Chapter 217: A Strategy to Break the City
The matter of Shijiazhai went extremely smoothly, and there was even much less resistance than Zhao Qi imagined, he was originally mentally prepared to kill chickens and monkeys, and he would not give in at the critical moment. But even Shi Wenlong's unsuccessful sons were a little dodgy when they saw him, which made Zhao Qi strange.
Two days later, Zhao Qi was ready to leave Shijiazhai. The matter of Gwangju has not yet been resolved, and he has not yet reached the time when it is truly easy.
Gwangju was the first new frontier that Zhao Qi was preparing to actually take, and he wanted to use this battle as a model, and then he could completely replicate this process, and the road to the east would be less troublesome. Although each city is different, there is no difference in the strategy of breaking the city to pacify, it is nothing more than using it flexibly.
Shi Wenlong personally sent him off, and the spirit swordsman saw that the expression on his face was a little unnatural, this old man was much more difficult and cunning than he imagined, and he did things without leakage.
"Shi Gong, let's say goodbye here, I hope to worry a lot about the affairs of the righteous army." The sedan chair carries people, Zhao Qi is familiar with the world, and this point is still in place. Shi Wenlong sincerely surrendered to the righteous army, and he was naturally willing to give preferential treatment.
"General Zhao, don't worry about those things, the matter of Gwangju should not be too urgent. Although the lord of the Fan Mansion is nominally in charge of Gwangju, he is an official from the capital after all, but he is not so popular with the military. Chen Bingcao has a resolute temperament, is in charge of the soldiers and horses, and is deeply favored by everyone, and has a stiff relationship with the lord of the Fan Mansion. Most of the Diancang faction are hypocrites, as long as the righteous army pursues the great wish and wins the hearts of the people, they will naturally look down on the wind, only the general of the Stygian Spring Sect needs to deal with it carefully, those people are all crazy, different from ordinary people's thinking, and may bring trouble to what the general does. Shi Wenlong smiled, what he did was finally recognized by Zhao Qi. This person is also the leader of the rebel army, and it is inevitable that he will give Shi Jiazhai a credit to succeed in the future. It can be said that Jane is in the emperor's heart, and with affection, there is room for maneuver when things happen. The emperor is ruthless, and it is not so easy to get involved with them. Shi Wenlong looks to the future, this is the wealth he left to the Shi family.
"Shi Gong's heart will not be forgotten." Shi Wenlongjiang is an old man, and he knows more about the affairs of Gwangju than the spirit swordsman, especially some secret things, and the value is immeasurable. Zhao Qi glanced at him deeply before making this promise.
"I wish General Zhao a smooth sailing and success in this trip, as long as there is a letter to pass on. The thousands of disciples of Shijiazhai are used by the general at any time. Shi Wenlong's smile deepened, his eyes narrowed together, and he made a heavy bet, asking for this.
The spirit swordsman looked at Shi Wenlong with a smile on his face, and suddenly had a strong sense of crisis in his heart, if it weren't for Shi Wenlong's advanced age, he would not be able to travel. There are things that may not be his turn to do. Thinking of this, the Spirit Swordsman made up his mind to perform better. He didn't want to lose to this old man, not to mention becoming a laughing stock when the time came, and he wouldn't be able to eat the fruits of the final victory.
Zhao Qi and the Spirit Swordsman were extremely fast, and they soon arrived at Dingseong, which was the place where Gwangju Mansion was located and the center of Gwangju. People come and go, and it's very lively.
"General Zhao, Chen Bingcao will not defect to the righteous army, he is a member of the Chen family, and the Chen family is a Gwangju family." The spirit swordsman suddenly whispered. He has a deep grasp of this, he has seen Chen Bingcao and those people, and even had dealings.
"Looks like you have some ideas, so let's hear them." Zhao Qi touched his chin, these things are really black, after leaving Shijiazhai, he noticed the subtle changes in the attitude of the spirit swordsman, and after thinking about it carefully, he understood the mystery.
Before, Zhao Qi's subordinates were only available to the spirit swordsman, and he naturally didn't have much sense of urgency, but with Shi Jiazhai taking refuge, Zhao Qi's subordinates immediately increased, and the importance of the spirit swordsman plummeted, and he wanted to maintain his special status.
This is a good thing in Zhao Qi's opinion, and the people under him will work harder when they have a sense of crisis.
"Chen Guo has the support of everyone, but those people are only convinced by Chen Guo, Chen Bingcao also serves as the city guard, etc., if he dies in the hands of the master of the Fan Mansion, Dingcheng will immediately fall into war, and the righteous army can naturally take advantage of the void to enter, and the city is just around the corner." The spirit swordsman thought about it for a long time, this can be regarded as really offending the Chen family to death, offending the Fan Mansion Lord is not a fatal trouble, but offending the Chen family is different, basically cutting off the possibility of gaining a foothold in Gwangju. If the rebels can't capture Dingcheng, the Songlin faction will be in danger of destroying the faction.
The county order of flowing water is an iron-clad official, and the influence of the Chen family has long penetrated Gwangju. These local celebrities are always the most difficult to provoke.
"That's a good plan, but Mansion Master Fan shouldn't be that stupid, right? Even if Chen Guo died, what good could he have? Does he not even want his place anymore? Not to mention the rebellion, I'm afraid he won't be able to pass that level when he is asked. Zhao Qi smiled and raised doubts, he would not think that the two were incompatible, so they had to separate life and death, that was the opinion that the most stupid people would have. If the Lord of the Fan Mansion can sit firmly, it is indispensable to make a tacit agreement with these famous families, otherwise he would have been driven back a long time ago.
"It depends on General Zhao's methods, the Lord of the Fan Mansion is a legitimate official of the imperial court, can he really not have a little extravagance? He's not a saint, he's a man with great ambitions, and if he sees an opportunity, he'll definitely make a move. The spirit swordsman said in a deep voice, it's not that the people in the rivers and lakes don't know about the imperial court, it's just Sanxiu and others, these sects often deal with the government, and some things can be seen very clearly. They all have clear boundaries about who can be offended and who cannot be provoked. Once you provoke the wrong person, it may mean the destruction of the door.
Even those major sects, there are many disciples who work for the imperial court, infiltrate each other, and have extremely heavy discourse power, which is by no means as simple as outsiders imagine.
"I will uproot the Chen family." Zhao Qi's eyes were cold, these famous families are the real aristocratic privileges, because of their existence, they have blocked many people's financial routes and even their survival paths.
"Mansion Master Fan is extremely thoughtful, General Zhao still needs to be more careful, once he is suspicious, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to do it." The spirit swordsman nodded, he didn't doubt that Zhao Qi would have this kind of strength, the character of the Fan Mansion Lord had already been thoroughly studied by him, and he was in charge of the Pine Forest Sect, so he had to deal with these people.
"I remember that Hua Xiyue has something to do with this person, right?" Zhao Qi thought of this instantly, and immediately had an idea in his heart, and looked at the City Lord's Mansion.
PS: The second update! Sleep, and the museum tomorrow. (To be continued.) )