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

Chapter 160: Generation gap and the idea of ​​a joint military alliance

After the conference, Xiang Biao went to his son Chen Xiao and said: "As a father, I have tried my best to keep the family business. When it is passed to you, how much you can keep depends on your own ability."

Chen Xiao mocked: "Sir, don't dislike the child's harsh words. The child can also forgive you."

"Say it!" Xiang Biao looked at his increasingly unfamiliar son angrily.

Since joining the Han army, he has said more and more strange words, and he especially admires the King of Han and regards what the King of Han says as golden rules. It has become difficult for him to discipline his son. Chen Xiao also disdains the way he taught him to be a minister. , which gave Xiang Biao a headache.

Chen Xiao said with a smile: "Your current behavior is the same as the Qin officials that the King of Han often ridiculed. They cherish their own lives for big things and forget their loyalty for small profits. What we and the King of Han are doing now are big things, and we care about the acres of land at home every day." This is something only landlords and rich people do."

Xiang Biao got up angrily and wanted to teach his son a lesson, but unfortunately Chen Xiao had noticed it early and ran away quickly and said: "My son has to go to the army for inspection, so he won't go home for dinner."

When Xiang Biao saw his son who had disappeared, he could only sigh and said: "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. The path you choose is your own, as long as you don't regret it."

At the same time, Jing Yi and Jing Tao's father and son were also discussing today's affairs.

Jing Yi said with a hint of helplessness and grievance: "Our family's land will no longer be safe."

Chen Sheng said disgustedly: "You are not much older than me. You have something to say."

It makes sense to follow the example. Xu Fan, the king of Han, gave up tens of millions of acres of land in order to defeat the violent Qin Dynasty. Now these generals are embarrassed and complain to Xu Fan for the tens of thousands of acres of their own land.

"Yingbu, you are so shameless. The King of Han has said that you have the best commanding talent among our Han army. You usually pride yourself on this, but now you say you are a reckless man." Ge Ying broke in, and Ge Ying also thought If you want to attack good officers, even if you can't capture Han Xin, you still have to capture others.

Then Yingbu looked at Chen Sheng and said: "A Sheng, you also know that I, Yingbu, am a reckless man. I need the cooperation of an officer with such strong command ability most. You can leave Han Xin to me."

Among them, Han Xin is the most popular officer. Since participating in the officer training class, Han Xin has conducted a total of 15 exercises and battles and achieved 15 victories. Most of them were major victories with minimal casualties. Such dazzling results are the highest among all officers. Anyone in this officer training class can see that Han Xin's military command talent is unique among the entire training class.

During this period, the Han army began to gather continuously. Officers completed their training and began to be decentralized to the army. Among them, a group of officers with strong command skills began to be robbed. Generals like Wu Sheng also wanted their own subordinates. He is someone who can fight and direct.

Wu Sheng said: "That Han Xin, can you transfer him to our cavalry? Our cavalry lacks such commanding genius."

Only then did Jing Yi realize that his son was better than him. Suddenly he felt that everything he had done was meaningless. He said dejectedly: "Forget it, you don't care. Why do you think so much about being a father?"

Chen County, officer crash course camp, instructor's office.

Therefore, these officers who defected to the Han army thought differently from their fathers. They paid more attention to the Qin army that was about to attack, and wanted to have more troops in their hands, because they knew that they could not defeat the Qin army, and everything they had All will be captured by the Qin people.

At the same time, now that these powerful sons have joined the Han army, they are the ones who face the violent Qin army most directly. Naturally, they are also the group of people with the strongest sense of crisis in the entire Han country. Although Zhang Liang reasonably said that the Qin army only has more than 20 mobile troops, they do not Huizhen thought that the Qin army only had 20 men. The more troops and food in Han's hands now, the greater the possibility of their survival.

"A Sheng, Uncle Wu treats you well!" Wu Sheng looked at Chen Sheng with a flattering look on his face and said.

At this time Yingbu appeared and said: "Most of your cavalry are commanded by the King of Han. What kind of commanding genius do you need?"

Jing Yi laughed heartily when he heard this and said, "Okay, let's see my father lay a huge foundation for you."

Jing Yi hated the irony and said: "If the family is divided, there will be two families. If the land is divided, who will recognize you as the leader of the clan?"

Jing Tao said: "If you can't keep my father's land, just give it to my cousins. The King of Han just wants to equalize the land and increase the number of soldiers in Han Dynasty. He doesn't want my father's land."

Therefore, sometimes it is beneficial to be generous. As long as Xu Fan captures a place, he will allocate official land to the soldiers, and the wounded and killed soldiers will have proper pensions. Xu Fan had millions and tens of millions of acres of equal land, and he was not stingy with his soldiers. As long as they were generals of the Han army, no one would think that Xu Fan was coveting their land just to deal with the powerful Qin Dynasty.

Jing Tao said calmly: "Haier is now a captain of the cavalry, and he will be a general in the next step. If he doesn't become their clan leader, I'm afraid they won't be willing to do it!"

Jing Yi said with a trace of anger: "This is the property that my Jing family has accumulated over the past hundred years. Don't you feel sad to give it away like this?"

Jing Tao said: "How can you say it's a gift for nothing? These are all my brothers and uncles. We are all relatives."

Jing Tao comforted him: "Although my father has lost his land, he can still run a workshop. This is something that the King of Han strongly supports, and the income is not worse than farming. The child is still waiting to inherit his father's huge family business."

Seeing that there were more and more generals, Chen Sheng immediately said: "It's useless for you to ask me. The king of Han has the final say in allocating officers. If you have the ability, go to the king of Han."

It’s not that these generals didn’t dare, it’s just that they knew that if they went to the King of Han, they would only be lectured by the King of Han about considering the whole situation and showing off their personal heroism. These generals could only leave in disappointment.

Inside the officer crash course camp.

Liu Bang looked at his name in surprise. He was among the captain-level officers. He smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth and said, "The King of Han can indeed see my talent, Liu Bang."

Cao Shen was a little dissatisfied and said: "You, Liu Ji, have caught up with me. If the King of Han hadn't expanded his army, you would only be able to command a thousand men with your talent!"

These Peixian officers were all first-level officers of the Army Sima, and only Liu Bang was a captain. Cao Shen was a little unconvinced. He thought that his commanding ability was still superior to Liu Bang.

Wang Ling said: "This is the King of Han's promise. We led 5000 people to join the King of Han. In addition to Liu Ji, the King of Han kept a captain, and as many as 10 of us who took refuge became military commanders. The King of Han did things so grandly, you guys There’s nothing else to complain about.”

Then Wang Ling comforted the others and said: "If you want to make meritorious deeds, work hard to defeat the Qin people. There are 50 Qin troops in the Central Plains. You are still afraid that you will not make any military merits."

On the other side, Chen Ying, Cao Sheng, and Han Xin were also looking at the list. Among them, Chen Ying became the captain and supervisor of the army, Cao Sheng became the cavalry commander of the Han army, and Han Xin became the commander of the guards.

Although the Han Dynasty was a combination of farmers and soldiers, it still had 5 standing troops to guard the capital. These five armies were the Xiaoqi Army, the Huben Army, the Yulin Army, the Sound Shooting Army and the Guards. Among them, the Guards were the direct guards. King of Han's.

Chen Ying was not surprised that Han Xin was valued by the King of Han. He sighed: "You have caught the eye of the King of Han. Do your best in the future and don't embarrass me."

Han Xin said gratefully: "Han Xin will always remember the kindness of Duke Ming's recommendation."

Although he is now valued by the King of Han, the first step in his rise was recommended by Chen Ying. If Chen Ying had not recommended him to the King of Han, and would have known Han Xin, a nobody, how could Han Xin have the status he has today? .

Except for Han Xin, everyone in the officer training class was also smiling, because they had generally been promoted to one level. Someone as capable as Han Xin was promoted to two levels in a row. He was originally trained as a garrison officer, but after he left, he became A mid-level officer like Army Sima. These officers who received appointments were transferred to the army one after another and began to become the backbone of the Han army. The army of the Han Dynasty continued to expand, from 10 to 20 to 30.

Chenjun's school grounds were filled with soldiers from all over the country. Officers at all levels began to get familiar with their men. The shouts of death during training at the school grounds were several times louder than usual.

At the same time, after completing the internal integration of the Han State, Xu Fan once again focused his attention on the situation in the world. He summoned the senior officials of the Han State to come to discuss matters.

"The King of Han's subordinates inquired about the latest information. Ying Zheng has the idea of ​​​​mobilizing troops from Lingnan. According to reports from our spies, half a year ago the First Emperor ordered the Southern Xinjiang Army to assemble 30 troops to deal with our Han Kingdom.

However, the head coach of Southern Xinjiang, Ren Xiao, argued hard, stating that due to the remoteness of Southern Xinjiang, it was difficult to support a 30-strong army for marching and fighting. Ren Xiao believed that Southern Xinjiang could only send 10 troops at most. At the same time, Ren Xiao prayed to the First Emperor to set the date of dispatching troops on March . After the spring plowing, the First Emperor vetoed Ren Xiao's proposal, and the Xianyang court even sent an envoy to depose Ren Xiao and send another general to command the southern Xinjiang army. "

Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Southern Xinjiang is poor and desolate and lacks food and grass. The roads are rugged and there are no towns. It is not suitable for gathering large armies at all. If the First Emperor really forcefully asks Ren Xiao to send 30 troops, the 30 troops will definitely collapse due to lack of food. Not only will the Xinjiang army not become the great enemy of our Han state, they may become our most powerful sword in counterattacking the Qin army."

Other officers also smiled when they heard such good news. If there were really hundreds of thousands fewer enemies, it would be great news for them.

Yingbu shouted: "Ren Xiao is still not a man. It's already like this. Why don't you rebel against his mother? Join me in the rebellion against Qin's righteous men."

Ji Xin continued: "Southern Xinjiang is indeed rebelling. Because they collected too much grain and grass, more than ten tribes in southern Xinjiang rebelled. They killed Qin officials, drove out Qin people, and even Ying Zheng's envoys were killed. Xinjiang has not started a war yet, and there is a possibility of collapse."

Chen Xiao said in surprise: "General Ren Xiao may be recruited and surrendered. In this way, I, the Han Dynasty, can take advantage of the Qin people's ten years of efforts in opening up the southern frontier, and the Han country's rear will be completely stabilized."

But Ji Xin shook his head and said: "Zhang Canjun was probably disappointed. The Xianyang court sent another envoy. Ying Zheng also agreed to Ren Xiao's request to send only 10 troops. Then Ren Xiao ordered his subordinates to suppress the Yue rebellion. , and now Ren Xiao is gathering an army to prepare to fight out of southern Xinjiang."

Zhang Liang thought thoughtfully: "Ying Zheng's prestige is declining. Such a thing would have been unimaginable 10 years ago. Ying Zheng will definitely find a way to forcefully push for 30 troops to be sent to southern Xinjiang, and Ren Xiao will definitely not survive. But now Ying Zheng can only give in.

This is a good thing for the Han State. If Ying Zheng's prestige declines, it will be difficult for him to suppress the internal conflicts of the Qin State. Even the Qin Army will disobey his orders. The Qin Army that enforces orders and prohibitions is comparable to the Qin Army that dares to disobey Ying Zheng's orders. Much scarier. "

Xu Fan Nanfang Map frowned and said, "That will happen in the future. Now we have to face the risk of fighting on two fronts. If we want to protect the rear of our Han Dynasty, we must send a large army to the south to join forces with Wu Rui and Gong Ao." Let’s deal with Ren Xiao together.”

Zhang Liang spoke at this time: "The King of Han, Chen Ping, the governor of Yingchuan County, made the best decision. He believed that most of Qin's southern troops were Chu people or remnants of other six kingdoms. They didn't have much respect for Qin and Yingzheng. Loyalty was forced to go to southern Xinjiang under the oppression of Qin.

In the southern border, they went through two conquests, encountered plague, were not acclimatized to the soil, and were infected by various poisonous insects and diseases. They finally won the war, but were betrayed by Ying Zheng and could only garrison in this desolate southern border.

These soldiers had deep complaints about being abandoned by the First Emperor in southern Xinjiang. The King of Han could send envoys to sow discord between the six remnants and the top officials of the Qin people, causing the entire southern Xinjiang army to fight internally in chaos, which might have the magical effect of defeating the enemy without fighting. "

"King Han, you can give this strategy a try. If it works, our army will solve a major problem without spending a single soldier. If we lose, we won't suffer much loss." Yingbu agreed.

Other high-ranking officials in the Han army had the same idea as Yingbu, and they wanted to do such a thing for free.

Just when everyone wanted to send someone to southern Xinjiang as an envoy,

"King of Han, my subordinates are willing to be envoys and go to southern Xinjiang to persuade the soldiers of the southern Xinjiang army to cause civil strife in southern Xinjiang." Lu Jia, the clerk of the parliamentary record, suddenly stood up and said.

Lu Jia defected to the Han Kingdom before the war in Nanyang County, and later became the county magistrate. Originally, he stayed in Nanyang County, and he could also be the county magistrate, but he believed that being a county magistrate in troubled times would not bring much merit, so he He refused the position of county magistrate, and then he found a way to apply to become a civil clerk in the Taiwei Mansion. When he heard what Xu Fan and the others were discussing today, he thought it was an opportunity to make great contributions, so he took the initiative to She wants to fight for the opportunity to become a messenger for herself.

Xu Fan recalled it. He remembered that at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Tuo blocked the road to the Five Ridges. The 50 Southern Xinjiang Army sat and watched the destruction of the Qin Kingdom. Even at the end, there was no thought of revenge for the Qin Dynasty. Instead, it was Zhao Tuo himself. Proclaimed himself emperor and established the South Vietnam Kingdom in the south.

Zhao Tuo could do this. Obviously the southern Xinjiang army had deep resentments against the Qin Dynasty. Otherwise, it would be impossible for just one officer to stop the actions of 50 people.

Since this matter has a high chance of success, it is natural to do it. Xu Fan said: "Lu Jia, this king appoints you as the envoy of the Han Kingdom to persuade Ren Xiao to remain neutral in the war between Qin and Han. If you can do this, you will be considered as It's a great achievement, if Ren Xiao doesn't want to, you can find a way to contact the anti-Qin forces in southern Xinjiang."

Lu Jia said excitedly: "I will definitely not disappoint the King of Han."

After thinking about it, Xu Fan said: "Go to southern Xinjiang and find a way to contact an officer named Zhao Tuo. He has been dissatisfied with the Qin State for a long time. You can instigate him to rebel."

Lu Jia nodded and said: "No!"

Then Xu Fan looked at the generals and said, "But we can't put all our hopes on lobbyists."

"Ji Bu, I appoint you as the General of the Southern Conquest. You will command the 5 troops in Hengshan County and Nan County. You will lead the army southward and unite with Wu Rui and Gong Ao to resist the Qin army."

Ji Bu said: "The last general will take orders."

Zhang Liang continued: "There is news from Xiang Liang that they plan to invade Qi in the north in early April. I want you, King of Han, to help you cut off reinforcements and food from Sanchuan County."

Xu Fan was surprised and said: "Xiang Liang took the initiative to attack the Qin army?"

There are 15 Qin elites in the entire Qi State, and Xiang Liang only has 10 rabble-rousers in his hands. Although he has trained for more than half a year, his combat effectiveness is still unknown. Where does he have such confidence?

Zhang Liangdao: "Since the Qin people encircled Qi, a large number of Qi heroes have led their troops to Xiang Liang every day. Xiang Liang used these fleeing Qi heroes to form a Northern Expeditionary Army of 5 people. Now the army in Xiang Liang's hands There are more than 15 people, and they are all brave warriors who hate the Qin people as much as the sea."

"Tian Heng, who was defeated by Feng Jie at the same time, once again gathered tens of thousands of troops. At the same time, he also rescued Chen Yu's troops who were defeated by Meng Tian. Now the two sides unite, with Liaodong as the foundation and the boat division as the main force, to storm Jiaodong County."

"Now Feng Jie is facing the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. His 150,000 troops are scattered across Qi, making it difficult to effectively integrate them. Xiang Liang thought that this was the best time to attack Qi in the north, so he asked the King of Han for help."

The generals looked at the map of the world and found that the anti-Qin heroes were defeated but could not be destroyed. The defeated anti-Qin heroes would always gather their armies again in areas where Qin's strength was weak and continue to fight the Qin army. They felt like fighting to the death. , Tian Heng and others were defeated twice by the Qin army. All 30 troops were defeated, and Jiang was forced to the sea by the Qin army. But even so, Tian Heng and his boat division would continue to fight the Qin people to the end.

Ji Bu sighed: "If King Jian of Qi had had the perseverance of the three Tian Heng brothers back then, Qi would not have perished so quickly and become the laughing stock of the world."

Zhang Liang looked at the map recording the forces of all parties, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and said: "King of Han, generals, if you think of this war as a battle between Qin and Han, then we will seem to be surrounded by millions of Qin troops. . But if you look at the world, it is not the anti-Qin rebel army in the world that divides and surrounds the Qin army.

"If the King of Han can unite all the rebel armies and form a joint vertical army again, the King of Han will be the commander of the alliance and command the rebel armies to contain the Qin army, while the King of Han will concentrate his superior forces to defeat the Qin armies in various places one by one, and the situation in the world will change to our great Han Dynasty If it’s favorable, we can turn our defense into offense.”

Yingbu shook his head and said: "It sounds like that, but the coalition forces back then were not defeated, and they are not much different now. At the beginning, the rebels from various countries had a lot of troops, and they were majestic in attacking cities and territories, but facing the Qin army's main force, It is about to collapse at the first touch, the general is worried, we take the initiative to attack the Qin army, these rebels are defeated by the Qin army, and then we will face several Qin armies alone."

Yingbu also said what the generals were thinking. Judging from the battles in the past few years, no one in the Six Nations Rebels was trustworthy.

(End of this chapter)