Chapter 484 Do you want to compare national strength?
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Zhao Kang gave an order, and the three armies of the Qin Dynasty launched an attack one after another. Among Baiyue, except for the two brothers from Xiou, no one thought highly of this army from another country. Baiyue usually had disputes and
They were not in harmony and had great conflicts with each other. When Zhao Kang launched the attack, Baiyue was still fighting internally. The first to fight the enemy was the first army led by Wang Ben. His main goal was
Attack Dongou and Minyue.
Among Baiyue, this is a rare fertile area. Chu State and Baiyue did not get along so happily. Chu State also launched many wars against Baiyue. The two sides fought here, and the most common ones were
In the two areas of Dongou and Minyue that Wang Ben conquered, the Chu State once had a very tenacious general named Jingyang who was repeatedly defeated in battles. Although he was never able to defeat the generals who came to attack the Chu State in his life.
The enemy, but he successively withstood the attacks of Bai Qi, Meng Ao, Zhao Kuo and others.
Because of his many years of military experience, Xiang Yan seemed a little unsatisfied in front of him, and this general died here in the battle. He was shot by the poisonous arrows of the Dongou people. There was an internal rebellion in the Chu State and the collusion of the nobles.
The outside Yue people tried to expand their influence. Xiang Yan defeated the Yue people's coalition forces and was injured and poisoned. However, before he died, his last letter was to persuade the King of Chu not to rush to revenge for himself. Qin is the biggest country.
enemy.
Perhaps it is because the many years of war with the Chu State have promoted the connection between this place and the Central Plains. The degree of wilderness here is much lower than that of other areas. People can live here, and there are roads here, although they are not the same roads as those in the Qin State.
However, the cavalry and chariots could barely pass through. In addition, there were simple wooden cities and houses here, so the war was much more convenient. Wang Ben quickly met at the exit of a mountain forest with 30,000 elite troops.
The ambush of Dongou people.
This is the usual routine of the Dongou people. They did this when facing the Chu State. They would set up an ambush at a dangerous intersection and then attack suddenly to severely injure their enemies. If the enemy was defeated due to the attack, they would take advantage of the situation to pursue them.
Kill, if the enemy wants to launch a counterattack, then simply hide and take advantage of the protection of the mountains and forests to avoid the enemy. They used this method to make the Chu army miserable. They thought that this war would be the same.
However, they did not expect that Qin’s army was different from Chu’s army, and Qin’s elites were even more different from Chu’s army. Long before they started to attack, the professionally trained Qin
The national scouts had roughly discovered the ambush ahead. After Wang Ben learned the news, he immediately arranged for his two captains to leave quietly with an army of 10,000 people, and surrounded them from both sides.
And he deliberately walked into the enemy's ambush with his army. The Dongou people suddenly rushed out from the heights on both sides. They roared strangely. As soon as they took out their weapons, the Qin people were already targeting them and started to fight back.
Well, Wang Ben had already ordered them to prepare for battle. They knew it well and were already prepared. When the enemy appeared, they counterattacked without thinking.
As soon as the Dongou people raised their heads, they encountered "feathers all over the sky". This was different from what they thought, because the first reaction of those who were ambushed was panic, but the counterattack speed of these people in front of them was faster than theirs.
, The most indispensable thing in Qin State is bows and crossbows. In these days, with the development of Mohism, Qin State’s military technology has also been further developed. Bows and crossbows are becoming more and more powerful, with speed, range and accuracy.
They're all rising straight up.
When the two sides came into contact, the Northern Army, which was fully armed and drilled to the core, was shot and killed. Arrows fell on both sides like raindrops. Without a moment's interruption, the Dongou people fell down in droves.
The brush was like cutting wheat. All the enemies around who dared to poke their heads fell down, but the arrows showed no intention of stopping. At the same time, Wang Ben organized the rest of the soldiers to launch an attack under the cover of the arrows.
From the moment of contact to the defeat, the poor Dongou people couldn't even shoot an arrow, so they were ruthlessly harvested by the Qin people. When they were about to flee in fear, the rest of the Qin army suddenly rushed out from both sides.
, here, the bows and crossbows cannot be used, and the battle becomes a close-range bloody battle. The soldiers of the Northern Army who can eat meat every day face the Dongou people who are often hungry. In terms of physical strength, the gap between the two sides is very big.
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The soldiers of the Northern Army swung their arms angrily and could even chop off the heads of the enemies in front of them. Dongou people had never seen such an army. During the fight, Wang Ben personally led the pursuit and won the first battle. Dongou people
There were only more than 10,000 people in the army. Wang Ben killed eight or nine thousand of them at one time. The rest fled into the deep forest and disappeared. However, Wang Ben did not order any more pursuit. On the one hand, he cleaned up the battlefield and
They are preparing to continue their attack.
In just the first battle, Dong Ou was defeated. When the news spread, the Yue people from all over the country woke up. They finally realized that the enemy this time seemed to be a little different from before. Wang Ben continued to attack, and then
After the battle, no one dared to come forward to kill Wang Ben. The Yue people did not dare to gather together and only attacked Wang Ben through harassment. Zhao Kang issued an order to him, requiring the Northern Army to form a small-scale attack in units of thousands.
Fight with the enemy.
The Northern Army is highly organized and can display strong combat effectiveness even if it involves thousands of soldiers fighting.
Wang Ben continued his offensive, conquering one city after another along the way, with great achievements. At the same time, Zhao Kang also adopted a method of breaking up the whole into parts to attack. Zhao Kang's main attack target was the Dongyue tribe, but
, different from the situation faced by Wang Ben, Zhao Kang had to continue going south for a long time before he could meet his enemies. After continuing to go south, Zhao Kuo's soldiers suffered from attrition.
Most of the soldiers in the Northern Army were Northerners. They simply couldn't stand the climate and environment here. The high temperature and humidity here quickly caused diseases. Before they officially fought with the enemy, some soldiers died because of the disease. This made
Zhao Kang was very heartbroken. These Northern troops were all the hard work of the Qin State. Even if one of them died in battle, it would be heartbreaking, let alone such a meaningless death.
In addition to the fact that the soldiers are not used to the environment here, advancing has also become a very difficult thing. Because of the mountains and forests, it is not easy to transport food and grass or to attack. There are mountains and forests everywhere, and there are always mountains and forests here.
It was raining, and the rain stained the body, making people very uncomfortable. At the same time, there were no roads or cities here. The Yue people were hiding in the mountains and forests, with no fixed residence. If you wanted to attack them, you could only find them in the mountains.
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Zhao Kang had fought with the Yue people in the past, either when the Yue people took the initiative or encountered them in the plains. He had never seen such mountains and forests. The dense woods blocked the road, and the rolling hills made people despair.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Kang could only wait for the subsequent civilians to come and open up roads. At the same time, he left subsequent civilians in various places as support points, gradually expanding Qin's sphere of influence in the mountains and forests.
, want to reduce the living space of Yue people.
However, the Yue people were very familiar with the mountains, rivers, swamps and woods here. They hid everywhere. Zhao Kang could hardly get any military exploits. He was so angry that he wanted to burn down the mountains and forests here, but he held back. And it was even worse than Zhao Kang.
The one is probably Tu Sui in the third lane. If Wang Ben's attack difficulty is easy and Zhao Kang's is medium, then Tu Sui's attack is probably difficult.
The southern Guangdong and Xiou areas that Tu Sui wanted to attack were further south than Zhao Kang's attack area. This meant that Tu Sui had to go deep into enemy territory, and the food he needed could not be delivered to him on time. Not only the food, but also the food he needed could not be delivered to him on time.
It became a big problem for him to advance. The soldiers under his command could not bear such harsh weather. The climate and terrain became the biggest killers. Many elite Northern Army soldiers died in vain here.
As the commander-in-chief, Zhao Kang must come up with ways to solve these problems. After realizing the difficulty of marching here, Zhao Kang suddenly calmed down. Zhao Kang is not stupid. As the legitimate son of Ma Fujun, as well as with people like Wang Jian and Li Mu,
The number one general among the young men he had ever dealt with, he did not get carried away by the temporary defeat. He did not burn down the mountains and forests, nor did he attack with all his strength.
Even at such a disadvantage, Qin still wiped out several Baiyue tribes. On the front battlefield, these tribesmen were no match for the Qin army. However, Zhao Kang suddenly issued an order asking the three armies to stop attacking. Zhao Kang
Kang's order surprised both Tu Sui and Wang Ben. They did not know why the general would issue such an order. Zhao Kang frowned, he could no longer bear the meaningless death of the Northern Army soldiers.
The Northern Army means everything to the Qin State. If the Northern Army is lost here, the Qin State will be greatly shaken. This cannot be undone by solving the Baiyue problem. Zhao Kang requires all armies to withdraw from the mountains and station themselves in the mountains.
In the nearby plain area, at the same time, Zhao Kang asked the civilians in the rear to come forward. He ordered the governors of the Chu region to send people to build roads, build temporary cities, and dig canals in the conquered areas.
Tu Sui and Wang Ben immediately understood what Zhao Kang meant. Zhao Kang wanted to turn this surprise attack into a protracted war. Zhao Kang was not in a hurry to attack Baiyue directly. He wanted to nibble away bit by bit, passing through the territory of Chu.
The common people are here to build roads and canals to solve the food supply problem. At the same time, some cities are to be built here to eat here bite by bite. If it were not a standing army, then the Qin State would probably have to organize hundreds of thousands of troops to attack here, which would last for a long time.
The cost of fighting will be very huge.
But for today's Qin State, feeding the Northern Army is not a problem. Zhao Kang can definitely confront the Vietnamese here for a long time. While construction of roads and stations and other buildings are underway in the rear, Zhao Kang also hopes to allow these troops from the north to
The soldiers gradually adapted to this place, allowing them to become familiar with the methods of fighting in the mountains. Zhao Kang saw that fighting in the mountains and fighting on the plains were not the same thing.
Zhao Kang's sudden stop made the frightened Baiyue tribe heave a sigh of relief. The previous series of attacks by the Qin army really caught Baiyue off guard. If it weren't for the climate and terrain here, I'm afraid they would all
They were destroyed, and the several counterattacks they launched were all wiped out by Zhao Kang's army. Zhao Kang was eager for them to come to him for a bloody battle, and the losses they brought to the enemy were not as good as the deaths caused by the climate.
All this made Baiyue no longer underestimate its enemies. They were really afraid, especially when Wang Ben wiped out two large tribes and the few remaining tribes fled into the mountains. They remembered
When the idea of an alliance was proposed by Yi Xusong, he hurriedly sent people to find Yi Xusong and asked for an alliance to jointly deal with powerful enemies. When these envoys came to Yi Xusong, everyone persuaded him to agree.
But he shook his head and refused.
He helplessly said to these envoys: "Please go back, and stop talking about the alliance!"
The envoys were very surprised, including Yi Xusong's younger brother, and the ministers hurriedly asked: "You said at the beginning that only the Baiyue alliance can defeat the enemy, but why do you reject the alliance now?"
"If you want to form a coalition, you must obey the orders of one person. All tribes are like a country, and they can exert all their strength. If each has other ideas and watches their allies die without listening to the king's orders, it will be very harmful to the leader of the alliance.
If there are doubts about the proposal, what is the use of such an alliance?"
When the envoys returned to their leaders, the leaders probably understood Yi Xusong's thoughts, but they had no other way. Yi Xusong's power was already the most powerful in each tribe, and with his personal
Charming, if you let him be the leader of the alliance and follow his ideas, it is not unacceptable. Anyway, this kind of alliance can only last until the end of the war. When the enemy retreats, the alliance will end. If the enemy does not retreat and defeats himself, then
What’s the point of being an alliance leader?
Everyone sent envoys again, willing to obey the orders of Yixu Song. Until this moment, Yixu Song finally agreed and formed a coalition of Baiyue, and he served as the king and led the Baiyue army to deal with the Qin army.
At this moment, Zhao Kang stopped attacking, but they were still building roads, inns, residences, and cities. The other tribal leaders breathed a sigh of relief, but Yi Xusong seemed a little anxious.
This was the first time he was so anxious. He understood that the Qin people were determined to destroy Baiyue. For this reason, they did not hesitate to start a protracted war with themselves and wanted to encroach step by step. This was more terrifying than a sudden attack. Qin
The human leader actually has such patience. After thinking for a long time, Yi Xusong finally decided to harass the enemy so that the enemy would not have a chance to complete his strategy. He wanted to wear down the enemy and make the enemy give up such an idea.
As a result, the first order issued by Yi Xusong was to harass the enemy, destroy the infrastructure they built, and interrupt their projects. He dispersed the troops and let them hide in the mountains and forests to attack when they had the opportunity, but they were not allowed to fight with them.
The Qin people fought head-on, set fire, killed a few civilians, and then escaped. The main purpose was to delay the enemy's time. Zhao Kang quickly understood the enemy's intentions.
The enemy was hiding in the mountains and forests, and harassed Zhao Kang from time to time. Zhao Kang had already made arrangements for this. Zhao Kang sent people to Baiyue to find the leaders of each tribe, and promised that as long as he surrendered to Qin, he would not kill him.
They can give them titles and allow them to continue to maintain their current status and wealth. Zhao Kang obviously wants to divide the alliance, alienate them, pull some away, and fight some.
However, all the envoys sent by Zhao Kang were killed, and among the hundreds of tribes, not a single tribe was willing to surrender.
Since differentiation doesn't work, Zhao Kang can only be patient and compete with the enemy for national strength.
ps: "But all the people of Yue went into the jungle and among the beasts, and they were not willing to be Qin's captives." The tribes of Baiyue resisted stubbornly, preferring to stay with the beasts and beasts rather than surrender, and fought to the death until the end. So in someone's book
The method of dividing Baiyue people may not be reliable. Baiyue has internal disputes, but when it really faces a powerful enemy, it can still be consistent with the outside world.
