Qin Official

On July 6, Han Xin conquered the county (Mei County, Shaanxi Province).

Seven or eight days have passed since their partial division met in Guoxian County and decided to go north to Yongcheng to encircle the point for reinforcements. In these days, Han Xin's army has been making great progress...

The first was the battle in Yongcheng. Faced with a two-sided attack by the guards and Lieutenant Neishibao's army, Han Xin decisively waited for work. He first defeated Neishibao who came from afar, and then took advantage of the opportunity when the Yongcheng guards came out of the city to respond. The dead soldiers entered the city, and Yongcheng, the old capital of Qin State, was destroyed...

It was also from the captured Lieutenant Army prisoners that Han Xin learned the news that Marquis Wu Zhong had defeated Wuguan, but it sounded more like rumors than facts, because of something like "Meteor Fire Crow Earth shook the mountains and Wuguan collapsed." , which is incredible...

Zhao Yan first expressed disbelief, but the Ba warrior Dan Hu provided an explanation:

"Don't you Qin people already know the art of moving mountains and dividing mountains?"

He told a story that was widely circulated in Shu. Many years ago, the King of Qin knew that the King of Shu was lustful and promised to marry five daughters to Shu. Shu sent five people to meet him. When I returned to Zitong, I saw a big snake entering its cave. One person grasped its tail and pulled it, unable to help, until five people came to help, shouting and pulling the snake. When the mountain collapsed, it killed the five people and the five Qin women and their followers, and the mountain was divided into five ridges, and the road to Shu was opened.

"We could do it back then, why can't we do it now?" Dan Hu said with certainty, obviously taking the legend as reality, which made Han Xin and others look at each other in confusion. After a long time, Lu Jia arrived:

"Xu Fu once said that Marquis Wu Zhong was very good at fighting the Yin and Yang family, and he also gained great righteousness. Maybe he really had auspicious help..."

It makes sense for Han Xin to think about it. I remember that when Han Xin led his troops to attack Luo Yue and Ou Yue during the crusade against Baiyue, Marquis Wu Zhong emphasized that the soldiers were not allowed to say three sentences before the battle: "After the victory, they will return home and get married." This was obviously Bing Yin Yang's style.

However, in Han Xin's view at that time, the role of the Bing Yin Yang family was not to please the ghosts and gods, but to stabilize the morale of the army and improve morale. After all, the soldiers were mostly ignorant and believed in divination by ghosts and gods.

But now, after hearing about the miracle of Marquis Wu Zhong breaking Wuguan in two days, he was a little doubtful.

"Could it be that Marquis Wu Zhong really mastered the secret art of military art that I don't know yet?"

Han Xin, who was no longer proud and complacent, thought so in his heart.

Since Marquis Wu Zhong entered Guanzhong in advance, there was no need to slowly lay the foundation in Yongdi. Han Xin immediately made a decision and sent people to contact friendly forces in Longxi and Northland, while the main force went east to pursue the remnants of Neishibao!

On the fifth day of July, Han Xin led his troops to pursue him to the county. The county magistrate had heard of the changes in the east and closed the city gate tightly to refuse Nei Shibao entry. Poor Nei Shibao had to lead his remaining troops to fight in formation outside the city, but he faced Han Xin. If he was defeated again, Nei Shibao himself committed suicide, and all the remaining troops surrendered...

Seeing that the victory or defeat was decided, the county magistrate opened the city gate and welcomed the Northern Expedition, calling him the "Righteous Army".

According to the old rules of the Northern Expedition, Lu Jia ordered the treasury to be sealed, and the officials remained in their old posts. The most important thing was to maintain order. After Han Xin arranged for the soldiers to camp outside the city, he moved to the Xun Temple in the east of the city...

The Xun Temple was established in the 29th year of Qin Shihuang's reign with the advice of Heifu and Li Sijian. It is dedicated to worshiping the honorable ministers who have contributed to Qin's unification of the world since Qin Xiaogong. They are Shang Yang, Bai Qi, Sima Cuo, etc., and the chief priests from various places are There is a difference. As the hometown of Bai Qi, the county naturally hosts the ceremony for Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an.

When paying tribute to this military veteran, Han Xin was particularly solemn because he always felt that Bai Qi's life experience was somewhat similar to his own.

The same ancestor may have been too rich. Later, the middle way declined. He worked hard in the army, but was favored by the nobleman Ranghou Wei Ran. .

However, after the Qin State captured the new city of South Korea, the two countries reacted violently and joined forces with 240,000 troops to defend Qin. At that time, Wei Ran defied all opinions and elected Bai Qi as commander. With 100,000 Qin troops to defeat him, the Battle of Yique , Bai Qi first defeated the Wei general Gongsun Xi, then defeated the Han army, beheaded 240,000 people, and captured five cities...

Bai Qi, who was scornfully called "Little Shuzi", became famous in one battle. From then on, he was out of control. From Yanying, Huayang, Xingcheng, to Changping, he worked step by step in more than thirty years to become the god of war.

Even though the world has criticized him for his brutal killing of prisoners, no one is dissatisfied with his use of military tactics. The story of Bai Qi's rise from soldier to king has become the best advertisement for military merit.

Although, now there is a more inspiring Marquis Wu Zhong...

After paying homage to Bai Qi and coming out of the temple, Han Xin thought thoughtfully: "My encounter with Marquis Wu Zhong is like Bai Qi's encounter with Marquis Rang. Now he has fought his own new city and Yique, and there is still a battle of Yanying to find." Obtained the title of Marquis..."

Being a duke, general, and prime minister is something of a dream, and becoming a marquis is the dream of every officer in the Northern Expedition. And the one who is closest to this goal, except Heifu and several old Nanjun troops, is Han Xin, who has great military exploits!

He was no longer content to conquer a world in Yongcheng, but set his sights on Xianyang!

"Although Marquis Wu Zhong entered Wuguan, I heard that Wang Li's 100,000-strong army was still blocking his way in Lantian. If I urgently send troops eastward, take Abandoned Qiu, and approach Xianyang, I can disrupt Wang Li's deployment and expose him to enemies from both sides. Han Xin also contributed to the destruction of the city!"

But as Marquis Che of Wu Zhong himself, is he qualified to make others a marquis?

Han Xin once raised this question to Lu Jia, but Lu Jia was very sure about it: "The monarch will unify the north and the south by himself. He is not qualified. Who is qualified? When you enter Xianyang, you will have your own way to be justified!"

Han Xin felt more relieved now and ordered the army to rest in the county for one day, and then quickly march eastward, striving to join forces with Marquis Wu Zhong in Xianyang before mid-July!

But on the eighth day of July, when Han Xin sent his troops to Meiyang County, he received an order from Marquis Wuzhong...

"Marquis Wu Zhong has surrendered Lantian's troops and entered Xianyang?"

Han Xin and everyone looked at each other in shock.

"Why so fast!"

Han Xin didn't know that he was fighting with real swords and guns all the way, but Heifu was fighting with his words...

Naturally faster.

In addition to the news of the peaceful liberation of Xianyang, there is also Heifu's encouragement and orders to Han Xin:

"Build the plank road in the morning, visit Chencang secretly, capture Yongke Guo, lift the west of Qi, and go to Xianyang to receive the reward. However, east of Qi, you also need to rely on your strength. When the pass is cleared, it will be the time to become a marquis..."

The wage earner Han Xin could only eat the picture cake, looked at everyone, and conveyed the order of Marquis Wu Zhong: "Cross the Jing River and head for Shangjun!"

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Although Marquis Wu Zhong asked Lu Jia to send a reward to Qixi's treasury, there were still complaints from the army.

After all, Han Xin had more than 20,000 troops with his troops. His dream of going to Xianyang to see the colorful world was shattered, but he was going to fight a new battle in the Loess Plateau of northern Shaanxi.

Han Xin didn't have any objections. He told his subordinates: "The current situation is that the Chu army has been led by Zhao Gao and fell into the Xihe River..."

The so-called Xihe refers to the area west of the Yellow River and east of Luoshui, also known as Hexi (Hancheng, Shaanxi). In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin and Jin Dynasties fought here every time, and the later Wei State Wu Qi took it. It is said that they used 50,000 Wei soldiers to defeat the 500,000 Qin soldiers who came before them, and established Xihe County.

Although this number sounds unreliable, that area has since become a shame to the Qin State, just like the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Song Dynasty.

Only then did Qin Xiaogong criticize Qin for being humble and weak, so he recruited talents and reformed laws to strengthen Qin and restore his homeland. Later, Qin and Wei fought for Xihe three times, costing countless lives, and finally captured it during the reign of King Huiwen of Qin, and administratively placed it under Guanzhong.

Xihe was Qin's centuries-old shame. Now that the Chu, Wei and Zhao coalition forces have once again captured Xihe, the wealthy Linjin and Xia Yang fell to their enemies. All Qin people felt nervous! This is also the reason why most of the generals of the Qin army in Lantian surrendered without a fight. The dispute between the north and the south and the old and new Qin people were just fighting between the same room. Even if there was victory or defeat, there was still a bottom line, so as not to destroy the family.

But if the Chu people hit them at their doorstep, it would be a life-or-death external humiliation!

"Wu Zhonghou said that the Six Kingdoms group invaded Xihe. For example, Qiu Yu was sleeping soundly next to the couch. After Xianyang was stabilized, he would personally lead the army eastward to expel the Chu army and clear the pass."

"And our duty is to go northeast and march to Shangjun via Yunyang County! While preventing the Chu army from going north, we must also resist the Xiongnu going south!"

According to the information sent by Heifu, in addition to the Chu army falling into Xihe, the Huns in the north also invaded Yunzhong County under the command of Shanyu Modon, and have now re-established the Shanyu Royal Court in Touman City.

Because all the Great Wall Corps went south, the northern border defense was empty. The Huns were like no one in the clouds, and they continued to harass Shuofang, Beidi, and Shangjun, plundering people and livestock. Lin Hu and Bai who had surrendered to Qin in the past Yang and Loufan also fell to the Huns again, and used their cavalry and servants to help the Huns invade the north...

"Wu Zhonghou is worried that the Huns will invade Shangjun (Northern Shaanxi), and the territory of Shangjun will be controlled externally, and the vassal auxiliary will be assisted internally. If Shangjun is frightened, the danger in Guanzhong will already be on his shoulders. If the Huns cavalry goes south along the straight road, Attacking Guanzhong together with the Chu people will make the situation even more troublesome. We must arrive at Diaoyin, Shangjun within fifteen days to isolate the northern and southern barbarians!"

The embarrassment of not being able to enter Xianyang first was swept away, and Han Xin cheered up again. He had a premonition that although it was a pity to miss the "Battle of Yanying", his own "Battle of Huayang" was coming!

The partial division moved quickly and reached Haochou County (Qianxian County, Shaanxi Province) on the 8th. On July 9th, it reached Zhongshan Hukou at the intersection of Zhengguo Canal and Jingshui River.

The Jinghe River originally flowed in a meandering way in the plateau. After exiting the mouth of the canyon at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, it reached the Guanzhong Plain, forming an S-shaped river channel, and the river suddenly became wider. The Zhengguo Canal takes water from the mouth of the gourd and runs like a long straw through the northern part of the Guanzhong Plain, connecting the Jinghe River and Luoshui River.

Marquis Wu Zhong has sent forwards to collect ships and build a pontoon bridge to allow Han Xin to divert his troops to cross Jing.

Of course, the number of ships in the nearby pavilions was not enough, and the only way to force the passing ships was to conscript them. However, a ship traveling down the river from the north categorically refused the officer's order!

On the boat, a fat scholar weighing as much as two hundred kilograms weighed down the waterline of the boat slightly and shouted loudly:

"I am Shi Zhang Cang, the subordinate of Qianzhu. I come from the north. I have extremely important military information. I want to go to Xianyang and inform the black... Marquis Wu Zhong!"

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ps: Chapter 2 is in the evening, so it will be late.