Qiang Qin

The Southern War started again.

Li Yuan's figure disappeared again in Chang'an City. For him who admired military exploits and longed for honor in his bones, he hid far away in the rear, commanded a big battle remotely, or ignored it and let the generals in front judge for themselves. Neither is the best choice.

Therefore, the distance from the front line should not be too far, but it is not to replace the generals to rush to the front line. The certainty of this speed made Li Yuan decide to go to Bashu after repeated weighing.

Fighting wars costs money.

Military rations and weapons are the most basic expenditures.

In this Southern Expedition, the reason why the Qin State was so confident that it was able to divide the left, middle and right into the south was because of the support of the Bashu Granary.

Shu County.

The land of abundance.

After the new Qin Dynasty restored the rule of Ba and Shu counties, this fertile plain surrounded by mountains is showing vigorous vitality, and the population is increasing year by year. Not many, more Xinshu people who moved from the Kanto area.

Among them, Linqiong and other places near the Dujiangyan Irrigation Area, because of the development of water conservancy, gathered a large number of new immigrants. They reclaimed wasteland, made iron tools, and sold grain and fodder. The wealth also made Shu County truly become the big granary behind Qin.

In the process of governing Bashu, there are two people who have to be mentioned.The first one is Wang Shang, the Qin army general who followed Li Yuan the longest, and was the first governor of Shu County. The situation in which the middle and old Qin people divided and ruled became a situation where the Qin people and the Ba people jointly took the lead, and the Diqiang people gradually retreated to the mountains and forests. Although this process of conquest was at the expense of the interests of the Diqiang people, But for Qin, it was the only choice.

In the struggle between nations, the combination of strength and weakness is the most reasonable.If both sides are very strong, or if the strength is even, wars will break out immediately. From this point of view, the Di and Qiang people must be suppressed, otherwise, once these alien races become stronger, they will pose a threat to the rule of Qin.

The second person who wants to make a big statement has a very familiar name.

He is Xiao He, Xiangguo of Liu Bang, king of Han.One of the famous Three Heroes in the early Han Dynasty.

Xiao He was captured by the Qin army after Liu Bang's defeat. For a long time, this friend of Liu Bang was depressed. It was only after his livelihood that he became an official in a small county.

After taking the step of serving as a local official of Qin State, with Xiao He's ability, it is more than enough to deal with the government affairs of one place.And his performance appraisal is also excellent every year. For the official system of Qin State that uses actual performance as the promotion standard, practical talents like Xiao He are the most precious.

Out of sensitivity to Xiao He's identity, it is about whether to promote Xiao He as the magistrate of a county by leapfrogging.Prime Minister Chen Ping and Yushi Cheng Li Zheng also specifically asked Li Yuan for instructions, but Li Yuan replied that since Xiao He has excellent ability, he can use it with confidence.Don't worry about anything else.

In the spring of the previous year, Xiao He was appointed Prime Minister of Shu after he resigned from the position of Prime Minister of Han.Assuming an important official position again, this is also his return here after Liu Bang's forces withdrew from Hanzhong and Shuzhong. Of course, his status is different this time.

Xiao He served as Prime Minister of Shu for two years and eight months, and it was in his hands that the population, agricultural production, handicraft workshop industry, and commerce of Shu County had made great progress. A small town in Shu like Linqiong, It has developed into the capital of smelting in the south, and the capital of Shu has become a famous big granary in Qin State because of the abundant harvest of grain and fodder year after year.

On the way from Guanzhong to Shuzhong, the Qinling Mountains fluctuated up and down. The larch forests in the high places, the green trees in the valleys, and the roar of wild animals in the deep mountains behind countless peaks made Li Yuan feel like walking through the mountains. The sense of trance in the space-time tunnel.

Years are like edges.

More than a year has passed since the last riot in Hanzhong was quelled. Under the filter of time, there are no traces of war left on Hanzhong Stone Niu Road. Instead, there are caravans in twos and threes. The people going south stared at Li Yuan's dignified and orderly team with curious and astonished eyes.

Zhou Ping held his head high, his stern gaze swept across the passing team again and again. This time, he was responsible for guarding Li Yuan's safety. As for Yang Yu, because of his outstanding performance in the return process of the Qin State Mission, he had already been dismissed. Li Yuan was appointed as the general of an army in the Southern Expedition Army, and took on the important task of leading the army independently.

Zhou Ping envied Yang Yu very much. He was also his brother Pao Ze during the Hetao War. He watched the opponent get promoted while he was still standing still. earned it, and Zhou Ping can do the same.

This time when Li Yuan left Chang'an for the middle of Shu, Zhou Ping volunteered to lead a personal guard. Although it was almost impossible to encounter any major difficulties along the way, Zhou Ping still didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.

Assassination incident.

In the ten years since the establishment of Xinqin, there has never been a break.

If Li Yuan made any mistakes, Zhou Ping would not be able to atone for his sins even if he died a hundred times.

Under Zhou Ping's strict escort all the way, Li Yuan arrived in the capital of Shu in early September. The Qin generals Wang Shang, Yang Yu, Luo Xian, and Wang Changgong who arrived one step ahead of him, as well as the county governor Xiao He who was in charge of the governance of Shu County, and the road chief All Li and Shang, who had been digging smoothly, came to the Qingbai River to the north of Shu County to meet them.

The key to using troops against Sanyue in the south is to defeat the most powerful Zhao Tuo. If Zhao Tuo cannot be severely injured, then he can hide behind the Meiyue people and Minyue people and support these two allies without any harm. In this case, if the Qin army wants to occupy the south, it will have to pay a heavy price.

Zhao Tuo's shameless behavior not only made Lu Jia and others indignant, but also aroused the blood in Li Yuan's heart. Now that Zhao Tuo had expressed his attitude, Li Yuan didn't plan to hold back any more.

If you want to fight, just have a good fight.

Didn't you, Zhao Tuo, just want to hide behind and order the Meiyue people, the Minyue people and the Qin army to fight to death, and then you can reap the benefits?I, Li Yuan, will not give you this chance.

After the five-foot road was opened, the Qin army could start from Berkshire and go straight to the Nanyue country through Yelang country. Although this new road has many mountain roads and is difficult for the army to pass, it has unexpected effects.

However, the army expedition.

It was a lone army going south again. If one bad one, the whole army might be wiped out again. Therefore, Li Yuan had to be more cautious. Regarding the actions of this army, except for a few generals of the front army like Feng Xuan, the others waited. Little is known.As the new force of the expedition, Li Yuan also spent a lot of thought on the selection of generals.

Wang Shang has lived in Bashu for a long time, and he is very familiar with the situation in the south, especially the Yelang Kingdom and the ancient Dian Kingdom in the south of Bajun. More importantly, Wang Shang has a high reputation in Yelang and Dian. They were very afraid of the general of the Qin army who drove them back from the north of the river to the south.Coupled with Wang Shang's loyalty to Li Yuan, it is perfect for him to be the commander of this army.

Yang Yu and Wang Changgong were meritorious generals who escorted Lu Jia all the way back from Nanhai County. They were quite familiar with this road from Berkshire to Nanhai County. They knew where there were passes and where there might be ambushes. A must-have general for an expeditionary force.

As for Luo Xian, his selection came from the rear of Berkshire. After Wang Shang's troops marched south, Luo Xian's department would be responsible for maintaining the safety of the rear, and the Ba people led by him would follow behind Wang Shang's army. Ensure that the rear passage is not cut off.

In addition to these generals, Li Yuan chose the old-fashioned Li Shang as the candidates for the army and joining the army. No one is more familiar with the situation in this area than Li Shang.As for loyalty, Li Yuan believed that after Liu Bang had died for nearly four years, no matter how loyal Li Shang was, he would no longer worry about whether it was appropriate to serve Qin. (to be continued..)