When the Qin Dynasty perished, were there really hundreds of thousands of Qin Jun stranded in Lingnan?

After the Qin Dynasty unified China, there was a large-scale fight between the north and the south. One time, Meng Tian led 300,000 troops to attack the Xiongnu in the north, and the other time, Tu Youyou led 500,000 troops, divided into five ways, and marched south into Yue and Xi 'ou.

Soon, Guangwu and Chen Sheng launched an uprising, and all parts of the Central Plains rebelled in succession. So, why didn't Ren Tao and Zhao Tuo, who were guarding South Vietnam at that time, arise and work hard?

After the Qin Dynasty unified China, there were large-scale fighting between the north and the south. One is to send Meng Tian with 300,000 troops to the north to attack the Huns, and the other is to send Tu Youyou with 500,000 troops. The soldiers divided into five roads and marched south to Vietnam and Xi 'ou. Soon, Guangwu and Chen Sheng launched an uprising, and all parts of the Central Plains rebelled in succession. So, why didn't Ren Tao and Zhao Tuo, who were guarding South Vietnam at that time, arise and work hard?

First of all, does the 500,000 troops led by Tu Youyou really exist? As we all know, many people in China's ancient wars were fictional, not actual figures. For example, the battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao claimed to have killed 400 thousand Zhao soldiers, which was controversial both in academic circles and among the people.

Because only with a scale of 400,000, Zhao will surrender. Such a war would require 800,000 troops, which seemed difficult to achieve under the historical conditions at that time. Therefore, the 500,000-strong army led by Tu Youyou may have to be greatly reduced.

Secondly, even if Tu Youyou really led 500,000 troops south to March into Lingnan, did he leave so many troops stationed there? At that time, the economic and political centers were all in the northern part of the Central Plains, and food supply was a big problem.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Judy once withdrew his toes, but because the local garrison really consumed too much, it was not worth the loss, so he ruled the local area in the form of a vassal state and withdrew his troops. Therefore, it is still a question how many Qin soldiers stayed there at that time. If there is, it is certainly not much.

Finally, according to the research of Mr. Ge, a famous historical geographer of Fudan University, there were about 654.38 million people who stayed in Lingnan at that time, as well as people who were exiled to Lingnan (people who had fled), their husbands (men adopted by their wives), businessmen, and people who were not worthy of being jailers (idle jailers who were not on duty).

Therefore, at that time, there may be 65,438+10,000 people who moved to Lingnan, and it was these people who first brought the farming culture of the Central Plains to Lingnan. However, these 65,438+10,000 people are not all troops, but all kinds of people.

So when the Qin Dynasty perished, there were hundreds of thousands of Qin Jun in Lingnan, which should be unreliable.

Such a war would require 800,000 troops, which seemed difficult to achieve under the historical conditions at that time. Therefore, the 500,000 troops led by Tu Youyou may be greatly reduced.

Secondly, even if Tu Youyou really led 500,000 troops south to March into Lingnan, did he leave so many troops stationed there? At that time, the economic and political centers were all in the northern part of the Central Plains, and food supply was a big problem.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Judy once withdrew his toes, but because the local garrison really consumed too much, it was not worth the loss, so he ruled the local area in the form of a vassal state and withdrew his troops.