At the same time when the Chu army rebelled in Pengcheng, the Zhao army also marched together under the order of Li Huaiyuan. Among them, the west route of Huaiyin Prefecture in western Xuzhou was the fastest.
It was mainly because Li Fangzong's two younger brothers directly surrendered some of the defenders in the name of the Left Chief of the Chu army and their own influence. As a result, the Zhao army did not forcibly attack the city and entered the territory of the Chu army. Immediately afterwards, Li Fanglin and Li Fangyu took advantage of Chu.
The army had already had the intention of surrendering to Zhao, and broke through several cities in a row, allowing the Zhao army to march straight in.
In Pengcheng, as Xu Gongyi said, Li Fangzong expected, after confirming that King Li Chi of Chu was dead and the garrison was surrendered, the nearly 10,000 garrisons around Pengcheng did not continue to move and followed Li Zhe's military orders.
Of course, if Li Zhe rebelled so much on weekdays, even if he killed Li Chi, even if he forced him to surrender the central officials of the Chu army, he would not have wanted them to obey. After all, there was no King of Chu.
To restrain, do they still look at whose strength is stronger?
But now, the Zhao army is at the city, and Li Zhe also wants to surrender Zhao for the sake of the Chu army's tens of thousands of soldiers and the people of Xuzhou. These leading generals have no intention of competing with Li Zhe for the power of Xuzhou. After all, once the Zhao army comes, they will be considered
It's useless to be the lord of the Chu army.[
Of course, the Zhao army's army is approaching the city, which does not mean that they are unwilling to climb to a higher position among the Chu army. After all, if they surrender to Zhao at a higher position, they can gain greater benefits from the Zhao army. But let these
What the leading general had to retreat was that the people of Zhao had come to the door, so that they could not attack Li Zhe, because Li Zhe had now surrendered to Zhao.
That is the case, how could these leading generals dare to fight again? They could only obey. Therefore, under the oppression of the inside and outside, the garrison troops around Pengcheng did not attack Pengcheng, which made no huge changes in the upper class of the Chu army.
The shock. At least, for the people of Pengcheng, they are still as always in Pengcheng. They can still live peacefully as always, so that they can feel relieved.
The nearly 10,000 troops around Pengcheng did not move, which made the nervous Li Zhe and Li Fangzong breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, at this moment they also understood that this must be the people from Zhao State. Both of them understood,
Now the deterrent power of people in Zhao State in Xuzhou is extraordinary.
Afterwards, Xu Gongyi sent an order to Li Zhe and Li Fangzong, asking them to immediately arrange to convey the situation in Pengcheng to the outside world, allow the Zhao army to enter the country smoothly, and accept the jurisdiction of the Zhao army.
At this moment, the Zhao army ignored the reaction of the Chu army in Xuzhou and rushed in. The three armies were the fastest in the west, but the other two were not slow either. The Chuzhou Prefecture in the north and the Suiling Prefecture in the west were in the west.
Both the Jiangdu Prefecture in the south were attacked by the Zhao army.
The reason why these places were so easily attacked by the Zhao army was also related to the internal situation of the Chu army. Before one month, the Chu army began to rumor that the Chu army wanted to surrender to Zhao, and King Li Chi of Chu did not clarify this rumor.
Although Li Chi and others wanted to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight and take advantage of the situation to rise again, in order to avoid making the Zhao army notice, Li Chi still did not clarify this rumor.
This time the Zhao army approached, and the upper class of the Chu army naturally understood what was going on, but for the people below, the soldiers below, the people below, and even ordinary lieutenants, they all thought that this was in front of the Zhao army.
He came to surrender and took over the place. While the Zhao army was in the city, the King of Chu did not instruct the Chu army to actively let go and prepare for a big battle with the Zhao army, which made these soldiers so suspicious, and even some generals and schoolmen began to change to this idea.
After all, if the above does not clarify, how can the following figure out what happened? Even if some people know the problem, they dare not tell it easily at this moment. If the truth is revealed, Yan Li Chi and other Chu army members want to
It is necessary to take advantage of the fact that the Zhao army fought against the princes and failed to succeed, but the Zhao army discovered it and the army approached the city. Maybe it would not arouse the perseverance of the Chu army soldiers, but would directly collapse the Chu army soldiers.
After all, the Chu army originally thought that the King of Chu had agreed to surrender to Zhao, and surrendering to Zhao was the most acceptable idea for the Chu army soldiers now. For ordinary generals and soldiers, they were not willing to fight against the powerful Zhao State.
Those who are reluctant to let go of the power in their hands and also hold the power of the Chu army will not be these ordinary soldiers, but the upper-level officials of the Chu army. Therefore, officials who know the actual situation are worried that if the truth is leaked, these ordinary soldiers will know that it is
The Chu army's upper class was not upright, and angered the Zhao army, causing a big battle with the Zhao army. Maybe before the Zhao army came to attack, the soldiers dispersed in anger.
The ordinary soldiers of the Chu army were all locals in Xuzhou. During the years of war, the limited soldiers and their families were suffering from the war and were no longer willing to continue fighting, especially as powerful as Zhao State.
The new policy, peace and quiet life of Zhao State have long envied and looked forward to it. Therefore, the people of Xuzhou and the families of ordinary soldiers of the Chu army hope to be the first time they were
The State of Zhao was under the jurisdiction of King Zhao, and he became a commoner under the State of Zhao.
For ordinary people, they naturally hope to live a stable life, and ordinary soldiers are also from ordinary people's families. Especially in recent years, the Chu army and Qi army fought with Yangzhou and Xuzhou. Not only did the people of Xuzhou not want to fight again, but also
The soldiers of the Chu army were unwilling to fight again, let alone fight against the powerful Zhao army.
Therefore, when the Zhao army marched together and began to attack the territory under the jurisdiction of the Chu army, the local defenders were caught off guard. Even the leading generals didn't know what to do. Although they were loyal to Li Chi, Li Chi was also surrendering now.
The local chiefs also knew about Zhao’s thoughts, and the envoys of Zhao were in Pengcheng.
What caught these generals off guard was that the Zhao army came, but the King of Chu did not have a clear instruction and did not give them a clear combat order. Whether to fight or surrender, Li Chi did not give them the clearest order. Therefore, Chuzhou Prefecture
Local officials in other places have different ideas, including wars and surrenders, and civil and military officials.
But no matter what, most of these civil and military officials from all over the country have more or less relationships with the Li clan. Among these officials, in addition to those from the Li clan, many of them have clan relatives with the Li clan.
Relationships are from a large family with interest relations. Therefore, while they stationed in the city, they sent people to negotiate with the Zhao army, and at the same time, they urgently sent orders to Pengcheng to ask how to deal with it.
At this moment, Pengcheng, Li Zhe, Li Fangzong and several other generals had completely controlled this as the capital of the Chu army. In addition, the leading generals of the cities around Pengcheng also came to Pengcheng and Li because of the temptation of the Zhao State Shadow Department.
Zhe and others joined in the round to support the Chu army's center.
Seeing that he could not control the nearly 10,000 soldiers around Pengcheng, Li Zhe was a little unwilling to accept it. The leading generals of these nearly 10,000 soldiers were all people who had such a certain relationship with Li Chi, which made Li Zhe unable to use this rebellion.
He felt a little uneasy when he got rid of them and took over nearly 10,000 troops. However, seeing that they followed the orders of Zhao, Li Zhe felt a little relieved.
When Li Fangzong saw the generals of the garrison around Pengcheng coming to Pengcheng to discuss matters with him and others, he knew in his heart that Zhao was still guarding them. In other words, Zhao was guarding against Li Zhe. Now Li Zhe and others
Several generals had more than 12,000 troops in their hands, and nearly 10,000 troops became garrison troops. However, the generals of the two sides were somewhat inconsistent with each other. The existence of the garrison troops outside the city not only threatened Li Zhe, but also did not allow him to do so.
If you don’t rely on Zhao State, the troops in Li Zhe’s hands will not expand too quickly.
Although Li Zhe's rebellion this time was tempted by Zhao State, it was impossible for him to betray the King of Chu and kill his lord. Such a person was not wary of it. Although Zhao's army would not be afraid.
However, Zhao Jun did not want Li Zhe to cause any more "chaos" in Xuzhou.
After the Zhao army took half of the three prefectures including Chuzhou Prefecture, Suiling Prefecture, Jiangdu Prefecture, etc., five days later, the news from Pengcheng finally made officials in Xuzhou dumbfounded. King Li Chi of Chu
Dead, Prince Li Hao died, Li Chi's direct confidant Li Zhe, Li Ying and more than ten generals and schools were unwilling to fight again, so they killed the foolish lord Li Chi and surrendered to Zhao because they were unwilling to fight again.
Well, these are all official meanings. But in fact, officials from all over the country knew that Li Zhe and others rebelled and killed the King of Chu and the Prince of Kings. Now, Li Zhe is in charge of Pengcheng, and he is fighting
The banner of considering the Chu army and the people of Xuzhou, and the intention of surrendering to Zhao, had already obtained the support of Pengcheng officials and the support of the generals of the garrison surrounding Pengcheng, which shocked and angry officials from all over the country.
Subsequently, there were two situations in the Chu army in Xuzhou. One directly followed the trend and surrendered directly to the Zhao army outside the city or the upcoming Zhao army. The other began to curse Li Zhe and others for being unkind and unrighteous, and betrayed the Lord.
The soldiers who killed the Lord refused to recognize the orders of Li Zhe and others, and even more so did not recognize Li Zhe's current reasonable status. Therefore, before some places where the Zhao army reached, the various departments of the Chu army began to fight in their own internal struggles.
Those who surrendered to Zhao, officials who were willing to obey the military orders of Li Zhe, Li Fangzong and others, local garrisons and those who disobeyed Li Zhe, Li Fangzong and others, and even designated Li Zhe and Li Fangzong as rebellious people, took the lead in fighting.
Often, in a city, there are people who support two opinions in this way. So, in each city, before the Zhao army came, they started fighting first.
Although many officials and generals did not support Li Zhe, Li Fangzong and others, they even directly designated him as a rebellion and wanted to raise troops to attack him. However, the vast majority of Xuzhou people still have a good impression of them. Why? The reason is that they issued a
The order to surrender Zhao made these Xuzhou people let go of their worries about fighting with the Zhao army. After all, their sons and husbands were all soldiers among the Chu army. If they wanted to fight with the Zhao army, they would not know that they would die in battle.
How many people are there?
Therefore, generally speaking, the trend of subverting Zhao still gained the upper hand. Whether it was following Li Zhe's orders or not, whether it was to hate Li Zhe or those who fought with Zhao's army were at a disadvantage.
Li Huaiyuan personally took charge of the West Road because the West Road Army was closest to Pengcheng. If it was inserted horizontally, it could completely divide the entire Xuzhou area into two parts, and divide Xuzhou into two parts, so that their ending could not be echoed.
By then, no matter whether you surrender or not, you cannot compete with the Zhao army.
"Li Shuai, my brother replied that they have completely controlled more than 20 cities around Pengcheng and its surrounding areas. Now, they are also moving westward and preparing to meet with us. Of course, my brother and General Li Zheli can be so smooth
Controlling Pengcheng is also related to the brothers of the Shadow Department." Li Fanglin reported to Li Huaiyuan in a deep voice.
Now Li Fanglin finally understood why the prince Wang tried his best to persuade Li Chi to surrender to Zhao after he came back from Luoyang, so as not to delay any further, even if he sacrificed the lives of Li Zhe and others. He only arrived in the Zhao army for more than ten days.
, but in the past ten days, he had already understood the gap between the Chu army and the Zhao army.
There are many soldiers and generals, high morale, sufficient food and supplies, and sharp weapons and equipment. How can the Chu army compete with it?
Li Huaiyuan nodded and said, "Very good, by the way, are you having any problems now to cooperate with our Zhao army to reorganize the surrendered soldiers of the Chu army?"
Li Fanglin hesitated for a while and said, "There are no major problems. After seeing my Great Zhao soldiers, they already understood the gap between them and us. Naturally, they did not dare to cause trouble, so they could only cooperate well. However, most of these soldiers
I don't want to continue to serve in the army."
"Oh? Is this true?" Li Huaiyuan frowned slightly. He was not dissatisfied because these surrendered soldiers in the Chu army were unwilling to be the army, but among the surrendered soldiers in the Chu army, most of them remained in the military camp.
Didn't leave. If Li Fanglin said this, these surrendered soldiers should have left the military camp. Besides, the State of Zhao was very good for these soldiers who left Yu, and each of them could receive the salary for three months. That is, they left the military camp.
, which is enough to allow them to return home smoothly, and even have a lot of money left. But how could these surrendered soldiers continue to stay in the military camp?
Of course, Li Huaiyuan was not worried about the trouble of these surrendered soldiers staying in the military camp. After all, after these Chu soldiers surrendered, they would be selected and qualified, such as the new recruit camp training, and will be soldiers or local county soldiers in the future.
If the soldiers are unqualified, if they are unwilling to leave the military camp or have their homes, they will be like local prefectures, county yamen runners, servants, or prisoners, etc. This is also to prevent these soldiers from being able to go to and become a disaster for the local area.
But no matter what, even if they are incorporated into the recruit camp, they will be completely disbanded, and some young and strong men who are willing to join the Zhao army are mixed together. More importantly, many people will be incorporated into the various recruit camps.
Very far apart.
"This is true. The Chu army started in Xuzhou and has experienced more than ten years of successive years. The people of Xuzhou have suffered from wars for many years. Many of them are only elderly, weak, and young and strong. Most of them are killed in battle.
It is also because our army entered Xuzhou and the people of Xuzhou were eagerly welcomed. Similarly, this is also because the Chu army was generally willing to surrender to Zhao State. Most of these surrendered soldiers were the pillars in the family.
This is why they surrendered directly to us without the intention of fighting with us. It is not that the generals in the leadership do not want to fight, but that the soldiers are unwilling to defeat the law and do not harm the people of Xuzhou, the Zhao army who fought to the death." Li Fanglinyi
He said with a serious face.
Li Huaiyuan's face turned 'very' and said, "Then why are these soldiers unwilling to return home and not leaving the military camp, leaving this place that makes them uncomfortable and makes them tired? Are they all no longer families? Or
Their families need them to worry about? Didn’t you say that most of them are pillars of the family?”
Li Fanglin said heavily: "The Chu army relied on the land of Xuzhou alone, first fought with the imperial guards, then fought with the new and old Yanzhou troops, also fought with the Tang army in the past, and finally fought with the Qi army. These wars made the land of Xuzhou do their best.
With the last strength, the people almost have a source of life, and even the fields are not green and strong farming. Therefore, these soldiers need to support their families and need a higher salary than the Chu army now. If they leave, they will
Fa is alive. It’s not just them, but them all.”
Hearing Li Fanglin say this, Li Huaiyuan's face suddenly became solemn. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "I didn't want to fight, the situation in Xuzhou is so serious now."
"Li Fanglin, I will send an order to your younger brother Li Fangyu, asking him to investigate all the big tribes in Xuzhou and mark all those with bad reputations. In addition, I will send an order to the guards of the city guards in various parts of Xuzhou, telling them that my Da Zhao took over Xuzhou, which is already a matter of
The power is unstoppable. If anyone dares to stop it, once the army arrives, the three tribes will be destroyed."
"This general then reported the situation here to my king, requesting that all taxes in Xuzhou be exempted from all harsh taxes and all land taxes for more than one year, measure the land and allocate it to each person. In addition, this general will also request from my king to dispatch some cattle and sheep.
Livestock are for the people to plow the fields. In addition, a group of slaves must be brought from the north to build the road and water conservancy projects here as quickly as possible."
After hearing what Li Huaiyuan said, Li Fanglin immediately bowed and said, "In this way, the people of Xuzhou will not only return to their hearts, but will also remember the grace of our king and the grace of Li Shuai forever."
"However, it's okay to measure the land, but livestock is not easy." Li Fanglin naturally hopes to get a batch of livestock. You must know that having oxen is definitely a great thing for the people.
, Other livestock can also make some people's homes earn the same income. You should know that with Zhao's policies, raising these livestock will definitely have great benefits and benefits.
"Don't worry about this!" Li Huaiyuan said with a smile, "My Great Zhao is not in the late stage of Da Yan. Now, my Great Zhao not only subdued the Turkic tribe, but also in the north and northeastern places. In terms of Xiazhou, Dingzhou or Liaozhou, it is Xiazhou, Dingzhou or Liaozhou.
In other places, we all occupied a large number of grasslands and had a large number of livestock. We did not lack these things. Of course, using some food and the weapons and weapons that the Chu army had retired could completely exchange them for a large number of livestock in the Turkic tribes. Therefore,
, You still need to worry about these. Now, the most important thing is to take Xuzhou as soon as possible."[
"By the way, the Chu army went south to raid Qi's army in the past, and seemed to have occupied Hongze Lake and Baima Lake in the eastern part of the Huai River, and recruited a lot of naval troops?"
Li Fanglin nodded and said, "It is true, but the French are still compared with the Qi army's navy. However, many of the Hongze Lake navy were surrendered by the Qi army. Therefore, on the Huaihe River line, we can still defend the local area.