The first thousand five hundred and twenty-one chapters Wuling meandering
He is still the same general in silver armor, but he has changed more and more. When I met Li Xin last year, although Li Xin had lost his spirit, he was still brave.
Now, after not seeing him for more than half a year, the heroic silver-armored general has become thinner, his face has become darker, and he has become much calmer.
With their eyes facing each other, Li Xin stood up straight, cupped his fists and saluted, and then talked about what happened in Jiangdong. Overall, there was nothing serious.
"Xiang Yan's heirs are still missing?"
Zhou Qing was not surprised by that result.
Under the deterrence of the large army, although the land east of the Yangtze River was the fiefdom of the Xiang family, it was a fiefdom given by the Chu State.
It is not a fiefdom granted by the Qin State.
To resist forcefully will only lead to self-destruction.
"Although there is no specific whereabouts."
"According to what the people in Xiangcheng said, people from the Xiang family left through the four gates, or went to the small islands outside the East China Sea."
"Some go north to the land of Qi, and some go south to the homeland of Wu and Yue. The Xia are so big that they can't hide for long."
Li Xin says again.
The sea arrest documents have long been hung up and posted, but the specific information has not been found. Li Xin is not in a hurry, as the entire Chu land is not yet completely stable.
Compared with the overall situation, those people are nothing. What can they do even if they are still alive?
The entire Chu army was defeated.
"We must intensify our pursuit."
"You can ignore the Xiang clan, but Xiong Qi must be captured!"
The king of Qin, who was at the head, was reading the documents in his hand. Hearing Li Xin's words, he raised his head and shouted in a deep voice that Xiang Yan's heirs did not take it to heart.
Only Xiong Qi.
He treated him well, but he only wanted to make trouble with him. It was not a matter of last year, and he might not be able to succeed just by destroying Chu.
"Here!"
Li Xin quickly bowed deeply again.
Before everyone arrived, everyone in the side hall was talking casually.
After a stick of incense.
In the side hall, behind the wooden tables displayed one after another, there were all important civil and military officials sitting there. The waiters offered tea and then retreated into the distance.
"Let's set up the sand table."
Qin Wangzheng stood up and looked at his deputy, Meng Wu.
"Here!"
Meng Wu stood up, greeted several people, and gathered together the sand table that he had made based on various classics and ancient pictures in the past few days in the middle of the side hall.
Although it is not as detailed as the sand table in the Central Plains, the general context can still be seen at a glance.
In just a hundred breaths, the entire sand table with a radius of more than eight feet was displayed, with various decorations on it, thinking that the topography and terrain were different.
"In the land of the Xia, the Central Plains has been the core since ancient times, with the river as the boundary, the land of Hebei as Yunzhong, the land of Yanmen, and the barbarian Hu tribe further north."
"With the river as the boundary, there are many barbarian tribes in hundreds of rivers south of the Yangtze River. It can be seen from the map and sand table that the size of the entire land south of the Yangtze River is not inferior to that of the Central Plains."
"To destroy Chu and not go south to the Yangtze River is a great hidden danger. If the whole country does not bring the land south of the Yangtze River under control, it is an even greater danger."
"I have been here in Shouchun for many days. I have read various documents and gained a little bit. Today I will discuss with you and others the specific matters in Jiangnan."
"The general strategy has been announced, and today we are discussing the specific details."
Qin Wangzheng walked down from the top and walked to the sand table. He looked at the familiar terrain and glanced left and right.
For Lang Lang, the land south of the Yangtze River is very important.
It must be brought under the control of Da Qin.
Wang Jian and the others had already discussed the general strategy before he came to Shouchun, and he thought it was pretty good.
Over the past few days, I have refined it a little bit.
"Everyone."
"South of the river, the terrain is complex, with many mountains and rivers. Although there are no steep mountains, there are not many flat areas."
"Due to the strife of the Warring States Period since the Spring and Autumn Period, the land of Wu and Yue was destroyed, leaving Ouyue and Minyue south of Jiangdong."
"South of the Five Ridges, the Wuyue people are scattered, perhaps Lingnan Baiyue, close to the South China Sea, and there are also Baiyue in the South China Sea."
"To the west of Wuling and Nanhai, there are also tribes such as Xiyue and Dianyue. Although they all have Yue characters, they are not all people from Wuyue's homeland. There are also many people from barbarian mountains and forests."
Wearing heavy armor, Meng Wu stood on the side of the sand table, holding a thin bamboo pole. He saluted the king and slowly talked about the situation in the south of the Yangtze River.
Judging from the situation, it is not complicated.
However... the difficulty of going down to Jiangnan does not lie with the Yue tribe. Facing the Qin cavalry, those people cannot stop them.
"Therefore, Your Majesty, the General and others have planned to divide the troops into three groups to march south."
"All the way south from the hometown of Wuyue in Jiangdong, and from Kuaiji south to Ouyue and other places."
"All the way from Yunmeng Daze and Dongting waters southward, entering the land of Minshui, pacifying Xiyue, Yunnan and other places."
"All the way south from Pengze, across Lingnan, across the Xiangli River, and blocked by Pingwuling, Panyu, Nanhai and other places."
"At this time, when the three armies gather together, Jiangnan will be completely pacified!"
Meng Wu described the specific details of the army going south. It was divided into three groups of armies, and the three groups went south. Looking at the map, after completing their respective goals, they could gather in one place and include Jiangnan in the map.
The words fall, no more words.
"Five Ridges?"
"I have heard a little bit. It is said that it is the most dangerous place in the south of the Yangtze River. The Chu State's troops will go the farthest south and will reach there."
Datian Ling Zheng Guo didn't know when he got up from behind the case, came to the simple sand table, and looked at the markings on it.
Speak slowly.
I have traveled through many countries, and I understand the mountains and rivers of all the countries, but I am not very clear about the south of the Yangtze River of Chu State. Perhaps Chu State itself is not very clear about it.
"The Five Ridges are a series of large mountains that run across the waist of the south of the Yangtze River, starting from the Xiang River and running northwest to the edge of the southeastern sea."
"They were Dayu Ridge, Qitian Ridge, Dupang Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, and Yuecheng Ridge successively. The reason why the Chu army could only reach here was because of the obstruction of the Five Ridges."
Meng Wu nodded, dropped the bamboo pole on the waist and abdomen of Jiangnan, and pointed out the five ridges one after another. It can also be said that south of the five ridges is Lingnan.
Lingnan has the Lingnan Baiyue. As expected, the troops going south are not much of an obstacle to the north of the Five Ridges, but a big obstacle to Lingnan.
"So, if a large army is stationed in Wuling, it can control the north and south of the Yangtze River, and even all the Xia?"
Zheng Guoming realized this and his eyes stopped on the Five Ridges.
"But so."
Meng Wu nodded.
"Is there an important road from Wuling to Lingnan?"
Li Xin said, "I just came back today, and I don't know many things very well."
"According to what my uncle and the others have discovered, although there are important roads south of Wuling, they are all small and narrow, making it difficult for a large army to travel along them."
Zhao Tuo, who was not far away, stood up and said something with his hands in his hands.
My uncle has been traveling in Huainan and Jiangnan for many years and knows a lot about the news in Wuling.
There are naturally roads going south from Wuling Mountains, but they are all small roads for a small number of people to walk on. When a large army goes south, roads need to be re-opened.
Otherwise, it would not be possible to completely bring the land of Jiangnan under control.
"From the south of the river to the Wuling Mountains, there is no obstruction. There is the main road for the Chu Kingdom."
"If you want to cross the Five Ridges, you need to open up important roads through the mountains and rivers. However, having the sharp weapon of the National Protectorate Academy can speed up the process."
Meng Wu says again.
To open up the main road in Lingnan, we must either hollow out the blocking mountains, cut down the blocking dense forests, or annihilate the rivers.
Thick forests can be cut down and burned.
If the river annihilates it, it can be buried in the soil.
The mountain was hollowed out, manpower was burned, and the vinegar was too slow to drip. The hole was opened directly with the sharp weapon of the Academy, and it didn't seem to be any hindrance.
"How the three-pronged army goes south and how it crosses the Five Ridges is a specific matter."
"Wang Jian, has anyone decided on the candidate for the third general?"
Qin Wangzheng listened quietly in front of the sand table. Things in the north and south of Wuling were indeed complicated, but it was precisely because of the complexity that they needed to be brought under control.
As he spoke, Danfeng's eyes flashed brightly and he looked at Wang Jian beside him.
"Your Majesty, the commander of the three armies going south has been selected."
"If you want to be a general in the south, the veteran should first select from among the generals in the army those who are proficient in the customs of the Yue people in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Zhao Tuo can be the commander-in-chief south of Xiawuling."
"Ren Xiao is the commander-in-chief of the land of Ouyue in the southeast of the Yangtze River."
"Tu Ju is the general who pacified Xiyue and Yunnan from the west."
Wang Jian stood up from behind the case, bowed, and announced the candidates for the leadership of the three armies.
The three people's military prowess and prowess are temporarily inferior to those of Wang Bi, Yang Duanhe, Xin Sheng, and Li Xin. However, they are all prudent in everything they do and have the ability to handle military affairs.
Over the past few years, one military achievement after another has proved itself.
The king also approved the selection of the three generals.
"Um."
Qin Wangzheng expressed his approval.
"When we go to Jiangnan, how will our troops be distributed?"
Zhou Qing said to the side that he knew many things, and Brother Wang had also discussed with him the candidates for the three generals.
Zhao Tuo, Ren Xiao, and Tu Ju are indeed very suitable. Going to the south of the Yangtze River may not necessarily lead to many battles, but capturing and stabilizing a place is the basic outline.
That is the biggest test for the three of them.
However, the final decision has not yet been made on the dispatch of troops. It is said that three armies will march south, each with 150,000 troops, totaling 450,000.
One said that there were three armies, each with 100,000 troops, and a total of 300,000 troops marched south.
Zhou Qing thinks it all works.
That is, if there is an army of 450,000, there will be fewer troops heading north to the Central Plains.
"General?"
Qin Wangzheng heard the sound and looked at Wang Jian again.
"Your Majesty."
"In my opinion, the land south of the Yangtze River is complicated. The cavalry does not need to be the main force. The infantry can take the lead, supplemented by the light cavalry."
"One hundred thousand troops are enough for each route. Among them are the Jiangnan Zhuang clan and the Baiyue remnant clan. One hundred thousand troops can be dispersed into three routes and join the army."
"In this way, each of the Qin's main armies will dispatch 70,000 troops, totaling 210,000 troops. The remaining nearly 400,000 troops can return to the Central Plains to determine the overall situation!"
Wang Jian took a few steps closer and dispatched his troops one by one.
With a hundred thousand troops from the Zhuang clan, the remnants of the Chu State, and the remnants of the Baiyue clan, the main force of the Qin Dynasty could save one hundred thousand troops.
Otherwise, I am afraid that only half or more than half of the 600,000-strong army will be sent to the south of the Yangtze River, which will be a big drag on the military strength of the Qin Dynasty.
"An army of 210,000?"
"Although there are 300,000 troops, the vastness of the south of the Yangtze River is not inferior to that of the Central Plains. Can they determine the southern sky?"
Qin Wangzheng was suddenly worried because during the discussion yesterday, the general had not yet made a final conclusion.
That's the case now.
Although Lao Qin did not use many troops, which he was very satisfied with, the total number of all parties involved was only 300,000, which could determine Nantian.