Chapter Eighty-Six: The Princely General Xiangning Has a Kind of (II)

The two Qin Army officers had also heard all kinds of rumors about Chen Sheng, but they didn't pay any attention to it. In their minds, Chen Sheng was just a pariah, a humble pariah, like nine hundred soldiers. Untouchables will always be untouchables, and they want to be kings, it's really ridiculous, it's just bullshit.

They regard this kind of rumor as the spiritual sustenance of this group of untouchables to talk about themselves in panic, since you want to dream, then continue to do it, anyway, if you miss the time, the two of them will only be beaten at most.

The sky finally cleared, and the two officers walked out of the post station with their waists stretched, brandishing their whips as usual to drive the group of soldiers on the road, but they didn't notice the malicious eyes of Chen Sheng and the others looking at them.

Chen Sheng stared at the two of them tightly, and with a sharp nod, Wu Guang and the others pounced on them, pressed the two officers to the ground, snatched the swords, and tied them up.

The leading officer surnamed Wu was full of horror, desperately breaking free, and shouted in his mouth: "Chen Sheng, let go of grandpa and me, do you want to rebel?" ”

Ge Ying stepped forward with a cruel smile on his face and slapped it with a slap, and said with a smile; "Uncle, we just want to rebel, how about it."

"Crazy you guys." The officer's eyes widened and he laughed in disbelief; "I have millions of soldiers in Daqin, rich all over the world, you untouchables actually dare to rebel, hahahaha, do you know how powerful our army is, how vast our territory is, you are simply arrogant, arrogant!"

Chen Sheng snorted heavily and said; "All I know is that the time of death for both of you is near." After speaking, he gave Wu Guang a look, Wu Guang understood, took out a sackcloth and plugged the mouths of the two.

The soldier next to him watched this scene dumbfounded, and didn't go up to help anyone, just watched stunned, opening his mouth wide. It was too much of an impact on their hearts. They never thought of resisting, and they always felt that what was pressing on them was invincible. But once Chen Sheng and the others made the first move, they found that what they had on their heads was just a shallow layer as thin as a brocade cloth.

The guards gradually surrounded them, looking at the two Qin army officers who had been tied up and pressed to the ground, most of them didn't know what was going on, they just looked at Chen Sheng and the four of them with fear on their faces.

Ge Ying found a cart and flipped it over, Chen Sheng jumped up, stood high on the wheel, and roared loudly with excitement on his face; "Brothers, we left our parents, wives and children behind and were forced by the Qin State to go to the border. Who wants to do such a chore, and how many will survive from the border! We have been staying here for many days, and when the flood waters recedes and the bridge is repaired, I am afraid that we will not be able to reach Yuyang as scheduled day and night. According to the laws of the Qin State, if you don't arrive on time, you will be beheaded, so Yuyang will be our burial place! If we go our separate ways to escape for our lives now, we will die if we are caught by the government! ”

"So what should we do?" The one who spoke in a thick voice was a middle-aged man named Zhou Shi, he was one of Chen Sheng's diehards, and he had followed Chen Sheng since the beginning of the county, and he was naturally involved in today's affairs. So deliberately asked questions to cooperate with Chen Sheng.

Chen Shenggao raised his head and said loudly: "There is only one way to survive now, and that is to rebel!" ”

The originally noisy and chaotic team of guards suddenly quieted down, and everyone opened their mouths wide and looked at Chen Sheng with horror on their faces. The word 'rebellion' was something they had never thought about.

Seeing that everyone was frightened, Chen Sheng threw out a very tempting incense bait, and he shouted and shouted: "Why is the eldest husband so afraid of death, even if he dies, he must die vigorously." If we succeed in opposing Qin, we will not only be able to break a way to survive, but also win wealth for ourselves and future generations! If we don't oppose Qin, there is only a dead end waiting for us. Which way to go, it's not a matter of obviousness. ”

Chen Sheng saw that everyone was still hesitating, so he gave a look to the military ministers on the side. The warrior understood, drew the saber he had snatched, and the two officers separated from each other. The blood spurted high, splashing the Wuchen, but he smiled cruelly, not caring at all.

At this time, Wu Guang and Ge Ying, who were standing beside Chen Sheng, took the opportunity to raise their arms and shouted: "Anti-Qin for survival, anti-Qin for wealth!" ”

Looking at the corpse of the officer who had fallen to the ground, the soldiers also realized that there was no way back. The passion of the crowd was finally aroused, and they also began to raise their arms and shout, and their voices shook the heavens and the earth.

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around." Chen Sheng frantically waved the sword he snatched in his hand and roared with all his might, "The prince will have a kind of Xiangning. ”

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History is often full of accidents and inevitability, just like Robspier said during the French Revolution: history is never created, only those who follow history can be created.

When hunger and cold were compelled, Chen Sheng, a follower of the 900 desperate soldiers facing the slaughter of his head, raised his arms and shouted, and the entire Great Qin Empire quickly collapsed. Prior to this, this young but old empire was still huge and formidable in battle, despite its many difficulties and declining days.

History is like playing a huge joke with the Qin Empire, the huge empire created by Yu Lie of the Sixth Dynasty, the Great Qin Empire with a territory of millions of tigers, actually collapsed under the screams of 900 desperate soldiers. People were surprised to find that the huge empire that had been pressing on them all this time was so vulnerable. For a time, the heroes responded, the six countries were restored, and the turbulent and heroic era of the late Qin Dynasty officially kicked off.

And it all started with such a ragged team. They have no food, no supplies, and even no determination to fight, but they have a strong desire to survive.

In order to be able to fight and kill, they cut some sticks instead of knives and guns; In order to rally the masses, they tied a strip of cloth to the bamboo pole as a flag. They embroidered the crooked character 'Chu' on the banner, and in the name of Fusu and Xiang Yan, they unveiled the first and largest peasant uprising in history.

Chen Sheng was promoted to general, Wu Guang was appointed as a lieutenant, and the nine hundred soldiers were divided into three battalions, with Wu Guang, Ge Ying, and Wuchen each leading the way, all under Chen Sheng's command. After they raised their banner, they resolutely advanced forward, and the nearest target to Daze Township was the nearby county seat of Qixian.

There were not many defenders in this small county town, only less than three hundred old and weak soldiers. After receiving the report of the officer, a large stream of rogues approached the county seat, and the county commander hurriedly climbed up the city tower to look. Looking at it from a distance, but he was dumbfounded, he saw the eye-catching word 'Chu' in 'Liukou'. He shuddered, and suddenly realized the danger, this was by no means an ordinary rogue, but a rebellion.

The rebellion and the Chu army came back, what would the more than 50,000 Chu people in the city think?

The county order did not have the high wind and brightness of 'eating the king's Lu and being loyal to the king', and the first thing he reacted to was to decisively abandon the city and flee. As soon as he saw that the boss had run away, all the subordinate officials in the city ran away, and hundreds of old and weak people who defended the city also opened the city gate and surrendered directly.

The first battle of the rebel army ended with the bloodless capture of Qi County. The rebel army used this as a base and replenished a large number of soldiers, weapons and equipment, and food supplies here. The ranks quickly swelled to five thousand people, and the most important thing was that they had confidence—the confidence to defeat the mighty Qin state.

Chen Sheng decided to divide his troops into two routes, one led by Ge Ying to capture the vast area east of Qi County, and the other route was personally led by himself to capture the vast area west of Qi County.

Chen Sheng's Western Route Army took five county towns in one go, and basically encountered little resistance. Ge Ying's Eastern Route Army also won successes one after another, and it was progressing very smoothly, and it was advancing towards the Huainan Prefectures. The officials of the Qin Dynasty seemed reluctant to die for the Second Emperor, and Chen Sheng's strength snowballed, and by the time he arrived in Chen, he already had thousands of cavalry, tens of thousands of infantry, and six or seven hundred chariots.

In Chen, the rebels encountered resistance for the first time. Chen County is the seat of Chen County, and it is also the capital of Chen State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and an important northern town of Chu during the Warring States Period, so the Qin army has a heavy army here.

It's a pity that the captain who defends the city is indeed a straw bag, although he has the courage of the Qin people, but he lacks brains and luck. Seeing Chen Shenghao's mighty army coming, he was not in a hurry but rejoiced, feeling that these mud-legged armies were vulnerable, and they could just accomplish his deeds. Regardless of the opposition of his generals, he forcibly took 10,000 troops out of the city to attack the rebels. Unexpectedly, the luck was really bad, and the heavy rain poured down on the road, and the team was in chaos.

This heavy rain not only extinguished the Qin army's fighting spirit, but also brought them a catastrophe. The rebel army happened to pass by here, and the Qin army met unexpectedly on a narrow road, and Chen Sheng immediately made a decision and ordered a fierce attack. Both sides were in disarray and in disarray.

What kind of person is Chen Sheng, a leader in the market, he may not be good at fighting, but fighting in groups is his strength. Under the heavy rain, there was no queue to talk about, and it was completely scuffled. The rebel soldiers were many times larger, and it didn't take long for the hapless lieutenant to be killed, and the Qin army surrendered one after another.

With the addition of thousands of fresh troops from the surrender of the Qin army, the quality of the rebel army has improved a lot, and Chen County has also been captured.

After Chen Sheng captured Chen County, his power increased greatly, and he already had more than 100,000 soldiers and nearly 20 county seats. Some local heroic powers have taken refuge, and even more relatives from the six countries like Zhang Er and Chen Yu have come to join them.

With the repeated support of the senior leaders of the rebel army, Chen Sheng finally ascended to the coveted throne, and his long-cherished wish for many years finally came true. He named the country Zhang Chu, fixed the capital of Chen County, named Wu Guang as the false king, and Wuchen and Ge Ying as generals.

Chen Sheng, who was called the queen, quickly developed the idea that being rich is peaceful, and this crown began to corrupt him, and it was also rapidly eroding his fighting spirit. Chen Sheng began to follow the emperor's example and sit in the deep palace, delegating military power to his cronies and letting them go around on expeditions.

Wu Guang was his most trusted person, and was appointed as a general, commanding all the elites to attack Xingyang, the center of the world. Wu Chen led a partial division and attacked the land of Zhao Yan with the assistance of Zhang Er and Chen Yu. Zhou City went east to attack Wei and Qi, while Ge Ying continued south to recover Chu.

Seeing that the rebel army was so successful, heroes from all over the country also killed officials and stood on their own feet to respond to Chen Sheng. For a time, most of the 22 counties in Kanto were no longer Qin.