Qin Official

No matter what changes occurred in the Huainan battlefield, the distant Guanzhong could not know in time. In late July, after completely controlling Xianyang and stabilizing the rear, Heifu commanded a hundred thousand troops composed of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the surrendered soldiers of the Qin Dynasty, and the prisoners of war. Arrive at Chongquan County on the west bank of Luoshui River.

Sima Xin, who was rescued from Lishan, was from Xihe and his native place was Xiayang County (Hancheng, Shaanxi Province). Now he was appointed by Hei Fu as the captain of the "Wugou Army" composed of criminals, leading 10,000 free prisoners. Following the Chinese army to Chongquan County, he also has to assume the responsibility of guide.

At present, Sima Xin and Heifu were on a loess plateau on the west bank of Luoshui River, looking at the enemy situation on the other side. Then he pointed at his feet and said: "Your Majesty, this is the old fortress of Qin more than a hundred years ago."

Then he pointed to a long earth-yellow wall on the other side of the river and said:

"Junhou, that is the Great Wall of Wei in the past."

"I still think of it as a river embankment." Hei Fu had never been to Chongquan and nodded slightly when he heard this.

If you are not familiar with local history, it would be unimaginable that the weak Wei Dynasty, which had been held hostage by Qin for hundreds of years, could actually build the Great Wall to the hinterland of Guanzhong and occupy the Xihe River.

If you look at the situation, you will understand that Xihe is very important to the Qin State. If you occupy the west of Hexi, you can expand to the east of Guandong. If you retreat, you can defend the natural dangers of the river. But if there is no land of Xihe, there will be a big gap in the four strongholds of Guanzhong. Foreign enemies can drive in at any time. Whether Qin can still be maintained is a question.

Heifu asked again: "How long did Wei occupy Xihe in the past?"

Sima Xin said: "Seventy years."

But Hei Fu shook his head: "Qin has been forced by Xihe for a long time. If we count from the time when Jin captured Xihe in the Spring and Autumn Period, it would have been three hundred years..."

I think back then, Duke Mu of Qin fought several wars with the Jin State to seize the Xihe River, but only won once. In desperation, Duke Mu of Qin turned to the west, destroyed twelve countries, and dominated Xirong.

After the death of Duke Mu of Qin, the state of Qin became worse and worse with each generation. As the leader of the Xia confederacy, the state of Jin often took a group of younger brothers, pulled thousands of chariots, and traveled to Qinchuan via the Xihe River for armed tourism. This made the people of Qin have no choice but to The capital was set in Yong, far to the west, and did not dare to move even half a step eastward.

Although the Jin state was later divided into three parts, and the Qin state took the opportunity to occupy Xihe, the three Jin states were still united at that time, and with the Wei state taking the lead in reform, they became more powerful. However, the Qin State continued to fight internally, and the princes and chiefs were monopolizing power, which led to three generations of unrest. The monarchs changed frequently. They were indulged in the old dreams of the Western princes, and were left far behind by the ever-changing Kwantung princes.

The Wei State took the opportunity to build a city in Shaoliang and encroached on Xihe step by step. The Qin people fought back, but were severely defeated by Wu Qi. The Wei State established Xihe County here, and Wu Qi served as the first county governor. In order to declare the ownership of this land, Wei Wenhou , and Xihe was completely under Wei's control, he also invited Confucius' students Zixia and others to come to Xihe to give lectures.

For Qin, this was undoubtedly a great shame and humiliation: the national border was moved several hundred miles westward, and half of the Guanzhong Plain was captured by the Wei army, while the enemy was engaged in academic activities on the land that belonged to them.

There is nothing great about ugliness, there is nothing great about ugliness!

So Qin Hui Gong risked his life and mobilized the whole country to seize Xihe, but Wu Qi defeated him with 50,000 people. Since then, Qin has been reduced from the four great kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period to a second-rate country, and the princes despise Qin.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten. During the Warring States Period, the princes all understood this truth.

Qin Xiangong was the first to rise up in this humiliating environment. After returning from Wei, he also followed the example of Wei people and initiated centralized reforms. These include the abolition of human sacrifice, moving the capital to Yueyang, etc. After eighteen years of reforms, Qin's national power turned from weak to strong, and it was capable of fighting.

It just so happened that Wu Qi of Wei State fled south, the three Jin Dynasties split, and the strategic focus of Marquis Wu of Wei shifted to the Central Plains. Duke Xiang of Qin attacked Xihe again, and in the Battle of Shimen, he beheaded 60,000 people, clearing his reputation in one fell swoop.

Wei was also aware of Qin's threat, so he built the Great Wall east of Luoshui, extending from Shangjun to Weinan, spanning three to four hundred miles.

It's a pity that Qin has been poor and weak for too long. It can win by chance, but it can't hold on. So after understanding this, Qin Xiaogong followed his father's ambition and wholeheartedly asked Shang Yang to preside over the reform and strengthen Qin's national power...

What happened next is known to everyone.

Heifu's eyes moved far away, scanning the land in the distance where the tranquility was broken again: "Internally, we enacted laws, farmed and weaved, repaired war tools, externally linked up and fought against the princes, so the Qin people took over the West River... …”

It's a pity that neither Qin Xiaogong nor Shang Yang saw this day. Wei officially ceded Xihe to Qin eight years after King Qin Huiwen succeeded to the throne.

In the end, the Qin State won the Hundred Years War in Xihe and laid the foundation for unifying the six countries. The Wei State was severely weakened and lost its ability to dominate the world.

But now, what Heifu is facing is actually the same thing as Qin Xiangong and Xiaogong, except that the situation of strength and weakness has been reversed.

Heifu glanced at the generals who were standing with him on the plateau and looking into the distance. Among them were many former Northern Expedition troops who had followed him when he raised troops from Nanjun, and many former Qin army officials who had surrendered one after another.

He wanted to use this counterattack against the Six Kingdoms and the Huns to bring these two groups together who couldn't even pee in the same pot.

Leaders are good at summarizing, and Heifu is no exception. He said: "It can be seen from this that the decline of the Qin Dynasty began with the loss of the Xihe River."

"The great prosperity of Qin also began with the restoration of Xihe!"

Heifu waved his hand with a solemn expression:

"Right now, the rebels from the Six Kingdoms have seized Xihe. If they cannot recover it, we will all be the sinners of the Qin Dynasty!"

Sima Xin and all the generals bowed their heads and said: "With the regent in charge and the soldiers working hard, we will conquer Xihe!"

No matter how the two sides tried to beat the dogs out of their heads in the past, they are now unanimous in their decision to drive away the Six Nations first.

At this time, Shusun Tong came, knelt down on the ground, and presented a document with both hands: "Your Majesty, the new message has been written!"

As early as when Heifu decided to launch an all-out attack on the Six Kingdoms, he asked Shusun Tong to write a slogan that was easy to understand and could inspire morale. However, Shusun Tong bit off the nib of his pen and handed it to Heifu. Toy:

The general idea of ​​the proclamation is that when the six kingdoms attacked Qin and established diplomatic relations, the kings served as commanders and the four princes were leaders. They gathered the divisions of the nine kingdoms and recruited virtuous counselors such as Gongsun Yan, Su Qin, Chen Zhen, and Su Li. Military strategists Zhu, Pang Juan, Kuang Zhang, Lian Po, Zhao She, Li Mu, Xiang Yan, etc.

The results of it? The princes reached Hangu Pass at most, and the Qin people fought with each other. Before they used all their strength, they defeated the six kingdoms and returned, breaking the treaty.

But now, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, whether in terms of soldiers, military skills, or military strategies, are far inferior to those of the past. They dared to take advantage of the opportunity of Marquis Wu Zhong to clean up the court, collude with the traitor Zhao Gao and the Northern Xiongnu, and take advantage of the chaos to enter the Xihe River. He is so audacious that he doesn't even know how to write the word "death". All he needs is Wu Zhonghou to lead the Qin army to the east, and he can defeat the six kingdoms like he did in the past...

In order to please Heifu, Shusun Tong described the Qin army in great glory, and even said, "With all the troops of Qin, they threw whips into the river and cut off its flow!"

It sounded domineering, but Shusun Tong didn't know it. He accidentally bumped into him and flattered this big black horse.

Heifu tore up the memorandum on the spot and asked Shu Suntong to rewrite it. He also scolded him:

"Shu Sun Tong, could it be that you became an official and went bald after entering Xianyang?"

Shusuntong was stunned for a while after being scolded, but Heifu asked him: "Who are the people of Rulu? Who are the people of Chu? Who are the people of Qin?"

Of course, this fatal question cannot be answered incorrectly. Shusun Tong, who grew up at the foot of Mount Tai, did not hesitate to count his ancestors: "Shusun Tong is naturally from the Qin Dynasty! He is also from the new Qin Dynasty!"

Heifu said: "You don't remember that since the First Emperor destroyed the Six Kingdoms more than ten years ago, there are no more people from the Six Kingdoms in the world, and there is only one kind of people left: Qin people! At most, they are just new friends. "

"Since there are no Six Kingdoms, why do you repeatedly reiterate the hatred between Qin and the Six Kingdoms in your article? Are you afraid that the people who are coerced by them will not remember it? Are you afraid that the Qin people will not retaliate against the people of Guandong after the war?"

This is what Shusun Tong has forgotten, and what Heifu wants to emphasize is: the contradiction between the remaining old aristocrats of the Six Kingdoms who are decadent and backward and bent on restoring their extravagant lives, and the people of the world.

Instead of going over the old grievances between the Six Kingdoms and Qin.

"Also." Heifu warned: "Don't use the word "throw a whip to cut off the river" again. If you make any nonsense again, I will throw you into the river first!"

The leader moved his mouth, the secretary suffered from baldness, and Shu Suntong stayed up all night while marching with the army, until his eye circles became dark and sunken, and finally produced the article Heifu wanted...

"read!"

The wind started blowing. It came from Guanzhong and headed towards the Xihe River. Heifu wrapped himself in a big cloak and asked Shusun Tong to tell the three armies this message!

Shusun Tong held the memorial and read loudly: "To spread the message: The regent of the Great Qin Dynasty, Wuzhong Houwei Jun, followed the imperial edict of the First Emperor to launch the Northern Expedition in Jingnan to punish the rebellious son Hu Hai and the rebellious minister Zhao Gao. The two thieves stubbornly resisted and actually caused the Qin people to fight in the same room. Fortunately, Haotian had a spirit and rained down fire and thunder on Wuguan. The pass fell without attacking. The Qin sergeants also turned against their enemies to meet the righteous army, and Xianyang recovered without a fight. The false emperor Hu Hai was killed, and the treacherous Zhao Gao fled."

"However, the remnants of the old six kingdoms, Xiang Ji, etc., also took the opportunity to cause chaos, and it has been more than a year now. The thieves are the sins of the six kings and grandchildren. In the past, they were as greedy as rats and ravaged the people. The first emperor reduced them to common people, and they were not angry. For the sake of the wealth and honor of one family and one surname, he did not hesitate to risk the disapproval of the world and separatist rule to cause chaos."

This time Shusun Tong finally passed the test. Heifu nodded with satisfaction and said: "Pass the copy around and distribute it. We must teach the three armies what they are fighting for in this battle!"

"We should also let all the Qin people in Guanzhong know who is turning the tide at this critical moment!"

In this way, the proclamation was copied by the scribes and distributed to hundreds of military officials:

"Thieves and others are comfortable and prosperous, but they regard the people who are threatened in Guandong as inferior to dogs, hogs, cattle and horses. They poisoned millions of lives, ravaged counties and counties for more than 5,000 miles, and looted every inch of grass in the wilderness they passed. If he does not stay, the towns he passes through are often slaughtered and blood flows all over the city: in the massacre at Xiangyi, tens of thousands of families were killed, and in the massacre at Linjin, no one was left alive in the city."

"Xiang Thief and others often say, 'Qin soldiers are tigers and wolves, slaughtering our people and humiliating our country.' However, the king's army defeated the six kingdoms without fighting and slaughtered a city. The six kings were not evil and did not kill anyone rashly. It can be seen from this that he I am a true jackal!"

Through the military judges, the appeal was spread bit by bit and reached the ears of ordinary soldiers.

"Now the treacherous Zhao Gao has led the wolf into the house, and the traitor Xiang and others are trying to destroy all the descendants of the First Emperor. The sixth son was killed in Dali, and the tenth princess was humiliated in Xia Yang. This is so cruel and cruel that no one with blood can hear it without feeling regretful! "

"The throne of the Qin Dynasty is vacant, and the country cannot be without its owner for a day. I am temporarily taking charge of the country's affairs, and following the orders of heaven, I will unify the new Qin people. The army of 400,000 people in the Qin Dynasty is marching eastward. I swear to put an end to this treachery and save my captive people. Man, please restore peace to me in the Xihe River. Not only do I feel sorry for the humiliation of the god’s son, Xue, but I also want to avenge the unjust murder of millions of living beings in the world!”

"Revenge!" Chongquan people Li Bi and Luo Jia roared loudly. In the battle of Chongquan a few days ago, not only the new head of the Wang family died, but also many soldiers and locals.

The soldiers listened to the easy-to-understand language without any pretense of profound citations and began to spread the word among themselves:

"With the help of the common people in Qin, if you defeat the tyrannical and rogue thieves, no matter how late you are, you will eventually perish, and you will not wait for the wise to understand. Those who have made contributions to quelling the chaos, regardless of whether they are officials, people, or criminals, will receive huge rewards. The thieves and the army will obey the rebels. People who abandon their weapons in battle and surrender with bare hands are guilty of a lesser crime. If the people are willing to obey the threats and resist the heavenly punishment, if the soldiers crush them and all the jade and stones are burned, it cannot be more distinguished."

"My name is Wuzhong, and I rely on the word "loyalty and trust" as my basis for marching. There are the sun and moon above, ghosts and gods below, the water of the vast river is clear, and the eternal dragon soul of the First Emperor is faint. It is a reflection of my heart. I am willing to listen. I say: This is the battle to hold the generals back, to protect the country, and to establish the reputation of virtuous people! Follow the laws and orders, and there will be no neglect!"

Just when the message spread throughout the military camp and to the surrounding counties, the scouts sent to the other side came to report: "Reporting to your lord, the bandits from the six countries are retreating, and the rear army sentries who stayed in Dali have been cleared by our army. !”

Trumpets and shouts resounded throughout the west bank of Luoshui River, conveying Wu Zhonghou's new order.

"Ziro!"

"Ziro!"

The team moved forward in a mighty manner. Although Shusun Tong did not dare to say it, he had to describe the scene in front of him, that is...

"I will give you two hundred thousand armored soldiers, enough to kill the dragon gate, cut off the torrent, and be invincible in the world!"

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PS: Good morning. The second chapter is in the afternoon. I am so sleepy that my eyelids are clenching. Please remind me if there are any typos.