Chapter 2: The Beacon rises

In the early winter of 216 BC, the Lingqu canal was finally completed successfully with 250,000 Qin army men working day and night. Since then, not only can the grain in the Bashu granary of Qin State directly reach the forefront of the battlefield from the waterway, but even the grain from the Guanzhong headquarters of Qin State can go straight down from the Yellow River to the Yangtze River through the Xiang River and sent to the front line. After transportation via waterway, not only did the loss of grain and grass on the way was reduced by more than half, but the time for transporting grain was also reduced by one third. The most important thing is that the carrying capacity of the ship is dozens or hundreds of times greater than that of the vehicles. Therefore, since the Lingnan Battle has been abundant, there has been no shortage of food and grass!

After two or three months of rest, the Qin army had sufficient food and high morale. They stationed heavy troops in Xing'an Fortress and were on standby at any time to point straight to Lingnan!

(The ridge is connected to the five ridges in the north, to the South China Sea in the south, to Yunnan and Guizhou in the west, to Fujian in the east, and to the most part of today's Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and northern Vietnam. It was separated after the Song Dynasty.)

Xing'an Fort, Qin Army General's Mansion!

The generals gathered together to discuss the southern expedition.

Fusu pointed to the sand table and said confidently: "Dear generals, now the Ling Canal is dug and there is enough food and grass. Our army will no longer have to worry about food and grass in the southern expedition. It is time to completely solve the problem!"

Ren Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, our army has solved its worries. It is time to find a decisive battle between the South Vietnamese army!"

Fusu smiled and said, "That's right, so I specially gathered all the generals to discuss it! If you have any good opinions, you might as well speak freely!"

Tu Sui hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I don't think that after the remaining troops of the four ridges are now transporting food and grass to them through the Lingqu Canal, the problem of food and grass shortage no longer exists. Therefore, I suggest that five large armies go to Lingnan to attack the South Vietnamese army together!"

Li Xin disagreed and said, "I don't think it's necessary! The remaining four-ling army is only 120,000, so it may not be of great effect if it is put into the battlefield. With my Yuechengling Mountain, 300,000 troops, it's enough! It's better to use the four-ling army as a reserve! In addition, the four-ling army can also be used as a garrison to farm and reclaim land and supplement military use; while blocking the four-ling people to prevent the Nanyue people from stealing out of the four-ling Mountains and attacking the main force of our army!"

Fusu said "hum" and looked at the generals and said, "Is anyone else talking?"

Ren Xiao said: "The general also agrees with General Li's opinion. The army is not expensive, but the essence is the essence. The 300,000 troops in Yuechengling Road should be enough to solve the problem in Lingnan! Moreover, the terrain of Lingnan is complex and the forests are dense. It is necessary to take steps and deal with it calmly, so there must be a way out without leaving a way out. In addition, the people of Nanyue use the advantage of the geographical location to steal out the five ridges. After attacking me, it is better to leave troops to guard the other four ridges!"

Fusu thought for a while and said, "That's right! If our army crosses the Ridge and the war is unfavorable, and the other four Ridges can also be used as surprise troops to raid the hinterland of Nanyue, then decide this! All the generals obey the orders!" "Hula" the generals stood up and stood up to the marquis' orders!

"General Liu Tu Sui led 30,000 troops to guard Xing'an Fortress, defend Lingqu, guard the rear road, and the remaining soldiers and horses of the four ridges were also staying on standby! Shi Lu, Ren Xiao, and Li Xin led three generals, 300,000 troops to join me to fight south and pacify the South China Sea!" "Yes!" The generals took the order with a loud bang!

Three days later, the Qin army was 300,000 in a mighty manner and rushed southwest along the Li River. It was more than 400 miles away. It was the capital of the Ouyue people, Guilin, and the location of Guilin, the capital of the Ouyue people!

Guilin, Nanyue Camp!

Under a small hill and dense forest, thousands of thatched cottages are densely scattered by the pond and river, dotting the green earth like stars in the night sky.

Under the setting sun, tens of thousands of Nanyue warriors were busy traveling between the thatched cottages, because the time for cooking was up.

These Nanyue samurai are not tall, but they are very strong and stout. Everyone wears short suits made of animal skin, short skirts, holding spears or bronze swords, disheveled hair, tattoos on their arms, and black oil on their faces. They look fierce and fierce!

Among the many thatched cottages, there is one that is particularly huge, with a circumference of at least 60 meters, standing tall among the cottages! In this huge cottage, a large number of Nanyue nobles were gathered, each wearing precious tigers, leopards, bear skins, precious tortoiseshell, pearls and gold jewelry, and standing on the straw mat to discuss matters!

Among them, the most prominent one is a big man sitting in the middle of the north head. This man is about 40 years old, with long red faces and long beards, bright eyes, wearing a tiger leather jacket, a golden hoop, and his muscles are scattered all over his body, full of strength. He only looks like he is powerful! This is the volunteer of the King of Nanyue! His arms are tattooed with the totem of the Nanyue tribe: tiger, this beast with fangs and claws adds a bit of power to the volunteers!

Since the Nanyue people are the main ethnic group of the Nanyue Kingdom, the volunteers of the Nanyue Kingdom became the king of the Nanyue Kingdom and ruled the vast land of Lingnan!

A man sat upright on the left head of the volunteer. He was covered with linen, with long hair slanted behind him, wearing a leopard leather jacket, dark and thin, and a string of shining golden bells tied around his waist. He was Wang Oulong, the West Ou tribe of the South Yue Kingdom! His arms were tattooed with the totem of the Ou Yue tribe: Xiang. Since Ou Yue borders Yunnan and Guizhou and is close to the tropical rainforest in Xishuangbanna, Xiang is regarded as the totem of the tribe!

There was also a person sitting on the right head of the volunteer. He was also wearing a tiger leather jacket, but he looked a little unpopular: he was thin, short, small, mouse whiskers, and his body was like a nouveau riche. He was covered with various gold ornaments, tortoiseshell and pearls! This is Wang Luoying, the Luoyue tribe of the South Yue Kingdom! The image on his arms was a bit creepy: it turned out to be two black snakes spitting out poisonous letters. The worship object of Vietnamese ancestors was indeed a bit strange!

Further down there are the most brave generals of the three tribes of the South Vietnamese. Although these people are not tall, they are all very strong and strong. Moreover, because they live in the jungle for many years, they all have made a pair of iron footboards, all of them are barefoot! Of course, the volunteers and the three kings should pay attention to their demeanor and wear some exquisite straw sandals and so on!

At this time, the atmosphere in the hut seemed a little depressed. Volunteer Wang of Nanyue kept beating the table in front of him, wrinkling his face, obviously thinking about something. Suddenly, the volunteer said in a deep voice: "Why don't you talk anymore? In the past few months, everyone was full of confidence, saying that the Qin people would not invade Lingnan. Now that the Qin people are about to invade, why have they become mute again?"

Everyone saw that the volunteer was on the fire and did not dare to say anything for a moment. The volunteer lowered his face, pointed at the person under the seat, and shouted: "Aung Shan, didn't you assert to me that the Qin army could not invade Lingnan in large numbers? What do you have to say now?"

Seeing the volunteers speak, Aung Shan had to say: "Since the king has made a decision, the general dare not object! It is just that the soldiers are in danger of fighting. I also asked the King of Ou Yue to arrange for the Ou Yue people near Guilin to retreat south first, so as not to be caught off guard and be killed by the Qin army!"

Oulong then said satisfied: "I am still acceptable in this way! But I, the Ouyue people, will never retreat from far away. It's enough to retreat a hundred miles south. If there are too many, I will be back soon! I don't believe that I can't beat the Qin people!"

Seeing this, the volunteer breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Okay, since he decided to fight, who has a solution?"

Luo Ying said this time: "Big King, Xiao Wang has an idea, maybe let the Qin army know how powerful I am in Nanyue?"

"Oh!? What's your trick with Brother Luo Ying? Tell me quickly!" The volunteer seemed a little impatient, and his already red face turned redder.

Luo Ying's small mouse eyes flashed with a cold light and said coldly: "Snake! Bring the Qin army into the jungle and summoned a large number of poisonous snakes to trap them to death!" Everyone suddenly remembered: Among the three Nanyue tribes, Luo Yue is the best at driving snakes and insects to fight!

The volunteer was stunned when he heard this and said something strange: "Although what I said is a good plan! It's just that it's winter now, and a group of snakes are hibernating. How to call them?"

Luo Ying smiled coldly: "Don't worry about this, the Luo Yue tribe has its own ancestral magic, which can quickly activate snakes and insects in hibernation; and due to hunger, these snakes and insects are far more cruel than usual, and they will definitely make the Qin army defeated and taste the power of my Luo Ying!"

The volunteer was overjoyed when he heard this, "It's great. If you have a good brother who uses this magical skill to help you, I will no longer be afraid of the Qin army!"

While the volunteer was overjoyed, Oulong said disdainfully: "King, just snakes and insects are just tricks, what's the point! Our Ouyue tribe has hundreds of war elephants bought from two Western barbarian countries in Luwo and Dian Town. These big guys are all over the tiny height and are as fierce as lions and tigers. The soldiers command the battle on their backs. They are really invincible and invincible! As long as I lead the hundred war elephants and ten thousand Ouyue soldiers to fight, they can defeat the Qin army in one fell swoop. Maybe there is no need for snakes and insects to ambush them!"

Luo Ying snorted when she heard this, and said with a slight smile: "Luo Ying admires the brave King of Ou Yue! But the Qin army is not a weak brigade. I hope that by then, you can see the King of Ou Yue return intact!"

Ou Long always looked at Luo Ying with a sarcastic look, and also snorted: "Look at me, the courage of my Ou Yue people is definitely not something that some people can't compare to!"

When the volunteer saw that the two seemed to be facing each other, he quickly said, "Okay, okay! Then let Brother Ou Long lead the troops first. If he wins, it will be a good thing; if he doesn't win, please ask Brother Luo Ying to take action! Okay, let's decide. In the future, I will lead the army to personally plunder the formation for Brother Ou Long!" "Yes, the king!" Everyone stood up together!

Ou Long and Luo Ying looked at each other, each of them a little disappointed! Although these two people are from the same country, they have always been disagreement, and quarreling is also an old enemy. I don’t know how many times the volunteers mediated the two, so they are also very annoying!
Chapter completed!