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Autumn goes and winter comes, and it is the end of October in a blink of an eye.

In the south, a large number of urgent reports are sent to Xianyang every day.

With the two generals Tu Sui and Wang Ben taking action, the chaotic southern counties have slowly subsided. Zhou Yin, who was in chaos in Jiujiang, has completely collapsed under the encirclement of local soldiers and generals, fleeing into the continuous mountains in Huoshan, and basically no threat has been left. However, rebellious forces in some other places have risen one after another. Although the number is not too large, the officials of each county and county are in a state of turmoil. More than ten county towns have been attacked by bandits, and countless towns have been looted. The entire southeast, especially many places near Kuaiji and Fujian, are already in chaos, and the situation is very chaotic.

After rushing, Xiongshan Hou finally led 6,000 troops to the junction of Kuaiji and Minzhong County in one month. When he arrived here, he found that things had already been completely different from what he heard when he set out in Xianyang.

Xiang Liang has more than 10,000 troops now. He has occupied the three counties of Wushang, Taimo and Yuhan. The area controlled by the control is ten thousand miles in a radius. The strong and powerful horses are so arrogant. However, what makes Xiang Liang depressed is that they have not succeeded in attacking Huipu County several times. Under the continuous and tenacious blocking of Gao Yi and Yue people, the rebels died and injured more than a thousand people, and then they had to give up returning to Pu and expand to the southwest. After occupying Yuhan County, the troops were divided into two groups to advance to Poyang and Xinyu. If these two counties were occupied, the tiger would look at Jiujiang and Changsha. They could attack and retreat or defend, and had become a very powerful force.

From September, I received news of Xiang Liang's rebellion, the court arranged for 400 miles to urgently deliver the troops to the border of Wuling. However, the day the troops arrived was mid-October, and the closest to central Fujian was Dayuling. When the commanders of Dayuling mobilized thousands of troops to the border of central Fujian, it was already the end of October. Xiang Liang had already captured the Luling County Town. The commanders of Dayuling launched an offensive against Xinyu, but they did not succeed. They did not receive the order of the general Tu Sui, the commander of the bandit suppression, could only attack once before retreating to Luling County, and at the same time reported the situation to the magistrate of Xianyang, Kuaiji and Jiujiang County.

At this time, two months have passed since Xiang Liang started his army from Wuzhong. In these two months, the scale of Xiang Liang's rebels has increased day by day, and a group of generals such as Long Qi Zhonglimei have gradually become more and more capable of commanding the army. In addition, after occupying four county towns, the food, grass, weapons, and troops were greatly supplemented, and the impact on the surrounding counties has become increasingly huge. There are large-scale bandit chaos in many nearby counties, and many local rangers have come to join.

"Haha, the Qin army is nothing but I'm not alone!"

After Luling County defeated the Dayuling garrison, Xiang Liang and others became more and more excited. After inquiring about the news, many nearby counties were already in chaos, and even the areas in Changsha began to be in chaos.

"Kun Xiang, for the sake of the safety of the retreat, I suggested that we should capture Huipu, so that we can ensure that we can attack and retreat and defend and remain invincible. Otherwise, when the Wuling army and the imperial army arrived, we would still not be able to stick to this well-connected place!"

Gathered in the lobby of the county government in Luling County, Xiang Liang and a group of generals under him were eating, drinking and celebrating. Long reminded him.

"The soldiers from the Five Ridges are all the elderly, weak, sick and disabled people who conquered the six kingdoms. The emperor's elite army was concentrated in Xianyang and the northwest to prevent the Hungarian and Hu. At present, only 60,000 to 70,000 people were left to lay off the 300,000 troops in the northwest, and more than 30,000 were preparing to attack the Yuezhi. Moreover, the far water could not catch the near thirst. When Zhao Zheng mobilized the army from the northwest to the south, it was at least two months later. In addition, the soldiers in the northwest were all pawns, and the south was full of rivers and lakes. How could they be our opponents between these mountains, rivers and valleys!" Xiang Liang was full of energy at this time, and was drunk a little.

It’s not that he was happy and excited. It was really that this rebellion was too smooth. Apart from being blocked in Wuzhong, the journey from Wuzhong to here was almost smooth. Even if he did not obtain Huipu, he opened up the road to Guzhen and Jiujiang. Now it is time for sufficient food and supplies to be strong. If Zhonglimei occupied Poyang County, the momentum would be even stronger, and the occupied area would have almost half of the county.

"What Mr. Xiang said is right, but he didn't expect that the Qin Dynasty was strong and the local defenders were so vulnerable!" Several other ranger generals who fled to the scene agreed and flattered.

"A county land was already a powerful marquis in the past. Why didn't Xiang Gong proclaim his king earlier? In this way, he has become more popular with the people!" A middle-aged scholar with black beard and black hair stood up and said.

"Yes, if the name is not upright, the words are not right. Since Duke Xiang raised an army to rebel against Qin, we can all follow him and get a score. In this way, the soldiers will be more brave with the temptation of meritorious titles!" During the banquet, several people dressed in civil and military nodded and agreed.

"I, Xiang, is a minister of the Great Chu, and naturally want to support a King of Chu as the king. Don't worry, someone has arranged for someone to find the descendants of the King of Chu. When a certain prince arrives, the flag of the Great Chu will be raised, and all the people in the Chu area will come to surrender. By then, you will be all important officials of the restoration of the country, and the title of king and marquis is just around the corner!" Xiang Liang was not completely lost by the victory in front of him. If he rashly calls himself king, it will inevitably make the people of Chu area dissatisfied. The best way is to support a descendant of the King of Chu. As for the successful restoration of the country, it will naturally be discussed later.

Just when Xiang Liang captured Luling, Tu Sui's army had already arrived in Zhuji, and Wushang was a hundred miles away. According to the news that Jiang Heng, the governor of Kuaiji County who had already led 1,500 lieutenants to advance here, Wushang had more than 3,000 rebels stationed in Wushang, and the bandit leader was Xiang Bo, and he had already driven civilians to build passes between the mountains. Jiang Heng failed to succeed in his two attacks and had to retreat to Zhuji and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the court.

"The county magistrate Jiang, after Wu was injured, it was the central Fujian. Is there any news that the county magistrate Gao Yi is now?" Tu Sui, who was wearing armor and a large horse and golden sword, sat on the lobby of the county government, asked.

"Reported to the general, Gao Yi, the county lieutenant of Fujian, had more than 1,000 soldiers stationed in Huipu County, which was only a hundred miles away from Wushang. Gao Yi knew that he could not resist the rebels, so he used money to bribe the chief of the Yue tribe in Fujian to resist the rebels together. Last month, Gao Yi arranged for his son Gao Yao to come from the mountain path to ask for help, and Heng sent five hundred soldiers to detour to assist Huipu. Heng did not understand military tactics, and the police guards and lieutenants had to scattered guards in Kuaiji to prevent the disaster of bandits, so he could only sit idly by and watch the rebels grow stronger, and ask the general to punish him!" Jiang Heng bowed carefully and replied.

"It's not your fault. If the governor of Jiang had not handled the situation properly, if the Xiang family was allowed to occupy Wuzhong, I'm afraid it would be even more difficult to deal with this time. However, since the general has arrived, he must attack Wushang as soon as possible and cut off the Xiang family's retreat. As long as Wushang is occupied, the Xiang family can only go to Changsha and Jiujiang. With the assistance of the defenders of Wuling in the southeast, the rebels will soon be dispersed and fled. The governor of Jiang County is here to prepare food and grass. Don't worry about the rest..."

Tu Sui stood up and looked at the captain and the officers sitting on the left and right below, "Send orders to eat and drink quickly. Half an hour later, send troops to attack Wushang!"

"Here~~" a group of generals and officials stood up and bowed to the promise.

October 28, the 31st year of the First Emperor.

At midnight, six thousand armies, holding long spears and bows and crossbows, rushed into the Wushang County, which was defended by Xiang Liang rebels. Looking at the neat and strict Daqin soldiers coming, they helped defend several simple passes along the way and almost collapsed without fighting. After several small-scale battles, hundreds of bodies were left behind and fled back to Wushang County. Xiang Bo, the chief general who guarded the city, was shocked after hearing the news and quickly sent someone to ask for help from the rebels in Taimo.

Wushang is just a small city on the border of Kuaiji and central Fujian. It is only 20 miles in a radius and a population of only 20,000. The city walls are all built with rammed wood, stone and earth. Many places have already collapsed and collapsed during the Qin Dynasty's attack on Chu. It is even worse than the situation in Zhi County. Although Xiang Liang arranged for the people in the city to repair it after occupying Wushang, it still looked dilapidated and the city wall was only two meters high, and it looked crumbling.

Tu Sui's army rushed over and over again. Looking at the broken city in front of him, Tu Sui launched an offensive without stopping to repair it. Under the suppression of the powerful crossbows of the Qin army, the city wall was broken several places in just one hour. Without a few decent fights and tug-of-wars, the rebels defending the city declared collapse. Xiang Bo saw that something was wrong and left the city and led less than two thousand bandits to flee to Taimo in a hurry.

After easily occupying Wushang County, Tu Sui sent a commander to lead two thousand men to follow him. At the same time, he selected officials in the city to appease the people and treat the wounded. He chopped more than 200 people in one breath, with his head neatly hanging on the floors.

Taimo was more than 200 miles away from Wushang. Because there were mountains and rivers all around, it was very unaccustomed to the 6,000 troops recruited from Shanchuan and other counties. The commander who pursued Xiang Bo did not get a good idea. On the way, he met the rebels who came to pick him up. After a melee between the two sides, he had to return to Wushang County after more than 300 people were injured.

After recovering Wushang, Tu Sui sent a messenger to Huipu to inform Gao Yong that early the next morning, Tu Sui's army marched straight for Taimo again, preparing to take down Taimo again, and could completely block the retreat of the Xiang rebels. With step-by-step advance, Xiang could only escape southeast.

This was also the order of Wei Liao before he left. Although Chen Ping said something to the Ministry of War that day, Wei Liao didn't care, he felt that Chen Ping's reasons were still very sufficient. Only by forcing the rebels to a flat land would he have the chance to catch them all in one go. Although Tu Sui and Wei Liao were not in harmony, they were still a general who was proficient in military tactics, so they still listened to it. However, after easily taking the Wushang in one battle, Tu Sui did not take the rebels to heart. Just like the common understanding of civil and military officials in Xianyang, Xiang was just a group of mobs, and it was not a problem to suppress the rebels for three months.

After two hours of rapid march, Tu Sui's army crushed and killed several haunted rebels along the way and also arrived at Taimo County in mid-Japan.

Although Taimo was still a small city, the city walls were much more complete and tall. There were Xiang clan members guarding the city, with two thousand defenders. In addition, Xiang Bo and others who fled here, the city had more than 4,000 defenders. In addition, because they were prepared for a long time, when Tu Sui's army arrived, the rebels had summoned the people in the city to prepare a large number of door panels, wooden and stones at the top of the city to resist the Qin army's crossbows.

"Attack~" After arriving at Taimo, Tu Sui's army briefly repaired and began to launch a fierce attack on the county town. The dense arrows fell into the city like rainstorms. In the screams, the people in the city were extremely frightened and panicked. Countless people were killed and injured by arrows. The rebels guarding the city were not seriously injured. However, after all, they were a mob composed of a group of gangsters and idle men. After nearly two hours of attack, hundreds of corpses had accumulated under the city, and the wooden and stones on the door panels on the city walls were also inserted into a large number of arrows. Many places had already suffered a collapse.

Under the suppression of the crossbow, some simple siege equipment had been built, and several giant trees more than ten feet long were transported to the city. The soldiers began to attack the city gate with sparse arrows on the top of the city. After several collisions, the heavy city gate was broken. The army instantly rushed into the city and began to kill the rebels. After a close-killing hand-to-hand battle, the rebels dropped thousands of corpses and left the city and fled. Xiang Bo escaped again, but Xiang Qidu, the rebel leader who guarded Taimo, was shot to death by arrows.
Chapter completed!