() Xiangzhuang waited left and right.

It was not until five days later that Mei Juan began to arrive late.

During this tripartite alliance, Mei Juan, a powerful man from Wuling, was actually concerned about gains and losses. Unlike the ambitious Wu Zhu, who aspired to restore his country, Xiang Zhuang was not confident enough to defeat Qin again.

After being severely beaten by Li Yuan's Qin army in Jingnan, Mei Juan's strength was greatly reduced and he had to retreat to his home base of Wuling to recuperate. Fortunately, no heroes have appeared in Baiyue's ministries in recent years, which made him

Mei Juan got a precious chance to breathe. But it was this delay that made Mei Juan look stable, but in fact the situation he faced was not optimistic.

South of the Five Ridges.

The relationship between the king of South Vietnam, Zhao Tuo, and the powerful Qin in the north was getting closer and closer, which made Meijuan feel strongly uneasy. He was caught between the two major forces of South Vietnam and Northern Qin, and was hostile to them respectively. Under such circumstances, once the two powerful forces

Truly united, Mei Juan has almost no ability to resist.

Where is the way out?

Should he simply join Zhao Tuo and show his favor to the Qin State? Or should he rise up and unite with Wu Zhu, Xiang Zhuang and other anti-Qin forces to try to defeat the South Vietnamese King Zhao Tuo first, and then block the Qin army heading south to the north of the river? This idea

The risk taken is too great, but the temptation it brings is also extremely tempting.

Separate rule of Jiangnan.

It's much better than wandering around in Wuling.

Mei Juan thought about it over and over, and was finally tempted. In addition to Du Li's dream of becoming king, it was also because he had fought a fierce battle with the Qin army, with heavy casualties on both sides. With this layer of grudges, Mei Juan

I dare not imagine that the generals of the Qin army would let themselves go after occupying Jiangnan.

In the city of King Yue, Wu Zhu, Xiang Zhuang, and Mei Juan conspired to jointly deal with the southward Qin army and the South Vietnam Kingdom. In order to enhance their own strength, Xiang Zhuang also agreed to disperse his soldiers to various Yue tribes.

Among the tribes, help them learn the advanced tactics of the Central Plains, and at the same time, let these Jiangdong children learn from the Baiyue people how to kill their opponents in the jungle without anyone noticing.

Jungle battle.

Xiangzhuang got ahead of the Qin army and began to adapt to the hot and humid climate in the south early. For Xiangzhuang, Meijuan and others, the jungle was their natural refuge, but for Li Yuan, who aspired to unify the country, conquering the grassland

After that, all he needs to face is conquering the jungle.

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Mid-March.

The Qin army's partial general Ding Gong led a Qin army of more than 3,000 people from Kuaiji County, the hometown of the Yue Kingdom, in an attempt to seize Xianxia Ridge, an important communication pass between Yue and Fujian. However, they were lured by Wu Zhu and Xiangzhuang.

Entering the mountain road, Ding Gong failed to break through several times, and finally the entire army was wiped out in the Siming Mountains.

Ding Gong will never come back.

Jiang Yu, who was stationed in Wu County, urgently ordered the Zhou Yin and Huan Chu tribes of the Qin army stationed in Kuaiji to search, but they only found out that Ding Gong led his army into the hinterland of Xianxia Ridge, and then disappeared without a trace. Even the carrier pigeon used to report the news was nowhere to be seen.

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Jiang Yu knew something was wrong and was waiting for an urgent letter to Chang'an to inform him of the military situation in the south. Suddenly he received a report from a sergeant that an envoy from Fujian had arrived in Kuaiji County and sent back the heads of Duke Ding and the leading Qin army general, along with the

A letter from Shang Wuzhu.

In this letter, Wu Zhu first showed off his achievements in defeating Ding Gong and the Qin army. At the same time, he regarded himself as the King of Yue and included Mei Juan, Wu Rui, Xiang Zhuang, Zhao Tuo and other southern forces in his name.

Next, he claimed to have 100,000 generals, and pretended to be on equal footing with Li Yuan. Wu Zhuxin said arrogantly: "King Wu lives in the north of the river, and Zhu occupies the south of the river. Looking at each other across the river, the world

It’s peaceful.”

Jiang Yu was furious after reading the letter.

Wu Zhu only won a small victory, but he was so arrogant. With his little strength, he still wanted to separate the country across the river. He was really not afraid of the strong wind blowing his tongue.

Not to mention that Li Yuan refused to agree. Like Zhao Tuo, Wu Rui and other princes and kings who had committed suicide early on, there was no one who was not more qualified than Wu Zhulai.

After being angry for a while, Jiang Yu calmed down a little. He once again picked up the letter, which was made of the skin of an unknown beast and written in bright red human blood. He read it carefully from beginning to end, and then,

He sat down calmly and began to write on the silk book neatly.

Jiang Yu wanted to report the military situation in Jiangdong to Li Yuan. If another general were to be in charge of Jiangdong, after reading Wu Zhu's challenging letter, he would probably immediately dispatch his troops and lead his army to attack Fujian.

However, Jiang Yu was not like that. With his prudent personality, he discovered something not unusual from between the lines of Wu Zhu's words.

With Wu Zhu's strength, it is not difficult to annihilate Ding Gong's 3,000 men. If Du Li faces the Qin army's possible revenge, with his strength in Fujian and Yue, he will definitely not be able to resist for long. Therefore, Wu Zhu

In the letter, Zhu painted a tiger skin and pulled up the banner, and attracted the southern princes such as Changsha King Wu Rui and Nanyue King Zhao Tuo one by one into this big gambling game.

If the generals of the Qin army were to launch a cross-river battle regardless of the situation, the first one to bear the brunt would be Wu Rui, King of Changsha, and then Meijuan, the Marquis of Wuling. If these two forces fought with the Qin army first, it would not be him Wuzhu.

, then the situation in the south will form a situation where local powerful factions from all sides jointly resist the Qin invasion.

In this way, Wu Zhu can hide behind him. Taking advantage of the closed and favorable terrain of Fujian, he can reap the benefits and wait until both sides are exhausted from fighting, then come out to clean up the old mountains and rivers. At that time, all factions in the south will

He has been crippled, but only he, Wu Zhu, has the greatest strength.

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The anti-Qin forces in the south accelerated their integration.

This allowed Li Yuan, who received the letter from Jiang Yu, to come back to his senses from appeasing the factional fights in the imperial court. Internal affairs were the foundation of stability, and militarily wiping out the rebel forces was the prerequisite for the founding of the Qin State.

Compared with the heavily-trooped northern border, Qin's current strength in the south is relatively weak. Except for Jiangdong's Jiang Yu's troops, who have about 20,000 troops, the rest are only Feng Xuan's troops in Jingnan, which have about 6,000 troops.

People, this power is not enough to make the Baiyue people surrender, nor can it make the South Vietnamese King Zhao Tuo, who is wavering in du li and surrender, make a decision.

The military center of Qin.

It's time to move south.

In order not to repeat the situation in which hundreds of thousands of Qin troops were dragged to death in the jungles and mountains by the Baiyue people, the Qin army must not only be under strong military oppression, but also have a clear understanding of the various forces in the south.

Who is the opponent that must be fought?

Who is the target that can be won over? And who can keep it temporarily neutral, so that the Qin Army in the Southern Expedition can avoid the dilemma of encountering too many opponents? At the same time, who can assume the leadership of the Southern Expedition Army, and which generals can fight against it?

To play a role in the Conquest of the South, these urgently needed military information need to be gathered from all directions.

In the palace of Prince Shenwu.
Chapter completed!