Cultivate the ability of independent judgment and enhance team leadership, so that key talents with outstanding individual abilities can become the pillars of Da Qin through repeated experiences.

This riot in Hanzhong County, combined with the arrival of natural disasters, directly tested the wisdom and ability of Chen Ping, Li Zheng, Meng Hu and other backbone officials of the Qin State.

In the past, these officials and generals were accustomed to surrounding Li Yuan and moving forward as a group like stars holding the moon. But this time, in the absence of Li Yuan and a team lacking a core figure, Chen Ping

, Meng Hu and other backbone officials of the Qin State had to make their own judgments and learn to be tolerant and considerate of each other. At the same time, they also had to select the most suitable personnel to take charge of affairs in the most suitable positions.

The new Qin State, under strict and orderly laws, needs a mechanism that can sustain its operation for a long time, rather than just relying on one person. This is what Li Yuan has always advocated as a modern person. Of course, in this period

Under the mechanism system, the most core person was Li Yuan. Until one day, he was unwilling to lead the country or there was another younger and more powerful person to lead the country.

Chen Ping and others made their own decision this time. This was the first time since Li Yuan led them to fight, and it was also an important step. Li Yuan was just a person, not an omnipresent god. Facing the increasing pressure of Qin State,

It's a vast territory, and if he does everything personally, he will be exhausted one day.

The Qin army attacked from three directions.

Let’s not mention Zhang Ping and Wang Shang. Let’s take Meng Hu’s troops as an example. After receiving the general order, Meng Hu suddenly discovered that he had no more than a thousand generals. He had to complete the task of entering from Baoxie Road.

For the important task of defeating the rogue bandits in Hanzhong, this number of troops was obviously not enough.

After convening a group of officials from the Tingwei Mansion for discussion, Meng Hu did not even say hello to Chen Ping, Li Zheng and others, and immediately set up a recruitment banner in Chang'an. In the saying "Live to show your fame, die in the Forest of Steles, this is not the case for a man".

!" Under the call, those noble children in Chang'an City, the stupid boys in the half-grown Hengxingfang, or the frustrated speculators from the East and West Markets all joined in.

At that time, the aura of Qin's great victory in the northern conquest of Yan had not yet dissipated.

From top to bottom of the Qin State, especially those young boys in Guanzhong who grew up following the footsteps of Li Yuan's army, they moved from Guanzhong to Yongqi with their parents or tribesmen when they were more than ten years old, and then returned to Xianyang and Chang'an from Yongqi. They were young and proud.

In their hearts, Li Yuan and the generals under his command have long been regarded as heroes. Now that they have the opportunity to follow the heroes' footsteps and kill the enemy all the way, they are naturally very willing to do so.

Among them, especially the children of officials who were officials in the New Qin Dynasty, they were fascinated by the mention of the Qin Army's glorious war history by their fathers and brothers. In the youth's yearning, they had long ignored those who died in battle.

Out of the number of people on the battlefield, all they saw was the flag of the Qin army flying high.

"Forward, forward. Forward!"

"Plant the battle flag on the enemy's position!"

The blood boiled in the chests of the young Qin people. They couldn't wait any longer. Some bad guys even escaped from home secretly and moved to the military camp set up by Meng Hu on Leyouyuan.

, among these young Qin people, perhaps one day in the future, brave generals like Gan Yong and Li Zhongxiang will emerge. And they will also be important pillars of Qin's future.

Meng Hu didn't know what his careless flag-raising operation would bring to the Qin State. He only knew that in just ten days, young people from various counties had already surrendered the military camps to

Stuffed.

The speculators hope to get their own share of the results of the battle through customs clearance and the Bashu Passage;

An ordinary farm boy, with the nagging of his parents and relatives, and the soles of his childhood sweethearts sewn overnight, went on a long journey in the wind and snow for the first time.

Perhaps one day, they will return to their hometowns with wounds and scars all over their bodies, and become a township pavilion chief or pavilion captain at the lowest level of the local area.

Perhaps one day, they will fall down helplessly in a distant battle. At the moment when their lives are about to expire, the familiar and unfamiliar scenes of their hometown will flash in their hearts.

This is life.

This is what a man is all about, wonderful and colorful, with a little bit of tragedy. But it is precisely because of the fearless Qin people who push forward one after another that the strength of the Qin State is guaranteed.

It is the second day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of the New Calendar of the Qin Dynasty.

Meng Hu's five thousand new army has been formed. Like their young generals, this young team fearlessly embarks on the unknown battlefield. What awaits them will be a bloody and cruel massacre.

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Jushui.

This river, also called Jishui, originates from Ziwu Ridge in the mountains of Qinling Mountains. According to legend, this is also the birthplace of the Xuanyuan Huangdi clan. To the south of Jushui is Baoshui. The two waterways are only more than ten miles apart, but Jushui

It enters the big river, and the Bao water flows into the big river. The water systems they pour into are also thousands of miles apart.

The second part of Qin's army was built on the bank of Jushui.

After Sima Yin went to Jinyang, the person who took on the responsibility of Ju Shui's military construction was Peng Sheng, a famous scholar from Peng County who was affiliated to the Qin State in Shu County. This alchemist, who was known as a descendant of Peng Zu, had his own way of refining elixirs.

Due to his insights, and because of his expertise in this area, Chen Ping placed him in the Jushui Military Building.

Compared with Lishan and Jinyang, the topography of Jushui is more complex. The iron ore contains too many impurities, including a variety of metallic properties. These impurities are obstacles to wrought iron, and for wrought iron

For alchemists who are devoted to studying the elixir of immortality, it is a new round of exploration.

After Shu County surrendered to the Qin State, Peng Sheng went through a long process from being ecstatic at the beginning to slowly calming down. During this period of time, he finally clearly realized that Li Yuan, the Shenwu Marquis of the Qin State,

Different from the First Emperor and any other Qin emperor.

What's the difference?

It's very simple. Li Yuan doesn't believe in the legend of immortality at all. He has experienced reincarnation for two thousand years and is an atheist through and through. In this context, Peng Sheng's specious theories have become baseless.

A tree without roots.

The master craftsman of Jushui Army.

This is Peng Sheng's current position. In order to obtain this actual position, he paid a considerable price. For example, there are dozens of skilled craftsmen in Jushui, and if Peng Sheng wants to defeat them technically, he must show his skills.

As for his own unique skill, compared to the craftsmen who can only forge bronze and ironware, Peng Sheng's creation of elixirs is deeper.

Mixing saltpetre, charcoal, and sulfur together to create a special object that can explode within a certain range and produce thick smoke. This is the latest invention that Peng Sheng came up with after meditation.

Peng Sheng did not know the epoch-making significance of this invention. In fact, when he first tested this explosive elixir recipe, he was so disgraced that he almost couldn't get out of the elixir room.

However, Peng Sheng's embarrassment only lasted once.

When Jushui Bingzao was besieged by the refugee team, it was Peng Sheng's seemingly inconspicuous invention that allowed Jushui Bingzao to persist until the arrival of Menghu reinforcements.

Jushui originates from the foot of Ziwu Ridge, and the terrain is extremely steep. At the entrance of the valley in front of the army, one man is in charge and no one can open it.

Lu Pheasant and Ying's two women have the innate carefulness of women in terms of confusing people's hearts and stirring up dissatisfaction, but in terms of specific military command abilities, they have shown their shortcomings.

After occupying Nanzheng, Lu and Ying were overjoyed. They massively replenished the refugee armed forces and charged with a main force. They began to advance towards the eastern west city of Hanzhong County and the Wuguan area. At the same time, in order to completely block Baoxie

Road, and seize Qin's most sophisticated iron weapons. Lu Pheasant led ten thousand refugees as the vanguard, heading north along the Baoshui River towards the Xie Valley.

A battle began over the ownership of the Jushui Army.

Peng Sheng's special elixir played an unexpected role in this battle. The total number of weapon makers, craftsmen and apprentices in the Jushui area was only over a thousand. It was really difficult to deal with a refugee team of up to ten thousand people.

Although they have the most sophisticated weapons, they are still unable to deal with ten times the number of enemies.

"boom!"

A homemade black powder recipe guided by a paper stick was ignited and exploded among the refugees. Although it only caused casualties to more than ten people around, it was enough to make the ignorant Qiang people dizzy.

Shocked.

"Skyfire!"

I don't know who it was, but he called out a name that made many refugees feel terrified.

For the tribal people who live in a primitive and ignorant state, the most unbearable thing they cannot bear, besides hunger, is the punishment from God.

The first few rounds of attacks by the refugees were met with setbacks in the face of Peng Sheng's unexpected methods. However, Lu Pheasant obviously did not admit defeat. She sent her confidants to Jiangdong to deliver messages, trying to persuade Yingbo to send a message to Qin's Nanjun.

On the other hand, she still wanted to capture Jushui Weaponry to provide support for the refugee team in terms of weapons and equipment.

The battle of Jushui.

As the stalemate continues day by day, the refugees rely on their strength in numbers, while the craftsmen in Jushui rely more on their technical advantages.

However, it is a pity that Peng Sheng's new invention is not yet technically mature. The instability of black powder causes the gunpowder to sometimes fail to ignite, or even if it is ignited, it cannot detonate the explosive.

Although the casualties of the refugee team were getting heavier, they pressed forward step by step under the fanatical belief. After more than ten days of non-stop attack, Peng Sheng and the Qin army guards who guarded Bingzao had to retreat to the last line of Jushui Bingzao.

On the defensive line, if Lu Pheasant had not ordered to preserve the integrity of the military structure, Peng Sheng and the others would have been destroyed by fire.

Despair spread among the Jushui craftsmen.

The plank road in the north is covered with winter snow and ice, and the road is rugged and difficult to navigate. Whether and when the reinforcements will arrive is like an extravagant dream, making the wait extremely uncomfortable.

Peng Sheng is a practical person, which can be seen from his assessment of the situation and his surrender to the Qin State. When he was in trouble, he really wanted to put down his arms and surrender, but when he thought of the power of the Qin State,

Li Yuan's bravery once again gritted his teeth and persevered.

The situation is stronger than the people. Compared with the powerful Qin State under Li Yuan's rule, the refugee armed forces on the opposite side are actually a group of rabble. I heard that their leader is still a blind old godly woman. If such a team can succeed, Peng Sheng bets.

Write your last name backwards.

Peng Sheng persisted.

At this time, he did not know that Qin Guoting Wei Meng Hu was already marching hard on the Baoxie Road.

Five thousand Guanzhong children.

With the beautiful ideal of winning military exploits and the simple belief of defending the New Qin Dynasty, they marched step by step in the severe cold. Meng Hu and his soldiers marched at the front of the team. This time, he no longer

He was a young general and a rising star in the frontier army, but he was sent as a representative of the Central Committee of the Qin State to pacify Hanzhong. At the same time, it was this unexpected military action that allowed Meng Hu to truly take over the heavy responsibility of the Qin State's prosperity.

January 6th.

Lu Zhi's eldest brother Lu Ze came to Jushui and took over the command of the refugee team. Then the refugee team launched a general attack on Bingzao. More than a thousand Qin soldiers and craftsmen guarding Bingzao have all gone into battle. Peng Sheng also worked overnight to make black weapons.

Gunpowder pills were prepared, but none of these could repel the extremely fanatical Lü Zhi refugee team.

Three days of fierce fighting.

Peng Sheng's manpower that could be used for defense was reduced sharply to more than 400 people. Not only the county soldiers were lost, but also experienced craftsmen suffered heavy casualties in the riot. The Jusui soldiers reached the most dangerous moment. (Unfinished)

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