"I don't understand, what is the king trying to do?!" General Qiang sitting next to Bai Qi said angrily. Bai Qi looked at him calmly and then said: "This is also a war. Ma Fujun said: War
It is a continuation of politics. The king wants to weaken the Chu State and prevent it from participating too much in the affairs of the Central Plains. This is why I do not continue to attack Chendu. The Chu State has a vast territory and cannot be destroyed. The only way is to eliminate their Qing Dynasty.
Only by being strong can we realize our strategy."
"Then it is even more important to kill these captives... If you want to make Chu State a part of Qin State, you can only kill...kill these young men first, and then attack all areas of Chu State in an all-round way. Chu people
If they dare to resist, we will kill them. When only ten and three households are left in Chu State, Chu State will no longer dare to resist..." Qiang was a little angry, but Meng Wu on the other side was actually
I understand him very well.
When Qiang led his soldiers to attack Chendu, the casualties of the soldiers were very heavy. Although Bai Qi also gave him a lot of heads, these heads were only enough for him to offset. In the Qin State, if his subordinates
The number of dead soldiers is related to the number of beheadings. Generals have to lose their titles. Qiang's son has just grown up. He has always wanted to leave his son a title of right guard. He is not young anymore, which is very important.
It may be his last chance to win the title.
If these prisoners are killed, he will naturally be divided into tens of thousands of heads... The Qin State stipulates that the heads of prisoners cannot be counted as beheadings. However, the rules are dead and the people are alive. For example, the soldiers of the Chu State resisted
If you want to escape or kill the Qin soldiers who are holding you captive, they will turn from prisoners into enemies and can be counted as heads. Of course, because of the harsh laws of Qin, many people dare not do this.
, but now they are in Chu State, and Bai Qi is the supreme commander...
Bai Qi shook his head and said seriously: "This is what Ma Fujun calls an ideological war... I have never fought such a war, and I really want to try it." Bai Qi had already made a choice, and Qiang naturally followed suit.
It was hard to say anything. In the army, no one could disobey Bai Qi's orders. He just lowered his head and sighed.
King Qin's order indeed caused dissatisfaction among many soldiers. The soldiers were fine. After all, they did not dare to think about killing prisoners to obtain their heads. What's more, King Qin stipulated that prisoners could also be counted.
They were not in a hurry because they wanted to perform military exploits. Only the generals were a little reluctant. The heads they got... just floated away. After Bai Qi asked the prisoners to dig the hole, they did not
waste.
He ordered that the corpses of the Chu people who died in the battle be thrown into these large pits dug out, which was regarded as their burial.
However, Bai Qi did not let go of these Chu soldiers. The King of Qin asked Bai Qi to take charge of this ideological war. To be honest, Bai Qi's lifelong battles were what Ma Fujun called mobile warfare, lightning warfare, information warfare and so on.
He understands it, because he himself fought like this, but he did not make a conclusion himself. However, Bai Qi only did part of this ideological war.
He asked the lower-level officers to read the Ma Fu Shu familiarly, and told the Qin soldiers: The Qin Dynasty wants to end the wars in the world, and the second and third sons are fighting for the world. One day, there will be no more wars in the world, and taxes will be very low.
, there will no longer be heavy corvee, everyone can get arable land, and cultivate with peace of mind... And these will be the contributions of the second and third sons, and the descendants of the second and third sons will be blessed because of your current war.
When the Qin State went to war, it liked to use county officials to serve as lower-level officers, and county officials to serve as middle- and upper-level officers. Therefore, Qin's officers were all educated and knew the law.
After Bai Qi gave the order, he began to preach to the soldiers about the world of One King and World. In their mouths, the world of One King and World was obviously a beautiful and perfect paradise.
The soldiers sat dumbfounded, listening to the Qin officials narrating for themselves.
Bai Qi didn't know whether the so-called ideological war had any effect, but it did affect the mentality of the generals. They looked like saviors, and they could seriously say to the generals of Chu: I killed you to save them.
This world.
These Chu nobles were shocked.
It seems that the people of Qin are really crazy.
Bai Qi is a pure general. In his eyes, the only thing he can do is defeat the enemy. In the past, he used to directly destroy the enemy's thoughts, but Ma Fujun's book told him a brand new way to directly destroy the opponent's thoughts.
During this period of time, Bai Qi had been delving into Ma Fujun's thoughts, which was quite fruitful for him. He originally didn't want to take risks, and wanted to kill these prisoners directly to weaken the vitality of Chu State as much as possible.
At this moment, with King Qin's order, he no longer had to kill them. He wanted to try a war that he had never been exposed to.
Soon, the generals of Qin State received Bai Qi's latest orders.
When the generals of the Qin State walked in front of the Chu people, the Chu people in ragged clothes and eating sesame seed cakes were very panicked. They were trembling all over. Some begged, some cried, and some cursed. However, Qin
The general of the country did not take them away. He just stood in the middle of the crowd and said amiably in Chu language: "Let the second and third sons suffer... Second and third sons, don't worry, we will not kill you..."
"During these days, the second and third sons have eaten our food. As long as the State of Chu pays the second and third sons for the grain they have eaten during this period, we will send the second and third sons back."
As the Qin official spoke, he said seriously: "Qin did not come to conquer Chu, we came to save Chu! Among the second and third sons, are there people with private fields? Can the grain cultivated in a year be enough?"
How about feeding you? The cultivated land in Chu State is all in the hands of the nobles. The second and third sons can only cultivate it for them, and they cannot even cultivate it themselves. In Qin State, this is not the case. Qin people can get their own cultivated land.
No one will dare to take away the cultivated land..."
"It is wrong to say that Qin's laws are harsh. Qin's laws were established to protect the people..."
The Qin official became more and more excited as he talked, and he said: "The second and third sons should all know Ma Fujun. Ma Fujun proposed a way to save the world, that is, one king and the world. There is only one king and one country in the world. Everyone gathers here."
The king's subordinates are as close as brothers and sisters. There will be no more wars and no more corvee..." Qin officials said, and he said angrily; "Qin's war is a justice launched to save the world.
war!"
"Are the second and third sons afraid of the demise of Chu? Are they reluctant to leave their homeland? This is ridiculous. Who among the second and third sons is the real Chu people? Hundreds of years ago, the second and third sons were from Wu, Yue, Chen, and Suiren, but they were only the second and third sons.
The country was destroyed by the Chu State, and the second and third sons became Chu people... This is the trend in the world. If the Chu State annexes other countries, naturally some countries will annex the Chu State... The difference is that when the Chu State annexes other countries, it is just
bring disaster to them..."
"Qin is not annexing, Qin is trying to save..."
"Come here, this is Ma Fu's book. It records Ma Fujun's thoughts in detail... I will talk to the second and third sons..." The Qin official took out the bamboo slips and explained it to everyone seriously. The Chu people were completely dissatisfied.
Knowing what the Qin people wanted to do, they just listened blankly to what the Qin people were saying. After the Qin officials finished speaking, they asked the Chu people a few simple questions. None of the Chu people dared to answer, except for one newcomer.
The "Chu man" stood up timidly and answered the Qin official's question. Immediately, he was rewarded with a piece of plump mutton.
The Qin people used encouragement. As long as the Chu people listened carefully, they could get rewards. If they didn't listen carefully, they would be frightened by the Qin officials, so they would not dare not listen.
Still on the banks of Ru River, here, you can see Chu prisoners sitting on the ground holding horse service books, reciting and exchanging their opinions with each other. This place does not look like a prisoner of war camp, but rather
It was more like a school. The officials of Qin became the sacrificial wine, teaching them Ma Fujun's benevolent thoughts earnestly and kindly, and discussing the paradise of one king and the world.
"The State of Qin used to kill prisoners, but now it has not killed the second or third sons. Why? It's because of Ma Fushu. The State of Qin already knows the principle of benevolence. Our king regards all the people in the world as his own.
People... He is also planning to implement all the benevolent governance systems of Lord Ma Fu... Soon, Qin will become the prosperous and happy land mentioned in Ma Fu's book!!"
Bai Qi moved the prisoners to Fufen City, because all the people here were dead and there were enough residences to accommodate these prisoners, although the guards on them still did not relax. Bai Qi often walked around these residences
, listening to the noise coming from inside, he could understand some Chu language, such as spare your life, don't kill me, God will kill you, etc. However, Bai Qi couldn't understand what they said in the courtyard.
understood.
An official on the side explained to him that these Chu people were really studying the contents of Ma Fu Shu attentively. But Bai Qi felt that most of the Chu people were just pretending, and when they left here, they would never do it again.
Without thinking of these contents, he had already sent people to Chendu to discuss the prisoners with the King of Chu. However, he did not expect that the King of Chu had already abandoned Chendu and ran to Shouchun.
Probably the news of Jingyang's defeat has reached Chendu.
However, the strategic intention was achieved. The Qin State initially wanted to force the Chu State to move its capital. Who would have thought that a small-scale battle would directly evolve into a war between the two countries. Fortunately, the Qin State did not suffer a loss and achieved its goal.
, and even some unexpected gains.
When the King of Chu arrived in Shouchun, Shouchun had once again gathered nearly 100,000 soldiers. The advantage of Chu was here. It had enough power to compete with Qin. Unlike other countries, it experienced a major defeat.
It would then perish. The Chu State was so powerful that even after a defeat, it could still gather its soldiers again. However, the King of Chu was not happy to see these soldiers.
His face turned red and he even couldn't hold his head up. He was deeply ashamed of his escape to Shouchun.
Chun Shen Jun has already prepared everything here. Even before the war started, Chun Shen Jun had actually made arrangements for Shouchun. He was a cautious person. If he was not sure of defeating the Qin people, he would naturally leave something to the Chu State.
As for the retreat, Lord Chun Shen had always proposed moving the capital. Before the war with Qin, he proposed moving the capital to Shouchun because Chendu was too close to Qin and was too dangerous.
At first, the King of Chu was a little shaken, and even thought about whether to move the capital to Shouchun. But now, the face of the King of Chu only shows aggrievedness and anger. After all, moving the capital by yourself and being beaten to move the capital are completely different concepts.
Although Shouchun's palace was not as luxurious as Chendu's, King Chu didn't care about it. As soon as he entered the palace, he called Chunshen Jun over.
During these days, Lord Chun Shen could hardly sleep a day. He not only had to dispatch troops from all over the country to protect the King of Chu, but also allocate their food, baggage and logistics. Chu State had missed spring planting for two years.
Although the country's national power was strong, it could never bear such losses. At such a critical time, an envoy from the State of Qin came and told Lord Chun Shen that the State of Chu could pay the same amount of grain in exchange for the captured soldiers.
The State of Qin asked the State of Chu for two million shi of grain... Lord Chun Shen sat exhausted in front of the King of Chu.
Seeing Huang Xie's appearance, the King of Chu was also a little worried. He didn't want Huang Xie to be exhausted like Xiang Xian. The death of Xiang Xian made the King of Chu very sad. The King of Chu was about to give him the title of Lord Wu.
He returned it to Xiang Xian and buried him. Xiang Xian's son and his brother were all rewarded by the King of Chu. However, Xiang Xian's brother refused the reward from the King of Chu and took himself with him.
The 20,000 soldiers under his command stayed behind in Chendu.
"Will the people of Qin keep their promises?" King Chu asked. The credibility of the people of Qin is generally considered to be poor. It can even be said that they have no credibility. As early as when they were deceived by Zhang Yi and deceived by the king of Qin, Chu
People no longer believed in the Qin people. When he heard that the Qin people wanted Chu to redeem the prisoners, the King of Chu subconsciously felt that this was the Qin people's strategy. After they took away the food, they would definitely kill the prisoners.
The people of Qin have no credibility in front of the people of Chu. Lord Chun Shen thought for a moment and then said tiredly: "Your Majesty... Even if the people of Qin will keep their promise, I still have no way to prepare two million shi of food.
Our food is already somewhat insufficient. If the war continues until next year, I don’t know how many people will starve to death in the Chu Kingdom. Even the wise ministers in the palace don’t know if they will be able to have a full meal.
."
Huang Xie shook his head and said firmly: "I can't give it."
"If I don't redeem these captives... what will the people of the country think of me?" King Chu asked again.
"You can leave this matter to me. The people of the country all know the cunning character of the Qin people. As long as they know that this is the Qin people's conspiracy, they will kill the captives regardless of whether the Chu State provides food or not. Perhaps those captives are now
He has already been killed... If they know these things, they will naturally not blame you anymore..." Huang Xie frowned and said seriously: "I will continue to recruit troops and stick to Shouchun, Juyang.
,Xiacai area..."
"Now, we can only send people to the State of Zhao and ask the State of Zhao to send troops. The troops of the State of Qin are all in Nanyang. If the army of the State of Zhao can attack Shangdang... they can attack from both sides..." Huang Xie tried hard to make himself
Soberer, he added: "I heard that the State of Zhao had a good harvest last year and had enough food. The State of Chu had rescued the State of Zhao before. The State of Zhao should not sit idly by... and the State of Wei, Mao Zedong of the State of Wei.
So there was also a Wei army, and he was asked to come to Jiao County and be ready to support Ju Yang..."
King Chu listened carefully, but felt extremely uneasy.
Even Jingyang couldn't stop Bai Qi. He just recruited some soldiers temporarily. Can they really stop the Qin people's attack?