The war went too smoothly, and Mei Xiaohan couldn't believe it, maybe the cards in her hand were too good, or maybe the enemy's luck was too bad.

Thirty battles, each of which was a complete victory, made Mei Xiaohan a little fluttering. The brothers who followed him also relaxed their vigilance one by one, won the war, and then it was time to enjoy it.

Liu Sihao, Liu Sinian, Zhang Chuan and others are staying in Cloud City at the moment, Cloud City, which was just captured 15 days ago.

Cloud City, fertile soil for thousands of miles, is very rich.

Liu Sihao, Liu Sinian, Zhang Yun and other high-level figures were sent to Cloud City, and according to custom, they could carry out a three-day "slaughter of the city." ”

"Slaughter the city!"

This somewhat eerie word appeared at an inopportune time, but it can greatly satisfy people's power**, either friends or enemies.

The 300,000 people of Yuncheng were devastated by the war, and when the city was broken, the generals and high-ranking officials of Yuncheng abandoned the city and fled, abandoning the people of Yuncheng without regard.

For those who do not want to obey, the only way to kill them is to kill them, and it is not enough to kill them, and then kill them...

Dark...

This is a dark age, people are like ants, they will die in an instant, a person's life is not a pity, and the destruction of a city is only a strategic loss.

"We can't stop!"

"Fifteen cities have been taken."

"That's enough to build a nation."

Some of the soldiers were no longer willing to fight and wanted to enjoy the fruits of the war, while some of the soldiers thought that the Meicheng army was now in high morale and should take advantage of the victory to pursue and strive to expand their territory.

"We have no troops to send!"

"I can't fight anymore, the soldiers are too tired."

"Everyone needs to rest!"

Qin Qiong said: "Let's listen to the lord's opinion on this matter!" ”

After the capture of the three cities around Meicheng, the Meicheng army was famous, but in fact, it relied on modern equipment. However, in the middle and late stages of the war, there was weakness due to the inability of supplies to keep up.

"We have enough weight in our hands now!"

"It's just that the soldiers are too tired now!"

"I think we should still change our strategy."

"No... I think we should take advantage of the victory! ”

Mei Xiaohan has been silent and does not express any opinions, which makes everyone very anxious.

Zhao Pu said: "Lord, you have an idea!" ”

Mei Xiaohan said: "The steps are too big, I'm afraid of pulling the egg..."

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Everyone was puzzled and didn't understand what Master Mei said.

Mei Xiaohan said: "It's too much!" ”

"What the lord said is that we should stop."

Mei Xiaohan said: "Zhao Kuangyin is not easy to mess with, although we have not directly broken with the Great Song Dynasty, but the expansion of our territory will definitely attract Zhao Kuangyin's attention." ”

"What is so terrible about a person who becomes an emperor by tricks."

"Don't underestimate this person, I've dealt with him, this person is extraordinary!"

During the reign of Song Taizu, he adopted the strategy of "first the south and then the north" to gradually unify the country, and at the same time, through the adoption of the three programs of "putting away the elite soldiers, cutting their power, and controlling their money and valley", and ingenious measures such as "releasing military power with a glass of wine", "weakening the power of the prime minister", "deposing the branch counties", "strengthening the cadres and weak branches", "maintaining the internal and external affairs", "changing every three years", "setting up a general judgment", and "dispatching the system", and other measures to strengthen the centralization of power, carry out political, economic, and military reforms, eliminate the maladministration of the five generations, and make the country present a peaceful and stable situation.

As early as July 961, Song Taizu held a banquet to entertain Shi Shouxin, Wang Xianqi and other senior generals.

When he was drunk, Zhao Kuangyin became depressed.

Shi Shouxin and the others hurriedly asked the reason, but Taizu branched out and said, "If it weren't for your help, how could I be where I am today?" Your merits are in my heart.

It's just that today I became the Son of Heaven, but I often have trouble sleeping, so it is better to be a festival to be happy. ”

Shi Shouxin and the others were puzzled and hurriedly asked why. Taizu replied: "The reason is very easy to know, being the Son of Heaven is so beautiful, who in the world doesn't want to?" When Shi Shouxin and the others heard what the emperor said, they suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not right, and they all said that if they had their fate today, no one dared to have different intentions.

Unexpectedly, Taizu said: "Even if you have no different intentions, if your subordinates are greedy for wealth and put yellow robes on you, then you can't help it." As soon as these words came out, Shi Shouxin and the others broke out in a cold sweat, and the emperor clearly suspected that they had the intention of seizing the throne. They all knew that once the courtiers were suspicious, the consequences would be very serious, so they asked Taizu to show the way.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Taizu said bluntly: "Life is like a white horse, the so-called rich and noble, but they want to accumulate more gold and silver, and entertain themselves, so that their descendants will not be poor." Why don't you release your military power, buy fertile land, and establish a permanent inheritance for your descendants? And more singing and dancing girls, drinking and having fun, and recuperating for the rest of the day? In this way, there is no suspicion among our monarchs and ministers, and the upper and lower levels are at peace, isn't it better?"

Shi Shouxin and the others had followed Taizu for many years and knew that he had said this after careful consideration. The next day, the generals of the forbidden army wrote one after another, saying that they were sick and asking for the removal of military power.

As a result, Shi Shouxin moved to the Tianping Army to govern Yunzhou, although he was still the commander of the guards, but he had no military power, and he left Beijing to live in Jiezhen. Gao Huaide exempted the former deputy capital of the palace from inspection, moved to the German army festival degree envoy, ruled Song Prefecture, after that, the front of the palace deputy capital inspection is no longer set up, the status of the front of the palace division is also reduced, to the commander of the commander.

In front of the palace, he commanded the envoy Wang Xianqi, who was the envoy of the loyal army and ruled Shouzhou. Also seized of military power was the deputy commander of the Guards and Pro-Military Division, Du Yu Hou Zhang Lingduo, who was appointed as the envoy of the Zhenning Army Festival and governed the prefecture.

The following year, Shi Shouxin was dismissed from the post of commander of the guard division. Since then, the chief and deputy commanders of the Guards and Pro-Military Divisions are no longer set up at the same time, or even lacking them, and the Guards and Pro-Military Divisions are gradually directly subordinate to the subordinate Ma and Infantry Divisions, and their status has greatly declined. From then on, the possibility of a mutiny by the generals ceased to exist.

Zhao Kuangyin's means of winning people's hearts can be said to be the pinnacle, and his friends, cronies, and some even rivals around him are all played by him in applause.

Sun Tzu said: The law of the husband and the soldier, the whole country is the first, and the country is second; The whole army is the first, and the broken army is second; The whole brigade is the first, and the broken brigade is second; The whole pawn is the first, and the broken pawn is second; The whole army is the first, and the army is second. Therefore, a hundred battles are won, and the good of the bad is also good; The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good. It can be said that "a soldier who surrenders without a fight" is the highest state of war.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was able to win the world, in addition to having a group of civil and military generals under him, his way of using troops was also an important reason for his success.

Zhao Kuangyin has accumulated a wealth of strategies for using troops in his years of war experience, among which he is very skillful in attacking the heart.

According to historical records: "Li Chongjin's rebellion is also a second son. Taizu called the face at night and said: 'And why does the father bother against him? Jianghuai is weak and has no good generals, who is with the co-planners? Thou hast passed to Xiaozhi, and I will not kill thee. ’

Li Chongjin rebelled, but his two sons were in charge of security work in the palace, so Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin summoned Li Chongjin's two sons late at night and said to them, Why does your father want to rebel? The combat effectiveness of the Jianghuai soldiers is poor, and there are no good generals to lead them, who can plan great things with your father? Go back and persuade your father, and I will not kill you.

Li Chongjin's two sons trembled with fear, and fell to the ground crying and sweating. Song Taizu put them back like this.

Li Chongjin happened to be sitting in the army discussing with the generals, and the two sons suddenly broke into the camp and told Zhao Kuangyin's words to the people present. Later, Zhao Kuangyin sent a large army to press the border, and the soldiers all defected, and in the face of the scattered army, Li Chongjin didn't know what to do, so he had to take his family members to set the fire **, and the Yangzhou rebellion was put down in this way.

At the moment, keeping the city in your hands is the most important thing, and the team is gradually growing and the strength is also growing. There is food in the hand, and there is no panic in the heart.