Once the Han army landed ashore, the rest of the matter would be simple.
Although the Nanyue Kingdom shouts loud slogans, its combat effectiveness is not at the same level as that of the Han army.
At the mouth of the river, only more than ten thousand Han troops were waiting in formation, and they easily defeated tens of thousands of South Vietnamese troops.
The Han army was well-trained, skilled in techniques and tactics, and all arms cooperated with each other tacitly. There were hundreds of elite armored Yulin Army cavalry who constantly charged back and forth at critical moments. The South Vietnamese army was invincible.
The dense rain of arrows overturned many unarmored South Vietnamese soldiers, greatly mobilizing the formation and causing chaos.
The Han troops in formation, wearing armor, stepped forward against the rain of arrows, and used their spears like a forest to stab each other, knocking down rows of South Vietnamese sergeants.
On the battlefield, those who can line up in front of the military formation are the bravest and most tenacious warriors, because if they are not warriors, they will not be able to hold the battle line. Once they turn around and are defeated, the entire army will be defeated.
However, the weapons in the hands of the South Vietnamese warriors in the front row of the military formation could not harm the Han army wearing iron armor on the opposite side. However, the long spears of the Han army on the opposite side kept stabbing at them, but the leather armor on their bodies could not withstand it.
South Vietnam's smelting technology is not high, and its steel output is very limited. Naturally, leather armor is the main product.
Except for a few warriors wearing armor made of rhinoceros skin, most of the South Vietnamese soldiers would basically fall to the ground as soon as they were hit.
For those South Vietnamese sergeants who wore rhino hide armor, the Han army used Tiaodang soldiers.
He crawled directly under the array of spears that were stabbing forward, holding an axe, hammer and other objects in his hand, and smashed his legs directly.
The defensive properties of rhinoceros skin are indeed very good, but it is difficult to resist being hit by heavy objects. Even if the skin is not broken, the bones inside will be broken and smashed.
When the warrior wearing rhinoceros hide armor fell to the ground, the jump soldiers would pounce on him.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't about man on man, it's about suppressing the opponent and then raising the weapon in his hand to hit him in the face.
When the battlefield was cleaned up after the war, the corpses of hundreds of rhinoceros-skinned warriors were collected, most of which looked like this with their heads smashed.
After the warriors in the front row collapsed, the South Vietnamese soldiers in the back were heartbroken and began to flee one after another.
And once you start to escape, it means that the victory of this battle is determined.
Although the Han army here only has a few hundred cavalry, it is already a huge force in South Vietnam, which lacks cavalry.
When the South Vietnam Kingdom collapsed, the soldiers of the Yulin Army who continuously charged into battle did not bother to take a rest, hurriedly changed their horses and started chasing them directly.
Just on the edge of the river mouth, hundreds of armored cavalry were constantly chasing and killing tens of thousands of defeated troops, which can be regarded as a wonderful scene.
The defeated troops of South Vietnam fled all the way, and in the end less than half of them escaped back to Panyu.
In this battle, the Han army killed nearly 10,000 South Vietnamese soldiers and captured more than 10,000 people.
You must know that only enemy soldiers who are wearing armor can be regarded as fighting merits and be included in the ranks of formation killings.
Those without armor were not counted at that time, and no matter how many they killed, almost no one counted them.
With their morale high, the Han army, which had won a great victory, marched along the river with the support of the fleet that provided supplies on the river, all the way to the city of Panyu.
The morale of the Han army was high and there was no shortage of supplies. Li Danghu's fleet was constantly coming and going. Small ships with 200 supplies brought supplies from Deep Water Bay, and large ships with 400 supplies brought the sick and wounded from north to south.
The spoils of war were transported back, and then food, grass, military supplies and reinforcements were brought over.
Its efficiency has an overwhelming advantage over land transportation with huge losses.
Facing the siege of the Han army, the atmosphere in Panyu City began to become increasingly tense.
In addition to those who originally yelled and wanted to fight to the death with the Han family, in addition to those who died in the battle at Jiangkou, many of those who escaped have begun to change their attitudes and feel that surrender is like surrender.
It's not impossible.
After all, he can't be beaten.
Now even the city of Panyu is surrounded, how can we fight?
These opposing voices were suppressed by the Prime Minister Lu Jia, who even went on a killing spree and massacred many families in the city who wanted to surrender. Even the leader of the country, Zhao Hu, was placed under house arrest in the palace.
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This person is a staunch anti-Han faction. The reason why he has such huge power is because he is a representative of local indigenous forces.
When Zhao Tuo was alive, these natives naturally did not dare to explode.
But now that Zhao Tuo is dead, the natives want to overturn the situation, so naturally they will not surrender.
You must know that the emperor of the Han Dynasty would never give any preferential treatment to the indigenous people everywhere. Between being a useless obedient citizen and being a native emperor, of course he would choose the latter.
But Lu Jia also knew that simple suppression was useless, he had to give everyone hope.
"It's summer now, and it won't be long before the windy season begins. When the strong winds and waves rise on the sea, Han'er's fleet will definitely not be able to withstand it. They have no backup food and grass, and they will naturally collapse without a fight!"
This statement has been recognized by most people and has become their only motivation to persist.
As for the fact that the Han army could still plunder the surrounding areas even if they were out of food, or that they could still provide supplies by invading land, these people had all selectively forgotten about it.
For them, all they need is a straw to hold on to.
Things developed just as the natives said. After entering midsummer, the sea was indeed stormy, and from time to time, earth-shattering wind masses would sweep across the sea and even inland areas along the coastline.
For this reason, Li Yunze specially sent a message to Li Danghu, asking him to avoid going to sea as much as possible when the storm prevailed, which would lead to irreparable consequences.
On the surface, this storm did block the Han army's logistics supply line.
But this is just a supply line at sea.
With the city of Panyu being besieged, various parts of the South Vietnam Kingdom had basically fallen into a state of affairs of their own after losing the command from the capital.
Without the ability to assist each other, they were naturally unable to resist the Han army's offensives in various places.
The supply line at sea was indeed cut off, but the reinforcements on land gathered from all over the city with supplies and troops at the foot of Panyu City.
After making many preparations, especially Gongsun Ao, who had built many siege equipment, he was unwilling to wait any longer and simply launched a siege.
This siege was different from the previous ones, because after years of attention and construction, Panyu City's city walls and defense system were very complete and its defense power was very strong.
Moreover, Panyu, as the capital of the South Vietnam Kingdom, not only had a large amount of material reserves, but also had many garrison troops.
Therefore, Gongsun Ao made extremely sufficient preparations before launching the offensive.
Not to mention anything else, more than a hundred of various large-scale siege equipment were built.
You must know that these things are not long ladders that can be carried by more than a dozen people to reach the bottom of the city. These are really big things that need to be pulled by armored oxen and driven by a large number of captured local indigenous people.
Every time the defenders destroyed one of these things, they had to pay a heavy price, and the Han army had more than a hundred of them.
As a large number of siege equipment such as numerous ladders, Luban chariots, goose chariots, and siege rollers appeared in the eyes of the defenders, the defenders in Panyu City showed fear.
Arrows are hard to damage, the pole cannot be pushed away, and objects such as thunder stones, rolling wood, etc. have no effect.
When it reaches the city wall, it can only be fought with life.
The result of the defenders' struggle was that the top of Panyu City was breached by the Han army after a bloody battle for most of the day.
The sergeants of the Han army also knew that this was probably the last battle in the Battle of Dingsankoshi that could gain significant military exploits.
Therefore, both the selected militiamen and the elites of the Northern and Southern armies launched a frenzied offensive during the siege, rushing to the top of the city to fight the defenders without fear of death.
Those who can reach the top of the city first are the elites of the Han army.
Wearing iron armor, holding sharp weapons, they were not afraid of death, and some even jumped from the top of the city with the defenders in their arms after being wounded. This kind of bravery not only boosted the morale of the Han army, but also dealt a heavy blow to the defenders who had no external reinforcements.
After a bloody battle for most of the day, the Han army captured the city and broke through a section of the city wall.
As more and more Han troops surged in, Panyu City fell into the hands of the Han troops before dark.
Finally, at the palace, the desperate Prime Minister Lu Jia first slaughtered all the descendants of Zhao Tuo, and then lit the palace on fire. He and himself also laughed wildly and rushed into the fire, practicing
He made an oath that he and the big man would not be in conflict with each other.
However, most of the people who originally shouted that they would not be in conflict with the Han chose to surrender.
After all, living is more important than anything else.
However, although they survived, they did not imagine that they could be obedient people, or even be able to obtain a title or even continue to dominate in South Vietnam.
Li Yunze sent envoys from Chang'an City, as well as governors and magistrates from various counties and counties, as well as many officials.
Accompanying them were people from the Shaofu.
When the Shaofu people came here, the main job was to capture the local indigenous people, especially the local male indigenous people in South Vietnam, and then transport them to the north by sea.
Their fate is very simple. They go to work as hard workers on various large construction sites and important mines. They are hard workers, not laborers.
Under Li Yunze's rule, even if corvee labor was imposed, wages must be paid plus food, food, and housing.
However, the only outcome for these hard workers is to work themselves to death.
After that, Li Yunze also recruited immigrants from various places, especially Yu Zi whose family had no land to divide.
The excess labor force of these families is pooled together, and they are all groups of good young men, the kind who cannot marry a wife.
They also went south by boat to various parts of South Vietnam, especially the Indochina Peninsula, to allocate fields and houses to them.
In fact, most of the local men were transported away to do hard labor, and the remaining women became the wives of these young men who could not find wives in their hometowns.
One hundred acres of land per person is the starting base. After that, for every additional child in the family, an additional twenty acres of land can be cultivated. The more children there are, the more land will be given.
Li Yunze knew very clearly that there was no point in simply planting flags and occupying an area. Only when the area was filled with people could he truly be in control.
In this life, there will absolutely be no chance of dividing these lands!