Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 476 Heng Chu’s death, scheming!

"Those who want to leave cannot be stopped. Those who are willing to follow me will break out of Daze with me and defend the King of Chu!" Hengchu finally made a decision.

He was able to remain active in Daze for many years without being caught and enjoyed a great reputation partly because of the help of local nobles, and partly because of the trust of the villagers.

Therefore, Hengchu made a great noise when he raised troops in Daze, and even once exceeded the influence caused by the king of Chu. Therefore, Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo regarded it as a serious problem and focused on besieging Hengchu, so that Hengchu was blocked again. Returned to Osawa.

Hengchu has a certain mass base. Unfortunately, the Xiang family and the Yu family left Chu land one after another. The Chu land aristocrats were at odds with each other, causing Hengchu to lose its most precious financial and upper-level resources.

Xiang Liang died, and his close friend Xiang Ji became a slave...

It has never been able to defeat Daze. No matter how powerful Hengchu is, he is still a turtle in the urn.

Daze is connected in all directions and the terrain is complex. Although it is an excellent hiding place, it is difficult to get in and out, so it is also a burial place.

Therefore, when the decree of amnesty for the world was spread to the Chu region, and even to Daze, the people under Hengchu's command began to lose their hearts.

Now most of the world has been pacified, and only the land of Chu has not yet been pacified.

In other words, the current rebellion in the Chu region is truly isolated and helpless.

He was defeated again and again, but the First Emperor, the king of tigers and wolves, changed his temper and was willing to lower his head to give the common people a step up.

To actually grant amnesty to the world at such a time!

The army was depleted and the general amnesty was a sign of weakness and incompetence.

But if the soldiers and horses are strong, then the Amnesty World will be kind and merciful.

Even if the First Emperor did not issue a general amnesty, anyone with a discerning eye would know that Chu's rebellion would not survive this year, let alone now?

As a result, the resistance quickly decreased like ice and snow melting...

Hengchu knew that if this continued, the last glimmer of hope would soon disappear.

In the current situation, he could only give up Daze, which he had managed for a long time, and lead his cronies to break out and come to the King of Chu to continue plotting future affairs.

pity……

Zhao Tuo knew about the official amnesty document before Hengchu.

After all, it takes local rumors to ferment for news to reach Chu. Moreover, it is in wartime and Daze is closed. Generally speaking, there will be a delay of one or two months for external news to reach Chu, unless it is a special military spy.

And Zhao Tuo?

He will be the first to know when local official documents are sent.

Therefore, in fact, the news of the First Emperor's amnesty was actually sent to Daze by Zhao Tuo.

Ren Xiao resigned from the First Emperor for many years, and finally succeeded in resigning and returning home.

Not long ago, Ren Xiao finally left Lingnan with satisfaction.

The top leader of Lingnan also officially changed from Ren Xiao to Zhao Tuo.

Although Zhao Tuo was actually entrusted with the important task of running Lingnan by Ren Xiao a long time ago, now he truly deserves it.

Ren Xiao was old and sick, so he was not attentive enough when suppressing the rebellion, and he also did not think of any mistakes, so the progress was slightly slow.

But Zhao Tuo is different. He is still young and he needs to settle down as soon as possible.

After all, Zhao Tuo has abilities. After all, the highest person in history has become the emperor.

The amnesty decree came, and after a moment's thought, a conspiracy emerged.

"Hengchu borrowed heroes from his hometown to raise an army, and if he used executions to stop the rumors, it would be tantamount to destroying his own foundation.

If it is not stopped, there will be only one road left in front of Hengchu, which is to break out of Daze and join the King of Chu, and just wait for Laoer.

The King of Chu was just a puppet, and it was only thanks to the nobles of Chu that he could ascend the throne. His subordinates were divided and had their own agendas, making it difficult to coordinate and not worth mentioning.

Once Hengchu is eliminated, Chu's rebellion will be defeated. "

Zhao Tuo smiled and explained his choice to the deputy general beside him.

"Your Majesty is kind and loving, so I am able to ascend to the position of general. I must give an explanation to Your Majesty as soon as possible."

As Zhao Tuo expected, Hengchu launched his first breakout that night.

Unfortunately, Zhao Tuo was already prepared.

Although there are many exits in Daze and the area is very large, it is impossible for Zhao Tuo to block all the exits.

But Hengchu's ultimate goal is to join the King of Chu, so his direction is fixed. At the same time, he must lead people to break out. Naturally, the exit direction cannot be too small, so there are only a few choices.

Zhao Tuo would not be afraid if he really broke through from the back. It would be useless to go out. Breaking out from the back to meet up with the King of Chu would take a long way around. Whether the King of Chu could survive until Heng Chu's arrival was a question.

Thirty thousand Qin soldiers are waiting for work...

Tens of thousands of soldiers from Hengchu headquarters came out of Daze at night, and what greeted them were the long-awaited crossbows.

Zhao Tuo attached great importance to Hengchu, so he came in person. The soldiers and horses who came to besiege Hengchu were also Zhao Tuo's most elite soldiers, and their equipment was also the best.

There is a lot of water in the swamp, so the number of horses is pitiful...

The Qin army fought away from the water, so they actually faced tens of thousands of infantry...

And they have cavalry, chariots, and crossbow formations!

You can already imagine what is waiting for them...

Hengchu did not ruin his reputation until his death, and therefore the Chu people who were willing to follow him in battle were in high fighting spirits.

But fighting mood and morale are not the only conditions for weighing victory or defeat on the battlefield.

Hengchu took the lead and wore armor, intending to break through Da Qin's infantry phalanx.

It's a pity that he is only Xiang Yu's best friend, not Xiang Yu himself.

Therefore... the situation on the battlefield inevitably deteriorated, and his close relatives died one after another...

The number of people is getting smaller and smaller, and even the war cry seems to be hoarse.

While fighting and breaking out, the Qin army gradually changed their formations and failed to break through. Hengchu could only retreat while fighting. At this moment, more than half of his men and horses had been lost. Breaking out was no longer possible. The only way to stand a chance was to escape back to Daze in embarrassment. A breather.

Hengchu did not choose to go back, but summoned up the courage to launch a second round of breakout.

Then, the last failure was repeated, and finally the troops were defeated. If they wanted to leave the loop, they could only return to Daze.

There is no chance anymore... The defeat has been decided. Even if he returns to Daze, his troops will be dispersed.

Hengchu sighed, and while the cronies around him were still fighting, he pulled out the long sword from his waist and solemnly took out the silk cloth and wiped the long sword clean.

This is not uncommon in Chu State.

Suicide...

As a country with abundant martial virtues, the Chu State developed a custom of committing suicide after defeat, and even gradually developed to the point of forming unique etiquette. Of course, this etiquette belongs exclusively to the nobility.

Hengchu knelt on the ground solemnly and respectfully held the sword across his neck.

Seeing this, the cronies around him were filled with grief and anger. Knowing that the defeat was certain, they fought hard just to leave the last trace of dignity to Hengchu.

Before Hengchu committed suicide, the people of Qin were not allowed to interfere with his noble ceremony.

In fact, there really isn’t…

When Zhao Tuo observed this scene from a high place through a telescope, he immediately ordered to slow down the attack.

He is not stupid, nor does he insist on capturing Hengchu alive.

Chu people take the suicide ceremony very seriously and sacredly.

Hengchu has won the hearts of the people. If they insist on destroying Hengchu's last dignity, these Chu people will really try their best to protect Hengchu and commit suicide.

They are all going to die anyway...why increase the casualties?

As a result, Hengchu was able to successfully complete his ritual.

The long sword passed by, and the blood flowed down his neck, like a gurgling mountain spring.

Hengchu did not die immediately. The last trace of his remaining reason forced his body to fall to a suitable angle.

Yes, in the Chu State's suicide ceremony, even the posture and angle of falling are very particular.

His empty eyes could only see the chaos of footsteps and the desolation of the earth.

I can only hear bursts of fighting...

With the lack of oxygen and the accelerated flow of blood, Hengchu's perception became slower and slower, and finally slowly stagnated and froze, but his eyes were still staring at this land.

Hengchu is dead...

As a result, Osawa's resistance died.

For the newly appointed Zhao Tuo, one of the two major rebellions in Chu State has been solved.

The next one is naturally the puppet King Chu regime, which is still on the run and is favored by the nobles of the aristocratic families.

After the king of Chu is dealt with, the remaining small disturbances do not even need to be fought. Once the king's army arrives, the chaos will be resolved on its own.

Hengchu’s death was full of Chu country flavor...

However, this did not bring any emotional impact to Zhao Tuo.

As soon as Hengchu died, Zhao Tuo didn't even have time to collect Hengchu's body. He immediately sent people into Daze and followed the First Emperor's order to grant amnesty to the world. The remaining resistance in Daze was officially eliminated.

"Hengchu has decided..." Inside the tent, Zhao Tuo sat in front of the table.

"In this way...send people to publicize His Majesty's amnesty to the world. Be sure to let the Chu people know that the eldest son has been established as the prince..." Zhao Tuo thought for a while and said.

In the battle between husband and wife, attacking the heart comes first!

The situation in Chu was special, and amnesty to the world was only one of them, and the eldest son's support of Su and Li Chu was the second, which was also a very critical part.

After all, the eldest son's mother is a princess of the Chu Kingdom, and his master Chang Wenjun is also from Chu. A Chu person can be considered the eldest son's natal family.

In terms of bloodline, the bloodline of the eldest son Fusu is even closer than that of the Chu King Xiong Xin who is now being pushed out.

Before that, the nobles of Chu had always been supporters of Fusu's succession and waved the flag for Chu.

The eldest son has succeeded to the throne, and the First Emperor has forgotten the past, so why bother to rebel?

As for whether the eldest son would protect them and whether the First Emperor would continue to anger them, that was not something Zhao Tuo had to consider.

Let bygones be bygones, does not mean that the order to move the royal mausoleum will not be implemented...

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Tuo believed that his actions would not affect the First Emperor's decisions and plans, so he formulated a plan to attack his heart.

Send manpower to start a public opinion offensive in Chudi...

Coupled with official notices from various places, the nobles and powerful men gathered under the King of Chu's heart began to look more inseparable, and it became more difficult to trust each other, and a sense of luck arose spontaneously.

"We are rebelling now! Rebellion! The First Emperor is granting amnesty to the world. Do you think that all sins are pardoned? There are eight major evils, and treason is the top one. There is no pardon for all!"

"You are wrong, we are not the ones who rebelled! Who has any evidence to prove that we rebelled? Now that the eldest son has become the prince, the Chu people are considered the eldest son's natal family. The land of grandson Zhao Si's natal family has been designated as a vassal state, even if the King of Qin No matter how much you favor one over another, you must leave some room for His Highness, right?

Moreover, the amnesty for the world was a decree issued by the King of Qin himself, so he would never go back on his word. "

"What about the order to move the king's tomb? King Qin never took back the order to move the king's tomb. To say the least, even if Zhao Tuo didn't carefully find out who was involved in the rebellion, even if King Qin kept his word, after the amnesty, let's forget about the past, but the king moved What does the mausoleum say? In terms of family wealth and reputation, you and I will move our families to Xianyang.

Once our family moves to Xianyang, we will be the ones who eat the meat and the fish!

The King of Qin was extremely ambitious. Once he entered Xianyang, could An Neng be good?

Have you forgotten the original intention of our uprising? "

You must know that the uprisings all over the world are essentially resistance to the First Emperor's order to move the royal mausoleum, and they want to use violent means to get the First Emperor to take back his life.

but……

As he finished speaking, everyone around him looked at him with strange eyes.

"The intentions of the Donghu and the Yuezhi were hard to come by. Now the Donghu were beaten and divided into two tribes, the Turkic and Wuheng tribes. The Yuezhi fled to the west without a trace. All parts of the world were pacified one after another. From the uprisings in various places to the present Qin State, it only took more than a year. time……

Now, the only ones who can barely be called our allies are the Xunren led by Zhang Liang on the bank of the East China Sea. However, they are thousands of miles away from us and cannot be relied upon. Moreover, according to the information I have received, although the Xunren are However, there has been no progress. For more than a year, it has only been wandering around the East China Sea.

The leader of the battle here is Li Xin. Although Li Xin was defeated by General Xiang, he was not defeated before and even approached the capital of Chu State. If Lord Changping had not helped him with his life, I am afraid that Chu State would have been destroyed at that time. , and the leader of the dirty people is just a retainer under Lord Canghai, the grandson of the Prime Minister of South Korea...

He only managed to control these filthy people in the name of Lord Canghai and make them obey his orders. As for his talent, I'm afraid it's hard to compare with Li Xin. In my opinion, I'm afraid it won't last long.

And don’t you all know the reason why the rebellion in the land of Chu has not been put down yet?

Ren Xiao is old and does not want to be quick, but only wants stability. Although there are 600,000 Qin troops in Lingnan, most of them still have to guard Lingnan, so the number of troops that can be allocated is not too many.

But now that Ren Xiao has abdicated, Zhao Tuo is now in charge of Lingnan.

As Zhao Tuo is newly promoted, he is bound to plot great achievements, and the tribes in Lingnan are close to Zhao Tuo and are willing to obey his orders and negotiate. In my opinion, it won’t be long before Lingnan will be pacified. What awaits me then is the Lingnan Sixty Ten thousand troops!

Besides... just two days ago, a retainer told me that Hengchu had failed to break through in Daze and had already been defeated and committed suicide. We have no reinforcements anymore!

Now, the King of Qin has issued a pardon to the whole world. I am afraid that many of his descendants have no desire to fight.

Now, is there any room left for me to wait?

In this situation, do you still want to expect King Qin to take back the order to move the royal tomb?

All I ask for is that after moving to Xianyang, with the crown prince on the throne, I can be more considerate of the people of Chu, so that I can protect my family..."

After the words fell, the people around him felt incomprehensible, and a sad atmosphere enveloped the whole room, but everyone nodded thoughtfully in unison.

(End of this chapter)