The great man will live forever

Chapter 122 Visiting the capital in person
Liu Han, who had just arrived at Yangshanguan with his army, learned that Yang Pu and Yiyang Houweishan, the generals of the second army, had bypassed Hengpu Pass and passed through Huhan River, Peng River, Hengpu and Qin River south to break through Xun River. He was extremely happy to see Xiaohe Shimen.

"Inform the whole army, commend General Yang Pu of Louchuan and Hou Weishan of Yiyang, and order Changwu Hou Zhao An of the third army to leave 4 troops and attack Hengpu Pass head-on. General Yan Bing of Gechuan led 4000 people to bypass Hengpu Pass. , join them along the road that Louchuan General Yang Pu and Yiyang Hou Weishan have walked, and besiege Panyu..."

This is not over yet, Liu Han continued: "Order the fourth army, General Xia Lai, to lead [-] troops, and storm Huangxi Pass. Hou Yijixuan, the leader of the army, defeated [-] soldiers and horses, and bypassed Huangxi Pass. , inserting directly into Panyu from the west..."

"Our Lu army left Zhao Ponu, the Marquis of Zhao Ye, and Zao Shan, the Marquis of Chiyi, to control an army of 6000, and stormed Yangshan Pass. General Fubo Lu Bode and I led [-] people, bypassed Yangshan Pass, and attacked Panyu. "

"Remember, just create the illusion of a fierce attack, and don't cause too many casualties. The main purpose of the rear army is to hold the South Vietnamese army in Sanguan so that they can't return to Panyu. All the Li Hou Yi Jixuan and General Ge Chuan Yan Bing and this general will directly penetrate Panyu and strive to capture Panyu within ten days. We want to capture the thief first and capture the king first. As long as Panyu is captured, the other South Vietnamese armies will not be a concern."

Liu Han's arrangement was very good, but when he heard that he was going in person, Fubo General Lu Bode said worriedly, "General Hussar, how about you sit in the rear? Although South Vietnam is about to be destroyed, you will personally lead 6000 people." Going south, if something goes wrong, our Han army will be leaderless, and we have to guard against the massacre of Sui."

"Yes, General, how about you sit in the rear? General Fubo is right. South Vietnam is about to be destroyed. There is no need to take risks. General Fubo and I can just take people there."

Zhao Ponu on the side also started to persuade,

"Yes, General, you are our general, why should you put yourself in danger?"

Several other generals also tried to persuade them. It must be said that the failure of the Qin Dynasty's first expedition to Baiyue gave them a lot of psychological shadow. It was an army of 50.

The Qin army at its peak was no worse than the Han army, or even stronger. Now the Han army only has 25 troops, which is half of the Qin army back then. They have no choice but to be careless, lest they capsize in the gutter.

At that time, in the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), after Ying Zheng destroyed the other six countries among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period and completed the great cause of unifying the Central Plains, he looked around and saw Baiyue. This was incredible. Yes, we must fight.

So, after a series of preparations, in 219 BC, he ordered General Tu Sui to lead an army of 50 and launched the first southern expedition to Baiyue.

However, what everyone did not expect was that this war of conquering Baiyue in the south turned out to be the most difficult and fiercest battle in the Qin Empire. It once swept through the six kingdoms, and the enemies of the Qin Dynasty fled at the sight of the enemy. The army was actually defeated, and the defeat was extremely brutal. Even the commander Tu Sui was killed directly on the battlefield.

Ordinarily, in our understanding, the Qin Army is a rare strong army in history. Relying on Qin's "twenty-level military merit system", the soldiers of the Qin Army fought bravely on the battlefield and were invincible. At that time, the armies of the Six Kingdoms I heard that it was the Qin army that was attacking, and I started to tremble in my heart, and the Qin army that had just wiped out the six kingdoms should be at the peak of the battle.

But why did they suffer a disastrous defeat in Baiyue?

It is said that Tu Sui was also an outstanding general in the Qin Empire. At that time, he was as famous as Meng Tian. Meng Tian was conquering the Huns in the north, while he was conquering Baiyue in the south. You should not doubt his ability, otherwise you will doubt Qin Shihuang's vision of people.

At the beginning, Tu Sui also divided his troops into five groups, one group attacked Dongou and Minyue (Zhejiang and Fujian), two groups attacked Nanyue (Guangdong), and the remaining two groups attacked Xiou (Guangxi).

The first line of the Qin army progressed smoothly. They captured Dongou and Minyue areas the same year they sent out troops. Qin Shihuang immediately established Minzhong County here.

However, the remaining four roads had high mountains, dangerous roads, and interrupted rivers. The Qin army encountered great difficulties in marching and transporting supplies. Therefore, the war lasted for three years and failed to win.Baiyue at that time was naturally much larger than the south today, and the environment was also harsher. It was a truly wild land with dense virgin forests and sparsely populated areas. The number of Yue people who could fight was estimated to be only one-tenth of the Qin army.

Although the Qin army had an absolute advantage in terms of strength and equipment, the harsh environment put unprecedented pressure on the Qin army. These Qin armies from the northwest were not adapted to the hot climate in the south, and encountered plague in the army during the expedition. The troops were rampant and the combat effectiveness of the troops was greatly reduced.

The Baiyue Army, with the Xiou Army as the main force, resisted tenaciously under the leadership of Yi Xusong, the leader of the Baiyue Tribal Alliance, and fought extremely fierce battles with the Qin Army. As a result, the Qin Army struggled to enter Xiou. (Guangxi) land.

Even after Yi Xusong died in battle, the Baiyue Army immediately elected a new leader Jie Jun. This was a guerrilla general who was good at mountain warfare. He gave full play to his geographical advantages. When the enemy was tired, we harassed him. When the enemy advanced, we retreated. Stationed in me to fight, led the Baiyue Army across the board into the mountains and jungles to continue fighting with the Qin Army.

Faced with the stubborn resistance of the Baiyue army, Tu Sui was extremely angry. Qin Shihuang was also very angry. Under various pressures, Tu Sui's policy towards the Baiyue tribe was a cruel and bloody suppression, killing them all...

All this aroused the anger of the Baiyue people. They even did not hesitate to associate with wild beasts, abandon their homes, hide in the mountains and forests, and sneak attack the Qin army from time to time, making it difficult for people to guard against. They also cut off the Qin army's food routes and made Qin The army's situation became increasingly difficult.

The turning point of the war came. In the 25th year of Qin Shihuang (216 BC), on an ordinary night, Tu Sui led his army deep into the Sanluo area on the bank of the Xijiang River (today's Qujiang area in Lechang). When passing by a large forest, Tu Sui was shot wildly by a burst of arrows from the natives who had already been ambushing in the woods. Tu Sui was hit by two poisonous arrows. He fell from his horse and died on the spot.

Because the Qin army lost their commander, they were immediately in chaos. The Baiyue army took the opportunity to return to attack. The Qin soldiers retreated steadily, many of them were shot and killed, and almost the entire army was wiped out. In this battle, the Qin army "lay hundreds of thousands of people lying dead and bleeding."

"Huainanzi Human Training" said that the Qin army was forced to "camp in a useless place and cannot retreat", and was in panic all day long.

In the Qin army's first expedition to Baiyue, about 30 people were killed. The remaining 20 people retreated to the northern border of Guangdong and Guangxi after being killed in Tu Sui.

The first war to conquer Baiyue ended with the complete defeat of Qin...

"I know what you are worried about, but I am not the Qin Dynasty, and South Vietnam is not the Baiyue a hundred years ago. I think back then, Brother Huo and I led tens of thousands of cavalry and swept across Hexi. We were chased and intercepted by the enemy. King Hunxie pursued again, and King Xiutu We continued to chase, but we only had 3000 soldiers left. We were almost wiped out several times, but we came here differently. What are we afraid of? I have never seen such a scene, so I decided like this."

Can he disgrace Huo Qubing?No, definitely not.

"No!" Several people reluctantly agreed.

As a result, several armies left their lieutenants behind and pretended to storm three passes to attract the South Vietnamese army in front. Others, with thousands of people, began to intersperse and besiege Panyu.

Not only that, Liu Han also spread the news all the way that Panyu had been conquered and South Vietnam King Zhao Jiande and Prime Minister Lu Jia had been executed. For a while, the people of South Vietnam were panicked.

(End of this chapter)