Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 176 Changes in the Eastern Ou
After the Huaiyin incident, the entire north of the Yangtze River has been incorporated into the territory of Qin State.

And Ziying also led the troops to cross the Yangtze River to the south, and came to Kuaiji again to meet Wang Jian again. Not long after, Meng Wu also flattened the area south of the Yangtze River with a devastating force, and returned to Kuaiji.

"General, what's the progress of the East Vietnam matter?"

As soon as he arrived in Kuaiji, Ziying couldn't wait to come to Wang Jian's place and asked about the progress of Dongyue's deterrent strategy.

"Oh, it's hard to say!" Wang Jian sighed.

In Wang Jian's slow narration, Ziying also had a general understanding of the current situation in East Vietnam.

Since the fall of the Yue Kingdom, most of the Yue people have moved to the southeast coast and southeast mountains, and have returned to tribal life.

However, after all, they are descendants of the Yue Kingdom who once ruled for a while. These tribes still retain some of the customs of the Central Plains, at least in terms of titles.

Today the entire Dongyue is basically divided into nine tribes. Among them, the Min Lord who is entrenched in Fujian and the Dongou Lord who occupies Dongou are the most powerful. The two tribes almost account for seven or eight out of ten of the entire Dongyue people.

Under the help of the Yue people who stayed in Kuaiji, Wang Jian has successfully won five of the seven small tribes through the method of kindness and strength.

These five tribes have agreed to belong to Daqin.

However, the attitude of the two most important tribes has been unclear.

It wasn't until a few days ago that some progress was made. Lord Dongou, the patriarch of the Yue people's Dongou tribe, finally let go and wanted to discuss the surrender with the Qin army. Lord Ou is seriously ill, news of internal turmoil among the Eastern Ou clan.

Once the Eastern Ou tribe was in chaos, there was already a prospect of belonging to them, but immediately it was nowhere in sight.

Afterwards, several envoys sent by Wang Jian failed to even come back.

However, the terrain of Dongyue Land was destined not to be attacked by force.

If there is a strong attack, in the form of dense forests in the east of Yue, when the Yue people drill into the forest, it is not certain whether the 20 troops can find the Yue people. I am afraid that they will be dragged down in this boundless mountain forest.

Fighting and being unable to fight, talking and cutting off the road, this period of time has made veteran Wang Jian very worried.

After listening to Wang Jian's narration, Ziying also had some headaches. The 20 troops squatting here to eat, drink and scatter, it's all money.

Although the Qin State has a strong foundation, it is also a matter for 20 troops to squat here and do nothing.

"Mr. Chang'an has a clever plan to pacify Dongyue?" Wang Jian said after finishing speaking, staring at Ziying with expectant eyes.

In Wang Jian's subconscious mind, Ziying is omnipotent. No matter what kind of opponent, Ziying has a corresponding strategy.

Since the Dongou Incident, Wang Jian has been waiting for Ziying's return almost all the time, hoping that Ziying can find a way to solve the current predicament.

Ziying couldn't respond to Wang Jian's inquiry for a while.

In the previous wars to pacify the nations, many of Ziying's cleverness were based on his prophetic vision of the direction of history.

It was equivalent to knowing the result before the matter started, so he could naturally make some targeted decisions.

However, the Dongyue incident is rarely recorded in history, and Mr. Sima Qian wrote it in just a few sentences.

As a result, the current situation in East Vietnam is completely blind to him. No matter how quick-witted Ziying is, it is difficult to make decisions without knowing the details of the enemy and ourselves.

"The general really thinks highly of Ziying, and he is at a loss for what to do about this matter." Ziying shook his head and sighed, "The Art of War says: If you know your enemy and yourself, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you don't know your enemy but know yourself, you will win one and lose one; A confidant, every battle will be perilous. Now our army knows the enemy but does not know the enemy, and it is difficult to act rashly."

"Then we can only take one step at a time. I hope the chaos in Dongou can be calmed down as soon as possible." Wang Jian sighed and said with a somewhat lonely expression.

Leaving Wang Jian's military tent, Ziying was thinking hard all the way about how to put down Dongyue.

The information that can be used now is only the information that Wang Jian and himself said on the surface, which is too little. If we rely on this information to make decisions, I am afraid that these Qin troops will be ruined in vain.

However, Momen's tentacles did not extend to these "barbarian lands", and they were unable to obtain more information from Momen's intelligence network.

"We must know more details about Yuedi." Ziying thought to himself.

Wang Jian's previous contact with the Yue tribe had always been through the survivors of the Yue people who settled in Kuaiji.In order to facilitate contact, some survivors who often went to the mountains and forests to contact the Yue people stayed directly in the military camp.

Back in his military tent, Ziying sent someone to invite a Yue survivor.

"What's your name?" Ziying asked after looking him up and down a few times.

"The name of the little man is Hu Fang. He lives in the north of Kuaiji City. He makes a living doing business with the Yue people in the mountains. There are two children in his family, and both parents are dead."

This Yue people survivor living in Kuaiji already knew from the mouth of the sergeant how prominent this person in front of him was on the way here.A feudal monarch of the great Qin Dynasty, in terms of status and respect, is even higher than the commander-in-chief of the first army Wang Jian.

In his whole life, the biggest official he had ever met before was the county magistrate who once glanced at Kuaiji from afar.

Faced with Ziying, it is unavoidable to be a little uneasy. On the way here, I have already thought about how Ziying should answer these questions if asked.

However, when he got to the place, he was still a little nervous when he saw Ziying himself.As soon as Ziying asked a question, he said all the answers he had thought up before.

Upon hearing this, Ziying smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, do you know the road to the Dongou tribe?"

The man immediately nodded and said: "I know, the Dongou tribe is the nearest large tribe to Kuaiji, and most of my trades on weekdays pass through the main city of the Dongou tribe."

As soon as Ziying heard this, he immediately replied, "Could it be that the Yue people also built a city in this mountain forest?"

"The Dongou tribe has a very large population, counting in the hundreds of thousands, and they are divided into more than [-] villages. The village where Lord Dongou lives is called the main city by the Yue people. Sometimes it is also called Dongou City, but it is just a bigger village. "Hu Fang immediately explained.

Ziying also understood that these Yue people must still retain the traditional name when they dominated the Jianghuai area, so they called their cottage a city.

After realizing this, Ziying immediately ordered: "Go and help me find some clothes worn by Yue people, and you will lead us to the Dongou tribe tonight!"

This man dared not listen to Ziying's words, not to mention his identity, just because his wife and children knew Jicheng, he dared not refuse to obey.

Fortunately, he has a lot of contact with the Yue people in the forest on weekdays, and he also has a few traditional costumes of the Yue people at home.At present, under the escort of Ziying's guards, he returned home and brought several pieces of Yueren's traditional costumes to Ziying.

That night, Ziying and four guards changed into Yueren's clothes, and with Hu Fang as the guide, they quietly left the barracks and headed towards the forest.

It wasn't until the next morning that Xue Ji, who came to help Ziying wash up, found that Ziying was no longer in the barracks. From a letter left on the case, she learned that Ziying had gone to the Yue tribe and asked them to Don't worry.

There is no way to leave without saying goodbye. If you tell Wang Jian directly that you want to visit the Yueren tribe, Wang Jian will definitely refuse, and I am afraid that you will not be able to leave by then.

As for Xue Ji and Xia Ke, Ziying didn't dare to take them with them. What's the situation with this Yueren tribe? If something happens to them, they will regret it.

(End of this chapter)