In short, although both parties tried their best to survive, under the Qin cavalry, their efforts were in vain. In addition to causing more damage to the Qin army, they all turned into nothing and became the dust of history.
The Yunzhong Kingdoms and the Liang Kingdom vented their anger by massacres after Qin's attack. It also became Yunzhong County and Wuwei County of Qin State.
Especially Wuwei County, the name is very meaningful. It was the King of Qin who deliberately raised it in order to frighten other Xiaoxiao who had plans for Qin.
Those who are mighty use force to demonstrate. Use force to declare martial law.
Isn't this just a response to Liu Bang's first dare to provoke Qin, and then he was destroyed by Qin's powerful military force, and his territory became Wuwei County
Liang was the first to dare to provoke Qin, so he was destroyed. Yun Zhong, who followed closely, was also destroyed.
I believe that with these two examples in mind, other Xiaoxiao who want to invade Qin will consider in advance whether they have the strength and ability to survive Qin's crusade!
The situation of the Yue Kingdom in the south became more and more difficult after the demise of the three newly established small states of Yunzhong, Liang Kingdom and Tao Kingdom.
This is not because these three small countries perished, leaving Vietnam without foreign aid. These three small countries have no border with Yue at all. They are thousands of miles apart. They usually have no communication and no support.
The real impact is the blow in the heart.
When the Yue Kingdom was newly established, the people in the country had not really settled down and recognized the rule of the Yue Kingdom from the bottom of their hearts. If we want to make the people of the Yue Kingdom truly return home and make the subjects agree with the rule of the King of Yue, it will take 20, 30 or even 40 to 50 years.
In the two or three years since the establishment of the Yue Kingdom, it was impossible to establish such a deep foundation of people's hearts.
Being able to prevent these Yue people from rebelling and communicating with foreign enemies was barely enough and very lucky. The King of Yue was extremely grateful.
And don't forget that there is another country, Chu, the original homeland of the Yue people, which is exerting strong coercion and constantly attacking the Yue country.
Several countries established at the same time as the Yue Kingdom have now perished under the attacks of their original homeland.
This kind of blow was very fatal to the Yue State, which was still newly established and very fragile.
The results of other countries made the subjects of the Yue Kingdom wonder. Can the Yue Kingdom really continue to survive and stand at the top of this strategy
I thought about the current situation of Yue, and then compared the strengths of Chu and Yue, as well as the changing situation in the world.
All the subjects of the Yue Kingdom couldn't help but shook their heads and sighed. Obviously they also believed in their hearts that there was really no possibility for the Yue Kingdom to survive, and they couldn't tell from any aspect.
However, if you are too stunned, you will be afraid of being stunned, and if you are stunned, you will be afraid of losing your life.
Although the Chu State's 300,000-strong army pressed forward step by step, the Yue State was defeated one after another, losing cities and territory one after another, and losing troops and generals.
But after all, they are facing the danger of national subjugation. A group of Yue ministers headed by the King of Yue, who were the powerful landowners who had rebelled against Chu before, put aside their original struggle for power at this critical moment and instead united tightly.
Under the resolute resistance of the generals who served as powerful landlords, the soldiers below were also infected by the generals' desperate will and resisted. The entire Vietnamese army showed a life-threatening excitement.
This desperate style of play suddenly made the Chu people a little unbearable. On the battlefield, the Chu army gave up a good situation several times and had to retreat.
However, relying on this desperate attitude, the Yue people managed to hold on to the situation and maintained the front line in Wu County.
However, as the war progressed, Wu County next to Ji County, the capital of Yue State, was indeed completely reduced to ruins, and countless local people fled into exile.
They had to escape even if they didn't want to, because the Chu army, which had already killed them, had completely regarded these local people as accomplices, and they were not merciless in killing them. Even because the common people are relatively weak, they kill more vigorously, madly and mercilessly.
Even some Yue troops who were not local people secretly did the same thing as the Chu army, burning, killing and looting the people.
In short, it can be said that Wu County is now completely destitute or has become a hell on earth.
More than half of the local people died due to the war, and some of the remaining people fled to Kuaiji County in the south. Even if they hide in the deep mountains and old forests, they would rather face those poisonous insects and ferocious beasts than those wolf-like and tiger-like Chu and Yue armies, and never dare to come out again.
In the end, most of Wu County was lost, leaving only three cities adjacent to Kuaiji County, which were still firmly occupied by the Vietnamese army and served as the first line to resist the Chu army's attack.
Kuaiji County is the homeland of the Yue Kingdom. Many people here are survivors of the Yue Kingdom from generation to generation, so the Yue Kingdom has a deep popular foundation here.
In addition, Kuaiji County has a large population and rich land. It has always been the source of money, food and soldiers for the Yue State, and it must not be affected by the war.
If the war really comes to this point, the Yue Kingdom will be said to be in ruins. It will have no money to raise troops, no one to recruit troops, and there will be no chance of counterattack.
At that time, the Yue Kingdom will have no choice but to retreat to Minzhong County further south, where it will rely on the mountains and forests and the advantages of the terrain to deal with the Chu army and fight guerrillas.
However, although the Yue Kingdom persisted and did not follow the fate of its first three companions and completely go into the dust of history, the fate of the Yue Kingdom was not much better.
Let’s not talk about Wu County. The original population of 300,000 is now 200,000 dead and injured. Some of the remaining people fled to Kuaiji County. The remaining approximately 30,000 to 40,000 people all hid in the endless mountains and forests, fighting against wild beasts. A life of living like hair and drinking blood.
The situation in the remaining places such as Kuaiji County is not very good either. Because of the war, many industries have been affected, especially all grains have been requisitioned for military rations, and many people have starved to death.
Nowadays, the total population of the entire Yue Kingdom is only about 400,000, and the national strength is not half of what it was before the war.
Especially the army, with only 50,000 people left, and only 20,000 elites, it can barely maintain its current defense line.
I don't know if this kind of strength can survive the attack of Chu State for a month or two.
Of course, although the war may fail, it is unlikely that the country will be destroyed.
There is also Kuaiji County behind Wu County, which can be used to maneuver around. If there is a risk that the entire Kuaiji County will be destroyed and become the next Wu County, the Yue State can still hold on for two or three months.
Behind Kuaiji County there is Minzhong County, which is characterized by many mountains and forests. In addition, there is not much development in the area, and the roads are also rugged and difficult to travel, almost as much as the Bashu land in Sichuan.
There is such a dangerous terrain, as long as the Chu State does not gather 200,000 to 300,000 troops and camp there for half a year. With an ordinary army of hundreds of thousands, the Yue State could still hold on for two or three years without being destroyed.
Therefore, the Chu State was destined to be unable to quickly destroy the Yue State. Instead, it would fall into the quagmire of the Yue State, making it difficult to escape.
(End of chapter)