After losing Xizuo, Zhao Tuo felt a bit like he was blind, and the subsequent pursuit became difficult.
They first encountered a group of people who were tied to a tree on the roadside, and their clothes were missing.
Zhao Tuo ordered people to inquire, and the people cried and said: "Four or five hundred people passed by just now. Without any explanation, they tied us here, took away our clothes, and put on our own clothes."
When Zhao Tuo heard this, he became anxious. Once Wang Heng's more than 400 people disguise themselves as common people and hide among the people, it will be difficult to find them.
Fortunately, he had more troops, so Zhao Tuo immediately sent out half of his troops to search for rebels nearby. The remaining half of the men continued to pursue forward to see if there was any trace of Wang Heng ahead.
The fifteen hundred people who stayed behind immediately ordered the chiefs of the surrounding townships, pavilions, and localities. Bring your household registration to assist in the investigation.
Anyone who comes to the village with strangers, who does not match their household registration number, will be arrested first.
An hour later, everything within a radius of dozens of miles was filled with chaos.
Zhao Tuo's people gained a lot. They caught three people who stole things, five people who were streetwalkers, and six people who were selling drinks in the countryside...
But they found no trace of Wang Heng.
These 1,500 people were very angry and beat these unfortunate people severely, and then continued to drive towards South Vietnam.
Soon, they caught up with Zhao Tuo's large group of troops.
Zhao Tuo seemed a little silent, and he suddenly realized that he was indeed a little reckless this time.
This time, it was different from the last time we suppressed the rebels. Last time, the enemy was in the light and we were in the dark. So take your time and take a big bite when you find an opportunity.
But this time, Wang Heng and Xiang Liang were much more cunning. Wang Heng also has far fewer people. Once they are hidden among the people, it will be really difficult.
If there was another chance, Zhao Tuo felt that he should quietly surround the valley where Wang Heng was and not let anyone go.
But thinking of this, he shook his head again: "How is this possible? Sir Tingwei is waiting for me to perform my merits in Xianyang City. It would be a joke to really capture these five hundred rebels for several months."
"What's more, when I came to Pei County, this group of rebels was plundering the people. Even if I wanted to quietly surround them, it was too late. Xing Zang had already been exposed."
At this time, there was a three-way intersection ahead. It is not clear which way Wang Heng's people took.
Zhao Tuo thought for a moment, divided his troops into three groups, and continued the pursuit.
Divided into three teams, each team has a thousand people. In terms of numbers, Wang Heng still has an overwhelming advantage.
What's more, these Qin soldiers have all experienced hundreds of battles, and the rebels are much more powerful. Therefore, Zhao Tuo is not worried about Wang Heng defeating them one by one.
Zhao Tuo personally led a thousand people and walked that road.
The mountain road is rugged, going up and down, and in some places it can't be called a road at all. In the end, the whole army could only dismount and lead the horses southward.
When we reached the point where we were exhausted and our throats were about to smoke, a puddle appeared in front of us.
Zhao Tuo was overjoyed and ran over with his people to ask for water for their horses. As a result, there was a wooden sign next to the pool that read: Poisonous.
Zhao Tuo was so angry that he kicked the sign down: "This must be written by Wang Heng. It seems that we are right to take this path."
The general said painfully: "General, all the soldiers in the army are exhausted, and there is no water. This..."
Zhao Tuo said calmly: "This pool must have a source, go to the source to drink water."
The generals were ordered to search nearby for a while, and finally found a stream, and then fetched water in the mountains.
I gave it to a few old horses first to make sure there were no problems, and then people drank the water.
After drinking the water, Zhao Tuo suddenly had a feeling. This place had high mountains and dense forests. Why didn't Wang Heng set up an ambush here? If everyone is drinking water and arrows are fired, then...
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo was startled and shouted to everyone: "Get ready to meet the enemy."
The Qin soldiers gathered quickly and looked around nervously.
However, there was nothing around. Only the mountain wind blew through the trees, making them whine.
After a long time, a general couldn't hold himself any longer and asked cautiously: "General, where is the enemy?"
Zhao Tuo whispered: "Wang Heng has given me the feeling along the way that this person is a smart man. Since he is a smart man, how could he give up such an excellent opportunity to set up an ambush?"
The lieutenants all nodded, but still said strangely: "However, if they really set up an ambush, they should have attacked long ago. At this time, the opportunity has obviously been missed."
Zhao Tuo frowned and couldn't figure out the reason.
At this time, the sentry came back and reported that he had looked around and there was no trace of the rebels.
Zhao Tuo frowned. He suddenly slapped his forehead and said with great regret, "I understand. All soldiers, mount their horses immediately to pursue the rebels."
The deputy general asked: "General, what is going on?"
Zhao Tuo said: "Wang Heng is indeed a smart man. He understands that with his men and horses, even if he sets an ambush, he will not be able to do anything to us. On the contrary, it will delay his escape and make it easy for us to bite him."
"Therefore, he chose the thief to bluff here, making us hesitant and afraid to step forward, slowing us down. And he took this opportunity to fly away."
The lieutenants were all dubious when they heard this.
After a short time, they found that the road ahead was blocked, the simple bridges were destroyed, and some river embankments were even dug open. It was muddy everywhere, making it difficult for people and horses to move forward.
Zhao Tuo jumped off his horse, looked into the distance, and gave a bitter smile: "If we go further, we will reach the border of Lingnan. There are no roads or cities there. There are mountains and dense forests everywhere, and there are Yue people who have no good intentions towards us. If we want to catch Wang Heng, it may be difficult to do so within a year and a half."
Zhao Tuo shook his head in frustration: "The matter that Mr. Tingwei told me was not completed in the end."
The surrounding lieutenants sighed.
Zhao Tuo called someone over to prepare pen and ink. He wrote two letters, one of which was to Li Si. The main content was to apologize to Li Si and express his loyalty.
Another letter was written to Ying Zheng, hoping that the court could allocate money and food.
After the envoy left, Zhao Tuo said to the people beside him: "You have been marching for so long, are you tired? Eat some dry food and set up camp. In addition, send someone to call the other two troops over, so there is no need to split up to pursue the king. Everlasting."
The lieutenants said: "The longer we delay here, won't Wang Heng get further away?"
Zhao Tuo shook his head: "Even if we chase him again, it will be difficult to catch him. Moreover, our army is exhausted. Once we reach Lingnan, it will be too easy to ambush there. Wang Heng's hundreds of people will cause us a lot of trouble." Massive casualties.”
"Next, we must fight steadily. Otherwise, it would be a joke if three thousand people were defeated by four hundred."
Everyone around them nodded in agreement.
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Wang Heng has indeed entered Lingnan. Along the way, this group of people fully demonstrated their ability to cross rivers and demolish bridges.
At first, everyone thought it was fun to do something bad, but after doing it a lot, they got a little tired and tired.
But when I thought that the pursuers behind me would be blocked, I had to work hard.
When night fell, Wang Heng waved to everyone and said with a smile: "By this time, the Qin soldiers will definitely be unable to catch up. Tonight, we can have a solid sleep."
Everyone was happy.
Xiang Pi asked carefully: "Prime Minister, we can sleep tonight. What about tomorrow? Where will we go after dawn?"
Wang Heng said: "After dawn, we will form an alliance with the South Vietnamese tribes. We have four hundred fine soldiers, which is a big force. After forming an alliance, we will make friends from far away and attack closely, pacify the South Vietnamese tribes one by one, and unite South Vietnam into one. From then on, we will Chu was restored in South Vietnam."
At this point, Wang Heng suddenly froze, thinking: There are no Chu people in South Vietnam, so there is no need for this so-called King Huai of Chu to attract people's hearts. Otherwise...I will make myself king?
However, Wang Heng hesitated and gave up the idea.
After all, South Vietnam is a barbarian land. Being king in this kind of place always feels like a child playing house. The real hero should go to Zhuluyuan.
Therefore, I still have to fight back one day.
After conquering South Vietnam, he recruited the best of South Vietnam and trained them into a tiger and wolf army, and then in the name of King Huai of Chu, he captured the Chu land...
The more Wang Heng thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and he couldn't help but grin.
At this time, Xiang Pi next to him came to pour cold water again: "Hey, in such a barbarian land, it is meaningless to be the king of South Vietnam."
Wang Heng also feels that being a king here is meaningless, but he can say this for himself. Who is he, and he dares to talk nonsense?
Wang Hengxin couldn't control himself and immediately raised his hand to hit Xiang Pi.
Xiang Pi was startled and took a step back.
Wang Heng saw King Huai of Chu standing next to Xiang Pi, looking at him in horror.
"That's all, this puppet will still be useful in the future. Spare them." Wang Heng comforted himself, and then tried his best to smile and said to Xiang Pi: "South Vietnam is a barbarian land now, but it may not be so in the future. In the past. Qin and Chu, which one is not a land of barbarians? What about now? Isn’t it a land of etiquette?"
Xiang Pi didn't dare to speak.
Wang Heng waved his hand and said to the people next to him: "You all have a good meal today. After dawn, I will take people to learn about the nearby tribes. These South Vietnamese people must have conflicts with each other. By then, we can Divide them and defeat them one by one."
These rebels nodded with conviction and went to eat.
Wang Heng was lying on the bed of the battalion commander that had just been set up, thinking beautifully: "King of South Vietnam, hehe..."
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"King of Nanyue? Are you kidding me?" Xu Fu raised his hand and slapped the envoy in front of him on the face.
"I am going to go out on a boat to the sea, and I don't even care about a Japanese country. What's the appeal of South Vietnam to me? You still want me to betray the imperial court and banish the immortal? Are you taking the courage of a leopard? I don't know how to banish you. Are immortals powerful? Do you want to kill me?"
The more Xu Fu talked, the angrier he became, and he kicked the messenger hard. The messenger fell to the ground with a thud.
The sailor next to him tried to dissuade him with earnest words: "Sir, the two armies are fighting. If you don't kill the envoy, calm down. Calm down your anger."
Xu Fu breathed a long sigh of relief and said to the envoy: "Go and tell your master to come to my camp in person before dawn and surrender. Otherwise, I will attack you and leave no chickens or dogs behind."
The messenger ran away in tears.
Xu Fu sat down calmly, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it elegantly.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to be imitating the banished immortal consciously or unconsciously...
It has been some time since Xu Fu took sailors into South Vietnam. They are very busy, busy making distant and close attacks, taking advantage of conflicts between tribes, making alliances with one today and dealing with that one tomorrow. Assassinate the leader today, and help the newcomers rise to power tomorrow.
During the Autumn and Warring States period, Xu Fu played it very skillfully. Poor South Vietnamese natives, they had no resistance at all to Yuan's schemes and were defeated one after another.
After a series of dazzling operations, coupled with the super fighting power of the sailors.
Xu Fu has conquered 90% of the tribes, and these 90% tribes follow Xu Fu as their co-leader.
Xu Fu didn't care about the internal affairs of his tribe, but when going to war, these tribes would send strong men to assist Xu Fu.
In addition, Xu Fu had no interest in collecting their taxes, disbanding their organization, or changing their living habits...
After all, Xu Fu was not an official of the Qin Dynasty at all. He was struggling here just because he wanted to return to Da Qin smoothly without being stabbed in the back.
These Yue people suddenly realized that having Xu Fu as their co-owner seemed to be no harm to them. On the contrary, it is beneficial, at least everyone does not have to fight all day long. If there is any conflict, there is still someone who can arbitrate it.
As a result, under the threat of Xu Fu's force, South Vietnam suddenly experienced a long-lost peace.
There are still 10% of the tribes that have not been conquered. They were controlled by the original Chu nobles. However, I can't control it for long.
Xu Fu led his troops and horses to surround them. Want a formal fight? Xu Fu's sailors were as good as ten.
Going to the woods for guerrilla warfare? The South Vietnamese after Xu Fu were even better at doing nothing.
Therefore, some Chu nobles sent people to honor Xu Fu as the King of South Vietnam in order to obtain an honorable surrender. So that I can continue to be a local emperor on the mountain. Even if you can't stay in the mountains, don't be sent to Xianyang.
But Xu Fu drove the envoy away directly.
He wanted to take these Chu people with him. These original people, the South Vietnamese natives, were much smarter. If they were left in the tribe, who knows if they would ruin their own affairs?
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At dawn, in the tense camp, the anxious nobles of Chu State who gathered together finally made up their minds.
After their country was subjugated, they managed to survive for so long in a barbarian land, so they could be considered to have earned something.
Now that I'm going down the mountain and surrendering, I don't know how the people below will treat me. Should he kill it with one sword, or give it to the emperor of Qin Dynasty?
The nobles didn't know what their fate was, but they could vaguely guess that they might not be able to come back to the mountain again.
They can only put on their most decent clothes so that they can accept all this with dignity.
Facing the rising sun, they tremblingly went to see Xu Fu.
At the same time, Wang Heng also organized his troops and horses and drove into Lingnan with 400 people.
"King of South Vietnam, hehe." Wang Heng was full of ambition, reviewing in his mind the tactics of the Autumn and Warring States Period.
"The Yue people are uncivilized and do not understand the original tactics. I will definitely succeed this time." Wang Heng thought confidently.
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