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Chapter 241 Don’t bleed dry! Vow not to fight! 【Please subscribe】

In the ninth year of Wu Lie, it was the time of Spring and Autumn.

At first, people thought that this year was just an ordinary year and the Battle of Hangu Pass was just an ordinary battle.

But later, when the war happened, everyone realized it.

This is no ordinary war, let alone an ordinary year.

In history, this year is called the "Year of Broken Jade" and this battle is called the "Battle of Broken Jade".

Yes, it was one of the five most tragic wars in Chinese feudal society for more than two thousand years.

The "Battle of Broken Jade" is branded in the history books.

It is better to have broken jade than to have "broken jade" that is intact.

This is a year that all Qin people will always remember in their hearts, because in this year, Qin and Han fought at Hanguguan.

Ziying turned around and looked at Chen Haoying who was standing there: "Compared to fighting with nearly a million people on both sides, I wanted to simply decide the outcome. It was only when the war started that I realized that I wanted to protect There are more people from Qin, or who think they are from Qin, than I thought."

Liu Bang sighed slightly: "Looking at this situation, I'm afraid that if Emperor Qin fails, His Majesty Ziying will really do it."

There was a hint of worry in Ziying's eyes. He actually didn't want to fight to the death with the Han Kingdom, but at this time the matter was no longer up to him.

Liu Bang looked downcast: "Why didn't I know?"

"That's fine."

And the battle of Hangu Pass
On the Qin side, even half of the soldiers guarding Northern Xinjiang were called back, while the other half continued to guard Northern Xinjiang.

In this way, before this battle occurred, the most tragic battle with the largest number of participants was the Battle of Gangyu and the Battle of Qin and Zhao in which the "Killing God" Wu Anjun Bai Qi participated.

"These can only be the icing on the cake, but they cannot be the decisive key to providing help in times of need."

"I'm afraid this battle is inevitable."

The two sides had been fighting a little bit in the past few days. At that time, both sides had aroused the murderous intention and bloodshed in their bones. Unless the war truly stopped, no one could control it.

The Great Account of the State of Qin
Prince Qin Ziying was wearing armor, with a firm and solemn expression on his face. Beside him, Meng Yi, Wang Bi, Zhang Han, Chen Haoying and others were standing there, looking at the map of Kantu hanging behind them.

The King of Han also had such a tacit understanding, so after Qin State dispatched half of its military strength, he sent Qin State's remaining soldiers to the northern border to guard with Qin State soldiers.

Including the logistical support of both sides and the remaining soldiers, I am afraid there will be a million soldiers in total.
In this era when the country's population may only be 20 to 30 million, a war involving millions of soldiers can be said to be an unprecedented war.
Hangu Pass

There was emotion in his voice: "Actually, I don't want to commit more killings."

But when King Liu Bang of Han and Prince Ying of Qin both appeared at Hangu Pass, and all the troops from Qin and Han gathered at Hangu Pass, people discovered that this war might not be just what they thought. It's as simple as you think.

"No matter what the result is, it can be regarded as the people of our country of Qin doing their best!"

The total number of soldiers participating in the battle on both sides was a terrifying 800,000. This could only be an undercount rather than an overcount.

This is "killing with red eyes".

In fact, it was not only the Qin Emperor Ziying, but also the Han King Liu Bang who wanted to control the scale of this war. However, just like the Qin Emperor, the Han King could no longer control his soldiers to fight at this time.

Xiao He didn't say anything, just looked at the wish. He was not worried about Emperor Qin, but worried about the soldiers in Han State. After all, the fighting ability of the soldiers of the old Qin State in Qin State was legendary throughout the world.

The two sides are only separated by a thin Great Wall.

Ziying just smiled slightly: "The war has reached this stage, there is no need to make any judgments or strategies."

Don’t bleed dry! Vow not to fight!

The military strength of the Qin State, which gathered all the old Qin soldiers from all over the country, had reached 400,000 soldiers at this time, and the Han State also gathered nearly 400,000 soldiers.

Meng Yi took a step forward, with a solemn tone in his voice: "Your Majesty, Qin Feng has a poem that says: "Until the blood is shed, we will never truce! "This is what we, the old Qin people, say and insist on! As long as I am here, no one can overthrow the Qin State!"

Even if he is the helmsman of this huge warship, he cannot control the people's hearts.

"I just want this day to come later."

"I'm afraid all this is part of His Majesty Ziying's plan."

Before this battle, no one in the world except a few top figures of Qin and Han knew what this battle would decide. They just thought that this was an ordinary battle between Han and Qin.

The big account of Han Dynasty.

In the ninth year of Wu Lie, autumn and winter transition.

"The battle to protect the country is no longer a matter for me alone, but a matter for thousands of Qin people."

"Only by shedding all the blood of the old Qin people can this war be stopped."

There were more and more troops in front of Hangu Pass. Both Qin and Han were surprised by the number of people participating in this battlefield.

But even in the first battle, only nearly 500,000 soldiers were invested. In the Qin-Zhao War, only more than 400,000, or nearly 500,000 soldiers, were invested.

No matter who wins or loses, the war may continue for many more years.

This is the real war and truth.

Zhang Liang sighed softly. He looked at Xiao He who was silent, then looked at Liu Bang and said softly: "Why is the king so worried?"

"Pass my order and the whole army is ready for battle!"

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was a bit more determination in his eyes: "If this is the case, just try your best!"

Can the soldiers of Han really fight against such terrifying soldiers?
He expressed doubts about this.

The third day of October.

On this day, for some unknown reason, light snow fell in the sky. The snowflakes slowly floated in the air, and the white snow had some red light that illuminated the dark night. It was the "torch" when the two armies were fighting.

These "torches" are like breaths of "qi" lighting up the surrounding area.

It was still a small-scale conflict, and the cause could no longer be verified.

At the beginning, neither Emperor Qin nor King Han noticed this war, because in the past six months, there were more and more such battles. At first, they could care about it, but then they became numb. . But this time.
As the war lasted longer and longer, the King of Han and Emperor Qin finally woke up.
But things have reached an uncontrollable situation, and the soldiers have become red-blooded. Black Qin-robed soldiers and black-armored Xuanwei and red Han soldiers and red-armored Xuanwei are getting more and more involved. The small-scale battle expanded into a medium-scale battle.
after all.

In this era, soldiers on the battlefield are all related to each other by marriage. The person you killed may be my uncle or my nephew.

Of course people can control it when they are still rational, but how can they control it when they no longer have reason?

Uncle, you must avenge my brother.

Nephew, your brother.
As a result, the extremely white snow was stained with the red color of blood, and the killing became more and more impossible to stop. There was no so-called you and me, and no reason in people's eyes.

The final decisive battle came under such an environment.
"Boom-thump-thump-"

The sound of war drums seemed to be like poison, infecting people's sanity. There was blood on the swords and bones everywhere.

At the end of the war, both the Emperor of Qin and the King of Han were unable to control the situation and participated.

The war continues.

One day, two days, three days.

For three whole days, the two armies fought and fought for three whole days. Even when the truce came, the soldiers still couldn't control themselves. They looked ahead with scarlet eyes.

kill.

kill.

kill.

The person facing them was no longer a human being, but "war exploits".

This war occupies a large amount of space in the history of Chinese wars written by later generations. Perhaps because of the impact of this war, even later middle school history textbooks also covered it.

"The Battle of Broken Jade is one of the most brutal wars in ancient my country, and it is also the war that should never happen."

"The two warring parties in this war, the soldiers of Qin and the soldiers of Han, all thought that they were protecting their country - of course, this was the case, but it was precisely because of this that they did not Reason to stop.”

"The story of the Battle of Broken Jade comes from the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong saw the records of this battle in the Books of Qin and Han, and afterwards he sighed deeply that this was not actually a war, but a country trying to drag another country down. The "Battle of Broken Jade" in which dynasties died together would rather be broken than broken. Hence the name - "History of Chinese War - Battle of Broken Jade".

"After the Battle of Broken Jade, although Liu Bang, the king of Han, won a victory, it was also a tragic victory. This battle announced the formal establishment of the second unified, multi-ethnic, feudal country in the history of our country, which is why we are now called One of the reasons for being “Han”.

"The impact of the Broken Jade War did not end here, but lasted for nearly thirty years."

"After the Battle of Suiyu, the development of Guanzhong and Xianyang areas fell into a period of stagnation. It was not until the first year of Emperor Wen that Emperor Wen adopted the Prime Minister's proposal and caused people from other places to migrate to Xianyang and Guanzhong areas, and the economy here was revived. develop.”

"The disadvantage of the Battle of Broken Jade is that after this war, almost even the emperor in China could not get together eight horses of the same color. As for the remaining officials, kings, etc., they could only ride on donkey carts. "

"This situation was not alleviated until the later Wenjing rule. The Zhuhua and Xia lands, or the Han Dynasty, finally entered its peak period and used its own brilliance to shine on the surrounding barbarian countries."

"The Battle of Broken Jade not only has shortcomings, but also has the following beneficial effects."

"First, the Battle of Broken Jade objectively led to the great integration of the Chinese nation, making people from all over the place mix and live together, making the concept of Huaxia truly take shape."

"Secondly, the Battle of Broken Jade objectively made the Huns who were eyeing the Huaxia at that time completely frightened. They remembered the "Wu'an Massacre" by Wu'an Lord Chen Zhan, so they went dormant again, and also fought for the relaxation of the Chinese land at that time. , recovery time.”

"Thirdly, although the Battle of Broken Jade caused numerous casualties, it also made the leaders of Guizhou at that time yearn for peace even more, allowing the Han Dynasty to unify more quickly."

"Fourth, during the Battle of Broken Jade, the military strength of both Qin and Han was rapidly improved, and the technology of iron smelting and forging was also advanced rapidly, which further advanced the time for our country to enter the Iron Age and truly entered the Iron Age. To the Iron Age."

"The above is the impact of the Battle of Broken Jade. -"Ninth Grade Volume 1·Ancient Chinese War and History of Science and Technology""

Of course, these are all the effects of the Battle of Broken Jade in later generations.

And at this time.
After dozens of days of tireless fighting, the two armies finally showed their fatigue, just like two tigers fighting for the ownership of the mountain forest. Even though they tore countless wounds on each other's bodies, they themselves were also seriously injured. .

Among the Qin army, Prince Qin Ying has already put on armor.

Although the soldiers of Qin fought desperately, the shortcomings of the old soldiers were gradually revealed.

As the saying goes, boxing is afraid of young people.

The same is true for war.

Although at some times the role of old soldiers is definitely greater than that of younger soldiers, after all, if they can survive on the battlefield, they must have experienced hundreds of battles, know how to kill with less energy, and know how to evade to survive.

But they have one most important fatal flaw.

They have gradually aged, and their strength is gradually running out. It would be okay if ordinary wars gave them time to recover, but this time after the bloody murder, no one had rested for a long time.

Under such circumstances, the old soldiers gradually lost their strength and were killed by the young soldiers.

After all, under countless life threats, those soldiers who did not know how to learn had already died, and those who remained were naturally the young soldiers who knew how to adapt and grow in war.
They have "evolved" into "old pawns", but it is impossible for the old pawns to gain the strength they had when they were young.

Ziying stood on the chariot, looking at the guards beside him with a slight smile on his lips.

He roared in a low voice: "Jiujiao Lao Qin!"

Beside Ziying, the old soldiers who barely stood up also shouted loudly: "Jiujiao Lao Qin!"

The voices of all the people were intertwined.

What kind of song are they gathered together?

"Jiujiu, the old Qin, fought against the national calamity together, and Jiujiu, the old Qin, restored our rivers and mountains. We will never stop fighting until the blood is shed! There is the Great Qin in the west, and it is rising like the sun. A hundred years of national hatred, and the vicissitudes of life are hard to put down!"

The sound became louder and louder, echoing on the battlefield.

"Jiujiu, the old Qin, fought against the national calamity together. Jiujiu, the old Qin, restored our rivers and mountains. We will never stop fighting until the blood is shed! There is the Great Qin in the west, and it is rising like the sun. A century of national hatred, and the vicissitudes of life are hard to put down!"

There will be no truce until the blood dries out!

Vow not to fight!

"kill!"

"In the ninth year of Wu Lie, the emperor and the king of Han fought at Hangu Pass and were defeated. The fifth emperor Ziying committed suicide outside Hangu Pass. Prime Minister Chen Haoying, Shangqing Mengyi, General Zhang Han, and Taiwei Wang Ben fought. Death. The beginning of the Qin Dynasty - "Book of Qin: The Chronicles of Emperor Wu Lie of Qin".

(End of this chapter)