Diqin Designer

Chapter 235: Using the people as a shield to make the Qin people afraid
This proposal can only be used after a defeat, but Wang Ben hasn't arrived yet. Are we going to hide in the mountains before engaging the Qin army head-on?
Song Yi commented directly: "This can be a choice when retreating, but it is not a choice at this time."

When he proposed to hide in the mountains, the bandits were dissatisfied and said, "Does the governor have any good ideas?"

Song Yi did not speak, and another person said, "The method just proposed by the general made me think. I think we can improve our situation by adding some more to the general's method."

As soon as this person spoke, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall. Xiong Xin also said: "The situation is critical now. If you have a good idea, you can speak up!"

The man said: "The reason why we are afraid of Wang Ben is that we seem to be afraid of his extraordinary ability to lead the army, but in fact we are afraid that the Qin army is like a tiger or a wolf. The Qin army's training and weapons are better than ours, which means that we are inferior to Qin in terms of numbers, weapons, and food."

This is nonsense. They started the rebellion in a hurry. How could they possibly be better than the Qin army in these aspects? What on earth did this person want to say?
The man continued, "But what if we can increase the number of our troops and make Wang Ben afraid to attack us?"

There is such a method. Do you want to go to Qin and kidnap Wang Ben's father Wang Jian?

Although they felt that such a method did not exist, everyone was still very curious and wanted to hear what bizarre ideas this person would come up with.

This man showed a ruthless look on his face, and said: "The Qin people are now trying to be benevolent and turn the people of all countries into Qin people. Then the people of Qiantang and Yuhang... are also considered Qin people in the eyes of the Qin Emperor and Wang Ben!"

"Why don't we forcibly relocate the people from the surrounding counties to Qiantang, and wait for Wang Ben's army to arrive, and use them as shields. If Wang Ben dares to move, we will kill the people from the counties."

"If Wang Ben regards these people as Qin people, he will not dare to act rashly. If he acts rashly, that's even better. It will let the people of the world see the true face of the Qin people. The Qin people don't regard them as their own family at all. Even if we are defeated by Wang Ben, the Qin people will lose the support of the people of the world."

"It depends on whether you, the people of Chu, have the courage to use this method!"

In this uprising, not only the old nobles of Chu State participated in it, but also the princes and nobles of other countries. The old nobles of the six countries joined forces to revolt.

Hiss, after hearing what this man said, even though they had already heard about Song Yi's cruel method, everyone still felt the madness and cruelty of it. The people in these surrounding counties were once Chu people, but now they were going to be pulled over to act as human shields to block the Qin army.

This is also a great joke, which made the Qin people afraid that a group of old nobles from the six countries (including the old nobles from Chu) would kill the Chu people.

After hearing this man's crazy method, everyone fell silent again. However, this time they were not silent because they had no solution, but because they were weighing the pros and cons of this method.

One of them closed his eyes, then opened them again and sighed, "Although this method is feasible, once it is implemented, we will be extinct in the world!"

If they do this, no matter what kind of harm it will cause to the Qin people, the nobles of the six countries will completely lose the support of the people in the world. The people will no longer follow and trust them, and they may even become the objects of disgust and scorn by the people of the world.

Nobles of the six nations?

Dogs all shook their heads when they saw it!

Hearing this, the man who proposed the solution sneered and said, "If we let the Qin people continue, our reputation will sooner or later be infamous and we will be extinct in the world. What is the difference between now and in the future?" It is true. They have no future in this land. What is the difference between being despised now and being hated in the future? It is better to enjoy it now!
This proposal was passed, and another person said: "If we follow this method, we will not lack manpower, and we can decide on the division and combination of troops that we just considered. When we combine our troops, we can use the manpower and material resources of the surrounding counties to build a defense to stop Wang Ben's army."

After the people from the surrounding counties are forcibly relocated here, their manpower will expand rapidly, and with more people they can do a lot of things, but no one has mentioned how so many people will be fed, clothed and housed.

It’s not that they don’t know there will be this problem, but they simply don’t want to consider it. Let them starve to death. They have been forced into this situation. What’s the big deal if a few untouchables die?

Anyway, if these untouchables don't die, they will become Qin people sooner or later. It's better for them to die now and save themselves from serving Qin in the future.

Another person said, "But even if we reduce our forces and force people from the surrounding counties to move here, we will still be trapped in a corner and will be defeated by the Qin people sooner or later."

Yes, they had no strategic depth and no resources for development. At the beginning, they might be able to threaten the Qin army and confront them by killing civilians, but they could not get continuous replenishment. Although the Qin army led by Wang Ben confronted them, they received clothing and food from other places.

If this goes on for a long time, they will become weaker and weaker, but the Qin army will not. As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, they will still be defeated by the Qin army.

This seemed like a difficult problem, but the noble who proposed to relocate the people from the surrounding counties to serve as human shields said with a smile: "It's not difficult to solve. If the Qin people really dare not act rashly because of the people from the counties, we can also threaten them with the lives of the people from the counties to provide us with what we need."

Good fellow, not only did they use the lives of the people in the counties to prevent the Qin army from attacking them, but they also wanted the Qin army to send them good food and drink to serve them.

If this plan is really feasible, we can already see the Qin people's rage, but they can only endure it in frustration. It's really refreshing!

Song Yi stood up and said, "We can all die, but Your Majesty cannot. As long as Your Majesty is here, Great Chu will be here. If Your Majesty is gone, how can Great Chu be restored? If we are defeated by the Qin people in the future, Your Majesty, please do not linger and go overseas!"

This is also the main reason why they chose to start the uprising in Kuaiji County and make Qiantang County the base camp of the uprising. From the geographical location on land, this is not the best place for an uprising, but it can go out to the sea, making it convenient for them to escape overseas.

Among the nobles of the six countries who revolted, there were those like Song Yi who did not want to go to sea and wanted to fight the Qin Dynasty, even if it meant their own death; there were also those who wanted to have a good time with the Qin Dynasty before leaving and then run away.

Therefore, they dared to formulate cruel and brutal strategies that left no way out for themselves. Anyway, there would never be a place for them on this land, and these people would no longer be under their rule. So what if they were defeated?
It's not theirs anyway, so they don't need to feel bad at all about damaging the interests of the King of Qin and the Qin people. They don't have the world or the people in their hearts, only themselves.

After hearing Song Yi's words, the old nobles of the six countries who did not want to die looked at Xiong Xin. If the plan failed, they would also flee overseas.

Xiong Xin sighed and said, "I really don't want to do this, but as a king, I can't care about personal feelings. I should focus on national affairs and the interests of the great Chu. I will listen to the general's advice."

"I also hope to successfully fight against the tyrannical Qin and defeat its unjust forces. Do not go overseas!"

But this kind of thing is unlikely to happen. Their current strength is too weak. Even with ruthless strategies, it is difficult for them to defeat the Qin army.

(End of this chapter)