On the second day, several weapons were found under a carriage. When several bandits saw what had happened, they ran away, but were shot to the ground by the gunners in three or two blows.
Although the gunners and craftsmen did not wear armor, they could still use crossbows, otherwise they would not be able to guard the city gate.
Ren and several personal guards came forward and dragged the bandits back.
When they were about to interrogate him, they each took out their short swords from their arms and committed suicide.
To be so tough, I think I was a soldier of the Zhao army before.
On the third day, something happened at night.
The patrolling soldiers noticed several black figures passing between the walls and courtyards, but they had disappeared when they chased them.
This proves that Shen Bing's worries are correct. There must be bandits sneaking into the city and planning to act as the opportunity arises.
and……
These bandits are also familiar with the terrain and are protected by the people.
Wang Jian also understood.
He frowned and said to Shen Bing:
"Something doesn't seem right."
"The engineer's 'propaganda offensive' may be useful, but it does not work for everyone."
"At least those bandits have been hidden among the people."
Shen Bing knew what Wang Jian meant.
The reason why those bandits "disappeared" was because they were hiding in civilian houses.
In other words, someone took them in.
This problem is serious.
And people's hearts cannot be quantified. No one knows whether the people's hearts in Handan are leaning more towards Zhao or Qin at this time.
Or they don't rely on either, and are just thinking about the food in the hands of the Qin army.
Shen Bing was confident about this:
"Don't worry, General. Tomorrow, my subordinates will capture these bandits and bring them to justice."
"And there will be much more than the soldiers see."
"It's just that my subordinates are short of manpower..."
Wang Jian replied without thinking:
"I will dispatch a thousand-man team to the engineering division's command."
"Engineers can do things cheaply."
Shen Bing agreed, feeling suddenly nervous.
This is a thousand people, and they are all armored soldiers... Shen Bing has never commanded so many people.
But think about it, it's only a thousand people. A thousand people fighting with cold weapons is nothing at all.
When this thousand-man team arrived, Shen Bing was shocked to find that the leader of two to five hundred people who came to report was actually Zhang Xuan.
It is thought that Wang Jian knew that Zhang Xuan had met Shen Bing before, so it was easier for him to cooperate.
This indeed saved Shen Bing a lot of effort, and Shen Bing immediately said to Zhang Xuan:
"We will divide the troops into five teams, each team has 200 people."
"Four of the teams were stationed at the four corners of the city wall, and the other team was deployed in the center."
"Understand?"
Zhang Xuan responded: "I understand."
In fact, he didn't understand anything. Can the bandits be caught by dispersing the troops in the city?
Shouldn't arresting criminals be conducted door-to-door searches?
But Zhang Xuan didn't ask any more questions. He knew that Shen Bing had his own ideas.
It's night, the moon is bright, the stars are few, and the breeze is blowing.
The watchman beat the gong and shouted, "Be careful of the candles in the sky".
As the watchman drifted away, a loud sound of gongs suddenly sounded in the darkness, and then dozens of people shouted in unison:
"Fathers and fellows from Handan!"
"The people of Qin are cruel and deceive our soldiers to occupy our city."
"There are tens of thousands of tons of food available, but we are left to starve."
"When will it be better to wait until now?"
"Grab grain, kill the enemy, and welcome Zhao back to the city!"
…
"Kill!"
Such shouts rang out from every street corner, and they seemed quite loud.
Moreover, several houses were burned down, and the flames were blazing for a while, and people were crowded. Occasionally, there were a few sounds of metal and metal clashing, screams, and shouts of killing one after another.
After a while, several houses opened their doors, and dozens of people came out from all directions, shouting and killing...
However, they were stunned when they came out.
Where's the fight?
Standing outside the street were clearly rows of Qin soldiers, waiting in formation with bows and crossbows.
Let me go, can you be fooled by this?
Can you still be a gangster with this little intelligence?
Such a promising career is ruined in your hands!
Shen Bing stood forward and shouted to the group of people:
"Put down your arms and surrender, otherwise you will die."
When the bandits saw that the situation was not good, they quickly retreated.
But it was too late to retreat at this time. As soon as I turned around, I found that torches had been lit up behind me, as well as a group of soldiers with bright armor.
The bandits were few in number and most of them were armed with farm tools. They were obviously no match for the well-armed Qin army, which had experienced many battles.
So after hesitating for a while, he had no choice but to throw down his weapons and surrender.
This incident didn't just happen in one place, similar scenes were staged throughout the city that night.
Shen Bing would not have dared to play this trick a few days ago.
Just kidding, at that time the people of Handan hated the Qin army very much and were greedy for the grain in the hands of the Qin army.
If one thing is bad, the lie will become true.
But now, after several days of "propaganda offensive", Shen Bing believes that the time has come.
So I tried to lure the snake out of its hole...
That night, the Qin army effortlessly captured more than 300 celebrity bandits.
Of course, not all of these three hundred people were bandits, most of them were ordinary people who were persuaded by the bandits.
Shen Bing was secretly shocked.
In just a few days, the bandits have convinced more than 300 people. If it continues...
But there is no "anymore" now.
When Wang Jian heard the news, he immediately burst out laughing:
"A talented engineer can actually come up with such a clever plan to lure bandits into a trap."
"In this way, even if the bandits in the city have not been eradicated, they will not be far behind."
Then there was some palpitations:
"More than 300 people responded to this shout."
"If it takes time to reach a large scale, I'm afraid..."
Then he nodded appreciatively towards Shen Bing and said:
"Fortunately, the engineer had the foresight, otherwise Handan would be unimaginable."
Yang Duanhe reminded:
"General, the bandits in Handan have been eradicated, but Julu and Taiyuan..."
Wang Jian ordered without thinking:
"No one is allowed to leave the city tomorrow."
"Taiyuan and Julu counties will do the same thing tomorrow night."
Yang Duanhe responded and went to arrange it.
The reason why people are not allowed to leave the city is because they are worried that the remaining bandits or the common people will spread the news to the other two counties. In this case, the strategy of luring the snake out of its hole will not work.
After thinking about it, Wang Jian asked Shen Bing:
"Now that the bandits have been eliminated, can we lift the curfew..."
Shen Bing replied:
"No, General."
"My subordinates thought that not only could the curfew not be lifted, but they would have to lure the snake out of its hole again every one or two days."
Wang Jian asked puzzledly:
"This trick of luring a snake out of its hole can fool people once."
“How can it be effective if it is reused?”
Shen Bing pretended to be inscrutable:
“I wonder if the general has heard of the story ‘The Wolf Cried’?”
Wang Jian looked confused: "I've never heard of it."
Shen Bing stood up, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and said:
"Once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy..."
After hearing this story, Wang Jian still didn't understand. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized:
"We are the shepherd boy."
"If you shout this many times."
"One day, the real bandits will shout rebellion, and the people will just think it's a trap and ignore it!"
"Wonderful, wonderful idea!"
"This 'wolf is coming' is even better than luring the snake out of its hole!"