Chapter 63: The Battle of the Hundred Yue (1)

The curtain of the Hundred Yue War slowly opened, and everyone who came out of it will play their respective roles willingly or unwillingly, with killing, warmth, fearlessness, selfishness, and more determination and viciousness in the battle of life and death,......。 Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

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On the evening of 10 October, Ren Huan summoned all the civilian officials and military generals who participated in the Battle of Baiyue to gather in the Chinese army's tent outside Jicheng to practice the battle.

Ying Xu also rushed over, only to listen to Ren shouted: "General Tu Sui died in battle, Nanye and Panyu armies were destroyed, this is to warn me and everyone, the Yue people are not idiots, Ji Jun, Wu Zhu, these two people are not snakes and rats, this time the army gathered, and then conquered Baiyue, you must remember not to be careless when you march and set up the formation." From September to October, General Zhao Tuo led the troops to fight with Ji Jun in Nanye, so first let General Zhao Tuo talk about the current situation in Nanye! ”

Ying Xu saw a burly middle-aged military general saluting the people in the tent and said: "On September 16, the last general led the remnants of an army of 70,000 to attack Nanye, and fought more than a dozen battles with the Jijun Xiou army all the way, with a total of 6,000 beheadings, which was considered a small victory.

Although the 25th **** division occupied Nanye, when our army arrived, Nanye City had been destroyed, most of the city walls were dug down, and all the houses in the city were burned. The Western Gull Army is long gone. Due to the twists and turns of the road, the dense water network, and the road from Nanye to Panyu has long been destroyed, the last general did not dare to rashly go south, and could only temporarily guard Nanye. ”

The other generals also nodded when they heard Zhao Tuo's approach, and seemed to be very much in favor of Zhao Tuo's move to stop the Yetun army.

"General Zhao can see the Jun and his people?"

A young general in the tent asked, and the others also showed curious eyes, waiting for Zhao Tuo to describe the leader of the Xiou rebels, this Yue people who brought shame to the invincible Great Qin army.

Ying Xu only heard Zhao Tuo say: "I think you came from the north in a hurry, and you don't know much about the situation in Baiyue, so I'll tell you about it." ”

"Baiyue ............, but as Ren Shuai said, although the Yue people should not be afraid, we must not take it lightly. It is rumored that this person is not tall, but he is strong in martial arts, shrewd, calculating, and several leaders of the Xiou tribe who disobey him were quietly killed by him. Since our troops engaged in battles with them, they have found that they are particularly good at mountain warfare, and their troops often climb mountains and cross mountains or drive boats to sneak attack our army's grain and grass baggage. And it's very difficult to get away with one hit. Therefore, you garrisons must be careful. ”

What General Zhao said is very true, but we will fight steadily and steadily. Next, Prime Minister Feng talked about the situation of Yu Gan, so that everyone also has a number in their hearts, Ren Huan took Zhao Tuo's words and said to Feng Qu.

"Yu Gan's prisoners are exiles, a total of 40,000 people, 200,000 stones of grain, grass and millet, 100,000 hours of rice, and other ordnance is temporarily sufficient, but the grain convoy along the road has been attacked by the Baiyue people many times, so every time it needs to be guarded by a large army, and the transportation speed is extremely slow, and it is only enough to supply the 70,000 troops of Yu Gan who went south to Nanye for the time being."

After Feng Qujian finished speaking, he glanced at Ren Huan, suppressed his spit, and then said:

"If the army moves south from Yugan, the road from Yugan to Nanye needs to be widened urgently, and pontoon bridges need to be built to meet the supply of food and grass for the army."

"Yugan to Nanye Road can be repaired, and I will have to discuss this matter in detail with Prime Minister You!"

Ren Huan swept his eyes, and Ying Xu, who was sitting in the corner of the military tent, said with a smile:

"A few days ago, His Majesty the Emperor discussed with Ben Shuai that transporting grain from Yugan to Nanye Tuolu was by no means an overnight success, but the day before yesterday, Gongzi Xu returned from Huiji to the hinterland of Minyue by a building ship, and the results were very remarkable, and the transportation cost was reduced by more than half after accounting, and it was very safe along the way. Therefore, we will convene tonight to discuss whether the shipping policy is feasible, and you don't have to be restrained to speak freely? ”

Ying Xu was brought up by Ren Huan again, and talked about the benefits of transporting grain into Minyue and some of his insights on the battle of Minyue. The military discussion did not end until the end of the day. The gate of Huiji City has long been closed, and Yingxu can only stay in the military tent arranged by Ren Huan for one night.

The next day, Ying Xu got up early to wash up and rushed to see Feng Quji.

"Students see teachers!"

"Hmph, get up! Yesterday evening, you said that business was conducive to the Battle of Baiyue, and you also suggested that Ren Huan should give these merchants who participated in the Battle of Baiyue the right to operate the valley? ”

"Students have this suggestion!"

"Do you know that since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, I, Qin, have been based on agriculture and end with commerce, and it is clearly stated in Qin's law that merchants cannot operate grain grains!"

"Students know! However, the students thought that the army was on an expedition, and the grain and grass were difficult to transport, but the merchants drove profits, and the profits were caused, both of which were complete. However, it is only a stopgap measure, and it is only used in wartime! ”

"Hmph, you must keep in mind that my Daqin is based on agriculture, and businessmen seek profits, and the son must be good at identifying people, and he must not be bewitched by these villains, as for the second strategy, I am thinking carefully!"

Ying Xu didn't know if he could convince Feng Quji, but the First Emperor didn't object, Feng Quji shouldn't be a big problem, but just now Feng Quji's meaning seemed to be that he was bewitched by Shang Jia to make this suggestion, so at least he didn't have to explain where his idea came from. The first task now is to get the colonization cooperatives up and running as soon as possible.

The old mansion of Goujian, the king of Yue, has been bought by the colonial trading company, and when Yingxu came, he found that although it was dilapidated, it was fortunately full of anger, and busy people came in and out. Ying Xu didn't stay in it for long, just came over to see the situation, and returned to the post station with Xiao He by the way.

According to the arrangement of yesterday's military meeting, he will take a boat south again to dive pearls, and renovate them to be bigger and more solid, so as to ensure the food supply of about 100,000 troops, so before leaving, Yingxu plans to arrange everyone, because in the future, he may have to be stationed in Quarry Rock to transfer grain and grass, and even supervise the transportation of grain and grass to the front line, and the rest of his life will basically be spent in the barracks, and it is a little inconvenient for the female dependents to follow, and Yingxu feels that the strategic value and economic value of the ocean are immeasurable in the future, so he needs to take a risk. Besides, maybe I won't be able to do it in the future, so Liu Ji can't run a good colony trading company, and it is also a way to take everyone to the sea to expand the land.

After returning to the post station, Ying Xu asked Xiao He to gather Yu Ji, Qi Fei, Yu Ziqi, and all the people who followed him. Because there are still thirteen people who are trading with Wang Xin's army, plus Zhang Hu and Han Sui are eight people in Quarry Rock. There were twenty of the remaining guards in Huiji. Ying Xu couldn't help but recall the current situation of the fifty-two people he brought out from Qinweizhuang, three people died in Bolangsha, two people were broken outside Sanchuan County, and four people died of illness or wound infection along the way south. In the end, the remaining forty-three people were also divided in several places, and it was inevitable that they would be sad to be separated this time.

Gritting his teeth and making up his mind, Yingxu said his thoughts. After some discussion, Ying Xu arranged for Xiao He to be physically unsuitable and older since he went south, and Xiao He's subordinates were also manpowered. So there were twelve guards left.

Other people's arrangement, Ying Xu originally planned to buy a slightly larger mansion in Huiji City to house Yu Ji, Qi Fei, and Yu Ziqi, but the three of them refused to stay in Huiji, saying that they must follow and take care of Ying Xu, and finally Ying Xu had to take the three of them under Xiao He's persuasion.

The next day, Ying Xu and his entourage took a boat to Quarry Rock with the newly transferred Zhang Han, and yesterday night Ying Xu and Xiao He talked for half the night, and when they left, Ying Xu said to Xiao He who was sent all the way: "Please leave it to you here!" ”。

Flick your sleeves and get on the boat.