Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2762: Daxing civil strife, the speed of light to suppress the rebellion

"All the soldiers and civilians in Daxing City are listening, it is the general trend that the Great Qin will rule the world.

However, Yang Guang, king of the Sui Dynasty, was obsessed with power. In order to resist the heavenly soldiers, he did not hesitate to issue an edict to release the Qiang people, returning the seven counties of Haizhou to the Qiang people in exchange for the support of the Qiang people.

However, the laws of nature are clear, and evil will never prevail against good. Three days ago, our Heavenly Soldiers of the Qin Dynasty had defeated 27 Sui-Tu-Qiang coalition forces at the foot of Bison Mountain, and we will return to Daxing soon.

Now Daxing is an isolated city, and it is only a matter of time before the city breaks down. If you don’t want to be stigmatized with Yang Guang for thousands of years, you should abandon the darkness and turn to the light as soon as possible. I, Daqin, are magnanimous, and I will not pursue your joint and several responsibilities..."

Nearly a thousand Qin soldiers held trumpets and shouted in unison in the direction of Daxing City, repeating the same phrase of persuading surrender.

Since Li Jing led the army to Haizhou, Hu Luguang sent people to shout this every day, one is to publicize Yang Guang's evil deeds, and the other is to disintegrate the resistance of the Daxing defenders.

At the beginning, the effect of shouting like this was very good. After learning that Yang Guang had launched the edict to release the Qiang, the defenders of Daxing experienced varying degrees of turmoil.

But Yang Guang personally stood up at this time to "refute the rumors". Not only did he refuse to admit that the edict of releasing the Qiang was true, he also said that it was the Qin army's slander against him, and its purpose was to disintegrate the morale of the defenders.

Daxing City was completely surrounded by the Qin army. In the situation where it was impossible to verify the authenticity, the soldiers and civilians considered Yang Guang's past deeds and various policies to benefit the people, so the vast majority of people still chose to trust him and not believe him. The always wise King Sui would do such an act that will last forever, but instead accused the Qin army of being despicable and shameless, and did not use any means to achieve his goal.

Although Yang Guang temporarily stabilized Daxing's army and civilians by virtue of his personal prestige, Hu Luguang's public opinion war has just begun.

The soldiers and civilians in Daxing City don't believe what the soldiers of the Qin Army shouted, but do you still believe what the people of the Sui Kingdom shouted?
Hu Luguang ordered people to find more than 2000 local people around Daxing and Jincheng. After telling them what Yang Guang did, he asked them to follow after the soldiers shouted, and promised to reward them for one day. Hundred Wen copper coins.

The people in Liangzhou are still very simple. After Yang Guang lifted the ban on the Qiang people, they were all filled with righteous indignation. Some even volunteered not to reward them to help, but they were rejected by Hu Luguang. After all, Daqin did not lack these money.

Next, the Qin army's daily persuasion mode became that Qin soldiers shouted first, and after shouting for about an hour, they were basically tired of shouting, and then the people around Daxing took over from the soldiers to shout.

Common people don't have a unified way of persuading surrender, they just shout whatever comes to mind, for example:

"Nephew, we Liangzhou people have fought against the Qiang people for more than 200 years. Countless people have died in more than a dozen generations. We finally defeated the Qiang people. The grandson of the turtle wants to return Haizhou to the Qiang people."

"Nephew, your father, your father, and your brother all died at the hands of the Qiang people, but Yang Guang wanted to lift the ban on the Qiang people. This is a betrayal of all us Xiliang people."

"Brother, the 27 troops in Haizhou have been defeated. You can't hold it. My sister-in-law gave birth to a nephew. You can't be stupid."

"Yang Guang, we Xiliang people stand upright, why did you become a traitor? If Mr. Yang Jian knew about it, he would die with regret..."

Although the people's persuasion techniques are not uniform, they shout everything, and there is no technical content, but it is better than the true feelings, all of which are emotions, which are more touching.

The morale of the Daxing defenders fluctuated again, which forced Yang Guang to stand up again to refute the rumors, and denounced that the people outside the city had been bought by the Qin army, and then directly implemented public opinion control, which stabilized the military and civilians in Daxing again. morale.

"Folks, dinner is ready."

Following a Qin soldier's shout, the Liangzhou people who persuaded them to surrender also stopped, and retreated to the Qin camp for dinner in an orderly manner.

To be honest, some of them actually hope that the Daxing defenders will not surrender, because this way they can keep making money.

These days they just yelled a few times, but not only did they get money, but they could also enjoy the same food and treatment as Qin Jun, which was far more comfortable than farming.

"General Hulu, you have been shouting for so many days, why is there no sign of chaos in Daxing City?" Yan Xing asked with a puzzled expression.

He is a native of Liangzhou, and he knows very well what lifting the ban on the Qiang people means to the people of Liangzhou, so he feels that Daxing City will become chaotic by itself.

But after so many days of cursing, there was no reaction in Daxing City, which made Yan Xing both disappointed and helpless. .

Not only Yan Xing, but even Hu Luguang looked helpless. His confident public opinion tactics were actually suppressed by Yang Guang with his own prestige.

Didn't everyone say that the mouth of the people is better than that of Fangchuan? In the past, the governor Li Jing used public opinion warfare and was successful. Why did he fail when he came to himself?

Regarding this, Hu Luguang was also very depressed, but he had to admire Yang Guang's vigilance.

As soon as he made a move on his side, Yang Guang could react immediately, which also made Hu Luguang feel like he was meeting his opponent.

"Don't worry, it won't be long before Yang Guang's groaning. Our army has already defeated the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms at Bison Mountain. The day when the army returns to the division is the day when Daxing City will be broken."

Hu Luguang said with confidence on his face, the war has reached this point, even if the god Da Luo descended to earth, he would not be able to save Sunshine.

Upstairs in Daxing City.

Seeing the people who persuaded them to surrender retreated, and then replaced by soldiers from the Qin army, Yang Guang's face was full of solemnity.

He knows that Daxing is stable on the surface, but this is only temporary. Once the Qin army in Haizhou joins forces and understands the Qiangling and the news of the Bison Mountain fiasco, there will be no need for the Qin army to come over. There will be civil unrest.

"Go back to the palace and immediately call Yang Su, Cheng Gongying, Ximen Bao, Zu Ting, Zhao Yu, Li Delin, Ban Gu and others to come and discuss with them." Yang Guang said lightly.

"My lord, Master Ban Gu is no longer here."

After hearing what the attendant said, Yang Guang couldn't help being a little dazed.

That's right, the loyal Ban Gu is no longer here, so why do I miss him a little?
There was silence for a while, Yang Guang sighed deeply, and then led people back to the palace, and called all the counselors to discuss what to do next.

Seeing Yang Guang's leaving back, Zhi Jian, Guo Shen, Jin She, Dou Tai and others looked at each other with strange expressions in their eyes.

Guo Shen and Zhi Jian are respectively the sixth and seventh of the Seven Sages of Meishan;

Together with Yang Jian, the six Meishan brothers are collectively called the Seven Sages of Meishan. The order of them is: Yang Jian, Kang Anyu, Zhang Boshi, Li Huanzhang, Yao Gonglin, Guo Shen, and Zhijian.

At the beginning, the six Meishan brothers joined Yang Jian together with Yang Jian. Later, because of the Yang family, Yang Jian decided to abandon the Sui Dynasty and join the Tang Dynasty, but was opposed by all the sworn brothers.

In the end, Yang Jian brought Kang Anyu and Zhang Boshi to join Li Shimin, while the four generals Li Huanzhang, Yao Gonglin, Guo Shen, and Zhijian continued to assist Yang Guang.

At present, among the Seven Sages of Meishan, Yang Jian and Kang Anyu played for Daqin, Li Huanzhang and Yao Gonglin were captured in Bison Mountain, and only Guo Shen and Zhijian were left to continue to play for Yang Guang.

As for Zhang Boshi, who was the third eldest, he died at the hands of Xing Tian along with Yang Jian's elder brother Yang Jiao during the Yizhou War. He is also the only Meishan brother who died in battle.

During this period of time, Yang Guang's actions and extreme control over public opinion have caused Guo Shen and Zhi Jian to be dissatisfied.

When Yang Jian left, the reason why the four brothers stayed was mainly because they killed many of Li Tang's people, and secondly because of Yang Guang himself.

But what Yang Guang is doing now is even worse than Li Shimin's.

Although Yang Guang did not admit to the release of the Qiang Order, it was fine to deceive ordinary people, but he could not deceive the high-level officials in the Sui Kingdom. Otherwise, how could Ban Gu commit suicide?

As for Yang Guang's claim that Ban Gu was a spy sent by Daqin, because Daqin's collusion was discovered and he committed suicide in fear of crime, few people in the Sui Kingdom believed it.

Who doesn't know that Ban Gu has always been loyal, brave and selfless. Li Jing once tried to win him a high position, but he flatly rejected him.

Ban Gu was just a civil servant and didn't have much real power in his hands. Whether he was a spy or not had little influence on Sui State.

Ban Gu committed suicide because he wanted to use his own death to tell other people in the Sui Kingdom that their lord Yang Guang was making mistakes, and as a subject, he must prevent the monarch from making principled mistakes.

It was fine if Yang Guang didn't listen, and he even slandered Ban Gu as a spy of the Qin State. This undoubtedly chilled many loyal officials, but what was even more chilling was the subsequent public opinion control.

Anyone who dares to complain about Ban Gu, or discusses the release of the Qiang Order, will be regarded as a spy of the Qin army.

During that time, nearly a thousand people in Daxing City were executed by Yang Guang for their words.

Relying on iron blood and killing, Yang Guang forcibly suppressed all voices to ensure the stability of Daxing, but it also planted deeper hidden dangers.

For example, Guo Shen and Zhi Jian, thousands of people died because of their speeches, and everyone in Daxing was trembling, which made them feel that Yang Guang was worse than Li Shimin back then.

In addition, they also learned from the Qin army's persuasion to surrender that Li Huanzhang and Yao Gonglin's sworn brothers were defeated and captured in the Battle of Bison Mountain, and have now surrendered to the Qin army. This also made them feel rebellious.

Although Guo Shen and Zhi Jian had rebelled, they were approached by Jin She and Dou Le who were also rebellious before they could act.

Jin She and Sima Xin had a good personal relationship. Sima Xin was directly punished by Yang Guang for surrendering to the Qin Dynasty, and he was investigated and dismissed from all positions because of this, which aroused Jin She's dissatisfaction.

Jin She and Dou Le approached Guo Shen Zhijian, but they saw that they were also rebellious. After the four of them combined, they decided to launch a rebellion and open the city gate to lead the Qin army into the city.

Jin She has no military power, but Dou Le, Guo Shen, and Zhi Jian have them. The combined strength of the three of them is [-]. If the plan is right, it may not be impossible.

Guo Shen feels that there are many people who are dissatisfied with Yang Guang. In order to increase the success rate of the uprising, he can definitely recruit other people to join the gang, especially the three generals Wu Yunzhao, Shi Wansui and He Ruobi. was rejected.

Zhijian believed that Wu Yunzhao, Shi Wansui and He Ruobi were Yang Guang's loyal loyalists. Even if they had shown signs of dissatisfaction with Yang Guang before, they might not necessarily join in the rebellion.

Dou Le felt that the more people they recruited, the greater the risk of their exposure, so it was unnecessary. Their purpose was to open the city gate and let the Qin army enter the city. Their current manpower was enough.

Guo Shen, Zhi Jian, and Jin She also felt that it made sense, so the four generals hit it off and decided to launch a rebellion two days later.

Two days later, the fourth general made all preparations and launched a rebellion that night as promised.

The plan also went very smoothly. Zhijian and Jin She opened the south gate, while Guo Shen and Dou Le also led the army and sneaked to the vicinity of the Sui Palace, intending to break through the palace and capture Yang Guang alive.

At the same time, the Qin army outside the city also discovered that there was civil strife in Daxing, and the south gate was wide open. Naturally, they would not miss such a good opportunity, so they decisively sent troops to snatch the south gate.

Things had developed to this point, and it was abnormally smooth, but the subsequent development took a sharp turn for the worse.

Although the Qin army entered the south gate, they were soon ambushed by the Sui army, and Guo Shen and Dou Tai who attacked the palace were also ambushed.

"how can that be?"

Guo Shen's face was full of anger, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that there must be a traitor inside and leaked the secret.

Guo Shen suspected it was Dou Le at first, but the shock and surprise on Dou Le's face were no less than his, as if he knew it in advance.

"It seems that the traitor is Jin She."

Guo Shen thought to himself, and then said to Dou Le: "Brother Dou, the Qin army has already entered the city, as long as we persevere, there is still a chance of survival."

"Ah."

Dou Le nodded his head heavily, but he didn't turn back when he opened the bow. The matter has come to this point, and he must fight to the end.

Guo Shen and Dou Le are not weak, they join forces and command the army to form a round formation to resist, but they will not be quickly defeated by the ambush.

But when the two were united, Dou Le's son, Dou Tai, quietly moved behind Guo Shen, and took advantage of Guo Shen's unpreparedness to launch a sneak attack, and directly stabbed him through the heart.

"you……"

Guo Shen turned his head with great difficulty, and when he saw that the attacker was Dou Tai, he died with a look of unwillingness.

"Taylor, what are you doing?"

Seeing this, Dou Le was stunned. He couldn't believe that his own son would betray him, which also made him a human being inside and out. It doesn't matter if he does it now, or if he doesn't do it.

After Dou Tai killed Guo Shen, he drew out his knife and said coldly: "Guo Shen betrayed the Sui Dynasty and has now been executed. If you are bewitched by Guo Shen, as long as you put down your weapon, my lord will definitely forget the past."

All the soldiers looked at me and looked at you. Considering that the plan had been revealed and there were ambushes all around, they finally took the initiative to stand on Dou Tai's side.

Seeing his son's serious eyes, Dou Le smiled miserably, and then, in front of his son, directly drew his sword and killed himself.

Dou Tai looked at his father's body, his eyes were full of sadness, but he hid it well, and immediately countered Yang Su, who came on the horse, and said: "Governor, what you told me, my subordinates did it, please obey it." Promise, pardon my Dou family."

Yang Su nodded, and said indifferently: "Don't worry, the matter of rebellion is all on Dou Le alone, and it has nothing to do with Dou's family."

Hearing what Yang Su said, Dou Tai finally breathed a sigh of relief. He betrayed his biological father to save the whole family. Now that Yang Su promised to let his family go, even if he died immediately, it was worth it.