Chapter 8 chapter eight

In the Xianyang market, the court meeting of the Qin court, the civil and military ministers were timid and stood below.Hu Hai was furious, and threw the general's love letter down the steps. Hu Hai screamed: "Didn't you say that there are only sporadic bandits, hunting around the counties?! Where did the 100,000 troops come from? Where did the 100,000 troops come from?!" Zhang Han said: "The thieves in the Guandong are becoming more and more powerful. Today's incident will happen sooner or later. If your majesty asks why this is the case? The minister thinks that this is because those who dare to speak out have been killed early, and the courtiers only care about it." The reason why I want to stay here and refuse to let His Majesty know the truth. The sky has already sent down signs of disaster, Guizhou is in shock and panic all day long, and everyone in the market in Xianyang looks worried. I think it is time to report to Your Majesty."

Zhao Gao shouted angrily: "Zhang Han, you are so presumptuous! Don't you hear that the Lord is respectful and humble, how dare you accuse His Majesty?" Zhang Han said: "I'm just reporting the facts. Not long after the rebellion broke out, taxes and taxes fell sharply. In the past six months, where the counties and counties have fallen and where they have been peaceful, you can see clearly from the minister's account books. " Zhao Gaodao: "Hmph, since that's the case, what do you think should be done?" Zhang Han said: "Zhou Wen is no more than a savage in the countryside, and it makes no sense to use troops. Although he came to Hangu, he scattered his camps, and his ministries looked loose, and he did not have the momentum for a decisive battle. This just shows that they are a group of mobs, greedy for merit. , and each of them was worried about gains and losses, so that the left and right could not be coordinated, and the head and tail could not look at each other. Their offensive has gradually become the end of their strength. Therefore, it is only necessary to lead an elite army, go straight into Zhou Wen's camp, and capture the chieftain, and the rebels can be defeated and ensured. Xianyang is safe."

Zhao Gaodao: "To put it lightly, where are the soldiers to be transferred?" Zhang Han said: "That's right. It is obvious that there is no urgent need to recruit soldiers and horses from various counties. As far as I know, there are still 100,000 criminals in Lishan who are building mausoleums. Among these criminals, there are many criminals. Most of the soldiers of the powerful Mengtian Legion. In order to fight against the bandit chiefs, I can only reorganize these troops and join the army. In order to protect the foundation of the Great Qin Dynasty, I ask Your Majesty to grant you an amnesty for the world!"

Zhao Gao said: "Here, amnesty these prisoners, I'm afraid there will be more trouble. But..." Although Zhao Gao was quite dissatisfied with Zhang Han's performance of stealing the limelight, he didn't understand military affairs, so he had to follow the trend. Hu Hai said helplessly to Zhang Han: "Then I will leave it to you. Pass on my will, and all prisoners in Lishan will be pardoned!" In Lishan, the tyrannical Qin soldiers beat the prisoners and drove them to work.Zhang Han and his party came galloping.Supervisor Qin Jiang hurriedly stepped forward to salute.Zhang Han stood up in the car.The disciples straightened up one after another, watching.With the cold wind blowing, Zhang Han got out of the car, held his sword in his hand, came to the prisoners, jumped onto the high platform, and said loudly: "This general has brought the amnesty order from His Majesty the Emperor! His Majesty the Second Emperor pardons your sins and cancels your Hard labor, I order you to go out with me to fight against the traitors in the Kanto! Your Majesty has an order that if you kill one rebel, you will be exempted from the sentence;

In a few moments, the Lishan prisoners cheered thunderously, and the crowd was passionate.At this time Zhang Han noticed a drop of blood dripping on the back of his hand.He looked up and saw that on the high pole, a bound prisoner was covered in blood, with his head drooping, as if he was dead. Zhang Han asked, "Who is this?" General Qin, the supervisor, said: "This is a thorn in the head. He beat the guard and died according to the law." Zhang Han said: "Let it go, everyone is dead, so what are you doing hanging around? Let's bury it." Supervisor Qin Jiang hurried over and ordered someone to put the "corpse" down.The man had just been put down, and several people went to lift it up. The "corpse" suddenly jumped up, wrapped its arm around the supervisor's neck, twisted it hard, and then pulled out the supervisor's sword, hacking another supervisor to death!The movements are done in one go, as vigorous as a wolf!Seeing this, the other guards rushed up with their swords, seeing that he was about to be chopped into a pulp.

Zhang Han shouted: "Everyone stop!" Then, he lifted the "corpse" which was Ying Bu's chin with a horsewhip.Yingbo raised his head quickly, and spit out a mouthful of blood on Zhang Han's face!There is only hatred in Yingbo's bloodshot pupils.On his face, the word "Prisoner" was tattooed impressively.He tried his best to charge forward, as if he was about to throw Zhang Han down.The guard was shocked and swung his spear to kill Yingbo.Zhang Han waved his hand to stop him and said, "Wait a minute! Give him two thousand people! You, come and be the commander of my troops! Great Qin just needs such a lunatic!"

Zhang Han, who was a fishery official, paid more attention to intelligence collection than ordinary generals.His judgment was correct - Zhang Han defeated Zhou Wen's army in the first battle, shaking the world. It was late at night, the war was over, there were groans and screams everywhere, and wounded soldiers could be seen from time to time.The Black Banner Legion is victorious.Most of the soldiers are roasting lamb legs around the campfire and drinking rice wine.Zhang Han and his party patrolled the camp.He saw Yingbu sitting by the fire with a tired face, just drinking and not eating meat.Zhang Han said: "Bu, you have made great contributions as a pioneer in this battle."

Ying Buping stretched out his palm and said, "Bring it." Zhang Han asked, "What?" Yingbo said: "Bounty. You said there is." Zhang Han smiled, walked to the side of the chariot, and shouted: "Yingbu has made the first contribution. His Majesty the Emperor has ordered that he be named Chehou, rank a thousand stones, and give a thousand households..." The soldiers stood up and cheered.Ying Bu, who had already walked to the tent, turned his head and smiled coldly.Zhang Han looked at him calmly, but felt desolate and helpless in his heart. In the early morning of the next day, while the entire army was still asleep, Yingbu led his own soldiers to flee.He knew very well in his heart that Daqin's future would not be very good.Soon, he voted for Xiang Liang.

In Pei County, Liu Bang came to the market and got off the car.Everyone stepped forward, surrounded Liu Bang, full of energy. Liu Bang said loudly: "Brothers! We will fight against the Qin soldiers! Brothers, listen to my orders! According to our number, I will be the captain, and Yong Chi will be my deputy!" Yong Chi was a little surprised, but stepped forward and bowed: "Observe the order!" Liu Bang went on to say: "All the brothers are divided into three teams, each with 300 people! Xia Houying! Cao Wushang! Cao Shen! The three of you will be Sima, lead a team each, and practice the team!"

The three of them couldn't help but shouted loudly: "Follow the order!" Liu Bang said: "Start practicing today! Three days later, I will send troops to attack Huling!" Everyone screamed excitedly, brandished spears, and shouted obey the order!Only Lu Wan was dissatisfied and stared at Yong's teeth. Soon, Lu Wan and Yong Chi got into a fight over a trivial matter. When Liu Bang arrived at the scene, Lu Wan was being stepped on by Yong Chi, struggling. The brothers watched from the sidelines, neither persuading nor helping!Liu Bang's eyes were sharp, he glanced at the two of them, and shouted: "Give them the sword!"

Cao Shen and Xia Houying drew out the swords at their waists and handed them over. Liu Bangdao: "Didn't die in the mountains, didn't die in the mouth of wild beasts, didn't die under arrows and stones, but are you going to die in the hands of your own people? Want to fight? Well, then let you fight enough and pick up your swords Let me see, which one of you has the ability to kill the enemy. If you want to die, don't live, whoever survives, I will kill him with my own hands!" The two were stunned and did not dare to take the sword.Liu Bang said: "If you don't hold swords, will you still fight privately in the future?" The two quickly bowed to each other, saying that they didn't dare.Liu Bang said: "Listen to me, all of you! Yong Chi is my deputy general, and I'm not here. You all listen to his orders. If you don't listen, you are against me! Do you understand?!" Everyone agreed, and Liu Bang said: "Lu Wan, you come back with me, Yong Chi, continue to practice!" Liu Bang took Lu Wan back to the county government office, and the two of them drank and talked to each other, and they drank so much that they staggered. Liu Bang finally said: "Forget it, who have you served? From now on, you, just stay by my side! It's good to be a savior, but not everyone can lead a soldier." While talking, Xiao He arrived, and he asked, "Your Majesty, you want to raise troops to attack Hu Ling?" Liu Bang said: "That's right! Starting today, we will start training our men and horses. After three days, Huling will be wiped out!" Xiao He said: "Yes, if you want to gain a foothold, you have to do something. But I heard that the guard of Huling is the county supervisor Ping. I have seen this person. In terms of ability, he is not great, but he has a temper He is tough, he would rather bend than bend. There are no more than a hundred Qin soldiers under him, but all of them have military exploits. They are not comparable to those few robbers in Pei County! My lord, don't expect to win the first battle. Perhaps it is justified to contact the nearby rebels to fight together! " Seeing that Liu Bang didn't listen at all, Xiao He said again: "Okay, I will send two people to spy on the truth today. Before we do anything, we should first cut off the road between Huling Tongfang and (sound: Pangyu), so that the two cities can be separated. If you can’t respond, then you can get things done.” Liu Bang nodded and said, "Hey, you are very thoughtful. Ah Wan, take two people to find out." The joy of going out and the frustration of failure were completed almost overnight.When Liu Bang came back with the remnants of the defeated generals, Xiao He greeted them silently, without speaking for a long time.When there were only Liu Bang and the others left, Liu Bang asked sincerely: "Is it because I am not suitable to be the leader, Mr. Xiao? Or, you can do it?" Xiao Hedao: "Sometimes I keep silent, but it doesn't mean that I object. The leader must be you." Liu Bang asked, "You really think so?" Xiao He said: "Yes, you don't have to worry, just make your decision, I will carry it out." Liu Bang pondered for a moment and said: "Now that we have just suffered a defeat, people's hearts are changeable. The elders in Fengyi can still rely on them. I want to withdraw from Pei County." Xiao He nodded and said: "It's not too late, then withdraw immediately!" So Liu Bang and Xiao He came out side by side and entered the crowd.Liu Bang said: "We lost the battle, don't blame you, blame me. It's a great luck for our group to win Peixian County. A group of beggars, go attack Huling, why should we? Aren’t we crazy? Alas, how come none of you who understand can warn me? Lu Wan, you are usually good at calculating? A Ying, aren’t you also eloquent? Is it?" Everyone was embarrassed, scratching their heads, laughing and laughing. Liu Bang said again: "The battle was defeated, but everyone came back well and saved their lives. This is God reminding me, but one, but two, not three. In today's troubled times, it is too important to have a foothold Yes. Pei County is our foundation. If we want to stay here for a long time, we must not offend our elders! Now, I set three rules. 2. Don’t ask for food, don’t use people’s food, don’t even ask for a bowl of water! Use water, go to the nearby river ditch to get it! 3. Those who hurt people and adulterers, kill! Stealers, whipping! Do you understand?!” Everyone said: "Understood, understood!" Then they dispersed. Xiao He said: "My lord, this battle must have attracted the attention of the imperial court. I'm afraid it won't be long before the army will come to suppress it. My lord, you should plan ahead." In the city of Pei County, Liu Bang's brothers slept in a thatched pavilion, arranging tattered quilts, catching lice and basking in the sun. Xia Houying shouted: "The sun is rising! Get up and practice!" People clutched their stomachs and complained: "I'm hungry, I only eat one meal a day, I don't want to move..." Xia Houying said: "Who is not hungry? I have a home and cannot go back. I will stay here with you and suffer. What else do you have to say? If you are not afraid of military law, just sit down!" Everyone slowly picked up their spears and walked out of the thatched pavilion.Two commoners carried a food box covered with cotton cloth, and the food box was filled with corn cakes. Another villager came over with a urn of wine on each side.They said: "Lord Xiahou, I can't get a little food and two jars of dirty wine. Brothers, please use it... Come on, come on, let's go." Xia Houying said: "Oh, brother, I have no grudge against you, right?!" The people timidly asked: "My lord, what do you mean by that?" Xia Houying said: "Pei Gong has an order that the people are not allowed to drink even a sip of water. My tongue is greedy, but my neck won't agree! I can't keep my head after drinking your wine! Hahaha!" One day three months later, a group of people from Pei County gathered outside the county government office, shouting angrily: "Pei Gong! We want to see Pei Gong! Pei Gong! Justice for us!" With a "boom", the two brothers pushed the door open left and right.Liu Bang came out alone.When the people saw Liu Bang appearing, they were even more excited, and rushed forward one after another, shouting angrily: "Pei Gong must uphold justice!" Liu Bang waved his hands to signal everyone to calm down: "Old folks, folks, talk slowly if you have something to say. I'm here." The old lady Liu and Wu said angrily with her stick: "Pei Gong! You must uphold justice! My son died on the way to serve the corvee last winter, and my wife was a widow. It is less than half a year! Yesterday, Pei Gong's men raped me Daughter-in-law, where does this put our family's face!" Liu Bang gradually showed anger, supported the old woman and said, "Auntie, don't worry, just speak slowly. Is there anyone to prove this matter?" A little man said: "I bumped into him, he bullied my sister-in-law!" Liu Bang asked: "Tell me, who is it?!" The little man shook his head and said, "I don't know! He hit me and ran away! Anyway, it's your man!" Liu Bang looked around at the people around him and raised his voice and asked, "Who saw it? Who is this person? There will be a reward for reporting!" An old man looked at it and said, "Pei Gong, that is... the deputy general." Liu Bang was taken aback: "Yong Chi?!"