Faced with a deadlock, Ren Dejing insisted on ordering resistance.
He ordered the entire city's defenders to fight for the glory of Daxia, and announced that reinforcements from other military divisions were quickly moving towards the imperial city and were on their way to King Qin.
Then he gave some of the huge wealth he gained from killing all the royal family and opposition ministers as rewards to the 40,000 defenders in the city, and ordered them to eat meat and drink wine.
The defenders received rewards, improved food, and boosted their morale, so they decided to defend the city.
Watching the Xixia army's actions at the top of the city, Su Haisheng knew that Ren Dejing would not surrender.
Since it is not possible to persuade Ren Dejing to surrender, then we should persuade ordinary Xixia soldiers and grassroots officers to surrender.
Considering that the ordinary soldiers and grassroots officers of Xixia were not only Han Chinese, but also Dangxiang people, and other miscellaneous barbarians, the surrender documents were written in both Chinese characters and Dangxiang characters. Officers and soldiers in the army who could read and write helped to prepare More than three thousand copies were received.
Before the war started, the Ming army used trebuchets to throw all the surrender documents into the city.
The surrender document was written in a very practical way, and it made it clear to the soldiers and junior officers who were defending the city, and to consider them from their standpoint.
When you defend the city, you are helping Ren Dejing, not your little emperor. You are working hard for Ren Dejing.
The army attacks the city and there are no casualties. You, your family and friends will all face death, but Ren Dejing is still alive and well.
The Ming army only wants to hold Ren Dejing and his comrades accountable, but it will not hold the soldiers and grassroots officers accountable and can be forgiven.
As long as you surrender and don't fight, the Ming army can pretend that these things never happened. You lived your life before the war and you will continue to live your life after the war.
Or if there are brave soldiers among you, you can open the city gate for the Ming army, or capture Ren Dejing. This is considered a great service, and the Ming Emperor will reward you with a title.
Don't die for Ren Dejing.
You died for Ren Dejing, Ren Dejing will not be grateful to you, he will only think that this is natural.
Think about his luxurious life, the power and status he enjoys in daily life, the glory and wealth he possesses, and his ostentation.
Now, don't you want to fight for yourself and your relatives and friends, but to protect Ren Dejing's glory and wealth?
If the battle is won, will he share the glory and wealth with you? Will he let you enjoy a little bit of his glory and wealth?
Aren't you still going to be beaten and scolded by your superiors, ordered to do things at will, and live like animals, without any dignity at all?
But it's different when you fight for the Ming Dynasty.
After the war, if you want to be a soldier, you can continue to be a soldier. If you don't want to be a soldier, you can go home to farm, work, or do business.
Ming Dynasty can allocate land to you, can allocate houses, cattle and farm tools to you, can reduce and reduce taxes for you, and can make your life better than before.
The Ming Dynasty's army will not beat or scold you, nor will they bully you. You can even study here, learn literacy and culture, and open your eyes to see the world.
Of course, the Ming Dynasty’s army not only has military pay, but can also eat meat, vegetables and fruits regularly, which will definitely not make you hungry and have insufficient food.
The Ming Army swears on its own credibility that as long as you abandon Ren Dejing and follow the Ming Army, the Ming Army will never break its promise.
But the Ming army only waited for the last twelve hours.
When the last twelve hours are up, the Ming Army will not accept surrender. You will bear all the consequences yourself. Your own death and the death of your relatives and friends are all caused by you. The Ming Army will not be responsible.
You died for Ren Dejing, Ren Dejing will not be grateful to you, will not remember you, and your death will be worthless.
There are very few literate soldiers at the bottom, whether they are Han Chinese or Dangxiang people. The fate of the proletariat is generally the same, regardless of ethnic composition.
Therefore, these surrender documents are mainly aimed at the grassroots officers in the city who know some words. Of course, it does not rule out that some soldiers also know the words.
These people are at the bottom of the army, and they are also the vast majority. Documents aimed at persuading them to surrender can have the greatest effect and shake the morale of the defenders in the city to the greatest extent.
Sure enough, a large number of documents persuading surrender entered the city and were scattered all over the city walls. Many Xixia soldiers picked up a piece of paper and looked at the question mark written in black on the white paper, not knowing what was written on it.
But it doesn't matter, soon some literate officers and soldiers read it. After reading it, they all fell into deep thought and began to think about what was written on this piece of paper and what they were doing now.
Although the soldiers at the bottom were illiterate, they were also curious. Under their questioning, some of the literate officers and soldiers told them the contents of the Ming army's surrender document on paper, letting them know, think, and then spread it further.
By the time the top military officials in the city knew the news and immediately sent people to collect the documents to persuade them to surrender, the contents of the documents to persuade them to surrender had already spread on a large scale among the defenders in the city.
An important core of persuading surrender is who they are fighting for.
This issue was pointed out in the Ming army's surrender document and spread widely, causing thinking and confusion among quite a few people.
For the top military officials, it is a big deal and a fatal matter for the military to start thinking and becoming confused.
Ren Dejing also knows this.
He read the document persuading him to surrender and was horrified to find that the Ming army was attacking his lifeblood.
They actually raised the crucial question of who to fight for!
Of course, it is impossible for him to give away his wealth and power to grassroots officers and soldiers.
But if the grassroots officers and soldiers are really shaken, he can be buried on the spot.
Shocked, he immediately prohibited the soldiers from disseminating the contents of the surrender document, and sent his own guards as a supervisory team, allowing soldiers to inform each other.
Anyone who disseminates the contents of the surrender document will be reported to the Supervisory Team, and they can receive a reward, or even join the Supervisory Team to supervise other soldiers together.
Under such operations, the dissemination of surrender documents in the army was suppressed to a certain extent. Some villains who only valued immediate benefits reported on their companions and gained the opportunity to join the supervising team and gained a "new life."
But people's hearts have their own justice, and they can keep their mouths shut but not their hearts. The contents of the surrender document spread very quickly. Everyone is not a fool, but they just didn't think so much before.
Now thinking about it and looking at the majestic and well-prepared Ming army outside the city, their hearts were constantly wavering.
After all, most of the city's defenders are people from inside the city and surrounding areas. The Ming army's attack is very likely to threaten their families, and even if they defend Ren Dejing, there is no guarantee that their families will not be protected. harm.
The Ming army only wanted to blame Ren Dejing and those people around him who were relying on human influence, and it had nothing to do with everyone.
It's true that since ancient times, as long as these pitiful big-headed soldiers can surrender, they are rarely rejected, because killing them is boring and can easily cause panic among the group.
So many people are thinking, is it worth fighting for Ren Dejing?
