"General, God-given opportunity!"
Teng's eyes were full of bloodthirsty murderous intent. In his eyes, the Daidi border troops who were feared by the 70,000 Qin troops a few days ago were no longer enemies at all, but military exploits!
One...one after another, a total of 150,000 battle credits!
Zhang Ji was startled and glanced at the other generals. Although Li Xin, Qiang Yu, Su Jiao and others did not speak, the majestic fighting spirit in their eyes revealed the same desire to fight as Teng. Even as a soldier commander Both Yang Zhen and Cheng Miao, the chief of the marching army, couldn't help but press the Qin sword around their waists, showing eagerness to try.
The literati of this era were not all pure literati.
The war is raging all over the world, and there are bandits everywhere. People who can go out to study, except Zhang Ji, who is a stupid young man back then, not to mention the deep family background, are also surrounded by masters who secretly accompany them to protect them, and they themselves must also have good qualities. martial arts.
Do you think Confucius was really a scholar?
Think of Confucius, who said all day long that he did not know martial arts. Confucius, who was nine feet tall, was good at archery, horseback riding, and driving a chariot. He was also able to control a horse with one hand and gallop with a weapon in the other hand when there were no stirrups. This martial arts skill alone is equivalent to Guan Erye who rides a horse to kill the good among the crowd.
Although literati such as Yang Zhen and Cheng Miao did not have the domineering martial arts of Confucius, they were armed with a powerful crossbow, and even the warriors on the battlefield had to give in.
The intimidating power of a strong crossbow is probably equivalent to that of a heavy sniper in later generations. Unless you have practiced external skills or entered the master realm of internal skills, one arrow is enough to kill an ordinary person, even a first-rate or second-rater. Experts will also be severely injured or even disabled.
No one dares to bet on whether the opponent has practiced archery. If he shoots accurately and hits the head with one arrow, he will definitely die.
Yang Huan was born in a family of generals. Although he chose to be literary, he also had swordsmanship suitable for fighting on the battlefield. Cheng Miao was accustomed to using strong crossbows and had amazing shooting skills.
In the past, the battlefield was chaotic and no one could say who would be safe. Therefore, Yang Huan and Cheng Miao rarely set foot on the battlefield, but this time it was different.
The 150,000 Daidi frontier troops who were short of food...this was truly a demonstration of their military exploits!
Although Yang Huan and Cheng Miao are not as good as Li Xin, Qiang Yu and other generals in martial arts, this does not mean that they do not have the fiery hearts that they possess as Lao Qin people.
A dignified man, who doesn’t yearn for the majestic appearance of being able to dominate the battlefield?
Zhang Ji looked at Meng Tian again, only to see that Meng Tian's eyes were filled with the same thoughts as the others, and there was a hint of disappointment on his face.
Except for Yang Huan and Cheng Miao, although the other generals in later generations, such as Meng Tian, Li Xin and Teng, were able to command at least one army, they were even commanders capable of commanding three armies. However, at this moment, they are still too young. some.
The passion of young people is too strong. Of course, this is not a bad thing, but it is still a fly in the ointment.
"Yang Changshi, return to Dai City quickly and tell the people of Dai County that the border troops from Dai County have returned. I hope they can write a home letter to their father, brothers, sons, and grandchildren. If there are any who can't write, let the subordinates And the literate people in the city will write it on their behalf.”
"Master Cheng, you will be the envoy to deliver these letters to the military camp of the Daidi border army. Do you dare?"
"Of course... huh?"
For a moment, both Yang Huan, Cheng Miao, and the other generals were at a loss.
Instead of fighting, send home letters to the border troops in Daichi?
Zhang Ji looked at the blank expressions of everyone, and he still had a sense of superiority as a time traveler.
After all, it was too early, and most of the art of war was about teaching formations and basic military knowledge, but very little about conspiracy and intrigue on the battlefield.
Therefore, Li Mu's trick of luring the enemy deep has been used many times in history and still works, while Sun Bin's strategies of reducing the number of enemies and encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao can also work wonders.
Zhang Jizhen may not be better than many famous generals and counselors in the world in his discussion of military art and resourcefulness, but he has in his mind the essence of the art of war summarized more than two thousand years later. Many of the strategies based on scheming, conspiracy, and people's hearts are all in his mind. in the mind.
Zhang Ji had previously ordered the Qin army to open warehouses to store grain, and he also treated the widowed, lonely and seriously ill people with great courtesy. This was all to win over the people of Dai County, not only for the future Qin army to govern Dai County, but also to guard against those ten people. Fifty thousand generations of border troops.
Having family members in the hands of the enemy will certainly arouse the soldier's will to fight and want to take his family back, but it will also make the soldier's will enter the stage where it is most easily shaken.
What is the purpose of being a soldier?
As soldiers who came from ordinary civilians, their thoughts were different from those of nobles, nobles, or warriors from hundreds of schools of thought. Their purpose was just to fight to the death to secure food for themselves and their families.
But if you die or a family member dies, then how meaningful is this struggle?
Therefore, after the Qin Dynasty, which still included soldiers among the people, and since the Han Dynasty, the feudal dynasties often like to organize soldiers into military registration and implement the separation of soldiers and civilians, and those with military registration and their close relatives will be concentrated in one place. The residence is conveniently controlled and used as a hostage.
In this way, soldiers on the battlefield will not easily run away and surrender to the enemy, and they will not easily be kidnapped by generals to rebel together.
At this time, although many of the 150,000 generations of border troops came from Yanmen County and Yunzhong County, they had already cut off communication with their hometown. When they saw the Qin army waiting for them in Zhuolu City, Dai County, they naturally subconsciously thought , Yanmen County and Yunzhong County had also fallen long ago, and his family fell into the hands of the Qin army.
Zhang Ji was not so much trying to win over the people of Daijun as he was trying to disrupt the morale of the Daijun border troops. This was the trump card he had prepared for this war, so that he would have the confidence to hold on.
But he didn't expect that the Zhao Chen gang in Handan would give him such a huge gift!
How strong will be the fighting will of the Daichi border troops who are already in turmoil due to lack of food?
If the State of Zhao had not made it clear that it did not intend to care about the survival of Dai, and they were soldiers from Dai, with the intention of protecting their hometown and family, it is still unclear whether they would have made it this far.
But what was originally just a trump card to shake the morale of the Daichi Border Army was now the ultimate move to defeat the Daichi Border Army!
Seeing that Yang Huan and Cheng Miao were still standing there confused, Zhang Ji's voice became slightly louder and he ordered: "Act according to my military orders!"
But immediately, Zhang Ji lowered his voice a lot and showed a confident smile.
"Don't worry, even if the credit for conquering Handan, the capital of Zhao, and capturing Zhao Wang Yan falls into the hands of others, I can guarantee that the king will definitely have a headache trying to decide the first and second merits."
Although they still didn't understand the deep meaning of Zhang Ji's move, everyone felt relieved because of their trust in Zhang Ji.
As Su Jiao said, since they followed Zhang Ji, have they ever accomplished something that was not the first in the army?
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In Daijun, the commander of the army, Shi Yangzhen, has sent all the literate people in the city and their subordinates to every village in Daijun, so that as many people as possible in Daijun can send letters to the border army camp in Daijun.
Although Yang Zhen could not understand the profound meaning of Zhang Ji's move, he believed that this move was enough to completely shake the military morale of the Daidi border army.
It's not surprising that Yang Zhen didn't expect it. In fact, soldiers and people in this era paid too much attention to local sentiments. Even if there were people who surrendered, they would never have imagined that his general would try to recruit 150,000 elite Daidi border troops.
"Although I am illiterate, old woman, I also know that I cannot let my two children become traitors for my own sake!"
Outside the south gate of Dai City, an old woman was extremely excited and angrily scolded several villagers who dragged her here and the Qin official who was responsible for writing family letters.
Yang Zhen stretched out his hand to stop several soldiers and officials who wanted to scold the old woman. He came to the old woman, bowed respectfully, and said harmoniously: "Old man, this is not being a traitor, nor is it treason."
"Do you know that it was King Zhao, Zhao Chen, and your beloved General Li Mu who abandoned the people of Dai Land, so the soldiers of the 150,000 Dai Land abandoned everything and returned to Dai Land?"
"Our Qin army divided into three groups to attack Zhao. Our Qin army from the north attacked Dai. The soldiers of Dai were worried that we would kill them indiscriminately and harm their families. However, the King of Zhao and his ministers chose to order them to abandon Dai. My family members went south to rescue the front line, even your beloved General Li Mu did the same."
"These soldiers from Daidi were angry, so they broke away from General Li Mu's command, abandoned Zhao State, and chose to return to Daidi to defend their families and hometown."
"But you have also seen that over the past few days, I, the Qin Army, have distributed the rations of the officers and soldiers to you. I hope to help you tide over this food shortage. We sincerely want to resolve the conflicts between the Qin Dynasties."
"I, Da Qin, am the teacher of benevolence and righteousness!"
"But your family members, those soldiers from Dai County are now at the border of Dai County, stalemate with our Qin army in Zhuolu City."
"Because they abandoned Zhao, they had no food supplies along the way, so they had to rely on hunting, digging wild vegetables, and even eating grass roots and bark before they returned here."
Yang Huan looked at the people of Dai City who gradually gathered in response to his voice. Many people were already weeping secretly, and many people even angrily insulted King Yan of Zhao and the ministers of Zhao State, and boarded the city. Head, shouted loudly.
"To be honest, it is easy for our Qin Army to defeat them and massacre them all!" Looking at the people in Daicheng who began to waver and fear because of his words, Yang Min knew that his words had an effect, "But our Qin Army is Master of benevolence and righteousness, my general cannot bear to commit such crimes again, so I ask you to send a letter to your family and put down your sword..."
"The Qin army ignores past grudges!"
"The people of Qin are treacherous. They massacred 450,000 Zhao troops in the Battle of Changping, many of whom were descendants of my generation. I can't trust you Qin dogs!"
There are people who believe in the Qin army's promise to ignore past grudges and the true situation of the Daidi border army, and there are people who don't believe it all. Yang Min has long expected this.
I saw Yang Chen pulling out a long sword. The black sword body and the sound of the sword being unsheathed made many people feel scared, fearing that Yang Chen would become angry and kill someone.
"This sword is Zhanlu, the sword of benevolence. It is the sword carried by my general Zhang Ji. If he is not a benevolent and righteous person, this sword will never recognize him as the master." Yang Huan raised Zhanlu high, and the black blade was on The light reflected under the sun was particularly dazzling, "Besides, my general is the leader of the Mohist family, and Mrs. Xu, who is also the leader of the Mohist family, can prove it."
As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Xu, dressed in a black and white Mohist's costume, walked out of the crowd, jumped to the top of the city with a tap of her feet, took off her bamboo hat and revealed her appearance to the eyes of the people.
"Mrs. Xu?"
"Could it be the swordsmith Mrs. Xu?"
There was a commotion among the people in Dai City. Mrs. Xu's name as a swordsmith was well-known far and wide. She was also from Zhao, and the people in Dai City had also heard about it.
As a native of Zhao and the leader of the Mohist family, Mrs. Xu often led Mohist disciples to eliminate bandits in Zhao and Dai when she was young. She was also very famous in Zhao and Dai and was loved by the people.
A few days ago, Zhang Ji sent a letter to Six Finger Black Man, hoping that he could send a Mohist commander who was very famous in Zhao and Dai to help him persuade the people of Dai County. Six Finger Black Man sent Mrs. Xu, a veteran commander. out.
"The Mohist puts the word 'righteousness' first and will never deceive you!"
Mrs. Xu is not good at words, but a short sentence is enough to convince the people of Daijun.
The Mo family has a very high reputation in the court, among the powerful and even among the people. Mo Xia is different from ordinary rangers. He really considers the people and maintains local security. The reward for ordinary people is just a meal. It’s just a meal, and it’s also deeply welcomed and trusted by the people.
For a while, no one doubted it anymore. Except for a few stubborn people, almost all the people flocked to various places in the city where letters were written for people to participate.
The two armies are now at war. Maybe if they delay for a moment, their family members may die on the battlefield, losing lives that should not be lost.
Tens of thousands of family letters were written within two days and delivered to Zhuolu City within one day under the stars.
Looking at the tens of thousands of family letters in the package, Zhang Ji couldn't help but laugh to the sky.
"This thing is worth two hundred thousand soldiers!"
(End of chapter)
