Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 568
After a night of fierce fighting, the battle didn't end until the sky turned white.

In this vicious battle, even Qingji went into battle himself, beheading no less than ten Dian people.

The soldiers of the Wu army who fought bravely chased and killed the enemy for more than ten miles in one go, and beheaded more than [-] levels.

After this battle, it is believed that the Dian people would never dare to rebel easily again.

However, Wu Jun's battle did not end with this.

Qingji got the news the next day that the Dian people had contacted the Ailao people in the southwestern direction, preparing to attack the Wu army and regain the lost ground.

How can Qing Ji tolerate it?

"What is the origin of this Ailao man?"

Qingji frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, I have already inquired about it."

Sun Wu replied: "Ailao country is a big country among the Southwestern barbarians."

"The population is more than 30, and the standing army may also have 5 people. If all the people are soldiers, Ailao Kingdom can have at least [-] people fighting at every turn."

"..."

Including Qingji, no one expected that there would be such a powerful country in the west of Yunnan.

The land of Dian is roughly what later became Yunnan.

As for the southwest of Dianchi Lake, isn't that the area around India and Myanmar?

Qingji suddenly remembered that this ancient Ailao country did exist in history.

In its heyday, Ailao Kingdom was three thousand miles from east to west and [-] miles from north to south. Its roughly ruled area extends from Xishuangbanna in the south, the Irrawaddy River in the west, the Hengduan Mountains in the north, and the Erhai Lake in the east.

The ancient state of Ailao, with a vast territory, rich specialties and numerous ethnic groups, was formed about 400 BC, and the founding king was Jiulong (Zhaolong).

Compared with other barren lands, Ailao, which has fertile land, is suitable for grain sericulture, and produces gold, silver, copper and iron, established a slavery tribal alliance with a powerful mechanism-Ailao State.

The foundation of its founding is in Baoshan, and the ruling center or "national capital" is also in Baoshan.

Due to the extremely rich water conservancy, mineral deposits, animal and plant resources in the territory, the development of agriculture, animal husbandry, handicraft industry and early foundry industry has unique natural conditions.

Ailao has gradually become a thriving and prosperous ancient civilization.

Ailao people not only do a good job of "five grains and sericulture", but also "know how to dye and pick embroidery" very early, and their technical level is also very high.

According to historical records, they used the local abundant Tonghua (kapok) to weave the "Tonghua cloth" which is "five feet wide, white and free from dirt" and the "Wenru Xujin" blue dry fine cloth made of high-quality ramie. Excellent quality.

Many Shu merchants scrambled to transport and sell for profit, so that they got the market in Central Plains and Southwest Asia. It was mistakenly called "Shu cloth" and became popular for a while.

Historically, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Empire sent people to open up the southwestern Yi, hoping to open up the road to India. In the second year of Yuanfeng (109 BC), they sent troops to cross the Lancang River and attack Ailao. Buwei Second County".

The repeated invasions brought the heyday of Ailao to an end and the country declined.

For such an Ailao country, how could Qingji not value it?

Not to mention the well-developed silk weaving industry, it is also rich in gold, silver, copper and iron, which is a very precious wealth!
Moreover, the population of Ailao Country is quite large.

In the 12th year of Yongping (69) of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Liu Maung inherited the throne of Ailao and sent his son to offer the country to the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, Ailao had a total of 55 households and more than [-] people.

It can be seen that this is a place worthy of Wu's conquest and occupation.

……

Knowing the value of Ailao State to Wu State, Qingji no longer hesitated, and led [-] Wu soldiers all the way to the west, crossed the Lancang River, and arrived at the territory of Ailao State.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

On the banks of the Lancang River, the army of Wu and the army of Ailao are confronting each other.

The 3 people on the Wu army's side, dressed in strong and sharp, fully armed, and wearing crimson robes, formed a very strict square formation.

People can tell at a glance that this is a well-trained and experienced elite division.

On the other side, there are more than [-] coalition troops of the Ailao people and the Dian people, wearing all kinds of clothes and leather armor, and holding various weapons.

Banners block out the sun, spears and spears are like forests.

The dull and murderous sound of war drums resounded through the sky.

It can be said that in a frontal battle, the invincible Wu army is no longer afraid of any army in the world.

Qingji didn't know where the Ailao people got the courage to confront Wu Jun head-on.

However, this is exactly what Qingji expected to see.

Qing Ji was not afraid of them fighting to the death, what he was afraid of was that they would hide in the deep mountains and old forests and fight guerrilla attacks against Wu Jun.

"Moo-moo-moo-"

At this moment, from the Ailao Army phalanx on the opposite side, the cry of a giant beast suddenly sounded.

what happened?

Qing Ji took a closer look, and it turned out that there were more than 50 huge monsters, which were already lying in the front area of ​​the Ailao Army's phalanx.

The head is big, and the ears are as big as fans.

The limbs are as thick as columns, supporting the huge body, and the knee joints cannot be flexed freely.

The length of the nose is almost equal to the length of the body. It is cylindrical and can be flexed freely. The nostrils open at the end. There are finger-like protrusions on the tip of the nose, and there are sword-like teeth on both sides...

"What monster is this?"

"My God!"

"Monster! I've never seen such a monster!"

"This...is this the legendary elephant?"

In the originally quiet Wu army phalanx, there was a burst of noisy voices.

Faced with an extremely large animal like an elephant, how could the soldiers of the Wu army who had never seen an elephant not panic?
How can you not be afraid?
Quite a few soldiers of the Wu army already showed panic, and they were fighting with each other, almost wanting to leave first.

If they hadn't experienced countless battles, and they were elite soldiers killed from the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, they might have lost all courage at this time, turned around and ran away.

Including Qingji, Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and other generals of the Wu army couldn't help but look very solemn after seeing the Ailao people bring out more than 50 elephants.

Elephants are already rare animals in the Central Plains. They rarely appear and are almost extinct.

But in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, there may still be some wild elephants.

In fact, many people have seen elephants, even if they have not seen them, they will have heard of them.

In the Shang Dynasty, there were elephants in the Yellow River Basin. At that time, the climate in the north was relatively warm and humid, which was suitable for elephants to survive.

The Shang Dynasty once incorporated elephants into the army.

According to historical records: merchants serve elephants in order to abuse Dongyi.

The Duke of Zhou, Xiangwu King, punished Zhou and defeated Yan. After three years, he begged his king, drove Fei Lian to the sea and slaughtered him. Fifty people who destroyed the country.Driving tigers, leopards, rhinoceros and elephants away, the world is full of joy.

It's not that Qingji never thought that he would run into elephant troops during the South Expedition, but he didn't expect that the Ailao people could bring out so many elephant soldiers to deal with the Wu army in one go.

"Moo-"

On the other side of the Ailao army's phalanx, more than 50 elephants roared, and were driven by the Ailao people on their heads, spread their hooves, and rushed towards the Wu army's phalanx.

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)