The so-called Baiyue is the collective name for the ethnic minorities in the southern coastal areas.
Huo Qubing only gave him seven days to complete the order to summon the leaders of various ministries. He asked Zhao Yingqi to take the first step, which was just the beginning.
This step will have a huge impact on the situation in South Vietnam and even Baiyue.
It is no longer possible for Baiyue to unite with the outside world.
Using South Vietnam to fight Baiyue is the same as using Hungary to control Hungary. Let them consume each other.
If Zhao Yingqi obeys, he will desperately move closer to the Han Dynasty in order to steadily suppress the Baiyue tribes, otherwise he will bear the brunt of the ensuing counterattack.
"Your Majesty, please surrender."
In the square in the front hall of the royal capital, Zhao Yingqi glanced at his concubines, queen, and heirs.
Queen Xi and her son Zhao Xing looked frightened, with pleading eyes.
Zhao Yingqi ran through thousands of thoughts in an instant, and finally said dejectedly: "I agree with what Huo Hou said, I just hope that Huo Hou can leave a piece of incense for my Zhao family."
Zhao Yingqi is capricious and not worthy of pity.
Huo Qubing waved his hand and told him to go down and follow the plan.
Everyone else followed suit.
Huo Qubing turned around and looked at Huo Guang: "Do you have any questions?"
"Um."
Huo Guang said sternly: "Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, we have conquered Baiyue many times in China. Why can Baiyue repeat it again and again? I see that my brother led troops to attack and suppressed South Vietnam until it was unable to fight back. It doesn't seem difficult."
"You saw me bringing my troops over and breaking into the capital of South Vietnam. This is just the visible part. Have you considered the reasons behind it?"
Huo Qubing recovered and said: "First of all, these soldiers under my command. You saw that their soldiers are sharp and brave, but you didn't see that they had to go through hundreds of battles before they could develop their current bravery and make their opponents unbeatable."
"And how much financial, material, and battlefield training is required to become an elite in all battles?"
Huo Qubing means a heroic soldier who has fought many battles, reflecting the strength and weakness of a country.
One is strong and the other is weak. It is precisely because of the strength of the Han Dynasty that the current weakness of South Vietnam is revealed.
"Back then, Emperor Qin unified the world and conquered Baiyue several times. With the power of Qin sweeping across Liuhe, he still suffered heavy losses and failed continuously. Why?"
Huo Qubing continued: “Baiyue’s geographical location and environment are all natural advantages.
In the first phase of Qin's war to unify Lingnan, he quickly conquered southern Guangdong (Guangdong) and encountered almost no major resistance. But in Xiou (Guangxi), it took six years of fighting, and at the cost of "hundreds of thousands of corpses and blood", Xiou and the areas south of Vietnam were unified. "
Huo Qubing had no reservations about teaching Huo Guang and said softly:
"Later, Qin dug the Ling Canal north of Xing'an County in Xiou, which solved the problem of military grain transportation, and Qin was able to march smoothly.
However, the commander-in-chief at that time, Wei Tu Sui, led his army into Xiou. Due to a series of problems, the combat power was weakened. Then they were attacked at night by the Yue people and burned, causing hundreds of thousands of casualties. It was so cruel that even the commander-in-chief Wei Tu Sui fought. Die on the spot.
Later, Emperor Qin sent Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo to lead reinforcements. After a hard battle, they conquered Nanyue and Xiou and established three counties: Nanhai, Guilin, and Xiang. "
Huo Qubing explained the difficulties and historical background of attacking Baiyue.
Huo Guang slowly understood.
The Han army's victory seemed simple, but it was actually based on the failures of the Qin and Han dynasties. It summed up experience and avoided the mistakes that had been made before. It used a small number of troops to suddenly attack the enemy and hit the vital point directly. The opponent had no time to react.
The guerrilla tactics that the Yue people are good at, gathering tribes to collectively resist, and taking advantage of the terrain, were all too late to start.
Only then did we have the final result in front of us.
"Compared with capturing the capital of South Vietnam, how to control the situation in the future is a more critical issue."
"Every war is a competition of comprehensive strength."
“When doing things, you must first consider the deep-seated reasons behind them and observe the essence through phenomena.”
Huo Guang originally wanted to ask Huo Qubing if he asked Zhao Yingqi to call over the leaders of the Baiyue tribes and chop them all. Would it be too bloody and kill a good person by mistake?
But after hearing what Huo Qubing said, he checked off this somewhat childish question.
There are no absolute good guys or bad guys in war. If you push it up, there are many blood feuds, hatred between the country and the family.
At that time, the Qin people died in the Baiyue war, adding up to hundreds of thousands.
From the perspective of the Qin people, they were establishing a great cause of unification and bringing hundreds of tribes under their control. From Baiyue's perspective, they were defending their homeland.
Where does good and evil come from?
As long as you are worthy of your conscience, you should move forward bravely.
At this time, someone sent a list of registered officials, dignitaries, and people who had access to the palace in Nanyue.
Huo Qubing took all these scrolls into Xiaobing Mansion.
Even if there are still a few remnants of Zonghengdao, they can no longer be called a disaster, and they are hiding in the east.
Moreover, after breaking through the palace and causing such a big commotion, some people had already run away, so we could only trace the incident later.
Huo Qubing has more important things.
He issued an order to leave half of his troops behind, and Qi Gong, another military academy lieutenant, to lead the stay and supervise Zhao Yingqi.
Huo Qubing himself led the troops and immediately left the capital of South Vietnam, disappearing into the void as soon as he left the city.
Zhao Yingqi and others came to see them off outside the city. Only then did they know why Huo Qubing was able to suddenly attack the city gate, but the defenders did not notice anything unusual at first.
The method of marching to activate energy and reduce weakness has always been hailed as a mythical way of commanding troops. It is rumored that only the famous Qin general Wu Anjun Bai Qi has done it, but it is not expected that Huo Qubing can do it.
After Huo Qubing left, Zhao Jiande's face turned as white as a dead man before a trace of color returned.
Back in the palace, Zhao Yingqi sat on the throne, motionless, and the notice to summon all the ministries in Baiyue had been sent out.
In a few days, more than half of the leaders of Baiyue tribes will gather in the capital of South Vietnam.
"Father, the champion has left, leaving only a thousand troops!" Zhao Jiande suddenly said.
He also practiced, and he cultivated military skills, but his power was limited.
The most basic method of gathering energy into a line to transmit sound can be achieved in the Lower Ninth Realm.
Zhao Yingqi suddenly raised his head and reprimanded: "So what if we leave a thousand people behind? At this time, inside and outside the palace, do you know how many spies, both overt and covert, are watching us? If we make a slight mistake, I will be killed immediately."
And you also saw the process of the Han army entering the city. These one thousand of them can be used as more than ten thousand elites. Do you want to die? "
Zhao Jiande hurriedly said: "Father, I misunderstood. What I mean is that there are only a thousand people, and there are always places where we are not well guarded.
Let’s run, the secret passage in this palace…”
Zhao Yingqi shook his head: "Not to mention whether you can run out, even if you can run out, where can you run if you lose South Vietnam?"
He added: "Actually... it may not be a bad thing for my father and son if the champion kills Lu Jia.
The Lu family has a disobedient heart and will surely become a disaster sooner or later.
You used to be close to the Lu family, and your concubines were also from the Lu family, but you didn't know that they were taking advantage of you. The closer you are to the Lu family, the less likely your father will be to pass on this South Vietnam to you.
First do what the champion said, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope..."
In history, Zhao Yingqi abolished the elders and established young ones, and did not pass on the position of king to Zhao Jiande.
So Zhao Jiande later joined forces with Lu Jia to rebel and kill his brother to seize power.
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Huo Qubing led his troops and quickly advanced westward after leaving South Vietnam.
Early the next day.
He led his troops to Ailao, which was later known as Yunnan.
Ailao is located between the Nujiang River and the Lancang River. It is a state established by the Fujian people.
It starts from the Yunling Mountains in the east, to the Irrawaddy River Basin in the west, to the southern foothills of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the north, and to the central and southern part of the Shan State Plateau in the south.
Sima Qian called the tribal alliance in the Ailao area "Chengxiang Kingdom" in "Historical Records", which later became the Yongchang County of the Han Dynasty.
The current situation in Ailao is centered on the "Xiang Kingdom" and is a tribal alliance.
From its geographical location, we know what Huo Qubing wants to do.
With the insight of later generations, he knew that passing through Ailao, several hundred miles away, was the southeastern corner of Shendu territory.
Ailao is full of fog and miasma, and the mountains and forests are layered.
When Huo Qubing led his team here, all the forbidden troops took out a red wax pill that had been prepared in advance, peeled it off and held it in their mouths, leaving some people to look after the horses, and then quickly shuttled through the mountainous forest.
After about half an hour, the team came to a cliff.
The strange thing is that several bronze chains have been tied to both ends of the cliff, and they are connected with rings below to form a cliff slide that can be passed.
The white mist flows between the cliffs like a river, and the chain sinks into it. It is very hidden and almost difficult to detect.
Huo Qubing showed an expected expression and led Bai Nanyu, Zhao Anji and other elites along the slide to the opposite side.
Zhao Anji blew a kind of bamboo whistle.
This is another backup method of contact for the Han army outside the lotus leaves. The sound is whining in the wind, sounding like a bird's song, spreading far and wide.
Within a moment, a response came from the distance.
The two parties blew to each other and confirmed that the code was correct and that each was the person the other was waiting for.
Someone from a distance rushed over to join them.
Zhao Anji listened intently, with a slight look of surprise on his face.
That person's self-portrait skills were so good, the whistle that came back was still several miles away at first, but suddenly it was close.
An old Taoist priest jumped down from the tree silently, staring at Huo Qubing with resentful eyes, and after a long while he said quietly:
"You are here. If you come later, I will die here."
After saying this, he took out a bunch of wild grape-like fruits from his sleeve, placed it above his mouth, and started to smoke.
The whole bunch of grapes is taken into the mouth by the machine.
The old Taoist narrowed his eyes slightly, showing a satisfied expression.
Xiong San on the side swallowed his saliva and asked: "Is it delicious?"
Huo Qubing: "Why did you come here in person?"
"Fortunately, in this land of southern Xinjiang, there are some wild fruits that can satisfy our hunger, otherwise it would be difficult to persevere."
Dao Zun sighed: "Transportation here is not easy. Your soldiers have been dormant for more than a month, exploring roads and digging fortifications. Not only did they persevere, they also enjoyed it, calling it field training.
My feet are fast, so I took pity on your soldiers, so I came over on my own.
It's true that the Taoist ancestors are the best. Those Han soldiers are almost like savages, but they still refuse to go out. They say that your order has not come, and they will die in the mountains and fields. They must not reveal your march plan. "
"Let's go."
Tao Zun leads the way.
A group of people climbed over mountains and ridges, even crossing mountain streams and cliffs.
The water in some mountain streams is surging and extremely dangerous.
Finally, everyone came to a valley under the mountains.
Chen Qing and Zhao Ponu were actually there.
The two of them didn't go to fight Da Yuezhi, but they still had missions.
When Huo Qubing attacked the Dayue clan, they received orders and knew that they would be punished later, so they led their troops south to this southern border to make preliminary arrangements.
Huo Qubing mobilized his troops and generals nearly two months in advance and made arrangements.
It happened that Tao Zun also led a group of Taoists to find the Twelve Karma Buddhist Cultivators who came to Han Dynasty to preach. After meeting Zhao Ponu and others, they followed here and worked in vain for more than a month.
He had the best skills. During this period, he went all the way west, crossed Ailao, and conducted several explorations into the body poison.
Their team has found a path in Ailao territory, and has clearly explored the reality of the Shendu territory on the other side.
"Lang Zhongling!"
Chen Qing, Zhao Ponu, and even the five thousand Han troops who were waiting here all stood up. Everyone's eyes were bright and their military appearance was neat. They looked at Huo Qubing with eager eyes.
Huo Qubing glanced at everyone and couldn't help but be moved.
The environment in southern Xinjiang is harsh, humid, and foggy.
Even though they practiced cultivation, these Han soldiers still suffered from many adverse reactions. Some had swollen faces and some had itching all over their bodies.
There were also people who were pale, bitten by poisonous insects, and inhaled the miasma... But at the moment Huo Qubing came over, all the Han soldiers had only determination on their faces, their eyes were still sharp, and they were ready to fight.
They had been waiting, waiting for the battle to begin.
A few years later, perhaps no one will still remember these Han soldiers and wonder what they have done.
The long river of history will drown them.
But at this moment, they are willing to sacrifice their lives and blood for the strength of the Han nation, and spare no effort to contribute everything they have, sweat, loyalty, blood, and even their lives.
Everything is just to make Han invincible and frighten the enemy!
“Those who are injured are counted and sent out to rest.
But don’t worry, I will wait for you to recover, and then we will fight against the poison together, break the enemy’s belly, and show off the power of my great man! "
What Huo Qubing said was the final decision, and the Han army acted immediately and obeyed the order.
Huo Qubing turned to Taoist Master: "Where are those Taoists you brought with you, and where are the Buddhist cultivators that you are chasing?"
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