Chen Sheng glanced at the dragon and said with a faint smile: "No matter how majestic the pass, it can be captured." Chen Sheng looked at the puzzled eyes of the dragon and said, "However, war does not have to be iron and blood to win. The biggest key to victory or defeat lies here. Chen Sheng pointed to his heart and said, "In the hearts of people." ”

The dragon shook his head and said, "My lord, I'm just a big old man, I don't understand what you mean. ”

Chen Sheng smiled and shook his head. Ling Zhu'er, who was dressed in a guard suit next to him, said: "Brother Qi, what the Lord means is that Haifeng, the guard of Huangxi Pass, may not be of the same mind as the King of Nanyue, and he also has his own considerations. My lord once said that war, in most cases, is nothing more than a struggle for benefits and the right to distribute them. ”

Listening to Lingzhu'er's words, Chen Sheng nodded and praised: "You see, Lingzhu'er's brain is much better than yours!" You have to learn from Lingzhu'er. ”

Hearing Chen Sheng's praise, Ling Zhu'er had a slight look on her face, but there was some excitement in her eyes. Chen Sheng patted her brain lightly and said, "Look at you proudly." ”

Chen Sheng turned his head to Qilong and said, "You also know that in this place of Lingnan, there are many tribes and complex forces. In the six months since we entered Lingnan, we have not been able to control many tribes and forces. Therefore, a tribal leader like Haifeng, it is best if we can surrender, and it is not easy to get along with his tribe if we capture or kill him. After all, we came to Lingnan to wish for the purpose of the war, not to make hatred. ”

The dragon nodded. From Chen Sheng's words, he also heard something extra. Chen Sheng is more focused on winning over these local forces. Qi Long nodded and said, "My lord, I understand. ”

Chen Sheng smiled bitterly: "It's good that you really understand." Remember, we have to have a good relationship with the locals, which is the foundation of our foothold in Lingnan. ”

The dragon nodded heavily and said, "My lord, please rest assured, I, the dragon, am also of the Yue clan. ”

Hearing this, Chen Sheng finally nodded with satisfaction and said: "Before I leave Lingnan, I will hand over some prisoners of war and slaves to you, and give you ten years, you want to develop this tribe into the largest tribe in Lingnan for me, if there is a need in the future, you can pull out tens of thousands of troops for me at any time, can you do it?" "Chen Sheng is leaving Lingnan and returning to Xianyang, and his henchmen basically know.

Qi Long's expression was a little solemn, and he said: "People are easy to find, and they are easy to practice." But weapons and armor are hard to find. ”

"You don't have to worry about that." Chen Sheng said with a smile.

Looking at the smile on Chen Sheng's face, Qi Long also laughed. But after a moment, he seemed to think of something, knelt down towards Chen Sheng, and said, "My lord, I assure you that the clan I manage will always follow in your footsteps and be loyal to your command forever!" ”

"I've always believed in this." Chen Sheng's expression was calm. Chen Sheng's trust in Qianlong is not completely based on blind trust in Qianlong, more importantly, even if Qianlong controls a large tribe, he still needs to get the support of materials and weapons from his hands, and if he wants to develop and grow in a region like Lingnan, without Chen Sheng's support, it is difficult for Qianlong to gain a foothold as an outsider.

Of course, Chen Sheng nailed the dragon to develop in Lingnan, and he also intended to cultivate his own power in Lingnan in order to compete with Ren Huan. If the generals Ren Huan Zhao Tuo and others make changes in Lingnan, with Chen Sheng's layout, the imperial court can also deal with it calmly. Taking 10,000 steps back, if the trajectory of history really can't change too much, Chen Sheng can also sit on the capital power of Lingnan, and he can go north from Lingnan to support the imperial court, and retreat can stick to Wuling and be in one place.

After discussing the future development plan of Qilong in Lingnan, the time limit set for SITC has also come to an end.

Looking at the iron-blooded Qin army that set up countless catapults and black pressure, Haifeng finally chose to give in, handed over Huangxi Pass, led an army of 30,000, and surrendered. The Qin army has been attacking Lingnan for a while, and he is very clear about the combat effectiveness of the Qin army. also understood that after a period of civil war, Lingnan could not fight against the Qin people's iron cavalry at all. Instead of tying up with the Meng family's father and son to die, it is better to take advantage of the fact that there is still some capital in his hand to join the Qin army in exchange for some benefits.

Seeing Haifeng's surrender, Chen Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The army under his command that can really fight is only more than 30,000 points, which is basically the same as the soldiers guarding the pass. If Haifeng held the pass, the Qin army would inevitably have to pay a heavy price. After a period of integration, the Southern Yong Army has become a formal Qin army, and they are all the people of the Great Qin State, so Chen Sheng is not willing to pay a heavy price, just to seize a pass. SITC's surrender is actually a win-win situation and everyone is happy.

Haifeng's surrendered army accepted Chen Sheng's reorganization, from which Chen Sheng screened out 10,000 people and expanded them into the Southern Yong Army, and the rest were all dismissed as people. Lingnan is originally vast and sparsely populated, and most of the soldiers are forcibly pulled from the tribal villages, such fighters cannot form real combat effectiveness at all, and they are barely able to fight with the local Yue people.

It's just that Haifeng saw that most of his troops were dismissed by Chen Sheng, and he was very dissatisfied in his heart, and he was vaguely a little afraid.

In order to appease Haifeng's emotions, Chen Sheng still gave up a newly formed Nanyong army to the commander of Haifeng, and also announced that he would double the territory of the Haifeng tribe. In addition, Chen Sheng also selected a few people from Haifeng's children and nephews and sent them to Ji Bu's subordinates to receive officer training. I learned from my old comrade-in-arms Xiong Qi that all the officers who had been trained by Ji Bu were promoted quickly. So Haifeng's hanging heart finally settled down a little.

When the bad news of Haifeng's surrender reached Meng Heilong's ears, Meng Heilong's eyes were black, and he collapsed on the ground, unable to wake up for a long time. The importance of SITC to him is self-evident. The 30,000-strong army did not make a decent resistance to the Qin army, it completely collapsed, and turned its head to bite him, how did this happen?

Qin Jun's aggressiveness also made Meng Qingshan's heart clear. Qin Jun's actions were not as simple as wanting to take advantage of the fire to rob, in fact, he wanted to swallow his father and son in one gulp. When he was panicking and helpless, he received a letter of peace from his father, who said in the letter that he would hand over the position of the lord of Lingnan to him, and was willing to hand over the military power in his hand, and had only one request for him, that is, to resist Qin as much as possible.