Chapter Ninety-One: Attacking the city is the bottom, and attacking the heart is the top
On this day, Zhang Wuji and the others finally arrived, located at the foot of Mount Emei, in the camp of the commander of Shu.
At present, only Yuzhou, Chengdu, and Emei have not been conquered in the entire Bashu.
There was no way to conquer Yuzhou because Yuzhou was heavily garrisoned, and there was no way to break through Chengdu because the siege equipment of the Ming army was on the way to transport and had not yet been in place.
As for Emei still holding on, this is because Li Siqi doesn't want to fight, and he doesn't dare to fight.
Although Li Siqi is a general, he is also an old slippery head who has been up and down in the sea for many years.
This Emei faction has a deep relationship with Queen Zhou Zhiruo, and Su Mengqing, the first hero of this Shu-breaking operation, is also from the Emei faction.
Although Li Siqi was a little confused about the entanglement, he didn't dare to do it easily. He only sent people up to persuade him to surrender.
However, the attitude of the exterminator is even more resolute than Dai Shou. Even the messenger sent to the mountain didn't have time to speak, and died directly under the sword of the exterminator.
Although Li Siqi was a little deflated, he could only wait for Zhang Wuji to arrive before making plans.
After Zhang Wuji and his entourage arrived at the camp, Li Siqi told them about these recent events. After that, I asked Zhang Wuji for his opinion.
"What! The exterminator is so ignorant of the severity! Kill innocents indiscriminately with the martial arts of the Nine Yin True Scripture! The woman in the yellow shirt said angrily when she heard this.
The woman in the yellow shirt is the supervisor of the Heaven and Dragon Slaying Project, and at present, the exterminator does not use the martial arts of the Nine Yin True Scripture to benefit the martial arts, but instead "aids the abuse" and "seeks personal gain for himself". This made the woman in the yellow shirt quite angry.
Hoga, who was sitting on the side, said, "Oh? This old lady has a lot of personality, and I would like to meet her in person. Let's see if she's worthy of the name of extinction. ”
Although Zhang Wuji wanted to complain, Huo Jiabi was too young to be an exterminator. But this is not the time for jokes.
At this time, everyone looked at Zhou Zhiruo and Su Mengqing.
Su Mengqing saw everyone's eyes, waved his hand and said, "Don't look at me." When I gave you food, I had already betrayed Master. And that's how the Master's temperament is. I can't help it. ”
The woman in the yellow shirt looked at Zhou Zhiruo, and then said, "Queen Mother, what is your opinion?" What are we going to do? ”
Zhou Zhiruo is also in a dilemma in her heart at the moment, on the one hand, the extermination master has the grace to nurture her after all, and she certainly does not want the extermination master to suffer any harm.
But the exterminator killed innocents too indiscriminately, and she is now the queen of the Ming Dynasty and the mother of a country. Naturally, we should think about our own family's country.
On the one hand, it is the family affection of the grace of nurturing, and on the other hand, it is the righteousness and morality, and one's own position. She couldn't answer for a while.
Zhao Min said at this time: "Okay. The exterminator is too perverse and must be punished. Isn't it embarrassing for you to let Zhiruo take the idea. At present, the entire Bashu is already in our grasp, and there are only three places left. It's not a big deal. ”
Zhang Wuji looked at Zhao Min and asked, "Minmin, what do you think?" ”
After thinking about it, Zhao Min began to assign tasks to everyone.
Zhao Min said: "First of all, our top priority is to take Yuzhou City and break through the last obstacle of Jingxiang and Bashu. Yuzhou City is the top priority. Zhao Min looked at Dai Qisi and Huo Jia, "Sister Huo Jia, Aunt Dai, you work hard and go to General Zhao's camp to help him." Assist him in seizing the city of Yuzhou and 'capture' the little emperor Mingsheng. ”
When Zhao Min said the word "captured", he deliberately accentuated the tone a little. Although others didn't hear it, Huo Jia and Dai Qisi, who had secretly communicated with Zhao Min before, knew it.
Hoga replied, "Don't worry, it's up to us. Count me as doing something for this stinky boy and repaying the favor. ”
Zhang Wuji didn't speak, just smiled indifferently.
Zhao Min still continued to arrange: "As for the extermination master's side, with our gang here, a mere Emei faction is nothing. No matter how strong the extermination master's martial arts are, he must not be as strong as the original Huojia sect leader. Even if Brother Wuji and Sister Yang are defeated, but we all work together, unless she is Zhang Zhenren, otherwise, she has no chance of winning. ”
"As for Chengdu City, this one is the easiest. There is no need to wait for any siege equipment, since ancient times, attacking the enemy has been based on attacking the heart. At present, Bashu is all in our hands, and Chengdu has become a lonely city. And we don't kill the soldiers, we don't harm the people. This is obvious to all. ”
"As long as we invite some well-known local sages and surrendered sergeants to go to the city of Chengdu to persuade them to surrender. Tell the defenders of the city a set date for surrender. If you surrender, everyone will be fine. If the date does not fall, the chickens and dogs will not be left after the Ming army breaks the city. I think that even if Dai Shou refuses to surrender, his soldiers and the people in the city will have their own ideas. ”
Finally, Zhao Min looked at Zhang Wuji and asked, "Brother Wuji, what do you think?" ”
Zhang Wuji said: "That's very good. But even if they don't surrender, we can't harm the people after we break the city, that's the principle. The rest is nothing, just do what Min Min said. ”
Li Siqi stood up at this time and arched his hand and said, "In that case, then the general will go and prepare." ”
Zhang Wuji also said: "Then General Lao Li will have to worry about everything." ”
After that, Li Siqi withdrew from the camp and arranged a battle for the heart of Chengdu City.
After everyone agreed, they all began their own preparations.
Huo Jia took Dai Qisi, Pasha, and Huiyue envoys, and went to Zhao Qi's military camp to help in the battle with Zhang Wuji's edict.
And Zhao Min also personally wrote a "letter to the people of the city". Use this to attack the heart.
The content of this letter of surrender is also very simple.
That is to say, Chengdu is already an isolated city, and there is no point in sticking to it.
The Ming army was reluctant to attack because His Majesty Mingzun was merciful and did not want to see the lives ruined. Moreover, after the surrender of the soldiers and civilians in other places, the Ming army did not commit any crimes. The people and soldiers had no qualms about surrendering.
If the surrender is delayed, after the Ming army breaks through the city in the end, the dead and wounded are still the people. There is no need for the people and the soldiers to bury the high-ranking officials of the Ming Xia regime.
Although the letter does not mention the surrender within a time limit, and the slaughter of the city after the surrender is not surrendered, it is enough to deter people.
After all, his life is his own, and after he surrenders, the other party not only does not kill, but also treats prisoners preferentially. And the city has no meaning to hold on, so why not surrender.
Soon, the "letter of persuasion" drafted by Zhao Min himself was copied by the chief bookkeepers in the army.
After that, he shot an arrow into the city of Chengdu, looking at the "persuasion leaflets" scattered in the city, and the people circulated them one after another.
Although most of them were illiterate, after a small number of people recited, the hearts of the people in the city began to fluctuate.
A few days later, the surrendered soldiers and local sages found by Li Siqi also arrived at the city of Chengdu.
Began the final "psychological general offensive" against the defenders of Chengdu.
(End of chapter)