In October of the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang.
As time enters the new year of the Qin calendar, the weather becomes cooler.
The troops recruited from various counties and counties have basically arrived, and the entire flat land near Fan County has become a huge military camp.
Everywhere you look, there are black flags flying.
Among the Qin army's troops on the eastern front, there were 15,000 men under the leadership of deputy general Yin Tong to support Dongou.
In addition, there were more than 10,000 people guarding Nanye in the southern border of Lujiang County and near Wuyi Mountain on the border with Fujian and Vietnam to guard against Vietnamese invasion.
Therefore, the actual total military strength of Fan County, where Zhao Tuo is located, is about 130,000.
After more than a month of stationing and training, the Qin soldiers have basically adapted to the local climate and environment, and there are fewer cases of acclimatization.
Water poisonous insects and epidemic diseases were also well controlled by Zhao Tuo's epidemic and insect prevention methods.
Coupled with the fact that the weather is getting cooler and the country is entering the dry season, the probability of disease occurrence will be even lower, and everything is changing for the better.
During this period, Li Shiqi, a political strategist, continued to carry out various propaganda work.
The first one is to blame the disease and water poison for the defeat of the Qin army in the last expedition to Yue.
He said that now the general has figured out methods to prevent epidemics and insects, so the Qin army will not be trapped by this problem this time during the expedition to Yue, and the chance of winning is greatly increased. These words boosted the morale of the Qin soldiers and made them more confident about the situation in Yue.
Fear weakens.
Li Shiqi then repeated Feng Wuze's previous slogan to encourage Qin soldiers.
After playing Baiyue, go home!
The thought of going home made the Qin soldiers have a fighting spirit.
Of course, what can boost everyone's morale the most is that their leader is called Zhao Tuo!
Whether they are Chu people, Koreans, Wei people, Qi people, or the old Qin people from Guanzhong.
Whether it is Zhao Tuo's old troops or the veterans of the Six Kingdoms who were enemies of the Qin army.
They know it very well in their hearts.
The name Zhao Tuo is synonymous with victorious battles in the land of China.
With the martial arts lord Zhao Tuo leading the army, there is no need to worry about winning this battle!
This name alone gave these 130,000 Qin troops strong morale and stable morale.
Some people have even started gearing up to go south to kill the Vietnamese barbarians.
Among the three elements of heaven, earth, and man, heaven, time, and human beings.
The Qin army had both.
Not long after, a messenger from Dongou brought a military intelligence report from Deputy General Yin Tong.
"The Yue people heard that the general led the army to go south. They were afraid and had withdrawn to Fujian. The siege of Dongou was lifted."
The allied forces of Fujian, Vietnam and South Vietnam withdrew from Dongou.
While the Qin army was excited by this news, all the Qin generals felt regretful.
"It's a pity that these Yue people are running so fast. Otherwise, the general could surround their rear with his army and annihilate the elite Yue people in Dong'ou. In this way, Fujian and South Vietnam would have the possibility of a rapid attack."
Meng Tian smacked his lips in regret.
The reason why the Qin army only sent Yin Tong to lead more than 10,000 people to Dongou instead of pressing tens of thousands of troops to relieve the siege as soon as possible was to use this partial division to drag the Fujian-Vietnam and South Vietnamese coalition forces there, leaving the Dongou battlefield
Invincible and undefeated, both sides are evenly matched and fighting a protracted war.
Then wait until the newly recruited soldiers of the Qin Army are familiar with the climate of Yue, and it is almost winter.
Zhao Tuo could then send troops to attack Fujian from the Wuyi Mountain Road. The Qin army went around to the rear of the Yue coalition and blocked it from the south of Dongou, cutting off the Yue's retreat.
In this way, the Fujian-Vietnam and South Vietnamese coalition forces that are besieging Dong Ou can be surrounded and killed in the Ou River Basin.
If you are lucky, you might be able to catch the King of Minyue there.
It's a pity that these Yue people are not fools.
They had been paying attention to the actions of the Qin Army. After knowing that a large number of reinforcements had arrived, they decisively chose to withdraw and let the Qin Army attack from behind. The plan to catch the turtle in the urn failed before it was implemented.
Zhao Tuo was not disappointed at all.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, anything can happen, and it is normal for plans to change again and again.
But at this time, Han Xin, who was the general's staff, stood up.
This young man, who was on the battlefield for the first time, was full of excitement and made a suggestion to Zhao Tuo.
"General, although the Yue people have withdrawn, the strategy of encirclement and killing is not impossible. The Art of War says: If you are good at moving the enemy, if you use his form, the enemy will follow."
"Even if the Yue people leave, we will create an illusion and mobilize them to recreate the situation of attacking from behind."
With that said, after getting Zhao Tuo's nod, Han Xin began to analyze the situation at hand and his strategy.
Fujian has always been mountainous, and in later generations it was known as "eight mountains, one water, and one field."
Except for the plains in the coastal areas, almost all other places are covered with high mountains. Especially in this undeveloped era in the south, the road conditions are very poor.
It is not easy for a large army to enter Fujian.
When the Qin army attacked Fujian and Yue, they had only two marching routes, except for the maritime navy.
One is to go south from Lujiang County, follow the Wuyi Mountain Road opened by Feng Wuze before, enter Min, and fight towards the Minyue Royal City in the Min River Basin.
The other is to go south from Dongou (Wenzhou, Zhejiang) in northern Fujian and follow the old road of the Yue people to the Minjiang River.
The last time, Feng Wuze marched from these two routes at the same time, and with the help of marine navy, he captured the Minyue Royal City in a short time and achieved a great victory.
The same tactics are most effective the first time. Now that the Yue people are on guard, more warnings will be set up on both roads. If the Qin army advances on both routes at the same time, they will probably encounter stubborn resistance and will have no advantage.
This is also the reason why Meng Tian asked Yin Tong to hold back the Yue coalition forces before, hoping to encircle and kill them from another way.
With the retreat of the Yue people, this strategy was useless.
Han Xin suggested that they could create an illusion.
Let the Qin army in the direction of Dongou pretend to open a road, raise more flags, and pretend to be the main force. At the same time, the Louchuan Navy Division also responded to the coast.
Then the message was sent to Fujian and Yue through the Yue people, saying that the Qin army would launch a large-scale attack from the direction of Dongou this time.
At the same time, the Qin army reduced its troops in the direction of Wuyi Mountain to confirm that the Qin army only attacked from the east.
The purpose is to make the Yue people make mistakes in their judgment. When the Qin army launches an attack from the east with great fanfare, the Yue people will be misled and send the main force to fight with the Qin army.
In this way, the defense in the direction of Wuyi Mountain will be greatly reduced.
The main force of the Qin army can attack from the Wuyi Mountain Road while the fierce battle on the east road is in full swing, directly steal the opponent's royal city, and then launch a back attack.
He walked to Dongou in the bright light and crossed to Wuyi in secret.
As soon as this strategy came out, the generals headed by Meng Tian nodded in praise.
Li Shiqi raised his palm and said, "This is a good strategy by Han Changshi. Most of the Yue people are barbarians and are not good at thinking. They only rely on the jungle to win. With this kind of attack, we will definitely catch them by surprise."
Hearing the praise from everyone, Han Xin's face turned red with excitement.
He looked at the general expectantly.
"Well, this strategy is feasible."
Zhao Tuo nodded, making Han Xin even more excited.
This is the first time he has offered advice.
However, the general's words soon came out: "Although Han Changshi's strategy is good, the art of war is to know yourself and the enemy, so that you can fight without danger in a hundred battles. Before this expedition, it is better to send a few envoys to check out the situation of the Yue people, so that nothing can go wrong.
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The generals nodded and sent people to investigate the enemy's situation, which was what military warfare should do.
Li Shiqi's eyes lit up, and he took the initiative to ask for orders: "General, why don't you let me go, I will definitely bring about a better situation for the general."
Zhao Tuo hesitated for a moment and finally shook his head.
Li Shiqi's skill in manipulation was so high that he could fool even the Xiongnu Chanyu.
But the Yue people in the south are different. Compared with the Yuezhi and Xiongnu on the grassland, they are more primitive and barbaric.
It is said that the South Vietnamese people have the custom of headhunting and cannibalism. This is cannibalism, which is far more cruel than the Huns.
Now they are at war with the Qin army and have a blood feud with each other. If Li Shiqi goes there, he will easily be in danger.