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

Chapter 196: The building is about to collapse and the regretful Zhang Er

On September 37, the 9th year of the First Emperor's reign, the Qin army camped in Ye County.

The huge "Qin" character Da Qin flutters in the wind, but the wind in autumn is not strong and it looks very depressed.

After a month of full-scale contraction, the 18 Qin troops finally gathered together. Only Zhang Han and Feng Jie's troops in Qi had been cut off by Xiang Yu and Tian Heng. He no longer knew the situation in Qi.

But at this time, the situation for Mengtian's army was very precarious. The Northern Xinjiang Army was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of rebels. It was even reported three days ago that Shangdang County had been captured by the rebels and that the rebels were attacking Hukou Pass.

Meng Tian was horrified when he heard the news. Once Hukou Pass was closed, the only food route for the Northern Xinjiang Army was cut off. Even their retreat was cut off by the rebels. The rebels wanted to fight out of Hukou Pass. He These 18 people were surrounded by rebels in Handan County.

The only thing that made him feel lucky was that Sima Xin's 30,000-strong army was in Handan. When he got the news that the rebels were attacking Shangdang County, he immediately supported Hukou Pass. This made Meng Tian feel a little more at ease. Even if it is captured by the rebels, it can be recaptured.

Shejian said: "General, we have to leave quickly, otherwise when the rebels catch up, it will be extremely dangerous given the current state of our army."

Shejian also felt helpless. As the number of rebels increased, the number of the Northern Xinjiang Army became smaller and smaller. Because at the beginning of the confrontation, the Northern Xinjiang Army was more numerous than the opposite rebels, but now the number of rebels It has exceeded them twice, and surrounded them from three directions: south, south, north and south.

Other generals of the Qin army could also feel the danger they were in. This rebel army was too powerful. They were able to defeat Dong Yi's 6-strong army in Sanchuan County and capture the 3-strong army stationed in Xingyang. At this time, they could already feel that the Qin State was in danger. With the building about to collapse, they were helpless and everyone began to panic.

So now Meng Tian wants to gain more power to prevent the defeat of the year from happening again.

Meng Tian said: "Bring someone here quickly!"

A soldier who had abandoned his armor saw Meng Tian crying and said, "General, General Sima's 3-strong army was annihilated by the rebels."

The Northern Xinjiang Army in Meng Tian's hands now has less than 18 troops, while the rebel alliance opposite him has expanded to more than 30 troops. He is in desperate need of assistance at this time.

Meng Tian felt helpless when he heard this. Da Qin had always been tough on the outside world, but with the powerful strength of the Qin army, the people in the world who could suppress it dared not speak out in anger. But it didn't last long. Now the Qin Dynasty has encountered the rebellious Xu Fan. Even with hundreds of thousands of troops, they can't defeat it. When the military of the Qin Dynasty declines, the backlash of the previous tough policies will be extremely tragic. Even the weakest people in the Warring States Period have been The Yan people dared to resist Qin.

The battle with Li Xin and his 20-strong army against Xiang Yan's 40-strong Chu army was the most dangerous battle in his life. He didn't even know if he could survive.

She Jian shook his head and said: "The land of Yan has never been stable. The puppet king Chen Yu has captured Liaodong and Liaoxi counties, and is now leading the rebels to attack Youbeiping County. The rebels in the hinterland of Yan have also supported Han Guang, a small official in Shanggu, as their new leader. King Yan, this rebel army has been operating in Shanggu, Yuyang, Guangyang and other places. It is already extremely difficult for Yan State’s 50,000-strong army to suppress Yan State alone, and they have no ability to support our army.”

"Report, General, General Sima Xin's envoy is here!"

Meng Tian asked his bodyguard to leave with a soldier to settle down, and told him not to let him talk nonsense and affect morale.

Meng Tian asked: "Can Yandi send reinforcements?"

But reality slapped them hard in the face. They could indeed wipe out the nobles of the six countries, but they could not deal with the people of the world at the same time. Even the powerful Qin could not withstand this power.

Now that Meng Tian thought about it, if they had paid attention to the rebels in Chen County and concentrated their forces against Xu Fan, they might not have been able to suppress him. It was a pity that the entire Qin court and he had despised the rebellion, thinking that even the nobles of the six countries had been suppressed. The Great Qin annihilated them, and it was easy for the Great Qin to suppress some of the rebels.

Meng Tian was completely stunned after hearing this. Just now he was thinking that Sima Xin could protect his retreat, but he didn't expect that this army had been wiped out. Da Qin would eventually be destroyed like the six countries they destroyed!
The entire Qin Army's central tent was in commotion. Sima Xin's troops were a matter of life and death for the Northern Xinjiang Army. They controlled the rear of the entire army. With his defeat, the Qin Army's retreat would be cut off.

The soldier cried sadly: "When our army arrived at Hukou Pass, Hukou Pass had already been captured by the rebels. In order to seize the pass, the general led us to storm Hukou Pass for a day, but just when our army was exhausted, Suddenly a Han army came out from behind and captured our camp, and the entire army collapsed. Except for a few who escaped, everyone else was captured by the rebels."

The Northern Xinjiang Army still has 5 troops in Yandi. If they can rush to the Central Plains battlefield, although they cannot reverse the situation of the war, they can reduce their pressure.

Recently, he has been dreaming about that battle. The shouts and fighting of the Chu army were always ringing in his ears. This made him worried about the prospects of this battle. Will this battle be a repeat of history? ?

Now if his hundreds of thousands of troops cannot return to Guanzhong, not only will the Central Plains of Great Qin be unprotected, but the country that has existed for more than 500 years may even collapse.

Although Meng Tian defeated the main force of the Yan army at the beginning, the Qin army encircled the Yan state and forced the entire Yan state to unite and drive away the Qin army. Meng Tian defeated Chen Yu, and the powerful nobles of the Yan state immediately approached Han Guang and supported him. After becoming the king of Yan and continuing to raise the banner of anti-Qin, the Qin army in Yan was already in a state of exhaustion from the public security war, and naturally it was impossible to have troops to support Meng Tian.

Shejian said anxiously: "How could we lose? Didn't you just go to support Hukou Pass?"

No wonder Shejian was anxious. Judging by the time, Sima Xin and his party should have just arrived at Hukou Pass. They were defeated so quickly, which meant that the battle might not have lasted even three days. In the words of later generations, it would have taken several days for the rebels to capture even 3 pigs.

Meng Tian has fought all his life, and what he is best at is relying on Qin's strong national power to bully others with force, and fighting more wars with less. He has only fought once, and it was a huge failure.

At this time, the atmosphere in the Chinese army's tent was very depressing, even a bit desolate, and the Qin army generals did not know what to say.

Su Jiao looked up to the sky and lamented, "We have no way to escape. As long as the rebels defeat us, the Great Qin State will be in danger."

Shejian was at a loss for a long time, but still unwilling to say: "General, let's go north to fight. We can't defeat the Han army. How can we defeat Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others? We can't enter through Hukou Pass. We can also enter from other places." The place enters Guanzhong.”

Meng Tian shook his head and said in a hoarse voice: "Impossible, the rebels can't watch us leave. They will definitely chase us and intercept us. We don't even have enough food and grass now, so we can't escape the fate of annihilation. From Hukou Pass If we are blocked, we will lose this battle."

Then Meng Tian cried sadly: "I really didn't expect that the country of Da Qin would be defeated in my hands."

Meng Tian could not figure out why he had become a general who would subjugate his country. How could the world change so quickly? He was still the hero who founded the Great Qin Empire back then. This huge empire was conquered bit by bit from the hands of these generals. Now, actually, To collapse in their hands, Meng Tian could not accept such a cruel fate.

At this moment, he was a little envious of Old General Wang Jian and Wang Ben. The two of them passed away when the Qin Dynasty was at its most powerful. They did not leave with regrets, let alone watch the achievements they had established fall apart.

Su Jiao thought of something and said firmly: "General, we still have 18 troops, and the new cavalry equipment has been built. We still have a chance. As long as we take the initiative to attack, not to mention defeating the rebels, but we can still make the rebels fearful. Once we arrive, as long as the rebels are afraid, we can retreat calmly. This is the Central Plains. Wherever we cannot march, as long as we retreat to Yandi, we will have supplies."

Meng Tian then remembered the new cavalry equipment that Zhang Han had brought over, but he soon shook his head. Although these new equipment could improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, they appeared too late. The main force of his cavalry was brought to the ground by Zhang Han. , It is impossible to defeat hundreds of thousands of rebels with only 10,000 cavalry.

Shejian stood up and said: "General, now we have only one way to fight the rebels. We still have 18 troops in our hands. We may not win if we fight the rebels. Since we have no way out, why not survive in death? , a decisive battle with the main force of the rebels. As long as we defeat the main force of the rebels, naturally no one will dare to pursue us. If we lose, we can severely damage the rebels and buy your majesty time to rebuild the country. We are worthy of your majesty's kindness. "

Meng Tian thought for a moment and then said: "Okay, let's risk our lives and survive, and fight the rebels with all our strength."

"The generals listened to the order, and the army turned its attack direction and attacked the rebels."

The generals shouted: "Promise!"

Zhao State, outside Handan City. King Zhao rested and Zhang Er looked at the army outside the city in a troubled mood. They wondered what their fate would be in the future.

This period of time was full of sorrow and joy for Zhao Wangxie and Zhang Er. First, the Qin army surrounded the capital. Their lives were in danger, so they desperately sent envoys to ask for help.

Zhang Er both believed that he was destined to die, so he threw their son out of the fire pit in order to continue his own bloodline.

But what surprised Zhang Er was that his son was more outstanding than he expected. He actually used the method of crying in court to persuade the King of Han to support them.

Sure enough, during the Han army's Northern Expedition, Meng Tian withdrew from the siege of Handan. Zhao was saved, and so were their lives.

But not long after, Sima Xin brought another 3 troops. The atmosphere in Handan became tense again, but this time Zhao Wangxie and Zhang Er were not as nervous as last time. The 3 Qin troops even surrounded Handan. Unexpectedly, Sima Xin's army was just sent by Meng Tian to defend his own retreat, and posed no threat to them.

But what the two of them never expected was that the Qin army no longer threatened them, and the threat of the Han army came again. The Han army sent a large army to attack Julu County. Very effective tactic.

But what happened next made Zhao Wangxie and Zhang Er break out in cold sweat.

The King of Han sent a large army to attack the Julu Army. He did not attack the Qin Army immediately. Instead, he arranged for officials to take over the government office of Julu County, promote land equalization in Julu, promote Han State's policies, and recruit large armies, as if they were talented. It looks like the Julu court.

At that time, a large number of Julu nobles ran to Handan City and cried to Zhao Wang Xie and Zhang Er, saying that the Han army was more violent than the Qin army. They actually had 10 troops in Julu, but they had to give up all the food and land. The entire Julu County has been conquered by the Han army, and the people are in dire straits. They beg King Zhao to make the decision for them.

But they didn't dare to care about this matter at all. The two of them were more afraid than the powerful nobles of Julu County. The King of Han had already made it look like he wanted to annex Zhao State. What should the two of them do?
Will the King of Han feel that these two people are obstacles to his rule of Zhao State, and then one of them kills someone with a borrowed sword, and uses the Qin army to kill them, or directly sends the Han army to destroy them both and seize Zhao State.

This idea has been swirling in the minds of the two of them, making them panic, especially Zhang Er. He always knew that he and the Han army had a problem. The King of Han had rejected his strategy at the beginning, but when he went to Wei, he deceived the military officials. Supporting Jiu, the king of Wei, was already an insult to the king of Han. Zhang Er did not dare to think deeply about how the king of Han would treat him.

More than ten days ago, the Han army launched a full-scale counterattack. Meng Tian's army was retreating steadily, and Sima Xin's 3-strong army also left. However, at this time, the Han army's troops appeared under the city. Zhao Wangxie and Zhang Er understood that they had to face the final result.

Zhao Wangxie asked: "Prime Minister, you were once a rebel in Chen County, and you have been an official in Chen County for more than ten years. You should have many good friends in Han Dynasty to speak for the two of us!"

Then Zhao Wangxie didn't care about Zhang Er at all, and said to himself: "Julu County can be handed over to the King of Han to repay his life-saving grace, but Handan City must be left to me, otherwise, I won't even know about it." How to explain to the ancestors."

Zhang Er smiled bitterly when he heard this. He was a disciple of Lord Xinling. He thought highly of himself and wanted to do great things. He had been thinking about it all his life. However, he had poor vision and lost the real dragon. Now the power of the King of Han is unstoppable. As long as After annihilating Meng Tian's army, the world will belong to the King of Han. Now he wants to slap himself a few times.

He offended the King of Han, and he didn't know how to save his life. How could he help King Zhao Xie to save the Kingdom of Zhao?

What Zhang Er was thinking now was whether King Jiu of Wei could help him speak well in front of the King of Han.

He was the one who strongly recommended Wei Jiu to be the king of Wei at the beginning, and he was a guest of Lord Xinling back then. Although King Jiu of Wei was young at the time, he still had a romantic relationship. King Jiu of Wei should be able to save his life. .

Zhang Er thought for a moment and said, "I don't know whether we can save the Kingdom of Zhao at this time. However, the King of Han is not a murderer, and I don't think he will kill the king."

Zhao Wangxie was a little shocked and said: "You still want to kill me?"

Zhang Er smiled bitterly and said: "In this situation, everyone is a swordsman, and I am a fish and meat. If the king of Han wants Zhao, the king will give it to him. As long as he can save his life, he will be lucky."

When he heard that he could save his life, Zhao Wangxie was a little relieved, but when he heard that his ancestor's foundation was not guaranteed, he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. The Zhao country that had been passed down for hundreds of years was finally cut off in his hands.

"Brother, I haven't seen you for many years. I miss you so much." Liu Bang laughed loudly when he saw Zhang Er.

Zhang Er had long known about Liu Bang's help to him from his son Zhang Ao, so he smiled and said: "The merits established by the virtuous brother are already greater than those of my brother. From now on, my brother can only rely on my virtuous brother."

Zhang Er's words were really not polite. The only general he had good friendship with in the Han Dynasty was Liu Bang. He also relied on Liu Bang to speak well of him in front of the King of Han.

Liu Bang did not treat you too well and said, "Brother, I also know what happened to you back then."

"I really don't know what to say about you. If you had surrendered to the King of Han, I'm afraid the generals of the Four Expeditions would have taken your place. I would have to rely on my brother. Why are you in such a miserable state, brother?"

Zhang Er smiled bitterly and said: "These brothers don't know the real dragon."

He also regretted that the generals of the Han army, Ji Bu, Yingbu, Ge Ying, and Lu Chen, were either prisoners or civilian husbands. He thought that his abilities far exceeded those of Ge Ying and Lu Chen. With his reputation and reputation at that time, When he took refuge with the King of Han, it was not difficult to become a general of the Four Expeditions with 10 troops, but it was a pity that he missed all of this.

Liu Bang said: "As long as you know your mistakes and can correct them, the eldest brother has known the King of Han earlier than the younger brother. You should also understand that the King of Han is a man who misses old friendships. As long as you help the King of Han, the King of Han will naturally recognize your brother's kindness, so why would you attack your brother?" , Brother, look at King Jiu of Wei. Although the power is weak, King Han respects King Wei. King Zhao and brother, if you lead the army to help King Han defeat the Qin army, Zhao army will have made great contributions in the war. With the generosity of King Han, Brother, that little thing can be settled."

Zhao Wang Xie and Zhang Er looked at each other and said: "Bao Qin is tyrannizing our country of Zhao, killing wantonly and committing heinous crimes. It is also our Zhao people's wish to attack Bao Qin. We are willing to follow the King of Han to destroy Bao Qin."

On September 6, Liu Bang and Handan Zhang'er jointly sent troops to surround Meng Tian's army from north to south.

On September 5, Mei Wei led reformed Guanzhong Han troops to support the Central Plains battlefield.

On September 3000, the Qin army abandoned Neihuang City. After occupying Neihuang, Tian Zang pursued and annihilated 3 Qin troops. On the same day, Peng Yue led troops to join the Central Plains battlefield.

On September 3, Xu Fan led the main force of the Han army to capture Yin'an County. On the same day, Tian Zang's -strong army and the main force of the Han army returned.

On September 30, the 18 allied troops of Han, Wei, and Zhao faced off against the Northern Xinjiang troops in Ye County.

On September 9, the coalition forces discovered that Meng Tian's army not only did not retreat northward, but instead took the initiative to attack, which aroused everyone's suspicion.

But soon information came from Shangdang County. Zhang He and the others not only successfully completed the task of blocking Hukou Pass, but also annihilated Sima Xin's 3 Qin army. Now Zhang He led troops from Hukou Pass to the battlefield in the Central Plains.

Xu Fan suddenly realized: "It turns out that Meng Tian is a trapped beast still fighting! He wants to fight us to change their predicament."

Ji Xin smiled and said: "King Han, our army should learn Wang Jian's old plan at this time and defend the camp until the Qin army's food and grass are cut off and the entire army collapses before launching an attack!"

(End of this chapter)