At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 119: The different fates of each person and the plot against Li You

After Zhao Rong, the captain of Sanchuan County, learned that Wang Li's tribe had been completely annihilated, he had a premonition that the war would eventually spread to Sanchuan County. His hunch was not wrong. Less than 10 days after Wang Li's tribe was annihilated, Wu Sheng's cavalry entered Sanchuan County and captured Jing County in one day.

Facing the menacing rebels, he completely abandoned the prefectures and counties near Yingchuan County and only defended Xingyang City and Aocang, the heart of the empire. He didn't care that Jing County, Yangwu County, Liang County, Zhongmou County, Gong County, Gucheng and other counties were all captured by the rebels.

After conquering these cities, the rebel army did not attack Xingyang City immediately, because Xu Fan knew that with the troops in his hands, it would be difficult to conquer Xingyang in a short time. Even with a tenfold advantage in troops, it would be difficult to conquer a well-prepared city. Xu Fan knew that Stationing the army in Jingxian County cut off the Qin army's food route to Qi and the Central Plains. Li You did not want Aocang to be attacked by the rebels, so he had to return to the army for rescue.

After cutting off the grain road, Xu Fan led the rebel army and was busy transporting the family members of the rebel army to Yingchuan County, so that the soldiers of Sanchuan County who had taken refuge with him could feel at ease.

At this time, Xu Fan felt a little grateful to the First Emperor for building the Binhai Chi Road. Qin Chi Road was extremely smooth, with a width of more than 10 meters. Its spaciousness even made Xu Fan feel that it was wider than the rural roads in his hometown. Although the rural roads were small, they were It is also a modern product, but Qin Chidao was a product more than 2000 years ago.

It was precisely because of this ancient highway that the rebels immigrated extremely fast. The immigrants moved nearly 30 miles a day, almost reaching the marching speed of the general army.

Outside Jing County.

People like a long dragon walked on the Chi Road. There were soldiers at regular intervals on both sides of the Chi Road to protect them and help those people who had accidents. In order to prevent chaos, Xu Fan ordered Chen Lin to lead a battalion of soldiers along the coastal road to protect the families of the rebels heading south.

Such a huge migration of people has also caused panic among the local people. They are worried that their hometown will become a battlefield, and they are also worried that they will be executed. After all, according to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, if one person rebels, ten people will be executed. These people have no idea that their village If anyone joins the rebels, they are worried about being executed, so they have no choice but to follow their family members south, which results in more people for the rebels to take care of. Moreover, the accident turned the entire eastern part of Sanchuan County into a no-man's land.

Xu Fan was very satisfied with the orderly retreat scene. At this moment, Xu Fan saw a rebel baggage team, slowly heading north, and the leader was an old acquaintance of Xu Fan.

Xu Fan shouted while riding his horse: "Lao Dao, Lao Dao!"

Lao Dao was Uncle Dao, the butcher of the Chen family. He was the one who skinned and slaughtered Xu Fan's wolf. After Xu Fan's uprising, he followed Chen Lin and others to join Xu Fan. Because he was a butcher, Lao Dao was very powerful. Strong and strong, with strong martial arts skills, the commander of the camp under Chen Lin unfortunately had his hand cut off during the battle with Bai Meng. He was disabled and could no longer stay in the army. Xu Fan later arranged for him to be assigned to Chen Gang's logistics department to help the rebels transport supplies for the wounded.

When Lao Dao saw Xu Fan calling him, he was so excited that he wanted to salute Xu Fan. Xu Fan grabbed him and said, "We are all old friends. What kind of salute do you want to salute? Just call me Master Xu as before."

Xu Fan was a little excited to see an old friend. Compared with these exciting war years, he still missed the ordinary life of Chen's family more.

Lao Dao thought for a moment and said, "It's not domineering to call you Master, so I'd better call you General."

"What a pity for you!" Seeing Lao Dao's severed hand, Xu Fan still felt a little pity.

The butcher profession is prone to producing strong generals, such as Fan Kuai, Zhang Fei, etc. Lao Dao is also the son of a fierce general. In the Chen family, he is the number one master besides Xu Fan. His martial arts skills are not much worse than Ge Ying. If he had not been injured, he would at least be a captain now, but he can only do a few things now. It's a matter of logistics.

Lao Dao smiled and said: "You are lucky to have saved one life. You don't know that more than half of the veterans who came out of Yang County have been killed or injured. Compared with the soldiers who have died in the battle, I am already lucky."

Many of the soldiers who followed Xu Fan have died in the battle. One general's success is not just a poem, but a real reality.

Xu Fan was surprised: "How could there be such heavy casualties!"

He remembered that the rebels had never fought a too brutal battle.

Lao Dao said darkly: "We Yangxian veterans have always been the leaders of the rebel army. They are the commanders and other officers. They fight on the front line, so there are naturally more casualties. Moreover, our rebel army also suffered two fierce battles. Those two times This is when the veterans in Yang County suffer the most casualties, and more people will die naturally if they want to win."

Despite Xu Fan's success in every battle, the rebels still experienced two fierce battles, one was the battle to defend Qixian County, and the other was the battle of Changping County. In both battles, the rebels suffered more than 3000 casualties. .

Xu Fan felt a little depressed after hearing this. Even though he had tried hard to reduce casualties, he still couldn't change the fate of a general who had achieved great success.

Lao Dao saw that Xu Fan was in a low mood and immediately comforted him: "We have done a good deed by following you. Those who died in the battle will receive pensions, and you have also arranged good positions for those who were injured. Those brothers who died in the battle will not blame you." of."

People like Lao Dao are extremely grateful to Xu Fan. In this cruel era, people with sound limbs have an extremely difficult life, and disabled people are almost certain to die, but Xu Fan did not abandon them, even if they were disabled, no If they use it, they will also be given land, so that they can have food and clothing without worries. Those who can do things will be assigned to positions such as pavilion chiefs and officials, so that they can be respected.

Xu Fan smiled bitterly and said, "I understand."

I am being hypocritical. This kind of thing is inevitable since I started the uprising.

At this time, Lao Dao said with a smile: "Thanks to your teaching, my little Dao has become a commander of the rebel army. With these thousands of soldiers, he is much more promising than me."

From that expression, Lao Dao was very proud of his son, and he should be proud too. Military Sima has been the highest official position in his family for three generations. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is smoke coming out of their ancestral graves.

He had an impression of Xiao Dao. He looked a bit like Lin Zicong's fat man. He was also a tyrant in the Chen family back then and was often taught a lesson by him. Unexpectedly, he had become a middle-level officer now. He sighed. It was only two years, but he was It feels like a long time has passed.

At this time, Wu Sheng and Ji Bu came over on horseback. Wu Sheng saw Lao Dao and greeted him warmly. They were both from Yang County, and they all had a very deep relationship with each other as veterans.

He sympathized with Lao Dao. At first, Lao Dao was still above him, but he was disabled in a battle. The fate of the two began to be very different. He became a cavalry captain of the rebel army, while Lao Dao Dao can only become an official in the logistics department.

"The general has information about Li You!" Ji Xin said.

Lao Dao knew that they had important things to talk about, so he left immediately.

Ji Xin began to speak carefully: "Li You's army has crossed Waihuang County the day before yesterday. I think it will soon reach Daliang. It won't be long before Li You's army will enter Sanchuan County. Our strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao has been completed. General, the next step is What are your plans? Do you want to leave Sanchuan County right now, or do you want to find a way to annihilate Li You's army and conquer Sanchuan County to seize Aocang?" Ji Xin said extremely excitedly.

Aocang is the heart of the Qin Empire, with tens of thousands of stones of grain stored in it. Conquering Aocang is more important than conquering the 10 counties of the Qin army. This is the road that allows the rebel army to fly in the sky. With Aocang, the rebel army can also fight with The Qin army was at a loss.

It was difficult for Xu Fan to make this decision. He thought for a while and said: "Convene all the generals above the captain level to discuss the matter."

Jingxian County, Assembly Hall.

Xu Fan asked Ji Xin to tell him about the movements of Li You's army.

Then Xu Fan asked: "Let's all discuss whether our army will withdraw from Sanchuan County just like this, or we should find a way to destroy Li You's army first and then attack Xingyang City."

Ji Bu frowned and said, "The Qin army of 5 is not easy to fight."

Then he looked at Ji Xin and said, "Do you have any information about Li You? What battles has he fought before?"

Chen Sheng, who was on the side, immediately found Li You and reported: "Li You of Sanchuan County is the eldest son of Qin Prime Minister Li Si. He married the princess of the First Emperor. He first served as the Prince Consort and then as the governor of Sanchuan County. As for his record, he only Outside Daliang City, the military commander’s 5-strong army was defeated in a battle.”

When Chen County supported Xu Fan's 5000 recruits, Zhou Zhang selected the best recruits based on the results of the soldiers' training, and Chen Sheng came to Yingchuan County as a representative of the outstanding commanders.

But when Chen Lin knew that Chen Sheng had come to the front line, he was so angry that he wanted to beat him. I fought hard on the front line of the battlefield. His sister also served as the dean of the wounded camp behind the army. If Chen Sheng appeared on the battlefield again, if something unexpected happened, the Chen family would not be able to fight him. It will never happen again.

So Chen Lin found Xu Fan and wanted him to drive Chen Sheng back, but Chen Sheng firmly disagreed and said that if he drove him away, he would flee back.

After Xu Fan thought about it, he appointed Chen Sheng to join the rebel army and become Ji Bu's subordinate, doing relatively safer work such as sorting out intelligence. And Jing Tao also arranged it this way. He is now serving as a military supervisor. There are very few educated people in the rebel army, and there are even fewer who dare to join the army. They generally become soldiers and supervisors of the rebel army after training. position.

After listening to Li You's information, the atmosphere in the meeting hall became a little more cheerful.

Ge Ying smiled and said: "What kind of achievement is this? Li You, the son of a prime minister, can still compare with Wang Li, a 'general tiger son'. Our rebel army was not as many as Wang Li at first, but we still won. And now the armies of both sides The same amount, and the opponent's coach is still the son of the prime minister. No matter how you look at it, our rebels have a higher chance of winning." As more and more victories were won, people like Ge Ying started to look down on other rebels. Wu Guang was beaten by Wang Li. The whole army was wiped out, but they were rescued. The military minister was almost killed by Li You and begged them to save him. Qin Jia has not occupied the entire Surabaya County yet. How can such fighting power make Ge Ying and others look down on other rebels. As for Li You, who defeated Wu Chen, this kind of record will naturally not be valued by them.

However, Wu Guang, who had experienced a failure, worried: "War is not calculated like this. Our army can defeat the 3 Qin army, but it does not mean that we can defeat Li You's 5 army. Moreover, we have the entire main force of the rebel army in our hands. If defeated, the momentum of the rebel army's development will be interrupted. Even if the Qin army loses Li You's 5 troops, its strength will still be intact. It can recruit hundreds of thousands of troops to continue fighting with us. We should be cautious in fighting the Qin army. "

Xu Fan said: "How did Li You march? How many miles did he march every day?"

"The ranger from Dangjun came to report that Li You marched 30 miles every day. After 30 miles, he started to set up camp. There were also many scouting horses, both in front and on the left and right of the army. Judging from his cautious movements, Li You was very afraid of me. The army's cavalry attacked." Chen Sheng continued to report.

Deng Zong smiled and said: "This Li You looks like a coward. With such a general, the combat effectiveness of this Qin army will definitely not be very high."

But Xu Fan shook his head and said: "If the 5 rebels can easily defeat the military ministers, the Qin army's combat effectiveness will not be too bad. He is not called timid but cautious. Being cautious as a general, although he may not necessarily win the battle, but It is also difficult to defeat a battle when the enemy's strength does not have an overwhelming advantage. Qin's generals seem to be carved out of the same mold. They all like to use force to overwhelm others and rarely make mistakes."

Xu Fan knew that Wang Li had been defeated unjustly, so he was equipped with bilateral stirrups, a high-bridge saddle and horseshoes. The rebel's assault capability has been improved several times. He was caught off guard by these new equipment, and was finally killed by Xu Fan.

Although Li You didn't know the specific process of the battlefield, he obviously became a lot more cautious. He would rather let the soldiers rest more than walk too much. You must know that Xu Fan's team of relocating people had to walk 30 miles every day. Obviously Li You therefore Be extremely cautious.

Cai Ci frowned and said: "Based on the lesson learned from Wang Li's surprise attack and beheading, it's normal for Li You to be cautious. He won't give us this chance again. If our army wants to completely annihilate Li You's tribe, we will have to pay a lot of effort." I'm afraid the casualties will be huge and not cost-effective. Our army's strategic goal of rescuing the military officials has been achieved, and now we should return to Yingchuan County."

Cai Ci felt that it was too risky to attack 5 Qin troops with 5 soldiers. The last battle with Wang Li was a last resort. Now that he had a choice, the rebels should not continue to take risks like this.

Ge Ying said anxiously: "We can't retreat. We dare not fight against Qin's 5-strong army today. What will we do when Qin sends 10 or 20 troops?"

Ge Ying glanced at everyone and said, "Are we going to give up Yingchuan County and Chen County to Qin?"

"We have no other choice at all. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. We can only keep fighting, break into Xianyang City, and kill the First Emperor. Only then will the good days of our rebel army come."

Ji Bu thought for a while and said: "The general also thinks that now is a good opportunity. The Central Plains of Qin are empty of troops. As long as our army annihilates Li You's 5 army, there will be no Qin soldiers in the entire hinterland of the Central Plains, and the Qin army in Qi Our soldiers have also been cut off from food and grass. As long as the three Tian brothers have some skills, they can annihilate the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops who have been cut off from food and grass.

The Qin State lost more than 200,000 Qin soldiers in the Central Plains. Not only was the strength greatly reduced, but it also caused shock in the world. The fear of the people of the world against Qin will be eliminated. Then it will not be the Qin army encircling and suppressing our rebels, but the world's The rebel army surrounded and suppressed the Qin army. "

"The most important thing is that after Li You was annihilated by our army, there will be no reinforcements in Sanchuan County in a short period of time. As long as we can break through Xingyang and seize Aocang, Aocang's tens of thousands of shi of food can be used by our rebel army. When the time comes, General Even if you recruit a million troops, it will be enough for three years, which can completely reverse the strategic situation between us and Qin. Compared with the benefits of annihilating Li You, the risk of fighting is worth it."

"Brother Ji Bu is right!" His words completely confirmed the determination of all the rebel generals to annihilate Li Youbu.

Whether it is to severely damage Qin or gain Aocang, the temptations of these two are extremely great, and can even completely change the strategic situation of the world. Even Great Qin, which had millions of troops, could hardly bear the loss of 20 troops, not to mention the tens of thousands of grains in Aocang. That would directly stop the heart of Great Qin and make the entire Great Qin Empire paralyzed.

Xu Fan said: "Okay, our rebels will annihilate Li You's troops. Next, we will discuss how to annihilate Li You's 5-strong army at the minimum cost."

Chen Sheng immediately found a map and laid it out.

The generals looked at the map for a long time and shook their heads.

Ji Bu even said: "General, we can only fight hard with the Qin army."

The journey between Rongyang and Daliang was all flat, with only a few small rivers separated by the Jishui River. They could not think of a good way other than fighting hard on this large plain.

Ge Ying thought for a while and said: "We cut off the Binhai Chi Road. Li You and the others will not carry much food and grass. Can we learn the tactics used to deal with Bai Meng and cut off Li You's army's food and grass? Our army can take advantage of the victory to pursue it. In this way, the Qin army can be annihilated at the minimum cost."

Ji Xin shook her head and said: "The current situation is different from that of Chen County. We can cut off Bai Meng's grain route, but Li You can get grain and grass from Dongjun and Xue Commandery. We can't cut off Li You's grain route in a short time. We also lack time. The First Emperor will not watch Xingyang being threatened by us all the time. He will definitely dispatch a large army from Guanzhong to support Xingyang, so time is also precious to us."

Xu Fan pointed at the map and said: "We can take them by surprise and attack them unprepared. The army can pretend to be stationed in Jing County to make Li You think that we are just plundering the population. But we can march at night and hide in Zhongmu County to fight Li You, north of Zhongmu County. It is Hongshui, and there is a swamp to the south. Ji Bu, you lead the infantry to attack Li You's army, and I lead the cavalry to attack from behind, and Li You will be unable to fly."

Then Xu Fan looked at Ji Bu and said: "The key to victory in this battle lies in intelligence. I want to know every move of Li You's army. How many miles does he walk every day and where is he setting up camp? Everyone in our army must know. In this way." Only then can we calculate the time to ambush Li You."

Ji Xin said excitedly: "My subordinates will definitely know every move of the Qin army."

Ji Xin's intelligence system was strongly supported by Xu Fan, who always asked for money and people. As Xu Fan wiped out Wang Li's tribe and captured Yingchuan, his reputation was greatly shaken, and more and more rangers joined Ji Xin. More, his intelligence system began to expand to the Central Plains, and he even had tentacles in Guanzhong.

Wu Guang thought for a while and asked: "General, in such a large-scale ambush battle, with the strength of both sides reaching 10, it will be difficult to defeat the enemy in a short period of time. If the enemy regains his breath, organize a large army to start a counterattack, and occupy the trapped What to do about the deadlock, should we continue to fight against the Qin army?"

Xu Fan pondered for a moment and said: "If the war really reaches a stalemate, we will retreat to Yingchuan County."

Since you can't take advantage, it is natural to preserve your strength.

Xu Fan looked at Ji Xin and said: "The war has reached a stalemate, and even if our army is defeated, we must have a plan. The more we plan, the more we have the corresponding plan. Only then will we not panic on the battlefield, and can we minimize the losses. Don't have any What a taboo, the more you calculate and the more carefully you plan, the greater the chances of the rebels winning."

Ji Xin cupped her hands and saluted, "No!"

After the top leaders of the rebel army decided on the strategy, everyone became busy, especially the Jixin Intelligence System. Almost every day, a large number of carrier pigeons flew to Jingxian County to report on Li You's movements. When Li You's troops got closer and closer, Exploring horses began to replace homing pigeons as the main source of intelligence.

The Qin army has lost the support of the people. Any common people who see their movements will report to the rebel army. The intelligence of the Qin army is unilaterally transparent to the rebel army. On the map of the rebel army, you can see the flag representing Li Youbu getting closer to Sanchuan County. , when Li Youbu booked the battlefield, the huge rebel army finally started to launch.

Ji Xin spread the news that the rebels would withdraw to Yingchuan County, and the army also retreated towards Yingchuan County. However, in fact, the rebels asked soldiers from the Chengang Logistics Battalion to carry the people of Sanchuan County to disguise the army and retreat towards Yingchuan County, while the main force retreated towards Yingchuan County at night. Killing in the direction of Zhongmou, the Zhongmou area, which has long become a no-man's land, provides convenience for the rebels to hide.

The full moon hung high in the sky, illuminating the entire ground with a pale white color. However, such a full moon brought great convenience to the rebel army's night march. Even without holding torches, relying on such moonlight, the soldiers You can also see the surrounding scenery clearly.

After several days of night marches, the main force of the rebel army was less than thirty miles away from Li You's tribe. The rebel army's early confusion methods also made the Qin army relax their vigilance. They really thought that the rebel army was starting to withdraw from Sanchuan County, but they did not expect that the main force of the rebel army was far away. They were only one step away.

In the rebel camp, the soldiers went to bed early and got up to eat in the evening. Then the entire army gathered under the cover of night. 5000 cavalry and 4.5 infantry were arranged neatly. The soldiers also had serious faces, waiting for the officer's order.

Xu Fan sat on his horse and said to Ji Bu: "Brother Ji, I'm relying on you on the front battlefield."

Ji Bu smiled and said: "General, you should also take care. You are the commander of the rebel army now. Don't rush too far forward."

Xu Fan patted Ji Bu on the shoulder and said: "If we don't dare to fight, what qualifications do we have to command the soldiers to fight? We are inferior to the Qin Army in terms of military strength, food, grass, and equipment. The current situation is only possible if everyone is united and determined to fight hard.”

After saying that, he turned around and mounted his horse, galloping in front of the cavalry brigade and said: "Soldiers, follow me and kill the enemy!"

"Heh, heh, heh!" 5000 cavalrymen followed Xu Fan and advanced slowly.

Ji Bu just watched all the cavalry disappear into the dark night.

Ji Bu also said to the rebel soldiers: "Let's set off too!"

4.5 rebel infantry formed a long dragon and quickly rushed towards the Qin army's camp along the coastal road.

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