After the affairs of the Western Region and Northern Land were settled, Lin Ze began to prepare for the southern expedition.
In comparison, whether it was the rebellion in the Western Regions or the Hu people's imminent march south, the losses caused to the Qin State were far less than the losses caused by the Nanzhao natives' conquest of Shu.
The fall of Shu not only meant that the Qin State would lose an important grain-producing area, but also meant that Guanzhong would lose its strategic depth and become a backwater.
Therefore, Lin Ze not only planned to go out in person, but also brought a luxurious lineup, including Han Xin, Chen Ping and others.
In addition to the 300,000 troops he led, Lin Ze also recruited countless martial arts masters from various families to serve as soldiers in the army and accompany the army on expeditions.
It would be better to cut off one finger than to injure ten. Lin Ze was going to destroy his country and his clan this time.
After two days of preparation of weapons, food and fodder, Lin Ze bid farewell to Hu Hai and led the army south.
Hu Hai stood on the wall of Chang'an City, looking at Lin Ze's leaving back, his nails digging into his flesh. If he could break through the Grandmaster, why would he need to rely on others for everything?
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In the land of Shu, the capital of Shu, Li Xin stood on the city wall, looking at the endless Nanzhao army, with a trace of worry on his face.
Ten days ago, on Lin Ze's order, he led an army of 100,000 to support Shu.
At the beginning, Li Xin's army encountered only a small army from Nanzhao along the way. With their sophisticated weapons and the ability to defeat the small forces with more troops, Li Xin naturally won consecutive battles.
After finding out that Nanzhao's main army was attacking the Shu capital, Li Xin didn't even think about it and marched directly towards the Shu capital.
In Li Xin's view, Nanzhao's army was just a ragtag group of people with messy weapons. With the army, he could defeat it in just a few breaks.
At present, Nanzhao's army gathered under the capital of Shu, just in time to catch them all.
On that day, Li Xin took advantage of Nanzhao's army to attack the capital of Shu with all its strength and had no time to look back. He led his army to suddenly rush out and caught Nanzhao's army by surprise.
In just two rounds, Li Xin completely disrupted the formation of Nanzhao's army.
Just when Li Xin thought he was sure of victory, he found that Nanzhao's army was in chaos and did not collapse, but instead started fighting with his own army.
The battle lasted for an hour, and Li Xin killed more than 60,000 Nanzhao troops at the cost of 30,000 casualties in his own army before completely repelling the opponent.
It wasn't until he led his army into the city to rest that Li Xin learned from the Shu forces that Nanzhao's army had no formation at all and was always fighting in a melee, so disrupting the formation of Nanzhao's army would not affect the opponent's combat effectiveness at all.
The best way to fight Nanzhao's army is to use excellent ordnance to kill from a distance.
Almost by setting up the formation yourself and with the cooperation of the soldiers under your command, you can kill the opponent with twice the result with half the effort.
The most undesirable method is to disrupt the opponent's formation, disrupt the opponent's military morale, and then take advantage of the situation to pursue them.
Only then did Li Xin realize that he subconsciously regarded Nanzhao's army as the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and chose the stupidest method, which resulted in the loss of less than half of his strength.
Looking at the Nanzhao army, although the Qin army suffered more casualties, this time, the Nanzhao army heading north numbered 400,000.
The day after Li Xin entered the city, 300,000 Nanzhao troops gathered, appeared under the capital of Shu, and surrounded the capital.
In the past ten days, Li Xin could no longer remember how many times Nanzhao's army attacked the city. He only knew that he had changed three swords.
Every sword was replaced by Li Xin because it killed too many people and the blade curled up.
Watching Nanzhao's army attack the capital of Shu again, a wry smile appeared on Li Xin's face and he said: "It's a shame that before I came here, I was still thinking about how to speak after repelling Nanzhao and let Lin Ze fulfill his promise to become a marquis."
"Under the current circumstances, it would be nice to be able to go back alive."
What surprised Li Xin was that the Nanzhao army only fought for half an hour before retreating.
Before Li Xin could figure out why the Nanzhao army behaved this strangely today, the Nanzhao army suddenly branched out of the city. Under the protection of a group of warriors, eight strong men were carrying a man wearing a Nanzhao suit.
A beautiful girl in imperial attire came to the city.
If Lin Ze were here, he would definitely recognize this girl as the Nanzhao goddess he had seen back then.
The goddess stood up from the couch and said loudly: "My goddess, I am the goddess of Nanzhao. Where is the general in the city? Do you dare to come out and answer me?"
What the Nanzhao Goddess spoke was clearly standard Da Qin Mandarin, and everyone in the Shu capital who heard her voice understood it.
The eyes of the Qin army officers suddenly focused on Li Xin.
When Li Xin saw this, he knew that he had no choice but to come forward, so he came to the city wall, looked down at the goddess of Nanzhao, and said with a proud look on his face: "I am here, barbarians from the south, what is your purpose of asking me to come out?
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When the goddess of Nanzhao heard the word "barbarian", her expression suddenly dropped, and she said coldly: "I am kind enough to talk to you, why do you want to insult me?"
Li Xin looked confused: "Have I ever insulted you?"
The goddess of Nanzhao's face froze, and she thought to herself: "Is the Qin dialect I learned wrong? Did I hear it wrong?"
The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.
Soon the Nanzhao Goddess put it behind her, regained her composure, and continued to speak loudly: "I have been ordered by the God of Heaven to attack the devils of the Qin Kingdom and completely destroy them. But these days, I think you are very good. If
If you are willing to abandon darkness and surrender to me, I will spare your life."
"Otherwise, when I conquer this city, I will definitely sacrifice you to the gods, and you will never be able to escape for the rest of your life."
Li Xin was stunned after hearing this. Are these Nanzhao natives trying to recruit me to surrender?
Rolling his eyes, Li Xin immediately replied loudly: "What good will it do if I surrender to you?"
The goddess of Nanzhao's eyes brightened slightly, the other party asked for conditions, there was something interesting.
According to the experience imparted by the gods, the goddess of Nanzhao replied: "Power, beauty, money, whatever you want, you can find it."
Who do these Nanzhao natives think they are? Are they just like them, a country bumpkin who has never seen the world? Li Xin couldn't help but complain.
However, Li Xin said calmly: "That's it, can you let me think about it?"
Nanzhao Goddess realized that the other party was attracted by her, so she asked generously: "How many days do you want to think about it?"
Li Xin scratched his head and said, "It doesn't take long, how about three days?"
The goddess of Nanzhao wanted to agree directly, but then she remembered that the elder had told her that she could not agree too easily, so she shook her head and said: "Not for three days, but one day at most."
"How about two days?" Li Xin bargained, but he was very happy in his heart. He didn't expect that the other party was stupid and easy to deceive. With a casual word, he bought a day of breathing time.
Two days? The Nanzhao Goddess thought about it, and the venerable man will come two days later. If the other party does not agree to surrender, she can use the venerable man's power to break the city.
If it weren't for the heavy casualties in the past few days, the goddess of Nanzhao would not have thought of persuading the Qin devil to surrender.
All devils should go to hell.
"Just two days, it's a deal." The goddess of Nanzhao dropped these words and turned around to leave.