Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 793 Village
  Gu Xun only knew that Lord Changping was a young boy.

Uh...or should I say just a simple undercover spy?

After all, he was born as a son of the Chu Kingdom, so there is nothing wrong with his longing for his motherland.

Anyway, Gu Xun didn't understand how Lord Changping stabbed Qin in the back during the battle against Chu.

This Xinzheng rebellion and the hidden story behind it undoubtedly gave him a clue.

Raising an army for a thousand days can be spent in just one moment.

He had indulged Lord Changping for so many years just to kill him at the most appropriate time during the battle against Chu.

To get the biggest, or most important, benefits.

So he hurriedly told Zhang Han, "Assign me the most elite manpower to keep an eye on Lord Changping and never relax for a moment."

Although he knew that Chang Ping-Jun had a problem and knew when Chang Ping-Jun would probably reveal his problem, he still needed someone to keep an eye on him.

To harvest this leek in the most perfect way, timing is important.

He raised Lord Changping not just for some small merit.

"Uh..." Zhang Han was speechless.

The essence of why Changping Lord was demoted was because his own king wanted to use this opportunity to attack the old Chu officials who were becoming more and more powerful in the court. Of course, it might also have something to do with the eldest son Fusu.

But to say how much the rebellion had to do with him... it's really hard to say. In a sense, it can be said to be an unreasonable disaster.

As a result, you are adding fuel to the fire and extinguishing the charcoal in the snow... Why is this?
  After all, he is also Mr. Fusu's uncle... Although he is a cousin, he is still a relative.

Is it possible that you are also worried about your relatives getting bigger?
  Zhang Han speculated with infinite malice in his heart.

"Sir, where do you want the general to focus on?"

"Everything!" Gu Xun glanced at Zhang Han and replied without hesitation.

"Keep an eye on all his activities and don't miss any of them."

It’s best not to forget to add, “Remember to report to me regularly.”

"...Please remember this, general." Zhang Han could only clasp his hands and accept the order.

He is just a humble deputy commander, so what can he say?

Anyway, my boss cheated Mr. Chang Ping not once or twice a day or two.

Used to it……

As the two of them talked like this, the sky darkened unconsciously.

Instead of rushing to set up camp, the two planned to walk further to see if they could come across a village, even if it was abandoned.

If you really don’t have one, consider camping in the wild.

The two of them walked forward for a while, and the sky turned completely dark. They didn't see the village, but they found a faint light on the horizon in the distance.

Zhang Han immediately said, "Sir, there is a faint light of fire in the distance, there should be... a village."

Zhang Han's words were a little delayed.

In this situation, it is true that there are villages, but they are usually attacked-it may be the Qin army, it may be the Wei rebels, or it may be simple bandits.

Along the way, the two of them encountered all three situations.

Sometimes we can save some people, but sometimes all we see is a pile of corpses.

Gu Xun did not hesitate and nodded in the direction of the fire, "Let's go and take a look."

Zhang Han naturally had no objection.

The two men immediately reined in their horses and galloped over.

It didn't take long before they arrived at the place.

Looking from a distance, it is a small village that is not too big. It is located on a flat open space and is quite open.

However, the location is far away from the official road, and it is actually a remote place. At this time, there are only burning ruins in the village, and there are no signs of human activity. This means that the culprit who destroyed the village has escaped.

In this case, Gu Xun and Zhang Han would not be so kind as to pursue the murderer. At best, they would search the village to see if there were any survivors.

This time is no exception.

However, the actual situation in the village was slightly different from what the two of them had encountered before.

The two got off their horses and led the horses into the ruined village.

Zhang Han didn't have much reaction at first, because it was not the first time. He scanned everywhere skillfully, searching for possible survivors.

But after taking a few glances, I couldn't help but be surprised, "Many of these people... must have been killed by crossbows!"

Crossbows are military equipment. It's a war right now, so this thing can't be said to be rare. However, even for the Qin State, which has a lot of money, its troops are not so luxurious that they use crossbows to kill ordinary people.

Not only is it a waste of manpower and material resources, but it is also inconvenient, time-saving, and purely thankless.

Gu Xun was also observing the surroundings. Hearing the words, he nodded and agreed, "These people should not be ordinary people."

"The vast majority of them took relatively correct evasive measures when faced with the sudden attack, and a small number of them even tried to resist."

"This is not something ordinary people can do and this is not how they would react."

Rabbits will bite when they get angry, but the best choice an unarmed civilian can make when faced with a heavily armed soldier is to run away.

What's more, there are strong crossbowmen attacking this village.

Not to mention ordinary people, the first reaction of martial arts masters when faced with this situation is to run away and survive.

All signs point to the specialness of this village.

As the spy chief, Zhang Han couldn't help but murmured thoughtfully, "It seems like this was a targeted attack."

Gu Xun also touched his chin with interest and said, "Interesting...who do you think did it?"

Zhang Han happened to find a crossbow bolt left at the scene from the village that had been cleaned at this time. After observing it carefully, he shook his head and replied:
  "There is no unique mark left on this crossbow arrow. Well... there are no scratches on the crossbow arrow. It should be there when it was cast."

"The general can only tell that these are not the standard crossbow arrows in our Great Qin Army, and I don't know the rest."

Zhang Han spoke very rigorously.

Crossbows are not standard products for the Qin army, but whether they were made by the Qin state remains to be seen.

Gu Xunda glanced at the crossbow in Zhang Han's hand, thought for a moment and asked him:
  "Based on your experience, what will this attack look like?"

Zhang Han did not shirk his ignorance, he thought for a moment and replied:

"Judging from the scene, these villagers are obviously not ordinary people, but they should not be people in the world either."

"Based on the general's experience, they are most likely a noble force that has suffered heavy losses. In order to avoid danger, they fled here and pretended to be common people."

"We were attacked today. It's probably because our enemies came looking for us."

"But with the ability to use military crossbows, it's not easy to defeat this enemy."

"Hmm...it doesn't sound interesting." Gu Xun replied with a smile.

Zhang Han thought for a moment and then said, "But the attackers massacred the village, maybe just to kill everyone, or maybe they were looking for someone or something."

Gu Xun was still uninterested and replied, "Whatever grudges they have, let's just look for any survivors."

"If not, find a more complete room. It's time to rest tonight."

　Useless historical tidbits:

　　The Chu State moved its capital many times, and it is currently generally believed that it had seven capitals - Danyang, Ying, Fu, Yan, Chen, Juyang and Shouchun.

　　But the state of Chu has a custom that all states are called Ying.

　　Therefore, among these seven capitals, Danyang, Juyang, and Shouchun are clearly divided, while the other four are easily confused because of their abbreviations or nicknames.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)