Qin Official

(The last chapter was written in early May, wrongly written)

"What! Burning the cauldron!?"

In mid-May, when he led 4,000 soldiers from Jiaodong County to Duchang County, Heifu was shocked when he learned the news from his commander, Ren Xiao.

Fortunately, the Qin Dynasty's message must be in writing and not reported verbally. Heifu carefully read the military report and realized that what Ren Xiao said was "burning the boat and breaking the cauldron", not burning the cauldron and sinking the boat.

The former is a tactic that has long existed in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Heifu also saw it back then and had some impressions. The original words are: the general gives the army a task, just like climbing a height and removing the ladder, so that they can advance without retreating. When leading an army deep into the territory of a feudal lord, it is like firing a curved machine to shoot an arrow, so that it can move straight forward. Burning ships and smashing military cauldrons showed determination to die...

Therefore, Xiang Yu's ability to fight against thousands of people, although he is not solid in reading, is very powerful when he learns and uses it!

Of course, Xiang Yu's genius is limited to tactics. In terms of strategy, the leader of this era is Han Xin.

Counting the time, these two children are almost adults. Heifu only heard that Xiang Yu followed his uncle Xiang Liang and was moved to Guanzhong as early as the death of Chu. I wonder if the historical changes were caused by him. And Han Xin, who must be somewhere in the Chu region at this time, has never been humiliated...

"No matter what happens in the future, it is impossible for these two people to have anything to do with Qi Di and Zhu Tian."

Because the history of Qidi has been turned upside down by Heifu, Tian Heng, who was supposed to lead five hundred strong men to the island, now burned the ship. They were not fighting to the death, but for... a strategic shift. ?

When Heifu arrived at the bank of Jishui from Duchang County, there were no rebels on the other side. Only the messy camp tents were left in place. Linzi County Weilou Kang was leading his people to clean up the battlefield.

Lou Kang suffered a shameful defeat in March, and was dragged back by the rebels in Jishui. Linzi was empty and almost had an accident. Now that the rebels had withdrawn, Lou Kang was cautious, thinking it was a ploy and did not dare to cross the river to pursue him. The last chance to make amends is gone.

As soon as Hei Fu met the old county captain, he went about business. In accordance with Qin Shihuang's edict, he took away Lou Kang's tiger talisman, leaving him to continue to restrain the soldiers. The command of the four thousand Linzi County soldiers was undoubtedly transferred to In the hands of Heifu.

In the next few days, after gathering eight thousand troops, Heifu continued to advance westward. They "recovered" Le'an County, which had fallen into the hands of the thieves, and arrived at Di County, the center of the rebellion.

The headless corpses of Magistrate Di, Wei, and Cheng were still hung on the upper floors of Di County. They were wearing official uniforms and even the copper seals were hanging on their waists. However, the corpses were rotting, smelly, and had green growth. The hair was crawling with squirming maggots, and a swarm of flies was buzzing around.

Heifu frowned and had the three bodies put down and restrained properly. He heard that Di County Prime Minister was killed while trying the Tian brothers' "slave killing case", so he stayed at his post until the last moment.

They were all Qin officials. Hei Fu bowed to them and bowed his hands. Cao Shen, who had entered the city at this time, also came back to report that the city was already deserted and there was hardly a soul in sight!

The once prosperous city seemed to have turned into a ghost!

When Gong Ao captured a few old men who were unable to walk and were lying at home waiting for death, they found out that the "King of Qi" and his "General Xiangbang" had hurried westward with the pirate knights. When more than ten thousand Guizhou chiefs in the city heard that Linzi had been "slaughtered", they were afraid that they would suffer the same fate. Most of the young and strong followed, while the old, weak, women and children who could not walk far hid in the mountains and forests.

Later, Ren Xiao, who occupied Qiancheng County, also sent people to report. What happened in Qiancheng County was exactly the same as that in Di County. After burning the ships along the coast to avoid falling into the hands of the Qin people, the bandits in Qiancheng County withdrew. The local people who had not left were also afraid of the Qin army's retaliation, so they fled to the dense swamp woods on the coast and ate fish, turtles, shrimps and clams.

Adding up several counties, at least 30,000 to 40,000 people have fled. In the eyes of the government, these people are all traitors who have joined the rebels. They will probably be sentenced to the crime of Jiangyang at the least. Hei Fu has no time to take care of it now. them.

"There is no need to hunt down those who escaped for the time being, and there is no need to divide our troops to stay in the counties. The most important thing now is to figure out where the rebels are going, catch up with them, and annihilate them!"

Obviously, the Tian brothers were afraid of Heifu's evil reputation and knew that the ragtag group they had assembled from here and there could not defeat the soldiers of Linzi and Jiaodong counties, so they changed their strategy.

"Where the division is, thorns grow. After a large army, there will be bad years."

Heifu sneered: "Thanks to those people, more than ten thousand people died in Linzi County, and the economic losses were countless. I'm afraid it will take ten years to recover. If they are allowed to move around a few more places, I'm afraid the entire Qi region will suffer." Unspeakable!”

Although the locals have demonized Heifu into a murderous monster, Heifu is actually a good man with a kind heart.

The next thing he had to figure out was: Where had the more than 10,000 Tian brothers gone?

The bandit army had few vehicles and horses, and moved slowly. Soon, Heifu sent a steady stream of scouts to all directions to respond.

"There are more than ten thousand thieves, heading towards Zhuxian and Luoyin, Jibei County..."

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"Jibei County..."

Heifu got angry when he heard about Jibei. The governor of Jibei was the one who was most active in offering auspicious signs under Mount Tai when Qin Shihuang was on his eastward tour.

And during this turmoil, Jibei County was also in ruins. Zhuoxian, Luoyin, Gaotang, Pingyuan, and several counties north of Jishui were all invaded by thieves! Not much better than Linzi next door.

Except for the fact that the governor of Jibei County heard about the rebellion in Linzi and was eager to kill the fields in the county, but he alerted the snake, causing them to fight back collectively. Heifu believed that the unreasonable administrative setup of the imperial court in Jibei was also an important reason for the collapse of the situation.

Although Jibei County is called Jibei, it actually includes two large areas, Jibei and Jinan. The most embarrassing thing is that the county government is actually located in Boyang, near Mount Tai. At this time, it was convenient to receive Qin Shihuang's enthronement, but it was hundreds of miles away from the north of the county.

There is chaos in the north of the county, and the troops stationed in the south of the county are unable to rescue them. At present, the Jibei army has barely put down the rebels who have emerged from Lixia, but they have no choice but to cross the Jishui River with thousands of people from Tian Ji, Tian Jie and other troops. Confrontation.

Gong Ao looked at the map and said with certainty: "Tian Dan and others must want to go to Jibei to join the Gaotang rebels!"

"Then what?"

Heifu asked him what was going on, but Gong Ao looked confused and said matter-of-factly: "Then, of course, we will join forces and fight with us!"

Cao Shen thought otherwise and pointed out a key issue: "Fifteen thousand soldiers dare not confront the eight thousand officers and soldiers. Even if we move hundreds of miles and join the people in Jibei, we will have more than 20,000 soldiers. By then, we will We can also join forces with the soldiers from Jibei and fight together. The bandits still can't take advantage, and they have lost the help of Di County and Qiancheng Prime Minister of Guizhou. Without the favorable location and people, who gave them the courage to fight with me in Jibei? Military decisive battle?"

Hei Fu nodded. Although Lao Cao was famous as "Xiao Gui Cao Sui" in history, he was very capable in military and war affairs. Not only was he brave in battle, but he also had a comprehensive view of problems. In comparison, Gong Ao was just a vanguard. So talented.

"Cao Shen's words are true. If the thieves dare to fight the army in Jibei, it will be..."

Lost your mind!

Heifu didn't say the last three words, but everyone understood them.

Heifu encouraged Cao Shen: "Go on."

Cao Shen held up his hand and said: "Therefore, Jibei is not the ultimate destination of the thieves. At present, there are only three places they can go by taking the road to Jibei."

Lao Cao was a little short, so he could only get closer and point at the map.

"The south leads to Jibei and Xue County, the west leads to Dong County, and the north leads to Julu County..."

All the military officials nodded and listened carefully, and Hei Fu was also very happy. When marching and fighting, the first step is to predict the enemy. If you can predict the enemy and know where they are going in advance, half the battle will be won.

On weekdays, Chen Ping was responsible for all the temple work. Whenever Chen Ping stayed behind, Hei Fu could only do it himself, which made Hei Fu feel that he still lacked a counselor.

Now it seems that Cao Shen also has potential in this area, and he is worthy of being both civil and military.

Cao Shen continued: "If my guess is correct, the thieves will only choose the third place, the giant deer!"

"Why?" Gong Ao's mind was in knots again, and he was quite dissatisfied with Cao Shen, a newcomer who pointed things in the right direction.

Cao Shen was originally from Guandong and had been a thief. He had read pictures and books and had a clear understanding of the situation in these counties. He smiled and said:

"Although the soldiers in Jibei County are weak and cannot suppress the rebellion in the county, they can definitely defend Lixia City. Furthermore, Your Majesty is in Pengcheng, Surabaya County. He mobilized troops into Xue County to go up to Jibei to suppress the bandits. It is as easy as turning his hand. Going south is just as easy. Hit the wall headfirst!"

"The same goes for moving westward. Dongjun used to be a defensive territory and was established as a county decades ago. Although the soldiers are not as good at fighting as those in Guanxi and Nanjun, it is also the source of the most garrison soldiers in Guandong. If the thieves want to enter Dongjun, I'm afraid Not easy."

Therefore, the only choice left was to go north to Julu County in Zhaodi...

Chen Ying, the black husband, was right. Cao Shen was right. Julu was indeed the best destination for the Tian brothers' strategic transfer.

Because that is "the area where Qin imperialist rule is weakest"!

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In Kuroo's view, the biggest failure of Moroda's rebellion was the failure to mobilize the masses. Because Qi and Qin had no historical enmity and finally unified peacefully without much killing, although the life of Qian Shou was a little harder, it was not to the point of rising up. The people in Di County and Qiancheng initially stood aside and were frightened by the rebels' "Linzi Massacre", and then either joined the bandits or fled.

But Zhao Di is different. How many Zhao soldiers did Bai Qi kill back then? Four hundred and fifty thousand! What was the total population of Zhao at that time? Three to four million...

Every household in Zhao State has a grudge against Qin!

Coupled with the siege of Handan and the subsequent decades of bloody battles, the Qin army slowly advanced from Hanoi and Hedong towards Handan City. It can be said that every inch of Zhao land has the blood shed by the Zhao people to resist the Qin army. , the hatred is overwhelming, incomparable to Qi Ren's.

"If Zhutian burns the fire of rebellion to Julu and Zhao, this turmoil will probably last for several more months..."

No, it should be said that the fire has already started!

History is no longer what Hei Fu knew. The first people to rebel against Qin became the Tian brothers, and outside Qi, the first people to respond to them were the heroic heroes of Zhao from Daluze in Julu County. Lu Goujian! (See Chapter 402)

It is said that Nalu Goujian was an old friend of Jing Ke and a die-hard anti-Qin person. He had been planning for many years. After hearing about Qi Di's uprising, he couldn't help it. He gathered hundreds of people and rebelled in Daluze and captured a nearby county.

Zhao Di's chivalrous demeanor is no lighter than Qi Di's. He is a bit more brave and unafraid of death. He is a generous and tragic person. When this group of people get into trouble, their combat effectiveness is even one level higher than Qi's martial arts.

At the moment, Julu County is also busy suppressing the rebellion in Daluze. If the Tian brothers lead more than 10,000 people from Pingyuanjin and attack from both sides, I don’t know if Julu can hold on...

"It's chaos. If that happens, the whole of Hebei will be in chaos."

Heifu shuddered when he thought of that scene.

Hebei these days is not as densely populated as it was in later generations. In fact, until the Spring and Autumn Period, Julu County was still a land of Rong and Di, with almost no cities. Although the county is now established, the population is not large. Between the cities and counties, there are dense rivers and swamps, and there are many virgin forests.

If the Tian brothers join forces with Lu Goujian, even if they fail to capture Julu City, just fighting guerrillas in the old forests of Hebei will be enough for the Qin army to suppress them for several years.

So Heifu scanned the crowd and issued a military order: "Gong Ao will be the vanguard and follow the army, leading the chariots and cavalry to pursue! The thieves must be intercepted before they cross the river from Pingyuanjin! They must not be allowed to go to Julu. Cao Shen and other officials , follow me with the army."

"only!"

Gong Ao was immediately overjoyed. He didn't care about being upstaged by Cao Shen. He immediately agreed and left as ordered!

After the arrangements were made, all the officials went down one after another to gather the soldiers, and Heifu's soliloquy could be heard in the tent where he was the only one left.

"Burning the boat and destroying the cauldron, Ren Xiao has a crow's mouth... I won't really want to fight a 'Battle of the Giant Deer'!"