General Qin

In the twenty-third year of Qin Wangzheng (224 BC), Ji Xia.

Fifty thousand soldiers of the Qin army, under the command of military officials at all levels, stepped on the boats moored on the bank one by one and began to cross the river.

The black flag was flying on the river, and hundreds of boats collected by Zhong Limei from nearby or newly built boats cut through the waves and headed towards the opposite Jiangdong.

Looking around, it is really a few miles away, and the flags cover the sky, which gives a sense of grandeur.

"Jiangshui is the Yangtze River of future generations."

Standing on the big boat, Zhao Tuo looked at the surging river below the boat and the vastness of the surrounding land. Thinking of the heroic act of the Qin army sweeping the world and drinking the water from the river, Zhao Tuo suddenly sighed in his heart, and couldn't help opening his mouth and chanting: "The great river goes east, and the waves flow." Abandoned, a romantic figure through the ages. To the west of the old fortress..."

In the middle of speaking, Zhao Tuo's face suddenly changed drastically, and he immediately fell silent, his eyelids twitching.

"General, what you said just now is quite heroic, should there be a next sentence?"

Beside him, Li Shang asked curiously. Since this young man was entrusted to Zhao Tuo by his elder brother, he has been with Zhao Tuo as a short-soldier attendant, and he is also a trusted person of General Zhao, so he dared to speak out of curiosity.

Zhao Tuo smiled awkwardly.

He stopped reading, not because there were characters from the Three Kingdoms in the later poems, but because Zhao Tuo suddenly remembered one of the lines.

"Feather fan and scarf, while talking and laughing, the strong captives are wiped out."

Oops!

The wide river is a god-given barrier. Throughout the history of China, there have been many periods of confrontation between the north and the south.

Whenever the northern army goes south, the southerners will defend the river, and sometimes they will fight some battles in which they win more with less.

As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army who was leading the army across the river, Zhao Tuo suddenly broke out in a cold sweat when he thought of this incident.

Although Jiangdong has paid the surrender form this time, there should be no enemy to hinder him.

But writing poems in Linjiang is an ominous sign.

"I should take Mengde as my warning ear."

Zhao Tuo secretly woke up, and faced Li Shang's question, he laughed and said, "Suddenly thought that Xiong Qi was still alive, and the king's life was still unrecovered, so he lost interest. Waiting for us to capture and kill Xiong Qi, and then cross the river to return. Jiang Gaoge, I was dripping with joy just now."

Li Shang admired: "The general always keeps his mission in mind, he is really a loyal and upright person."

Zhao Tuo laughed dryly, changed his words, and asked: "The envoy from Jiangdong said that Xiong Qi was cruel, killed Jiangdong nobles indiscriminately, and was chased by the Wu people and fled south. What do you think about this matter?"

Just a few days ago, a person from Wu crossed the river to the north and paid a surrender form to the Qin army on behalf of the nobles in the east of the river, willing to surrender to Qin.

When Zhao Tuo was surprised at why Jiangdong surrendered without a fight, he also learned a news that surprised him.

After the false king Xiong Qi fled back to Jiangdong, he actually had an infighting with the local nobles in Jiangdong. After killing a lot of Jiangdong nobles, he fled south with 3,000 people under his command.

This is what Zhao Tuo asked at the moment.

Li Shang blinked, knowing that General Zhao wanted to test himself.

Before that, Li Shang and Lu Wan followed the general as short-soldier attendants, listening to the general's teachings. Lu Wan is old and has been with the general for a long time, so he is the dominant of the two.

With the rise of title and rich experience, Lu Wan was put into the army by the general when he went south to adjust his position in the army, and was appointed as a five hundred master to get familiar with how to lead the soldiers.

After Lu Wan was released, he, Li Shang, took over Lu Wan's burden and became the number one confidant at the general's side.

Facing the general's question, Li Shanglue thought for a while, then cupped his hands and replied: "Xiong Qi was defeated in Jiangbei and lost all his troops. He was about to rely on the people in Jiangdong to recruit soldiers to fight against our army. As for the nobles in Jiangdong who became kings, he won them over." How can there be brutal and indiscriminate killings before it's too late. Therefore, this matter probably corresponds to the old proverb: when the world is prosperous, it is all for profit; when the world is crowded, it is all for profit."

"Seeing the defeat of the Chu army, and the land in the north of the river being occupied by Qin, those Jiangdong people are unwilling to resist. For their own benefit, they may be discussing to join forces to take down Xiong Qi and dedicate it to our army in exchange for benefits. But they didn't Thinking of the news being leaked, Xiong Qi took the first step and killed them all. Xiong Qi, an outsider who killed Jiangdong nobles, naturally couldn't stay, so he was chased away by the natives and led them to flee south."

"Um."

Zhao Tuo's eyes showed admiration.

He met Li Shang for the first time when he was attacking Wei. At that time, he was still a hot-blooded ranger. If his brother hadn't protected him, he would have been beheaded by the people of Qin. Now that two years have passed, the formerly reckless Qingxia boy has become more stable, speaking and answering in an orderly and thoughtful manner.

It seems that Zhao Tuo's method of cultivating talents is correct.

For some seedlings with potential, Zhao Tuo will choose to take them with him as personal guards, teach and train them, and when these people are capable enough and the time is ripe, they can be released to lead the army and serve as the backbone of the Qin army , to help Zhao Tuo lead the army more effectively.

Zhong Lizhen is like this, Lu Wan is like this, when Li Shang's ability and experience are enough, he will also be released by Zhao Tuo as a general in the army. In this way, the entire army will be in Zhao Tuo's hands like a finger, with infinite combat power.

"You are right. Xiong Qi and the Jiangdong nobles should fight for profit. Wu people are not stupid. They will not risk their lives to fight my Qin army for a false king who has nothing. It's normal for Xiong Qi to come to offer surrender, but they didn't expect that Xiong Qi would be difficult to deal with. This person is not good at fighting, but he is a good hand in these tricks."

"It's just that Xiong Qi's escape to the south is probably going to Yuedi."

Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly, and turned to the south, with a flash of worry in his eyes.

Although he made a promise in front of Qin Wangzheng.

Said that no matter whether Xiong Qi ran to Jiangdong or Baiyue, he, Zhao Tuo, would chase him all over the world and capture and kill him.

That's what I said, but when Xiong Qi really ran away in the direction of Yuedi, it still made Zhao Tuo feel very troublesome.

"Yue Ren is not easy to deal with."

...

Yuedi, Kuaiji.

A group of Chu soldiers in red armor was escorting dozens of carts of property, food and other things, moving forward slowly.

This Chu army originally consisted of about 3,000 people, but they ran a little on the way south, and now there are only more than 2,500 people left.

Among the rest of the people, everyone's face was dull and lifeless.

"Zou Pi, you have dealt with the King of Yue in Kuaiji before, and after this negotiation, Bugu will rely on you."

Chu Wangqi was sitting in a carriage, talking worriedly.

Beside him, the strong and powerful Zou Pi immediately cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the King of Yue who is in charge of Kuaiji is the most hospitable. Now that His Majesty presents gifts and treasures to make friends, he must be very happy. At that time, with the threat of the Qin people, the King of Yue will definitely not sit idly by." No matter, even if we don't send troops to go north, we will definitely protect the king."

"It's so good."

Chu Wangqi relaxed in his heart.

The main force of the Qin army went south to cross the river. He didn't expect to be able to rely on these Yue people to be hostile to the Qin army, but as long as the other party could accept and protect him, it was enough.

"The people of Qin conquered Chu with 600,000 troops. It has been more than a year. The troops must be tired and the soldiers must be old. The food and fodder will be consumed. It will definitely not last long in this Jiangnan land."

"As long as Bugu can procrastinate under the protection of these Yue people. When the Qin division returns to the north, I can persuade these Yue people to go north and attack the garrisoned Qin army. At that time, I will hook up with the Chu people who are determined to restore the country. Perhaps Restoring Jingchu, there is still a turning point!"

At the moment when Chu Wangqi was thinking about it, there were bursts of ape whistling and neighing suddenly sounded from the mountain roads on both sides of the road. The sound was sharp and harsh.

Chu Wangqi was shocked, and the Chu army behind him also began to commotion.

"Don't worry, this is not an enemy."

Zou Pi immediately uttered a voice to appease the soldiers under his command, and at the same time yelled at the mountains and forests on both sides in a strange Vietnamese language.

After a while, dozens of men jumped out of the forest, screaming at the Chu army here.

These Yue people are all dressed with short hair, and at the same time, their upper body is bare. There are many strange and strange patterns tattooed on their bodies, and the eyelids of the people who watch it are twitching.

A Yue man standing in the front held a dagger in his hand and strode towards King Qi of Chu.

King Qi of Chu turned pale with shock, and was about to call for Zou Pi to lead troops to guard him.

But then, the king of Chu saw a scene that horrified him.

The Yueren warrior covered in bloody tattoos stopped, howled to the sky, and then wiped his dagger across his neck, killing himself.

Watching Yueren fall to the ground with blood spraying from his neck.

Chu Wangqi was stunned.

The soldiers of the Chu army behind them also screamed in terror, and the horses neighed uncontrollably.

Those Yue people in the rear shouted excitedly one by one, shouting in Yue language, and they didn't know what to say.

Zou Pi turned his head and said with a smile: "Don't be alarmed, Your Majesty, this is a welcome ceremony for Yue people. The King of Yue has received the message from me before, and he welcomes His Majesty very much. These are the envoys he sent to welcome the guide."

What a welcoming ceremony.

King Chu swallowed his saliva, his feet trembling.

He couldn't help cursing in his heart: "Barbarian."

But he forced a smile on his face and said: "The king of Yue is willing to welcome Bugu, so Bugu is very happy. Come, give these warriors a gift of gold."

The Chu soldiers behind him took out pieces of gold cakes from the wooden box on the carriage, and tremblingly gave them to the Yue people.

The Yue people were not polite. After receiving the gold cakes, they became excited one by one. Some people even bit the gold cakes with their teeth to try whether they were soft or hard.

Just when these Yue people stared greedily at the property transported by the Chu people, danced and said loudly what Chu Wangqi couldn't understand.

Zou Pi said with a smile on his face: "These Yue people are saying that His Majesty is really generous. They are very happy and willing to be friends with His Majesty."

"Bugu is also very happy to be friends with them."

Chu Wangqi said with a smile on his face.

Soon, these Yue people walked ahead, leading the way for King Chu. As they walked, they turned their heads and looked back, their eyes all falling on the carriages full of treasures and belongings.

Chu Wangqi's scalp was numb from those eyes, but now that he had reached Yueren's territory, even if he wanted to retreat, he had nowhere to go, so he could only bite the bullet and go on.

He remembered something and asked Zou Pi, "By the way, what is the name of this Yue king?"

Zou Pi was slightly taken aback, then showed his yellow teeth, and said with a smile: "My lord, the king of Yue here is named Wuyou."

Cold knowledge: When Wang Jian destroyed Chu, he took advantage of the trend to conquer a part of Baiyue, surrendered the king of Yue to the north, occupied part of Yue, and set up counties.

In addition to responding to the previous "commitment oath" and embedding threads for the later stage, this plot. More importantly, follow the historical order.

As the author of obsessive-compulsive disorder, as long as the logic allows for the major events clearly recorded in the history books, he wants to connect with each other and let the protagonist participate. So Xiong Qi is the introduction to connect these historical events.

After all, this may be the only time the author has written about Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms. If he doesn't write about these major historical events, he may not have a chance later. There should be very few other novels that write about the historical event of Wang Jian's conquest of Yue.

Friends who think the pace is slow, please wait a moment.

"Historical Records: The Benji of Qin Shihuang": Wang Jian decided to settle down south of Jing, descended to the king of Yue, and set up Kuaiji County.

"Historical Records Biography of Wang Jian": In the past year, the king of Jing, who was captured, was carrying the chute, and even Pingjing became a county. Because the king of Baiyue was conquered in the south.