Xiang Nan also knows that these crow soldiers are inhumane.
It is not an option for the people to carry the food without handing it over now. If it really takes a long time to harvest food, these crow soldiers will really kill people.
Because they could not complete the task of collecting food, they would inevitably die when they went back to see Commander Liu.
At that time, instead of being beaten to death themselves, they are more likely to jump over the wall and pull a few people to support them.
And Xiang Nan couldn't really kill Platoon Leader Yang, because if he killed them, the Zhensong Army would send others. When the time comes, their methods will be even more drastic.
Therefore, Xiang Nan called Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Zilin, Mr. Leng and others and persuaded them to help Tian Fuxian collect grain.
"The Crow Soldiers are just a bunch of beasts, and they will really jump over the wall when cornered." He looked at the crowd and said, "As for the beasts, if we can't kill them with a stick and can't run away, we can only coax them first. Otherwise, people will really die.”
Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Zilin, Mr. Leng, etc. all nodded after hearing this.
Then Xiang Nan, Bai Jiaxuan, and Lu Zilin took the lead and began to hand over food.
When the villagers saw that Xiang Nan and others had already handed over the food, they naturally did not dare to delay any longer and hurriedly handed over the food.
Tian Fuxian escaped the disaster, so he was naturally very grateful to Xiang Nan and made a special trip to the temple to thank him.
If Xiang Nan hadn't taken the lead in handing over the food, he might have been in trouble this time.
"You don't need to thank me. I'm also afraid of driving those crow soldiers into a panic. Then they will jump over the wall in a hurry and harm our fellow villagers in the original land." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
"Even so, I still thank you." Tian Fuxian still said.
No matter what, Xiang Nan saved his life.
…
"Hei Wa~" After Tian Fuxian left, Xiang Nan was reading scriptures when he heard someone say.
Xiang Nan looked up and saw that it was Lu Zhaopeng. He couldn't help but be startled, and then smiled, "It's you, Principal Lu. You are really a rare guest. This must be your first time here."
"No, I've been here before." Lu Zhaopeng smiled.
When the temple was first built, he was only in his teens. He had no faith at that time, so he still went into the temple.
"Come in and sit down." Xiang Nan stood up and invited, then poured a cup of tea, "You don't go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do, so if you have anything to say, just say it."
"No, I just want to thank you for taking the lead in delivering the food, so as not to make it difficult for me to get there." Lu Zhaopeng explained.
"It's a trivial matter. I'm also afraid that those crow soldiers will really jump over the wall in a hurry. By then, it won't be good for anyone to be hurt." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
Lu Zhaopeng nodded, "Yes, news came from other villages. Because the people did not hand over food, the crow soldiers went directly into the houses to search, beat and cursed people, and even women were insulted."
"These beasts!" When Xiang Nan heard this, he couldn't help but slap the table.
"Our village is lucky to have you. Those crow soldiers dare not break in. Otherwise, the people in our village will probably suffer too." Lu Zhaopeng said again.
"This is nothing. I just hate that my ability is limited and I can only protect this small area." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "If I were really a god, I could blow away all the 100,000 crow soldiers. That would be great." Woolen cloth."
"You have done a very good job." Lu Zhaopeng said with admiration.
Xiang Nan can at least defend one side of the people. Unlike him, he doesn't have a good idea to deal with these ruffians right now.
"By the way, last November, you said that the Crow Soldiers would come. How did you know?" He asked curiously.
They only learned about this news in March this year. But Xiang Nan started warning half a year in advance, which was really not easy. He still hasn't figured out where Xiang Nan received the news.
Of course, as a materialist with faith, he would never believe in the theories of prophets and ghosts.
"The secret must not be leaked, the mountain people have their own clever plans." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
He didn't want to show off in front of Lu Zhaopeng, but he also didn't want to reveal his trump card.
"Okay." Lu Zhaopeng nodded. Since Xiang Nan refused to talk, he couldn't force him. "That's okay. I'll leave first."
"Okay." Xiang Nan smiled and suddenly spoke again, "Zhao Peng, you have studied in the city and are a learned person. Let me ask you, if, I mean if, blind man Liu was assassinated, what do you think? Will the siege of Xi'an be lifted?"
Lu Zhaopeng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "No, Blind Liu cannot die. Once Blind Liu dies, hundreds of thousands of crow soldiers will really become rogues."
After all, Blind Liu still wants to be a high-ranking official in the Three Qin Dynasty, and he still has certain political ambitions, so he will restrain his subordinates not to go too far towards the people, and still want to retain a little mercy.
But his group of men did not have such a consciousness as him. They were all bandits, bandits, and robbers. Without Blind Liu's restraint, they would become more brutal, more murderous, and less humane.
By that time, hundreds of thousands of rogue bandits will be wreaking havoc across the land of Sanqin. Wherever they go, there will be fields filled with bones and rivers of blood. The people will be devastated and life will be worse than death. Therefore, Blind Man Liu cannot kill them.
"Then if, I mean if, the Crow Soldier's arsenal is blown up, can the situation be alleviated?" Xiang Nan asked again.
Lu Zhaopeng thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's okay. But can it be blown up?"
The Zhensong Army does not have its own arsenal, so all ammunition must be allocated or purchased, and this takes time. Therefore, blowing up the arsenal can indeed weaken the strength of the Song-Suppressing Army and relieve the pressure on the city's defenders.
"There's still one out of ten thousand miles." Xiang Nan smiled and said, determined to blow up the arsenal.
…
The reason why Xiang Nan wanted to blow up the arsenal of the Song Army was because he knew that although the villagers had handed over food, they had barely survived.
The Zhensong Army besieged the city of Xi'an for eight months.
The amount of food and grass needed by an army of hundreds of thousands for eight months is definitely not a small amount. The amount of food they received this time was not enough to satisfy their appetites.
They will continue to requisition and rob food until the people's wealth is completely emptied. It is in line with the sentence in "On the Passage of Qin", "To serve Qin with the land, it is still like holding firewood to put out the fire. If the firewood is not exhausted, the fire will never be extinguished."
Therefore, the best way to solve this problem is to remove the firepower from under the cauldron.
Platoon Leader Yang was able to be arrogant and domineering in Bailuyuan because of the hundreds of thousands of Song Suppressing Army behind him; and the Song Suppressing Army dared to besiege Xi'an City because it was supported by the Zhili warlord Wu Peifu.
But Wu Peifu is now fighting the Northern Expeditionary Army. In order to defend his own territory, his food, wages, arms, and soldiers were naturally sent to the south first, and he did not care about suppressing the Song army.
Therefore, as long as the Zhensong Army's arsenal is blown up, it will be greatly damaged.
At that time, the hundreds of thousands of troops who suppressed Song Dynasty would be without weapons and ammunition, and without Wu Peifu's timely replenishment, they would have no choice but to fall into a situation of no ammunition.
Once they ran out of ammunition, the spears in their hands were no better than fire sticks, and the cannons were no better than gasoline barrels.
Therefore, Xiang Nan decided to blow up the arsenal of the Song Army.
At night, Xiang Nan went down to the plains, used Qinggong, and went all the way to Chang'an County, thirty miles outside Xi'an City, and sneaked into the weapons depot of the Song Army.
(End of chapter)
