When the drama of "harmony between Chu and Han" was being staged in Yingdu, they followed the "old Han-Yang Road" east of the Lishui River and used both riding and boating. The Han army scouts ignored the large and small armed forces in the area and spent two days. The battle situation in the Great Tunnel and the Ming Dynasty finally reached the south.
It was reported that Crocodile Man was panting. After seeing Li Jie in Zhu Palace, he immediately presented the secret document sealed with red paint and wax: "Shou Li, this is an urgent message from Lord Shang!"
"Lie down and take a rest."
He raised his hand and pointed at a deck chair. It was so cold in winter, so it was easy to die while rushing like this.
In addition to soft cushions, there are blankets that can be wrapped on the recliner. After a person rests, even if he is still sweating, he will not catch a cold immediately.
"Thank you Li."
The crocodile man didn't show any pretense, he quickly picked up a blanket, wrapped it around his body, and then lay down on the recliner to rest. It took a while for his breathing to calm down.
At this time, Li Jie had almost finished reading Shang Wuji's secret letter.
"This is awesome. It turns out that Mr. Dou Zun actually surrendered? This is really... I never expected it."
Li Jie was not particularly excited, but he never thought that this attack on Chu would have such great benefits.
The battles on the northern and southern fronts can almost be said to have achieved the most ideal results.
The entire Dabie Mountains are now completely in his hands.
In addition, the Baiju Pass has long been under his control. In the entire Dabie Mountains, even if the Chu people want to fight guerrillas, the right time, place and people are not on the Chu side.
At this time, Chu State's actual control scope had shrunk to the scale before the war with the "Hanyang Concubines", and its influence was still declining.
The people of the Chu State originally started out as "a thorny road". If I insist on one ancestral motto of the people of the Chu State, it is probably "It is unfilial to not fight for three years." This can be regarded as a last resort choice made by the Chu State in order to fight for the right to survive. , and finally became the "ancestral teachings".
The original "Concubines of Hanyang" can still be regarded as roles now, that is, they follow the two countries of Tang Dynasty. As for Lai Guo and his like, due to the disputes among the countries, they have degenerated into the original "division between the country and the country", and the local differences. Autonomy is very serious.
Moreover, even the two countries of Sui and Tang were in a weak situation. If the people of Chu had not used dirty methods after destroying the country, Zeng Shan, the senior official of Sui, would not have gritted his teeth and chosen to side with Wu.
Then between Wu Guo and Li Jie, he chose Li Jie.
It can be said that today's Sui Tang Dynasty is a real dish.
The concubines of Hanyang, who were at the forefront of the original struggle between Jin and Chu for hegemony, have long since ceased to exist, and have lost their prestige and international political status.
Now that the Han Dynasty has taken over the Dabie Mountains, the two countries with the Tang Dynasty have no good choice. Zeng Shan's choice at the beginning was actually a bit of a way to take advantage of the situation.
As a small country, it's enough to find a backer to threaten and intimidate its once powerful enemies.
What just makes the concubines of Hanyang feel a little bad is that the wolf of the Chu State has been beaten down, but the Han State is a real tiger. With a slap, the Chu State has almost no chance of making a comeback. Just not.
It's not impossible to drive the tiger away and devour the wolf, but if the tiger comes and doesn't leave, it will be a disaster.
With the surrender of General Dou Zun, the guard of the Chu State's Great Tunnel, the hopes of the Tang and Tang Dynasties in secretly wooing Chu leaders and funding powerful people in the Chu State were completely shattered.
Douzun's surrender was a complete surrender, and all the authority of the three passes was transferred to the Han army.
This is a great benefit for the Han Dynasty, as it can annex the concubines of Hanyang at any time.
It happens sooner or later, and there is no need to cover it up, even when facing Sui Guo.
It is nothing more than one more procedure to support an obedient son of Suihou to come to power, and then use the name of Princess Suiguo to cause trouble.
If it doesn't work, you can just let Douzun go out and let Douzun destroy Sui and Tang, and then Hanzi will take over again. The whole process will be flawless and you can still gain reputation.
As for following the Tang Dynasty and going to the world to spread the word that Li Jie and Dou Zun had a tacit understanding, then some people have to believe it.
At this time, even if Douzun fully surrendered, it was not made public. Even if the soldiers of the Three Passes moved to Luo Rui, it can be explained by the fact that Chu and Han had already negotiated peace.
Now that Li Jie is the "uncle" of King Xiong Sheng of Chu, is it not natural for Chu and Han to be friendly?
As the right-hand man of Li Jie, the king of the Han Dynasty, Shang Wuji entertained ministers from friendly countries on the orders of his king. It was normal.
So when Shang Wuji's secret letter came into Li Jie's hands and Li Jie was a little surprised, President Li knew very well that Hanziguo's company was really going to transform from a township enterprise to an international giant.
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And based on the intelligence summary and the Zi Che family's report, President Li boldly speculated that after suppressing the Chu State, what he would face next would be the winner of the battle between Qin and Jin.
There is a high probability that it is the Jin State.
If Qin wants to defeat Jin, it really can only rely on explosive seeds. Of course, it does not rule out that Jin itself has problems and allows Qin to launch a beautiful counterattack.
And even if Qin seizes the opportunity, it will probably only suffer a tragic victory.
The Jin Kingdom, which has already become the king, is already extremely large. Now in order to ensure the correctness and power of the "King's Title", it has to let the war machine run crazily.
"When you arrived, did Shang Wuji do something to make Mr. Douzun obediently hand over the Great Tunnel Pass and Ming'e Pass?"
"I report to you, Li, Lord Shang just sent some gifts to Dou Zun of Chu State as usual."
"Gift?"
"yes."
After hearing this, Li Jie did a little analysis and said, "It seems that this should be an important reason."
There is no benefit, who is willing to surrender honestly?
Only when the benefits are fully realized will the surrender be smooth and simple.
Just like the "Canglang Lord" E Cang, Li Jie readily promoted him and raised his salary, so the old unlucky guy who was originally frustrated within the Chu State was naturally willing to serve Li Jie.
Let’s not talk about efficiency first, just a willing attitude, which is definitely not bad.
After the E clan, they are all decent nobles anyway. Who does it mean to sacrifice one's life for someone else?
"The people of the Dou family are arranged in Luorui. Are there enough houses?"
"They are all imitations of the 'Daxie' houses. Lord Shang has hoarded a large amount of bamboo in Xicheng. The temporary housing of the Chu people is still enough."
"Besides bamboo rafts, what else are there on the inner and outer walls? Cattails and bamboo are woven, and skylights are opened. When families move, they open fire pits and set up coal stoves in temporary houses."
"Um."
Li Jie nodded with satisfaction, "Shang Wuji is very thoughtful."
The Tongzhuan Crocodile thought for a while and then said: "The Chu people moved to Luoru, and Lord Shang also invited people from the Sui Tang kingdoms to come and bear witness. Zeng Shan, the senior official of the Sui Kingdom, came in person."
"oh?"
Li Jie was stunned, "When you go to Luorui with your country, are you going to Huainan or Shannan?"
The reason why I ask this is because when I borrowed grain from my country, I risked my life and relied on people to carry the grain across the Dabie Mountains. This road that bypasses the three passes of the Chu State is not easy to walk, so we must borrow the road first. Then, we pass through the Dabie Mountains and find a tributary of the Huai River called Youshui, and then we can go straight down the river and enter the Huai River.
The next waterway will seem relaxed.
When Sui Guo was able to borrow grain, in addition to Sui Guo's determination, it was also because Cai Guo fell into Li Jie's hands, and Li Jie had the human resources to deploy it.
But overall, the main loss of borrowed grain is the self-consumption of the people on the road.
The significance of taking Ming'e Pass and Datun Pass is that you don't have to go around the Dabie Mountains to the east of the country. Although there are still hilly areas to the east, even if you organize the people, you only need to walk a few hundred miles of mountain roads. You can enter the three passes of Hengshan in Chu State.
In the past, communication between Huai and Han was very inconvenient. The main transportation routes were either reduced to ruins by the Wu State or controlled by the Chu State. For the concubines of Hanyang, it can be said that it was miserable.
The situation is somewhat similar to the Qin State's intention to leave Hangu in the east.
But the initiative is not in his hands, so he can only stay in his hometown and feel depressed.
The current situation is very different. At least Hanzi's control over the passes cannot be as chaotic as Chu's.
"Your Majesty, Li, is traveling to Shannan." After the crocodile man replied, he added, "We followed the great official Zeng Shan and organized a cavalry team."
"Um."
Li Jie nodded and organized a cavalry team with the country. This was also because of the support of Huaizhong City.
The main force for transporting grain in mountainous areas relies on this kind of draft horse. It has strong tolerance and does not consume high quality grain. However, the only country that can handle it currently is Hanzi Country.
It's not that the nobles of various countries these days don't know that long-distance exercise will cause great wear and tear on horses' hoofs, but they don't have the skills to shoe horses, and they don't dare to waste money like Li Jie and directly consume a lot of metal on horses' hoofs.
Therefore, the nobles of various countries usually protect the horseshoes by "hoof binding". The bottom of the horseshoe is protected with wooden skin, and then tied to the horse's leg with a rope. It is somewhat similar to leggings, and basically has the effect of nailing the horseshoe.
It's just that this is not really a horseshoe. After long-distance exercise, it still needs to be worn off.
Therefore, Huaizhong City supports Suiguo to form a cavalry team, because it is not afraid that the Suiguo cavalry team will rebel. The cost is too high, and Suiguo's size cannot afford it.
Ever since, after hearing the description of the behavior of the senior official Zeng Shan by the Tongchuan, Li Jie suddenly understood that the old man of Sui was probably a little anxious after seeing Dou Zun surrender.