Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2318: The noble families conspired together and surrendered the city to Jin

"Emperor Tang Shengzong may be loyal but he has no regard for the hundreds of thousands of people in Hefei!"

"Fortunately, there is still Mr. Zishan who understands the greater good and has not colluded with Emperor Shengzong of Tang. This provides a way out for hundreds of thousands of people in Hefei!" The head of a noble family complimented.

All subsequent actions are ultimately inseparable from Bu Zhi and Bu Zi Mountain.

"General Tang is a loyal man, but everyone has their own ambitions!" Bu Zhi shook his head helplessly.

He still had some respect for Emperor Shengzong of Tang. At least, his loyalty to Zhu Yuanzhang was worthy of his admiration.

"Mr. Zishan, we only have three days left. No, it should be only two days left!" someone said a little anxiously.

Guo Ziyi only stayed for three days. If three days were not enough, he would start to attack the city and there would be no room for negotiation.

You have to know that this was not Guo Ziyi's idea, but Li Xiang's idea. It was Li Xiang who said it.

A gentleman never jokes. Once you say something, even if it is wrong, you have to execute it. Therefore, after missing three days, there is really no room for maneuver.

And now, a day has passed.

"Do not worry!"

"Given the current situation in the city, there is more than enough time!" Bu Zhi said nonchalantly.

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's order, all the people in the Jianghuai region became soldiers. What does it mean to have all the people become soldiers?
Regardless of gender, age or status, as long as you are taller than the wheels, you will be sent to the battlefield.

Those who still had some strength went directly up the wall, and even some strong women had to carry their weapons and go up the wall. The old and unable to move, or the weak women, had to carry supplies from below.

Even though there are only 12,000 soldiers in Hefei City now, and a considerable number of them are from the aristocratic families in Yangzhou, if those messy soldiers who are not considered as soldiers are also counted, the number is terrifying.

It is almost equivalent to the fact that there are as many soldiers and horses as there are civilians in Hefei city today.

When Emperor Shengzong of Tang was born, his basic command value was only 93 points. Now it has finally been upgraded to 95 points. With this command value, he can barely command troops.

However, the problem is that there are now more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and now, the quality of the soldiers and horses in the city is really problematic. Is controlling such soldiers and horses the same as controlling normal soldiers and horses?
The remaining troops are beyond our control, which is not a good thing!

In war, the more soldiers you have, the better! However, it doesn't always mean it's good!

When some peerless commanders face some god-level commanders, if both sides have tens of thousands of soldiers, maybe the two can still fight.

However, if the number of troops on both sides increases to hundreds of thousands, the outcome may be easily determined, which is easier to determine than when each side has only tens of thousands of troops.

This is why generals like Han Xin, who believe that the more soldiers he has, the better, are so terrifying and precious.

The larger the scale of the military operations, the higher the capability requirements.

If the number of troops in hand seriously exceeds the ability to control, it will be a disaster. The Battle of Feishui is a typical example. And now, with the number of troops in the city and the poor quality, it is impossible for Emperor Shengzong of Tang to manage it in an orderly manner.

In addition, the soldiers and people in the city are now in a panic, so it is too easy to find loopholes.

As long as they act together, who knows how many people will blindly follow suit? Tang Shengzong, he couldn't control the situation at all at that time.

"Okay, in this case, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Hefei depend on Lord Zishan!" The head of a noble family saluted with both hands.

A group of people gathered together quietly and left quietly one by one.

However, as these people leave quietly, it also means that a major change will happen in the city.

Facts have proved that this era cannot do without aristocratic families.

Because at least 90% of the talents, whether they are civil or military, are actually produced by the aristocratic families. As for the poor families, they are also aristocratic families, just poor ones. Don't bring ordinary people into the poor families, they are not qualified yet.

And of the remaining 10%, more than 90% of it is produced by the powerful.

Only that last tiny percentage of talent is likely to emerge from the collective of civilians.

The most important thing in this era is that, taking the Five Tiger Generals as an example, except Guan Yu, there should be no one else who was born a commoner.

Zhang Fei has his own manor, so a person like him is at least a powerful person.

Needless to say, Ma Chao was from a famous family and had the highest background among the Five Tiger Generals.

Huang Zhong’s origin is unknown, but he appears as the General of the Central Army under Liu Biao, so it is highly likely that his family background has a basic guarantee.

Zhao Yun, the "Biography of Yun" quoted in the "Records of the Three Kingdoms" says: "Yun was eight feet tall, with a majestic appearance. He was selected by the county and led his righteous officers and soldiers to Gongsun Zan."

There are two points worth noting from this record. First, Zhao Yun was recommended. In other words, Zhao Yun had a good influence in his hometown, otherwise he would not have stood out from the crowd. Second, Zhao Yun did not go to Gongsun Zan alone, he also brought an army. The army under Zhao Yun included his own private soldiers, petty officials from the court, and militiamen who voluntarily joined Zhao Yun's team.

The word "righteous followers" is worth further study. According to the "Records of the Three Kingdoms: Biography of Liang Xi", "When Xi arrived at the office, he lured and recruited people. He courteously summoned the powerful and wealthy, recommended them one by one, and sent them to the shogunate. When all the powerful and wealthy were gone, he next recruited the strong men as righteous followers."

According to the convention at that time, "Yi Cong" was generally a private army formed by aristocratic families. The fact that Zhao Yun had such a group of Yi Cong also showed that Zhao Yun's family was not only prestigious in Changshan, but also had a lot of wealth.

Therefore, this person is most likely a powerful person.

It is precisely because most of the talents of this era come from aristocratic families that these aristocratic families in the city have the opportunity to control.

Every citizen is a soldier. Even if all the people are organized into an army, it will not work without officers to lead them. Where do these officers come from?
On the one hand, some responsibilities were raised from among the people, including the most grassroots officers, and some of the grassroots above them, which required them to have some abilities.

Therefore, there were old soldiers in the army who temporarily made up the numbers, and there were also people sent by these aristocratic families.

It was precisely because of this that, in this battle, every military camp in the city was not peaceful in the silent night.