Qin Official

In late June of the thirty-fifth year of Emperor Qin Shihuang's reign, the Qin army's garrison in Nanye County, Yuzhang County (Nakang, Jiangxi Province) circled around, and Heifu and his subordinates, who had returned from Hengpuguan, rested here.

Separated by a ridge, the climate is very different. The climate in Nanye County is good, and the heat is not as unbearable as that in Lingnan. Heifu can enjoy the coolness in the shade of the trees and eat melons while looking at the map drawn during the first expedition.

At this time, there was a loud cheer from outside, which made several short soldiers couldn't help but look up.

"How many times has this happened?"

Heifu didn't even look up and asked Lu Jia, the secretary who was helping him organize documents and pictures.

"Seventh time."

Lu Jia said helplessly: "Since this month, Mei Xuan has gone toe-to-toe with the Lord's 'violent tiger' seven times!"

It turned out that after Heifu conquered the Mei family, Mei Yuan was taken as a hostage and taken to Lingbei. Freedom was restored, but this guy was still tough-talking and quite dissatisfied. He often said that no one in the huge Qin camp could fight with him.

Dongmen Leopard couldn't stand these words, and became furious. After a strong request, Heifu agreed and let them fight.

Without weapons and bare hands, it is a horn fight rather than a sword fight. There will be no situation where Mei Ao injures the Dongmen Leopard, or the Dongmen Leopard stabs Mei Ao to death and breaks the covenant.

Mei Rong is only in his twenties, he is very energetic and full of confidence. Dongmen Bao was nearly forty years old, so he was old enough to be his father, but the fact was that after just a few seconds, Mei Hao was knocked to the ground by Dongmen Bao!

Things happened so fast that Mei Rong didn't know how he lost. He thought it was a coincidence, so he challenged Dongmen Leopard again and again. Dongmen Leopard was too busy when not fighting, so he readily accepted the challenge. Men is worthy of being a warrior who can kill giant crocodiles. Mei Rong has been defeated and defeated many times. This is the seventh time now...

A few times ago, Hei Fu went to see it in person. They were both brave generals, like two ferocious tigers and leopards. They were going back and forth, tearing and colliding with each other, causing the dirt to fly in the field, while the soldiers were desperately fighting for the east gate. Leopard shouted to help.

Qin's laws only allowed public battles and not private fights. Fights rarely occurred in the camp. At most, there were quarrels. It was often the case that soldiers would fight in groups, but they would not dare to touch each other.

"Bingqiu" was very popular in Xianyang and Nanjun, but it was not played much in the Southern Expeditionary Army. The only fun the soldiers could watch was the duel game where they compared their martial arts skills. The battle of spirits between the two became a After-dinner entertainment program for the armed forces.

"To hear the soldiers shouting so happily, it probably means that the Dongmen Leopard has won again."

Heifu shook his head, not very concerned, and continued to work on the documents.

But what was different from before was that this time, shortly after the cheers started, Dongmen Bao and Mei Hao came to Hei Fu together. Dongmen Bao had a look on his face, while Mei Hao had a bruised nose and face, and was uncharacteristically coy.

Heifu frowned: "Let the doctors treat him well, and you, Abao, too. Next time, be gentler! People who don't know, may think that I treat Mei Junchang harshly."

When everyone saw it, it was true that in the past half month, Mei Hao had been beaten repeatedly. He looked like he had been tortured and abused, and he burst out laughing.

Mei Yi's face turned red and he bowed down: "Your Majesty! Mei Yi surrenders. If there are brave men in the Qin army, Mei Yi is not as good as me. Please don't humiliate me again!"

The sun was rising in the west, the iron trees were blooming, and Mei Rong, who had always been tough-talking, actually bowed his head in submission. Hei Fu put down the map: "Are you really convinced?"

"I'm convinced!" Mei Rong had no temper at all. He played seven games in a row and lost all seven games. Didn't he have to admit defeat?

This was an unexpected surprise. Heifu was very happy. Although he didn't capture or control him seven times, he was beaten seven times and was defeated: "Can you answer the questions I asked you well?"

"Everything Mei Yi knows will be told to the Lord!"

What Heifu wanted to ask Mei Rong was about the Yue people in Lingnan. Although the Qin army once went deep into Lingnan, his understanding of them was still only superficial.

The Art of War says: If you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger; if you don't know the enemy but know yourself, you will win every time. Since you have become a general in the Southern Expedition, you must carefully understand your enemies. You must understand their strength, distribution, and even customs and preferences.

With these, we can differentiate and utilize them, and implement the strategy of "attacking the heart" while conducting military attacks.

Mei's tribe belongs to Yangyue and originally lived in the south of Yuzhang. More than a hundred years ago, the Chu commander Yin Wuqi moved to the south of the Yangtze River and developed the Yangtze River. During the wave of development of the south of the Yangtze River, the Mei family was defeated and had to retreat to Lingnan. It has been here for several generations. People naturally understand this group of neighbors far better than the people of Qin.

This conversation didn't matter. In Mei Hao's narration, Heifu discovered an astonishing fact.

"What are you talking about, the more people believe it, the clam god?"

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The world was created by King Lei, and Buluotuo was the grandfather of the Yue people. This is the creation myth of the Yue people in Lingnan.

Among them, Thunder King governs the upper realm, Buluotuo governs the middle realm, and Jiaolong (crocodile) governs the lower realm. Later, all things on the earth were majestic and human beings prospered. Buluotuo discussed with King Lei and divided the world into 12 countries.

Heifu of Meiluo Highway: "Twelve tribes in Lingnan gave birth to twelve kings, and each tribe was different. One dragon turned into a cow, another wasp pattern, one sounded like a frog, one sounded like a sheep, and one fish turned into a dragon... …There was once a man from the Sheep tribe who came to seek refuge with the Mei family, and that’s what he said.”

The so-called "Mo" is the witchcraft blessing of the Yue people in Lingnan. According to the myth passed down orally by Mo shamans from generation to generation, the Yue people in Lingnan share the same ancestor and are divided into twelve tribes. The mark of distinction is the different animal gods they believe in.

Among them, the national seal that believes in frogs is Xiou, which is located in the Liujiang River Basin. In addition, there is Gui State in the upper reaches of Lishuang, which believes in the Ox God.

In the area named Nanyue by the Qin people, five tribes lived: the buffalo tribe occupied the Xijiang River, the wasp tribe occupied the Dongjiang River, the sheep tribe controlled Panyu, the Jiao tribe lived on the coast, and the snake tribe hid in the jungle and swamps.

Further west, in Luoyue, there are bird tribes, snake tribes, and fish tribes, but they are all under the jurisdiction of Lord Luo.

In addition, there is Bamboo, who was defeated by Xiou who worshiped the clam god in hundreds of years of melee, and migrated to the mountains in the northwest. Now he has a new name: Yelang, and his leader calls himself the "Bamboo King" .

After counting, there were only ten of them, and the other two were probably swallowed up in the melee and completely destroyed.

After Mei Yi finished speaking, Hei Fu finally understood that the Yue people's beliefs were very similar to the "Loa God" worshiped by trolls in a certain game.

If you think about it carefully, living in groups, building fences, headhunting, bloodthirsty, tattoos, and witchcraft, apart from not drinking magic spirits and not building pyramids, Yue people and trolls are really similar.

"Which god do you believe in?" This is probably the way Yue people from two different tribes communicate after they meet. The same god means the same tribe, but different gods have to be wary of each other.

"If it were me, I would definitely believe in the clam god..."

Hei Fu secretly muttered that he felt that he seemed to have found the reason why Zhao Tuo could live a long life in history...

According to Mei Yi, either because of the gods, or because of their territory or hunting grounds, the five tribes of South Vietnam were independent of each other and often headhunted and killed each other. The Mei family also had a feud with them.

After hearing this, Heifu couldn't help but sigh:

"If General Tu can make this group of Yue people with different beliefs and conflicts unite and unite with the outside world, his death will not be unjust!"

…

Lu Jia's evaluation of Heifu was: "A man who is afraid of trouble and likes to make plans." This kind of commander pays most attention to temple calculations before the war. After understanding the situation of the Yue people in Lingnan, he can start to formulate strategies.

South Vietnam is also known as Guangdong in later generations. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south. Rivers originate from the mountains on three sides and run into the sea. According to their origin, there are three main rivers in South Vietnam:

Beijiang, Dongjiang, Xijiang, and finally the three rivers converge at Panyu to form Guangzhou Bay.

Beijiang was controlled by the Mei family and has now surrendered to the Qin army. There are five tribes in South Vietnam: the buffalo tribe lives in Xijiang, the hornet tribe lives in Dongjiang, and the sheep tribe lives in Panyu. These three tribes make a living by growing rice. The Jiao tribe was located in the Chaoshan area in later generations. Until the Tang Dynasty, it was famous for its large number of crocodiles, while the snake tribe lived scattered in the jungle.

The strategic goal of the Qin army was to control Panyu, which had formed a city, and to establish a foothold there. The waterways leading to Panyu also had to be controlled. Therefore, in the last war, those who had irreconcilable conflicts with the Qin army were the Buffalo Tribe and the Sheep Tribe. Jia He killed the leader of the Wasp Tribe. His son wanted revenge, so he pursued the Qin Army stationed in Longchuan, Dongjiang River. The fight led to Xiaotao's fall and disappearance.

The second expedition to Vietnam planned by Heifu was the same in terms of overall strategy.

"The attack on South Vietnam is nothing more than two routes. Cross the Five Ridges, go out of the Three Passes, and go down the Beijiang River to Panyu. The second step is to send troops from Guilin, pass through Cangwu, break through the Buffalo Division, and join the main force in Panyu."

Heifu held his lead and looked at Li Xian, Wu Rui, Dongmen Bao, and Lu Jia who were in the tent: "You can tell me what strategies you two or three have."

Li Xian first reported: "Your Majesty, let me first talk about the mistake of the last expedition against Yue. General Jia only took the land route. He sent troops from Changsha and Yuzhang for hundreds of miles, provided clothing and food, entered Yue territory, and built bridges. When crossing the ridge and entering the water by boat, there was no big road. The army passed through the deep bamboo forest. There were many vipers and fierce beasts in the forest. In the summer and summer months, malaria and cholera spread. No troops were used to deal with it. The dead and wounded were already dead. Everyone. Even if we reach Panyu, after the Yue people escape into the forest, it will be difficult to sustain the food supply of tens of thousands of troops."

Hei Fu nodded. Climate, transportation, and food are the three major problems facing us.

Chen Wujiu's herbal medicines for treating various tropical diseases can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, so he can only choose winter when he enters.

As for transportation and food, in addition to Heifu's favorite local farming, Wu Rui also thought of an idea:

"How about traveling by land and water simultaneously? Build ships in Guilin and Huangxiguan respectively. When the water is strong, you can go down the river to avoid the dense forest until you reach Panyu. The same goes for grain and fodder. You can transport it to Huangxiguan or Guilin by manpower, mules and horses. It flows down to feed the army.”

Li Xian shook his head: "Although it is good to advance by land and water, there is a problem. The Yue people are good at boat warfare. Panyu is surrounded by water networks and is close to the sea. This was the case last time. The Qin army captured Panyu, but the Yue people rode boats as well as horses. Go quickly and harass our army, making it difficult to control them."

The current Panyu is a city on the water where all the rivers converge. Without a strong navy master, even if it is captured, it cannot be defended. This is the lesson learned from the last war.

"The Qin army also has boat divisions."

Heifu said: "When I was in Jiaodong, I spent several years building the most powerful tower boat that can cross the East China Sea to fight against the invaders. Now the boat division has been transferred to Kuaiji County on your Majesty's order..."

"Kuiji is too far."

Li Xian said: "Your Majesty, you should know that the south is not as good as the north. In summer and autumn, strong winds come and huge waves surge into the sky. It is impossible for the boatman to go directly from Kuaiji to Panyu, and he has to stop several times in the middle. And this three thousand miles sea route , there are only two Tianjin ports that can dock ships for supplies!”

"I know."

Hei Fu nodded: "One place is Dongou, and the other place is Dongzhi City in Fujian and Yue!"

Then the problem is clear. If you want to capture and hold South Vietnam, you need to defeat the Vietnamese water power, which requires the help of the boat master. But if the navy wants to go south, it needs a port at a moderate distance. However, the Minyue, who could dispatch ten thousand strong men, were unruly and unwilling to submit to the Qin Dynasty until now.

"Therefore, if you want to capture South Vietnam, you must first capture Fujian and Vietnam!"

Heifu got up and decided on the tone for this military meeting. It was still early for winter, which was just the time for the civilian men and soldiers transferred from the Central Plains to gather in Wuchang for training. After winter, they would rotate with the veterans who had been guarding Lingbei for several years, so that they could become familiar with the climate. , to advance.

During this period, he happened to use Commander Ren Xiao's boat division and Yin Tong's East Route Army to capture Fujian and Vietnam first...

But if we want to defeat Minyue, where should we start?

Everyone made suggestions and expressed their opinions one after another, but at this moment, someone opened the curtain and broke in regardless of the short-hand obstruction!

"Ji Ying?"

The meeting was interrupted and he looked at the person who was pinned by Sang Mu at the door. Although he had a beard, his skinny monkey-like appearance couldn't be Ji Ying, who else could it be?

"Aren't you in Nanchang? Why are you here?"

Heifu let the short soldiers who were doing their duty let go.

"Taiwan chief!"

Ji Ying was so excited that he didn't care about etiquette. He walked up quickly and told him the good news:

"Xiao Tao is back! He is still alive!"

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ps: Chapter 2 is around 11 o'clock.