The war for the south began again.

Li Yuan's figure disappeared again in Chang'an City, for him, who admired military merits and longed for honor in his bones, it was not the best choice to hide far behind the rear and command a big battle remotely, or ignore and let the generals in front judge for themselves.

Therefore, it is not too far from the front line, but it is not to replace the generals to rush to the front line, this degree of certainty made Li Yuan decide to go to Bashu after repeated measurements.

It costs to fight a war.

Military rations and weapons are the most basic expenditures.

In this southern expedition, the reason why the Qin side was full of confidence and was able to divide the left, center and right to advance southward was because of the support of the Bashu granary.

Shu County.

Land flowing with milk and honey.

After the new Qin restored the rule of Ba and Shu counties, this fertile plain surrounded by mountains is showing vigorous vitality, and the population is increasing year by year.

Among them, Linqiong and other places near the Dujiangyan irrigation area, because of the development of water conservancy, gathered a large number of new immigrants, they reclaimed wasteland, made iron tools, trafficked grain, with their industrious and shrewd minds, won rich wealth for themselves, and also made Shu County truly become the rear granary of the Qin State.

In the process of governing Bashu, there are two people who have to be mentioned. The first is Wang Shang, the general of the Qin army who followed Li Yuan for the longest time, is the first Shu county guard, it is under his strong pressure, Shu County from the Di people, the Ba people, the Qiang people and the old Qin people divided and ruled the situation, to the Qin people, the Ba people jointly dominated, the Di Qiang people gradually retreated to the state of the mountains and forests, this process of conquest, although at the expense of the interests of the Di Qiang people, but for the Qin State, it is the only choice.

In the struggle between nations, the combination of strong and weak is the most reasonable. If both sides are strong, or evenly matched, then war will immediately break out, and from this point of view, the Di and Qiang people must be suppressed, otherwise, once these alien races become strong, they will pose a threat to the rule of Qin.

The second person who wants to write a big book, the name is very familiar.

He is Xiao He, the Xiangguo of Liu Bang, the king of Han. One of the famous Three Masters of the Han Dynasty.

Xiao He was captured by the Qin army after Liu Bang's defeat, and for a long time, Liu Bang's friend was depressed, even if Lu Jia and other friends persuaded him, he finally decided to go into hiding, but later after sacrificing Liu Bang, he was forced to serve as the rafter of a small county for his livelihood.

After taking this step as a local official of the Qin State, with Xiao He's ability, it was naturally more than enough to deal with the government affairs of a place. And his performance appraisal is also excellent every year, for the Qin official system that takes actual performance as the promotion standard, a practical talent like Xiao He is the most valuable.

Out of sensitivity to Xiao He's identity, he was on the matter of whether to skip the level and promote Xiao He to a county. Prime Minister Chen Ping and Imperial Shi Cheng Li Zheng also specially asked Li Yuan for instructions, but Li Yuan's answer was that since Xiao He has excellent ability, he should use it with confidence. Don't worry about anything else.

In the spring of the previous year, Xiao He was appointed as the minister of Shu, which was after he removed from the post of minister of Han. Once again held an important official position, this is also the time he returned here after Liu Bangshili withdrew from Hanzhong and Shuzhong, of course, this time his identity is no longer the same.

Xiao He served in Shu for two years and eight months, and it was in his hands that the population, agricultural production, handicraft workshop industry and commerce and trade of Shu County have made great progress, and a small city like Linqiong has developed into the smelting capital of the south, and Shu has become a famous granary of Qin because of the bumper harvest of grain year after year.

On the way from Guanzhong to Shuzhong, the Qinling Mountains are undulating, the larch forests in the heights, the green trees in the valleys, and the roars of wild beasts in the deep mountains behind the unknown number of peaks all give Li Yuan a sense of trance in the passage of time and space.

The years are like ridges.

More than a year has passed since the last time the Hanzhong riots were quelled, and under the filter of time, there are no traces of war left on the Shiniu Road in Hanzhong, but the caravans in twos and threes, as well as the people who dragged their families to the south, stared at Li Yuan's majestic and purging team with curious and surprised eyes.

Zhou Ping held his head high, and his stern gaze swept over the passing team again and again, this time, he was responsible for guarding Li Yuan's safety, as for Yang Yu, because of his outstanding performance in the process of returning thousands of miles from the Qin State Mission, he had been appointed by Li Yuan as the general of an army in the Southern Expeditionary Army, and took on the important task of leading the army independently.

Zhou Ping is very envious of Yang Yu, who is also a brother in the Hetao War, watching the other party be promoted, while he is still standing still, this feeling is really uncomfortable, but Zhou Ping is not jealous, because Yang Yu earned it with his ability, and he Zhou Ping is also able to.

This time Li Yuan left Chang'an to go to Shuzhong, Zhou Ping volunteered to lead a personal army to escort him, although it was almost impossible to encounter any major difficulties along the way, but Zhou Ping still did not dare to have the slightest carelessness.

Assassination.

In the ten years since the establishment of Xinqin, there has never been a break.

If Li Yuan had any mistakes, then he would not be able to atone for his sins.

Under the strict escort of Zhou Ping, Li Yuan arrived at the Shu capital in early September, and the Qin generals Wang Shang, Yang Yu, Luo Xian, and Wang Changgong, who arrived one step ahead of him, as well as Xiao He, the county minister in charge of the governance of Shu County, and Li Shangjushu, who was responsible for the smooth opening of the road, came to the Qingbai River north of Shu County to greet him.

If Zhao Tuo can't be severely damaged, then he can hide behind the Meiyue and Minyue people, and support these two allies without any injury, and in this case, the Qin army will have to pay a heavy price if they want to occupy the south.

Zhao Tuo's shameless behavior not only made Lu Jia and others indignant, but also aroused the blood in Li Yuan's heart, since Zhao Tuo had already expressed his attitude, Li Yuan did not plan to leave anything behind.

If you want to fight, just hit it.

Didn't you Zhao Tuo just want to hide behind, instructing the Meiyue people, the Minyue people to fight to the death with the Qin army, and then you can sit and reap the profits? I, Li Yuan, just don't give you this chance.

After the opening of the five-foot road, the Qin army could start from Ba County and approach the Nanyue country through the Yelang country, and although this new road was numerous mountain roads and it was not easy for the army to pass, it had a surprising effect.

However, the Great Army Expedition.

It is a lone army to the south, and if one is not good, it is possible that the whole army will be wiped out again, so Li Yuan has to be cautious and cautious, for the movements of this road army, except for a few front army generals like Feng Xuan, the others rarely know. As a new force for the expedition, Li Yuan also put a lot of thought into the selection of generals.

Wang Shang lived in Bashu for a long time, and was very familiar with the situation in the south, especially in the area of Yelang and ancient Dian in the south of Ba County, and more importantly, Wang Shang had a high reputation in Yelang and Yunnan, and the Dian people were very afraid of this Qin general who drove them back to the south from the north of the river. Coupled with Wang Shang's loyalty to Li Yuan, it is very suitable for him to be the chief general of this army.

Yang Yu and Wang Changgong were the meritorious generals who escorted Lu Jia all the way back from Nanhai County, and they were quite familiar with this road from Ba County to Nanhai County, and knew where there were relevant passes and where there might be ambushes, which was a general that an expeditionary force must have.

As for Luo Xian, his selection came from the rear of Ba County, after Wang Shang's army marched south, Luo Xian's department will be responsible for maintaining the safety of the back road, and the Ba people team led by him will follow behind Wang Shangjun to ensure that the rear passage is not cut off.

In addition to these generals, in the selection of Sima and the army to join the army, Li Yuan chose the old and spicy Li Shang, this is a conservative choice, Li Shang's ability does not need to be questioned, Wuchi Road is opened in his hands, for the situation of each lot, no one is more familiar with it than Li Shang. As for loyalty, Li Yuan believed that after Liu Bang had been dead for nearly four years, no matter how loyal Li Shang was, he would no longer be entangled in whether it was appropriate to serve the Qin State. (To be continued......)