Chapter 5376 The two heavens of Guanzhong and Guandong
Qinglong said in a deep voice: "Even fifty thousand horses are enough for use. Now our Jin capital may not be able to mobilize fifty thousand horses at any time. When Chen Sheng and Wu Guang raised their troops, they only had nine hundred men. Within a few months, the number reached
This is the result of what Master Baihu said about the people of Guandong, who have suffered from Qin for a long time and regard the Qin people as foreign invaders. However, when Qin destroyed Chu, it could quickly dispatch an army of 600,000, including
When fighting the Xiongnu and conquering South Vietnam, how could they not be able to deal with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's rebel army if they had the ability to make up an army of 300,000 or 500,000 men at any time?"
Bai Hu smiled slightly: "Because there were spies and messengers from Guandong before, saying that there was a rebellion in Guandong, and asking Qin II to send troops to put it down. As a result, Hu Hai was furious and didn't believe it at all. He killed the messenger, saying that it must be
The local officials exaggerated, and the messengers who came later did not dare to tell the truth. They only said that there were some small bandits. Officials from various places were organizing local troops to encircle and suppress them, and they would soon be wiped out. Such reports of good news but not bad news were false reports.
According to military information, it turned out that when Zhou Wen sent by Chen Sheng led hundreds of thousands of troops to Hangu Pass, Hu Hai realized the seriousness of the matter. At this time, Zhang Han, who was the young man in charge and the general manager of the royal treasury, came forward and said that the situation was
It's urgent, and I'm afraid it's too late to recruit troops from all over the country. It's better to directly mobilize hundreds of thousands of prisoners from Lishan into an army to repel Zhou Wen's wave of attacks."
"Many of the prisoners in Lishan who built palaces and mausoleums for Qin Shihuang were former Qin Guanzhong people, and even veterans. They were dissatisfied with Qin's destruction of the military merit system and broke their promises, so they all
Those who escaped and were not captured were sent to Lishan Mountain to serve as prisoners. In addition, some extremely vicious thieves and murderers from various places were also sent to Lishan Mountain. These people were strong, powerful, and had military experience, as well as
With a strong level of organization, we can pull out 100,000 elite soldiers."
Suzaku curled up his lips: "These people want to escape, don't want to serve the Qin State, and even have hatred against the Qin State. Why don't they defect before the battle?"
Bai Hu nodded: "That's a good question, so this time it proves one thing, that is, the Qin State has another reason why these people dare not rebel easily, that is, their families are still under the control of the Qin State, and
These family members must be in Guanzhong, not the occupied Guandong. This proves from another aspect that these prisoners are definitely mainly from the original Guanzhong Qin people, and definitely not from Guandong."
Xuanwu nodded with satisfaction and said: "Master Baihu saw these details very accurately. Yes, the first batch of troops to set off was an army mainly composed of Lishan prisoners, mixed with the Qin State's Xianyang garrison, and defeated Zhou Wen at this place.
Forcing him to retreat, in the next two months, Qin asked Sima Xin and others to organize reinforcements to reinforce Zhang Han. This army was probably prisoners found from Qin's counties in Guanzhong, and went to the battlefield after an amnesty.
Because Zhang Han promised these people that once they succeed in quelling the rebellion for the Qin State, they will be pardoned for their crimes, and they will be rewarded with higher rewards than those under the previous military merit system, including land in Guandong, slaves, and everything else."
Suzaku sneered and said: "Now you are willing to use the benefits of Guandong to stimulate the Qin people to fight? Why did you go there earlier? And in my opinion, this is just a random promise made by Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, in desperation. Really?
Let him solve the current crisis, and he will probably not admit it again."
Bai Hu nodded: "Yes, in the end, Zhang Han led his army out of the border, and first defeated Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. But by then, the rebel armies from all over the world had already responded. The old nobles of the six countries had become the leaders of the rebel armies everywhere, especially Chu.
Xiang Liang of the country found Xiong Xin, the former king of Chu, and established him as King Huai of Chu. Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu's uncle, nephew, and Liu Bang were all loyal to King Chu Huai, which made the Chu army the strongest, but Zhang Han was of the same generation after all.
The famous general, after a hard fight, killed Xiang Liang and gained the initiative in the war."
"But at this time, Zhao Gao of the Qin State was jealous of Zhang Han's meritorious service and sent people to punish him and seize his military power. Therefore, Zhang Han was dissatisfied and stood still, which led to the Battle of Julu
Among them, Zhang Han's troops and Wang Li's troops had no connection, and were defeated by Xiang Yu one by one. It can be said that Zhao Gao destroyed the Qin army and the Qin state with his own strength."
Xuanwu said sternly: "Master Baihu has made this process very clear. It can be seen that even if the Qin people in Guanzhong become prisoners, they still dare not betray easily because they have family members in the hands of the Qin government.
On the contrary, most of the rebels in Guandong came from the remnants of the Six Kingdoms. They regarded the Guanzhong regime as an enemy and an invader rather than their own monarch. This was because Guandong was a quasi-feudal model dominated by common landowners, not
Is this the conflict caused by the centralized power model in Guanzhong for hundreds of years after the Reform?"
Baihu nodded: "It can be thought that in various villages in Guandong, many of the grassroots common people landowners are the second sons and common sons of nobles from the Six Kingdoms or other vassal countries. After being enfeoffed to various villages, they took root and became common people.
Landlords, but in Guanzhong, this is not the case. The grassroots managers are often veterans of the Qin army who have made military exploits. Therefore, what these local snakes in Guandong want is to continue to be able to separate themselves and control the villages without having to be accountable to the top. Qin
However, the system requires them to obey the country and the court completely and completely, and also allows them to be replaced at any time. This is intolerable to them. Their own identity is to act as a dog leg and oppress the enemy regime that destroyed their country.
Fellow countrymen, so this kind of hatred is accumulating, and the hearts of the people in Guandong are towards the former monarchs of the six countries, not the Qin Emperor. Once they have this opportunity, they will cause chaos."
Qinglong frowned: "Then why didn't you start a rebellion during Qin Shihuang's period? There were at most several attempts to assassinate Qin Shihuang, but there was no such thing as Chen Sheng and Wu Guang."
Bai Hu smiled slightly: "During the Qin Shihuang period, Qin's national power was still very strong, and when it first destroyed the Six Kingdoms, it used very cruel methods against the cities of the Six Kingdoms that resisted. There were also a lot of Qin troops left behind in various places, so the people of the Six Kingdoms and
Although the common landowners have grievances, they dare not resist easily. The most they can do is assassinate them."
"It can be said that Qin Shihuang used his personal majesty to suppress the people of the six countries and did not dare to resist. However, after the death of Qin Shihuang, Hu Hai came to the throne and Zhao Gao took power. Qin's state affairs quickly decayed and the people of Qin in Guanzhong suffered many hardships.
After being deceived, he had no intention of serving Qin again, and the situation in Guandong was even more deprived of power. In this way, the opportunity for the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms came." (End of Chapter)