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 a moment.
He had indulged Lord Changping for so many years just to kill him at the most appropriate time during the battle against Chu.
In order to obtain the largest, or most important, benefits.
So he hurriedly told Zhang Han, "Assign me the most elite manpower to keep an eye on Lord Changping and not relax for a moment."
Although he knew that Changping-jun had a problem and knew when Changping-jun would probably reveal his problem, he still needed someone to keep an eye on him.
If you want to harvest this leek in the most perfect way, timing is very important.
He raises Lord Changping not just for some small merit.
"Uh..." Zhang Han was speechless.
The essence of the demotion of Lord Changping 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... Even though 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, what 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 anything."
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, what can he say?
Anyway, my boss cheated Mr. Chang Ping not once or twice a day or two.
Just get used to it...
As the two of them talked like this, the sky darkened unconsciously.
Rather than setting up camp in a hurry, 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 outdoors.
The two walked forward for a while, and the sky turned completely dark. They didn't meet the village, but they found that there was 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 bit delayed.
In this situation, it is true that there are villages, but usually they are attacked - maybe by the Qin army, maybe by the Wei rebels, or maybe by 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 have a look."
Zhang Han naturally had no objection.
The two men immediately jerked the reins of their horses and galloped over.
It didn’t take long before we 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 is slightly different from what the two of them 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 looking at it for a few times, I couldn't help but be surprised, "Many of these people... must have been killed by crossbows!"
Strong crossbows are military equipment. It is a war now, so this thing cannot be said to be rare. However, even if the Qin State has a lot of money, its troops are not so luxurious that they use strong crossbows to kill ordinary people.
Not only is it a waste of manpower and material resources, but it also does not save trouble and time, and is purely thankless.
Gu Xun was also observing the surroundings, and nodded in agreement after hearing the words, "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 what ordinary people can do, nor is it how they will react."
Rabbits will bite when they get angry, but when faced with heavily armed soldiers, the best choice an unarmed civilian can make 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 that had been 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 have been there when it was cast."
"The general can only tell that these are not the standard crossbow arrows in our Great Qin Army, but 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 Qin 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."
"When we were attacked today, it was probably our enemies who came looking for us."
"But being able to use a military crossbow, this enemy is not easy to come by."
"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 still lacked interest and replied, "No matter what grudges they have, let's just look for any survivors."
"If not, find a more complete room. It's time to rest tonight."
