Chapter 528: Buying People's Hearts

In less than a month, Xiao Mohan went north to capture Yecheng, if it continues to develop, Yang Guo doesn't know how many cities will be lost, originally they attacked Xiao Guo, but they didn't want to be counterattacked by Xiao Guo, which is difficult for anyone to calm down.

ยทโ€œ Xiao Heng, this useless thing, took my people out, and the whole army was wiped out, if it weren't for his bad idea, I wouldn't have sent him these soldiers and horses, and this Yecheng would not have been captured by Xiao Mohan so easily. โ€

Yueji was angry in her heart, if Xiao Heng was in front of her at this time, she might fight with Xiao Heng.

"Master, at the moment, Xiao Mohan is leading the troops to eye, and there is a great tendency to wave his army north, our soldiers and horses have lost a lot, and the reinforcements from the imperial court have not yet arrived, so it is better to think of a plan to delay the army."

Later, the entourage on the side came up, they were all from the central country who had been following Yueji, and they had long been unaccustomed to Xiao Heng's arrogant style, so Xiao Heng's whereabouts were unknown at the moment, and they didn't mention it at all.

"A delaying tactic? You don't know Xiao Mohan too well, since the war has begun, there will be no chance to pause, unless it is completely over, you will never want to stop. โ€

Yueji sneered, her face seemed to be a little self-deprecating, she raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, her eyes were full of worry, she had dealt with Xiao Mohan for so many years, and she was like a mirror in her heart, so she didn't expect to do this at all.

"I don't think so, although Xiao Mohan's losses are less than ours, they are not completely absent, they also need to rest, if we accept the low and make peace with them, they may not refuse."

The entourage lowered his voice, although his tone was gentle, but it revealed indescribable cunning, and none of these entourage around Xue Yi were fuel-efficient lamps.

"Even so, it is impossible for Xiao Mohan to negotiate peace with us."

Yueji said categorically, she didn't think about this matter, but Xiao Mohan didn't give her a chance at all, which made her extremely embarrassed, so she didn't want to do useless things, and she would also grow the ambition of others and destroy her own prestige.

"This peace negotiation is not the general's final say, the emperor has said it, if we send a peace letter to the little emperor, maybe there will be a glimmer of life."

The entourage suddenly mentioned this, but it reminded Yueji that Xiao Mohan could not be accommodating, but the little emperor was not, without Xiao Mohan by his side, the little emperor might be a good talker.

However, the current situation in the capital is also unfavorable to them, and if they send the proposal and the book to the capital, they may not be able to send it to the little emperor.

"Over there in the capital, our people have been defeated, Li Huai is also dead, and now the Ye family has been completely eradicated, we have to send a letter, and there is no one to use, and at the moment, the court of Xiao State is controlled by Shao Huaigu, the right minister, he is Xiao Mohan's person."

Yueji is very clear about the situation in the capital, so she is not sure, the little emperor has just ascended the throne, and he can't speak at all in the court, if Ouyang Kun is still there, this matter should be easy to handle.

"Then we have to try, this Xiao Guo is not Xiao Mohan alone, if we can win the trust of others, we may be able to temporarily suppress Xiao Mohan."

The entourage insisted repeatedly, and Yueji's heart was also shaken, if she led someone to fight with Xiao Mohan, she would definitely not be an opponent, so it might be a good idea to write to the little emperor to negotiate peace.

"Then do as you say, and the matter will be left to you."

Tsukihime turned her head and ordered, and the attendant immediately retreated, but she couldn't sit still.

Today she also received the holy decree of the Emperor of the Central Kingdom, and she was very angry about her loss of Yecheng, if she lost a few more cities, it is estimated that she would not die in the hands of Xiao Mohan, and she would be beheaded by the Emperor of the Central Kingdom, although she contributed a lot to the Central Kingdom, but this could not make up for her mistakes.

So in order to save her life, Yueji will desperately resist and fight Xiao Mo to the end, after all, it is better to die on the battlefield than to go back and be given death by the emperor of the central country.

Xiao Mohan occupied Yecheng, and all the captured soldiers of the Central State were locked up alone, and the people in the city were panicked, and many of them packed up their things and prepared to flee overnight.

Since ancient times, the city occupied by the enemy army has no good end, and the enemy army will not be merciful to the people in the city, after all, it is not the people on their own side, so they can naturally burn, kill, loot, and do all kinds of evil.

Xiao Mohan knew this very well, so as soon as he entered the city, he passed a military order, ordering all the soldiers of the central state to abide by military discipline, and never hurt any of the people of the central country, let alone rob the people's property and destroy everything in the city.

As a result, none of those Xiao soldiers went out to make trouble, they all only did their own thing, and the people panicked for a few days, and found that this Xiao Guo people were not as unbearable as rumored outside, and they were forced by life, so they didn't stay in the house anymore.

The people are always like this, no matter which country it is, they all want to live and work in peace and contentment, in the past, the soldiers of the central country were here, they could live with peace of mind, and now the soldiers of the Xiao country are here, they can still live a stable life, and they live more comfortably than before, in this way, what else do they have to make trouble?

This Yecheng is only a small border town in the central country, whether it is gold and silver, or grain and grass, it is very limited, and it cannot rob the people, so the hands of the soldiers of Xiao State are gradually tightened.

"How many days will it take for the grain and grass to arrive?"

Xiao Mohan walked on the training ground, many soldiers were training, he had just checked the grain and grass in reserve, and found that there was indeed not much, only enough for these soldiers to eat for half a month.

"Boss Mu sent a letter from there, saying that this batch of grain and grass has already set off, and if nothing happens, it will be there soon, as for the imperial court, Lord Shao sent a letter saying that the treasury is empty, and I am afraid that I will not be able to withdraw so much grain and grass."

Yu Feng followed Xiao Mohan's side, bowed slightly, lowered his voice, and frowned.

"The capital is also fighting, it is estimated that Shao Huaigu has already taken care of himself, I didn't have any hope for the imperial court, there is no grain and grass, as long as they can annihilate the enemy army."

Xiao Mohan was not shocked, there was no superfluous look on his face, it seemed that he had expected this for a long time, so he was not surprised.

"This Ling Zi'an really has some ability, Lord Shao said in the letter that he has made great contributions to the annihilation of the enemy army this time, and now he is also leading the troops to clear the remnants of the enemy army, so I want to ask you, if this matter passes, should I give him an official and a half position, and let him serve the imperial court?"

Speaking of this, Yu Feng was still a little surprised on his face, he must not be an idle person who can be praised by Shao Huaigu so much, although Shao Huaigu is a Wenchen, but there is not a lot of arrogance at all, there are few people who can really admire him, Xiao Mohan is one of them.

"Ling Zi'an has never asked for an official position, you ask Shao Huaigu to ask his opinion, if he wants to be an official, he will arrange an official position that is neither high nor low in the court, if he doesn't want to, just follow his heart, don't force it."

Xiao Mohan said lightly, his relationship with Ling Zi'an is really a coincidence, you can't be an official and can't be put on the shelves, it must be voluntary, otherwise it is impossible to do practical things for the boss's surname, especially in the matter of Ling Zi'an.

"My subordinates understand, it's just that General Xiao, with our soldiers and horses, wants to capture the entire central country, I'm afraid it's a little difficult, so shouldn't we ask the imperial court to send reinforcements?"

Yu Feng asked cautiously, his eyes swept over Xiao Mohan's face, and his every move was very respectful.

"Don't worry, we just took Yecheng right now, and maybe in a few days, there will be more than these soldiers in our soldiers."

Xiao Mohan lightly pursed his lips, and a smile seemed to appear on his face, but when he looked closely, this smile disappeared immediately.

Yu Feng didn't understand a little, but Xiao Mohan had always been sure of doing things, so he didn't ask any more, and quickly did as Xiao Mohan instructed.

"General Xiao has an order, we Xiao Guo will send porridge and steamed buns to everyone for free, don't crowd it, everyone should line up, lead them one by one, and everyone will have a share."

On the street, Xiao Mohan stood at the door of the official mansion, not far away with white porridge and white flower steamed buns, surrounded by soldiers to protect him, several soldiers shouted loudly, and soon attracted many refugees and beggars.

"General Xiao, why are you doing this? If we take out our grain and grass to these refugees and beggars in the central country, we don't have much grain and grassland, so won't we add chaos to ourselves? โ€

Yu Feng looked at this scene, and was very puzzled in his heart, but he couldn't ask openly, so he could only lower his head, lower his voice, and whispered in Xiao Mohan's ear.

"It's just a little food, it's nothing, give them food, you will get a lot of rewards, you see."

Xiao Mohan didn't care, just stood not far away and watched quietly, as if he was counting these heads, but when he looked closely, he didn't seem to have done anything, just standing quietly, and he couldn't see anything unusual.

Yu Feng didn't understand Xiao Mohan's thoughts, but he didn't dare to step forward to stop him, so he could only wait aside, watching as those refugees and beggars received white porridge and steamed buns one by one, but at the same time, the porridge and steamed buns in the pot were also empty.

For several days, Xiao Mohan did this, giving porridge and steamed buns to those who were inevitably beggars, so that they could fill their stomachs.

Although this Yecheng looks good, but perennial war, there are a large number of refugees living on the streets, homeless, and eventually become beggars, can only walk the streets and alleys all day long, and can not fill their stomachs, before Xiao Mohan came in, several people starved to death here.

And what Xiao Mohan is giving them to eat now has invisibly saved their lives, there were still many people who said that Xiao Guoren was not, but now after such a move, they are only grateful and praised to Xiao Guo and Xiao Mohan, if anyone dares to say the word "no", they will become those inevitable enemies.

It is effortless to invite people to buy people's hearts in this way, these people are all human beings in the final analysis, the emperor of the central state is incompetent and cannot let them live and work in peace and contentment, and now there is a person who can fill their stomachs and even live a good life, how can they refuse?

So within a few days, several refugees came to the government, saying that they wanted to join the army, become soldiers under Xiao Mohan, and follow Xiao Mohan to attack the central country.