Volume 16 The Great Chaos in the World Chapter 2 Yelang is humble
"Yoro!?" Meng Long and Moro couldn't help but be stunned. Meng Long smiled: "What's the matter, the king wants to subdue Yelang Kingdom!?"
Fusu said with a smile: "Of course, Yelang Kingdom is connected to Bashu in the west, central Guizhou in the north, and Lingnan in the south, and is in the hinterland of the region south of the Yangtze River controlled by us. At that time, when we wait for the north to enter the Central Plains, if there is any change in the Yelang country, it will be a problem for our henchmen! So, you have to start early, with the collection!"
Meng Long scratched his head when he heard this: "I don't know much about this Yelang country, except for an allusion to what is called 'Yelang arrogance', the rest is all foggy."
Fusu said with a smile: "In the past year, I have been preparing for the collection of Yelang Country, and after careful investigation by Reprimand, I have roughly figured out the position of this Yelang Country, according to the modern location: west of Huangping in Guizhou Province, north of Baise in Guangxi, south of Yibin in Sichuan, and east of Chuxiong in Yunnan!"
Moro was taken aback when he heard this, and said, "Isn't Yelang a small country? How does it sound like it spans several provinces and has a huge territory!" Fusu smiled: "That's an allusion to the legend, there are too many inaccuracies, it can't be true!" In fact, this Yelang country is the largest in the southwest, the strongest national strength, and the weapons are excellent, the utensils are gorgeous, not inferior to the Central Plains, not to be underestimated!"
Meng Long and Mo Luo looked at each other, a little stunned. Meng Long said with a smile: "This Yelang country is surrounded by mountains, isolated from the world, and many people in the world don't know much about it. Hearing you say this, we really underestimate it!"
Fusu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, Yelang can't call him 'Little Yelang', but should call him 'Big Yelang'!" Its people are more than 300,000 and 40,000 soldiers, which is enough to collect the land of a county in the Central Plains, and it will definitely greatly increase our strength!"
Meng Long nodded, and said thoughtfully: "It seems that this Yelang also has the strength to fight, plus the mountains and mountains in his territory overlap. It's easy to defend and difficult to attack, how does the king want to collect this Yelang country?"
Fusu smiled: "Of course, it's a combination of kindness!" The current king of Yelang, Mo Yefei, is modest, cowardly, and has no great ability, as long as we press the realm with heavy troops, and then give us heavy gifts, we will definitely be able to capture it!"
Moro smiled: "Seeing that the king is so confident, it seems that this Yelang Kingdom is in a catastrophe this time!" Hahaha!" The three of them burst out laughing!
Three days later, Fusu raised 150,000 heavy troops and went out of the Lingqu. Naokori!
Along the way, the itinerary is very difficult: the territory of South Vietnam is better, after all, Fusu has used the army to build a lot of roads in the past three years, but the closer to Yelang Country, the more difficult the road becomes, and sometimes it is even necessary to rely on the Qin ** team to open a road in the mountains and forests. In this way, it was actually not too far away, and it took 150,000 Qin troops a full three months to reach the border of the Yelang Ancient Kingdom!
This is a dangerous pass, and there are four huge ancient characters engraved on the cliff under the pass, and the dragon and phoenix are dancing to welcome the Qin soldiers. Fusu called the local local guide and asked. Only then did I know that the meaning of these four Yelang ancient characters is: 'Rock Frontier Lock Key'.
This checkpoint, the Yelang people call it the iron pass. It is a necessary place to enter and exit the country of Yelang, so there are 3,000 soldiers of the country of Yelang on the pass.
Li Xinwen smiled when he heard this: "Your Majesty." Give me 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the last general can take down this iron pass with a single charge!"
Fusu smiled: "Hey, don't be rude, the real purpose of your 150,000 troops is just deterrence." I didn't want to go to war! Fang Tuo, you go to see the generals of the Yelang Kingdom on the Tieguan and tell them that we are the envoys of the Great Qin State and ask to pass the Tieguan. Go to Maokou, the capital of his country, to visit its king Mo Xifei! Remember, be flexible and adapt!" Whoa!" Fang Tuo nodded, called the guide, and the two of them rode towards the Tieguan.
When Fang Tuo and the others came to the iron pass, they saw that after closing the wooden village, Yelang soldiers were all unsheathed with their swords unsheathed, their bows wounded, and their expressions were nervous, as if they were facing a great enemy. It seems that these Yelang soldiers also found out that the Qin soldiers of the brigade were coming!
In the distance, when the soldiers saw two people running towards their checkpoint, they grunted a few times on the checkpoint. Fang Tuo didn't understand a word, so he had to restrain his horse and ask the guide beside him, "What did the Yelang people say?" The guide said, "The general of the Yelang Kingdom asked us who we are? Tell us not to come closer, or our bows and arrows will be fired!"
Fang Tuo pursed his lips contemptuously and said amusedly, "You tell them that we are envoys sent by the Great Qin of the Celestial Empire, asking to pass through the checkpoint and go to visit their king!" The guide replied to the closed grunt!
The general Yelang who was closed seemed to be very stunned when he heard this, and after thinking about it again, he replied. After the guide listened, the other party said: "General, the general of Yelang Country said: You have too many soldiers and horses, I can't let you all pass, I can only let your messenger take a hundred people to pass the pass!" And your army must retreat to camp thirty miles away, and must not go near the city!" It seems that this General Yelang is not stupid!
Fang Tuo thought about it when he heard this, pouted and said, "It's really overwhelming!" You tell them that the envoy from our Qin State this time is the eldest son of the king, and it is okay for the army to retreat thirty miles away, but the prince must bring a thousand people to cross the pass, otherwise the safety of our prince cannot be guaranteed along the way! If you don't agree, drive the army to attack the village!" Fang Tuo wanted Fusu to bring the 'Wolf Tooth' warrior into the customs, so there was no need to worry about such ordinary dangers!
When the guide heard this, he hurriedly negotiated with General Yelang on the gate, and General Yelang seemed to be very embarrassed, and thought twice: he felt that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and if he didn't agree, the dense Qin army would attack the village, and he would definitely die; And the Qin army doesn't seem to have bad intentions, it really wants to visit King Mo Xifei, otherwise he will attack the village directly, he won't talk nonsense, and he won't agree to retreat thirty miles, so he has to reluctantly agree!
Fang Tuo returned to Fusu, and Fusu smiled: "Okay, a thousand is a thousand, just let the 'Wolf Tooth' department go with me." Li Xin, you command the rest of the army to retreat and camp for thirty miles, and you must not act rashly without my general's order!" Li Xin was a little worried: "Isn't it too risky for the king to bring only a thousand people into his country!?"
Fusu said with a smile: "If you really turn your face, the straw bale soldier of Yelang Country is still not in his eyes, you can rest assured!" Qin Hu, let's go!" Whoa!"
Fusu then brought a thousand 'wolf teeth' warriors to the iron gate, and signaled to close the Yelang soldiers to open the gate and let them go. General Yelang saw that the Qin people had indeed retreated as promised, and indeed only brought 1,000 people to pass through the pass, so he ordered the gate of the village to be opened.
When Fusu entered Dazhai, he saw that he was in a sandwich road. On the high walls on both sides, all the Yelang soldiers were like facing a great enemy, and their bows and arrows were aimed at the Qin army. It seems that if the Qin army makes a slight move, as soon as the gates of the two sides are closed, it will definitely be a chaotic fire! At that time, I am afraid that even with the courage of 'wolf teeth', it will be enough to drink a pot. This Yelang general dared to let a thousand Qin troops enter the customs, and he was indeed in danger of serving the sky, and he was not afraid!
Fusu smiled and said to the guide: "You tell them not to be nervous, we have no bad intentions." Say hello to their general and ask him to send two soldiers to guide us to Maokou!"
When the guide heard this, he hurriedly negotiated with the leading General Yelang, General Yelang nodded, asked the two soldiers to lead the way for Fusu, and sent the Fusu army out of the iron pass along the sandwich road, and then quickly sent someone to Maokou to inform the lord Mo Yefei to be on guard!
Out of the Tieguan, Fusu looked at it, and it was really cloudy and misty in front of him, and the mountains were unfathomable. I asked the soldiers who led the way. Fusu knows that this is the place called the 'Nine-Story Mountain' by the locals, and their capital Maokou is located at the foot of Laowang Mountain, a big mountain in the northwest of the Nine-Story Mountain, and it is half a month's journey away from the Iron Pass!
Fusu frowned when he heard this. smiled bitterly: "Yes, climb the ravine slowly!"
The military horses traveled all the way west. Encountering checkpoints along the way, Fusu asked the soldiers to present the national letter to clear the customs, and gradually entered the hinterland of Yelang Country. And the hinterland you go, the more unique the scenery becomes: as the temperature rises, it gradually rises. The sugar cane forests in the subtropical valley are one after another, glowing with a faint fragrance; Under the shade of the trees, you can see the exquisite bamboo houses in the mountains and forests from time to time.
Sure enough, after trekking for half a month, everyone came to Maokou City, which is located at the foot of Laowang Mountain. It is close to the Yanjiang River and not too far from the modern Guizhou provincial capital.
In fact, this Maokou city is divided into five parts: metal, wood, fire, fire, and earth. Its origin is: it is said that when King Lang fixed the capital of Maokou on Chinese New Year's Eve, in order to make the national fortune permanent, he used the Five Elements Theory to name the major cities. Among them is the Golden City, surrounded by Langmu City, Qingshui City, Agni City, Pantu City, these five cities are centered on the Golden City, and the remaining four cities are guarded around!
In fact, the scale of the five cities of Maokou is not large, Jincheng may have a population of 10,000 or 20,000, and the other four cities will not exceed 10,000, and they are only inconspicuous small cities in the Central Plains, but they are all great cities in this Yelang country!
When Fusu and his party came to Jincheng, Mo Yefei, the king of Yelang, who had been informed, had already led the whole country to welcome him in Jincheng! In the distance, seeing the arrival of Fusu and others, the Yelang King Family Drum Band immediately played all kinds of ancient musical instruments, and the ears were full of cheerful and harmonious notes!
When Fusu saw it, he didn't want to lose his manners, so he hurriedly jumped off his horse and walked to see Yelang King Mo Yefei!
From afar, when Yelang King Mo Xie Fei saw General Nianqing striding over, he knew that it was Fusu, and hurriedly bent down and saluted: "Yelang King Mo Xie Fei welcomes the arrival of the Prince of Qin, and I would like to extend my most sincere greetings!"
The guide translated, and Fusu also replied according to Yelang's etiquette: "Prince Fusu of Great Qin thanks King Yelang for his warm welcome, and also wishes King Yelang good health and good luck!"
The two of them were polite, and King Yelang invited Fusu and his party into Jincheng, of course, the army could not enter the city, so they were ordered to be stationed outside Jincheng, and there were officials of Yelang Country to reward!
When Fusu entered Jincheng, he was a little surprised to find that the greening work of Jincheng was really good, with lush trees and bamboo forests everywhere, and large and large bamboo houses and stone houses were cleverly hidden in them. It can really be said: the forest is the city, and the city is the forest!
When I walked into the city, a small bamboo forest faintly revealed a large bamboo complex, and it seemed that this was the Yelang Palace!
Sure enough, King Yelang invited Fusu into the forest, walked through a long bamboo corridor, and came to a spacious bamboo house. Dozens of tables have been set up in the house, on which are placed fresh fruits and local dishes.
King Yelang bent down again and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, please sit on the top with this king, and the subordinate generals please sit on the left!" The guide told Fusu, who also bent down to thank him. So, everyone sat down!
After everyone sat down, under the mutual translation of the guide, they began to talk!
Mo Yefei raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that there is a big country in the north of my Yelang Country and said: Qin, it is very prosperous!" It's a pity that the mountain road is far away. I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Prince to come to my Yelang in person today, which really makes this king feel honored!"
Fusu said with a smile: "Qin and Yelang were originally neighbors, and it was really rude to pay a visit to Yelang in the old year, so this prince came to Yelang to visit the king on the way after the southern expedition!"
Mo Xie Fei said happily when he heard this: "The prince is polite, come here, singing and dancing waiting!" As soon as the words fell, eight beautiful Yelang girls and four musicians came in outside the bamboo house.
Novelty, cheerful silk bamboo sound. Eight beautiful girls wearing bronze crowns and red and blue dresses began to dance happily, and the elegance and unrestrainedness of the dance were an eye-opener for Fusu, like a flock of fiery butterflies dancing in the house. A girl in the lead sang a cheerful and melodious song, and her affectionate and melodious voice couldn't help but make Fusu feel a little intoxicated!
Seeing that Fusu was a little distracted, Mo Xie smiled smugly: "Prince Fusu, do you see how beautiful and energetic the girl of our Yelang Kingdom is, how is it compared to the Qin Kingdom?"
Fusu smiled: "Each has its own strengths. The liveliness of the Yelang girl and the unrestrained dancing posture may be slightly inferior to our Daqin, but when it comes to the charm of the girl and the delicacy and softness of the dance, my Daqin has to win!"
Mo Xie Fei smiled when he heard this: "The prince is really fast-talking! By the way, dare to ask the prince. Compared to Qin, which country is bigger?"
Fusu was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "It seems that this Yelang Country is really too closed." Knowing almost nothing about the outside world?" smiled and said: "Dare to ask Yelang how many people there are and how many soldiers there are." How vast is the circle?"
Mo Yefei said triumphantly: "I have 400,000 people and 50,000 soldiers, and it is a month away from north to south and from east to west!"
Hearing this, Fusu laughed and said, "Let the king know: I, Daqin, have 20 million people and 2 million soldiers." From north to south, from east to west, one can walk for a year. Our country is divided into forty-one counties, and no matter which one of them can be compared to the country of Yoro. Therefore, compared to my Great Qin, the Yelang Kingdom is too small!"
Fusu spoke. Immediately everyone was shocked, and Mo Xifei was stunned: "Your country is so big, it's really unimaginable!" The civil and military forces were also talking to each other, shocked and uncertain.
Fu Su said with a smile: "What a surprise, this prince will lead 500,000 troops in this southern expedition to the Yue countries!" There are 150,000 people who came with Prince Ben this time, didn't the general of your country tell the king!"
The guards of the Tieguan had an urgent message to send to Mo Yefei, but he only said that there were many Qin troops, and the specific number was not clear. At this time, when the people of Yelang heard that the Qin people had 150,000 troops outside their borders alone, the monarchs and ministers suddenly changed their faces.
Mo Yefei said with some horror: "My Yelang country has always been against your country, I don't know if your envoy came to envoy my Yelang, why did you bring so many military horses here?"
Fu Su said with a smile: "A few years ago, the neighboring countries to the east of the Great King, it was those Yue people who violated my Great Qin Border, which made my father and the king very angry, and ordered the prince to raise an army of 500,000 to the south and sweep the south!" Now, the three countries of the Yue people have been wiped out by this prince, and his army of 300,000 has also been wiped out. However, your country is still standing in the south of my Qin country, which makes it difficult for this prince to deal with him!"
A cold sweat suddenly broke out on Mo Yefei's forehead, and he was terrified in his heart: He knows a little bit about the strength of the Yue people, and now that the three countries of the Yue people are finished, how can a mere Yelang be the opponent of the Qin State! I couldn't help but hurriedly laugh and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I am willing to reconcile with your country forever, and I will never dare to send a single soldier to commit an offence, please don't ask for a sword and a soldier to meet!" The civil and military forces of Yelang Country also panicked, and echoed one after another.
Fusu said unhurriedly: "It seems that the king still doesn't understand the current situation, so this prince will explain it carefully to the king!" Now the west of your country is my Daqin Diba County and Shu County, the north and east are the Qianzhong County of our Qin State, and the southeast is Guilin County of our Qin State. It can be said that Yelang is currently surrounded by the territory of our Qin State on all sides. Think, Great King, if you were the king of my Qin Kingdom, would you tolerate the existence of a state within a state in peace!?"
Mo Yefei's face immediately changed greatly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he never thought that all of a sudden, Yelang was surrounded by people on all sides! I couldn't help but say in fear: "Then why does His Royal Highness the Prince want me to let us go?"
Fusu smiled: "Actually, it's very simple, as long as the Yelang Kingdom declares itself a vassal to my Great Qin, abolish the Yelang Country name, disband the army, and place the Great Qin Qiannan County!" In the future, the army of Yelang will be controlled by my Great Qin, but the government affairs will be managed by my Great Qin officials and Yelang's original officials, and the Great King will still serve as the supreme governor of Qiannan County! What do you think?"
Mo Yefei was a little shocked when he heard this, and wanted to object, but he didn't have the confidence, so he had to say in a low voice: "Your Royal Highness, such a big matter, this king is difficult to decide for a while, please give this king a little time, okay?"
Fu Su saw Mo Yefei's pitiful appearance, and he couldn't bear to force him too much, so he nodded with a smile and said, "It's okay, just let the king answer tomorrow!" However, this prince reminded the king: If the king does not obey, then the war will definitely ignite, and then my hundreds of thousands of troops will be hidden from all sides, and Yelang may not be able to escape the situation of jade burning, and I hope the king will think twice!"
The cold sweat on Mo Yefei's forehead broke out faster, and he hurriedly said: "This king knows, knows!" couldn't sit still any longer, so he found an excuse and hurried away, and the officials of Yelang Land quickly slipped away!
Seeing this, Fang Tuo smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that the monarchs and ministers of Yelang Country are frightened, maybe we can collect Yelang without using swords and guns!" But it's funny to think of the words of King Yelang just now, he actually asked us: Which one is bigger, Yelang or Qin!" Hahaha....... The crowd burst into laughter.
The next day, Fusu entered Jincheng to see Mo Yefei, and when he saw this Mo Yefei's appearance, he couldn't help but startle Fusu: I saw that this Mo Yefei's face was gray, his eyes were bloodshot, his hair was unkempt, and he looked like he had not slept all night!
Although Fusu was a little unbearable in his heart, he still hardened his heart: "The king doesn't know how to think about it?" Mo Xie Fei smiled bitterly and said, "Is there still room for this king to think about!" For the sake of the safety of my Yelang people, this king is willing to surrender to the Qin State and be a subject of the Qin State forever, I just hope that His Royal Highness the Prince can treat my Yelang people well!"
Fu Su breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "In history, this Yelang country was immediately admired and attached after listening to a few words from the envoy sent by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but this time I seem to be persecuted more!" Said earnestly: "The king can rest assured, the etiquette and culture of my Celestial Dynasty is a hundred times better than Yelang, and Yelang will inevitably be richer and healthier if he returns to my Celestial Dynasty!" Mo Yefei had no choice but to nod gloomily.
In September 212 BC, Yelang was annexed to China, and Fusu ordered the placement of Qiannan County, and mobilized officials from Ba, Shu and Qianzhong County to enter the country for governance; At the same time, the Yelang army was disbanded, leaving 30,000 Qin troops to garrison. At the end of the year, Fusu led the army south to Lingnan and returned victorious!