Yang Tao didn't understand. "What do you mean?"
Yan Lin's eyes were cold as he said, "Liu Xi's advisor, Feng Zhen, is from Zhangzhou's Anshan County. He was born into an aristocratic family and is very familiar with the powers in Zhangzhou. He probably knows which families are willing to join him and which families are not. "
Therefore, if they wanted to set up a trap, Yan Lin couldn't choose Yang Tao's people.
The trick of injuring oneself to gain sympathy depended on the target. It was useless against a heartless animal like Feng Zhen.
He wouldn't trust him even if he killed him.
"I have a good candidate."
Yang Tao asked, "Who?"
"The Zhao family."
Zhao Shao's Zhao family.
Years ago, Zhao Shao caused Yang Jian's death and brought his family to seek refuge with the fake Emperor, Prince Changshou. Later, he followed Prince Changsheng to Nansheng and secretly ran back to Dongqing. He even became Xu Bei's guest minister. He was known as the best thief and was as sly as a mudfish.
Yang Tao was also a man who could distinguish between kindness and hatred. He only wanted to kill the person who killed his father, so he didn't vent his anger on the Zhao family.
However, Yang Tao didn't kill anyone, but the Zhao family didn't dare to relax.
They were always on tenterhooks, afraid that Yang Tao would find them to settle old scores. If that happened, they wouldn't even be able to escape.
The Zhao family was the happiest when Jiang Pengji called.
It was no surprise that the Zhao family would defect to the enemy.
"Shaoyang means to use them as candidates to fake their surrender? Are you sure … this isn't digging their own graves? "
Yang Tao didn't kill the other members of the Zhao family, but he had been secretly suppressing them in recent years. When he was in a bad mood, he would vent his anger on them.
From a fundamental point of view, the Zhao family and Yang Tao were going in opposite directions.
There was no way the Zhao family would help Yang Tao complete his plan.
It was already good enough that they didn't betray Yang Tao.
Yan Lin nodded, then shook his head.
"For now, the Zhao family is the most suitable candidate. Feng Zhen and the others won't suspect them," Yan Lin said. "Whether it's the Zhao family or the other gentry families, they all have to face an awkward problem when they grow bigger. The number of family members increases, and there are many conflicts between the branches. There are even examples of blood brothers turning against each other, not to mention a big family. It's impossible for everyone to be of one mind. "
Yang Si and the others had thought of feigning surrender, but they had never thought that Yang Tao would place his hopes on the Zhao Clan.
This sword move was unconventional … it was too unconventional.
Yan Lin secretly sent people to detain the target's parents, wife, and children. Since the target was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to do it. Since the county magistrate surrendered without even fighting, and the reinforcements sent by Yang Tao were intercepted by Fu Wang and his men, the morale of Zhangzhou's people plummeted.
Fu Wang led his troops to advance southward with an unstoppable momentum. It only took him a month to reap a considerable harvest.
Seeing that the situation was becoming clearer and clearer, the landowning households who had been hesitant immediately switched sides. Their secret letters were also sent more frequently, and the contents were no longer vague and ambiguous. Fu Wang sneered as he finished reading. He "treasured" the letters one by one. These were all for his lord to read.
To put it nicely, these people were very sensible and had bet on the right person. To put it bluntly, he had no backbone and was useless! Yang Tao hadn't lost yet, but they were already singing the bad news and sending flirtatious glances to the enemy. How could his lord rest assured with people with such bad characters?
For example, if his lord was unfortunately faced with a situation like Yang Tao's one day, would these despicable people jump out and kick her when she was down?
Fu Wang sneered. "Hmph, they're not loyal once, but they'll never be loyal again. They still don't understand our lord's temperament."
As the war unfolded, more and more landowning households changed sides. Some even brought their families over to seek refuge.
"The Zhao Clan? Which Zhao Clan? "
There were many landowning households with the same surname, and there were also a few landowning households with the surname Zhao in Zhangzhou.
Yang Si glanced at it and smiled mysteriously. "So it's this Zhao Clan."
Zhao Shao was from the same landowning household. Yang Si even had an "inexplicable ill-fated relationship" with Zhao Shao.
Back then, Zhao Shao mocked Yang Si at the Hongmen Banquet for being the son of a prostitute. Yang Si immediately retorted, but he was still angry when he returned.
When it came to holding a grudge, Yang Si ranked in the top three.
Not long after, his lord brought people to attack the barbican city. Yang Si secretly concealed Zhao Shao's whereabouts. He watched as Zhao Shao was tortured by a few refugees until he was physically and mentally exhausted and couldn't close the door properly. Then, he personally witnessed Zhao Shao being punished with a wooden basin. Only then did he satisfactorily write off this "grudge."
Because of Zhao Shao, Yang Si didn't have a good impression of the Zhao Clan.
Feng Zhen said, "The Zhao Clan has been living in fear all these years. I'm afraid they haven't been doing well."
Yang Si laughed. "It'd be strange if they were doing well, right? Zhao Shao is Yang Tao's enemy who killed his father. Now that the Zhao Clan is under Yang Tao's control, they have no choice but to tuck their tails between their legs. Now that we're leading troops to attack Zhangzhou, the Zhao Clan will probably be overjoyed. "
Look, they're hurriedly flying over.
The Zhao Clan was sincerely seeking refuge. Not only did they offer a lot of their family's savings, but they also gave a proof of allegiance.
This proof of allegiance was the Great Universal Geographical Map of several main river basins in Zhangzhou. It also marked the distribution of Yang Tao's troops.
"This is really generous, but … does the military advisor think it's trustworthy?"
Fu Wang first saw the information, but then he became suspicious. He was a little stunned that such a big pie had fallen from the sky.
Yang Si asked Feng Zhen, "Is the relationship between the Zhao Clan and Yang Tao really like fire and water?"
Feng Zhen said, "Yang Tao often oppresses the Zhao Clan. How good do you think their relationship is?"
"If that's the case, this Great Universal Geographical Map is real?"
Feng Zhen frowned. "The Zhao Clan's allegiance is real, but the Great Universal Geographical Map needs to be discussed. General, why don't you send someone to test them again? "
The results of the test were that there were no problems.
Not everyone could have the Great Universal Geographical Map. Otherwise, how could it be called a military secret?
If they used it as a proof of allegiance, the Zhao Clan's future would be promising. Why would they present a fake map and put themselves in a difficult position?
Feng Zhen said, "Yang Tao doesn't tolerate the Zhao Clan. If they offend the lord again, how can they have a foothold? I'm afraid they'll want to die. "
After confirming the authenticity of the Great Universal Geographical Map, the wariness in everyone's hearts disappeared.
They had previously drawn a map of the waters surrounding Zhangzhou after clearing out the bandits, but the mountains and rivers within the borders were still unclear.
With the help of this Great Universal Geographical Map, the difficulty of taking down Zhangzhou would be greatly reduced.
Fu Wang was in a good mood. "Maybe we can take down Zhangzhou before the lord forces the Nie Clan to retreat."
Little did they know that this was just a trap set up by Yan Lin.
Most of the Great Universal Geographical Map was real. Only the small details were fake, but it was these details that were enough to affect the direction of the entire battle.
Yang Tao asked his friend.
"Has Shaoyang been unhappy with the Zhao Clan for a long time?"
Yan Lin asked with his eyes.
Yang Tao said, "Once we lose the battle, Fu Wang and the others will find out that the Great Universal Geographical Map is fake. The Zhao Clan, who presented the Great Universal Geographical Map, will probably have to bear the full responsibility."
Regardless of whether the Zhao Clan really betrayed them or not, they would still end up with their heads broken.
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