"But the question is, how do we restore the city's popularity?" Hearing the words of the three wolves in Inoue, the big one on the left said.

Now that the Chinese people in the city have withdrawn, they probably won't come back.

"What I have is the solution, if I remember correctly, there are several small towns within a radius of dozens of miles in Qinghe County,

Captain Songmu, you send people to take over these towns, remember, don't hurt the Chinese people in the towns. The three wolves of Inoue told the big one on the left.

"Hey!" Matsuki Osa nodded.

"After taking over the town, you invite the landlords in the town to have a meal, and then let the landlords bring people to Qinghe County.

Sell things to us, and when the time comes, I will sell those things at a high price, and let those landlords help with propaganda.

In this way, more merchants can be attracted to come and sell things, and when there are more merchants, the popularity of the city will slowly recover.

At the same time, let people release the news and let those Chinese people know that we are not going to kill them, so that more people will come to the county seat.

Then, the news was sent out to the people who originally lived in Qinghe County, telling them to return to the city within five days.

The home that belongs to them is still theirs, and if they don't come back, then they don't want it, and I will sell it cheaply when the time comes. Inoue said.

"Hiss~, the brigade commander is clever in this move." Matsushita Osa said.

"It's nothing, it's just some ability to grasp people's psychology, and it also works for some ordinary people who are mercenary." Inoue said the three wolves.

Everyone has greed, and the Chinese people are no exception.

The reason why the Chinese people left Qinghe County was only because they thought that they would be killed by the imperial soldiers.

That's why they're leaving.

The three wolves of Inoue also took this into account, so he first let people take over the nearby town, and at the same time did not hurt the people in the town.

Then let the landlord take people through Qinghe County to sell things, and they bought them at a high price, and then released the news to attract businessmen to come.

Businessmen seek profits, and for the sake of money, they will not even want their lives.

When the county regained a certain popularity, it released the news to let the people who originally lived in Qinghe County know that the imperial soldiers would not harm them.

Moreover, there are many people who are helping them publicize, there is a saying that three people become tigers, so that

The people who originally left Qinghe County will definitely come back after they know about it, otherwise, their houses will be occupied.

Who took this?

"However, all this is quite easy to say, but it is really difficult to operate, and I have already told you the way.

What to do next, it's up to Matsuki-kun and Fujiwara-kun, I hope you two don't disappoint me. Inoue continued.

"Hey!" Matsushita and Fujiwara nodded.

"Okay, let the soldiers collect all the food in the city, the Chinese people are in a hurry to evacuate, and they will definitely not bring food.

Until the county regains popularity, we will have to rely on this food for the time being. Inoue said.

When they came to Qinghe County, they didn't bring much food, and now the food in the army is enough to eat for about ten days at most.

It will take a lot of time for the county to recover its popularity, at least half a month, and at this time, it will need to rely on collecting food from the city to maintain.

Their empire has always been fed by war.

"Hey!" Matsushita nodded.

………

Around two o'clock in the morning, the sky was full of stars and the moonlight was bright.

In a bamboo forest, two bonfires are blazing, and when the wind blows, the pillars shake and many bamboo leaves fall, and the bonfire is also swayed by the wind, and from time to time there will be a crackling sound from the fire.

Next to the two bonfires, there were seven or eight soldiers of the national army sitting around.

On the ground not far from them, there was another person lying on a stretcher, unconscious, and a young soldier leaned on the bamboo next to him to take care of the person on the stretcher.

Not long after, the young man left the stretcher and went to sit by the campfire.

These soldiers of the national army are the ones who escaped from Qinghe County, and on the stretcher, lying on the 158th regiment is Feng Shao, the commander of the 158th Regiment!

To be honest, Du Ming's hand knife was actually not too forceful, but Feng Shao was in a coma and didn't wake up until now.

All this is because Feng Shao's spirit has been in a highly tense state in the past few days.

Therefore, he didn't have a good rest at all, and Du Ming's knife in one hand made Feng Shao's originally highly tense body suddenly relax.

That's why Feng Shao has been asleep until now and hasn't woken up.

"Huh?" At this time, Feng Shao suddenly opened his eyes, only to see that it was pitch black all around, and it took him a while to get used to it.

"Where am I?" Feng Shao was puzzled, he looked around, but saw more than a dozen people watching the fire by the bonfire not far away.

"Am I not in Qinghe County? How in the bamboo forest? Feng Shao remembered that the devil seemed to be coming to negotiate with him at that time, and then, before he could speak, his eyes went dark.

The next time he opened his eyes, he was in the bamboo forest, and he didn't suspect that he was dreaming, because there was pain in his abdomen from time to time.

"Du Ming!" Feng Shao gritted his teeth, this must be a good thing that Du Ming did! Otherwise, he should have died in Qinghe County.

Feng Shao got up holding his abdomen and walked towards the bonfire.

"Captain..."

"Captain, are you awake?"

After seeing Feng Shao coming, many soldiers hurriedly got up.

But Feng Shao ignored these soldiers, he glanced at it, but he didn't find Du Ming.

He shouted, "Du Ming! Where the did you go? Don't think that I won't know where you are if you hide, when Lao Tzu finds you, you see that Lao Tzu will not kill you! ”

As soon as the words came out, the other soldiers all looked at Feng Shao in a daze.

"Regiment commander, battalion commander he ........."

"Don't mention him to Lao Tzu! Dare to knock Lao Tzu unconscious! He's so fat! Don't kill him, I'll have his surname! Before the soldier could finish speaking, Feng Shao directly interrupted and said.

"Regiment commander, battalion commander, he died in battle." A soldier shouted.

"What?" Feng Shao was stunned, and after a while, he asked, "What did you just say?" ”

"The regiment commander, the battalion commander he, he died in battle, he was stabbed to death with bayonets by a dozen devils on the city wall!" The soldier couldn't help but cry.

The other soldiers were also red-eyed.

"How so?" Feng Shao staggered back a few steps and almost sat down, but fortunately was held up by a soldier.

He thought that Du Ming also came out, but he didn't expect Du Ming to stay in Qinghe County.

"Tell me about the specifics." Feng Shao's voice was a little choked, and he came to sit down next to the campfire.

"After the battalion commander knocked you unconscious, he told us that we must send you out, the battalion commander, and the battalion commander said, any of us can die, but you can't die! Then ............" A soldier slowly told Feng Shao about the situation.

(End of chapter)