At this time, the palace was filled with a pungent smell of medicine.
The leader of the country, Zhao Tuo, who had ruled the South Vietnam Kingdom for more than eighty years and was already over 100 years old, was already on his deathbed.
His sons, grandsons, and even great-grandchildren and many other descendants gathered in the palace, crying and looking uncertain. Many interested people were waiting for the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
After all, Zhao Tuo had ruled the South Vietnam Kingdom for too long, nearly a century as the ruler.
Countless careerists couldn't wait any longer, and they just wanted to divide up the delicious cake left behind after Zhao Tuo died.
Under the premise that Zhao Tuo was seriously ill and was about to die, everything else seemed so insignificant.
Even if the Han Dynasty attached to Dongou and the Minyue Kingdom sent people to ask for help, they were all blocked.
On this day, I had fallen into a coma, and suddenly opened my eyes, with a blush even appearing on my withered face.
He looked at his grandson Zhao Hu who was waiting beside the bed, and the first thing he said was, "How is the war going?"
Before he fell completely into intermittent coma, Zhao Tuo had already learned that the Han soldiers and horses defeated the Minyue Kingdom and that the Dongou Kingdom was annexed.
Unlike those who felt that it had nothing to do with him, Zhao Tuo, who was extremely experienced, was naturally able to see through the determination and ultimate goal of the Emperor of Han Dynasty.
The Han Emperor came here to pacify Mitsukoshi!
"Father." Zhao Hu, who looked tired, shouted in surprise, "Are you awake? I'll call someone right away..."
"do not go."
Zhao Tuo knew very well that he had run out of gas at this time and was just looking back. How could he still have the time and energy to meet so many people?
He said to his heir, "Quickly tell me how the war is going."
"The Minyue Kingdom sent people to ask for help, saying that the Han army's magic soldiers descended from the sky and appeared outside Dongye City by sea..."
"Alas~~~"
Zhao Tuo sighed, already knowing the outcome of the Minyue Kingdom.
"Uncle." Zhao Hu whispered, "Do you want to send reinforcements?"
"What kind of reinforcements should we send?" Zhao Tuo shook his head repeatedly, "I'm afraid the Minyue Kingdom is gone, and then the Han army should come to deal with our South Vietnam Kingdom."
"Ah?" Zhao Hu was shocked, "What should we do?"
His surprise was not fake. In this era, the big man was the number one superpower in the world.
Its national power is strong enough to make the whole South Vietnam country tremble.
In the past, the Han army relied on the dangerous terrain to stop the Han army, but now the Han army simply came directly by sea, and Panyu is almost located on the seaside. Without the advantage of the terrain, there would be no resistance.
Zhao Tuo, whose expression gradually dimmed, coughed a few times and said weakly, "When something cannot be done, make an immediate decision. If you can't defeat the big man, then join the big man. Remember, you can't fight to the end. South Vietnam doesn't have the capital to fight to the end."
..."
Zhao Tuo's voice became lower and lower until it was inaudible. "After I die...send me back to China and be buried next to His Majesty's mausoleum..."
When Zhao Hu, who was deep in thought and entangled, came back to his senses and looked over again, Zhao Tuo, who was lying on the bed, was already lifeless.
"Big father~~~"
The shrill wails resounded throughout the palace, and within a short time, the cries were loud both inside and outside the palace.
Zhao Tuo, who had ruled South Vietnam for nearly a hundred years, finally fell.
The last wish of this former general of the Qin Dynasty was to return to his former emperor.
Most of Zhao Tuo's sons died young. After all, he was so alive. He was over a hundred years old, so how could he still have any sons alive?
Therefore, Zhao Hu was selected from among the grandsons to train him early, and later he successfully became the King of South Vietnam.
However, at this time, South Vietnam was in turmoil and faced the danger of national annihilation.
After the funeral here, the news of the annihilation of the Minyue Kingdom was passed over there, and the entire South Vietnam Kingdom was filled with panic.
In just a few months, two areas of Mitsukoshi were wiped out. The Han army was so strong, who could not be afraid?
At the court meeting, Zhao Hu said, "If it doesn't work, why not surrender?"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court.
Immediately, many civil and military dignitaries came out one after another and expressed their opposition with fierce words.
The reason is very simple. It has been more than 80 years since the founding of South Vietnam. The local indigenous people have no impression of China and even covet it, which is a typical barbarian mentality.
Don’t think it’s impossible. The Yelang Kingdom, where the idiom Yelang is arrogant, is not far from the South Vietnam Kingdom.
As for the hundreds of thousands of descendants of the old Qin people who went south to South Vietnam, so many years have passed and they are already several generations. Naturally, they have no nostalgia or feelings for China.
Moreover, in their view, the Han Dynasty was a traitor, seeking to seize the Qin Dynasty.
Because of this, when Zhao Hu expressed his desire to surrender to the Han, there was almost one-sided opposition.
It is certainly better to be able to dominate South Vietnam than to be restrained by the Han Dynasty.
"But the Han army will attack soon." Zhao Hu pointed out the hidden danger, "I am afraid that South Vietnam is no match for us."
Prime Minister Lu Jia immediately retorted loudly, "Your Majesty's words are wrong."
"Our South Vietnamese troops are well-fed and united. They also have dangerous terrain and mountains. No matter how strong the Han army is, what will happen if they can't get through."
"But the Han army crossed the sea to attack it." Zhao Hu said urgently, "Dongou and Minyue were both destroyed by the Han army across the sea. If the Han army crossed the sea and our South Vietnam lost the geographical advantage, what should we do?
withstand?"
"It's easy."
As the Prime Minister of the country, Lu Jia naturally knew this kind of information.
He had discussed with the diners how to deal with it before, and it was time to use it now.
"The Han army has a naval force, and so does our South Vietnamese army!"
Lu Jia looked around at the people around him and said loudly, "If the Han army comes from the sea, then use the navy to resist it first. If it cannot be stopped, then resist it on land. In the end, the Han army will still come ashore, as long as it waits until it does
If we attack him halfway across the river, we will be able to defeat the Han army.
"
Historically, Zhao Xing, the grandson of Zhao Hu, wanted to surrender to the Han, but Lu Jia strongly opposed it. Later, he even killed Zhao Xing and his mother, the Queen Mother, and even the envoys sent by the Han.
He must vow to be incompatible with the Han and fight to the end.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This person is a staunch anti-Han faction.
The small foreign countries surrounding the Han Dynasty all had one obvious characteristic, that is, they couldn't figure out the form.
I always think that I am so awesome, and I always think that a big man is nothing more than that.
This is true for the Nanyue Kingdom and the same is true for the Yelang Kingdom.
On the contrary, the truly powerful Xiongnu knew how powerful the Han Dynasty was, so they engaged in marriage and mutual trade, and divided the two families inside and outside the Great Wall.
Even the small countries in the Western Regions knew how powerful the Han was.
Even if the leader of his country was beheaded by Han envoys, no one would dare to stab him.
This may be the difference in the degree of civilization and enlightenment.
The countries in the Western Regions are located on the Silk Road, and they have seen a lot and know a lot.
As for small countries like South Vietnam and Yelang, they are domineering in a closed and poor place. They cannot see how gorgeous the scenery outside the mountains is, so naturally they have no idea how much they weigh.
With Lu Jia taking the lead, everyone was clamoring, saying they wanted to fight the big man to the death.
Zhao Hu, who had just come to power, was helpless. He did not have Zhao Tuo's prestige and skill to control everyone.
Faced with this situation, we can only choose to acquiesce.
The people of South Vietnam only knew that the Han army used sea transportation to attack the capital directly deep into the hinterland, but they did not know the scale and strength of the Han army's sea transportation.
When their navy, which they thought was powerful, encountered the Han navy on the sea, their overwhelming self-confidence was instantly knocked from the sky to the ground.
In terms of numbers, South Vietnam has the advantage, but this advantage is meaningless in the face of real strength.
The navy ships of the Han army were all big ones with a weight of 200 or even 400 tons, and the smallest ships started with a weight of 100 tons.
But here in South Vietnam, the largest ships are less than a hundred tons, and most of them are even small fishing boats owned by local fishermen.
Not to mention fighting in a small fishing boat like this, its tiny body can't even fight in a gang, because it is too small and short, and the South Vietnamese sergeants on the fishing boat can't climb on it at all.
Han naval ships appeared off the coast of Panyu, and the South Vietnamese naval forces had no choice but to step forward to fight them.
In maritime operations, technical level is the showcase of strength.
When the small fishing boats of the South Vietnamese navy approached the large ships of the Han army, they couldn't even get close and were capsized by the waves.
There is no way, the difference in tonnage is really too big, and this cannot be changed by manpower and belief.
The massive South Vietnamese navy was defeated without any surprise.
If you can't even get close, there's nothing to fight.
However, the Han army also had some troubles here. Although they defeated the insignificant navy of South Vietnam, when they wanted to dock, they saw a lot of South Vietnam soldiers and horses on the shore.
In the era when there were no seaports, the only way to get ashore was by small boats.
The small ship's transportation capacity is limited, so it naturally cannot show its advantages in terms of numbers, technical and tactical formations.
The enemy troops guard the shore and can easily eat the soldiers and horses that come ashore one after another.
In desperation, Li Danghu had no choice but to lead his fleet to find other suitable landing places nearby.
Unexpectedly, the South Vietnamese State mobilized almost all the forces along the coast, set up beacons everywhere and stared at the sea, determined not to give the Han army a chance to land.
Gongsun Ao, with a frown on his face, approached Li Danghu and said, "Captain Li, what should we do?"
There is an army but no way to go ashore. This is really...
"There is no need to be impatient." Li Danghu said with a smile, "The coast of South Vietnam is long, more than a thousand miles. How many people in South Vietnam can they protect?"
"If you want to stop our troops from landing, you can only use a navy that is more powerful than us. But if they don't have them, they can't stop us."
After saying this, Gongsun Ao felt much better. He asked, "What should we do now?"
"First retreat to the open sea and find a suitable place to land. At most, the journey will be longer after landing, and we will arrive at Panyu City later."
"So good."
The retreat of the Han navy made the South Vietnamese mistakenly believe that their strict defense was effective, and everyone cheered and became so excited that they couldn't help themselves.
However, within a few days, they received information from the fishermen who were inquiring about the news. The Han army found a deep-water harbor in the outer sea of Lingding Ocean and landed there, and also built a large military camp.
As Li Danghu said, passive defense can never be defended.
After all, the coastline is so long. With the population and technological level of South Vietnam, how can it be possible to cover everything?
As for the deep-water harbor chosen by Li Danghu and others, if Li Yunze knew its specific location, he would definitely exclaim, "The Pearl of the Orient."