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

Chapter 62, Reshaping Morality

December 35, the 11th year of the First Emperor's reign.

The news that the rebel army annihilated tens of thousands of Qin troops in one battle shocked the entire Chen County, and then spread to the surrounding Qin Empire.

Gan Di, who was in Chen County, learned that Bai Meng had died on the battlefield and that tens of thousands of soldiers from the county had been wiped out. He was so frightened that he froze on the spot. He understood that he was finished, and his family was also finished.

At this time, he couldn't find any way to save himself. He didn't want to do anything now. He just resigned himself to fate. When the rebels attacked the city, he would kill himself to thank the Qin Dynasty.

Xu Fan's victory caused a particularly intense sensation in other counties in Chen County. All the righteous heroes from all over the country who were dissatisfied with the Qin State sighed in their hearts, "This is what a man should be like."

Then one by one, following Xu Fan's example, they killed the Qin officials in their own county and recruited refugee prisoners to form a rebel army. As a result, every county in Chen County had uprising forces. After these forces took control of the county's territory, they led the rebel army to attack the Qin Dynasty. Xu Fan moved closer.

After Xu Fan annihilated the main force of Chenjun's national soldiers, he escorted the prisoners from Guanzhong to Xiuxian, and Chenjun's soldiers cooked a meal for them.

Chenjun prisoner dining hall.

Each prisoner's rice bowl was filled with rice, and the soldiers devoured the white rice. After the Qin army ran out of food, their share of rations continued to decrease. The final battle left them without food for a day. These The prisoner was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.

Xu Fan came here with the senior leaders of the rebel army. He said to these prisoners of Chen County: "As originally agreed, after this meal, the rebel army will let you go home, but there is one thing that must be agreed upon first. On the way back, you If you dare to do anything illegal and are caught by our rebels, you will be severely punished."

An older-looking veteran said: "Master Xu, don't worry, Chen County is also our hometown, and we will not mess around."

Xu Fan nodded and said, "Before you leave, please collect 10 kilograms of rice. This can be regarded as our ration on the road."

After saying that, Xu Fan left here.

On the way, Zhang Zhang puzzled and said: "Lord, why don't you keep these surrendered soldiers? They are all from Chenjun. As long as Chenjun is captured by the rebels, they will be our soldiers. After all, these soldiers have received formal training from the Qin army and can be greatly improved." Improve the strength of our rebel army."

Xu Fan said: "People cannot stand without trust. We all said we would let them go. Of course we must keep our word. This is related to the credibility of our rebel army. Our rebel army can only keep its word. The next time we recruit soldiers, Then they will believe it.”

Ji Bu agreed: "The reason why I have so many brothers is because I keep my word. My brothers all believe in what I say. If I don't keep my word, I, Ji Bu, will be just a common man."

Ji Xin objected: "Brother, I am not opposed to keeping one's word, but this is just personal morality. For a country and power, keeping one's word is only an obstacle. Qin went back on its word and did not keep its word. Back then, Chu Huai How miserably the king was deceived by the state of Qin. Everyone in the world attacked the king of Qin for being unfaithful and unrighteous, but this did not damage the strength of the state of Qin. Instead, it made King Qin Xiang the overlord of the world and laid the foundation for Qin to unify the world." After tens of thousands of Qin troops, Xu Fan finally convinced Ji Bu. After this battle, he defected to Xu Fan, and his second brother Ji Xin also defected to Xu Fan.

Xu Fan appointed Ji Bu as Army Sima, in charge of thousands of soldiers of the rebel army, and Ji Xin as a soldier, in charge of the intelligence work of the rebel army. The two brothers have stepped into the upper echelons of the rebel army, so now Ji Xin also wants the rebel army to develop better. , they will have a better future.

After hearing Ji Bu's words, Zhou Zhang also said: "Since the Warring States Period, all countries that have been trustworthy have been wiped out. Countries can only survive if they are not trustworthy. Qin is the most untrustworthy. Even fraud has become a common method used by Qin to obtain land. Means, if our rebel army is honest, I'm afraid we won't be the opponent of the Qin army."

During the troubled times of the Warring States Period, the moral bottom line was low, and every country that was dishonest could gain benefits. As a result, all countries in the world followed the example of dishonest people, and the moral bottom line was getting lower and lower.

Just like Song Xianggong, who is now ridiculed by the world for his benevolence towards women, he only enforces the battle rules of the Spring and Autumn Period. Such rules can reduce the scale and damage of the war, and the most important thing is to protect the interests of the nobles. It is said that the rules of war in the Spring and Autumn Period are in the interests of the people of the world, and once these rules are broken, it will damage not only the interests of the people of the world, but also the interests of the nobility of the world.

Sun Wu seemed to be victorious in every battle, but it was just that Sun Wu broke the bottom line of not plundering the people at that time, and broke the world's understanding of the rules of war. For the first time, the world knew that wars could be fought like this. To a certain extent, Sun Wu promoted the war to become more brutal and involved all the people in the world.

The Qin State deceived King Huai of Chu and made the 800-year-old alliance of princes a thing of the past. After this incident, the monarchs of various countries no longer dared to leave their own territories easily. In later generations, even the palaces did not dare to leave. It can be said that this These are the consequences of the dishonesty of kings throughout the ages.

Chen Xiao, Chen Lin, and Deng Zong all believed that these soldiers should be recruited and gave reasons. Even if they left, they would be caught by Qin officials. It would be a good thing for them to recruit them now.

Obviously the natives of this era do not think that not being trustworthy is a big deal.

But Xu Fan looked at them seriously and said: "We are against Qin because Qin is cruel and unkind and untrustworthy. Now we have begun to learn from Qin, so what is the difference between us and them? According to everyone, Qin is not If we are trustworthy, we must be less trustworthy than Qin. If Qin is cruel, we must be even more cruel than Qin. So why do the soldiers who follow us revolt? Why do the people of the world support us? Is it just to get a more Cruel world."

Xu Fan is different from these natives in the late Qin Dynasty. In the era he experienced, the army was based on trustworthiness, morality, discipline, and self-restraint close to the standards of a saint.

But it was such a high-standard army that pulled the Han people out of that hell-like abyss. That army could be said to have brought the morality of Chinese civilization to a new peak, allowing everyone in the world to understand that an army was moral. The combat effectiveness of the army based on faith is so powerful that it even reshaped the entire country.

Xu Fan was from that era, and of course he wanted to build an army like that. He didn't need to replicate it 100%. As long as it reached the level of the Yue Family Army, it would be enough for him to sweep the world. It is not self-evident whether the Qin army or the army of later generations is more powerful. Of course, he must form an army that he is more familiar with and more powerful.

The generals were speechless by Xu Fan and could only agree with Xu Fan's opinion.

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