The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 86 Retreat Without Fighting
After Lin Chao came out, all the people's eyes were cast on him.

It was rumored that there was a military supervisor under Duke Xuande's command, he was dressed in white clothes, he was not very old, but he was the most relied on by Duke Xuande.

What's more, it was rumored that this military supervisor was the best at restraining his soldiers. Anyone who offended the common people would be severely punished.

It can be said that apart from Liu Bei, Lin Chao has the best reputation among the people of the Liu Bei Group.

As soon as he appeared on the stage, the target of everyone's discussion changed from the announcement to Lin Chao himself.

However, Lin Chao didn't let them have another round. He lightly raised his hands and pressed them down. The discussion became much quieter, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

"Everyone, a certain person is Lin Zichu, the military supervisor under Duke Xuande's command. I have called you here today to ask for something important."

With a smile on his face, Lin Chao rushed down to the stage and saluted. Lang Lang said, "The bandit Zhang rebelled, and the emperor issued an edict ordering Duke Xuande to lead the people to hunt down the bandits. If you can't punish the rebels, you will hurt the emperor's wisdom."

These words can be described as a standard opening speech, and Lin Chao didn't care whether the people below could understand or not, because these were not important.

After a pause, Lin Chao continued: "Fortunately, God favored a loyal minister like Duke Xuande, so within a few months, Duke Xuande defeated Hanchang, fought in Anxi, destroyed Zhang Yi, expelled Zhang Yan, and recovered Zhongshan. The counties have worked hard and made great achievements, so they have to show it."

"Now only Wangdu, Tang County, and Puyin County are still in the hands of the rebels. These three counties have few soldiers and few generals, and they can be wiped out in a flash. But Xuande Lord sympathizes with the people and does not want to kill them again. thing."

As he spoke, Lin Chao showed sincerity on his face.

"After all, the defenders in the three counties are all young men who were forced into the army by Zhang Thief. They are all kind people of my big man. It is a last resort to follow the thief. Duke Xuande couldn't bear to hurt the innocent."

This statement just hit the hearts of the people. When Zhang Chun occupied Lu Nu, he recruited countless young and strong men to replenish his troops. Some of these people were taken away from their relatives.

"That's right, Supervisor Lin is right. That old man's son was taken away by Thief Zhang, and he still doesn't know his life or death!"

An old man in the crowd responded, and tears of sadness flowed from his eyes as he spoke.

In troubled times, the common people have long been accustomed to this, but their relatives are separated, and their son's life and death are unknown. As a father, how can he let it go.

Not only the old man, but other people also echoed.

Among these were women who had lost their husbands,

There are old men who lost their sons,

There is a boy who lost his father,
There are too many to list.

In a word, all of this is Zhang Chun's fault.

"Right now, Lord Xuande has ordered you to gather all of you, and his purpose is to be the master for the people." Lin Chao increased his voice, "Anyone whose family members are forced to join the army by Zhang Thief, now in the three counties, please You stand up and write a letter of peace to your family."

"And tell them that the imperial court has sent a large army to go out now, Zhang Thief's life is not long, let them abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and go home, don't ruin their lives in vain."

Finally, Lin Chao set his own price.

"Anyone who writes a family letter will be rewarded with a thousand dollars. Anyone who can persuade them to abandon the dark and turn to the bright will be rewarded with twenty acres of fertile land!"

As soon as this remark came out, the people erupted into an uproar.

If a thousand dollars is not too high a price, then twenty acres of fertile land can be described as an extremely high reward.

People depend on agriculture for their livelihood, and the carrying capacity of agriculture can only and must be land.

Land is always the most important thing in this era!
Because it determines the life and death of everyone.

"May I ask Mr. Lin, what should I do if I want to write a letter to my family but I can't read?"

In the crowd, an old man shouted.

"There is no problem with this matter. A certain number of scribes have been ordered to take charge of this matter for you. You can dictate it."

Regarding this point, Lin Chao had already prepared for it, and brought three literate scribes, and reserved them for writing family letters for the common people.

This massive event spread throughout every county under Liu Bei's rule. In order to let all the people know about it, Lin Chao also sent people to publicize it in the grass shed for ten days.

Ten days later, basically the soldiers who were originally from other counties in Zhongshan in the three counties received letters from home.

As the saying goes, the beacon fire lasts for three months, and the family letter is worth ten thousand gold.

The news that Liu Bei retreated from Zhang Yan and captured the counties had already spread. People in the three counties were panicked, fearing that they would be forced to work for Zhang Chun and be punished by the court.

But at present, not only did the imperial court not convict them, but they treated their families kindly, and as long as they could turn their backs on the dark side and return to the village, they would immediately get [-] acres of high-quality fertile land.

Such a good thing was never even dreamed of in the past!
As a result, things escalated day by day, the morale of the soldiers in the three counties decreased day by day, and soldiers who had escaped appeared.

Faced with this situation, the guards of the three counties had no choice but to restrain the soldiers with severe punishments. Anyone who caught deserters would be sentenced to severe punishment.

However, such cruel punishment not only failed to make the soldiers obedient, but also aroused their rebellious psychology.

As a result, more soldiers fled.

Time passed day by day, and finally came to the end of September. Liu Bei ordered his troops to divide into three groups and attack the three counties in the north of Zhongshan.

Zhang Fei led his army and horses, and went straight to Wangdu.

Guan Yu led [-] elite troops under his command to attack Tang County.

And Zhao Yun went straight to Puyin with 5000 people.

After five days of marching, Liu Bei's army had reached the three counties, and the city was within sight.

This time Lin Chao did not go out with Zhao Yun, but stayed in the Chinese army with Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei could ask him advice at any time, and at the same time he could have an overview of the overall situation.

After all, this should be the last war of the year. In late October, when the temperature plummeted and the snow fell heavily, it was impossible to march again.

Therefore, the time left for Liu Bei to break through the three counties is less than one and a half months.

Before leaving, Lin Chao had analyzed the data of each county. After his own scheming, more than 1000 soldiers who had escaped from the three counties could be found.

The number of defenders in the three counties will never exceed 1000. This time, more than 500 people have been lost, and now there are only about [-] at most. This ratio is quite terrifying!
Just imagine, before the battle is fought, some soldiers are already missing. For the remaining soldiers, it can be described as a serious blow to morale.

If it goes well, Liu Bei's army only needs to besiege the city for a few days, and the defenders in the city will surely surrender without a fight.

This is Lin Chao's calculation, but the facts are not much different.

When Lin Chao and Liu Bei traveled thirty miles south of Wangdu City, they each received three battle reports from the front line.

It was from Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun.

Along with the three messages came Xun Chen who hadn't seen him for many days.

As soon as he entered the tent, he said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Xuande, great joy!"

"It turned out that Mr. Xun came personally!"

Liu Bei was also a little surprised, but he immediately smiled and invited Xun Chen to sit down.

"Mr. Xuande, the defenders in Wangdu City fled without a fight. At this moment, Yide has occupied Wangdu. It is clear that someone has come to invite Lord Xuande to enter the city!"

Liu Bei and Lin Chao looked at each other, and they could see the joy in each other's eyes.

After fighting for so long, I finally met someone who didn't need to die.

(End of this chapter)