Volume 10 Chapter 257
Chapter 257
Tang Yin's method of using Jiang Hao really worked wonders. Jiang Hao worked hard for his future fame and career.
According to Tang Yin's method, he first won over the literati among the people, and then spread rumors, falsely claiming that the coalition forces of the four countries of Chuan, Mo, An, and Huan were coming soon. When these four armies arrived, all the Zhen people would be killed.
If you want to protect yourself, there is only one way, that is, give up being a Zhen person and become a Feng person. As long as you become a Feng person, no one will dare to hurt you.
Just intimidation can't scare the people of Zhen. Then the literati headed by Jiang Hao threw out bait, saying that if you just move to Feng, you will immediately have a large piece of land to receive, and you don't have to perform corvée or pay taxes. The government also has various rewards and will help these people of Zhen settle down and buy property, etc. In their mouths, Feng has become a paradise.
As long as you move to Feng, there are so many benefits. It is impossible to say that people are not tempted at all. After the rumors gradually began to play a role, Jiang Hao and his people used the last trick to spread the theory of national destruction.
They criticized the Zhen King Li Hong, saying that Li Hong's claim to the throne was a great rebellion and had been punished by heaven. Now that the armies of the six countries were attacking Zhen, Zhen would definitely perish. The people of Zhen would eventually be killed or reduced to slaves. It would be better to switch to Feng State than to sit and wait for death and suffer as expected. Moreover, Tang Yin had long been praised by them as a great leader.
Under the instigation of these traitorous literati, the people of Zhen, who were mostly the elderly, weak, women and children, began to waver. As long as someone took the lead, it would spread rapidly like a plague. When most people accepted to move to Feng State, the remaining small number of people who stood firm were also influenced by the surrounding environment and gradually changed their minds.
Within three days, hundreds of thousands of people in Zhen accepted the request to move to Feng State. After learning about this, Tang Yin was not particularly happy, because he had expected it. He ordered all the captured Zhen soldiers to be put into the camp where the people were imprisoned, so that they could reunite with their families. In addition, he ordered people to find the people whose families were serving as defenders in Juan City, and asked them to write letters to persuade their families to abandon the Zhen army and go out of the city with them to Feng Country to live a stable and comfortable life.
Soon, the Fengyu coalition collected the letters written by the people. There were so many that they filled six large baskets. It is estimated that there were at least tens of thousands of letters.
That night, Tang Yin sent out hidden arrows to quietly deliver these six baskets of letters to the vicinity of Juan City, and put flags on them to make obvious marks.
The next day, Juan's defenders soon found six large baskets of things placed not far from the city gate. They didn't know what was in them, but they were full from a distance.
Because there was no sign of the Feng army nearby, the Zhen soldiers were not worried about fraud, so they sent two people with ropes tied around their waists to go down the city wall and check outside the city.
After the two soldiers found that the baskets were full of letters, they shouted to the city. Then, more than a dozen soldiers tied ropes and went outside the city to carry the six baskets of letters back to the city.
People poured out the letters and gathered them together. Lot was like a small mountain.
Many soldiers who heard the news found their names in the numerous letters and hurriedly took them out. When they opened them, their eyes were red.
Letters are all for home. The content inside is the call of relatives to themselves. There is no weapon more powerful than this.
Why did the Zhen people join the army? They said they were fighting for the country. The fundamental reason was to fight for their own homes. Now that their relatives are going to Fengguo, why are they still staying in Zhenguo and fighting for their lives? What are they fighting for?
These more than 10,000 family letters completely destroyed the morale of the Juan defenders. Even those Zhen soldiers who did not receive the letters were confused and wanted to leave the city and reunite with their families.
That night, civil strife broke out in Juan City.
Ten thousand Zhen soldiers, led by two corps commanders, suddenly changed sides, broke into the city lord's mansion at night, and hacked Guan Tai to death while he was still asleep. Then people cut off his head and carried his head to the East City, forcing the defenders of the East City to open the city gate and let the Fengyu coalition enter the city.
In the battle of Hu'an, the Fengyu coalition did not use a single sword or gun, and captured Hu'an City in one fell swoop, which just proved the saying that attacking the city is inferior, and attacking the heart is the best.
Tang Yin first won over the literati, and then won over the people of Zhen State. In this way, it was equivalent to forcing the defenders whose relatives were captured to change sides, and at the same time completely severing their relations with Zhen State.
The county chief died, the corps commander and most of his fellow brothers defected to Feng State, and the remaining Zhen soldiers also gave up resistance. The reason why the Zhen army surrendered so straightforwardly was also directly related to the fact that Li Hong's claim to the throne was unpopular. In people's subconscious, the reason why Zhen State attracted the joint attack of the six countries' armies was entirely caused by Li Hong. It was Li Hong's treason that caused the wrath of heaven, and no one else could be blamed. People have this kind of thinking, which is also the evil result that Li Hong himself had planted before.
Tang Yin acted quickly. He captured Juan that night and began to organize troops the next day to send the previously captured Zhen State people and the people in Juan City to Feng State.
Of course, there were also many people in Juan City who were unwilling to leave. At this time, the fangs of the Feng Army were exposed. Tang Yin directly ordered that no matter whether it was with a knife, a human frame, or even a hard grab, all the people in Juan should be taken back to Feng State.
The previous hundreds of thousands of people plus the people in Juan City, the total number is close to one million. It is impossible for the Fengyu Alliance to cover the migration of these many people. It is inevitable that some people will regret and run away on the way to Feng Kingdom, but that has already happened. It can't change the overall situation.
When the Sichuan-Mosu allied forces arrived belatedly and arrived at Huan, the place had almost become an empty city, with only the Feng Army and the Jade Army remaining inside.
It stands to reason that the Sichuan-Mozambique coalition should have arrived long ago, but the two armies had selfish motives and wanted to hand over Juan's hard bone to the Fengyu coalition. As a result, they were delayed on the road and marched slowly, which delayed them for several days.
After understanding the current situation, Xiao Xuan and Shao Fang asked Tang Yin why he wanted to plunder the people of Zhen State to Feng State. The answer Tang Yin gave was that his side wanted to fight to the death with the upcoming Central Army of Zhen State in Huan, leaving the people behind. In the city, the food and fodder were wasted and the guards had to be careful, but the gain was not worth the loss, so he was escorted directly back to Feng Kingdom, and everything was over.
Of course, Xiao Xuan and Shao Fang could not accept his statement. Even a fool could see that Tang Yin was plundering the population of Zhen Kingdom.
After hearing the two people's questioning, Tang Yin simply opened the sky and spoke frankly, saying bluntly: "What did our agreement say at the beginning? I said that when the Feng Army sent troops to the Zhen Kingdom, all the spoils obtained would belong to the Feng Kingdom itself. Remember , it’s ‘everything’! This ‘everything’ naturally includes people.”
Shao Fang still wanted to refute, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that Tang Yin did indeed say that at the beginning.
He looked at Xiao Xuan and asked what he meant with his eyes. Xiao Xuan laughed and said: "Brother Tang Wang, there is no need to be angry, we are just asking casually, don't take it to heart."
Xiao Xuan knew what was more important. To deal with the massive Zhenguo Central Army, Feng Jun must not be left out. It would be unwise to fall out with Feng Jun now. Furthermore, he did not value Zhen Ren very much. In his eyes, , there is no difference between Zhen and uncivilized barbarians. It would not be a pity to kill them all. It just allowed Tang Yin to plunder the Feng Kingdom and take advantage, which made him feel uncomfortable, but it was not enough to make him and Tang Yin quarrel. To the point of falling out.
What he said was tantamount to acquiescing to Tang Yin's actions. Shao Fang couldn't hold on to it any longer, so he just laughed and stopped asking any more questions about the matter.
Canglin County, which had lost nearly one million people, seemed to be in a lot of depression, but Tang Yin still refused to give up. Both Jia Xiaoxuan and Shao Fang acquiesced. He intensified his efforts and acted unscrupulously, commanding the Feng Army and marching all over the county. They ran around, captured the people of Zhen Kingdom, gathered them together, and transported them back to their home country.
The Sichuan and Mozambique armies did not want to be wasted in Canglin County, so Xiao Xuan and Shao proposed to Tang Yin that they should continue to advance westward. According to the original plan, the Fengyu coalition forces attacked Guping County, and the Sichuan-Mozambique coalition forces attacked Xinfeng County.
Tang Yin didn't say anything about their suggestions, but Lingshuang frowned and said, "Our troops are divided into two groups and divided into two counties. What if we encounter Zhenguo's Central Army on the way?"
Xiao Xuan said seriously: "When one side encounters an enemy, the other side will immediately reinforce it."
"What if the reinforcements are not timely?" The Fengyu Allied Forces and the Sichuan-Mo Allied Forces each have a strength of 400,000, and the Zhenguo Central Army coming from Xitang also has 400,000, 400,000 versus 400,000. How can we compete with Zhenguo if they do not have an advantage in strength? Do the military have a head-to-head confrontation?
"If the other side really doesn't have time to reinforce, we can also ask the Anhuan Army from behind to come for reinforcements!" Xiao Xuan said confidently.
According to his estimate, the Zhenguo Central Army who came for reinforcements would most likely go to Guping County, where the road is relatively smooth, and it was the Fengyu Allied Forces that attacked Guping. In other words, the Fengyu Allied Forces had a chance of encountering the Zhenguo Central Army. It was far larger than the Sichuan-Moscow coalition, which was why he was eager to advance westward.
The roads in Guping County are flat, while Xinfeng County has many rugged mountain roads. The 400,000-strong army will definitely choose to take the flat road. At this time, Xiao Xuan proposed to advance westward, which was equivalent to pushing the Fengyu coalition army into a pit of fire.
Lingshuang's face turned red with anger, but Xiao Xuan said it lightly. If the Zhenjun were to be attacked, they could rescue them immediately. But what if the Sichuan-Mo Allied Forces and the Anhuan Allied Forces didn't come to rescue them?
She still wanted to speak, but Tang Yin waved his hand and said calmly: "I think we will do what Brother Xiao Wang wants!"
"But……"
"No matter who encounters the Zhenjun, with the strength of Fengyu and Chuanmo, they may not lose!" Tang Yin said nonchalantly.