General Qin

In the 31st year of the First Emperor of Qin, Lingling, Changsha County.

Part of Qin's army to conquer Baiyue is gathered here, waiting for the order to attack.

On a flat land beside a mountain forest, the Qin army's black tents stretched endlessly.

"His mother's body is extremely hot. Just by sitting still, water will come out of her clothes. No wonder they say Baiyue is not a place for people from the Central Plains."

A Qin soldier with a Wei accent took off his clothes, sweated, and complained.

"Yes, I heard that during yesterday's march, someone in the neighboring village fainted and was frothing at the mouth!"

"Hiss, this is still in Changsha County. If we go further south to Xiou or Nanyue, that's fine."

"There must be too many bugs here. I just slept for one night and my body is covered with bugs."

The surrounding soldiers all echoed in agreement.

They dare not speak ill of the war and the people who started it. They can only vent their complaints and fears on the land they step on.

It's September now, and it's already cool in the Central Plains.

The land of Yue was extremely sweltering, with not only high temperatures but also high humidity, which made it difficult for these Qin soldiers from the Central Plains to adapt to the water, soil and climate here, and they all complained.

While everyone was complaining, there was a man lying on the straw mat in the corner, with his hands behind his head and his eyes closed, taking a nap.

Someone saw it and said in surprise: "Peng Zhong, you are really big-hearted. You can sleep in such a ghost place."

Peng Yue opened his eyes, looked at the resentful Pao Ze around him, and said with a smile: "What's the use of just complaining without thinking about how to rest? How can you abandon the army and sneak home?"

Everyone's expressions froze.

Escape?

A deserter?

Even if Baiyue knew that there were harsh mountains and rivers ahead, few in the Qin army would dare to become deserters.

If they die here, at most one person will die.

If you dare to become a deserter, not only will you be beheaded if caught, but your parents, wives, and children far away in your hometown will also be implicated, and the price will be very heavy.

Only some people who are selfish, or who want to feed one person so that the whole family is not hungry, may have such dangerous thoughts.

"So, complaining is just a waste of energy. It's better to keep your energy and go back after the battle as soon as possible."

Peng Yue shook his head and closed his eyes again and dozed off.

As a Wei man, he was also not used to the climate here, and was afraid of the dangerous environment in the southern Yue region.

But Peng Yue had a strong belief in his heart.

Ten years ago, at the foot of Shanyang City.

He saw with his own eyes Wei Jiu, the king of Ningling of Wei, kneeling on the ground and begging for surrender to a young Qin general.

Since then, that scene has been lingering in Peng Yue's mind.

"A man should be like this!"

These were the heroic words Peng Yue made at that time. The blood buried deep in his body was ignited by that scene and could not be calmed down.

In the following period, he was recruited by the Qin army to participate in the battle against Qi, and was promoted to a public servant. After returning to his hometown, he enjoyed a series of treatment that was different from ordinary Guizhou leaders.

Peng Yue tasted the marrow and wanted to climb up more and more.

Later, he was recruited to participate in the Northern Expedition, but unfortunately he only existed as a civilian responsible for logistics and transportation, and was a little transparent person in the war. After a great battle, he didn't even reach the first level of knighthood.

This made Peng Yue feel very regretful, and his desire to climb up not only did not disappear, but became stronger.

This time's battle to conquer Baiyue was a hardship for ordinary Qin soldiers, but if you think about it from another angle, isn't this an opportunity to climb up?

"When the martial arts lord defeated Yan, he was still a public servant, but now he has become a high-ranking prince, even the emperor and princess."

"I, Peng Yue, don't dare to compare with the martial arts lord, but I still have to earn the title of doctor. When I walk on the street in the future, I can at least be respected as Doctor Peng."

Peng Yue set a small goal for himself in his heart.

Kill a few of his Yue people, upgrade your title, and become a master.

"I have already analyzed it. As long as the entire Qin State is not led by the Shuqi Commandery Lieutenant, and someone else leads the army, it will be a sure win!"

This time, the commander of the Qin army was Feng Wuze, the chief concubine. He had abundant experience in attacking Yue and had conquered two large Yue countries, Ganyue and Dongou.

As for the commander of their Qin army, it was Tu Sui, the governor of Changsha.

Tu Sui stayed here for five full years, and he knew the Yue people well and had rich experience.

In Peng Yue's view, this battle is just one word.

stable!

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"General, our advance ship has entered Lishui (Lijiang River) through Lingqu (Lingqu). The navigation is smooth and there are no obstacles along the way."

"Okay, with zero canals to transport grain and ordnance, this battle will be easier!"

When the deputy general Wang Bao reported the latest news to Tu Sui, Tu Sui, as the deputy general in the expedition to Yue, just received the official offensive order from the coach Feng Wuze.

This time the Qin State's 200,000 troops conquered Baiyue, so they naturally had a corresponding battle plan.

According to the Qin Army's understanding of Baiyue in the past few years, Baiyue's people have few armors and their weapons are primitive and worn-out. They are definitely no match for the fully armed Qin Army in frontal combat.

The Yue people also had their advantages. They had few cities and towns, and they lived among mountains, rivers and valleys. Once they avoid fighting and engage in guerrilla warfare in the mountains and forests with the Qin army, taking advantage of the local geography and climate, it will be very disadvantageous for the Qin army.

In order to avoid falling into a guerrilla war with the Yue people in the mountains and forests, Feng Wuze and Tu Sui planned to attack quickly and use the intelligence advantages brought by blocking the news in the early stage to launch a sudden attack and catch the Yue people by surprise.

When the Yue people failed to react and fled into the dangers of the mountains and forests, the Qin army defeated their ruler and several powerful Yue tribes in one fell swoop, wiping out the main force of the Yue people.

It would be better if you can capture Yue people and their commanders in battle. The Qin army could use its name and the power of victory to recruit and encircle the Yue people at the same time, just like how Zhao Tuo surrendered to Yue before.

The first wave of Qin's offensive is very important and it is also the most advantageous time.

In order to expand the advantage, the 200,000 Qin army was divided into two groups.

Commander Feng Wuze led an army of 100,000 troops, combined with 5,000 Yue vassals provided by the Dongou tribe, and the Louchuan division from the Jiangdong coast to attack Fujian and Yue.

Lieutenant General Tu Sui led 100,000 Qin troops from the Lingling and Cangwu areas of Changsha County to attack Xiou.

Among the Baiyue tribes, the original great states included Yang Yue, Qian Yue, Yu Yue, Dong Ou, Xi Ou, Min Yue, Nan Yue, Luo Yue and so on. There are countless Yue tribes left, large and small, estimated to be hundreds or even thousands, but none are as powerful as these.

Among them, Yangyue had long been conquered by Chu. After the Qin army destroyed Chu, Feng Wuze captured these places, and then took advantage of the situation to destroy Ganyue.

Qin general Zhao Tuo captured Yu Yue while hunting down the traitor Xiong Qi.

As for Dongou, under Feng Wuze's management in the past two years, the entire country surrendered to Da Qin.

Therefore, among the hundred great countries, there are only four left: Minyue, Xiou, Nanyue and Luoyue.

This time the Qin army conquered Baiyue. If it could capture Xiou and Minyue at the first opportunity, it would not only be a great prestige, but also frighten the courage of the remaining Yue people. Afterwards, the Qin army could attack South Vietnam, the most ferocious of the hundreds of Vietnamese, from both the east and west directions.

Once South Vietnam is defeated, the remaining Luo Yue will be unable to fight alone. It will be a matter of time before the Qin army captures it.

Tu Sui has been preparing for this day for many years.

When he was the governor of Changsha, he asked the First Emperor to mobilize the people to build an artificial ditch between the Xiang River and Lishui. This is to facilitate the Qin army to better ensure logistics when it goes south to attack Baiyue.

The First Emperor agreed, and after several years of struggle, Lingqu was completed last year.

This artificial ditch connecting the two rivers was the source of Tu Sui's confidence to write a letter to attack Baiyue.

Qin’s desire to subjugate Baiyue has been around for a long time!

Now is the time to put this into practice.

Tu Sui looked at the rough map in front of the case.

In his mind, he recalled the scene five years ago when Zhao Tuo publicly talked about how difficult it was to attack Baiyue and how it was not as good as the Northern Expedition.

"It's difficult to attack a hundred enemies? Just look at me and knock him down!"

Tu Sui snorted and turned to the generals: "Send an order to the entire army to rest for five days to allow the soldiers to adapt to the local climate. After that, train for half a month to allow the soldiers to cooperate properly."

"On the fifth day of October, launch a general attack!"