The Qin army rested for seven consecutive days, and almost all the soldiers were relieved from the fatigue caused by the siege some time ago.
In fact, no matter whether it was the main force or the partial force, they encountered almost no decent resistance along the way. They were either surrendered by the wind or had no resistance at all.
The strength gap between the Qin army and the Han army is no longer a war between two dominant countries, but more like an overlord from the Spring and Autumn Period bullying an unknown small country.
South Korea may still be able to fight before Ji Wuye rebels and Bai Jin and Bai Yifei surrender to Qin.
Since South Korea's continuous conquests against South Korea during the years when Meng Ao and Wang Jue served several generations of kings, South Korea has taken over all the cities with smelting workshops and many mines in South Korea. South Korea has dominated the "arms" and "iron tools" of the princes. "It's gone too.
"All the powerful bows and crossbows in the world come from Korea." Although this sentence is exaggerated, it is generally true.
Among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, although South Korea was the weakest, with a poor people and a poor country, and was still located in the land of four wars, they were still able to survive tenaciously in the cracks between Qin, Zhao, Wei and Chu for so many years, relying on this strong bow and crossbow.
The reason why South Korea has such powerful crossbows is because South Korea had the largest amount of iron ore during the Warring States Period.
Sitting on a large amount of iron ore resources means that South Korea has the largest strategic material reserves among the seven countries. While meeting the equipment needs of soldiers, it can also start to study how to forge sophisticated equipment. This has also led to the emergence of a large number of highly skilled metal smelters in South Korea. base.
The largest iron mine in South Korea is located in Yiyang, which was captured by King Wulie of Qin himself. As the largest arsenal during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Tangxi Jianfang continued to reduce production because of the loss of a large amount of iron ore. .
"The swords and halberds of Han soldiers all came from Mingshan, Tangxi, Moyang, Hezhen, Dengshi, Wanfeng, Longyuan, and Tai'a. They all cut off cattle and horses on land and swans and geese on water. When the enemy was in sight, they cut them down and used strong armor. The Iron Curtain, the leather, the leather, the leather, everything is complete."
Each of these sword workshops has produced at least one sword that can be called a famous sword, and there is even a Tai'a sword that is included in the top ten famous swords. This is enough to prove the superb level of forging technology of these sword workshops.
However, these arsenals were either captured by the Qin army or gradually declined. Although the technology was preserved, the output was no longer what it was before.
The South Korean military does not expect them to produce the same high-quality weapons and armor as in the past. They only want output, so they have to switch to low-quality, high-volume production.
The armaments are no longer strong, the army is gradually in decline, and people's livelihoods such as economy and agriculture are increasingly declining amidst South Korea's endless internal strife. South Korea is simply unable to form much threatening resistance.
If Zhang Ji hadn't temporarily written to Xianyang and temporarily changed the way the Qin army recorded merit, these Qin soldiers who actually didn't gain much would have lost their temper and asked to go to war.
The Qin army had always recorded military merits based on the heads they captured, but this time the surrender of many Korean cities gave Zhang Ji the idea of experimenting with changing the way the Qin army recorded merits.
The world has been in turmoil for nearly a thousand years, but not as many people were killed or injured in the hundreds of years of the Warring States Period.
The more people kill, the deeper the hatred between countries becomes.
The historical Qin Dynasty fell apart after the death of the First Emperor. In the final analysis, it was because the people of various countries still did not regard themselves as Qin people.
After all, their ancestors and fathers, perhaps their husbands or sons, died in the battle with the Qin army.
There was too much hatred that was difficult to resolve. Coupled with the evil intentions of local nobles and elders, who cooperated with the descendants of royal families from various countries to incite people's hearts, and the reckless behavior of Qin II, this huge unified empire eventually fell apart.
But this time, the Qin army's attack on Korea held great righteousness and popular support, so Zhang Ji ordered that both capture and beheading would be equally credited.
"When entering the enemy's territory, the people will know where they are sheltering, and the head of Guizhou will know that they will not die. As for the relationship between the state and the city, they will not abuse the grain, dig graves, cut down trees, burn accumulations, burn houses, or take livestock. Get the people's tribute and return it with a title, so as to show your likes and dislikes, and trust the people's expectations, so as to seize the enemy's assets."
"Ordinary soldiers will not attack a city without fault, and will not kill innocent people. The husband's father and brother who killed others, the goods and wealth of others, and the children of the concubines are all stolen. Therefore, soldiers should punish riots and cannot prohibit riots. Righteousness. When troops are deployed, farmers will not leave their fields, businessmen will not leave their houses, and scholars and officials will not leave their government offices. The decision of military affairs depends on one person, so the army will not be bloody and the world will be close to each other."
This was the insight Zhang Ji gained when he found his own "non-offensive" way. He hoped to transform the Qin army into a righteous soldier who would not harm the people or rob the people's assets when fighting internally.
Of course, this idea was approved by Ying Zheng, and the military did not have much objection. They were just worried about whether the soldiers would accept it.
But after Zunaishi scolded his mother, the military had no objection.
If you want to be a benevolent and righteous teacher in this era, you must pay a huge price.
Such as money and rewards.
The Qin State, which had built the Zheng Guo Canal, had the capital to pay a large amount of money and rewards in exchange for the tiger and wolf divisions to raise the righteous soldiers. It was nothing more than the need to increase military expenditures to control Su Neishi.
Why could the Qin army transform from soldiers who were no different from other countries in the past to become a tiger and wolf army later?
In the final analysis, it is all about making a living, working hard to change your destiny, bringing more rewards and fields to your family, and risking your life to find a way out.
When the rewards are sufficient, the soldiers of Qin Army are naturally willing to slowly accept such changes. It just takes time to adapt.
After all, for hundreds of years, the Qin army has been accustomed to greeting enemy soldiers with swords and arrows instead of trying to persuade them to surrender. Therefore, even under Zhang Ji's repeated orders, he subconsciously pulled the crossbow, pulled the bow string, and waved the sword. This happened frequently against Korean soldiers who tried to surrender.
But except for the soldiers who killed people for money, Zhang Ji did not really hold anyone accountable.
There is an adaptation process to everything, and this is normal for soldiers who cannot change from being beheaded and knighted to being knighted when captured.
After all, for the same reward, it is easier to capture someone than to be behead them.
Most of the Korean soldiers who were trying to survive would not have chosen to fight to the death if they had not been in a desperate situation where they could not survive.
A Qin soldier may be able to kill one, two or even three Korean soldiers, but a Qin soldier may capture an entire army, or even several Korean soldiers.
The gap between risks and benefits was significant, at least in the war against Korea.
Therefore, these soldiers who still choose to take action when there is a chance to surrender, although it is not ruled out that there are soldiers who do it deliberately, at most they will be sent to the marching chief and the marching commander for verbal education, and they will be punished to do it. The cooks in the army chopped wood to make a fire.
Only those soldiers who kill people for money will be severely punished. Although there are some complaints in the army, the Qin army has always maintained strict military discipline, and these complaining soldiers only have some complaints at most.
As for being passive on the battlefield?
If you are passive, you will have no military merit, and if you don't have military merit, you will not get rewards.
This is a battlefield with many monks and few people. If you are passive, others will naturally be willing to take away your share of military achievements and rewards.
However, after several days of rest, Zhang Ji felt that the Korean army on top of Xinzheng City seemed a little strange.
How should I put it, it was completely different from the Korean army that had no resistance before.
Zhang Ji boarded the carriage and saw a strong fighting spirit in the eyes of those people. All the Korean soldiers stood on the top of the city with their backs straight. Everyone's energy and spirit changed. This was completely inconsistent with Zhang Ji. The machine’s impression of this Korean army.
What happened in Xinzheng City?
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