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Volume 3: A blow of destiny, the king appears Chapter 41: The Seven Books of Martial Arts

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    In addition, archaeologists also discovered that there is a large-scale drainage channel underground around the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. The bottom is made of 17 meters of highly waterproof clear paste mud, and the upper part is made of 84 meters of loess. The scale is so large that it is difficult to  imagine.  Literary Bar wxba Duan Qingbo, leader of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum archaeological team, pointed out that among the three springs recorded in the "Historical Records of Qin Shihuang", three is actually an approximate number. In fact, it should refer to the waterlogging encountered during the construction process, so the drainage canal was built, which is just right.  It blocks the penetration of groundwater from high to low, effectively protecting the tomb from flooding.

    From the Shang and Zhou Dynasties to the Han Dynasty, the tombs of emperors usually had four passages, running through the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest. This was a symbol of noble status and status, while the tombs of ordinary officials and common people had only one or two passages. However, archaeologists have found that  There are only two tomb passages in the east and west tombs of Qin Shihuang, which is beyond the expectations of archaeologists.

    In addition, the burial mound of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum is huge and is the largest in the country, but it is still unclear where the burial mound came from.  Although there are documented records indicating that the fish pond was taken from the sealed mound, Duan Qingbo, the leader of the Qinling Archaeological Team, questioned this statement. He pointed out that the soil samples from the sealed mound contained a large amount of sand and gravel, but the soil taken from the fish pond was pure loess and was very sticky.  It is strong and rarely contains sand and gravel. It is also believed that the terrain of Qinlingling area is high in the south and low in the north, with a large drop. It is obviously much more laborious to get soil from the fish pond at the foot of the mountain.  Therefore, the idea of ??taking soil from fish ponds is questionable.

    According to the "Historical Records of Qin Shihuang", another expert said that the mound was actually dug from the tomb. However, through hyperspectral remote sensing detection in the Qinling Mausoleum area, a mound was discovered at the foot of Lishan Mountain in the south of the Qinling Mausoleum.  A giant bead-shaped depression running north to south.

    After field investigation, this giant 30-meter-deep depression showed obvious signs of manual excavation, and the soil quality of the depression was the same as that of the sealing soil. This is also a new inference on the origin of the sealing soil pile.

    On the other hand, Liu Shiyi, a researcher at the China Geological Survey Institute, pointed out.  There is indeed an abnormality in the mercury content in Qin Shihuang's underground palace. If the distribution of mercury is used to represent the rivers and seas, it coincides with the distribution positions of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea.  If it is found to be true, it just means that surveys and research on China's geography were already conducted during the Qin Dynasty, which can be said to be a new historical discovery.

    At present, the Chinese government has no plans to excavate the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. The main consideration is that once the excavation is started, a large number of historical cultural relics are likely to be unearthed. However, it is really not suitable to excavate it before proper preservation methods are fully established.

    The Terracotta Warriors and Horses were discovered on March 29, 1974 by villagers Yang Zhifa, Yang Yanxin, Yang Quanyi and others in Lintong County, Shaanxi Province.  At the time, archaeologists agreed that the site was not too big, but they soon discovered that the scale of the Terracotta Warriors was much larger than imagined.

    Experts speculate that the Terracotta Warriors and Horses site is rectangular in shape, 230 meters long from east to west and 62 meters long from north to south, and contains more than 7,000 life-size terracotta warriors and horses.  However, the excavation results exceeded expectations.  But it has caused difficulties in preserving the terracotta warriors and horses.

    When the then Vice Premier of the State Council ** learned of the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit, he instructed the State Administration of Cultural Heritage to cooperate with the Shaanxi Provincial Government to quickly take relevant measures to protect the cultural relics.  Therefore, the excavation project was temporarily suspended. Without damaging the ruins, it took nearly two years to erect an oval dome building on the ruins. It was officially opened to the public in October 1979 and named Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Warriors and Horses.  museum.

    In accordance with the symmetry principle of ancient Chinese architecture.  There should also be pits of terracotta warriors and horses at the west, north and south gates of the cemetery, but archaeologists have conducted many on-site surveys and found nothing about the reason why the pits of terracotta warriors and horses were placed on the east side of the cemetery.  There are currently many opinions, which are excerpted below, but the following opinions are currently inconclusive.

    1. The burial customs of the Qin people were arranged from west to east. The terracotta warriors and horses were placed on the east side of the cemetery in consideration of the burial customs of the Qin people.

    2. The placement of the terracotta warriors and horses on the east side means that the Qin Dynasty moved west and east to destroy the six kingdoms.  It means commemorating the victory of the war.

    3. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses face east, which is why the main entrance of the First Emperor's Mausoleum is in the east.

    4. The terracotta warriors and horses are placed on the east side.  It is in line with the ancient Yin and Yang tactics of having mountains on the right and swamps on the left to prevent enemy troops from attacking from both sides. The terrain in the other three directions of the cemetery cannot meet this tactic.

    During his reign, Qin Shihuang also expanded the country's territory, which was extremely vast, extending to Hetao and Yinshan in the north, to Nanyue (that is, Rinan County in ancient times, today's central Vietnam) in the south, to Lintao in West Longxi in the west, and to Liaodong and North Korea in the east.

    The Hetao area occupied by the Huns was called Henan during the Qin Dynasty.

    While the seven heroes of the Warring States Period were attacking each other, the Xiongnu, Donghu and Yuezhi in the northern grasslands were also restraining each other and were unable to go south to interfere with the situation in the Central Plains. It was not until Qin Shihuang unified the six countries that the nomadic peoples living in the northern and northwest grasslands of China immediately  Became the biggest enemy of the new Qin Empire.

    In 215 BC (the 32nd year of Qin Shihuang), Lu Sheng, a native of Yan State, presented a prophetic book called "Lushu" to Qin Shihuang. It said that Hu would destroy Qin.

    According to this prophecy,The First Emperor believed that it was the barbarians in the north who would eventually destroy the Qin Empire.  At that time, among the Hu people in the northern grasslands, the Yuezhi and Donghu were more powerful than the Huns. However, because the Huns lived in the Hetao area, they were the biggest threat to the Qin Empire, which had its capital in Xianyang. Therefore, Qin Shihuang decided to send troops to conquer the Huns.  .

    However, Li Si pointed out that the Huns lived in pursuit of water and grass, had no fixed residence, and never saved food, making them extremely difficult to conquer.  If you send troops to advance lightly, it will easily lead to a shortage of military supplies and the entire army will be annihilated; if you march with a large amount of food, it will be heavy and difficult to transport, which will not help.

    For the Qin State, even obtaining the Xiongnu's land would be unprofitable and would only exhaust the people of the Central Plains.  When he met the Xiongnu people, he did not dare to use them because he was worried about their loyalty.  If all the Xiongnu people were killed, this would be contrary to the king's father's self-promised behavior as a king, and would show his opposition to the conquest of the Xiongnu.

    Qin Shihuang did not accept Li Si's opinion. He ordered General Meng Tian to lead 300,000 troops to attack the Xiongnu north along the Yellow River from Lanzhou City to Ordos City in an attempt to seize the land south of the Yellow River Hetao.

    The following year, Mengtian captured the area south of the Hetao, from Yuzhong (today's Lanzhou City, Gansu Province) eastward along the Yellow River to the Yinshan Mountains, and divided it into forty-four counties. He also established Jiuyuan County and built the Great Wall along the Yellow River to overcome dangerous obstacles.  Set up a fortress.

    Afterwards, Qin Shihuang sent Meng Tian across the Yellow River to seize the areas around Gaoque, Yangshan (i.e. Yinshan), and Beijia, build fortresses, and advance his power northward one by one.  At that time, the Xiongnu Chanyu Touman was forced to move north. The Qin army traveled abroad for more than ten years and stationed in Shangjun. Meng Tian's name was powerful to the Xiongnu.

    According to research, the biggest reason for the Qin army's rapid victory was the widespread use of crossbows as long-range weapons.  The shooting accuracy of the Qin cavalry holding crossbows was unmatched by the Huns' bows, and the Huns' leather armor could not withstand the powerful penetrating power of the crossbow arrows.  For Hun riders on horseback, the crossbow was the deadliest weapon.

    The famous Chinese military classic "The Seven Books of Martial Arts" points out that the crossbow is the most effective weapon against ancient nomads.  Because the structure of the crossbow was too complex, it was difficult for the Huns to assemble or imitate it.

    In order to enrich the population of the newly established counties south of Hetao, Qin Shihuang ordered the relocation of criminals to the new counties, and the local area was called Xinqin.  At that time, the appearance of a comet in the west was an ominous omen, so Qin Shihuang ordered the deportation of jailers who were unfair in enforcing the law to newly created areas to build the Great Wall and guard the South Vietnam area.

    According to Zhufuyan's "Book of Defeating the Huns", the land where Mengtian garrisoned was low-lying and saline and alkaline land where grains could not be grown. It could not supply food for 300,000 soldiers, so he had to rely on supplies from the interior.  .

    In order to transport grain from coastal places such as Huangxuan (now Yantai City, Shandong Province) and Langya to the Yellow River in the north, it took thirty minutes (192 shi) to transport food that was originally only one stone.  Because of this, the people of Qin Dynasty had to shoulder a heavy burden.
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