I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 267 South Vietnam has been an integral part of our country since ancient times
Panyu city.

Nanyue Palace.

The leader of the country, Zhao Tuo, and the prime minister, Lu Qi, were sitting in the side hall, with ugly expressions on their faces.

"Tell me what's going on with General Xiong." Zhao Tuo, who was in the top position, drank the cup of warm water on the document and was the first to break the silence between the two.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Qi wanted to say something first, "The news is bad. Your Majesty, you have to bear it."

After thinking about it, he chose to answer honestly: "Your Majesty, General Xiong led [-] troops and attacked the Han army in Yuxia for ten days.

It's just that those Han people were cunning and guarded the dangerous roads in the mountains and could not retreat.

Therefore, General Xiong had no choice but to temporarily withdraw to Zhongsu County. However, the Han army lurking outside the mountains attacked him and lost more than [-] soldiers. He wanted to pursue the attackers, but they retreated into the mountains early and disappeared. "

During this period, the Han army used the sixteen-character policy taught by Chen Luo to Peng Yue, "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue". This made the South Vietnamese army confused. Quite uncomfortable.

From the generals to the soldiers, everyone felt that they were chewing on a boiling scrapped copper tripod with their teeth. It was hot, hard and smelled of rust, and they were disgusted.

After hearing the news, Zhao Tuo suddenly felt a lump in his throat.

It was obvious that he only drank half a glass of water just now.

After drinking the remaining half of the water in the cup, he felt the tightness in his chest lessen.

Exhaling a filthy breath, Zhao Tuo slowly spoke out: "The Han army is entrenched in the Yu Gorge with an unknown amount of food without fighting. It's really disgusting.

General Xiong led [-] soldiers to attack this time and failed, but it would be difficult for him to mobilize more troops. "

The entire Guangdong Province can recruit [-] to [-] soldiers, which is already the limit. If we want to mobilize more troops, we can only squeeze the potential of the entire South Vietnam Kingdom from Bushan and Guangxin.

What's more, even if [-] soldiers were recruited and all pressed forward, they would be equivalent to the number of Han troops in Yuxia.

After all, the garrisons in Zhongsu and Panyu cannot be left out. If the Han army comes to divert the tigers away from the mountains and secretly sends 3 to [-] people to occupy the Nanyue Palace, it will be great fun.

There is no need to fight on the front line, even if there are 30 troops, they will collapse immediately.

Rubbing his brows, Zhao Tuo said with a trace of sadness on his face: "The military book says 'encirclement ten times', and now there are nearly 10 Han troops guarding Yuxia.

Lu Qi, do you have any plans to get rid of the Han army? "

"Huh? Me?" Lu Qi was dumbfounded by this unexpected turn of events, with the same expression on his face as that of a running boy.

Don’t you all know the principle of “Ten Surrounds”?

If you give me an army of 100 million, I can share the king's worries and come up with several solutions.

Now the Han army has no shortage of food and has terrain advantages. The Han army behind them is even stronger than us.

Who can win this kind of war?

The army has the same number of soldiers, equipment, and national strength, but it does not have an advantage.

Probably if it were Bai Qi or Han Xin in history, then he might have a chance.

Wait, the guy named Han Xin is still on the other side.

Lu Qi coughed twice and then said: "Your Majesty, it is indeed not easy to defeat the Han army. The main reason is that the battlefield is too close to Panyu, and we are restrained everywhere.

However, I observed their actions and found that the desire of the Han people to attack was not strong. Perhaps this means that they did not have a strong desire to destroy us.

If the king is willing, perhaps we can try peace talks? "

In fact, through his observations over the past few days, he found that the Han army's offensive method was different from the last time. It did not seem to be rushing to fully occupy South Vietnam.

This time they were stationed in Yuxia and stood still, which confirmed his suspicion.

In this case, why not try another solution.

He has taken a position below one person and above ten thousand people in the South Vietnam Kingdom. If Panyu is captured, South Vietnam is destroyed, and he becomes a prisoner, then he will have nothing.

If you want to fight, I, Lu Qi, will be the first to fight.

If you want to talk, I, Lu Qi, will be the first to support it.

If Zhao Tuo had heard Lu Qi's proposal half a month ago, he would have been furious.

I have a hundred thousand good men in South Vietnam, how can I surrender to the Han?

However, these days, he was taught by Chen Luo and Peng Yue's tactics, and he lost consecutive battles. The General Xiong sent there this time was a veteran he asked for, and there was no more powerful general in South Vietnam.

After all, the best generals in South Vietnam were sent by the Qin Dynasty, and almost all died in the purge launched by Zhao Tuo. General Xiong retired early and luckily became a "fish that slipped through the net."

So now faced with such a suggestion, Zhao Tuo was deeply moved.

He frowned slightly, pretending to think about it, and then said: "This...but is it a bit unseemly for us to propose peace to the Han army?"

Seeing this, Lu Qi knew that his country's leader had been shaken.

So he followed up and said: "Your Majesty, we can first send envoys to the Han army to hint to the other side's generals and ask them to come over and initiate peace.

We can make some concessions on the conditions, but let them save you enough face in front of the ministers, then..."

At this point, he stopped continuing.

I know that Zhao Tuo wants face more than Lizi.

After all, the ruler of South Vietnam has only been in power for a few years, and his prestige has not been fully established. If he is suddenly slapped in the face by a big man from the north and loses face, the voice of internal dissatisfaction will grow day by day.

That would be a loss of dignity and face.

As for letting the Han army give them some face, even if they have to pay a little more in the future, both lizi and face will be earned.

"Lu Qing is my favorite." Zhao Tuo nodded with satisfaction, "In that case, I will leave this matter entirely to you. I believe you can handle it well."

"Wei." Lu Qi responded respectfully, but secretly cursed in his heart.Your Majesty, you really want a non-stick pan.

I am entirely responsible for this matter. If someone sees something wrong afterwards, they will think that I am betraying the country, and their resentment and hatred will have to be vented on me.

However, Lu Qi understood that Zhao Tuo saw that his prestige in the court had increased recently, and he needed to have a handle on himself. If he wanted to attack him when the time came, he would use his political enemies to criticize him.

After talking for a few more words, Zhao Tuo waved his hand and said, "Lu Qing, I'm a little tired. Let's stop talking today. Anyway, the specific matters have been discussed."

Lu Qi stood up, bowed and left: "I will go to complete the task ordered by the king. Please don't worry, just have a good rest."

Slowly following the attendants and exiting the side hall, Lu Qi chose to let his cronies act as envoys to deliver messages to the Han army. At least this way he would leave fewer clues. In the future, if the king wants to collect evidence for people to overthrow him, he will also A little more difficult.

Thinking of this, Lu Qi sighed.

No matter what, it would be better for me to file a lawsuit after finishing this matter.

……

Two days later.

The Han army camp in Yuxia welcomed an uninvited guest.

"The tunnel battle proposed by Marquis Yang Xia really enlightened me. Unfortunately, it will take at least half a year to build the tunnel. Otherwise, if we hide in the dark and disappear, the enemy will never be able to capture our position in this lifetime." Peng Yue laughed happily, "It's just that you didn't let me use traps before, but I still feel confused now."

At this time, Peng Yue and Chen Luo were passionately exchanging tactical strategies in the big tent.

Chen Luo is not good at micro-management on the battlefield, but when it comes to macro-level strategies, he can be said to have one set after another. In the past, even Han Xin in the army often admired him, let alone Peng Yue, who was stunned. Stunned.

Every time he got new inspiration, Peng Yue would habitually use it in the next war with the South Vietnam Kingdom, making the soldiers of the South Vietnam Kingdom feel that the Han army was more and more terrifying every time, and they gradually felt fear in their hearts.

"The trap battle is too shady." Chen Luo shook his head, "It's harmful to Tianhe."

The "trap warfare" I mentioned before refers to using simple materials to lay the most lethal trap.

For example, dig a deep pit, cover it with weeds, and insert sharp bamboo thorns coated with excrement into it. As long as the enemy falls into it and is penetrated, even if he does not die at the time, he will die from bacterial infection afterwards. A painful death.

There is also a trap designed based on the flytrap. There are two rows of horizontal spikes in the pit. When stepped on, the trap will not be triggered. However, as long as the person lifts his feet, the surrounding spikes will pierce into the calf. , directly making him incapacitated and becoming a drag on the team.

Chen Luo introduced seven or eight kinds of traps like this to Peng Yue, which made him feel itchy.

If he had learned so many trap-laying methods when he was in Linjiang Country, Han Xin would never come back!

"Ci does not command troops, Marquis Yang Xia. The way to attack is stained with blood. Why should you care so much." Peng Yue persuaded him again.

Chen Luo smiled and said: "I'm not just worried about this. The main reason is that it is not difficult to learn how to make such a trap. We are now comfortable using it when we are defending Yuxia. When we leave here in the future and attack South Vietnam, the other party will use it Aren’t we the ones who suffer from such a trap?”

These traps are too simple and have no technical barriers. The reason why I told Peng Yue was purely for technical exchanges and to get improvements from the other party and obtain more suitable usage methods.

Just as Peng Yue was about to nod, an envoy from outside the tent pushed open the door and said, "This is for General Peng and Marquis of Yang Xia. An envoy from South Vietnam has been sent, saying that he wants to see you two to discuss peace talks."

"Huh?" Chen Luo and Peng Yue looked at each other. Unexpectedly, they had just repelled three attacks from the South Vietnamese country, and the opponent chose to surrender instead of continuing to increase their efforts.

After thinking about it, Chen Luo ordered: "Bring that man in, I want to see what he has to say."

After a while, the envoy entered the tent, looking a little ashamed. Apparently, when he met Han soldiers on the road, he did not have time to report his identity immediately.

Peng Yue, who was sitting in the commander's position, closed his eyes slightly and remained silent, choosing to leave the entire matter to Chen Luo to handle.

"You were ordered to come to peace talks. Who do you mean by this?" Chen Luo spoke slowly, his voice full of oppression. Now when dealing with South Vietnam, the big man should act like a superior, so that he will not be looked down upon.

The envoy obviously felt the pressure and said with a slight trembling: "This is what our Prime Minister Lu means."

"Prime Minister Lu? If he proposed it, then I guess your king will not object." Chen Luo nodded lightly, "In that case, I have the following conditions. If you accept it, we can talk. If you object, then we will continue. beat."

The correspondence between myself and Liu Bang in recent days has been about specific exchanges on what to do during the peace talks.

Liu Bang set a bottom line, and as long as those requirements were met, he could agree to withdraw his troops.

Of course, Chen Luo will not be satisfied with the minimum requirements, and will definitely make a lot of money to make South Vietnam bleed more.

"Please tell me." The messenger pursed his lips, thinking that the prime minister told him that no matter how outrageous the other party's request was, as long as he agreed to peace talks, he would have to fight for it.

Rubbing his chin, Chen Luo said with a smile: "You should listen to the conditions I have here first.

First of all, we can ensure that the South Vietnam Kingdom continues to exist, but Zhao Tuo must admit that South Vietnam is a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, and every future leader of the South Vietnam Kingdom must be canonized by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Secondly, after the Nanyue Kingdom accepted the canonization of the Han Dynasty, it had to send a mission to pay tribute every Spring Festival, and when the Han Dynasty had an emperor ascending the throne and other happy events, it also needed to offer congratulatory gifts.

Thirdly, after the statistics of South Vietnam's household registration, armaments, food reserves and other data are completed, they need to be sent to Chang'an every five years. Of course, if you suffer a disaster, you can also ask us for help.

Secondly, the leader of South Vietnam must order his officials to civilize the local barbarians so that they will adhere to the orthodoxy and respect the Han and the Chinese. The Han may send a group of... well, border guards to help every year.

Furthermore, a trade route must be opened between South Vietnam and the Han Dynasty to exchange supplies. As for tariffs, we must propose and establish them, but it will not harm the interests of your merchants.

……

Finally, if the Han Dynasty needs to recruit troops for war, South Vietnam must send troops to help, but without a summons, you are not allowed to take the initiative to send soldiers into the territory of the Han Dynasty. "

Chen Luo, who was well prepared, spoke out the contents of the 17 treaties eloquently and directly.

While ensuring that the interests of the Han Dynasty were maximized as much as possible, they also focused on assimilating the South Vietnamese country so that it could truly enter the system of the Chinese cultural circle.

Thousands of years later, the South Vietnam region will naturally become an inseparable part of China since ancient times.

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After the "South Vietnam Dynasty", Guangdong and Jiaozhi were officially integrated into the Chinese cultural circle. The local people changed their customs and began to use Chinese characters and read Chinese classics.

Even though the Central Plains region temporarily lost control of the south due to troubled times, the rulers of each emerging dynasty regarded the return of Guangdong and Jiaozhi as an important task. Only by integrating them into the territory could they establish a unified dynasty.

To this day, people in Guangdong and Jiaozhi will set off firecrackers during the Spring Festival, sweep tombs and worship ancestors during the Qingming Festival, row dragon boats and eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival, and eat moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival to miss their families.

Therefore, these two places have been an inseparable part of our country since ancient times. This can be proved by history, legal principles, and people's hearts. ——"History Textbook for Seventh Grade Volume [-]" (People's Education Press Edition)
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