Outside Wujun City, Li Xin set up camp, trained his soldiers, and ordered people to make siege equipment, looking like a vigorous army. 】eight】eight】reading】books,.2√3.￠o
In Wujun City, Xiang Liang was doing the same thing.
Li Shui was also very busy, busy asking the craftsmen to investigate his origins. It's a bit embarrassing to say this. Regarding where he comes from, Li Shui probably doesn't know as much as Xiang Liang.
However, in troubled times, it is really difficult to find the origin of a beggar. After several days, the craftsmen found nothing.
If there is no gain, it is good news. Li Shui hopes that no one knows about his life experience, so that he can become an immortal with peace of mind.
After feeling relieved, Li Shui felt like he was returning home. He asked Li Xin: "When will we attack and destroy Xiang Liang in one fell swoop?"
Li Xin said: "Now Xiang Liang only has one isolated city left, and it is only a matter of time before he is destroyed. My current preparations are just to reduce casualties for our army."
Li Shui looked at Li Xin curiously: "Is it just because of this?"
Li Xin nodded and said proudly: "Of course. Otherwise, can a small Wujun city stop my army? I just don't want these soldiers to die in vain."
Li Shui said quietly: "I now have a method that can reduce the casualties of our army to basically zero. Do you want to use it?"
Li Xin looked at Li Shui blankly: "Seriously?"
Li Shui hummed.
Li Xin thought hard for a long time, and then asked cautiously: "Could it be that you have refined some kind of elixir that can be invulnerable?"
Li Shui rolled his eyes: "Can you have a little imagination?"
Li Xin asked sincerely: "Then what can you do?"
Li Shui said: "Persuade us to surrender."
Li Xin chuckled: "How is that possible? If persuading him to surrender had worked, Xiang Liang would have opened the city and surrendered long ago."
Li Shui smiled: "It's useless for you to persuade me to surrender, but it is useful for me to persuade you to surrender. Otherwise, why would I be known as the God of War?"
Li Xin felt very sad when he heard the word "God of War". This war was obviously fought by himself, so why did Huai Guzi become the God of War in the end?
Afterwards, he tried every possible means to explain it, but the strange thing was that the people in Gongzi Gao's group seemed to be fooled and firmly believed that all this was Huai Guzi's fault.
Seeing Li Xin's hesitant expression, Li Shui said with a smile: "How about the two of us take a gamble. If my letter of surrender works, how about you admit that I am the God of War in public?"
Li Xin's eyes lit up: "If it doesn't work, you have to admit it in public that I am the God of War."
Li Shui nodded in agreement.
Li Xin was very interested and personally helped Li Shui spread paper and grind ink. Li Shui thought for a moment, dipped his hand in thick ink, and wrote a few ugly words on the paper with a wave of his hand.
After Li Xin read it, he laughed and thought: Can this thing persuade people to surrender? If it really works, Su Qin and Zhang Yi may jump out of the coffin.
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Xiang Liang mobilized troops in the city. He not only reorganized the Qin soldiers in Wu County, but also forced all the men in Wu County to join the rebel army. They were divided into groups and drilled day and night.
The circulation of grain in the city is prohibited. Whether it is the government's granary or private storage, it will be centralized and uniformly distributed by Xiang Liang.
Xiang Liang sent out two hundred-man teams to conduct random searches day and night. Anyone who dares to hide food secretly will be executed immediately.
At first, the people who hid food secretly would make fires and cook meals late at night. However, several times in succession, the courtyard doors were kicked open and the people were killed. 【≤八【≤八【≤Read【≤书,.▽.o√Those people started to eat raw food. But the Centurions' searches were random, and occasionally they were unlucky enough to be hit, and even if they ate raw food, they would lose their heads.
Later, the Hundreds would even break into people's homes late at night, lift the quilts, and see if they were eating under the covers.
Of course, it is unclear whether these soldiers were searching for food or taking the opportunity to see the eldest daughter and daughter-in-law.
In short, there were complaints in Wujun City and everyone was afraid.
After collecting all the food, Xiang Liang also stipulated that anyone who had a soldier in his family would be given food in the form of military pay.
In this way, even if someone wants to evade military service and looks at their relatives who are waiting for food at home, they can only join the army with their heads high.
If there are no men in the family, it's easy. Women washed clothes for sergeants, made fires to cook, carried earth and rocks, and helped to guard the city walls. These were all considered military services and could receive military pay.
As for the older, lonely elderly people, the possibility of getting food is cut off. Even if they had gold and silver, they couldn't buy food. No one is willing to sell it, and no one dares to sell it.
There was an old man who was nearly eighty years old. He was so hungry that he was dizzy for several days. He stumbled to Xiang Liang's tent and wanted to beg for a full meal. As a result, Xiang Liang beat him out.
The reason is simple. Wujun is an isolated city. If you eat one bowl of grain, you will lose one bowl. As for the old man, after eating the grain, he would have no benefit other than to survive for a few more days. He could not help defend the city or help in the battle. When food is limited, of course, priority must be given to supplying soldiers.
The old man was about to cry but had no tears, so he stumbled towards Governor Wu's home.
As a result, he was too hungry and was beaten again. His body could not hold up and he died at the gate of the county guard.
When the county guard heard the news, he sighed and could only find a few people to roll him up in a torn mat and bury him.
The county guard's name is Wu Yu, and he is a bit cowardly. When he was in office, he never did anything to impose excessive taxes. For the powerful people in Wu County, it was always better to do less than to do more, for fear of stirring up chaos and leading to the annihilation of the clan.
Later, Xiang Liang raised troops and threatened him a little, and he surrendered. Now Xiang Liang has the final say in the entire Wujun City. He, the former county governor, huddled in his mansion all day long, living his life fearfully like a subjugated king.
However, the death of the old man today had a great impact on Wu Yu. He was depressed and simply sat at home drinking.
Halfway through the drink, a young man suddenly broke in from outside and without saying a word, he overturned Wu Yu's table. For a time, wine and food were spread all over the floor.
Wu Yu was startled and shouted angrily: "What are you doing?"
This young man is Wu Yu's eldest son, named Wu Gang.
Wu Gang's eyes widened and he said to Wu Yu: "As the governor of Wu County, my father allows Xiang Liang to harm the people here?"
After hearing this, Wu Yu's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly shushed and said nervously: "Silence, silence. Walls have ears."
Wu Gang gritted his teeth and said: "As long as my father gives me an order, I am willing to chop off Xiang Liang's head, surrender to Kaicheng, and restore peace to Wu County."
Wu Yu smiled bitterly: "Kaicheng surrenders? The day of Kaicheng is the day when my whole family, young and old, will die together. Your Majesty has a strong temperament, how can you tolerate a minister who disobeys the emperor and becomes a thief?"
Wu Gang said: "Xiang Liang only has an isolated city, how can he compete with the imperial court? My father will die as a thief sooner or later."
Wu Yu picked up the wine glass on the ground, poured himself another glass, and said slowly: "Submitting yourself to be a thief is a death. Surrendering in Kaicheng is also a death. At least being a thief can die slower and drink more." A few sips of wine.”
Wu Gang stamped his feet and turned to leave. Wu Yu said from behind him: "Think twice before acting rashly. Don't go out these days to avoid getting into trouble."
Wu Gang sneered and said, "Xiang Liang is surrounded by many guards. Even if I want to kill him, I won't be able to do it for a while. Father, don't worry."
Wu Yu thought about it and realized that this was not a bad thing. To be honest, he has been operating in Wu Juncheng for several years and does have some close friends. But these cronies are just a bunch of scattered sand. They dare not gather them together to rebel against Xiang Liang.
If these cronies don't take action, Wu Gang alone can't do this. Although his son has a hot temper, he is not stupid. He will not do anything that is destined to fail.
Wu Yu took a sip of wine and sighed slightly: "At least Xiang Liang didn't treat me badly when it comes to food. Now the whole city is hungry, but I have wine to drink..."
Half an hour later, the quarrel between Wu Yu and Wu Gang reached Xiang Liang's ears.
He didn't know what the content of the quarrel between father and son was, but he guessed that Wu Gang had always been very hostile to Xiang Liang, and Xiang Liang could feel it.
It's just that Xiang Liang didn't want to mess up the backyard now that he was facing a powerful enemy, so he didn't take action against Wu Gang. After all, the Wu family and his son are quite influential in Wujun City.
At three o'clock that night, Wu Gang arrived at the city wall. He came to secretly look for Wu's cronies.
These cronies all once served in the Qin army and were in charge of the Qin soldiers in Wu County. Now Xiang Liang dispersed the Qin soldiers and placed them everywhere. These cronies were naturally incorporated into Xiang Liang's army.
Wu Gang found a confidant on the city wall, who was responsible for guarding the east gate.
Wu Gang expressed his intention to assassinate Xiang Liang to his confidant, but the confidant shook his head vigorously and said that he did not dare to do it.
Wu Gang sadly told him the pros and cons, but his confidants kept saying that he had no courage.
Finally, Wu Gang stamped his feet angrily: "How is this cowardly young man different from a county governor?"
The confidant laughed dryly: "This... how can you insult your father..."
Wu Gang ignored him and quickly walked to the street and found another henchman who was patrolling.
After Wu Gang finished saying what he meant, the confidants shook their heads repeatedly, expressing their disdain.
Wu Gang couldn't help but cursed again: "How is a timid young man different from a county governor?"
As a result, the confidant's eyes lit up: "The Sheriff thinks so too? Then I can rest assured."
Wu Gang left angrily. As a result, not long after he left, the cronies just now caught up with him again.
Wu Gang was overjoyed and asked, "Have you agreed to kill Xiang Liang?"
He said anxiously, "Just now, a secret letter was sent to the city."
Wu Gang was stunned for a moment: "Is it a letter of persuasion to surrender from Li Xin outside the city?"
The confidant said: "I don't know. There is only one sentence in the letter, saying that after the matter is completed, the profits will be equally divided."
Wu Gang was stunned for a moment: "No more?"
The confidant said: "No more."
Wu Gang frowned: "Share the benefits equally? Obviously the other party has already contacted him. Is this a letter to Xiang Liang to persuade him to surrender?"
The confidant said next to him: "It is said that there has been a rumor in Xianyang City that Huaiguzi was once a person of Xiang Liang and was a craftsman sent by him to Xianyang City. Now that Xiangliang Mountain is running out of water, if Huaiguzi suddenly shares the Li with Xiang Liang, With Xin's three thousand elite troops, all that Chu belongs to Xiang Liang."
Wu Gang nodded in agreement, and then looked at his cronies in confusion: "You just said clearly that you didn't dare. Now that Xiang Liang is going to win, why do you look in pain?"
The confidant said: "If Xiang Liang gains a firm foothold, we and other officials of the Qin Dynasty will definitely be killed by him. Now he is willing to spare our lives, but he only wants us to help defend the city. Therefore, Xiang Liang cannot be allowed to win."
"For the current plan, the only way for the county governor to raise his arms is to kill Xiang Liang and open the door to surrender to Li Xin. The officials and people in the county were coerced by Xiang Liang. After all, he is not the mastermind. Maybe there will be a chance of survival."
Wu Gang smiled: "You think clearly. In that case, why don't you follow me to kill Xiang Liang?"
The confidant thought for a long time and finally whispered: "I...are a cowardly person."
Wu Gang was too lazy to talk to his cronies.
At this time, he suddenly thought: Is this letter really for Xiang Liang? Could it be a countermeasure?
The more Wu Gang thought about it, the more he felt that this was a counter-intentional plan by Li Xin and Huai Guzi. But the key is, does Xiang Liang know that this is a counter-intuitive plan? If he knew this was a counterintuitive plot, did he know that he already knew it?
Wu Gang lowered his head and thought for a long time, and suddenly felt that this matter could not be explained at all. The simplest and most economical way is to kill Xiang Liang.
So Wu Gang said to his cronies: "If my prediction is correct, Xiang Liang will attack us soon. Do you have the courage to take a chance?"
The confidant hesitated for a long time and said, "If Xiang Liang really wants to kill me, then I will fight him."
Wu Gang almost died of anger: By the time you find out that he is going to kill you, your head will already be on the ground, and you still have to fight.
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The secret letter was tied to an arrow and shot in. From the moment it was opened, word had spread among the soldiers, so it was more of an open letter than a secret message.
The moment Wu Gang got the news, Xiang Liang also got the news.
He paced back and forth in the room and said to his confidant: "This letter must be written to Wu Yu. The Wu family and his son have always had different intentions. It can be seen that they have already discussed it and want to kill me. Then Kaicheng surrender."
The confidants nodded in agreement.
But then, Xiang Liang said again: "However, this letter is more likely to be a rift. It is a deliberate attempt to alienate Wu and his son. The letter has no beginning or end, and no signature. It can be understood that Wu and Li Xin are colluding, and the same is true. It can be understood that I conspired with Huaiguzi."
Speaking of this, Xiang Liang said regretfully: "Many people in Wu County have heard rumors that I sent this Sophora japonica to Xianyang. Now the Wu family and his son may believe this rumor."
The confidant said worriedly: "The Wu family and his son should not be so stupid. Can't you see that this is a divorce plan?"
Xiang Liang said quietly: "What if they are really that stupid? What if they see that this is a divorce plan, but don't believe that I see it? What's more... what if this is not a divorce plan? Who? Can it be guaranteed?"
The confidant was lost in thought.
Xiang Liang sighed: "That's all, anyway, I will get rid of the Wu family and his son sooner or later. After getting rid of them, Wu County will be truly impregnable. Why not take this opportunity to take action as soon as possible." 11 Baidu " Read the latest chapter of "I Was a God and a Hero in the Qin Dynasty" for free as soon as possible.
