Chapter 64: Night Journey to the White Imperial City

Genres:Historical Military Last update:25/03/24 17:53:17
    This is shocking.

    In the world, who doesn't know Zhaozi's achievements, and who doesn't know of Zhaozi's abilities?

    It can be said that without Zhaozi, there would be no great Qin Empire that unified the world!

    Now Zhaozi appears in many different places, and everyone thinks they are pretending to be Zhaozi.

    Xiang Liang said to the officers, "Chen Sheng was the first to rise up, but his battles were not successful, and now we don't know where he is. Now Qin Jia has betrayed Chen Sheng and installed Jing Ju as the king, which is a violation of righteousness."

    Of course, they say so, but everyone knows that...

    So he led his troops to attack Qin Jia.

    Qin Jia's army was defeated and fled, and Xiang Liang pursued them to Huling.

    Qin Jia returned to fight again for a day, but he died in battle, and his army surrendered.

    Jing Ju fled to Liang, where he died.

    Xiang Liang had incorporated Qin Jia's army and stationed in Huling, preparing to lead his troops westward for an offensive.

    Before Xiang Liang, Xian Yu was sent to attack Xiangcheng, but the city of Xiangcheng held out and refused to surrender.

    After the city was captured, Xian Yu buried all the defenders alive.

    Xiang Yu returned to report to Xiang Liang. Upon hearing that Chen Sheng had indeed died, Xiang Liang summoned the various rebel forces from across the realm to Xue County to discuss important matters.

    Ju Chen people Fan Zeng, aged 70, had always stayed at home, enjoying the art of strategy.

    He went to persuade Xiang Liang, saying, "Chen Sheng's defeat was inevitable. The Qin Dynasty had annihilated the six states, and Chu was the most innocent."

    "Since the King of Chu was deceived and taken to Qin and never returned, the people of Chu have been sympathetic to him ever since. That's why Chun Nan Gong said, 'Even if there are only three households left in Chu, they will definitely bring down the Qin Dynasty.'"

    "Now Chen Sheng is the first to rise up, not to establish the successors of the Chu kingdom but to establish himself as the king, and his power will not last long."

    "On the other hand, you rose up in Jiangdong. Rulers of Chu are vying to join you because your family has generations of experience as rulers of Chu, and you can restore the legitimate successor of Chu as king."

    "Since that is the case, why not establish the original King of Chu as the king? This is how you can win the allegiance of people from all over the realm."

    "Moreover, you are still the teacher of the Great Qin, an old friend of Zhaozi. This alone is worth promoting."

    "Zhaozi, long recognized by the people as a symbol of heaven, began with the spread of that miracle drug, moved to the stage where the people protected themselves and fought against nobility, and finally to the revolutionaries' idea of 'fighting for oneself'."

    All these can make Zhaozi a belief in the hearts of the people.

    "This is something you can promote. It is said that you and Zhaozi became friends in your youth. Why not make good use of this relationship?"

    So Xiang Liang thought Fan Zeng's words made sense and began searching for the grandson of Chu King Huan in the countryside.

    Xiong Xin was herding sheep, and Xiang Liang enthroned him as the King of Chu, fulfilling the people's expectations.

    Xiang Liang used Zhaozi's name to spread the Zhaomumen Wushu within Chu, spreading the cultivation of self-refinement, and declaring himself a friend of Zhaozi in his youth. Zhaozi himself had an ideal of benefiting all under heaven, and now that Zhaozi had disappeared, he would fulfill Zhaozi's original intention of creating the Zhaomumen Wushu.

    This has made Xiang Liang highly revered among people across the realm, and many came to join Xiang Liang, attracted by the fame of Zhaozi.

    At this moment, Xiang Liang has become the ruler of the region of Jiangdong with Zhaozi's name as an ideology and a strong military as a foundation.

    Qin Shi Huang was afraid of Xiang Liang's army, but since Xiang Liang did not have strong ambitions at the moment, Qin Shi Huang chose to array his troops, have his soldiers guard the city on the border, and instead choose to let Li Si stabilize the interior first.

    After Li Si's reforms, the strength of the Great Qin flourished, but for several consecutive years, they were repeatedly struck by natural disasters.

    In order to promptly divert agricultural production, Qin Shi Huang ordered the construction of the Lingqu Canal to facilitate transportation between the north and south.

    The situation in the Great Qin began to stabilize and improve, with the only flaw being the plague brought by the Huhans.

    The plague brought by the Huhans was like a curse after Qin Shi Huang drove the Xiongnu north. Although this plague did not spread widely in the vast grasslands where the Huhans lived, it spread rapidly on Han territory.

    But Qin Shi Huang believed that this was temporary. As long as agricultural production was good, the plague should pose little threat.

    On the other hand, Xiang Liang's life was not easy.

    Chen Ying was appointed as the Supreme Commander of Chu, granted five counties, and established the capital at Xutai with King Huan. Xiang Liang styled himself as the Marquis of Wu Xìn.

    After a few months, Xiang Liang led his army to attack Kangfu.

    "Attack Kangfu?"

    Zhao Anping looked at the mobile phone screen and said, "In history, Xiang Liang, together with Tian Rong and Sima Long, jointly rescued Dong'A during the Battle of Qin. This led to their decisive victory over the Qin."

    At that time, the Great Qin was surrounded by enemies on all sides.

    But what about now?

    At present, only the Great Qin remains on the entire Qiu territory, with its vassal state Qiqi, half-vassal state Zhao, Xiang Liang, Liu Bang, and some miscellaneous peasant self-defense forces.

    "Can this beat the Great Qin?"

    【Xiang Liang, together with Tian Rong of Qi and Sima Long, jointly rescued Dong'A and soundly defeated the Qin army.】

    【Tian Rong was a noble son of Qi, a descendant of Tian family, and he had a high natural talent.】

    【He had long felt that it was not proper to depend on the Great Qin, but his faction had weakened in the early power struggle and could not make a decision.】

    【After the decisive defeat of the Qin army, his reputation soared in Qi.】

    【Tian Rong immediately led his army back to expel Qi Wang Jia.】

    【Qi Wang Jia fled to Chu.】

    【His prime minister, Tian Jiao, fled to Zhao.】

    【Tian Jiao's brother Tian Tian is a commander in Qi, but he dare not return to the country due to his residing in Zhao.】

    【Tian Rong established the son of Tian Dan, Shi, as the King of Qi.】

    After Xiang Liang broke through the Qin army in Dong'A, he pursued the Qin army.

    【He repeatedly sent messengers to urge Qi to send troops, hoping to join forces with Qi in moving westward.】

    【Tian Rong said: "Qi has killed Tian Jia. Zhao has killed Tian Jiao and Tian Jian. Only then I sent troops."】

    "I came to join you because of your reputation as an old friend of Zhaozi. However, you have never shown Zhaozi's loyalty and righteousness."

    "If Zhaozi was in your position, I think he would definitely prioritize bringing peace to internal strife first."

    Xiang Liang said, "Tian Jia is the king of our alliance, and he has nowhere else to go but to turn to me for refuge. I am unwilling to kill him."

    Zhao also does not kill Tian Jiao and Tian Jian in a trade with Qi.

    So Qi did not send troops to help Chu.

    At this very moment, another army that had risen up was also flourishing.

    The leader of this army is named Liu Bang.

    Liu Bang established a settlement in Mangdang Mountain Swamp after he became the leader, gradually calming down the plague, and always waiting for the right time.

    One night, he knew the time was ripe, and after getting drunk with his brothers, he was preparing to rise up.

    At night, he passed through a small path in the swamp, sending one person ahead to scout.