Emperor Qin Ba Shi

Chapter 61 Live without humiliation, die without tiring the army!
Cunning and cunning!

This word is specially used to describe an old owl like Fan Zeng. All his calculations are based on Xiang's family and himself.

From the very beginning, the Anti-Qin Alliance was a loosely disciplined alliance that respected strength and brought everyone together in the name of righteousness.

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"Okay! As Yafu said, the army will return to the camp!" Xiang Yu ordered loudly and made a decision.

"promise."

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Stopping on the top of the mountain, Xiang Yu looked at Hangu Pass which was close at hand, and his eyes could not help but sharpen.

At this moment, on the Great Wall of Hangu Pass, banners are flying, helmets are shining brightly, soldiers are densely packed, and there is no sign of the end of the mountain.

Xiang Yu couldn't attack for a long time, so he was very annoyed.Seeing Hangu Pass on the Great Wall, he was suddenly full of majesty, as if he was provoking the Chu army.

Seeing this, Xiang Yu couldn't help being furious.

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"Young General, Hangu Pass cannot be taken quickly, and you should not act rashly!" Fan Zeng observed carefully for half a day, and couldn't help persuading Xiang Yu.

"Hey!"

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It was dusk, and the valley was dark and quiet.There is no sound of camping people, no smoke from cooking houses, no neighing of war horses, and if it weren't for the flying banners, no one would have thought that this dead valley was the camp of the main force of the Qin army.

The sharp soldiers of the Qin army in the past either lay on the grass on the hillside, or leaned on the stone slabs by the mountain stream, with their eyes closed quietly, neither looking at nor speaking to anyone.

Those who had the strength to keep their eyes open all just stared at the fiery red sky in a daze.Wang Ben led the generals and lieutenants across hillsides, clasping fists to the soldiers.

Although the soldiers sat up one after another, no one spoke.The Chinese Army Sima accompanying him didn't have the energy to shout anymore, so he just waved a command flag with the word "King" in his hand all the way, repeatedly signaling the whole army to gather at the school grounds.

The so-called school grounds are just an open area in front of the military barracks shogunate.When Wang Ben and his party returned to the shogunate, the soldiers had already filled the school grounds.

When Wang Ben and his party stepped onto the central rammed earth platform, the soldiers of the entire school ground stood up solemnly.

"Brothers, sit down!..." Seeing this scene, Wang Ben suddenly choked up.

"Marquis Tongwu, drink a few sips of water and speak vigorously." Sima of the Chinese army handed over a water bag.

"No need!" Wang Ben pushed away the water bag, leaned on the long sword, and stood for a moment to calm down.

"Soldiers, brothers and sisters!" Wang Ben's voice was full of energy floating in the twilight: "At the moment, our army has no invincible soldiers, no reinforcements outside, and we are in a desperate situation."

"If the Jiuyuan army comes to rescue, the Yinshan Mountain will be empty, and the Xiongnu will go south, and the whole China will be in disaster! Back then, when the First Emperor defeated the Six Kingdoms, the Jiuyuan army was firmly nailed to the Yinshan Mountain and did not go south."

"Today, Wang Li led an army of [-] to the south, and then General Ben led an army of [-] to the south, accounting for more than [-]% of the Jiuyuan army."

"The Jiuyuan army can no longer be divided again. Adhering to the lifelong ambition of the First Emperor, Wang Ben has a clear conscience!"

"Long live!" The soldiers, who had no strength to open their eyes, actually roared in the audience.

Wang Ben looked miserable, and looked at the dark army: "As for the Xianyang court, they will not send troops to rescue. His Majesty the Emperor is at Hangu Pass."

"The survival of the Great Qin is tied to a thread! This thread is the Nine Plains Army, and you are the only one! Only in this way can the Great Qin Empire survive!"

"At five o'clock tonight, all the ministries will advance and retreat into Hangu Pass!"

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For a while, the entire Qin army camp was silent, and suddenly, Wang Ben burst into tears on the rammed earth platform.

"The Qin army is not allowed to cry when they are in battle!"

A wounded soldier suddenly roared, leaning on a wooden stick to support one leg, and said loudly with a dark face: "Old Qin generals, who is not a few generations after my family joined the army, I am the fourth generation. What's there to be afraid of? What's there to cry about?"

"Soldiers don't die, who will die! Marquis Tongwu, even if you lead all the living soldiers back to Hangu Pass, I will wait for the disabled soldiers to end the army."

"Yes! I'll wait after the break!"

"Scared of a bird! Died several times!"

"Brothers Quanhuo guard Hangu Pass, Daqin depends on you!"

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Amidst the impassioned yelling, Wang Ben stopped crying, stood up, and bowed deeply to the disabled soldiers. Lin Fengmihe and the commanders also bowed deeply.

At this moment, the Qin army's valley camp was not as busy as before and after a great war, and even the horses did not neigh. They just waited quietly in front of their master, snorting lightly from time to time.

The moonlight was cold, and the entire valley fell into boundless silence.Only the early winter wind blows the mountains, forests and plains, bringing the coldness.

In the deep silence of the night, Wang Ben sat up suddenly, grabbed Tian Wen and rushed out of the dormitory.

"Marquis Tongwu, it's only four more, and the fifth watch has not yet arrived!" Seeing Wang Ben's sudden appearance, Zhongjun Sima was surprised.

"Order the three armies to retreat immediately, and all retreat into Hangu Pass!" Wang Ben hurriedly explained, and he had already left the shogunate, heading towards the wounded soldiers.

"Lin Feng, tell the disabled brothers to retreat first!" In the battle of life and death, the Qin army has always resettled the disabled brothers first. For thousands of years, Qin Feng is still the same today.

No matter what, Wang Ben will not let the disabled soldier die, otherwise, he will never forgive himself in this life.

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"Marquis Tong Wu, the disabled brothers refused to retreat, and said: If they retreat first, they will all kill themselves!" Lin Feng staggered towards him, his voice softened to the ground before he could finish.

Wang Ben trembled all over, jumped on his horse and flew towards the disabled army station.He has always been aware of a long-standing custom in the old Qin army family.

"Live without humiliation, die without tiring the army!"

The heroes and generals of the Great Qin Empire, starting with the suicide of Fusu, Meng Tian, ​​and Meng Yi, most of them ended themselves in various ways.

It is not uncommon to see soldiers who die without getting tired on the battlefield.The people of Qin are happy when they hear about the war, but the disabled are rare in the country. The reason is the long-standing custom of dying without tiring the army.

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"Soldiers, Ben Ben immediately ordered Lin Feng to lead a thousand-man team to escort you away!"

A wounded soldier roared suddenly: "Marquis Tong Wu led the army back into Hangu Pass, don't be distracted by me waiting for the disabled brother. We have our own way out, don't need the army escort!"

"Yes! Don't escort!"

Amidst the impassioned shouts, Wang Ben fell silent.The old Qin people originated from the East and fled to the West. In the life-and-death struggle on the long western grasslands, there were countless desperate battles that could not take care of the wounded soldiers.

Then there was the custom of voluntarily committing suicide to the whole army, not military law, but better than military law.This trait rooted in the nature of the old Qin people has always been indispensable.

(End of this chapter)