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

Chapter 156, Meng Tian’s attention and the chaotic world situation

Lu Shu's heart was a little complicated. He had no information from high-level officials and didn't know what was happening in Qi. However, he knew that the Han army would perform opera before every expedition. When the king of Han rebelled against the Qin Dynasty, he would give the entire Chen County people Looking at "Chu Zhaonu", "Chu Zhaonu" is indispensable for the rapid development of the rebel army at the beginning.

Before attacking Li You in Sanchuan County, the prisoners of the Qin army were shown "Alive" and quickly instigated the Qin army to rebel. These captured Qin soldiers played an important role in the attack on Li You, and now "Red River Water" appears again. , obviously a war is about to begin.

Lu Shu felt that he should do something, but he did not dare to join the army. Thinking of the opera he saw today, Lu Shu had an idea.

After returning to his home, he thought about the conversations he had with Qu Lu and others, and wrote down what he had seen and heard about the curses of the people in the opera today, and their cruel lives under the rule of Qin officials. He believes that fighting against the violent Qin is not only a matter for the King of Han and the Han army, but also a matter for the entire Han people and the people of the world. Only when everyone in the world joins in resisting the violent Qin can the King of Han lead the victory over the violent Qin. Only with Qin can the world truly be at peace.

After writing it, Lu Shu sent the letter to Sun Shutong, hoping that he would give the article to the King of Han for guidance.

Chenjun, recruitment hall.

After Sun Shutong got Lu Shu's letter, he smiled as a teacher. Lu Shu's article naturally had no literary grace, but it was meaningful, especially in his dialogue with farmers, about their hatred and hatred of the old Qin country. Nowadays, the good life under the rule of the Han Dynasty is cherished. This is very suitable for the propaganda needs of the Han Dynasty. As for literary talent, this is the least important thing by the King of Han.

Under Sun Shutong's recommendation, Lu Shu's article was read by Xu Fan, who said to Sun Shutong: "This kind of down-to-earth propagandist is what our Han Dynasty needs. If Lu Shu is willing, let him join the Han army. Participate in propaganda and write about the situation on the battlefield and the soldiers who experienced the war, so that the people of Han Dynasty know that their current peaceful life is hard-won, and it was the soldiers of the Han army who sacrificed their lives to win it."

Sun Shutong said with admiration: "The king of Han attaches great importance to people who can grow up from childhood. The humble ministers admire them endlessly."

After knowing that the two had escaped, Meng Tian could only sigh, because he knew that after Yan's military merits were awarded to the land, Yan's power would not be used by Qin. The two had local snakes to help them, so it was too easy to hide their bodies. , I'm afraid I won't be able to catch them again.

Sima Fu, who joined the army, said: "The Shaofu ordered Zhang Han to assemble the army at the pass. The 15 troops you need, General, will be assembled in February at the latest and launch an attack on Handan."

But Meng Tian's victory was not perfect. Neither Chen Yu nor Zhang Er, the two rebel leaders, were caught.

Meng Tian did not go south to Zhao during this period, but let the army rest where it was. Then Meng Tian vigorously purged the nobles and powerful people in Yan. In the name of surrendering to the rebels, he purged everyone in Yan who owned more than 1 acres of land. The nobles were powerful, and the entire Yan region was killed under Meng Tian's butcher knife, and the blood flowed like a river, which was not much worse than that of Qi region.

But Meng Tian also knew that seizing the land of the people of Yan would only force the entire Yan people to rebel. In order to minimize the impact, he only killed the most powerful nobles to seize their lands. This could not only satisfy the First Emperor's request to cleanse the Yan, but also It can also get fertile land for soldiers, so Meng Tian stationed his army here, not only to divide the land, but also to suppress the tyrants of Yan.

Meng Tian looked at the map of Yan and Zhao and asked his army commander Sima Fu: "Have you not captured the two traitorous generals Chen Ying and Zhang Er yet?"

Xu Fan said: "If you really want to thank me, recommend more talents to me. This time Lu Shu is not bad."

Not all the 20 Northern Xinjiang troops will go south. In order to suppress the anti-Qin forces of Emperor Yan, the Qin Congress left 5 Northern Xinjiang troops. These are the soldiers who will divide the fields this time. They will become the most powerful emperor in suppressing the Yan State. The strength of the Qin officials made up for the lack of military force.

In the original Southern Expedition, most of the soldiers were Chu, Korean, and Wei people. Therefore, even though the Southern Expedition suffered heavy losses, the Xianyang court only felt that the material resources were unbearable, and the political pressure from the top was not great, because The forces of the Six Nations were wiped out by the First Emperor. They had no influence on the senior officials of the Qin Dynasty. Without influence, they naturally had no right to speak. The Xianyang court easily decided to let them reclaim wasteland and solidify the border, without caring about the feelings of these soldiers.

This time the First Emperor opened up the opportunity to equalize land. Of course he had to fight for good land for his subordinates. The most fertile land in the entire Yan region was around Ji County. Meng Tian divided the land of his soldiers in this most fertile area. place.

The main reason why Meng Tian did this was to relocate the Northern Xinjiang Army. Meng Tian agreed with the First Emperor's grant of land to the Six Kingdoms of Guandong.

When the First Emperor wanted to destroy Chu, he asked two generals, Li Xin and Wang Jian, how many troops it would take to destroy Chu. Li Xin, a young and energetic man, said he would only need 20 troops, while the veteran general Wang Jian said he would need 60 troops.

After Meng Tian conquered Jixian, he quickly mobilized his main force and concentrated 15 troops to attack Zhang Er on Yunshan Mountain. The attack lasted for 10 days. The Zhao army could not withstand the Qin army's attack and the entire army was defeated. Then Meng Tian pursued the victory all the way and was completely wiped out. He captured most of the Zhao army and at the same time divided his troops to occupy various counties and counties in Yan. Almost all of Yan was recovered by Meng Tian.

Meng Tian said: "Let Zhang Han wait a little longer. After our army moves south, we can launch an attack together."

Sima Fu shook his head and said: "The two of them had many companions in the land of Yanzhao. After they escaped from the battlefield, they could no longer be found."

However, a large part of the soldiers in the Northern Xinjiang Army were Qin people. The First Emperor was very grand. He probably felt that both the old Qin people and the survivors of the Six Kingdoms were his great Qin people and had to sacrifice for his great cause. The world is unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs, so it directly left the 30 Northern Xinjiang troops in Northern Xinjiang for several years.

But Meng Tian still had to distinguish between internal and external affairs. He was a general in Guanzhong and wanted to seek benefits for his soldiers so that he could lead good troops.

Sima Xi said: "General, don't worry, as long as they appear again, I will definitely hand over their heads to the general, so that the general can recover all Yan's achievements."

Under Xu Fan's order, Lu Shu packed his luggage, left Shangheli, joined the Han army, and became a new propaganda soldier.

In January of the 37th year of the First Emperor's reign, General Qin went to Jixian.

He could only say to Sima: "You stay in Yandi and pay more attention to these two rebels to prevent them from resurrecting and causing cholera in Yandi again."

In the end, the First Emperor chose Li Xin as the main general to destroy Chu. Meng Tian was Li Xin's deputy general at the time. As a result of this battle, Da Qin suffered an unprecedented defeat. Even his deputy general was implicated and was ignored by the First Emperor. Coach Li Xin quickly faded out of the army. From a general to a transparent person, he completely withdrew from the military of Great Qin, and the Li family, the general of Great Qin, also completely declined.

From that time on, Meng Tian deeply realized what Sun Wu said: soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. From then on, Meng Tian also changed from a military commander who attacked aggressively to a military commander like Wang Jian who liked to be fully prepared before going into battle.

Meng Tian asked: "What are the rebels in the Central Plains doing?" Sima Fu laughed sarcastically: "After the puppet king Zhao Xie learned that Zhang Er's army was defeated, he was in panic all day long and gathered all the rebels in the Zhao area in Handan City. Among them, there are about 5 rebels in Handan City now."

The other generals of the Qin army laughed loudly after hearing this. They didn't understand that Gucheng was not abiding by the truth, and what he did was only alienating his men. King Zhao would only die faster by doing this.

"No wonder the young master's order can't wait for the general."

Meng Tian smiled and said: "The puppets will let him survive this winter."

Sima Fu found the information that Heibingtai had come to the country and continued: "General Feng Jie was trying to equalize the land in Qi. Qi was once again in turmoil. A large number of people took refuge in Tian Heng overseas. Tian Heng once again assembled tens of thousands of troops and proclaimed himself General Feng Jie is unable to bear the disturbance and has no choice but to attack cities and territories everywhere as Lord Canghai. Now he is writing to His Majesty to form a navy army with the intention of annihilating Tian Heng's tribe overseas."

Meng Tian became serious when he heard this information and asked: "Is Qidi still safe inside?"

Sima Fu smiled bitterly and said: "There are often small rebellions."

Meng Tian said in a cold tone: "As long as it doesn't affect the entire Qi region, kill all those rebellious people who don't want to be Qin people, and Qi region will be stabilized."

The turbulent times of the Warring States period greatly lowered the moral bottom line of the generals in the world. In order to achieve their goals, they were never afraid of killing people. Unknown prisoners were just a joke to them. Instead, they believed that killing was the fastest way to solve the problem. In such an environment, people like Bai Qi were born.

As for what happened in Qi, the upper echelons of the Qin State also expected it. When the first emperor unequal land, it was to maintain the stability of the world. But now that all the six countries have rebelled, the first emperor no longer needs to care about the power of the six countries. He immediately Change his attitude and use the land of the Six Kingdoms to illustrate the Qin people's military morale.

The disadvantage of this is that every time a place is pacified, a large number of troops will be deployed to suppress it. Qi Chu is the core of the anti-Qin forces in the world. If Qin cannot suppress these two places, the situation in the world will be in a direction that Qin does not want to see. Move forward wherever you arrive.

Sima Fu continued: "There is also the rapid rise of Xiang Liang in Kuaiji County. In mid-September, he led 9 troops across the Yangtze River, first annexing the subordinates of the rebel Chen Ying, and then annexing the subordinates of Qin Jiawuchen in Sishui County. Now Xiang Liang has occupied three counties and has 1 troops. He is already a force that cannot be underestimated in Chu land."

"Developed so fast?" Meng Tian was a little surprised.

Sima Fu said: "We have all underestimated Xiang Yan's prestige in Chu. After Xiang Liang crossed the river, the rebels defected one after another. Xiang Liang occupied three counties and only fought a tough battle."

Qin general Dong He mocked: "It's just a pile of loose sand. When our army attacks them, we will definitely be able to defeat them all."

Meng Tian asked strangely: "Qin Jiawuchen is a subordinate of the rebel Xu Fan, and Sishui County is so close to Chen County. Didn't Xu Fan attack Xiang Liang's tribe?"

This is not good news for Great Qin. Originally, there were only small rebels in the entire Chudong region. Now they are unified under one force, and the rebels have consolidated their strength.

But in Meng Tian's view, Xiang Liang's rapid rise is the greatest threat to Xu Fan in Chu land, especially since Xiang Liang's grandfather is Xiang Yan. Xiang Liang's appearance will weaken Xu Fan's power in Chu land.

Sima Fu shook his head and said: "The two sides did not meet each other in arms. Instead, Xiang Liang sent envoys to form an alliance with Xu Fan. Judging from the fact that neither side mobilized troops during this period, they may have reached an alliance."

Meng Tian shook his head and said: "Xu Fan from Chen County is really the greatest enemy of the Qin Dynasty."

Everyone understands the strategy of uniting the weak to deal with coercion, but it is not something that ordinary people can do for small forces that can really resist greed and not annex their own envoys. When the six countries united, they still fought because of the uneven distribution of the evil. , don’t they know that this will only benefit Da Qin? They know this, but when they see an advantage they can take advantage of, they still can’t help it. This is still a royal family with hundreds of years of history.

There is another famous example in later generations, that is, crossing the river in white clothes. Doesn't Sun Quan know that the second and third sons must unite to fight the boss, otherwise they will never have hope of unifying the world, but the boss is difficult to defeat, and Sun Quan cannot defeat him, so he can only attack Liu Bei's forces.

What surprised Meng Tian was Xu Fan's determination. Since the rebellion, Xu Fan had not taken the initiative to annex a rebel force. Even the already weak Wei rebels were unmoved. This gave the rebel Xu Fan Having established good credibility, other rebels were willing to trust Xu Fan. But for Da Qin, it would be bad news if the rebels did not kill each other.

Sima Fu continued: "Wei rebelled against Zhou City. Wei Jiu has been recruiting and training soldiers during this period. It is said that there are now 5 rebels. The Sanchuan County Governor came to report, and Zhou City and the others began to gather troops and began to eye Daliang City. , requesting the general’s support.”

Meng Tian disapproved and said: "Zhou Zhang and Wei Jiu are not in danger. The two of them were the first rebels to rebel. However, they have not even been able to fight out Wei for more than two years. They are just housekeepers."

Sima Fu said: "The last one is Xu Fan from Chu. It is said that he wants to recruit 30 troops to attack Sanchuan County."

"30, that's such a big statement. Xu Fan really thought that his country of Han was our Great Qin. The money, food and weapons needed for an army of 30 is a huge number. The food and grass alone would be enough to crush them. With the powerful national power of Great Qin, We can barely maintain an army of 30 in the Hetao area." The generals of the Qin army did not believe that Xu Fan could recruit an army of 30.

Sima Fu shook his head and said: "Judging from the news coming from Heibingtai, it is really possible for the rebel Xu Fan to do this. The Chu army occupied by Xu Fan has a population of 6-300 million, and it is possible to recruit 400 In terms of military strength, the Han State fully learned the system of the Qin Dynasty. The rebel Xu Fan attached great importance to farming. In addition, the rebels captured the Chu land very quickly. The six counties occupied by Xu Fan did not suffer much war. According to the information obtained by my prime minister, the rebels may be able to seize tens of millions of dan of grain this year, and they can really support an army of 30 people."

"Finally, there were the rebel general Wu Rui and the rebel general Gong Ao who rebelled in Changsha County. These two caused great trouble in Changsha County and Qianzhong County, and because of the isolation of Xu Fan, it was difficult for the court to support the two places."

Meng Tian pointed at Handan and said: "They will be handed over to the Southern Expeditionary Army. We will attack Zhao first!"

(End of this chapter)