The Qin delegation went through untold hardships and arrived in Chang'an on July 10.

After Lu Jia, Yang Yu, and Wang Changgong repaired a little, they went to Shenwu Palace to meet Li Yuan. Along the way, Wang Changgong kept asking Yang Yu uneasily, acting like a child who was about to meet his parents. Yang

Yu Ze had a sullen face, pretending to be a senior schoolmate, and lectured Wang Changgong until he couldn't help but nod his head.

Lu Jia walked as fast as flying.

With a haggard look on his face, he traveled thousands of miles as an envoy and came back again. This trip to South Vietnam was a serious setback for Lu Jia, who had always been a conceited lobbyist.

"Even foreign countries in the Western Regions like Wusun have achieved success, but they capsized in the gutter of South Vietnam. Zhao Tuo, this traitor, is really abominable, and Lu Jia, I didn't expect that he was a person with a gentle face and a cruel heart.

." Lu Jia had too much resentment in his heart, which made him less confident in his abilities.

Prince Wu's Mansion.

Li Yuan was discussing the situation in the south with the military intelligence chief Meng Hu, the prime minister Chen Ping, the political affairs chief Yan Le, and the royal censor Li Zheng. For the Qin State, how to choose between the three anti-Qin forces of Nanyue, Minyue and Meiyue?

Ensuring that the Qin Army achieves complete victory in the second phase of military operations is an urgent matter at the moment.

"You're back, you've had a hard time on this trip." As soon as Li Yuan saw Lu Jia and Yang Yu coming in, he quickly stepped forward and patted their shoulders, showing his concern.

"King Wu, this time—!" Lu Jia choked up his answer, but halfway through his words, he felt his eyes sore and could no longer speak.

"I thought I would never see you again, my lord." Yang Yu suddenly fell to one knee on the ground, holding the bluestone ground tightly with both hands, tears streaming down her face.

"Warriors of the Qin Dynasty, don't shed tears easily, get up!" Li Yuan helped Yang Yu, turned to Wang Changgong who was at a loss and said: "This is General Wang, a man from Linxia. He is indeed a good man in the pass.

Man."

When Wang Changgong was praised by Li Yuan, his stern expression began to relax, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "General Wang Changgong, the infantry commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army of the Great Qin Dynasty, is here to see His Highness King Wu."

Captain of the Infantry Army.

This was Wang Changgong's military position when he was a subordinate of Tu Sui. At that time, the entire Southern Expeditionary Army was still under the leadership of the First Emperor. As for the second generation of Qin Dynasty, due to Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo, the two commanders had cut off their ties and had already separated from the central government.

Under the jurisdiction of the government, the official positions appointed at that time naturally did not count.

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Captain Wang. This time you are able to lead your troops to our Great Qin, which shows your loyalty. On behalf of the millions of people in Great Qin, I would like to welcome your return. In order to commend you for your contribution this time, I

I have asked the Prime Minister's Office to verify the merits of each of your officers one by one. I believe that new appointments will be made in a while. I hope that in the next war, you will perform outstandingly and show the character of an old Qin man.

Bloody."

Wang Changgong called himself Captain. After Li Yuan thought for a moment, he understood what he was thinking. This forty-year-old Qin Army general was obviously not satisfied with just returning to his hometown, and then disarmed and returned to his fields. As an elder bathed in the dew of the morning sun,

He still wants to continue serving in the army, and he also wants to achieve military success and win the opportunity for promotion for himself.

For people like Wang Changgong who are willing to serve in the army, Li Yuan has always opened the door and welcomes them to join. This was true for Peng Yue, Ji Bu and others. Wang Changgong, who was born in the Qin army system, will not be an exception. Of course, as for

Whether Wang Changgong can stand out after joining the New Qin Army depends on his own abilities.

"General, I will obey the order." Wang Changgong got excited and bowed.

Wang Changgong had long heard that Li Yuan was approachable and had no airs, but Wang Changgong still felt uneasy. Now when he saw Li Yuan and found that Li Yuan was just as Yang Yu said, Wang Changgong began to feel relieved.

"Wang Duwei, your troops have returned from a thousand miles, and all the generals are exhausted. In addition, you have not returned to your hometown for many years. These days, you should reunite with your family first. As for the army's supplies and baggage, just let Captain Yang take them to the military supply warehouse.

." Prime Minister Chen Ping stepped forward and said.

"Thanks to the Prime Minister for your advice, I will go down and settle down now." Wang Changgong said gratefully. Wang Changgong's subordinates have always been marginalized in the South Vietnamese Army. The weapons they use are still the equipment of more than ten years ago, while the equipment of the New Qin Army

, I don’t know how much better than the South Vietnamese Army, and anyway, they are two eras ahead of Wang Changgong’s soldiers.

——.

Waiting for Wang Changgong, Yang Yu retreated.

Li Yuan had already calmed down after receiving the news of the attack on the Qin envoy. This era is an era of the weak and the strong, an era of heroes and heroes. You cannot expect others to give up your territory, but to

If you want to unify the South, you must make greater efforts.

After the first phase of the war, Peng Yue's Middle Route Army, Feng Xuan's West Route Army, and Jiang Yu's East Route Army each withdrew to their garrison positions on the south bank of the river.

July and August.

It is the hottest season in the south of the Yangtze River. For the Qin army, the difficulty of adapting to the climate has doubled. The next suitable time to move south should be late September and October. When the northwest wind blows across the south of the river,

After a summer of adaptation, the generals of the Qin Army had a deeper understanding of the topography, landforms, and humanistic environment in the rivers and lakes area.

In addition, in order to strengthen the strength of the Southern Expeditionary Army, Li Yuan has decided to recruit soldiers from the counties south of the river as the second batch of reserves. As the pace of Qin's unification accelerates, this batch of newly recruited soldiers

The sense of belonging to the Qin State is better than that of the first batch of former Chu troops who surrendered, and their discipline and fighting will are also much more malleable.

Since a sudden attack failed, Li Yuan decided to attack slowly and compress Mitsukoshi's living space through repeated squeezes. The main field force on the front line did not advance too fast, but wanted to occupy and consolidate a place, and deployed heavy second-line troops along the river.

The group serves as a front-line supplement of soldiers and baggage.

In this way, even if the battle ahead is tense, the Qin army can quickly mobilize fresh troops from the second line to support the front line, instead of letting Ji Bu's vanguard troops fall into a long and hard battle without assistance like the first stage.

In closer comparison, Li Yuan's strategy somewhat imitated Chiang's fortress policy during the Fifth Encirclement and Suppression Campaign. The Qin army not only oppressed the Sanyue forces from north to south, but also prepared to send more troops south of Bajun.

Send out a partial division and go directly down the river from the upper reaches of the Xijiang River to threaten the hinterland of South Vietnam.

In this way, any one of Meiyue, Minyue, and Nanyue may face the threat of the Qin army. If they want to unite, they must first weigh the stability of their rear areas, and each has their own agendas but seem to be inseparable.

For the Baiyue Alliance, their first consideration must be their own safety, and then supporting their allies. With this level of selfishness, the Qin State has the possibility of defeating it.

September 2nd.

The first cold wave from the Northwest arrived at the bank of the river as scheduled, although its momentum was far from reaching the point where it could cool down the entire south. On the Pengze water, several warships were training their teams.

A group of shirtless soldiers of the Qin army, under the command of the leading captain and captain, were practicing the tactics of dividing and attacking together.

Peng Yue was tanned and yelled again and again with a hoarse voice. His energy seemed to be very good, and from his wide eyes, you could see a sense of unwillingness to admit defeat.

Next to Peng Yue, two old subordinates, Luan Bu and Hu Zhuo, commanded the left and right fleets respectively. Hu Zhuo had already been transferred to garrison in the Hetao area. This time, Peng Yue asked Li Yuan to let this former

With the return of his capable subordinates, Peng Yue's middle army had brave generals when it attacked.

"The Qin Dynasty controlled the world and never suffered a real defeat, but this first defeat happened to me, Peng Yue. If I don't avenge this shame, I, Peng Yue, will not rest in peace even if I die." before sending Ji Bu's ashes back.

When he was in Chang'an, Peng Yue personally wrote a letter in blood and asked his associates to take it to Chang'an. He was worried that Li Yuan would remove him from his post because the Qin army's offensive was frustrated.

However, Peng Yue's worries were unnecessary.

Li Yuan saw clearly that both Ji Bu and Xiang Zhuang suffered losses. In the first stage, the Qin army still made the mistake of advancing too fast from a grand strategic perspective. This mistake was not due to a problem with Peng Ze's command.

But it comes from the mistakes made when the plan was originally formulated.

In other words, there were mistakes at the decision-making level. Even if Peng Yue was at fault, it was not the most important. And when fighting in the southern jungle area, the Qin army did not have an obvious advantage in terms of military strength. It was normal for them to be evenly matched.

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In Kuaiji County, Jiangdong.

In the past two months, King Wuzhu of Minyue had sent small groups of troops northward dozens of times in an attempt to rob supplies and grain in Kuaiji and Wu commanderies. However, he was ambushed by Jiang Yu in August, and the Minyue people suffered losses.

After more than 4,000 people, they quickly retreated to Xianxia Ridge and could not get out.

After repelling the Minyue people, the people in Jiangdong's trust in the Qin army was enhanced. Coupled with the news of Xiang Zhuang's death, the people in Jiangdong's last thoughts about Chu were shattered. The Qin State was in Kuaiji in Jiangdong.

The rule of the two counties of Wu also became more and more stable, which created the possibility for Jiang Yu to recruit soldiers.

By September, the Qin Jiangdong Army formed by Jiang Yu already had a size of nearly 50,000 people, which was more than double the number of more than 20,000 people when he just crossed the river. This also excludes the possibility that Ding Gong was ambushed.

Lost troops.

The increase in the strength of the Qin Army on the eastern front made the generals of the Qin Army who were full of energy to fight high. Huan Chu and Zhou Yin even asked Jiang Yu for orders to lead the attack on the hinterland of Fujian and Yue. If not for Jiang Yu's character

No matter how cautious and prestige is, these two former surrendered generals of the Chu army may have led their troops to the south long ago.

Of course, Jiang Yu still has to protect and encourage Huan Chu and Zhou Yin's aggressive attitude, especially Huan Chu, who is in his prime. This young Qin general is very popular with Jiang Yu and has been regarded as a leader of the Jiangdong Army.
Chapter completed!