Zhu Lingshi frowned slightly: "Suppressing evil may not be like this. This time the demon thieves went straight to Jiankang, but they completely gave up the rear. Whether it was Jingzhou or Jiangzhou, they did not care. Even if they withdraw from the siege Jiankang, there are other places we can choose to attack, such as heading north from Yuzhou, contacting the Later Qin Dynasty, and attacking Qingzhou and Jiangbei. Another example is the large ships. They may go around to land at Sanwu, and then Take the land of Wu. Sun En landed in the land of Wu four times that year, causing a bloody storm for nearly ten years. Why do you think they can only attack Jingzhou?"
Wang Zhene said calmly: "Brother Shitou has a good question. Indeed, the demon thieves have the naval advantage and can attack wherever they want, but strategically speaking, they only have one option: attack Jingzhou. As you just said, Take the northern part of Yuzhou to the north, attack Yanzhou or the six counties in Jiangbei, and link up with Later Qin to attack Qingzhou. This is an act of abandoning the original and chasing the weak. Tianshi Tao has no power in the north. Even if it captures the land, it will be difficult to operate. Later Qin and them have long been Even though they appear to be in harmony with each other, when they attacked Jiankang this time, the Later Qin Dynasty even sent an envoy to Jin Dynasty, willing to help us attack Tianshi Dao. Although it may be a trick, it at least proves that they and the demon thieves are not of the same mind."
"In this Jiankang defense battle, for such a long time, the Later Qin Dynasty did not send out a single soldier to help the Heavenly Master. Instead, the Later Qin Dynasty has been supporting Sima Guofan, Sima Chuzhi and other puppets, trying to use these Sima The name of the clan has gained benefits in the Jin Dynasty. This is the only reason why their fundamental interests and those of Tianshi Dao are in opposition. This is the fundamental reason why Hou Qin and the demon thieves did not join forces this time."
Liu Yi, who had been silent for the whole time, nodded and said, "Suppressing evil makes sense. The two groups of thieves have their own agendas. If the evil thieves invade Jiankang and seize power in the world, then the Later Qin Dynasty may follow suit. By bargaining with the puppet in his hand, he could at least seize several counties in Beizhou. However, Tianshi Dao was not strong this time, and Later Qin did not dare to offend the Jin Dynasty like this. After all, the Later Qin Dynasty had always limited the conflict with the Jin Dynasty. The personal conflict with the slaves, not Dajin, is where their cunning lies.”
Liu Fan then echoed: "Brother makes sense. If Tianshi Dao goes north at this time, not only will it not join forces with the Later Qin, but it may be a dog-eat-dog situation. Fight first. Besides, the army of the Later Qin has already After returning to Guanzhong and dealing with Hu Xia again, where will the strength come from to help the demon thief? Even if the demon thief goes north, to the Jianghuai area or even the Central Plains region further north, where it is conducive for cavalry to move freely, the demon thief's shortcomings If you fight with scattered troops, you will suffer a lot."
Shen Linzi nodded: "Even if the demon thief will not expand to the north, going to Wu and fighting back to his hometown is a very possible choice. This is what the demon thief has done many times in the past. Why did he also put this How can this be completely ruled out?”
Wang Zhene said calmly: "For two reasons. First, the demon thief had a very good reputation in Wu before Sun En's Rebellion. Tianshi Tao has been operating for decades, and everyone in Wu believes in it." Wu Dou Mi Dao regarded them as conscientious saviors who helped them escape the oppression of the government. In addition, Sun Tai was executed by Sima Daozi, Sima Yuanxian and his son, which also made people sympathize. Under the combined effect of these two reasons, Sun En When we join the army, the people of Wu will follow, and in their eyes, this is a just act."
Sun Chu curled his lips in disdain: "Raising troops to rebel and rebel is a just act? Are the people of Wu too ignorant of right and wrong?"
Wang Zhen'e sighed: "The blame for this is that the scum in the noble families have squeezed the people of Wu too hard in those years. You are all the eldest brothers and seniors of Beifu, so you should be aware of this matter. In the past years of war, Increasing taxes and levying taxes has reached the limit of the people. The Battle of Feishui and the subsequent Northern Expedition have caused many people in Wu to lose their relatives. Under such circumstances, Sima Yuanxian made another attempt to make Wu If all the land tenants join the army, it will trigger a civil uprising. Sun En took advantage of this popular sentiment and caused a great chaos. It was not that the people did not know right from wrong, but that the people were oppressed too hard at that time."
Liu Yu nodded and said: "There is no need to mention the past. The former Tianshi Tao was covered in a layer of caring and mutual help, which indeed deceived many people. Now, after so many years of war, except for those more than ten thousand Except for the old thief who followed the demon thief away, the other people who had been deceived all saw clearly the face of Tianshi Dao. In that chaos, almost everyone in the Wu Di family died, and more than 40% of the people were exterminated. Most of the people who survived hated the demon thief to death, just like the Shen brothers, will you follow the demon thief and cause chaos again now?"
Shen Tianzi spat up bitterly: "Forty-seven people in our family died in the last turmoil, and we didn't even get a damn thing. If Brother Jinu hadn't been extrajudicial, our Wuxing Shen family wouldn't have been able to survive." How can you be grateful for the benefits of a demon thief if you are about to exterminate your family and die?"
Shen Linzi said solemnly: "Death is not terrible, the key is to see the meaning of death. If you die as a loyal minister and a righteous man, your reputation will last forever. Just like Bian Hu, a famous official in the founding of the Jin Dynasty, who brought several sons to the king They died in the Dun Rebellion, and their wives and daughters also committed suicide one after another. Although the Bian family was extinct because of this, it is still admired by people all over the world. Even other distant relatives are vying to adopt sons to inherit their lineage. This is correct. Way to die!"
"But what happened to us last time? We rebelled and helped the tyrants to do evil. Even if they died, it would not be a pity, and they would be reviled by others. Last time, the demon thief was able to use some excuses like resisting Sima Yuanxian and Qingjun, but this time , they are openly committing rebellion without any excuse or reason, except for those who are evil in nature, as long as they have a little loyalty in their hearts, they will no longer agree with them."
"The people of Sanwu have experienced the last tragedy. If they encounter demon thieves again, they will only fight to the end. Those old thieves who followed them to Guangzhou have no relatives in their hometown for a long time. This kind of returning group will only come back. They will beat people to death, and no one will treat them as relatives and friends. Please rest assured, Brother Jinu, about this."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Very good, I believe that the demon thieves in Wu will never have the same popular base as last time. It is even less likely that when Sun En fled to the island and only had a few hundred men, the people of Wu still had They rushed to risk their lives to bring him food, drink and supplies. To suppress evil, what is your other reason?"
Wang Zhen smiled evilly and said: "The second reason is that Wu's troops and horses are sufficient, and the food, grass and weapons are complete, so there is no possibility of monsters and thieves taking advantage of it!"
(End of chapter)
