Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1162: The king who raises bandits is the king who is hard to conquer
Since Wang Dun established a firm foothold in Jingzhou, he relied on the support and help of the Wang family to develop in Jingzhou, and his abilities were widely praised in the court.

It's just that although Jingzhou is developing well, the rebellious bandits have not been wiped out, but they still have a tendency to spread, and they are often defeated by Wang Dun's people at critical moments.

No matter which way you look at it, from the battle report, this is a situation that is barely maintained. It seems that Wang Dun only relied on some soldiers and horses to block the thieves with difficulty, and then developed with difficulty.

However, by the middle of the second year, Wang Dun's troops and horses were strong, but he still could not completely wipe out the bandits. Some people in the court came to their senses.

Isn't this to encourage the bandits to respect themselves?
These words are not just words babbled in sleep, but after many people's calculations, they feel that it is very possible.

You know, Wang Dun went to Jingzhou to run his business, unlike when Chen Zhi went north to Youzhou. There was a chaotic Jizhou in the middle, so it was difficult for the court to support him. Wang Dun and Jiangzuo were not only connected by land, but also the Yangtze River. Waterways, materials and money are required every month, and military strategists are constantly busy with weapons. Even the replenishment of soldiers sometimes requires the court to allocate them from other places.

Under such circumstances, only a small part of the money and taxes Wang Dun earned in Jingzhou was turned over to the court, and most of it was intercepted by himself and kept locally. Therefore, although it was not short-lived, Jingzhou's power expanded rapidly. .

It's unreasonable that such an expanded power still can't do anything to those thieves.

After all, as the situation in Jiangzuo stabilized, the intelligence and information about the bandits was gradually mastered by the court. Everyone in the Jiangzuo court also knew that the bandits seemed powerful, but in fact they were loosely organized and had internal power struggles. , if we really talk about it, there is no development prospect at all.

It just so happens that with a group of people like me, you, Wang Dun, have such a huge advantage that you just can’t take it down!
Therefore, although there are still people in the court who praise Wang Dun's military talents recently, no one compares him with Chen Zhi anymore. After all, people at high and low levels, and even the common people, are very clear about it. If you are a bit of a bandit, if you really invite the governor of the Northland to come over, it will take half a month, which is too long.

However, no matter what others said, Wang Dun still did it for himself, and with the increase of troops, the power in Jingzhou became more and more stable, and there was no way for him in the current court.

At this time, someone finally remembered Chen Zhi's article, and there were rumors in private that Wang Dun was indeed responsible for the disaster of the Wang family, and the court was afraid that it would be difficult to stabilize.

On the other hand, Youzhou has settled down again since the imperial examination, and there has been no more movement. It is just like in the past, but this time, no one dares to look down upon it anymore, because they know very well that Youzhou is focusing on development now just to save money. The power has digested all the power of many tyrannical tribes in Bingzhou, Pingzhou, and even most of the grassland before further actions can be taken.

Even several surrounding forces, such as Shi Le of Jizhou, became more and more worried because of this, and kept looking for people to estimate when the Chen family would go south.

Gradually, Shi Le focused his attention on the south.

On this day, he heard that Wang Dun of Jingzhou fought another battle with the bandits. Although he won a great victory, he still allowed the bandits to escape, so he summoned Nie Daoren to ask his opinion. "I think Wang Dun is really trying to support the bandits and respect himself. However, there are always disputes in the Jiangzuo court. There are many conflicts between the Wang family and other families, and there are more conflicts between the northern and southern families. If I go south to Jiangzuo, will I have any chance of winning?"

Nie Daoren said, "Your Majesty, the land of Sizhou and Yanzhou has not been digested yet. How can we care about the left side of the Yangtze River? The natural chasm of the Yangtze River cannot be broken easily."

Shi Le asked again: "What if we just take the land of the Jiangzuo court in the north of the Yangtze River? Xuzhou is not close, and the attack on Qingzhou was blocked some time ago. If we can capture Xuzhou first, and then attack Qingzhou from three sides, we can attack Qingzhou!"

Nie Daoren pondered. He knew that Shi Le's current thoughts were different from those of other forces. Because Jizhou was on the edge of Youzhou, Shi Le had deep concerns about Youzhou. For more than a year, he always felt that Youzhou soldiers and horses might move south at any time. Jizhou was therefore eager to expand its power.

For this reason, he even fought several times with the Guanzhong imperial court and basically established control over Sizhou and half of Yanzhou. However, he still felt uneasy and always felt that he needed to take a few more states as a foundation to raise troops. Only horses can compete with Youzhou Xuanjia Army. Not only can they win in battle, but they can at least defend their foundation.

The current situation in Jizhou is not good. Although the forces of the two kings of Guanzhong were expelled to the west of Tongguan through several conflicts, due to the threat of Bingzhou Xuanjia Army, Shi Le did not really station and annex the counties around Antongguan. Instead, it was vacated as a buffer between the three families. Only the land south of Jizhou was actually controlled by him.

Tongguan is a dangerous place in the world, and the Xuanjia Army in Bingzhou serves as a deterrent. Therefore, the expansion direction of Shile's army has almost reached its end in the west, and what is left is Qingzhou in the east and Jiangzuo in the south.

Qingzhou has been attacking, but it is not easy. Now that Shi Le has heard about Wang Dun's incident and has a glimpse of Jiangzuo's reality, it is natural that he will take action because of this.

Considering this, Nie Daoren also knew that it would be inappropriate to refuse forcefully, and if you don't do some things, you really can't tell the final result, especially Jiang Zuo's combat power. Clearly, maybe we can really give it a try. What's more, there is another hidden danger in Shi Le's power. If it is done well, it can kill two birds with one stone.

So he thought for a while and then suggested: "You can let General Shi Hu lead the army south. He failed to attack Qingzhou before and has been living at the junction of Qingxu and Yan. At this time, he happened to go south. But before sending troops, Your Majesty It's best to write a letter to Jiang Zuo."

"You still want to write a letter?" Shi Le couldn't help but frown, "If I want to get the land of Xuzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, I must fight quickly and quickly. If I don't give Jiang Zuo time to react, how can I write a letter first?"

Nie Daoren explained: "At present, there are different military orders in Jiangzuo, and there are many internal disputes. Wang Dun is the representative. I sent a letter from the king. Don't say anything else. He just said that he knew there was chaos in Xuzhou and was willing to put it down. If Jiang If Zuo is willing, he can send troops to attack. There is no need to say anything else. Just watch the reaction in Jiangnan. If everyone in the court obeys, then the general will not send troops first. If they shirk each other, they can attack quickly. If they compete for the opportunity to send troops, If you have power, you can destroy it!”

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