mtlumby2d Chapter 266 Rebel Army
Chapter 266 Rebel Army
Chen Guo.
In the Qishan Mountains.
A troop of several thousand men was heading towards the valley.
"The Qin family is so destitute now that they are hiding in such a deep mountain forest."
The man in the lead had a red turban on his head, looking like a peasant soldier.
"Captain Wu, I heard that the Qin family has few troops left after the battle in Zhucheng. Why should we come to join them?"
Someone wondered.
The man called Chief Wu was only in his twenties or thirties, but he was already the leader of this peasant army of 4,000 people.
Wu Zhen looked around vigilantly and said, "Although the Qin family is now in decline, its prestige is still there, and Qin Sheng promised that as long as we join their Qin family, they will provide us with food and grass."
After returning to the State of Chen, Qin Sheng ordered people to spread the news and tried to unite all the uprising forces within the State of Chen.
Now, all the troops in the State of Chen are showing their abilities. In order to resist the oppression of the State of Chen, these forces are ready to cooperate in everything.
As soon as this peasant army arrived inside the valley, they heard secret signals.
After a while, many people came out from the jungle between the mountains on both sides and asked, "Who is it?"
Someone stepped forward and said, "We are the troops under Chief Wu. Where is your Chief Qin?"
After hearing this, the other group relaxed their vigilance. After confirming again, they took this peasant army to meet Qin Sheng.
On Qin Sheng's side, he had already re-established the Qin family's troops in the Qishan area. Using Qishan as his base, he began to recruit soldiers and expand his power.
Before leaving Jiangzhou City, Jiang Zuo specifically gave Qin Sheng and his group a lot of military funds, which was enough for Qin Sheng to form an army of thousands of people again.
Moreover, the secret book that Jiang Zuo gave to Qin Sheng clearly described how to win the hearts of the people.
With these methods, in less than ten days, Qin Sheng won the hearts of the people in the Qishan area and fought against the corrupt Chen court together.
Hearing that another insurgent army had joined their team, Qin Sheng was quite excited and immediately went to greet them.
Qin Sheng became even more excited when he saw the troops led by Wu Zhen, which numbered more than 4,000 people, and he treated them to delicious food and drinks.
However, most of these peasant soldiers are weak and their equipment is extremely scarce. Although the team is now stronger, it has more burdens.
Wu Zhen stepped forward and patted Qin Sheng on the shoulder, saying with a smile, "Boss Qin, long time no see."
Before this, both of them were descendants of aristocratic families of the State of Chen, but they were oppressed by the Chen court and were forced to rise up in rebellion.
Now their situations are somewhat similar.
Although there are acute internal conflicts in the State of Chen and rebellions continue in various places, the army of the Chen court still has an advantage in equipment. Even though the peasant army is large in number, it is difficult for it to confront the army of the Chen court head-on.
The previous battle of Zhucheng was the best lesson.
During these days, Qin Sheng led the Qin family army to conduct guerrilla warfare, which has caused considerable trouble to the Chen court.
"How many of you are there in total?"
Qin Sheng asked.
Wu Zhen replied: "More than 4,500 people in total."
After hearing this answer, Qin Sheng became a little more worried.
Among these more than 4,000 people, perhaps only those who are dressed up can really participate in the battle.
Wu Zhen added: "I don't really understand why you want to lead your troops to hide in this deep mountain. There is actually chaos outside, and the imperial army can't take care of so many things. Why don't you lead the army and directly capture the seven cities of Qinan?"
Hearing this, Qin Sheng shook his head and said, "Our troops have already occupied the Qishan area. There is no need to take such risks. As long as we continue to operate in the countryside, we will be able to successfully drag down the imperial army."
He kept Jiang Zuo's instructions in mind and did not engage in a head-on battle with the Chen army.
Wu Zhen said: "How can we succeed if we don't capture the city?"
At this time, the subordinate came to Qin Sheng and said something in his ear.
Hearing his subordinates' words, Qin Sheng suddenly frowned.
Seeing Qin Sheng's expression, Wu Zhen was also quite uneasy and asked, "What happened?"
"Nothing, we don't have much food left."
Qin Sheng said in a low voice.
If such words were to spread to the troops, it would definitely cause some negative emotions.
The number of their rebel army is now increasing, but what comes with it is the need for more food and fodder to support this large army in fighting against the imperial court.
Hearing this, Wu Zhen frowned and said, "Qin Sheng, didn't you say before that you had enough supplies?"
If it weren't for this sentence, Wu Zhen would never have gone to join the Qin family.
"Don't worry, Chief Wu. As long as we capture Baishui Town, we can get supplies."
The subordinate said.
"No, we're not attacking Whitewater."
Qin Sheng shook his head and said.
"why?"
Others don't understand.
Qin Sheng said: "The supplies in Baishui Town are not large, and most of them are civilians. Where do they get the supplies?"
Almost all the landlords in the Qishan area had fled, leaving only poor people.
In order to win over the hearts of the people, Qin Sheng instead gave these people a lot of supplies.
Wu Zhen said, "Since there are civilians, there must be supplies."
"No, we must not take anything from the people, not even a grain of rice."
Qin Sheng said righteously.
The subordinates also said: "The situation is so chaotic now, and we are short of supplies in the hands of the rebel army. We can only make these people suffer. When we overthrow the rule of the corrupt court in the future, we will naturally return it to them."
Qin Sheng retorted: "The interests of the people must never be sacrificed."
Hearing this, Wu Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "When did you learn to say such things?"
In his opinion, such behavior was undoubtedly extremely hypocritical.
"Now that we are running low on food and grass, what do you think we should do?"
Wu Zhen said that he felt a little regretful about coming to Qishan.
Qin Sheng was not panicked, he had a plan in mind.
Before this, he had already sent a messenger to a place...Jiangzhou of Yan State.
"The people of Yan can support us."
Qin Sheng said lightly.
"Yan people?" Wu Zhen frowned and asked, "When did you have contact with Yan people?"
The Qin family of Chen State had always been at odds with Yan State. Now Qin Sheng actually asked Yan State for help, which surprised Wu Zhen greatly.
Qin Sheng told Wu Zhen roughly what had happened some time ago.
After learning the reason, Wu Zhen felt extremely confused.
"Will the Yan people really help us?"
Wu Zhen didn't believe it.
Qin Sheng didn't quite believe it at first, but now it seems that the method taught by Jiang Zuo is indeed very useful.
Qin Sheng said: "As soon as the aid from Yan arrives, we can support other rebel forces and launch a new round of offensive against the Chen court."
As time passed, they chatted for a long time.
At this time, someone suddenly came to report: "Master, the supplies from Yan State have arrived!"