Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 294

The mountains are towering, with thousands of peaks and ravines, soaring into the clouds, like cutting with knives and axes. These are the five mountains that separate the Central Plains from the south of the Five Ridges.For thousands of years, Wuling separated the Yangtze River Basin and the Pearl River Basin, and became an obstacle to the communication between the Central Plains and Lingnan. In order to manage Lingnan, after Qin Shihuang unified China, he dug the Lingqu Canal and built passages on Wuling. On this basis, it was repaired and became the two strategic passages for the Central Plains to enter Lingnan.

Zhou Chong was stationed at the foot of Mashan Mountain, looking at Wuling Mountains and lamenting the greatness of Qin Shihuang. It was Qin Shihuang's majesty and grand strategy that made China realize the real unification.After wiped out the six kingdoms of Shandong, decisively marched into Lingnan, and only then did the territories of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian come into being. At the beginning, the supply of 50 Qin troops was obtained from Wuling.

Due to the dense forests and dangerous roads in the Wuling Mountains, the logistics of the Qin army were extremely difficult. Zhou Chong sent Zhang Liang into Chu with this in mind, and used Chu to build roads to prepare for the army to enter Lingnan.

Now, Zhou Chong pursued the remnants of the Chu State all the way, and came to the Five Ridges, naturally he wanted to enjoy the style of the Five Ridges.

Zhou Chong was awakened from his contemplation by the sound of horseshoes in a hurry. Zhou Chong looked for his reputation and saw a group of Qin soldiers coming at a gallop. One of them was very tall, and it was none other than Nei Shiteng.

Nesten rushed forward, pulled the reins of the horse, and the horseman stood up. Nesten's horsemanship practiced on the battlefield was well demonstrated. He jumped off the ground, threw the reins to the soldiers, and trotted He walked over, panting heavily, and said: "Mr. Zhou, your legs are rabbit legs. You can run fast enough. I rushed to Shouchun, and the ovary said that you went to Jiangnan. I rushed to Jiangnan and heard Say you went to Dongyue, I rushed to Dongyue, and you went to Wuling again, your legs are so good at running, if it weren't for the rabbit legs, you really wouldn't be able to run."

He was right, Zhou Chong chased all the way, and he hardly encountered any decent resistance. Naturally, he seemed to be in no one's land. Nei Shi Teng reinforced him from behind, and it was really difficult to keep up with Zhou Chong's speed.

Zhou Chong joked and said: "General Nei Shi, aren't you catching up? General Nei Shi, if I had rabbit legs, you could catch me. What kind of legs are you? It can't be eagle legs, right?"

Nesten laughed and said, "Mr. Zhou, you are really ignorant. Eagles fly in the sky with their wings, not their legs."

Zhou Chong retorted: "Who said the eagle has no legs? If the eagle had no legs, how would it catch the chicks?"

"Yes, I won't tell you these things. Mr. Zhou is eloquent. If I tell you these things, I'm not shooting myself in the foot." Nei Shiteng hit the subject straight, and said: "Mr. Zhou, the state of Chu has been destroyed. All combat missions have been completed, it is time to rest for a while, set up a camp, and sleep peacefully."

The battle of destroying Chu was almost bloodless. It can be said that it was completed very beautifully. It does not mean that the army is not tired. On the contrary, the army seized various cities and was quite tired from continuous marching. It is time to take a good rest. Nei Shiten's words are aimed at the current military situation best conclusions.

Logically, Zhou Chong should agree, but Zhou Chong categorically vetoed it, saying: "No, it's not time to rest yet. You should take this opportunity to enter Lingnan."

Nei Shiteng rolled his eyes and said in surprise: "Mr. Zhou, you should have thought about it. Although the king has long intended to enter Lingnan, the king has not yet issued an order. We are entering Lingnan now, which is arbitrarily adjusted." Soldiers, it is a felony. The king, Shengming, will not pursue it, but it is difficult for the ministers, if they write to the king to impeach us, it will be troublesome."

"Your concerns are certainly justified, but have you ever thought about it, if you don't enter Lingnan at this time, when will you wait?" Zhou Chong disagreed with him, saying: "Suppressing Baiyue is the king's established strategy. So it was not carried out because the state of Chu is still there. Now that the state of Chu is gone, it is time to pacify Baiyue. Don’t worry, I will not go to war against Baiyue until the king makes a decree. I want to enter Lingnan Pursue the remnants of the Chu State. You know that after the Eastern Chu dug through the Five Ridges, they have already sent troops into the south of the Five Ridges. If we don’t chase after them and wipe out the remnants of the Chu army, there will definitely be chaos.”

Zhou Chong's real intention of entering Lingnan is not entirely to pursue the remnants of Chu, but more importantly, to establish a strategic base in Lingnan.After the remnants of the Chu State are wiped out, a certain amount of Lingnan land can be occupied, and a base can be set up to stockpile supplies and prepare for the southern expedition of the army.

More importantly, once Lingnan is passed, the climate in the south is completely different from that in the north of Lingnan. The climate is humid, the mountains are high, the forests are dense, and there is a lot of miasma. Conducting targeted training on a piece of land to allow soldiers to master different tactics is of great significance to the Southern Expedition.

Although Nei Shiteng couldn't fully understand Zhou Chong's intentions, when he heard Zhou Chong's words, he gave a thumbs up and praised: "Mr. Zhou's words are very true! Yes, we will enter Lingnan in the name of chasing the remnants of Chu State. In this way, those ministers can't say anything, they are tall, they are really tall!"

The army of the Qin Dynasty was very strictly controlled. If more than 50 people were transferred, they must have the soldiers of the King of Qin. The battle to destroy Chu has been completed, and the army should stop. If they enter Lingnan without a suitable excuse, the King of Qin will not intervene , the minister will also chatter, which is annoying. It is a legitimate thing to enter Lingnan in the name of chasing the remnants, and Nei Shi Teng will not be happy.

Zhou Chong smiled and said, "General Neishi has no objection, so we will carry it out."

"Mr. Zhou, please give the order!" Nei Shi Tengfei got on the horse and held the rein with both hands.

Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, people from the Central Plains crossed the Five Ridges and entered Lingnan. However, the Zhou Dynasty fought for 800 years and the world fought for 800 years. Internal friction continued, and it was difficult to enter Lingnan with the strength.Therefore, the land of Lingnan is still outside the Central Plains, and it is a barren land. Now entering Lingnan has great historical significance: China's management of Lingnan has officially opened the curtain.

Zhou Chong was well aware of the profound impact of this action on Chinese history, but he himself was the initiator of this history. He was so excited, his heart was pounding, he took a deep breath, looked back to the north, and saw Qin Jun The array is neat and ready to go. As long as he gives an order, he will enter Lingnan immediately.Looking south again, the five mountains meandered and stretched endlessly. Zhou Chong's blood was boiling, and he said loudly: "Send my order: March into Lingnan and pursue the remnants of Chu!"

"Advance into Lingnan, and pursue the remnants of Chu!" Nei Shi Teng roared, pulled the reins of his horse, and galloped out, straight into the mountain road.The Qin army followed closely behind, galloping on the mountain road, marching to the south of Lingnan, and opened up the prelude to opening up a new frontier.

Zhou Chong pulled the rein of the horse, set foot on the mountain road, and galloped south.

If you look from the air, you can see countless Qin troops marching on the mountain road with their flags fluttering, like a long dragon, flowing southward, and a new chapter in Chinese history has officially begun! (Note: In the traditional sense, Qin Shihuang’s unification war refers to the eradication of the six kingdoms in Shandong, but I don’t think so. I think Qin Shihuang’s unification war also included marching into Lingnan, so the volume of "Unification of the World" will not end now , it will not end until Lingnan is settled.)
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