In the 23rd year of the Qin Dynasty, 224 BC, Ji Xia.
Fifty thousand Qin soldiers, under the command of military officials at all levels, stepped onto the boats anchored on the shore one by one and began to cross the river.
Black flags fluttered on the river, and hundreds of ships, either collected from nearby areas or newly built by Zhongli Mei, cut through the waves and sailed towards the land of Jiangdong on the other side.
If you look around, you can see many miles of boats, with flags covering the sky, and it feels quite majestic.
"The river is the Yangtze River in future generations."
Zhao Tuo stood on the big boat, looking at the surging river under the boat and the vast surrounding fields. Thinking of the Qin army's majestic move of sweeping the world and drinking the water of the river, he suddenly sighed in his heart and couldn't help but chant: "As the river goes eastward, the waves are flowing."
After searching for all the famous figures of the ages, the west side of the fortress..."
Halfway through his words, Zhao Tuo's expression suddenly changed, he immediately fell silent and his eyelids twitched.
"General, what you just said was quite heroic, should you follow it up?"
Beside him, Li Shang asked curiously. Since this young man was entrusted to Zhao Tuo by his brother, he has been accompanying Zhao Tuo as a short-soldier attendant. He is also a close confidant of General Zhao, so he dares to speak curiously.
Zhao Tuo smiled awkwardly.
He stopped reading, not because there were characters from the Three Kingdoms in the following poems, but because Zhao Tuo suddenly remembered one of the lines.
"Feather fan and silk scarf, while talking and laughing, the rapist was wiped out in ashes."
Bad luck!
The vastness of the river is a God-given barrier. Throughout Chinese history, there have been many periods of confrontation between the North and the South.
Whenever the northern army moved south, the southerners would defend themselves along the river, and sometimes they would fight in battles in which a small number defeated a large number.
Zhao Tuo, as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army who was leading his troops across the river, suddenly remembered this and broke out in a cold sweat.
Although Jiangdong has paid the surrender this time, there should be no enemy to stop him.
But writing poems near the river is an ominous sign.
"I should take Meng De as a warning."
Zhao Tuo was secretly alert, and faced Li Shang's inquiry, he laughed and said: "Suddenly he thought that Xiong Qi was still alive and still had the king's life in him, so he lost interest. Waiting for us to capture Xiong Qi and cross the river to return.
Jiang Gaoge, you are so happy just now."
Li Shang admired and said: "The general always keeps his mission in mind, he is really a loyal and upright person."
Zhao Tuo laughed dryly, changed his words and asked: "The envoy from Jiangdong said that Xiong Qi was cruel, killed the nobles of Jiangdong indiscriminately, was expelled by the Wu people and fled south. What do you think of this matter?"
Just a few days ago, some Wu people crossed the river and went north to pay surrender to the Qin army on behalf of the nobles from Jiangdong, and were willing to surrender to the Qin State.
When Zhao Tuo was surprised that Jiangdong surrendered without a fight, he also learned a piece of news that surprised him.
After the false king Xiong Qi fled back to Jiangdong, he actually had an internal conflict with the local nobles of Jiangdong. After killing a lot of Jiangdong nobles, he fled southward with 3,000 people under his command.
This is what Zhao Tuo is asking about at this moment.
Li Shang blinked, knowing that General Zhao wanted to test him.
Previously, Li Shang and Lu Wan had been accompanying the general as short-soldiers and listened to the general's teachings. Lu Wan was older and had been with the general for a long time, so he was the dominant one among the two.
As his title rose and he gained more experience, when he went south to adjust his position in the army, Lu Wan was placed in the army by the general and appointed as a five-hundred-year-old master to familiarize himself with how to command the soldiers.
After Lu Wan was released, Li Shang took over Lu Wan's responsibility and became the general's number one confidant.
Facing the general's question, Li Shang thought for a moment and replied: "Xiong Qi was defeated in Jiangbei and lost all his troops. He was about to rely on the people in Jiangdong to recruit soldiers to fight against our army. As for the noble princes in Jiangdong, he won over
It was too late, so how could he kill brutally and indiscriminately. Therefore, this incident may be in line with the old proverb: The bustle in the world is for profit; the bustle in the world is for profit."
"Seeing that the Chu army was defeated and the land north of the Yangtze River was completely occupied by Qin, those people from the east of the Yangtze River were naturally unwilling to resist. For their own benefit, they were probably planning to join forces to capture Xiong Qi and offer it to our army in exchange for benefits. But they didn't.
Thinking that the news was leaked, Xiong Qi took the lead and killed them all. Xiong Qi, an outsider, killed the Jiangdong nobles and naturally couldn't stay any longer, so he was expelled by the natives and fled south with him. "
"Um."
Zhao Tuo's eyes showed admiration.
He first met Li Shang when he was conquering Wei. At that time, this boy was still a hot-blooded knight. If it were not for the protection of his brother, he would have been beheaded by the Qin people. Now two years have passed, and the former reckless knight
The young man has also become more stable, and his speech and answers are quite organized and thoughtful.
It seems that Zhao Tuo's method of cultivating talents is correct.
For some potential seedlings, Zhao Tuo would choose to take them with him as personal guards to teach and train them. When these people are capable enough and the time is ripe, they can be released to lead troops and serve as the backbone of the Qin army.
, to help Zhao Tuo command the army more effectively.
Zhongli Mei is like this, Lu Wan is like this, when Li Shang's ability and experience are enough, he will be released by Zhao Tuo as a lieutenant general. In this way, the entire army will be in Zhao Tuo's hands like an arm and a finger, fighting
Infinite power.
"You are right. The fight between Xiong Qi and the Jiangdong nobles should be for profit. The Wu people are not stupid. They will not risk their lives to fight our Qin army for a puppet king who has nothing, so they captured
It's normal for Xiong Qi to come and surrender, but they didn't expect that Xiong Qi would be difficult to deal with. This man is not good at fighting, but he is a good player at these political tricks."
"It's just that Xiong Qi's escape south may lead to Vietnam."
Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to the south, with a flash of worry in his eyes.
Although he made a promise in front of Qin Wangzheng.
He said that no matter whether Xiong Qi ran to Jiangdong or Baiyue, he, Zhao Tuo, would chase him all over the world and capture him.
That's what he said, but when Xiong Qi really fled in a different direction, Zhao Tuo still felt very troubled.
"The Yue people are not easy to deal with."
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Yue Di, Kuaiji.
A group of red-armored Chu soldiers were escorting dozens of carts of property, food and other things, moving forward slowly.
This Chu army originally numbered about 3,000 people, but some of them fled on the way south, and now there are only more than 2,500 people left.
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"Zoupi, you have dealt with the King of Yue in Kuaiji before. In this negotiation, Bu Gu will rely on you."
King Qi of Chu was sitting on a carriage and said worriedly.
Beside him, the strong and powerful Zou Pi immediately raised his hand and said: "Don't worry, your Majesty, the King of Yue who is in charge of Kuaiji is the most hospitable. Now that the King is offering gifts and treasures to make friends, he will definitely be very happy. By then, not to mention the threat from the Qin people, the King of Yue will definitely not sit idly by.
No matter what, even if we don’t send troops to go north, we will definitely protect the king.”
"So good."
King Chu Qi felt relaxed.
The main force of the Qin army crossed the river south. He did not expect to rely on these Yue people to fight against the Qin army, but it was enough as long as the other side could accept and protect him.
"The Qin people attacked Chu and sent out 600,000 troops. It has been more than a year. The troops must be exhausted and the troops are old. They have consumed a lot of food and fodder. They will definitely not be able to last long in the south of the Yangtze River."
"As long as Bu Gu can delay under the protection of these Yue people. When the Qin army returns north, I can persuade these Yue people to go north to attack the Qin army stationed there. At that time, I will hook up with the Chu people who are interested in restoring the country. Maybe
There is still a chance to restore Jingchu!"
Just when King Qi of Chu was thinking about it, bursts of ape whistling and neighing sounds suddenly sounded from the mountain roads on both sides of the road. The sound was sharp and very harsh.
King Qi of Chu was shocked, and the Chu army behind him also began to commotion.
"Don't worry, this is not an enemy."
Zu Pi immediately spoke out to comfort his soldiers, and at the same time shouted in a strange Vietnamese language to the mountains and forests on both sides.
After a while, dozens of men jumped out of the forest and screamed at the Chu army here.
These Yue people are all dressed up with short hair, and their upper bodies are uncovered. There are many weird and strange patterns tattooed on their bodies, which makes people's eyelids jump.
A Yue man standing at the front held a dagger in his hand and strode towards the direction of King Qi of Chu.
King Qi of Chu was shocked and was about to call Zou Pi to lead his troops to protect him.
But then, the King of Chu saw a scene that horrified him.
The Yue warrior covered in bloody tattoos stopped and howled to the sky. Then he wiped his own neck with the dagger in his hand and committed suicide.
Watching Yue Ren fall to the ground with blood spurting from his neck.
King Qi of Chu was stunned.
The Chu soldiers behind him also screamed in terror, and the horses kept neighing.
However, the Yue people in the rear shouted excitedly one by one, shouting in Vietnamese, and they didn't know what they said.
Zu Pi turned his head and smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, Your Majesty. This is the welcoming ceremony of the Yue people. The King of Yue has received the message I sent before. He welcomes the arrival of Your Majesty. These are the envoys he sent to greet you and lead the way."
What a welcoming ceremony.
King Chu Qi swallowed and his feet trembled a little.
He couldn't help but cursed in his heart: "Barbarians."
But he forced a smile on his face and said: "The King of Yue is willing to welcome Bugu, and Bugu is naturally happy. Come, give each of these warriors a gift of gold."
The Chu soldiers behind him took out pieces of gold cakes from the wooden box on the carriage and gave them to the Yue people tremblingly.
The people in Yue were not polite. They took these gold cakes and became excited one by one. Some even bit the gold cakes with their teeth to test the softness and hardness.
Just when these Yue people stared greedily at the property transported by the Chu people, they danced and shouted words that King Qi of Chu could not understand.
Zu Pi said with a smile on his face: "These Yue people are saying that the king is really generous. They are very happy and willing to be friends with the king."
"Bu Gu is also very happy to be friends with them."
King Chu Qi said with a smile on his face.
Soon, these Yue people were walking in front to lead the way for the King of Chu. As they walked, they looked back, all their eyes focused on the carriages loaded with treasures and property.
Wang Qi of Chu felt his scalp numb from looking at those pairs of eyes, but now that he had reached Yue's territory, even if he wanted to retreat, he had no choice but to go on.
He remembered something and asked Zuibi: "By the way, what is the name of this Yue King?"
Zu Pi was startled for a moment, then showed his yellow teeth and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the king of Yue here is named Wuyou."