Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 968: Everything depends on people’s plans, and the envoys from the city come

Bao Jingyan nodded, and then took the initiative to say without waiting for Chen Luo to ask: "The current situation of the Murong Department is quite complicated. It looks great, but in fact it has a weak foundation. From the outside, it looks like it is rising rapidly and with strong momentum, like the rising sun. , but precisely because of the rapid expansion, the original order system was actually destroyed, and the ability to convey orders was actually not as good as in the past."

Chen Luo heard this, pondered for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "I understand, this is like a business place. Originally there was only one shop, and the owner could do whatever he said, but then he annexed too many places in a short period of time. There are many shops, and every street is under the name of the boss. Looking at the majesty, there are only more than ten or twenty shopkeepers under his command. In the past, each had their own achievements, and they all felt that they were powerful and refused to give in to each other. Then this boss has to Handle it carefully. After all, this matter still has to be handled by experienced people. If the bowl of water is not level, most of the people below will become rebellious and give up. Such a big business will be ruined. No one is running it, and it will fall apart soon.”

Bao Jingyan looked a little surprised when he heard that, and then nodded in affirmation: "Mr. Chen is right, this is the crux of the problem. In fact, the Murong Department expanded too fast, and the internal orders could not be unified. Each had its own place, and the people on the grassland Tribes live in pursuit of water and grass, and it is their habit to rely on the strong, but betrayal and fleeing are commonplace. Today they see you are powerful, so they will come to seek refuge with you. Tomorrow, seeing their own family being damaged and the master's family declining, they will leave with the tribesmen. It’s quite normal.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo turned his head and glanced at the battlefield, and immediately said excitedly: "Then the current situation will not allow those tribes to see Murong Xushi? Then won't the momentum of Murong's rise be broken? "

"Yes, but the situation is slightly different," Bao Jingyan said, pointing to the majestic city, "Although the city wall has collapsed, there are many soldiers and horses inside, and most of them are elite soldiers. At the same time, after all, the Murong clan is currently Gaining power and controlling the vast land, the children of many tribes have enfeoffed various places and commanded the army and population. The strength is still there. People from other tribes, even if they want to escape, cannot escape from the Murong clan's sphere of influence, so they will be more or less restrained."

"Wouldn't that be harmless?" Chen Luo frowned and became worried again.

Bao Jingyan shook his head and said: "As I said before, the Murong tribe expanded too fast. Not only did it absorb too many people, but it also became unstable internally. Many Murong people who originally formed the Murong tribe, as well as several big surnames, are now under their control. With a certain amount of troops, there is the possibility of splitting, but because Murong Xuan has been in power for a long time and has accumulated great power, with him suppressing it, the people below would not have the courage to cause trouble even if they have different intentions. But now he is seriously injured and comatose, and may even die. , the people below will of course be interested, so you see, as soon as the news spread, the soldiers and horses surrounding us who originally besieged us immediately had reservations, which shows that even the leaders on the front line do not support Murong wholeheartedly. After all, the time was too short and the internal integration was not complete.”

"So that's it!" Chen Luo's eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of something he could understand, "It's like after the elder had a stroke, the family property was not designated whether it should be given to the legitimate son or divided up, so the people below had to start It’s competition, fighting, and even some weak ones will unite with outsiders to seize family property. Wouldn’t such a comparison immediately lead to internal strife?”

Even Bao Jingyan had to admit that Chen Luo gave a few examples. Although the patterns were small, they hit the point just right.

However, then I heard Chen Luo say: "But this time it was really lucky. I hit Murong Shanyu in just a moment. The next thing will be a matter of course. Otherwise, there will be twists and turns. As expected, my brother is The luck is strong, and once it becomes powerful, it will be difficult to suppress it immediately!"

Unexpectedly, Bao Jingyan said: "No, you think these are all coincidences? But you don't know that this is the way of temple calculation."

Chen Luo was startled when he heard this, and then asked for advice.

"I thought that Lord Laifu had already arranged internal support among the Murong clan, and there must be a push. Therefore, he knew Murong Shanyu's movements in advance, seized the opportunity, and let the five cannons attack together. Then he hit in one fell swoop, making Murong Shanyu After being seriously injured, he then promoted the plan and it was a matter of course."

Chen Luo thought about it and felt that it made sense. When this battle first started, it was indeed Chen Zhi who personally directed the artillery bombardment. He also shot at the tower on the city wall, appearing very determined, and then Separating the muzzle and no longer concentrating the fire, it seemed that it had been predicted in advance. If so, then what happened today was not a coincidence, but Chen Zhi seized the fleeting opportunity!However, although both of them felt that they saw the key, they still underestimated Chen Zhi's arrangement.

For Chen Zhi, if he can win today's battle, it will not be just a single battle, nor will it rely solely on sharp artillery, but a final victory achieved through a long-term overall planning.

Just as Bao Jingyan predicted, Chen Zhi had sent spies into Murong in advance. This had actually been going on as early as when he had just taken over the Dai Commandery. Under the cover of the war, he had arranged some people to sneak into Murong's department.

However, these people were not simply spying for information. Some of them even promoted the proposal to build towers on the reinforced city walls. The reason why Murong Xin was so excited about this battle was that Deng Ta watched and made detailed plans. push.

In addition, Chen Zhi had already sent the Wu Horse origami among the twelve zodiac signs to the Murong family to monitor Murong Xin's movements. This time he learned that this man had climbed onto the city wall and after confirming his location, he immediately let him know. Several cannons fired simultaneously.

However, due to the relationship between accuracy, calculation and angle, only one cannon actually hit, and the other effects were not very good. The result was that Murong Yun died. Murong Xin escaped in time, but was seriously injured and was now unconscious. This was considered accomplished. Purpose.

However, even if he died on the spot during the bombardment, although it would increase the hatred between Youzhou and Murong, it would also immediately breed divisions within the Murong clan. The reason is that Murong Xuan was at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Murong tribe had great momentum. He was still there After testing several sons, he did not really decide on a successor, otherwise he would not easily agree to Murong Ren leading the army south.

"Now it seems that it has stimulated the power struggle within Murong's department, and it is not in vain that those few secretaries took the risk of being exposed and slandered in front of Murong Zhao and others."

As soon as Chen Zhi finished his thoughts, Chen Ju walked over quickly.

"Lord, the people in the city sent a messenger, saying they want to negotiate peace with you!"

Chen Zhi was not surprised at all after hearing this, and said: "Take the people to the big tent, but the offensive here cannot be stopped. If we continue to attack, we can strengthen the offensive in the southeast direction!"

　Thanks to "Reject Wenhuang" for the reward!

　　
　
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