Hello everyone and welcome back to Scary Interesting.

In this video we're going to go for three stories.

In these stories, one men, dozens of men and thousands of men had the simple misfortune

of being the wrong place at the wrong time and as a result what happened to them is truly horrific.

You'll see what I mean and as always, viewer discretion is strongly advised.

China's early history, before its eventual unification, was full of brutal infighting,

especially during what is known as the warring states period. This was a period where dozens of rival kingdoms

fought for control. Eventually, though, one state managed to conquer the rest and unify China

for the first time. Its new ruler then set up standardized laws, currency, writing, and infrastructure,

but his rule was simultaneously brutal. Books were burned, scholars were writing, and infrastructure, but his rule was simultaneously brutal.

Books were burned, scholars were executed, and anyone who pushed back faced harsh punishment.

As the resentment toward his rule grew, so did the number of attempts on his life.

This led to him being terrified of death, so he went searching for immortality.

Ironically, this ended with him poisoning himself with a so-called

eternal life potion. After he died, his son took over, but he was basically a figurehead

controlled by officials from his father's reign, and his poor leadership sparked rebellion across the

country. This was especially so from one eastern state that already hated the empire for its

past defeats.

Eventually, this rebellion came to a head at a battle in a town called Julu.

The rebels were starving and surrounded and seemingly on the brink of defeat.

However, when their leading general arrived with reinforcements, he ordered his troops to burn their remaining supplies,

telling them the only way they eat again was by defeating the Imperial Army. This apparently worked, and despite being massively outnumbered,

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