Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 687
Su Liao was stunned by this news, and then he felt his face was burning. Just now in the car, the subordinate who was still very important to him analyzed the situation seriously and said that Shi Le did not dare to invade rashly, but the results were inconsistent. There was no time for a cup of tea, and such a result was ushered in.

Turning back to look at Tong Hai, he saw the subordinate's face was full of astonishment. Su Liao felt even more unhappy, but then a little doubt arose again.

"Something's wrong! At this time, they entered the country with thousands of soldiers and horses, but it was of no use at all. Not to mention the thousands of soldiers and horses, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses came in during the period of Wen Yang and Ruan Bao, but they also suffered a loss of troops. Now the prisoners are still staying in the mine. Before Shi Le Even Ruan Bao’s pursuit has to be avoided, so how dare you provoke Dai Jun, who defeated Ruan Bao? There must be something wrong here!”

After having this understanding, Su Liao didn't care about anything else. The thoughts in his heart were also thrown away. He first ordered someone to inform Chen Zhi, and then quickly walked into the door and asked Chen Zhi over there. I have reported it, but I still need to sort out the general situation as soon as possible, summarize it and send it to Chen Zhi as soon as possible.

But as soon as we walked in, someone came over and said, "I found traces of Sun Xiu!"

"What?" Su Liao suddenly felt overwhelmed, but he knew the priorities. The top priority was still the issue of Shi Le's troops entering the country, so he was about to tell the man to wait for the time being, but then something happened in his heart.

Could it be that the traces of Sun Xiu and the movements of Shi Le's men and horses...

"Where was Sun Xiu found?" Immediately, Su Liao stared at the person who came to report and asked the key sentence.

The man was stunned for a moment, then said: "At the junction of Fanyang County and Dai County."

"So it's that place." Su Liao understood immediately after hearing this, why he couldn't find many traces of this person before. "Most of our people are distributed in Dai County, or in some villages, towns, and cities. Many It’s a densely populated place. There aren’t many people in this border area, but we finally discovered it. Who discovered it?”

The man replied: "It was discovered by those who monitored Shi Le's troops. After Shi Le's men took action, they quickly retreated in order not to be discovered, so they noticed Sun Xiu and others."

"Is that really the case?" Su Liao nodded, understanding it in his heart. He felt that the internal logic of the whole matter had been established, but there was still one problem to be solved.

"Why was Shi Le so eager to catch Sun Xiu and others? He desperately let his troops enter Dai County, probably because he knew the news about Sun Xiu. Could it be that Sun Xiu had greatly offended Shi Le? It’s not like you can’t help it, or maybe there’s something very crucial about Sun Xiu?”

Thinking of this, many possibilities suddenly emerged in Su Liao's mind, but he immediately thought of the most direct and effective way, and immediately told several subordinates: "Send the message and let our people try it. We can't contact Sun Xiu and the others. If possible..." He gritted his teeth and made a decision, "Try to see if we can pick them up!"

"Sima..." Tong Hai behind him listened, but couldn't help but want to remind him.

"I know, I will go and clarify this matter with the prefect," Su Liao said, but he had no intention of turning back the way he came. He did not inform Chen Zhi immediately, but walked towards the depths of the spy house. "But before that, we must first compile a relatively comprehensive analysis of the situation. At the same time, we must understand and filter the information we already have as much as possible. You have to spend more time on this."

"Yes! I understand!" Tong Hai followed immediately without any hesitation. ………………

At the same time, at the border of Zhao State some distance away from Daijun, a group of soldiers and horses were slowly advancing.

The name Zhao seems to be a country, but it is completely different from the country in the pre-Qin period, because in terms of size, it is just a county. In terms of land size, it is not even as good as Dai County.

In fact, even in terms of specific functions, the Zhao State is no different from a county. It is also a county structure. The only difference is that the capital of this county, Zhao Guocheng, is the fiefdom of the New Han Dynasty Prince Zhao, who manages this state. The city is not the prefect, but the country's prime minister.

However, the chancellor of Zhao State is also equivalent to the governor of a county. He is appointed by the prince, but it must be reviewed and approved by the central court. More than half of his personnel appointment power is still in the hands of the court, ensuring that the court has no control over such matters. The control of feudal states.

Of course, as time goes by, the influence of the feudal prince on the counties will gradually expand. For example, the King of Zhao is a veteran prince who has been in power for decades. Not to mention the city of Zhao Guocheng, it affects the whole Zhao Guochun. , are all affected by it.

"The King of Zhao relied on a little prestige to resist stubbornly, and the city wall of Zhao County is also very strong, and the food stored inside is sufficient. If we let it go, then the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty will come over, and I'm afraid we won't be able to break the city! "

Shi Le, who looked slightly pale, rode forward and whispered to the people around him.

Next to him was Zhang Bin, an aide. He shook his head slightly and said, "The risk is still too great. If we invade Dai County rashly, we can't stand it now if Chen Zhi's troops are attracted." .”

"Chen Zhi is restrained by Wang Jun and will not act rashly. Moreover, the more my troops attack everywhere, the less the others dare to act rashly. They feel that I cannot stabilize the three counties and will be defeated sooner or later, but they don't know that I am just It's just bait!" When Shi Le spoke, a gleam flashed in his eyes, "By the way, hasn't Zu Ti taken the bait yet?"

Zhang Bin shook his head: "Zu Ti is not a stupid person. Although we transferred troops and horses to the north and Zhongshan County was empty, we did not lure him out."

"That's such a pity," Shi Le frowned slightly, "If he takes action, he can eliminate several hidden dangers at the same time. Now he can only put it aside until almost all the things in several cities have been looted. It is not a good thing to have all the soldiers and horses come back and re-defend the northern part of Zhao and the southern part of Changshan County. It is not a good thing to hold the land in other places now."

Zhang Bin still said: "The key is Daijun."

"Sun Xiu must be caught," Shi Le glanced at Zhang Bin and said calmly, but there was a sense of disobedience in his words, "This person plotted to kill me with witchcraft. If it weren't for my body, I would still be dead." I'm afraid I won't be able to get through it at all, but the hatred between these four people is still small. The key is the son of the Prince of Zhao. This man is deeply loved by the old king. If he can be caught in his hands, he will threaten the Zhao Kingdom and open the city gate! Get twice the result with half the effort!"

(End of this chapter)