The rainfall in the south has really dropped a lot, and the Chu country has also experienced the long-lost sunny weather. But for Chu State, this is not good news.
On the day when the weather cleared up, Tang's bombers appeared over Chu. The Tang pilots, who had already had deep hatred for each other, dropped the bombs they carried on several large cities in the northern part of Chu without hesitation.
It can be said that the civilians of Chu State saw such an enemy for the first time: swarms of bombers flew over the city, covering the sky, and then raindrops of bombs fell from overhead.
Carpet bombing was extremely cruel to a city. Those houses that were not strong at all collapsed in pieces due to the shock of the explosion.
The buildings that had been washed away by rain and looked like dilapidated houses were easily knocked down by the bombs. After the explosion, the loud sounds of collapse of houses that could not hold on could be heard from time to time.
These cities were completely paralyzed, and the almost non-existent people's livelihood system completely collapsed. All the civilians of the Chu State began to despair. They began to hate the top brass of the Chu State who pushed them into the war, because they believed that the Tang State was invincible.
In fact, they were right. The Tang State was indeed invincible to the Chu State. The only thing in Chu State that could make Tang State fearful were the rolling mountains in the southern part of Chu State.
The folklore about the Tang State has also affected the thoughts of these common people of the Chu State: they have been subtly propagating the power of the Tang State and the happiness of the common people of the Tang State. Rumors have never stopped, and have even intensified recently.
Originally, these big cities had just escaped from the flood disaster. Before they had time to take a breath, huge explosions once again broke the peace of life.
It was only then that the dignitaries of Chu State remembered that they seemed to be still at war with Tang State.
Suddenly, the nobles fleeing south were crowded on the muddy road, crowded together with the refugees who lacked food and clothing, and became a complete mess.
Just when everyone in the Chu State began to worry about the fighting situation on the front line, trouble broke out within their own borders.
The refugees, who had long been starved of food, were finally overwhelmed and chose the most drastic method to vent their dissatisfaction.
The cause of the incident was that some nobles of the Chu State who were fleeing south encountered a group of refugees on the road who had not had food for three days because of the raging floods.
These refugees were barely clothed and had no choice but to go to the next city to beg and try their luck. With no other option, these refugees stopped the noble's convoy, hoping that the other party would give them some food.
Of course, the Chu nobles who brought their families and guards refused. He believed that these unscrupulous people were blocking the road and robbing them, so he ordered his guards to clear the way and drive away the refugees so that his huge motorcade could continue to move forward.
As a result, during the fight between the guards and the refugees, some refugees tried to snatch the weapons from the guards' hands, so the guards had no choice but to fight back, shooting and killing many people.
The remaining people immediately became turbulent, and when they were desperate, they burst out with fighting power that was impossible under normal circumstances.
These people continued to attack the defense line of the noble convoy, and finally completed a costly counterattack: they broke through the defense line, killed the guards, and looted the entire convoy.
The situation got out of hand, and the refugees who lost their minds became equally violent and evil: they not only stole food, but also killed almost everyone in the convoy.
All the female members of the noble families were raped, and the children were brutally killed. The refugees who vented their hatred then dispersed, taking away everything they could.
The ransacked nobleman escaped alone with a few guards. Then he brought the Chu army and launched his so-called revenge.
A larger-scale massacre began. All refugees walking on the road were killed inexplicably. Their bodies were piled on the roadside. In addition, the flood had just receded, which immediately triggered a large-scale plague.
The plague was rampant, refugees were displaced, and the government massacred them indiscriminately, so resistance gradually increased.
It may be complicated to say, but when this series of chain reactions occurred continuously within a few days, a massive "uprising" broke out in the Chu State.
Dozens of teams were pulled up overnight. The organized Chu refugees killed corrupt officials, massacred officials, beat local tyrants, and distributed food. At once, most of the country was in turmoil.
Don't think that this is just a simple civil strife between civilians and nobles, and don't think that the espionage departments of the Tang Kingdom are all losers.
Since Chu State has its own Chu guardian, then Tang State naturally also has its own "Datang National Security Committee".
As long as they seize the opportunity, the abilities of these agents who have been lurking in Chu State for a long time are much higher than those of Chu Yangren who can only perform suicide attacks.
They gave full play to their advantages, used the most advanced communication equipment, contacted the Tang State headquarters, and immediately organized a civil unrest into a large-scale peasant uprising.
Not enough weapons? A small group of troops from the Tang State took advantage of the chaos to infiltrate and send them over! Airdrop from the plane and throw it over! He even directly bribed the Chu army to buy part of it!
Sometimes, even some infiltrated Chu troops would deliberately defeat, throw their weapons to the organized "Ying Tang Army", or simply surrender and join these rebel armies.
And these troops who welcomed the Tang Dynasty were actually organized by the intelligence department of the Tang State. Their slogan was to welcome the Tang troops and live a good life!
In fact, there is no need to publicize this kind of thing. It is no secret that people in the Tang Dynasty have a better life in the Chu Kingdom. Everyone is also a Chinese with black hair and eyes. They are all hardworking and kind. Why should I have to endure hardships in the Chu Kingdom? Can’t even get enough to eat?
Then why not join the Tang Dynasty and become a Tang person, work as hard as the Tang people, earn money to buy more food, and improve your life?
In addition, the Tang Air Force often dropped some leaflets when the weather was fine, advertising that it accepted civilians without food and was willing to live in peace with the Chu people who defected. For a time, many rebels who were forced to rebel by the government claimed to be welcoming the Tang Army, and they all In order to welcome the Tang army, become a Tang person, eat rice and noodles, wear new clothes, and live a good life.
Soon, the chaotic popular uprising turned into an organized resistance. In addition, the Chu people's livelihood was always poor, and the northern part of Chu State was completely out of control in an instant.
The top leaders of Chu State suddenly became panicked. They really never thought that one day they would be crushed by neighboring countries because of their system and have to face civilian rebellion.
In panic, the king of Chu ordered his troops to suppress the rebellious civilians even more fiercely. At the same time, he ordered the execution of the nobleman who had caused trouble by retaliating against the mob.
The nobleman was already red-eyed, and he had some ability. After learning that the King of Chu ordered to get rid of him, he immediately raised a rebellion, pulled in some border troops, and started a fight with the Chu State's rebellious people. Three pillars.
The three forces were fighting with each other in the northern part of Chu State, and the border defense troops were ineffective.
This time, the northern part of Chu State became even more lively. The Tang Army, which was still dealing with the finishing work of the flood disaster, immediately changed its plan. Commander Strauss personally led two divisions to quickly move south and began to advance along the plains.
Strauss headed south and immediately received a response from the Chu refugees. Countless people were eating pots of wine to welcome the king. For a moment, the king's flag changed on the city wall, and the Tang Dynasty conquered five cities in three days.
Most of the northern plains changed hands in an instant. In some border areas, tens of thousands of Chu troops surrendered and carried the Tang flag without even firing a shot.
The Tang Dynasty actually did not use many troops, but the number of troops increased as they marched south: by the time Strauss entered the hinterland of the northern plains of Chu, he already had almost 100,000 troops.
Then, this famous Dornish hero, one of the new twin stars of the Tang Dynasty, the nobleman who personally commanded 20,000 elite troops to attack the Chu State's rebellion, drove straight for more than 120 kilometers and captured him alive.
This nobleman of the Chu State, who had a very bad reputation among the rebellious people, and many people wanted to eat his flesh and blood alive, was decapitated by Strauss, and his head was hung directly on the top of the largest city in the northern part of the Chu State.
As a result, the refugees' support for the Tang army reached its peak. The Tang army spread the message wherever it went. Strauss pacified the entire northern Chu country while the Dahua troops outside Xicong were still resisting.
It happened so suddenly that even Chu State didn't even understand how it all happened.
It was only later that many people understood that behind all these changes, there was a vague shadow of the Tang State's security department at work.
It didn't seem painful for the Chu State to use Chu's foster people to drop two bombs on the Tang State, but the Tang State used spies to stir up trouble on the Chu State's side, and a quarter of the Chu State was wiped out in one fell swoop!
The gap between the intelligence agencies of the two sides was obvious at a glance, which made other spies from various countries who were preparing to cause trouble in Tang State become much more cautious.
The disastrous defeat of the Chu State also made all countries finally figure out one thing: the Tang State's intelligence department, which was almost all-pervasive in the early years and had full combat power, has disappeared in recent years. Where did it go... and what did it do.
Strauss's series of victories in the northern region of Chu allowed Tang to eliminate Chu's threat to the southern Dahua oil fields that Tang had just occupied.
This battle gained enough strategic space for the southern oil fields that already belonged to the Tang State. Now the Tang State could safely obtain oil from the southern oil fields.
Five days later, the King of Chu issued an edict to move the capital from the fertile mountainous edge near the northern plains to a small city further south in the barren mountains and rivers.
When Chu State announced that it would move its capital, the fighting in Xicong's encirclement was still continuing.
Strauss's illustrious reputation, accompanied by the relocation of the capital of Chu State, once again shocked the world.
(End of chapter)
