“When it comes to the first emperor, the remaining heroes of the sixth generation have vigorously pursued the strategy to control the inner world, swallowed up the princes for two weeks, acted as the supreme and controlled the Liuhe, held the hammer to flog the world, and vibrated the world. He took the land of Baiyue in the south and thought of it Guilin, Xiangjun. The king of Baiyue bows his head and ties his neck, and orders his subordinates..."
These magnificent words came to Zhao Tuo's mind.
When he heard it for the first time, he only felt that these words were powerful and powerful, showing the domineering power of the First Emperor across the world, which made people impressed.
But when Zhao Tuo was in this era and saw Tu Sui standing in front of him, his eyes showing desire and saying that he wanted to conquer Baiyue in the south, he only felt sweat on his forehead and panic in his heart.
Because Zhao Tuo knew clearly that the Qin army's southern expedition to Baiyue really happened in history.
Five hundred thousand Qin troops attacked Baiyue in the south. With their strong military superiority, they captured most of Lingnan in a short period of time.
Then, the Qin army fell into a terrible quagmire of war.
The Yue people fled for a long time, and there was no food. The Yue people attacked them, and the Qin army was defeated. Hundreds of thousands of people were lying dead and bleeding.
Tu Sui, the commander-in-chief of the Qin army, was attacked and killed by the Yue people.
Then, Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo took over the position of Tu Sui, Nanping Yue, and mixed with the Yue people.
This was the original history and the fate that originally belonged to Tu Sui, Zhao Tuo and others.
Zhao Tuo closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
He was not 100% sure whether he was the South Vietnamese King Zhao Tuo in history.
But judging from the fact that he checked whether there was another Zhao Tuo in the Qin army but found nothing, it is most likely so.
Zhao Tuo never wants to repeat the process of history.
He didn't want to be like Zhao Tuo in history, who left the civilized world, abandoned his wife and children, and went south to become the king of a group of savages.
Not to mention, once the Qin State starts a war to conquer Baiyue in the south, it will definitely greatly deplete the Qin State's national power. The Qin soldiers suffered heavy losses and blood flowed like rivers.
The heads of Guizhou in the world are exhausted and complaining, which will make this country irresistibly embark on the road of destruction.
Facing Tu Sui's eager eyes.
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "Brother Tu, why can't you think about it? Others want to stay away from the Baiyue Land, but you still want to go there."
"The land of Baiyue is full of poisonous miasma. The last time I went south to Yue to hunt down Xiong Qi, I led my army into a miasma forest. I saw some soldiers inhaling the miasma with my own eyes, and I couldn't help but He picked at his own flesh, and finally he died piece by piece, and his death was very miserable."
"Also, that place is full of snakes, insects, rats, and ants. If you sleep at night, you can be covered in insect bites. If you walk in the forest, you may accidentally step on a venomous snake, and it will bite you when you open its mouth."
"The land is barren and barbaric, and murderous people are everywhere. Even if the emperor gives me a title, I will not go to that place."
Zhao Tuo said with a look of disgust on his face, which made Tu Sui stunned for a moment.
Tu Sui had been fighting in the Central Plains and had never been to Yue, although he heard that the place was desolate and barbaric and not suitable for Central Plains people to live.
But he thought that Zhao Tuo, Feng Wuze and others had successively conquered the south and did not see any losses. On the contrary, they were promoted to higher ranks, so he couldn't help but set his sights on Baiyue.
Now listening to Zhao Tuo explain it in detail, it is still a bit scary.
Tu Sui frowned and said: "What you said is so scary, but aren't there a lot of Yue people in that place? The big Yue people I've heard of include Nanyue, Minyue, and Ouyue. How can they survive?"
Zhao Tuo laughed out loud: "What about Nanyue, Ouyue, and Minyue? Even though these names sound like a country, they are actually just a group of savage tribes."
"The Yuyue capital I went to before was a little better. At least the place where Gou Jian ran it still has some civilized customs left."
"The Yue people further south are really barbaric. I have heard before when I was in Yue that the Yue people further south not only eat their hair and drink blood, but also have the custom of cannibalism. A group of cannibal barbarians live in the In the miasma of the forest. If we really want to fight them, we have to clear the way through the dense forest of thorns. If we are not careful, we will be attacked by those emissaries. They appear and disappear in the forest, like a group of monkeys. One after another pops up, making it difficult to prevent them. .”
"Brother Tu, you'd better not think about dealing with those barbarians. Fighting in Vietnam will give you a headache. When General Feng Wuze comes back, you can ask him if he still wants to go south again, and you will understand."
Tu Sui's eyes showed hesitation, he shook his head and said: "The land of Baiyue is so troublesome."
Although people of this era were also afraid of going to the southern regions, they said that the place was densely filled with miasma and was full of poisonous insects, rats, and ants, but after all, there were few specific descriptions.
After Zhao Tuo's words, he vividly described the appearance of Yue Di, as if recreating the scene, which left a deep impression on Tu Sui.
In addition, Zhao Tuo had personally been to Yue Di, so his words were more authoritative.
This dampened Tu Sui's enthusiasm for conquering Baiyue and obtaining a title.
Although Tu Sui has a rough character, he is not a fool and he insists on heading into that barbaric place with his head firmly on.
When Zhao Tuo saw Tu Sui's appearance, he knew that his words had an effect.
Even if he didn't give up Tu Sui's idea of conquering Baiyue on the spot, Zhao Tuo at least planted a seed in his heart that it would be difficult to conquer more lands.
At this point, Zhao Tuo said no more to avoid saying too much and having the opposite effect.
He changed the topic and chatted with Tu Sui for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.
After walking a certain distance, Zhao Tuo looked back and saw that Tu Sui was lost in thought, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
"Military merit is a double-edged sword."
The land of Baiyue is so barren and barbaric that no one wants to go there.
Tu Sui was not a fool, so why would he want to go south to conquer Baiyue?
The reason is probably that he still has a strong desire to be promoted.
The military merit title system transformed Qin from a weak country that was beaten by Wei soldiers to a tiger and wolf country that beat the princes of Shandong.
But when the world is unified and the six kingdoms are destroyed, this system that once pushed the empire forward and helped the Qin people unify the world will turn around and become a rope that strangles the empire's throat.
Without the object of conquest, it would be difficult for Qin's military meritorious groups and those military meritorious generals to be promoted.
Although people like Li Si, Wang Wan and others can be promoted by relying on literary advice, but how many people like that are there?
Do you still expect people like Qiang Fu and Hei Butt to rely on martial arts to get promoted?
Wang family, Meng family, Yang family, Xin family, Bai family...
These generals of the Qin State have learned the art of war and tactics for generations. Generations of clan members have been the generals of the Qin State, leading the Qin army to conquer all directions.
Once the war is over, how can these generals be promoted to nobility?
If they can't perform meritorious service on the battlefield, be promoted, and gain power, then won't these general families be completely in decline?
Under such circumstances, a large number of generals and military generals from generation to generation will naturally look around the empire and look at the places that have not been conquered by the Qin army.
Those places can bring them military glory, power and wealth.
As for whether the people of Guizhou want to fight and whether they are willing to sacrifice their lives to achieve their glory, that is not considered by most generals.
Today's Tu Sui is one of them.
Zhao Tuo had long heard words from Heiyi, Lu Wan and others about missing the battlefield, and their words often contained a yearning for war.
Not to mention other people, even Zhao Tuo himself, why didn't he want to be promoted to a high-ranking prince by virtue of his military merits?
It's just that Zhao Tuo has a greater pursuit. He doesn't want this country that has just settled down to experience endless wars.
But judging from Tu Sui's appearance today, the military conglomerate within the Qin State may be unable to bear it any longer.
Not to mention that above them, there is an emperor with a strong desire to conquer.
"You can't stand up to oppose this kind of thing. It will offend too many people. Not only can it not be stopped, but it will also easily become the enemy of all generals."
"But Baiyue is a deep pit. Once you get in, it's hard to get out. It's enough to drag down the empire. If these people really want to fight, then they can lead them north."
Zhao Tuo turned his gaze to the north, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Compared with the Baiyue land where miasma is dense and poisonous insects, snakes and ants are rampant.
The grasslands in the north are undoubtedly a paradise.
"Historical Records: Biography of the Lord Pingjin Marquis and Father": Tu Sui led the soldiers of the building and boat to attack Baiyue in the south...the deeper they went, the more people fled. After a long period of time, there was no food, the Yue people attacked, and the Qin army was defeated. Qin then sent General Wei Tuo to defend Yue.
"Huainanzi· Human Training": The envoy slaughtered Sui and sent out half a million soldiers... But the people of Yue all went into the jungle and were among the animals, and no one was willing to become a Qin captive. Xiang Jie Jun was appointed as a general, and he attacked the Qin people at night and defeated them greatly. They killed the generals and slaughtered Sui, leaving hundreds of thousands of people lying dead and bleeding.
(End of chapter)
