Chapter 61: Plotting an uprising to trap and trapping General Qin
The next day, who expected that the heavy rain would still be non-stop, Chen Qun instructed Chen Sheng and Wu Guangdao: "You two look at the barracks and set off when the weather is clear." After Chen Qun finished speaking, he left with Xu Gan. It wasn't until it was dark that the two came back drunk, and it turned out that they had gone to the countryside to drink. By the third day, the rain was still falling. At this time, everyone was worried, worried that they would miss the trip, so they prayed to God together: "God, open your eyes, if we go down again, we won't survive, because the Qin law is very strict, if you can't reach the destination within this month, you will be beheaded, you can do okay and don't rain anymore?" But no matter how earnestly they prayed, the rain did not abate in the slightest, but became more and more intense.
On the fifth day, Chen Qun and Xu Gan still handed over the affairs in the barracks to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. They still went to drink during the day and slept when they came back at night, not paying any attention to the delay in the deadline. On this night, there was already a commotion in the barracks, and a few bold people ran to Chen Sheng's tent and said: "We only have a one-month deadline, and we have been delayed here for four or five days, even if the weather is fine and we are in a hurry, I am afraid we will not be able to make it." Captain Chen, can't you let us die! Chen Sheng also said anxiously: "Yes, I'm also in a hurry, but it's raining heavily, the road is impassable, and no one can do anything!" Or wait for the county lieutenant to come tomorrow, let's go and discuss what to do? The sergeants said, "What's the use of looking for him?" Or do you have an idea? We really don't want to die! Chen Sheng asked rhetorically, "What can I do?" They pleaded, "Will you take us with you and escape?" When Chen Sheng heard this, he got up and said, "You don't want to die?" What such nonsense! Even if you escape, where can you flee to? The whole world is the place of Qin, those who escaped from their clutches? If you are caught, you will still die, so why should you escape? Don't say any more frustrating words, let's go back and rest, right? The sergeants said, "We have been soaked in the rain all day, and our bones are about to melt, so how can we rest?" As they spoke, they walked out helplessly.
By dusk on the sixth day, the rain was still falling. At this time, three big men came out of the barracks, they were Tian Zang, Li Gui and Lu Chen, all of whom were good friends of Chen Sheng, and the three of them came to see Chen Sheng in the rain. At this time, Chen Sheng was also discussing things with Wu Guang in the tent, and when he saw the three of them walking in, he got up and asked, "What are you doing here?" The three of them were filled with righteous indignation: "The county lieutenant drank day and night, but let us soak in the rain day and night to endure hunger and cold, and in the end, if we miss the deadline, we will have to die, why don't you run away?" Chen Sheng was surprised: "Escape? Who would dare? If you catch it, you will be beheaded! The three of them glared and said: "If you escape, if you are caught, you will die, if you miss the deadline, you will die, both horizontally and vertically, it is better to be the opposite of her mother!" When Chen Sheng and Wu Guang heard this, they were immediately stunned, so they hurriedly walked to the big tent and looked at it, and then turned around and said, "But if the rebellion fails, do you still have to die?" Tian Zang said proudly: "Big brother, this is what the brothers mean, now our lives are in your hands, or can you please make an idea for everyone?" Chen Sheng glanced at Wu Guang, and then led everyone out to patrol the camp.
When they came to the middle of the barracks, they saw that the soldiers were soaked in the heavy rain like chickens in soup, their clothes were cold, and they were indeed pitiful, and the soldiers all looked at Chen Sheng and Wu Guang with begging eyes. When the two of them had finished patrolling the barracks, they returned to the tent. At this time, Tian Zang and the others said together: "Captain Chen, the heavy rain has been falling for a long time, this must miss the deadline, and it should be cut if it is overdue!" It's really not worth it! Big brother, the world has been suffering for a long time, since we escaped and were caught dead, then it was the other way around! At this time, the crowd was excited, and there was an uproar in the army, and they all said: "It's the opposite!" Chen Sheng looked at everyone in shock, and said, "Will the rebellion succeed?" In the end, if you are caught, you will still die! When everyone saw Chen Sheng say this, they simply said: "Even if you die, you have to die vigorously!" Can't let them kill in vain! Chen Sheng looked at everyone's excited appearance, and his heart suddenly set off a lot of waves, but he looked very calm.
Chen Sheng returned to the camp and said to Wu Guang: "The current situation is very clear, and it has been delayed for several days now. It is also more than 1,000 miles away from Yuyang, and even if it is a day and night journey, it can only be carried by carrying your head. What everyone said makes sense, are we just going to die in vain? Wu Guang also said indignantly: "Yes, if we miss the deadline, what should we do?" Chen Sheng said in a deep voice: "The soldiers are worried about being killed, now I will discuss with you, what do you say to do?" Wu Guangdao: "It's better for you to make up your mind!" Chen Sheng got up and paced, pondered for a moment, and said resolutely: "If we escape and be caught, it will be death, and if we fail to raise troops, we will also die, so it is more heroic to die for national affairs?" Wu Guang saw that Chen Sheng wanted to raise troops to revolt, so he stood up and said excitedly: "I have already had this intention!" I thought that I left my hometown, just to avoid the conscription of the Qin State, who expected that I would eventually be caught by the Qin State to go to the north to fight the border, this time the life and death are uncertain, and the good luck is unpredictable, Captain Chen, what do you say? I'm completely at your disposal! ”
Chen Sheng saw that Wu Guang was very supportive of him, so he said categorically: "The world has been suffering for a long time, and people's anger is like a volcano, once it erupts, it will become a prairie fire." I heard that the second son is the youngest son of the first emperor, and he should not have ascended the throne, but the eldest son Fusu was enthroned. However, because of Fusu's repeated admonitions, he was sent to the north to defend the border, and later he was killed without guilt. The common people knew about his virtue, but they didn't know that he was dead. Xiang Yan was a famous general of the Chu State, and after the fall of the Chu State, some people say that he went into exile in South Vietnam. At present, the military heart is available, and the opportunity is rare, if we raise troops against Qin in the name of the two of them, the world will definitely respond! When Wu Guang heard this, he said excitedly: "I heard that Chu has already prophesied, saying, 'Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu.'" 'How can a husband live in obscurity for a long time, he should do a vigorous job, so as not to come to the world in vain, I am willing to do great things with you! Chen Sheng shook Wu Guang's hand excitedly.
The two planned until dawn, but because of the importance of the matter, Chen Sheng proposed again: "We should find a fortune teller and ask him to divinate for us before taking action." Wu Guang agreed. After daybreak, they snuck out of the camp and into the countryside. The two of them found a diviner. The gentleman, knowing that they were trapped here by the heavy rain, and had already seen their thoughts, immediately began to make a hexagram and said, "If you two work together, things will surely succeed." It's just that you will encounter some troubles later, and it will take a lot of trouble. I'd suggest you ask the ghosts again, right? Anyway, the Chu people believe in this the most! Chen Sheng immediately understood what he meant, and turned around and said to Wu Guang: "He asked the two of us to pretend to act according to the will of the ghosts and gods, so that people can fully believe it." The two then summed it up, Chen Sheng whispered a few words in Wu Guang's ear, and Wu Guang nodded and agreed.
The next morning, Chen Sheng ordered his soldiers to go to the river to fish and cook. The soldiers came to the river and caught several fish, one of which was particularly large. The soldier cut open the belly of the fish, and found a silk book hidden inside. Everyone was very curious, so they opened the silk book and looked at it, and there were three words written on it: 'Chen Shengwang'. The soldiers were very surprised, so they hurried to report to Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng said casually: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can there be a silk book in the belly of a fish? This must be your doing, if the county lieutenant knows, can my head still grow on my neck? When everyone heard him say this, they all knew that this matter must have nothing to do with Captain Chen.
That night, the soldiers gathered around the barracks to discuss the silk books. Suddenly, a strange sound came from outside, like the cry of a fox. Someone ran outside curiously to listen, the voice was clear for a while, vague for a while, and listened carefully for a while, as if to say a word: "Da Chuxing, Chen Shengwang!" The direction of the voice was the location of the ancient ancestral temple in the northwest corner, where few people went during the day, let alone at night, and what was even more strange was that there were still a few sparks in the depths of the woods, flickering east and west, changing uncertainly. But after a short time, the spark went out and the sound was no longer audible. The one who saw the spark and heard the sound said, "The sound is like a fox barking, and the fire is a ghost fire!" The people were horrified and hurried back to the camp. Ghost fire is actually phosphorus fire. And here they use bonfires to pretend to be ghost fires, which means that they are deliberately scary, and bonfires are put in a shroud at night, which looks looming. This event is known as the "bonfire fox chirping" in history.
The next day, the news of the fish belly silk book and the bonfire fox song spread in the camp, and everyone pointed and looked at Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng acted as if nothing had happened. At this time, Tian Zang, Li Gui, Lu Chen, Wu Chen, Han Guang and other heroes all came to Chen Sheng and said: "Captain Chen, you have heard about the fish belly silk book and the bonfire fox song, this is the meaning of God, these two things clearly show that you are going to be king!" Chen Sheng pretended to be very angry and said, "You are talking so nonsense, do you want to make my head move?" Everyone said impassionedly: "The current emperor is really a bastard, plus Zhao Gao is doing nonsense." Those of us who are now away from our hometowns have to go thousands of miles away to guard the border, and if we don't meet the prescribed time limit, we will be beheaded, and it is better to raise troops overnight than to die in vain. Now the people of the world have been cornered by the Qin State, the soldiers are in urgent need of hanging, and the people are in danger of exhaustion. If we can capture Qi County, we will kill the county order, and then elect you as the king, won't this fulfill the matter of the silk book and the fox song? Chen Sheng said indifferently: "I don't believe in the two things of the Fish Belly Silk Book and the Ghost Fire Fox Song, but if you really want to start something, it's not a simple matter, if it fails, you all have to die, everyone has to think clearly!" Tian Zang was the first to say loudly: "One stone can hit a thousand waves, and what is missing now is the leader." Captain Chen, if you can raise your arms and stand up and give orders, our 900 brothers are willing to go through the hardships with you! If you don't believe me, please go to the barracks and listen to everyone's voices. At this time, Wu Guang happened to come back from patrolling, and said to Chen Sheng: "Captain Chen, the nine hundred soldiers are angry and are waiting for your order. Chen Sheng listened to Wu Guang's words, and came to the barracks again to inspect.
As soon as Chen Sheng walked out of the big tent, he saw the sergeants surrounding him, and everyone couldn't wait to ask: "Captain Chen, we have been delayed for seven or eight days, and now we are rushing day and night, and we can't rush to Yuyang County on time. Chen Sheng saw that the soldiers regarded him as a savior, and his heart was overjoyed, so he ordered the grain officer to take out the delicious things and let everyone have a full meal first.
Fortunately, the county lieutenant and the prison commander in charge of them have been staying in the township for the past few nights, and they only come and go by chance during the day, and they have no idea what is happening in the army. Don't say it's them, even the high-ranking emperor of Qin never imagined that just tonight, this group of lowest-level Qin soldiers, Danzi, a new recruit who was preparing to go to the northern border, would ignore the supreme divine majesty and imperial rule of Qin, but planned an unprecedented, and also an earth-shattering great plan - to launch a military mutiny, and they brazenly and desperately embarked on the road of anti-Qin.
Just when everyone decided to start a mutiny, it was strange to say that it suddenly stopped raining after a week of heavy rain. That night, Chen Qun and Xu Gan rode back to the barracks drunk. After the county lieutenant came back, he summoned Chen Sheng and Wu Guangdao: "The rain has stopped tonight, you two should notify the whole camp as soon as possible, and tomorrow morning, we will set off in full gear, and there must be no mistakes!" Chen Sheng and Wu Guang glanced at each other, and then agreed to walk out of the big tent. Then there was a thunderous snoring of the two inside.
In the middle of the night, the sergeants crowded together in front of Chen Sheng's camp, angrily complaining about the crimes of the county lieutenant. Chen Sheng saw that the army's heart mutinied, so he entered the tent and said to Wu Guang: "The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, he should fly mightily, how can he be silent?" Now that the time is ripe, we should follow the tide, rise up and attack overnight! Wu Guang agreed. Chen Sheng said decisively: "You go to the county lieutenant first, provoke him with words, I will arrive later, everyone will definitely attack him, we will cut off the county lieutenant's head first, and then use his head to sacrifice the flag." Wu Guang readily agreed.
Wu Guang turned around and walked out of the big tent, and then went straight to the county lieutenant's military tent. County Lieutenant Chen Qun suddenly turned over and asked, "What's the matter?" Wu Guang saluted and said: "My lord, it has been raining heavily for seven or eight days, and I have missed the trip." The imperial edict said, 'If you miss the deadline, you should be beheaded'. I don't want to die in vain, I'll tell you, I'm going to fly away! When the county lieutenant heard this, he was furious and said, "Bastard! If you dare to escape, I will kill you first! Wu Guangdao: "You go to Yuyang to give the order yourself, I won't send you to death!" The county lieutenant scolded again: "Crazy slave! Do you dare to run away? Wu Guang snorted, turned around and left. Xu Gan jumped up first, suddenly pulled his sword to catch up with Wu Guang, put the sword on Wu Guang's neck and shouted, "Do you want to try Lao Tzu's sword?" Wu Guang stopped. At this time, Chen Qun's anger did not subside, so he ordered Xu Gan to whip Wu Guang with a hundred whips first. Wu Guang stood there and did not move, letting Xu Gan whip him.
At this moment, Chen Sheng had already dressed neatly, and then led the sergeant into the big tent, and everyone saw Xu Gan beating Captain Wu, all of them with angry eyes like angry lions. When the county lieutenant saw that the situation was wrong, he ordered Xu Gan to put down his whip, press his sword in his hand and shout: "What are you doing here? Want to rebel? Tian Zang took the lead and shouted: "Captain Wu, kill him!" Wu Guang took advantage of the situation to snatch Xu Gan's sword and killed Xu Gan with one sword. The county lieutenant was shocked and hurriedly drew his sword to kill Wu Guang. Chen Sheng rushed forward and roared, slashed the county lieutenant's sword to the ground with his own sword, and then shouted loudly: "There is a county commander's sword here, you can cut it first and then play!" Then the crowd shouted, "Kill him!" ......" The county lieutenant saw that the momentum was not good, and hurriedly begged Chen Sheng: "Chen Sheng, you and I were one family five hundred years ago, how can you do ......the opposite" Before the words could be spoken, Chen Sheng raised his sword and fell, and the county lieutenant's head had fallen to the ground.