Chapter seven Biography of Zudi(12)
In 316, after Liu Yao defeated Chang 'an, he was supposed to be free to deal with Zu Ti in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Central Plains. After Liu Cong's death, however, the Xiongnu had internal conflicts over the appointment and removal of personnel and the division of power.
Later, Liu Yao and Shi Le had a little friction over who was worthy of the title of "Zhao", and the two fought furiously in the north. Not long after the Hu people occupied the Central Plains, there was no new organization in this area, and the people generally did not approve of the rule of the Xiongnu and the Kara people. As a result, the control of both Han and Shi Zhao was very weak.
In addition, not all clans had crossed to the south. There were a large number of families left in the Central Plains to build their own forts..Facing the armies of Liu Yao and Shi Le, they chose to obey the Han Zhao or Shi Zhao, but they did not have any loyalty.
Zu Ti faced a situation more like that of Ban Chao in the Western regions, in which a patchwork of small forces were torn between themselves and another big power in the north. Zu Ti's tactics were similar to Ban Chao's. Although he sometimes sought help from other forces in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zu Ti spent most of his time in the Central Plains managing the various forts, uniting those that could be united, reconciling their conflicts, and then leading them to destroy those that could not, or to fight against Shle.
Later, Liu Yao and Shi Le had a little friction over who was worthy of the title of "Zhao", and the two fought furiously in the north. Not long after the Hu people occupied the Central Plains, there was no new organization in this area, and the people generally did not approve of the rule of the Xiongnu and the Kara people. As a result, the control of both Han and Shi Zhao was very weak.
In addition, not all clans had crossed to the south. There were a large number of families left in the Central Plains to build their own forts..Facing the armies of Liu Yao and Shi Le, they chose to obey the Han Zhao or Shi Zhao, but they did not have any loyalty.
Zu Ti faced a situation more like that of Ban Chao in the Western regions, in which a patchwork of small forces were torn between themselves and another big power in the north. Zu Ti's tactics were similar to Ban Chao's. Although he sometimes sought help from other forces in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zu Ti spent most of his time in the Central Plains managing the various forts, uniting those that could be united, reconciling their conflicts, and then leading them to destroy those that could not, or to fight against Shle.