Qin Official

In the twenty-fifth year of King Qin, the first month (winter tenth month).

At this time, it was already the middle of winter in the north, and the weather was cold. However, on the banks of the river, only the forests on the banks were a little yellow, and the climate was still suitable.

Zhucheng (today's Huangzhou) is the easternmost county of Nanjun and the last Chu city to be captured by the Qin army. In 255 BC, King Kaolie of Chu ordered Huang Xie, Lord Chunshen, to lead a northern expedition to destroy Lu and Zou, and moved to The kings and people of Zou State came here to build a city and houses. Because Zou State was also called Zhu, it was named Zhu City.

However, the survivors of the Zou State did not become Chu people for a few years. When the Chu State moved south to Shouchun again, the city of Zhu was captured by the Qin army and used as a military center to defend against the Chu State.

At the moment, on the river bank south of Zhu City, Captain Li You's flag is being erected on the bank. Heifu and ten thousand Nanjun Qin soldiers are also waiting in formation behind him.

At this time, four full months had passed since Heifu and the others were in Chen County to send King Qin off. According to the plan of King Qin and Wang Jian, the soldiers of Nanjun did not need to participate in the attack on Xiong Qi and Xiang Rong in Huainan. Instead, the entire army returned to Nanjun. After the autumn harvest, they would then cross the Yangtze River south and attack the "Jiangnan Land" of Chu State, which was later known as Wuhan, Hunan, and Jiangxi areas.

On the way back, Heifu also bought three hundred coffins in Linyang City that the doctor of Lingyi had prepared before. In addition to the two hundred coffins purchased from Chen County, he loaded the Nanjun people who died in the two wars. Pao Ze, subordinates.

Li You also ordered hundreds of chariots to fly into the air, and the charioteers walked to load everyone's dark coffins. The chariots rattled and the horses rustled, and they returned to Nanjun along the original route.

In mid-July, they finally stepped into the territory of Nanjun. In this way, Heifu had fulfilled his promise of "taking you home", and a big stone finally fell in his heart.

But a new problem immediately emerged: except for a few people such as Huaimu, the bodies of most of the soldiers could not be identified, and they could not be returned to their homes.

When Li You was still in trouble, Hei Fu gave him a suggestion.

"Cemetery?" This was the first time Li You heard this word.

Hei Fu said: "However, everyone has turned into bones and there is no way to identify their identities. It would be better to set aside a piece of land in Nan County as their public cemetery, and then make a big tablet for them with their names engraved on it. That would be fine." If he is buried properly, it will be convenient for his relatives and friends to come and worship the blood food in the future.”

After hearing this, Li You sighed: "That's all we have to do."

Heifu added: "I heard a saying, 'In the land of ten paces, there must be fragrant grass; in the town of ten houses, there must be loyal men.'" Although all of them are common people in Guizhou, they died for the great king and the Qin State. It can be called a loyal soldier! Therefore, this cemetery is also called a loyal soldier cemetery. The government can hire people to guard and clean it. Every year, local officials and the people are regularly ordered to come to pay homage to the cemetery to show that the contributions of everyone are not forgotten. Inspire the living to fight more bravely and not be afraid of death..."

He originally wanted to call it the "Martyrs Cemetery", but unfortunately these days, "martyrs" refers to people who have good reputations but do not advance in officialdom, which does not match what Heifu wants.

The Qin State treated soldiers who died in battle well, and the titles they deserved for their meritorious service on the battlefield could be passed on to future generations, but that was all. After a group of soldiers died in the battle, the king still had the next batch of gray animals to use. Generations of soldiers used their bones in this way to pile up the Qin State and become stronger and stronger, and finally unified the world. However, his name has long since disappeared with the wind, and will never be seen again. People know each other.

Huaimu and others did not know what kind of great era they were in, but they sacrificed their lives and made contributions to the unification of the world, so Heifu felt that from the perspective of the Qin people, they were heroes! You deserve this treatment!

In this huge unification war, among the Qin army, there were more than a thousand and ten thousand locust trees?

Hei Fu's idea was to turn those lonely ghosts who died on the battlefield and could not be identified except for a collective list into loyal soldiers praised by the country. Although the dead could not be resurrected, their names could be immortalized. This was also Hei Fu's idea. The last thing you do for the dead.

Li You's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this, and he praised Heifu for having another good idea.

"Not only can it contain the corpses of soldiers, so that they will be killed, but it can also enhance their reputation and make them famous in the world. Not bad!"

Li You believed that this move would help him gain a reputation as a "loving soldier", which would be beneficial to his future career, so he immediately wrote to his father Li Si, asking him to join him in advising the King of Qin to implement this policy. I will definitely agree and even promote this method in future wars.

At the same time, with the consent of Nanjun County Shou Teng, a piece of land was set aside in Yan County, and the living and civilians were ordered to dig pits and build tombs, and arrange the coffins of hundreds of soldiers in neat rows. The soldiers were arranged in an orderly manner, just like a military formation. From a distance, they looked solemn and orderly.

And five large stone tablets, carefully carved by skilled stonemasons and engraved with the names and birthplaces of more than five hundred people, also appeared prominently in the center of the cemetery, like five military flags that led them...

"The second and third sons are really alive even though they are dead..."

Seeing this shocking scene in front of them, the people of Yan County were amazed, and the soldiers of Nan County couldn't help but burst into tears. While praising Li You, they also admired Hei Fu who made this suggestion even more.

After finishing this matter, it was already late July, and Li You issued an order for the generals to lead their troops back to the counties, and for everyone to return home with the spoils of war to participate in the autumn harvest. At the same time, the wounded and sick were retired and new recruits were selected to add them...

Therefore, Heifu and the others only stayed at home for more than a month before they pounded the grain and loaded it into warehouses. In early October, Li You personally commanded an army of more than 10,000 people and arrived at Anlu first to meet up with Heifu. The group then marched eastward to Zhu City, preparing to cross the river to attack E City where the Chu flag is still flying...

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Echeng, also known as Ezhou in Hubei Province in later generations, was the largest and oldest city in the Jiangnan region of Chu State. Sanmiao of Yuxia established a tribe here. In the Yin Dynasty, an E State was established here to develop the rich resources of the Tonglu Mountain. The copper mine was also extremely rich for a while.

Later, the Chu State conquered here and built a larger city. Over the past hundreds of years, many "E Lords" were granted the title of rulers here. Although the Chu State is now destroyed, the E Lords still hold on to their fortresses. Refuse to surrender.

"The Hubei region is at the center of the great river. It has Pengli on the left and Dongting on the right. It strangles the Yangtze River and the Han Dynasty. It covers the Wu and Chu regions. It covers Jiujiang and Jiangdong in the southeast. It is defended internally and externally and is the strongest. If the Hubei region is not captured, the Bashu South County will be defeated. The grain boat division will not be able to smoothly sail eastward to the east of the Yangtze River to meet General Wang."

Li You was ordered to attack Hubei, not only to take over Jiangnan, but also to echo Wang Jian's military operations in the east. When Heifu and the others returned to Nanjun, Wang Jian and Meng Wu also launched a general attack on Huainan Ying, Liu, Huaiyin, Juchao and other places, killing Xiang Rong. King Xiong Qi of Chu fled to Jiangdong with only 3,000 people.

However, the strength of Chu's navy was not lost and they still gathered on the water east of the river to try to prevent the Qin army from crossing the river, so it was necessary for Qin's navy from Bashunan County to take action...

And E Jun's warship became an appetizer before the navy marched eastward.

At the moment, the Qin troops waiting on the shore all looked towards the center of the river, where a water battle was coming to an end...

Although Ejun still maintains the water power of "fifty ships", that is, one hundred and fifty warships, it is still slightly weaker than the "building and ship division" that Qin spent ten years building in Bashunan County. . At this moment, E Jun's warships were gradually defeated.

"The Chu people were defeated."

He stretched out his hand and felt the wind blowing from northwest to southeast, and Heifu even smiled.

Wherever he looked, the Qin army had several huge ships, three stories high, with wide and sturdy hulls. They floated on the river like a huge water fortress, majestic. Each floor of the ship building has its own use, whether it is a place to hide troops, a storehouse for arrows, or a place for rowing oars. The battle method of this behemoth ship is the archery tower, which is full of soldiers holding bows and crossbows. The strong bows and crossbows combined with the tall body of the ship tower allow the soldiers of the Qin State to stand high and face the king of E. The little cockroach fired arrows, killing them until they were unable to fight back.

In addition to the towering ships with walls, oars, and sails standing like a forest, the Qin navy also had various warships one after another, such as large wings, small wings, and stern ships. This was the result of the King of Qin ordering the governor Teng to spend several days in Jiangling. They were built over the years. During the Yidao incident the year before last, the Qin army relied on them to quickly cross the river and reach Chaling.

After all, the power of a king cannot be compared with that of a country. Seeing that the dozens of defeated soldiers left by the king of E escaped from the chaotic battlefield, they took advantage of the wind and current to escape downstream. The Qin army did not pursue them deeply. The division began to clean up the battlefield, while the tallest building ship flagship slowly approached the port of Zhucheng...

Li You came forward with Hei Fu and other military officials to congratulate the bearded middle-aged naval officer general who came off the boat.

Li You praised: "In this battle, Lieutenant Tu is really like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. With your help, this dangerous river and natural environment are like flat land!"

Hei Fu also raised his hands and said: "With Tu Junlou's boat, the storm in the whole river calmed down, and Xiao Xiao escaped. Hei Fu was really eye-opening!"

The bearded general did not dare to neglect, smiled at Hei Fu, and said respectfully to Li You: "It's just a small battle, nothing to worry about. Although the building and the ship are big, they can only show off their power on the water. We want to capture Hubei." The land and the south of the Yangtze River depend on the general and the generals, Tu Sui is just assisting the general!"

The man who commanded tens of thousands of soldiers in Bashu Nan County was none other than Tu Sui. During the year when Li You was away from Nan County, he was training troops in Jiangling and was appointed by the King of Qin as a fake captain of Nan County, so he was called "Wei Tu Sui"... …