Qin Official

In early May, the news of Qin's victory over Yan had been reported for several days. In the Huyang Pavilion, the soldiers who had no important cases to handle were chattering about the matter while eating.

"I heard that Jicheng was captured in late March. It took more than a month for the news to reach Nanjun."

"I went to inquire with the heir. King Yan and Prince Dan escaped from the capital. The general sent a young general Li Xin, who was about our age, to pursue them all the way, forcing King Yan to kill his son. Offer your head."

Tingzu Yuliang is not only illiterate, he has never left the northern part of Anlu County for most of his life, so he has no geographical concept at all about Yan State and Jicheng. He listened to Dongmen Bao and Ji Ying chatting excitedly. After a long while, he asked calmly.

"Tingzhang, how far is it from Jicheng of Yan State to Anlu?"

"It should be more than two thousand miles."

Heifu put down the bowl and thought for a while. It was probably the distance between Hubei and Xiaogan's imperial capital in later generations, which was more than a thousand kilometers away.

"Two thousand miles away!" Yuliang exclaimed. Even twenty miles seemed far away to him. Two thousand miles was simply unimaginable.

Heifu then told them that the world covers thousands of miles and is divided into nine states. Their southern county is located in Jingzhou, the Yan Kingdom is located in Youzhou, and Guanzhong is located in Yongzhou.

He also corrected the mistake of Dongmen Bao and others who had always believed that Yan State was due north of Qin State. Who made Heifu the only one among everyone here who had seen a map of the whole country? His understanding of geographical regions is much better than the ambiguous "south, east, northwest" that most people in this era have.

At this time, everyone in Huyang Pavilion couldn't help but click their tongues in surprise. Li Xian said in surprise: "The pavilion chief is younger than me and has never left Anlu. When talking about mountains, rivers and geography, he seems to be a well-informed elder. "

Li Xian couldn't help being surprised. At this time, Ji Ying laughed without waiting for Hei Fu's explanation: "I know, Hei Fu's father and brother told him this. Do you still remember Hei Fu's brother Zhong? I heard that Hei Fu's father and brother told him this. He went to the north when he was serving in the army, and after he came back, he taught Heifu a northern song. How do you sing it? The wind is rustling..."

Heifu quickly stretched out his chopsticks, stuffed a piece of water chestnut into Ji Ying's mouth, and blocked his words with food!

The song "Song of Yishui" was written six months ago in the guest house when he heard about Jing Ke's failure to assassinate the King of Qin. He casually passed it off, but unexpectedly Ji Ying still remembered it.

Although there were very few people in Nanjun who knew about Yi Shuige, it was still better to be careful. Hei Fu decided that when he got the chance, he would tell Ji Ying not to mention that matter again! If he is accused of "sympathizing with assassins", Heifu will not be able to live with it.

At this time, everyone else had finished their meals. Pu Zhang, the father of the pavilion, stood up and put away the pottery bowls and wooden daggers. Everyone sat around and continued chatting, and the topic unknowingly turned to the wars in the past few years.

In the seventeenth year of the Qin Dynasty, the then Nanyang Governor was ordered to attack Han, seize the king of Han, take in all the Korean land, and set up Yingchuan County. For several consecutive years, the Qin State invested a large number of troops in the war to destroy the country.

In the eighteenth year, the king ordered General Wang Jian to attack Zhao. Wang Jian used a divisive plan to cause the death of Zhao's last famous general, Li Mu, and led his army to raid Jingxing and sweep across Zhao. In the 19th year, the city of Handan was destroyed and King Zhao was captured. Only one son was left, and he took hundreds of people from the clan and fled to Dai County on the edge, proclaiming himself King of Dai.

Last year, Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin triggered Qin's revenge on Yan. After half a year of fierce fighting, the capital of Yan was finally broken. Prince Dan died, leaving only the King of Yan who fled to Liaodong County to survive.

The remaining troops of the Yan Dynasty were only a few thousand, no longer posing a threat to Qin, and they were located in a remote area. Therefore, the Qin army did not take advantage of the victory to pursue and destroy them, but asked Wang Jian to return to the dynasty.

As a result, Qin has wiped out three of the seven most powerful countries in the world in five years. Even a blind person can see that Qin's annexation of the world is the general trend, so everyone is guessing, whose turn will it be next?

For the Qin people who have been engaged in the two occupations of "farming" and "war" all their lives, war is not far away, but closely related to their lives.

Those who have the courage and ability are happy to hear about the war and hope to make meritorious service and win titles; those who are unwilling to fight must also pay attention to where the war breaks out, because it involves whether they will be drafted into the army, so they can be mentally prepared.

"The Chu Kingdom will definitely be destroyed next! When the time comes, Anlu Dingzhuang will definitely be recruited!"

Dongmen Bao said firmly that he also expected so.

It's interesting to say that although these people were originally Chu people three generations ago, they now speak the Chu language and have retained many customs and gods of Chu. But after fifty years of Qin law, ordinary people already regarded themselves as Qin people and Chu as a foreign country.

The geographical location of Anlu County is very special. It is surrounded by Chu on three sides, facing Chu across Tongbai Mountain to the north, and the Dabie Mountains stretching for thousands of miles to the east. After the Dabie Mountains, it is the Huainan hinterland of Chu State, and the rivers and Yunmengze The south bank is the Jiangnan land of Chu State, which is also Changsha and other places in Hunan in later generations.

In everyone's life, they are always on strict guard against Chu, so they usually regard Chu as their number one imaginary enemy.

"I don't think Chu will be destroyed first." Hei Fu smiled and shook his head: "Wei is still blocking the Central Plains, blocking the army's way out to the east. How can your Majesty stay away from the enemy?"

Dongmen Leopard was dissatisfied: "Hei Fu, you also said that the Yan Kingdom is two to three thousand miles away in the northeast. Why don't we defeat Yan first?"

"That's because the State of Yan sent an assassin and angered the king. How can the State of Qin not avenge the humiliation of assassinating the king?"

Hei Fu dipped his finger in water, drew a simple map on the case, and explained: "Chu is different. Although it is a strong enemy of Qin, the main direction of attacking Chu is blocked by Wei. If you want to destroy Chu, you must first If Wei is defeated, Wei will probably not survive the next year, no matter whether it is war or surrender..."

"When the Wei Kingdom is destroyed, they will pass through Wei and attack Jingchu. At that time, the army will definitely march from Wei. Although Nanjun is adjacent to Chu, it is separated by mountains and rivers, making it difficult to cross. The troubled place of Tongbai Mountain The fortress is a dangerous fortress that cannot be opened by one person, and the Dabie Mountains are even more difficult to enter and exit. Unless the ship departs from Bashu and goes along the Dajiang River and Yunmengze to attack the south of the Chu Kingdom, it will not be able to enter or exit from An. Lu sent troops..."

At this time, Hei Fu felt that something was not right in the atmosphere. When he looked up, he saw everyone staring at him in shock.

Li Xian was the most shocked. He thought to himself: "Did the pavilion leader really come from a poor family and never leave Anlu? At that time, I saw that he didn't even know the Ruo'ao family and was a little contemptuous. I never thought that he would treat Qianli He knows the location of Yan and Zhao well outside the country, and he also clearly explained the order in which Qin will send troops to destroy the country in the future! Where did he learn this from? "

Several other people also looked at each other. What Hei Fu said was far beyond their understanding of those who came from a miserable background, so they couldn't understand whether it was right or wrong. They just didn't realize it was serious, and they admired Hei Fu even more.

Dongmen Bao, on the other hand, became worried: "If, as Heifu said, Anlu County is not the main direction for sending troops no matter what, then won't we have to miss this battle?"

In the past few days, listening to the story of General Li Xin chasing King Yan on horseback and winning the crown prince's head, Dongmen Leopard's blood was boiling. Unfortunately, the northern battlefield was too far away and he couldn't catch up, but the battle against Chu was something he couldn't miss. This might be his last chance to make a contribution.

But Hei Fu reassured him: "The State of Chu is no better than Han, Wei, Yan, and Zhao. It has a vast territory and a vast army. It has always been the biggest enemy of the Qin State, and it has also been the leader of all the alliances. If the king wants to destroy Chu, I'm afraid The whole country is going to recruit troops, and when the time comes, those of us who are the chief and minor officials of the pavilion will probably have to put on armor and go out with the army."

"That's good!"

Dongmen Leopard raised his palm, looked at Hei Fu and said: "When he was serving, Hei Fu was proficient in military training and led us to win the championship in military exercises. Just now Hei Fu talked about military affairs, and those military strategies seemed to be in your mind as well. Average. In my opinion, with Hei Fu’s ability, he can become a general. When the time comes, we will follow you and make great achievements!”

"How can I be a general?" Hei Fu couldn't laugh or cry: "Xiao Shangzao is at most a village commander."

But Heifu also thought about it in his heart. Although the camp commander is small and needs to charge into battle during the war, he still has fifty people under his command, which gives him a better chance of survival than ordinary soldiers.

If Wang Jian attacks Chu and recruits troops from the whole country, the soldiers in Anlu County will be commanded by the county captain. Under the county captain, the organization was organized according to the hometown of the village. The pavilion chief was a ready-made military official. At that time, most of Heifu's subordinates were the people in front of him.

Although Dongmen Bao, Xiao Tao, Ji Ying, and Li Xian are not in high status, they each have their own strengths. They are enough to serve as commanders or corps commanders.

If these few people can be used as the backbone to form an army, Heifu will even be confident of accomplishing more feats, not to mention surviving! Seek a good future after reunification!

"Should I use the excuse of preparing for the invaders and ask everyone to practice martial arts with me and prepare early?"

Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly, the father of the pavilion, Pu Zhang, ran in and said: "Pavilion Chief, someone is looking for you outside!"

"Find me?"

Hei Fu and everyone looked at each other, and then walked out of the pavilion together. When they came outside, they saw an old man with gray hair, holding a maroon horse, standing outside the pavilion. He was going to Blind Mountain with Hei Fu. The "horse" that saves people.

Seeing the black husband coming out, Ju quickly bowed to him and said, "I have seen the pavilion chief. He saved my daughter and sought justice for her. I have no words to thank you. I have a good horse now and I would like to offer it to the pavilion." Long, use it as a means of transportation!"