At the source of the Yangtze River, Shi Xi led the most advanced warships of the Qi State and slaughtered into the hinterland of the Miao people.

The tall ships made the natives along the coast think that the gods had descended.

Looking at the natives who bowed to the ship, the sailors on board showed disdain.

They all feel that they have come to deal with this group of uncivilized savages, some of them are too big and useless, and some people even feel that they can even dare to end this war in the New Year and reunite with their families.

The main task of the navy was not to occupy, but to block the waterway, and at this time the southern expeditionary army in the north had already divided the army to conquer the Miao people.

But what everyone didn't expect was that the battle that was expected to end soon turned into a protracted war.

As the commander of this southern expedition, Liyang is very cautious, and his years of military career have made him extremely calm.

In the south in August, it was hot and humid, and it was particularly difficult for the army to march through the mountains and forests.

Since he set foot on the land of the Miao people, he has fought against several Miao tribes, conquered no less than ten Miao tribes, and captured thousands of people.

But such a victory did not make Li Yang feel any joy.

After a series of small victories, those Miao people seemed to have learned a lot smarter, and the Miao people knew that they were not the opponents of the Qi people, so they abandoned the ancestral land where they had lived for several generations, and fled into the mountains.

Miao is hiding in Tibet, and although Daqi has a strong army, those Miao people are like annoying flies, flying out from time to time and disgusting themselves.

More soldiers died from the sneak attack of the Miao than on the frontal battlefield.

In the lecture hall, Li Yang had heard of this tactic, Yang Hao named it guerrilla warfare, although this tactic had little impact on the overall campaign, but the elusive enemy kept attacking and harassing, which would greatly shake the morale of the army.

If it gets bogged down in war, the logistical pressure on Qi will be extremely great.

The war had deviated from the established strategy from the beginning, and he knew very well that if he did not change his methods, Qi's southern expedition would be a joke.

At this time, he wanted to get rid of the Miao people who came up with this solution, but the Miao people were like ghosts in the mountains, running faster than rabbits.

In the temporary tent, Li Yang recalled Yang Hao's explanation of guerrilla warfare.

If you want to crack this tactic, hard work will not work.

The current military system of Qi is completely dependent on logistics, and the mountains and forests in the south are dense, and the people are not familiar with the place, so it is impossible to look for those flies all over the mountains like flies on their brows.

But the enemy also needs to eat and rest, and in order for guerrilla warfare to continue, it must have a mass base.

Thinking of this, Li Yang had a general idea in his heart.

As long as this mass foundation is destroyed, the Miao people who resist stubbornly will be rootless trees and collapse without a fight.

Soon, a few days later, the southern expedition stopped its march south.

All the armies received orders from Liyang to reduce the occurrence of massacres, and sent people to gather and spread a signal that the Qi people were not here to rob them of their land, but to liberate them and give them a better life.

And the civilian officials who accompanied the army even came up with a slogan to defeat the slave owners and liberate the suffering Miao people.

However, this method did not have a good effect, and the frequency of attacks on Qi by the Miao clans who were stimulated increased dramatically.

Even a 300-person grain convoy of Qi was attacked by thousands of people, and a large amount of supplies were looted.

Liyang, who got the news, was immediately furious and prepared to order the killing of all the Miao people.

However, the accompanying military squire and supervisor of the military said when he was young: "Marshal, by all means. ”

"Hmmm! Why not, the Miao people are barbaric and do not accept the king, what is the use of staying. ”

"Marshal, if you do this, it will stimulate the Miao people even more later, and it will not be good for the matter of the king Ping Miao."

"What do you mean, don't I die in vain?"

"No, marshal, the king said, the soldiers who surrendered without a fight, the method that the marshal thought of before should continue to be implemented, and we can also make good use of this matter, maybe the war will take a turn."

Li Yang raised his eyebrows and said, "What does Fang Shilang mean?" ”

Fang Shaoshi twisted his sparse beard and said: "Marshal, we can release the news, let's say that the looted grain and grass were originally the things that the king Zhun Ben gave to those poor and needy people, in order to be more realistic, the marshal might as well allocate a part of the grain and grass and give a little charity to those captives."

And we can find an opportunity to deliberately let some of the captives escape.

As long as this matter spreads, my Daqi will occupy morality, and what ethnic group will not be able to get more real food.

Even if there are still Miao people who continue to resist, their hearts will be scattered, which will be of great benefit to our country.

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Li Yang paced back and forth, frowning and thinking about Fang Shaoshi's strategy.

"If we give relief to the prisoners, what will happen to the food and grass of our soldiers?"

Fang Shaoshi said: "Marshal, don't worry at this time, have you forgotten the navy?" ”

"Trolls?"

Liyang was a little puzzled.

Fang Shaoshi said: "Yes, it is the navy, calculate the time, at this time the navy should have arrived in the hinterland of the Miao people, as long as we contact them, the ships of the navy will transport grain and grass materials from the east under the command of Zhang Song, and it should be able to supply our army for consumption." ”

Liyang thought for a while and said, "Okay, just follow the policy of Fang Shilang." ”

A few days later, on a dark and windy evening, the prisoner camp was stationed, and the soldiers who were in charge of guarding the captives had a "mistake!" ”

A few Miao people who were unwilling to be captives took this opportunity to quietly flee here.

When they had gone a little farther, the soldiers, who had been asleep, woke up strangely and shouted in a pompous voice: "The captives have run away!" The captives ran away! ”

For a time, the whole station was noisy.

After a pretentious search, the Qi people gave up the arrest of these "fugitives".

In a certain mountain forest, three embarrassed Miao people hid behind a dirt slope.

Desperately escaping all night, they were already exhausted.

"Ahh Where are we going now? ”

"It's okay to come out alive, let's find something to fill my stomach first."

。。。。。

A few days later, the hungry and dizzy-eyed trio fled to a Miao tribe.

Fortunately, this tribe is not a very vicious place, and the kind old patriarch takes them in.

The old patriarch looked at the three people who were gobbling up, and asked with some concern, "A few warriors, why are you like this?" ”

The Miao man named Ah Da said vaguely while eating: "Our three brothers escaped from the Qi people. ”

"Ahh Qi people, Qi people are here? ”

The old patriarch's face suddenly changed drastically, and he was extremely panicked.

Seeing that the old man was so frightened, Ah Da hurriedly said, "No, the Qi people are on the other side of the mountain, and they won't find here." ”

"That's good, that's good!"

The old patriarch's shriveled face showed a hint of joy.