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

Chapter 227: Da Qin’s own plans and sins

November 37th, the th year of the First Emperor's reign.

Puban Ferry, Han army camp.

After the coalition forces entered Hangu Pass, the news quickly spread to Ge Ying's tribe. Ge Ying excitedly gathered all the soldiers in the army and told them the good news.

But this news is not good news for Cao Xing, Han Xin and other Han generals who want to make contributions. They still have no way to cross the Yellow River.

Although Puban Ferry was not a natural hazard, it was extremely difficult for the Han army to cross the Yellow River and enter Guanzhong.

Because the area that can cross the Yellow River is only a few dozen miles of the Yellow River, and the remaining Yellow River courses are among high mountains and ridges, making it impossible to cross the river at all.

In the sixth year of the First Emperor's reign, after the Allied Forces of the Five Kwantung Countries invaded Guanzhong, the Qin State attached great importance to Puban Ferry and built Linjin Pass and other pass fortresses here.

The crossing of the Yellow River where Wang Zai was dozens of miles away was full of Qin troops' scouting horses. Whenever they found Han troops crossing the river, they would bring cavalry to kill them. However, the Han troops could not set up camps and could not resist the Qin army's cavalry. Every time they crossed the river, they would He was driven back by the Qin army.

So Ge Ying could only make great efforts to build warships, hoping to rely on the hard power of the Han army to directly cross the Yellow River.

Near Jin Pass, the Qin army camp.

The reason why the Qin army officers knew so quickly was because Ji Xin felt that the Han army's victory over Hangu Pass so quickly was a symbol of Xu Fan's destiny. In order to better weaken the resistance of the Qin people in Guanzhong, he found a literary official and composed a ballad.

When the King of Han arrived at Han Valley, he fled in fear of the high mountains, and the Yellow River rushed out, posing a danger to Qin Shilao. The general is very timid and stubborn in resisting the attack. He was brought back to the people, and the king of Han was recruited by the people. God’s destiny is upon you, and not only is your destiny helping you. Ze is praised by the people and supported by all the people.

Wang Zai said: "Why did the envoy come?"

When it comes to understanding of social organization, Shang Yang directly followed the people of later generations. He understood that farmers are the class that produces wealth, and the remaining three classes are all classes that distribute and consume wealth. Handicrafts can also produce wealth, but for that era It is far inferior to agriculture, and most of the handicraft industry serves the scholar class. It is not an exaggeration to say that it has extraordinary skills, so even the handicraft industry was hit by Shang Yang.

"The days are mourning, and you will all perish." This is a story at the end of summer, but today it really appeared in Da Qin. Suddenly, for the first time, Wang Zai realized that Da Qin's cruelty had caught up with Xia Jie, and the people even Be willing to follow your enemies to destroy your country.

Li Zuoche bowed his hands and said, "Li Zuoche, the envoy of the Han army, pays homage to the general."

It didn't take long for the Qin soldiers to bring Li Zuoche into the camp.

Ge Ying heard that Li Zuoche was the grandson of Zhao's famous general Li Mu, and immediately appointed him as an envoy to cross the Yellow River to persuade Wang Zai to surrender.

In the policies formulated by Shang Yang, the proportions of scholars, workers, and merchants were restricted.

After the First Emperor unified the world, the population of Xianyang City increased dramatically, especially after the nobles from the six countries migrated to Xianyang City. The population of Xianyang as a whole soared, and the city expanded significantly. The speed of building outer city walls was far unable to keep up with the expansion, so Han Xincai It is said that Xianyang is a city without walls.

"But continuing to resist the violent Qin was powerless. Xianyang City was a city without walls. Even if Wang Zai and the others fled back to Xianyang, they would only be able to survive for a few days.

Wang Zai said angrily: "Hangu Pass is a dangerous place in the world. Back then, hundreds of thousands of allied troops were defeated at Hangu Pass. How did you do it? You lost such a fortress in just one month. "

The officer was afraid and said: "Because the Han army captured the Hu County camp, except for a few soldiers who escaped, the rest were all captured by the Han army. The general must make plans in advance."

Although the song was sung like a fairy tale, Wang Zai quickly captured useful information. The Yellow River had changed its course not once or twice, but the Hangu Pass trail had probably appeared very early, except for the local people. No one outside of Guanzhong knew about it, but Xu Fan felt that if he had the hearts of the people in Guanzhong, the local people would help Xu Fan break into Guanzhong through this trail.

This was no less than a bolt from the blue for the Qin generals headed by Wang Zai. Hangu Pass fell, and hundreds of thousands of allied troops rushed into the pass. There was no geographical advantage. At this time, the Qin Dynasty could no longer recover. Even though Wang Zai had 3 Qin troops in his hands, these people were still in a state of panic all day long.

Seeing that they were silent, Li Zuoche pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said: "It turns out that my King of Han is so powerful. He defeated Qin's million-strong army with just one man!"

Wang Zai waved his hand and asked these soldiers to leave.

When the Qin army officers heard this, they felt happy in their hearts. Since they were envoys, they must have come to recruit them.

Han Xin looked at the map and said: "After Hangu Pass is captured, Hu County, Ningqin, Pingshu, and Huaide will be captured immediately by the Han king's coalition forces. Wang Zai does not have many choices. One is to attack our army. Surrender to protect yourself, and the second is to retreat to Guanzhong and continue to resist. "

Wang Zai was speechless. The other generals of the Qin army were also extremely embarrassed. They really couldn't say such shameless words.

It was the first time that Wang Zai deeply felt that Da Qin was so unpopular that he led the enemy to destroy his country.

This song has spread throughout Guanzhong, saying that the King of Han is the king destined by destiny, so he led the army to Hangu Pass, the mountains also made way for the King of Han, and the Yellow River also opened its waterway to allow the King of Han to march.

"promise!"

Great Qin was able to complete the unprecedented unification because of the hard work of his grandfather and uncle. The existence of Great Qin is the best proof for his grandfather and uncle. However, such a powerful empire fell apart in less than three years. Wang Zai was already in a state of In a state of shattered views, he could only use this helpless roar to cover up his inner fear.

"Li Zuochao: "In order to stabilize Guanzhong as soon as possible, the people will no longer die in battle. "

How could this be?
After half a day, Wang Zai asked with a face ashen as death: "Besides you, how many people have escaped?"

Shang Yang's policies resulted in Xianyang City not expanding much for hundreds of years. Compared with Daliang, Linzi, and even Zhengzhou at the same time, it was far inferior. The entire Guanzhong was just a large rural area and a large military camp.

Cao Xing said anxiously: "General, we must find a way to cross the Yellow River, otherwise Wang Zai and the others should prepare to escape."

Han Xin continued: "The general knows a counselor named Li Zuoche, who is the grandson of the famous Zhao general Li Mu. He is familiar with the art of war and has strategies. The general can persuade Wang Zai to surrender by using Li Zuoche as a lobbyist. "

Li Zuoche smiled and said: "The general's words are wrong. Before the King of Han rebelled against Qin, the world was really stable? Or does the general also think that after the First Emperor unified the world, the people of the world would live in peace?"

Wang Zai was amused by such shameless words. He sneered: "There is no peace in Guanzhong, not because of you rebels. If you hadn't rebelled, the whole world would be stable, and there wouldn't be millions of people fighting." Death on the battlefield, now that we want to stabilize Guanzhong as soon as possible, we are not making fun of fools like me. "

Although the Qin Dynasty had dominated the world for hundreds of years, the Qin Dynasty was only as powerful as its military. Coupled with Shang Yang's policy of exploiting others, the scholars, peasants, industry and commerce, except for the farmers, were all suppressed, and even the scholar class was suppressed.

Xianyang had not yet received the news that Hangu Pass had been captured, but the Qin army at Linjin Pass knew the news.

At this time, the soldiers came to report that an envoy from the Han army had come to see him.

"General, we need to make plans early, otherwise our army will be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of coalition forces."

Wang Zai lost all hope and said: "It came very quickly. Bring the envoy in."

Because this story spread throughout Guanzhong, this time the Qin army officers understood how they were defeated.

But all the kings of Qin also liked Guanzhong like this. The simple farmers were the best soldiers at that time.

Once Hangu Pass was broken, there was no danger to defend the entire pass, and the building was about to collapse. These Qin army captains also wanted to find a way out for themselves. Although they did not say it explicitly, they obviously wanted Wang Zai to lead them to surrender to the Han army.

The officer of the Qin Army cried and said: "The Yellow River changed its course and created a trail in the mountains of Hangu Pass. The Han army found it. They suddenly came to the rear of Hangu Pass. How can I imagine such a thing."

The First Emperor was not a peaceful ruler. After unifying the world, he conquered Baiyue in the south and attacked the Huns in the north. He even spent huge manpower and material resources to build an unprecedented straight road in order to attack the Huns (later generations said that the First Emperor built the straight road to attack the Huns, but In fact, the Qin Straight Road was built three years after Meng Tian defeated the main force of the Xiongnu. This Qin Straight Road was very important in later generations, but during the Qin Dynasty, it hardly played a role. In the eyes of people at the time, some of the actions of the First Emperor were like For a bite of ice cream, go straight to the next ice cream factory).
Wang Zaizhen shamelessly said that the world would be stable within ten years of unifying the world, and he was afraid that he would be laughed at.

Wang Zai said helplessly: "The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. Today is just the victory of your Han king."

Li Zuoche smiled and said: "It's not just the success of the king or the failure of the bandit. The person who helped my Han Dynasty discover the Hangu Pass Trail was from Guanzhong. The reason why he appeared in the Han Dynasty's army was because of the help of your lord Feng Wuze."

He sent Qin soldiers as dead soldiers to destroy our army's stone cannons. My king not only did not blame these dead soldiers, but also treated their injuries. This made the Guanzhong soldiers return to their hearts and take the initiative to tell the Han King about the Hangu Pass Trail. Otherwise, your Qin army doesn't know about such a secret thing. How can our Han army know about it when we just arrived at Hangu Pass? This is how I, the King of Han, win the hearts of the people, the king comes out, and the world returns to its hearts. "

Wang Zai now figured it out. No wonder the Chinese soldiers in the Han army were sent there by Feng Wuze himself.

"And after my King of Han entered Guanzhong, he not only did not harass the people in Guanzhong, but also found a way to let the soldiers from Guanzhong go home. Now the heroes of the world are shouting and killing the Qin army. Only my King of Han is benevolent and righteous to protect them. If there is no King of Han, I am afraid that at this time There are only old, weak, women and children left in Guanzhong, so my King of Han wants to make Guanzhong stable and the people will no longer die in battle. This is not a dispute with words, but a real deed. "

Wang Zai was speechless again. When he attacked Xianyang, Xu Fan dared to release his soldiers and return home. This kind of courage was not something that ordinary monarchs would dare to do. The hearts of the people in Guanzhong were probably won by the King of Han. .

At this time, other officers of the Qin Army were looking at Wang Zai anxiously. They all wanted to surrender quickly. These captains of the Qin Army were almost crying.

General, please tell me something practical.

Wang Zai asked: "After our army surrenders, how will the Han army treat us?"

Li Zuochao: "Soldiers are given rations and then released to their hometowns according to their household registration. Officers are released and returned home if they are not guilty, and they are tried if they are guilty. After returning home, each of your households will also receive 100 acres of land."

"The King of Han won't let us continue to lead troops?" Captain Jiang You asked in disappointment.

Do they lack these 100 acres of land? They cannot accept the official position they have obtained after decades of hard work. This is nothing but a surrender. It does not mean promotion, not even reinstatement. This is completely different from the expectations of the generals of the Qin army.

"We still have an army in our hands and are not yet defeated. The King of Han is not afraid of our army fighting to the death." Captain Wu Yi said with a hint of anger.

Li Zuoche said calmly: "The allied forces led by the King of Han have arrived in Ningqin."

Ningqin is less than a hundred miles away from Linjin and can be reached in a day with a quick horse. Li Zuoche told them that they were not qualified to negotiate terms.

Wang Zai said calmly: "Please let the envoy rest first, and we will decide whether to surrender after discussion?"

Li Zuoche surrendered and left the camp.

"This is too much!" Wu Yi said angrily after Li Zuoche left.

Wang Zai said calmly: "People are killed by swords, and I are fish and meat. The coalition forces are being generous by not taking our lives. If you really want to be loyal to the country, you can retreat to Xianyang City."

The generals were silent. They would not accept such harsh surrender conditions from the Han army if they had any choice. The important thing now is that they had no choice.

Wang Zai thought for a while and said: "We are no better than the Qin officials. Our hands are not stained with the blood of many of our own people. We don't have to worry about the King of Han's purge. If you can keep your usefulness, you may not be able to rise again in the future."

Wu Yi and others looked at Wang Zai hopefully, wanting him to point them in a direction?
Wang Zai sneered and said: "With Xu Fan's ambition, it is impossible for him to see all the princes in the world rise together. After the First Emperor unified the world, the rules of this world have changed. There will no longer be several kings, but only in the future." There will only be one emperor. After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed by the Allied Forces, it was not the beginning of peace in the world, but the beginning of chaos among the princes. "

When Wu Yi and others heard this, they finally felt a little hopeful. As long as there was a war, these generals would be useful.

November 37th, the th year of the First Emperor's reign.

Qin general Wang Zai led 3 Qin troops to surrender to the Han army, and 7 Han soldiers crossed the Yellow River and entered Guanzhong.

At the same time, Han army counselor Lu Jia persuaded Wuguan guard Heng Qi to surrender, and 10 Han troops entered Guanzhong.

Nearly 60 coalition troops were divided into three groups and entered Guanzhong at the same time. For a time, the entire Xianyang court was in panic that the building was about to collapse.

November 37, the th year of the First Emperor's reign.

Qin II convened civil and military officials in Zhangtai Palace to discuss how to deal with the situation at this time.

But at this time, there were less than a quarter of the officials in the Xianyang court. The ministers who used to be densely packed were now extremely sparse.

This situation made Qin II panic and angry.

"Eating from my great Qin's salary, but in times of crisis, I just walked away."

But at this time, no one answered Qin Er's question, and even if someone did, they would be dismissive.

You Da Qin doesn't follow the principles of benevolence and righteousness. You give me a salary and I will do things for you. Now that Da Qin is dead, of course we have to leave and be buried with Da Qin. Our feelings have not reached this level yet.

Qin II could only look at Prime Minister Feng Quji and said: "Prime Minister, you are the auxiliary minister appointed by my father. Now you can make up your mind."

After being silent for a long time, Feng Quji said: "If your Majesty can endure hardship, you can lead your bodyguards to flee to Longxi County. That is the land of Longxing in our Great Qin, and there may be an opportunity for a turning point."

Qin II looked stunned. He had been to Longxi. In Qin II's view, Longxi was a barbaric place and he did not want to go to Longxi.

"What should we do if the rebels continue to attack Longxi?"

Feng Quji said: "Then go to the territory of the Yuezhi people. I am a horse breeder in Da Qin. Once your Majesty goes to the grassland, you can guard the land of Da Qin and wait for the right time."

The Second Qin II of Longxi didn't want to go, and the Yueshi had never heard of it. This didn't mean he was treated like a savage.

Qin Er pointed at Feng Quji and wanted to get angry, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only leave here disappointed.

Yao Jia said decadently: "Your Majesty cannot endure such hardships. The country of Qin will be destroyed today."

Then Yao Jia slowly stood up, walked out of the palace slowly and leisurely, and said: "Our Great Qin could be so prosperous and then decline. Does God really hate our Great Qin so much?"

They could understand if the Qin Dynasty decayed slowly, but for a powerful empire to collapse in just three years, this was something they couldn't understand.

Especially when Hangu Pass was captured, even wise men like Yao Jia believed that God hated the Qin Dynasty, so Xu Fan came to destroy the Qin Dynasty. Otherwise, counting up to 3000 years of history, there had never been a country that was destroyed so quickly as the Qin Dynasty. .

After Yao Jia left, the few ministers also left here. Da Qin could no longer be saved. They had to find a way to save their family.

Li Si asked Feng Quji calmly: "Prime Minister, can Xianyang be defended?"

Feng Quji calmly asked: "Do you have any way to defend Xianyang?"

Li Si instead said: "I wonder if the Prime Minister has heard that after the puppet Han Dynasty conquered Guanzhong, he did not plan to attack Xianyang quickly. Instead, he began to release a large number of Guanzhong soldiers to return home. It is said that hundreds of thousands of people have left.

Now we can finally see some young and strong figures in Guanzhong. His move won the hearts of the people in Guanzhong, but Yingshi left Guanzhong with only endless labor and death. The people in Guanzhong would probably forget Yingshi soon. "

Feng Quji shook his head and said: "Xu Fan does not regard us as enemies. He already regards Guanzhong as his own land and the people in Guanzhong as his subjects of Han. That's right, three He has destroyed the powerful Great Qin in just a few years, so he has the right to look down on us."

Then Feng Quji slowly stood up and said: "This world has already produced a tyrant like Your Majesty, why should a king like Xu Fan appear again? Is it that the fate of our country, Da Qin, is to bear the sins of the Warring States Period for hundreds of years?"

The fall of Hangu Pass really shattered the spirit of these people. No one thinks that the world of Da Qin can continue to hold on.

(End of this chapter)