General Qin

When the Qin army moved south from Wuyi Mountain and was still some distance away from the Minyue King's City, it received news of internal strife among the Yue people.

It is said that the Nanyue people and the Minyue people turned against each other. Before the Qin army arrived, they fought against each other and then fought their way back to the west.

"These South Vietnamese reacted very quickly. It's such a pity. We are only one step away from blocking the retreat of these South Vietnamese barbarians and killing them all together."

Han Xin regretted this.

This was his first time on the battlefield to offer advice, so he was naturally full of expectations.

Originally everything was going smoothly, and the Yue people were attracted to the direction of Dongou by the illusion of Qin's release. Then Wuyi Mountain on the side was sparsely defended and was successfully inserted by the Qin army.

Seeing that the situation was very good, the Minyue tribes along the way surrendered one after another under the Qin army's military might and surrender policy. The Qin army is about to reach the Minyue King's City, and then it can advance eastward and stab the Yue coalition in the butt.

Who would have thought that when the encirclement was about to be completed, something like this happened.

But it’s normal if you think about it.

The Wuyi Mountain Road in the north is much more difficult to walk than the Dongou line in the south. The Qin army went south all the way and had to appease and deal with the nearby Minyue tribes, so the speed was naturally not much faster.

After the Vietnamese people receive the news, they have enough time for them to make a decision.

According to the speculations of the generals of the Qin Army, after knowing that the Qin Army's surprise troops were coming through the Wuyi Mountain Road, the Yue Allied Forces would probably not choose to continue to entangle the Qin Army on the Dongou line with the feint attack. Otherwise, the Qin Army would not only steal the royal city, but also Will fall into a situation of being attacked from both sides.

The most likely possibility for the Yue people is to retreat to the Minyue Royal City and rely on the nearby jungles and swamps to deal with the Qin army.

When the two Qin armies move south, they can jointly attack the Yue people in the Minyue King's City, and they have a good chance of winning.

Unfortunately, the final result was not like this. South Vietnam and Minyue, who were at odds with each other, broke out in internal strife at a critical moment.

The Nanyue people fled in a massacre, leaving behind a ruined Minyue royal city to the Qin army who arrived belatedly.

When the Qin army arrived near the royal city on the bank of the Min River, Zhao Tuo squinted his eyes as he looked at the ruins of the city in front of him.

"The King of Minyue died, and the royal city was burned to rubble. These South Vietnamese people are worthy of being called the most barbaric group among the Baiyue."

"However, they helped us with this burning and killing. The matter of Minyue is settled."

Zhao Tuo's eyes flickered.

Yes, the South Vietnamese killed the Minyue King Zou Wuzhu and several Minyue nobles on the battlefield, and even burned the Minyue King's city and looted it. This was a great thing for the Qin army.

Originally, the Qin army occupied the land of Fujian and Yue. No matter what policies they implemented, in the eyes of the local indigenous Yue people, they were still invaders.

The local Minyue tribe will be wary of the Qin army, and some radical Minyue people may hate the Qin people in their hearts, and even plan attacks.

This is an irreconcilable conflict between the Qin army and the local Minyue people.

In Zhao Tuo's view, the most practical and simple way to deal with this kind of contradiction is to find a bigger contradiction to deflect and cover up.

What the South Vietnamese did could be exploited.

"Han Xin, ask the tribal leaders who have surrendered to our Da Qin to appease the nearby Minyue people and help them collect the corpses in the city. Declare that all the Minyue people know that our Qin army is here to attack South Vietnam and help them deal with the brutal The South Vietnamese people. It is to promote the righteous way, and we, the Qin Army, are the righteous army."

"The South Vietnamese people are barbaric and primitive, cannibalistic and bloodthirsty. They are beasts in human skins. They first killed our envoys from the Qin Dynasty, and now they forced the innocent Minyue people to fight with us Qin people so that they could enjoy the results. Seeing my army approaching, they even Wuzhu, the king of Minyue in the Qin Dynasty, is very ferocious and has a murderous intention."

"This general is deeply saddened by this. I swear here that I will avenge South Vietnam for our people in Da Qin and Min Yue in the future!"

Zhao Tuo's voice was sonorous and powerful, full of righteousness.

Han Xin was stunned for a while.

Didn’t we follow the emperor’s order to conquer Minyue?

How come he suddenly turned into a righteous master who wanted to avenge the Minyue people?

Han Xin was a military genius after all. With a roll of his eyes, he understood Zhao Tuo's intention and said with a smile: "What a wonderful move, General. In this way, the Minyue people will be our allies in attacking South Vietnam."

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Under the strong force of the Qin army and the comfort of the Minyue nobles who surrendered, the remaining Minyue people around the royal city surrendered to the Qin army with trepidation.

Zhao Tuo fulfilled his promise to forget about past events.

Not only did he not retaliate for the previous resistance of the Minyue people to the Qin army, he also personally expressed comfort to the surrendered Minyue nobles.

It said that no matter whether it was during the reign of the Minyue King or the subsequent Qin rule, the status and power of these tribal leaders would not change, and they could still be in charge of their tribesmen.

That is to say, every generation has its own clan and every generation governs its people, similar to the chieftains of later generations.

Such a policy is in line with Qin's interests.

Compared with Guanzhong, Fujian and Yue are too far away and too wild, full of primitive jungles and unruly Yue people.

Without decades or hundreds of years of development, it is simply impossible to achieve inland county-style management.

Therefore, it is better to capture this place first through the levy system. When the time comes, it will be enough to establish a large county above, with a few key small counties under it to occupy important hubs, and other places will be left to the autonomy of the Fujian and Yue people.

This is the most effective and practical method now. If you want to truly assimilate this land, you need to take your time.

Under such attitudes and actions, the uneasy Fujian and Yue nobles were overjoyed. They knelt down in front of Zhao Tuo and swore allegiance to Qin.

And following Zhao Tuo's guidance, he cursed the cruel and vicious South Vietnamese.

"The barbarians of South Vietnam have often bullied our Minyue people for hundreds of years. They have an undying feud with our Minyue people. We vow to be incompatible with them!"

"South Vietnam is cannibalistic and bloodthirsty. They are truly a beast and should be destroyed!"

The curses represented the attitude of these Fujian and Yue nobles.

From today on, Minyue and Qin are one family. They all have a common enemy, which is the cruel and vicious South Vietnam!

The Minyue nobles present were very smart and did not mention the Minyue King again.

They knew that Qin was going to set up a county here.

The title King of Minyue will become a thing of the past.

The Minyue Kingdom will no longer exist.

But for the leaders of various tribes, as long as their power and status can be guaranteed, does it make any difference whether the person in charge of them is the King of Minyue or the governor appointed by Qin?

To the local Seven Min natives, the Minyue King Zou Wuzhu and his clan were also foreign conquerors, and had nothing to swear allegiance to.

Zhao Tuo not only won over the remaining Fujian and Yue nobles, he also had high requirements for the law and discipline of the Qin army.

After the Qin army entered Fujian and Yue, it did not cause any intrusion to the local Yue people, which made the lower-class Fujian and Yue people gradually change their view of the Qin army.

In addition, there are ferocious South Vietnamese as a target in front of them. Under Zhao Tuo's unremitting propaganda policy, all the Fujianese and Vietnamese people have transferred their hatred to South Vietnam.

Qin and Minyue were allies, while South Vietnam was their enemy.

"The general's strategy of attacking the heart is really wonderful. He conquered Fujian and Yue in one battle. He is truly a man of heaven!"

When the Qin army on the eastern front led by deputy general Yin Tong arrived, he flattered Zhao Tuo repeatedly.

He previously followed Feng Wuze to capture Minyue with lightning tactics, and the attack speed was very fast. But in fact, there are hidden dangers everywhere. When Zou Wuzhu leads the South Vietnamese to fight back, they will rebel everywhere, and Zhao Tuo is not safe enough to do this.

In response to this, Zhao Tuo smiled and waved his hands to promote gong: "If those South Vietnamese people hadn't burned, killed, looted and killed the Minyue King here, it would have really taken a lot of effort for our Qin Dynasty to pacify Min. So this battle The reason why Fujian and Vietnam were able to be quickly settled is that those South Vietnamese people deserve a great contribution."

Making fun of is making fun of.

Seeing that the Qin army was in a good situation, that the entire territory of Minyue could be decided in one battle, and that it had won the allegiance of the local Minyue nobles and Minyue people, some Qin generals could no longer bear it.

Han Xin had military plans, but he was essentially a teenager, not even twenty years old. When he went to the battlefield for the first time, he couldn't help but want to show off.

"General, now our army has pacified the Minyue. All the ministries in the Minyue have surrendered and are thinking of revenge against South Vietnam. Why not take advantage of the high morale of the army and the morale of the army. General, send troops to South Vietnam and quell it in one fell swoop!"