After Li You withdrew, Qin Shihuang asked all his attendants to leave, while he read through the memorials of guards and lieutenants from various places.
Fusu has been ordered to be grounded in the mansion. Over the past few years, he has indeed changed somewhat, focusing more on reality and less on empty talk.
But in the eyes of Qin Shihuang, if Fusu was a remonstrating minister or censor, he was undoubtedly qualified, but as a young master, especially the eldest son, he was not qualified at all!
It was enough to completely deny Qin Shihuang's idea. What made the emperor even more angry was that apart from his opposition, Fusu didn't have any insightful ideas.
Things in this world are complicated and complex, and it is not enough to just oppose them.
Therefore, Qin Shihuang believed that Fu Su was not only incapable of accomplishing anything, but also did not know people well enough. He unexpectedly misjudged Hei Fu...
Not only did Heifu not express any objection to the southern expedition to Baiyue, but he also praised this strategy as "contributing to the present and benefiting the future."
Qin Shihuang threw the memorial to Fusu on the spot. The simple prince was stunned and could not believe that it was true.
Although he knew it was flattery, the emperor felt comfortable hearing it. Moreover, this was the correct attitude for being a minister. The words sounded nice and things could be done. It was countless times better than remonstrating with someone who had suffered a great hatred and died.
As for Fusu's objectionable words, he pretended not to have heard them.
As early as in Yuzhang and Changsha, Qin Shihuang had already determined that the Southern Expedition must be carried out! Fighting is certain. Next, it is a question of how to fight and who to fight...
In the memorial, Heifu proposed a complete set of strategies. He spent two years preparing and another two years, from east to west, from the coast to the inland, slowly grinding down the land of Baiyue. It was indeed a mature work.
See.
But Qin Shihuang was still too slow.
The Xiongnu and the Yuezhi were so strong that they controlled hundreds of thousands of people. The Qin army could destroy them in just four years! Not to mention that Baiyue was weak and fell apart. Even though the transportation in the south could not compare with Guanzhong, Qin Shihuang personally saw it in Yuzhang.
What we saw in Changsha was enough to march, so why did it take four years?
At this time, Li You, who had served as an official in Changsha County for five years, put forward a different opinion.
"When I was in Changsha, I often sent merchants to the Yue region to spy. As Hei Fu said, there are many vendettas among the Yue people, just like Dong Ou. There are many tribes that can be determined through rumors!"
Li You even pointed out: The world thinks that Heifu understands the South, but everyone knows that Heifu’s understanding of the South is outdated...
"Your Majesty, although Hei Fu conquered Yuzhang and built Nanchang, it only took less than a year before he left the south and served as an official in the north and Jiaodong. Now seven or eight years have passed, things have changed, and some situations in the south have changed. Hei Fu
It is impossible to know everything, so the strategy proposed is a little timid, overestimating the Baiyue and underestimating the strength of the Qin Dynasty."
Is he the only one in the world who understands the situation in the south?
The guards and lieutenants of Kuaiji, Yuzhang, and Changsha have been in the south for seven or eight years. Are their familiarity with Baiyue worse than that of Heifu?
"If you listen to both, you will be enlightened, but if you believe, it will be dark. Your Majesty, why don't you ask the three commanders, what strategies do you have?"
Li You didn't recommend himself. He didn't want to go back to the south, and he didn't directly recommend others. That would be an act of seeking death. The only one who is qualified to judge right from wrong and choose generals is the emperor! No one can do it for him!
But coincidentally, these border governors and lieutenants are all from the main fighting faction.
The qualifications of one of them and his familiarity with the south are comparable to those of Heifu. He is even more experienced than Heifu in the Kawaze water battle...
As a general, although Heifu is good, it is not the only choice!
With this in mind, Qin Shihuang unfolded the memorial sent by Tu Sui, the governor of Changsha.
This was just delivered from the inn, because the emperor had instructed Heifu, if Tu Sui's petition arrived, to send it to him immediately for review, so the Yushifu did not dare to delay for a moment and delivered it to the palace overnight.
Tu Sui, the former Louchuan General, was honored as Zuo Geng because he helped Wang Jian destroy Chu and conquer Jiangdong. He later served as a lieutenant in Changsha County, during which he assisted Dongting County in suppressing the rebellion and was promoted to Zhong Geng. After Li You returned to the Central Plains, Tu Sui succeeded the county commander.
He kept his post and managed Changsha County in an orderly manner. Last year, Qin Shihuang granted him a Zen title and rewarded all his ministers, and promoted him to You Geng. His title was not high, but his ability was not bad.
During this southern tour, Qin Shihuang also passed through Changsha County and was deeply impressed by the butcher. Although he was a county guard, he still had his skills and was very familiar with military affairs. This also made Changsha's naval division no less than Jiaodong.
After the idea of the Southern Expedition came up, Heifu, Li You, and Tu Sui were the three people Qin Shihuang wanted to get opinions from.
Heifu has a better view of the overall situation. Princess Li Youshang is a minister of relatives. Tu Sui Ze has long controlled the Yiyue land in the south. In terms of familiarity with Baiyue, Heifu is not necessarily better than him.
After reading for a while, Qin Shihuang smiled.
"Sure enough, good ministers have the same view."
Although his words were not as interesting and interesting as those of Heifu, and his view of the overall situation was a little worse, Tu Sui, like Heifu, also mentioned that Baiyue was not easy to conquer, and that the climate and transportation were very difficult. As for the solution strategy, Xiuchi also
Tao, and at the same time sent merchants deep into the territory of Yue to alienate and bribe various tribes so that they could be used by Qin.
But after that, the two people's plans became completely different.
Heifu believed that we should first advance east and then west, advance by land and water, and defeat Dong Ou, Min Yue, and South Vietnam one by one. After consolidating, we should then attack Xi Ou, which has the most mountains and forests and is the most powerful. This was during Zhou Gongdan's Eastern Expedition.
The strategy of "It is difficult to attack a big enemy and it is easy to conquer a small one, but it is better to conquer a small one than to defeat a large one".
But Tu Sui believed that if he attacked Baiyue, he would have to start from Xi'ou! If he weakened first and then became stronger, it would make the remnants of Zhuyue seek refuge in Xi'ou, making them stronger day by day.
"Among the tribes of Baiyue, Xi'ou is the strongest and has the largest number of people. It is adjacent to the two counties of Changsha and Dongting. Its king is arrogant and often treats Qin envoys lightly. The Yue people in the two counties use Xi'ou as reinforcements and are uncertain about their rebellion. Therefore, I think
, If you want to defeat Baiyue, you must first destroy the big one to frighten and force the small ones into submission!"
In Tu Sui's view, although Baiyue is vast, the only one capable of resisting the Qin army is Xi'ou. Once the forces are concentrated and Xi'ou is destroyed, the rest of the Yue can be sent out to decide. Even if there are those who are dissatisfied, they will follow
Yuzhang and Kuaiji can be easily eliminated if they send troops.
"You can set up five armies, each with 30,000 troops, and 30,000 civilians as backup. One army will guard the ridge of Dancheng, the other will guard the Jiuyi fortress, the first army will be south of Kuaiji, the second army will guard the boundary of Nanye, and the third army will guard the border of Nanye.
The remaining dry water..."
So Tu Sui's plan was to repair roads and stockpile grain and grass for half a year. To recruit troops for half a year, assemble two armies in Changsha, and to assemble two armies in Yuzhang and one army in Kuaiji to advance in full force. He would first spend half a year to destroy Xiou, and then half a year to directly push forward.
Ping Baiyue!
The total time spent is only two years...
In Qin Shihuang's view, Tu Sui's plan was also very detailed, but in terms of time spent, it was closer to his expectations!
"In terms of views on the Southern Expedition, these two people are equally matched..."
For a time, Qin Shihuang was in trouble regarding the appointment of generals.
He felt at ease with Heifu in doing things. Whether it was westward expansion or counterinsurgency, Heifu did it neatly, quickly and well. But this time, for some reason, his courage suddenly became less courageous. Could it be that it was really what Li You said, because
Having been away from the south for too long, Heifu's understanding of Baiyue is still only seven or eight years ago? He has only heard about the rapid changes in Changsha and Yuzhang, but cannot fully understand it?
The lights flickered, and Qin Shihuang faced a decision: who should be the main general in this battle.
Although Qin Shihuang did not use his doubts and carefully selected his generals, once confirmed, he would not easily interfere with how he used his troops.
Therefore, whoever is chosen as the general will basically use whose strategy, but the offensive strategies of these two people are completely opposite.
"Should we continue to trust Heifu, or should we give Tu Sui a chance?"
With this in mind, Qin Shi Huang continued to flip through Tu Sui's memorials without stopping. When he reached the end, a piece of news made him frown.
This should have happened last month.
"In Cangwu County, Changsha County, there are Yue people who dare to rebel after being instigated by Xiou Lord Yi Xusong?"
