How could Lin Wenwan not know how costly it was to massacre the people?
But the lesser of two evils, if Qin Feng is allowed to win over people's hearts wantonly, it will be tantamount to completely turning Gusu City into a dead city.
By then, every tree and grass will be a soldier, and it will no longer be child's play.
As for massacring people, it was an emergency measure. Every time she took action and massacred hundreds of people, Qin Feng had to put in several times or even dozens of times of effort to make up for his reputation.
This is how small things can lead to great things!
As for the risk of public opinion, it can be reluctantly accepted. After all, the defenders are all in the city and it is difficult to obtain accurate information from the outside.
As long as the supervisory troops are dispatched to strictly control public opinion in the city, as long as there is no ironclad evidence, baseless rumors will have no effect at all.
As for the so-called ironclad evidence, Lin Wenwan and Qin Feng knew very well that there could be no ironclad evidence at all.
Otherwise, Qin Feng would not have staged the farce today.
Lin Wenwan knew Qin Feng too well. This guy seemed to have no bottom line, but in fact, the bottom line was stronger than anyone else. He would never throw in the corpses of ordinary people.
Even if they are thrown in, they are not afraid. Who can prove that these people died at the hands of Lin Wenwan?
Lin Wenwan can blame Qin Feng for the deaths of the people!
Lin Wenwan waved her hand and interrupted Wang Keng's words with a firm attitude.
"This plan is a last resort. Everything I do is to defend Gusu City and the gateway to the south."
"A non-toxic, non-husband, in order to achieve great things, can't you even accept this loss?"
"No need to persuade me anymore, you just need to follow my order. No matter what happens in the future, I will be responsible for it."
Although Wang Keng did not agree with the massacre of people, he could only obey orders.
Moreover... Lin Wenwan's abilities have been proven. Although the methods are a bit insidious, as Lin Wenwan said, the most important thing is to protect Gusu City.
Wang Keng turned around and left, while Lin Wenwan stood there, looking at the catapult being pushed away, feeling a little depressed in her heart.
Long before Qin Feng came to Gusu City, she had already ordered the craftsmen in the city to rush to make the catapult.
She had heard of this kind of weapon for a long time, but she had rarely seen it.
Moreover, due to terrain reasons, the southern border mostly engaged in mountain battles with the southern barbarians. Now facing the imperial army moving south, they could only switch from offense to defense.
In such a defense, the shortcomings immediately became apparent, and the equipment for defending the city was insufficiently prepared.
As long as the craftsmen understand the principle of the catapult, they can build it. But the problem is that the wood used in the catapult gives Lin Wenwan a headache.
These woods must be able to withstand the weight of the boulders and the huge pulling force generated when the strings are wound.
A catapult made of ordinary wood can only be used once or twice. No matter how many times it is used, there is a risk that the swing arm will break.
In other words, the catapults that Gusu City can build are roughly equivalent to the low-quality products that Tianji Battalion specially builds.
The real killing weapon in Qin Feng's hands, whether it is wood, riveters, winches, ropes, or even the special treatment of the wood, is extremely particular.
Details determine success or failure, and craftsmen from the South who lack experience in using catapults simply cannot make up for the gaps in details in a short period of time.
Looking at the three catapults gradually disappearing from sight, although Lin Wenwan appeared calm and composed, the pressure in her heart was getting bigger and bigger.
With Qin Feng's financial resources, Tianjiying's skilled craftsmen, and a steady stream of material support.
When the day of the real attack on the city came, dozens of catapults were pushed up. All they had to do was adjust the angle and strength, and smash them against the city wall. It was a huge test for the defenders.
"Qin Feng, Qin Feng, you are really the enemy sent by God to punish my wife."
At the same time, Qin Feng had returned to the base camp.
All the generals in the handsome tent were extremely excited.
Especially Sun Bo, he didn't expect that Qin Feng would play around with the Gusu City defenders and exchanged six inferior catapults for more than a hundred of the opponent's vanguard infantry.
Corpses, leaflets, and feces were all thrown into the city, which had a huge impact on the morale of the defenders, no less than a head-on fight.
"My lord, you are truly amazing."
"Could it be that you brought all these tactics back from Beidi?"
Feeling Sun Bo's hot gaze, Qin Feng just shrugged and wrote lightly: "Although these methods have been used in Beidi, they are still suitable for the place."
"The 50,000 defenders in Gusu City are destined to be mostly rabble-rousers, and the true elites account for only a very small proportion."
"When there are more people, the psychological quality will be uneven. With a little provocation, public opinion will naturally ferment and spread in the city."
"In the battle for the heart, all you need to do is add fuel to the flames."
Sun Bo had already admired Qin Feng so much. He had been on the battlefield for half his life and had fought so many battles. Compared with Qin Feng, he turned out to be a young recruit.
There are many tactics that either we dare not think of, or we cannot implement them once we have thought of them.
Qin Feng's "freedom and ease" on the battlefield impressed both Sun Bo and the generals present.
"My lord, if it's like what you said, and he does this every day, I'm afraid it won't be long before the city collapses."
"Hahaha, you are right. I have been fighting for so many years, and I never thought that fighting could be so easy."
Seeing that everyone was so proud, Qin Feng lowered his hand and poured cold water on them.
"Harassment is harassment, but it has to be done in different ways. If the same tactics are used too often, the defenders will become numb."
"In addition, for every harassment, you must be fully prepared. If you are suddenly caught off guard by the other party, the loss will be huge."
"Easy? Is there anything easy about fighting?"
"Arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Now is not the time to celebrate."
"We finally gained the support of the local people, but it was completely destroyed in the blink of an eye. Even if we try our best to explain, it will be difficult to regain the trust of the people."
"And if this continues, it doesn't matter whether the people believe us or not. In order to survive, they can only escape from here and do their best to avoid the war."
"Not so much, how to take down Gusu City easily."
"It's better to think carefully about how to win this battle while reducing the losses of the people."
The camp, which was noisy just now, immediately became quiet.
All the generals present, including Sun Bo, all lowered their heads, their faces full of shame.
At this moment, they finally understood how low their consciousness was compared to Qin Feng.
What they were thinking about was how to win this battle, but Qin Feng was always thinking about how to ensure the safety and life of the people...
Sun Bo turned around, waved to the generals and shouted.
"Why are you still standing there? Gusu City is surrounded and not even a fly can fly out!"
"If taking Gusu City is at the expense of the people in Jiangnan, what's the point!"
