Chapter 291: Baiyue Surrenders
"This ...... This...... How is this possible......"
"One million and three hundred thousand Qin troops, one hundred and thirty thousand Qin troops!"
The leader of the Blackwater tribe collapsed directly to the ground, his face was pale, his lips trembled, and he couldn't hide his inner shock.
That's not 130,000, not 300,000, but a full 1.3 million Qin army!
The leader of the Blackwater Tribe swore that he had never heard of such a terrifying enemy lineup in his life, let alone was about to face it.
How many people are there in the entire Blackwater tribe?
It's just more than 400,000.
How many people are there in the entire Yue tribe?
If you die, it's just over four million.
The leader of Heishui knew that although the Yue people claimed to be all soldiers when the war broke out, it was impossible for them to truly be all soldiers.
In addition to the old, weak, sick and disabled, and women, only 780,000 people of the Yue ethnic group in southern Xinjiang were able to participate in the war.
And the vast majority of them are Yue people who have not undergone much formal training.
Although the Yue people are fierce, they are not able to compete with the elite of the Qin State who were eliminated in the Central Plains Unification War.
And more importantly, the Yue tribes in southern Xinjiang are scattered, and they are simply unable to concentrate all their forces.
Otherwise, the leader of Heishui still has the confidence to rely on the treacherous terrain in southern Xinjiang to deal with the Qin army, and the Qin army, which can't stand the suffering of southern Xinjiang and can't get any benefits, can only retreat gloomily.
But now the words of the envoys of the Qin State have directly knocked the leader of the black water into the abyss!
Thinking that the Heishui tribe was about to face millions of elites of the Qin State, under the powerlessness to resist, more than 400,000 people were slaughtered by the Qin army.
The leader of the black water shuddered, and a wave of fear rose in his heart.
"At this moment, can't the leader make a decision?"
Looking at the leader of the black water who was slumped to the ground, his eyes full of confusion and fear, the envoy of the Qin State asked.
However, the envoys of the Qin State did not despise the seemingly incompetent performance of the leader of the Black Water at this time.
Because the envoys of the Qin State knew that it was not that the Heishui leaders were too incompetent, but that the Qin army, which was about to fully advance into southern Xinjiang, was too powerful.
It is so powerful that when they hear the number of generals and large armies, it can only make these Yue tribes in southern Xinjiang feel powerless to resist.
This is no longer the 500,000 Southern Frontier Legion of Great Qin that the Yue people only need to face, but the Southern Expeditionary Legion with a terrifying number of 1.3 million after gathering the elite of the northern and eastern elites of Great Qin.
This non-war crime is really powerless to resist!
"Ahem...... Ahem......"
At that moment, an old cough came from behind.
The leader of Heishui and the envoys of the Qin State looked over, but found that it was an old man with a black wooden cane and a coarse cloth robe, and an old man walked up.
I saw that this old man's body seemed to be decayed, as if he was about to die soon, but the essence of his eyes made the envoys of the Qin State feel a shock in their hearts, and he was definitely not an idle person!
"Could it be...... It's ......"
The envoys of the Qin State thought of a possibility in their hearts, but they were still a little uncertain.
"Blackwater has seen the High Priest!"
"The high priest is now seriously ill, and he should rest in bed, so why bother so much!"
Seeing this old man, the leader of Heishui was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to support the old man, showing respect in his tone and demeanor.
"Now that it is a matter of life and death for more than 4 million people of the Yue tribe in southern Xinjiang, can the old man still sit still as the high priest of the Heishui tribe?"
The old man pestled the ground with a black wooden cane in his hand, and said as he coughed.
Let the leader of the black water on the side be more careful, for fear that something will happen to this old man.
......
"The lower official has seen the high priest!"
Looking at the performance of the leader of the black water and the old man, the envoys of the Qin State finally confirmed the guess in their hearts.
He also hurriedly bowed to the old man in a coarse cloth robe and said, which was also extremely respectful.
The situation in southern Xinjiang is complicated, and among the major tribes in southern Xinjiang, the most powerful is the tribal leader.
But the most prestigious of these tribes were undoubtedly these priests.
Among them, the high priest has the most noble prestige, and can even be called the spiritual leader of the Baiyue ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang.
It was not for nothing that these priests were able to attain such a high position.
In ancient times, the Jiuli clan was expelled from the Central Plains and came to this treacherous place in southern Xinjiang, where poisonous insects and beasts are infested.
At the time of their arrival, the Yue people were not familiar with the geographical conditions of southern Xinjiang, resulting in heavy casualties under various conditions.
However, because of the existence of these priests, the Yue people who were expelled from the Central Plains were able to survive in southern Xinjiang.
And to be able to pass the torch from generation to generation, these priests can be said to have contributed a lot.
The reason is that these sacrifices control the skills of farming, fishing, hunting, medicine and divination, guiding the Yue people to multiply in these 100,000 mountains, and their status is respected for generations.
For such legendary heroes, the envoys of the Qin State are also very respectful.
"Qin envoy, the matter of the surrender of the Yue people in southern Xinjiang is very important, and the old man wants to discuss with the leader of our clan to make a decision!"
"I also asked the Qin envoy to move first, and the result will not disappoint the Qin envoy...... Cough...... Ahem......"
The high priest said weakly, looking like a sunset.
Looking at this situation, the envoys of the Qin State also sighed, understanding that whether the Blackwater Tribe surrendered now depends entirely on this high priest.
Instead, he bowed to the High Priest of Blackwater: "I hope that the High Priest can make a wise decision, and the lower official will leave first." ”
After speaking, the envoy of the Qin State slowly retreated, and finally withdrew from the stone house.
"High Priest ......"
The Blackwater leader tried to open his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the high priest's raised hand.
"Alas!"
I saw the high priest sigh, and then looked at the leader of the black water and said, his body was so shaky and decayed, and his eyes were so vicissitudes.
"Listen, chief, the old man is about to drive west. ”
"I hope that the leader can listen carefully to every word that the old man says next, and don't let my Blackwater Tribe suffer the disaster of extermination!"
Seeing the high priest like this, the leader of the black water trembled, his eyes turned red, and he forced himself not to shed tears.
The leader of the black water knows that after today, the high priest is afraid that he will go to the immortals!
"Despite the teachings of the father, the words and deeds of the father will be remembered by the child!"
At this time, the leader of the black water actually knelt down in front of the high priest, kowtowed to the high priest one after another, his forehead was red, and his tone could not hide the grief.
No one knew that the child that the high priest had brought back from other tribes at the beginning, and now the most powerful and prestigious person in the Blackwater tribe turned out to be father and son.
In the stone house, the High Priest looked at the leader of the Black Water with a look of relief in his eyes.
Then the two of them continued to talk, and from time to time there were coughing sounds from inside the stone house, but they couldn't hear what the two people inside the stone house were talking to.
I only knew that after a quarter of an hour, the stone house was opened again, and the leader of the Blackwater came with a message that made all the Blackwater tribesmen fall into the sky.
The High Priest of the Blackwater Tribe is gone!
As soon as the news came out, the eyes of the more than 400,000 people of the entire Heishui tribe were darkened, and their hearts were very sad.
The mountains were filled with desolation and wailing, as they grieved and saw off their beloved High Priest after his death.
At the same time, the leader of Heishui announced another news, from now on, all the clansmen of the Heishui tribe and their territories under their command will be merged into the Central Plains of China, assist the Qin army to enter southern Xinjiang, and accept the unified arrangement and jurisdiction of the Great Qin government.
Not only that, after the largest Yue tribe in southern Xinjiang announced its surrender, the attitude of many other Yue tribes that were originally tough changed sharply.
successively announced the acceptance of Daqin Zhao'an, which naturally included the Black Stone Tribe and the Black Snake Tribe, the two major Yue tribes in southern Xinjiang in addition to the Heishui Tribe.
At this point, the army of Qin State under the command of General Sima Cuo of the Qin Army has successively entered southern Xinjiang, and successfully won the wild land of Baiyue without bloodshed, and the late autumn offensive carefully planned by the generals of Qin State was also stillborn!