Chapter 301: Strategy and Prisoner Exchange
Qingfeng stood up, sat down in front of Li Qing, and asked in a crisp voice, "Dare to ask the general, do you want to exterminate the barbarians or pacify the barbarians?" β
Li Qingsha smiled and said: "Naturally, it is to be calm!" There are many barbarian tribes, and this Bayan Kala alone is currently inhabited by hundreds of thousands of people, if you add the shepherds scattered everywhere, the entire barbarian tribe is probably not less than a million, how can it be extinct? β
Qingfeng nodded and said: "Bayankala can't support it for long, after breaking Bayankala, the grassland regime will be wiped out, but it will be very difficult for us to replace them if we want to gain a foothold in the grassland." β
"Yes, the hatred between the two families has lasted for hundreds of years, and it can't be resolved overnight, if it takes us a few years to defeat the barbarians, but it may take tens or hundreds of years to naturalize the barbarians." Li Qingshen felt the same way.
"The general wants a stable grassland, not a quagmire full of gunsmoke and bandits after the retreat of the army, general, how we can effectively rule the grassland is probably the biggest problem we will face in the next few years." Qingfeng spread his hands and said.
Allure stood up disdainfully, walked in front of Qingfeng, and sneered: "Wherever the Great Chu war horses and bows and arrows go, it is effective rule, for the barbarians, that is, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die, what is there to deal with!" β
Lu Dalin glanced at Allure in surprise, he didn't expect that the princess of Allure was so decisive, she was a typical violent faction, this word in his ears, it would really make people's blood boil, as a general, of course he likes this type of housewife very much, but as a mature politician, he also knows that killing is only a means, and it is impossible to solve the problem in the end. Li Shuai will certainly not agree to this approach.
Sure enough, when Li Qing heard this, his brows furrowed. If the political situation of Great Chu is stable, Jun Ming and virtuous, as the commander of the border pass, of course he can take a rough approach to solve the problem, but now it is the Great Chu that is rising together, chasing rivers and mountains, if Li Qing can't quickly stabilize the situation in the grassland and bring the entire barbarian tribe under effective rule, then most of his energy will inevitably be involved, so why talk about entering the Central Plains?
"Allure, what you said is not appropriate, let's listen to what Qingfeng has to say first, right?" Li Qing said lightly.
"You..."Allure turned his head to stare at Li Qing in annoyance, and returned to his seat angrily.
"If according to what the princess said, then the future grassland will inevitably be full of war, said to be uneasy, in order to maintain our rule on the grassland, it is necessary to maintain a large number of troops on the grassland, which is extremely unfavorable to our Dingzhou, in fact, we can't do this." Qingfeng Channel.
"Since after defeating Bayar, the grassland will be pacified, then how to resolve the centuries-old blood feud between the grassland and Dingzhou has become the biggest problem."
"Since it is a blood feud for hundreds of years, how can it be easily resolved?" Allure sneered.
Qingfeng shook his head, "Otherwise, the so-called blood feud, more entanglements in interests, as long as the interests are big enough, these so-called hatreds will not be worth mentioning." β
Li Qing said with interest: "Okay, then you can talk about how to deal with the relationship between interests with them?" β
"First of all, what we need to solve is the shepherds at the bottom of the huge number of barbarians, these people are the source of the barbarian army, the bottom of the pyramid, among the barbarians, these people are only a little stronger than slaves, they don't have much cattle and sheep and wealth, on the contrary, they have to pay a lot of taxes to the nobles, even if it is the income from the battlefield, they can only leave a third, in fact, these herdsmen are still very hard, general, if in the future, you can give them much more than they get now, Will they still rise up and rebel? It is likely that in their eyes, it is just a change of master, and the current master is much more merciful and generous than before. β
"It makes sense, but the common people have a lot of blind obedience, for a long time their tribal leaders, nobles have accumulated enough prestige in their hearts, even if we give them a better life than before, but maybe these nobles and lords are still quite attractive to them!" Li Qingdao.
"Yes, the influence of these aristocratic leaders should not be underestimated, so our second step is to deal with these aristocratic leaders, generals, these people are divided into several types, one is the diehard, of course such people are to be killed, the second is the interest faction, like Fusen, we want to win over, what does it matter if the official makes a wish, the third is the wall-riding faction, this kind of person has the largest number of people, they can be left and right, but these people have a common characteristic, that is, greedy for pleasure, good and bad work, general, These people are the best to deal with, once these people see the mature business system in Dingzhou, know that they can earn more money without war, and see that they can get huge wealth by sitting at home, will they still step on the war horse and pick up the war horse? These people are greedy for pleasure, and the marshal moved them to Dingzhou, and lived in this comfortable nest for a few years that is many times more prosperous than the grassland, I really doubt that these people can still climb the horse? Qingfeng laughed.
Li Qing applauded lightly, "Well said, Qingfeng, what you mean is that after the end of the war, we must let these wall-riding factions still have their previous wealth, so that after they move to Dingzhou, they will have the capital to integrate into the entire commercial civilization of Great Chu, right?" β
Qingfeng nodded and said, "Yes, General, although seizing their property can give the Dingzhou Army a huge amount of wealth in a short period of time, it is more in line with Dingzhou's long-term interests to let them continue to hold it." We have detailed information on these figures, and we will present them to the general when we turn around! β
"Okay, it seems that you have been thinking about this question for a long time, and even the corresponding materials have been prepared, these are two good moves, so to do these two things, we must first let the barbarians have a basic trust point for us, and we must also have an entry point to do these things, that is, to let the barbarians, whether they are nobles or ordinary people, understand that we will not kill them all, let alone treat them like they treat us, at this time, the important surname of the marriage between Lu Dabing and the barbarians is reflected, right?" Li Qing said with a smile.
"Exactly!" The breeze smiled.
"The soldier himself is a general's favorite general, and his brother General Lu is an important commander of the army in Dingzhou, and his marriage with the barbarians is an attitude in itself, and it is a commitment of our Dingzhou to deal with the barbarians after the war!" Qingfeng's eyes lit up, "General, after the war is over, we can make a special event for the marriage of the soldiers, and invite all the barbarian nobles, chiefs, and chiefs to attend. β
Li Qing smiled and said, "It's just that, it's cheap Fusen's bastard!" β
Qingfeng smiled: "General, Fu Sen himself is an important chess piece to rule the grassland in the future, and if he is cheap, we will also be cheaper ourselves!" β
Li Qing laughed, "General Lu, you should hear clearly, the soldier and that Fusen's sister, what is the name of Dong Yuena's marriage contract, not only is there no fault, but also meritorious, you still don't let him loose?" After the war is over, we will hold a big wedding for them in Bayankala, and I will be the officiant, hahaha! β
Lu Dalin was surprised and delighted, and untied the rope of Lu Dabing in three or two clicks, Lu Dabing turned over and knelt down in front of Li Qing, "Thank you Dashuai, thank you Dashuai, the soldiers will be ruined to repay the kindness of Dashuai!" β
"Get up!" Li Qing smiled, "Well, since that's the case, soldier, you don't have to go back to the Changsheng camp, I have another task for you." β
"Yes!" Lu Dabing said respectfully.
"Okay, this matter is discussed here for the time being, and the specific matter will be discussed with Mr. Shang and Lord Lu before the specific plan can be determined, well, Qingfeng, since you have done so much homework, after returning to Dingzhou, you will communicate with the two adults of Shang Lu and discuss a plan that can be done!"
"Yes, General!" The breeze bowed slightly.
"Alright, now let's talk about this Princess Neve!" Li Qingdao.
Lu Dalin said: "Marshal, tomorrow we will start to sweep the outer positions of Bayan Kala, this Nafu has a valuable identity, and she has fallen into our hands, why not bring her to the battlefield tomorrow, the barbarian army saw her, one is a rat bogey, and the other is bound to be a big drop in morale, which is a great benefit to our army's attack!" β
Lu Dalin is going to use Nafu to threaten the barbarians.
"No way!" Allure said loudly.
"No!" The breeze on one side is also categorically opposed.
It was rare for the two women to reach a consensus on this issue, and they were quite surprised when they looked at each other.
"Why not? Allure, what do you think? Li Qing asked.
Allure sneered: "It's too shameless to act like this, threatening the other party with a weak woman, and losing all face." General Lu, you are also a military general who has read books, how did you come up with such a bad idea? β
Lu Dalin was reprimanded, and his face immediately turned red.
"Qingfeng, you see it that way too?" Li Qing asked.
"As long as the means to achieve the goal can be achieved, there is no shameless saying, general, if General Lu's move can play a role, of course I support it, but I think this move must be counterproductive. The general also knew that what a person Bayar was, how could he be coerced by us because of this matter, and if General Lu really did this, I dare to assert that the first arrow of the barbarians must have killed Naf, so that our soldiers will be frustrated, and the enemy will be angry with grief and indignation, and tomorrow our army will be defeated. Qingfeng said: "This is one of them! β
"Second, there are still tens of thousands of slaves in Bayankala City, these are all our comrades, today we can use Nafu to come out as a shield, then tomorrow, the other party can tie up tens of thousands of slaves to be a shield."
"That's right, General Lu, you do have some inconsiderate considerations, but this Neve can still be put to good use." Li Qingdao.
"What do you mean?" Lu Dalin asked.
Li Qing knocked on the table and said, "Qingfeng's words just now reminded me, there is no use in keeping Nav here, and there is no threat to us to put her back, why not exchange her for slaves?" She is a princess, and she is still worth a lot of slaves, right? Well, General LΓΌ, you go down and do this, and send someone to tell Bayar that there are 10,000 slaves to exchange for his beloved daughter! β
(To be continued)