Chapter 527: A letter from home is worth 200,000 male soldiers!
"General, a godsend!"
Teng's eyes were full of bloodthirsty killing intent, and the Daidi Border Army, who was still feared by the 70,000 Qin troops a few days ago, was no longer an enemy at all in his eyes at this moment, but a battle exploit!
A ...... Another one, a full 150,000 battle exploits!
Zhang Ji was stunned, his eyes swept to the rest of the generals, although Li Xin, Qiang and Su Jiao and others did not speak, but the majestic battle intent in their eyes revealed the same intention as Teng, even Yang Xu, who was the commander of the army, and Cheng Miao, the chief bookkeeper of the march, couldn't help but press the Qin sword on their waists, revealing an eager expression.
The literati of this era are not all pure literati.
The beacon fire is burning all over the world, there are bandits everywhere, and the people who can come out to study, in addition to the stunned young man Zhang Ji back then, not to mention the deep background in the family, there are also masters secretly accompanying the guards, and they must also have good martial arts.
Do you think Confucius was really a literati?
Think about Master Xun, who said that he didn't know martial arts all day long, Confucius, who was nine feet tall, was good at archery, horseback riding and driving chariots, or when he didn't have stirrups, he could control a war horse with one hand and a weapon in the other hand to gallop.
And literati such as Yang Wei and Cheng Miao, although they do not have the domineering martial arts of Confucius and other old people, but they are armed with a strong crossbow, even if they are fierce generals on the battlefield, they have to retreat by three points.
The deterrent power of a strong crossbow is probably equivalent to a heavy sniper in the later generations, unless you have practiced external skills, or internal skills have stepped into the realm of grandmasters, otherwise an arrow is enough to kill ordinary people, even if it is a first- or second-rate master, it will be severely injured or even disabled.
No one dares to bet on whether the other party has practiced archery, if you shoot an arrow on the right time, you will definitely die.
And Yang Wei was born in a family of generals, although he chose to follow the text, but he also has a swordsmanship suitable for fighting on the battlefield, and Cheng Miao is accustomed to using a strong crossbow and has amazing archery skills.
In the past, the battlefield was chaotic, and no one dared to say that it would be possible to guarantee anyone's safety, so Yang Yu and Cheng Miao rarely really set foot on the battlefield, but this time it was different.
150,000 border troops who are short of food...... This is the feat of living and free!
Although Yang Wei and Cheng Miao are not as good as the martial arts of Li Xin, Qiang Qi and other generals, this does not mean that they do not have the fiery heart that they have as old Qin people.
A dignified husband, who doesn't look forward to that kind of majestic appearance across the battlefield?
Zhang Ji looked at Meng Tian again, but saw that Meng Tian's eyes were full of thoughts like the rest of the people, and there was a little more disappointment on his face.
Except for Yang Wei and Cheng Miao, the rest of the generals, although they were all commanders who could at least lead one army alone in later generations, such as Meng Tian, Li Xin and Teng, and even enough commanders to take charge of the three armies, but at this moment, they are still too young.
The young man's blood is too strong, of course, this is not a bad thing, but it is a fly in the ointment after all.
"Yang Changshi, return to Daicheng quickly, announce the people of Daijun, and return on behalf of the border army, hoping that they can write a letter to their fathers, brothers, sons, and grandsons, if there are those who can't write, let the officials and literate people in the city write on their behalf."
"Master Cheng, these letters will be sent to the military camp of the border army on behalf of the land by you as a messenger at that time, do you dare?"
"Nature...... Yes? ”
For a while, whether it was Yang Huan, Cheng Miao, or the rest of the generals, they were a little at a loss.
Don't fight, send a letter to the border army on behalf of the land?
Zhang Ji looked at everyone's blank expressions, and he still had a sense of superiority as a traverser.
After all, it is too early, and most of the art of war is a teaching of troop formation and basic military knowledge, and there is very little intrigue and intrigue on the battlefield.
Therefore, Li Mu's trick of luring the enemy into the depths can still be effective after being used many times in history, and Sun Bin's strategies such as reducing the stove and encircling Wei to save Zhao can also have miraculous effects.
Zhang Jizhen's discussion of the art of war and resourcefulness may not be better than many famous generals and strategists in the world, but he has in his mind the essence of the art of war summarized more than 2,000 years later, and many strategies from the yang strategy, conspiracy, and people's hearts are all in his mind.
Previously, Zhang Ji ordered the Qin army to open a warehouse to release grain, and he gave generous courtesy to widows, lonely and seriously ill people, all for the sake of collecting the hearts of the people of Dai County, not only for the future Qin army to govern Dai County, but also to guard against the 150,000 Dai border army.
Family in the hands of the enemy will certainly arouse the soldier's will to fight and want to snatch his family, but it will also make the soldier's will enter the most easily shaken stage.
What is the purpose of being a soldier in a war?
As soldiers from ordinary civilian backgrounds, their ideas are different from those of the nobles, nobles, or warriors from hundreds of families, and their purpose is just to fight to the death and fight for the rations of themselves and their families.
But if you die, or your family dies, how much is the point of this struggle?
Therefore, after the Qin Dynasty, which still entertained the soldiers and the people, the feudal dynasties since the Han Dynasty often liked to incorporate soldiers into the military register, and the soldiers and their close relatives were arranged to live in a certain place to facilitate control, as hostages.
In this way, the soldiers who go to the battlefield will not easily flee and join the enemy, and they will not easily be held hostage by the generals and rebel together.
At this time, although many of the 150,000 generations of border troops were also from Yanmen County and Yunzhong County, they had already cut off news exchanges with their hometowns, and when they saw the Qin army waiting for them in Turbid Deer City, Dai County, they naturally subconsciously thought that Yanmen County and Yunzhong County had already fallen, and their families had fallen into the hands of the Qin army.
Zhang Ji is not so much trying to win the hearts of the people of Daijun as he is trying to disturb the morale of the border army in Daidi, which is the hole card he prepared for this big war, so that he has the confidence to hold on.
But he didn't expect that Zhao Chen in Handan would give him such a big gift!
How strong will the border army on behalf of the region, which is already in turmoil because of the lack of food, have a strong will to fight?
If it weren't for Zhao Guo's clear intention to survive in the Dai Dynasty, and they were soldiers from the Dai Dynasty, with the heart of defending their hometown and family, it is still unknown whether they could come here.
And the hole card that was originally just to shake the hearts of the border army in the region has become a killer move to defeat the border army in the region now!
Zhang Ji saw that Yang Yu and Cheng Miao were still standing in place in confusion, his voice was slightly heavier, and he ordered: "Act according to my military orders!" ”
But in an instant, Zhang Ji lowered his voice a lot and showed a confident smile.
"Don't worry, even if the credit for conquering the Zhao capital Handan and capturing Zhao Wangyan falls into the hands of others, I can guarantee that the king will definitely have a headache for the first and second merits of the judgment."
Although they still don't understand the meaning of Zhang Ji's move, out of trust in Zhang Ji, everyone is a lot more relieved.
As Su Jiao said, since these people followed Zhang Ji, which time did they not make the first merit of the whole army?
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In Daijun, the commander of the army, Shi Yangjiao, has sent all the literate people in the city and the officials around him to every village in Daijun, so that as many people as possible can send letters to the military camp on the border of Daijun.
Although Yang Shu could not understand the deep meaning of Zhang Ji's move, he believed that this move was enough to completely shake the military morale of the border army on behalf of the region.
It's no wonder that Yang Yu didn't think about it, it's really that the soldiers and people of this era attach too much importance to local feelings, even if there are people who surrender, they can't imagine that their own generals will try to recruit 150,000 elite border troops on behalf of the land.
"Although I can't read or write, old woman, I also know that I can't make my two children traitors alone!"
Outside the south gate of Daicheng, an old woman was very excited, angrily scolding several villagers who dragged her and the Qin official who was in charge of writing family letters.
Yang Yu stretched out his hand to stop several soldiers and officials who wanted to reprimand the old woman, came to the old woman, saluted respectfully, and said in a harmonious voice: "Old man, this is not a traitor, let alone treason. ”
"Do you know that it was King Zhao and Zhao Chen, as well as your beloved General Li Mu, who gave up the people of Daidi, so these 150,000 soldiers of Daidi left everything behind and returned to Daidi?"
"My Qin army attacked Zhao in three ways, and my Qin army on the north route attacked Daidi, and the soldiers of Daidi were worried that we would kill indiscriminately and harm their families, and King Zhao and Zhao Chen chose to order them to abandon their families in Daidi and go south to rescue the front line, even your beloved General Li Mu."
"These soldiers of Daidi were not angry, so they broke away from the command of General Li Mu, gave up Zhao State, and chose to return to Daidi to defend their families and hometowns."
"But you have also seen that these days, my Qin army has taken out the rations of the soldiers to distribute to you, hoping to help you survive this food shortage, and I really want to resolve the contradictions between the Qin Dynasty."
"I, Daqin, am a teacher of benevolence and righteousness!"
"But your family, those soldiers of Daidi are now on the border of Daijun, holding on to my Qin army in Turbid Deer City."
"Because they turned their backs on the Zhao State, they had no food and grass supplies along the way, so they could only rely on their own hunting and digging wild vegetables, and even eating grass roots and bark to return here."
Yang Yu looked at the people of Daicheng who gradually gathered with his voice, many of them had secretly wept, and many of them even insulted Zhao Wangyan and the ministers of Zhao State angrily, climbed to the top of the city, and shouted loudly.
"To be honest, it would be easy for my Qin army to defeat them and slaughter them all!" Looking at the people of Daicheng who began to waver and fear because of his words, Yang Yu knew that his words had an effect, "But my Qin army is a benevolent and righteous army, and my general can't bear to do this kind of killing again, so I ask you to pass a letter to your family and put down your sword and soldier......"
"Qin Jun doesn't care about his past suspicions!"
"The Qin people are treacherous, they slaughtered 450,000 Zhao troops in the Battle of Changping that year, and many of them are children from my generation, I can't believe that you are waiting for Qin dogs!"
There are people who believe in the Qin army's promises regardless of their previous suspicions, as well as the real situation of the border army on behalf of the land, and there are people who don't believe in all this, which Yang Yu has long expected.
I saw Yang Yu pull out a long sword, and the black sword body and the sound of the sword unsheathed made many people feel frightened, and they were afraid that Yang Yu would be angry and want to kill.
"This sword is the sword of benevolence, Zhan Lu, and it is the sword worn by my general Zhang Ji, if it is not a benevolent and righteous person, this sword will never recognize it as the master." Yang Yu raised Zhan Lu high, the black blade reflected the essence light under the sun's illumination, which was particularly dazzling, "Besides, the general of my family is the commander of the Mo family, and there is Madame Xu, who is also the commander of the Mo family, to corroborate." ”
As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Xu, dressed in a black and white ink dress, walked out of the crowd, jumped onto the city with a light click, and took off her hat to show her face in the eyes of the people.
"Mrs. Xu?"
"Isn't that swordsmith, Mrs. Xu?"
There was a commotion among the people of Daicheng, and the name of Mrs. Xu's swordsmith was well-known, and she was a native of Zhao, and the people of Daidi had also heard of it.
As a Zhao person and the leader of the Mo family, Mrs. Xu often led the disciples of the Mo family to eliminate bandits in Zhao and Dai when she was young, and she was also very famous in Zhao and Dai and was loved by the people.
A few days ago, Zhang Ji sent a letter to the six-fingered black man, hoping that he could send a well-known Mo family commander in Zhao and Dai to help him persuade the people of Dai County, and the six-fingered black man sent Mrs. Xu, the veteran leader, out.
"The ink man takes the word 'righteousness' first, and will never deceive you!"
Mrs. Xu is not good at words, but a short sentence is enough to convince the people of Daijun.
The Mo family has a very high reputation whether it is in the court, or in the powerful or even the people, and the Moxia is different from ordinary rangers, it is really for the people to consider, maintain local security, and the remuneration for ordinary people is just a full meal, and it is also deeply welcomed and trusted by the people.
For a moment, no one doubted that except for a few stubborn people, almost all the people flocked to various places in the city to write letters for the people.
The two armies are now at war, and perhaps if they delay a little longer, their families may die on the battlefield, losing their lives that should not have been lost.
Tens of thousands of letters were written within two days, and they were delivered to Turbid Deer City within one day.
Looking at the tens of thousands of letters in the package, Zhang Ji couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.
"This thing is worth 200,000 soldiers!"
(End of chapter)