Chapter 412: The South and the Barbarians

Deng Qiang's words left Zhu Sheng speechless. Although Deng Qiang said it very well, will things really go as smoothly as Deng Qiang said? At this time, Zhu Sheng had a big question mark in his heart. Obviously, he did not like the boys of Wudangwei. He even hoped that Deng Qiang could directly take over the command of the army and be fully responsible for the southern expedition. However, he also knew that this was impossible, because once he did this, Deng Sheng would inevitably be furious, and Deng Qiang would not agree to do so, so Zhu Sheng smiled and stopped talking.

After working with Zhu Sheng for so many years, Deng Qiang also saw Zhu Sheng’s concerns, so he smiled and said, “Military advisors don’t have to worry. Although these kids are young, their abilities are not very extraordinary. A mere southern country can’t do anything to them. Besides, if they can’t even solve a small southern country, how can they take over the squad of us old people in the future and go to the Central Plains to compete with the famous generals of Qin and Zhao to compete for the world? They have no problem!”

"I hope so!" After hearing Deng Qiang's words, Zhu Sheng sighed and said.

After Deng Qiang left, Wudangwei's generals began to discuss the issue of sending troops in the tent of the Wudangwei Central Army. This was also their first battle, so they must be fully prepared and win a beautiful victory. Only in this way can they go to the Central Plains they longed for for a long time.

In the middle of the Wudangwei Central Army's tent, there was a map of the entire border between Shunan and the southern country. Although Wudangwei has been training troops for many years, it seems that he has not done anything, but in fact, Deng Zhong and others arranged countless detailed works to sneak into the southern country, collect information from the southern country, and also drew such a map of the southern country, in order to one day raise troops to attack the southern country, and now it can finally come in handy.

"Military advisor, I wonder if you have any opinions on this expedition?" Ask the military advisor if you have something to do. This is a tradition that Wudangwei generals have always been. When Wudangwei was first established, Deng Zhong and others were still young. Many places were very immature and mostly relied on Su Yun to solve it, so this habit was formed. Now that it is such an important thing to go on the expedition, I must ask Su Yun the military advisor's opinion as soon as possible.

Su Yun looked at the map and said, "There are seven counties in the southern country, including Yueli County, Jingqi County, Yongchang County, Jianwei County (the Jianwei County belonging to the southern country, which is the Jianwei vassal state in the Eastern Han Dynasty), Yizhou County, Guilin County, and Cangwu County. The capital of the southern country is located in Yizhou County, which is the largest city in the southern country. The southern country has about 60,000 troops. For a long time, 20,000 troops are stationed in Cangwu County, and 20,000 troops are stationed in Dianchi Lake, responsible for deterring the barbarians in the country, and 20,000 people are stationed in Jianwei County."

Su Yun suddenly revealed the family background of the Southern Kingdom. If the seven counties of the Southern Kingdom are very large, they are mostly undeveloped virgin lands in the Southern Kingdom. Although the territory is vast, the population is not large. It took two hundred years to save 60,000 people. This shows that the Southern Kingdom has a very thin foundation. As long as the Deng army can defeat the main force of the Southern Army in one fell swoop, the entire Southern Kingdom will be easily captured.

"However, according to the recent returns, the Southern Kingdom seemed to have learned that our Da Deng was going to use troops to him, so he drew all the troops stationed in Cangwu County, and also drew 10,000 elite troops from Dianchi Lake to Zhuti City, resulting in the 50,000 Southern Army stationed in Jianwei County in the Southern Kingdom, which is equivalent to our army's strength!" Su Yun said again.

It is not a secret that Deng State is about to use troops against the Southern Kingdom, and Deng Sheng never thought of keeping it secret. After all, even if a small southern Kingdom is prepared in advance, it will not be a match for Deng State. Why should he do this forever? Moreover, Deng Sheng also wanted to see the despairing look of the Southern Kingdom, which was obviously trying his best but could not change the result.

"Isn't it just 50,000 people? I don't believe in doing it with real swords and guns. These barbarians can still make a big difference!" Chang Mao said indifferently. In recent years, he has seen many southerners who are stationed in Nanguang. Most of them are dressed in very primitive and rude. In Chang Mao's opinion, this is a group of barbarians.

"Su Military Advisor, I wonder what the situation of the barbarians in the southern country are?" Deng Han, who was listening carefully, asked. In addition to the tens of thousands of southern troops in the southern country, there was another big trouble in the southern country. These Nan barbarians were uncrowned kings in the Nanzhong area. From Zhao Tuo's Nanyue Kingdom to the current Nanguo, they could not do anything to them. Moreover, they were different from the Shanyue people in Kuaiji. Although the Shanyue people still existed and there were a large number, they had been forced by Yue Kingdom to live a miserable life in the deep mountains and forests. However, the Southern Barbarians still have very strong strength to this day, almost on par with the Southern Country.

When leaving Wancheng, Deng Sheng also told him that it is not difficult to solve the southern country, but it is not that simple to solve the Southern Barbarians, the uncrowned king in the southern central region. Deng Sheng even said that how to solve the Southern Barbarians is the top priority of Deng's country this time. As long as the Southern Barbarians surrender, it will be easy to pacify the Southern Central.

When Deng Han mentioned the Southern Barbarians, Su Yun couldn't help but smile and glanced at Deng Han. He and Deng Han were a little older and were not very familiar with each other. Although it was rumored that Deng Sheng's sons were all among the people, they had never seen them with their own eyes. Su Yun was also skeptical. But now Deng Han said in one word that the key to pacifying Nanzhong and taking over the South Country, which made Su Yun look a little more attentive to Deng Han.

Su Yun said: "The barbarians in Nanzhong are said to be descendants of the Chiyou Jiuli tribe. There are dozens of tribes of all sizes in the Nanzhong area, with the largest being 20,000 to 30,000 and the small being scattered throughout the southern country, with about 400,000 or 500,000 people. The specific ones are not clear. However, these barbarians are fighting each other continuously, but it is also strange that whenever the southern country sends troops to conquer the barbarians, these barbarian tribes that have a deep hatred on the ground will join forces to resist the southern army. This is also the reason why the southern country has been unable to do anything to the barbarians, but all this changed a few years ago!"

"Why is this?" Deng Yu asked in confusion.

Su Yun said: "Six years ago, the Zhu tribe of the barbarian tribe formed an alliance with the southern country, and its patriarch Zhu Shang personally served as the general of Kenan. This changed drastically between the southern country and the barbarians, which was originally in a balanced state. The Zhu tribe was originally the largest barbarian tribe in the southern country. After the Zhu tribe surrendered to the southern country, he also brought some barbarian tribes into the southern country, causing the strength of the southern country to completely surpass the barbarians, which forced the barbarian tribes to give up their great hatreds and unite. Come and resist the Zhu clan tribe and the southern country, but even so, their living space is still constantly suppressed by the southern country. In recent years, many barbarian tribes have been forced to surrender to the southern country. Now the Wu clan tribe is another large-scale barbarian tribe. The Wu clan tribe was able to run side by side with the Zhu clan tribe, but in recent years, the Zhu clan tribe has continuously annexed other tribes with the support of the southern country, which has greatly weakened the strength of the Wu clan tribe."

After hearing Su Yun's words, Deng Han frowned and said, "It seems that my Great Deng conquered the Southern Kingdom this time. If we were a few years later, the Southern Kingdom would probably integrate the entire barbarian race. By then, the Southern Kingdom would be even more difficult to deal with. By the way, the Military Secretary Su, I wonder if the Wu tribe you mentioned can be used by my Great Deng?"

Su Yun shook his head and said, "This is not clear. Our army has never had any connection with the Wu tribe. And I heard that the Wu tribe has always been proud of being a descendant of Chiyou and never surrendered to anyone. This is why the southern country has never been able to completely solve the barbarians. However, now the southern country and the Zhu tribe have forced the Wu tribe to a desperate situation. In order to survive, the Wu tribe may not fall to my great Deng. You can try this."

The barbarians have their own beliefs and honors, and they should not surrender casually. The southern country has been unable to surrender for two hundred years. As an outsider, Deng State has little hope, but Su Yun did not say anything. After all, the situation of the barbarians led by the Wu tribe is not optimistic now. If they do not choose to surrender, the only thing waiting for the barbarians will be destroyed, so it is still possible to recruit the barbarians under their command.

Deng Han nodded and said to Deng Zhong: "General, I thought we could try to win over the Wu tribe. If the Wu tribe is willing to surrender to my Da Deng, it will be of great help to the Da Deng's future control of Nanzhong."

Deng Zhong also agreed with this point. Once the Wu tribe falls to Deng, that is, before the war begins, the most troubled barbarian race known as the Deng state's control of the southern center will be solved. Only one southern country is left, which is not worth mentioning at all. So Deng Zhong nodded and said to Su Yun: "Since that's the case, the military advisor will send people to contact the Wu tribe, tell the Wu tribe of our sincerity, and strive to bring the Wu tribe under his command!"
Chapter completed!