In the late May of the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang's reign.
Linyang (Linyang Town, Linquan County, Anhui) used to be inconspicuous. It was just a small township between Pingyu County and Diqiu County in Chen County. It had only a thousand households and the city was also very small.
But nowadays, Linyang is also well-known, because fourteen years ago, Heifu, who was still a hundred generals, defeated the two Chu army princes here with an outnumbered enemy, and successfully broke through. In that battle, Heifu's followers were
Touted as "the turning point of the Qin-Chu war".
Later, Heifu used hundreds of coffins to transport the bodies of the Qin soldiers who died in the battle back to their hometown. It was really sentimental and righteous...
The local government also came up with something, and actually built the empty tomb where the soldiers of the Qin army used to rest as a pavilion, named "Zhongyi Pavilion", which was obviously meant to please the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expeditionary Army.
But in the past few months, the plot suddenly took a huge turn. After learning about the rebellion of Marquis Wu Zhong in the south, the country man was very frightened, fearing that he would be regarded as a "black party", so he ordered the plaque of the pavilion to be hastily removed.
, cut off the firewood for cooking in the pavilion.
Recently, Zhongyi Pavilion has been providing large amounts of firewood to passing armies every day.
It is reported that the southern rebels, who have been renamed the "Northern Expeditionary Army", are fiercely attacking the three passes of Ming'e. The three passes are located at the junction of Nanyang, Nanjun, Chenjun, and Jiujiang. Yan County and Suixian County controlled by Nanyang County were also raided.
If it was not enough, he asked Chen Jun for support.
Unfortunately, under the siege of the "Huainan Bandits", the endangered Jiujiang County also asked Chen County for help. Because Jiujiang County's request for help arrived first, Chen County's five thousand soldiers had already rushed to Xiacai. Now Nanyang is in a hurry, thinking "
"My lips are dead and my teeth are cold." Sheriff Chen gritted his teeth, but tightened his belt and sent out all the counties to support the defense.
Linyang Township, located in the central and southern part of Chen County, became the only way for the garrison troops to go south.
Smoke rose into the sky, and the chief of the pavilion was busy preparing food for the people. He kept urging the soldiers: "Today, two county captains are going to escort the garrison soldiers. They are passing by here. Prepare japonica rice and meat for them. The rest of the village chiefs are also here."
Prepare the pickles and move quickly!"
After urging the lazy pavilion soldiers, the pavilion chief went to look outside the pavilion. Not only did he see the nine hundred garrison soldiers walking slowly from the north, he heard that this group of people came from Yangxia County, and he also saw the rich and rich color above their heads.
Dark clouds of ink...
Among the garrison troops, Chen Sheng, a native of Yangcheng who was temporarily appointed as the "Tuen Commander", also raised his head. This strong man with thick eyebrows and big eyes smiled and said to Wu Guang on the side:
"Uncle Wu, look at that."
Wu Guang, a native of Yangxia, was also the village chief. He looked at the sky and was a little worried: "It's going to rain heavily! We have been delayed for a long time on the road. We encountered rain on the way. We just don't know if we can reach Ming'e in time...
"
"It will definitely be a violent storm. I hope it lasts five days and five nights."
Chen Sheng was not at all worried, but full of expectation. Looking at the nine hundred ragged Luzuo garrison soldiers behind him and the two county lieutenants who were sitting safely in the car, constantly urging the garrison soldiers to move forward with whips, Chen Sheng tightened his grip.
Bamboo spear in hand.
"Only heavy rain and floods can sweep away the filth and wash away a clean new world!"
…
As Chen Sheng said, the nine hundred garrison soldiers from Yangxia and Huaiyang have been trapped in Linyang Township for three days by the heavy rain in midsummer!
They were originally poor Luzuo people. Before they arrived at the garrison area, they didn't even have any clothes, armor or weapons. They all went on the road in plain clothes and ragged shoes. After walking for two to three hundred miles, they were already worn out. The two county captains entered by themselves.
They slept in Linyang Township, but the garrison soldiers were not allowed to go in to take shelter from the rain. They could only live in broken shacks, suffering from dampness and dampness all day long, without enough food and clothing to keep them warm. Many of them fell ill, as if
The refugee camp is filled with the stench of feces and urine...
After Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were ordered to distribute today's small amount of food and comfort the grumbling soldiers, they met again.
"Chen She, are you really planning to cause trouble?" Wu Guangsu loved people, and most of his soldiers were used by him. He was a courageous man, but when life was at stake, he could not help but hesitate.
Chen Sheng then said: "Uncle Wu, it's raining heavily and the road is blocked. The time has passed and you have missed the time. It's not like you don't know the crime of missing the time. All the law will kill you!"
"Isn't it just a penalty of two shields?"
When Wu Guang was young, his family had some land, he was literate, and he knew some laws and regulations. At least he could write the six characters "Da Chu Xing...".
Chen Sheng shook his head: "That's an ordinary corvee. We were recruited as soldiers and rushed to the battlefield, so we have to deal with it according to military law! Even if the soldiers are lucky enough not to be killed, you and I, as the commander of the camp, will be severely punished."
"Ten thousand steps back, even if there is no punishment, think about it, who are we going to fight this time?"
Wu Guang struggled to say those three words: "Marquis Wu Zhong..."
Chen Sheng nodded: "That's right, Marquis Wu Zhong, a world-famous general. Linyang is where he became famous in the first battle. Since then, for more than ten years, he has been invincible in every battle and conquered every attack. I heard that he brought
A few thousand men were able to dominate Nanjun, and in Jiangling, they destroyed hundreds of thousands of imperial troops!"
"I don't believe that Chen County, Nanyang County, and our group of garrison soldiers can stop Wu Zhonghou! Not to mention, there is also a rebellion in Jiujiang County. It is said that the Major General of the Xiang family has captured Shouchun City.
The fight is down! I think this fire is about to reach Chen County! Even if we run away, we can't escape."
He gritted his teeth and patted Wu Guang on the shoulder: "Uncle Wu, I always thought that you, like me, are unwilling to be like a sparrow. Are you willing to die worthless?"
"The world has been suffering from Qin for a long time. Instead of being pushed to the front line of the battlefield to fill gullies by Qin officials and dying in vain, instead of waiting for the fire to come over and turn us into ashes, we might as well learn from Wu Zhonghou and learn from Xiang's
The young general took the lead in raising fire in Chen County, so he turned against you!"
"I'll listen to you."
Wu Guang thought for a long time and nodded heavily: "But if we want to do something, we have to have a reputation. Now there is the Northern Expedition of Wu Zhonghou in the southwest, and the banner is Jingnan Northern Expedition. There is Major General Xiang from Huainan in the southeast, and the banner is
To revive the Great Chu. Both armies are only more than two hundred miles away from here. If we have a big plan, whose banner should we raise?"
Wu Guang is regarded as a talented person in Qian Shou Middle School, but at the moment he only wants to join the strong. After all, his reputation as the first righteous man has long been snatched away by Hei Fu, and his reputation as a leader in reviving the Great Chu has also been held high by Xiang Yu.
Chen Sheng had his own plan, and he smiled: "I have thought about it. Chenjun and Nanyang are adjacent to Jiujiang. In the future, which of the two armies will send a large army to capture Chenjun is unknown. If one side is chosen alone, it will be easy for them to do so.
The attack from the other side is not as good as...lifting from both sides!"
Wu Guang scratched his beard: "What kind of simultaneous promotion method? One side still claims to be an official of Qin, and the other side is reviving the Chu Dynasty. It's like a nest of snakes and rats, and they can't be put together at all."
Chen Sheng was quite clever: "We can not clearly respond to the Chu army or the Northern Expeditionary Army, but only raise the banners of two people."
Wu Guang asked: "Which two people?"
"One is Xiang Yan. Not far to the north is Xiang County. General Xiang Yan is very popular in Chen. As long as he raises his flag, not only will he be followed by people, but Major General Xiang Ji will also not compete with him.
We are in trouble."
"The other person is Young Master Fusu!"
"A few days ago, when I was on the streets of Huaiyang, I heard someone preaching that the second emperor was a young son and should not be established. The one who should be established was the young master Fusu. Fusu remonstrated with him and sent foreign generals to the army. The common people heard about his virtuousness.
, but was suddenly expelled, and we either thought we were dead, or thought we were dead. If we held high the banner of Prince Fusu, Marquis Wu Zhong, who claimed to be trying to calm the Northern Expedition, would not have sent troops to attack..."
Wu Guang nodded: "Okay, I will find some reliable people to discuss important matters together!"
"Wait a minute!" Chen Sheng held him back. Wu Guang turned around and saw that Chen Sheng, who had just encouraged him to do something big, was hesitant under his resolute appearance:
"This is a big deal, so we have to ask about good or bad luck first. You and I will take advantage of the opportunity of going to the city to buy rice under the order of the county captain and ask the fortune teller to calculate it."
"Diviner?"
Chen Sheng nodded: "Yes, I heard that there is a blind man Chen in the east of Xiangyi City, who is very effective!"
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The next day, the heavy rain subsided a little. In a shabby alley in the east of Linyang City, Chen She and Wu Guang squatted in the home of a famous local fortune teller. The place was filled with scraps and turtle shells for divination, and the air was full of smoke.
There is also a smell of mugwort.
"Asking about the good or bad luck of a big event? What big event is it and you won't tell me?"
As a soothsayer, Chen Xiazi is blind in one eye. His left eye is usually covered with a cloth. He only uncovers it when performing soul-calling rituals. It is said that this dead eye can see ghosts...
After Chen Sheng and Wu Guang asked hesitantly, Blind Chen thought for a while and then burst into laughter.
"You two, as garrison commanders, saw that you were running out of time and wanted to cause rebellion, but you still hesitated, so you came to me to calculate good or bad luck?"
Chen and Wu were shocked. Chen Sheng immediately leaned against the door behind him, and Wu Guang also took out the dagger in his arms, intending to kill the soothsayer and silence him!
Facing Wu Guang's dagger, the diviner was not afraid at all.
"I heard that after the death of the First Emperor, the world will be in chaos. There are many people in my hometown who have the same thoughts as you. If you come to me, you have found the right person!"
Chen and Wu looked at each other, and finally let him go.
Blind Chen took off the cloth cover, revealing his empty left eye, staring at the two people, as if he could see through everything, and boasted:
"I won't hide it from you. More than ten years ago, when Marquis Wu Zhong was trapped in Linyang and wanted to fake a surrender and break out of the siege, he hesitated and came to me. He avoided the table and asked questions to calculate the good or bad luck!"
