The garrison army, also known as the soldiers of Yongcheng, the most elite division of the Qin State, held the Great Wall at the border and fought with the nomads for many years. The combat is fierce, and the riding and archery skills are also very good, and at the same time the most disciplined.

At this time, when they heard that Chang Yu was going to surrender, their first thought was not rebellion, but suicide and forgiveness. In their eyes, they have always looked down on those delicate local troops, and if they surrender to such troops, they will lose the pride and glory on which they depend.

When a soldier died, he beat his feet and cried out loudly: "Brothers, I brought you out, and I am about to die tomorrow, so I cannot let you die with you." ”

One of the soldiers said, "But the Hou Ye asked us to surrender, which is impossible." There were only dead guards, no surrendered guards. ”

With that, the soldier immediately drew his sword and killed himself......

Everyone's hearts beat faster, what kind of iron-blooded division is this, maybe they didn't know about participating in Chang Yu's rebellion this time.

Chang Yu knelt down on the spot, kept beating his chest, and cried loudly: "Don't cut yourself anymore, okay, Benhou won't surrender, I'll take you home." ”

At this time, Chang Yu didn't think of himself, but of these brothers who followed. He understood the resoluteness of the garrison, and would rather die on the battlefield than surrender and tarnish the prestige of the garrison. Anyway, he was going to die, so he was able to drag these brothers to die together.

In the past few years in Yongcheng, I have been with these people for a long time, the thinking of the soldiers is very simple, there are not so many detours, Chang Yu can lead them, and he also wants to live a simple life. Among them, there is also one point, that is, they all know the relationship between Chang Yu and Zhao Ji, and Zhao Ji is the person they love the most.

Zhao Ji and Chang Yu are very much like them, they both came out of the commoners, so in the battle of Yongcheng, they supported Chang Yu, and they were not used to looking at Ying Hao's appearance as a prince. Seeing the truth in the tribulation, they didn't know the duties of the garrison, knowing that Chang Yu had violated the ancestral training by leading the troops into Xianyang, but they still came.

Chang Yu is not useless, and in the days of messing with them, he also understands their voices. He clearly ordered not to plunder Xianyang's property, and those private soldiers from the rivers and lakes still robbed and killed, and even attacked the Qin Palace, trapping him and the land of no return. Only these simple guards have been following him, even if they are surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, they have not caused Chang Yu any major trauma.

Chang Yu got up and said loudly: "Please General Li Xin get out of the way, and let me take the rest of the people back." ”

Li Xin was about to open his mouth to speak, but Changping Jun said in advance: "No, you are committing a great crime of rebellion, and those who follow him will be executed, do you think you can just walk away?" It's a dream. ”

Chang Yu shouted: "They are the guards. ”

Li Xin was very unhappy with Changping Jun's interjection, and said: "What Changxin Hou said is right, they are the garrison guards, and before the king's order is issued, whether they are rebelling or not must be carefully considered." Prime Minister Zuo, you have also led soldiers, the garrison will not betray my Great Qin, they can go, leave Changxin Hou alone, and wait for the king to fall. ”

Chang Yu immediately said: "General Li Xin is right, just leave me Chang Yu alone, they are innocent." ”

Changping Jun shook his head and said: "By all means, the beacon fire of Xianyang Palace has risen, and Chang Yu's troops are attacking Qin Palace, Chang Yu's conspiracy against the big crime has become a fact, the evidence is full and irrefutable." Even if it is a soldier of Yongcheng, how can he let it go casually after committing such a crime? ”

"All the soldiers, this is the order that none of them should be let go."

When Chang Yu heard this, he became anxious, and his anger also came up, and he said angrily: "Qi Qi, it is impossible for the guards to betray Great Qin, and if they go back, they will naturally be punished by the king and the queen mother." I took them out privately, General Yinghao didn't know, if I couldn't bring them back, even if I cut off my head now, I wouldn't be able to explain it to the parents and villagers in Yongcheng. ”

"Don't push me."

Changpingjun also said angrily: "It's not that I'm forcing you, but you're forcing me." So many people have died on both sides, and you still want these soldiers to retreat, why can't I explain to the king? General Yingcheng, you are the king's henchman, you come out to say a few fair words, who is forcing whom? ”

Everyone looked at Yingcheng, who was silent, and from the beginning to the present, Yingcheng did not participate in the attack. He knew in his heart that these soldiers were all Yingzheng's soldiers, and Yingzheng would feel distressed if he died. Unexpectedly, in order to escape his responsibility, Changping Jun let both sides suffer such heavy casualties, to such a point, how dare he allow the guards to retreat.

Ying Cheng looked at the eyes around him and said with a wry smile: "Lord Commander, why are you forcing me?" Don't you think it's strange that this war came out of nowhere? The Marquis of Changxin is here, who ordered the attack on the palace gate? As a person like the Marquis of Changxin, he did not dare to give such an order, and even he retreated from the city to the outside of the city, which had already made his attitude clear. ”

"Now I can't see if the Marquis of Changxin has rebelled, but everyone has killed and injured so many brothers, and they can't let everyone leave at will. Chang Xinhou, please write a letter into a sentence, let the brothers below sit quietly until dawn, as long as the morning dawns, the king will have a new will. With the temperament of the king, even if he wants to kill you, he is reluctant to kill all the soldiers of the garrison. ”

This is also a compromise method, Yingcheng really has no choice, but it's okay to say so, at least both parties are not offended.

Chang Yu thought about it carefully, it's really the truth, everyone has been making trouble for so long, and there are a lot of doubts in it. When he entered Xianyang, he also repeatedly ordered that the property of large families should not be plundered. But what's going on now? not only plundered, but also took the initiative to attack the Qin Palace.

Zogo is just a Jianghu person, where he understands this, he will naturally attack with him. Attack, attack, the outrageous thing is that before the palace door was opened, the Qin Palace was lit up, what did the Empress Dowager Huayang want to do? That is to define the purpose of his trip as rebellion, so Zhao Ji has no excuse to intercede for himself.

Thinking of this, Chang Yu said loudly: "What's going on with the beacon fire in the palace? Anyone who knows what's going on, please let me die. I really didn't rebel, I just came to kill Lu Buwei. ”

Changping Jun, Li Xin, and Ying Chengdu stopped talking. They are all outside Xianyang City, and they know best whether Chang Yu's army has attacked the palace gate. Although the palace gate has been smashed open now, before the palace gate has been slammed open, a beacon fire was lit in the palace, which forced Changping Jun to rush to fight with Chang Yu.

Li Xin wondered: "In other words, the order to hit the palace gate was not issued by Marquis Changxin?" But they are all your soldiers. About this beacon fire, I don't dare to say much, the water in it is too deep, I still don't know. ”

Changping Jun and Yingcheng were even more silent, they didn't dare to guess, God knows what Mrs. Huayang wanted to do.

Wei Wei sat on the ground with all his might, wiped the wounds on his body, and said with a wry smile: "I can see that since the Hou Ye brought troops to Xianyang, we were all calculated. ”

Chang Yu asked, "Why do you say this?" ”

Wei Wei said exhaustively: "Before leaving, Nei Shi Yan and Ling Qi vigorously objected, they must have smelled something. I'm not as smart as them, but I know a truth, the kings of all dynasties have to establish the authority of the king and determine the king's power. ”

"If the king wants to establish his authority, he naturally wants to find the people who opposed him at the beginning. I think about it, this knife will not fall on Hou Ye's head, because the relationship between Hou Ye and Empress Dowager Zhao Ji is well known. The king was afraid of embarrassment to each other, so he transferred you to Xianyang, so that the queen mother could accompany the king for the crown ceremony. ”

"Let's count the people who the king dislikes the most: one is Lü Buwei, who often disagrees with the king; One is Changping Jun, you are too arbitrary, arrogant and domineering, how can the king want such a courtier; One is Master Hou, your relationship with the Queen Mother is still embarrassing, but these are all family affairs; One is Mrs. Huayang, and the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji is very disgusted with the Empress Dowager. As for whether there are other people, I don't have the mind of Nei Shixi and Ling Qi, so I can't think of it for the time being. ”

"Let's just talk about these people, Master Hou can rule them out, you can't dig a pit by yourself and jump in by yourself."

"Changping Jun is already a minister, he is right in front of him, there is no need to do it at all. Everyone has so many casualties, and they have to be punished, so there is no need for him to get along with himself. ”

"It's possible for Mrs. Huayang, this beacon fire is too inexplicable. We have also entered the Qin Palace, and there are many masters inside, and the defense is even more rigorous. Taking the current situation as an example, 30,000 people attacked the palace gate, and there were also city guards to intercept it, and it is estimated that less than 20,000 people can attack the Qin Palace. With the defense in the palace, it can't create much chaos at all, and it will definitely calm down quickly, so why did she light the beacon fire and do it? ”

"What the Empress Dowager Huayang thinks, I can't guess. But there is one person, absolutely the most doubtful, and that is Lü Buwei. ”

"During the period from our secret transfer of troops to Xianyang, how did Lü Buwei know that we could bring such troops? He seemed to see everything clearly, and sent the people from the Lu Mansion away in advance, which made us pounce. We also found out that Lord Mi Chen went to the palace, and the people in the palace did not leave, indicating that he did not know, so why did Lu Buwei know so clearly? The most important point is the banquet of the Qin Palace, that is, Lü Buwei took the initiative to provoke the king and took over the military power of the Hou Ye, which caused the current tragedy. ”

"With so many dead soldiers, we can't go back and explain to General Yinghao. It's normal for everyone to fight in private, but after so many brothers died at once, he would vent all his anger on Hou Ye, and we couldn't give any explanation. ”

After hearing this, Chang Yu could imagine how Ying Hao went crazy, and he must have surrounded the Changxin Marquis Mansion by now. But Chang Yu can't explain it at all, he still has countless question marks hovering in his mind until now, he can't explain it, Ying Hao will really kill, because the guards are the lifeblood of the two of them, and he died so much at once, he can't explain to the king and the queen mother, let alone the people of Yongcheng.

Suddenly, a general of the garrison stood up, gave a military salute to Chang Yu, and said: "We all came out with Hou Ye, no matter what Hou Ye did, we all admit it." There is only one point, Hou Ye can never say that he rebelled, that is the shame of the guards. ”

"But there are always people in the world who can't stand the torture to extract confessions, for the sake of the Hou Ye, for the glory of the garrison, only the dead can keep silent. We believe in Hou Ye's character, and please believe in us, we didn't force you to come to this point. ”

"All the guards obeyed the order and all killed themselves in front of the brother troops to clear the Hou Ye of treason. The king may not believe in other things, but the king will believe in the blood of the guards. ”

After saying this, the general took the lead in committing suicide in front of Chang Yu, followed by the rest of the guards, all of whom committed suicide at the scene, no matter how Chang Yu dissuaded him, he couldn't persuade him.

The corpses of 10,000 guards were lying in front of everyone, the blood had stained the whole land red, and the blood of those young people stinged everyone around them.