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Chapter 372 Jiangdong (2)

In just two months, the Qin army was in a state of unstoppable power and pacified Jiangdong.

The new Chu King Xiong Qi saw that he was unable to turn the sky and was unwilling to escape and go out to sea, so he committed suicide in Lou County.

Xiang Yan led his personal soldiers to a great battle with the Qin army outside Lou County, and the entire army was wiped out.

Once Xiang Yan died, there was no prestigious general in Chu. When the remaining Jiangdong lands were coming, they all surrendered in the wind.

In May, the war in Jiangdong basically stopped. Meng Tian led his army to Wuzhong and instead sent Huang Ji to lead his army eastward to pacify the Jiangnan area of ​​Chu.

"Have Xiang Liang offered a letter of surrender?"

At the temporary command center of Wu County, Meng Tian received a letter of surrender from Xiang Liang, and his face was in a state of uncertainty.

Meng Tian knew very well what kind of person Xiang Liang was.

Historically, after Xiang Liang returned to Qin, he moved to Guanzhong. He not only committed suicide, but also secretly fled to Kuaiji. The Xiang family was a general of Chu for generations and was very famous in Chu. The Kuaiji County Magistrate respected Xiang Liang and often held banquets in the mansion.

During the turmoil at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Kuaiji County Magistrate had the intention of rebelling against Qin and pulled Xiang Liang to discuss it. But he knew that Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu killed the Kuaiji County Magistrate, and also killed the servants in the mansion.

Xiang Liang has a prominent family background, has the means, is good at using troops, is good at forbearance, and is definitely not an idle person.

Kill, or not?

Meng Tian pondered, if Xiang Liang continued to resist stubbornly, he could naturally send troops to wipe out Xiang Liang. However, if Xiang Liang was willing to put down his weapons and Meng Tian still killed him, it would inevitably affect the hearts of the people in Chu.

Nowadays, there are many Chu people who serve under Meng Tian's command. If he kills Xiang Liang, will these Chu people still feel safe?

"Gan Luo, Xiang Liang, please surrender, what do you think?"

Meng Tian turned his head and handed the surrender book in his hand to Gan Luo.

After the Qin army pacified Jiangdong, Ganluo and Wu Rui headed north together with Meng Tian, ​​and now officially returned to Meng Tian's shogunate.

"Xiang Liang just wanted to do the Bai Gongsheng." Gan Luo read the surrender book and smiled softly: "His father and brothers were all dead at the hands of the general. He hated the Qin people in his heart, how could he really ask for surrender?"

"Why is death in my hands?" Meng Tian laughed silently: "On the battlefield, there is no eyebrow in swords, victory or defeat is impermanent, life and death are destined. If the Chu people who died in battle are counted on me, I will not recognize this."

"If the general doesn't think so, the Chu people may not think so. Wu'an Jun led his army to capture Yan Ying and burned Yiling. I heard that the Chu people always cursed Wu'an Jun since then. Now that the general has completely destroyed the Chu State, the people of Chu have hated the general in their hearts." Gan Luo replied.

"Xiang Liang hates me, I know in my heart, what do you think should be dealt with?"

Knowing that Xiang Liang would rebel against Qin in the future, but now he wanted to kill him, he was a little afraid of him. According to his original idea, Meng Tian planned to destroy the fiefdom of Xiang's clan, but he did not expect that Xiang Liang could bend and stretch. As soon as Xiang Yan died, he simply chose not to resist.

"Xiang Liang is willing to surrender because our army is powerful, and he can only endure it temporarily when he sees that he cannot fight. I see that Xiang Liang is brave and resourceful. If he has the right soil, something might happen. When Bai Gongsheng was only one thousand dead soldiers, he almost seized the throne. There are many people in the Chu people in Jiangdong who are grateful to Xiang, so the general must be on guard."

Ganluo had been in Chu for a longer time than Meng Tian, ​​and he knew the status of Xiang in the hearts of the people of Chu.

"The general can make a big spell on Xiang Liang's surrender ceremony and spread the news of Xiang Liang's surrender. The Xiang family has lost its reputation as loyal and righteous, which will shake the prestige of Xiang in the hearts of the people of Chu. In addition, you must not continue to stay in Chu."

"What are you saying? I plan to move the Xiang clan to Guanzhong."

Meng Tian put away the book and nodded with satisfaction.

Gan Luo's insight is that he is a young man who can be a prime minister at the age of twelve.

"Xiang Liang's matter has been resolved. What should the Yue people led by Wu Rui do?"

Outside Wu County, Wu Rui led the Yue people to set up camps, waiting for the Qin people to fulfill their promises and return to their hometown.

When Ganluo went south to Wushen, Meng Tian allowed Ganluo to be appointed as an official and made a wish and offered good conditions. However, without Xianyang's permission, Zhang Yi's way was finally possible.

"It depends on how the general handles it."

Gan Luo was a little embarrassed. He offered the conditions to Wu Yin and Wu Rui and his son, but he turned aside afterwards, and had not yet practiced to the level of Zhang Yi.

Meng Tian and Ganluo were discussing, but Meng Bao came in and reported: "There are people from Yue outside the door to pay homage to the general."

After saying that, Meng Bao handed over the famous post in his hand.

"Wu Rui knows the rules."

Submitting famous posts is the habit of people in the Central Plains. Meng Tian took the famous post, which is a piece of willow board with the words:

"I have heard of the reputation of the general for a long time and I am so respectful. I beg you to see him and see him... "

"The Yue tribes in Wushang and other places were survivors of Yue Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period. These Wu Yin and his son were different from other Yue tribes and admired the Central Plains culture very much."

Seeing that Meng Tian had finished reading the famous post, Gan Luo explained.

In the south of Wu and Yue, the people of the Central Plains were closer to the Wu Kingdom. It was nothing more, because the royal family of the Wu Kingdom came from the Zhou Dynasty and had Central Plains blood, and the records were clear.

In the Yue Kingdom further south, King Yue claimed that his family was the blood of Dayu, but the people of the Central Plains would not believe it. The customs of Yue Kingdom were close to barbarians, and the system was very different from that of the Central Plains. However, compared with the Baiyue Kingdom, Yue Kingdom had at least entered the edge of the Central Plains civilization circle.

"Did Wu Rui enter the city today?" Meng Tian asked.

Thinking that the land that reaches the sea in the future will all return to China, and the Yue people in the south will become part of the Chinese nation, Meng Tian felt that it should be a good thing to let the Yue people become naturalized as soon as possible.

"Wu Rui did not arrive in person, but a general under his command called himself Mei Juan." Meng Bao replied.

"Mei Juan?"

Meng Tian frowned, always feeling that he had heard this name somewhere.

At this time, Wu Rui was unsure and dared not trust Meng Tian completely, so he sent Mei Juan to test Meng Tian's sincerity.

"This Mei Juan is not very powerful, but she is very knowledgeable. Wu Rui relies quite heavily on it."

Between the lines, Gan Luo was very sure of Meijuan.

"Since that's the case, let Meijuan come in."

After a while, a man from Yue, wearing a brown dress and barefoot, followed Meng Tian's personal soldiers and walked in quickly.

Mei Juan passed the gate and entered the yard. She lowered her head slightly, her eyes kept turning, and looked at the surrounding situation. Seeing that the mansion was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, the guards were very strong, she couldn't help but lower her posture even more.

Mei Juan felt that it was natural for the Yue tribes to attack and kill each other and obey the strong. Mei Juan had witnessed the strength of the Qin army with her own eyes. There were no less than 50,000 Qin army stationed in Wu County alone.

Because of this, Wu Rui was unsure and did not dare to come to see Meng Tian in person.
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