Chapter 1: South Invasion

In the spring of March 217 BC, in central Fujian, in order to further appease the old people of Dong'ou in central Fujian, Fusu conducted a strong "bone washing and burial" of the former kings of Dong'ou, "An Zhu" and "Zu Yao" according to the old rules of the Baiyue people.

The so-called "bone washing burial", or "secondary burial", is located south of the Yangtze River in ancient Z Kingdom, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, and many ethnic minorities, such as Zhuang and Tibetans, have this custom. In fact, until now, the Helao people and Hakka people in Taiwan have adopted this funeral ceremony: after burial for several years or a certain period of time, the entire bones are placed one by one in a pottery jar called "Golden Doll" and buried again. It is said that this will enable the deceased to live happily and well in the underworld or be reincarnated as a good family!

Fusu's behavior of respecting ethnic minority customs and habits has better stabilized the hearts of the people in central Fujian and completed the necessary preparations for the expedition to the south!

In the old palace of Dongou, Oupu, Fusu and the generals are holding a military meeting!

"Like the Dong'ou Kingdom, the Minyue Kingdom, was a country established by the Yue people who fled to the south after the Chu Kingdom destroyed Yue Kingdom and the local Baiyue ancestors. They also adopted the method of tribal alliance autonomy. However, the Minyue Kingdom is far stronger and prosperous than the Dong'ou Kingdom. Its headquarters has 300,000 people and 60,000 soldiers. There are other ethnic minorities under its jurisdiction, with a population of no less than 100,000. During the war, nearly 100,000 troops might be recruited, so the enemy must not be underestimated!" Ren Xiao relied on his familiarity with the various countries of Baiyue, and introduced the situation of his opponent to the generals!

"I think the customs and habits of the Dong'ou Kingdom and the Central Plains are not very different. Many people can understand Qin language, and the Central Plains text is also common among officials! General Ren, what is the difference between the Minyue Kingdom and the Dong'ou Kingdom?" Li Xin asked with interest.

"The difference is very big! Dong'ou Kingdom is very close to Kuaiji after all, so it is greatly influenced by the Chu wind and the Central Plains. It has similar customs and habits, and people's physiques and appearances are also similar! The Minyue Kingdom is much worse: Minyue people are short and thick, short, with few hair, wide nose, and round and large eyes; they are used to living along the mountains and rivers. They are not only good at climbing mountains and crossing mountains, but also good at water fighting, good at riding boats and rafts, and have the custom of "breaking hair tattoos"! Their language is also different from those of Dong'ou people, which is very difficult to understand. The Central Plains people are difficult to communicate with. Moreover, the words common between officials and nobles are also ancient Yue Kingdom, which is difficult to recognize! Compared to this, fighting in the Minyue Kingdom is more difficult to fight than Dong'ou Kingdom. Many Dong'ou border residents who understand the language and geography of Minyue must be collected, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed!" Ren Xiao explained to everyone carefully!

Fusu nodded and said, "General Ren is right, you can do this!" Ren Xiao nodded.

Fusu said again: "According to the previous stage of investigation, after the Minyue Kingdom self-sweeping Dongou Kingdom, it has strengthened its vigilance. Its main force has gathered 60,000 people have gathered near the capital of the country and standby, and there are signs of going to the north to fight with me. If this is true, this is a good thing for our army. Our Qin army is good at regular field battles and siege battles. If we fight the Minyue people in the mountains and forests that they are good at, it will be much easier to fight on the plains!"

Ren Xiao thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy. The current king of Minyue is Wuzhu. This man is both wise and brave. He doesn't want to fight me in a decisive battle with me. I'm afraid that after a little test, he will retreat to the mountainous areas of Minyue and dense water networks and deal with me. If he wants to capture the Minyue Kingdom, it is much more difficult than Dongou!"

Fusu smiled and said, "The soldiers come and the generals are hidden, and the water comes and the land is stationed. Are our Qin troops still afraid that these barbarians will not succeed? We will pass on our general orders. The army will prepare for three days. In three days, the troops will be sent to Fujian and Yue to purge this country!" "Yes!"

Minyue, capital, urban village!

This is a very prosperous city with a population of more than 50,000. It was the largest city in the southeastern region of Z at that time. In the past 100 years since its founding in Minyue, in addition to the decades when it first settled in Qianshan (now Changle City, Fujian Province), Guocun has always been the heart of Minyue!

Since the reign of King Wuzhu of Minyue, the country of Minyue has become increasingly prosperous. Wuzhu believes that the low walls and messy city appearance of the city and villages do not conform to the image of a powerful country, so he mobilized a large amount of people's strength and financial resources to completely rebuild the city and village!

After completion, the city and village were huge in scale, with a stone wall of nearly ten meters high and a circumference of more than 20 miles, which can accommodate 500,000 to 100,000 people. The streets in the city are wide, with reasonable layout and complete drainage systems. They were the only important town in the southeastern area that could be with the Central Plains at that time. However, various stone and wooden houses were relatively simple, far from being gorgeous and exquisite as the Central Plains countries, but they were the first among the Baiyue countries. Moreover, there were many shops and prosperous business in the city, which was the most important commercial center of the Minyue Kingdom at that time. Not only were the people of Minyue often traded here, but even the people of Dongou and Nanyue people also traded here from time to time!

The Minyue Royal City is also very spectacular, covering an area of ​​480,000 square meters and has four city gates. Between the east and west city gates is a 10-meter-wide avenue, paved with pebbles. To the north of the avenue is a palace area with a wide area and a lot of pavilions. The main hall of the Political Affairs Bureau alone has more than 900 square meters, which is extremely luxurious. To the south of the avenue is a military camp and a training ground. There is no good martial arts and loves military affairs. He often trains the army here, and trains tens of thousands of Minyue troops to be strong and extremely brave!

All of the above shows that Wuzhu, the King of Minyue, can be regarded as a hero of his generation, and the Minyue Kingdom is now at its peak in history. If Qin wants to destroy the Minyue Kingdom, with Wuzhu's youthful and vigorous mentality, it will inevitably be a fierce battle!

At this time, the King of Minyue Wuzhu was sitting upright on the wide throne, scanning the civil and military officials of His Highness. This man was wearing an exquisite animal leather jacket, short hair and no beard, medium height, and stout body. On his two muscled arms, two tiger tattoos that went down the mountain were showing off their teeth and claws. He also wore a crown made of many pearls, holding a golden dome scepter, and his round eyes were staring at His Highness’s ministers. His square face, straight nose bridge, and tilted eagle eyebrows all exuded a compelling majesty! Just looking at this appearance, Wuzhu was worthy of being a hero of a generation!

After scanning the civil and military officials, Wu Zhu paused the golden power war in his hands and said loudly: "According to the Investigation Office, 200,000 Qin troops stationed troops in Oupuyang, the capital of Dongou. They are now helping to prepare for their troops and recruiting guides, and they are in a downward tide invading our country's land. What do you think?"

Prime Minister Bo Yue came out and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry! Our Fujian-Yue Kingdom is now strong, with strong soldiers and strong horses. In addition, there are many mountains and dense water networks. The Qin people are not good at mountain wars and water wars. Even though there are 200,000 people, why should they be afraid of it!"

General Jin Hu said after hearing this, he said, "The Qin people have destroyed Dongou and are still greedy, which is really hateful! I think that although our Fujian and Yue have always been incompatible with Dongou, my lips have died and my teeth are cold. The Qin army is about to enter, so we must prepare early!"

Wu Zhu nodded after hearing this and said, "How should we respond to the enemy with General Jin?"

Jin Hu responded: "I think that the closest Ducheng Village in our country is only more than 400 miles away from the border of Dongou. If the Qin army invades from the intersection of Songxi and Xiaoxi, it will take about seven days to march! The land where the Qin army passes is relatively flat and lacks mountains, and our army's advantages in mountain warfare are difficult to exert. However, this area is densely filled with water networks. Chongyangxi and Nanpuxi are natural barriers, protecting the Ducheng Village in our country; and Songxi is stuck on the main logistics road of the Qin army and the hinterland of the march, which can also be used! When I was fighting, I took advantage of the Qin army's bad habit of water warfare and mobilized all ships and warships in China, first deployed defenses in the areas of Nanpuxi and Songxi, and attacked the Qin army day and night. As long as the Qin army can be blocked for about two or three months, the Qin army's food and grass supply difficulties will inevitably retreat!"

Wu Zhu raised his eagle eyebrows and said happily: "Okay, General Jin's words are exactly what I mean. Come and pass on my king's order to collect all ships across the country, and use 30,000 naval troops to deploy defenses on Nanpuxi, 20,000 people to guard the city village. I want to determine the heights of the Qin army and see who is the hero!"

"The king and the wise!" The civil and military officials also rushed up and flattered!

Therefore, under Wuzhu's order, the people on the northern front line of the Minyue Kingdom began to evacuate their homes one after another, retreated to southern and mountainous areas of Fujian Vietnam, and implemented a solid wall and clearing the fields. In addition, almost all fishing boats and ferries in the middle of the country were recruited, and they began to deploy defenses in the areas of Nanpuxi and Songxi with their strong warships!

Two hundred thousand Qin troops advanced from Oupu Ocean. As expected by the Minyue Army, they came along the stream and set up camps near Songxi Source Spring in the northern border of Minyue Kingdom. Fusu did not rush to attack for a while, but sent a large number of devils to sneak into the Minyue Kingdom under the guidance of Ouyue, and explore the military situation!

Fusu has never forgotten the principle of "information first"!

Within a few days, a lot of information gathered in Fusu's hands. With the help of his aides, the enemy situation gradually became clearer, and Fusu convened the generals to hold a military meeting for the war!

Fusu said with a solemn expression: "According to the intelligence, the Minyue Kingdom mobilized almost all the main forces in China, and arranged about 30,000 people to set up defenses on Nanpuxi, another 20,000 people to defend the city, village and royal city! It can be said that Wuzhu is really a talented person. His troops are arranged and his battle strategy is completely in line with the situation of the battle. It is the best strategy for responding to the battle. Please look at the sand table!"

Fusu pointed to the newly formed terrain sand table and exclaimed: "If our army advances southwest along Songxi, then the 30,000 South Puxi naval army will be blocked by the 30,000 South Puxi naval army on the banks of the Nanpu River, and the 20,000 Songxi naval army behind us can also harass our army, or even go north to attack our food and supplies routes, and may even invade our central county and attack our rear route. Such front and back attacks are very vicious, and the widest distance between Nanpuxi and Songxi is only more than 200 miles away. Our army's activity space is narrow and its military strength cannot be used. It is difficult to deal with the deployment of the Minyue people! Look, do you have any ideas?"

When the generals heard this, they frowned: In other words, after playing the game of catching mice with the Dong'ou people in the mountains and forests for a while, they are now going to launch a large-scale water battle with the Minyue people in the dense water network area!

The Qin army is okay to build bridges. No country can surpass the Qin army today. The Qin army with a large river like Nanpuxi can build a floating bridge for the army to pass through in just one night. But will the Minyue Navy look at you if you build a bridge, and will definitely attack and destroy the floating bridge. In other words, if the Minyue Navy Navy is not annihilated first, everything else will be discussed!

When it comes to water war, the Qin army is really a bit reluctant to do so. Many people are landslides who can't even swim. It's easier to expect them to fight fiercely on the water surface with the Minyue navy and win, than to expect a toad to climb a tree! What's more, the Qin army now has no few warships, so you can't let the Qin army swim shirtlessly and the Minyue warships stand! The Yue people have been good at water war since ancient times, and their shipbuilding technology is advanced. It is a strong water force. With the fragile water capabilities of the Qin army, it is difficult to win than climb to the sky!

So, no one spoke for a while, and they all felt embarrassed!

Li Xin hesitated and said, "Can you bypass Nanpuxi and go straight to Chengcuncheng?" Ren Xiao shook his head and said, "General Li, please see, Nanpuxi and Songxi converge in the south, forming a new river - Jianxi! This river is wider and turbulent, and we cannot get around it! Moreover, there are big rivers in the north, south and east of the city. To the west are the tall and steep Wuyi Mountains, which are really easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is estimated that the people of Minyue built the capital in Chengcun, which was due to such safety considerations! Under such circumstances, no matter where our army detours, they will be strongly blocked by the Minyue army, and will greatly lengthen the logistics route. Not only will it become alone, but the supply is more difficult and dangerous, which is not worth the loss!"

Everyone is a little confused this time. It’s so difficult to fight a water battle!

Fusu, who has always been resourceful, lost his mind for a moment. After looking at Xiang Xiao, Ren Xiao shook his head. Fusu patted his forehead and said, "Don't worry, let's go south for now. Anyway, we have long expected that the southern expedition would be a fierce battle, and we have no plans to end the war in the short term. Let's go deep into the Fujian and Yue territory for the first time to explore the situation. If it is really unfavorable, we will retreat and find another way!" "Here!"

Everyone has no choice now, just kill them!

So, the next morning, 200,000 Qin troops set up their camps and advanced southwest, and after about two hundred miles deep into the territory of Fujian and Yue, they stopped in a small town called Youli!

At this time, hearing that the Qin army was approaching, the people of Minyue who were wandering in the town had already escaped completely, and even the livestock were almost driven away. Only occasionally did a few fish that escaped the net wander around the town and met the Qin army from time to time. Of course, the outcome of the meeting was very simple, so it would be easy to catch it to supplement military use!
Chapter completed!