Chapter 101: Going South and Going East
Originally, in history, the 300,000 Jiuyuan army did not send a single soldier to rescue the Great Qin, until Liu Bang's army broke through Xianyang and Xiang Yu burned all the palaces of Great Qin.
Therefore, as the last famous general of Great Qin, Zhang Han could only take 300,000 untrained prisoner troops to suppress the rebellion.
Some people say that the reason why the Jiuyuan Army did not return to the army to help Daqin quell the rebellion was to defend the Xiongnu from moving south.
It is true that this may be one of the reasons, but in fact, when Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were competing for hegemony in the world, the Hetao Plain, including the Hexi Corridor, was still occupied by the Huns in the south, which led to the historical fact that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu in the north in later history.
Therefore, it is far-fetched to say that the 300,000 Jiuyuan army did not wave troops in Guanzhong to help the Qin Dynasty quell the chaos because of the defense of the Xiongnu.
And the most fundamental reason why these 300,000 Jiuyuan elite soldiers did not wave their troops into the customs until the fall of Great Qin, in Hu Hai's view, is nothing more than Fusu's suicide forced by the edict, and Meng Tian's unjust death.
Fusu has always been a taboo in the Great Qin Dynasty, but today Hu Hai said it bluntly in this public, and it was really a word of heart.
Meng Tian, who got up and stood aside, heard Hu Hai's words, and his face was already pale at this moment. Li Si, Wei Yi and Ying Teng were also shocked in their hearts. The generals of the Jiuyuan Army, who were reluctant to ask for guilt, were a little dumbfounded.
The things that everyone knew were suddenly stabbed by Hu Hai and put on the table unabashedly. Could it be that the emperor really dared to cut himself and others at this time?
Although Hu Hai was not furious, and even his face was always indifferent, it was precisely this that made the generals of the Jiuyuan Army even more worried, and his original unruly expression gradually faded, and his eyes began to flicker.
Rebellion, these two words are still far away from these generals of Great Qin, and they haven't even thought about it.
Seeing the generals of the Jiuyuan Army who were kneeling on one knee on the ground and their eyes began to flicker and show uneasiness, Hu Hai smiled in his heart.
"Do you think that now I can only rely on you and the Jiuyuan Army to protect the Great Qin River? To protect the throne? Hu Hai asked lightly with a smile on his face.
Without waiting for the generals of the Jiuyuan Army to reply, Hu Hai glanced at Meng Tian and continued: "Today's matter is for the sake of waiting for me to fight for the Great Qin for many years, and I will not pursue it for the time being." However, the sins of the others should be offset by military merits. When you return from this expedition, the merits and demerits are determined. Wait for yourself! ”
Speaking of this, Hu Hai turned his head to Li Si and said, "Li Aiqing, send the things of the army to the camp." Meng Aiqing, let someone summon the warriors of Great Qin. I said that I came here to sacrifice the army, how could I give up halfway. ”
Hu Hai's thinking jumped too fast, which made everyone present suddenly feel like they were in the air.
was blunt and heart-wrenching in front, and in the blink of an eye, Hu Hai swept over the matter lightly.
The people who originally heard Hu Hai's words and thought that Hu Hai would definitely teach the generals of the Jiuyuan Army a lesson even if he didn't open the killing ring, suddenly shattered their glasses, and everyone's hearts suddenly flooded with an unreal feeling.
"Your Majesty, the old minister pleases the guilt!" Although Meng Tian was also stunned, he immediately reacted and bowed. He knew better than anyone else that when Hu Hai was talking about these generals of the Jiuyuan Army, he was not faintly warning himself?
"Oh? What is Meng Aiqing's crime? Hu Hai asked with a smile.
"This ......" Meng Tian was caught off guard by Hu Hai's rhetorical question, and didn't know what to say.
Could it be that he said that he supported Fusu? Say that you have self-respect? Isn't that an early death?
"The audience will be loved, and it is too late for me to be happy, what are you guilty of? It is necessary to know that the generals can be invincible in the big war. Meng Aiqing doesn't need to say much, hurry up and gather the soldiers to reward the army. I'm tired! Hu Hai waved his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Meng Tian said gratefully, then turned his head to the generals of the Jiuyuan Army who were still stunned on the ground and shouted, "What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and gather the soldiers after thanking you? ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The generals of the Jiuyuan Army heard Meng Tian's shouts and hurriedly said in unison.
Soon, the 100,000 soldiers of the Jiuyuan Army, who were originally ordered to stay in the camp tent, all got out of the camp under the command of the generals of the Jiuyuan Army, and the bonfire was lit, and a hundred people were in a group, killing sheep and slaughtering cattle were very busy.
There is also a platform in the middle of the garrison camp for inspecting the soldiers, which is not big, but it is enough for Hu Hai to use. When Hu Hai came, he specially asked Zhang Han to bring the extra-large and elongated original megaphone that he had used in the Bashang camp, and Zhang Han had already installed the megaphone at this time.
Most of the 100,000 Jiuyuan soldiers didn't know that His Majesty the Emperor had come to reward the army in person, and it wasn't until Hu Hai, who was wearing a black cloak of gold silk, came to power that these Jiuyuan soldiers knew that His Majesty the Emperor had come in person.
The originally noisy camp suddenly fell silent.
"See Your Majesty!"
Under the leadership of the generals of the Jiuyuan Army, the somewhat surprised Jiuyuan soldiers knelt on one knee and said in unison.
Hu Hai walked over to the primitive megaphone.
"Great Qin's warriors, flat! You and others have trekked from Jiuyuan, and Ming said that he will go out again for my Great Qin, and tonight you should eat well, drink well, and sleep well, I will make a long story short. Although it is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol in the army, it is an exception today! Come on, serve wine! Hu Hai said loudly.
When the soldiers of the Caishi battalion heard Hu Hai's order, they immediately sent more than 100 carts of wine prepared by Yingteng to the soldiers everywhere.
Hu Hai took a bowl of wine sent by Yingyi next to him and said: "The first bowl of wine, I pay tribute to the countless soldiers who have died fighting for my Great Qin and fighting on the border for hundreds of years. Without them, there would be no Great Qin today. ”
After saying that, Hu Hai spilled the wine on the ground, and the soldiers of the Jiuyuan Army felt related when they heard Hu Hai's words, and they sprinkled bowls of rice wine on the loess like this.
Taking the second bowl of wine sent by Yingyi, Hu Hai said: "The second bowl of wine, I Jing'er and other warriors who are still fighting for my Great Qin and will fight for my Great Qin in the future, without you, there is no Great Qin today." Warriors of Great Qin, thank you! ”
Hu Hai said, raised his head and drank a large bowl of rice wine "gurgling" in one go.
"The ministers are willing to die for Your Majesty!"
Meng Tian was the first to stand up, said loudly, and then dried up the wine in his hand.
"I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"
Meng Tian took the lead, and the generals of the Jiuyuan Army, who had been reprimanded by Hu Hai, immediately shouted in unison. Then the soldiers of the 100,000 Nine Plains, who had already ignited their enthusiasm, said in unison, and after speaking, they raised their heads and drank the rice wine in their hands.
"The third bowl of wine, I wish you to go out to win the battle, and make another immortal contribution for my Great Qin!"
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After drinking three bowls of wine, Hu Hai was really a little dizzy this time, he was not good at drinking, even if he drank this rice wine with a low degree, he couldn't hold it after drinking it twice in a row.
"Great Qin's warriors, eat and drink to your heart's content."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hu Hai insisted on stepping down from the stage and said to Meng Tian and the others: "I am not very drunk, Meng Aiqing will prepare a camp tent for me, I will rest in this camp tonight." ”
"Your Majesty, this is ......," Meng Tian hesitated.
"What, in an army of 100,000, can anyone still stab me?" Hu Hai said with a glare.
"The old minister obeys!"
Others went to the carnival by themselves, and Hu Hai entered the tent prepared by Meng Tian and fell asleep. Li Si, Wei Yi and the others saw that Hu Hai was asleep, and they all asked Meng Tian to find someone to arrange the camp to rest, and running back and forth really made these old men a little tired.
Zhang Han and Ying Yi declined Meng Tian, who invited the two of them to drink, and the implication was nothing more than that the emperor was here, how could they leave their posts without permission. Meng Tian didn't force it, Hu Hai really needed someone to protect him, so he went to meet with his subordinates.
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"General, Your Majesty is probably wary of you now."
A general sat down under Meng Tian and whispered. If Hu Hai was here, he would definitely be able to recognize it immediately, this person was the general of the Jiuyuan Army who had been staring at him before.
"Your Majesty's magnanimity is beyond your imagination? If you are so presumptuous today, Your Majesty has not severely punished you, and you have to talk nonsense again. Meng Tian's eyes widened.
"General, for the sake of my Mengshi clan, you should make a plan as soon as possible. Isn't the child still there? Your Majesty is staying in the camp, and now as long as the general ascends to the top and shouts, I will wait for 100,000 soldiers to ......."
"Presumptuous!" Meng Tianhe suddenly interrupted Meng Wen's words sharply, and the originally noisy tent suddenly fell silent. All the generals of the Jiuyuan Army, who were still happily eating and drinking, looked at the exposed Meng Tian in a daze, and couldn't understand what Meng Wen had done to make the always gentle Meng Tian lose his temper so much.
Meng Tian held the hilt of his sword and looked at the panicked Meng Wen with murderous anger and said slowly: "I just think I've never heard what I said today. If you dare to be so rebellious and utter nonsense, don't blame me for being ruthless under the sword. ”
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April 17 of the first year of Great Qin II.
Meng Tian led the 80,000 original army east to Hanguguan and went straight to the giant deer; Li Xin led 20,000 Jiuyuan elite soldiers to Wuguan in the south.
ps: I just finished uploading a chapter last night, and the community immediately went out of power. I called in the middle of the night, browsed through book reviews, and wanted to code out a chapter at six o'clock, but the power went out again. Helpless! The two chapters that I owe yesterday will be made up tomorrow at the latest! I'm sorry!