In the barracks outside Puzi City, Su Mo watched more and more Qin people dragging their families to vote, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

During the war years, the most important things were population and food, and with these two things, it was possible to build a large army, even if the land was less important than that.

Zhao Jia adopted Fan Zeng's strategy of attacking the heart, and instead of taking advantage of the fire to loot when the Qin State was in danger, Zhao Jia waited until the plague of the Qin State was under control and distributed food on the Qin-Zhao border.

Zhao Jia did this, not because the heart of the Holy Mother was overflowing, and she wanted to relieve the victims of the Qin State, but to lure the Qin people into Zhao Er.

In the face of hunger, there are not many people in the Qin State who can resist the temptation of food.

In the face of the harsh Qin law, Qin Min ate the food distributed by the Zhao army, and in order to avoid being liquidated in the future, many people fled into the Zhao realm with their families.

For these Qin people who dragged their families to vote, Su Mo was not worried that they would rebel in the future, also because Qin Law was strict with traitors.

In history, Fan Yu turned his back on Qin and Touyan, and Qin Shi Huang deliberately wanted to kill him, which led to the allusion that Jing Ke offered Fan Yu's head and was close to trying to assassinate the King of Qin.

Even a well-known rebel general like Fan Yuzhi, the Qin State still can't tolerate it, let alone ordinary people.

Some people may say that the law does not hold the people accountable.

It is a pity that in a country like Qin, where the law is strict, there is no such thing as not holding the public accountable.

One person breaks the law and kills another; Ten people broke the law and killed ten people; 100 people broke the law, slaughtered 100 people; A thousand people broke the law, and a thousand people were slaughtered.

In the Qin State, merit is merit, and merit is transgression, and merit and demerit cannot be offset.

Not only will the violation of the law be punished accordingly, but even the reward will be punished, and it is this harsh and impersonal Qin law that transformed the Qin state from a weak country to the most powerful vassal state at the end of the Warring States period.

The Qin people's reverence for the Qin law was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they had to beg for food from the Zhao people due to the pressure of survival, but it was this harsh law that cut off the heart of these Qin people to return to the Qin state.

"General, it's not good!"

At this moment, Su Mo heard a hurried voice.

"What?"

The general who spoke panted and replied: "When the lower official was setting up a defense at the intersection, he encountered a few Qin people with panicked faces, so he stopped them. ”

"According to the confessions of these people, when they fled to Puzi, they met a dying black-faced man on the side of the road, and the black-faced man handed over this jade bottle to everyone before he died, and informed them that the Qin State sent dead soldiers to bring the source of the plague into Zhao, intending to spread the plague in Zhao State!"

Su Mo's face was shocked when he heard this, and he hurriedly shouted: "Quickly summon those Qin people to come and interrogate!" ”

Not long after, a few ragged Qin people had already been brought over, and Su Mo didn't wait for them to salute, and immediately asked, "Who is the black-faced man you met, and why do you know the Qin State's strategy for spreading the plague?" ”

The Qin Min at the head replied: "According to what that person said, he was originally a guest of Qin Prime Minister Lü Buwei, and he was deeply favored by Qin Xiang, so he was trained to be a dead soldier and sent out to carry out this task." ”

"However, this man thought that spreading the plague would harm the heavens and peace, and he hesitated slightly, but he did not think that he would cause murder and was plotted by his leader."

Su Mo quickly noticed the loophole and continued to ask: "Since those people are dead soldiers, their methods must be extremely ruthless, how can they leave the black-faced man in a breath and make him reveal the news to you?" ”

The Qin people said: "The general didn't know something, but when we heard the quarrel, we followed closely behind, which happened to alarm the dead soldiers. ”

"What the dead man did was difficult to show, so he naturally didn't want to make extraneous branches, so he hurriedly stabbed the black-faced man with two swords, and didn't even have time to search for the porcelain vase."

"Fortunately, the black-faced man's heart is on the right side, although it still can't be saved, the sword that stabbed his left heart didn't kill him in the first place."

When Su Mo heard this, he suddenly realized.

He first carefully took the porcelain vase, called the military doctor for examination, and then began to mobilize men and horses, preparing to find out all the dead soldiers.

"Stomp, stomp!"

War horses gallop and flags flutter.

The tense and murderous atmosphere came to his face, and even the refugees of the Qin State who did not know the inside story felt that something was wrong at this time.

Some Qin Min saw that something was wrong, and whispered: "Why do these Zhao people cover their mouths and noses with face towels? ”

Those Qin Min, who had survived the plague, couldn't help but change their faces when they heard this, and they lost their voices: "Could it be that there is also a plague here?" ”

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

These people of the Qin State have just come out of drought, famine, and plague, and they are still frightened birds, and they simply change color when they hear the plague.

"All the people who came from Qindi are all assembled to go to the school grounds, they are not allowed to move around at will, they are not allowed to talk to each other, and those who violate the order will be killed!"

The ensuing order frightened these Qin people to the core, and many people were worried that they and others would be slaughtered by the Zhao people if they were gathered.

This kind of thing, Qin State can do a lot, and the Battle of Changping is the best interpretation.

They had the heart to resist, but the entire military camp had been surrounded by Zhao crossbowmen, and if Zhao Jun was determined to slaughter, these Qin people would have been shot to death before they could even rush to Zhao Jun's side.

Confused, frightened, and uneasy, the people of Qin could only stubbornly assemble towards the center of the school.

During the whole process, the Zhao army wearing a scarf always kept a sufficient distance from them, and the weapons and bows and crossbows in their hands were never put down.

It didn't take long for thousands of Qin people to gather in the center of the school field, surrounded by Zhao Guo's soldiers, all of whom were waiting for battle.

Su Mo walked up to the high platform with the hilt of his sword in his hand, first signaled the Qin people in the audience to be quiet, and then shouted: "According to effective intelligence, Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei sent Xi Zuo to carry the carrion of the dead into Zhao, intending to spread the plague and harm our Zhao country. ”

"Those fine works were the first to enter the barracks, and you may have already come into contact with them and contracted the plague, and if you can't find out the plague infected today, no one is allowed to leave the school grounds!"

Although Zhao allowed the Qin people to enter Zhao, it did not relax the blockade, and sent heavy troops to guard all critical intersections, and after encountering the Qin people who fled into Zhao, they were all resettled.

Therefore, the dead must still be in the barracks.

In fact, the military camp is densely populated, and even if it is only to spread the plague better, it is definitely the first target for those who die.

Su Mo retrieved the resettlement records of Qin Min not long ago, and quickly captured all the dead soldiers through investigation, but what made Su Mo angry was that after those dead soldiers entered the barracks, they had already swallowed carrion and were in constant contact with other refugees.

Su Mo didn't know how many people were infected with the plague, so he could only investigate them one by one to avoid the continued spread of the plague.

"Boom!"

When Su Mo's words fell, all the Qin people in the school field changed color, and they looked at the people around them with frightened faces, worried that they were infected with the plague.

"How can Xiangguo be like this!"

"It's just dehumanizing!"

"No way, Xiangguo would never do such a thing!"

Only people who have really seen the horror of the plague will understand its horror, and after the horror, anger also spreads among these people, Su Mo has no doubt that if Lu Buwei is here, he will definitely be torn to pieces by the angry crowd.