Qin Feng attached great importance to this matter, but after half a day of rigorous investigation, he found nothing.
Xu Mo rushed back after hearing the news. He frowned: "Brother Qin, the massacre of the people was definitely not done by our army."
"Beixi soldiers always abide by military discipline!"
"The vanguard infantry are all the elite of the Gyeonggi garrison, and they will not do such a thing easily."
"All the troops in the field have been transferred to Lingzhou."
"Besides, our army's logistics supplies are quite sufficient. In terms of emotion and reason, and in public and private matters, the soldiers have no reason to massacre the people."
All the generals present also quickly agreed.
"Please give me a lesson from the King of Qin. Since your Majesty promulgated the frontline military law, all the officers and men under your command have fulfilled their duties and never dared to be disobedient."
"That's right. Nowadays, the enemy troops are huddled in Gusu City and dare not go out to fight. However, our army's logistics are not tense. The soldiers are happy with the status quo, so how can they ask for trouble?"
"Didn't the prince say that? The people of Jiangnan are the top priority and are related to the future direction of the war. Even if I lend a hundred courages to my subordinates, they will never dare to ruin the prince's plan."
Qin Feng remained expressionless and pressed his hands directly to signal everyone to be silent.
"Don't be nervous, everyone. After successive reinforcements, our frontline troops now exceed 30,000."
"With so many people, it is difficult to control them. Self-examination is essential."
"If this matter has nothing to do with our army, I will naturally not wrong any officer. As the saying goes, if you act upright and sit upright, why should you be afraid?"
"On the other hand, if someone really dares to harm the local people, I will never tolerate it. Not only will the offender die, but those on the top will also be punished!"
Seeing that Qin Feng attaches great importance to the safety of the local people, how can the generals present dare to have any fun?
You know, when Sun Bo lost two battles in a row, he was only demoted to deputy general.
And now, if anyone dares to harm the local people, he will be directly executed. How severe is this punishment?
As everyone knows, Qin Feng doesn't believe that anyone under his rule would dare to harm the people.
The reason for conducting such a high-profile investigation is to let the generals understand that the safety of the people in Jiangnan is related to the reputation of the imperial army, and more importantly, the direction of the future war.
If there is no strict investigation, there will always be people who turn a deaf ear to Qin Feng's words and think that his kindness to the people is just a show to win people's hearts.
Just then, Liu Ming came back.
"This is reported to the King of Qin. It has been thoroughly investigated and this matter has nothing to do with our army!"
"And according to the reports from Jin Yiwei, all the villages that were massacred only had people dead, and no food or money was looted. It was more like... a vendetta."
As soon as he said this, Xu Mo couldn't help but frown and said in a deep voice: "Could it be the work of thieves?"
Liu Ming refused: "No! There are survivors in every village, and these survivors insist that they were committed by the imperial soldiers."
"The other party must be disguised as a soldier of our army with the intention of throwing dirty water on our army."
"Where can the bandits find so much standard equipment?"
Liu Ming has already come up with the basic argument: "King Qin, my subordinates suspect that he is the garrison in Gusu City, and he is trying to confuse the king with others!"
Before Qin Feng could respond, the generals present were already furious.
The generals were filled with indignation, clenched their fists and cursed.
"The damn rebels in the south are so shameless!"
"These people in the south of the Yangtze River are not only the people of Daliang, but also the people under the rule of the southern border. In order to throw dirty water, they actually killed the people under their rule. It is extremely shameful!"
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be let go."
"When the city is defeated, I will kill hundreds more bandits to relieve my anger!"
What Qin Feng wants is this effect. Only when all soldiers regard the life and death of the people in Jiangnan as their own responsibility can they protect the people in a true sense, instead of just empty words.
Moreover, anger is the easiest way to boost morale.
Seeing that all the soldiers were filled with righteous indignation, Qin Feng realized that the fire was almost over, and immediately raised his arms and shouted: "Avenge the tragic death of the people!"
Responders on the scene came and went.
"Revenge!"
"The people in the south of the Yangtze River and the people in the north are all my people in Daliang. Anyone who dares to harm the people is our sworn enemy!"
"That's right, kill the rebels and avenge their blood!"
Qin Feng immediately ordered Xu Mo to mobilize troops and generals to form a rebellion camp.
The number of people in the rebellion camp is one thousand, and these one thousand people are divided into ten brigade, each brigade has one hundred people, patrolling around Gusu City.
Whenever you encounter a soldier, no matter how he or she is dressed, you must go up and inspect them strictly.
As long as they can be sure that the opponent is a soldier from the southern border, they will be killed without mercy. At the same time, they will send Jin Yiwei to try their best to find the secret passage of Gusu City.
It wasn't over yet, Qin Feng gave Xu Mo a direct order.
"Deploy five thousand cavalry and assemble under Gusu City. These people cannot die in vain."
In the evening of the next day, 5,000 cavalrymen were waiting in full formation less than 500 steps away from Gusu City.
Qin Feng came to the scene in person.
The Gusu city wall was also crowded with defenders. Lin Wenwan personally climbed onto the city wall to observe the battlefield situation.
When she saw that Qin Feng brought pure cavalry, Lin Wenwan felt certain.
"Don't worry, Qin Feng can't attack the city."
"The troops sent to attack this time are just a deliberate provocation to disrupt the morale of our army."
At this time, Gusu City is no longer what it used to be.
As the remnants of Jiangnan Governor's party were cleared away, the generals standing next to Lin Wenwan were all her loyal right-hand men.
Now that Lin Wenwan said this, the generals present naturally calmed down.
Just when Lin Wenwan was about to leave the city wall, the sentry suddenly shouted.
"No! The enemy has siege equipment!"
What? !
Lin Wenwan frowned, turned around quickly, and looked far into the distance. Sure enough, she found that Qin Feng's army appeared in the field of vision, pushing catapults one after another.
Lin Wenwan counted and found that there were six of them!
Could it be that...Qin Feng really wants to attack the city?
impossible!
Lin Wenwan immediately gave up this ridiculous idea. Not to mention that Qin Feng was surrounded by cavalry. Even if he gathered all his troops, he would never be able to capture Gusu City.
The role of the catapult is more provocation than reality.
But even so, the defenders on the city wall couldn't help but become nervous. After all, this was a catapult. Once hit by a huge boulder, any armor would be useless.
"Damn it, when did Qin Feng build all the catapults?"
"When Qin Feng was in Beidi, he relied on heavy equipment to defend the isolated city and resisted the siege of the Beidi army."
"Qin Feng's Tianji camp has many skilled craftsmen. Coupled with Qin Feng's financial resources, it is not easy to build a catapult?"
"The other side is all cavalry. Why don't we rush out and destroy the catapult directly?"
