I switched allegiance to Zhang Han and rebuilt the Qin Dynasty; Liu Bang was heartbroken.

They had no choice but to fight the Qin army to the death.

Everyone understood what Tao Qing meant.

However, the consequence of fighting to the death is truly death.

The crowd hesitated.

Tao Qing continued, "You are all powerful figures in Changsha, with vast wealth and thousands of servants."

The Qin army may not know everything yet; they are still testing the waters. This is our opportunity!

Before the Qin army can react, let's seize the time, concentrate all our forces, and fight as a whole clan.

Everyone's faces turned deathly pale instantly, but they had no other choice.

We'd rather perish than be captured by the Qin army!

……

The seat of Changsha Prefecture.

The Qin army camp.

"Lord of Changsha, urgent report from Yiyang!"

After reading it, Wu Rui gave the order: "Invite the Marquis of Zhennan and the Prefect over."

During this period, Li Xin and Liu Jiao were busy pacifying various parts of Changsha and deploying troops.

Wu Rui wisely refrained from interfering in any local affairs, instead secretly investigating the situation in various places.

"This is a message from His Majesty."

"This is a message from Yiyang."

After the two understood the situation, Li Xin exclaimed, "So that's how it is!"

"So the Mohist school had these secrets."

"Qin Mo and Chu Mo are actually mortal enemies."

"These nobles from Chu should all have been brought together by Chu Mo to rebel against Qin."

"Now they are spreading out in Yiyang and starting to conscript laborers to form an army, showing a willingness to put up a last-ditch resistance and fight to the death."

Liu Jiao was somewhat troubled; Changsha was hiding such a big secret.

Chu Mo?

"What to do now?"

"Many rebellious nobles remain hidden in the shadows, and to avoid alerting them, the Qin army has not yet taken action."

These outwardly prominent figures are now coercing the people, intending to resist to the bitter end. Should we take action immediately?

Liu Jiao spoke up rather anxiously.

He devoted countless efforts to governing Changsha Prefecture.

It's not easy to have achieved the prosperity we have today.

Liu Jiao knew that this battle had far-reaching implications, but he still wanted to end the battle as soon as possible to preserve more seeds of civilization in Changsha County.

Liu Jiao planned to act swiftly and decisively, eliminating all those who dared to rebel.

We'll deal with the rest slowly.

“The plan is feasible, but Yiyang is close to a large lake and has many waterways. If these people hide in the surrounding waters, Changsha will not be able to stay peaceful for several years.”

“The gain is not worth the loss.”

Li Xin appeared to agree, but in reality, he rejected Liu Jiao's proposal.

The Qin army, from top to bottom, took pride in worshipping the emperor and preferred his decisive and fatal methods.

The chaos in Changsha should be completely ended in this major upheaval!

Wu Rui chuckled: "An online army."

Li Xin's eyes lit up immediately, and he understood the plan.

The two top generals, in an instant, began to strategize.

Liu Jiao hadn't fully figured it out yet, but he wouldn't interfere with the decisions made by the two big shots and would fully support them.

Everything is for the Qin Dynasty!

……

In the eleventh year of the reign of Qin Si Shi, in the first month.

The recently concluded New Year celebrations were a good one for most people in the Qin Dynasty.

Even in the drought-stricken areas of the Central Plains, the lives of the people were not as difficult as one might imagine.

Thanks to the grain allocated in advance by the Prime Minister's office, at least the people were able to have a good New Year.

In the Changsha area, it's the exact opposite.

For many people in Changsha, the existence of the Qin New Year Festival has become a habit, and they have integrated into the Qin civilization system.

Even with their deep resentment towards the Qin Dynasty, the people still longed for a joyous feast on this day of universal celebration and family reunion.

However, this year's New Year was spent amidst a massive war.

At the end of December, three thousand Qin troops stationed in Changsha marched on the walls of Yiyang.

The nobles of Yiyang City were terrified and fled back to their hometowns before the main Qin army arrived.

One of the things that the nobles of the Chu state liked to do most was to build fortified cities in their fiefdoms.

Yiyang has many waterways and a well-developed water system, and various noble families built numerous fortresses and cities in the waterways.

Even after the Qin Dynasty was restored, it had not yet been able to govern these remote areas.

The nobles were terrified by the Qin army and fled to their fiefdoms, where they began to mass-produce troops!

Men, women, young and old, as long as they could still pick up a weapon, were all armed.

At this time, the main force of the Qin army began a full-scale offensive towards Yiyang.

At first, some nobles secretly hoped that their families were well hidden and that the Qin army might not be able to confirm that they were part of the rebels, while they were still putting on a show.

However, when the main force of the Qin army used a bloody massacre to kill all of the more than two thousand people who were resisting in a fortified city.

Yiyang was shaken, Changsha was shaken!

All the powerful clans that had ever contacted the rebels began to amass strength at any cost to deal with the Qin army.

The Qin army was not in a hurry to annihilate the rebels, but advanced slowly. By early February, they had forced 100,000 rebel troops to the shore of Dongting Lake.

"Devils, the Qin army is a bunch of devils..."

The nobles were hysterical, being relentlessly pursued, and had begun to go mad.

……

The Qin army camp.

"Haha, these rebels have been forced together, fighting like cornered beasts."

"The pressure that the Qin army is putting on them is simply too great!"

Liu Jiao had a big smile on his face.

Li Xin's plan was to slowly attack a few wicked nobles, then brutally suppress them as a warning to others.

The Qin army did not know exactly how many nobles from various parts of Changsha participated in the rebellion.

Even the nobles of Changsha had no idea how many secrets the Qin army actually knew.

Faced with the Qin army's bloody methods, many people were so frightened that they jumped up on their own initiative.

Finally, 100,000 rebels gathered along the shores of Dongting Lake!

This number is indeed shocking.

Liu Jiao, however, had nothing to worry about.

Just kidding, these two famous generals in front of us are no pushovers.

Even if the enemy is hidden in the shadows, they can still pose a certain threat to the Qin Dynasty.

Once exposed, no matter how fierce they are, can they be more ferocious than the two famous generals?

Qin only needed to make a slight show of force to frighten out all those who wanted to rebel against Qin.

Everyone knows that being captured by the Qin army means the extermination of the entire clan.

"In eight days, it will be the tenth anniversary celebration of the restoration of the Great Qin Dynasty."

It will take the Black Ice Guard three days to send the message back to Chang'an.

We will defeat these rebels within five days and send news of our victory to Chang'an before the celebrations begin!

Wu Rui said with a smile.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Of the three people present, he was actually the one most eager to suppress the rebellion.

Yingzhong's appearance tarnished the entire Marquis of Changsha's mansion.

The blood of the rebels must be used to cleanse the Marquis of Changsha's mansion!

He hadn't originally planned to time it.

However, suppressing the rebels before the celebration would have a more positive connotation.

Liu and Jiao exchanged a glance. Regardless of Wu Rui's motives, swiftly suppressing the rebels was indeed a win-win situation for Qin.

The two immediately began to deploy their troops.

Even if the Qin army only sent three guards, the 100,000 rebels were still seen as dead men in the eyes of the Qin army.

At this moment, a representative from the rebel army said: "Our betrayal of the Great Qin was all due to the instigation of that beast Tao Qing!"

Moreover, he has a powerful branch of the Mohist school behind him!

We do not wish to become mortal enemies with the Qin Dynasty; we only wish to flee far away and never return to the Qin Dynasty.

If you let us leave, we are willing to hand over Tao Qing and these Mo family members who betrayed the Qin Dynasty!

"Great Qin, I know your tenth anniversary celebration is about to begin. You certainly don't want us, 100,000 strong, to perish alongside the Qin army in Changsha, turning the entire city into a living hell!"