The ninth and sixty-fifth chapters of grace and power
Throughout the dynasties, and even in later generations, the people were most interested in the king's behavior and moral character, and what they wanted to know most was the king's privacy.
Moreover, the Northern Liao court in this era tended to deceive the people and was not as enlightened as the Song Dynasty.
When the army of the Song Dynasty used loudspeakers to broadcast to Dading City, at first, the people who were preparing to be cannon fodder were just curious and even a little excited, just like hearing many storytellers telling stories in the market...
As the contents of Song Dynasty's broadcast became more and more exciting, the cannon fodder on the city wall finally became a little restless.
"Brothers of the Liao Kingdom, whether it is the Song Dynasty or the Liao Dynasty, what difference does it make to ordinary people like you? It's just the same herding."
"It's just that if the Song Dynasty rules, you only need to graze your cattle, and you don't have to let your happy relatives die because of the war, because the team of the Song Dynasty is voluntary..."
On the second day, the loudspeaker was still broadcasting. Although the words were different, the core was the same.
In the entire encirclement of Dading, all Song troops were broadcasting day and night...
"How's the effect?"
"The number of Khitans who returned to the official residence and escaped from Dading City did not increase significantly. Yesterday's killing of people in Bei Liao suppressed this trend."
It has to be said that suppression still has a certain effect on the people. Wang Anshi even believed that a method of suppression could nullify all the ideas of the officials.
Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, Yelu Hongji would dare to do this, he is worthy of being an emperor!
"Then add some spices!"
Zhao Xi didn't expect that just shouting could make the entire Beiliao city defenders surrender.
"Officials, once that happens, there is a high possibility of killing or injuring civilians..."
"Prince Prime Minister, do you really want me to follow the way of the Holy King? Strictly speaking, anyone who resists on the battlefield can be treated as an enemy soldier, regardless of age or gender."
"Now it is the Emperor of Bei Liao who treats them as cannon fodder and human shields, not me! I have to persuade and say what I need to say, but why can't I scare them?"
When they reached the front line under Zhao Xi's order, the big loudspeakers of the Song Dynasty finally stopped broadcasting. They began to retreat, and the artillery team pushed forward.
This was also the first time the Song Dynasty attacked the city with artillery fire after arriving at Dading City...~
"Team upright, at this distance, the small ones can hit the city wall directly. Even the city may be covered by artillery fire. Why are they only allowed to hit the city wall?"
"That's right! Lieutenant Colonel, the artillery team has complete control over the current artillery leads. It can definitely explode on the city wall or even inside the city. Why do we need to hit the city wall?"
The artillery team moved forward. I was very happy at first, but finally decided to attack the city. Their artillery opened the city wall, which was definitely the first success!
Unexpectedly, after the ammunition was loaded, the order was given to hit the city wall only. Isn't this a waste?
"Shut up, everyone! This is an order personally given by the official. If anyone doesn't listen, don't blame me for being rude!"
"There are hundreds of thousands of people. You are just killing pigs. How can you kill them?"
"It is precisely because of this that the officials adopted a method of giving both kindness and power."
The current battle of the Song Dynasty is no longer a reflection of the single will of the coach, but a staff system. Moreover, after formulating the battle plan and before starting the battle, it must be notified to the team leader level.
"Captain, why are you giving both kindness and power?"
"First let our artillery fire a wave to scare those turtles. Then we will broadcast on the loudspeaker and promise them conditions to win over those fools on the wall to surrender like the Khitans who escaped."
"Even if you don't surrender, at least it will cause chaos in Dading City. The officials said that it is like the spring in Gongfang City. The harder you press it, the harder it bounces back."
"Our responsibility now is to let the governors of Beiliao suppress those people with all their strength...~"
In the army of the Song Dynasty, those who reached the rank of captain were not fools. They were basically at the middle level of each class in the martial arts hall, and they still had a certain ability in understanding tactics.
"Colonel, let's just shoot him to death with one cannon. If you surrender, you still have to take care of your food!"
The captain doesn't understand the meaning of this tactic yet. If he did, he would become a captain.
"You are a killer! Could it be that this time we send troops just to recapture Yanyun? The military affairs meeting has been held, and the officials and the court have also told you the combat objectives."
"This time, we have to conquer at least five hundred miles north of Yanshan. Such a large land will eventually be distributed as rewards to meritorious soldiers. Let me ask you something, can you herd sheep? Or herd horses?
"
“Let’s just farm!”
"You are still dissatisfied when I say you are trying to save money. Mr. Su Ge, Gongfang City, and Sinong Temple have already studied it. That place is suitable for growing grass..."
In the army, there were many discussions like this, which could be regarded as a unified thought before the war.
So, Song's artillery bombarded the walls of Dading for free...
"Don't hide! Stand forward! Fight forward! Their artillery can't hit us!"
The warlords on the city wall held up their scimitars, howled, and kept punching and kicking the people who were frightened by the artillery...~
"Song's artillery shells can't hit them! Didn't you see that they only landed on the wall? Everyone move forward! Whoever takes one step back will be killed!"
Since you can't hit it, you should move forward first!
"Whoosh..."
Just as he finished speaking, the artillery shells from Song State flew overhead and landed in the city...~
With a shocking explosion, the temporary shacks used by the warlords to rest, covering a radius of more than ten steps, were cleared away by a cannonball. There was no trace of the shacks, only a big pit, like a
Smile with a smile~~
It’s not that Song’s cannons couldn’t hit the city walls…
Therefore, there was another chaos on the city wall, and the governor seemed to be unable to stand it anymore!
"Puff...~Puff...~"
Immediately following two sounds, two heads fell off the city wall and fell into the crater opened by the cannonball...~
"Whoever dares to take a step back is like this!"
Finally, at the cost of two heads, the old, weak, women and children once again reached the city wall and lined up to be bombarded.
"Brothers of the Khitan people, have you seen it? It's not that we can't capture the city of Dading. We can enter the city to rest at any time. The reason why we didn't bombard Dading is because we know that we are all born and raised by our parents.
Life should be cherished!"
"In fact, if you are on the city wall at this time, even if your father-in-law treats you as cannon fodder, we in the Song Dynasty can also treat you as soldiers!"
"But our court didn't do this! God has good intentions, and we don't want to kill unarmed civilians."
"However, since the Song Dynasty besieged Dading Mansion, I have never seen your soldiers from the Liao Kingdom standing at the top of the city!"
"You usually pay to support the Liao court. I didn't expect that during the war, you would be needed as cannon fodder. What's the use of being loyal to such a court?"
"Just now, I thought you would go back and wait for me, the Song Dynasty, to take over the city, but I didn't expect you to come back again. Could it be that your so-called governors killed people? Those are your comrades!"
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The sound of cannons stopped, and Song's loudspeaker began to broadcast again.