The heavy rain stopped, and the water gathered due to the heavy rain also rolled eastward along with the river.
Eventually it merged into the sea.
After a few days, the skyrocketing river water had dropped a lot.
The roaring river gradually calmed down and became quiet again, as if it had lost its temper and released its emotions.
The cross-river cables on the river have long since disappeared.
Gan Ning's people fished it out.
Iron is still a relatively valuable thing at this time.
These Hengjiang Iron Chains can forge many weapons.
Even if you don't make weapons, it's still good to use them for other things.
The camp that originally belonged to Cai Mao and Zhang Yun also changed owners at this time.
The overall structure of the camp has not changed much.
However, there have been some new changes in many parts of the interior.
Of course, the biggest changes are the soldiers and horses stationed here, as well as the numerous flags.
The flags belonging to Cai Mao and Zhang Yun had completely disappeared by this time.
It was replaced by the flags of Zhang Liao and others.
At this time, many people walked out of the camp and went to various places in Jingzhou.
These people were the soldiers of Jingzhou who were originally captured.
After some selection and the principle of voluntary registration, these captives in Jingzhou, about 7,000 in number, chose to return to Yizhou and join the emperor's uncle.
From now on, I will fight with Zhang Liao, Gan Ning and others.
The remaining tens of thousands of people eventually chose to leave and return to their hometowns
Of course, Zhang Liao and Gan Ning are not idle these days.
Especially missionaries.
He constantly preached the truth to these people in Jingzhou.
Promote how kind and righteous Uncle Liu Huang is.
And how to make decisions for poor people like them.
He also directly asked people to find some people who were originally poor and joined the army to appear and preach.
Later, they even performed some of the programs they had compiled.
These performances are all adapted from facts.
Similar to the white-haired girl.
These are some of the ideas Liu Cheng gave to the propaganda department below when he was in Guanzhong.
After all, he came from a later generation and knew how powerful the power of propaganda was.
Public opinion is particularly important.
At the same time, the methods of publicity are also equally important.
Thinking about later generations, when he was a child, he followed the adults to go all the way to other villages to watch movies at night. Even later, when TV sets were available, some people were so angry when watching TV that they smashed the TV sets and destroyed the scene.
So dramas like The White Witch naturally came into being.
When the Jingzhou naval officers watched the performance, many of them were very angry!
Some of them broke their teeth!
This is clearly what happened to me and others!
If it weren't for the Yizhou soldiers who had expected it, they would stop them here and keep telling them that this was an act.
That publicist who plays the role of a family bully will definitely not survive...
After a few days, the spirits of the captured soldiers in Jingzhou changed greatly.
In addition, during this period of time, these Uncle Liu Huang's subordinates really did not criticize them in any way and did not owe them anything.
Even the living conditions and treatment are better than before when he was not a prisoner.
Coupled with the various speeches given by missionaries, many of these people have undergone great changes.
Unknowingly, a seed was planted in my heart.
The thoughts started to look different...
"After you go back, some officials in Jingzhou, as well as many people from aristocratic families, probably won't let you go.
They may even arrest you and ask you to join the army.
Come and fight us.
If you really will be treated like this, then you don't have to be too afraid.
Just let them catch you and treat it like a war.
All you have to do is throw away your weapons and surrender when the time comes to fight us.
As long as you remember this, there will be absolutely no problem.
Generally, there is no great danger to life.
You must remember that we are a family.
We all come from poor backgrounds.
Uncle Liu Huang also came from a poor family. He used to be a pig butcher.
He has lived a hard life and is also a child of hard times.
You know how we poor people live.
So now that he has ascended to a high position, he wants to make all the poor people in the world better.
Everyone can live a good life.
The emperor's uncle has now become the orthodox king of the Han Dynasty!
People like Liu Biao are all rebellious officials and traitors!
Rebellious ministers and traitors should be found and punished by everyone..."
"You should also feel the fighting power of the emperor's soldiers and horses.
In fact, our Yizhou Navy has only been established for more than a year.
I haven't experienced any kind of war yet.
The land troops and horses under the emperor's uncle are really powerful.
Invincible vertically and horizontally!
When he was at Sishui Pass, he was led by the emperor's uncle and suppressed many people in Guandong. They could not lift their heads and beat all the princes.
Then, they successively attacked Yizhou, pacified Liangzhou, and defeated the Huns, all of which were devastating.
People like Yuan Shu and Liu Biao are all grasshoppers after the autumn, and they can only hop around for a few days.
After you go back, if you can't help them, then you won't help them.
We poor people in the world must be united and stand together.
Work hard to live a prosperous life.
You also need to live more or less like a human being!
During the Chinese New Year, I can also make some meat for the women and children at home to eat..."
The preacher distributed dry food and some money to every Jingzhou prisoner who lined up to go out, while speaking these words here and entrusting them.
These Jingzhou prisoners really did not expect that this kind of thing would really happen.
The people of Yizhou actually mean what they say.
Not just them, no killing.
Now they are given money and food to let them leave!
The treatment as a prisoner here is far better than when I followed Cai Mao and Zhang Yun.
These actions alone can explain a lot of things.
Some people were so moved that after walking out of the military camp, they knelt on the ground to express their gratitude.
Seeing this, the missionary quickly ran forward and helped him up.
"Brother, you don't have to be like this.
Uncle Huang is not allowed to do this.
The emperor's uncle said that a man of the Han Dynasty should kneel to the sky and kneel to his parents, and other than that, he should stand upright and behave as a human being.
He wanted a strong man to stand forever.
Be able to always hold your chest high and be a good person!"
After hearing such words, these people became even more agitated.
The prisoners kept walking out from the military camp.
Many people walked with money and food while looking back to see the military camp.
Previously, many people wanted to escape from this military camp.
But now, after they were really released, many people became reluctant to let go.
These Yizhou people and Uncle Liu were completely different from what they thought.
It was also different from any soldiers and horses they had seen before.
No one has ever seen them as human beings.
But at this time, they could feel that these Yizhou soldiers and horses really regarded them as human beings.
Some soldiers, after walking forward for a while, turned back.
He put the food back to the place where it was distributed, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and said he couldn't leave, he wanted to stay here and continue to join the army.
I have to work under the emperor's uncle.
We should work hard to do more things for our hometown.
They strive to ensure that everyone in their family can live a good life.
Just like places like Yizhou in Guanzhong.
There are not a few people who do this.
The same thing happens not only in White Snake Mountain on the south bank of the river.
Here on the north bank of the river, the same thing is going on...
Taishi Ci was sitting on a warship in the river. Watching this scene, he had many feelings in his heart.
At the same time, he seemed a little worried.
"Captain, these people are all elite navy masters.
Training is fast.
No worse than our navy here,
It’s really a pity to let these people go back.”
Taishi Ci said to Zhang Liao beside him.
Very respectful.
Zhang Liao shook his head when he heard this and said: "It's not a pity.
If they are willing to stay, they will stay. If you force them to stay if they are not willing to stay, they will not be of the same mind as us when the time comes, and it will actually cause trouble.
Moreover, if we don’t release some of it, we will suddenly have so many people eating here. This is somewhat of a problem.
Although transporting grain from the upper reaches to the lower reaches is still relatively good.
But if you can save a group of people to eat, it is better to have one less person to eat..."
Hearing what Zhang Liao said, Taishi Ci nodded.
How could he not know what Zhang Liao said?
However, seeing so many well-trained Jingzhou naval forces collecting supplies and returning to their hometowns still made him feel a little regretful.
Training soldiers and horses is not easy.
"Captain, if you do this, I'm afraid that many of them will not be able to return to their hometowns, or if they return to their hometowns, they will be summoned again by the wealthy families in Jingzhou to continue to fight against them.
…”
Taishi Ci said this.
He always felt that this was a bit like letting the tiger return to the mountain.
Zhang Liao laughed: "Ziyi, don't worry too much, just let them catch you.
I'm afraid they won't catch me.
It's better if they catch it.
If they are arrested, it will further arouse these people's resentment towards the local aristocratic families.
The better for us.
And if they don't catch them, these ordinary soldiers who have been exposed to the various propaganda of our missionary officers and have seen all kinds of things done here will definitely take the initiative to inform the people around us about what happened here after they return.
One pass to ten, ten to a hundred.
If this continues, the sentiments of the people at the bottom of Jingzhou will all change.
The emperor's uncle said that the people's hearts he wants to win are the hearts of the common people in the world, not the hearts of this aristocratic family.
Judging from past events, the emperor's uncle's decision was undoubtedly extremely correct.
These people come from various places in Jingzhou.
Now that they go back, they will also return to all aspects of Jingzhou.
With them using their personal experiences to promote things, people in Jingzhou will have fewer misunderstandings about us.
Moreover, their personal experiences must be more credible.
After all, these are their own people, fellow villagers.
However, compared to the time when we have sent many soldiers and horses, the effect of propaganda is much greater.
Uncle Huang is right.
The eyes of people in the world are actually very bright.
These common people can tell who is good to them.
These aristocratic families all seem to be very powerful and amazing.
In fact, the most important thing is that they control a lot of population, land, and education and other things.
But once the hoe is swung to their roots, then these behemoths are actually just that.
Let him cause chaos here in Jingzhou first!"
After hearing what Zhang Liao said, Taishi Ci thought carefully about what he saw and heard at the emperor's uncle's place and here, and then he realized that he had learned a lot.
In the past, I just thought that a war was a war, and I just wanted to kill the enemy happily.
But now, after following Zhang Liao for a while, I realized that I had thought too simply in the past.
Oftentimes, fighting is not just about fighting.
Behind it, there are many things involved.
War is only a necessary means to solve problems.
I also thought carefully about what the emperor's uncle had done in Yizhou and Guanzhong, as well as the comments and support given to him by many people.
Think again about the eloquence of these missionaries and the thing called a drama that made him want to go up and pick up a gun to kill people.
A smile soon appeared on Taishi Ci's face.
"So, this is a conspiracy!
Let’s see how these people in Jingzhou respond this time!”
Zhang Liao smiled when he heard this, nodded and said: "Yes, this is a conspiracy.
Next, it depends on whether Liu Biao and others can resist it.
How to deal with it.
We don't need to panic, it's them who are panicking..."
…
Some of these released Jingzhou soldiers who wanted to go home lived on the other side of the river.
Therefore, special warships were arranged to shuttle back and forth on the river to pick them up.
Protect their way home...
After finishing this, Zhang Liao and others also sent some soldiers to start disembarking.
Officially landed on Jingzhou land.
It was not as Liu Biao and others imagined that the Yizhou Navy would burn, kill and loot after landing.
None of these things happened.
Only those missionaries who were protected by the soldiers were here to preach that Uncle Liu's army was a teacher of benevolence and righteousness.
Faced with the ripe rice, he did not rush to harvest it.
On the contrary, there were missionaries and soldiers there, constantly shouting.
Let the people of Jingzhou come boldly to harvest rice.
“The whole year’s harvest is here.
If it is not harvested into the ground, what will we eat in the coming year?
Just go out and harvest, and you'll be fine!
We are the soldiers and horses under Uncle Liu Huang, we are not ordinary soldiers and horses, and we will not harm the people!"
