The reason he is determined to eliminate the local guild is first to uproot the indigenous forces with the help of the court, and second to cleanse the forces behind these local powers, such as the many Hundred Households who are colluding with them.
Only by capturing all these Hundred Households can Chen Jie take the opportunity to replace the army entirely with his own men, then promote some usable people.
Therefore, these local guilds must be cleared, Chen Jie spoke: "Hmm, what Huo Bima said is very correct, but you overlooked one point, if we want to burn the enemy's grain in one fell swoop, we must have enough assurance, and to have this assurance, we must first wear down the enemy, letting them think we've exhausted our methods and can only defend to the death, so they will lower their guard."
