Southern Xiongnu, Northern Xiongnu.

The same nation gradually diverges due to different living conditions. Although this difference is only a subtle gap at present, as time goes by, this gap will become larger and larger.

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Advanced productivity.

First of all, it brought about the abundance of material life, as well as changes in spiritual, cultural, entertainment, communication methods and other aspects. In the face of these changes and impacts, the Southern Huns were confused.

The Huyan tribe is caught in a dilemma. Should they continue to follow the Great Chan Yu Maodun and adhere to the bloody expansion route, or should they gradually change their single nomadic life habits and become a half-pastoral and half-cultivating ethnic group? The decision is like this

The difficulties made Hu Yanxie, who had always been cunning and cunning, become uncertain.

Sharing the same fate as them, there were other tribes of the Southern Huns. Their tribal forms began to differ from those of the Northern Huns due to their frequent contact with the Central Plains people in the south.

The divisions and changes within the Huns were both within reason and beyond reason. However, if the Qin army could not gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield, it would be impossible for a slick man like Hu Yanxie to betray Maodun.

It happened, and Li Yuan also had a clear understanding of it.

The Qin army blocked the border and united with foreigners like Donghu and Wusun. These were all countermeasures. As for the unsteady elements among the Huns like Hu Yanxie, they needed lessons again and again to urge them to wake up.

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Of course, the Xiongnu were not the only ones who needed a lesson. Before the decisive battle with the Xiongnu, the Qin army first launched a fierce attack on the Da Yuezhi people.

Lu Jia's lobbying of Wusun was quite successful, and King Wusun agreed to attack the Da Yueshi from west to east with the Qin army. At the call of King Loulan, the allied forces of the Western Regions formed an army of nearly 8,000 people.

A mixed army, Li Zhongxiang was appointed to serve as the commander-in-chief of this coalition army again.

This time, Li Yuan would not give the Dayue people any chance. This cowardly nation that should have disappeared in the long river of history should have been destroyed long ago.

March 15th.

Dunhuang City.

This oasis emerging city located on the bank of Mingsha Mountain became bustling with people in a short period of time. Groups of Qin soldiers came from various places in Hexi County and Longxi County. Each army consisted of 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 cavalrymen.

The Qin army, consisting of heavy infantry, is getting ready here. Their destination is not the Xiongnu in the north, but the Dayuezhi people who are surrounded by Qin, Wusun, and the Western Regions on three sides.

The composition of this Qin army is different from usual. The main force is cavalry troops, and the infantry is only used as a transport team to supply and baggage. The reason for this is due to the long distance in the Western Regions, and the Dayue people, like the Huns, are nomadic.

The nation, in terms of infantry, is not only slow to move, but also easy to become a target for the Yuezhi people.

The chief general of the Qin army on this expedition was Qin general Luo Jia, who had been training cavalry troops in Longxi and Hexi. At the same time, the command of the infantry was handed over to the former Chu army general Ji Bu. At the same time,

Ji Xin, who performed outstandingly in the war against Chu, served as deputy general to assist his brother Ji Bu in liaison between the cavalry and infantry.

In addition, in order to provide the infantry with countermeasures against cavalry raids, Li Yuan decided to send 316 specially trained professional soldiers into battle after carefully asking Peng Sheng, the sub-division of the Ordnance Manufacturing Division, about the development process of "Sky Fire".

, this special force never goes into battle. It can only be used when the troops encounter major dangers.

Li Yuan had good intentions for this staffing arrangement. A Chu army surrendered general like Ji Bu. If it were left idle, it would be a waste of resources and talents. But if it was used to encircle and suppress Xiangzhuang, Ji Bu's true temperament would be very useful.

Maybe in the end the net will be opened to allow Xiangzhuang a way out, which is not what Li Yuan wants.

Only on the battlefield against foreign enemies, the Chu generals like Ji Bu and Zhong Limei would go all out. They failed once in the expedition to Yan, so they were naturally eager to prove themselves again.

As for Cao Xin, who cried the most when he heard about Bai Guangji's death, he was not used by Li Yuan. This was not because Cao Xin had any physical problems, but because Li Yuan was worried that Cao Xin would act impulsively while commanding operations and attacking foreigners.

In terms of attitude, there are some extreme behaviors.

At the same time, more than half of the soldiers under Cao Xin's command came from the Little Yuezhi people who were originally attached to them. In terms of blood, the Big Yuezhi are related to the Little Yuezhi people. Once the battlefield situation becomes delicate, there is no guarantee that any soldiers from the Little Yuezhi will be there.

Secretly communicated with the enemy and betrayed the Qin army's intelligence.

In order to appease Cao Xin, Li Yuan sent Luo Jia, Ji Bu and other troops to the expedition, and ordered Cao Xin to return to Chang'an to report on his duties. At the same time, he ordered Qin General Gan Yong who was in Handan and the Chu region to rush to Hexi, where Luo Jia was stationed.

, after the main force of Li Zhongxiang's Hexi Army marched westward, protecting the security of the Hexi Corridor was the top priority. Gan Yong was a rising star that Li Yuan was optimistic about, and he was also the main general in the future battle with the Huns. He was stationed in Hexi to prepare for the next step.

Prepare for the conquest of the Huns.

The remnants of the Xiang family in Jiangnan.

Li Yuan has been completely handed over to Zhou Yin, Ding Gong and other former Chu surrendered generals. Although Xiangzhuang is tenacious, he does not have enough financial resources. He can only hide in the mountains and fight guerrillas. He cannot make any big waves. As long as Qin

If the state continues to implement the policy of low taxes and peace of mind in Jiangdong, the Chu people will not firmly support Xiang Zhuang, and the next step is to kill time.

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The Qin army marched westward.

Li Yuan, the king of Shenwu, was based in Chang'an and coordinated the five important passes bordering the Huns: Yanbei, Jiuyuan, Gaoque, Didao and Gaizang.

Da Yuezhi is not a powerful enemy. Qin's real opponent is the Huns, the extremely vicious and murderous Mao Dun. Li Yuan can conclude that Mao Dun must be waiting for news from the spies from Chang'an City at this time.

, Mao Dun would not care about the life or death of Da Yuezhi. If Da Yuezhi could be exchanged for Li Yuan's personal conquest, Mao Dun would definitely be ecstatic.

Spring is coming.

When the tender grass on the grassland begins to grow, the Huns who are chasing the grass are staring with hungry eyes. As long as the Qin State shows the slightest flaw, they will swoop over like wolves and kill to the south of the Great Wall.

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Don't give the Huns a chance. In terms of comprehensive national strength, Qin is much better than the Huns.

Li Yuan wanted to use economic, diplomatic, political, and military means to comprehensively suppress the Xiongnu. This was also the most advantageous method for Qin State at present.

The Qin State was moving towards revival step by step.

A powerful Qin State is making the surrounding foreigners feel fear and awe with its shocking attitude. This is true for the Huns, and the same is true for the Nanyue Kingdom located south of the river.

In the eighth year of the Qin and Xin calendar years, April spring.

A delegation from Panyu City in South Vietnam traveled upstream from Lingnan, passing through Yelang, Wulian, Gouding, Dian and other countries, then entered Qin's Bajun and Hanzhongjun via Wuchi Road, and finally arrived at Chang'an in Guanzhong.

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At the end of the Qin Dynasty, various heroes rose up together and wars occurred frequently. The Qin State's domestic military strength was extremely weak due to the 500,000 elite Qin troops stranded in Lingnan. In order to quell the rebellion, General Zhang Han could only fight with prisoners as soldiers, resulting in this situation.

What is in trouble is the selfish interests of Zhao Tuo, the captain of Nanyue County.

The territory of the Nanyue Kingdom is equivalent to the jurisdiction of the three counties of Nanhai, Xiangjun, and Panyu established by the Qin State. On its north, east, and west sides are Wu Rui's Changsha Kingdom, Minyue among the Shanyue people in the south of the Yangtze River, and Yelang in the west.

It borders the two countries, borders the South China Sea to the east and south, and covers an area of ​​more than 10,000 miles from east to west. Zhao Tuo, who had hundreds of thousands of troops, was also called "Northern Power, South Power" together with Mao Dun of the Huns in the north.

However, eight years later, the State of Qin unexpectedly rose to power under the leadership of Li Yuan, and quickly put down the rebellion of the Kwantung princes. Even Xiang Yu, the overlord who bravely championed the three armies, was also destroyed. Zhao Tuo was shocked and thought of a plan.

Again and again, it was decided to send Prime Minister Lu Jia as an envoy to Chang'an and send his son Zhao Zhongshi as a hostage.

hostage.

This was a very popular practice among princes during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods to gain trust from other countries. Zhao Tuo also wanted to show that he was willing to recognize the Qin State and accept the leadership of the Qin State's central government. Of course, in the long-term separatist regime,

After enjoying the benefits brought by power, it is still unknown whether Zhao Tuo is really willing to accept Qin's jurisdiction.

However, compared to the hostile Xiongnu, Li Yuan was pleased with the conciliatory gesture shown by the South Vietnamese State. Subjugating the enemy without fighting is the essence of the art of war. Qin's main enemy at the moment is the Huns. If it can

Solving the problem in South Vietnam in a relatively peaceful state is naturally the best choice.

Lu Jia and Zhao Zhongshi were ceremoniously received by Li Yuan in Chang'an City. Chen Ping, Li Zheng, and veterans Zhang Han and Xin Sheng, who had gradually faded away from the court, also came out to greet them one by one. Lu Jia was also promoted by the First Emperor at that time.

Of course, his official position was relatively low, and it was basically impossible for him to interact with the big shots in the court. This also allowed him to avoid the farce of Zhao Gao and Hu Hai who behaved randomly and called deer into horses.

To this day, a group of Qin officials sit in the meeting hall built by the new governor of Chang'an City. They are surrounded by burning lamps, oil-painted brackets and pillars, and the burning water under their feet. These novel changes,

It was an eye-opener for Lu Jia and Zhao Zhongshi who came from afar.

They did not expect that in Chang'an in the north, the temperature inside the main hall was only more than ten degrees lower than in Lingnan, and it was not as cold as the howling north wind outside.

"King Wu is a prodigy in the world and a pillar of the Qin State. If he is not such a person, he cannot solve Qin's difficulties." Lu Jia and Prime Minister Chen Ping sat next to each other and sighed while drinking.

"Ping heard that Zhao Shijun was also established as King Wu in Lingnan. Why don't Prime Minister Lu explain the affairs in Lingnan in detail to open the eyes of us people in the north." Chen Pingping said with a smile.

Both are kings of Wu.

The names are the same, but their status and strength are completely different. Chen Ping broke Lu Jia's flattery with just one click. At the same time, Chen Ping also lost no time in showing off his edge as a great power. (To be completed.)
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