Looking at the future, the south is definitely more important because of the maritime economy.

But looking at it now, the west is definitely ten thousand times more important than the south.

Because the west side has almost a ready-made economic system, while the south side is mostly a primitive environment and has not yet been developed.

The tribal population is overly dispersed and dominated by tribes, making it difficult for them to develop in a short period of time.

So, just go south, although no news has come back yet.

But in fact, in Wang Buxu's mind, the south has returned.

It was impossible for Zhao Tuo to make any sense of resistance.

And having this kind of idea is not just because of pretense, but a result inferred from the actual situation after peeling off the cocoons.

The first is that although Zhao Tuo has established a firm foothold in the south, he has still been troubled by the local indigenous people in recent years.

The second is that after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, although it gave Zhao Tuo an opportunity, it also cut off Zhao Tuo's retreat.

Looking now, those people Zhao Tuo brought with him are gradually getting older.

In fact, Zhao Tuo now encountered the same predicament as the Huns.

That is, there are not enough women to give birth to the next generation for them. In this case, the local indigenous people are extremely hostile to them, and normal intermarriage is absolutely impossible.

The only solution is to plunder the other party's women through war, and then give birth to offspring for yourself.

But even so, the new population is far from keeping up.

In fact, history is very simple, especially in ancient history, there is no pure sense of justice at all.

Some are just benefits.

Why did Zhao Tuo surrender to the Han Dynasty?

Because by this time, he had no choice but to surrender.

Once he rejected the Han Dynasty, his South Vietnam would have no way out.

As the older generation of soldiers ages, coupled with the harsh climate in the south, subconscious harm will occur to people's bodies.

Basically, it can be said that after the age of forty, most people, regardless of men or women, begin to suffer from various symptoms.

After the age of fifty, the body suffers from more diseases.

If the migrant population wants to completely adapt to the environment of a place, it does not mean that they can adapt in one or twenty years, but it will take two or three generations to initially complete the adaptation process.

In other words, it takes several births to gradually optimize this part of the gene, making it more suitable to survive here.

Therefore, if Zhao Tuo did not submit to the Han Dynasty, the problem before him would be very simple.

The Lingnan Legion, which has been unable to carry the sword, and the next generation whose numbers cannot keep up, will be frantically attacked by the Lingnan natives.

At this time, he had lost any chance to fight back.

The final outcome can only be to lose the current territory and then gradually shrink into a city.

Maybe it can survive here, or maybe it will be wiped out by the natives.

Therefore, Zhao Tuo's surrender was not because the main force of the Han army could not reach Lingnan, but simply because he could not carry it on his own.

He needed this tiger skin from the Han Dynasty to support him.

So, it doesn’t matter if it’s Liu Bang’s Han Dynasty, or it’s the Han Dynasty of Wang Bu Xing, or any other dynasty.

At this critical time, just send someone over and have a good chat with him, and the result will be good.

At the same time, after going through all kinds of hardships, Sui He finally came to Lingnan and Panyu County.

It was also the capital of the South Vietnam Kingdom of Zhao Tuo. At this time, Zhao Tuo was only in his forties.

Although he can be called an old man at this age, Zhao Tuo is also a very lively person.

Historically, people have lived for more than a hundred years, which means that even among a group of people born this year, maybe half of them will not survive Zhao Tuo, a guy who has lived forty years.

At this moment, Zhao Tuo put his hands behind his back and kept glancing towards the north.

He is waiting!

Although the environment in South Vietnam is harsh, it is not as good as the mainland.

But after all, he built it with his own hands. Although he still has no control over the far places, the area near Panyu is completely under his control.

Moreover, with the arrival of the Lingnan Army, a large amount of production materials were brought here. Basically, it can be said that the initial development around Panyu has been completed.

And what was the purpose of the Han emperor suddenly sending envoys to Panyu?

For Zhao Tuo, this is already self-evident.

"Your Majesty, there is a result!"

"How?" Zhao Tuo asked calmly.

"It's totally unbeatable..." The subordinate hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Judging from the process and results, the Han army seems to be more like the indigenous people here. They are familiar with jungle warfare and have good cooperation. If they weren't our people

If they arrive in time, they may be eaten in one fell swoop."

Zhao Tuo frowned tightly, this situation was somewhat beyond his expectation.

What was it like when you first came here?

It is said to be an army of 500,000 people, but even if it is a little watery, if it is cut in half, there will still be an army of 250,000 people.

But what was my situation at that time?

Are you being chased and beaten everywhere by these local natives?

Because there are virgin forests everywhere, and the Qin soldiers are not good at jungle warfare, they suffered a lot in the beginning.

The well-equipped Qin army was beaten around with wooden and bone equipment. Even if they were chasing, they must not fall behind, otherwise they would most likely not be able to get out.

They suffered so much in the beginning, why can the Han army be so relaxed now?

"Tell them to keep their mouths tight. If they dare to leak this matter, I will not spare them!" Zhao Tuo warned in a calm tone.

…

The attack happened a few days ago. Later, Zhao Tuo's army just arrived. There was a fight between the two sides and the war ended.

Although the other party was dissatisfied, he did not dare to say anything more.

Sui He took the envoy and followed Zhao Tuo's army all the way to Panyu.

The weather was terrible, humid and hot, but there was quite a lot of rain.

In addition, Suihe also discovered an important point.

That is the grain here, which can be harvested three times a year.

Although it doesn't taste as good as in the north, who cares whether it tastes good or not these days?

What does three crops a year mean?

It means that the court can have a better choice.

It was this road condition that made him anxious. Although he was fully prepared for this trip, he actually suffered a lot of twists and turns along the way.

If this is really developed, it will be difficult to transport even food back.

"Did you see anything unusual?" In a courtyard, Sui He looked at Han Jin, the captain of the mission.

"There must be something abnormal. I found that there were a lot of indigenous people in Panyu City. It seemed that Zhao Tuo had close contact with them. In addition, what happened that day. The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. I always felt that it didn't look like a conspiracy.

Unexpected." Han Jin said.

Sui He smiled slightly and said, "You finally remembered that this was not an accident in the first place!"

"Why did you say this?" Han Jin was stunned for a moment.

"It's very simple. Our route that day did not deviate from the road. If those natives attacked us in the name of robbery, I would not be suspicious, but they just said that we had crossed the line. Although the road was not obvious, it was

There are traces of people passing by often. Walking on the road can be said to be crossing the line? Besides, from the observation in the past two days, it seems to be a main road!" Suihe said with a smile as before.

"Did Ambassador Lu say that this matter has something to do with Zhao Tuo?" Han Jin finally came to his senses.

There are many indigenous people in Panyu City, and some of them have obviously bought real estate here. It may be impossible for them to live here like ordinary people.

But as a liaison, it is still very possible.

In addition, Suihe also observed that there seemed to be indigenous people in some villages outside the city.

This means that Zhao Tuo has gathered a group of indigenous people, allowing them to move into the village willingly and start living according to the Han lifestyle.

"That's right! That's right!" Suihe nodded, and then continued: "Actually, when Zhao Tuo's army appeared that day, I had doubts. We were crossing the border, weren't they? Why did the indigenous people see this?

We just started fighting without saying a word, but they explained it clearly in a few words in the past? Is it just because of the language barrier? I'm afraid not necessarily!"

When all the signs are presented in front of you, the answer is actually already obvious.

This was a purposeful attack, or it could be seen as Zhao Tuo's tentative attack on them.

As for the purpose?

Suihe probably knows it well.
To be continued...