I’m The King Chapter 1257: : Carrying forward the past and ushering in the future (147) The Fallen Qin Army

About 2,000 Qin troops walked on the avenue fully armed. The leader was the Qin army stationed in Shu County, responsible for Ziyang, Ningqiang, and Zhou Liang, the highest military general in the three counties of Nanzheng. This trip to Ning Forcibly suppressing peasant riots was another golden opportunity for him to make a fortune, as evidenced by the dozens of fully loaded carriages in the marching team. For him, this was too easy a job. It was not so much a repression as an armed demonstration. As soon as the army came out, the farmers stopped and dispersed quietly, and he just Need to wait to receive the large gifts from local officials.

Zhou Liang is not from Qin, he used to be a general of Yan, Yan changed dramatically, after Gao Yuan replaced King Yan as King of Han, he defected to Qin along with Zhou Yu, at the beginning, he was the same as Zhou Yu , still held the hope that one day he could return to the country of Yan, but with the development of the situation, this fragile hope also became a bubble under the sun. The blow to them is not just the hopelessness of restoring the country. When this hope was shattered, they set a new goal for themselves, which was to overthrow the lofty Han Kingdom, which was another kind of revenge. However, the hope is very full, but the reality is very skinny. Under the seemingly impossible situation, the strong and rising Han Kingdom, with one enemy and two, actually severely damaged the Qin and Chu coalition forces. This battle completely wiped out the Qin State. The abyss was laid.

Qin State, once so powerful that all the countries in the world trembled, walked towards the abyss step by step in front of the emerging Han State. The strong get stronger. The weak get weaker, both Zhou Yu and Zhou Liang have seen it clearly. The strength of the Han Dynasty is not only strong in the military, but also strong in the economy. If it is said that Qin State still has the power to fight above the military, then at the economic level, the Han State is in a state of complete crushing.

Zhou Liang's original idea of ​​Chu was shattered, and he held the idea that one day counts as one day. Mixing his days among the Qin army, he came to Shu County. It allowed him to see the corruption of the most grassroots officials in the Qin State, which shocked him who had been living in the army, and after the shock, he was injustice. Don't be angry, and then under the coercion of these people, he went underground without hesitation.

In Zhou Liang's view, Qin State may not be able to last for a long time. In Qin State, the leaders of the military and political parties seem to be in harmony, but in fact they have been divided into two groups. General Lu Chao holds the most elite army of Qin State , but far from the appearance and spirit of the court. In order to win him over, the imperial court had to swallow their anger, this situation. In Zhou Liang's view, it was a sign of the country's subjugation. If so, why didn't he plan for his own future?

Amassing money and creating a happy old age for himself has become Zhou Liang's dream now.

Shu County is in chaos now. But Zhou Liang didn't care, as long as there was no chaos. But if the government is clean and the officials are clear, where do you get the money from? For more than a year, the money I got from entering Shu County was something I didn't even dare to think about in the first half of my life, and sometimes I was a little scared when I thought about it. sufficient. But every time I feel a little trembling, I think of those local officials who earn more than myself and the gentry who colluded with the officials, and I feel at ease again.

In this world, who knows what will happen tomorrow, it is more at ease to hold the money in his arms first. As a former Yanman, Zhou Yu has a more insecure feeling than other people.

Of course, I have made a lot of money, so I can't lose out on the troops I brought with me. If I want these people to follow me wholeheartedly, I need to feed them. Very angry, the result is that this once disciplined army under Meng Tian's command has now fallen into an army that lives for money.

In fact, it is very natural to say that the soldiers of the Qin army are basically from the bottom of the common people. The main goal of their entry into the army is to change the fate of themselves and their families through military exploits, get rich, and enshrine their wives and children It is the only goal. And to achieve this goal, there may only be a few lucky ones out of a hundred people, but now it's different, following Zhou Liang to Shu County, there will be rewards every now and then. Silver can often cover their salary for a year. In the past year or so in Shu County, no soldier has a hundred and eighty taels of silver in his arms. This also made them completely devoted to Zhou Liang. A promotion is a trade for one's life, but now, without any risk, one can make a fortune with the general, who wouldn't want to do it?

The long queue was marching on the avenue, and everyone was very relaxed and happy. Looking at the dozens of carriages, every soldier was excitedly discussing how much reward money would be handed out this time, Although due to the inertia of years of rigorous training in the past, their team still walked neatly, but the killing spirit that an army should have is gone.

On the avenue ahead, several horses galloped towards them, and the crisp sound of horseshoes made the dozens of Qin Army Rangers walking at the forefront of the army tense up. They raised their spears and lined up in a triangle. The other cavalry went up alone and shouted: "Who is in front, get off the horse and accept the inspection."

Amidst the neighing and long hissing of the horses in front, people stood up, and several knights showed extremely strong riding skills. As soon as the front hooves of the horses landed, several people had turned over and dismounted.

"Is that General Zhou Liang in front of you?" The leader was dressed like an ordinary person, but at the moment, his face was covered with sweat, his face was black and white, and his clothes were wet and tightly stuck to his body.

"Who are you?" The soldier asked without letting his guard down.

The visitor took out a sign from his pocket and said loudly, "I am Huang Bo, the person in charge of the Black Ice Station stationed in Ziyang. I have urgent business to see General Zhou Liang."

The cavalryman was taken aback, got off his horse, inspected the opponent's badge, did not dare to be negligent, and rushed to the rear to report to Zhou Liang.

"What's the matter?" A moment later, Zhou Liang looked at Huang Bo standing in front of him, and seeing the other party's panic, he felt a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

"General Zhou, He Yong, the bandit leader of Cang'er Mountain, broke through the blockade and conquered the Lengshuigou military stronghold. Then he dressed up as a soldier of our army and drove straight into Ziyang County. Now the county has been lost. I ran away immediately after I found out something was wrong. Come out, I'm afraid Ziyang County has already fallen into the hands of bandits." Huang Bo said eagerly.

With a buzzing sound, like a stick hitting his head directly, Zhou Liang could only feel a buzzing sound in his head. And this time, unlike the previous year's simple killing and robbing, it was a targeted and direct capture of the county seat.

Lost the county seat, if they still kill the court officials, then the problem will be serious. Thinking of this, Zhou Liang couldn't help but feel his back shivering. If he strictly pursued it, it would be his negligence. According to the military law of Qin Jun, he would lose his head, although Qin Jun is not like before. The enforcement of military laws is meticulous, but Zhou Liang believes that there are many people staring at the seat he is sitting in, not to mention that he is not from Qin, and is a thorn in the side of some people. With this excuse, he wants to take it. Even with his old boss Zhou Yu as a guarantee, he might not be able to protect himself. What's more, because of Lu Chao's incident, the court doesn't trust Zhou Yu as much as before. In the correspondence between himself and his old boss, the old boss mentioned this issue implicitly, telling himself to take care of himself and not to be left behind. Talk to people.

Even if you don't kill yourself, depriving yourself of your current position is a fatal blow to your plan. Without power, how can you keep the wealth you have accumulated over the past year? For more than a year, he himself has seen the cruelty of those local officials and local gentry.

"Leave 500 people to guard the logistics supplies, and the rest will march by force and rush to Ziyang County immediately." Zhou Liang gave the order without hesitation. After arriving in the county seat, more than half of this responsibility immediately went down.

The Qin army was divided into two groups, one was left to guard the supplies, which was actually the harvest they had gone out this time, and the other 1,500 people spread their legs and rushed all the way to Ziyang County.

When it was getting dark, Qin Jun appeared out of Ziyang County out of breath. Such a forced march is a heavy burden for any army. If you are facing a regular army Zhou Liang would definitely not do this, but Zhou Liang was not worried when it was just a county bandit in front of him. Reining in his horse outside Li Xu, he looked at Ziyang County lying in the distance ~IndoMTL.com~ quietly without any movement.

Several scouts left quickly and came back quickly.

"General, the city gate was opened, but no trace of bandits was found."

Listening to the words of the scouts, Zhou Liang's frown finally loosened. After all, they are a group of bandits, and they just grab and leave. I would be in big trouble, because I went out this time, but I didn't bring any siege weapons.

"Come here, bring a sentry team and enter the city." Although he was relieved, Zhou Liang still dispatched the outpost troops cautiously.

There are indeed no bandits in the city, and the outpost troops entered the city without the slightest resistance. They arrested several people in the city for questioning, and they all confirmed that the bandit team had left Ziyang County in the afternoon.

Zhou Liang stepped onto the city wall of Ziyang County, looked at the heads of Guo Qing and a group of county officials hanging above the city gate, and frowned. This scene made him extremely uncomfortable. Qing was also an old acquaintance of his own, and he was the one who gave him the most money, but now he was separated from his body, and his huge family wealth became the spoils of bandits in a blink of an eye. (to be continued)