Where can Luo Gongzi rest assured that Peng Zhou will go to the periphery to reconnoitre? But he couldn't resist him, so he had to arrange for his cronies to do it, and select a hundred and ten capable soldiers.

You can't pick generals, you can only pick soldiers. After all! Peng Zhou is a supernumerary and has not yet officially entered the Qin army. So! It is not possible to pick people who have merit in the army, so as not to be held accountable after losing the war.

Naturally, it is not a problem to select 100 capable soldiers from a contingent of more than 100,000 people.

"You have to change your clothes, and more! Preferably someone who can speak the local Korean dialect is preferred. Those who don't know the local Korean dialect are also OK, but they need to be proficient. I can arrange for them to come back first, those who speak the local dialect, and let them follow them until the end. ”

After arranging this, Peng Zhou became dissatisfied with the horses again.

The war horses of the Qin State are all selected good horses. And! The saddles, stirrups, whips, bridles, etc., configured by the war horses of the Qin State were all unified. As soon as this kind of horse is ridden, it will be recognized immediately. So! It must all be replaced.

Everything is ready to end, and it is not yet dawn.

Peng Zhou asked the cooking class to cook for them first, eat first and leave first.

After eating, it was not yet fully dawn. They didn't wait for the big troops, and set off early.

First, there was a rapid march to the front of the large army. And then! Aside from the avenue, head north.

Out of the military region, Peng Zhou divided the team of 100 people into ten squads, and there were only about 10 people in one squad. Such! It's not so noticeable anymore.

Leaving the marching route of the main army and running directly to the north, it was only a matter of a few dozen miles, and it completely left the attention of the South Korean side. This is no longer a "military restricted zone", and the atmosphere is different.

In the area where the 100,000 troops of the Qin State marched, there was a tense atmosphere of thirty or forty miles in diameter. The local Koreans all looked at Qin Jun with hatred.

It's true! What's going on? Our Korean territory has become a marching passage for the Qin state. If you step on the damaged crops, you don't dare to directly ask the Qin army for compensation.

You ask them for compensation, and they tell you to go to the local town. Zhenyi came to look for trouble, and they asked you to go to King Han. King Han came to Qin through diplomatic channels, and Qin directly said compensation. I passed through the road, and naturally I wanted to pay compensation. Outcome! When the matter passes, people don't want you at all!

If you continue to dwell on the matter of compensation, the Qin State may turn its face on the spot. Maybe? Find a reason to attack you, and then force you not to talk about reparations. Otherwise! Take a few of your plots of land or a city. When the time comes! Your losses will only be greater.

At last! The army of the Qin army spoiled the crops of Korea in this way.

Because it is often like this, so! The army of the Qin army came, and the Koreans dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. I'm used to it, so it's no wonder.

Although South Korea is also considered one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, it is a small country. Because he has always been at odds with the Wei State, he was swayed by the Wei State. So! South Korea does not have a large population.

Especially in the area where the Qin State marched, the population was smaller.

Since Korea formed an alliance with Qin, and Qin sent troops to Qi through Korea, this area has become a "must pass" for Qin's army. For such a reason today, they drove the army over. Tomorrow for another reason, the army will be driven over again.

So! On the roads in this area (the march of the Qin army), there was a smaller population.

Every time the Qin army passed here, the only residents here were generally moved to other places to take refuge under the arrangement of the Korean side. so as not to be arrested by the Qin army for questioning, or to be arrested to confiscate the army.

There are many Koreans who envy the policies of the Qin State and are willing to be the subjects of the Qin State. Especially! Willing to be a soldier of the Qin State.

Because! Qin's armies were rewarded according to their achievements. If you kill a lot of enemies on the battlefield, you will be killed in a war. The reward can feed the family, and the family will no longer have to endure hard work.

So! As soon as the South Koreans learned and discovered that the Qin army was coming, they immediately moved the local residents away, leaving only houses and crops.

Because the population is small, so! There are also very few cultivated crop fields in this area.

On the Qin side, unless in the case of war, the crops will be wasted. In the case of marching, it is generally not allowed to spoil the crops.

In fact! Korea has long since gone into decline, and it is time to perish. It's just that! It has certain geographical advantages. And also! The Great Zhou Dynasty had not yet perished in the true sense of the word. With the Zhou Dynasty here, it can't destroy Han.

What are the advantages of South Korea in terms of geographical location?

Because! South Korea has a long border with Chu.

If the Qin State destroys Korea now. So! The border between Qin and Chu is even longer. And also! The border with Wei is even longer.

If Qin destroys Korea, it is equivalent to stretching its arm between Chu and Wei. As you can imagine! Such a situation was very unfavorable to the Qin State.

You can get Korea, but this arm of yours is equivalent to reaching out to someone else.

Both the wise man of the State of Qin and the King of Qin took this into account, so! did not destroy South Korea.

With South Korea's current strength, the Qin State is fully capable of destroying it. But! Being able to destroy South Korea does not mean that you can defend South Korea.

It's easy to fight the country and it's hard to defend the country, that's what it means.

So! Retaining the existence of South Korea is equivalent to helping the Qin State guard the long border line.

What the Qin State wants now is not a certain piece of territory, but! A piece of contiguous territory. So! The hegemony of the Qin State must be "propulsive", not "prominent".

What is Propulsion? What is Prominence?

The propulsion type is continuous advancement, and everything that has a natural border must be retracted.

For example! Bounded by rivers, then! The territory on this side of the river must be taken. Later! It is bounded by rivers. Such! Guarding the border line in all respects.

For example! Bounded by mountains and levels, then! The territory on this side of the mountain range and the level must be taken. Such! It is more important to protect the border line.

Prominent advance refers to the sudden dispatch of troops, the seizure of a certain place, and then the use of this place as a base to expand to the periphery.

For example! Wei Ran's occupation of Taoyi belongs to the "prominent advancement".

Prominence is a strategic tactic, a means to advance, not an end.

Not at the time? The state of Qi was weak, and the state of Wei and Zhao did not do much, so the state of Qin picked up a bargain.

And South Korea is different! It is a vassal state, and the border is so long, if you destroy it and make it your own territory, you will have to send troops to defend it. And with such a long border, how many troops do the Qin side have to defend. Furthermore! On one side is the powerful state of Chu.

Although the state of Chu was defeated by the state of Qin, the territory of the state of Chu was too large, and the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and the people still had strength.

If you destroy Korea, it will take many years to change the minds of the original inhabitants of Korea and turn them into real Qin people. So! It is unrealistic to destroy Korea.

The strategy given by Fan Sui was: consume South Korea first, and wait until South Korea really can't cheer up, so he will naturally obey the Qin State.

I slowly consume your will, and you will obey me naturally!

In fact! It's a psychological war!

I'm bullying you, what's wrong? What can you do with me? But! Do not bully the people of Korea. I bullied your king, it was your king (King Han Li) who was incompetent, and your Korean policy was wrong, so I was bullied by our Qin State.

Such! There will be a part of the Korean people who yearn for the Qin State. Anyway, they are all people of the Great Zhou, and they are not unpatriotic.