In the dense rainforest, a large river runs through the eastern border of South Vietnam.
This is the Dongjiang River, one of the three rivers in South Vietnam. It flows out from Jiangxi, crosses all the way westward, and flows into the ocean near Dongguan City in later generations. It is a mother river that nourishes all living beings in the region.
On the bank of the Dongjiang River, in a simple military camp.
"Fu Lou was originally a tribe in the north of Ling Dynasty. Under the oppression of the Chu people, they continued to move south to Yue, where they built a city and established a country."
"The South Vietnamese were barbaric and often oppressed the Bulou Kingdom. They not only robbed their food, but also often robbed their people. Under the leadership of the Jiao tribe, the South Vietnamese people united to attack and destroy the Bulou Kingdom. I heard that the leader of the country was beheaded by the King of Nanyue.
The heads were cut off and made into drinking vessels. The rest of the Shoulou people either became slaves of the South Vietnamese or were killed and eaten by them, alas..."
The speaker was a Yue man in his thirties, with a muscular build, tattoos, broken hair, and an ivory hairpin crossing his nose.
Han Xin asked directly: "So after your Mei clan went south, you were also bullied by the South Vietnamese here. You, Mei Cai, were afraid that you would end up like the Lou Kingdom in the future. That's why you wanted to join Qin to deal with South Vietnam?"
Mei Cai nodded silently and said: "Compared to the cannibalistic South Vietnamese barbarians, our Mei family is willing to surrender to the Qin Dynasty."
"Um."
Cao Shen sat on the main seat with a smile on his face and said to Mei Cai: "This time our Great Qin's expedition to South Vietnam will be presided over by Marquis Wu Gong. This battle will definitely be a victory. You don't need to worry about taking the Mei family to join our Great Qin."
.If you can help our army conquer South Vietnam, it will be a great achievement. In the future, under my rule, Daqin, you will not only be able to live and work in peace and contentment, but you will also not have to worry about the danger of being eaten by the South Vietnamese."
Hearing this, the generals in the tent chuckled.
Mei Cai laughed twice.
He learned the etiquette of the Qin people and paid homage to Cao Cao: "General Cao, don't worry, I, the Mei family, sincerely surrender to the Qin Dynasty. When I return, I will bring the warriors from my clan to attack South Vietnam with General Cao."
"That's great. You Mei made the right choice this time."
Cao Shen comforted and encouraged Mei Cai again, and gave Mei Cai a beautiful and sharp iron sword as a gift, so that Mei Cai left gratefully.
Looking at Mei Cai's leaving figure, Han Xin whispered: "Marquis, this Mei family's surrender will not be a fraud, right?"
"No, the Mei family and the South Vietnamese people are not of the same ethnicity. They are the descendants of King Goujian of Yue, the same as Dong Ou and Min Yue. At least they are the descendants of the former Spring and Autumn Overlords. Compared with those cannibalistic South Vietnamese barbarians, they will naturally
Choose our civilized country.”
Cao Shen shook his head, then looked at Han Xin and smiled: "Why, this is the strategy you proposed to the superior general to divide the South Vietnamese tribes. At this time, you still doubt it yourself?"
Han Xin smiled awkwardly.
He had previously proposed to Zhao Tuo to take advantage of the opportunity when the army was conquering Fujian and Yue to send troops to South Vietnam. He could take advantage of the Qin army's great victory to win over the tribes in South Vietnam who were dissatisfied with the rule of the Jiao and Hu tribes, and find ways for the Qin army to attack South Vietnam.
Gain allies.
After the formation of the field song was completed and the march to South Vietnam was completed, Han Xin sent envoys to the Buffalo Tribe, Wasp Tribe, Yellow Dog Tribe and other South Vietnamese tribes with the intention of recruiting.
As a result, all the envoys sent by the Qin army fell on the ground, and what was returned to the military camp was either a smelly head or a piece of bloody human skin.
This is a misunderstanding in Han Xin’s thinking.
The reason why Dong Ou and Min Yue were able to successfully surrender to the Qin State before was because these two Yue States were descendants of King Gou Jian of Yue. Their ancestors could even be traced back to the descendants of Xia Yu, and they were innately connected to the Central Plains regime.
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Therefore, when the Qin army went south to conquer, Minyue and Dongou fought against the Qin army, so they resisted. If they could not defeat the Qin army, they surrendered to Qin, and they did not have much resistance to joining the Central Plains.
The tribes in South Vietnam are different. They have an independent culture that has nothing to do with the Central Plains regime. They are natives of Lingnan and are known as the descendants of Buluo Tuo.
Even though many tribes in South Vietnam were oppressed by the Jiao Tribe and the Tiger Tribe, in their eyes, no matter how ferocious and terrifying the King of South Vietnam was, he was still one of their own, and everyone was of the same race.
The Qin people were foreign invaders, and they were not the same system as the South Vietnamese tribes in terms of cultural customs and other aspects.
In addition, last year Tu Sui attacked Xiou, who was also a descendant of Buluo Tuo, and killed a lot of people there, which made the South Vietnamese people have a very bad impression of the Qin army.
The defeat of the Qin army in Xiou also made them look down upon these invaders from the Central Plains.
The combination of various factors made it impossible for the South Vietnamese tribes to accept the recruitment of the Qin army.
Han Xin's strategy of differentiation and recruitment failed, making his blood run cold.
The experienced Cao Shen saw another key point.
As the descendants of Buluotuo, the various tribes of South Vietnam were difficult for the Qin army to recruit.
But in the land of South Vietnam, what about other tribes that do not belong to the descendants of Buluo Tuo?
For example, the Mui Clan Yue people are located a little further away near Beijiang in South Vietnam.
Cao Shen sent an envoy to the Mei clan near Beijiang via a detour, and today he received the allegiance of Mei Cai, the leader of the Mei clan.
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A small town near Beijiang, South Vietnam.
As soon as Mei Cai returned to the city, a young man eagerly greeted him.
"Father, what's the Qin people's reply?"
The boy's name is Mei Wei, and he is fifteen this year.
Although he is young, he is as strong as an adult, has long arms, and possesses divine power. He is the number one warrior of the Mei clan.
When his father went to the Qin army camp in Dongjiang, Mei Yi was in charge of the remaining tribes.
Mei Cai smiled and said: "The conditions offered by the Qin people are very good. As long as my Mei family helps them conquer South Vietnam, they can live wherever they want without suffering the bullying of the South Vietnamese. Moreover, the Qin general said, we
Kill the South Vietnamese, and for every head you take, you can exchange them for cloth, food, etc.!"
"Is there any reward for killing South Vietnamese?"
Mei Yi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed: "That's great, I've had enough of the bullying from those South Vietnamese barbarians, and now with the backing of the Qin people, I can kill them with their heads all over the ground!"
Mei Cai nodded, a look of sadness flashed in his eyes.
They finally surrendered to Qin.
The Mei clan is not native to South Vietnam, but a branch of the Yangyue people living in the north. They previously lived near Yugan in Ganland and were ruled by the Chu people.
Qin general Feng Wuze led his troops southward. Because the Qin army had a bad reputation in the Qin-Chu war, the Mei family did not want to surrender to the Qin people, so they simply crossed the mountains and went south, building a city on a small flat dam near Beijiang in South Vietnam.
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After Mui moved here, she inevitably came into contact with the local South Vietnamese indigenous people.
The two are not of the same tribe, but belong to different ethnic groups. Naturally, conflicts will arise and conflicts will break out.
Among the tribes in South Vietnam, the Huanggou tribe living in Beijiang often bullied the Mei clan.
They might steal Mei's rice, or snatch away Mei's women and children. In short, it's all kinds of bullying done by locals to foreign visitors.
Because Mei was worried about the South Vietnamese tribes behind the Yellow Dog tribe, she often swallowed her anger when encountering conflicts.
Because Mei Cai heard the story of the Bulou country who originally lived near the Dongjiang River. When outsiders offended the local indigenous people, they were often massacred and the entire clan was wiped out.
The Mui family endured it, and they relied on their patience to take root in South Vietnam, but their resentment towards the South Vietnamese was growing day by day.
Qin general Cao Shen sent an envoy to recruit the Mei family, which naturally pierced Mei Cai's heart.
Mei Cai, who migrated from the north to the south, knew better than the South Vietnamese who sat in the well and watched the sky how powerful the Qin State was.
This time, the commander of the Qin army, Zhao Tuo, has been famous for a long time.
"With Marquis Wu Gong leading the army, the Qin army will definitely win this battle. I, the Mei family, should take this opportunity to join the Qin camp and avenge the humiliation suffered in the past ten years!"
Mei Cai growled to his son: "You go and summon the warriors of my Mei family. This time, my Mei family will send three thousand troops to deal with these South Vietnamese barbarians together with the Qin people!"
"good!"
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It was early autumn in the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang.
Qin general Cao Shen led his army and the Mei family's Yue people to jointly attack the Yellow Dog tribe of South Vietnam, killing more than 2,000 South Vietnamese people, and the jungle was full of blood.
The King of South Vietnam was furious when he heard this and summoned all the tribes in South Vietnam to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Mei Yue people and the Qin army.