Chapter 319: The troubles from the north and south should be conquered "In that case, the situation around Dongzhi is far more complicated than in other counties!" "There are Shanyue people in the north, and the Yue people in the southwest often come to harass us. How can we tolerate this?" After Wei Yue came to report the news, Qin Zhen asked Xiaoqiao and Daqiao to wait in the backyard, while he asked about Zhuge Jin's situation in Dongzhi. Zhuge Jin had long wanted to quell the chaos in Dongzhi, but he had no spare energy. Seeing Qin Zhen in person, he told him the situation in Dongzhi. It turned out that Dongzhi, located at the southernmost tip of Jiangdong, had actually long been out of the control of the imperial court. Not to mention that this place is surrounded by mountains and the roads are difficult to pass, the number of enemies is also not small. Because Qin Zhen was fighting against the Shanyue people in the north, many Shanyue people moved south. Although there were large tracts of arable land in the south of Danyang, it was surrounded by Wei Yan, Zu Lang and Taishi Ci.

As a result, a considerable number of Shanyue people came to the south of Wuyi Mountain. This obviously increased the defensive pressure on Zhuge Jin. It should be noted that when Liu Bei sent Wei Yue to follow him south, he only had 3,000 soldiers and horses. But around them there were Hong Ming, Hong Jin, Yuan Yu, Wu Mian, Hua Dang and others, each leading tens of thousands of households. There were more than 100,000 civilians under their command, and more than 40,000 to 50,000 combat-capable soldiers. In addition, tens of thousands of Nanyue people also lived in places such as Anxi and Zhangzhou in the south. Adding the two sides together, the total number of enemies is nearly ten times as many, and it is impossible to wipe them out at all. So after Zhuge Jin arrived, he only formed a militia to be responsible for defending various places. At the same time, he recruited soldiers and expanded the number of his subordinates to about 5,000. With this kind of power, although it is not enough to advance, it is enough to defend counties. However, people living outside the county were often harassed by the Yue people. Hearing this, as soon as Qin Zhen finished speaking, Xu Sheng frowned and said: "They are all Yue people, how could they attack our own people?" As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuge Jin smiled bitterly and said: "Wen Xiang is from the north and doesn't know the customs here. Although they are both Yue people, they are not from the same clan!" "Long before the fall of the Kingdom of Yue, Lingnan was divided into twelve tribes." "Although the Yue tribes share the same ancestry, they have been at war with each other for years." "The Yue people in my Dongzhi City are all from the Minyue Kingdom. As for those further south, they belong to the Nanyue Kingdom." "They are called the Mafeng tribe. After Jiaozhi was established as a county, they were sent to live in Anxi in the south." "This group of Yue people are very good at boat warfare. They have been crossing the sea since last year and have been killing and plundering our Dongzhi."

"They plunder without mercy and love to sacrifice living people. After plundering, they do not treat the people as civilians, but only sacrifice them." "I once led a group of people to try to ambush them, but they were able to roam freely on the water and come and go as they please." "General Wei is not good at fighting on water, so even though I am here as the governor, I still can't defeat him!" Xu Sheng frowned when he heard this, but Lu Xun noticed a key point: "Your Majesty, are you saying that they started looting here last year?" When Zhuge Jin saw him asking questions, although he didn't know what position this guy held, he still nodded and said: "That's right. It was not long after Yu took office that they started to rob us." "I originally thought that my army had angered the Yue people, so I sent envoys to negotiate peace." "But they had no such intention and directly killed our envoy and returned his head." "So why they sent troops here is still unknown!" When Lu Dai heard this, he realized that something was wrong and looked at Qin Zhen and said: "Commander-in-chief, there must be something fishy going on here. Someone must be secretly plotting this!" Qin Zhen heard this and said nothing. He thought for a moment and then asked: "In addition to the various Yue people, will the bandits from the northern Shanyue also come to plunder?" When Zhuge Jin heard him asking the question, he hurriedly replied respectfully: “Yes, when I arrived here, they were still in Wuyi Mountain.” "But not long after I arrived here, they have been heading south frequently, seemingly intending to capture Dongzhi." "Fortunately, General Wei is skilled in archery and horsemanship, and he set up several ambushes on the road. After these casualties, they no longer dare to come." "But I heard that Hong Ming, Hong Jin and others seem to be gathering troops." "So after the beginning of the next year, we prepared a lot of city defense equipment to prevent the Shanyue from invading." "The Shanyue can be defended, but the Baiyue in the south are hard to defend!" Hearing that the Shanyue people were also planning to rule the east, Qin Zhen smiled and said to everyone: "Dongzhi is located in a border area, so it is reasonable for South Vietnam to invade." "I didn't attack the Shanyue tribe, but they dared to move south. How could they do this unless someone instigated them?" "Luckily I had a serious illness, otherwise I wouldn't have known how difficult this place is!" "Tell me, everyone. Who is trying to take over our army's eastern rule now?" After he finished speaking, everyone was silent, except for Lu Xun who bowed and said: "It is most likely Zhang Jin, the governor of Jiaozhou, and the mastermind behind this must be Cao Cao!" "Is there any evidence?" Qin Zhen looked at Lu Xun with interest and said: "Although Dongzhi is adjacent to Jiaozhou, there are Zhang Xian and Liu Biao to the north. Why not them?"

Seeing this, Lu Xun knew that Qin Zhen was testing him, so he said in a deep voice: "There are three pieces of evidence. First, although Liu Biao and Zhang Xian are closer to this place, it is useless for them to plan to rule the country from the east!" "If Liu Biao had any plans, he should have caused rebellion in Poyang, Lujiang, and other places; "If Zhang Xian has any plans against our army, he should create chaos in Luling and other places." "Only Zhangjin is located in Jiaozhou, and can be reached directly by sea from Dongzhi. If we seize this place, we can invade Kuaiji." "Secondly, considering the current situation, Liu Biao and Zhang Xian are fighting in the southern part of Jingnan. The two families should not provoke our army at this time." "But Cao Cao is fighting in Hebei, and his back is in the hands of our army. Cao Cao must be afraid of it." "But Cao Cao doesn't dare to attack our army directly now, so we should attack from behind." "Zhangjin is located in Jiaozhou, and there are no external enemies. It can calmly contain our army from behind!" "Third, Zhang Jin was sent south by the imperial court and was highly trusted by Cao Cao." "This man was appointed governor of the state in the early years of Jian'an. At that time, General Sun was alive and no one invaded Dongzhi." "But since Lord Ge came to power, Shanyue and Nanyue have begun to invade repeatedly. This is obviously too much of a coincidence!" "Therefore, I dare to assert that they must have come here in accordance with Zhang Jin's plan." "They are to advance into Kuaiji from here, disrupt our army's rear, and tie down the troops of Jiangdong!" After saying this, he stopped talking, but Qin Zhen clapped his hands and laughed: "Bo Yan is right. When I leave tomorrow, Bo Yan can be the supervisor!" After praising Lu Xun like this, he looked at everyone and said: "Now our army has not invaded Jiaozhou, but Zhang Jin is plotting against our army!" "According to your opinions, how should our army deal with this matter?" As soon as these words came out, Xu Sheng bowed to Qin Zhen and said: "General, there is no need to say anything more. Anyone who invades our territory will be attacked!" When everyone heard this, they all nodded their heads in expression, and their opinions were almost unanimous: attack it! Qin Zhen looked at everyone like this and nodded secretly, thinking that the army's morale was good. In fact, he planned to wait until after the autumn harvest before attacking Jiaozhou. After all, although Jiaozhou is remote, it is also one of the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty. It is difficult for him to send troops without authorization without reason. So he planned to create some friction in Zhuyazhou (Hainan) south of Jiaozhou before advancing. Unexpectedly, before he made a move, Zhang Jin reached out his hand first! He was quite surprised about this, but not surprised, because he had also seen Zhang Jin. This man was originally a retainer of Yuan Shao. When Cao Cao had just welcomed Emperor Xian, the governor of Jiaozhou, Zhu Fu, was killed by barbarians. Therefore, Cao Cao sent Zhang Jin south to serve as the governor of Jiaozhou, and was soon promoted to governor of the province. In the original process, after Jingnan was pacified, Cao Cao let Zhang Jin continue to hold back Liu Biao.

It’s a pity that Zhang Jin had little talent and fought with Liu Biao for only two years before he was killed by his subordinates. Now, as history gradually changes, Lao Cao's goals have obviously changed as well. Therefore, it is obviously not surprising to use Zhang Jin to contain them. After thinking about it, Qin Zhen looked at Wei Yue and asked: “Where will the South Vietnamese go after looting outside the city?” Wei Yue had long been extremely angry at these Yue people, and hurriedly said: "The Yue people always live on the sea. To the south of here is a large island called Haitan." "They have a camp here, with about several thousand Yue people living there." "Further west is Nanri Island, which has a bay in it, and is also where the Yue people live." "There is another island to the west, which is where they hold sacrifices. Beyond this place is where their tribe lives." "There are dozens of villages, large and small, with a population of 60,000 to 70,000, and no less than 10,000 soldiers capable of fighting." After hearing the details, Qin Zhen looked at Xu Sheng and asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there in our navy now?" When Xu Sheng heard this, he knew what Qin Zhen meant, and immediately bowed and said: "Commander-in-chief, after our army is divided this time, our navy will have a total of 3,000 soldiers." "As long as the commander-in-chief gives the order, I will lead the army to attack!" In fact, the total number of troops they sent out this time was as many as 11,000. However, due to Qin Zhen's illness, Zhou Yu and Gan Ning led the main force to Yizhou. Qin Zhen, on the other hand, only had three thousand soldiers with him. Although three thousand may not seem like a lot, they are all well-equipped navy personnel. In order to better capture the barbarians, Qin Zhen gave priority to supplying all the best equipment to the navy. Almost all of their soldiers were wearing armor, holding swords and crossbows. Even the lowest-ranking soldiers were wearing armor and were well-equipped. However, most of the Yue people were shirtless and had very few iron tools. In terms of equipment alone, they were completely crushed. So Xu Sheng was very confident when he said this. Even if Qin Zhen asked him to go straight to the Yue people's hometown, he would not frown. Seeing him like this, Qin Zhen smiled and said to everyone: "In the past, you said that Wen Xiang was a great general in our army. Now that a great general has come out to attack, what is there to fear about the South Vietnam?" "But Wen Xiang is not enough for one person, Lord Ding, you should follow Wen Xiang!" Ding Gong was Lü Dai's courtesy name. When he heard this, he stepped out and said: "May I ask the governor, what should we do with the prisoners captured in this battle?" Seeing that he was questioning the captives directly, Qin Zhen turned to look at Zhuge Jin and said: "I wonder if Ziyu is short of labor for Dongzhi?" Seeing him asking, Zhuge Jin couldn't help but shook his head and smiled: "This place is not like Wu County. Although it has abundant resources, there is little arable land!"

"Moreover, most of the Nanyue tribesmen are brave and aggressive and difficult to discipline." "It's useless for men to stay here, but women might be able to stay!" This answer was obviously a little unexpected to Qin Zhen. After thinking for a while, he said to Lu Dai: "If so, all residents on the island who are taller than three feet will be slaughtered." "As for the Yue people on land, kill the witches and priests first, and don't kill the rest if they surrender." "The rest shall be handled according to Tzuyu's instructions, without any mistakes!" Although they are now engaged in looting foreigners, not all foreigners are suitable to be slaves. After all, being a slave also requires a certain degree of obedience and being able to listen. The Nanyue people are different from the Minyue people in that the Minyue people are culturally based. The Nanyue people were pure barbarians, still in the primitive tribal period, with shamans in power and the custom of cannibalism. For this kind of tribe, you can only be convinced after killing enough of them. Furthermore, these people have committed a lot of blood debts in Dongzhi, and they should pay for it with blood. After giving these instructions to the navy, he gave the following order to everyone: "Also send a message to Ling Ziyi, ordering him to lead his troops south to attack Longchuan immediately." "At the same time, send orders to Gongjin and Xingba to return home and prepare to follow me south to Jiaozhou!" "Tzuyu, prepare a month's worth of food and supplies. We will go to the northern Shanyue!" "Once the two tribes are eliminated, our army will advance by land and sea to attack Jiaozhou. There must be no mistakes!" After this order was given, everyone bowed in agreement and went down to prepare. (End of this chapter)