Zhao Xiang, like Zhao Kaihe, hates Zhao Zuoliang because he was dealt with by him. He has no respect for Zhao Zuoliang and calls him by his first name in private.
Hearing Zhao Kaihe complain about Zhao Zuoliang, he seemed to have remembered something, and the expression on his face became very proud, like a monkey who had stolen a high-end banana.
He approached Zhao Kaihe and spoke in a low voice.
"There is something you probably don't know yet, right? It has something to do with Zhao Zuoliang."
Zhao Kaihe's eyes lit up.
"whats the matter?"
"This pension and bounty money is not only used by outsiders, but also by our own people."
"One of our own?"
Zhao Kaihe was still thinking about who was so bold as not to show up in front of Zhao Kaishan, when he suddenly realized something.
"You mean..."
"Zhao Zuoliang's eldest son, Zhao Xiuye, our clan brother is no easier than outsiders, and he starts earlier, and more people help him hide it. If I hadn't had a good relationship with everyone, I wouldn't have known that Zhao Xiuye was behind this matter. participate."
Zhao Xiang told this matter, which made Zhao Kaihe happy.
He suddenly felt as if he had taken the initiative to fight back.
"Tell me in detail, how does Zhao Xiuye do things?"
When Zhao Xiang saw his eyes shining, he happily told Zhao Kaihe that Zhao Xiuye had colluded with his family members and the officials in charge to share the spoils with everyone.
Zhao Xiuye lived a luxurious life and spent a lot of money. Zhao Zuoliang could still control him when he was at home. Zhao Zuoliang was gone, and his mother doted on him very much and obeyed him, so no one could control him.
Not only did he indulge in debauchery, he was also addicted to gambling. As soon as the gambling habit came up, he went out to gamble lavishly. A group of bad friends accompanied him to gamble, which made him even more obsessed with the excitement brought by gambling.
But this guy had bad gambling luck and lost far more than he won. He owed a huge debt a few months ago, amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The other party asked to use Song money to repay the debt. He was forced by the creditor and had no choice but to dare not I told my family that I was afraid that Zhao Zuoliang would beat him to death if he found out.
At this time, someone around him mentioned the money to him, so he quickly focused on the money.
As soon as the money arrived, he sent someone to contact the governor in charge of the matter, endorsed himself with Zhao Zuoliang's power, and proposed to share the money with everyone.
The local officials were all appointed by Zhao Kaishan, and all the glory and wealth pointed to the Zhao family. Zhao Zuoliang was a trusted figure beside Zhao Kaishan. Who could refuse the request made by his eldest son?
As a result, everyone hit it off, and the entire government was involved, actively helping with operations and making false accounts. The money was quickly divided into seven or eighty-eight pieces, leaving a little bit of water to deal with errands.
It is difficult for this small amount of money to actually reach the hands of military families. Basically, it is divided among the clerks. What does go to the hands of military families is just a drop in the bucket.
Zhao Xiuye, who had taken the bulk of the money, paid back the money, and still had money left over to continue spending time, drinking and living happily. He also continued to gamble, showing that he would not let go until he lost the casino.
Of course, the result was a complete loss, and he was no longer allowed to extend his sinful hand to the pension and bounty money.
When Zhao Xiang came to Yizhou to be responsible for the armed recruitment, he made good friends with local wealthy people and had many contacts. At a banquet, this matter was told as a joke.
It is said that the eldest son Zhao Zuoliang likes gambling very much. He just paid off the debt, but he started gambling again. He doesn't know which state's pension and bounty he will target next time.
Zhao Xiang felt that the opportunity had come at that time.
"Our clan brother didn't learn anything else from Nai's father, and he's not good at gambling either. But he's a self-taught master of making money. That's called a quick move, hahahahaha!"
Zhao Xiang laughed loudly, causing Zhao Kaihe to laugh too.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, this old man, I have wanted to deal with him severely for a long time! Let him embarrass me by relying on his old age! This time, I will use his son to give him a hard blow! "
"Wonderful!"
Zhao Xiang and Zhao Kaihe looked at each other and smiled, their hearts filled with pride.
While the two were preparing their plot intensively, Zhao Kaishan finally captured Nanle City.
The reason is simple. Civil strife broke out in the city due to lack of food. A starved army opened the city gate and allowed the Liberation Army to attack the city.
In the end, Nanle City was not captured by the Liberation Army on its own initiative, but betrayed by the people in the city.
Zhao Kaishan's siege measures were very decisive. The siege lasted for almost three months, but he was unwilling to withdraw. During this period, he also repelled several small-scale reinforcements, so the city soon ran out of food.
The soldiers in the city ate almost everything they could eat.
After the grain was gone, the horses were eaten, and after the horses were eaten, the dogs and other livestock were eaten.
After all these were eaten, they began to eat grass roots and bark. The limited wild fruits in the city were also eaten up. In the end, they could not find anything to eat, and some soldiers began to starve to death.
The hungry soldiers began to ignore the corpses of their starved comrades and try to survive.
Zhao Kaishan paid a huge price to siege and attack the city. At the same time, he also pushed Nanle City to its limit. Both the weapons and the willpower of the soldiers who defended the city were exhausted to the limit.
Under such circumstances, there was finally an army unwilling to sit still and wait for death. They secretly opened the city gate and welcomed the Liberation Army into the city. Then they were killed by the furious soldiers of the Liberation Army together with everyone in the city.
The Jin soldiers were pushed to the limit, and the Liberation Army was struggling in pain.
Months of torture almost drove the Liberation Army crazy. After the city was broken, they couldn't wait to enter the city, burn, kill and loot, but Zhao Kaishan wisely did not do anything to stop it.
Unfortunately, there were not many living people to kill in the city, but there was a lot of money. So after getting the money, the soldiers of the Liberation Army burned Nanle City to the ground and finally regained their senses.
Zhao Kaishan never entered the city from the beginning to the end, and almost no senior military officers entered the city. The fire burned for two days and two nights before it was slowly extinguished by a winter rain.
Nanle City was reduced to ruins, and everyone in the city died.
Zhao Kaishan did not hold the soldiers and grassroots officers accountable after the incident. He avoided talking about the matter and pretended it never happened.
The Liberation Army finally got what they wanted, taking Nanle County and opening up the road to Daming Mansion.
But Zhao Kaishan was not satisfied. He ordered the army to immediately move towards Damingfu City, preparing to attack Damingfu City, hoping to capture Damingfu in one go.
This caused great dissatisfaction among the military.
Because the New Year's Eve will be coming soon. As a rule, even during war, the New Year's Eve requires a day of truce without fighting, and the soldiers must have a good meal.
Now that the New Year is approaching, many people want to finish this battle and go home with their families and friends with their trophies to celebrate the New Year. But in the end, they still have to fight?
Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even many officers were extremely dissatisfied with this.
Many generals have advised him, asking him to give the soldiers a few days of rest, eat more delicious food, and preferably take annual leave.
Otherwise, the war-weariness of the soldiers is quite high now. If the army is forced to advance, it may have dire consequences.
Zhao Zuoliang also felt that this was not allowed, so he tried to dissuade Zhao Kaishan by pointing out that after Song Taizong's northern expedition to the Northern Han Dynasty, he immediately asked the army to go north to conquer the Liao Dynasty, which resulted in a disastrous defeat.
"At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty led an army north to crusade against the Han Kingdom in Taiyuan. The army fought hard for a long time and finally conquered Taiyuan and destroyed the Han Kingdom. Emperor Taizong did not let the army rest, but continued to lead the army north to crusade against the Liao Kingdom.
Some generals in the army suggested that the soldiers were tired and could not bear to fight for a long time, so they should be allowed to rest so that they could better attack the Liao Kingdom in the future. However, Emperor Taizong was unwilling and continued to march north to attack the Liao Kingdom. As a result, he was defeated miserably at the gate of Youzhou City.
At present, our army has been besieging the city for nearly three months. Everyone has been pushed to the limit. Whether it is physical strength or mental state, they really need to rest. Now it is approaching the New Year. You are working non-stop and there will be some relief soon. Soldiers deserted the army and fled home.
I thought that we should at least let the soldiers celebrate the New Year, have a good meal, or give them the opportunity to go home to visit relatives. This can boost morale and make the soldiers willing to continue fighting, rather than just finishing here and continuing over there. Go north. "
