In 208 B.C., the peasant army general Zhou Wen led his hundreds of thousands of troops to break through the natural barrier of Hangu Pass, heading straight for the capital of Great Qin, Xianyang.
It was also during that battle that Zhang Han of the Shao Fu hastily organized hundreds of thousands of prisoners from Mount Li into an army and beat back the rebel army. From then on, he became the general of the Qin Dynasty.
Things were different now. Whether it was the hundreds of thousands of Pei County soldiers led by Liu Bang or the hundreds of thousands of allied troops led by Xiang Yu, they were not to be trifled with.
Once Hangu Pass or Wu Pass was breached, what awaited them would be a brutal slaughter. The Great Qin Empire's final barrier would be gone.
Therefore, Ying Fei did not hesitate to lead the army to destroy Liu Bang first, completely cutting off the possibility of entering Xianyang from the Wu Pass, paving the way for the decisive battle against Xiang Yu.
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"Xi Lili!"
Three hundred miles to the east of Xianyang, an army of thirty thousand men was marching, their black banners fluttering in the north wind.
The vigorous horses and elite soldiers all showed the strength of this army. From top to bottom, it was filled with a monstrous killing aura.
At the front of the army were five thousand light cavalry from the imperial forest. A dignified youth in black armor stood upright, his every movement carrying the air of an emperor.
On both sides of him, there was a young general and a young general. They were looking forward with an awe-inspiring aura.
This was the Great Qin Emperor, Ying Fei, and his Commander of the Imperial Guards, Wei Qing, and the Commander of the Imperial Cavalry, Huo Qubing.
"Your Majesty, our army has passed Lantian. The Martial Pass is four hundred miles ahead.”
On Ying Fei's left, the commander of the palace guards, Wei Qing, suddenly reported.
Lantian was located in the land of Shangyu, between Xianyang and Wuguan. It was originally a barrier set up by the Qin country in the southeast to defend the Chu country.
"Wei Qing!"
Ying Fei's eyes shone brightly as he looked at the calm and composed general in his prime. This was the Marquis Changping of the Han Dynasty who had won seven battles in the future, conquered the Heshuo and Hetao regions, and defeated the Xiongnu Chanyu.
As long as he was here, Great Qin would be safe, and even if they faced Han Xin, they would not be at a disadvantage.
"Your subject is here."
"I order you to lead 25,000 Forest Guards to the south and take Hanzhong County's Xunguan Pass. This will cut off the possibility of Liu Bang's defeated army escaping into Ba Shu.”
"This... Your Majesty, if I leave, you will only have 5,000 Feather Forest Light Cavalry by your side.”Wei Qing said with a conflicted expression.
Ying Fei waved his hand and said indifferently," I am the emperor. I have the protection of the people. What can a mere rebel army do to me? You can go now!"”
"Yes!"
Wei Qing looked at the Emperor's resolute tone. Although he felt helpless, he could only accept the order and leave.
The twenty-five thousand palace guards immediately split up. With determination, they took firm steps and headed south toward Hanzhong County.
In the 13th year of Gengyuan (312 B.C.), Qin, Han and Wei joined forces to attack Chu. Chu was defeated, and the three countries then defeated Chu's ally Qi.
In this battle, Qin occupied the Hanzhong area of Chu, connecting the Guanzhong area of Qin with the Bashu area.
Hanzhong was the place where Great Qin's glory had once been. Even though it had been destroyed, its glory had not been destroyed. Wei Qing had not only gone south to stop the rebel army from going south, but he had also gone south to restore Great Qin's glory.
With Bashu as their back, they had no need to worry about food and fodder. Hanzhong's army could threaten Nanyang and Nanjun, and they could hold the throat of Chu. This would give Great Qin enough time to clean up the remnants of Qi, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han.
After watching Wei Qing leave, Ying Fei looked around and said in a deep voice,"Brothers, in front of us is Wu Pass, the southeastern barrier of Great Qin. There are hundreds of thousands of rebel soldiers in the east of the country.”
"Behind us is the imperial capital, Xianyang. Six million old Qin people are watching us. Tell me, what should you do?”
"Jiujiu Old Qin, let's go to the national disaster together. We won't stop fighting until our blood runs dry!”
The 5,000 Royal Forest Cavalry raised their arms and shouted, and the loud horn sounds interweaved together, forming the final cry of the Great Qin Empire.
Ying Fei could hear unwillingness and anger from this impassioned roar. This was the contempt of the hot-blooded Qin army towards all enemies!
"Pass on my decree, all of us will speed up to the south and let the rebel army in the east of the country experience the unparalleled sharpness of the Great Qin's tiger and wolf army!”
"Yes."
Five thousand Feather Forest Light Cavalry rode the fine horses of Dawan and rushed to Wu Pass with all their strength. Ying Fei's face was cold. He knew that time waited for no man.
Although the 100,000-strong army led by Zhang Liao had set off a day ago, if Liu Bang broke through Wu Pass ahead of time, the rebel army in the east of the country would continue to pour into Guanzhong from the southeast.
At that time, not to mention rebuilding Great Qin and unifying the world, they might not even be able to protect Xianyang.
For this reason, both the Qin army and the rebel army rushed to Wu Pass without stopping. This was a battle of life and death.
The winner was king, and the loser was a bandit. The defense of Guanzhong depended on today.
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