The attack on Anping City - or Xindu County - was to surround Sanque and Yi.

This tactic has been used by people since ancient times and has long been out of use, but it still works.

People always have a sense of luck and always think they can escape. They are not in a rational state. This is the key to the effectiveness of such tactics.

Starting from September 25th, the siege officially entered the critical stage, with various units taking turns to launch one round of offensives towards Anping County.

Shao Xun took Yu Chen, Zhang Bin and other staff to Nangong County to discuss countermeasures.

Even Wang Yan did not return to Luoyang and stayed to attend the meeting.

"Some Wubao commanders ran away last night. Although we have sent people to recover them, this is a bad sign. What do you think?" In a manor outside the city, people were sitting by the bamboo forest and drinking tea.

While discussing things, Shao Xun brought up the topic.

To put it simply, someone doesn't want to continue to work hard and leaves without saying goodbye.

The people had been recovered, the officers who led the team away were executed, and a total of two thousand people were arranged as cannon fodder for the first wave of siege as a punishment.

But as Shao Xun said, this sign is very bad.

"Taibai, this is because people's hearts are not attached to them." Wang Yan said with some worry.

Lao Deng is very clear about his position. He will not speak on specific military tactics. He does not understand. He even does not understand some strategic issues very well and will not expose his shortcomings. He only picks out the parts he is good at.

suggestion.

"The human heart is not attached to it" is nonsense, but it is also extremely correct.

What are the leaders from all walks of life in Hebei fighting for you for? We can analyze it in detail from this aspect.

After Wang Yan said this, as the specific implementer of the united war in Hebei, Yu Chen had to speak. He only heard him say: "Ming Gong, in the past few months, I have received more than a hundred scholars, chiefs, and generals.

Strong and powerful, everyone wants different things.”

"Someone's family is declining and they want to revive their family."

"Some people come from a humble background and want to take advantage of the situation to rise up."

"Some people don't like the barbarians, so they return to Jin to serve."

"Some people, out of hatred or having no way out, can only go to the dark side."

"There are still people who have no choice but to give birth to food."

Yu Chen talked about five types of people in one breath, basically covering all kinds of people in Hebei.

"Which one has the most?" Shao Xun asked.

"Most people are forced to do so," Yu Chen said.

This is the crux.

Shao Xun defeated Shi Le, and Wang Jun didn't look like he could succeed, so many people had no choice but to follow the trend and support Shao Xun in launching a war.

The question is, how far are they willing to support it?

I was forced to do it out of necessity, but I mean, are you really here? Hebei has already been in difficulty this year, and you have gathered so many people to fight against the Xiongnu. Whose are the dead? Whose is the money and food consumed?

When the consumption of such people, money and food exceeds their fear of Shao Xun, things will change.

Everyone has their limits. You can't ask people to do this or that endlessly. After all, the Huns are not that excessive.

If the oppression is worse than that of the Xiongnu, why should we vote for you? Isn’t it okay to switch to the Xiongnu?

The above is a general guideline. When it comes to a specific person, the situation will be different.

Some people have a strong background and have a high tolerance threshold; some people have a weak background and have a low threshold.

Some people are timid and fearful, and they will endure it for a while longer if they can't bear it anymore. Some people are violent, and they can't bear it any longer.

Some people are more tolerant of their family and country sentiments and the debate between China and Yi, while others are indifferent and less able to tolerate it.

It's normal to have so many different faces, thousands of people and thousands of faces.

Yu Chen quickly explained all this and related it to everyone.

After hearing this, Shao Xun praised: "Captain Yu is very thoughtful and helped me a lot."

"It's just a matter of duty." Yu Chen said modestly.

How can you not do your best for your son-in-law's great cause?

The Yu family's status in Henan has always been that way, but now it has surpassed the Xun family, an established family. The family is booming and has a tendency to develop into the first family in Henan.

After he came to Hebei, he also accumulated a lot of favors, received a lot of benefits, promoted many people, and was kind to many people. These are the foundation of the family and will play a big role in the future.

He is not only helping Mr. Chen, but also doing work for the Yu family.

The Yu and Shao families have the same interests, so how can they differentiate between them?

"Meng Sun..." Shao Xun looked at Zhang Bin again, a little unhappy.

Why is this person like an abacus bead? He moves it every time it moves, but cannot move it if he doesn't move it?

"Ming Gong, please don't find it troublesome." Zhang Bin cupped his hands and said, "Summon them one by one and prescribe the right medicine."

"This is a prudent view." Shao Xun nodded slowly, and then said: "Then summon them one by one."

After saying that, he looked at Wang Yan and said, "Please also ask Taiwei to help."

Wang Yan pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "Okay."

Yu Chen only looked at the tea bowl and said nothing.

Duke Chen also relied on Wang Yan's reputation to persuade the scholars in Hebei to be patient.

To put it bluntly, it is still not strong enough to annex the entire Hebei.

The 60,000 to 70,000 troops brought here were divided into four groups to guard the four areas, but only over 40,000 were brought to Yecheng to fight against Shi Le.

After the battle, the defenses were adjusted, and now there were only 20,000 people stationed in Yecheng.

With this small number of troops, he would definitely not be able to conquer Hebei. It would not even be enough to conquer Anping City. He could only rely on various leaders in Hebei.

This is typical of a small Ling Da. He can see it, and others can also see it.

For people from Hebei, we should focus on wining over them and not overly exploiting them.

But war inevitably involves oppression, and the extent of this is difficult to control.

Inadvertently, these people surrendered to the Xiongnu again. With Liu Yao's troops pressing down on the border, the situation was quite unfavorable and even Ye city might not be able to defend it.

After all, where does your food come from? It used to be transferred from Henan, but now it is provided by wealthy families in Hebei.

Where did the soldiers come from? Most of those who besieged Anping were soldiers from the wealthy families of Hebei.

Where do the talents come from to govern the local area? They are still the children of the wealthy families in Hebei. They are local snakes, have soldiers, money and food, and are very efficient in doing things.

It offended everyone, and it was a complete political failure. If the Huns didn't intervene, that would be fine. They could still use force to intimidate, but now that the Huns are watching, they can't intimidate.

This is the time when wallflowers are at their most prosperous and most likely to sit back and raise prices.

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After the discussion was over, everyone took action immediately without saying much.

It happened that Liu Mi of the Liu family in Pingyuan came to visit, so Shao Xun summoned him first.

On this occasion, the most famous Liu family in Pingyuan should be Liu Shi, who passed away four years ago.

Liu Shi was born in a "cold and miserable" family.

Of course, just listen to this. Although he was not from the main branch of the Liu family, Liu Guang, Liu Shi's father, was still the county magistrate. Liu Shi was a little older, the county inspector was filial and honest, and he was a scholar in the state.

In other words, both the county and state levels recommended Liu Shi as an official, a double recommendation!

If you say that there is no Pingyuan Liu family exerting their clan influence to act for Liu Shi, that is impossible.

Liu Shi refused the double recommendation from his hometown and refused to serve as an official.

But it doesn't matter, don't use these two methods, there are other ways.

Liu Shi soon entered Luoyang as an official and served as Henan Cheng, that is, the deputy to Henan Yin, the chief official of Henan County.

The deputy to the "mayor" of the capital city, is this something that ordinary people can be? Stop being ridiculous.

After Liu Shi was promoted step by step, he began to support the family. In particular, he served as an official for many years. Among them, the more famous ones are Sima Zhao's army, Du Yu's army, Prince Minghuai's division, Shizhong, Jizhou governor, Sikong, etc.

Taifu, Taiwei, etc., Kaifu Yi and the Third Division are all holding hands.

In addition, he also served successively as the Shaofu, Taichang, Guozi Jijiuer, Sanqi Changshi, Dasi Nong, Prince Taibao and other positions. He held almost all the positions. He passed away at the age of ninety-one.

, the power is even greater.

With his explicit or covert help, the Pingyuan Liu family became bigger and stronger, and became a well-deserved wealthy family in Pingyuan County. They married another large family, the Pingyuan Hua family, and jointly controlled this southernmost county in Jizhou.

The descendants of Liu Shi and his younger brother Liu Zhi all moved south to build Ye. Now the Liu family's momentum has weakened, but its position in the plains is still unshakable.

Liu Bi was the elder brother of Princess Liu of Nanyang, and was awarded the post of Gaotang County Magistrate by Shao Xun. To be honest, the old residence of the Liu family ancestral hall in Pingyuan is in Gaotang County, so it would be impossible for an outsider to serve as the county magistrate.

Liu Bi's clan uncle Liu Jian was appointed as the internal historian of Pingyuan.

When troubled times come, some aristocratic families are ruined, while others rise rapidly, and their situations are all different.
To be continued...