Liu Fan's eyes suddenly lit up: "According to this, the demon thieves should have withdrawn their troops long ago, right? Didn't they evacuate overnight?"
Liu Yi smiled slightly: "Yes, from the day they withdrew the fleet, the army also quietly withdrew. It's just that they used the trick of adding oil and subtracting oil. They will let us see it every day during the day. There are batches of new troops entering the camp, but these are just their newly recruited stragglers. The real main force of the old thieves may have already left the camp in batches at night."
Liu Fan said thoughtfully: "In that case, why didn't eldest brother pursue us earlier and break the camp by force?"
Liu Yi laughed: "Why should I be in such a hurry? If we pursue and break the camp earlier, we will force the enemy to retreat. They have to turn around and fight again. If the enemy's morale has not completely collapsed, no matter whether they are old thieves or newly attached You little demons will fight to the death. Even if we win, we will suffer huge losses and we will not be able to send a large number of troops to capture Jingnan and Lingnan."
"This was the case in the last Western Expedition. Because we fought fiercely all the way against Huanxuan, although we destroyed Huanxuan, our own troops were insufficient and we did not take the opportunity to develop a large army. Even Jiangling had no troops to help defend it, so we asked Huanxuan to Zhen Zhen's counterattack was successful, but almost failed. Later, we learned the lesson, fought steadily, and used Lu Zongzhi to consume Huan Zhen, while we recruited Huan Chu's scattered soldiers and defeated generals. In half a year, we expanded to an army of 50,000. With this strength Afterwards, Huan Zhen was naturally defeated in one fell swoop. This is the way to use military force, do you understand, Fan?"
Liu Fan nodded: "We have indeed greatly expanded our strength through the last battle to destroy Chu. Not only the old Huan Chu tribe, but also a large number of old Beifu brothers from Wu and Jiangbei, as well as some foreign cavalry. They all joined us because, big brother, you are fair in dealing with things and I can gain benefits by following you in the war."
Liu Yi stroked his beard proudly: "If you want people to serve, you must give them real benefits. Like Liu Jinu, he talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and the people of the world, but if he can't even satisfy his brothers' marriages and careers, What's the point of talking about this? If he didn't have the power in the court, people like Fatty Liu could give many brothers promotions and titles, and rely on their titles to allocate newly occupied lands. I'm afraid he would have been unable to play his tricks long ago. Sended."
Speaking of this, Liu Yi paused: "This time he destroyed Nanyan, but the land of Nanyan will either be left to the powerful Qilu people in the past, or it will be given to the aristocratic families in Jiankang City. One hundred thousand soldiers will fight in a bloody battle." Years, but in the end there was almost no actual reward, huh, I want to see what he will use to become an official and make a wish!"
Liu Fan sighed: "Brother Jinu, sometimes he does limit his own morality and righteousness. However, there are many people who agree with his philosophy and are willing to work for him. Wang Zhene, Zhu Ling Shi, Shen Tianzi and other rising stars all came here this way. Even Liu Daogui and Tan Daoji in Jingzhou are like this."
Liu Yi sneered and said: "Afan, do you think these rising stars, the new generation of Beifu generals, really believe in Liu Jinu's set of benevolence and righteousness? Huh, they are all guys who want to make contributions, just like Just like us who joined the army back then, we could make meritorious deeds by following Liu Yu, and we could be promoted to high positions through meritorious service. As for the distribution after the war, what does it have to do with these people? Do you think they can be appointed governors of major states in the future, or split the earth? This little bit of capture after the war?”
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Liu Fan opened his eyes wide: "What do you mean, are you saying that this model of benevolence, justice, and protecting the environment and the people is unworkable? It can only be maintained if the slave is there, but it will collapse if he does not have power?"
Liu Yi nodded: "Yes, the hearts of the people in the world cannot be as noble as he said. They shed blood and sacrifice for the common people who have nothing to do with them. The more powerful the generals and soldiers, the more they risk their lives." The more wealthy you are, the more you want to get ahead. Isn’t this word wealth only obtained through plunder and rewards after the war? If the wolf is not allowed to eat sheep, the wolf will only become a dog. Liu Yu can use Power is used to stimulate young generals to die for it, but over time, ordinary soldiers will not get the benefits, and in the end they can only come to me."
Liu Fan laughed: "So, brother, you want to make great contributions in this battle, take control of the power yourself, and use the power to reward outstanding young generals, so that rising stars such as Wang Zhenxie, Shen Tianzi, and Tan Daoji can all be rewarded for their success. Did you use it?"
Liu Yi said with satisfaction: "What the slaves can give these young generals is nothing more than titles and general positions, because now he has the power in his hands and can appoint officials and make wishes according to his own will. In the past, Jingkou Jianyi, because of the temporary situation, , Wuji and I recommended him as the leader of the alliance, which was just a temporary concession to achieve great things. However, he took this opportunity to monopolize the power. The appointment and dismissal of these personnel were all discussed with Fatty Liu on his own, leaving me and Wuji out of the equation. Fangzhou County, eliminate the center of power, I just hate your brain, they give you the governor of Yanzhou, you still think you are getting a big advantage, you are really stupid!"
Liu Fan's face turned red slightly: "My eldest brother has taught me a lesson. This time I understand a little bit. Only with great power in hand can we get the most rewards in the war and undertake the best tasks during the battle. This time I Listen to big brother, I will do whatever you ask me to do. For example, right now, I think I can chase down the demon thief and defeat him in one fell swoop. If I am asked to be the vanguard, I am willing to take the lead and fight."
Liu Yi smiled and patted Liu Fan on the shoulder: "Good brother, I will bring you back this time and even send Meng Huaiyu away, just to make us brothers work together and make great achievements together. Liu Yu told me not to attack before, and also said After everything is done, give me the position of governor of Jingzhou, huh, do I need him to give in? I will take Jingzhou for myself, I don't need to look at his face, that position will be yours from now on."
Liu Fan's expression changed: "You mean, you want me to succeed Dao Gui and serve as the governor of Jingzhou?"
Liu Yi said sternly: "Yes, it belongs to whoever defeats it. Although Liu Daogui defended Jingzhou, he lost the land of Xiangzhou in Jingnan in this war. If we regain Jiangzhou and Jingnan, we will defeat the demon thieves." , the territory of Jiangzhou, Jingzhou, and Guangzhou will all be ours from now on. Liu Yu destroyed Nanyan, and he has the final say over the land of Qingzhou, but I destroyed the demon thieves, hmph, then these places will be mine Come and distribute.”
Liu Fan frowned: "This is not good. Brother Dao Gui defended Jingzhou and defeated Huan Qian and Gou Lin. In the end, they wanted to deprive him of the governorship of Jingzhou. I am afraid that the government and the public will not agree on this." passed."
