Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 225 He Qi
Sun Quan was watching the battle report from Yuzhang County in his study. He said that the merchants in the county were robbed while traveling in the mountains and forests. There were more than a hundred people in the group, but less than one-tenth of them survived in the end.

Sun Fu summoned nearly 500 people from his tribe to go up the mountain to encircle and suppress them, but they only killed a few dozen people. Obviously, they had no impact on the main force of the Shanyue Sect Commander in the territory.

Relying on the dangerous terrain and favorable terrain, these mountain-crossing people shuttled and hid in the mountains and forests, making it difficult to distinguish and find their traces.

Sun Quan couldn't help but think of the Battle of Xuancheng a few years ago. He was almost killed by the people from Shanyue. Fortunately, Zhou Tai fought to protect him and fought his way out of the siege. From then on, he chose reliable family generals around him and gave them to his younger generation. name to protect yourself.

Thinking of the dangerous situation in Xuancheng that day, Sun Quan also felt quite emotional, "The land of Jiangdong seems to have a vast territory and a prosperous people's livelihood. However, most of the land is a barbaric land, the people's livelihood is also barbaric and ignorant, and the people's customs are fierce and unruly. The mountains are rampant. , the decree is difficult to implement.”

After all, Sun Quan was still young, so when he thought about this, he often felt discouraged.

Lu Su lowered his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the customs and customs of Jiangdong cannot be changed overnight. But Shanyue has become a serious threat. We, Jiangdong, want to attack the west. If the mountains become more uneven, we will end up in a situation where we are surrounded by enemies from both sides. If we can eradicate a group of Shanyue rebels, As soon as his reputation became known, the other commanders of the Shanyue Sect were relieved."

Sun Quan was not unaware of what Lu Su said, but when he thought of the Shanyue threat, he felt helpless. "Since my father and brother, the Shanyue threat has been suppressed and revived again and again, just like dead ashes that will be rekindled when the wind blows. I don't know how much manpower, money and food will be consumed by this repetition. I am helpless. If my father and brother were still alive, I might have a chance to win the battle.

I can only ask, Sir, do you have any good ideas to solve this problem once and for all? "

In order to deal with the Shanyue Rebellion, Sun Quan sent all his capable generals to various places to serve as commanders in counties and counties, in order to suppress the Shanyue Rebellion with all his strength.

Although there are successful achievements in encirclement and suppression campaigns in various places, in the end, they only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

"I don't have a good plan." Lu Su also answered Sun Quan very honestly, "But I do have some advice."

"Sir, please speak."

"The reason why the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period were able to dominate the Central Plains was not because the princes and monarchs had good strategies and ideas, but because they knew people and assigned them well. The reason why Gaozu conquered the world was not because he could defend millions of soldiers, but because he could use them to conquer the world. The Marquis of Huaiyin with millions of soldiers."

The more allusions, the better, and they are famous in history, which is enviable.

Lu Su continued to encourage Sun Quan, "The troubles in Jiangdong can be solved by Jiangdong's soldiers. According to someone's knowledge, there may be someone who can relieve the prince's worries. Why don't the prince summon him and listen to his advice?"

"Who?" Sun Quan frowned slightly. He didn't know that there was such a capable person in Jiangdong?
"Southern Captain He Gongmiao."

"Congratulations to Mr. Miao?" Sun Quan suddenly became excited when he heard the name, "Yes, I almost forgot about him."

Thinking that He Qi had given Sun Quan a new revelation, it was as if a bright light illuminated the road in front of him, which made him feel suddenly enlightened.

In Juxu Pavilion, Sun Quan mentioned the name He Qi to Qiao Wei, and Qiao Wei couldn't help but sigh, "Mr. Lu knows people better than anyone else." The name He Qi is actually not very popular among the famous generals of the Three Kingdoms. , but in terms of actual performance and contribution to Jiangdong's foundation, he is not inferior to anyone.

He Qi was originally from Shanyin in Kuaiji. He served as a county official in his early years, and later served as the acting magistrate of Shan County. During his tenure, the county official Sicong was frivolous, dissolute and committed evil deeds. He Qi wanted to punish him, but the county chief registrar persuaded him: "Sicong belongs to a wealthy family in Tan County, and the people of Shanyue all follow him. You punished him today. Tomorrow the bandits will come to attack."

He Qi was furious when he heard this and immediately killed Sicong. The members of the Sicong tribe gathered together and gathered more than a thousand people to attack the county town. He Qi led the officials and people to open the city gates and launched a sudden attack. They won a great victory and shocked the mountains and rivers.

After this battle, He Qi had many achievements in suppressing the Shanyue rebellion, and put down the Shanyue rebellion several times.

Even when Sun Ce's army was at its peak, the people in Shanyue had nothing to fear, but they were only afraid of He Qi's reputation. As soon as they heard that He Qi was leading the army to kill them, they were too frightened to put up any resistance and led their troops to surrender directly.

Sun Ce's achievement of "living in Kuaiji and slaughtering Dongzhi" can be said to be 80% due to having He Qi under his command.

Speaking of which, He Qi was also a strange person. Sun Ce often affected his official position, and often sent He Qi to suppress the unrest in mountainous areas.

Although this transfer is very sad, it also shows that He Qi's extraordinary ability is seen from the side.

A few days later, He Qi came to see Sun Quan. Sun Quan didn't say much and asked He Qi straight to the point about how to deal with Shanyue's disturbance.

"Since the Lord asked this, it is clear after thinking about it. In the past, when Wu Hou was still there, the main force used was suppression. Although such a method is effective in the short term, in the long term, it cannot solve the problem of Shanyue. Disaster.

In my humble opinion, I should change the policy of suppression to the policy of calm and appeasement. Mainly caressing and appeasing, supplemented by suppression. First, although Jiangdong has sufficient troops, long-term war will still lead to a situation where the land is deserted and uncultivated. If the soldiers and horses of Shanyue can be recruited for military use, the number of soldiers recruited in each county can be reduced, leaving more for farming. , is the long-term solution.

Secondly, it is actually not difficult to kill Shanyue's soldiers, and the commanders of the various Shanyue clans are not of the same mind. There are soldiers and horses from prefectures and counties threatening them, so they naturally work together to resist the government's soldiers first. But once the threat of external forces is removed, conflicts and internal conflicts between them are not uncommon. Just like what happened with Shang Sheng, his subordinates Zhang Ya, Zhan Qiang, and He Xiong also secretly fought for power with each other, each supporting troops to plot against the other. The minister only garrisoned the army to rest for more than a month, and sent people to spread rumors. They then divided their camps and exhausted each other, so that they were annihilated by the minister and had to lead the people to surrender.

Thirdly, the reason why Shanyue was repeatedly established was not only due to the mountains and forests, but more importantly, there were many powerful people in various counties and counties who colluded with it to provide it with information about troops and food, and to exchange information with each other.

If the kings and princes cannot get rid of those powerful people with different ambitions, the mountains will be like scabies, and the consequences will be endless. "

He Qi's words were like a huge stone rolling into a lake, setting off a storm in Sun Quan's heart.

He Qi is worthy of being the number one rival of the Yamakoshi Zongshuai. He has a very thorough understanding and insight into the Shanyue matter, and he is also very precise in pointing out the crux of the matter.

Indeed, it is difficult to figure out what happened to Shangyue, and it is by no means just a simple matter of Zongshuai Shangyue being behind it. It's just that Shanyue colluded with powerful people. What He Qi didn't finish was that the secret connivance of the aristocratic family was also indispensable.

"Then if I leave all the power to control Shanyue to you, will you be able to shoulder this heavy responsibility alone?"