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

Chapter 161: King Jiu of Wei struggles to survive, but good days are hard to come.

Xu Fan thought for a while and looked at the senior generals and said: "Ignore others, let's do our own thing. The spring plowing is over and the soldiers have been summoned. You should seize the time to familiarize yourself with the army. Before the end of April, our 4-strong army will be All are assembled and ready to fight the Qin army."

Xu Fan was also worried about his teammates. He was facing the First Emperor, not Qin II. The Han army might be wiped out if they made a slight mistake. Xu Fan could not sacrifice the interests of Han to save Zhang Er.

The generals said: "No!"

Dang County, Suiyang City, Wei Army Barracks.

King Jiu of Wei rode a tall horse and patrolled the entire military camp majestically.

On the training ground, the soldiers were lined up neatly, wearing military uniforms and standing in line. Their expressions were solemn, their eyes were firm, and they exuded a military aura. Every soldier exudes a strong fighting spirit, as if he can rise up at any time.

Wei Jiu nodded with satisfaction and gave the order: "Practice begins!"

"Kill, kill, kill!" As Wei Jiu's order was issued, the Wei army officers began to direct the soldiers to conduct various trainings, including infantry formations, cavalry galloping and shooting, archers shooting, etc.

During the drill, the soldiers had steady steps, unified actions, and neat formations. They could quickly mobilize the army's formation under the orders of the officers. Archers, infantry, cavalry, and chariots cooperated with each other. The military formation displayed in front of Wei Jiu was like a strong wind. The formation, or wild goose formation, effectively demonstrates the overall discipline and fighting qualities of the army.

After the training, Wei Jun nodded with satisfaction. Wei Jun was very satisfied with the training results.

Know your shame and then be brave. Reform is sometimes difficult to say, but easy to say. During the Warring States Period, in order to protect their own interests, the nobles of the Six Kingdoms were willing to destroy their country and family rather than carry out land equalization reforms. In the end, they got their wish , the country was defeated, the family was wiped out, and their land and wealth all benefited the First Emperor.

He also had the idea of ​​​​saving Zhang Er, but it was a pity that Wei did not have the strength. The King of Han only promised them that when the Qin army attacked Wei, the Han army would send troops to rescue him, but he did not guarantee that if they sent troops to rescue Zhao, they would also save them.

After experiencing Li You's siege and almost destroying the newly reborn Wei State, Wei Jiu had a very strong sense of crisis. He understood the difficulty of struggling to survive in troubled times. Without an elite army, the Wei State would not be able to survive.

Thinking of Zhang Er's situation, Wei Jiu couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Even after more than a year of recuperation, we have only trained 5 soldiers and horses. With these few soldiers and horses, saving Zhao will only be like moths flying into the flames, unless the King of Han Willing to send troops."

In early March, Qin general Zhang Han led an army of 3 troops out of Hangu Pass and marched all the way to surround Handan, the capital of Zhao.

The strategic space for Wei Jiu's reform is also very good. Xu Fan wiped out the Qin army in the entire Central Plains. There was no external force to disturb Wei Jiu's reform, so his military reform could continue.

Zhou Shi said with a solemn expression: "Although Zhang Er is a fool, what his son said makes sense. If his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, and Zhang Er is destroyed, the next enemy that the Qin army will attack must be them."

As for the powerful nobles of Wei, Wei Jiu did not dare to divide their land, but Wei Jiu won them over with military positions. If he could get 5000 soldiers, he would become a captain, and if he could get 1000 soldiers, he would become a military commander. The man and horse should be the leader of the song.

At this time, 30 troops had surrounded Handan.

When all the old aristocrats and tyrants of the Wei State were cleansed, Wei Jiu led the people to revive the new Wei State. The aristocrats and tycoons were given a real blow, and the reform became much easier, especially since they once again faced a life-and-death crisis, and the last time the aristocrats It also showed them the extremely tragic consequences of surrender. This profoundly educated these powerful landlords and made them understand that only when people are alive can they have everything.

Zhou Shi smiled and said: "Thanks to your majesty for supporting me, otherwise even if I have great ability, I would not be able to train an elite army so quickly. It's a pity that we still have too little time, otherwise I would really It is possible to train a Wei soldier, but the current Wei army is no longer what it used to be. The soldiers have been training hard for more than a year. This time they encounter the Qin army again. With the same strength, I am confident to attack the Qin army. "

He said to Zhou Shi on the side: "Thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister. Even if our soldiers in Wei are not as good as the soldiers of Wei back then, they can still be regarded as elites."

Wanting to train an elite army, Wei Jiu took Xu Fan as an example. The land in the Han Dynasty was equalized, and he also equalized the land. Moreover, he allotted more land than Xu Fan. One family in the Wei state could allocate 150 acres of land. When they were recruited to fight, the soldiers' families did not have to pay taxes. However, Wei's finances were not as wealthy as those of Han and it was difficult to afford the weapons and equipment of the soldiers. These soldiers had to buy their own weapons and armor and train in the winter.

Zhou Shi smiled bitterly and said: "It's difficult! If the king of Han wants to defeat the Qin army by waiting for work, it is impossible for him to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to rescue Zhang Er."

If he were the king of Han, he would not dare to save him. There are 50 Qin troops in the entire Central Plains. If he is not careful, he will be surrounded by Qin troops on several sides.

"Is Zhang Ao still asking for reinforcements for his father?" Wei Jiu asked.

After equalizing the land, after more than a year of training, the Wei State trained 3 Wei soldiers, and their combat effectiveness was greatly improved. Therefore, Zhou Shi dared to say that he could fight the Qin army with the same strength. .

Zhang Er's situation was extremely bad at this time.

"He has already gone south to the Han Kingdom. Although the King of Han is generous, it is impossible to gallop thousands of miles to save the Zhao Kingdom." Zhou Shi said with a solemn expression.

At the same time, Meng Tian led 15 northern generals southward and quickly reached the territory of Zhao to besiege Handan City.

With the army in hand gaining more or less power, the entire Wei State is composed of King Wei, the largest feudal military leader, plus a large number of military nobles, large and small, who pay attention to abundant military virtues, and everything is for the purpose of war. At this time, Dang County has In the land, Wei Jiu raised 5 troops. From this aspect, Xu Fan's reforms were not as good as those of Wei Jiu.

In April of the 37th year of the First Emperor's reign, Xiangliang Military Camp in Donghai County.

The commander of the camp, Qitong, led a team to inspect the border. When he was approaching the border of Qi, he angrily scolded the Qin army in the north.

Qi Tong was originally from a small landowner family in Qi. His family experienced the suffering of being oppressed by Qin officials for a long time. Qi Tong was dissatisfied with the cruelty and exploitation of Qin officials.

After Tian Dan launched an uprising in Qidi, he actively responded and gathered a group of like-minded friends and decided to revolt against the rule of Qin officials. They rose up and killed all the Qin officials in the county, and led their companions to join Qi Wang Tiandan.

However, Qi was attacked by Feng Jie in the Battle of Linzi, and Qi's 30-strong army was defeated. Qitong was lucky enough to escape back to his hometown with his men. Soon after, Tian Rong continued to summon the heroes of Qi State to start a fierce battle with the Qin army in Jimo. Qi Tong was also eager to go to support, but was firmly stopped by his parents.

Three months later, Jimo was conquered by the Qin army. Qi's new king Tianshi died in the battle, and Prime Minister Tian Rong also died in the battle. Only the general Tian Heng fled overseas. Qi was destroyed again in less than a year after its founding.

Zitong's parents were grateful that they prevented their son from going to the battlefield, but they did not expect that the nightmare would come immediately. The Qin army surrounded Qi Tong's home. Only Qi Tong fought his way out, but his whole family was brutally killed by the Qin people.

After Qi Tong fled to Donghai County, he joined Xiang Liang's army. With his military experience, he was appointed as the commander of the camp and was stationed at the border for defense work.

Every day, with longing for his hometown and hatred for the Qin people, he thought about how to regain Qi Land and avenge his relatives. Most of the soldiers stationed in Donghai County had a similar life experience to Qi Tong, and each of them had a deep hatred for the Qin people.

When Qi Tong returned to the military camp after completing his inspection, the sound of war drums sounded.

The soldiers of Xiang Liang's army quickly lined up and gathered.

The general standing on the high platform said loudly: "I am your general Xiang Yu. I will lead you back to Qi, kill all the Qin people, and avenge you!"

As soon as Xiang Yu said these words, the whole camp was boiling, and all the soldiers roared angrily: "Kill all the Qin people, kill all the Qin people."

"Now everyone follow me and fight to the north!"

Langya County, Qiyang County, beacon tower on the north bank of Junhe River.

Xiang Liang took in the Qi people in Tan County and reorganized the army, which numbered tens of thousands. Naturally, Feng Jie could not remain indifferent. He arranged for 3000 Qin troops to be stationed in Qiyang County to prevent Xiang Liang's invasion. Xiang Liang did not immediately lead the Qi people northward. Apart from small-scale conflicts, the two sides were in peace. thing.

Because Xiang Liang did not dare to take a step north for more than half a year, the Qin army's sentries became a little slack. In addition, it was dark, and the two sentries were bored chatting with each other.

"Brother Shitou, how much land have you allocated this time?"

Shitou said: "It's 200 acres. Although the court allocated two slaves to me, it's still a bit difficult to plant. I've already planted wheat, so it's easier to take care of it."

"Why don't you let your family come over? I wrote to my father and asked him to come to Qidi, but my father didn't want to leave Guanzhong and refused, but there is no land in Guanzhong.

Unlike Qi, where there is rich land everywhere, and Qi people can be captured as slaves, I captured 5 Qi people slaves, and with them taking care of the land, I can harvest at least 400 shi of food this year. This is what I have been looking forward to for so many years. The good times have finally come. "The soldier named Mao Tou sighed. Even the old Qin people did not live well under the Qin Law, especially when the First Emperor moved a large number of nobles from the six countries to Guanzhong. Although these people were defeated, they People with money and connections, although not as good as the top dignitaries, are still superior to ordinary people. Just like Xiang Liang who killed someone in Guanzhong, he can escape through connections. The nobles of the six countries bought land in Guanzhong. , but infringed upon the interests of the old Qin people.

Therefore, everything has its pros and cons. The First Emperor moved the nobles of the six countries, which reduced the possibility of their rebellion. However, Qin's basic position in Guanzhong was affected. There were more lords in Guanzhong than ever before, and the lives of the people at the bottom were naturally affected. Influence.

It was impossible for people at the bottom like them in Guanzhong to get 200 acres of fertile land, but now in Qidi they like soldiers at the bottom finally got some residue.

But Shitou was a little worried and said: "But we have occupied the Qi people's land, and now we are living a good life, but what will the Qi people do? They will starve to death without land, and those who don't want to starve to death will rebel. This battle is not meant to be endless.”

Shitou was not happy because he had gained 200 acres more land. Instead, he was worried about the increasingly fierce counter-insurgency war.

Shitou's father is also an old Qin man. He followed the four generations of Qin kings in the southern and northern wars. However, because he did not accumulate much merit, he was only among the top 20 military knights in the more than ten years of war. The family has 200 acres of land. Although Taxes are high, but life is pretty decent. It was only after the birth of their four brothers that the family began to become financially strapped.

Later, the First Emperor, who was still the King of Qin at the time, launched the Unification War, and my father began to rarely come home.

As a child, Shitou's biggest memory of his father is that he often said, "When the world is unified and there is no war, life will be easier. Once we finish the war, you won't have to fight anymore."

It's a pity that my father did not see the world unified. He died on the battlefield of the Southern Conquest of Chu State, but the world was finally unified, and there was only one king in this world.

Shi Shi thought the good day his father had been waiting for had finally arrived, but he was soon disappointed.

After the unification of the world, wars did not stop, taxes did not decrease, and corvee services did not decrease. His second brother died on the battlefield of the southern expedition to Baiyue, and his third brother died on the battlefield of the northern expedition to the Huns. The day his father expected did not come.

During this expedition, his mother had repeatedly urged him to save his life. Shitou was tired of this kind of endless war. He just wanted to go home and reunite with his relatives.

But Mao Tou, who had just grown up, said excitedly: "That's better. Only when we fight can we gain military merit, and we must fight in the Central Plains. I don't want to go to the desert and southern Xinjiang."

Shitou looked at the dark sky and sighed: "When will we stop fighting? Will the good times come?"

When Mao Tou heard this, he thought Brother Shitou felt that he had too little land and said: "Brother Shitou, you are still too honest. You can enclose as much land as the official said! This is not Guanzhong. It doesn't matter if we occupy this little land. We The captain encircled tens of thousands of acres of land in Qi and captured hundreds of Qi people as serfs."

Shitou frowned and said, "Captain is breaking the law. Tens of thousands of acres of land can only be obtained by Chehou and above."

The soldier laughed loudly and said: "Brother Shitou, you are too honest. This is not Guanzhong, but Qidi. Who cares about these things? Moreover, these lands belong to the rebels, and now we old Qin people have occupied them. Only then can we serve the First Emperor."

Hearing this, Shitou felt a little uneasy in his heart. Tens of thousands of acres of land would destroy so many families. Too many things like this happened in Qidi. Family members were killed, the land was confiscated, and the remaining people became slaves.

But what can be done, who let them be the family members of the rebels, who let their family members violate Qin law, but they did not stop them, and they would be punished if they violated Qin law.

Shi Shi could only comfort himself with such behavior, but he became more and more uneasy inside, always feeling frightened. The dark night seemed a bit scary and quiet.

"Brother Shitou, what are you looking at? Are you worried that the rebels will come and kill you? Don't worry, these rebels are not so bold."

But Shitou took a torch from the outpost and lit it with a solemn expression, then threw it into the distance.

When a little light appeared in the night, Shitou saw dense crowds of rebels coming towards them.

"The enemy is attacking, hurry up, beacon." The cry instantly tore through the night, frightening, and all the soldiers who were resting at the beacon tower were awakened.

"Archers shoot!"

"Whoosh!" The piercing screams came from far and near. Long arrows filled the sky, covering the beacon tower. Most of the soldiers who had just woken up were immediately shot to death by these long-wavelength arrows.

Shi Shi threw the torch into the smoke with all his strength.

"Dong dong dong!" The sound of war drums rang through the dark night, and on the embankment on the north bank, piles of flames rose into the sky, just like countless stars landing on the ground.

All the Qin soldiers who were still on the beacon tower were frightened by this scene. There were at least several thousand of them.

"Run away!" Shitou pulled the furry boy who had just been chatting with him and quickly fled to the rear.

A group of soldiers from Xiang Liang's army jumped into the river, drove down wooden piles, and laid planks on the wooden piles. It didn't take long for dozens of simple pontoon bridges to be built.

Qi Tong roared at the top of his lungs: "Copycat, don't spare a Qin man for me, kill him!"

Xiang Liang's army had too many soldiers. Within a quarter of an hour, Qi Tong and others captured the beacon tower. They also captured several Qin soldiers who had been shot by arrows. They held their wounds in pain but did not dare to speak out, looking at Qi Tong and the others with sobbing faces.

But Qi Tong and the others looked at them with cold expressions.

"Avenge your family!" Qi Tong and the others used their spears to poke holes all over the bodies of these wounded soldiers of the Qin Army. They did not stop until they were in disgrace.

There were not many Qin soldiers at the beacon tower, and the battle ended quickly. Just puffs of smoke meant that the Qin army had received the news here.

Long Qie reported to Xiang Yuhui: "The enemy has discovered us, and the surprise attack strategy has failed."

Xiang Yu moved his body and said: "If you fail, you will fail. I will personally lead the attack on Qiyang County later. I will conquer Qiyang County within three days."

The smoke from the beacon tower quickly reached Qiyang County. Meng Lei, the captain of the Qin Army, immediately ordered: "Abandon the beacon tower outside the city, and the troops retreated to Qiyang County. At the same time, they reported to General Zhao Hong that Xiang Liang's rebels led the army to attack Qiyang County. , General please support."

The messengers standing aside responded with a loud voice, and all galloped away on horseback.

The next day, Xiang Yu led an army of 5 across the Junhe River, and the army surrounded Qiyang County.

Meng Lei, the captain of the Qin Army, stood on the city tower, looking at the huge number of rebels slowly outside the city. These people were so murderous that the Qin army on the city tower was a little frightened. There were too many enemies, far exceeding all the Qin soldiers. Unexpected.

"Beat the war drum!" Meng Lei immediately ordered, knowing that he could not continue to let the rebels damage his own morale.

The sound of "dong dong dong" war drums somewhat dispelled the fear of the Qin army.

Xiang Yu looked at the Qin army in the tower and sneered: "The Qin army is scared and can attack the city now."

Long Qie immediately said: "Major General, the equipment from the rear has not arrived yet, we have to wait for a while."

Xiang Yu said: "Let the civilians behind us speed up the transportation. We will attack the city in the afternoon!"

Then he ordered: "The whole army will rest for half a day, wait for the equipment from the rear to arrive, and then attack the city immediately!"

Xiang Yu didn't want to wait any longer, and neither did the soldiers behind him. Looking at the Qin army on the wall, they just wanted revenge.

(End of this chapter)