Qin Official

After Li You withdrew, Qin Shihuang asked all the attendants to leave, while he read the memorials of guards and lieutenants from various places.

Fusu has been ordered to stay in the mansion. Over the past few years, he has indeed changed somewhat, focusing more on reality and less on empty talk.

But in Qin Shihuang's view, Fusu was undoubtedly qualified as a remonstrator and censor, but as a young master, especially the eldest son, he was not qualified at all!

It was enough to completely deny Qin Shihuang's idea. What made the emperor even more angry was that apart from his opposition, Fusu didn't have any insightful ideas.

Things in this world are complicated, and it’s not enough to just oppose them.

Therefore, Qin Shihuang believed that Fu Su was not only unable to achieve success, but also did not know people well enough, and he actually misjudged Hei Fu...

Not only did Heifu not express any objection to the southern expedition to Baiyue, but he also praised this strategy as "contributing to the present and benefiting the future."

Qin Shihuang threw the memorial to Fusu on the spot. The simple prince was stunned and couldn't believe it was true.

Although he knew it was flattery, the emperor felt comfortable hearing it. Moreover, this was the correct attitude for being a minister. The words sounded nice and things could be done. It was countless times better than remonstrating with someone who had suffered a great hatred and died.

As for Fusu's objectionable words, he pretended not to have heard them.

As early as in Yuzhang and Changsha, Qin Shihuang had already determined that the Southern Expedition must be carried out! Fighting is certain. Next, it is a question of how to fight and who to fight...

In the memorial, Heifu proposed a complete set of strategies. He spent two years preparing and another two years, from east to west, from the coast to the inland, slowly grinding down the land of Baiyue. It was indeed a masterpiece of maturity. See.

But Qin Shihuang was still too slow.

The Xiongnu and the Yuezhi were so powerful that they controlled hundreds of thousands of people, and the Qin army could destroy them in just four years! What's more, Baiyue is weak and falling apart? Even though the transportation in the south cannot compare with Guanzhong, what Qin Shihuang saw with his own eyes in Yuzhang and Changsha was enough to march, so why did it take four years?

At this time, Li You, who had served as an official in Changsha County for five years, put forward different opinions.

"When I was in Changsha, I often sent merchants to spy on Yue. As Hei Fu said, there are many vendettas among the Yue people, just like Dong Ou. There are many tribes that can be determined through rumors!"

Li You even pointed out: The world thinks that Heifu understands the South, but everyone knows that Heifu’s understanding of the South is outdated...

"Your Majesty, although Hei Fu conquered Yuzhang and built Nanchang, it only took less than a year before he left the south and served as an official in Beidi and Jiaodong. Now seven or eight years have passed, things have changed, and some situations in the south have changed. Hei Fu It is impossible to know everything, so the strategy proposed is a little timid, overestimating the Baiyue and underestimating the strength of the Qin Dynasty."

Is he the only one in the world who knows the situation in the south?

The guards and lieutenants of Kuaiji, Yuzhang, and Changsha have been in the south for seven or eight years. Are their familiarity with Baiyue worse than that of Heifu?

"If you listen to both, you will be enlightened, but if you believe, it will be dark. Your Majesty, why don't you ask the three commanders and lieutenants what their strategies are?"

Li You didn't recommend himself. He didn't want to go back to the south, and he didn't directly recommend others. That would be an act of suicide. The only one who is qualified to judge right from wrong and choose generals is the emperor! No one can do it for you!

But coincidentally, these border governors and lieutenants were all the main combatants.

The qualifications and familiarity of one of them with the South are comparable to those of Heifu. He is even more experienced than Heifu in the Kawaze water battle...

As a general, although Heifu is good, he is not the only choice!

With this in mind, Qin Shihuang unfolded the memorial sent by Tu Sui, the governor of Changsha.

This was just delivered from the inn, because the emperor had instructed that if the letters from Heifu and Tu Sui arrived, they would be sent immediately for review, so the Yushifu did not dare to delay for a moment and delivered them to the palace overnight.

Tu Sui, the former Louchuan general, was honored by Zuo Geng because he helped Wang Jian destroy Chu and conquered Jiangdong. Later, he served as a lieutenant of Changsha County. During this period, he assisted Dongting County in suppressing the rebellion and was promoted to Zhong Geng. After Li You returned to the Central Plains, Tu Sui took over the post of county governor and managed Changsha County in an orderly manner. Last year, Qin Shihuang granted him a Zen award to all ministers and promoted him to Yougeng. His title was not high, but his ability was not bad.

During this southern tour, Qin Shihuang also passed through Changsha County and was deeply impressed by the butcher. Although he was a county guard, he still had his skills and was very familiar with military affairs. This also made Changsha's naval division no less than Jiaodong.

After the idea of ​​​​the Southern Expedition came up, Heifu, Li You, and Tu Sui were the three people Qin Shihuang wanted to get opinions from.

Heifu has a better view of the overall situation. Princess Li Youshang is a minister of relatives. Tu Sui Ze has long controlled the Yiyue land in the south. In terms of familiarity with Baiyue, Heifu is not necessarily better than him.

After reading for a while, Qin Shihuang smiled.

"Sure enough, good ministers have the same view."

Although his words were not as pleasant and interesting as Heifu's, and his overall view was a little worse, Tu Sui, like Heifu, also mentioned that Baiyue was not easy to conquer and that there were many difficulties in terms of climate and transportation. As for the solution strategy, it was also about cultivating Chi Dao, and at the same time sending merchants deep into the territory to alienate and bribe various tribes so that they could be used by Qin.

But after that, the two men's plans became completely different.

Heifu believes that we should first attack the east and then the west, advance by land and water, and defeat Dongou, Minyue, and Nanyue one by one. After consolidating, we should then attack Xiou, which has the most mountains and forests and is the most powerful. This was Zhou Gongdan's strategy during his Eastern Expedition: "It's difficult to attack a big enemy, but it's easy to conquer a small one. It's better to conquer a small one than to conquer a big one".

But Tu Sui thought that if he attacked Baiyue, he would have to start from Xiou! If they are weak first and then strong, it will make the remnants of Zhuyue seek refuge in Xiou, making them stronger day by day.

"Among the tribes of Baiyue, Xi'ou is the strongest and has the largest number of people. It is adjacent to Changsha and Dongting counties. Its king is arrogant and often treats Qin envoys lightly. The Yue people in the two counties use Xi'ou as reinforcements and are uncertain about their rebellion. Therefore, I thought that , if you want to defeat the Baiyue, you must first destroy the big one, in order to frighten and subdue the small ones!"

In Tu Sui's view, although Baiyue was vast, the only one capable of resisting the Qin army was Xiou. Once we concentrate our forces and destroy Xiou, the rest of the Yue can be decided through propaganda. Even if there are any who are dissatisfied, they can be easily eliminated by sending troops from Yuzhang and Kuaiji.

"You can set up five armies, each with 30,000 troops, and 30,000 civilians as backup. One army is guarding the ridge of Dancheng, the other is guarding the Jiuyi fortress, the other is south of Kuaiji, the second is guarding the border of Nanye, and the third is guarding the border of Nanye. The remaining dry water..."

So Tu Sui's plan was to repair roads and stockpile food and grass in half a year. In half a year, the army was raised, two armies were assembled in Changsha, two armies were assembled in Yuzhang, and one army was gathered in Kuaiji, and they marched in full force. First, they spent half a year to destroy Xiou, and then half a year, they directly bulldozed Baiyue!

The total time spent was only two years...

In Qin Shihuang's view, Tu Sui's plan was also very detailed, but in terms of time spent, it was closer to his expectations!

"In terms of views on the Southern Expedition, these two are equally matched..."

For a time, Qin Shihuang was in trouble regarding the appointment of generals.

He felt at ease with Heifu in doing things. Whether it was westward expansion or counterinsurgency, Heifu did it neatly, quickly and well. But this time, for some reason, his courage suddenly weakened. Could it be that Li You really said that because he had been away from the south for too long, Heifu's understanding of Baiyue was still the same as it was seven or eight years ago? Are you just listening to the rapid changes in Changsha and Yuzhang, but not fully aware of them?

The lights flickered, and Qin Shihuang faced a decision: who should be the main general in this battle.

Although Qin Shihuang did not use his doubts and carefully selected his generals, once confirmed, he would not easily interfere with how he used his troops.

Therefore, whoever is the general will basically use whose strategy, but the offensive strategies of these two people are completely opposite.

"Should we continue to trust Heifu, or should we give Tu Sui a chance?"

With this in mind, Qin Shihuang continued to flip through Tu Sui's memorials without stopping. When he reached the end, a piece of news made him frown.

This should have happened last month.

"In Cangwu County, Changsha County, there are Yue people who dare to rebel after being instigated by Xiou Lord Yi Xusong?"