The Qin Dynasty, which swept away Liuhe and unified the country, left a very strong mark in history, and there are still many people who are obsessed with the style of the first emperor today.
But it is a pity that as the first dynasty, the Qin Dynasty only existed for fifteen years in history, and when it was about to fall, three irrational things happened, why did these three things happen?
II was brutal and an uprising broke out
Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng died prematurely after realizing his grand cause, and the benevolent, righteous and fraternal Fusu was deceived into self-determination, so that the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty, which was unified, passed into the hands of Qin II.
Compared with Fusu, Qin II was quite brutal, only caring about his own pleasure, and the people of the world were not able to make a living, and forced many poor people to find a way out.
It was under such high pressure that the 900 people who could not arrive in Yuyang on time due to uncontrollable factors knew that they would inevitably be harshly criticized in the future, and instead of being forced to die at that time, it was better to find a way to live first, and the 900 of them decided to revolt in Daze Township.
The leader of this uprising was Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the 900 people at that time seemed not to be afraid, although Qin II was mediocre, but the army of the Qin Dynasty at that time was not a dry meal, and it was not difficult to suppress this uprising.
It is no wonder that this uprising, which was only 900 people at the beginning, actually brought considerable trouble to the Qin Dynasty.
Before the uprising, Chen Sheng, who had leadership ability, knew that only by being famous could this rebel army go further, so he specially planned a play, so that people found the letter of "Da Chuxing, King Chen Sheng" in the belly of the fish that was salvaged.
With this title, the confidence of these nine hundred people was suddenly greatly increased, and the Qin soldiers guarding them were only two people, and if they solved these two people, no one could stop them.
While Chen Sheng led the team to move forward, it was also growing, and the scale was already several times that of 900 people. In just a few months, the number of rebels expanded to hundreds of thousands, which was enough to threaten the throne of Qin II, and for the rebels, overthrowing the rule of the Qin dynasty did not seem to be out of reach.
At that time, the poor people of the Qin Dynasty were living a really hard life, and choosing to join the uprising to find a way out for themselves seemed to be quite a good choice.
The growth rate of the rebel army was astonishing, obviously beyond everyone's expectations, if at the beginning, Qin soldiers were immediately sent to suppress these nine hundred people, I am afraid that they would not have a chance to grow at all.
From a team of 900 people in a few months to a threat to the rule of the Qin Dynasty, this was the first unreasonableness at that time, so what was the second unreasonable?
The Lishan Legion, the battle was amazing
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising did not attract the attention of Qin II at the beginning, and the Qin soldiers at that time were still strong, but what was surprising was that they were able to grow to such an extent in a short period of time.
At this time, Qin II really panicked, and seized the time to gather the courtiers to discuss how to deal with this force.
In the face of such a large number of troops, there was a lot of discussion in the court for a while, and finally Zhang Han suggested to Qin II, "There are many criminals in Lishan, so it is better to let them go and attack them." ”
Qin II adopted this suggestion, and Zhang Han organized and led the 200,000 Lishan army to deal with the rebel army of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.
I thought that the prisoners released had no combat effectiveness at all, but I didn't expect that after this army went to the front line, the combat effectiveness was very amazing, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang led the army to fight in just a few months, and the Lishan army also spent a few months to suppress the strong rebel army.
It is surprising that the people in prison have such a great fighting power, but if you look into the reason, it is precisely because they are released from prison that they can successfully defeat their opponents.
After all, they are all guilty of crimes, and they all want to fight bravely to kill the enemy to gain fame for themselves in exchange for their own amnesty. Secondly, they were locked in prison, not knowing what the situation was in the world at that time, nor did they know the virtues of Qin II, so they surrounded the Qin State and did not know anything about the combat effectiveness of the enemy army.
Since Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising was finally suppressed by the Lishan Army, why was the Qin Dynasty overthrown so quickly?
The troops are moved, and it is easy to enter the customs
Under the rule of Qin II, there were many uprisings and disputes in various places, and the most powerful Qin army at that time was the Guanzhong army, but in the battles in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, it seems that this army could not be found.
At that time, the Great Wall Army of the Qin Dynasty, as well as the Lishan Army, were suppressing the rebel army, and later appeared on the battlefield of the Battle of Julu, they were pinned down and could not defend Xianyang.
At that time, Liu Bang attacked Guanzhong, which was too smooth, and people couldn't help but wonder where the Guanzhong Army, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, went, and how could Liu Bang be allowed to enter the Guanzhong so easily.
You must know that the Guanzhong Army at that time was absolutely loyal to the Qin Dynasty, although the number was only forty or fifty thousand, far less than the Lishan Army, it should not have been solved by Liu Bang so quickly.
This is also a very unreasonable point at that time, the only explanation is that this Guanzhong army was not guarding Xianyang, they were also involved in the battlefield of the Battle of Julu, and there was no way to return to help, so that the garrison in Guanzhong was empty, and Liu Bang drove straight in.
It is very likely that in order to suppress Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's overly powerful rebel army and ensure combat capability, the Lishan Army was not only composed of prisoners held by Lishan, but also the core Guanzhong Army.
In this way, it can also explain why the Lishan Army, which has never been on the battlefield, can exert such a strong strength on the front line.
Not only because these prisoners wanted to find a way out for themselves, but also because there were also experienced soldiers in Guanzhong.
It's just that this also caused a large number of troops to withdraw from Xianyang, and there were no soldiers available, Xiang Yu's combat ability was strong and he didn't dare to easily transfer back reinforcements, so Liu Bang took advantage of the situation to seize the opportunity and enter the customs smoothly.
The demise of the Qin Dynasty is the result of many joint effects, these three seemingly unreasonable places, in fact, in the final analysis, the rule of the Qin Dynasty at that time was already deep and difficult to heal, the internal contradictions were too great, the rulers were mediocre, and the people were not able to make a living.
During the second reign of Qin, the Qin Dynasty was corrupt inside and outside, and chaos was frequent, even if Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising failed, it was difficult to continue the rule of the Qin Dynasty, and other uprisings came one after another, and the Qin Dynasty could not withstand it at all.
With excessive taxation and forced labor, internal corruption, mediocre rulers, and the existence of people like Zhao Gao, it is naturally impossible for the Qin Dynasty to continue the prosperity of the first emperor.
Even the terrifying Qin army during the Six Kingdoms period did not seem to be affected by anything, and it was no longer to be afraid, if there was no Lishan army, they would not even be able to defeat the rebel army that began to grow stronger and stronger from 900 people, so the Qin Dynasty finally went to extinction, which was the inevitable result of history. #长文创作激励计划#
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Source: Zhengguan News, 2023-07-21 17:20, Zhengzhou in the classics丨Chen Sheng: The first person in the peasant uprising, "princes and generals, rather have a kind of" is deafening
2011-04-27 09:26 Source: Guangzhou Daily, Qin Dynasty died due to lagging management: the attempt was simple and rude