Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 566
Qing Ji has never been a person who takes things seriously.

Now the state of Wu wants to sweep the southwest in one go and wipe out all the barbarians one by one, so as to expand the territory of the state of Wu, how easy is it?

If the strength and fighting will of the Dian people are as tenacious as the Luoyue people, the Wu army may be crushed and defeated.

The [-]-strong Southern Expedition Army seems to be a lot.

In fact, in order to ensure the results of the battle, the troops Wu Jun can send out are now stretched.

Just as Sun Wu said, Qingji really planned to annex Yunnan, so he had to recruit troops from the country again.

But, at this time, where did Jean Qingji recruit soldiers from?

The source of soldiers in the country of Wu is not very sufficient!

If the preparations are not sufficient, it will take one or two years at least for Qingji to annex Dian. This is still the best result.

"Your Majesty, why don't you withdraw your troops?"

After pondering for a moment, Sun Li said: "The army has been going out for nearly a year, and there are no people and no horses to continue."

"If your majesty wants to annex the land of Yunnan, you may wait for a year or so, and wait until you are fully prepared before proceeding to the southern expedition."

"..."

Sun Li This is easy to say.

However, how could Qingji not know that the battle of the Southern Expedition would not start easily?
How long did the State of Wu prepare to win the battle against the rebellion in the six counties of Lingnan?
Five full years!

How many five years can life have?
This made Qingji sigh inwardly.

Whether it be conscription again or withdrawal, Qing Ji didn't want to do it.

At this time, Wu Zixu said: "Your Majesty, you may be able to make the people of Yunnan submit."

"The land of Dian is not far from Lingnan and Baipu. I believe the people of Dian have already seen how powerful our Wu army is."

"Your Majesty, you can send troops to Yunnan, send envoys to the Yunnan people, and force the Yunnan people to surrender, and then gradually map it out in the future."

Hearing this, Qingji thought for a while, and finally nodded slightly and said, "Good."

"Uncle, I'll let you take a walk for the widow."

"promise."

Going here may be a little dangerous, but it is definitely not the kind of unpredictable life and death.

So Bo Tong agreed without hesitation.

……

At the end of October, Qingji led the Wu army to continue southward and enter Yunnan.

Bo Tong, who had already set off earlier, with his three-inch tongue and Wu's powerful military as support, finally forced the Dian people to submit.

At this time, the Dian people had not yet formed a country in the true sense, and there were dozens of tribes, large and small.

However, facing the arrival of Wu Jun, the Dian people did not have much resistance.

"Wannian King! Wannian Wu Guo!"

Qingji led an army into a large tribe of the Dian people, and was welcomed by the Dian people.

Different from the Baiyue people, the Dian people mostly live by the water, in "dry stilt" buildings, which are divided into two floors, with the upper floor for people living and the lower floor for raising cattle and sheep.

Or they live in well-drain or dry-wall buildings, and there are also semi-crypt buildings.

Qingji took a step-up, looked around, and felt a little relieved to see the warm and hospitable Dian people nearby.

It was surprisingly smooth!
These Dian people look no different from ordinary Wu people, mainly in their clothing.

Dian people wear the same clothes as men and women. The upper body wears a round-neck double-breasted coat, which is unbuttoned.

The underwear is slightly shorter and has a round neck.

On different occasions, their clothes are slightly different, such as dancing, wearing long clothes that drag the floor, and headdresses with feathers.

In order to welcome the coming of Jiji, the Dian people also specially prepared a grand bonfire party, and everyone sang and danced.

"My lord, come, I will respect you a bowl!"

A Dian tribal chief sitting not far away raised his wine bowl and said to Qingji with a flattering smile on his face.

However, Qingji just waved his hand and said, "I'm not good at drinking alcohol."

Qing Ji also had to be on guard.

Who knows what kind of moths these Yunnan people will come up with?

Seeing Qing Ji so shameless, the tribal chief of the Dian people just smiled embarrassingly, and then sat down again.

Just like Qingji, the soldiers of the Wu army who came to this place where the Dian people lived also guaranteed not to drink a drop of alcohol.

Sun Li, who was sitting on the side, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's really strange that the people from Yunnan are so enthusiastic."

"..."

Qing Ji said slowly: "Let's wait and see what happens. Have all the scouts been sent out?"

"It was sent out, and no abnormalities were found."

"Ah."

Qingji nodded, no more words.

As the saying goes, you must have the heart to guard against others, and you must not have the heart to harm others.

Qingji had to be on his guard against such weird Yunnanese.

Even so, Qingji still places more emphasis on the culture of the Dian people.

He did not expect that the level of civilization of the Dian people at this time was not low.

The Dian people have hemp scratching tools, thread spinning tools, weaving tools, sewing tools and so on.

Their clothing is mainly linen.

Planting hemp, making hemp silk, and then weaving cloth into clothing should be regarded as an important production activity.

In addition, professional workshops or large handicraft households appeared in Yunnan.

It is conceivable that the handicraft industry of the Dian people has been considered developed in this era.

In terms of currency, the shells used by the Dian people.

The Dian people store the exchanged shells as wealth or treasures, or as general equivalents in the local area to exchange for livestock, metals, slaves, gems, etc.

The products they provide are mainly native products and raw materials.

There are cattle, horses, sheep and other livestock and gold, silver, copper and other mineral products.

The Dian people also exported a special commodity, "Botong".

The so-called "boots" are a kind of slaves.

Only then did Qingji enter Yunnan. In order to honor Qingji, the people of Yunnan specially presented silk, bronze mirrors, crossbow machines, iron swords, buckets, bells, gongs, incense burners, agate, jade, turquoise, and malachite beads. , Beads, Beth, and a whole host of other things.

Some things are so valuable that even Qing Ji is quite rare.

Qing Ji should be glad that until this time, the Dian people have not yet formed a country, otherwise it must be enough for Wu Guo to have a headache.

Because the Yunnan people's skill in casting weapons is not low.

The weapons cast by the Dian people can be divided into long weapons, short weapons, shooting weapons, and protective equipment according to the functions of the weapons.

Long weapons include spears, spears, axes, zinc, coins, Qi, pecks, sticks, forks and so on.

Short weapons include swords and ring swords.

Shooting weapons include longbows, chains, and arrow brigades, and protective weapons include helmets, armor, and shields.

This is something that surprised Qingji.

After all, he never imagined that the Dian people, who were supposed to be isolated from the world, actually had such a "developed" craft.

If Qingji remembers correctly, in history, in 278 BC, Chu general Zhuang Qiao led a team to the Dianchi Lake area.

Its purpose was to conquer the local people and submit to the state of Chu. Later, because the return route was cut off by the state of Qin, they stayed in the Dianchi area and established the state of Dian.

The State of Wu has conquered the Dian people first, but it is not yet known how far it can go.

Even Qingji didn't know whether he should just make the Dian people surrender, or set up counties in this place to rule.

(End of this chapter)