In the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Qin, the first month (winter October).

At this time, in the north, it is the middle of winter, and the weather is cold, but on the banks of the river, only the forests on the shore are a little yellow, and the climate is still suitable.

In 255 B.C., King Chu Kaolie ordered Chun Shenjun Huang Xie to wave the Northern Expedition to destroy Lu and destroy Zou, and moved the monarchs and people of Zou to build cities and houses here, because Zou was also called Yi, so it was named Yicheng.

However, the remnants of Zou did not serve as Chu people for a few years, and when the Chu State moved south to Shouchun again, Yicheng was captured by the Qin army and used as a military town to defend against Chu.

Right now, on the riverside south of Yicheng, the banner of Commander Li You is being erected on the bank, and Heifu and 10,000 soldiers of the Qin army of Nanjun are also waiting behind him.

At this time, it had been four full months since Heifu and the others were in Chen County to send Qin Wangzheng away. According to the plan of King Qin and Wang Qian, the Nanjun soldiers did not have to participate in the attack on Xiong Qi and Xiang Rong in Huainan, but returned to Nanjun as a whole, and after the autumn harvest, they crossed the river and went south to attack the "Jiangnan Land" of Chu State, that is, Wuhan, Hunan, and Jiangxi in later generations.

On the way back, Heifu also bought 300 coffins prepared by Dr. Lingyi in Liyangyi, plus 200 coffins purchased from Chen County, and loaded the robes and subordinates of Nanjun who died in the two wars before and after.

Li You also ordered hundreds of chariots to vacate the air, and the warriors on foot, loaded the black coffins of the people, and the chariots and horses Xiao Xiao, and returned to Nanjun by the same way.

In mid-July, they finally stepped into the territory of South County, and in this way, Heifu also fulfilled his promise to "take you home", and a big stone in his heart finally landed.

But a new problem arose: with the exception of a few people, such as Huaimu, most of the soldiers' bodies could not be identified and could not be returned to their homes.

When Li You was still in trouble, Heifu gave him a suggestion.

"Cemetery?" It's the first time Li You has heard of this word.

Heifu said: "However, everyone has turned into a pile of white bones, and there is no way to identify their identity, it is better to divide a piece of land in Nanjun as its public cemetery, and then make a big tablet for it, engraved with the names of everyone, so that it can be considered a proper burial, and it is convenient for their relatives and friends to worship blood and food in the future." ”

Li You sighed after hearing this: "It's all about it." ”

"I have heard a saying, 'Ten steps of the Ze must have herbs; There will be a faithful man in the city of ten rooms.'" Although everyone is the head of the common people, but they died for the king and the Qin country, and they can also be called loyal soldiers! Therefore, this cemetery, also known as the cemetery of the faithful, can be hired by the government to watch and clean, and regularly let the local officials bring the people to pay respects and mourn every year, so as to show that they will not forget the merits of the people, and can also inspire the living to fight more and more bravely, not afraid of death......"

He originally wanted to call it a "martyr's cemetery", but unfortunately the "martyrs" in this year refer to those who do not advance in a good name, which does not match the meaning that Heifu wants.

The Qin State treated the soldiers who died in battle well, and the titles they deserved for their meritorious service on the battlefield could be passed on to future generations, but that's it. A group of soldiers were killed in the battle, and the king still had the next batch of gray cattle available, and generations of soldiers used their white bones to pile up the growing strength of the Qin State, and finally dominate the world, but their names have long been lost with the wind, and no one knows them anymore.

Huaimu and others didn't know what kind of big era they were in, but they gave their lives and made contributions to the unification of the world, so Heifu felt that from the perspective of the Qin people, they were heroes! You deserve it!

In this huge war of unification, in the Qin army, how can there be more than 1,000 locust trees?

Hefu's idea turned those lonely souls and wild ghosts who died on the battlefield, unrecognizable, and only had a collective list, into loyal soldiers praised by the state in one fell swoop, although they could not bring the dead back to life, but made their names immortal, which was also the last thing Heifu did for the dead.

Li You's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he praised Heifu for thinking of a good idea again.

"Not only can the corpses of the soldiers be collected, so that the fox will die in the first hill, but also the name behind him can be raised and the reputation of the world will be famous, not bad!"

Li You thought that this move could make him gain a reputation as a "loving soldier", which would be beneficial to his future advancement, so he immediately wrote to his father Li Si, asking him to join him in advising the King of Qin to implement this policy.

At the same time, after obtaining the consent of the Nanjun Shouteng, a piece of land was set aside in Yan County, and the living and the people were ordered to dig pits and repair tombs, and the coffins of hundreds of soldiers were placed neatly, and the soldiers were arranged in an orderly manner, like a military formation.

And five large stone tablets carved by exquisite stonemasons and engraved with the names and origins of more than 500 people also appeared in the center of the cemetery, like the five military flags that led them......

"The second and third sons are really alive even though they are dead......"

Looking at this shocking scene in front of them, the people of Yan County were amazed, and the soldiers of Nanjun couldn't help but burst into tears, praising Li You and admiring Heifu who made this suggestion even more.

After this was done, it was late July, and Li You issued an order for the people to lead the troops back to the counties, and let the people return to their homes with the spoils of war to participate in the autumn harvest. At the same time, the wounded and sick are discharged from the army, and new recruits are selected to fill in......

At the beginning of October, Li Youben personally commanded more than 10,000 troops, first arrived in Anlu to join Heifu, and the group marched east to Yicheng, preparing to cross the river to attack Echeng, which still held the flag of Chu......

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Echeng, that is, the area of Ezhou, Hubei Province in later generations, is the largest and oldest city in the south of the Yangtze River of Chu State, the three seedlings of Yu Xia established a tribe here, Yin Shi, established a Hubei country here, developed the rich copper mines of Tonglu Mountain, and was also rich for a while.

Later, the state of Chu conquered here, established a larger city, for hundreds of years, successively sealed many "monarchs" to rule here, now although the state of Chu is destroyed, but the monarchs of the kingdom still stick to their fortress, refusing to surrender.

"Hubei is the big river Chong, the left Peng Li, the right Dongting, strangle the Jiang, Han, with Wu, Chu, the southeast covers the Jiujiang River, Jiangdong, the surface and the inside are defended, the most strong, if you do not seize the Hubei, then the grain boat division of Bashu South County will not be able to go east to Jiangdong smoothly to meet General Wang."

Li You was ordered to attack Hubei, not only to recover the southern part of the Yangtze River, but also to echo Wang Qian's military operations in the east. When Heifu and the others returned to Nanjun, Wang Jian and Meng Wu also launched a general attack on Huainan Ying, Liu, Huaiyin, Juchao and other places, killing Xiang Rong, and Xiong Qi, the king of Chu, fled to Jiangdong with only 3,000 men.

However, the strength of the Chu State Boat Division was not damaged, and it was still assembled on the water surface of Jiangdong to try to prevent the Qin army from crossing the river, so the Qin State Water Division of Bashu South County was needed......

And Ejun's warship became an appetizer before the sailors marched eastward.

Right now, the Qin army waiting on the shore all looked at the center of the river, where a water battle was coming to an end......

Although Ejun still maintains the water power of "Fifty Ships", that is, one hundred and fifty warships, it is still slightly weaker than the "Division of Buildings and Ships" that the Qin State spent ten years to build in Bashu South County. At this moment, Ejun's warship has gradually been defeated.

"The Chu people are defeated."

Stretching out his hand to feel it, he found that there was a wind blowing from the northwest to the southeast, and Heifu smiled even more.

As far as the eye can see, the Qin army has several huge ships, as high as three floors, with a wide and sturdy hull, floating on the river like a huge water fortress, majestic. Each floor of the shipbuilding has its own usefulness, whether it is a place to hide soldiers, or a storehouse of arrows, or a place to row oars, and it is very divided. And the combat method of this behemoth is the arrow tower, which is full of soldiers with bows and crossbows, and the strong bows and crossbows cooperate with the tall body of the ship, so that the people of the Qin State can be superior to the ships and shoot arrows at the small ships of Ejun, killing them without the power to fight back.

In addition to the walls and sails of the building ships that stand like a forest, the Qin army sailors also have all kinds of warships one after another, big wings, small wings, ships, etc., which the king of Qin ordered the county Shouteng to spend several years in Jiangling to build, the year before the change of Yidao, the Qin army relied on them, and quickly crossed the river to reach Xiaoling.

The power of a monarch, after all, can not be compared with a country, seeing that the only dozens of remnants of the Ejun army were defeated and escaped from the chaotic battlefield, fleeing downstream by the direction of the wind and the current, the Qin army did not chase deeply, the boat division began to clean up the battlefield, and the flagship of the tallest building ship slowly approached the port of Yicheng......

Li You took Heifu and other military officials forward and congratulated the bearded middle-aged boat division generals who came down from the boat.

Li You praised: "In this battle, Tu Duwei is really like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, with the help of the king, this big river is dangerous, like flat land!" ”

Heifu also said: "In one fell swoop, the river will be calm, and the night will escape, Heifu is really eye-opening!" ”

The bearded general didn't dare to slack off, smiled at Heifu, and said respectfully to Li You: "It's just a small battle, why worry about it, although the building ship is big, it can only be on the water, to capture Hubei and Jiangnan, it depends on the general and the generals, Tu Sui is just an auxiliary general!" ”

The person who commanded the tens of thousands of ships in the southern county of Bashu was Tu Sui, Li You was absent from the southern county for a year, he trained in Jiangling, and was appointed by the king of Qin as a false lieutenant of the southern county, so he was called "Wei Tu Sui......