Qiang Qin

People in the north are good at horses, and people in the south are good at bowing.

In comparison, the Qin people whose ancestors were horse herders should be classified into the group of northerners, while the three vassal states of Chu, Wu, and Yue, which were founded on the banks of the great river, are collectively called southerners.

Just like crossing Hanhai to conquer the Xiongnu in the north, if the Qin army wants to cross the river and conquer the Baiyue tribes, it must first have a navy that is good at maneuvering boats, and at the same time, it must have a group of generals who are familiar with the water conditions and have rich combat experience.

water battle.

For the generals of the Qin Army who are accustomed to killing on horseback, it is as difficult as letting them go to the sky to pick the morning stars. In this regard, among the generals of the Qin Army such as Han Xin, Meng Hu, Li Zhongxiang, etc. Not suitable, for example, Cao Xin, who has always wanted to fight in battles, this time after hearing that the army was going to march south, he rarely hid in the Longxi area and remained silent.

Leaving aside these old subordinates of landlubbers, among the generals of the Qin Army, the one with the most experience in water warfare and boat handling is the bandit Peng Yue who has spent his whole life in the Juye Ze, and his trusted subordinates. Besides, most of them were descendants from the original Western Chu Kingdom.

Huan Chu and Ji Bu were both from bandits, Zhong Limei and Zhou Yin were also from Chu, and they were no strangers to boats. Originally Ding Gong was one too, but this guy obviously didn't have such luck.

Northerners learn from Ji.

Just like the southerners learning how to ride a horse is not easy, in the past few years, only Feng Xuan has been stationed in Jingnan area, and he is somewhat familiar with the tactics of the navy.

Whether to continue to choose the trusted old troops, or to boldly recruit the Chu army to be the commander-in-chief, Li Yuan suddenly found that he was caught in the same dilemma as Cao Cao, the hero of the Three Kingdoms in the Later Han Dynasty.

Cao Mengde listened to Zhou Yu and Jiang Gan's divorce plan, beheaded Cai Hao and Zhang Yun, the generals of Jingzhou, and re-appointed Mao Jie and Yu Jin, whom he knew and trusted, as the generals of the navy. Burned to the ground, there are bloody lessons on the list, how should Li Yuan choose?

In the case of fruitless thinking.Li Yuan decided to start from Chang'an, pass through Luoyang, Jingnan, and then to Donghai County in Chudi, for a field investigation and inspection.

During this southern tour, the main inspectors included Feng Xuan, governor of Nanjun County, Jibu, governor of Jiujiang County, and Peng Yue, governor of Donghai County. In addition, Jiang Yu, Zhou Yin, Huan Chu and others stationed in Jiangdong area, However, due to the impact of Ding Gong's defeat, these three people have basically been excluded from the scope of the chief general's investigation.

Ying City.

Therefore, the capital of Chu.

After the Qin army defeated Liu Bang, the king of Han, this place was designated as the county seat of Nanjun.Due to the fact that it is connected to Yunmeng Daze in the south, the merchants traveling between the north and the south make the waterway wharf extremely busy. After a few years of recuperation, Yingdu has gradually recovered the scene of a big city beside the river.

Li Yuan's car, after arriving in Luoyang, changed to a boat and continued southward, from Luoyang to Wancheng and then to Yingdu, all the way.The continuous flow of ships along the Luoshui River and the Hanshui River shows the important position of this north-south waterway trade route. The south of Nanjun is Yunmeng Daze, and the south of Daze is the state of Changsha.This only surviving vassal state, because of its geographical location in a corner, has been able to continue to survive in the turbulent era.

However, when the Qin army gradually pointed its soldiers to the south of the river.Changsha Wang Wu Rui can no longer shrink her body and be a tortoise like before.

He had to make a choice.

It is to choose the road of continuing to confront Qin, and unite with Wu Zhu, Mei Juan, Xiang Zhuang and others.To build the first line of defense against Qin in Changsha, but to choose to compromise, with the posture of recognizing strength as a hero, open the door to let the tentacles of the Qin army extend to the south of the river, thus laying the foundation for the subsequent unification of the south.

When Li Yuan arrived in Yingdu, Wu Chen, the envoy sent by Wu Rui, was also anxiously waiting for the summoning of Li Yuan, King Wu of Qin. Is he still Wu Rui's son, or the son who may inherit the throne after Wu Rui's death.

The interior of Changsha Kingdom.

There was a dispute over whether to descend to Qin Dynasty.

Since Yingbo's Jiujiang Kingdom was destroyed and his beloved daughter Wu Ji died unexpectedly, Changsha King Wu Rui's body has shown a downward trend, and the power in the middle school has been controlled by his two sons.The eldest son, Wu Chen, belonged to the faction that voted for Qin, while his brother Wu Feng was a faction that firmly opposed Qin. The two brothers had different opinions, and the deeper reason was the issue of the succession to the throne.

Wu Feng is a man, rough and powerful, he has been in the army for a long time, and currently controls the military power of Changsha Kingdom, and Wu Chen doesn't like to be in the army, and usually prefers things like cultivating Taoism, gods and ghosts. In this way, in Changsha Kingdom, Even though he got Wu Rui's support, he still couldn't obtain the right of inheritance smoothly.

Feng Xuan and Wu Chen had had many contacts before Li Yuan arrived in Yingdu. Among them, Wu Chen made several admonitions, asking the Qin army to cross the south of the Yangtze River and cooperate with him internally and externally to defeat the anti-Qin in the country in one fell swoop. However, after Feng Xuan's troops had mobilized elites several times, their strength was only over [-], which was not strong enough for him to attack the enemy country alone.

Li Yuan's southern tour.

And the news from Chang'an, this time because of the defeat of the Qin army in the east of the river, Li Yuan intends to adjust Qin's current military layout, which is heavy on the north and light on the south, which means that the Qin army may attack Changsha at any time. Feng Xuan and Wu Chen were beaming with joy.

In the past two years, the north has been fighting fiercely against the Huns, while the south has fallen into a dead silence. This feeling of being a bystander on the battlefield makes Feng Xuan very uncomfortable. Fortunately, he still has self-knowledge, knowing that with his ability, Even if you go to the north, you can't earn Cao Xin and Li Zhongxiang.

Fortunately, the threat of the Baiyue tribes in the south to the Qin State has always existed, and Xiang Zhuang and Wu Zhu, who are staunch anti-Qin elements, are also developing and growing. Combat is a new skill that Feng Xuan has just learned. At this point, Cao Xin and others don't talk about competition, they just pull it out and practice it on lakes and waterways. Cao Xin and Li Zhongxiang don't have the courage.

The place where Wu Chen was summoned was in Feng Xuan's county mansion. When Li Yuanchu saw the appearance of the prince of Changsha, he couldn't help feeling tense. It was different from what he had imagined. Wu Chen had nothing to do with his father, Fanjun Wu Rui. With a heroic spirit, his face showed an uneasy expression, and when Li Yuan asked about the situation in Changsha, he hesitated and couldn't explain why.

Such a support object is a copy of the empress Dou of the Shu Han Dynasty. According to Wu Chen's words, there are not many powerful people left in Changsha Kingdom who support him except his father Wu Rui. Has a group of supporters such as Xiangguo, Junwei, and Duwei.

The situation in Changsha is not optimistic.

This made it more difficult for Qin to capture the south of the river without using swords or guns. After two years of training, Feng Xuan's navy could pull out more than [-] warships. There are more than [-] pawns in total. It is obviously difficult for such an army to bear the heavy responsibility of crossing the river alone.

When he left Yingdu, Li Yuan didn't make a clear statement. He just used words to appease Wu Chen. The prince of Changsha now dare not go back to Changsha. According to him, he was afraid of being secretly killed by his brother Wu Feng. Death, this statement made Li Yuan even less confident in Wu Chen's ability.

I don't know what it means for a person who doesn't even dare to take basic adventures to have the face to fight for the throne?And in the face of Qin's strong attack, how can a mere Changsha country have the possibility of independent survival?Wu Chen couldn't even understand this basic common sense, and his knowledge was even worse than that of Wu Feng, who was firmly opposed to Qin.

From Yingdu to the east, Li Yuan drove over the Funiu Mountains and came to Jiujiang County, the former base of Jiujiang Wang Yingbu.

It took less than two months for Ji Bu to be appointed as the governor of Jiujiang County. After the first battle against the Huns in Hexi, Ji Bu and Ji Xin brothers also formally integrated into the Qin army system. Now, Ji Xin is in the distant The Western Regions guarded Gushi City, while Ji Bu was sent to the south by Li Yuan to recruit and form the Qin Army Navy.

When he saw Li Yuan, Ji Bu's eyes were red, and he was wearing white clothes. This was to commemorate the Qin general Ding Gong who died in the battle in Jiangdong.

Ding Gong, although he has a volatile temperament, and underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, leading to the annihilation of the entire army, but he is Ji Bu and Ji Xin's uncle, and he is also a close relative who single-handedly raised their brothers.

"King Wu, from the day when the final general arrives in Jiujiang County, the goal is to crusade against Baiyue. Today, in Jiujiang County, there are more than [-] Mengchong warships, and there are more than [-] warships, building ships, etc. , there are more than five thousand soldiers, and tomorrow morning, our Daqin Jiujiang Navy will perform in the middle of the river, and I ask Wu Wang Bugui for advice." Ji Bu said solemnly.

Li Yuan stepped forward, patted Ji Bu on the shoulder, and said, "Ji Gong, I know everything about General Ding. This southern tour is for the Southern Expedition. The water network in the south of the Yangtze River is densely covered, and the Baiyue tribes are familiar with it." We are not familiar with the terrain of the jungle and water, so we must not be careless."

"King Wu, the last general is not a brave man. A few days ago, he sent scouts into Pengze, and went deep into the south to find out the situation. If we have a few more days, we will be able to draw a map of the south. By then When our army advances, we can use the picture as a guide to defeat the hidden thieves in one fell swoop." Ji Bu gritted his teeth.

Once colleagues, now enemies.

This sentence could not be more suitable for Ji Bu and Xiang Zhuang.Although Ding Gong's death was caused by the Wuzhu Minyue tribe, Xiang Zhuang's role in it cannot be underestimated. If it weren't for his temptation, Ding Gong would not have ventured into the encirclement of the Minyue people.

(Note: I have a cold and a fever, I can only persist in these two days, please forgive me, sleep first when I feel drowsy!) (To be continued...)