As early as June, Fengfei changed hands and Peng Yue's attack on Pengcheng indeed brought great changes to the stalemate between Chen and Song throughout the early summer.
Xiang Liang was strategically stronger than his nephew. After the news came that Fengfei had changed hands, the Chu army could no longer hold on in Suiyang, so they withdrew to Mang and Dang in the west, relying on Mangdang Mountain to block the Qin army for a while.
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Captain Li Bi and Sima Yang Xi, as the vanguard of the Hei army, were ordered to pursue Xiang Liang to Dang County. However, they had just captured Wei Bao and arrived at Guan Ying in Xiangyi with the achievement of "annihilating Wei". Only then did they know that they had been promoted to the rank of
Right update, and was appointed as "Dangjun Lieutenant"!
Guan Ying said that he did not dare, and bowed to Hei Fu: "A year ago, I was just a cavalry general with only two hundred soldiers under his command. How dare you take such an important position? What's more, Guan Ying used to be a silk merchant in Suiyang.
As a disciple, county magistrates always have to serve in other places, and local scholars cannot be local magistrates."
It is indeed a rule of the Qin Dynasty to serve as an official in a different place, and it is an important avoidance clause for holding office. Just like in later generations, regardless of counties or counties, the top leaders of the party and government are generally outsiders, in order to avoid nepotism and prevent the network from being exploited, which will eventually lead to failure.
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It is not feasible to copy the gourd and draw the scoop. The current situation is not as good as in the past, and Liangdi is not as good as Guanzhong. This system originally uses officials to represent the court and compete with local forces, asking them to be wary of each other and fight against each other. But now, what Heifu needs is
Try to alleviate the anxiety of the people in the captured areas as much as possible and encourage more leading parties to appear.
Heifu saw clearly: "In extraordinary times, extraordinary things should be done!" "The people of Wei have ulterior motives and suspect that after our army enters Suiyang, old crimes will be raised."
They were afraid that the Qin people would retaliate like the Homecoming Regiment, re-implement harsh laws, and bring to justice all the Song people who had resisted the imperial court, or they might be like the Chu army and carry out bloody massacres in Liang.
"Therefore, people from the Liang and Song Dynasties must be taken as the forerunners and appointed as senior officials, so that their suspicions can be cleared, and the local young people can be recruited for my use. I regard you as a county captain, not only because of your great military exploits, but also because you are sharp and careful.
Also because you are from Dangjun..."
In these days, the relationship between township and party is very important. Tongxiang can refer to the same li, or the same county, or the same county. Relying on the place of origin and dialect, we can identify with each other and unite. The whole world includes fourteen major dialect areas, among which the Wei region
Yan can be divided into Song, Wei, Liang, etc. The fellow countrymen are the objects of cultural identity and emotional belonging.
To parachute a Qin man who doesn't know the local area, it would be better to use the generals and soldiers from all over the Central Plains in the army.
For example, Li Shiqi was appointed by Heifu as the governor of Dang County because of his ability to persuade him to surrender, but the real power was in the hands of the magistrate of Dang County.
As a native of Suiyang, Guan Ying, who had made great military exploits in recent times, was naturally the perfect candidate for Dang Commandery.
Heifu has his own strategic demands for Suiyang. This place used to be called Shangqiu, which was the capital of the Song Dynasty. During the Warring States Period, the Qi Dynasty destroyed the Song Dynasty. This area was acquired by the Wei Dynasty and established the Song Dynasty. After the Qin Dynasty defeated the Wei Dynasty, it established Dang.
The county, because the beams were damaged, took Suiyang as its capital.
Suiyang leads the river, shields the Huai River, and controls the Suishui River. Going eastward along the river, you can enter the hinterland of Chu State. Where boats and chariots meet, they have competed in the Central Plains since ancient times. There is no one who does not regard Suiyang as the land of the waist.
Therefore, this place is an extremely important road for Heifu to encircle Chu.
After explaining the official reasons, Heifu helped Guan Ying up again and smiled at him:
"There is another reason. People say that if you don't return to your hometown, you will be like walking in brocade at night. Now that you are worth two thousand stones, you should go back to your hometown to see it!"
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Guan Ying knew that the task was arduous and did not rest for a moment. He immediately led his troops to Suiyang. He also got two helpers, both from Dangjun who surrendered to Heifu two months ago. One was Li Shang from Chenliu, and the other was from Hengyang.
Fu Kuan was born, and Hengyang was next to Suiyang. They were all captains.
This army was called the "Dangjun Army" by Heifu. There were more than 20,000 people in total. It was basically composed of Dangjun's leading party, plus Guan Ying's chariots and cavalry. They entered Suiyang in early July.
The people of Suiyang were indeed a little panicked and feared the Qin people's revenge, but when they heard that several Qin officials who came into the city actually spoke the dialects of Song and Wei, and saw that most of the people who came were from the same hometown, they couldn't help but feel reassured.
According to the understanding of the relationship between the township and party, a local official will most likely not harm the township where his ancestors' tombs are located. It is more uncomfortable to be reviled by the villagers for generations.
After entering Suiyang, Guan Ying, who was recruited as a garrison soldier more than ten years ago and never came back after going to Saibei, felt that almost nothing in the city had changed.
Continuing the old system of the Song Dynasty, the north gate of Suiyang is called Tongmen. The terrain here is flat, but slightly tilted from northwest to southeast along the direction of the clear water flow. Tung trees are planted along the river. It is autumn at this time, and the flowers fall early.
The surrounding acres should be full of golden grains. There is little wheat here, and the main crops are millet, beans, and broomcorn millet, with rice mixed in. However, a lot of land was abandoned due to wars, and many small battles broke out between Qin and Chu.
, the war destroyed large areas of fields.
Entering Tongmen, it is the village where Guan Ying's family used to sell silk. His relatives had long heard of Guan Ying's return and were elected by everyone in the city. They gathered in the street and raised their eyebrows to welcome him.
History has made a big joke. As descendants of the Zhou people who emphasized agriculture, the people of Zhou Dynasty could only engage in industry and commerce due to the small area and large population. As the descendants of merchants, the Suiyang people had a more conservative attitude towards life, and their customs still had the legacy of the previous kings.
There are many gentlemen who are rich and good at farming. Although they don't have mountains and rivers, they can hate food and clothing, causing them to hoard.
Therefore, although there are industrial and commercial establishments here, the status of merchants is not high.
In the past, Guan Ying worked as a silk hawker, selling shoes, clothes and other items knitted by his mother on the street. Because he had no money to rent a stall, he could only push a small cart and shoot for a new place. He was often let go by the city officials.
Chase.
Now that he is back again, Guan Ying is honored as a county captain. The urban management officer who once chased him away is now kneeling on the side of the street, saying "Guan Jun" one by one. It doesn't feel too good. The pride of returning home in fine clothes wells up in my heart.
I am even more grateful to Heifu.
But what surprised Guan Ying was that at that time, the number of neighbors in the same village actually changed from ten to five. When he asked the township party, he learned that most of them died in the war between Qin and Chu.
Even an old friend who used to carry a sword on his waist and work as a knight on the street now has a full beard and said to Guan Ying with tired eyes: "The corvee tax is unpredictable, and the exchanges of soldiers and horses are frequent. I only hope that Suiyang can come back soon."
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"The one who brought chaos to the world was Xiang Ji, and the one who abused the Liang and Song Dynasties was the Chu State! They are the Yinghuo Star!"
"Therefore, if Liang and Song Dynasties want to be at peace, they must first destroy Chu!"
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The world is at this late stage. Everything is Xiang Ji's fault. If this person is eliminated, the war will stop!
This is a story that Heifu needs officials from all over the country to tell to the local people in Han and Wei. Heifu needs them to serve as civilians in the army, and even the surrendered army can be put into the battlefield again.
Therefore, he appointed a large number of local officials in the newly captured eastern counties. For example, he appointed Gongsun Xin as the Yingchuan Lieutenant; Chen Ying from Dongyang County was appointed as the Donghai Guard although others were still in the Central Plains; Zhou Yan was appointed as the Sishui Lieutenant.
Only by strengthening your feet can you continue to move forward!
But now, there is also a problem facing Heifu.
"Wu Guang has captured Huaiyang City and killed the Chu general Xiao Gongjiao. The Chu army did not make any more resistance and continued to evacuate eastward."
Not long ago, Xiang Ji made a choice between the front lines in Pengcheng. The result was a large-scale eastward advance of the Qin army, but Xiang Ji had no time to move his troops back.
But for Heifu, Huaiyang, also known as Chen Ying, is a great joy, but it is also a hot potato.
It is true that Chen is indeed the northwest gate of the Chu State. Controlling Cai, Yingzhijiao, Wanliang, and Song Road are the most convenient ways to enter the hinterland of the Chu State.
This is the beginning of Wang Jian's destruction of Chu.
But Li Xin's defeat started from this.
"Chen Di is simply the base camp of the anti-Qin forces..."
Hei Fu has never forgotten the consequences of Changping Jun's rebellion against the Qin Dynasty. You must know that at that time, Changping Jun didn't have a single soldier in his hand. He just drove into Chen City and thousands of people responded.
There is also the hostility and threats I encountered when I was stationed in Huaiyang as a military officer.
Those Chen children who took out the candy but still looked at him hatefully have now grown up to be the backbone of the Chu army? How many such people are hiding in the city?
After the fall of the Chu State, Zhang Er and Chen Yu hid here for a long time. Chen Di was also the third place after Nan County and Huainan to raise troops to resist Hu Hai.
Although Heifu immediately appointed Wu Guang, a native of Yangxia County in Chen County, as Chen County Lieutenant, general appeasement policies were useless for such a stronghold.
Some people suggested that they simply massacre the whole thing in one fell swoop to avenge the innocent dead in Xihe. However, "Huang Shi", the strategist of the Wing Battalion, thought it was inappropriate and wrote to Heifu:
"I have been in Chen for many years and know the likes and dislikes of the local people. I have a strategy to make the Chen people join me!"
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ps: It’s the afternoon before dark, and Chapter 3 is in the evening.