On November 13, the first year of Emperor Qin II, Hu Hai, who was marching to Chen County, Changsha County, received a message from Zhang Han from Huangxiguan.
Zhang Han's letter not only reported one by one the army's capture of Yangshan Pass, the annihilation of the Baiyue barbarians, and the siege of Huangxi Pass, but most importantly, it also reported to Hu Hai in detail the current situation in the South China Sea.
This extremely valuable information allowed Hu Hai to finally obtain first-hand intelligence again after losing information about the South China Sea for nearly four months.
A sudden tsunami disrupted Ziying and Zhao Tuo's plan to go north to capture the two counties of Bashu. It caused the Baiyue barbarians who had been allied with the Southern Qin Dynasty to separate from the Southern Qin Dynasty because of their own interests. It also caused Hu Hai to be buried in the South China Sea.
The Longwei Mansion and Black Ice Platform in the territory have completely lost contact with Xianyang.
There may still be survivors, but not every craftsman can directly contact Xianyang. There are only a few bosses who control the messenger eagles and carrier pigeons and can contact Xianyang.
This is also the reason why Long Wei and Hei Bingtai Xiaozuo, who were originally working hard, suddenly had no news.
In fact, Zhao Yu didn't know much. At least Ziying and Zhao Tuo already knew about the Qin army's large-scale march south. He didn't know. Yangshanguan was nearly 700 miles away from Panyu, the capital of Nanhai County. Zhao Tuo went to tell the news.
The messenger of the letter has not yet arrived at Yangshanguan.
Of course, with the entire county of Nanhai now in chaos, one or two messengers might be killed by the Baiyue barbarians without even being able to reach Yangshanguan.
However, Hu Hai only needed to know that the surrendered Baiyue barbarians in the South China Sea were in chaos again.
Holding Zhang Han's letter in his hand, Hu Hai was speechless for a long time. After a while, he threw the letter to Zhang Han and walked out of the tent alone.
The deterioration of the situation in the South China Sea was beyond Hu Hai's imagination. Even in later generations, with many high-tech means of rescue, a tsunami caused tens of thousands of casualties and countless displacements in the South China Sea.
There is no telling how many people will die in the tsunami.
At this time, the imperial army was attacking. There were Baiyue barbarians inside who were wreaking havoc in the South China Sea, and there were several armies of their own that were attacking outside. After receiving the news, Ziying and Zhao Tuo had only two choices.
The first option is to make peace with the Baiyue barbarians and then fight against the imperial army. The second option is to open all the passes and surrender. As soon as the imperial army arrives, these Baiyue barbarians who are burning, killing and looting will naturally no longer have any
The threat can even be solved once and for all the Baiyue barbarian tribes that are deeply rooted in South Vietnam.
The surrender of Ziying and Zhao Tuo means that Nanhai will be pacified. With food support from the court, the old Qin people in Nanhai can survive this crisis. However, many people will die less.
Although Hu Hai really wanted Ziying and Zhao Tuo to choose the second path, no matter where they looked from, they would definitely choose the first path.
Make peace with the Baiyue barbarians. Why did the Baiyue barbarians riot? Food! The prerequisite for peace is obviously food. Making peace means that Ziying and Zhao Tuo will supply the limited food in the South China Sea to the Baiyue barbarians. Except
The Baiyue barbarians also had an army of more than 200,000 from the Southern Qin Dynasty.
Where does food come from?
It can only deprive or even expropriate the ordinary people of Nanhai Lao Qin!
Natural disasters are terrible, but ** is countless times more terrible than natural disasters!
Because of an edict from the First Emperor, these old Qin people gave up the stable environment and fertile land in Guanzhong, supported the elderly and the young, walked through mountains and rivers, and walked thousands of miles with their legs to reach the South China Sea, which is a barren mountain and harsh water. Countless people have not even reached this South China Sea.
They were already dead on the road. What were they doing for that?
In order to guard the South China Sea for Da Qin!
"Your Majesty..." Wei Liao didn't know when he came behind Hu Hai!
"Master Taishi, prepare an edict!" Hu Hai interrupted Wei Liao.
"The governors of the two counties of Bashu and Bashu are ordered to immediately recruit 100,000 laborers to transport grain by land and water to the South China Sea. Fast! The labor compensation is increased by 20% from the original basis. The order is passed to Zhang Han and Huangxi must be captured within two days.
Pass, no matter the cost! After capturing Huangxi Pass, Zhang Han was ordered to send a message to Zhao Tuo and Ziying. As long as they are willing to lead the army to surrender, I will give them wealth and honor for the rest of their lives!"
"Your Majesty! The barbarians of Baiyue are capricious and can be killed. Ziying and Zhao Tuo are eating the emperor's salary, but they are determined to be thieves. Death is not a pity. If the thieves in Chu are not killed, the ministers in the court and the people in Guanzhong will be killed.
It is understandable that Your Majesty is trying so hard. If these two thieves are not killed, why should the common people be angry? Moreover, all the people of the Qin Dynasty in the South China Sea will definitely not join the thieves. At this moment, nearly one million elite troops of our Qin Dynasty are approaching the South China Sea. Ziying and others will die overnight.
, Why is this necessary? Think twice, Your Majesty!" Wei Liao said urgently.
When the Chu territory was pacified, Hu Hai not only did not kill Xiong Xiong, but also gave high positions to traitor chiefs like Xiang Liang. In order to pacify the Chu territory and to pacify South Vietnam, Wei Liao did not say anything.
But this time Hu Hai wanted to spare Zi Ying and Zhao Tuo from death, and Wei Liao really couldn't figure it out.
At this time, Hu Hai and Wei Liao would never have thought that there was another fish in the Chu region, Zhang Liang, that had slipped through the net, and that this fish had even escaped to the South China Sea.
"Yes! They are all Old Qin people, and they are all Old Qin people who have lived and died for the Great Qin." Hu Hai said.
Wei Liao's body suddenly trembled with a faint word, and then he bowed to the ground and cried.
"His Majesty!"
"Haha, does Aiqing think Ziying and Zhao Tuo will surrender?"
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November 14, the first year of the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
The Southern Qin Zuo Prime Minister and Nanhai Marquis Zhao Tuo led the Southern Qin army of 30,000 people and hundreds of thousands of barbarians to reach Huangxiguan.
When Zhao Tuo arrived, Huangxi Pass was already crumbling under the fierce attack of Zhang Han's Hu Ben army. It only took half a day for Huangxi Pass to be broken. However, the arrival of Zhao Tuo's army made Zhang Han's previous efforts in vain.
In one day's siege, the Huben army paid a heavy price with more than 3,000 killed and more than 10,000 injured. This number of casualties was the first major casualty since the formation of the five armies of the Bashang Camp. A battle lasted nearly a full day.
Fifteen thousand people lost their combat effectiveness, which is what the Tiger and Ben Army with a strength of 200,000 can bear. If this number is placed in the remaining four legions of the White Tiger, Qinglong, Suzaku and Xuanwu with a total strength of only 100,000, it is enough.
Let them break their muscles and bones.
Being able to bear it is one thing, and whether you can accept it is another.
Although the Huben Army is separated from the White Tiger Army, the Xuanwu Army, and the Suzaku Army in the south, northwest, and north, relatively speaking, communication is relatively convenient, allowing everyone in the Huben Army to know the results of the other four armies.
This casualty can be said to be the battle with the heaviest casualties among the five legions from the Bashang Camp.
Of course, the opponents of the other four legions are also different from the opponents that the Huben Army is facing at this moment. It can even be said that they are completely different.
What the Huben Army faced was not the Xiongnu barbarians, the Baiyue barbarians, or the Xiang Liang Chu army that had not undergone much training and had uneven equipment. What they faced was the Qin army equipped with Da Qin's standard weapons and equipment and that had gone through countless battles. Maybe in
In terms of sophisticated equipment, the Southern Qin Army was not as good as the Huben Army, but on the defensive side, because of the existence of the Huangxiguan Fortress, they brought both sides to the same starting line.
Siege warfare is different from fighting and fighting in the wilderness, and it is inherently disadvantageous for the attacking side.
In this way, the gap between the two sides is actually not that big. The number of the Southern Qin army guarding the pass is much smaller than that of the Huben army. After all, they only have 40,000 people, while the Huben army has a total of 130,000 people.
However, these 130,000 people cannot attack them all. After all, the wall facing Zhang Han's army at Huangxiguan Fortress is only a small area, and a maximum of 20,000 people can be invested in an attack at a time.
Zhao Tuo led the army not to support Huangxiguan.
The information Zhang Liang brought was indeed timely.
Although he was surprised and disappointed by the chaos in the South China Sea, Zhang Liang knew very well that he had no choice. If Nan Qin was destroyed by Hu Hai again, then Zhang Liang would either be a prisoner or wander around the world incognito for the rest of his life, and what he had learned in his life would no longer be useful.
The place of martial arts.
Therefore, Zhang Liang naturally racked his brains to help Ziying and Zhao Tuo solve the current chaos in the South China Sea. He even sacrificed his life and dragged his sick body, accompanied by Zhao Gang, to the place where the Baiyue barbarians gathered to persuade the Baiyue barbarians.
I have to say that no matter what, Zhang Liang is at least very eloquent.
Ziying's guarantee, Zhao Tuo's reputation, a large amount of grain, the threat of the Qin army, and Zhang Liang's eloquence made the Baiyue barbarians near Panyu the first to accept the conditions of the Southern Qin, and the two sides shook hands and made peace.
The innocent people of Lao Qin who were also short of food and displaced were selectively ignored by everyone. No matter Ziying or Zhao Tuo, no one mentioned what would happen to the people of Nanhai.
As for the news that nearly a million troops under the command of Hu Hai were about to gather in the South China Sea, except for Zi Ying, Zhao Tuo, and Zhao Guang, no other courtiers in the Southern Qin Dynasty knew about it.
Zhao Tuo is still clear about the consequences of people's hearts wandering.
However, many people still guessed something from the sudden changes of Zhao Tuo and Ziying and the fact that Zhao Tuo would lead the army to leave Panyu, but no one dared to say anything.
After persuading the Baiyue barbarians and sending several messengers to rush to the five major fortresses, Zhao Tuo also impatiently transferred 5,000 elites from Panyu's defenders and the more than 100,000 Baiyue barbarians who originally besieged Boluo, along with a large number of
They set off from Panyu with grain supplies, and after arriving at Shimen Fortress, they also mobilized 35,000 soldiers from Shimen Fortress to go north together.
Along the way, Baiyue barbarians continued to join Zhao Tuo's army. By the time Zhao Tuo arrived at Huangxiguan, the number of Baiyue barbarians had reached 200,000.
Zhao Tuo is going to lead the army to Yupu Pass, which will be Hu Hai's personal pass. Zhao Gang will rush to Hengpu Pass alone after leaving Huangxi Pass. In a life-and-death situation, Zhao Tuo obviously will not leave the matter to himself.
The fortress of his life was handed over to the Meng clan generals. Dozens of senior generals of the Meng clan, including Meng Yun, were left in Panyu by Zhao Tuo.
As for Panyu, Ziying and Zhao Guang are in charge, and they are assisted by Su Yue and the newly arrived master Zhang Liang, so there will naturally be no serious problems.
When he was a hundred miles away from Huangxi Pass, Zhao Tuo encountered a letter from Zhao Chen, the guard of Huangxi Pass, asking for help. After hurrying and slowing down, Zhao Tuo finally arrived at the critical moment at Huangxi Pass.
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