"The enemy troops are so numerous!"
On the top of the city, Zhao Yun and his ministers yelled for a while.
The morale of the defenders at the top of the city was already low. Seeing them like this made them even less confident.
Jia Sidao supported Zhao Yun with a heavy heart, "Guan family, there are still 30,000 elite soldiers in the city. The money and food can last for a year. Guan family must not lose confidence!"
Zhao Yun sighed, "Does this still make sense?"
Jia Sidao was silent after hearing this.
If Zhao Tai had not reached Lin'an and the Song army still controlled Jiangnan, he could still hold on and wait for the times to change.
Now that the Qi army is approaching the city, Zhao Tai can take it easy even if Meng Ge attacks Qi.
Under such circumstances, if we continue to persist, the people of Lin'an will pay an extremely painful price.
Hundreds of thousands of people were killed and injured, but he still had to be pulled from the throne. Is it worth it?
Zhao Yun managed to calm down, leaned on the wall and looked out, only to see the flags outside the city covering the sky and the sun.
"Didn't Zhao Tai send a letter to surrender?" Zhao Yun asked suddenly.
Jia Sidao shook his head, "No letters have been shot outside the city yet."
These words made Zhao Yun a little panicked, and he couldn't help but attack on his own.
[Zhao Tai’s troops are approaching the city, and if he doesn’t shoot a letter to summon him to surrender, what’s his plan? 】
Zhao Yun was worried, and suddenly asked his ministers: "Do you think I look like Liu Jiyu?"
Jia Sidao and others quickly denied it, "How can the official family be compared to Liu Jiyu!"
Zhao Yun said no more, but he already had an idea in his mind.
Liu Jiyu's abilities were average. In the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, he was indeed not a hero. However, he was able to see the situation clearly, save the soldiers and civilians in the city from military disasters, and save the people of Chengdu. He was actually a good person.
Looking at the Qi army outside the city, Zhao Yun consciously brought Liu Jiyu in, but was Zhao Tai Liu Bei? Can Zhao Tai not kill him?
Zhao Yun was worried and couldn't decide.
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Zhao Tai led the army to the city and was in no hurry to attack the city.
Now that the Qi army has arrived in Lin'an, it can be said that the overall situation has been decided.
Now that Lin'an is within his grasp, Zhao Tai is more worried about another problem than taking over Lin'an.
The State of Qi unified the north and was a huge political power that had accumulated a lot of experience in governance.
However, the situation in the north is different from that in the south. The difference is like the difference between rural and urban areas.
Lin'an is a large city in the south of the Yangtze River with a large population, but Lin'an is not a strong city.
In fact, the city wall of Lin'an City is not as good as Jinling, so the Qi army has no pressure to attack.
Compared to attacking the city, the dense markets, neighborhoods and tens of thousands of residents outside the city gave the Qi army an even greater headache.
Since the Anshi Rebellion, the development of the world has become stronger in the south and weaker in the north. Jiangnan has replaced Guanzhong, Central Plains, and Hebei and become the economic center of the world.
After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng was built with the power of the whole country. However, when the Southern Song Dynasty was established, the economic center quickly moved to the south of the Yangtze River.
The north has been ruled by foreigners for many years, and its economy is far inferior to that of the south. There are very few cities with a population of more than 100,000, and it is a traditional farming civilization.
It was actually relatively easy for Qi to rule these states and counties, as it had thousands of years of experience to draw from.
Furthermore, farmers were bound by the land and it was a self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy. It was also very simple for Qi to rule.
The Qi government does not need to interfere too much with the people. It only needs to maintain law and order and collect taxes on time.
The south has a developed economy, prosperous commerce, and a large urban population. Lin'an has a population of one million.
These people gathered in the city were separated from agricultural production. Qi officials had no experience in how to manage, how to collect taxes, how to ensure their food, clothing, housing and transportation, and how to ensure that they could survive in the city.
As a city with a population of one million, Lin'an has so many non-agricultural people gathered. It is indeed a challenge for Qi State to ensure that there is no trouble.
If Zhao Tai occupies Lin'an, the people's lives will not improve, but will lead to chaos, which will undoubtedly damage Zhao Tai's reputation and make Zhao Tai unpopular among the people in Jiangnan.
Now Zhao Tai
Before he was ready, the Qi officials who came to support were still on the way, so Zhao Tai was in no hurry to take action against Lin'an.
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At the Qi army camp outside the city, Zhao Tai strictly ordered all ministries to enforce military discipline and not to harass the people.
Although the Qi army has strict military discipline, Lin'an City is too new and shocking to the Qi army.
In the past two days, most of the Qi soldiers bought things and went to restaurants to eat and drink, and paid according to military discipline. However, many soldiers still had conflicts with the people, and even broke out in brothels.
The cause of this incident was that several military schools couldn't help but go to have fun when they saw the bustling Lin'an.
When they arrived at the brothel, they thought they could just pay, but they were despised by the other guests, and a conflict broke out.
When the Qi army came to the city, the people outside Lin'an City were panicked at first. Many wealthy people fled elsewhere to avoid the disaster.
Only the homeless people were left outside the city. They were initially prepared to be plundered by the Qi army, but as the Qi army set up camp and did not harass them, the people outside Lin'an quickly settled down.
Under the careful propaganda of Qi State, this war between Qi and Song was publicized as an internal dispute between the old Zhao family and had nothing to do with the people of Jiangnan.
Zhao Yun won, and Jiangnan's surname was Zhao. Zhao Tai won, and Jiangnan was also surnamed Zhao.
This statement reduced the resistance of the people in Jiangnan to the Qi army and turned them from Southern Song people to bystanders of the war.
Therefore, outside Lin'an City, there is a relatively harmonious scene between the Qi army and the people of Lin'an.
The Qi army camped outside the city, preparing to attack Lin'an, while the people outside Lin'an were living their lives step by step, and many shops that had been closed had reopened.
At this time, in the Qi army's tent, Zhao Tai listened to the summarized information and said in a deep voice: "You must pay attention to military discipline! Those officers who made trouble should be dealt with immediately! In addition, before seizing Lin'an, the soldiers of each battalion were not With approval, you are not allowed to leave the camp without permission!"
Now the Qi army and the people of Lin'an barely live in harmony, but if a few conflicts occur, the Lin'an people's favor with the Qi army will soon be eroded.
If the people of Lin'an regard the Qi army as their enemy, it will be detrimental to Zhao Tai's rule in Jiangnan.
In fact, the generals of the Qi army had some complaints about Zhao Tai's decision. They felt that Zhao Tai was too cautious. At the same time, they also thought that his brothers followed him to Lin'an. It was such a hard journey and there was nothing wrong with enjoying it.
Zhao Tai can understand the mood of his subordinates, but China has been developing for so long and has finally achieved such great economic achievements.
If Jiangnan's economy is destroyed, it will take another hundred years to develop again.
Therefore, Zhao Tai wanted to take over everything, benefit Jiangnan's commodity economy, generate higher productivity, and bring his dynasty into a new era.
At this time, many generals listened to his instructions and bowed in response, "I obey!"
Zhao Tai nodded slightly, "Go and do it!"
Everyone filed out, but Wang Bin hurried in and saluted: "Your Majesty! Jia Sidao is here!"
Zhao Tai asked: "What is he here for?"
Wang Bin explained, "It's better to come and seek peace! The people are outside!"
