South of Zhejiang, within the territory of Huikaji.
"The land east of the Yangtze River is the homeland of Wu and Yue."
"The north is Wu, with Gusu as the core. The south is Yue, with Kuaiji as the main area."
The Qin army set up camp to rest in a vast area among mountains and forests.
The soldiers boiled water to make food, while Zhao Tuo sat in the camp, thinking about the situation in the field and considering the next plan.
The so-called Yue.
Judging from his monarch's bloodline, he was a descendant of the Miao Dynasty and the concubine of Shaokang after the Xia Dynasty. He was granted a title in the Kuaiji area to serve as a guardian of the Great Yu.
Like the ancestors of the Wu Kingdom, Yuejun's ancestors were sealed in Kuaiji and followed the local customs. They abandoned Chinese etiquette and clothing, chose tattoos and cut off their hair, and integrated into the local aborigines more quickly. They successfully ruled the local aborigines and established the
Yue country.
But later, because Wu and Yue were too close, they often attacked each other, leading to generational hatred.
The enmity between the two countries reached its peak during the reign of King Gou Jian of Yue. First, King Helu of Wu took advantage of the fact that King Gou Jian of Yue had just succeeded to the throne and wanted to take the opportunity to attack Yue.
Unexpectedly, Gou Jian was a powerful character. During the confrontation between the Wu and Yue armies, he sent his dead soldiers to line up in three lines and rush to the Wu army's position. While shouting, he wiped his own neck with the sword in his hand.
Wu Jun was stunned as he saw the blood spurting out.
The Vietnamese army took the opportunity to sneak attack the Wu army, defeated it, and shot and wounded King Helu of Wu.
Before his death, King Helu of Wu warned his son Fucha: "My mother will forget to cross the border."
In order to avenge his father, Fu Chai made great efforts to conquer the enemy.
When Gou Jian heard about this, he wanted to strike preemptively and took the initiative to attack Wu despite Fan Li's dissuasion. However, he was defeated by Fu Cha. Gou Jian could only lead 5,000 men to retreat to Kuaiji, and was then surrounded by the Wu army.
After that, Gou Jian begged for mercy, and after returning home, he suffered hardships, and finally staged the drama of "three thousand Vietnamese troops can swallow Wu".
The Vietnamese army surrounded King Wu Fu Chai on Gusu Mountain. Gou Jian showed pity to him as a victor: "I can place you in the east of Yongdong and let you rule a hundred families."
King Wu Fu Chai said solemnly and solemnly: "I am old and cannot serve the king!"
Then he wiped his own neck, and the state of Wu was destroyed from then on.
The State of Yue annexed the territory of the State of Wu, went north to Huaisi, and allied with the princes in Xuzhou, and accepted the title of Bo from the Emperor of Zhou. From then on, the State of Yue reached its peak.
It was not until a hundred years ago that the Kingdom of Yue passed into the hands of King Wujiang, the sixth grandson of Gou Jian, who became interested in seeking hegemony again and went north to attack the Kingdom of Qi.
When Qi Guo saw it, why did this barbarian from the south come to beat me?
King Wei of Qi did not want to get involved with the barbarians, so he hatched a plan and sent an envoy to King Wujiang of Yue: "If the Yue does not attack Chu, the big one will not be the king, and the small one will not be the uncle."
Only by defeating Chu can your country of Yue become king and hegemony.
King Wujiang of Yue was a bit simple-minded. After hearing this, he felt that what Qi said made sense, so he turned around and attacked Chu.
As a result, the Yue Kingdom was held down by King Wei of Chu and beaten violently. The Chu people defeated the Yue army, killed the Yue King Wujiang, and took all the old Wu lands as far as Zhejiang. From then on, the Yue Kingdom was destroyed.
After the fall of the Yue Kingdom, the descendants of the Yue King fled in all directions. They occupied places from the south of Zhejiang to Fujian and other places. Some of them were crowned kings, and some were kings. Each refused to admit defeat. The most famous ones were Minyue, Ouyue and other Yue kingdoms.
The goal of the Qin army's move south this time was the Yue people who occupied Kuaiji, the ancestral land of Yue.
According to the information provided by the nobles of Wudi, Xiong Qi had dealt with this group of Yue people when he was ordered to suppress Jiangdong last year. If nothing else happens, Xiong Qi must have defected to them when he went south this time.
"The king of Yue has no friends."
Zhao Tuo felt a little strange as he muttered the name of the Yue King.
However, people in Yue often use "Wu" as their name, so there's nothing wrong with it.
Kuaiji is adjacent to Wu, and the distance is not far. The climate and terrain are much better than those in Minyue, Dongou and other places further south. The difficulties encountered by the Qin army in going south are not too great.
However, because he was in a land of Yue people and it was difficult to guarantee logistics, Zhao Tuo finally led only 20,000 Qin troops south.
Among them, 5,000 soldiers were responsible for guarding the civilians in the rear and transporting grain and grass, so the actual number of troops he had available for combat was only 15,000.
"It is said that King Wuyou of Yue has nearly 100,000 Yue people, and the number of combatable troops is estimated to reach 30,000 to 40,000. Moreover, the Yue people have a favorable geographical position, which should not be underestimated. It would be great if Xiong Qi's matter could be resolved peacefully. Once this happens,
I'm afraid there will be some trouble if we fight."
Zhao Tuo frowned and thought about the next response. He was going to send an envoy to negotiate with the Yue King Wuyou first to see if he could find a way to get the Yue people to hand over Xiong Qi on their own initiative.
It's best not to fight if you can.
While Zhao Tuo was thinking, Li Shang walked into the tent to report.
"General, traces of those Yue people have been found in the nearby mountains and forests."
Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows, walked out of the tent, and looked around, and he could indeed see figures running in the nearby mountains and forests.
These people, with their hair cut off and tattoos, were naked in this summer, running freely through the mountains and forests, making sounds similar to apes' roars as they ran, resembling humanoid beasts.
The Qin soldiers in the surrounding camps all looked at the Yue people in the mountains, with either fear or contempt on their faces. Some even spit on the ground and cursed: "Barbarians."
"The former King of Yue, Gou Jian, was at least the overlord recognized by the Emperor of Zhou. He once made alliances with the princes. The Yue people at that time should know the etiquette and rules. How come it only took a hundred years for the country to be destroyed, and all the descendants have degenerated into barbarians?"
Zhao Tuo was puzzled.
He had heard that the Yue people near Kuaiji were pretty good. After all, they were close to a civilized area. If you went further south, there were even cannibalistic tribes.
At this time, Black Butt came over depressed and shouted: "General, these Yue people are really disgusting. You said that we can't take the initiative to attack, why don't we just let them follow us all the time and monitor us?"
"I sent a guide to communicate with them before, but there was still no result?"
Zhao Tuo frowned.
There were many Yue people brought from the Wu region in their army. Zhao Tuo hired them with money and asked them to lead the Qin army to the Yue King's City near Kuaiji. At the same time, he intended to communicate with the Yue King Wuyou through these people.
On the way, the Qin army asked these hired Yue people to shout several times to the compatriots who were following them in the mountains and forests, but they never got a reply.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Black Butt curled his lips and said: "Those people don't pay attention at all. I think they are just a group of barbarians, more barbaric than the Chu people."
While several people were talking, Shejian, who was following Zhao Tuo south this time, strode over and reported: "General, the Vietnamese have sent an envoy."
After a while, Zhao Tuo sat in his tent and received the Yue envoy.
"vertebral bun."
The first time Zhao Tuo saw the Yue envoy, he noticed the bun on his head.
Compared to those with broken hair and tattoos running in the mountains and forests, the naked body is more humane. Although this messenger's face is sallow, he is dressed in a bun and decorated with gold and jade, giving him a civilized atmosphere.
Although Zhao Tuo always felt that the other party was like an ape in clothes and looked funny no matter how he looked at it, the other party's dress was indeed different from those ordinary Yue people outside.
This is a Yue nobleman.
It seems that the upper class of the Yue people still maintain some of their civilized customs.
"Zou Wuyue, the envoy of the King of Yue, has met General Zhao."
The Yue envoy bowed his hands in a mocking manner.
Zhao Tuo's eyes lit up.
This person actually spoke Chu dialect with an accent. Judging from his actions, it seemed that this person had gone to Wudi to "study abroad", so he was quite polite.
Zhao Tuo extended his hand to return the gift and replied in Chu language.
Without too much politeness, Zou Wuyue asked directly: "I wonder what you Qin people are doing here with your troops in my territory. Do you want to start a war with my king?"
Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "We are here to capture the rebellious Xiong Qi of our Qin State. This man still has thousands of soldiers under his command, so we can only lead troops to defend ourselves and have no ill intentions towards the King of Yue. May I ask the envoy if you know that?
The whereabouts of the traitor Xiong Qi?”
"Xiong Qi?"
Zuo Wuyue laughed and said: "Of course I know that this person has been captured by my king. It is not impossible for the general to want this person, but I don't know how much money the general is willing to give?"
Zhao Tuo was stunned.
Xiong Qi, was captured by these Yue people?
Then they come to me asking for money to replace someone?
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The Yue Royal City in the center of Kuaiji.
"Xiong Bugu, come and have a drink with me."
Wuyou, the fat king of Yue, raised a large wine glass in his hand to toast King Qi of Chu.
"Bu Gu is already drunk and has no strength to drink anymore. Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty."
King Qi of Chu's face was red, and he raised his hand to push but King Wuyou of Yue offered a toast.
King Wuyou of Yue's face turned dark and said: "You Xiong Bugu, do you look down on me? It is best for me to make friends in my life. Drinking and having fun with others is the happiest thing. If you don't drink, you don't think of me as your friend."
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"Your Majesty, the kindness of the King of Yue cannot be declined. Please have another drink."
Beside him, Zu Pi whispered advice to King Qi of Chu.
King Qi of Chu looked ashamed and angry.
Compared with the ordinary Yue people outside who have cut hair and tattoos, the Yue King Wuyou actually wears knotted hair and even wears royal clothes specially made by the Yue people. He lives in a special palace and looks quite noble.
But his gesture of holding a wine glass in one hand and picking his foot with the other ruined his kingly image.
Especially the Yue Wang Wuyou, who was glaring at him with a fierce look on his face. He looked extremely fierce.
King Qi of Chu was about to cry but had no tears.
He grew up in the city of Xianyang, where he was exposed to all the princes and nobles, and his friends were all famous Confucian scholars. Naturally, he knew etiquette and was fond of silk painting and literature. He always showed an elegant attitude.
Even though he defected to Chu State, because of his status, everyone Chu Wang Qi met was polite to him, and he had never behaved in such a brutal and bullying manner.
"I, Xiong Qi, Lord Changping, the right prime minister of the Qin Kingdom, and the king of the Chu Kingdom, will one day be forced to drink wine by these barbarians."
King Qi of Chu felt extremely sad and angry.
But at this moment, no matter how strategic and powerful he was, there was nothing he could do in the face of the persecution of these barbarians.
When he thought that he still needed to use these Yue people to avoid the Qin people's pursuit and prepare for the future restoration of the country.
King Qi of Chu could only pick up the wine glass in humiliation and drank the sour wine made from unknown substances into his stomach.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Bu Gu has... drank..."
After King Chu Wangqi drank an unknown number of glasses of wine tonight, he finally couldn't hold on anymore, rolled his eyes, and fell drunk on the ground.
"Haha, this Xiong Bugu has a really bad drinking capacity. I don't want to be friends with such a person who can't drink."
The king of Yue, Wuyou, was mumbling and drank all the wine in his hand.
The wine flowed down his beard and wet his dirty royal clothes.
King Wuyou of Yue simply stretched out his hand and pulled up his clothes, exposing his hairy chest and fat belly. Then he burped comfortably and turned to look at Zou Pi who was drinking by himself in the room.
"Zoupi, you said Qin is stronger than Chu. Do I want to hand over Xiong Bugu to those Qin people?"
Zu Pi smiled slightly and said: "As far as I know, the Qin State has already occupied all of Chu. We Yue people have no need to quarrel with them. If we hand this Xiong Qi over to the Qin people, we can also take the opportunity to swallow the property he carries.
How beautiful it would be to capture those Chu people and make them slaves."
After hearing this, King Wuyou of Yue thought of the dozens of carts of property that Xiong Qi carried, and his eyes suddenly shone.
This Xiong Bugu was too stingy. He brought so many good things, but he was only willing to give half of them to him. It was simply unreasonable.
You really don’t treat him as Yue Wang Wuyou as a friend. If you really want to make friends, you should give them all.
Since you, Xiong Bugu, don’t regard me as a friend, then I, the Yue King Wuyou, will naturally not regard you as a friend either.
"Zoupi, you are right. I have sent people to find those Qin people. Now let's see what price they can offer."