Chapter 1712 The rudder is the best at seeing the wind (the first two chapters are wrong, please do not
Although there are many people who do not hesitate to live in troubled times, those who cherish their lives still make up the majority.
Therefore, after these people learned about Tabata's existence, no one reported it. For local snakes, it is safest to bet on both sides, especially now that the world is in a situation where the Han Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty are competing for hegemony, and the Han Dynasty is following again and again.
Victory also gained more and more upper hand, forcing the Northern Zhou Dynasty to take a frustrated defensive stance on all fronts. Therefore, many people were openly from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but secretly they had already secretly communicated with the Han Dynasty.
Such people can be found everywhere in troubled times. Even at the beginning of troubled times, the villages in Lianghuai, which are the main battlefields, often gather in small groups to form Wubao. Wubao has tall walls and even a moat.
The people in the village farmed in peacetime, and once enemies came, they would close their doors and defend themselves. Of course, the so-called enemies refer to the rebels and bandits. There really are regular armies. In troubled times, sometimes the rebels and regular armies have already
There is no obvious dividing line. In fact, the biggest difference is the number of people. When the number of people is large enough to submerge Wubao, Wubao will naturally bow to the visitor and accept money and food to recognize the other party's rule here.
But in fact, this kind of rule is of no use. The people who really rule this area are the Lord of Wubao and the patriarchs of several families. Once there is another turmoil between the north and the south and new forces enter this area, the Wubao people will still be there.
They would soon turn around and surrender to the new forces. When it comes to being weak, no one can be more weak than these Wubao. Therefore, Zu Ti was able to integrate the Wubao in Huainan and Huaibei on his own and twist these Wubao.
They became a team and even went all the way north to the river. He is definitely a capable and skillful person.
Now that the conflict between the Northern and Southern Dynasties has lasted for a long time, the regimes of both sides have become stable, so the court's attitude towards Wubao is no longer resigned, but has become increasingly tough, and each Wubao has gradually faded out.
History has been replaced by large military camps and continuous city walls. Only the wall of the former Wubao remains, and perhaps traces can still be found in the continuous wall.
But in the final analysis, Wubao is still a product of the aristocratic family and the family system. The system of the aristocratic family has not been abolished. The Wubao in reality has disappeared, but the Wubao in the heart still exists. The family members first hold together to keep warm, and then the surrounding people
Several aristocratic families were closely united through continuous marriages, apprenticeships, etc. Finally, the aristocratic families continued to seize power from the imperial court and unite all the surrounding people around them, forming one imperial court after another.
It was such a huge thing that no one dared to move.
The last rebellion of the Kuaiji Liu clan within the Han Dynasty proved that the family was still very powerful. If Li Xingchen had not been so decisive at that time, it was very likely that the entire Jiangnan would have fallen into chaos. You must know that during the reign of Emperor Chen Wen
The Xiangzhou rebellion did not allow Nanchen to regain its strength until the early years of Chen Xu. It also triggered the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty to move southward to consolidate Huainan. The consequences of Jingzhou's defense created a lot of trouble for Nanchen and Chen later to move northward.
Therefore, compared to Li Xingchen, who was determined enough to put down the rebellion, Yu Wenxian, who was weaker and more unstable, could only place his hope on these aristocratic families. Not to mention being enemies of the aristocratic families, he even had to give them high-ranking officials and generous salaries to let them
Become the de facto ruler of the place.
Now is the time of retribution. Of course, we cannot expect these aristocratic families to shed the last drop of blood for the Northern Zhou Dynasty. When the banner of the Han Dynasty was flying outside Xuchang City, these aristocratic families were very active "anyway".
When it comes to adapting to the wind, I'm afraid these guys are the best at this era.
Chen Zhishen's eyes swept over these people, and their smiles were all calm. They were not at all ashamed or uncomfortable because they were ministers of the Zhou Dynasty a few hours ago and were now ordinary people of the Han Dynasty.
For these people, this seems to be a common occurrence. No matter how many people change at the top, they are still the ones below. In their view, after any change in the court, if you want to stabilize the regime, you need to rely on them.
power, so they have nothing to fear.
In this regard, Chen Zhishen could only slander him, "You don't know how sinister His Majesty is today."
Since none of these people felt ashamed, Chen Zhishen naturally took over the field registers of Xuchang City, the directory of hundreds of officials, etc., and even the city defense seal of Xuchang City from the hands of several clan elders. And beside him
, the Han army marched into Xuchang City in mighty force.
Chen Zhishen strode up to Tian Duan, and Tian Duan bowed and smiled at him.
"Your white robe is a great achievement again this time." Chen Zhishen was a little helpless.
Tabata smiled and said: "Don't worry, General Chen, this is just the beginning."
"Just because this is just the beginning, I don't feel reassured." Chen Zhishen laughed at himself.
If I feel relieved, nothing will happen to our Han army. As long as the imperial court keeps sending officials to the north to receive it, won't our Han army become guards? So what does our credit have to do with us?
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Some places go well, and some places don't.
At this time, it is east of Weishan Mountain and outside Xinhan Valley Pass.
The Han army was arrayed solemnly, flags were waving, and artillery pieces were advancing continuously. Anyone who dared to stand in front of them seemed to be swallowed directly by the black muzzles. In the distance, you could even see people standing up.
Although the Han army did not have the guts to push the catapult to such a close distance, it would still be very likely to be dismantled by the enemy's crossbow or stone bullets, or even a dense fire arrow.
It could kill you.
In comparison, an iron lump like an artillery piece is indeed a good thing.
Of course, no matter how courageous Xiao Shilian was, he would not dare to let the artillery move too far forward. As long as he could choose a relatively open place to fire at any time, it would be fine.
On both wings of the artillery position, the Han soldiers were impatient. The Han cavalry also began to cruise farther away.
After breaking through Tongguan, this army was the first to start the war but was troubled by Tongguan for a long time. As a result, it did not lead in the overall offensive progress. It was when morale was high that it continued to advance after a short period of repair.
Fighting all the way along Mount Laoshan, the place where Xiao Shilian is now arraying is the famous Taolinsai to the east of Mount Laoshan.
Opposite Taolinsai is the new Hangu Pass. Compared with Tongguan, this Hangu Pass naturally does not look so tall, but under Hangu Pass, the Northern Zhou people are also waiting for it.
Yuchi Jiong's flag was flying at the position of the central army, indicating that the old Northern Zhou general who was stationed in Luoyang finally could no longer sit still.