Li Fangzong of the Chu army passed the news that the Chu army was willing to surrender to the Zhao army, and the Zhao army envoy did not dare to make a decision. After confirming that Li Chi had no other conditions, he continued to make things difficult for the Chu army and delayed the time, so he had to immediately send the news.
It was sent back to Youzhou City. Zhao Xun and others who were doing secret arrangements were stumped by the news sent back from Xuzhou.
"Surrendered? How could it be?" Even after hearing the news, Zhao Xun was shocked. It was not because the Chu army was unable to surrender, but because the Chu army surrendered too quickly and too straightforward. Zhao Xun immediately gave way to the secret agents in Xuzhou
We will step up our investigation of the detailed situation of the Chu army and investigate whether the surrender of the Chu army is true or false.
"Is the Chu army really going to surrender? Will Li Chi be so willing? Thinking about the fact that he fought with the Qi army for Yangzhou, but the battle was so dark that the earth was dark, and the blood was left in the river. He fought for several years. But now...
...The subordinates always feel a little incredible." Situ Liang rubbed his eyebrows and said with a wry smile.
"Yes, Li Chi is not like this who is willing to accept his fate. He has been in Xuzhou for many years and spared no effort to attack the Qi army. Even if he lays off the army and restores people's livelihood, it should be
In order to accumulate strength, how could we be so scared by us that those who cannot fight will surrender?" Lu Ziliang said in disbelief.[
There was not only an incredible look on the faces of Lu Ziliang and others, but also a little annoyed. Speaking of which, the prerequisite for the Privy Council to make the Chu army stand stalemate with its own side. Even if it did not trigger a war, it would still be necessary.
The Chu army's tough attitude over the past decade was also the reason why the Privy Council decided this basic strategy. Who would have thought that the Chu army, which was once tough and good at fighting, was now weak, which made the decision
The strategy of fighting against the west will continue to continue, and it will even cause a series of troubles.
Of course, Lu Ziliang and other Privy Councilors also knew that these things could not be blamed by the Chu army. After all, they could not decide what the Chu army was. And the direct surrender of the Chu army was also of great benefit to Da Zhao.
"King, will the operation in the north of Yongzhou be temporarily stopped?" Yang Wangqing, deputy envoy of the Privy Councilor, said in a deep voice.
"How are you preparing now?" Zhao Xun asked in a narrow voice.
Yang Wangqing said: "We secretly mobilized our troops in the southeast of Liangzhou, southern Bingzhou and southwest of Jizhou. In addition, the western part of Yuzhou also made corresponding preparations. Once the war begins, the north will attack the main force and the Yuzhou troops will,
In the eastern part of Jingzhou, the army of King Hanzhong and King Luoyang was restrained. The food and supplies needed by each unit had long been transported to various places."
Zhao Xun frowned and said, "In this way, the Yongzhou war is already on the verge of being on the string and has to be fired. How can this stop? Continue to prepare. As for the Chu army, let's talk about it when the information is sent back to the West. After all, even Li
Chi is about to surrender, and he will not spread the news without discussing it with us."
Although Zhao Xun said this, everyone was still a little anxious. At this moment, they had to wait for the news sent back from Xuzhou while making the arrangements in the scheduled plan.
Tens of days later, Xuzhou reported back to the situation of the Chu army during this period.
"King, it seems that Li Chi is afraid that he will fight again. The surrender of the Chu army is probably true." Situ Liang said in a muffled voice after reading the information sent back from Xuzhou.
Yang Wangqing said in a deep voice: "Mr. Situ means that the Chu army's great purge some time ago? This does not mean that they are really going to surrender."
Situ Liang said: "In these ten days, the Chu army carried out a major purge on the Chu army. The military generals and local civil servants were all inside. Together, the top and bottom were no less than seven or eight officials who could be higher-ranked.
Ten people. As far as we know, a large part of these military soldiers were the leading generals who insisted on fighting with us."
"With that being said, there are also some generals who want to surrender. In addition, many local officials have also been cleared out. More importantly, these officials who have been cleaned up have their own charges and are disrespectful to the king's orders. Although this is the case.
The Chu army surrendered, but it was also not without its intention to clear the inside and fight with me, Da Zhao." Lu Ziliang also said unwillingly. If Situ Liang said this, this plan to attack the east and the west would be really
Something is going to go wrong.
Zhang Yuanjing said slowly: "If the Chu army really wanted to fight us, we would never have done any major purge at this time. Even if we had to rectify our own forces because of our great power, we would not have a large-scale purge. They could have changed.
The position is to transfer those generals who disrespect the king's orders to be vacant or placed under house arrest. After all, cleaning up like this will inevitably make the people inside the Chu army unstable."
"Secondly, in addition to disrespecting the king's orders, these people who were cleansed have one thing in common. That is, most of them have secret connections with the Qi army in the south. We have bribed or won over some people in the Chu army.
, On the contrary, the Qi army was the same among the Chu army. Especially after our Da Zhao sent envoys to Xuzhou, the Qi army in the south became even more active. Most of the people who were cleaned up were bribed by the Qi army.
the person.”
"But, there are also officials who are cleaned up in the crowd."
Zhang Yuanjing smiled and said, "The problem lies here. If the Chu army surrenders and wants to fight with us, it is right to deal with officials who have something to do with us. If the officials who have something to do with the Qi army, it will be a big disaster."
"The strength comparison between the Chu army and us is obvious. If the Chu army wants to protect itself, it is naturally impossible to rely on their Chu army alone. Then, they can only bring the southern princes. They are closest to the Chu army and the most important thing.
The only one who is likely to support the Chu army is the Qi army."
"If the Chu army wants to fight, it needs the help of the Qi army. If it cleans up the officials and generals under its command who are related to the Qi army, will the Qi army not care about this? Like us, we are young and bribed some important officials of the Chu army, the Qi army
It's OK. Even the Qi army is afraid that after the Chu army is defeated, it will annex some of the Chu army. The Chu army does this now, which means that it will cut off the ties with the Qi army. Even if the Chu king is against it
The soldiers under his command fell to the Qi army and were dissatisfied with it. They should not clean up directly, but asked them to go to the front line and let these people pull the Qi army into the water."
Zhao Xun nodded and said, "What Yuan Jing said is reasonable. It seems that the Chu army is afraid that he will fight again this time. In addition to the reasons mentioned by Yuan Jing, the Chu army has so far
There is no sign of expanding the army, that is, the soldiers who were abolished in the past have not been recalled. In various parts of Xuzhou, except for the garrisons in the border areas, there is no sign of easy mobilization of other troops."[
Situ Liang carefully looked at the information and sighed: "Our momentum is too great. Li Chi has occupied the land of Xuzhou for more than ten years. From the beginning of the rebellion to the present, the entire land of Xuzhou has been in the land of Xuzhou.
, basically in the war period. The people of Xuzhou were already tired of war. We made great efforts to implement the new policy of Zhao in Xuzhou after the Chu army surrendered, and various favorable measures such as tax reduction and exemption. Now, not only
Only the Chu army itself understood the gap with us, and they could not get the support and support of the people of Xuzhou. Even many local people and local government officials asked Li Chi to surrender to Da Zhao. After all,
The gap in strength between the two sides is too big. These people and local officials also know that relying solely on the Chu army, we will be able to fight against us."
Lu Ziliang said in a stern voice: "I miscalculated it. It seems that it will affect our plan to fight against the east and the west."
Zhao Xun smiled and said, "It's not bad that the Chu army is willing to surrender. This is the best thing for us. After all, it's definitely better for us to be able to take down a prince and a state without any blood.
It's a great thing."
Yang Wangqing said: "King, what do you mean is that we are now accepting the surrender of the Chu army? But if so, the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang will do their best to guard against the land of Yongzhou, and the Qi army in the land of Yangzhou will also add more to us.
Precaution. The King of Hanzhong, the King of Luoyang and the Qi army are allies, and they will join forces to deal with us. Even the Shu army will not cause trouble behind them at that time. After all, the land of Yongzhou is also the northern line of defense of the King of Shu
.”
Situ Liang smiled and said, "The king's intention is to secretly accept the Chu army. On the surface, we will still fight against the Chu army. After taking Luoyang, we will accept the Chu army."
Zhao Xun nodded and said, "This is generally the case, but, just in case, we cannot tell the Chu army directly about the situation. After all, we cannot guarantee that the Chu army learned that we were attacking the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang.
, Will you bring the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang to fight against our army?"
Lu Ziliang said with a little concern: "Can the Chu army see what we mean?"
Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "There are also many smart people in the Chu army, and we can definitely see that we have other meanings. However, they do not know what our purpose is. Even if they report the situation to the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang.
, then we will make some moves against the Chu army first to eliminate the wariness of the King of Hanzhong and Luoyang, so that the King of Hanzhong and Luoyang will think that this is the Chu army trying to pull them into the water."
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After Li Chi and other core members of the Chu army were waiting for nearly a month, the Zhao army's envoy finally responded. However, the result of the reply made Li Chi a little confused.
"The Zhao army envoy's reply was to accept our surrender, but not now. Fangzong, what do you think? What exactly does this Zhao army mean? What do they want to do? Since they have accepted it, why don't they idly conduct Xuzhou in vain
Take over? The sooner we are taken down, it will be beneficial for Zhao Jun?" Li Chi summoned Li Hao, Li Fangzong and others again, thinking about the meaning of Zhao Jun's reply.
General Li Yi of Zhendong said with some anger: "What does Zhao Jun mean? What do they want to do? Don't trust us? Instead of being played with by them like this, it's better to fight them." In Li Yi's eyes
The reply from the Zhao army envoy was clearly a contempt for the Chu army.
"That's right, our Chu army has agreed to surrender, and they still play this ambiguous trick to put us on the fire. What does this mean?" Li Han and others were also a little dissatisfied. Since then, Li Chi has gone to Zhao army to do so.
After the envoy expressed his intention to surrender, the core personnel of the Chu army were a little impatient and uneasy.
"Stop quarrel, fight? It's easy to say. Want to die?" Li Chi said angrily.
Li Fangzong pondered for a little while, looked sarcastic and said in surprise: "King, if the ministers were not wrong, the Zhao army sent envoys to force the surrender, and even dispatched troops and generals at the border to make a big splash.
The original intention is not us at all."
"What?" Li Chi and others were shocked, "Fang Zong, what do you mean is that Zhao Jun's original intention is to attack us? He intends to attack us? But..."
Li Fangzong calmed down and said bitterly: "It's not about attacking us, but we are not the first goal of Zhao's army. Perhaps, in the eyes of Zhao's army, our Chu army is simply a turtle in a jar, or vulnerable, from
They don’t take it seriously. Our direct surrender this time was beyond Zhao Jun’s expectations. Therefore, it was only a month before the reply was given.”
"Zhao Jun, how dare you look down on us so underestimate us? Damn..." Li Chi didn't say anything, and Li Yi and other generals suddenly became angry. They wanted to say a few more harsh words, but after thinking about the actual situation, they finally fell silent.
Li Fangzong looked at Li Chi who was silent and said, "King, this is just a guess from his ministers. Of course, in my opinion, the Zhao army did not deliberately despise us, but their original target was not us."
Li Chi said slowly: "If you say this, you must be inseparable from all sides. Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that your guess should be true. Moreover, I am afraid that Zhao Jun also hopes that we understand these things.
.”
Li Fangzong smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, the reply from the Zhao army envoy is to let us understand these things. However, this also shows that the king and the Li clan must be in danger of "sex and life."
"Ah... the Zhao State is indeed different. We have now become the targets for the Zhao army to attract other princes, but the other princes are unaware of it." Li Chi said with a wry smile.[
Li Fangzong said: "It's not that other princes didn't realize it, but that the Zhao army was too powerful, and we are also the one that Zhao army is most likely to attack when we go south."
"Then, what is the real purpose of the Zhao army between you? Which prince is it?"
"Luoyang, Chang'an, Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou are all possible. Among them, Luoyang and Chang'an are located directly south of the Zhao army. The Zhao army attacks here, which is the same as attacking us. Jingzhou and Yangzhou are within the attack range of the Zhao State in Yuzhou.
Especially in Jingzhou, the King of Hanzhong and Luoyang were taken from the King of Tang. Although the place had stabilized, it was definitely not as stable as Chang'an and Luoyang occupied by the two kings."
"In addition, Tang Wen, the crown prince of the Tang army, is still among the Zhao army. He is now under the banner. The Zhao army can get certain support and support from local people, large clans and some surrendered generals in the Tang army system that surrendered to the two kings. After all, the Zhao army is better than Hanzhong.
The king and the king of Luoyang are much stronger, and they are much better under the command of Zhao's army than under the command of Hanzhong and Luoyang."
"The land of Jiaozhou is now the Qi army, the Shu army and the Zhao army, plus local tyrants and local local people are evenly divided. After the Zhao army occupied the Liuqiu Islands and Qiongzhou Island, they can quickly transport the army from the rear by sea ships.
, captured the land of Jiaozhou, and set a wedge behind the Shu army and Qi army, so that the Qi army and Shu army would be suppressed by the Zhao army. With the support of the eastern islands, naval ships and navy, the Zhao army took it
It is not impossible for Jiaozhou. It is said that the people of the Zhao army have begun to approach Linyi and Zhenla in the southern part of Jiaozhou, and have occupied many places in the north of Linyi."
Li Chi took a deep breath and sighed: "What a Zhao Xun, what a Zhao State. Even in the south, we have begun to expand our territory. We are far inferior to us. I am convinced by the surrender of Zhao State."
Li Yi suddenly said: "Since the Zhao army is not attacking us, but has other goals, why not secretly spread the news and let other princes join forces with us to fight against the Zhao army?"
Li Chi said coldly: "Join with other princes? Go and tell the other princes, saying that the Zhao army is not going to attack us now, but to attack each other? Will they believe it? Even if they will believe it, the Zhao army is on our border.
The foreign army will change from fake attacks to real attacks. At that time, these princes will only think that we want to pull them into the water to resist the Zhao army."
"Besides, the places that Fangzong said now are as many as several states. In these places, these princes have some precautions. You said these are the real targets of the Zhao army, and do you think they will believe it?"
"I'm afraid that if the other princes do not join forces, we will be killed by the Zhao army first. The princes don't know how to join forces to resist the Zhao army. But how can they join forces? The princes who are not attacked are willing to consume their troops in other princes.
Territory? Are they willing to let their subordinates fight for other princes?”
"If the princes in the south want to join the Zhao army and are on the unified level, this alliance may be possible. For example, the King of Hanzhong and Luoyang, Chang'an and Luoyang are both under the Zhao army's troops. That's it,
They joined forces, except that they were all Situ's family, because they did not recognize the status of King Situ Che of Shu and only wanted to protect themselves together."
Prince Wang Li Haonai said: "In this way, we can only do it according to the Zhao army's wishes, and in order to understand, we will take the banner of fighting to the death with the Zhao army."
Li Chi said in a voice: "Since you are unwilling to continue fighting and have the intention of surrendering, then cooperate with Zhao's army's actions. Hao'er, the father intends to let you go to Youzhou City."
Li Fangzong nodded and said, "It's good that this is the case. The king can also express our sincerity to the Zhao army. At the same time, when the prince went to the Zhao army, he would become more familiar with the Zhao army and the important officials of the Zhao army earlier, which would be beneficial to him.
From now on, you will be the main member of the Li clan who served in Zhao State."
"Crown Prince? Don't call me like this again in the future, so as not to cause any trouble. Hao'er, remember, read more and say less!" Li Chi said indifferently.