Chapter seven Biography of Zudi(25)

After repelling Tao Bao, Zu Ti sent troops several times to intercept Zhao's army, which quickly weakened Shi Le's power in Henan. In Henan there were Zhao Gu, Shangguansi, Li Jiao, Guo Mo and other divided groups, each of which claimed one side and often fought against the other. Zu Ti sent envoys to mediate, to show good fortune and misfortune, and to make Zhao Gu and others obey his unified command, and successfully recovered most of the Central Plains south of the Yellow River. At that time, there were still some masters of Wubao along the Yellow River, but they had to submit to Shile and send their sons to Xiangguo as a pawn under the force of later Zhao. Zu Ti understood their situation, and sometimes he would send a small unit of troops to steal from them in disguise, so as to show that they were not subordinate to the Jin Dynasty and dispel Shile's suspicion. Zhudu was grateful and often helped the Northern Lumberjack Army to spy on them. Therefore, Zu Ti always took the initiative on the battlefield and repeatedly defeated the Zhao army.