Qin Official

"Don't chase poor bandits."

Listening to the sound of ringing gold coming from behind, looking at the Ba people retreating into the mountains and forests half a mile away, even though Heifu was unwilling, he could only let Yidao Qingzhuang, who was hastily armed, follow him out of the city to attack the enemy. They stopped.

It's not that they don't want to catch up, it's just that they can't catch up at all. Who would have thought that these Ba people were barefoot, but they were running as fast as flying, faster than the Qin people who were wearing shoes. There were not many cars and horses in the city, and they could not organize the riders to go to the front to interfere with the interception. They could only watch helplessly. He watched most of the people flee.

Moreover, the Ba people have lived in the mountains and forests since they were young. They are familiar with the terrain and walk among the ravines and shrubs as if they were walking on flat ground. If they are greedy and pursue them, they may be ambushed, which will not be beautiful.

Looking back at the chase on the way out, there were more than a hundred corpses of Ba people who were killed because they could not retreat, as well as more than two hundred corpses under Yidao City. It can barely be considered a complete victory. In the two days of the battle to defend the city, , the casualties among soldiers and civilians were only over a hundred.

Heifu asked the hundred generals of Yidao and the county officials to organize the young men to clean up the battlefield, while he rode towards the city. The reinforcements sent by the county guards had just arrived at the city. They were busy rushing for reinforcements and did not bother to hide their whereabouts. The silhouette of the sails spread out on the river could be seen by both the enemy and ourselves. The Ba people failed to attack the city three times. Several tribes united again. Their morale suddenly disappeared and they retreated quickly. …

When Hei Fu came to the front, the armored reinforcements soldier came out in person, cupped his hands and said to him: "Hei Fu... no, I should call him Zuo Bing Cao Shi now. I never thought we could meet here! "

"Lieutenant Cheng County!"

Hei Fu was happy when he saw it. Isn't this Cheng Wuyou, who had been his boss for a while during the battle against Chu? After he came back, he learned that when Xiangcheng was defeated, Cheng Wuyou was lucky enough to survive and evacuated with Meng Tian with his remaining soldiers. Because he had done some minor service in resisting the Chu army's attack, his title was not reduced and he was transferred to Zigui. Became a county captain.

After the meeting, Cheng Wuyou looked at the scarred Yidao city walls and the burned-out village of Lilu not far away that was still smoking, and said bitterly: "I never thought that I had only left Yidao for half a year. , How dare the barbarians be so arrogant! "

If I remember correctly, Cheng Wuyou is a Yi Taoist. When he sees his hometown being destroyed like this, he will naturally be very angry.

At this time, another general came over to meet Heifu. It was Yiling County Lieutenant named Ling Kui.

Heifu roughly counted the men and horses they brought with them, but saw that there were nearly a thousand people.

"It's only the military strength of Yiling and Zigui counties."

Cheng Wuyou told Hei Fu that four days ago, while the county governor sent Hei Fu to Yidao first, he also sent troops to neighboring counties.

"Originally, we planned to use troops from four counties to quell the Yidao rebellion in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, there was another emergency call from Challing, saying that the Chu army was besieging Chaling with nearly ten thousand people! So they ordered the soldiers recruited from Jiangling, Zhijiang and other counties to be replaced. Go to Jingling."

"Nearly ten thousand people!?" Heifu was shocked. With this number of people, all the troops in Changsha, south of the Yangtze River of the Chu Kingdom were probably mobilized. At the same time, he also understood why the Chu people wanted to incite the Yidaoba people to rebel. It seems that here It's not the main direction of attack, Jiling, that's the place the Chu people really want to capture.

Jiling was the Hubei Gong'an County in later generations, bordering the Yangtze River to the north, the Xiangjiang River to the south, the Han River to the east, and Sichuan and Shu to the west. The three most important waterways in the Jingchu area sandwich Gong'an County in the middle and can directly connect to seven provinces. Therefore, in later generations, Wuhan was the "thorough of nine provinces" and Gong'an was the "channel of seven provinces."

It is similar today. Jingling is regarded as the gateway to Jiangling. Once Jingling is lost, the Chu people will face Jiangling across the river. Their fleet can enter the river along the Youjiang River and sail to the water where Heifu and others bathed in Shangsijie. Let the county and city be under its threat at any time.

"In that case, Nanjun's soldiers may not be able to be sent to Huaibei, and daily war preparations and production will be greatly affected." Heifu thought this way, and by then, even Yidao might have to give up.

But that is not what they are concerned about now. Although the siege of the Yi Dao has been lifted, and the Ba tribe has also had conflicts and dispersed, as long as Fan Qin, who took the lead in the rebellion, does not die for a day, the Ba tribe leaders Still being instigated by the Chu people, this rebellion has not ended yet.

…

After beheading and returning to the city, Heifu, as the left soldier Cao Shi holding the Sheriff's Tiger Talisman, undoubtedly had to control Cheng Wuyou and Ling Kui as commanders, which made Cheng Wuyou feel a little strange. Yes, how come the little hundred generals who were still under his command a year ago are now at his right?

When Heifu asked about the next plan to quell the barbarians, Cheng Wuyou did not answer. Instead, Yiling County Captain Lingkui said hurriedly: "The Ba people killed the county magistrate and county captains and burned many villages. This must not be done." Forgive! Since the Yi Dao barbarians have revolted and surrendered, why not take this opportunity to sweep their lairs and drive them out completely! Avoid future troubles forever!"

When he was an official in Yiling County, he did this when faced with the rebellion of a small number of local Ba people. Moreover, it would be easier to get credit if he did it that way.

As a result, this sentence immediately aroused strong opposition from the local Cheng Wuyou: "Ling County Lieutenant, although Yidao and Yiling are only separated by a river, the situation is very different. Yiling has been operated by the Chu State for hundreds of years, and many In order to organize households and people, and maintain order in the villages and towns, if a few barbarians in the mountains resist, they can just be wiped out directly. "

"The Yi Dao is different. There are only a few hundred households, but the Ba people have as many as ten or twenty thousand. Not to mention whether we can wipe them out in one fell swoop with our small number of people, even if the Ba people are temporarily expelled , the other people regard the Yi River as a sacred water, and the Wuluo Zhongli Mountain as a sacred mountain, and they will definitely seek to recapture this place. In that case, the Yi Road will never have peace! It will even trigger the Ba people in Zigui, Wuxian, Bajun and other places. Dissatisfied! This is pushing them towards Chu State!"

"According to Cheng County Lieutenant's opinion, should we be pacified or not suppressed? Just forget about the county magistrate, county captain, and hundreds of casualties?" Ling Kui was refuted on the spot, and he felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing that they were about to fight, Heifu quickly stopped the argument between the two: "Of course the evil deeds of the Ba people must be punished, but it may not be easy to enter the mountains and forests to pursue them with the current manpower."

He knew very well the respective advantages and disadvantages of the Qin people and the Ba people. The advantage of the Qin army is to defend the city and fight in formations on the plains. But after entering the mountains and forests, they will be at a disadvantage. If they are not careful, they will repeat the tragedy of the Yidao county magistrates and county lieutenants who were ambushed and destroyed.

At this time, the clerk outside came in and said that Ba Zhong wanted to see him.

After Bazhong entered, he met with the three people and offered advice:

"I dare to say that the rebellion of the Ba people was the result of the Chu envoys instigating it. Fan Qin was the only one who wholeheartedly opposed Qin, and most of the other princes were coerced by him. Now the Ba people are attacking the city. After being frustrated, many tribal leaders regretted their retreat early. Now, if we use large troops to suppress the territory and eliminate the good and the bad without distinguishing between good and bad, they will instead gather under Fan Qin's banner to fight against the government. In that case, hundreds of miles away There will never be peace in Yishui..."

Previously on the top of the city, Ba Zhong watched with complicated emotions as the Ba people who were unable to retreat were overtaken and killed by the young men in the city led by Hei Fu.

He is a "Xia Zi" from Ba who is deeply influenced by Qin culture. In this rebellion, he is in a very strange position.

On the one hand, he could understand the reason why the Yidaoba people rebelled against Qin. The blood feud was greater than heaven. The Qin officials executed Fan You. Although the sentence was in accordance with the law, it was indeed reckless.

But on the other hand, as the son of the widow Qing, Ba Zhong has a higher outlook than the average Ba people and knows that his past life is gone forever. Only by accepting the rule of the Qin government and following Qin laws can we survive. Their family had direct contact with Xianyang and knew that although Qin suffered a temporary setback, Qin Feichu would definitely win in the end. Fighting against him at this time would only become a stone in the road that would be crushed by the giant ship.

Looking at the Ba people who were encouraged by the Chu people to attack Yi Dao, but ended up dying in the ravine wilderness, Ba Zhong was helpless and sympathetic. He tried his best to do something to make this rebellion subside as soon as possible.

In terms of business, Ba Zhong needs a peaceful environment, and in terms of love, Ba Zhong does not want more Ba people to die meaninglessly.

After listening to Bazhong's suggestion, Heifu looked at Cheng Wuyou and Ling Kui: "What do the two county captains think?"

"This is a sure way."

Cheng Wuyou nodded and said: "I have been an official in Yi Dao for many years and know that all the tribes of the local Ba people have their own enmities. Almost every tribe is fighting and fighting with each other. Rather than being enemies of all the tribes, it is better to send people to lobby and isolate them. Fan Qinbu!"

Ling Kui said: "The county magistrate and county captain of Yidao have died unexpectedly. Who else dares to be the envoy?"

Bazhong asked Heifu again: "Zhong is willing to go to Zhongli Mountain in Wuluo to meet the princes and persuade them to return to Qin!"

After Heifu pondered for a moment, he finally made up his mind.

"In that case, I'll trouble Bajun to go there again and make sure to explain the situation to all the ministries so that they won't be obsessed with it anymore."

Before Bazhong left, Heifu also explained to him what the governor Ye Teng told him when he left Yiling.

"Tell the princes of the Ba people that the county guard still remembers the oath of the past. The Ba people's rebellion was purely instigated by the Jing people, and the county guard also knew that he had no choice. Therefore, he will only punish the culprits, regardless of the accomplices. If they can Kill the Chu envoys and help the government attack and destroy the Fan Qin tribe, and then the Fan Qin tribe’s people and territory can be divided among them!”

Heifu remembered a saying from his previous life that uniting the majority and attacking a small group was the only way to victory in the struggle. Now he had to learn and apply it!