Vol 2 Chapter 2933: Wang Mang: Qin Zheng is Qin Shihuang?

Chapter 2933 Wang Mang: Is Qin Zheng the First Emperor of Qin?

Chapter 2929 Wang Mang: Is Qin Zheng the First Emperor of Qin?

Ashina Isshin's crazy assassination gave the four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming and Wu great headaches. They all wanted to solve this trouble, but they were unable to locate him. In desperation, they could only intensify their pursuit of Ashina Isshin.

Under the joint pursuit of many masters from the four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming and Wu, Isshin Ashina, who had no way to go to heaven or earth, had to flee into the Great Qin realm to avoid pursuit, but he was also targeted by Susano'o. .

Although Wei Mingyi hated the tyranny of the Han people, he also knew that Da Qin was the overlord of the Han people and had more masters than the four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming, and Wu combined, so he naturally did not dare to provoke him easily.

He had never committed a crime in the territory of Great Qin before. If he had not had no choice this time, he would not have fled into the territory of Great Qin, and encountered the former No. 1 warrior in Japan and the current No. 1 warrior in Yingzhou, Susano'o.

Although Ashina Isshin was able to compete with the Grand Master Cao Qiudou in a short period of time, compared with Susano'o, who was able to defeat the Grand Master by leapfrogging, the gap in strength was still too large, and he was ultimately defeated at the hands of Susano'o. .

For a hero like Ashina Isshin, Susano'o naturally couldn't bear to kill him. It was only his duty to take action, so he finally chose to capture him alive.

After learning about Wei Ming Yixin's deeds, Qin Zheng, the governor of Yingzhou, also felt that Wei Ming Yixin was a talented person and had excellent conduct, so he wanted to persuade him to surrender to serve the Qin Dynasty.

After several attempts by Qin Zheng to persuade him to surrender, as well as Susano'o's repeated persuasion, Ashina gave up his hostility to Qin. After truly understanding the power of the Han countries, he also realized the power of the Han people in Yingzhou. The rule simply cannot be overthrown.

After the Han people tasted the sweetness in Yingzhou, it is impossible to leave. Even if one of them is overthrown, it will soon be replaced by the other. It is essentially meaningless. Moreover, the major forces in Yingzhou are also deeply bound to the Han people.

Since you are destined to be defeated, it is better to take the initiative to join.

This is also the true thought in the hearts of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Uesugi Kenshin and other doves.

After Wei Mingyi saw with his own eyes that Da Qin's rule over Yingzhou was indeed not as cruel as the four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Wu and Ming, and began to gradually understand the mentality of the dove factions, he decided to join Da Qin, the strongest among all parties. The Wei Mingzhong headed by him also joined Da Qin.

Although Wei Mingzhong suffered heavy losses under the encirclement and suppression of the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties, due to their repeated troubles, they also became famous in the green forest world and easily added many new members, so their strength is still not weak.

Of course, the most important point was Wei Mingzhong's surrender, which greatly reduced the resistance of the people of Yingzhou to Qin's rule.

After all, Wei Mingzhong has a very high chivalrous reputation in Yingzhou, and represents justice and justice in the hearts of many civilians. Even they have defected to Da Qin, which in a certain sense means that Da Qin is more popular.

Ashina Isshin and Ashina Zhong defected to the Qin Dynasty, which also made the remaining Japanese forces headed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi furious. It was not that they had not thought of saving Ashina Zhong, but they were worried that it would arouse the vigilance of the Han people, so they never Instead of taking action, he just sat back and watched Ashina struggle hard.

Until Ashina devoted himself to the Qin Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and others regretted it because they missed not only a general, but also the hearts and minds of a large number of people at the bottom.

In fact, there are not a few native people in Yingzhou who sincerely surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, such as Isshin Ashina, Keiji Maeda, Hisashi Shimazu, and Tadashi Shimazu. However, the composition of the personnel is too mixed, and it is difficult to distinguish the loyalists and traitors among them, so Most people are still in the inspection period.

On the other hand, Wang Mang didn't have as many worries as Great Qin. As long as they came from Yingzhou, he would dare to accept them no matter who surrendered to him. And this time he would choose to send troops to Jiuzhou, except because he was forced by Jin Qing to expand his territory. In addition, another reason is to recruit talents from Yingzhou.

Wang Mang knew that what he fought for in a war was talent, but even if the three Korean peninsulas had been unified, there were not enough talents for him to drive. On the contrary, the talent density in Yingzhou, across the sea, was no less than that of the Central Plains.

In fact, this is normal. The talents that Japan has accumulated over thousands of years are concentrated on one island during the same period. How can the talent density not be high?

However, although the number of talents in Yingzhou is large, the quality is much worse. Most of the attributes are between 50 and 80. Those who can reach 90 are already top talents, and those who can exceed 100 are even rarer. Not to mention a gold-level talent.

However, Wang Mang was not in a position to be picky. He had no other choice. It was better to use the Japanese than not, right?

Since it is destined to fail to win in terms of quality, Wang Mang can only overtake in terms of quantity.

After listening to Yuengai Suwen's story, Wang Mang suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "In that case, it was because you met Isshin Ashina that you were injured, and you were defeated again after the defeat of Hitoyoshi Castle. For a while?”

Although Wang Mang was fully prepared before traveling, he really had no impression of Isshin Ashina as he didn't play games very much, so he just thought he was a buried local character and didn't have much fear in his heart.

"Well, that's not..."

Yeon Gaesumun looked embarrassed, and after some hesitation, he truthfully told the truth about another disastrous defeat he had experienced after the defeat of Hitoyoshi Castle.

In short, even though the wounded Yunkai Sobunwa was defeated by Isshin Ashina, he also served as a cover for the retreat of the defeated army. However, after the war, he cleverly came up with a trick to lure the enemy in order to turn the tide.

Yeon Gae So-moon deliberately claimed for external selection. He was seriously injured in the previous battle, and the morale of the army was shaken by the news. He wanted to show the enemy's weakness and lure the Qin army to attack, and he teamed up with the Japanese general Shibata Katsuie to set up an ambush.

That's right, it was the general Shibata Katsuie, the head of the Oda clan, who was burned down by Wu in the war against Japan, along with Pumoto Castle and an army of 100,000 people.

Even Wu Qi thought that Shibata Katsuie was dead, but in fact the fire did not burn Shibata Katsuie to death. He noticed something was wrong in advance, but was unable to stop the Qin army's fire attack and could only escape from the secret passage with a small number of confidants. Pu Yuancheng avoided the fate of being burned to death. As for Shibata Katsuie, who escaped from death, why didn't he go to Toyotomi Hideyoshi? Instead, he followed Wang Mang at the expense of the near and far away? The reason is actually very simple. These two people have a deep feud.

I don’t know if it is the inertia of history. These two people were mortal enemies in the original history. After Shibata Katsuie was defeated in the Battle of Shidake, he would rather light explosives and commit suicide than submit to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

The feud between the two people in this life is still not small, but the real reason that Shibata Katsuie chose Wang Mang was that after the Japanese subjugation, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attitude towards the Han people was too weak, which made him unable to see the hope of restoring the country. He would choose Wang Mang over the near and far.

Shibata Katsuie did not seek refuge with Wang Mang alone. After learning that he had taken refuge with Wang Mang, some people who were also dissatisfied with Toyotomi Hideyoshi also came to seek refuge with him, such as Guoxin Jushi, Baiji Santaifu, etc. This also made people Shibata Katsuie became the leader of the Japanese generals under Wang Mang.

Even though Wang Mang only had three Han clans, as he officially occupied Northern Kyushu, his subordinates could be divided into four major factions: the Han, the Korean, the Japanese, and the foreign factions.

The first three are naturally divided according to their own clans, while the last foreign clan includes all foreign clans except the three Japanese clans of the Han Dynasty.

Although Shibata Katsuie is the leader of the Japanese clan, Yuangaisubun is also the leader of the Korean clan. He took the initiative to seek cooperation, and it was naturally difficult for Shibata Katsuie to refuse.

Shibata Katsuie had never dealt with Qin Zheng before, so he didn't know how powerful Qin Zheng was. Although Engaisubun's plan was a bit crude, it was still very feasible. Moreover, even if it was discovered, he would still be there. At least he won't be defeated.

With this idea in mind, Shibata Katsuie decided to cooperate with Yuangaisumi to implement a plan to lure the enemy. However, not only did he fail to calculate Qin Zheng, he was actually ambushed by Qin Zheng, and the casualties were even higher than in the previous battle. The casualties reached nearly 8,000 people.

Yuan Gaisuwen first fell into Qin Zheng's counterintuitive plan, and then fell into a serial plan, which made Wang Mang so angry that he was speechless.

You must know that since the invasion and occupation of Kitakyushu, Wang Mang's army has suffered less than a thousand casualties in total, but Yuengai Suwen's two consecutive defeats caused him to lose a full eleven thousand troops.

The total military strength of North Korea was only 160,000, and one-sixteenth of it was lost at once. How could this make Wang Mang not feel distressed? At the same time, his fear of Qin Zheng reached its peak, even reaching a level second only to Ying Hao. .

At first, Wang Mang didn't take Qin Zheng seriously, thinking that he was just a man from an aristocratic family with acceptable abilities but excellent background. However, after learning about Qin Zheng's specific experience, he realized that Qin Zheng was far away. It's not as simple as the surface.

Ying Wen's adopted son joined the army at the age of eighteen and rarely failed. His achievements cannot be said to be top-notch, but they are definitely not bad. But the most important thing is his political achievements.

Qin Zheng successively served as the governor of Jingzhou, Yongzhou, and Yingzhou, a total of three states. During his tenure, these three states also had their own problems, but he not only solved them, but also governed each state. are in good order, especially Yongzhou and Yingzhou.

During the period when Qin Zheng was the governor of Yongzhou, Li Tang had not yet been destroyed, and Li Shimin was making constant moves, big and small, but Qin Zheng was able to resist with all his tricks.

As for the position of governor of Yingzhou, it is even more of a hot potato. After all, Yingzhou has so many forces and the situation is so complicated that even Wang Mang is not 100% confident that he can handle it, but Qin Zheng is able to handle it like a fish in water.

There are not many people in the whole history with such political coping ability, so even Wang Mang had to doubt Qin Zheng's identity.

Is Qin Zheng really the peer of Qin Shihuang? Wang Mang thought to himself.

There are three reasons why Wang Mang never regarded Qin Zheng as the first emperor before:

First, although there are not many people named Zheng, it is not impossible;

Second, there are indeed many buried talents among the indigenous people of this era, such as Ashina Isshin and so on;

Third, he did not think that a figure like Qin Shihuang would be inferior to anyone.

Among these three reasons, the third point is the most important, but this is actually Wang Mang's inherent thinking. From the bottom of his heart, he did not think that Qin Shihuang would be inferior to anyone, so naturally he would not stop thinking about this aspect.

But in fact, Wang Mang only needs to think about this aspect to realize that the biggest reason why Ying Zheng became the First Emperor was because he was the eldest son of King Zhuang Xiang. Without this status, Ying Zheng’s personal ability would no longer be the same. Even if he is strong, he cannot become Qin Shihuang.

Qin Zheng is Ying Zheng who lost his right to inherit. In this life, his father is not King Zhuang Xiang, but Ying Wen's younger brother. Although he is Ying Wen's adopted son, Ying Wen has his own son, and Ying Hao also has his own son. Therefore, Qin Zheng does not have any legal qualifications for inheritance.

The reality is often so cruel. Without legal support, even Qin Shihuang can only keep to himself and be an honest minister.

After realizing that Qin Zheng might be Qin Shihuang, Wang Mang knew that Jiuzhou might not be that easy to fight. Even if Qin Zheng didn't have any strong generals, he would have to use all his strength to deal with it seriously. After all, Qin Shihuang deserved such treatment. .

Wang Mang is looking forward to it. If he can defeat or even kill Qin Zheng in the next battle, Ying Hao's expression will be ugly.

With this thought, Wang Mang was about to summon all the civil and military men under his command to discuss ways to deal with Qin Zheng.