Chapter 1365: Han Banner World (Fifty-Five) Serving the King

In early July, civil unrest broke out in Qin. The garrison commander of Hangu Pass, General Lu Chao, led the main force of the Qin army of 100,000 with the slogan of "clearing the emperor's side and punishing treacherous officials". They marched from Hangu Pass to Xianyang. They were unstoppable and marched straight to Xianyang. The Qin army at Hangu Pass had always been the elite of the Qin army. Its status in the country was second only to the Xuanyi Guard stationed in Xianyang. However, the Xuanyi Guard had only 30,000 people at most, while the Qin border troops at Hangu Pass had more than 100,000 people. All the county governments along the way surrendered. Lu Chao's advance was rapid, and the fastest advance of the vanguard reached more than 100 miles a day.

Lu Chao's blatant rebellion not only angered Xianyang, but also frightened them. The flustered Qin King Ying Ying realized that the military force in his hands was really limited. The 30,000 Xuanyi Guards were the fundamental force stationed in Xianyang. They could not leave Xianyang unless it was absolutely necessary. The new army trained by Bai Qi, who relied the most on them, was being held up by the giant bandit Pi Zhiqiu in Nanyang County. The peasant army that broke out in Nanyang uprising, and hundreds of thousands of people were involved. The entire Nanyang County was in chaos. At this time, another rebel army led by Niu Teng in Shu County, with Wen Yi as the vanguard, brazenly left Shu County and threatened Bai Qi's flank, making it difficult for Bai Qi to move forward in Nanyang for a while. Although the combat effectiveness of these two rebel forces was not enough to threaten Bai Qi, it also made it impossible for Bai Qi to escape and return to Xianyang to kill Lu Chao's troops.

At this time, the only person Xianyang could count on was Tan Feng of Yingchuan County. The courier who rushed to Yingchuan County with 800 miles of urgent work had several horses killed. Tan Feng agreed readily and indeed sent troops, but his army was divided into two groups, one heading to Tai'an and the other heading to Wulong. Tai'an was caught off guard and was defeated by Sima Yan, a general under Tan Feng. However, Gongsun Kang, the defender of Wulong, had been prepared. He relied on the solid city to resist the strong attack of Yin Cuo, another general under Tan Feng. Gongsun Kang was the nephew of Gongsun Ying, a former Korean noble. In terms of family seniority, he was related to Lu Chao, who married Gongsun Yan, the daughter of Gongsun Ying. Gongsun Kang naturally knew what Lu Chao was going to do and had been preparing for it. He originally wanted to wait until Lu Chao raised his army, and then he would also raise his army to respond. He did not expect to be suddenly attacked by Tan Feng. However, Gongsun Kang, who had been preparing for war for a long time, still withstood the sudden attack. After all, he had some generals under his command who were secretly sent to him by Lu Chao to guide his troops. It was with these people that he managed to save the city of Wulong County.

The messenger was originally very happy, but Tan Feng's next move made him shocked and angry, because Tan Feng's army did not move, no matter how he urged, begged, and threatened, Tan Feng was unmoved, and used the excuse that Wulong had not been taken, so his army would leave. I am afraid that Gongsun Kang will immediately lead his troops to Yingchuan. Once he takes Yingchuan and colludes with the Han army, the Han army will inevitably march straight in. It will pose a great threat to Daqin, so he will never take a step forward before taking Wulong.

The messenger from Xianyang is also a man who knows about military affairs. Seeing this, how could he not understand that Tan Feng was using the excuse of the King of Qin summoning him to seize Wulong and Tai'an and expand his territory. As for returning to Xianyang to protect the city, I'm afraid Tan Feng had no intention of doing so from the beginning to the end.

In panic and anger, the messenger immediately set off. Tan Feng did not stop him. He smiled and sent the messenger away. He also asked him to tell King Qin Yingying that after he defeated Gongsun Kang, the traitor who colluded with Lu Chao,

he would immediately lead his troops to Xianyang to contribute all his strength to defend the king.

Facing this smiling tiger in front of him, the messenger really didn't even want to cry. Lu Chao was now a tiger coming down the mountain, while Tan Feng was like a hungry wolf, silently showing his sharp fangs.

In the southern part of Qin, another general Zhou Yu also received the order from the King of Qin to return to save Xianyang. Lu Chao, Tan Feng, and Zhou Yu were all from Yan. However, compared with the first two, Zhou Yu has always been much more low-key. At that time, Meng Tian's 200,000 border troops were split into pieces, and only 50,000 people remained on the southern border. These 50,000 people were led by Zhou Yu. Over the years, Zhou Yu has been diligently leading this team, slowly and bit by bit, gathering this scattered army together. After several years, they finally restored their combat effectiveness.

On the table in front of him, there were three letters. One was from Lu Chao. Lu Chao, who had started a rebellion, would naturally not forget this low-key general. In the letter, Lu Chao called on Zhou Yu to rise up and respond to him to clear the court. After killing the traitor Fan Sui, he promised to give Zhou Yu the treatment of a marquis and help the king to revive the government. But Zhou Yu was not a child. He had experienced several military coups and of course knew what the hidden meaning was. Another letter was from Tan Feng, his partner who had been inseparable from him since he was in Yan State. After Tan Feng killed the former King of Yan, Ji Ling, the two parted ways and never contacted each other again. However, this time Tan Feng also wrote a letter, not to win him over, but to sincerely tell Zhou Yu that it was not a good idea to raise an army to support the king at the moment. The best way out was to hold the army and hold back all actions, but wait until Xianyang and Lu Chao had a winner before making a decision.

The third letter was naturally the king's order from Xianyang.

Dozens of generals under his command looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhou Yu did not hide anything and circulated the three very different letters to everyone.

"Generals, this is a serious matter. Zhou doesn't dare to make a rash decision. This affects our tens of thousands of troops and the lives of our generals, so Zhou wants to ask you all to come up with an idea." Zhou Yu looked at everyone and said, Slowly. Unlike Lu Chao and Tan Feng, he never thought of turning his army into his own private army. In the past few years, what he did most was to unite the generals around him.

These generals who were left over from the Mengtian era also rejected Zhou Yu from the beginning, and slowly began to accept this foreign general. After Mengtian died, other influential people such as Xu Yahua were transferred far away, and those who stayed in the south These generals were not convinced by each other. No matter who came to power, the others would be unconvinced. However, Zhou Yu became the buffer between them. Over the years, everyone was gradually convinced by Zhou Yu. , but he was willing to follow this generous general.

At this moment, the letters were circulated one by one in everyone's hands, but no one dared to speak freely.

After the three letters were circulated among everyone, they returned to the big case in front of Zhou Yu. After hesitating for a long time, veteran Tan Wei stood up. "General Zhou, we are all rough guys. Unlike you, General Zhou, who is both civil and military and knowledgeable. We all admire you. You can make up your mind. It seems to Lao Tan that everyone makes sense. Lu Chao's side 3630/'>Xu Guan Feng Yuan. If we work with him, we may have a good future. Tan Feng said that it's good to have soldiers and respect ourselves. No matter who wins in the future, no matter what happens to us, At least we can hold on to this piece of territory, but in the end, Xianyang is our royal capital after all, and the king is also the king of our Qin Dynasty. We also have the salary of Qin Dynasty, so it is unreasonable not to save it. Anyway, I am confused, Lao Tan. "

"Old Tan is right, General Zhou will make up his mind. If we didn't have General Zhou's protection over the years, we might have been stripped of our armor and rushed back to farm. Anyway, I am following General Zhou. General Zhou is a kind man and will not fail us. Over the years, I have seen through this." Another stood up and said loudly.

"Thank you brothers for your consideration." Zhou Yu stood up, cupped his hands in front of everyone, glanced at the generals in the tent, picked up a letter from the table, and said: "What Tan Feng said seems reasonable. , in fact, for us, it is the most undesirable. We are not Yingchuan here, and we do not have a strong foundation like his. All our needs come from the supply of the court and local governments. Once we support our troops and respect ourselves, no matter who it is, If we win in the end, we will not end well. It will only cut off our military supplies and we will be dead."

He casually tore Tan Feng's letter into pieces, raised his hand, and suddenly there was a rain of paper in front of him.

"Lu Chao is ambitious. Although he is under the banner of scheming the emperor and punishing traitors, I think everyone knows what he wants to do. This man is deeply favored by the country and is highly valued by two generations of kings. At present, the Han Dynasty is powerful and aggressive. , he went to risk the country for his own selfish interests and raised troops to rebel. If he did this without colluding with the Han State, I would never believe it. Otherwise, how could the Han State stand still after taking Lu Bin? Or even withdrawing a large number of troops? Is it really because of Wang Jian? Let’s not talk about how powerful Wang Jian is. Just say that Wang Jian has to cross the vast desert if he wants to attack the Han Dynasty. This is worthy of Gao Yuan sending most of his troops in the First Military Region. Withdraw? This is just Gao Yuan letting Lu Chao feel free to rebel. "

"This person has no kindness in his heart. Even if we raise troops to respond to him, we will definitely be the target of his extermination after the incident is completed. He cannot use us with confidence. Moreover, as I said before, we are deeply favored by the country. Needless to say, generals, even though I, Zhou, was just a loser, the late king used me favorably. I want to repay this kindness. Gentlemen, think about General Meng Tian. General Meng Tian did die unjustly. But General Meng Tian was unwilling to die, so what could the late king do at that time? But General Meng still chose to leave with the late king. He would rather die than have turmoil in Qin, and he would rather die to preserve your wealth. Life, now it’s up to us to do something!”

Zhou Yu slowly tore apart Lu Chao's letter bit by bit, "Zhou decided to raise troops to serve the king and return to Xianyang. Generals, do you have any objections?"

"Willing to follow General Zhou!" All the generals in the tent shouted together. Zhou Yu mentioned their old boss Meng Tian, ​​which made everyone feel extremely sad. Back then, General Meng would rather die than let Qin be in chaos. Now, they How could he go against the old general's will and add another blow to Qin's already scarred body?

"Thank you, generals. We are raising troops to serve the king. The only thing I have to worry about is the people of Chu. In the past few days, they have mobilized their troops frequently, fearing that they may have evil intentions. As soon as we leave, the gate to the south of Da Qin will be opened, and the people of Chu will be Tathagata. What should we do?" "Zhou Yudao.

Tan Wei said loudly: "General Zhou, if Xianyang is not protected and the king is in trouble, then Qin will be gone, so what if the south is lost. If we can succeed with the king, defeat Lu Chao, Qin will be unified again, and the Chu army will be afraid What? Thirty years ago, the Allied Forces of the Six Nations fought all the way to Xianyang City. Most of the Qin Kingdom was lost, but we finally defeated them. In the following years, we overwhelmed them. If Chu If someone dares to come, we will still let him spit it out and he will have to pay high interest, right?"

"Old Tan is right when he says that we must first quell internal strife and then defend against external aggression!" Everyone said in unison.

"Okay, in that case, everyone go down and make preparations. Three days later, the entire army will break camp and return to Xianyang!" Zhou Yu slammed his palm heavily on the table. (To be continued.)