Chapter 349: Returning the head, steam engine
But even if it is the Qin army, it is still a human being. With two eyes, one mouth, two arms, two legs, one arrow or one knife, it will be injured and killed.
Even if they can't survive today, they have to bite a few bites of meat from these Qin troops. It would be even better if they can defeat this Qin army.
That could destroy the Qin people's plan to use them to establish authority on the Wusun people, so that the Wusun people could see that the Qin people were not as strong as the rumors, and that standing on the Qin people might not have a future.
However, the ideas are beautiful, the reality is cruel.
Although the Great Qin cavalry did not grow up on the grassland since childhood, they were well-trained. This team of cavalry was still the elite Qin soldiers who had been on the battlefield, and the armor they held was better than that of the Yuezhi delegation.
What are the advantages of the Yuezhi Mission that can be compared?
In the distance, Liu Ji and Wusun King watched the Yuezhi mission and the Daqin mission approached each other carefully. Neither side chose to retreat and planned to fight head-on.
The two teams of cavalry approached quickly, like two torrents of different colors collided together.
Soon, the black torrent violently tore another torrent, and penetrated it and left behind a corpse behind.
This was not over. The two cavalry passing by quickly turned their horses and rushed back towards the other side again.
But this time, another torrent was much looser and smaller.
There is no fear, no surrender, just killing, but this kind of courage is meaningless.
In waves of rushing battles, another torrent was completely defeated, and the bodies of the Yuezhi delegation fell on the field, leaving behind the neighing of an undead war horse.
Seeing that the Yuezhi delegation was killed by the Qin cavalry, the Wusun King and others were not very happy, but were more confused and worried.
Although they knew that the Qin people were stronger than the Yuezhi people, the Qin people won too easily.
In this small-scale battle, the Qin people did not have zero casualties, but the number of casualties achieved great victory.
Although they don't want to admit it, their strength is indeed not as strong as that of the Yuezhi people.
This also means that if they were hostile to the Qin people, the casualties between the two sides would be more amazing.
The Qin people are so strong, is it really a good choice for them to join forces with the Qin people?
But the way has come to this point, and it is difficult to turn back now, so I can only continue to walk first.
Otherwise, it would not only offend the Yuezhi people, but also the Qin people, and that would be the end.
The King of Wusun and others were in a heavy mood, but they did not dare to show it. They even wanted to congratulate Liu Ji with a smile.
The King of Wusun smiled and praised, "It is worthy of being the Iron Cavalry of the Great Qin Dynasty. It is true that the Yuezhi people are irresistible under the command of your army!"
Before Liu Ji could reply, a Qin cavalry came over and said to Liu Ji: "Report to the ambassador, the 138 Yuezhi delegation members have been killed!"
Looking at the battle, Liu Ji said, "It is the brothers who dare to use their lives to win this victory. After I go back, I will definitely ask for merit for you brothers!"
"Take care for the injured brothers. As for the dead brothers... I, Liu Ji, are sorry to them. They come with me from Daqin, but cannot bring them back intact!"
After saying this, Liu Ji said again: "Remember the names of the brothers who died and clean up their relics."
"I, Liu Ji, swore: I was unable to bring them back to the Qin Dynasty alive, but I will definitely bring their relics back to the Qin Dynasty and hand them over to their families!"
After arranging the handling of the casualties of the Qin cavalry, Liu Ji then looked at King Wusun.
"The Yuezhi mission has been killed. What should the king and you think that his corpses should be dealt with?"
It seemed that they were asking them about their opinions and discussing how to deal with the body of the Yuezhi delegation, but the King of Wusun and others understood that this was not an inquiry, but asked them to express their opinions.
They have no extra choice.
Could it be that the Qin people would allow them to propose to bury the Yuezhi delegation for a happy life?
Inquiry is just a formality to show respect for them. If you really suggest it, it means you are ignorant.
King Wusun understood this and said respectfully: "The Yuezhi mission was destroyed by your army. The ambassador should be the leader. We can just follow it!"
Instead of proposing how to deal with it, it is better to let the Qin envoy decide on it. Anyway, they can't make the decision, and it will ultimately depend on the Qin envoy's intention.
Liu Ji did not say nonsense and made a decision without hesitation: "Since that's the case, then I will send all his heads back to Yuezhi and return them to the heads. If I have something inconvenient to the Qin Dynasty, I will be in trouble, so I will be in trouble!"
Although he guessed what the Qin people might ask them to do before coming, and was prepared, when he heard Liu Ji's decision, King Wusun and others still took a breath.
Those who can be Qin envoys are indeed not good at it. This Qin envoy who looks straightforward and heroic is also a ruthless character!
Their Wusun and Yuezhi had a grudge. If they sent people to send more than 100 heads of the Yuezhi delegation to Yuezhi, how angry the Yuezhi King would be, he would know even if he thought about it.
The feud between the two families will become deeper and harder to resolve. In the choice between the Daqin and the Yuezhi, they will be confirmed to be on the Daqin side and fall to the Yuezhi no longer.
This is forcing them to submit a letter of vote to Daqin!
But the Qin envoy has made a decision, can they still tolerate rejection?
The King of Wusun did not hesitate and said, "I wish to obey his order!"
Seeing that King Wusun was so tactful, the seriousness on Liu Ji's face suddenly dissipated and he returned to his usual heroic appearance, as if the Qin envoy who had just threatened King Wusun just now was not him.
Liu Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry, when you return to Xianyang, I will report to Your Majesty the King's merits. The Qin Dynasty will not treat anyone who has made merits unfairly!"
A few days later, in a yurt, there were several boxes on the ground in the Yuezhi Wangting, and the lid was opened.
Looking at the heads scattered in it, an angry shout came from the yurt: "The Wusun child, the Qin thief, are too bullying!"
The other people in the room looked bad. They thought the mission they sent would be killed, but they never thought that these bastards would humiliate them so much.
After killing the delegation, they cut off their heads and returned them to them, using wooden boxes.
Especially after opening it, I was even more furious when I saw the head of the person being placed in the wooden box.
This is their Yuezhi envoy. Even if he is killed or beheaded, he should not treat it like a debris.
Compared with the previous few days, there were more Yuezhi leaders in the yurt this time, and the situation was not optimistic, and the Yuezhi King recruited more leaders.
The leader who proposed to form an alliance with Donghu was also in the room at this moment. Seeing the Yuezhi King getting angry, he said, "This is the plan of the Qin people and Wusun. They are deliberately angering the king. Don't be caught in the trap!"
The leader analyzed: "How could the Qin people and Wusun not know that such actions would anger us, but they did so, just to make us angry and unwise, so that we can fall into the trap."
The Wusun people and the Qin people didn’t know that sending these heads would deepen the hatred?
I definitely know!
But the Qin people and Wusun did this, obviously to anger them and make them hate them. Although I knew the leader was right, my anger was still hard to calm down.
Understand that is the matter, but doing it is another matter.
King Yuezhi said: "Do I have to endure this tone? Can't do anything?"
The leader replied, "It is for the king to bear it for the time being, not to bear it forever. Given our current situation, we cannot do it to send troops to Wusun and the Qin people, but we have other things to do."
"The Qin people and Wusun sent these heads back, which was indeed humiliating us, but it was not unprofitable!"
Hearing "It's not unprofitable", King Yuezhi's anger subsided a little: "According to your words, is this a good thing for me?"
"It's not a good thing, but it's useful. We can show these heads to the tribe members so that they can know the dangers of the Qin people and Wusun. In this way, the tribe members will be more united and insist on fighting with the Qin people and Wusun."
If you think about it carefully, you will make some sense. Show the heads of the tribesmen, let them know the cruelty of the Qin people and Wusun, have the idea of sharing the same hatred of the enemy, and firmly fight against the Qin people and Wusun people.
Look, the Qin people and Wusun are so cruel. We have already made enemies with them. If everyone does not fight hard and wait for them to come, no one will be spared.
Today, these boxes contain other people's heads, and tomorrow they may contain your heads!
If he didn't want to be cut off and put it in the box, he got up and fought with the Qin and Wusun people!
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After thinking for a moment, the King of Yuezhi said, "I will follow your words. In the future, I will definitely repay the humiliation of today!"
Not only did he kill his messenger, he also returned the head, and even dressed in a box, completely putting his face under his feet and stomping hard.
A leader said, "The head was sent by Wusun to send someone back. He may be forced by the Qin people and will be forced to do this."
"If this is the case, the Wusun people may be dissatisfied with the Qin people. Can we make the Qin people and Wusun have no worries?"
It seems that this possibility is really possible. If the Wusun people were forced by the Qin people, then they might be able to take this opportunity to win over the Wusun people and alienate the relationship between the Wusun people and the Qin people.
But someone immediately refuted this idea.
"Not to mention that we are still unable to determine whether this matter was really forced by the Qin people. Even if we are sure, what can we do?"
"This matter shows that the Wusun people have defected to the Qin people. Even if we win over some Wusun people, how can we judge whether they are sincere? If they just pretend to vote to us, they are still loyal to the Qin people in secret."
This also makes sense. The Wusun people had a grudge against them. Even if the Qin people really forced them, the Qin people's hatred of persecution must not be as deep as their Yuezhi.
Even if the Wusun people don’t like the Qin people, it doesn’t mean the Wusun people like them. The Wusun people most want to destroy them must be their Yuezhi, and the Wusun people may not be forced.
When Liu Ji was on his way to Wusun, somewhere in the Xianyang of the Great Qin Dynasty, Li Nian took the First Emperor and his ministers to watch a machine.
Prime Minister Wang Wan said in surprise: "Although I have known that there are many strange things in the Six Ying Palace, I can only realize the wonders of strange things when I see this thing."
Li Si also commented: "This thing is of great use. If its power is greater, it may be able to drag cars, horses, boats and ships, and do things that are difficult to reach by manpower!"
After hearing Li Si's words, Wang Jian also said, "If one day this thing can drag a car and a horse, it will be used on the battlefield. Now that the cannon is inconvenient to move, it may be pulled by it."
When Emperor Qin Shi’s eyes looked at this object and listened to the comments of the ministers, he couldn’t help but think of the planes, giant ships and other objects he saw on Li Nian’s mobile phone. Could those things be driven by this object?
The machine they are looking at is a steam engine, jointly completed by Li Nian, Mo family members and Shaofu craftsmen.
During the planning of the development of Daqin, Li Nian did not expect to make the steam machine so quickly.
Because of the lack of rubber.
But later I found that if I didn’t make a steam engine, many things would be inconvenient to do, and his plan would be hindered. If I had to wait until there was rubber to make a steam engine, then in which year or month would I have to wait?
Rubber is produced in the Amazon basin in South America. Even if the Qin Dynasty develops at the speed of its development, it will not be possible to cross the Pacific Ocean to reach the Americas, obtain rubber and then return to the Qin Dynasty.
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After thinking about it, Li Nian thought about it, he felt that he could not wait like this. Rubber is a better material, but it is not impossible without rubber. He used other materials first and replaced it after the rubber was available.
So, steam engine manufacturing was included in his plan!
This steam engine is not the first steam engine built in Daqin, but this one is by far the best performance.
After seeing the ministers, many people could see the potential of the steam engine at a glance. This thing may not be convenient for popularization to the people, but it will play an important role in the Qin Dynasty.
Like it can be used for smelting.
Craftsmen will get sick and tired when smelting, but this thing won’t work. As long as it is not broken, it can run day and night.
So how much metal can the Qin Dynasty smelter and how many soldiers can it build?
It can also save a lot of manpower.
Like it can be loaded on chariots, horses, boats and boats, and it can be transported day and night.
The First Emperor had already thought that laying a suitable road in the Qin Dynasty and using chariots and horses powered by this object might allow the materials in the world to be mobilized to whatever place he wanted to reach.
Meng Tian is also among the steam engines to watch today. The first idea when he saw the steam engine was that this thing could be loaded on a boat.
How fast can a boat powered by it sail and how far can it sail?
The boat made of this thing is the real ship that can sail far away from the sea!
The First Emperor said, "Li Nian, why can this thing move and why can it generate strength?"
Li Nian smiled and said, "The truth of this thing is actually very simple. To put it bluntly, it is boiling water!"
Many ministers were stunned. Can boiling water have such strength?
"As far as I know, water has three states, which are divided into liquid, gaseous, and solid state: liquid water is the river water and rain water we usually see, and solid water is like ice, snow, frost..."
After hearing Li Nian's words, Zhao Gao said, "Can the gaseous water be the fog you usually see, or the water vapor generated when the water boils, or the clouds in the sky?"
Liquid water is river water and rain water, solid water is frost, and gaseous water should be fog.
This is a kind of take-for-fact thought, and Li Nian also made such a mistake back then.
He shook his head and said, "No, gaseous water cannot be seen by the naked eye. It is an invisible, colorless, and tasteless air. What we usually see is fog and water vapor when water boils. I think it is gaseous water, but in fact it is still liquid water."
Wei Liaoqi said, "Since there is no color, no shape, no smell, how can you know that there is gaseous water?"
Li Nian said: "When you boil the water, you will see that the water will decrease, but you will not know where it is. In fact, the liquid water turns into gaseous water and loses it."
"If you put a cover on the boiled water, you can see water droplets condense in the cover, and the gaseous water turns into liquid water and appears."
Wei Liao said: "In the opinion of the young master, liquid water, solid water, and gaseous water can be transformed into each other, and some strange changes will occur in this process, so can this steam engine be made based on this principle?"
(This chapter ends)