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Daqin!

This is a title that makes all Qin people proud.

Through repeated battles with the Western Qiang, Di people and the Eastern Central Plains people, this small horse-raising tribe gradually became stronger and finally established a powerful dynasty that unified the country for a while.

The six kings are gone, and the four seas are one.

What a courage to unify the whole country, unify weights and measures, implement the county system, and govern the country with the Legalism theory. These measures are still so brilliant after two thousand years. It can be said that it was the Qin State that laid a solid foundation that achieved the long-term glory of the Han State in history.

No matter when, people are the most precious.

If the war horses are gone, they can be kept again. If the saddle is secretly leaked, they can be studied again. If the man is gone, there will be no hope in Qin. Similarly, if the hearts of people are not in harmony, the strength of Qin is just empty talk. The despair roar of Ma Jin and others moved Li Yuan suddenly and made his hesitant heart firm.

When Xiang Yu heard Li Yuan's reluctance, he felt very happy. When Ma Jin and other prisoners said that it was a group of useless waste that was about to be squeezed out of surplus value. If a group of waste could be exchanged for the Chu army's dream of war horses and saddles, even if the transaction was a little more loss, it would be worth it.

With a common understanding, the subsequent negotiations between Li Yuan and Xiang Yu became much easier, and neither of them was considered a master of negotiations. Of course, there was no intention of being as petty as Lu Jia, Xiang Bo and others.

After a straightforward bargaining, Li Yuan and Xiang Yu reached the conditions for a Hetao war horse to exchange for twenty-five prisoners of appropriate age and a set of saddles to exchange for five prisoners of prisoners of appropriate age.

Such a condition made Xiang Yu very satisfied. After four years of natural elimination, about 1200,000 prisoners survived at the time. These prisoners could be exchanged for three or four thousand fully equipped elite cavalry according to the conditions agreed. With such a light cavalry, the combat power of the Chu army could be significantly improved by several levels.

As for whether the prisoners will strengthen the strength of Qin after returning, Xiang Yu didn't care much about these scars. After today, they may not see tomorrow's prisoners. Even if they can recover, it will take nearly a year to raise them. During this period of time when they are nourishing their bodies, the prisoners are completely consumables and cannot bring any wealth.

In other words, after every drop of oil in the body was squeezed dry, the captive soldiers were for Chu State, a walking corpse who was empty of food and fodder, and could throw this bag to Qin State before killing them. No matter how much Xiang Yu thought about it, he felt that his methods were clever enough.

"Li Xiaozhei, indeed, was guessed by the prime minister. He was really passionate and distressing, haha." After the basic framework of the transaction was negotiated, Xiang Yu was in a good mood generously ordered the transfer of nearly 5,000 prisoners, including Ma Jin, to Li Yuan directly. After only 5,000 people, he handed over it. The Chu army not only gained reputation, but also reduced the food and fodder supply the next day.

Xiang Yu was the specific executor of this secret transaction, and behind it, the person who formulated this clever strategy was the prime minister Xiang Tuo.

After breaking away from the ties between Fan Zeng, Kuai Che and others, this core figure in the Xiang family has increasingly shown political ability that is no less than Xiao He.

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Everyone has different values.

Xiang Yu regarded horses and saddles as the first priority, and ignored the lives of prisoners. This idea was cruel and bloody, which shocked the young Chu soldiers who followed him, and also shook their loyalty and friendship.

If a man does not care for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.

As long as it can bring benefits to oneself, no matter what it is to do, it can be done. When a person's moral bottom line is broken, what Xiang Yu did is like releasing a terrifying demon. While the Chu army's combat effectiveness is improved, it also loses the most fundamental thing in human nature through repeated killings.

Witnessing a team of ragged clothes and covered with scars on their bodies, the softest string in Li Yuan's heart was silently pulled. When Ma Jin, a man who almost died, approached, Li Yuan jumped down from sweat and blood, and slapped Ma Jin's shoulder heavily.

"Report, Ma Jin, the captain of the 6th Team of the 34th Formation of the Dingbian Army, requested to return to the team." Ma Jin's blood-stained cheeks touched him, and then gave a somewhat unfamiliar military salute to Li Yuan.

"You were once a lieutenant of the Dingbian Army?" Li Yuan said in surprise.

No wonder Ma Jin was so calm at the critical moment of life and death. The Dingbian Army belonged to a powerful brigade in the former Meng Tian’s northern legion and was affiliated with a part of the Qin general Shejian. Unfortunately, in the decisive battle between Julu and the Chu army, Shejian had no hope of breaking through and burning himself to death. Once the main general died, the Dingbian Army had to fight on their own. Ma Jin was probably captured by the Chu army in that battle.

"The general was ashamed of not being able to follow the veteran general and died in the battlefield, so he was so humiliated. If he hadn't thought of avenging the general one day, Ma Jin would have long since wanted to live." Ma Jin burst into tears. He was still a tough guy just now, but at this moment, facing Li Yuan, his defense line suddenly collapsed.

"The Qin man, if you live, you will die even if you die. What are you doing when you cry? Ma Jin, now I order: Take your team and set off!" Li Yuan said in a deep voice. As he said this, his eyes turned red, and the anger in his heart gradually dissipated with the rescue of Ma Jin and other prisoners.

When he went to negotiate, Li Yuan had only more than 500 people under his command, but when he returned, it expanded tenfold. When Li Yuan brought many prisoners back to the camp, Cao Xin, who thought it was the Chu army, was shocked. He never expected that Li Yuan brought back nearly 5,000 prisoners back and forth.

"Cao Xin, let the baggage troops make fire immediately to make food, so that the brothers can all eat. In addition, if you send a letter to Jiang Yu from Hulao Pass, you will ask him to send him five thousand sets of armor." Li Yuan ordered.

From midnight to early morning.

The Qin army camp was busy, and the settlement of five thousand prisoners was a major project. Li originally planned to escort these frail and sick prisoners to the Qin State in stages and batches. There, Ma Jin and others would undergo a strict and meticulous examination and physical examination to confirm their identities, determine whether their bodies are healthy, and whether they need the next step of restorative treatment.

"Brothers, our hard days are over." Ma Jin choked in a low sob as the steaming corn porridge was held in the pottery bowl in his hand.

The prisoners licked every bit of the edge of the bowl with sip after bite, and then the hot porridge flowed from the throat and penetrated into their stomachs. It was like a warm current moistening the dry land, making people feel like kinetic energy was injected into their limbs.

After a busy night.

During the Gaotai negotiations the next day, neither Li Yuan nor Xiang Yu participated. Those who represented them were Lu Jia and Xiang Bo. After Zhang Er was humiliated on the first day, he still appeared in the Gaotai venue the next day, which made the famous scholars sincerely admire his "dedication" spirit.

This kind of spokesperson participated in the play negotiations. It was naturally impossible to achieve any major results. After a few days of stalemate, Li Yuan and Xiang Yu finally reached an agreement on the details of the phased exchange. Afterwards, Xiang Yu, who couldn't wait for Xiang Bo to come back, led Xiang Ying and other confidants to Pengcheng.

The reason why Xiang Yu was in a hurry to return was to speed up the speed of collecting prisoners. In the past, he used to deal with prisoners of Qin army like a grass dog, but now it has become a trading item that can be exchanged for good things. In this way, one more prisoner will be more rations for war horses and saddles. Xiang Yu, who was determined to form a powerful cavalry, naturally refused to let the prisoners die in vain.

Li Yuan followed and returned to Hulao Pass, where he thought about it. After some thought, he sent a handwritten letter to Wang Li and Luo Jia from Jiuyuan and Longxi counties.

In the letter, Li Yuan gave a death order to the two border magistrates. When the first batch of war horses were transported over, they must be all slaughter horses. As for mares and uncastrated stallions, no one could penetrate into them.

In terms of horse breeding, the Qin people were the ancestors. After Li Yuan mentioned this a little, those experts who raised horses immediately understood his intentions.

Generally, the mounts of cavalry fighting are mainly horses. This is mainly because the horse is gentle and there will be no estrus and irritation periods of uncastrated horses. However, this kind of stallion after castration also has a fatal weakness, that is, it cannot reproduce offspring. In this case, even if Xiang Yu gets the horse through exchange, it is only a one-time consumable. Once he suffers losses on the battlefield, the Chu army will not be able to cultivate offspring through mating.

Xiang Yu didn't know Li Yuan's little move yet.

Even if he knew, he probably could not make any rebuttal suggestions, because the violent stallion was almost no attraction to the Chu army who was eager to prove his strength.

The farce on the stage of the Chenggao League lasted until November. Under the threat of the cold current in the north, the celebrities who fought red every day, and then hung their arms and drank together, finally dispersed reluctantly. This time, the alliance with public funds gave them a sense of cheerfulness.

Li Yuan did not return to Zhao, and Ma Jin and other first batch of prisoners were placed in Sanchuan County due to physical reasons. I believe that with Jiang Yu's care, these prisoners would soon be able to recover their confidence. Next, they would face a completely different hometown environment and completely different attitudes to relatives.

This is the hardships and training of life.

No matter who it is, you must face it silently and bear it.

When his health improved slightly, Ma Jin began to restless. He missed his wife and daughter who were far away in Guanzhong. When he met with Li Yuan, Ma Jin did not talk about his family situation, and Li Yuan did not ask. In fact, Ma Jin's wife was the bride of Han Si who died in Wugong Mountain.

Life is so dramatic.

When closing a window, another door was opened for you elsewhere.

After Li Yuan handled the secret agreement with Chu State, his car drove westward and turned back to Guanzhong. It has been half a year since he learned that Ying Yushu is happy. As a man, it is unforgivable that women are not with him when they need it most.

The world is big, and the child is the biggest.

After five years of hard work, Li Yuan finally had his own life. When Ying Yushu held his big belly, which was already pregnant, let Li Yuan listen to the powerful heartbeat from his belly, Li Yuan, who was about to become a father, looked happy and could hardly suppress himself.
Chapter completed!