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

Chapter 211 The confrontation between the old and new nobles and the chaotic state of Qi

September 37th, the th year of the First Emperor's reign.

Xiang Yu annihilated 12 Qin troops in two battles and completely destroyed the main force of the Qin army in Qi. Meng Yi, who was hiding in Linzi City, was so frightened that he immediately led 1 Qin troops to flee Qi and went north to Zhao territory, hoping to join his elder brother Meng Tian. .

"What did you say? Big brother was defeated and the entire Northern Xinjiang Army was wiped out?" Meng Yi said with a look of disbelief.

He led the 1 Qin troops and originally wanted to join his eldest brother, but he did not expect to hear such a bolt from the blue just after arriving in Zhao. The Northern Xinjiang army was annihilated by the Han army, and his eldest brother Meng Tian committed suicide.

"General, what should we do?" Captain Pang Xu said in a panic.

Originally, they planned to join Meng Tian, ​​but they did not expect that the Northern Xinjiang Army with hundreds of thousands of troops would disappear like this. They were the only Qin army left in the entire Central Plains, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of rebels, and there were still The kind that hates them to the core.

After a moment of sadness, Meng Yi said firmly: "Now the only one in the world who can accommodate us is the Han army. We surrender to the Han army."

Meng Yi decisively led the remaining Qin soldiers to surrender to the Han army. Because he understood that for the evil that the Qin army had done in Qidi, they would definitely have no chance of survival if they were captured by Xiang Yu and Tian Heng. In fact, this was also the case. There were no prisoners in Xiang Yu and Tian Heng's army. No matter whether they were dead or alive, those who were caught directly Cut off the head to make a Jingguan.

Even if they were captured by the Yan, Zhao, and Wei armies, it would not be much different. Not to mention the hundreds of years of blood feud between the two sides, the Qin army had killed many Wei, Zhao, and Yan people in the past few years.

After discussion between Wu Jun and Zhou Chang, they decided that Zhou Zhang would escort Meng Yi and the Qin Army officers above the garrison, while Chaiwu would escort 1 Qin Army soldiers. The officers and soldiers would be escorted separately to reduce hidden dangers in pursuing the coalition forces.

Wu Jun immediately shouted: "Put your weapons and armor aside. I will send people to guard you. Don't worry, our Han army will not massacre prisoners."

At the same time, they are also discussing the next strategy, whether to advance eastward and annihilate the Qin army in Qi, or to attack westward to defeat Guanzhong and completely destroy the Qin army.

Soon, in the Qin army's formation, Pang Xu came to the city wall holding a white flag and shouted: "Brothers of the Han army, we are the Qin army in Qi. We crossed the Yellow River to surrender, not to attack the city."

Wu Jun, Zhou Chang and Chai Wu suddenly realized at this time that they thought they were the remnants of the Qin Army, but they did not expect that they were the Qin Army who had escaped from Qi.

Wu Jun heard this and said proudly: "That means our Han army has the best reputation in the world."

Chai Wu led 1000 civilians to escort these soldiers and imprison them in prisons. At the same time, the three people reported the good news to Julu County, and Julu County reported it to Xu Fan and asked them to escort the 1 Qin prisoners to join the coalition forces.

Meng Yi knew that the Qin army had done an incredible job with hundreds of people, and it would definitely not be a good thing if they were caught by the Restoration Army of the Six Kingdoms.

County Lieutenant Chai Wu thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that the remnants of the Northern Xinjiang Army escaped?"

Wu Jun said: "If the soldiers come to block it and the water comes to cover it, the King of Han will send reinforcements to annihilate these Qin troops. By then we will have made a great contribution."

October 37, the th year of the First Emperor's reign.

Pang Xu nodded and bowed: "We understand that the Han army is an army of benevolence and righteousness, otherwise we would not have fled from Qi to surrender under the control of the Han army."

After the coalition forces annihilated Meng Tian's Northern Xinjiang Army, Xu Fan and others cleaned up the battlefield and allowed the soldiers to rest for a while.

Only the Han army has been established for a short time, but there is no bloody feud between the two sides, because the Han army has been suppressing them and the Qin army to fight, and there are many prisoners of the Qin army among the Han army, and many of them have even become senior generals. How much does this mean? Let the Han army and the Qin army have a close friendship, but the world is so big that only the Han army can accommodate them.

Tens of thousands of people were captured, and even if they took the initiative to surrender, it would be a great achievement.

Zhou Chang was a little excited and said: "This is really a credit falling from the sky."

For the county magistrate Wu Jun, the only good news at this time is that Dongwu Yangcheng has been built extremely solidly by the Qin army in the past six months. Many city defense facilities can be used directly, and now the strong Dongwu Yangcheng has become His only hope.

Chai Wudao: "It's not time to be happy. After all, the Qin army has tens of thousands of people. We still have to act cautiously. I will lead 1000 civilians to collect their weapons and armor. If the Qin army does not resist, it means that they have truly surrendered. Magistrate, please open the city gate again."

Wu Jun nodded. The three of them watched the Qin army throw all their weapons and armor under the city. Then Chai Wu left the city from the north gate of Dongwuyang and led the soldiers to collect the Qin army's armor and weapons. Only then was it truly safe.

In Dongwuyang County, a Qin army suddenly appeared outside the city, numbering tens of thousands. Wu Jun, the magistrate of Dongwuyang County, was frightened. On the one hand, Wu Jun sent a detective horse to report the situation to Julu. On the other hand, he closed the gate of Dongwuyang City. Summon 3000 young men in the city to defend the city.

The county magistrate Zhou Chang saw the army under the city and wondered, "The Northern Xinjiang army was not wiped out by us in Handan. Where did the Qin army here come from?"

The coalition generals were also arguing endlessly. Some wanted to advance westward to annihilate the Qin Army, while others wanted to advance eastward to annihilate the Qi State Qin Army. Some even thought that with the strength of the coalition forces, they could simply divide their forces into three groups and attack the Qi State Qin Army, Guanzhong and Yan State Qin Army respectively.

But the argument soon ended, and Xiang Bo led 5000 soldiers to escort tens of thousands of horses and tens of thousands of sets of weapons and armor to the coalition camp.

Xiang Bo proudly said to Wei Wang Jiu, Zhao Wang Xie and other allied generals: "My nephew Xiang Yu first annihilated Zhang Han's 5 cavalry in Juting, then annihilated Feng Jie's 7 Qin army in Gaomi, and Meng Yi who was stationed in Linzi. Hearing the fame of my nephew Xiang Yu, I was so frightened that I gave up Linzi City. Now we have recovered the land of Qi, and my nephew also became the king of Qi with the support of the people of Qi."

When Zhang Er and Zhou Shi heard Xiang Yu's battle report, all kinds of emotions of envy, jealousy and hatred arose in their hearts.

Because the King of Han's record was too strong, they didn't even dare to think about it. They could only think that King Han was destined by fate. In this case, they could accept it in their hearts.

But suddenly Xiang Yu appeared and annihilated hundreds of thousands of enemies in two battles. This achievement was something they thought they could achieve, but they couldn't achieve it. They could only envy Xiang Yu for his luck.

Then Xiang Bo respectfully saluted Xu Fan and said: "The King of Qi said that if it weren't for the support of the King of Han, our army would not be able to replace the victory and revive the Qi State."

Xiang Bo clapped his hands, and several followers carried the box into the Chinese army's tent. Xiang Bo ordered people to open the box. Suddenly it was jeweled and radiant, and several beautiful women came in from behind.

Many military generals became excited instantly. After three years in the army, sows competed with Diao Chan, not to mention these were beauties. The generals of the Han army who had not seen a woman for more than half a year were naturally a little excited when they saw such a scene.

"Humph!" Xu Fan snorted coldly and looked at them with stern eyes.

The general of the Han army sat up in embarrassment.

Liu Bang murmured in a low voice: "The King of Han is good at everything, but he has been a master for a long time and has become tainted with the spirit of a Confucian scholar. Even the Northern Xinjiang Army was wiped out. He can't enjoy himself and look at beautiful women more often."

Then Xiang Bo said to a gift sheet: "In order to repay the King of Han for his help, the King of Qi gave him ten thousand war horses, ten thousand sets of leather armor, ten thousand spears, one hundred boxes of jewels, and thirty beauties."

Xiang Bo showed what it means to be so heroic and inhumane among the coalition forces.

"The land of Qi is really so rich. After fighting for more than three years, King Qi can still come up with so much wealth." Liu Bang said with envy.

Wei Wangjiu frowned and said, "You, Xiang, were generals of Chu, and now you have become the king of Qi. Can Tian Heng and Tian agree?"

He is the most sensitive to such things. The Wei State is already weak. If the world is still like the Warring States Period, where the big bullies the small and the strong bullies the weak, his Wei State will probably be annexed by other princes in a few years.

Xiang Bo said contemptuously: "The King of Qi made an agreement with Prime Minister Tian Heng that the first person to enter Linzi will be the king. Linzi was captured by the King of Qi, and the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops stationed in the Qi State were also wiped out by the King of Qi. My nephew owns Qi State. The people of Qi support my nephew as the king of Qi. This is an act of repaying the kindness of the people of Qi.

Even if Confucius would approve of such a move, as for Tian's opinion, when they lost Qi, Qi had nothing to do with them, so why do they need their opinions? This is supported by the people of Qi, and my nephew is Qi's king. "

When Zhao Wangxie heard this, he instinctively felt disgusted. Today, your Xiang family can occupy all the land without the consent of the Tian family. Tomorrow, the King of Han will also use the Zhao family to lose the country. He is no longer worthy of being the king of Zhao. He, the king of Zhao, will also be given to him. What should I do if I get kicked out of Handan?
"Tian Heng has been resisting the Qin army in Qi. Even when Tian Dan revolted, your Xiang family was still hiding in Wuzhong. Compared with seniority, compared with Qi's contribution and Qi's relationship, this Qi king should also be Tian. Right." The current strength of Zhao State is not even a little finger of Han State. If the King of Han wants to occupy Handan, he has no way to resist. The only thing he has is the Zhao family.

As long as the King of Han is moral, he cannot drive him out of Handan. Therefore, Daoyi Gangchang became the only talisman for King Zhao Xie. The Zhao family has been the royal family of the Zhao Kingdom since ancient times.

Xiang Bo proudly said: "My nephew annihilated 12 Qin troops and drove away the entire Qin army in Qi."

Since the heroes from all over the world rebelled against Qin, they have achieved such great success that no one can be found except the King of Han. "

Xiang Bo repeated Xiang Yu's achievements again. If it weren't for Xu Fan's presence, Xiang Bo would have said that everyone here was happy.

It used to be said that the King of Han annihilated 90% of the Qin army, but now it will be changed to say that the King of Han annihilated 70% of the Qin army, the King of Qi annihilated 20%, and other heroes in the world captured 10%.

Wei Wang Jiu and Zhao Wang Xie were speechless after what Xiang Bo really said. No matter how they talked about connections and relationships since ancient times, they didn't know how to refute in the face of such a solid record.

Among the Han army generals such as Ge Ying, Wu Sheng, and Song Liu also nodded in approval. They didn't say that since ancient times, you have the ability to destroy the Qin army and capture the city occupied by the Qin army. If you work hard and shed blood, it will naturally be your territory. .

The territory of the Han State was created by them with their punches and kicks. It has been said since ancient times, then the whole world belongs to the Qin State.

"Qin is not worthy of occupying the world. Whoever has the ability to conquer the territory will belong to him. Don't talk about the places that our ancestors conquered. Our ancestors cannot guarantee that your country will exist forever in the underworld." Ge Ying said arrogantly.

Unlike the royal nobles like Wei Wang Jiu and Zhao Wang Xie, the Han army and the current Qi army are new nobles. They instinctively stand together. If Qin loses its deer, the whole world will chase it. No matter how many cities and territories they can capture, Don't talk about your ancestral land anymore for your own abilities.

Wei Wang Jiu and Zhao Wang Xie heard Ge Ying's rude words and saw that the Han generals were all very similar, so they had no choice but to shut up. After all, this matter belongs to the Tian family. If they talk too much, they will only make people angry. disgust.

Xiang Bo felt relieved when he saw that the King of Han did not refuse. The only person who could really influence his nephew to become the King of Qi was the King of Han. As long as the King of Han did not object, Tian Heng would not be able to change the world.

Then Xiang Bo said: "The King of Qi told me that we will join the coalition forces to conquer Qin in the west on behalf of Qi. Please also ask the King of Han not to dislike me and others for being small. After all, Qi has experienced more than three years of war. The people are really war-weary. We can’t send too many troops.”

Xu Fan nodded and said, "It's understandable."

Xu Fan also did not expect that Xiang Yu was still a real person and would be rewarded so richly. It didn't matter what the weapons and armor were. The key was that tens of thousands of war horses were the most scarce thing for the Han army and the most important military resource in troubled times.

Xu Fan thought for a while and said, "It's rude to come and not reciprocate, Chen Gang."

"The general is here!"

"Qi has been in war for many years. It seems that there is a shortage of food and grass. You transport 50 shi of grain to Qi, and at the same time, give 1 jin of rock sugar to the King of Qi."

When the two forces interact, it is better not to owe too much favor. Xiang Yu's gift of 5000 war horses is enough to cover the supplies he sent. Xu Fan will send another 50 shi of grain. A pound of rock sugar has soared to 6000 jin. The value of rock candy is not much worse than the value of these jewelry. It can be regarded as a reciprocal favor.
Xiang Bo said excitedly: "Thank you very much, King Han."

Xiang Bo did come with a mission, which was to buy some grain and grass from the King of Han. The Qi State had been in chaos for three years, and the grain and grass accumulated during the Qin Dynasty had been almost consumed. Although the Qi State has not yet reached the level of people competing for it. Although they could not eat enough, they were starving all over the country. In order to show the Tian family's influence in Qidi, Tian Heng raised the price of food in Linzi and Jibei counties to a thousand yuan per stone.

Although the Tian family is not good at wars with hard guns and horses, economic warfare is Qi's strength. Now the struggle between Xiang Yu and Tian Heng in Qi is extremely fierce.

Xiang Bo continued: "My family, King Qi, wants to buy some grain from you, and we are willing to trade war horses."

Xu Fan thought for a while and said: "One war horse can be exchanged for 1 stones of grain. What is the price?"

Xiang Boxi said: "The King of Han is benevolent and righteous, and we are willing to accept it."

In this transaction, the Han army did not suffer, and Xiang Yu did not suffer either. It could be said to be a win-win situation. Only Tian Heng's injured world was achieved.

Wu Sheng and Jing Tao burst out laughing when they heard this. They were cavalry generals, so they naturally understood that they wanted to make further achievements. Military merit was one aspect, and having enough cavalry was another aspect.

Not to mention the increase in cavalry, the number of cavalry in the Han army decreased by several thousand after several battles. It was not that they were unwilling to replenish the cavalry, but that there really were not many war horses in the country of the Han Dynasty. This time, Xiang Bo not only gave them tens of thousands of war horses, but also By trading horses for food, their cavalry force could be greatly expanded.

After Xiang Bo left, Lao Sepi of the Han army set his sights on these beauties.

Liu Bang said: "King Han, brothers have been fighting hard for more than half a year. Are these beauties divided among brothers?"

Xu Fan said seriously: "This is a living person, not a gift. If you, Liu Bang, want to enjoy it, go find your own wife."

Xu Fan looked at the women and said: "These 30 women are sent to the medical camp and handed over to the Queen. She lacks manpower there, so letting them become nurses can be regarded as letting them support themselves."

Then Xu Fan looked at the disappointed Han general and said, "Each of you can choose a piece of jewelry to take back."

Then Xu Fan said to Chen Gang: "The annihilation of the Northern Xinjiang Army does require a celebration. Each of the coalition soldiers will be given half a catty of sucrose, those above the camp commander will be given half a catty of white sugar, and each person above the captain will be given one catty of rock sugar. One piece of your choice. Jewelry.”

Chen Gang said: "No!"

The next day, Tian Jie also led 5000 soldiers to the coalition forces.

When Tian Jie saw Xu Fan, he immediately knelt down and said, "King of Han, you are the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. Your reputation for benevolence and justice is known to the world. Qi State belongs to my Tian family. Now Xiang Yu has occupied Linzi and proclaimed himself King of Qi. You have to make the decision for us."

Xiang Bo was also in the tent. When he heard Tian Jie's words, he immediately retorted: "What does it mean to proclaim yourself the king of Qi? The people of Qi are grateful to my nephew for saving them from the fire and water, and support my nephew as the king of Qi." King Qi.

But you, Mr. Tian, ​​have been defeated every time you fought against the Qin army since you rebelled against the Qin Dynasty. Every time you suffered a major defeat, hundreds of thousands of Qi people were killed or injured. The people of Qi have long been disgusted by your incompetence, Mr. Tian, ​​and the people of Qi have ridiculed you. Tian Heng defeated Prime Minister Tian repeatedly in battles. "

It is true that one hits someone without slapping him in the face, and exposes others without exposing one's shortcomings. Bo Xiang's sarcastic words all hit Tian Jie's pain points. The reason why the people of Qi State abandoned Tian Heng so quickly was because they disliked him and could not fight him, which caused losses to the people of Qi State. After three years of brutal war, the people and powerful people of Qi State finally figured out that nothing is more important than force these days, so they supported the capable Xiang Yu to protect Qi State.

Tian Jie immediately drew out his sword angrily and said, "I'll let you see if I, Tian, ​​can fight."

Xiang Bo disdainfully drew out his sword and said, "A weak scholar like you can kill ten of them."

Xiang Bo was a general, and he also worked as a ranger in his early years. He traveled around the world and even killed people. His martial arts skills were not bad. Otherwise, he would not have been able to stop a young and strong young man like Xiang Zhuang at the Hongmen Banquet.

"Okay!" Xu Fan roared angrily: "This is the camp of the coalition forces, not your Qi State. If you want to fight or kill, go back to Qi State."

"Forgive me, King Han!" The two of them apologized.

Xu Fan thought for a while and said: "I don't know the situation in Qi Di clearly. It's impossible to come up with a plan that you all agree with. I only have one sentence, those who help themselves are strong. You divide the territory according to the territory you occupy. Xiang Yu To be his King of Qi, Tian Heng can be King of Jiaodong. If he thinks this title is unpleasant, he can also be called King of Dong Qi, which is fair to both parties."

Xu Fan would not participate in this kind of muddy water. Historical lessons are profound. Xiang Yu enfeoffed 18 princes at the Hongmen Banquet. Within three months, the world was in chaos. As for the years when Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, Xiang Yu had been suppressing the rebellion. on the way.

If you don't have that strength, don't be the leader. He Zongzhang is only good in name, not even the leader of the martial arts league. If you fight back, it's impossible for me to stand out anyway.

(End of this chapter)