The officer responsible for escorting them got drunk, and Wu Guang deliberately mentioned multiple times his intention to escape after the officer had been drinking, thereby angering the drunken officer.
In this way, it could induce him to publicly humiliate himself, which would then arouse the anger of others.
The officer was indeed angered, and he beat Wu Guang with a whip.
As the officer drew his sword to continue the violence, Wu Guang suddenly stood up, seized the sword, and killed the officer in retaliation.
He shouted loudly:
'Heaven is determined to kill me, and Qin is determined to oppress me. Is this world really so against me?'
"Are we people from the countryside not worthy of living in the world? Even you, such a despicable person, are worthy to disgrace me?"
Chen Sheng saw the situation and immediately stepped forward to help, and the two of them killed another officer together.
Following this, Chen Sheng gathered all of his followers.
He threw the heads of the two Qin officials in front of them.
Chen Sheng said to them, "You have all missed the deadline because of the heavy rain. According to Qin law, those who miss their deadline are to be beheaded."
'Even if we are lucky and not beheaded, the hardships of guarding the border, ten out of every six are likely to die.'
"Since we are all going to die, why not die for the sake of accomplishing a great undertaking? Are those kings, marquesses, and officials born as nobility?"
'Are those kings, marquesses, and officials truly born as nobility?'
After hearing this, all the followers were inspired by Chen Sheng's words and expressed their willingness to follow his orders.
They decided to disguise themselves as followers of Prince Fu Su and Xiang Yan, doing so to cater to the people's desire for resistance against the Qin dynasty.
They exposed their right arms, which became a symbol of their uprising, and shouted for the restoration of the powerful Chu kingdom.
They built a high mound of earth, held a solemn oath ceremony, and used the heads of two Qin officials as sacrifices to demonstrate their determination.
In this ceremony, Chen Sheng declared himself as the general, and Wu Guang became his deputy, the Captain.
They first attacked the Dazexiang township and quickly occupied it.
Following this, they commanded Ge Yan, a man from Feli, to lead the troops eastward towards the Qi County.
Ge Yan was a grassroots figure, yet he would ultimately deliver the final and fatal blow to the Great Qin Empire.
"Ge Yan? After the change in world line, has his role changed?"
Zhao Ping'an looked at the content on his phone, a bit confused.
In the original world line, Ge Yan was the chief military general under Chen Sheng. He came from Fuli and achieved remarkable military accomplishments in the battles to capture Chen County and Qi County.
After Chen Sheng established the Zhang Chu Kingdom, Ge Yan was appointed as the Chief Military General for Southward Expansion.
He had once led the southern expedition to Jiuhuang Garrison, and he proclaimed Xiao Qiang as the King of Chu in Dongcheng County.
However, upon learning that Chen Sheng had declared himself king, Ge Yan killed Xiao Qiang and reported this to Chen Sheng.
Unfortunately, Chen Sheng became suspicious of Ge Yan and eventually found an excuse to kill him.
Does Ge Yan's actions differ in this world line?
Zhao Ping'an continued to look at the phone curiously.
Their army conquered city after city, capturing places like Zhuo, Cuan, Su, Zhe, and Qiao.
During their march, they continuously recruited new soldiers, and their ranks grew larger and larger.
Along the way, they set out from Dazexiang on their journey, embarking on the march of the uprising.
Their goal was to overthrow the Qin Emperor and protect their own interests.
Wherever they went, the people greeted them wholeheartedly.
It truly is a case of making the most of the timing; that vibrant vitality, where all things burst forth, has already begun to appear.
When they arrived in Chen County, they had already gathered around six to seven hundred chariots, a thousand horsemen, and tens of thousands of foot soldiers, forming a powerful army.
They attacked Chen County, only to find that the local officials had fled, leaving only the city supervisor organizing resistance at the gate.
After a fierce battle, the supervisor was defeated, and they successfully occupied Chen County.
After occupying Chen County for a few days, Chen Sheng issued orders to summon local elders and influential people to discuss the next plan of action.
At the same time, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had already been informed of this news.
He found this news incredible, that there could actually be someone raising the banner of rebellion.
Where did they obtain their weapons? And where did they obtain their troops?
Is the autocracy not enough?
Emperor Qin Shi Huang harbored such doubts.
"What incredible train of thought..."
Seeing this, Zhao Ping'an was moved again and said:
Some people really become very dogmatic in believing in their youthful thoughts as they get older.
Before the change in world line, Emperor Qin Shi Huang's thoughts were even more absurd:
There have also been ideas of escaping from the labor duties, as recorded in the official history of 'Shi Ji', he punished all the 35 individuals who tried to escape from labor duties…
The current Emperor Qin Shi Huang is much more normal, but he still believes that—
That is why some people rise up in rebellion, because the punishment is not severe enough!
Emperor Qin Shi Huang temporarily didn't want to mobilize troops in the north, he needed to guard against the Hu people's southern invasion.
He merely mobilized domestic troops to suppress the rebellion.
At this moment.
At this time, Sanlao and Haojie were not yet a colloquial term, but a specific identity.
The term "Sanlao" refers to the ancient local officials in charge of education, while "Haojie" refers to local heroes and prominent individuals.
After being summoned by Chen Sheng, they were very delighted.
They praised Chen Sheng:
"General, you have personally donned sturdy armor, grasped a sharp weapon, to attack those tyrannical Qin rulers, overthrow their tyranny, and restore the glory of Chu. Your achievements are sufficient to make you a king."
"Your achievements for this world are comparable to Zhaozi."
Inspired by such encouragement and support, Chen Sheng declared himself king, and named his kingdom as Zhang Chu.
At this critical moment, all the counties and prefectures oppressed by Qin officials began to take action.
"The people have suffered under the Qin for too long!"
As Chen Sheng's strength grew stronger, they increasingly realized this:
Is it better to spend one's life under the oppression of the Great Qin, or to try to resist alongside Chen Sheng, which one holds more hope?
They punished those cruel officials and even killed them in response to Chen Sheng's call.
Chen Sheng appointed Wu Shu as the nominal king, and let him oversee various generals to advance westward to Yingyang, an important city of the Qin dynasty.
At the same time, Chen Sheng also ordered the people of Chen County, Wu Chen, Zhang Er, and Chen Yu to conquer the former territory of the State of Zhao, while assigning Deng Zong from Ruyin to pacify Jiuhuang Garrison.
However, the counterattack by Emperor Qin Shi Huang came quickly.
