Qiang Qin

The Qin Mission arrived in Chang'an on July [-] after going through untold hardships.

Lu Jia, Yang Yu, and Wang Changgong went to Shenwu Prince's Mansion to meet Li Yuan after a little renovation. Along the way, Wang Changgong kept asking Yang Yu anxiously, acting like a child who was about to meet his parents. Yu Ze put on a sullen face and put on the posture of a senior student, nodding his head to teach Wang Changgong a lesson.

Lu Jia walked like flying.

The haggard look on his face was evident, and he went on an envoy for thousands of miles and went back and forth. This trip to South Vietnam caused Lu Jia, who has always been a conceited lobbyist, to suffer a serious setback.

"Even a foreign country in the Western Regions like Wusun has achieved success, but it capsized in the gutter of Nanyue Kingdom. Zhao Tuo, a thief, is really abominable, and Lu Jia, who unexpectedly turned out to be a kind-hearted and ruthless person .” Lu Jia felt too much resentment, which made him feel less confident about his abilities.

Wu Wangfu.

Li Yuan is discussing the situation in the south with Meng Hu, Prime Minister of Military Intelligence, Chen Ping, Prime Minister, Yan Le, and Li Zheng. It is an urgent matter to ensure that the Qin army can achieve complete victory in the second stage of military operations.

"You guys are back, it's been a hard trip." Li Yuan stepped forward quickly when he saw Lu Jia and Yang Yu coming in, patting the two of them on the shoulder to show his concern.

"King Wu, this time, subordinate—!" Lu Jia replied with choked up sobs, but in the middle of speaking, his eyes felt sour, and he couldn't continue speaking.

"The general thought that I would never see you again, my lord." Yang Yu slumped to the ground with one knee, tightly grasping the bluestone ground with both hands, tears streaming down his face.

"Warriors of the Great Qin Dynasty, don't flick your tears, get up!" Li Yuan helped Yang Yu, turned to Wang Changgong, who was at a loss, and said, "This is General Wang, the son of Linxia. It really is a good friend in Guanzhong." Man."

After Wang Changgong was praised by Li Yuan, Gou Shu's expression began to relax, and he hurried forward and said: "The last general of the Great Qin Southern Expedition Army Infantry Captain Wang Changgong, see His Highness King Wu."

Lieutenant of the Infantry.

It was Wang Changgong's military position when he was Tu Sui's subordinate in the past. At that time, the entire Southern Expedition Army was still under the leadership of the First Emperor. Under the jurisdiction of the government, the official positions appointed at that time naturally did not count.

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Captain Wang. This time you can lead your troops to Daqin, which shows your loyalty. On behalf of tens of millions of people in Daqin, I would like to welcome your return. In order to commend your achievements this time, I I have ordered the Prime Minister's Office to verify the merits of all the officers and men of your department one by one. I believe that new appointments will be made in a few days. I hope that in the next battle, you will still perform well and show the character of an old Qin man. bloody."

Wang Changgong called himself Captain.After thinking for a while, Li Yuan understood what he was thinking. This forty-two general of the Qin Army was obviously not satisfied with just returning to his hometown, and then he was disarmed and returned to the fields.As an elder basking in the dew of the morning sun, he still wants to continue serving in the army, and he also wants to make military exploits to win himself a chance to be promoted.

For people like Wang Changgong who are willing to contribute to the army.Li Yuan has always opened the door to welcome them to join, as he did to Peng Yue, Ji Bu and others back then.Wang Changgong, who was born in the Qin army system, is no exception.Of course, as to whether Wang Changgong can stand out after joining the New Qin Army, it still depends on his own ability.

"The last general obeys the order." Wang Changgong bowed excitedly.

He had heard for a long time that Li Yuan was approachable and he had no airs, but Wang Changgong was still uneasy. When he saw Li Yuan now, he found that Li Yuan was just like what Yang Yu said, and Wang Changgong felt relieved.

"Lieutenant Wang, your troops have returned thousands of miles away, and your generals are exhausted. In addition, you have not returned to your hometown for many years. These days, you will reunite with your family first. As for the supplies in the army, let Captain Yang lead them to the military supply warehouse. .” Prime Minister Chen Ping stepped forward and said.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your guidance. I will settle down here." Wang Changgong said gratefully.These subordinates of Wang Changgong have always been excluded in the South Vietnam Army. The military equipment they use is still more than ten years ago. The equipment of the New Qin Army is much better than that of the South Vietnam Army. It is better than Wang Changgong's soldiers anyway. It is two eras ahead.

——.

Wait for Wang Changgong and Yang Yu to retreat.

Li Yuan has calmed down from receiving the news of the attack on the Qin mission. This era is the era of the weak and the strong, and the era of heroes and heroes. You can't expect others to hand over your territory. If you want to unify the South, you must make greater efforts.

After the first phase of the battle, Peng Yue's Central Route Army, Feng Xuan's West Route Army, and Jiang Yu's East Route Army each withdrew to their garrisons on the south bank of the Great River.

July and August.

It is the hottest season in the south of the Yangtze River. For the Qin army, the difficulty of adapting to the climate has doubled. The next suitable time for going south should be the end of September and October.When the northwest wind blows to the south of the great river, the generals of the Qin army have a better understanding of the topography and human environment around the rivers and lakes after a summer of adaptation.

In addition, in order to strengthen the strength of the Southern Expeditionary Army, Li Yuan has decided to recruit soldiers from the counties south of the river as the second batch of reserve troops. The sense of belonging to the Qin State is better than that of the first batch of ex-Chu soldiers, and it is also much more malleable in terms of discipline and fighting will.

Since the rush attack was unsuccessful, Li Yuan decided to fight steadily, compressing Mitsukoshi's living space through repeated squeezes. The front-line main force in the field did not want to advance too fast, but wanted to occupy and consolidate a place, and deployed second-line heavy troops along the river. The group, as a front-line soldier and supply supplement.

In this way, even if the battle ahead is tight, the Qin army can quickly mobilize fresh troops from the second line to support the front line, instead of letting Ji Bu's vanguard fall into a long-term helpless battle like the first stage.

In comparison, Li Yuan's strategy somewhat imitated Jiang's fortress policy during the five rounds of encirclement and suppression. The Qin army not only oppressed the Sanyue forces from north to south, but also planned to send another army to the south of Berkshire. Send out a side division, directly from the upper reaches of the Xijiang River down the river, threatening the hinterland of the Nanyue Kingdom.

In this way, any of Meiyue, Minyue, and Nanyue may face the threat of the Qin army. If they want to unite, they must first measure whether their rear is stable or not, and they seem to be at odds with each other. For the Baiyue Alliance, they must first consider their own safety, and then support their allies, and with this level of selfishness, Qin has the possibility of defeating each of them.

September [-]nd.

The first cold snap from the Northwest arrived on the banks of the river as scheduled, although its momentum was far from enough to cool down the entire south on a large scale. On the surface of Pengze water, several warships were practicing their teams. Under the command of the leading lieutenant and the captain, the shirtless soldiers of the Qin army are practicing the tactics of attacking separately and attacking together.

Peng Yue was tanned, and shouted and drank again and again with a hoarse voice. His spirit looked very good, and from his wide-eyed eyes, one could even see an unyielding energy.

Beside Peng Yue, two old men, Luan Bu and Hu Zhe, commanded the two fleets on the left and right respectively. Hu Zhe had already been transferred to the Hetao area to garrison. This time it was Peng Yue who asked Li Yuan to let the former In this way, Peng Yue's central army will have brave generals again when they attack.

"Great Qin ruled the world, and there was never a real defeat, but this first defeat made me, Peng Yue, meet. If I don't make up for this shame, even if I, Peng Yue, die, I will not rest in peace." After sending Ji Bu's ashes back When Chang'an was in Chang'an, Peng Yue wrote a letter in his own blood and asked his cronies to bring it to Chang'an. He was worried that because of the setback of the Qin army's offensive, Li Yuan would dismiss him from his post.

However, Peng Yue's worries were unnecessary.

Regarding the result of both Ji Bu and Xiang Zhuang's mutual losses, Li Yuan could see very clearly that in the first stage, the Qin army still made a mistake of advancing aggressively from a large strategic point of view. This mistake was not due to Peng Ze's command problems, but But it comes from the mistakes made when the plan was first formulated.

In other words, there were mistakes at the decision-making level. Even if Peng Yue was at fault, it was not the most important thing. However, when fighting in the southern jungle area, the Qin army did not have a clear advantage in terms of strength. It is normal to fight for a match .

In Kuaiji County in Jiangdong.

In the past two months, King Wuzhu of Minyue has sent small groups of troops northward dozens of times in an attempt to snatch the supplies and fodder in Kuaiji and Wu Jun. As a result, he was ambushed by Jiang Yu in August, and the Minyue people lost After more than [-] people, they quickly retreated to Xianxia Ridge to hold on.

After repelling the Minyue people, the Jiangdong people's trust in the Qin army was enhanced. Coupled with the news of Xiangzhuang's death, the Jiangdong people's last thought of Chu was also shattered. The rule of Wu County became more and more stable, which created the possibility for Jiang Yu to recruit soldiers.

By September, the Qin Jiangdong Army formed by Jiang Yu already had a scale of nearly 5 people, which was more than double the [-] people when he just crossed the river. Lost troops.

The strengthening of the strength of the Qin army on the eastern front made the generals of the Qin army full of energy. Huan Chu and Zhou Yin repeatedly asked Jiang Yu for orders to attack the hinterland of Fujian and Yue. Where is the prudence and usual prestige? These two former generals of the Chu army must have led their troops to the south long ago.

Of course, Jiang Yu still needs to protect and encourage the aggressive attitudes of Huan Chu and Zhou Yin, especially Huan Chu, who is in his prime. successors to train. (To be continued..)