Chapter 201 Blood spilled in Handan (3)
"Driving the car--"
On the north side of Handan, on the official road leading from Quliang to Handan, a team of cavalry in black clothes and black armor rushed at lightning, like a bird of prey attacking, and rushed towards Handan.
This cavalry is not large in number, with only about two thousand people. It is obvious that the figure of the cavalry on the horse is the elite of the Qin army.
"Didn't the Qin army have already captured Handan? Why are they still in such a hurry? Is there any change in Handan City?"
"It's better to change! I heard that the one who captured Handan City was just a partial army of the Qin army. I really don't know how those people in Handan guarded the city, and they fell into chaos."
"The Qin people will not let Handan change. I don't know how many people will die in this chaos."
"Hey, how are you talking? Will I, the people of Zhao, surrender to Qin from now on?"
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The villages along the official road witnessed the Qin cavalry marched urgently, and they stopped their work and walked out to watch the fun. The Qin army had just passed by, and the overwhelming military formation destroyed the resistance of the Zhao people along the line. However, deep down, if the Qin people encountered any trouble, it would not affect the Zhao people's hearts becoming gloating.
"General, is it true that Li Xin said that Huan He is preparing to massacre the city?"
Taking advantage of the break of changing horses, Meng Bao rubbed her crotch with a painful look on her face. Even with simple stirrups, it was not easy to run quickly on the horse.
"Li Xin will not lie. It turns out that Huan Xi asked Li Xin to invite me to support General Wang, but he had the intention of slaughtering the city. He was so bold!"
Meng Tian took a sip of water and snorted heavily. The blood-red sunlight shone from the west, and the whole sky was filled with a charming red color.
At this time, Meng Tian's heart became particularly angry. It was not just that Huan and Li Xin colluded with each other to help him out, but that Huan's arbitrary actions would cast a disgrace to the great cause of Qin's unification.
When the news of Huan's massacre of the city spread, the people of Zhao State would completely turn to the old Zhao resistance elements. When the six Shandong countries fought against the Qin army, they would not surrender easily, but would fight to the death, causing huge casualties to the Qin army.
Military conquest cannot be accompanied by political achievements and strong military strength, and the harm caused by the loss of political ethics.
Huan He is a typical general who only knows how to kill and does not understand politics, and will only cause endless trouble for his colleagues.
After the fall of Handan, Ying Zheng ran to Handan and killed the Handan people who participated in the massacre of his mother's family. As a result, Sima Qian recorded it in history books and became a symbol of Ying Zheng's cruelty and has been scolded for more than two thousand years. Meng Tian could foresee that after the massacre of Handan, those six countries who were dissatisfied with Qin Zheng would definitely record a lot of money in the history books.
"In the 14th year of King Ying Zheng of Qin, Meng Tian and Huan Xi captured Handan and slaughtered them."
The seven heroes of the Warring States Period were unified in Qin and written in the same book. After four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, it was only after the unified Chinese nation was truly formed and had a common sense of national identity. Deep down in his heart, Meng Tian supported Ying Zheng's national policy of unifying the country, but was unwilling to cause too much killing.
After all, the blood of the Chinese people was shed. If possible, Meng Tian really hoped that the war of unity initiated by Qin could really kill the least, as Mencius said, and that the world would be won by the least.
"When the Qin army attacked Handan, the Zhao people in Handan did not have the blood of the Qin people. I think it would be better to let Huan kill them."
Meng Bao turned over the horse and muttered, not understanding Meng Tian's thoughts. In Meng Bao's eyes, the people of Handan had nothing to do with the people of Qin. When Wu'an Jun Bai Qi killed 200,000 prisoners of Zhao State, King Zhaoxiang not only did not punish Bai Qi afterwards, but also rushed to Hanoi to cheer for the Qin army.
"If we just defeat Zhao State, instead of destroying Zhao State, then Huan's massacre strategy is correct," said Huan's "Statistics" "
The tradition of beheading of the Qin army is deeply rooted, and Meng Bao’s view represents the true thoughts of many Qin army. The nations coexist for so long, and the Warring States periodically fought, and blood flowed between the countries. It is not realistic to expect people of this era to fall in love with each other and become a family.
"Since the king took power, he has been striving to return to the world, destroy the country, and love the people. Now our army will conquer Zhao, and we will occupy the land of Zhao, collect the people of Zhao, and make it merge into a part of Qin......"
"The people of Zhao met my general, so they would be lucky."
Meng Bao didn't understand the responsibility of the conquerors that Meng Tian mentioned, but just felt that it seemed something wrong to commit murder after conquering Zhao State.
When Meng Tian was stationed in the north city of Handan, he secretly cleared the Zhao people who slaughtered Qin merchants, Meng Bao suddenly felt a little clear.
"It turns out that the general is not against eliminating the dangerous elements among the Zhao people, but he cannot just say anything and damage the reputation of the Qin army. If Huan He engages in such a massacre, a fool can accuse Huan He of doing something wrong."
Meng Tian led the cavalry of his personal guards and rushed back to Handan without stopping, and the city of Handan was already in chaos.
When Huan Xi issued the order to massacre, the Qin soldiers were confused.
Since the war in Hangu East, the Qin army has beheaded many people, not because they have no experience of massacring prisoners. After capturing the city, they have slapped the sword against the Qianshou, and the Qin people are somewhat resistant. However, the Qin army is very disciplined, and although the soldiers are unhappy, they still carry out Huan's orders.
Before the Qin army was out of camp, the Zhao army lurking in Handan City felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Qin army in the city. The Qin army under Huan's command usually had many conflicts with the Zhao people. When the Handan people in the south city saw someone taking the lead in attacking the Qin army, they rolled up their sleeves and joined the team of inciting the uprising.
"When the five countries attacked Qi, Chu general Naochi killed King Min of Qi. The Qi people shouted in the street, and the whole city responded and killed Naochi. I think that the weak Qi State could still do this. If the Zhao people responded, they would definitely be able to recover Handan again."
With this idea, the people of Handan in the south city flocked to the Qin army's barracks like crowds marching and demonstrating.
When the Qin army saw that Zhao Ren was rebelling, the situation was critical. Thinking of the massacre order issued by Huan He, his eyes suddenly exuded a fierce murderous aura.
The Qin army formed a formation and used the method of fighting formation to deal with the temporary gathering of people in Handan. The long halberds were flying, and the arrows were raining like locusts. After a while, the bloody reality wiped out the fanaticism in everyone's hearts, and fled everywhere like birds and beasts.
"General Huan has an order. These people in Handan do not know how to be afraid. They should kill them. You don't have to leave any living under your sword!"
The messenger shouted back and forth, conveying Huan's orders. At this time, the Qin army saw blood, and the madness in his heart had been ignited. Regardless of whether the Zhao people were willing to surrender, they just killed the generals all the way.
For a moment, the Qin army was like crazy, and they would kill the people in Handan, regardless of the weak old soldiers, break into the door and kill people and rob money.
The Qi people defeated the Chu army and first killed the Chu army's chief general Naochi. The Chu army lost command and was gathered and annihilated by the Qi people. The remaining Zhao army wanted to learn from the Qi people, but failed to kill Huan, giving Huan time to calmly dispatch troops.
The southern city of Handan has become a hell on earth. The panicked Zhao people fled to the north city, which was the territory of another Qin army.
"General, the Zhao people fled to the North City. Should we continue pursuing?"
Huan's confidant lieutenant turned around and asked Huan for instructions. The Qin army under Meng Tian was extremely brave. Even if Huan He dared to stop him, the lieutenant could not help but hesitate.
Huan He wiped the blood from his face, looked at the Qin army camp in the north city, spitted, and hummed, "Meng Tian went to General Wang's military camp. Meng Hu, who is now staying in Handan, has few people in his hands, how can he with me?"
Chapter completed!