Daqin: After marrying a vegetative princess, I went crazy with joy

Chapter 274 Little chance of winning
Baiyue, from east to west, is mainly divided into several parts such as Baoyue, Minyue, Nanyue, Xiou, and Luoyue.

The Qin army marched southward in five routes, and the easternmost Beiyue and Minyue were captured in one fell swoop.

The report came that Yingzheng established Minzhong County here.

This time Meng Yi mainly reported the difficulties encountered by the other four roads.

Four armies, of which the second took the lead in taking down South Vietnam.

After that, he made peace with the other three groups and fought against the Xiou army.

In Meng Yi's view, it is almost an impossible task to win Lingnan.

Not to mention, those people just drilled into the woods, and their army was unthinkable!

Not to mention the infantry formation, even the cavalry can't get in at all.

But although Liu Bai's thinking is different from Ying Zheng's, the purpose is highly consistent.

The reason why Yingzheng attacked Lingnan was to bring all ethnic groups within the known range into the Great Qin territory.

But Liu Bai wanted to take back what belonged to China early one by one.

Even those that don't belong to the rooster, he has to find a way to get him!
After hearing his rhetoric, not to mention the courtiers in the palace couldn't stand it, even the first emperor kept looking him up and down as if he was meeting him for the first time.

I didn't see it, this kid actually has such ambitions.

Even though he didn't know how to lead soldiers at all, these words really touched his heart.

Feng Quji, who had been silent for a long time, saw him speak out again, so he stood up immediately.

This time he really had no selfish intentions, and it wasn't because of the previous grievances between the two.

But from the bottom of my heart, I feel that there is no need to fight the Lingnan battle.

Before Yingzheng sent troops, he had opposed it.

In his view, the land of Lingnan is purely a bunch of barbarians, whose economy, culture, etc. are inferior to the Central Plains.

There are five ridges between them, and it is conceivable how difficult it is to take them down.

Listening to Meng Yi now, those people are almost inferior to the Huns.

What's the use of this kind of barren land even if it is conquered?
Why bother sacrificing Da Qin's son in vain for him?

Now that Liu Bai actually said this, in his opinion, it was all for flattering His Majesty.

He has no objection to flattering, but you should take a look at what this is all about!

"My son-in-law, Mr. Meng has just mentioned the various unfavorable factors in the land of Lingnan. There are only 50 million left in the 30 army. Do you want to send another 50?"

Meng Yi who just came back has no idea of ​​Liu Bai's current status in the court.

When His Majesty called him, and when he spoke about the country's war, I was already puzzled.

Seeing Feng Quji's attitude now, he immediately became curious.

Can make this person really angry, this son-in-law seems to be a talent!
However, he still wanted to add to Feng Quji's question.

"Maybe Feng Xiang misunderstood. Except for the 40 Qin army in Minzhong County, the other [-] Qin troops in the four routes are now only [-]..."

Feng Quji looked at Liu Bai upon hearing the words, as if to say more.

Look, so many people have died, and His Majesty is still sending someone, what kind of heart is there?

Liu Bai didn't care about his opinion, and asked directly.

"I don't know the prime minister, but what is the most famous thing in Lingnan?"

As the prime minister, he might not know anything else, but Feng Quji naturally knew about it.

During the Warring States period, Chu State had contacts with Yue merchants.

All kinds of objects produced by Yuedi are sought after by nobles from all over the world.

Smiling confidently, he looked at Liu Bai and said.

"Naturally rhino horns, ivory teeth, emeralds, pearls, etc..."

"Where do rhino horns and elephant teeth come from?"

Feng Quji thought that Liu Bai wanted to embarrass him in public again, so he snorted coldly.

"Of course I got it from rhinoceros and elephants!"

Liu Bai nodded, then looked at Feng Quji seriously and asked.

"Has the prime minister ever seen these two animals?"

Feng Quji opened his mouth, then shook his head, ready to be ridiculed by Liu Bai.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bai turned his head to look at Meng Yi.

"Master Meng has been in Lingnan for nearly a year. You should have seen these two animals, right?"

Meng Yi nodded.

"Yes!"

"Then if the people in the south of the Lingnan tame the elephants and rhinos and take them to attack the Central Plains, what are the chances of our Qin army winning?"

Unexpectedly, he would ask such a question, Meng Yi opened his mouth, and then closed it silently.

He found that he did not know how to answer this question.

Does it mean that they cannot be tamed, or that they will not attack the Central Plains?

After thinking for a moment, he could only shake his head helplessly.

"There is little chance of winning!"

Judging from the size of these two animals, the Qin army's formation was useless at all.

Just pop it in and it's a mess!

Not to mention the cavalry, the horses probably couldn't even walk when they saw them.

Liu Bai turned his head to look at Feng Quji again and asked.

"In that case, may I ask the Prime Minister, should Lingnan fight?"

Glancing at Ying Zheng on the high platform, Feng Quji didn't answer Liu Bai's question, but just took two steps back silently, bowed his head and said nothing.

The other courtiers knew that Meng Yi, as His Majesty's confidant, could not deceive them.

Could it be that the elephant and rhinoceros are really so terrifying?
Liu Bai dared to say this, because he knew of the existence of these two arms.

Leaving aside the advantages and disadvantages, scaring people is always enough.

Especially Meng Yi, who has seen them, has already started to demonstrate in his heart at this moment.

If you really encounter these two things, how can the Qin army win?
After thinking about it, no matter how hard Qin Jun tosses, the final result is still a defeat!
After a while, he suddenly asked.

"Then why didn't my Great Qin army encounter them this time?"

"Because they didn't expect us to attack them, and they didn't form these two types of armies before! Once we withdraw our troops this time, they will definitely be enlightened. It's really hard to say what the result will be..."

Meng Yi thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.

This is not wrong. If the troops retreat this time, the people of Lingnan will really train these two kinds of troops, and then the Great Qin will be in danger!

None of the courtiers in the palace dared to say anything, they all looked up at Ying Zheng, waiting for him to make a decision.

After a moment of contemplation, Ying Zheng asked.

"How is Lingqu?"

After Tu Sui wrote that there was not enough food and grass, Yingzheng ordered people to dig the Lingqu Canal in order to connect the Xiangshui and Lishui, and transport food and grass by water.

In this way, there is no need to worry about food shortages.

Hearing this, Meng Yi stepped forward and replied.

"Shi Lu, the supervisor, has completed the survey and led people to excavate."

Ying Zheng nodded and asked again.

"Are there enough people?"

In the battle with Lingnan, it is naturally impossible to lead the Lingnan people to dig the Lingqu, and it is even more impossible for the soldiers to repair the canal.

Nowadays, most of the people that Shi Lu leads are people sent by Ying Zheng from the Central Plains.

Seeing his question, Meng Yi hurriedly said.

"Enough, if it's not enough, Shi Lu will present himself to the imperial court and ask for more manpower!"

Ying Zheng didn't ask any more questions after hearing the words, and sent everyone away.

As soon as he left the gate of the palace, Xiaoxi hurriedly chased him out even before he finished descending the steps outside the palace.

"My son-in-law, Mr. Li, Mr. Meng, Your Majesty summons me!"

Liu Bai paused, turned around and walked back.

(End of this chapter)