In the nineteenth year of the founding of the Great Qin, August 23.

Outside the city of Zitong, the flag is fierce, and the morning light is ignited. Seventy thousand Yizhou sailors are ready to go.

The river meanders, thousands of warships are moored along the river, and the officers and men of the naval division line up on the shore, densely packed, facing the Dianjiangtai in the north.

Relying on the relationship between his father and his father-in-law, Pei Shengqin was fortunate to stand near Dianjiangtai, and further ahead was the general of this expedition, and they were waiting for his father-in-law to take the stage for a proofreading. Behind him were lined up the soldiers assigned to Pei Shengqin's command, a full hundred.

With the system of the Great Qin Dynasty, although Yu Linlang is a shadow official, he is also regarded as a real position, which is equivalent to a hundred generals. Even if Pei Shengqin does not go on the expedition, his 100-person establishment has always existed, but it is only temporarily managed by others.

Father stood in front, and from time to time he would turn his head sideways and glare at Pei Shengqin viciously, Pei Shengqin made his own decisions this time, which really made him angry. However, the old father-in-law spoke, and the father had no choice but to acquiesce.

Under the watchful eye of everyone, his father-in-law Yang An was wearing a soft armor, and finally Shi Shiran took the stage, holding a bright yellow scroll in both hands.

Yang An stood on the stage, then solemnly opened the scroll and groaned in a deep voice: "The emperor's edict said:"

At this time, Pei Shengqin heard a wrestler shouting not far from the rear: "The emperor's edict said:"

A moment later, the same chant was heard farther from behind. One after another, there was an endless stream, and the sound that fell into Pei Shengqin's ears became smaller and smaller.

Previously, Pei Shengqin was still thinking about how the soldiers in the back row could hear his father-in-law's words if there were 70,000 troops here, and the queue was far away, and there was no microphone speaker in this era. Thinking about it at this moment, I really underestimated the wisdom of the ancients, it turned out that the ancients had long known how to use the "humanoid microphone", relying on a wrestler to pass on the coach's words one by one.

"The Southern Barbarians dare to threaten the country, pretend to be the emperor, rash dogs and sheep, and repeatedly peep into the territory of the emperor and Qin... I will patrol the provinces, ascend to the meeting and the princes, and restore the traces of Yu to determine Kyushu..."

The solemn words spread throughout the army, which was the edict of the Qin Emperor to cut down the Jin. Pei Shengqin sighed silently in his heart, this Great Qin Dynasty is really up to the emperor and down to the people, they are all extremely proud, even an edict is extremely crazy, and they are extremely contemptuous of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The series of military victories that the Qin army had already swept away when it swept away the kingdoms had already overwhelmed everyone's minds, and no one realized that the Qin army might also fail at this time.

After reading the edict, the army knelt down and shouted three long live, and then the generals were ordered.

Although his father-in-law is the commander of the Yizhou Army, he has to sit in the rear to plan and ensure the supply of the army. The one who actually led the troops to the expedition was the chief general of the water division, that is, Pei Shengqin's father Pei Yuanluo.

"Zitong is too guarded by Pei Yuanluo on stage."

"The last general!"

The father ascended to the platform, took over the festival symbolizing military power from his father-in-law, turned around and shouted: "The king is victorious, and the great Qin is the world!" ”

"The king is victorious, and the Great Qin is the world!" The three armies shouted in unison.

When my father stepped down, there were many lieutenant generals, and some generals came to power and were appointed, but these people were only appointed, and there was no moderation.

Yu Linlang is the lowest-level general, and he is the last to be on the stage, and the next captain is not qualified to take the stage.

"Yulin Lang Pei Shengqin, this time he will lead the army to fight, he will be loyal to the country, open up the territory for Daqin, and live up to the grace of the emperor!"

"The last general will obey the order, and he will live up to His Majesty's grace and the cultivation of the handsome!"

Kneeling on one knee on the platform, after a routine question and answer, Pei Shengqin was about to step down from the platform, but he heard his father-in-law whisper to him: "The army is on the march, and the female dependents are not present, so the poetry will not come to see you off." She asked me to tell you, and she waited for your triumphant return. ”

When Pei Shengqin looked up, his father-in-law had already recovered his solemn appearance, as if he hadn't seen him at all. Pei Shengqin nodded imperceptibly and slowly retreated.

Yang's poetic voice and smile echoed in his mind, gradually shattering the last trace of estrangement between Pei Shengqin and this era. The moment he stepped down, he finally fully integrated into this era.

I must not fail, for myself, for my father, for the sake of the Great Qin Dynasty, and for the sake of the flaming woman who was silently waiting for my return in Yizhou!

The 70,000 sailors boarded the ships and headed south along the river, with warships of different sizes, including large ships that could accommodate thousands of troops, and boats that carried 100 people.

The largest warship can accommodate 3,000 soldiers and horses. My father and the staff of all the generals are on this ship, and Pei Shengqin and his 100 subordinates also live on this ship, which is also specially ordered by my father.

Pei Shengqin cruised on the battleship, looking at these energetic Qin soldiers, most of them were in a state of excitement, Pei Shengqin saw blood and hope, as well as glory and loyalty in them. Pei Shengqin was very puzzled, in his memory, the former Qin only sent troops to seize Shu in the seventh year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, and it has only been more than ten years. These Yizhou soldiers actually had no resistance to the Jin, and even had a desire for it. Could it be that the Jin Dynasty's century-old rule over Yizhou was so unpopular?

Pei Shengqin casually asked the guards beside him, "Shunqiang, do you want to cut Jin?" ”

The hundred-man team under Pei Shengqin is divided into left and right flags, fifty people each, Shunqiang is the head of the left banner, and the male dog of the right flag is Pei Shengqin's personal guard, and the guard is beside him.

Shunqiang looked like he was thirty or forty years old, his face was dark, he nodded vigorously, and said: "I think, I've been thinking about it for decades, and I want to set foot in Nanban in my dreams." ”

"Oh, why?" Pei Shengqin asked quietly.

"The younger one was originally a Han Chinese, and when he was young, the Nanban invaded, occupied my homeland, and killed my parents. The little one has been obsessed with revenge since he was a child. Fortunately, the Great Qin Emperor Shengming drove out the Nanban for the Yizhou father, and now His Majesty wants to crusade against the Nanban, Yizhou Erlang has taken the lead and reported the kindness of the court, and the shame of the family and the country. ”

Shunqiang obviously has a certain cultural foundation, otherwise he can't say such a thing, no wonder he can be the flag chief. The "Han people" in Shunqiang's words finally evoked the blind spot in Pei Shengqin's memory, and before the former Qin, the Jin Dynasty's rule over Yizhou was not always extended.

As early as the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Yizhou rebelled from the Jin Dynasty and established the country independently, which was one of the Cheng Han Dynasty of the Sixteen Kingdoms. Until more than 30 years ago, Huan Wen, the general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, launched a war to forcibly "recover" Yizhou. The "Han" in Shunqiang's so-called "Han people" obviously refers to Cheng Han. Although the Cheng Han Dynasty was destroyed by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it ruled Yizhou for nearly a Jiazi time, which was several generations, and the previous Western Jin Dynasty ruled Yizhou for only thirty or forty years. After the Eastern Jin Dynasty recovered Yizhou, it was captured by the former Qin and re-established its rule for only 20 years.

That is to say, the vast majority of people in Yizhou today are actually the remnants of the Cheng Han Dynasty, for them, the Cheng Han Dynasty is the homeland, the Eastern Jin Dynasty is just a short-term invasion of the barbarians, and the former Qin plays a positive role in driving out the barbarians and restoring Yizhou.

Pei Shengqin asked Xiang Male Dog again: "Male dog, do you think the same way?" ”

Gong Min, the male dog's name, is the same size as Shunqiang, born short, but his limbs are very thick. He is not as educated as Shunqiang, but he is ruthless enough to fight, like a mad dog, so he got this nickname. He also nodded and said, "I heard that the imperial court is going to crusade against the Southern Barbarians, and the brothers are all overjoyed, hoping to be able to enter the barbarian realm and avenge the shame!"

Pei Shengqin nodded, looked around, sure enough! Almost all of the 70,000 Yizhou troops who fought this time were in their thirties and forties, and few young people were seen.

It is not difficult to understand that the former Qin ruled Shu for only twelve years, and the Yizhou people born during the reign of the former Qin have not grown up and cannot be soldiers. Counting upwards, young people in their twenties and thirties were born during the reign of the Jin Dynasty, and these people inevitably had some hearts towards the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the imperial court naturally did not dare to use them to conquer the south. And thirty years up. was born during the reign of the Cheng Han Dynasty, and these people were the best warriors of the Southern Expedition. Not only do they have a mature body, but they also have a deep hatred for the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and they are even more grateful to the Great Qin Dynasty.

The question of the Yizhou army's loyalty to the former Qin has always been a knot in Pei Shengqin's heart, according to historical records, when the Yizhou sailors arrived in Jingzhou, they came into contact with 100,000 Jingzhou soldiers under the command of the Huan clan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Jingzhou soldiers blocked the Yangtze River, and the Yizhou soldiers were not allowed to advance an inch until the dust settled on the main battlefield of Weishui, and they were immediately defeated. However, there have been few records in the history books about how the Yizhou Navy Division was defeated. Pei Shengqin had previously suspected that this army still retained the memory of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and defected in the later stages of the Battle of Weishui. If this is the case, many of Pei Shengqin's plans will be difficult to implement, because these plans need to rely on these 70,000 sailor troops to carry out.

Now it seems that he is too worried. It seems that the Great Qin Dynasty has indeed made great efforts for this southern expedition, and it can be said that all aspects have been taken into account. Whether you look at it now or thousands of years later, the defeat in the Battle of Weishui is unreasonable!