Chapter 25 Determination
"Everyone should know what I, Fusu, am like," Fusu stood on a newly built wooden platform and said to the slave laborers below. "If I become the master of the world, I will definitely make everyone live a good life. I won't
Any more massive construction projects will destroy countless lives."
There was not much interest in the eyes of the hard laborers below. They just looked at Fusu numbly, and his words seemed not to have entered their ears at all.
"I can assure you that as long as you help me guard the passes of the Great Wall, once I succeed, you can all get rid of your slave status and become the same people as my people in Da Qin. Those who have made meritorious services will also receive rewards." Listen.
After hearing Fusu's words, the hard laborers seemed to be a little interested, but not very enthusiastic.
"And everyone should also know that if the Huns are allowed to break through the defense line, you will be dead, so I hope you can take on the responsibility of guarding and resist the invading Huns together with my soldiers of Great Qin." Fusu took the trouble to say over and over again.
As these people were talking, even Li Heng on the side couldn't understand his behavior. He had been saying this for three days, but there were less than a thousand people who were really willing to stand up and uphold the rules of the land.
After finishing speaking, Fusu returned to the hotel tiredly. He took off his armor in frustration and said: "I didn't expect that the people of the Six Kingdoms have become so alienated from me, the Qin Dynasty. Even if I show my righteousness or lure them with benefits, I can't do it."
Let them be tempted, what can we do?"
"How does the prince treat those hard laborers who are willing to guard the border?" Li Heng asked.
His words awakened Fusu: "Yes, why didn't I think of speaking with facts? It seems that I have been busy these days with soldiers, mobilizing hard labor, and how to deal with Hu Hai, so I can't think well.
"Thinking of this, he hurriedly ordered: "Prepare some rewards for those hard laborers who are willing to guard the Great Wall. At the same time, to show your trust in them, form a team of these thousands of people. Treat them well and go quickly. Mr. Li, thank you very much.
Give me a heads up."
Li Heng said hurriedly: "This is just a way of gaining trust from Shang Jun's reform."
Although this is an old method, it is also a good one. I don’t know whether it was because I was moved by Fusu’s sincerity in persuading for several days or because I was impressed by the treatment of the hard laborers who were willing to stand up and guard the border. Later, I knew Fusu’s sincerity.
Within a few days, 20,000 people actually agreed, and the number was still increasing, which made Fusu very happy.
At the same time, there was a saying circulating in Shangjun City: "Did you know, it turns out that Prince Fusu was persecuted by traitors and did not die?" one person said.
"I just learned that the second prince repeatedly attacked Prince Fusu in order to seize the throne that belonged to him, but God bless the prince and he was not killed in the end." Another person was also busy talking about what he knew.
"Hey, things are not that simple. I heard that the prince committed suicide after receiving the imperial edict, but was prevented by the emperor's heroic spirit. Then he learned about Hu Hai's conspiracy. Now he has obtained the emperor's order to regain the throne.
Here." The third person hurriedly came over and told him the truth he knew.
Pieces of news began to spread everywhere, but this kind of news was only widely spread among the people and did not attract the attention of the officials. At the same time, as the news spread further and further, the news became more and more bizarre. Some people said
It was when Fusu committed suicide that his sword was broken by Qin Shihuang's heroic spirit. Qin Shihuang told Fusu personally about this, which strengthened his confidence in regaining the throne; some people say that Fusu's soul met Qin Shihuang's soul after his death and obtained him.
With help, Fusu returned to the world. Each piece of news made Fusu have to admire the endless imagination of the people.
Taking advantage of all kinds of news flying all over the sky, Fusu decided to take action.
"We must take advantage of the fact that the people's hearts are now favoring us and attack Hu Hai and the others." Fusu said. With him were the three generals, Meng Tian and Li Heng.
Zhou Xing agreed: "The prince is absolutely right. Now is the best time for us to attack Hu Hai."
"Yes, we can completely catch them off guard while their foothold is not stable." Zheng De also said.
Seeing that everyone agreed with his opinion, Fusu looked at Li Heng and Meng Tian again: "What should we do?"
"The general has carefully studied the defense map of Daqin's counties and found that I have two routes to enter Xianyang. One is to raid Beidi County as quickly as possible, and then rush to Xianyang over a long distance. The advantage of this route is that it can suddenly
Launch an attack to catch them off guard, but at the same time, because there is no city wall along the way, the delivery of supplies such as grain and grass may not be able to keep up, and the attacking troops can easily become isolated. Xianyang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as they defend it
In no time, reinforcements will arrive from all over, and our army will be attacked from both inside and outside." Meng Tian paused as he said this.
Li Heng on the other side knew that he had left the quality of the other route to him, so he did not refuse and said: "The other way is to capture Taiyuan County nearby and then slowly take Shangdang, Hedong, and Sanchuan counties.
After capturing Hangu Pass, we will approach Xianyang. This route allows us to build a camp step by step and even increase our strength after capturing a county. However, the shortcoming is also obvious, that is, we have to send troops to garrison every time we capture a city.
At the same time, Hangu Pass is extremely steep and it will not be easy to capture it. But this will not make us completely passive even if we cannot capture Xianyang for a while."
Fusu knew that what they said was pertinent, and now it was his turn to make a choice. He thought for a while and said: "We now have at least 120,000 troops, and there was a period of controversy on the Xiongnu side because of Maodun's regicide.
Despite the internal turmoil, it can be said that our rear is still stable. But we don’t have much time, so I think it’s better to take the risk and try the first route, going straight into the hinterland of Xianyang.”
"But Xianyang City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. How should we attack it? If they have time to mobilize troops and horses to help, we may be in danger of being annihilated." Li Heng said.
In fact, Fusu didn't know the dangers of this route, but he also knew that if he moved slowly, other people would rise up one after another, and by then he would probably face more enemies. He is now very
I regret that I didn't read more historical books about the last years of the Qin Dynasty. As long as I know the correct year and month of the peasant uprising, I can use their influence to win the victory with less effort.
"I do have a way." Zhang Wu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "We can take Beidi County first, and then induce the defenders of Xianyang to attack us, thus weakening their defense power. In this way, Xianyang may be easier to capture.
Already."
Fusu's eyes lit up after hearing his opinion. They only focused on talking about how they attacked, and did not think about letting people attack themselves and annihilate the enemy. At the same time, he also thought that Hu Hai was unpopular after all, as long as there were still people in Xianyang City
People who are loyal to him, such as Li Si, will have the opportunity to attack suddenly. Thinking of this, a way to quickly attack the Northland also appeared in his mind.
When Li Heng heard Zhang Wu's words, he understood: "Yes, as long as we successfully capture Beidi County, Hu Hai will definitely be unwilling to do so. He will send soldiers and horses from Xianyang to attack us, so that we can reduce the number of troops."
The protective power of Xianyang makes it no longer so difficult to attack. But how to take Beidi County?"
"Actually, Beidi County is not difficult to conquer. As long as we use one person, we can take it down without any bloodshed." Fusu said.
"What can we do?" After hearing the words "A battle without bloodshed", several other people became interested.
"The eunuch who delivered the order. As long as he leads people into Beidi County, we can kill them inside and catch them off guard."
"Good idea," Li Hengyi clapped his hands and said, "As long as he says that this army is returning to Xianyang and passing through Beidi County on orders, the defenders will not doubt it. At that time, we will guard the city gate. After the army enters, Beidi County
It’s broken.”
Everyone looked at Fusu with admiration, not expecting that he would come up with such a plan.
This is a dark wooden room, with a man huddled in the corner with disheveled hair. He is none other than the eunuch who was ordered to deliver the order - Zai Ji. He has been locked up for more than ten days. From his arrogance at the beginning to his pleading later
The despair he felt now made him seem to have aged by more than ten years. He truly felt that his days felt like years.
Suddenly the door opened, and he carefully covered his eyes with his hands. A person came in front of Zaiji, but when he raised his eyes, it was the eldest prince Fusu. "Prince, are you here to tell me that my death has come?
"
"If I want you to die, why don't I, the prince, do it myself?" Fusu said with a smile, "I'm here today just to ask you a question: do you want to die or live?"
"Of course I want to live." Upon hearing that he had a chance to live, Zai Ji propped up his weak body and said, "Prince, are you willing to let me go back?"
"Of course this is impossible. But as long as you can do one thing for me, I can guarantee that you will live well. Are you willing to do it?" Fusu felt that he was a devil who tempted people to commit crimes.
"What's the matter?" Zaiji's eyes revealed the desire for life.
Fusu leaned down and spoke to him softly, then stared at him and said, "Are you cooperating with me or do you want me to use your sacrificial flag?"
"I..." Zaiji thought for a long time, and in the end his desire for life exceeded his loyalty to others. He nodded, "I am willing to cooperate with you, but you must also promise not to let me
die."
"Of course, in the name of Great Qin, I guarantee that you will be able to enjoy the rest of your days in peace, as long as you can complete the tasks I have assigned you." Fusu said loudly: "Come here, help Master Zai go out to bathe and change clothes.
I want to entertain him well."
Chapter completed!