Diqin Designer

Chapter 240 Soldiers defected, the rebels were doomed

Song Yi did not wait for Wang Ben to send food, weapons and horses, but waited for Wang Ben's army. However, Song Yi and others had already anticipated this. Even if it was not a top general like Wang Ben, if it was another general, it would be impossible for him to accept their conditions without fighting with them.

Back then, before signing the treaty and paying silver compensation with foreigners, the Qing Dynasty fought the foreigners very bravely. However, the Qing Dynasty overestimated itself and underestimated the foreigners, so it became “The Qing Dynasty rose, the Qing Dynasty advanced, the Qing Dynasty withered, and the Qing Dynasty paid compensation.”

Before they arrived, Wang Ben and the Qin generals took out something, and Han Xin also had one in his hand.

This item is called "Telescope". It is said that it was made by the soldiers under Master Li. It can be used to see far away. Although it cannot really see a thousand miles away, it can enable people to see things several miles away. It is very useful on the battlefield. Therefore, it is also strictly controlled by the Qin Dynasty. It is not allowed to be kept privately or given to others.

Han Xin used a telescope to see a city gate in the distance. This was the city wall of Qiantang County. It was higher than the old Qiantang County. There were several flags with Chu characters and totems written on them. There were trenches dug in front of the city wall and chevaux de frise were set up...

It can be seen that the rebels made a lot of preparations in advance to deal with them, hoping to build a tough turtle shell here.

In fact, it is easy to break this turtle shell. All you need to do is surround it and wait for the people inside to run out of food, and then it will naturally collapse.

But the despicable thing about the rebels is that they swept through the surrounding counties, not only forcing the people from various counties to move here as hostages, but also seizing the food from various counties. It would take a certain amount of time to trap them to death, and many people would die.

Knowing that the Qin army would set out today, the rebels assembled an army outside the city. According to Han Xin's estimate, there were 50,000 to 60,000 troops, with few cavalry and many infantry. Their armor and weapons were not uniform, so they probably had to make do with what they had.

In terms of numbers, the Qin army was not at an advantage, but its combat effectiveness was certainly superior to that of this makeshift army. Even if the rebels threatened the lives of the soldiers' relatives, making the soldiers fearless and brave, it could not make up for the gap in weapons, training and experience.

Suddenly, Han Xin frowned. He saw some rebel soldiers escorting some people to the city wall. Without thinking too much, he knew that these people must be local people captured by the rebels.

The rebels brought them to the city wall so that if they were at a disadvantage in the battle with the Qin army, they would kill these people to threaten the Qin army to withdraw its troops. At the same time, it was also to intimidate the soldiers fighting on the battlefield: fight the Qin army well, otherwise your families will end up like this.

His senior brother Wang Ben also apparently saw the movement on the city wall and issued a military order to give the telescopes to the refugees who were going to fight so that they could also take a look.

After handing over the telescope, Han Xin quickly saw that there was a commotion among the group of refugees, and they apparently discovered what the rebels were doing and what they were going to do.

This was also the purpose of his senior brother Wang Ben, to deepen the hatred of these refugees towards the rebels and make them more determined to implement his plan!

After taking back all the telescopes, Han Xin could clearly feel that the group of refugees was in a different state, exuding a strong sense of anger and hatred.

Wang Ben continued his march. As soon as they appeared, they immediately aroused the rebels' vigilance. Song Yi arrived on horseback, escorted by more than ten riders.

At a distance of more than 100 meters, Song Yi shook his head and sighed, "It seems that Tongwu Hou has chosen another path. Yes, a man as outstanding as Tongwu Hou would never agree to our conditions without a fight. But since Tongwu Hou has made this choice, he must be prepared to accept the corresponding consequences?"

Wang Ben said, "Song Yi, you don't need to judge how I act. I will wipe you out today, chop off your head and bring it back to Xianyang!"

Song Yi glanced at the Qin army led by Wang Ben and nodded, saying, "The Qin army led by Marquis Tongwu is the best in the world and is indeed capable of wiping us out. If Marquis Tongwu wants my head, just come and get it!"

Shortly after Song Yi retreated, the sound of war drums sounded, and the rebel troops that had already assembled outside the city rushed towards the Qin army, and a war was about to break out.

Wang Ben ordered the Qin army and the refugee team to fight. The two sides quickly approached and fought together. The battle situation was as many people had judged, and the Qin army had the upper hand.

But the rebel soldiers were fearless and ruthless. Even if they were seriously injured, they still wanted to fight. Although the Qin army had the upper hand, it was unable to defeat the rebels quickly. It is already difficult to deal with one person when he is fearless and ruthless, and it is even more difficult to deal with a group of people who are not afraid of death.

Many rebel soldiers did not dare to retreat or run away, because if they were cowardly and afraid to escape, their loved ones would be in trouble.

At this time, the army composed of refugees played a role on the battlefield, speaking to the rebel soldiers in the local dialect the words taught by Wang Ben.

This was also an important reason why Wang Ben wanted to organize the refugees to go to the battlefield. They were all locals, understood the local dialect, and might even know the rebels, making it easier to persuade them. A rebel general noticed this situation and his face changed drastically. The Qin people were so treacherous that they hid such an army, obviously to shake their morale and defeat them from within.

What a vicious plan. They will fall into the trap no matter what. The only difference is whether it will break out immediately or later. Even if they force the Qin army to retreat today, they will still fall into the trap.

Because these remarks have already spread among the soldiers, they will definitely keep them in mind. Even if they do not speak out for the time being, they will still think about them.

But it was difficult for them to deal with this situation, because since they had forced the soldiers with the lives of their relatives, it was impossible for them to gain the soldiers' trust, and the soldiers were full of resentment towards them, and now this resentment was about to explode.

Most of their soldiers were of this type. If they decided to rebel, what would they do? The rebel generals were furious!
We must inform others of the situation as soon as possible to prevent this from happening. We must not kill the Yue people who are taken to the city walls, otherwise the army will immediately turn against us.

But it was too late. The high-ranking rebels who were watching the battle on the city wall saw that they were at a disadvantage and had already issued an order to behead them. The soldiers on the city wall raised their swords and chopped at the Vietnamese people who were kneeling on the ground, regardless of gender, age or status.

Seeing this scene, some refugees on the battlefield cried out in despair, because among those beheaded were their relatives. At this moment, many rebel soldiers stopped fighting and looked back at their own city walls in shock, disbelief, and anger.

What they said is true. Even if we are fearless and do what those people say, they will never let our relatives go. If we want to save ourselves and our relatives, we can only kill those people instead of obeying them.

Although we may die and our loved ones may die in the process, it would be even more impossible to listen to those people.

"Kill, kill all those Chu dogs and save our loved ones!"

Someone shouted, and the news spread quickly on the battlefield. Hundreds of people responded to him. Even the Qin army on the battlefield were moved. Although they did not understand the local dialect, they also shouted in an awkward tone.

Many rebel soldiers turned against their own side and charged towards the position that originally belonged to them. They vented their anger after being forced, oppressed and intimidated for many days, and became even more fearless than before.

Because this time, they really have a chance to rescue their loved ones. As long as they kill fast enough and kill all those people, they can!

The rebellion collapsed in a matter of seconds. Seeing the soldiers defecting, Song Yi on the city wall hurriedly said, "Close the city gates, put up the barricades... Let the king board the ship!"

However, it was too late. After seeing the changes on the battlefield and hearing the shouts of their comrades on the battlefield, the rebel soldiers around them also began to rebel and attacked the high-ranking nobles of the six countries.

I have endured for many days, but I don’t need to endure it anymore today. What about the old nobles of the six countries, what about the kings and dukes of the six countries? Aren’t they still destined to be hacked to death with one knife?

It turns out you don’t have bones of steel!
The retainers and old subordinates of the old nobles of the six countries fought desperately. Compared with the rebel soldiers, they were well-trained, strong, and had better weapons and equipment. However, the rebel soldiers were not afraid of death at this moment, and their numbers far outnumbered them.

At this moment, the rebel soldiers were like a cart of burning firewood. How could the former nobles and former subordinates of the six countries put out the fire with just some water?
All parts of the city were affected, and there was fighting everywhere. Even the relatives of the soldiers who were held hostage by the rebels began to resist actively. Since they had no swords, they used stones, sticks, and anything else they could find that could hurt people.

Although he could only see the fighting on the battlefield and at the city gates, Wang Ben knew that the rebels were finished and he would not have the chance to chop off Song Yi's head with his own hands. The old nobles of the six kingdoms who launched the rebellion were playing with fire, and he was just guiding the rebel soldiers to set the fire on the old nobles of the six kingdoms.

The sun that belonged to the six nations finally sank and will never rise again, but the sun that belongs to the Qin Dynasty is now at its zenith!

Han Xin looked at the rebel soldiers who had turned against their allies and thought to himself: The reason why the old nobles of the six kingdoms have met such a fate today is that they have resorted to unscrupulous means in their desperate situation, and thus lost the support of the people.

If one day, when the Qin Dynasty falls, will it also go crazy like the old nobles of the six kingdoms? Will it also be defeated by the people? Can a country be stable and eternal? Does Master Li know the answer?

Han Xin began to think about some issues that he would never have thought about in history.

(End of this chapter)