The letters sent in before must have been discovered by the defenders, but there has been no response until now, so the price offered must not be enough.
Qin Feng lowered his head and thought for a moment, then immediately called the Jin Yiwei.
"Keep raising prices!"
"Any general who is willing to surrender will be rewarded with 700,000 taels of silver, plus 100 acres of fertile land, a house, and fifty cattle and sheep each."
"Each person below the deputy general will be rewarded with two hundred thousand taels of silver, fifty acres of fertile land, a house, and ten cattle and sheep each."
Ning Hu was immediately shocked when he heard the price.
He quickly grabbed Qin Feng's sleeve, his face flushed with nervousness.
"Brother Qin, are you crazy?"
"Seven hundred thousand for the chief general and two hundred thousand for the deputy general? He also gave away the land and the house. How much does it cost? At least it costs two million taels of silver!"
Qin Feng broke free, straightened his wrinkled cuffs, and said angrily: "Ning Hu, why haven't you made any progress?"
"Didn't I tell you? As long as we can capture Eagle Ridge within the planned time limit, these two million taels of silver are just a small amount of money."
“Save where you should, and spend as much as you can on where you shouldn’t!”
Ning Hu still couldn't understand Qin Feng's crazy behavior. Two million taels of silver were enough to build another Beixi army intact.
With so much money, what can’t be done? Actually used to persuade enemy troops to surrender? There is simply money to burn!
As everyone knows...
Ever since he learned that Li Zhang's tactics of weakening the enemy had not worked, Qin Feng had always felt guilty, feeling that the chance of capturing Xiongying Ridge from the outside was extremely slim.
The reason why he keeps showing his determination to win is actually just to show it to others and boost their morale.
According to the information reported by Jin Yiwei, the most scarce resource in Eagle Ridge is water, which can only last for three months.
But many times, there will be huge deviations between theory and reality.
What if the water supply is exhausted and the enemy soldiers drink urine? What about killing war horses and drinking their blood?
Moreover, after successive fierce battles, the defenders in the city will inevitably suffer casualties. As the number of troops is reduced, the consumption rate of water resources will naturally decrease.
Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Qin Feng felt that there would be no problem at all if Xiongying Ridge was guarded for half a year.
On the surface, Xiongying Ridge has been surrounded by iron barrels, and the time advantage is on Qin Feng's side, but in fact, Qin Feng cannot afford to drag it down. As long as Xiongying Ridge cannot be lost, Beidi's last psychological defense line cannot be broken through. .
Beidi will not give Qin Feng half a year!
Therefore, Xiongying Ridge must be captured before Qin Feng goes to the capital of Beidi. As long as he has the means, he cannot hold anything back.
The corpses deterred the enemy, and the large amount of money lured the profit-seeking people in the city, plus the sense of oppression caused by the encirclement of the army.
Only with a three-pronged approach can we have a chance to win Eagle Ridge.
Seeing Ning Hu's depressed look, he seemed to regard Qin Feng as a prodigal son.
In order to avoid this guy, he ran back to Beixi County and complained in front of Qin Cheng.
Qin Feng had no choice but to explain patiently: "Come, I'll settle the score with you."
"If we want to capture Eagle Ridge in a short period of time, there is only one way, which is to attack by force."
"Together all the soldiers and horses besieging the city are only 40,000 people. A mere 40,000 people, to storm a heavy fortress with 8,000 elite defenders, is simply asking for death."
"Don't say the whole army is annihilated, even if we only lose half of our people."
"The total losses of weapons, troops, livestock, food and grass are equivalent to one million taels of silver at least."
"Coupled with the payment of pensions after the war to appease the widows and families of the soldiers, this amount of money is only a lot more than the military expenditure."
"How much money and time did we invest in Beixi County's soldiers to cultivate so many elites? If they are all eliminated, how much money and time will be wasted to build elite troops again?"
"That's just money on paper."
"Once you are dragged into a war of attrition, you will understand what it means to be a grain of rice and a grain of gold. And the heavy casualties, in addition to the loss of money, will also have countless huge cascading effects. Morale is low, people are distracted, and countless people are coveting it. Our powerful enemies, Qin Feng, will be emboldened and waiting for opportunities."
After hearing Qin Feng's explanation, Ning Hu suddenly realized.
The two million taels of silver used to persuade surrender was indeed a small amount of money...
Qin Feng patted Ning Hu on the shoulder and sighed: "If you don't become a family, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Whenever you march and fight, to put it bluntly, you just need to pay for money."
"Since you can spend a small amount of money to achieve strategic goals, why spend a lot of money and make a thankless effort?"
The last doubt in Ning Hu's heart was completely dispelled, and he nodded heavily.
"Brother Qin, I understand!"
"Although we are better off than the bastards in the city, as long as we can capture Eagle Ridge with minimal casualties, we will definitely make a profit without losing anything."
Qin Feng finally smiled: "That's right, money is worthless. If you lose it, make money again. Human life is valuable."
"However, luring the enemy to surrender is only one of them. The construction of catapults must be accelerated."
Now that the corpses have been transported, Qin Feng must find a way to throw them all into the fortress, otherwise, it will not have a deterrent effect.
If it could cause another plague, that would be the icing on the cake.
pity……
It is already late autumn, and Beidi is located in a high latitude area, and the temperature is already close to zero. Especially at night, the temperature can reach three or four degrees below zero.
Those rotting corpses were all frozen, which saved Eagle Ridge from being baptized by the plague.
Qin Feng couldn't help but sigh: "The time, place, and people are favorable, but I don't take advantage of it at all."
As all the wood was transported to the front line, two days later, the Tianji Camp craftsmen began to build a catapult according to the blueprint given by Qin Feng.
Due to Qin Feng's requirements, the catapults must be built strictly according to the drawings. No matter how sophisticated they are, they must not only be able to throw corpses into the city, but if they are forced to have no choice but to attack by force, these catapults can also come in handy.
Therefore, the progress of Tianji Camp craftsmen was greatly extended.
It took three days to complete all ten catapults.
At noon that day, the highest temperature period, the temperature rarely reached an astonishing high temperature of 'five or six degrees'.
Due to the fierce winds in Saibei, this temperature is still bone-chilling for most people, especially when the wind blows, it's like a knife.
But for rotting corpses, this temperature is enough to thaw.
Qin Feng ordered the soldiers to put these "slimy" rotting corpses into tanks and carry them onto catapults.
Following an order, ten catapults cut the ropes at the same time.
I saw ten large tanks filled with corpses flying directly over the city and smashing them all in.
Qin Feng raised his hand high to signal everyone to be quiet, and then listened carefully to what was going on in the city.
Because they were two hundred steps apart and blocked by the city wall, no movement could be heard at all.
"What a pity! It would be great if I could see with my own eyes the lively scene of the enemy's chaos."
