The Romans treated him like a beggar, which made him feel hated for the pride of the Romans. He actually wanted to make the Romans pay the price more than anyone else, but he did not have this ability, so he could only set up a game.
"Young Master, we have been monitoring Meng Tian and Han Xin during this period. They obviously relaxed their vigilance because they had defeated each other's 100,000 troops before. If they suddenly attack Seleu with more than 300,000 troops at this time, I am afraid that even Han Xin and Meng Tian would be very passive!"
Zhao Hu has been monitoring Seliu's movements for a while, and Hu Hai's news was also conveyed to Hu Hai's mouth. Of course, he also believed that even if the Qin cavalry, as the defensive side, might suffer a great loss this time, even if they are not strong enough.
"In this way, we really can't do exactly as the envoy's instructions. Since the Romans have set the date of assembly, they will probably send troops to attack Seleu after they arrive at the assembly place. That place is about one day away from Seleu. In this way, we let Han Xin and Meng Tian know about this two hours in advance. For them, even if they have done their best, how many people can be left under the attack of the Romans, it depends on their luck."
Hu Hai thought for a moment and made his decision. He wanted to remind Han Xin and Meng Tian, but he did not want them to be fully prepared, so he adopted such a compromise method.
Of course Hu Hai didn't know that when the Romans quietly set off from their own territory, Philip V had already received the news.
Under normal circumstances, it would be entirely possible that the Romans would send troops without hiding them, because the Romans would hit anyone they wanted and would often send troops. But this time it was different. Ying Gao had already made it clear in his letter to Philip V that the Romans had sent a group of troops of 100,000 people to attack Seleu and successfully concealed them from Philip V.
Such a thing happened to him and made Philip V feel very embarrassed, so since he knew that the Romans might send troops, he naturally stared at them. The facts proved that the movements of the 300,000 people could not be hidden from Philip V.
As soon as the Romans took action, Philip V informed Han Xin and Meng Tian. Although Hu Hai's opinion had not had any movement, they had actually prepared for the battle.
According to Han Xin and Philip V's previous strategies, Philip V did not have to rob the Romans halfway, and although the fight was so pleasant, it would have no unexpected results.
Han Xin told Philip V to pretend that he had not discovered anything. When the Romans had already arrived outside Seleu's city and started attacking and were fighting with the cavalry of the Qin Dynasty, Philip V could send troops and seal the Romans' retreat.
Although Philip V did not know where the generals of the Qin Dynasty came from, he could withstand the courage of the Romans to attack, he was not familiar with the Qin Dynasty before, and he wanted to fight a tough battle and left him with simple things. Of course, Philip V was disrespectful.
In this way, Philip V watched the Romans and his younger brothers approach Seleu, but he did not send troops. In fact, seeing the Romans' behavior, Philip V really wanted to give them some colors halfway through the way. The Romans were so cautious, not hiding from others, but hiding from him Philip V.
When this part of the Romans took down Seleuth directly, they would no longer bear him on their backs, but immediately pointed their finger at Macedonia. At that time, it was not the Romans who were attacked from both sides, but Philip V. But after thinking about it, he still held back, because Philip V thought about what the consuls and the so-called Senate would have if the plan he and the Qin people really succeeded.
This time, the Roman consul still did not take action personally, but he also sent several generals who were somewhat famous in Rome. Although he did not care much about the Qin Dynasty, such a long distance and such a large scale were rare in the history of the Romans sending troops.
"Have you notified that traitor from Daqin? As the younger brother of the Emperor of Daqin, he was able to follow us to slaughter his own tribe members. Joining such people is really a disgrace to the glory of our Roman nobles!"
A general was about to arrive at the designated location as the troops he was carrying, and he thought of Hu Hai and said disdainfully.
Chapter completed!