Editing Qin dynasty (section)

=== Southward expansion, 214–206 BC ===
{{Main|Qin campaign against the Baiyue}}
In 214&nbsp;BC, Qin Shi Huang secured his boundaries to the north with a fraction (roughly 100,000 men) of his large army, and sent the majority (500,000 men) of his army to [[Qin campaign against the Baiyue|conquer the territory]] to their south, which was inhabited by the [[Baiyue]] peoples. Prior to Qin's campaigns unifying the former Zhou territories, the Baiyue had gained possession of much of [[Sichuan]] to their southwest. The Qin army was unfamiliar with the jungle terrain, and it was defeated by the southern tribes' guerrilla warfare tactics with over 100,000 men lost. However, in the defeat Qin was successful in building a canal to the south, which they used heavily for supplying and reinforcing their troops during their second attack to the south. Building on these gains, the Qin armies conquered the coastal lands surrounding [[Guangzhou]], and took the provinces of [[Fuzhou]] and [[Guilin]]. They may have struck as far south as [[Hanoi]]. After these victories in the south, Qin Shi Huang moved over 100,000 prisoners and exiles to colonise the newly conquered area. In terms of extending the boundaries of his empire, Qin Shi Huang was extremely successful in the south.{{sfn|Morton|1995|p=47}}