Chapter 445 Li Yan's Corps Expedition
Nanhai City Lord’s Mansion:
Du Ji was ordered to go to Nanhai to preside over the war against Jiuzhen and Rinan counties.
During the Qin Dynasty, these two counties were defeated by Wang Jian with his army and became part of the Central Plains Dynasty.
General Wang Jian passed away, and the First Emperor gave Zhao Tuo a secret order, asking him to guard the Nanhai, Jiuzhen, Rinan and other territories and not let them split.
So much so that when Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and others rebelled in the Central Plains, the Qin Empire's field troops never appeared on the battlefield in the Central Plains.
Where were the millions of Qin Empire field troops who swept across the seven Central Plains countries?
Meng Tian's 500,000 men were stationed at Yanmen Pass to resist the Huns' cavalry, while Wang Jian's 500,000 men were stationed at Yanmen Pass to suppress the Nanhai and other natives.
Qin Shihuang's purpose was very clear: to ensure that the Central Plains would no longer be divided and that the unified situation of the Central Plains would remain unchanged.
Qin can be destroyed, but the Central Plains cannot be divided.
When many people saw this period of history, they were puzzled as to why Qin's millions of field troops who swept across the seven Central Plains kingdoms didn't show up.
This is the pattern.
The overall pattern of Qin Shihuang.
Extremely admirable.
Imagine how different the Central Plains would be from today's Europe if Qin Shihuang had not achieved unification and ensured that the Central Plains would not be divided.
Countless countries are in disarray, unable to reach an agreement, and are at odds all day long.
Zhao Tuo did establish dynasties in the three regions of Nanhai, Jiuzhen, and Rinan, but during the period of Emperor Wu, he still surrendered to the Central Plains Dynasty.
During the Han Dynasty, the three counties of Nanhai, Jiuzhen and Rinan were indeed part of the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty.
Of course, Zhao Tuo's descendants turned against him again.
Therefore, future generations will understand that Zhao Tuo is the ancestor of the Nanyue Kingdom.
Qin Qi did not allow Nanhai, Jiuzhen, and Rinan to split off again, and the descendants of Zhao Tuo who split away must be annihilated.
Ensure the integrity of the Central Plains ethnic group.
Now the people in the Nanhai area have migrated here through 500,000 Qin soldiers and millions of old Qin people.
After nearly four hundred years of great ethnic integration, the blood of the Central Plains race flows in the people's bodies, and they belong to the descendants of Yan and Huang.
The Central Plains race is a highly tolerant nation that loves peace and creates wealth with hard-working hands.
Unlike Western countries, which always like bandit logic.
Of course, there are fundamental differences in concepts between the Central Plains races and Westerners.
In the Western world, God creates man, but in the Central Plains people it is the opposite, man creates God.
During the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, officials did not encourage worship of Yue Fei, a national hero of a generation. Instead, they conferred upon Lord Guan Erye the title of a god—Martial Saint.
Because Emperor Qianlong felt that Yue Fei resisted the foreign invasion of the Central Plains, the Manchu Qing Dynasty also belonged to the grassland race.
It is not conducive to ruling the people of the Central Plains.
Without further ado, let’s get back to the topic.
"General Li Yan, General Ling Cao, do you two have any good suggestions for the expedition to Jiuzhen and Rinan?"
Du Ji said.
"Military Du, humble opinion, believes that in the expedition to Jiuzhen, the infantry division can advance from land and enter Nantianmen.
Crush them all the way. The Marine Division under General Ling can land on the beach from the sea next to Jiuzhen and penetrate directly into Jiuzhen City.
We will advance simultaneously by sea and land to completely wipe out the Jiuzhen area. We will capture Jiuzhen County and then attack the Nichinan area."
Li Yandao.
"Master Du, General Li is right. Our navy has built two deep-water docks on the coastlines of Jiuzhen and Rinan, which are fully capable of carrying out beach landing operations."
Ling Cao said.
"I heard from my lord that Jiuzhen said that the indigenous weapons in the Nichinan area are not very powerful, but they have war elephants.
Once war elephants attack, it will be difficult to deal with them. Only fire can stop the collision of war elephants. How prepared are you for this?"
Du Ji said.
"Master Du, we have prepared a lot of kerosene and will set out with the army. As long as the opponent drives the war elephants to fight, we will immediately light the fire to prevent the elephants from colliding."
Li Yandao.
"Jiuzhen, how many people and soldiers are there in the two cities of Nichinan?"
Du Ji said.
"According to surveys, Jiuzhen County has a population of more than 300,000, and more than half of the population has Yanhuang blood flowing in their bodies.
The other half are indigenous. Nichinan County has a population of about 200,000, and a quarter of the people have Yanhuang blood.
The rest are indigenous races. In terms of military strength, Jiuzhen has about 30,000 people and Nichinan has nearly 30,000 people.
Whether it is Jiuzhen or Nichinan, most of the weapons in the hands of soldiers are bronze weapons, and there are not many pure iron weapons, so their combat power is limited.
However, the bows and arrows in the hands of the soldiers in the two places did not have a very long range. They just had to pay attention to the fact that they coated the arrows with poison.
Once a soldier is hit by an arrow, he will die in a very short time. Although the military asked Zhang Ji and the two genius doctors Hua Tuo to come up with the antidote,
You still have to be careful, it’s best not to get hit by an arrow.”
Li Yandao.
"In that case, let's go on an expedition!"
Du Ji said.
"As you command!"
Li Yan led the infantry division into Nanmen Pass and rushed towards Jiuzhen City, being cautious along the way to beware of sneak attacks by the natives.
After several years of adaptive training, the soldiers of Li Yan Infantry Division are not afraid of the hot climate in this area at all.
The most difficult thing about an army's expedition is the road.
There is only one winding trail, and it is surrounded by various tropical forests. There are basically no roads in many places.
There is nothing we can do about this. Forests grow very fast in tropical areas. As long as they are not pruned for a season, the roads will be almost invisible.
In the tropical jungle, not only are the roads difficult to navigate, it can even be said that there are no roads to choose from.
There are many poisonous snakes, poisonous ants, poisonous scorpions, poisonous bees, poisonous centipedes and many other poisonous animals in the jungle.
If a soldier doesn't pay attention, he will be attacked immediately.
Just like this, both the Gallic Chicken and the beautiful country ended the war in failure when they conquered South Vietnam.
Of course, South Vietnam's ability to withstand the conquest of the beautiful country was largely due to the support of the Central Plains Empire.
Without the support of a large amount of materials from the Central Plains Empire, it would be impossible for the small South Vietnam country to withstand the attack of the beautiful country.
Whether it is military talents or war supplies, South Vietnam relies entirely on the support of the Central Plains Empire.
Unfortunately, after the South Vietnamese defeated the beautiful country, their ambitions skyrocketed. They not only sent troops to invade surrounding areas, but also sent troops to the Central Plains Empire.
The South Vietnam Kingdom is a white-eyed wolf, an immature white-eyed wolf that wants to tear off pieces of flesh from the Central Plains Empire at any time.
Now that Qin Qi is here, Jiuzhen will never be allowed. Rinan will become a trouble for the Central Plains races in the future. The natives must be annihilated one by one and disappear from the world.
Whoosh whoosh!
There is a sneak attack by the natives!
Everyone, be careful.
A junior officer shouted, immediately threw himself on the ground, and looked in the direction where the arrow was shot.
Under the command of grassroots officers, the soldiers of the Xiakou Infantry Division quickly circled to both sides and completely surrounded the attacking natives.
"shooting!"
The junior officer ordered.
Whoosh whoosh!
Hundreds of arrows rained into the jungle.
Puff puff puff!
A wave of arrows shot out, killing more than a dozen natives.
"If we leave the survivors alive, we need to interrogate and find out where the indigenous tribes live so that we can get a clear target."
The way of grassroots military officers.
Swish, brush, brush!
The soldiers of the infantry division quickly pounced on them, pushed each of the natives to the ground, and took them back to the division headquarters for interrogation.
Chapter completed!