Chapter 240 The soldiers defected and the rebels were doomed
Song Yi did not wait for Wang Ben to send grain, weapons and horses, but waited for Wang Ben's army. However, Song Yi and others had already expected this. Even if it were not a top general like Wang Ben, it would be impossible for another general to accept their conditions without fighting them.
Back then, before I signed a treaty with the foreigners to compensate for the money, I, the Qing Dynasty, fought with the foreigners very bravely. However, I, the Qing Dynasty, overestimated myself and underestimated the foreigners, so I became "I When the Qing Dynasty rises, my Qing Dynasty rises; when the Qing Dynasty wilts, I the Qing Dynasty loses."
Before they arrived, Wang Ben and the Qin generals took out something, and Han Xin also held one in his hand.
This object is called the "Thousand-mile Mirror". It is said to be made by Master Li's magistrates. It can see into the distance. Although it cannot truly see thousands of miles away, it can still make people see clearly several miles away. Items are of great use on the battlefield, so they are strictly controlled by the Qin Dynasty and are never allowed to be kept privately or given to others.
Han Xin used a telescope to see a city gate in the distance. This was the city wall of Qiantang County. It was taller than the previous city wall of Qiantang County. There were several flags with Chu characters and totems on it. , trenches were dug and horses were deployed in front of the city wall...
It can be seen that the rebels made a lot of preparations in advance to deal with them, trying to make this place a hard-to-gnaw turtle shell.
Actually, it is easy to break the turtle shell. You only need to surround it. When the food of the people inside is exhausted, it will naturally break through.
But the despicable thing about the rebels is that they swept through the surrounding counties. Not only did they forcibly move the people of each county here to serve as hostages, they also took away the food of each county. It would take a long time to trap them to death. At a certain time, many people will die.
Knowing that the Qin army was dispatched today, the rebels assembled an army outside the city. According to Han Xin's estimate, there were fifty or sixty thousand people. There were fewer cavalry and more infantry. The armor and weapons were not uniform. They should be armored soldiers. Not enough, just make do.
In terms of numbers, the Qin army does not have an advantage, but the combat effectiveness of the Qin army is definitely better than this makeshift army. Even if the rebels threaten the lives of the soldiers' relatives and make the soldiers fearless of death, they cannot make up for the weapons, training and experience. on the gap.
Suddenly, Han Xin frowned. He saw rebel soldiers escorting some people to the city wall. No need to think too much, these people being detained must be local people captured by the rebels.
The rebels brought them to the city wall in order to kill these people if they were at a disadvantage in the battle with the Qin army, thereby threatening the Qin army to withdraw its troops, and at the same time frightening the soldiers fighting on the battlefield: Fight the Qin army well, otherwise your family will end up like this.
His senior brother Wang Ben apparently also saw the movement on the city wall and issued a military order to give the telescope to the refugees who were going to fight and let them take a look.
After the telescope was handed over, Han Xin quickly saw a commotion in the team of refugees, and obviously discovered what the rebels were doing and what they were going to do.
This is also the purpose of his senior brother Wang Ben, to deepen the hatred of these refugees towards the rebels and make them more determined to implement his plan!
After taking back all the telescopes, Han Xin could clearly feel that the refugee team was in a different state, exuding strong anger and hatred.
Wang Ben continued to march. As soon as they appeared, they immediately aroused the vigilance of the rebels. Escorted by more than a dozen cavalry, Song Yi arrived on horseback.
More than a hundred meters away, Song Yi shook his head and sighed: "It seems that Marquis Tongwu has chosen another path. Also, how could such an outstanding person as Marquis Tongwu agree to surrender to me without a fight? Waiting for conditions. But since Tongwuhou has made this choice, he wants to Are you ready to accept the corresponding consequences? "
Wang Ben said: "Song Yi, you don't need to comment on how I will act. I will kill you and chop off your head today. Bring it back to Xianyang!”
Song Yi glanced at the Qin army led by Wang Ben, nodded and said: "The Qin army led by Tongwuhou is the best in the world, and it is indeed capable of wiping out us. If Tongwuhou wants my head, just come and get it! ”
Shortly after Song Yi retreated, war drums sounded, and the rebel troops that had already assembled outside the city rushed towards the Qin army, and the war was about to break out.
Wang Ben ordered the Qin army and a team of refugees to fight. The two sides quickly approached and fought together. The battle situation was as many people had judged, and the Qin army had the upper hand.
But the rebel soldiers were not afraid of death. Even if they were seriously injured, they still wanted to fight. Although the Qin army had the upper hand, they could not quickly defeat the rebels. When a person is not afraid of death, it is already very long. It is difficult to deal with, and it is even more difficult when a group of people are not afraid of death.
Many rebel soldiers dare not retreat or run, because if they are timid and afraid of running away, their relatives will suffer.
At this time, the army of refugees played a role on the battlefield, speaking to the rebel soldiers in the local dialect what Wang Ben taught them.
This is also an important reason why Wang Ben wants to organize refugees to go to the battlefield. They are all locals and understand the local dialect. They may also know the rebel soldiers, making it easier to persuade the rebel soldiers. Some rebel generals noticed this situation, and their expressions changed greatly. The Qin people were so treacherous that they hid such an army. It was obvious that they wanted to shake their military morale and defeat them from within.
What a vicious plot. They will fall into the trap no matter what. The difference is just whether it breaks out immediately or later. Even if they force the Qin army to retreat today, it will still happen.
Because these remarks have spread to the soldiers, the soldiers will definitely remember them in their hearts, and even if they don't say them for a while, they will think about them.
And they couldn't handle this situation well, because when they used the lives of their relatives to force the soldiers, it was no longer possible for them to gain the trust of the soldiers, and they made the soldiers full of resentment towards them. Now this resentment is about to be exploded. .
Most of their soldiers are this kind of people. What will happen to them once they decide to resist? The rebel general's expression changed suddenly!
You must inform others of the situation as soon as possible. You must prevent this from happening. You cannot kill the Vietnamese people who are escorted to the city wall, otherwise the army will immediately switch sides.
But it was too late. Seeing that they were at a disadvantage, the high-ranking rebels who were watching the battle on the city wall had already issued an order to behead them. The soldiers on the city wall raised their swords and pointed towards the people who were kneeling on the ground. Every Vietnamese citizen was beheaded, regardless of gender, age or child.
Seeing this scene, some of the refugees on the battlefield shouted in despair, because among the people who were beheaded were their relatives, and many rebel soldiers stopped fighting at this moment and looked back. Toward one's own walls, shock, disbelief, and anger.
What they said is true. Even if we are not afraid of death and do what those people say, those people will never let our relatives go. If we want to save ourselves and our relatives, we can only kill all those people. rather than obeying them.
Although we may die and our relatives may die in this process, it is even more impossible to obey those people.
“Kill, kill all those Chu dogs, and save our relatives!”
Someone shouted, and a stone stirred up a thousand waves, which spread quickly on the battlefield. The person who responded to him was Thousands of people, including the Qin army on the battlefield, were also mobilized. Although they obviously did not understand the local dialect, they shouted in an awkward tone.
Many rebel soldiers turned against each other and fought towards the positions that originally belonged to them. The anger of being forced, bullied, and intimidated for many days was vented, and they were even more fearless than before.
Because this time, they really have a chance to save their loved ones, as long as they kill them fast enough and kill them all!
The rebels collapsed in just a few breaths. When Song Yi on the city wall saw the soldiers defecting, he hurriedly said: "Close the city gate quickly, let go of the horse... let the king board the ship quickly!"
However, it was too late. When the rebel soldiers around saw the changes on the battlefield and heard the shouts from their comrades on the battlefield, they also began to rebel and kill these aloof old nobles of the Six Nations.
I have endured it for many days, but there is no need to endure it anymore today. So what about the old nobles of the six countries, and what about the princes of the six countries? Aren’t they going to be hacked to death with just one knife?
It turns out you don’t have copper bars or iron bones!
The retainers and old troops of the old nobles of the six countries resisted desperately. Compared with the rebel soldiers, they were well-trained, stronger, and had better weapons and equipment. However, the rebel soldiers were not afraid of death at the moment, and there were far more people than them.
At this moment, the rebel soldiers are like a cart of burning firewood. How can they be extinguished by getting some water from the old nobles and the old troops of the Six Nations?
Everywhere in the city was also affected, and fighting was going on everywhere. Even the relatives of the soldiers and soldiers who were held hostage by the rebels began to actively resist. If there were no swords, they would use stones, sticks, and Anything they can find to hurt.
Although he could only see the fighting on the battlefield and at the city gate, Wang Ben knew that the rebels were finished. He should not have the chance to cut off Song Yi's head with his own hands. The actions of the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms who launched the rebellion were inherently unfair. Playing with fire, he just guided the rebel soldiers to burn fire on the old nobles of the six countries.
The great sun belonging to the Six Kingdoms has finally sunk and will never rise again, but the great sun belonging to Great Qin is just as high as the sun!
Han Xin looked at the defecting rebel soldiers and thought deeply in his heart: The old nobles of the six countries ended up like this today because they were unpopular because they were desperate and unscrupulous.
If one day, when the Qin Dynasty is destroyed, will it be as crazy as the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms? Will they also be defeated by the people? Can any country have long-term peace and stability and never perish? Does Master Li know the answer?
Han Xin thought about some issues that he would not have thought about in history.
(End of this chapter)