712 Zhao State's campaign
"Brothers. Hurry up and surrender. The people of Qi do not kill prisoners. The prisoners shouted.
And Yan Jun on the opposite side scolded his father and mother for a while.
"Fuck you." Yan Jun shouted and cursed loudly.
"These swallow dogs." The Qi soldiers scolded loudly.
"Well, I'll ask the generals what to do." The officer then left the position. It didn't take a while. The officer-like man came back to give orders.
"Release, let it all go to Lao Tzu." The officer said impatiently.
"What?" The soldiers of the Qi State couldn't believe their ears, and they actually let these people go.
"Yes, it's all gone. And as a put. Hurry up. It's over, there's still something to say. The officer said. The soldiers of the Qi State stood out of the trench and used the small knife they carried with them, note that it was a small knife, and at this time things like daggers were specially provided for the use of the commandos. Moreover, the State of Qi, including the State of Qin, which had the most advanced weapons and equipment, did not have a single specialized military sword.
"Brother Yan Guo, listen." Qi Jun began to try to get along with Yan Jun.
"In order to show our sincerity, we will now release all the captured Yan soldiers. They can go wherever they like, we will never interfere, and we guarantee their safety. As long as they don't hurt us Qi people anymore. The Qi soldiers shouted loudly.
"What are these Qi people going to do?" Yan Jun watched Qi Jun's every move vigilantly. They didn't know what the Qi army was going to do.
"As long as you lay down your arms. Come out, we will definitely guarantee your safety and let you go home safely. The Qi soldiers continued to shout loudly. Then such shouts continued to be shouted loudly and continuously. Despite this, the Yan army was still reluctant to surrender. Because they think that Qi Jun cannot be trusted.
"It seems that Yan Jun still doesn't believe us." A Qi general said.
"Don't worry, we still have a way." It was Tian Heng who spoke. More than half of the Qi army was adapted from the rebel army. In particular, Tian Heng used his own family resources to equip a Tian family army of 8,000 people, and the earliest commandos also came from this army.
Tian Heng immediately called a general, and then whispered a few words in his ear, and the general immediately walked away.
"Yan Jun, listen, our patience is limited. Since you are not surrendering now. So let's take this approach. "A Qi army did as the general commanded.
"All the last fifty Yan soldiers who surrendered. We will all be put to death. We will not kill any of those who surrendered before and will allow them to go home. In the end, all fifty people were put to death. All were put to death. The Qi soldiers shouted loudly.
And the psychological defense line of the Yan army on the opposite side collapsed at this time. The last fifty were to be put to death, and all the others were released. The Yan officers and soldiers began to make small calculations, they no longer wondered if the Qi army would kill the prisoners of war, because the last fifty people would be killed, the question was, who among them would be the last fifty people. Before, the Yan army would be huddled. The main thing is that their collective lives are threatened. And now, the first thing the soldiers of the Yan Army have to think about is their own lives. They don't care if it's one person in the last fifty.
This shout was very touching. All the Yan troops began to fall silent after muttering again, as they had already begun to plan how to surrender.
"Alright. Let our soldiers let go of a few openings tonight and let those Yan soldiers leave. Tian Heng said. So the Qi army began to deliberately release some defensive gaps for the Yan army to escape. However, Tian Heng still gave a special order. That is, don't chase down those Yan troops, let them flee back to their country at will.
There was no unified standard for the treatment of prisoners of war during the Warring States period, and some countries could release prisoners of war on a large scale. The previous practice of the Qin State was to kill a large number of prisoners of war, because after killing the prisoners of war, the supply of troops from other countries would be tight. In this way, the opponent's military strength would be greatly reduced, but Shangwen then changed this clause. That is, no longer killing prisoners of war at will, the Qin State also had prisoners of war who surrendered, although the Qi State did not have preferential treatment, but not killing prisoners of war has begun to become a trend, because with the development of technology, people pay more and more attention to the importance of people, especially the embodiment of human value. A person is not farming and soldiering, they can also become another kind of cheap labor. This labor can create more wealth. Especially the Qin pilots captured by the Qi State, the Qi people learned a lot from them. For example, flight formation, flight principles, how to drive, how the engine works, and so on. These are the reasons why prisoners of war can continue to live.
The infantry is no longer killed, it is more of a political consideration, not killing prisoners of war can restore the reputation of the Qi army, and at the same time, it can also inspire more Yan people to have a good impression, this long-term plan does not require a military plan, but a political purpose.
What happened in the night was as Tian Heng said, a large number of Yan troops began to flee frantically, they first tried to see that the Qi army did not care at all, so they began to flee on a large scale, and they were scrambling to escape, because they were afraid of falling behind to the last fifty. In fact, Tian Heng didn't intend to kill the last fifty at all, because the last fifty couldn't be counted at all, because you didn't know how many Yan troops there were on the other side and how many escaped. So, fifty is just a last resort to intimidate. Moreover, it also takes advantage of the self-interested way of thinking of the Yan soldiers, and when the life and safety of the group representative individuals are threatened, people naturally estimate the safety of the group. But when the individual is threatened, and the group is not threatened, it naturally estimates itself. So this escape began to become the beginning of the collapse of the Yan army.
After the first day, the Yan army fled one or two thousand people. The following day, the number began to expand, growing to 5,000 overnight. On the third day, it grew to more than 10,000 people. On the fourth day of the end, the escape of the Yan army came. They fled in droves, and the Qi army watched them leave like that. Leave it alone. Nearly 20,000 people ran away overnight. On the fifth day, the Yan positions began to surrender directly during the day. And a quick surrender. In this way, the Qi army solved the encircled enemy without bloodshed. For the fleeing Yan army, the Qi army began to collect these prisoners of war in the subsequent march, because individuals could not escape so quickly, and the Qi army soon turned into a major counteroffensive. However, before they had to accept the weapons in the hands of the Yan army.
The most hateful weapon of the Qi army is the machine gun, but the most needed weapon is also the machine gun, because the Qin State does not export this machine gun weapon to the Qi State at all, although a small number of machine guns flow in, but the number is not much. But now, a large number of revolver machine guns began to be captured by the Qi army, and immediately, these machine guns began to be sent to the rear for research and imitation. In addition to these, it is the artillery of the Yan army, these are what the Qi army wants the most, they finally know the secret of the flowering shell, and a large number of artillery pieces have also begun to be transferred to the later research. These studies will greatly affect the military production of the Qi State, because some weapons and equipment aided by the Qin State are also included.
Just when the Qi army captured a large number of military supplies from the Yan army, they also found something they were interested in, some mines left behind at the Qin airfield. There were also some grenades that were not blown up. These are all things that the Qi army has obtained at great risk to their lives. Soon these things were also sent to the rear for study.
The Qi army discovered a large number of new weapons, while the Qin state was considering who to choose as the political candidate for the Zhao state. Zhao's election has begun, but the most powerful one is Guo Kai, because he also learned from Shang Wen's set, relying on his mouth to deceive everyone and frequently promise things that he may not be able to do.
"I will let Zhao enter a new era, just like the prime minister of Qin, Zhao will become rich, as rich as the people of Qin. Trains run through all parts of our Zhao country. There will be all kinds of cars running in Handan. And our Zhao people will earn a lot of money. With this money, we can buy new clothes, buy canned food, buy beef, buy flour. Guo Kai said that he is very close to life.
"Not only is it delicious, but it will also be useful."
"Just like the people of Qin, night is like day. I will bring light to everyone in Zhao Guo. Let every Zhao Guoren live a wonderful life even at night. ”
"Our Handan is going to become the third city with a population of more than one million, and we Zhao people have no confidence." He shouted.
"Yes. Yes. The people below shouted. But it's messy. It's also noisy. The voice is uneven. Because they are all hooligans and unemployed vagrants on the streets of Handan. They were simply hired for money, and they ended up voting for the man who paid them to listen to him. Many of them still don't know the candidate.
Guo Kai said it very well. It's also very tempting. But no one believed it. Because he has no prestige to build up his prestige. So, what he said was just empty talk.
Guo Kai intensified his publicity efforts for this, and even used cars. Then free distribution of leaflets, propaganda newspapers. In order to be elected prime minister. He actually urgently made 10,000 color posters in the Qin State, and these posters were plastered all over the streets and alleys of Handan, Zhao State. But that's it, a large number of Zhao people are still unwilling to vote for this candidate.
They are selecting more candidates. Which of these candidates do they want the most. However, he did not participate, this candidate is Li Mu. Li Mu has publicly stated that he will not run for election, and he has no plans to run for prime minister. The reason is that he is a soldier, and the duty of a soldier is to defend the country, and a soldier cannot leave his post to do other things without authorization. This is something that is absolutely not allowed.