Chapter 622 Hanzhong is not as stable as imagined!

Chapter 622 Hanzhong is not as stable as imagined!

At this point, Gao Yao had made up his mind and no longer hesitated. He decisively gave Zhang Liang clear instructions. Facts have proved that Zhang Liang's guess was completely correct. He guessed Gao Yao's thoughts very accurately. After all, if Zhang Liang did not have such insight, how could he be honored as the "Sage of Strategy"? In history, there are only a few people who can receive this honor, only Jiang Ziya, Guiguzi, Zhang Liang and Fan Li.

In this regard, Zhang Liang's guess was indeed right. Based on Gao Yao's personality and his style of doing things, he deduced that Gao Yao asked him and Ying Bu to station troops in Bashu not just to prevent Wang Ben in Hanzhong from taking the opportunity to send troops. Combined with the actual dynamics of the battlefield, Zhang Liang came up with the corresponding guess and shared it with Ying Bu.

However, from beginning to end, the only people who really knew the core purpose of this battle were Gao Yao and Xiao He. In war, the situation changes rapidly, and strategies need to be constantly adjusted according to the actual situation on the battlefield. And the realization of all this depends on the ability to communicate faster than others. The reason for doing this is to play the whole play and avoid the leakage of information.

There is no other way. Even if we don't tell the ordinary soldiers and only let the generals know, these generals will definitely make deployments and arrangements in advance according to Gao Yao's orders. However, as long as we do this, there will inevitably be a certain risk of exposure. This is beyond doubt. Therefore, those information that must be hidden must not be leaked. After all, once Wang Ben realizes the real intention of the attack, he is very likely not to be fooled.

Hanzhong has been controlled by Wang Ben for a long time, and now it is time to take it back. Wang Ben and Wang Li thought that everything was going smoothly according to their plan, but in fact, Hanzhong had already been riddled with holes and was on the verge of collapse. How could Gao Yao's things be so easy to accept? This trick he played was like repairing the plank road in the open and crossing Chencang in secret. On the surface, he obeyed Wang Ben's orders, but secretly he set up defenses everywhere.

It’s a pity that their defenses are nothing but trifles in front of Gao Yao. How can they really defend against Gao Yao?

He wanted to gain benefits from Gao Yao, but in fact the entire Chamber of Commerce was firmly controlled by Gao Yao. The counties of Hanzhong were already filled with Gao Yao's many subordinates, who could easily obtain detailed information about the guards of the cities in Hanzhong. Not only that, they could also assist Gao Yao in inciting rebellion among the people in the counties of Hanzhong.

Wang Ben and Wang Li chose to stick to the last royal family of the Qin Dynasty. On the surface, this seemed to be an act of loyalty to the country, but in fact, these royal family members became the biggest failure. Of course, it was not just these royal family members, but also some generals. At the beginning, they were full of blood and the last dignity, but as time passed, the cruel reality was in front of them-the Qin Dynasty had completely disappeared from the stage of history.

Wang Ben and Wang Li seemed to be trying to maintain the Qin Dynasty and even trying to rebuild the country, but the fact was that they simply did not have the ability to do so. Even if there was another general, Lu, the result would probably not have changed.

After Qin Shi Huang's death, Fusu ascended the throne. On the surface, this seemed to be a stable situation, but in fact, this move laid the groundwork for future chaos. The key to this was the idea of ​​enfeoffment of the kings.

When this plan was first implemented, it caused an uproar in the court. Nearly 20% of the officials chose to resign and return home without hesitation, expressing their extreme dissatisfaction and disappointment with this approach. These officials had been loyally serving the court for many years, but now they lost their official positions because of the decision to enfeoff the kings. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to them.

Not only that, some people also lost their original official positions due to the enfeoffment of the kings. After all, two-thirds of the world was divided up in one go, so where were the remaining official positions to be distributed? This situation made many people feel helpless and angry, and they felt that their efforts and contributions were ignored.

For the old officials in the court, this was even more difficult to accept. They had followed Qin Shihuang to conquer this land, but now that Qin Shihuang was gone, Fusu had so easily given away the world that he had conquered with great difficulty. In their eyes, this was simply disrespect to the former emperor and a waste of their years of hard work.

Faced with such a situation, these old ministers naturally would not continue to serve Fusu. Their disappointment and dissatisfaction with Fusu had reached a peak, and they chose to leave the court in protest.

However, Fusu, knowing that there were rebels outside the Great Wall, actually listened to the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan and resolutely abandoned the rebels at his doorstep, and chose to attack the faraway southern border, which was costly and laborious. You know, at that time, almost half of the court officials opposed this, and they thought that this behavior of losing sight of the main goal was absurd!

As a result, the court was in a state of panic, and the officials who were originally united had serious disagreements. Many respected old officials directly refused to attend the court on the grounds of illness, and were even unwilling to step into the court. This series of changes undoubtedly brought a huge impact to the court, making the already shaky regime even more precarious.

What's worse is that after this, the coalition forces attacked Xianyang City like wolves and tigers. Faced with this sudden crisis, Fusu entrusted Wang Ben with the task of commanding the imperial family and some officials to flee in panic under the leadership of Wang Ben. In the end, only a few officials were able to escape successfully.

After finally escaping to Hanzhong, Wang Ben thought he could breathe a sigh of relief, but he was threatened by Gao Yao again. Under the cover of fear, some officials who were already suspicious could no longer bear it and chose to flee. As a result, the number of people around Wang Ben who could be used by him became very small, almost to the point of being countable.

Although under Wang Ben's careful planning, General Lu finally succeeded in retaking Xianyang, in fact, it was only because all parties had little interest in this already devastated land that gave Wang Ben an opportunity to take advantage of it. But even so, Xianyang's influence was no longer as great as before, and there were no so-called loyal ministers to surrender to the Qin Dynasty.

Gaoyao's trade was not so good. It seemed to be a benefit to Wang Ben, but in fact it was revealing a message, that is, the southern border was very rich and well-paid. On the surface, Hanzhong was still Hanzhong, but in fact, Hanzhong had already been eroded by Gaoyao.