General Qin

In the palace of Qin.

The First Emperor sat in front of the case and looked at the silk paintings spread out on the case.

Territory map of Da Qin.

"My world."

His eyes were fixed on Xianyang in the center of the map, and then slowly moved north.

The northern frontier of the Great Qin Dynasty, as far as the Yinshan Mountains.

There are tens of thousands of Huns and Yuezhi people on the vast grasslands there. These barbarians who once caused trouble on the frontier are grazing cattle and horses for the emperor. And as the guard dog in the north of the Qin State, it protected the empire from the barbarians north of the Yinshan Mountains.

The First Emperor looked towards the west again.

The western frontier of the Great Qin Dynasty was involved in quicksand.

Hexi, which was once regarded as a barbaric land outside the Great Wall by Zhu Xia, has been planted with a black Qin flag. The long and narrow area is like an open arm, stretching to the farther west.

The Yuezhi people living here have either surrendered to the Qin State, or they have been beaten and fled in embarrassment.

This land has surrendered to Qin's rule.

The First Emperor tilted his head and looked east again.

Liaodong has been recovered, Donghu has been defeated, and a group of Hu people raised by Li Xin are living near the Great Wall of Liaodong as guard dogs guarding the northeastern gateway of Qin.

The peninsula from Liaodong to the south is equally wild. But the two new counties named Haidong and Rizhao clearly showed the world where the eastern frontier of Qin was.

North, west, east.

Qin flags are flying in all three directions.

Only the South.

The First Emperor's eyes finally fell on the vast area south of Changsha County and Lujiang County.

One of the four borders of Qin that he had set in his mind was missing, which made him very uncomfortable.

But what's even more uncomfortable is that the invincible Qin army actually made a big mistake here.

Shame!

Moreover, the impact of that defeat was still expanding. The news coming from the front line today made the supreme emperor unable to bear it any longer.

"It's difficult to conquer a hundred mountains, I know."

"The strategy Zhao Tuo said makes sense, and I know it too."

In the empty hall, the First Emperor suddenly started talking to himself.

Minister Zhao Gao and other eunuchs standing on both sides of the hall quickly lowered their heads.

They knew that the emperor was in a bad mood.

The voice of the First Emperor continued to ring.

"I was originally going to give Zhao Tuo a year. Just as he said, I would wait until everything is ready before conquering Baiyue. But now..."

The voice suddenly turned cold.

The First Emperor roared: "I gave Zhao Tuo time, but those Yue people didn't give me time!"

"Zhao Gao, immediately let someone pass on the martial arts prince to enter the palace."

After he finished speaking, he slapped the area on the map that represented Baiyue with an angry slap.

Half an hour later, Zhao Tuo, who had hurriedly changed into court clothes, walked into the Qin Palace.

"It's almost dusk, why is the emperor calling me so urgently?"

Zhao Tuo raised his head and glanced at the setting sun in the sky, murmuring in his heart.

Since the emperor cultivated immortality, there have been rules in both life and political affairs.

Generally, courtiers would not be called into the palace at this time, unless something urgent happened.

"There have been no problems with the Young Master's work recently. He thought he wanted to talk to me about the war in Baiyue. That's good. After he finishes speaking, I can take the opportunity to propose the establishment of medicine. With the water bug epidemic at hand, there will definitely be no medical matters. Yu."

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo felt a lot more relaxed.

As long as the emperor can agree with his strategy, one year will be enough for him to see the three schools of agriculture, engineering, and medicine take root in Xianyang to advance his big plan.

Unfortunately, Zhao Tuo's relaxed mood disappeared instantly after entering the palace and seeing the First Emperor.

Because he saw the First Emperor sitting expressionless, and he looked very unhappy at first glance.

Zhao Gao, the minister who was accompanying him in the palace, gave his little brother a cautious look.

Zhao Tuo felt a thump in his heart, secretly thinking that something was wrong.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Tuo, pays homage to your Majesty."

Zhao Tuo didn't know why the emperor was unhappy, so he could only perform the standard etiquette cautiously, truly feeling the feeling of accompanying a king like a tiger.

"Sit down."

The First Emperor spoke indifferently.

There was no small talk, and the First Emperor went straight to the point: "Zhao Gao, show the military report sent from the front line to Marquis Wugong today."

Frontline military report?

Zhao Tuo was surprised.

He understood somewhat in his heart that it was probably the new news coming from Yue in the south that made the emperor angry.

Sure enough, when Zhao Tuo took the military newspaper and opened it, his brows instantly wrinkled.

No wonder the emperor was unhappy.

The situation in Vietnam is not good, and it is still very bad.

On the West Route Army side.

Since Tu Sui was ambushed, the Nanyue people and the Xiou Yue people have joined forces to attack the Qin army guards who occupied the Pingba strongholds in Xiou, killing every one of them with blood flowing like a river.

The Western Route Qin Army, which lost its commander, reluctantly retreated to Changsha County under the organization of deputy general Wang Bao.

The Qin army completely gave up the occupied Western Ouyue territory in order to defend itself.

The Qin people retreated, but the Xiouyue people did not give up.

The king of Xiou was killed by Qin generals. How could the people of Yue swallow this breath?

Only blood for blood, tooth for tooth can eliminate hatred.

They not only invaded the southern part of Changsha County, but also occupied the Cangwu and Jiuyi Mountain areas.

The new king of Xiou, Alamo, took advantage of the Qin army's defeat to send people into various places in Changsha County to instigate local Yue people to rebel.

Changsha County was originally the location of Yangyue among Baiyue.

Later, this place was conquered by the State of Chu, and a few years ago it was conquered by the State of Qin and turned into a county.

There are many Yangyue tribes in Changsha County. During the period when they were ruled by the Chu State, because the laws were loose, the nobles did not take care of things. It is enough to pay a small amount of taxes to the Chu nobles and live a relatively leisurely life.

After the Qin State came, not only did the taxes on these Yue tribes increase greatly, but the Yue people were also mobilized to serve as corvees.

When he was building the Ling Canal before, Tu Sui forcibly recruited many Yue people to do the work.

It took five years to build a single canal, and many Yue people were naturally exhausted in the process.

Tu Sui's harsh rule made the Yue tribe in Changsha County full of complaints against the Qin army. The Song Dynasty had previously encouraged some people to rebel. This is an example.

Now the Qin army has been defeated in its expedition to Baidu, and even its generals are dead.

As soon as the news came out, all the Yue people under the jurisdiction of Changsha County were immediately moved. Then, when the Alamo group was incited, the entire Changsha County was instantly ignited with beacon fires.

The Yue People's Congress in Changsha rebelled.

They frantically vented their long-standing hatred against the Qin people, attacking and massacring local Qin people's villages and towns.

Because there were too many Yue people in rebellion, there were also Xiou Yue people in the south who were eyeing them. Coupled with the new defeat of the Qin army, the main general died in the battle, and morale was on the verge of collapse.

Deputy General Wang Bao could only gather his troops and gather in several big cities for defense. He did not dare to send troops to encircle and suppress the army, and sent people to Xianyang to report the situation.

Current Changsha County.

The west and south of the Xiang River are no longer owned by the Qin State.

Compared with Changsha County, which was in chaos, the Qin Army on the East Road in Minyue was also in poor condition.

Previously, Feng Wuze raided Minyue and destroyed its royal city. The victory was quick, but it also left hidden dangers.

King Wuzhu of Minyue fled to South Vietnam under the protection of dead soldiers.

Wu Zhudang, the king of Fujian and Yue, was beaten by the Qin people and fled in all directions. Naturally, he was unwilling and full of resentment.

After he arrived in South Vietnam, he contacted the tribal leaders of South Vietnam to encourage the King of South Vietnam to send troops to fight against the Qin army.

After Tu Sui conquered Xiou, he wanted to conquer South Vietnam, so the King of South Vietnam decided to immediately join the anti-Qin war.

Nanyue sent troops to attack Qin. After helping Xiou defeat the Tusui tribe, they turned around and headed towards Minyue.

As the Qin army on the west route was defeated by the Yue people, the news of Tu Sui's ambush spread to Fujian and Yue.

The leader of the Qin Army, Feng Wuze, vomited blood and died in anger. As a result, the morale of the Qin Army soldiers on the east road dropped sharply and the morale of the army was unstable.

King Wuzhu of Minyue took the opportunity to publicize the great victory achieved by the Yue people in Xiou and the good news that South Vietnam had come to support them. Echoing the Minyue tribes' resistance to the rule of the Qin army, they regained the land belonging to their Minyue people.

Under this situation, the tribes of Fujian and Yue naturally responded in one voice, putting the Qin army that had just conquered Fujian and Yue into a crisis.

Lieutenant General Yin Tong saw his friendly forces defeated and his leader dead. The situation was extremely critical.

He made a prompt decision and decided to lead his army to withdraw from the land of Fujian and Yue and retreat to Lujiang County to preserve military strength and wait for the arrival of the new general and reinforcements sent by the emperor.

As soon as the Qin army withdrew, the morale of the Vietnamese allied forces was greatly boosted.

They did not harass Lujiang County where there was a large Qin garrison like Xiou. Instead, he prepared to continue the eastward invasion and destroy Dongou, which had surrendered to the Qin State and returned to the Qin people as a vassal army.

Compared with the Qin people, the Yue spies who took refuge with the Qin people were more hateful.

Dongou was originally a weakling among the hundreds of kingdoms. It was often bullied by its neighbor Minyue, so it began to think of joining Qin.

Originally, the Eastern Ouyue people hoped that they could follow Qin's eldest brother and destroy Minyue and Nanyue this time, so that they could feel proud and regain their position.

In the end, little did he know that the eldest brother he had just recognized was so incompetent. Not only did he end up in a war, but Fujian and South Vietnam also came to kill him again.

Lord Dongou was frightened to death and frantically asked Yin Tong of Lujiang County for help, hoping to involve the Qin army.

Yin Tong did not dare to act recklessly, so he could only send five thousand people to support Dongou, while strictly guarding Lujiang County, and at the same time report to the court.

"call……"

Zhao Tuo closed the military newspaper and let out a long breath, his brows filled with helplessness.

War is dynamic.

Your Qin State conquered Yue and was defeated. Those Yue people will naturally fight back.

It's impossible that if you hit someone, they won't hit you back.

He originally expected that with the equipment and combat effectiveness of the Qin army, he could strictly guard Changsha and Lujiang counties after withdrawing from Yue.

Wait until next year when he will have everything ready before launching a war.

But I didn't expect the situation to deteriorate so quickly.

The Yue people in Xiou captured Cangwu and Jiuyi Mountains, and the Yue people in Changsha rebelled everywhere. The entire Changsha County was burning with beacon fire.

Qin's younger brother Dong Ou was attacked by Minyue and Nanyue troops. He was in danger of destroying the country and urgently called Qin's eldest brother to rescue him.

In this case, is it still worth waiting?

Zhao Tuo raised his head and stared at the First Emperor speechlessly.

Look at this, not only the Xiou and Minyue lands that were conquered will be vomited back. Now that half of Changsha County has been lost, Dongou may also be destroyed.

What kind of battle is this?

The more you fight, the more you pay.

The First Emperor also stared at Zhao Tuo. When he saw the expression on Zhao Tuo's face, his expression became colder and colder.

"Go back and get ready."

"My southern border needs you."