Late on the night of the eighth day of May in the second year of the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, three counties including Didao in Longxi County, Wuhan County (later northeast of Linxia County in Gansu) and Lintao (later in the west of Dingxi City in Gansu) at the junction of Longxi and Qiang territories were attacked by an unknown number of people at the same time.
Qiang cavalry attack.
Due to the sudden incident, the Qiang cavalry's goal was changed from the previous goal of conquering the Qin city to targeting ordinary Da Qin people.
With the change of target and the fact that the Longxi Army did not receive any news, more than a hundred Qin villages of varying sizes living outside the three cities were plundered by the Qiang people. Fires filled the sky and burned half of the sky in Longxi County that night.
They were all ignited, and the thick smoke rising into the sky even once covered the beacon tower used by the Longxi frontier army to warn.
Thick smoke rising into the sky extends from Wuhan County in the far west of Longxi County to Lintao, an important town in the southwest of Longxi County.
Because it was late at night, the Longxi frontier troops guarding the three cities had no idea how many Qiang cavalry were attacking. From the thunderous roar of horse hooves, they could only roughly tell that there were no less than tens of thousands of horses.
There are tens of thousands of cavalry. Except for the 50,000 Longxi frontier troops guarding Didao in the county, the rest are rare. The two counties of Lintao have only more than 5,000 troops, and most of them are infantry, and the cavalry does not exceed a few hundred.
The captains who guarded Lintao and Panhan were worried that they would be trapped by the Qiang people if they left the city. If the city was lost, the responsibility and loss would not be enough even if all the heads were added.
Therefore, the defenders of the two cities strictly guarded the city to prevent the Qiang people from attacking the city in the dark, and at the same time reported on flying horses to Xin Sheng, the new Longxi general who was in charge of Didao.
Didao was the headquarters of the Longxi Army. Thirty thousand of the 50,000 troops were in the city, and the remaining 20,000 were stationed in the two acropolises on the left and right sides of Didao City, leaning against each other.
Xin Sheng also did not send troops out of the city for rescue for the sake of safety. After all, when the enemy's military situation and strength were unknown, it would be fine if there was no ambush. If there was an ambush, there would be no need to worry about the consequences.
It is acceptable to lose some soldiers in battle, but if Didao City is lost, then Xin Sheng will never redeem himself.
The overwhelming roar of horse hooves and cries gradually faded away until the white fish belly in the east.
When daybreak arrived, the Longxi army that left the city saw a tragic scene that they would never let go of.
Naked and bruised Qin women were everywhere, scorched babies were barely distinguishable, headless corpses, and the heads of common people piled up into hills.
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When the news reached Xianyang, Hu Hai was holding a small court meeting in the Yizheng Hall.
Most of the small court meetings in Da Qin were attended by important ministers such as the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers. Most of the other officials at all levels were not qualified to participate. Sometimes, deputies from each government who were responsible for a specific matter were temporarily summoned to come due to needs.
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When Ying Yi hurriedly delivered the red letter of Xin Sheng of Longxi to Xianyang to Hu Hai, Hu Hai was ordering the Shangji Mansion to count the officials below the county magistrate across the country, and then issued a document to register them and bring them under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
When he saw the red letter in Ying Yi's hand, Hu Hai felt a sense of foreboding in his heart.
Holding back the anger in his heart, Hu Hai read Xin Sheng's report word for word, then handed it to Liu Bang who was standing on one side, indicating that he would pass the letter to the important ministers in the palace for circulation.
Although the letter had not been received yet, everyone, including Feng Quji and Ying Teng, felt the overwhelming anger that they tried their best to suppress from the silent emperor.
That's the calm before the storm.
After all the officials and ministers, whose expressions changed greatly, read the letter in their hands, Hu Hai spoke.
"Tell me about it."
Three simple words, but they made everyone feel chilled to the bone.
"May I ask General Ying, have Longwei Mansion and Heibingtai placed special operations in Longxi and other places?" Dun Rui was the first to stand up. The target of the spear was pointed at Ying Yi, who was standing in the main hall.
The ordinary ministers in the court, including Wei Liao, Ying Teng, Feng Quji and others, did not know the operation of Longwei Mansion and Heibingtai. However, Dunwei, who was a censor and had actually controlled Heibingtai before, was
Very clear.
Except for Longwei Mansion and Heibingtai, which accepted Hu Hai's orders and did not need to report to the imperial censor's office, the establishment of branch offices in other places must be registered with the imperial censor's office for inquiries at any time.
It also facilitates the imperial censor's office to directly impeach guilty officials.
It can be said that in the Qin Dynasty, apart from Ying Yi, who controls Longwei Mansion and Heibingtai, it is Dun Ruo, the imperial censor, who is most aware of the operations of Longwei Mansion and Heibingtai across the country.
Ying Yi is no stranger to Dun Ruo at all. He also knows his character very well.
Therefore, after he heard Dunwei's question, he knew that he was in trouble.
Hu Hai, who was sitting in the main hall, said nothing when he heard Dun Rui's words. What Dun Rui asked was also what he wanted to ask.
The border counties of Da Qin, especially the Jiuyuan, Shangdi, and Longxi counties that bordered the Xiongnu, Qiang, and Yuezhi tribes, had already been arranging spies when Hu Hai first took over Heibingtai, just to prevent these few
The land was suddenly invaded by three tribes.
However, this time, the Qiang people invaded the three cities of Longxi in large numbers and penetrated hundreds of miles into Longxi. The Longwei Mansion was not aware of it at all. It is certain that the Qiang people were negligent. Of course, the Longxi Army was also negligent.
Ying Yi was silent for a while, and seeing that the emperor in the main hall did not say anything, he cupped his fists and bowed to Dun Rui and said in a low voice: "Replying to your words, the Longwei Mansion has arranged detailed patrols in all the border counties, and in Longxi, Shangdi,
The three counties of Jiuyuan even arranged hundreds of people from Longweifu and Heibingtai to work on it according to His Majesty's order."
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to govern the Longwei Mansion. General Longxi will be held accountable for his crimes." Dun was a little more blunt and unambiguous. After receiving a positive reply from Ying Yi, he directly began to impeach Ying Yi and Xin Sheng.
All the other important ministers were silent.
Dunruo was only doing what he was expected to do, but what they were thinking about was what happened, what the emperor thought, and what he wanted to do.
"Ying Yi, the commander of the Longwei Mansion, was fined for one year's salary and eighty lashes. He immediately rushed to Longxi to investigate the matter thoroughly. Anyone who had done something wrong would be reported to the Yushi Mansion and held accountable according to the law. General Xin Sheng of Longxi was unlucky in his command of the army. He sat back and watched our great Qin Dynasty.
The people were brutally massacred by the Qiang, and they were fined one year's salary and sixty sticks. The two men were sentenced to death, and when the matter was over, the second lieutenant of the Longwei Mansion together carried out the execution in Didao.
The deputy general of the Jiuyuan frontier army, Su Jiao, led the 50,000 Yuan army to rush to Longxi. Xin Sheng's tent obeyed the order. With the Jiuyuan frontier army, they went west to occupy Jiuyuan and the land to the west of Longxi. The Qiang and Yue clan who surrendered to the Qin Dynasty could be killed.
It can be released, and all those who resist will be killed. This time the army will march westward, with General Meng Tian in the center and the deputy general Shejian of the Jiuyuan Frontier Army commanding the troops. Be ready at any time for the army to march westward in a large scale.
Xin Sheng was ordered to investigate the enemy's situation, and the Longwei Mansion would respond and send troops as appropriate. If something can be done, all the Qiang barbarians who invaded our territory in the Qin Dynasty must be killed without leaving a single one behind. Call the ministers together and immediately hold a ceremony in the main hall of Xianyang Palace. Great court meeting."
After Hu Hai finished speaking, he walked away, leaving behind a group of important officials in the court who did not dare to express their anger and looked at each other.
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