Emperor Qin Ba Shi

Chapter 37
On the avenue on the south bank of the Yellow River, the dark and long canyon seems to have opened a drawer from the mountains. This is the world-famous Hangu Dangerous Road.

Because its depth is like a long box, people called it Hangu at that time.

Hangu Dangerous Road is located on the south bank where the Yellow River suddenly turns into an east-west flow, starting from Xiaoshan Mountain in the east, and passing through the Taolin Highland where Kuafu died of thirst every day.

From the west to Tongshui Ferry, it is more than a hundred miles long.The peaks and valleys on both sides of the canyon are steep and winding. A road winds and turns at the bottom of the valley.

The bank is deep and the sky is high, the valley is deep and deep, the gorge of the stream road, the car is not on the square track, so it is called the natural danger.

If you use a pill of mud to seal Hangu Pass in the east, you will not be able to become a king, and the disadvantages will be overwhelming!
This is Hangu Pass!

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Thoughts flickered, Fan Zeng was silent for a moment: "Major General, Hangu had nothing to do with it during the Western Zhou Dynasty. After King Ping of Zhou moved from Haojing to Luoyang, he enfeoffed all the Weishui River, which was originally the land of King Ji of the Zhou family, to the Qin tribe."

"After Qin became a vassal state, the world entered a turbulent Spring and Autumn Period. In order to prevent the princes of Shandong from invading westward, Qin State built a brick and stone castle at the east entrance of Hangu's natural danger. Following the place name of Hangu, it was called Hangu Pass."

"This simple Guancheng has played a great role in the hundreds of years of fighting against each other. The rumbling chariots of the Shandong princes are always unable to cross this narrow and steep valley."

"As Duke Mu of Qin became hegemony and the state of Qin expanded, Hangu Pass became famous all over the world."

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"Yafu, no matter how Hangu Pass is number one in the world, it's just that it's no longer brilliant at the moment, it's just a gateway to a surviving empire, and our army of hundreds of thousands will definitely be able to defeat it in one battle!"

Xiang Yu could hear Fan Zeng's fear, but he didn't think so. Since the tyrant won the government to unify the world, Hangu Pass is located in the hinterland of Qin State, and it has little effect.

The former glory of the first pass in the world is long gone!

So Xiang Yu interrupted Fan Zeng, what he wanted was a strategy to break through the pass, not to listen to Fan Zeng's explanation of the origin of Hangu Pass. For a while, Xiang Yu felt impatient.

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"General, please see Yingbu!"

A gleam flashed across Xiang Yu's eyes, and he suddenly said, "Come in!"

"promise."

At this time, Yingbu came in stride: "General, in this battle, 11 allied forces of the princes were killed, and 20 prisoners were wiped out."

Frowning, Xiang Yu waved his hands: "Order the three armies to rest on the spot for three days, and the army will break out of the camp and march towards Hangu Pass!"

"promise."

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At this moment, the black camp on the Xin'an battlefield completely disappeared, leaving only the colorful banners and tents undulating with the mountains.

The horns were melodious, the horses were rustling, and the Chu army and the coalition forces of the princes resumed their purge. At this time, Xiang Yu ordered the army to rest on the spot for three days.

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However, when Xiang Yu's army arrived at Shengchi, the news that the Chu army had killed 20 Qin soldiers swept across the world like a storm, and everyone in the world was frightened.

All of a sudden, the spines of the kingdoms in Shandong and the Great Qin in Guanzhong felt chills!
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Although the time is only half a month, Xiang Yu's prestige shakes the world, the army is stationed in Shengchi, the Qin Dynasty is in turmoil, and the princes of the world are open. At this moment, the coalition forces are full of enthusiasm.

Although there are only 30 troops, there is a tendency to overwhelm Mount Tai!

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"Your Majesty, news came from the Black Ice Terrace that Xiang Yu killed 20 prisoners in Xin'an Pit, Zhang Han, the Shaofu, died in battle, and Sima Xin and Dong Yi died in battle."

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These words were so penetrating and sharp that Hu Hai suddenly broke into a cold sweat, and his whole face became grim: "Xi, in my name, issue an edict to inform the people of Great Qin that the news that Xiang Yu Xin'an will kill 20 soldiers will spread throughout Guanzhong. "

"At the same time, an edict was promulgated: join the old Qin, and go to the national crisis together. Now that the Great Qin is in danger, the bandits will definitely point their swords at Hangu Pass, intending to destroy Qin!"

"Great Qin is at a disadvantage now. If it comes to the last moment, we can only fight for the lives of the old Qin people in order to survive the empire."

"Once that time comes, we will never be allowed to compromise midway, and we must know that the conditions for compromise halfway are the price of the entire surrender and the entire destruction."

"The people of the Great Qin Empire must recognize the meaning of the so-called last moment. When the last moment comes, we can only win the final victory if we sacrifice to the end, resist the bandits to the end, and "only sacrifice to the end."

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"Today the Shaofu Zhanghan surrendered, and all the 20 troops were killed by Xiang Yu in Xin'an. If you don't resist, you will become the second in the prisoner army! Today's Xianyang will become the old Xin'an!"

"Now that Xiang Yu is pointing at Hangu Pass with his sword, and leading an allied army of 30 princes to attack Qin, I hereby issue an edict to Guanzhong in the name of Emperor Qin II: Once the war begins, there will be no distinction between the north and the south, and no distinction between the old and the young. No matter who you are, you all have the responsibility to defend the land against the bandits, and you all have the determination to sacrifice everything!"

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"Your Majesty, are you planning a bloody battle across the country?"

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Xi's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but put down the pen in his hand. He looked at Hu Hai with horror.

Bloody battle across the country!
Once it breaks out, the old Qin people will probably die completely on the battlefield, and it will become a piece of history from then on.

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"The Great Qin Empire is in dire straits. As an old Qin person, you should step on the battlefield for the Great Qin Empire. Even if you die a hundred times, you will not regret it. As long as you need it, I can die as well!"

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"Yes."

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One stone stirred up thousands of waves, Xin'an killed and surrendered, not only the people in Guanzhong were stirred up, but at the same time, the hatred of the old Qin people for the bandits in the Guandong reached the extreme.

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Wuguan.

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"Pei Gong, Xiang Yu killed 20 criminals in Xin'an pit, Zhang Han died in battle, Sima Xin was killed, and the coalition forces of the princes killed 11."

"At the same time, Qin II issued a letter to the people of Qin, announcing that if the war broke out, there would be no distinction between the north and the south, and no distinction between people, old or young. No matter who they were, they all had the responsibility to defend the land and fight against the war, and they were determined to sacrifice everything. determination."

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Xiao He's words made the expressions of everyone in the hall change wildly. Zhang Liang couldn't help it: "Xiang Yukeng killed 20 prisoners, which will definitely anger the old Qin people in Guanzhong."

"At this moment, Hu Hai is promulgating a letter to the people of Daqin. This is basically a bloody battle for the whole country!"

Liu Jida frowned and remained silent in thought.The sounds of fighting in the Wuguan Archery Tower came clearly. He knew that there were millions of soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong. Once the whole country fought a bloody battle, the consequences would be disastrous.

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"What do you two think should be done?" Liu Ji finally raised his head and asked.

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"Xiang Yu killed 20 criminals in Xin'an, which is really vicious. But Hu Hai's letter to the people of the Qin Dynasty is even more cruel. In this way, the old Qin people in Guanzhong will swear to the death."

Zhang Liang was worried: "Pei Gong, the old Qin people are brave and diligent, unparalleled in courage and invincible!"

"Besides, Hangu Pass has an army of [-] Yuan led by Tongwu Hou Wang Ben, and Yiguan has Hu Hai personally leading the army. Both roads to enter the pass are blocked."

"I think that our army should sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and wait for the Hangu Pass to decide the outcome, and then our army will make a decision."

(End of this chapter)