"The Qin army has slaughtered Linzi and turned three hundred villages into scorched earth!"
In mid-April, at the garrison where the three brothers Tian Dan, Tian Rong and Tian Heng were confronting the Qin army, such rumors suddenly spread.
Rumors spread among the tens of thousands of Qi people, and the young knight Le Bian heard many versions: Some people said that after the Linzi uprising was suppressed, the Qin army swung the butcher knife on the people of the city, killing people like hemp, leaving no trace alive.
First, at the end, Linzi was burned down with a fire. The city that had been famous for hundreds of years was destroyed in one fell swoop.
Some people also say that only half of them were killed. More than 100,000 young men were cut open and died in the city of Zhuangyue. Their internal organs were not injured. The executioner reached into the chest, took out a steaming heart, and roasted it to make military rations for the Qin people.
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As for those who were aging, they were either buried alive or tied to rocks and pushed into the Zi River and drowned.
Although only 200,000 women and children survived, they were not much better. The women were taken into the military camps and raped by Qin soldiers. The children were tortured and sent to Xianyang to be little eunuchs. The babies could not be taken away, so they
He was impaled on the tip of a spear by the Qin people.
Tian An, the virtuous young master who committed the crime, suffered even more misfortune. He was subjected to the "Five Punishments". First, his hands and feet were cut off, his tongue was cut out, and then he was put to death in Ling Chi. It is said that on that day, the executioners cut off pieces of his flesh, sometimes stuffing them into Tian An's own mouth, and sometimes
Then he threw it into the noisy Qin soldiers, let them loot it, and then ate it alive like a dog...
Although the city of Linzi was banned, the city was so big that some sections were even destroyed, so there were always people who escaped and spread the news.
In the process of dissemination, the "atrocities" of the Qin army were constantly exaggerated, but when they heard it in the ears of the rebellious knights, they believed it to be true.
Because Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, Qin people like Rong Di, didn't they deceive their Qi King Jian to go to Guanzhong and then starve to death! Qi people don't mind using the greatest malice to judge Qin people.
"What a beast, you can do such a thing!" When Le Bian and other low-level rangers heard about it, they became even more furious.
Their anger was greater than their fear of failure. If they were a little confused when they rebelled, now they are determined to rebel against Qin!
"Who killed Linzi?"
Le Bian and the others were also asking people, wanting to know who was so cruel.
Unexpectedly, that person did not know, so they asked the source of the information one after another, and finally learned that the person who did this was the Jiaodong County Sheriff, Hei Fu!
"Dog officer!"
Hearing that the black man claimed to be Qin Shihuang's black dog, Le Bian became furious and called him a dog official: "I will definitely kill him! Like butchering a dog's ears!"
The young knights kept scolding each other, but in the end they couldn't get enough, so they chopped wood and carved it according to the rumored appearance of the black man: a dog's head and human body, with protruding eyes and sharp teeth. I heard that the black man had a black face and was smoked with fireworks.
black,
He stood by the Jishui River and shot with arrows, poked with spears, and even drowned in urine to relieve his hatred.
Hei Fu's reputation as the "Linzi Butcher" has also been widely circulated in Qi along with this image. It is said that he likes to eat the hearts, livers and brains of children. For a moment, he said "Hei Fu is here" rather than telling the children "A leopard is coming to take it."
You" is more effective...
The name of Heifu can stop children crying all over the place at night.
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The rebels at the bottom imagine a vicious person who kills without blinking an eye, and they must hate and hate him to maintain their courage to rebel. Otherwise, they may fall apart under pressure at any time.
But for brothers Tian Dan and Tian Rong, Heifu and the Jiaodong soldiers who may come from Linzi at any time are an imminent threat...
"Tian An is dead and all the young heroes have been killed. Linzi has no hope."
Tian Dan heard about the true situation in Linzi. After suppressing the rebellion, the killings were strictly restricted and order was restored in Linzi. This meant that Heifu would soon come to join the Linzi County soldiers.
"The black man is the brave general of Qin."
Tian Rong recounted the news he had learned about this person: "He once followed Wang Ben to destroy Wei, followed Wang Jian to defeat Chu, captured the banner of Xiang Yan, and attacked Yangyue in the south to establish Yuzhang County. Later, he was sent by Emperor Qin
He went to Beidi County and served as a county lieutenant, defeating the Xiongnu several times. Among the generals still alive in the Qin army, his reputation is second only to Wang Ben, Meng Tian, and Li Xin..."
This kind of well-known general who has fought in hundreds of battles has thousands of soldiers at his disposal. When the time comes, unless they can induce the opponent to attack halfway, the Tian brothers don't think their side has any chance of winning!
"Brother, in your opinion, how should we control it?"
Tian Dan calculated his own troops. Although in the past ten days, Tian Ji, Tian Jiao and other distant brothers who came from the upper reaches of Jishui River to support him, they only had 5,000 soldiers, 200 chariots, and hundreds of riders.
There was nothing they could do against the four thousand Linzi soldiers on the other side of the Jishui River, let alone Heifu.
They have lost the initiative. Once the Qin army crosses the Jishui River, they can only defend the county seat, which will definitely be a dead end. The number of "Qi army" will become smaller and smaller, but the support of the Qin army will become more and more important.
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After Tian Rong heard that the Linzi Revolution failed, he also had the intention to retreat, so he suggested:
"For the sake of the present, it is better to leave."
Tian Dan frowned: "Where to go?"
Tian Rong gritted his teeth: "With the hundreds of ships brought by Ah Heng, there may be a chance to evacuate overseas!"
"That would mean abandoning tens of thousands of people and leaving only the elite."
Tian Dan sighed: "If this is the case, what we are doing is going to end at the end. Not only will we not be able to recover, but it will also cause great harm to people! What should we do with those light knights who follow us and their families?"
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Tian Rong advised again: "If you send five thousand elite men overseas and gather ten years of experience and learn ten years, you may not have a chance to return to Qi..."
"Brother is wrong!"
Before he finished speaking, a loud voice sounded outside the camp, but it was Tian Heng who was ordered to station in Qiancheng and barged in. He bowed to the two brothers and raised his head, his eyes full of determination:
"Brother, when Tian Heng was young, you always called me a fish. When I went to Jishui and played in the sea, I didn't want to go ashore. But this time, since Tian Heng has returned to Qi State and set foot on this land again, even if
Even if I die, I will die here! I will never escape into the sea like a coward like before!"
This statement was resounding. Tian Dan raised his palms and praised. Tian Rong opened his mouth, but sighed helplessly. He was Tian Heng's brother and knew how stubborn his brother was.
Tian Heng said again: "Moreover, the road to overseas has been cut off!"
"What!?" Tian Dan and Tian Rong were shocked.
Tian Heng's face was serious. He came here to report important military information.
"The Jiaodong Marine Corps has occupied Shamen Island and killed Yongmen Sima. Then two hundred ships rushed directly to Linzi. Now they have covered the coast of thousands of people. Let alone more than a hundred ships and four to five thousand people. We can't even scrape a boat.
, I can’t go down either!”
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At the same time, in Qiancheng County, unlike the Qi people's ships that had folded their sails and hid in the natural harbor at the mouth of Jishui River, the Jiaodong Marine Division spread out a one-mile-wide front on the vast sea, occupying the entire
Vision!
The flagship of the fleet is a huge building ship. This ship is named "Yu Huang". It is a Chu State ship captured by Ren Xiao in Kuaiji. It has three floors, eight feet high, and is painted a terrifying black. It is in
It served as the vehicle of Emperor Qin Shihuang during hunting tours, and served as Ren Xiao's flagship during wartime.
Not only does it look majestic and majestic, but it also has powerful crossbows and flags on the ship. It is heavily guarded and can attack and defend well. It is like a water fortress. Unfortunately, the speed is slow and it can only travel in the middle and rear position of the fleet, playing the role of command and commanding heights.
In addition to the "Yu Huang", there are five other large-scale ships, more than ten large-winged, middle-winged and small-winged ships, and more than ten stern boats, plus dozens of small boats converted from local fishing boats. The entire fleet has increased
It can be regarded as "a hundred battles competing against each other", which is a spectacular sight.
On the building boat, Ren Xiao was in high spirits and smiled at the officials beside him: "The governor Wei once said to me, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it lasts for a while. We came from Kuaiji to Jiaodong. We have been resting for most of the year. Today,
It’s time to use force!”
As a county lieutenant, Ren Xiao originally had the final say in military affairs in the county. However, the Qi rebellion broke out and the emperor issued an edict to let the county governor Hei Fu take charge of the Lu division. Ren Xiao did not dare to say anything, but seeing that Hei Fu was unstoppable,
During the Linzi Rebellion, they only killed a group of old, weak, sick and disabled bandits on Shamen Island, and they were a little impatient.
So after he went to Yeyi to replenish fresh water, he immediately took advantage of the east wind and headed straight for the coast of Linzi County. Now Ren Xiao hoped that if the rebels were desperate and wanted to escape from the sea, he would just be able to catch them...
"In that case, the victory of the captain will not be too ugly, and as a county captain, I can also save some face." Ren Xiao smiled bitterly. It was really difficult to meet a strong county guard who was a loyal servant of the emperor.
While I was still thinking about it, I suddenly felt a flash of light in the distance, and then smoke rose. At the same time, the soldiers responsible for observing the enemy's situation also hurriedly reported: "Commander, there is a fire on the shore!"
Hearing the word "fire", Ren Hao suddenly became excited. When fighting on the water, he is most afraid of fire. The boat is made of wood, and the sail is also flammable linen. Once it encounters fire, a huge boat will be buried in the sea!
Ren Xiao's first thought was: "Do they want to use the fire ship to attack me?"
But he stretched out his hand and found that the wind direction was wrong. If the rebels set fire to the ship, they would burn themselves instead.
But Ren Xiao still did not dare to be careless. Seeing that more and more pirate ships were on fire at the entrance of Jishui River, he immediately ordered all the ships to set sail and prepare to distance themselves. At the same time, he sent people to the shore on sterns to investigate the enemy's situation.
After the boat left, the fire on the shore got a little bigger. Not only was it burning on the boat, but the reeds and mangroves at the mouth of the sea were also on fire. Looking from the boat, it seemed like the entire horizon was burning!
"Could it be..."
Ren Xiao squinted his eyes for a while, and then he was shocked to find that the boats were not moving at all, and there seemed to be no one on them. It was Qi Ren who set them all on fire!
What a weird thing!
This burning coast seems to be swearing some determination of the Qi people...
This situation made the people on board the Chu Yue Tower look at each other in disbelief. How could they burn their own ship before the battle even started?
Even the well-informed Ren Xiao couldn't help but be surprised, remembering a sentence in the Art of War.
"What do you mean by burning the boat and breaking the cauldron?"
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ps: Burning boats and breaking cauldrons, if you drive the sheep away, you will not know what "Sun Tzu's Art of War. Nine Places" is about.