Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 738 A map that subverts ideas

   Just when Yuan Shao was dying in the battle of Jieqiao, Fei Qian summoned all the generals and held a battle meeting against Xianbei.

  Of course, the Southern Huns were not included in this battle meeting, but only for Yu Feiqian, including Zhao Yun.

  When Fei Qian thought of this incident, he couldn't help but feel happy, even Zhao Yun's square face didn't feel any sense of disobedience.

  In the Han Dynasty, such a man was the standard of a handsome guy. As for the kind of sissy in the later generations, well, there are also some, but it is not acceptable to most people...

  Thinking about it, if Zhao Yun is really as mellow as Lord Longyang among the Four Gentlemen of the Spring and Autumn Period, he must have been included in the harem by that big guy. How could he be reduced to the point where he wandered in Liaodong for a long time before following Liu Bei?

However, Zhao Yun's age doesn't seem to match Fei Qian's memory. Didn't it mean that he was only eighteen years old when he appeared on the stage? Now he looks at least in his twenties, but this is not important. The important thing is Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun , Zhao Yun...

  Fei licked his lips subconsciously, then wiped the drool that was about to flow out by touching his chin beard, and then said with a serious face: "Bring the map!"

  Several personal guards propped up a parchment scroll with a wooden support and placed it behind Fei Qian.

   Feiqian coughed, then stood up, ready to explain to Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Ma Yue, and Zhang Ji. Immediately, Xu Huang and others stood up together and stood beside the sheepskin map.

   "The so-called know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never end up in a hundred battles." Fei Qian pointed to the open parchment, made a clichéd opening remark, and then continued, "We big men are now in this area...and I am here now..."

This map is actually very simple. It does not mark the exact cities and towns, and even the main roads of the hills and rivers are only represented by some simple symbols. People were greatly shocked.

   Especially after seeing that the territory of the Han Dynasty only occupied a small area of ​​the map...

At the beginning, Fei Qian relied on his memory, and then integrated some original map materials from the Han Dynasty. When he drew it, even people with more escaped thinking like Xu Shu couldn't accept it. He even argued with Fei Qian for a long time, even The contents of Shan Hai Jing were all moved out, and then it was verified that Dayu ruled the world of Kyushu, and finally it was accepted with half-belief.

  Although this fact hurts my self-esteem a bit.

  The Great Han Dynasty, or in other words, China is not a square land, not even the center of this world...

In fact, if the distance and time from Dahan to Sifang are to be very accurate, it is still difficult when there are no effective tools for statistics, but if you only need an approximate concept, in fact, before the Han Dynasty It's almost done, but many people ignore it.

This is what Fei Qian and Huang Yueying thought of when they chatted when they came to Pingyang, because in ancient times, expressions were often used for rhetorical purposes, and approximate numbers were often used, such as thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, thousands of miles of scenery, etc. These poems or historical records cannot be more clearly reflected distance, but the famous Chidao of the Qin Dynasty can.

The Chidao of the Qin Dynasty included Shangjun Road, Linjin Road, Dongfang Road, Wuguan Road, Plank Road, West Road, Straight Road, and Binhai Road. These roads were almost built to the edge of China at that time, although there are some records of these roads The history books were destroyed in the war, but some of them are still left behind. For example, in the historical records, there are many mentions that the distance of the straight road is 1,800 miles...

  Of course, such data is not very accurate, but it also provides a little proof of how far the current territory of the Han Dynasty is in the four directions.

  So when Fei Qian propped up the map of the territory of the Han Dynasty, almost everyone couldn't believe it, but seeing Fei Qian's serious expression, they all widened their eyes and their hearts were shaken.

Because when Fei Qian talked about the Xianbei area in the north while gesticulating, even Xu Huang, who was calm in one item, couldn't sit still. He opened his mouth wide, obviously wanting to say something, but in the end he insisted. I endured it for a long time.

  Ma Yue is relatively lively, and has followed Fei Qian for some time, but he couldn't help it, and cupped his hands and said: "Master, how can Xianbei have such a large area, isn't it better than..."

"Greater than our Han Dynasty?" Fei Qian completed Ma Yue's unfinished words, then raised his eyebrows, and said, "Unfortunately, it is true, but in a large area north of Yinshan Mountain, now It is not very useful for the time being, the perennial low temperature and drought are not suitable for farming, at most it is only used for grazing... But this area, which is the birthplace of the Xianbei people, is very suitable if the cold trouble can be eliminated Farming...our side is yellow soil, and the other side is black soil..."

   "Then the south is the red land?" Huang Xu, who was standing by the side, couldn't help answering the sentence, and then found that everyone was looking at him, and scratched the back of his neck in a little embarrassment.

"Well, the soil in South Vietnam is indeed red. In fact, the so-called saying that the five elements match the five colors has some truth..." Fei Qian sometimes admires some of the theories of the ancients, perhaps it is a kind of Coincidentally, perhaps it is a kind of prophetic exploration, and then came to such a conclusion.

Fei Qian nodded at Huang Xu, then ended the topic, and continued: "Therefore, Xianbei's strategic depth...well, how should I put it...that is, there is a very large place where Xianbei can gather and move, or even break away from the battle. , coupled with the unique grazing habits of the Hu people, so as long as there is water and grass, it is tantamount to continuing to live, but for us Han people, we have to travel long distances to transport food and grass..."

Fei Qian sighed, and said: "The problem of long-distance food and grass transportation has not been solved, or the life of grazing is completely similar to that of the Hu people. If you go deep into an area as large as Xianbei to fight, once there is a problem with the supply of soldiers, food and equipment, the consequences will be severe. It's quite serious... This, many of our predecessors have already practiced it..."

The information asymmetry between those in power and those in charge of the soldiers led to the fact that many generals in the Han Dynasty either died of exhaustion in the desert in vain, or were blocked on the way home by the Huns at that time. Li Ling, who Cai Yong quoted poems to express his wish, was captured when all the food and equipment were cut off outside the Great Wall less than a hundred miles away from the Han territory.

  Fei Qian stretched out **** and said, "Therefore, there are only two relatively good ways to fight the barbarians..."

   "Historical Records of Mengtian Biography": "The first emperor wanted to travel around the world. He traveled to Jiuyuan and went straight to Ganquan, so he made Mengtian pass. From Jiuyuan to Ganquan, he cut mountains and valleys, thousands of miles away."

   "Historical Records": "Tai Shigong said: I went to the north and returned from the straight road. When I walked, I saw Meng Tian built the Great Wall with pavilions and barriers for the Qin Dynasty, cut mountains and valleys, and led to the straight road. I really underestimate the power of the people!  …"

"Zi Zhi Tong Jian Qin Ji II" records: "For thirty-five years, Meng Tian was sent to remove the straight road, road Jiuyuan (county), and arrive at Yunyang (county), cutting mountains and valleys, thousands of miles away, and it took a few years. "

  (end of this chapter)