As Zhao Tuo's words fell, the atmosphere of the court that had just been activated became depressed again.

Most of the ministers looked at Zhao Tuo in surprise.

The same is true of the First Emperor, he exhaled deeply, stared at Zhao Tuo and said, "Wugong Hou said that now is not the right time to attack Baiyue. Then tell me, when is the right time to attack Baiyue? ”

The First Emperor's voice was cold, and one could feel his anger.

In the case of the defeat of the Qin army and the death of the main general and deputy generals.

What the emperor wants is for Zhao Tuo to take over this burden happily, and then immediately lead the army to the south and defeat Baiyue for him, a shame!

What he wants is not Zhao Tuo's prevaricated answer!

Facing the emperor's questioning, Zhao Tuo still looked calm and opened his mouth to explain.

"The minister thought that our army had been newly defeated, General Feng and General Tu had died in Yuedi, the army's morale was unstable, and its morale was declining, which was not the benefit of war. The most urgent task now is to first calm the hearts of the soldiers, and then to carry out the strategy of attack. For Baiyue, the minister felt that it was better to attack slowly and not rush forward. ”

Seeing that the emperor's face was not good-looking, Zhao Tuo sighed in his heart.

It can be seen from the tone of the First Emperor that what this king wants is to quickly take Baiyue to wash away the defeat of Tu Sui.

He is afraid that he can't wait to send troops today, and he will be pacified tomorrow.

But from the point of view of the military commander, this is really too difficult.

Now that Feng Wuxue and Tu Sui have been defeated, the morale of the soldiers who conquered Vietnam is unstable, and even if they recruit new soldiers and horses, their morale is not much higher.

Not to mention the sinister conditions of the land.

If Zhao Tuo wants to decide, he thinks that he should abandon the conquest of Vietnam.

The land of Baiyue can be fought, but it is best to gnaw it down slowly over a few decades.

Considering the emperor's desire for revenge, Zhao Tuo didn't dare to say this, and didn't even dare to say on the spot that he refused to lead the army.

Wu Anjun's death has not passed fifty years.

Zhao Tuo took over the burden, but hoped to postpone the time of the expedition.

He said: "The reason why the minister thinks that it should be attacked slowly. The main reason is that Baiyue is a hot and humid place, and when it comes to the rainy season, it is full of poisonous miasma and water Gu. The soldiers of our Qin army are prone to being unaccustomed to water and soil when they enter the more land, and epidemics occur. ”

"The reason why General Tu failed to march into South Vietnam this time was because the army suffered from an epidemic, the soldiers were weak, and they suffered defeat after being attacked by the Vietnamese. Therefore, the minister believed that the first preparation for entering Baiyue was to avoid the rainy season. In addition, it is necessary to solve the problem of miasma plague and water Gu. ”

Zhao Tuo put the problems that he would encounter in attacking Baiyue in front of the emperor and his ministers one by one.

After the new defeat, the army's morale was unstable, and the soldiers were not adapted.

The jungle miasma in the rainy season is everywhere, the epidemic diseases are everywhere, and the water Gu is everywhere......

This kind of factual analysis has won the approval of most people.

If it was placed in the past, some people might still think that Zhao Tuo was exaggerating the harsh environment of Baiyue.

Now that there are two living examples of Tu Sui and Feng Wuxue in front of him, Zhao Tuo's words are full of persuasiveness.

Erchen thinks that the martial arts marquis is very true. Baiyue is a sinister place, if you rush into the army, I am afraid that there will be accidents, and you should slowly plan it. ”

The prince Fusu stood up for Zhao Tuo.

Immediately afterwards, Taiwei Wang Ben spoke: "The minister also thinks that the martial arts marquis is reasonable, the epidemic is a taboo in the army, and this matter should be considered more." ”

The crown prince and Wang Ben spoke, and veterans such as Li Xin and Xin Wu also spoke in agreement.

From the perspective of these veterans, Baiyue's place is really not easy to fight, and the problems that Zhao Tuo said also exist, and they can understand Zhao Tuo's difficulties.

Listening to the generals, although the First Emperor on the emperor's couch still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, his anger dissipated a lot.

It seems that Zhao Tuo, this kid, is still thinking about solving the problem, not deliberately disobedient.

The First Emperor exhaled and asked, "Then the martial arts marquis can tell me about your strategy of leveling the Yue." ”

Zhao Tuo pursed his lips.

He didn't want to go at all.

The tropical rainforest environment of Baiyue is still difficult to deal with even after 2,000 years.

In history, it took about ten years from Tu Sui's expedition to Ren Huan and Zhao Tuo's occupation of Yue, and there were countless casualties.

For Zhao Tuo now, the past few years are precisely the most important point in time.

One is that he is now in full swing in engineering, and he is about to make a good achievement in this. Next, you can take advantage of the situation to expand the results of the battle and get more classrooms so that you can leverage the military merit system.

Once the southern expedition is made, at least several years of time will be taken into it.

When he Zhao Tuo came back, he didn't know what the engineering society he had worked so hard to create would become.

As for the second one, it is now the thirty-second year of Qin Shi Huang.

There are only five years left before the death of Qin Shi Huang in history!

Although history has been changed by Zhao Tuo many things, the first emperor now does not take pills, and he has also reduced his workload and developed in a better way. But the ghost knows if he was hit by Zhang Liang's vertebrae before, and whether there was anything wrong with it.

Zhao Tuo did not dare to inquire about the emperor's private affairs, and it was difficult to determine whether it would affect his lifespan.

Zhao Tuo was very worried about this.

Fusu was made the crown prince, and Li Si became his father-in-law, and it stands to reason that the Dune Revolution will not happen again. But at this critical juncture, how could Zhao Tuo be at ease if he didn't watch it with his own eyes.

After all, if you go south, your wife and children will stay in Xianyang, and once something happens, it will be all over.

That's why he wants to drag it out.

It's just that the emperor obviously can't wait so long.

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath and still said his strategy.

The first is to send Ren Huan and Meng Tian to the south first, take over the army in the place of Tu Sui and Feng Wuxuan, appease the hearts of the soldiers, and strictly defend the two places.

The second is that he wants the emperor to gather the doctors in the country to study the methods of preventing and controlling the epidemic.

Regarding water Gu parasites, Zhao Tuo has a way to prevent and control them. But he was still a little worried about the epidemic of this era.

If he didn't study this thing, he wouldn't dare to drill into the jungle, and if he did, it would be miserable.

Third, Zhao Tuo suggested creating equipment suitable for jungle warfare. Those spears and berylliums that are several meters long should be greatly reduced in equipment, and swords-like weapons should be modified, and equipment such as sickles and axes should be equipped.

Finally, regarding the time of sending troops, Zhao Tuo hopes to set it for next year's spring ploughing.

That way, there was almost a year for him to prepare.

Waiting until this point in time next year to send troops will not delay this year's autumn harvest and next year's spring ploughing. After the soldiers were recruited, the time to arrive in the southern Yue Land was almost autumn.

When the time comes, let the soldiers adapt to the local area for a month or two, and at the same time train and cooperate, they can also improve their resistance to water and soil.

Then it happened to be the dry season of Baiyue, and sending troops at this time could minimize all the damage.

And during the preparation time of this year, Zhao Tuo can also find a way to understand the internal situation of the Yue people.

Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles.

Zhao Tuo offered his own Pingyue strategy in public, so that Wang Ben, Xin Sheng and other generals nodded again and again.

Calming the morale of the army, fighting epidemics, and crafting equipment suitable for combat can greatly increase the chance of victory.

Putting the time point to next year's spring ploughing will allow Qin to have an extra year's grain reserves, and the logistical pressure will be much easier.

"Martial Arts Marquis, he is really a safe general."

The generals will praise.

The First Emperor frowned slightly.

Zhao Tuo's Pingyue policy is practical and feasible, and it sounds necessary.

But the price is to wait a year!

A whole year!

The First Emperor squinted.

Li Xin's war against Chu was defeated in the winter, but after he arrived at the spring ploughing, he asked Wang Jian to lead an army of 600,000 to go to the expedition.

From the defeat of Vachu to the resumption of the expedition, it has been a few months, and it has not even turned over the year.

Now for a group of Baiyue barbarians, but let him wait another year.

Let him, the supreme emperor of the world, endure another year of disgrace!

The Qin army was defeated in the southern expedition, but it was still defeated at the hands of the barbarians. If he doesn't fight back immediately, then there is still some majesty of the supreme world to speak of.

"Let's talk about this again."

The First Emperor did not make a decision on the spot, nor did he immediately deny it, but waved his hand tiredly, ready to go back and think about it again.

The major event of the Pingyue strategy is naturally to think clearly before making a decision.

Of course, this big court meeting is not that nothing has been decided.

At least the main general Zhao Tuo, the deputy generals Ren Huan and Meng Tian have all been determined.

Zhao Tuo is now in charge of the Shaofu, no matter whether his strategy will be adopted or not, he must arrange the affairs of the Shaofu first, and it is impossible for him to go south immediately.

Therefore, the emperor first ordered Ren Huan and Meng Tian to immediately set off for the land of Baiyue to take over the local Qin army. Wait for the next order from the central government.

The pilgrimage will disperse.

Zhao Tuo looked at the back of the First Emperor sitting on the chariot and leaving, his eyes were a little complicated.

"Your Majesty, be patient."

……

Just when this defeat against the southern conquest of Vietnam will come to an end in Xianyang.

Outside Sanchuan County, several Qin soldiers with tired faces hurriedly finished their meals, stepped on the fast horses prepared by the local post station, and immediately galloped towards Xianyang.

They came from the land of Minyue in the south.

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