Qingji has never been a high-spirited person.

How easy is it for Wu to sweep the southwest in one go and wipe out all the barbarians one by one, so as to expand the territory of Wu?

In case the strength and will to fight of the Dian people were as tenacious as those of the Luo Yue people, it was very likely that the Wu army would be defeated and defeated.

The 100,000-strong Southern Expeditionary Corps seems to be a lot.

In fact, in order to ensure the results of the battle, the troops that the Wu army can send are now overstretched.

As Sun Wu said, Qingji really planned to annex Yunnan, and he had to recruit troops from the country again.

However, at this time, where did Rang Qingji recruit troops from?

The domestic military resources of Wu are not very sufficient!

If you are not fully prepared, this will come and go, let alone a year or two, before Qingji can really annex Yunnan, which is still the best result.

"King, why don't you withdraw your troops."

After Sun Li pondered for a moment, he said: "It has been nearly a year since the army set out, and the people are sleepy and there is no way to continue. ”

"If the king wants to annex Yunnan, he may be able to wait for a year and a half, and then go south after he is fully prepared."

“……”

Sun Li is easy to say.

However, how could Qingji not know that this battle of the Southern Expedition would not be easily started?

In order to win the war to quell the rebellion of the six counties in Lingnan, how long did Wu prepare for?

Exactly five years!

How many five years can there be in life?

This made Qingji's heart sigh secretly.

Whether it is conscription again or withdrawal of troops, in fact, it is not what Qingji wants to do.

At this time, Wu Zixu said: "The king, maybe you can make the Dian people submit." ”

"Yunnan is not far from Lingnan and Baipu, and I believe that the people of Yunnan have seen the strength of our Wu army."

"The king can send troops to the Dian people, force the Dian people to submit, and then slowly plan it in the future."

Hearing this, Qingji thought for a while, and finally bowed his head slightly and said, "Good." ”

"Bo Yi, it's up to you to give the widow a trip."

"No."

This may be a bit dangerous, but it is by no means the unpredictable one.

So Bo Yan agreed without hesitation.

……

At the end of October, Qingji led the Wu army to continue southward and enter the Yunnan region.

Bo Biao, who had already set out earlier, finally forced the Dian people to surrender with his three-inch incorruptible tongue and the strong military power of Wu State as support.

At this time, the Dian people had not yet formed a country in the true sense of the word, and there were dozens of tribes, large and small.

However, in the face of the arrival of the Wu army, the Dian people did not have much resistance.

"Ten thousand years of the king! Ten thousand years of Wu Kingdom! ”

Qingji led a large army into a large tribe of the Dian people and was welcomed by the Dian people.

Different from the Baiyue people, the Dian people mostly live on the waterfront and live in the "dry column" building, which is divided into two floors, and the upper floor is used to raise cattle and sheep.

or live in well-dried or dry-and-dry buildings, and there are also semi-crypt-type buildings.

Qingji took a step, looked around, looked at the hospitable Dian people nearby, and felt a little relieved.

It went surprisingly well!

These Dian people look no different from ordinary Wu people, mainly in their clothing.

The Dian people wore the same clothes for men and women, wearing a round-necked cardigan on the upper body, unbuttoned, knee-length, short, wide sleeves, and elbow-length.

The underwear is slightly shorter and has a round neck.

They dress slightly differently on different occasions, such as wearing a long robe that drags the floor and headdress feathers when dancing.

In order to welcome the arrival of Qingji, the Dian people also specially prepared a grand bonfire party, and everyone sang and danced.

"Come, my lord, I salute you with a bowl!"

A Dian tribe chieftain sitting not far away, with a flattering smile on his face, raised his wine bowl and said to Qingji.

However, Qingji just waved his hand and said, "The widow is not good at drinking. ”

Qingji also has to be guarded against.

Who knows what moths these Dian people will make?

Seeing Qingji not giving face like this, the tribal chief of the Dian people just smiled wryly, and then sat down again.

Just like Qingji, the soldiers of the Wu army who came to this place where the Dian people lived also ensured that they did not get drunk.

Sun Li, who was sitting on the side, stepped forward and said, "King, it's really strange that this Dian people are so enthusiastic. ”

“……”

Qingji said slowly: "Let's wait and see what happens." Have all the scouts been sent out? ”

"Sent out, nothing out of the ordinary was found."

"Hmm."

Qingji nodded and said no more.

As the saying goes, the heart of defending people is indispensable, and the heart of harming people is indispensable.

For such a strange Dian people, Qingji must be guarded against.

Rao is like this, Qingji still attaches more importance to the culture of the Dian people.

He didn't expect that the Dian people at this time were already not low.

The Yunnan people have linen tools, spinning tools, weaving tools, sewing tools, etc.

They were dressed mainly in linen.

Planting hemp, making hemp silk, and then weaving cloth and garments should be an important production activity.

In addition, there were professional workshops or large handicrafts in Yunnan.

It is conceivable that the handicraft industry of the Dian people has been developed in this era.

In terms of currency, the Dian people used shells.

The Dian people stored the shellfish as wealth or treasure, or as a general equivalent locally, in exchange for livestock, metals, slaves, precious stones, etc.

The main products they provide are some local products and raw materials.

There are cattle such as cattle, horses, sheep and mineral products such as gold, silver and copper.

The Dian people also exported a special commodity, namely "servants".

The so-called "servant" is a type of slave.

Qingji only then entered the Yunnan land, the Yunnan people in order to honor the Qingji, but also specially offered silk, bronze mirror, crossbow machine, iron sword, bucket, bell, slush, smoker, agate, jade, turquoise, malachite beads, gold beads, Bess and so on a large number of things.

Some things are very valuable, which makes Qingji quite rare.

Qingji should be glad that until this time, the Dian people have not yet formed a country, otherwise it must be enough for Wu to have a headache.

Because the skill of the Dian people in forging weapons is not low.

According to the function of the weapons, the weapons cast by the Dian people are divided into long weapons, short weapons, shooting weapons, protective equipment, etc.

Long weapons include ge, spear, axe, zinc, money, qi, peck, stick, fork, etc.

Short weapons include swords and ring-headed knives.

Shooting weapons include longbows, chains, and arrow brigades, and protective weapons include helmets, armor, and shields.

This is something that surprised Qingji.

After all, he couldn't have imagined that the Dian people, who should be isolated from the world, would have such a "developed" process.

If Qingji is not mistaken, in history in 278 BC, the Chu general Zhuang Qiao led a team to the Dianchi area.

Its purpose was to conquer the locals and annex the Chu State, and later because the way back was cut off by the Qin State, they stayed in the Dianchi area and established the Dian State.

Wu has already conquered the Dian people one step ahead, but he doesn't know which step he can do yet.

Even Qingji didn't know whether he should make the Dian people submit or set up a county to rule in this place.