Qin Official

"Brother, when you go back this time, help me tell the tens of thousands of fathers, brothers, brothers, brothers, and sisters who are temporarily living in Jiangnan. It's not that Hei Fu doesn't let the folks go back to Anlu, but because Anlu is not safe enough. If you don’t want to just go back to your hometown and your butt is still hot, why don’t you come with me to Yunmengze again?”

"Furthermore, both spring plowing and summer work have been delayed. There is not a grain of food within a hundred miles of Anlu. It is better to plant rice in the south of the Yangtze River. By the beginning of next spring, the Northern Expeditionary Army has successfully advanced the front to Wancheng, Wuguan, and even The Northern Expedition has been successful, and if we let them come back and return them to their homes, I will also provide money and effort to repair each house!"

After waving Zhong off and looking back, Heifu saw the ruins of Anlu County in front of him...

The ones who burned the city were the remnants of Feng Wuze. While they were being chased by Li Cang and Ji Ying, they started crazy destruction. Almost all the villages and towns in Anlu County were burned down, and the farmland turned into scorched earth.

"Fortunately my mother didn't see this."

Watching Zhong's figure gradually disappearing, Heifu sighed.

My mother passed away on the first day of June. The three brothers Heifu, Zhong and Jing gathered together to accompany her. The old man passed away peacefully. Her last wish was whether the villagers could return to Anlu as soon as possible...

"I will definitely do it! Not only will the Anlu folks live a good life again, but I will also let everyone in the world enjoy peace!"

This was Heifu's last promise as he held his mother's hands.

Heifu and his eldest brother Zhong took the old woman's coffin back to Anlu and buried her in Yunmengxiang.

The once prosperous rural areas are now in this situation:

The rabbit enters from the dog's sinus, and the pheasant flies from the beam. The valley is born in the atrium, and the sunflower is born in the well. Among the pines and cypresses, there are numerous tombs...

It may take an entire generation to restore the situation to its original state.

"Once a hero draws his sword, another ten years of calamity will befall the common people... The first to suffer is his hometown. Is this the price?"

"Am I still qualified to stand on the moral high ground and criticize Brother Tian Heng?"

Heifu laughed at himself: "I just hope that I can use all my strength, no matter what means I use, to shorten this catastrophe to three years... no, within two years!"

With this in mind, Heifu also started working today in an abandoned pavilion. Even if he took the time to return to his hometown, he still wanted to keep abreast of the military information coming from urgent reports.

It is now the middle of June in the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang. Although Heifu said to his fellow villagers that Anlu is not yet safe, in fact, the entire Nanjun has been placed within the newly built defense line of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

To the east are the natural dangers of Huaishui and Tongbai Dafu Mountains, and the core is the newly occupied Ming'e Three Fortresses. Dongmen Bao and Li Cang guarded it with 20,000 people, strangling Nanjun, Hengshan, Nanyang, Jiujiang, and Chenjun. land boundary.

To the west is the Han River and the natural dangers of Jingshan Mountain, and the core is Yan County, which is later known as Xiangyang. Han Xin, Gong Wei, and Zhou Chang led 30,000 people to guard it to block any enemy forces that might come from the north.

Suixian is the hub between the two. The one who suggested Heifu "become king" was Suihe. Heifu wanted to sell horse bones for a thousand gold coins so that common people from all over the world would come to vote for him, and he spared his life. Suihe was defeated. He became a lot more honest, made great contributions in the process of conquering Suixian County, and helped Ji Ying conquer it without bloodshed.

Now that the defense line has been completed, the strategic plan formulated after the Northern Expeditionary Army was formed was completed in less than two months...

Seeing that the progress was going smoothly, the "left-leaning radical errors" that Heifu had suppressed began to resurface again.

Heifu opened the military newspaper from Yan County and frowned.

"The Gongwei reported that the Qin army in Guanzhong only retreated to Wancheng (Nanyang City, Henan Province) and ignored the surrounding counties. He requested to continue marching north to occupy Deng and Ye, and the three routes would join forces in Wan?"

Heifu immediately gave instructions: "Let him listen to Han Xin and only take food from surrounding counties, and never attack Wancheng rashly!"

"Nanyang is a trap, a trap set by Wang Ben!"

Heifu already knows who his opponent is. The most senior general in the world today, Tongwuhou Wang Ben, his former boss and now a difficult opponent, must not be taken lightly!

"When I was still a pawn who didn't know how to fight, General Wang Ben had already commanded an army of 200,000 to destroy Liang. He did it extremely skillfully by luring the enemy to gain advantage. He deliberately did not defend the counties in Nanyang in order to lure my army deep into the territory. It is best to besiege Wancheng, that will suit his wishes!"

The moment the prey is careless, Wang Ben will take action. The main force he uses this time is the Shangjun soldiers, who are as famous as the Southern Army. Together with the miscellaneous levies, the total force is at least 200,000, which is twice the number of the Northern Expeditionary Army. …

After discussions with Xiao He, Han Xin and others, everyone agreed that the Northern Expedition army was now outnumbered and the Qin army was large. They could not fight on the battlefield planned by the enemy. They first adopted a defensive posture from the front and then looked for breakthroughs from the side to break the situation and disperse the enemy. Military strength.

To the west, Heifu has sent Lu Jia as an envoy to cross Jiangguan and sneak into Bazhong. In addition to welcoming Ye Zijin back, he also has another mission...

As for the east... Heifu has set his sights on a place in Chen County, and believes that it may be the key to determining the future outcome.

He opened the letter sent by Ming E. According to Heifu's instructions, Li Cang had occupied Xixian County of Chen County and was calling on people with lofty ideals in Chen area to respond, but he didn't know what the effect would be.

Unexpectedly, in addition to Li Cang's false and true report to Chen Jun, there was an unexpected surprise!

Heifu scanned to the end of the letter and couldn't help but stand up:

"Wu Guang came to vote?"

…

"Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were recruited to attack the Northern Expeditionary Army. They encountered heavy rain on the way, so they led the garrison to attack Linyang. Then they failed to attack Huaiyang from the north and were defeated in Linyang. Chen Sheng went to join Xiang Ji in the east, but Wu Guang came to join me? "

He summoned the envoys who delivered the letter to Licang and inquired about what happened in Xixian County in detail. Heifu felt it was a bit funny. This period of history looked so familiar, but upon closer inspection, everything was completely messed up...

Heifu now knows that Xiang Yu who went to Guanzhong with Xiang Liang many years ago was a fake. The real Xiang Yu had rebelled in Huainan, occupied Shouchun, and announced the revival of Chu.

The strategy of "proclaiming him King of Chu" suggested by Sui He to Hei Fu was also used by Xiang Yu. The young man with a head full of muscles may not be so smart, and there must be a wise man to give guidance.

Although he knew that leaving Xiang Ji alone would lead to serious trouble, Heifu, as the court's most concerned person, focused all his energy on building a defense line to deal with Wang Ben. His troops were stretched thin and he really had no time to go to Huainan to compete with Xiang Yu.

We can only maintain the state of keeping the well water from the river water for the time being. At most, we can send the boat master and his brother Wu Rui to lead the Vietnamese troops eastward, waiting for an opportunity to steal Jiangdong...

So he just smiled: "Chen Sheng went to the wrong place, I'm afraid he will regret it soon."

"Wu Guang is smart, he chose the right person!"

A native of Yangxia, with the courtesy name Uncle, he should be the famous Wu Guang in history.

Although I don’t understand why he parted ways with Chen Sheng, now that he has fallen into the black husband’s pocket, don’t even think about running away!

Heifu rubbed his chin and thought: "I just need a team that can go deep into Runan. It is best to be led by locals from Chen County..."

The so-called Runan refers to the south of Ru River, Zhumadian City in later generations. Heifu was actually very familiar with that area.

Fourteen years ago, during the first battle between Qin and Chu, after Linyang broke through, Heifu took his brothers and crossed Ru River. Pursued by Chu general Jingju, they passed through Shenyang (Zhengyang, Henan) and Yangzhou. An (Queshan, Henan), went to Wufang (Suiping, Henan) under the control of Qin, and passed through Runan.

Therefore, he knew very well that this place looked to Ying and Luo in the north, connected to Huai and Han in the south, relied on the heroes of Jingchu, and followed the roads of Chen and Xu. The mountains and rivers were dangerous, the fields were flat and comfortable, it had the resources to fight and defend, the farming and settlements were sufficient, and it was between Jing and Yu. The space is an important place.

What's more important is that Runan is on the left of Nanyang County. In more than a month, when the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Qin Army, with a combined total of more than 200,000 people, confront Nanyang, Runan may become the key to breaking the situation. Heifu had to make a move in advance...

"As for Wu Guang, when he and Chen Sheng raised their troops, did they hold any official positions?"

Heifu smiled and said: "Don't these people who uphold justice like to call themselves generals, captains, or even kings?"

The messenger thought for a while and said: "Chen Sheng calls himself Captain, and Wu Guang seems to call himself Sima. However, Wu Guang only brought three to four hundred people. Lieutenant Li felt that it would be enough to grant him a title of five hundred, or at most two to five hundred."

"No, just make Wu Guang Sima, and other Sima's will take orders from me directly!"

But Hei Fu shook his head: "Wu Guang was one of the first people from Chen County to surrender. They are horse bones. What they were originally, they must be what they are now!"

This official position is equivalent to "Captain Wu of the Independent Regiment".

Heifu then directed the messenger: "When you return to Xixian, find Wu Guang and tell him my exact words."

"Wu Guang, if you can help me recruit more than 3,000 people from Chen County and serve as a vanguard to capture Runan, I will make you the captain!"

…

At the same time, in Xiacai County, the southernmost part of Chen County, "Captain" Chen Sheng, who had gone through untold hardships and traveled three hundred miles, finally met "Major General Xiang".

The Chenjun lieutenant who came to defend Cai Cai and his three thousand soldiers had suffered a devastating blow. They were completely annihilated by Xiang Yu who suddenly crossed the Huaihe River from downstream and attacked.

When Chen Sheng arrived, the Chu people were happily tidying up the battlefield and selecting soldiers, which gave Chen Sheng and his party a sense of security after having just lost the battle.

After a long briefing, when he was able to go to the tent and pay a visit, Chen Sheng discovered that his team was not the only one who came to vote.

Long Qie from Longkang, Yu Fanjun, the father of Xiacheng, and Xiang Ta, a descendant of the Xiang family from Donghai County. They were either Xiang Yan's old tribe or local heroes, and Xiang Ta was the nephew of Xiang Ji's clan. They all heard about Xiang Ji. After raising the flag to restore Chu, he responded positively.

The people who sat in the tent were ranked according to their reputation, family status, or age. Chen Sheng had to sit at the end, sitting close to the door.

Ya's father was not here, but Major General Xiang still showed his aristocratic demeanor: although he was brave as a man, he was respectful and kind to the capable men from Chenjun, Donghai, and Surabaya who came to join him, and his words were disgusting.

Xiang Ji personally invited Long Qie to sit under him and said, "Long Sima was once a general in Xiang Ji's father's army. He can stand alone. I have admired him for a long time. Now that he can join us, our army will become more powerful than a tiger!"

Then he turned around and punched his nephew Xiang, and said with a smile: "Young man, if you haven't shown up for so long, I thought you were dead!"

Xiang Ji also praised Yu Fanjun and others after hearing their names. However, when it was Chen Sheng's turn, he got stuck.

"Chen Sheng from Yangcheng?"

Xiang Ji looked around in confusion, but they also shook their heads and wondered who this person was.

Chen Sheng was a little embarrassed and introduced himself: "Shang Cheng is just a commoner from Guizhou, a mediocre man with no reputation..."

Xiang Ji smiled and gave him a step down: "Under the rule of the Qin Dynasty, who is not a commoner in Guizhou? They are all the same, all the same."

He said the same thing with his mouth, but in his heart, he didn't think so.

"I'm not, I'm a prisoner with a painted face."

Yingbu, the first general under Xiang Ji and appointed as the vanguard general, answered the question wittily, and everyone laughed.

At this point, the atmosphere was pretty good. Chen Sheng also revealed some facts about Huaiyang and suggested that Xiang Ji take the city.

But when someone with knowledge whispered in Xiang Ji's ear, Xiang Ji frowned and the way he looked at Chen Sheng changed.

"Chen She, some people say that when you attacked Huaiyang northward after the uprising, you not only used the banner of my eldest father, but also the banner of Young Master Fusu?"

He sneered and said: "When you take action this time, do you follow Mr. Qin? Do you follow Chu?"

Xiang Ji questioned him face to face. Chen Sheng was sweating on his forehead, so he could only pretend to be stupid and said: "Chen Sheng is a Yonggong disciple. He has no knowledge. He only heard people say that Fusu is the nephew of Lord Changping and the son of Concubine Chu. He thought he was also from Chu, so he beat him randomly." I'm so angry, I didn't expect it to be wrong! I hope the young general won't laugh!"

"Chen Sheng now only wants to serve the general and contribute to the revival of Chu!"

"Fusu is from Chu?" A group of people in the tent were amused.

Although Chen Sheng's words were clumsy, he was able to deal with Xiang Yu's questioning after some prevarication.

But Chen Sheng didn't know that although Xiang Yu had a noble demeanor and was very enthusiastic when dealing with people, he was also a petty man who never forgot the sins of others...

After the banquet for heroes from all walks of life was over, Xiang Ji began to arrange official positions for everyone.

Now that they have "revived the Great Chu", at the initiative of Cai Ci and Fan Zeng, they have abolished the Qin system and continued the "Ao system" of Chu.

Xiang Yu touched the seal in his hand, thought about it, and decided to let Long Qie be "Mo Ao", an officer with a high status. Yu Fanjun led the city to surrender, so he became the father of Xiacheng County. Even 19-year-old Xiang Tao became a "doctor" and stayed in the tent to deal with matters.

Seeing that the official positions of the others had been decided, Xiang thought of Chen Sheng, the gangster who "thought Fusu was from Chu", and asked Xiang Yu:

"Major General, what position should Chen Sheng hold?"

Xiang Ji felt uncomfortable when he thought that Chen Sheng dared to raise two flags at the same time. He also looked down upon the hundreds of defeated soldiers he brought with him, and said casually:

"I think he has a strong figure and some martial arts skills, but I don't know if his heart can be loyal to Da Chu. Let's stay in the camp and be a small official holding a halberd!"