At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 214: The world and complaints that turn people into ghosts

October 37, the th year of the First Emperor's reign.

Han Army Medical Camp.

All injured prisoners of war of the Qin army were receiving treatment in the medical camp at this time. Fortunately, most of them were not too severely whipped and were still able to move after applying medicine. Only hundreds of soldiers were seriously injured and were recuperating here. .

"Why are you here!" As soon as Xu Fan arrived at the prisoner of war camp, someone immediately informed Chen Xiu.

Xu Fan smiled bitterly and said, "I'm here to see the injured prisoners of war of the Qin Army. How are they doing?"

Chen Xiu frowned and said, "The ones with minor injuries have left. Only the hundreds with serious injuries are still here."

Chen Xiu knew that Xu Fan was furious today, so he persuaded him: "Don't blame the soldiers for this. They are also suffering. If you want to blame, just blame the world. It makes people unable to live."

Xu Fan smiled bitterly and said: "What you said has revealed the core of the problem. It is indeed the world that is to be blamed and the First Emperor and Qin officials who established such a cruel world."

Xu Fan then followed Chen Xiu to a tent where more than a dozen Qin soldiers were lying.

A nurse said: "Shitou, Tugen, wake up quickly. The King of Han and the Queen are here to see you."

Xu Fan immediately came to Lu Shu and said: "You ask 30 civil servants to come here, collect and record the stories of these prisoners of the Qin army, and then give them to the supervisors at all levels in the Han army, and ask the supervisors to tell other soldiers of the Han army , the soldiers of the Qin Army are suffering people just like them, and the real targets of revenge are the royal family, nobles and officials of the Qin State."

After speaking, Shi Shi burst into tears. It was so difficult to survive in this world.

Xu Fan promised Shitou: "Don't worry, no one will come to abuse you. When our coalition forces break through Guanzhong and destroy the Qin State, you won't have to fight anymore. You can stay with your family with peace of mind, and you won't have to deal with them anymore." Separated."

Shitou's words resonated with other soldiers, and they also burst into tears. These soldiers were also like Shitou. The soldiers of Qidi had not gone home for three years at most, while the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army had not gone home for at least five years, and at most they had not returned home. After ten years at the border, who would be willing to join the army if they could go home?

Shitou immediately shook his head and said: "It's not painful at all. The villain knows what we did in Qidi. It's easier for the villain to receive this whipping. As long as the villain's life is not spared, all this is the suffering that the villain should suffer." . The villain also knows that he is sorry for Qi Ren, but this is something decided by the above, and there is nothing the villain can do to stop it. The villain has not been home for three years, and now he doesn’t even know how his family is doing? The villain doesn’t want to kill anyone, or fight. I just want to go home, but they won’t let me go up there.”

These soldiers who were gathered were also extremely strange, because they found that it was not their group of soldiers who were like this. It seemed that the entire army was concentrated outside the camp, and the sky illuminated by the bonfires in the camp was red.

Xu Fan then consoled the whipped soldiers one by one and listened to their stories. Their misery was not much worse than that of the other soldiers from the Six Nations. Fighting for hegemony was only a matter for the upper class, and the people at the bottom did not matter whether they were winners or losers. , all bear the consequences of the war.

The coalition forces completed a day's march and set up tents and camps. This was originally a time for the soldiers to rest, but at this time, the camp commanders of each battalion, the troops in charge, and the team leaders gathered the soldiers outside the camp.

Xu Fan was not the imperial court of later generations, but he asked others to take responsibility for his mistakes, and even arrested them without any shame.

Lu Shu said: "I'll do it now!"

"King of Han!" Shitou and others immediately woke up after hearing this.

"Every soldier of the Han Dynasty must remember~~~~~"

The supervisor saw the expressions of the soldiers and said, "Looking at your looks, I can see that military discipline is lazier. I'm afraid our Han army's military discipline song has been forgotten. Now I'll start and you can sing along with me."

Xu Fan sighed after hearing this. He used to say that the old society turned people into ghosts, but he didn't understand it, but today he finally understood that the system of the Qin Dynasty was a system that turned people into ghosts.

The commander said: "Yesterday, the King of Han knew about the Qi soldiers' abuse of prisoners. The King of Han was very angry and thought that everyone had forgotten the military rules and disciplines of the Han army. So before resting tonight, we have to learn the military rules and disciplines of the Han army again. .”

But Xu Fan stopped him and said, "You are the wounded, you don't need to move."

To be honest, Shitou seemed to be in a dream today. Not only did the prisoner-of-war camp change their guards, but they also sent injured soldiers to be treated, especially since the person who treated them was the Queen of Han. Shitou had been in a state of panic and fear all day. The king of Han came, and some of him were frightened.

Then Xu Fan said guiltily: "After all, our Han army is sorry for you. If the soldiers hadn't violated military rules and disciplines, you wouldn't have suffered like this."

When the soldiers heard about this, they all disagreed. Xu Fan might not know about it, but almost all the soldiers in the Han camp did not know about it. This kind of thing has always been concealed. Moreover, the soldiers of the Han army did not think that the soldiers of Qi had done anything wrong. The Qin people burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes in Qi. Now they were sent back in revenge by the Qi soldiers. The Qin people deserved it.

Shitou and others just wanted to stand up and salute Xu Fan.

The soldiers behind could only sing along, "Every soldier of the Han Dynasty must remember~~~~~!"

After singing the song, the warden said: "I will recite one sentence, and you should recite the same sentence. Don't be lazy. If you can't recite the military regulations and disciplines today, don't even think about sleeping tonight."

At this time, the soldiers of the Han army realized that the above was true.

Hundreds of thousands of people in the entire coalition army violated military regulations and disciplines. The scale of the scene was beyond anyone's imagination.

But there are also some soldiers who do not need to carry them, namely the soldiers of Wei and Zhao.

After they had dinner, they could rest, but they came out of the camp one by one to watch the Han army and their backs holding a military disciplinary meeting.

Zhao Jun and Wei Jun looked at the Han soldiers with envy. Although the King of Han was strict, the Han soldiers were treated very well. They could eat three meals a day and have a few clothes to change. The most important thing is that the Han soldiers There is a brotherhood of soldiers, so even officers of the Han army cannot bully soldiers casually.

Bullying soldiers is too common among the Wei Army and Zhao Army, especially since many officers directly control the life and death of soldiers. It doesn't matter if they just bully you. If you don't like it, they will just take off your head. Therefore, the soldiers of Wei Army and Zhao Army were accustomed to such things.

It wasn't until they met the Han soldiers that they discovered that the gap between the two sides was so big. Forget the material gap. After the Han army contracted the food and grass for the coalition forces, the gap between the two sides quickly made up, but the spiritual gap and The Han army's respect for soldiers was 2000 years different between the Wei and Zhao armies. They all wanted to become Han army soldiers.

The nobles and powerful people in this world always think that the people at the bottom do not need respect or spiritual pursuits. In fact, on the contrary, many people at the bottom have nothing. They only have a dignity left, but they pay more attention to their own dignity. Whoever can give them this respect and dignity will be able to unleash extremely powerful combat effectiveness. This history provides the answer.

Therefore, Xu Fan never worried that officers in his army would leave and create enemies for him, nor did he worry that his strict military discipline would make his generals dissatisfied or even break away from his own group. The foundation of the Han Dynasty has never been to capture the generals at the top, but the soldiers at the bottom. History has proven that those who break away from the group eventually join the crowd.

The power of the people is infinite. As long as they are given ideals and organized, they can burst out with the power to change the world.

Zhao Wangxie and Zhang Er were also watching the movements of the Han army camp.

Zhao Wangxie said in astonishment: "For such a small thing, the King of Han actually made such a big deal, isn't he worried about the morale of the army being unstable?"

In Zhao Wangxie's view, the death of hundreds of soldiers captured by the Qin army could be considered a matter, but he did not expect that the reaction of the King of Han was so violent, and even seemed unreasonable to him. The King of Han did this, What would the soldiers below think? They were dissatisfied that the Han army might have problems.

Zhang Er pondered for a long time and said: "This shows that the King of Han is very determined to seize Guanzhong. Even if he loses his own foundation, he must protect these 20 Qin soldiers, because only by buying these 20 Qin soldiers can the King of Han Easily capture Guanzhong and quickly transform Guanzhong into Han territory."

Zhao Wangxie said with some panic at this time: "The Han Kingdom has occupied the land of Chu and Han. The Prime Minister also said that the King of Han is very determined to swallow up the entire Qin Kingdom. The most fertile land in the world is almost occupied by the King of Han. How can the King of Han tolerate it?" Do you have to leave us?"

Zhang Er smiled bitterly and said: "We can only hope that the King of Han is truly benevolent and righteous."

Now Xu Fan's advantage in occupying the world is too great, much greater than during Xiang Yu's time.

Although Xiang Yu in history enfeoffed princes, in fact Xiang Yu was just a warlord at the beginning. He had an army but no territory. All the territories he divided were conquered by other princes. Even the territory of Chu State belonged to Xiong Xin. , his enfeoffment was not so much about establishing order as it was about planting hidden dangers for other countries, so as to buy time for him to unify Chu. It can only be said that Xiang Yu made one mistake and made another mistake. If he did not kill 20 Qin prisoners, he could use Guanzhong as his foundation and calmly pacify the world. However, if he burned, killed and looted in Guanzhong, he could only seize the territory of Yi Di Xiong Xin. After establishing the capital in Pengcheng, we must find a way to destroy Qi, a powerful enemy. This created an opportunity for Liu Bang to capture Guanzhong, and everyone knows the outcome. Xiang Yu was victorious in every battle, and his territory became smaller and smaller. In the end, In the battle at Gaixia, I lost all my chips.

But now Xu Fan is different. After the main force of the Qin army is wiped out, as long as the Han army occupies Guanzhong and Shuzhong, Han will already occupy two-thirds of the world. Although Han's strength is expanding rapidly, every time it conquers a piece of territory, it will Quickly arranging Han officials to maintain rule, the Han State was already stronger than the Qin State before the First Emperor started his unification.

Faced with such a behemoth, Zhang Er couldn't find a good way. He could only hope that Xu Fan would see the end of the First Emperor and not dare to build a centralized country, but would leave the princes like them to suppress the place.

Now Zhang Er's mentality is just like what later generations said, if you can't resist, then accept it.

In the Wei army camp, Wei Wangjiu also looked at the whole army assembly in the Han army camp with envy and said: "With just one order from the King of Han, the world is in turmoil. With one order, the princes are afraid. When will we, the Wei army, be able to give orders and prohibitions like this?"

Zhou Shidao: "Although the Han army is strong, our Wei army is not bad either."

The army of the State of Wei belongs to the King of Wei. Of course the nobles and powerful men of the State of Wei are not very concerned about it, but now the army of the State of Wei belongs to them. Of course, they use the best equipment and the best training. This way Although the Wei army has combat effectiveness, there are mountains of all sizes inside.

So Wei Wangjiu rolled his eyes when he heard this. Although the Wei army was strong, it was simply impossible to enforce the same order and prohibition as the Han army.

At the same time, Xu Fan came to Peng Yue's camp.

After Peng Yue and Zhonglang General Zhaoping found out, they immediately led the three lieutenants Chen Xiaodao, Luan Bu and Hu Zhe, and the lieutenants and supervisors Ximen He, Tu Ju and Deng Hua to pay homage to Xu Fan.

Xu Fan said: "No need to be polite, I was also wrong about what happened yesterday. After becoming the King of Han, I have been away from the grassroots for so long that I don't know what happened 10 miles away. I came to you today because I know Peng Yue There are a large number of Qi cadastral soldiers in your army, and I want to understand their thoughts. You arrange a group of troops, and I want to communicate with them."

Peng Yue and Zhao Ping nodded and said: "No!"

Soon Peng Yue found a group of soldiers all from Qi.

Xu Fan said to Peng Yue and Zhao Ping: "You can leave, I want to talk to the soldiers about what is on my mind."

Peng Yue thought for a while and said: "It is better for the last general to protect the King of Han."

Xu Fan smiled and said: "I am not attacking General Peng, but I am afraid that you may not be my opponent. Moreover, I am now in the Han army camp, surrounded by my soldiers. It is not safe here, and there is no safe place in the world." .”

Peng Yue and Zhao Ping had no choice but to leave.

When Xu Fan saw these soldiers and the somewhat nervous camp commander, the leader of the camp smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, we chat with each other just like ordinary friends."

Then he smiled and said: "Let me tell you your names first, so that we can get to know each other better."

The village chief said nervously and excitedly: "My name is Ding He."

The garrison commander said: "The last general is Lu Yi."

The team leader said: "The villain Jiang Bin."

Xu Fan smiled and said: "It is actually Jiang Taigong's surname. What is your relationship with Jiang Taigong?"

Jiang Bin said: "The ancestors said that he was related to Taigong, but it has declined."

Xu Fan continued to ask: "How did you join the army? How did you join General Peng Yue's team from Qidi?"

Jiang Bin said angrily: "The villain used to live in his hometown in Jibei County. Although his life was hard and there were a lot of corvee labor, he could barely survive. Three years ago, King Tian Dan of Qi rebelled against Qin, and there were many people in the villain's hometown. A few people have joined King Qi’s team.”

Then he said with shame: "At that time, the villain was afraid of fighting and did not dare to join the army of King Qi. Not long after, news came that the King of Qi was defeated and killed by the Qin army. Many of the villain's fellow villagers also died on the battlefield. At that time, the villain I felt lucky and thought I had escaped, but now that I think about it, I feel like lard has blinded me.”

Jiang Bin looked sad and said: "Not long after, a group of Qin troops came to the villain's hometown. They said that there was a lot of rebellion in the villain's hometown. The villain and other fellow villagers were punished and became prisoners. Then the Qin army came to the villain's hometown. Hometown, occupy our land, enslave our family. The villain's parents and the villain wanted to escape from their hometown, but were hunted down by the Qin army. In the end, only the villain escaped to Xue County and joined King Peng Yue's team. At that time, the villain just wanted revenge."

At this point, Jiang Bin burst into tears.

The soldiers around him also fell silent. There were too many stories like Jiang Bin's in Qidi, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn at this time.

At this point, Jiang Bin didn't care about Xu Fan's identity, but said excitedly: "King of Han, I don't understand. The Qin army killed people in our land. They killed many people. I saw it with my own eyes." Dozens of times, the villain joined the Han army because he wanted to avenge the killing of the Qin army, his parents, and his fellow villagers. Now he finally defeated the Qin army, but in the end he could not avenge him. What is the reason? Is it only allowed for the Qin army? Killing our Qi people will not allow our Qi people to take revenge."

The commander of the camp, Lu Yi, said: "Jiang Bin, don't talk nonsense."

Jiang Bin ignored him and said, "What nonsense did I say? It is only right to avenge my father."

Xu Fan said: "Jiang Bin is right. It is only natural that everyone should take revenge."

Xu Fan looked at the other soldiers again and said: "Today, we will openly talk about what is on our mind. Anyone else who has a grudge against the Qin army can speak out."

At this time, a soldier stood up and said: "I have a grudge against Qin Jun. I used to be a good farmer in my hometown and didn't do anything. I didn't dare to do anything illegal. Suddenly one day, Qin Jun said that my family's The land belonged to him and I became his slave. Then the Qin army beat me every day. Even the animals had a better life than me. I couldn't survive anymore, so I escaped with my fellow villagers. In the end, only a dozen of us escaped. Five people came out.

The five of us joined King Peng Yue's team and kept fighting with the Qin army. In the end, I was the only one who died. I have a blood feud with the Qin army. Now, King Han, you say that we will not be allowed to take revenge. I am not convinced. "

Other Qi soldiers also said: "Yes, King Han, we are not convinced."

Xu Fan looked at these aggrieved soldiers and understood that the Qi soldiers who could escape to Peng Yue's army basically had a grudge against the Qin army.

Xu Fan patted Jiang Bin on the shoulder and said: "I am not stopping you from taking revenge, but if you want to take revenge, you must find the right enemy. Who is our real enemy? It is the lower-level Qin people who are oppressed by the Qin State like us. Soldier?"

"No, they are also victims. Our real enemies are the former First Emperor and the current Qin II. They are the officials and nobles of the Qin State headed by Feng Quji."

At this time, Xu Fan ordered people to bring the stone here.

Seeing that Shi Shi was scared, Xu Fan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Tell us your story."

Shitou slowly told his story at this time, "My father is from the old Qin. He followed the four generations of Qin kings in the south and north, but because he did not accumulate much merit, he was only among the 20th-level military merits in the more than ten years of war. The family owned 200 acres of land. Although the taxes were high, our life was pretty decent. It was only after our four brothers were born that the family began to become financially strapped."

My father was always at war and rarely came home. My father often said to me, "When the world is unified and there is no war, life will be easier. Once we finish the war, you won't have to fight anymore."

It's a pity that my father did not see the world unified. He died on the battlefield of the Southern Conquest of Chu State. My father also completed his idea and the world was unified.

But the good days my father expected did not come. My second brother died in the southern expedition to Baiyue, and my third brother died in the northern expedition to the Huns. Now only my eldest brother and my mother are left in the family. I no longer know whether they died. It's alive.

I have been fighting for three years and the war is endless. I don’t want to fight. I want to go home. I also want to see my mother and brother.
After speaking, Shitou burst into tears. Shitou's words about wanting to go home made the soldiers around him cry. They also wanted to go home, but their home was gone.

(End of this chapter)