Chapter 1513 The old man wants to spend money again
After capturing Juncheng, Jia Yao was not idle.
After a brief rest, Jia Yao left two thousand troops to accommodate the wounded and guard Juncheng, while she led the rest of the troops to attack Lou Chong.
However, Jia Yao was still a step too late after all.
Lou Chong's thousand cavalrymen had abandoned the city last night and fled to join the enemy forces in the direction of Woyuan.
Jia Yao had no choice but to wait in Juncheng for Shen Kuan to escort the prisoners back.
At dusk, Shen Kuan finally arrived at Lou Chong escorting thousands of prisoners.
When Shen Kuan came to report to Jia Yao, he saw Jia Yao standing quietly on the top of the city wall, looking towards the direction of the Li Kingdom with a serious expression, as if he was making some difficult decision.
"I've met Mrs. Gayao!"
Shen Kuan stepped forward and saluted, his heart filled with excitement.
Juncheng was taken back!
The overall situation is decided!
All that remains is to clean up the mess.
From the moment he entered the city, he heard the soldiers in the city discussing the previous battle enthusiastically.
Especially the story of Jia Yao defeating thousands of troops with a single arrow was deliberately exaggerated by those people.
Although Shen Kuan knew that those people were exaggerating, he still admired them in his heart.
"What do you think we should do next?"
Jia Yao did not look back and still looked in the direction of Qiming City.
Shen Kuan answered without hesitation: "Wait for the reinforcements from Hezhou to cross the Danshui River, launch a quick surprise attack, block Lishan Pass and Gushan Pass, and at the same time advance into Hukou and Linhai to trap the remaining enemies within the territory of Li State. We can only attack, not destroy! Wait for the subsequent reinforcements to arrive, and then advance into the Gaoqin tribe and destroy them in one fell swoop!"
"I know that none of the people taught by Yun Zheng are good!"
Jia Yao sighed again.
How could he not understand what Shen Kuan meant.
Just attack, don't destroy!
The purpose is to use the remaining troops to burn, kill and loot in the territory of Li State, turning the country upside down.
When the people of Li hate those people to the core, they will wipe them out in one fell swoop.
He even let the people of the Li Kingdom rebel, let various forces rise up, attack each other and fight each other, so as to use them to achieve the goal of reducing the population and exterminating the households.
Shen Kuan laughed dryly and replied: "The main reason is that we really need to do this. After this war, the Kingdom of Li will definitely face a large-scale food shortage..."
Since the gentle strategy doesn't work, then use the ruthless strategy.
They only had to guard the three places: Shangqing Road, Baishan Road, and Lu'an Road.
As for the remaining places, let the chaos continue!
Even if there is no chaos, they will add fuel to the fire.
In just one or two years, the population of Li State would drop by at least 30%!
They will come to rescue the Li people when they are in dire straits.
"There's nothing wrong with your idea."
Jia Yao turned around and said, "But have you ever thought about how much impact this chaos will have on us? The population in those three places has dropped sharply. Who will farm and do corvée labor? This war has caused serious damage to many cities in the Li Kingdom. Who will repair these cities?"
“That’s all for later consideration.”
Shen Kuan said seriously: "We just need to make sure that the three places we occupy can feed our garrisons! It's just right, let those Li people in the chaotic land see who can save them!"
Shen Kuan had already made up his mind to teach the people of Li a painful lesson.
The population of Li State was reduced sharply, and they could also be used to govern this land in the future.
"Fine!"
Jia Yao said no more, "Go back and tell Yun Zheng about your plan and see what he says!"
In fact, she was thinking about this question before Shen Kuan came.
Should we take advantage of the high morale to wipe out the remaining enemies and occupy the entire State of Li in one fell swoop, or should we use the enemy's strength to cause a sharp decline in the population of Li?
As a country that was once defeated in the war, she actually prefers the former.
They had been caught in the rain before, so she knew better how to hold an umbrella for others.
But for the sake of long-term stability, she prefers the latter.
But she also knew that it was useless for her to make the decision on her own in this matter.
With Juncheng back in their hands, it was easy to eliminate the remaining enemies.
But the final decision on what strategy to adopt towards the State of Li still depends on Yun Zheng.
Even if they wiped out the remaining enemies now, Yun Zheng still had countless ways to do it if he wanted to reduce the population and eliminate the families.
Shen Kuan nodded gently and asked again: "Did Madam send the Eighteen Ghost Riders to hunt down Hailanduo?"
"Ah."
Jia Yao nodded, "You can ignore that Teji, but the culprit, Hailanduo, must be brought to justice! In addition, you can send someone to spread the word that whoever captures Hailanduo will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
"Yes!"
Shen Kuan took the order.
……
Xindu.
Yun Zheng once again received good news from Hezhou.
"I don't know where they are fighting now..."
Miaoyin and Yun Zheng looked at the good news happily, but they also smiled bitterly in their hearts.
This was the victory report that Jia Yao led his troops to burn the enemy's cavalry and raid the enemy's camp.
It took at least five or six days for this good news to reach Xindu after many twists and turns.
According to Jiayao's style of play, a lot can happen in five or six days.
She was eager to know the subsequent battle situation, but she had no choice but to wait.
"No matter where she attacks, the enemy can no longer cause any trouble."
Yun Zheng smiled, "As long as the enemy is not stupid, they should consider retreating! With Jia Yao's style, as long as the enemy retreats, she will definitely lead her troops to chase them! It is estimated that the time to recapture Juncheng is not far away."
He is no longer worried about the war situation now.
He was more worried about Jia Yao's safety.
Now Jiayao is like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins.
No one can control her unless she goes to Li State in person.
He was worried that Jia Yao would hit too hard and something unexpected would happen.
However, thinking about Shen Kuan's arrangements, and that the Eighteen Ghost Riders should have also met up with Jia Yao, his worries were slightly alleviated.
never mind!
Don’t think about these for now!
There was no point in worrying now since I was so far away.
Now that Jiayao has a child, she should take good care of herself.
Yun Zheng shook his head and spoke slowly: "Now, I should consider the governance plan for the Li Kingdom! And the Gaoqin people should pay the price for their ignorance!"
With Yin Zhi's defeat, they could take over the entire Kingdom of Li at any time if they wanted.
But he needs to consider whether to take over the Kingdom of Li now or wait until later?
Just as Yun Zheng was thinking, Lin Ji came running over and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor sent someone to deliver a personal letter!"
As he spoke, Lin Ji handed the letter in his hand to Yun Zheng.
Ok?
Yun Zhengqi took the letter and opened it.
Looking at the contents of the letter, Yun Zheng couldn't help but smile helplessly.
This old guy is still restless!
But it's understandable!
"what happened?"
Miaoyin asked with a smile: "Could it be that your father also wants to visit Xindu?"
"You really guessed it right!"
Yun Zheng handed the letter to Miaoyin: "Father said that he also wants to see what the new capital of Daqian will look like in the future..."
Emperor Wen's subtext is very clear.
He is now living one day less!
He wanted to see what Daqian's future new capital would look like before he died.
Now that things have come to this, he can't refuse, right?
Besides, it is completely understandable that as an emperor, he wants to see the future new capital before his death.
never mind!
Since this old guy is coming, let’s give him a little surprise!
Well, let them go to Linjiang first!
