Chapter 33: Divide and Conquer
Compared with Zhang Yun, who is only slightly inclined, Chu Fan is a princeling with strong roots.
Therefore, in the face of this matter, although there is some opposition, it is mainly entangled in the issue of success or failure.
Once the war led by Li Hao fails, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the prestige that Li Hao has established before.
In addition, it may cause a crisis of confidence in Cui Ming, which is a complete loss.
Therefore, he did not question Li Hao when he opened his mouth, but persuaded Zhang Yun: "General Zhang, don't be angry, now that the war has started, the most important thing is to deal with it in time, as for how to reply to Your Majesty, that is a matter for later."
Zhang Yun naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, but he was still extremely dissatisfied with Li Hao's self-assertion.
But he didn't say anything after that, just sat down in his chair in a huff.
Chu Fan didn't force him, so he asked himself: "Since Your Highness can quietly seize the two cities of Shuofeng and Huliu, I think there must be a plan for the follow-up, you might as well say it and discuss it together."
Li Hao also knew Zhang Yun's personality, and he didn't say anything about his current attitude, so he directly stated his plan.
"In this battle of Liuzhou, the elite soldiers and horses in the north of the Qi State were almost swept away, and it was a good time for us to expand our territory.
Now that the plan is successful, then I need two people to divide the two cities of Qin and Yi, I have already sent people to investigate, and the defenders of the two cities are only more than a thousand.
After taking the two cities, General Zhang and the prince and the prince joined forces to attack Yongcheng to the north and open up the connection with Shuofeng and Huliu.
And Lone led his troops to the west to capture Pingcheng and pinned down the reinforcements that the Qi army might arrive."
After listening to Li Hao's plan, Zhang Yun couldn't help but sneer: "Your Highness's appetite is really big, according to Your Highness's plan, you may be able to capture these cities, but what about later."
Although the national strength of the Qi State is not as good as my Dasu, it is not difficult to gather a group of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses within a month, and it will even be more.
At that time, our troops will be scattered, how will we deal with it, and besides, as far as the troops of Shuofeng and Huliu are concerned, as long as Anguo reacts, how long can they stop it.
Could it be that His Highness still wants reinforcements from His Majesty, does His Highness think His Majesty can agree?"
Of course, Li Hao knew that this was impossible, and now Li Hao already has nearly 70,000 horses here, plus the soldiers and horses in the area of Wu'an Pass.
Most of the elites of Su Guo have been mobilized, and it is impossible for Cui Ming to hand everyone over to Li Hao.
If Li Hao really asks for help again, I am afraid that the most likely thing for Cui Ming is to let Li Hao withdraw his troops.
Only the two cities of Qin and Yi, which were closest to Su State, were retained, and Qi State was asked to give a certain amount of compensation, which was obviously not in line with Li Hao's wishes.
It's just that what Zhang Yun doesn't understand is that Li Hao didn't expect it from the beginning, and he relied on support to fight the war.
You must know that the power of the masses is infinite, and as long as their subjective initiative can be brought into play, Li Hao will naturally have a source of soldiers.
In this regard, the students of Yixue have found a breakthrough in the previous captives.
Although it has not been completely won, with its excellent political work and education work, a team of 1,000 people has been pulled.
I believe that as long as the next step can realize the cake drawn by Li Hao, it is only a matter of time before the rest of the people join.
Therefore, Li Hao replied decisively: "For the defense of Shuofeng and Huliu, General Zhang doesn't have to worry, the main forces of the An army are now on the southeast border, and with those soldiers and horses in the southwest, they don't have that ability.
When the An army reacted and wanted to redeploy the troops, they thought that the two of them had already opened the passage, and there would naturally be reinforcements to help at that time.
As for the possible reinforcements of the Qi Kingdom, the same is true, Lone will not risk his own head."
Zhang Yun really didn't understand where Li Hao's confidence came from, but from the bottom of his heart, he really believed it.
Because looking at Li Hao's previous deeds, all of them show that this is not a person who talks rhetorically.
Seeing this, Chu Fan began to play a round again, and said, "Since
In this way, it is better to do what His Highness said first, whether it is Anguo or Qiguo, it will take time to make a move.
We will take it for two months, and if His Highness's plan does not succeed by then, we will not suffer if we find an opportunity to retreat."
Zhang Yun didn't reply after hearing this, but looked at Li Hao, don't look at what Zhang Yun said about this matter, but the final decision still depends on Li Hao.
After all, if Li Hao really insists on going his own way, with Zhang Yun's temperament, he really can't do anything to ignore it.
Of course, Li Hao could also understand, and said decisively: "Okay, then it will take two months, if the reinforcements do not arrive at that time, Gu will withdraw according to what the prince said."
With Li Hao's promise, Zhang Yun also nodded and agreed.
Immediately, the two of them each led 20,000 soldiers and horses and marched towards Qincheng and Yicheng.
And Li Hao himself did not act immediately, but found Ren Xin and asked him to bring over the scholars who had been detained before.
The reason why Li Hao treats them differently is because the big clans from which these people come are all from Qin and Yizhucheng.
And they are basically not the top scholars, but relatively second-rate, or even third-rate scholars.
After taking the city of Qi State, Li Hao wanted to mobilize the people, the easiest way was to send them something, and the most exciting thing for them was undoubtedly the land.
It's just that in the feudal era, if you want to control a place in the shortest possible time, you can't leave the local nobles.
Therefore, directly fighting local tyrants and dividing the land will not work for the time being, and it is also out of Li Hao's own identity attributes.
Therefore, Li Hao planned to divide and conquer, strike at the top families in various places, and support and win over the other families who were suppressed by them below.
Anyway, in a place, the most land must be in the hands of the small group of people at the top, and they will be destroyed.
Li Hao had land and property to win over other families, and the rest could be used to reward soldiers and distribute to the people.
This thing can't be done in Su Country, but when he arrives in Qi Country, Li Hao's hands and feet can be completely let go.
And those who were left behind were the bridges that Li Hao used to establish contact with them.
It just so happened that after these people saw the tragic death of their companions, they were already too frightened to do anything, and when they heard Li Hao's order, they couldn't have a sense of resistance at all.
Soon Li Hao got the letter he wanted, and further learned about the power of Qin and Yi, so he further improved his plan.
Then Li Hao began to set off, and the first stop was Qincheng, which was defeated by Zhang Yun.
After Li Hao arrived, he directly sent people to confiscate the Huang family, the Liu family and other first-class wealthy families, and confiscated all the property and fields.
Of course, the only ones that can really be implemented are those in the Su Army's sphere of influence.
However, this is the case, the amount is also very considerable, the fields alone have reached nearly 300,000 acres, and the rest of the granges, gold and silver are countless.
It's just that this is still paper data for the time being, and if you want to implement it all, I'm afraid there will be some twists and turns, but at least the start is good.
At the same time, because of Li Hao's action, the rest of the clans in Qincheng were also made uproarious.
It was also at this time that Li Hao ordered to summon the head of the great clan of Qincheng to come and say that he had something to discuss.
This made them feel relieved, after all, as long as there is something to talk about, it is good news, what they are most afraid of is Li Hao, who will kill indiscriminately.
Of course, some of them will also worry that this is Li Hao's Hongmen banquet, and Li Hao intends to gather people together and get rid of them together.
So the people that Li Hao pressed in his hands before had a purpose, just to release a wave of goodwill, and at the same time to explain the reason for doing it himself, he put back those people in Qincheng.
The information between the big clans was already interconnected, and the explanations given by Li Hao were all spread all over for a while.
Although they are not sure, what Li Hao said must be the truth, but this signal is undoubtedly positive.
So after some discussion, I waited until the day of Li Hao's banquet
The family that should come is also here, and only a few still want to see the direction of the wind.
However, Li Hao did not show up immediately, but temporarily handed over the space to themselves.
When these people gathered together to wait, they naturally inevitably discussed Li Hao's intentions, making the room seem to be noisy.
Until the guard in front of the door shouted, "Your Highness has arrived."
The room fell silent for a moment, and everyone instantly got up and stared at the door, waiting for the man who would decide their fate to come.
Li Hao also walked into the house slowly and sat in the right position in the midst of all the attention.
"Sit down, Lonely, I want to explain the reason for the previous fight.
I'm sure you've all heard about my assassination before, and you think there's nothing wrong with punishing those villains.
If there are different opinions, you may as well stand up and say that everyone seeks common ground while reserving differences, and Lone is not a person who cannot hear advice."
As soon as Li Hao finished saying this, the people present couldn't help but look at each other.
If they really think about it, they must think that Li Hao's methods are too violent, and they are often rushing to raid their families and exterminate their clans.
They are also local clans, and they naturally have the sad feeling of a rabbit dying and a fox.
But the problem is, don't look at Li Hao's words, but the words have already set things up.
Since those men were the murderers of him, if they pleaded for mercy, would they not drag themselves into the water?
Especially those who already had family members involved, but were gently put down, they were even more afraid to speak.
Seeing that they didn't speak, Li Hao said decisively: "Since you have no objection, it is a tacit acquiescence to this matter, it seems that you are all reasonable people, and you like to deal with reasonable people."
When Li Hao said this, everyone hurriedly got up and replied, "Thank you Your Highness for your compliment, we are honored to be there."
Li Hao smiled and nodded, then stretched out his right hand and raised it down, saying, "You don't have to get up and talk, just sit down."
After the representatives of the great clan sat down again, Li Hao talked about the second thing: "Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, let's talk about the second thing, which is about how to govern Qincheng in the future.
The great clans of Qincheng are now gathered here, and if you want Qincheng to have long-term peace and stability, you will inevitably need your assistance, so I also want to negotiate a charter with you here, so that everyone can work together to avoid any misunderstandings.
I have already drawn up the specific contents, you can read them first, this is only the preliminary version, if you have any comments, you can put them forward."
After speaking, Li Hao waved his hand to Ren Xin, took out the charter he had drafted, and gave a copy to everyone present.
After everyone took it, they hurriedly read it word by word, after all, the content in it may be a matter of life and death for them.
And looking at it, their expressions slowly changed from solemn to confused.
Because in this charter, it is not as harsh as imagined for them, but rather relaxed.
In particular, there is even a lot of support for the terms of commerce.
After all, in their eyes, Li Hao's previous actions were more like getting off the horse, making them think that they were going to bleed heavily.
Of course, there must be a lot of objections to the content formulated by Li Hao, but no one dares to mention it here.
So there was a long silence in the room again, but this time Li Hao did not speak again, but drank tea quietly.
In this atmosphere, the representatives of the various families couldn't help but start making eye contact with each other, and finally one person was selected and said loudly: "The constitution drawn up by His Highness is reasonable and well-founded, and I admire it and am willing to abide by it."
After hearing this, Li Hao put down the teacup and said, "If I remember correctly, you are Yang Xiu, the current head of the Yang family."
Yang Xiu saw that Li Hao directly said his name, and hurriedly replied, "It's down."
Li Hao continued: "Master Yang, sit down, regarding the matter of this charter, you don't have to reply to Gu so quickly, you can go back
Think about it.
Within three days, you can draw up an opinion for Lonely, and you don't need to sign it, and then you can discuss it yourself and then hand it over.
After this charter is confirmed, you must follow it, and if you violate it, you will not be spared, so you should be cautious."
Seeing Li Hao's attitude, they finally realized Su Guo's determination to govern Qincheng for a long time, and thus understood the importance of this charter.
And according to Li Hao, they can discuss it together and turn it in together, which means that it is impossible to distinguish which one was written by whom.
Obviously, Li Hao has no intention of pursuing it afterwards, but really wants a suggestion.
This is of course a good thing for them, and Li Hao gave them this power, which actually means that they have no intention of pursuing it.
He immediately got up and replied, "Yes, I will do my best."
"Okay, then today's matter is decided, Lone still has something to do, presumably you are also anxious to go home, so I won't leave you to eat with Lone."
After speaking, he got up and prepared to leave, and everyone hurriedly saluted when they saw this.
But halfway through, Li Hao suddenly stopped, and in front of everyone, he asked Ren Xin, "By the way, how many copies of this Chen hair have gone."
Ren Xin replied, "There are eight family heads present, and eight copies of this charter have also been issued."
Li Hao shook his head when he heard this, and sighed with emotion: "There are only eight families left in this Qin City, and this number is quite auspicious."
After saying that, Li Hao didn't stop, and left here directly, leaving only these big clan heads looking at each other.