After Lin Ze led the army into Chen County, wherever he went and wherever he looked, he saw people fleeing Chen County with their families.
Has the state of Chen County collapsed to this extent? Could it be that Chen She abandoned the city and fled?
Lin Ze looked at the dragged family and his wife and thought to himself.
"Go and bring some people here. I want to ask what happened in Chen County? Why are these people fleeing?" Lin Ze ordered in a deep voice to Wu Fan.
Wu Fan nodded indicatively towards the men behind him, got off his horse, and led a few people towards a walking team of common people.
Soon, several young men were brought to Lin Ze. They timidly bowed to Lin Ze and said dryly: "Meet the general."
Then he intertwined his hands on his body and quietly waited for the "trial" of this nobleman Lin Ze.
Lin Ze smiled gently and said warmly: "Don't be afraid, as long as you answer a few of my questions seriously, I won't hurt you."
One of them, a more courageous young man, took a step forward and said: "Please feel free to ask, sir. As long as the little one knows, I will never hide it."
Lin Ze nodded slightly: "Why did you drag your family with you and flee Chen County?"
The bold young man replied: "The government will soon send a large army to exterminate the injured King Zhang Chu. Chen County will soon turn into a battlefield. We have to flee to avoid military disaster."
Lin Ze narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "How did you know that King Zhang Chu was injured and that the government was about to send a large army to encircle and suppress him?"
The bold young man was stunned for a moment, and then said blankly: "This is what is said outside."
Huh? After hearing this, Lin Ze couldn't help but fell into deep thought. It seems that what happened in Chen County is most likely a good thing!
At least it can be inferred that Chen She's injury is definitely not serious, otherwise the situation would not be under control, and even the lowest level people would know the news of his injury.
Lin Ze waved his hand and asked Wu Fan to let these young men go, and then ordered: "The army will rest on the spot. The scout camp will search a radius of thirty miles and select a town for the army to camp. Have a good rest at night and be well fed."
Spirit, tomorrow I will follow my commander to attack the city and destroy Zhang Chu in one fell swoop."
The army stopped immediately, put down their luggage, sat down on the spot, and took out water bottles and dry food to replenish their water and energy.
Teams of scouts went in all directions.
Lin Ze then called Wu Fan to his side and ordered: "Find a way to get in touch with the Jinyi Guards of Chen County. I want to know what happened in Chen County?"
Wu Fan received Lin Ze's order and left the army with a few people and headed towards Chen County.
That night, Wu Fan and his men braved the darkness and returned, preparing to return to Lin Ze.
In the coach's camp, Wu Fan saluted Lin Ze, who was in civilian clothes and reviewing military affairs, and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have found out clearly that Chen She returned to Chen County after being seriously injured a few days ago, which immediately caused panic among countless people in the rebel army.
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"The day before yesterday, a group of aristocratic families who originally took refuge with Chen She plotted to rebel against Chen She and surrender to the Qin government again. In order to atone for their sins, they planned to use Chen She's head as a tribute."
"In order to disturb Chen She's mood, a group of aristocratic families spread rumors to the outside world that Chen She could not afford to be seriously injured, and the government would immediately send a large army to kill him.
"After the rumors were spread, rumors spread throughout the streets and alleys that the government army would kill the rebels and kill anyone they met. If you want to save your life, you have the only way to escape from Chen County."
"This is why, along the way, you saw countless people fleeing Chen County, dragging their families and families with them."
"My subordinates also inquired about the failure of Chen She's plan by a group of aristocratic families in Chen County. Chen She was furious and ordered the army to blockade Chen County and investigate the matter thoroughly. Except for the Xie family who did not participate in the whole process and saved their lives, the aristocratic families in Chen County,
All of them have been exterminated.”
"Right now, except for the Xie family who are maintaining the normal operation of Chen County, there is no other aristocratic family managing the place for Chen She. The entire Chen County is in chaos. The people have not encountered any obstruction on their way to flee Chen County. In just two or three days, Chen County
Most of the people have fled."
"In the past, Chen County, the most prosperous place in Nanhe Province, has become a desolate place with hundreds of miles of uninhabited people."
After hearing this, Lin Ze's eyes brightened. So, Chen She was injured so badly that even the Chen Jun Family could hardly suppress him?
With the family's prudent style of doing things, it would have been impossible for Chen She to take the risk unless it was certain that Chen She was seriously injured.
Moreover, Chen She only learned the news after the noble family took action. Even after the purge, he first sent a large army to blockade Chen County and investigated them one by one, only to find out who was plotting against him.
Chen She's hindsight in the whole process showed that his control over Chen County had been reduced to the extreme.
Another point is that aristocratic families have always stayed together, and this time Xie Jia was able to stay out of it.
Lin Ze was 90% sure that it was not that the Xie family was not involved, but that the Xie family had used some method to deceive Chen She.
Chen She didn't even investigate further and still handed Chen County over to the Xie family for management.
Apart from being seriously injured and in urgent need of recovery, Lin Ze could not think of any reason for Chen She to still trust the Xie family after being betrayed by the family.
If the reasoning is correct, Lin Ze believes that this trip will be extremely smooth.
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Early on the next morning, Lin Ze ordered people to beat drums and gather the troops. Two hundred thousand troops filed out of the camp and gathered on the flat ground. The area was so dark that it looked extremely spectacular.
After the generals at all levels counted their numbers, Lin Ze said loudly in front of an army of 200,000 people:
"I have received accurate information. The leader of the rebels, Chen She, is seriously injured and cannot huddle up. The rebels are leaderless and have no morale. Now that Commander Chen is in front of you, he no longer has the slightest strength to resist."
"The sage once said that if God is willing to take it, you will be punished if you don't take it. Now it is God who has given Da Qin a good opportunity to regain Chen County. You tell me, take it or not take it?"
Most of the soldiers didn't quite understand what Lin Ze said, but that didn't stop them from shouting loudly: "Take, take, take," prompted by their commanders.
Lin Ze was extremely satisfied with the performance of the soldiers, and immediately ordered: "I have given orders to the commander, and the entire army will leave most of the baggage behind, equip lightly and simply, march quickly, and follow the commander to Chen County. Tonight, the commander will
I want to sit in Chen County City and drink a bowl of celebratory wine with you."
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Ze left 3,000 men to guard the baggage, formed a formation, and headed straight for Chen County.
In the afternoon, 200,000 troops came to Chen County and surrounded the city.
Sure enough, as Lin Ze guessed, Chen County was in a state of control. There were only hundreds of soldiers stationed on the city wall. When the Qin army, coming like a black tide, appeared under the city wall, they were so frightened that they almost forgot about the city gate.
Closed.
Fortunately, the defender of Chen County reacted quickly, and with a few personal guards, he was able to close the gate of Chen County before the Qin army arrived, keeping the Qin army out of the city.
The general of Chen County knew that with his small number of men, it would be difficult to defend Chen County under the almost endless attacks of the Qin army, so he quickly sent people to the palace to ask for help from Chen She.
The response of General Chen County was remarkable, but it did not have any effect on Lin Ze, who was bound to win.
Lin Ze was seen riding forward alone, drawing out the Tianwen Sword, and slashed three times at the gate of Chen County.
The city gate, which was three feet high and two feet wide, was made of fine iron. Under these three swords, it turned into pieces and scattered on the ground.
The city gate was opened. Lin Ze pointed his long sword and said loudly: "The whole army has entered the city to suppress the rebellion. Surrender will avoid death. Those who resist will not be killed."
Zhang Han and Li Xin took the lead and rushed into Chen County with their troops.