Qin Official

The Yue people in Wu Rui and Yugancheng travel by water. The Yue people live by the water, using boats as carts and horses as horses. It doesn't matter if the mountains and forests are difficult to walk, and they don't need to cut down trees to clear roads. The rivers are natural green and smooth roads. .

The boat was brand new and exuded the smell of resin. It was on the remaining water, following the current, and its speed was as fast as that of a horse. Although it was shaking a little, Wu Rui was able to stand firmly on the bow of the boat, with the splashing waves hitting his naked feet.

He was the captain of this ship and the leader of dozens of ships behind him. He brought with him the best warriors and the best swords from Yu Qian. His father asked him to make an alliance with the Qin people and try to make an alliance with them. Friend, he planned to see first whether the other generation was worthy of his respect.

Wu Rui turned around and saw Chu Shi who was lying in the boat and did not dare to stand up. He was holding on to the side of the boat tightly and did not dare to let go. The sleeves of his robe were wet and he looked a little embarrassed.

Wu Rui smiled contemptuously, walked over and condescended to him, and asked him: "Mr. Xu, how many people will the Qin army send?"

Xu Shu raised his head, wiped the water on his face, and said with a smile: "No less than Yu Ganyue."

"Sir, how do you think my warriors compare to Qin's soldiers?"

Wu Rui looked at the Yue people who were embroidered with dragon and snake tattoos and were rowing on both sides with oars in their hands. Their equipment was simple, and few of them wore armor, but they were all strong and strong, with Yue daggers hanging on their waists.

He pointed to a man with fish-like patterns on his face: "His name is Juyu. He can enter the water and fight with giant turtles. He cut off the tongue of the turtle and presented it to my father."

Then he pointed to another big man with a wide waist and a big body: "His name is Juqu. He can go up the mountain to fight against wild pigs. He can carry a big pig back to the city alone."

There is also a lean man sitting at the end of the boat at the helm: "His name is Lu Ma, and he blows arrows with perfect accuracy!"

"I heard that the Qin army swept across Chu. How many such warriors are there among the Qin soldiers?" Wu Rui said proudly.

Xu Shu smiled and said, "Most of the people in Qin are farmers. I don't think there are many such strong men."

When the tribes of Qianyue fought with each other, it was a group fight. Wu Rui did not understand the military discipline of the array. From what he heard, he thought that the Qin army had no warriors, and he felt contempt...

Unexpectedly, Xu Shu said again: "But I think that the victory of the Qin army was not the result of personal bravery, but the victory of soldiers, armor, equipment, and military discipline. The Qin people and the Yue people fought with bare hands, and the Qin people did not They must be opponents of the Yue people, but if they are equipped with armor and weapons and strong crossbows, then one Qin can defeat two Yue. If the Qin people are made to fight with the Yue people, then three hundred Qin people can defeat more than a thousand Yue people. .”

Wu Rui was a little dissatisfied, but at this time, there was a loud shout from the ship in front: "The Ganshui River has arrived!"

Wu Rui turned around and saw that the water surface suddenly opened up, where Yuganshui merged into Ganshui River.

Thirty miles further down, the Xiushui River also merges in from the west. At this point, the Gan River is truly a Jing River, and there is no difference between the two Zhu cliffs...

This place is two hundred miles away from Yugan. When Wu Rui was a child, he went down the river with others and continued forward into Penglize to find towns and Pengze to trade with the Chu people, so he had some impressions of the scenery along the way:

Two thousand years later, after great changes, this area will be submerged by Poyang Lake, but now it is a vast plain, full of dark swamps, and low-lying and humid land. Looking around, there is no road at all, only reeds and jungles, and groups of elk can often be seen running around. Some Yue people who live along the waterfront live in stilt houses made of mud and thatch in the wild grass, and make a living by catching fish and clams from rivers and lakes.

But something is different now. On the east bank of Pengli Ze, there are more than ten ships moored. Compared with the Yue people's small boats, those sterns and big wings are like huge objects, let alone the tall ship, even though it is quietly at the moment. Moored by the lake, people can fully appreciate its tallness and terror: a brown streamlined hull dozens of steps long, a large mast, fifty long oars, and a deck large enough for a hundred people to stand...

The rowers stopped their oars in unison and sighed.

"It's so big..."

"Like a mountain."

Wu Rui couldn't laugh anymore. He secretly calculated that if he fought with it in the lake, not to mention running into it, he would be knocked over directly and all of them would fall into the water. Even if they were a hundred steps apart, the waves would rock their boat uneasily. There are also soldiers armed with crossbows on the giant ship. Even if they stay away from them, they will be shot to death by them from a high position.

Getting closer, they found that a group of people were continuously transporting large bags of food ashore from the boat. Going south from Pengze, the roads along the way were narrow and transporting food was unsustainable, so they asked the people on the big boats to carry the food back to Hukou. , entered Pengli Zenan Lake, and met with the Lu Division on the east bank.

After discovering the Yue people's boats heading straight down the Gan River, several large ships immediately turned around and aimed at them. Under the command of a thin and dark Qin official, the Qin people on the shore also raised their bows and arrows.

The Yue people were also very vigilant and reached for the dagger at their waists. Fortunately, Xu Shu had someone raise the Qin flag he was carrying and made his intention clear.

"Mr. Xu is really on time."

The dark and thin Qin official stretched out his hand to help Xu Shu get ashore, and then looked at Wu Rui who was on the same boat.

"Is this the leader of the Yue people?"

He looked at Wu Rui and said with a smile: "You are quite young."

Xu Shu introduced the two of them to each other: "This is Zhao Tuo, the leader of the 500 soldiers of the Qin Army."

"This is Wu Rui, the son of Master Yu Cognac."

Zhao Tuo greeted Wu Rui with courtesy, and Wu Rui returned the courtesy from the Yue people. The two people, who were later hostile to each other in history, were very normal and friendly when they first met.

Zhao Tuo said that he had only arrived in the morning, and the land army led by Heifu had arrived here yesterday and had now repaired the camp.

"The lakeside is humid and humid, making it difficult to set up camp, so the camp is set up on a hill a mile away. Mr. Wu Jun and Mr. Xu, we will go over right now!"

Wu Rui knew that he could not bring a thousand men to see Sima of the Qin army, so he asked his troops to sail the boats to the west bank of the Gan River to anchor. Firstly, this could prevent conflicts between the soldiers of the two sides. Secondly, if there was any emergency, They can also leave calmly without being lumped together.

He put away his ignorance of the Qin people and replaced them with deep distrust.

Wu Rui led three of his bravest subordinates and followed Zhao Tuo and Xu Shu for hundreds of steps. When they climbed onto the hill, they were shocked to find that this uninhabited place seemed to have grown overnight during the rainy season. From the mushrooms, an extra camp tent appeared.

And an army that Wu Rui had never seen in the past twenty years was neatly lined up in front of the camp. They were all dressed in black and wore the leather armor of the Qin army. Wow, it looks much more pleasing to the eye than the mess of the Qianyue people gathering.

And the bright spears, swords and halberds in their hands were no less than the hundreds of daggers of the Qianyue people. Wu Rui suddenly heard what Xu Shu said to him, "One Qin can be the enemy of two Vietnams; three hundred Qin people can be the enemy of the Yue people." Over a thousand" comes from this sentence.

At this time, a violent drum beat also started. Along with the drum beat, a thousand Qin soldiers were neatly divided into two parts, and a road several steps wide was opened in the center, leading directly to the gate of the Qin camp.

Although Wu Rui is the junior ruler of Yugan, he has never traveled far. To put it bluntly, he is actually a bumpkin from the countryside. He has participated in several tribal fights. He only thought that Yugan was a very powerful city within a thousand miles, and Our own warriors have no rivals.

But now that I saw the regular army from Qin, the previous contempt suddenly disappeared, leaving only admiration and envy.

While passing through the center of the Qin soldiers, he thought in his mind: "If Yu Qian also has so many armors and weapons, Fan Yang can easily capture them..."

When I walked to the gate of the camp, the posture inside was not small, but I saw a hundred paces leading to the Qin army's tent. There were hundreds of strong short-soldier guards standing out. They were wearing heavy trousers and thick armor. , wearing black war robes, holding halberds more than ten feet long, and wearing short swords with black scabbards, lined up in two columns, standing from the gate of the camp to the main tent.

A young military official of similar age to Wu Rui and Zhao Tuo stepped out wearing a crown on his head and holding a long sword in his hand. He was Gong Ao. "According to the order of Sima from another department, I am here to welcome Lord Wu of Yugan."

He waved his hand and said: "Wu Jun, please!"

The weapons in the hands of those short-term guards were all real. At this moment, the sun had poked its head out from the clouds, reflecting on it, shining brightly, illuminating the road ahead, and hundreds of warriors also turned their faces. Looking at Wu Rui, his round eyes were full of intimidation!

The three warriors behind Wu Rui were a little wary, but Wu Rui was not afraid at all. He held on to his dagger and stepped forward. Zhao Tuo, Gong Ao and others behind him couldn't help but look at each other and nodded secretly, feeling that this Yue man was a young gentleman. It's quite courageous.

Walking to the front of the camp gate, Dongmen Leopard stood in front of the curtain with a fierce look, pointed at the dagger on Wu Rui's waist and said: "How can I not remove my sword when I meet Sima? Please hand over the weapon to me!"

Wu Rui didn't understand what Dongmen Bao said, but she guessed what he wanted to do, so he frowned and said: "The sword is like the wife of a Ganyue man, how can it be given to others? If you have to take my sword away, I’m going to say goodbye!”

Xu Shu quickly stepped forward to persuade him. Just as Dongmen Bao was about to get angry, a voice to stop him came from inside the tent.

"That's all, since this is the custom of Yue people, there is no need to force him, just let him in!"

The Dongmen Leopard reluctantly gave way, and Zhao Tuo and Gong Ao came in one after another, opened the tents on the left and right, and made a gesture of invitation.

Wu Ruize couldn't wait to step into it. After seeing so much along the way, he was curious about what kind of character the Qin Army Sima inside was?

A black-faced Qin official wearing a crown stood up from the table and looked at Wu Rui calmly. He had an ordinary appearance and was not the hero Wu Rui imagined. There seemed to be a lot of thoughts hidden in those eyes.

"I've seen Sima!"

Zhao Tuo and Gong Ao on the left and right bowed to each other one after another. After hesitating for a moment, Wu Rui imitated their example and slightly arched her hands towards Hei Fu.

Wu Rui was arrogant, but not stupid. Looking at this, he already understood that this Qin army was indeed very powerful. And according to what his father said, to the Qin State, these thousands of Qin soldiers are just a drop of water in the river. As long as the Qin State is willing, it can mobilize ten times or even a hundred times the army!

"Even if we can't be friends, at least we can't offend this person and make Qin and Qian Yue enemies."

So, at this moment, the three kings of Nanyue, Linjiang, and Changsha in history all bowed before Heifu...