"Your Majesty, the rebellion of the old nobles of the Six States cannot wait any longer. If we delay further, our Great Qin will be thrown into complete chaos!!"
"Indeed, Your Majesty! Our Great Qin has finally unified the realm. How can we tolerate those old nobles of the Six States disrupting our Great Qin? They must be suppressed!!"
"Your Majesty, if you grant me a hundred thousand troops, I will certainly be able to suppress those old nobles of the Six States and bring peace to the entire Great Qin!!"
Upon hearing of the rebellion, the soldiers of Great Qin, without exception, could no longer contain themselves. Many generals directly requested Ying Zheng to let them lead troops to quell the Great Qin rebellion.
However, their thoughts were exceedingly optimistic, but Ying Zheng couldn't help but frown upon hearing them.
"If I could gather a hundred thousand troops at once, I wouldn't need your assistance. I would lead the expedition myself and annihilate them."
"The problem for our Great Qin now is that we cannot mobilize so many troops simultaneously. We do not have that many troops available to mobilize!!"
At these words, many fell silent. They knew that many of Great Qin's armies had been deployed elsewhere, but they never imagined that Great Qin couldn't even muster a hundred thousand troops at once. This left many of them scratching their heads in frustration.
If it were merely a matter of commanding troops and fighting, they were no less capable than any general of the Six States, perhaps even superior. To them, those soldiers were no different from mere fowl and dogs.
But now, they were without soldiers. No matter how powerful their abilities, they couldn't withstand the onslaught of so many. Because of this, they found themselves desperately missing Lin Tian.
"If only Crown Prince were here, those people wouldn't dare to be so arrogant!!"
"Yes! If Crown Prince were here, defeating them would be effortless!!"
"Alas! Crown Prince, when will you return!!"
The unification of the Six States was largely achieved by Lin Tian. The old nobles of those states feared Lin Tian to the extreme. Coupled with Lin Tian's formidable combat prowess and his large contingent of soldiers, his appearance would usually result in unconditional surrender from the old nobles, negating the need for battle. Unlike now, where the old nobles of the Six States were in disarray everywhere, even threatening to overthrow the rule of Great Qin.
Thinking of Lin Tian, those in the Xianyang Palace fell into a somber mood. Even Ying Zheng missed Lin Tian. However, Ying Zheng also knew that he could not hand over a shattered Great Qin to Lin Tian. For this reason, Ying Zheng directly issued an order:
"You will immediately find ways to mobilize our Great Qin's armies and absolutely suppress these rebels!"
"They are not only harming the common people of Great Qin, but they are also damaging the very foundation of our Great Qin!!"
"Therefore, I hope that all patriotic individuals of Great Qin will take up their swords and fight our enemies to the death!!"
"Yes!!"
Hearing these words, the generals of Great Qin were deeply stirred. They felt the resolve of Ying Zheng. They knew that Ying Zheng was determined to kill the old nobles of the Six States and their soldiers, regardless of the cost. Under such circumstances, they naturally supported him one hundred percent. Consequently, many of them went out to mobilize troops and recruit the patriotic individuals of Great Qin to resist the armies of the old nobles of the Six States. At the same time, many generals brought out their personal guards. Thus, they managed to gather fifty thousand troops in a short period.
As soon as these fifty thousand troops were assembled, they immediately set off towards the former territory of the state of Chu, where the resistance was most fierce.
In Chu, a saying circulated: "Though Chu has but three households, it is Chu that will destroy Qin." It was this very saying that made many old nobles of Chu firmly believe they could overthrow the rule of Great Qin and establish a better dynasty. However, the actions of their subordinates were far from those of people aiming to establish a better dynasty. They were essentially plundering the wealth of the former Chu people and seizing their wives and daughters. They even found a convenient excuse for these actions, believing that these former Chu citizens had betrayed their state. Therefore, they believed these individuals deserved to be punished. With such a justification, they acted with even greater peace of mind.
However, they were unaware that after their actions, the populace hated them even more. By the time the Great Qin army arrived, their numbers had swelled from fifty thousand to eighty thousand. Thirty thousand of these were commoners who had joined later. Many of them lacked combat experience and had not undergone any training. Yet, in their hearts, they harbored an ingrained hatred. It was for this reason that they joined the army at all costs, desperate to fight the old nobles of Chu.
The soldiers in the army tried to dissuade them. However, their dissuasion was unsuccessful. Once these commoners made up their minds, they could not be easily swayed.
When the eighty thousand strong army reached the rebel forces led by the old nobles of Chu, a sense of disarray spread among their ranks. In terms of numbers, they were superior. The former soldiers of Chu were numerous, and many had been sent to labor after their defeat. The forces gathered now numbered well over a hundred thousand. Had they not been in such disarray, this army of over a hundred thousand could have ignited a major war.
Because of this, they quickly regained their composure. They realized that the eighty thousand strong army of Great Qin was not the disciplined force they had imagined. Only twenty to thirty thousand of them were truly disciplined. The rest couldn't even be uniformed. The commoners who joined later didn't even possess proper weapons. Such a force appearing before over a hundred thousand troops lacked any real deterrence.
The old nobles of Chu then burst into laughter. "I thought Great Qin would send a powerful army to suppress us! Now it seems Great Qin is at its end, unable to deploy a formidable force!!"
"Not only that, but if we wish, we can easily defeat them!!"
"And once the Great Qin army is defeated, the entire Great Qin will be ours, hahaha!!"