Chapter 226: Public Opinion Offensive
Guan Ying and Han Xin take two completely different routes.
In terms of combat style, the baby seems to be softer, as long as he can achieve his goal, he can make some concessions.
Han Xin, on the other hand, is stiff, and hopes that he can beat this piece of heaven out with his fists.
There is no way to judge who is right and who is wrong, and there is something that suits each style best for him.
In front of the baby is Sui County, the seat of the county seat of Dang County.
Taking Sui County will be a huge blow to the Chu army and the entire Dang County.
Strength! Psychological!
In terms of personal feelings, Guan Ying didn't really want Sui County to become a battlefield, let alone kill here.
Because two years ago, he left here and went to Xingyang to find his dream.
Guan Ying has a special affection for Sui County, so he doesn't want him to be ruined in his own hands.
It is very comfortable to follow the main army of the baby, and every day is a standard march, not fast, and definitely not slow.
It seems to be a normal domestic transfer, everything is so ordinary.
Although there is a county hanging in Sui County, it is more than a full circle larger than other counties.
As the county government, he needed such a big place to act as a platoon.
A day later.
Sui County.
Somewhere in the barracks.
Several dirty Chu soldiers sat on the ground in a disorderly manner, throwing their weapons around them at random.
Looking at the barracks where people came and went, there was no taboo on his face with an unhappy expression.
"Hey, if we continue to do this, I'm afraid we old guys won't even have a place to sleep!" One of them began to complain.
"It's better to have no place to sleep than to let you fight ten Han troops alone, right?" Someone retorted.
"The old road can fight twenty!"
"I think it's twenty fingers, hahaha......"
"It's like you can beat it!" The old road, which was teased by everyone, was not to be outdone.
"Hey, don't be unconvinced, we've learned a lot from Brother Mao during this time, at least we can run, right?"
Everyone, you are talking nonsense.
Recently, because the Han army suddenly launched an offensive, Sui County was very nervous.
Hurriedly conscripted into the barracks, and then conducted a brief warm-up training.
These veterans have become the targets of free exile, and they have done no less daily training anyway, and ten days and a half of non-training will not affect anything.
So, some of the veterans went to train the recruits, and the rest were driven into the corners, and you can do whatever you want, just don't come out and make trouble.
Sui County is a big city, and the population of the city itself is quite large, plus the temporary conscription from the surrounding areas, so in a short period of time, 50,000 troops have gathered in Sui County.
It's just that the real defenders of the city are more than 5,000 people, and the remaining 45,000 have only recently been brought in to make up the numbers.
It's not impossible to train and help, but if you want to count on these people, you should forget it as soon as possible.
"You say, where is the Han army?"
"It should be almost here, right? Didn't Mao come back from Xiangyi? It's about the same time. ”
"Mao, how did you escape from Xiangyi?"
Mao Liu, who was pushed to the topic by everyone, was a little uncomfortable, so he wanted to refuse to answer as a difficulty.
But after all, he couldn't stand everyone's enthusiasm, so Mao Liu had to speak.
"I told the Han army, saying that I just went into the city to sell leather goods to subsidize the family, and now the leather goods are sold out, but I can't get out of the city, the Han army has implemented such a good policy in the city, I want to go back to the village as soon as possible to tell everyone the good news, and then they will let me out......"
"Just let you go?" Someone wondered.
"Of course not, I also learned from others, but in a different way, there are hundreds of them released in front of me, and I have seen dozens of ...... come out behind me," Mao Liu said.
"What good policies did the Han army pursue? Don't say one thing and do another, right? ”
Finally got down to business, Mao Liu cautiously probed left and right, and after confirming that there was no one, he signaled everyone to come closer.
"Today's words can come out of my mouth and hear your, and they must not be preached to others."
"Mao, don't worry, don't you know how strict your brothers' mouths are?"
"That's it, last time Lao Lu raised an umbrella in the middle of the night, I haven't told anyone about it, and I don't even know Lao Lu himself."
"Holy shit, you want to die, don't you?"
"Don't ...... Don't listen to my nonsense, big guy, I'm making it up, Mao, you hurry up and say ......"
Mao Liu covered his mouth and smiled secretly, although he vetoed it, but this kind of thing......
"Then I'll say it!" Mao Liu continued to lower his voice and said: "The first thing the Han army did when they entered the city was to first seal the warehouse, find the account book, and then tell the whole city that those who have paid taxes and entered the warehouse should go to the granary with their identity cards to get back the taxes they have paid. ”
"The second thing is to tell everyone that they are now Han people, so they are exempt from taxes for three years."
"The Han army came out this time without warning the conscription of the Han State, and even brought much grain and grass, so the third thing is to conscript conscription, I heard several Han soldiers chatting that the lives of the people of Xiangyi are really good, and they can be conscripted for conscription. At that time, I was still wondering, this conscription is not a good thing, how can it be a good fate? ”
"That is, after the Han army entered the city, it was not bad, there was no burning, killing and looting, it was very regular, I had the courage to ask, and then they told me that the Han people conscripted for 20 days every year, and if they exceeded 20 days, they were given a bucket of grain every two days, and no one in the Han country was requisitioned because of the war throughout this year."
"And such a good thing?"
Do you still want to earn money from forced labor?
Are you sure this isn't a joke?
Also, the Han State didn't even levy conscription to fight?
Mao Liuyi answered everyone's doubts one by one, some of them were straightforward answers, and some of them were indistinct answers, which were very vague.
But the meaning of the expression is expressed.
As for Mao Liu's identity, he was originally from Sui County, and he was also responsible for passing orders in the Sui County garrison army, and he went to Xiangyi to convey military orders a few days ago, and just encountered the Han army attacking the city, that is, Mao Liu came back, and they knew that the Han army came out.
can only say why Xiangyi didn't spread the news, and the answer is naturally that he was intercepted and killed halfway.
Then, very quickly, a strange rumor spread in the barracks.
It's a familiar feeling, and it always feels like something has happened somewhere.
"Did you hear that? After the Han army took Xiangyi, they refunded all the taxes that had been collected, and they were exempted from taxes for three years......"
"The Han army requisitioned and sent conscription to return food......
"The Han army didn't want to fight Xiangyi at all, it was the people in Xiangyi who contacted the Han army, and then secretly killed the officials of Xiangyi and welcomed the Han army in."
"Impossible, there are thousands of defenders in Xiangyi......
"Hey, I have a brother who just came back from Xiangyi, and the fact is that the reason why there is no news from Xiangyi is because the defenders of Xiangyi have rebelled, they have taken control of the city, killed officials, and welcomed the Han army in......"