December, the thirty-fourth year of the First Emperor of Qin.
King Agus of South Vietnam gave up the fight with the Qin army and led his army to withdraw to the west of the Dongjiang River. The entire area east of the river became the property of the Qin army.
Many South Vietnamese tribes living on this land either abandoned their villages and fled across the river with the King of South Vietnam, or they resisted to the end when facing the Qin army and were eliminated, or they chose to surrender to the Qin army for the lives of their women and children.
In short, the resistance forces in the areas occupied by the Qin army were cleared away, which greatly reduced the logistical pressure. There was no need to worry about the food transport troops being attacked by the Vietnamese on the road, nor the Qin army being attacked by the Vietnamese when they camped at night.
During this period, in addition to settling the rear, Zhao Tuo also sent people to test the waters across the river.
Today, a small force was sent across the river from the upper reaches, pretending to build a stronghold. Two days later, they made a move to build a bridge downstream to allow the army to cross the river. Of course, every move made by the Qin army would be perfectly matched by the South Vietnamese.
The people discovered and destroyed it, making it difficult for the Qin army to cross the river.
This situation made the South Vietnamese across the river very happy.
They felt that King Argus's decision to abandon the land, retreat to the west of the river, and defend the river was right.
As long as they can hold on to the Dongjiang River, the Qin people can only struggle with them here and cannot threaten the heart of South Vietnam behind them. In the end, it will be up to them who can hold on.
"Hold on! The rainy season is coming soon. These Qin people from the north can't stay in the jungle. At that time, we can rush across the river and drive these hateful invaders back to their hometown. Buluotuo
His descendants will surely win!"
"Must win!"
In order to defend their homeland, the South Vietnamese people had a strong will to fight and high morale.
Encouraged by Argus, they can see that as time goes by, the dawn of victory is coming.
The reason why such a situation occurred was actually caused by the Qin army's intention.
The tug-of-war in the Dongjiang River was the Qin army's cover for Lou Chuan's naval division to raid the Nanyue Royal City.
The more intense the tug-of-war here, the less likely the South Vietnamese would have thought that the Qin army would launch a surprise attack from the sea.
Ever since Yin Tong led the Lou Chuan division to sea, Zhao Tuo had been waiting for news of victory.
Because of the distance, Nanyue King Agus knew the changes on the rear quicker than Zhao Tuo.
But the first bad news he received was not the fall of the royal city, but the fall of Lingbei.
"Lao Yangbu was defeated by the Mei family?"
"They have more people than the Mei clan, and there are still remaining members of the Yellow Dog tribe there to help them. How could they be defeated so quickly!"
"Did the Qin people send a large army to cross the mountains?"
The leaders of various tribes in South Vietnam were shocked.
After crossing the Hengpu Pass controlled by the Qin army, the road to the north of the mountain can go directly to the Nanye area of Lujiang County of the Qin State.
It stands to reason that the Qin army could actually cross the mountains and attack South Vietnam directly from the north. But in fact, due to the steep environment of the Wuling Mountains, it is unlikely that the Qin army would send their army southward through that route.
The mountain road is rugged. The more troops there are over the Five Ridges and heading south, the harder it is to ensure logistics. An army of several thousand people is almost at the top. If there are tens of thousands of troops, at least tens of thousands of civilians will be required to transport them to meet the needs.
When Tu Sui was thinking about using an army of 500,000 to march south, he had imagined sending an army directly over the mountains to attack South Vietnam, relying on just one man.
Later, the emperor only gave him and Feng Wuze 200,000 people, so Tu Sui could only save some and gave up this passage.
The South Vietnamese also knew the difficulty of crossing the ridge, so they were not too concerned about the defense in the north of the ridge. They believed that the remnants of the Laoyang Tribe and the Yellow Dog Tribe stationed there were enough to ensure that nothing went wrong. Unexpectedly, they received two quilts this time.
News of Mei's defeat.
Two members of the Lao Yang tribe were killed, and only their leader escaped with the remnants of his tribe.
"Qin's army did not come over the mountains, and those who defeated them were only a few hundred Qin troops except the Mei family."
Argus looked cold. According to the messenger sent by the leader of the Laoyang Tribe, the Mei family was able to defeat them because of a trick.
Sneak attacks by small units, night attacks, angering the people from the Lao Yang tribe and the Yellow Dog tribe, repeatedly pulling back, pretending to be defeated, setting traps, ambushes, and attacking from behind...
Under the series of tricks, the Lao Yang Department and the Yellow Dog Department were no match for them even though they had more people. They were constantly led by the nose and were ultimately defeated.
"Mei has been our slave for so many years and doesn't know these tricks. It seems to be a trick of those Qin people. These outsiders are really cunning."
Although Agus didn't know that the Qin commander Shi Hanxin was commanding Mei's attack, he guessed that the battle was probably commanded by Qin people, and he was very worried.
Once the defense in the north of the mountain is broken, the Mei family can move all the way south.
Nowadays, the young and strong men of all ethnic groups have been transferred to the front line of the Dongjiang River to confront the Qin army. Most of those left behind are the old, weak, women and children. Once the Mei family is killed in the rear, the situation will be unpredictable.
"A Tu Gu, you personally lead the people from the Hu tribe to destroy the Mei clan. I want the heads of Mei Cai and the Qin generals!"
The King of Nanyue decided to send his most capable generals to solve this disaster.
But just two days after Atu Gu took his troops out, an even more terrifying news came.
The Qin army came from the sea, defeated the Nanyue boat division, and after landing ashore, they attacked the Nanyue royal city Panyu, seized all the savings in the royal city, and captured a large number of Yue people, old, weak, women and children.
Prince Abala of South Vietnam led the people of Jiao and Yu tribes to retreat into the mountains and forests, gathering young men from nearby tribes, and counterattacked the royal city several times, but were repulsed by the Qin people's strong bows, powerful crossbows and strong armor and sharp swords.
The Qin army was not only powerful at sea, but also when it came ashore to engage in positional warfare, it was unmatched by the Yue people.
Lingbei direction was lost, and the Mei family's Yue people moved southward.
The royal city of Nanyue was captured by the Qin army, and its lair was dug out.
Even though Argus is a ruthless person, he was shocked by these two series of bad news at this moment.
Empire.
His royal city is gone!
"Ho ho ho! Qin people, I'm going to eat you!"
After Agus woke up, he roared like a beast, his eyes were red, and the person was trembling with fear.
The leaders of all the South Vietnamese tribes were shocked by the news, and they all felt sincere fear.
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Their key points in the rear were captured by the Qin army's surprise troops, and the people in the villages left behind could be killed and burned by the Qin people at any time.
Every South Vietnamese who heard the news was horrified and worried.
"Your Majesty, let's retreat quickly, kill all those Qin people, and take back the royal city!"
"Your Majesty, we don't have enough food. If we don't fight back quickly, we won't have anything to eat in a few days!"
All the South Vietnamese people were shouting to fight back. Compared with the panic caused by the fall of the royal city in the rear, the Qin army across the river seemed less scary.
Argus took a deep breath and made a decision.
He ordered Mo Tazhu, the leader of the Wasp tribe, to lead his troops to defend the Dongjiang River and serve as suspicious soldiers to scare the Qin army on the other side and prevent them from pursuing them. The remaining people followed him and fought back to the rear.
"People of Qin, I will skin you, eat your flesh, and eat you all up!"
The roar of Argus echoed in the forest, and the South Vietnamese retreated toward the royal city in large numbers.
The Wasps' defense in Dongjiang blocked the Qin army for two days.
Two days after arriving, Zhao Tuo received news from someone sent by Yin Tong.
The Nanyue Royal City has been captured!
"General Yin discovered a large amount of rice hoarded by the South Vietnamese in Panyu's granary. If they don't take it back, there will be no food to eat in the following days. Argus will definitely counterattack Panyu at all costs. Calculating the time, he
I'm afraid they have already withdrawn."
“It’s time to cross the Dongjiang River!”
Zhao Tuo was in high spirits and everything was going according to the original plan.
He did not hesitate, and when he received the news, he issued an order to cross the river in large numbers.
Tens of thousands of Qin troops who had been prepared launched the battle across the river from more than ten locations that had been surveyed.
Sure enough, there were only more than 3,000 Wasps left here, and they were unable to defend such a long front. The Qin army soon broke through the defense line.
Mo Tazhu, the leader of the Wasp tribe, was very aware of current affairs. When he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately led his men and ran away.
As a result, the Qin Army's battle to cross the river became even less resistant. By the morning of the second day, all Qin Army troops had crossed the Dongjiang River, and there was no longer an obstacle between them and Panyu, the capital of South Vietnam.
At the same time, after three days of running, Argus finally arrived near the royal city.
Standing on Mount Fan, looking at the cities in the distance that were occupied by the Qin army and flying black flags, Agus looked extremely sad.
The leader of the fish tribe knelt behind and cried with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, those Qin army fleets are so powerful, tall and big, our ships are no match for them, even the most powerful dragons
The ships were hit and sank into the sea.”
When Abala heard that the leader of the Fish Tribe was shirking his responsibility, he quickly said: "Yes, the Qin people's weapons are very powerful. Even when they fought on the shore, our warriors from the Jiao Tribe were killed by the Qin people's crossbows before they could rush in front of them.
It's been shot into a sieve, so you can't beat it."
Argus turned back and stared at the two of them.
"It's not that the Qin people are too powerful, it's that you are too incompetent."
The two of them trembled under the angry gazes.
Fortunately, Argus changed the subject and asked the leader of the fish tribe: "How much food is left, and how many days will it be enough for the warriors of the tribes?"
The leader of the Fish Tribe said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the royal city is occupied by the Qin people, and all the grain in our warehouses has been robbed by the Qin people. In the past few days, we can only collect grain from nearby villages and hunt wild beasts on the mountains. The tribes are so
If many warriors come here, I'm afraid the food collected won't even be enough for two days."
Two days are not enough?
Argus's face turned completely dark. He knew that what the leader of the fish department said was true.
Because of the outbreak of this war, in order to provide unified food supply, he took all the food from nearby tribes to the royal city warehouse for unified planning.
This was originally a good thing to improve efficiency, but I didn't expect that the Qin people would come from the sea and directly occupy the royal city, taking their food reserves with them.
"Incompetent! Waste!"
The more Argus thought about it, the angrier he became, and his eyes turned blood red.
He drew out his dagger, and with the people around him looking horrified, he stepped forward and stabbed the leader of the fish tribe in the neck.
Looking at the fish leader vomiting blood bubbles on the ground.
Argus chuckled: "Isn't there food?"
He glanced fiercely at the trembling leaders of the tribes around him.
"Take back the royal city within two days. If you can't take it back, then I will let you become food!"