At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 175, Heart attack and siege strategy

At this moment, a soldier rushed over and said: "Report, General, the rebel warships have arrived at our Yellow River camp."

Zhang Han asked: "How many warships does the enemy have? How many rebels have boarded the north bank of the Yellow River?"

Zhang Han and others thought that the Han army wanted to cross the Yellow River and attack them proactively.

"A warship, they didn't land, they just stopped in front of our camp."

Zhang Han said in disbelief: "One?"

Meng Tian said: "Go and take a look, then you will understand what Xu Fan is up to."

Meng Tian immediately led the generals out of the camp, then mounted his war horses and came to the Yellow River camp.

At this time, Meng Tian saw a large ship with thousands of materials in front of his camp, stopping in front of their camp. There were several people on the ship wearing common people's clothes, performing funny plays.

"What's going on?" Meng Tian had a question mark on his face.

These people have been standing in the sky for so long that they no longer have the ability to empathize with ordinary people. They cannot understand the content of "Chu Zhaonu" and "Alive", and it is naturally difficult for them to understand why the soldiers stopped after watching this opera. Morale will collapse.

The military manual says that "attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom priority." In fact, when it comes to actual fighting, veterans like Meng Tian and others will sneer at them.

So they can only use the method they can understand, thinking that the most terrifying thing about Xu Fan is psychological warfare, which is in line with their common sense.

Although they were a little better than Fan Xi in the story, they were not much better. They still stationed in the desolate north for several years. The Qin soldiers also missed their parents and relatives.

Meng Tian has been in the army for decades and has attacked countless cities. Water attack is already the most effective means of siege. Although it takes a long time, there will not be many casualties. It is an extremely efficient means of siege. Qin is the strongest city in the world. The army was defeated by this method. As for attacking the heart, he has never seen it before. Meng Tian and other generals of the Qin army naturally do not believe in anything that has not been practiced.

But after listening to a few sentences, his expression changed drastically and he said, "This is "Chu Zhaonu"!"

"General, let's order the army to withdraw along the Yellow River!" Zhang Han thought for a moment and immediately suggested.

But Meng Tian soon paid the price for his words. He thought it was just about the prisoners, generals and common people of the six countries. The main body of his army was the Northern Xinjiang Army, and the main body was Lao Qin. They were not Will care about this story.

Zhang Han smiled bitterly and said: "General, people from hundreds of families have never said anything good to us. The key is that the story they told made our soldiers believe it. This is the most important thing. Look at the looks of the soldiers around you."

However, a stage was set up under the city and the soldiers guarding the city were allowed to watch "Chu Zhaonu" and "Alive". The morale of the soldiers guarding the city collapsed after watching this opera.

"Just stay here. Withdrawing now means that our army is afraid of the rebels. I would like to see what Xu Fan is capable of and can undermine the morale of our army." Meng Tian flatly refused.

"Xu Fan is slandering us. He has been working diligently in the North for so many years to regain Henan for the Qin Dynasty. He has also expanded the land thousands of miles. There has never been a scene like "Chu Zhaonu" where skeletons are piled up on the city wall. I will try my best to treat the matter, but they are slandering me." Compared with the miserable soldiers, Meng Tian was angry that he had become the villain of the story, especially on the canvas where the bottom of the Great Wall was covered with bones. This was slander. Although civilians died in building the Great Wall, there were definitely not so many people.

Although Zhang Han's opinion was pertinent, it was too damaging to the morale of the troops and was not conducive to the subsequent battle. Moreover, Meng Tian believed that his soldiers were all from the Old Qin in Guanzhong and would not be used by the rebels to undermine the morale of the army.

Although this sounds reasonable, it is completely unworkable in a war. The Qin army never attacked a strong city in the world without attacking the heart. Every time, it did not first sweep away all the surrounding field troops, and then pay a heavy price. There were casualties in breaking the city, and each attack on a fortified city not only took a long time, but also suffered heavy casualties.

But Meng Tian had forgotten that these soldiers had been stationed in Wuyuan County for several years. Although he was a soldier and did not have to perform corvee service like a common man, he had to perform military service. The story in "Chu Zhaonu" is about that place where the common man's family was ruined and everyone was destroyed. They have also not seen their wives for many years and have not returned home. They can relate to this story.

But Xu Fan, the false king of Han, truly achieved the goal of "attacking the heart first and attacking the city second". Not only the small cities he conquered, but also the world's strongest cities such as Wancheng and Jiangling City. It didn't even last a day in his hands. If Xu Fan used some strategy to conquer the city, Meng Tian and the others would still understand.

"Chu Zhaonu" is forbidden to be mentioned in Da Qin, and anyone who dares to mention this topic is arrested. For an empire high-level official like Meng Tian, ​​he still understands the content, but this is the first time he has seen this opera.

How is your old father at home?

And even if a smart person really understands it, he can't make Qin's laws less stringent, nor can he let the prisoners and civilians serving corvee in various parts of Qin go home. This is to completely change the political system of Qin, even if Not even the First Emperor could do this.

This ruined the outlook of veteran generals like Meng Tian. It is difficult for them to understand such psychological warfare, so even though they now know that these two kinds of drama exist, they do not know how to prevent it.

Not long after watching these soldiers, each one burst into tears, and a sad atmosphere filled the entire military camp.

Only then did Meng Tian discover that the Qin soldiers in the camp ran to the river bank to watch "Chu Zhaonu" and their eyes were red. Many soldiers even cried, but they were stopped by other soldiers and the sound did not come out. Meng Tian was shocked to find that the Qin army camp was already enveloped in a sad atmosphere.

Zhang Han is also very helpless. He has already said that he cannot watch this. He cannot watch this. "Chu Zhaonu" and "Alive" can withstand an army of 20 people. Isn't this just a boast?

The general just doesn't believe it. Now that it's better, the soldier's appearance is obviously affected. How can we fight the next battle?

After the performance of "Chu Zhaonu", the Han Army's classic opera "To Live" was performed again. "Alive" touched the hearts of Qin soldiers even more.

There were hundreds of melees in the world. Although the final winner was Qin, the people who finally gained the benefits were the First Emperor, the aristocracy of Qin, and the bureaucratic class of Qin. The people at the bottom received nothing except their lives.

The soldiers of Qin are not much better than the soldiers of Chu, Yan, Zhao and other places. If there's a war, they're going to die. Especially in this unification war, the Qin people singled out other six countries. Killing one thousand of the enemy will result in eight hundred losses for oneself. Qin will kill one thousand of the six countries and suffer more than eight hundred losses.

The casualties of the lower-level soldiers of the Qin State will not be much less than those of other countries, so the story "Alive" also happens frequently in the Qin State. Its appeal and influence even exceed that of "Chu Zhaonu". After all, the city wall was built in the past 10 years.

But a story like "Alive" is something that has been happening in Qin for hundreds of years. Their miserable fate is like a reincarnation that will never end.

The sound of weeping in the Qin Army camp became even louder, because this is not only their story, but also the story of his father and ancestors, and the story of Lao Qin's life for generations. Ever since Shang Yang's military exploits were awarded to the fields, they have become the cheapest consumables in the Qin State's war machine, and each of them is rich and noble.

The story of "Alive" has different perceptions depending on the status. It is difficult for Meng Tian to feel the fate of wealth. His father Meng Ao was the general of Da Qin. There was basically no possibility of dying in battle. Even if he died in battle, Da Qin would not be able to understand the story. He would give his father a grand burial, and Meng Tian was probably more happy than sad.

But it's different for ordinary soldiers. They die in battle and don't even receive pensions. They can only disappear without a trace like a string of numbers. Their living relatives not only have to endure misery, but also bear the economic losses of the family's lack of a strong labor force. Such grief can last for years.

Different social environments have different perceptions, but in a world with hope, when everyone hears this story, they feel that the author is a little deliberate and puts all the suffering on one person, which feels a bit like making a lot of trouble out of nothing.

Xu Fan also watched the movie version of "Alive" when he was a student, but he couldn't stand it after watching it for less than 30 minutes.

But when the whole society is stagnant and under pressure, when everyone reads this book, it will be very empathetic, because at that time everyone can feel that the world is full of malice towards them, and suffering is one after another, which even becomes It has become the normal state of life.

In Xu Fan's world, after the epidemic, people increasingly recognized "Alive", and the geographical environment of Bangzi made this book a bestseller.

Think about the environment in future generations. At most, survival is a bit stressful and there is no hope. At least they still have enough food and clothing, and their lives are not threatened. Just because society is stagnant, there is such great empathy. The era of the late Qin Dynasty was an era of complete jungle law. The people at the bottom should not say anything that they would not dare to think about since they saw hope. Having enough to eat is a problem for them, life is not in their own hands, and living a stable life is an illusion. It is an environment that is ten times, a hundred times worse than the future generations.

But when the people at the bottom of this era see the story of "Alive", their ability to empathize is imaginable.

At least now the sadness in the entire Qin camp can no longer be stopped, and there are crying Qin soldiers everywhere.

Meng Tian and Zhang Han looked at each other in shock. The rebels' mind-attacking ability was so powerful that it could even infect the soldiers in Guan.

Meng Tian understood that he could not let such sentiments continue to spread, otherwise the entire army would surrender without a fight. He immediately ordered: "Blow the war drums and order the archery battalion to counterattack. The navy troops have surrounded the warship. We are going to kill them in front of the entire army, so that everyone will know the consequences of betraying Great Qin!"

"Dong dong dong!" All the war drums in the Qin army camp were beating, and the sound was shocking. All the Qin army soldiers could no longer hear the sound of the opera on the warship!

Thousands of archers fired at the warships.

"Shhhhhh!"

Dense long arrows shot all over the warship, frightening the opera actors and hiding in the cabin one by one.

Fortunately, Xu Fan had anticipated such a thing. This ship was a thickened version with iron protection installed inside. Not to mention bows and arrows, even crossbow arrows could hardly penetrate the armor of the warship.

However, when the Qin army's boat division appeared, the opera warship quickly fled towards the Han army's camp.

The Qin army followed closely, but at this time, more than a dozen warships from the Han appeared on the Yellow River again. These warships quickly surrounded the Qin army's boat division, while the Han army's warships fired volleys of crossbows, crossbows, and arrows. , overwhelmed the Qin army's pursuing troops. In the end, the Qin army lost 5 warships and 500 soldiers ended the battle.

This was Xu Fan's first step in attacking the Qin Army. After the Northern Xinjiang Army and the main force of the Han Army arrived at the Yellow River line, Meng Tian still refused to give up and organized several river crossing operations, but was driven back by the Han Army's cavalry.

It's rude to come back without reciprocating. Xu Fan is not a person who just takes a beating without fighting back, so he turned around and launched a wave of publicity offensive.

"King Han, our propaganda offensive is extremely effective. The sound of weeping in the entire Qin army camp can be heard for ten miles. If Meng Tian had not stopped it, our army would have crossed the Yellow River and captured the Qin army directly." Lu Shu, who joined the propaganda army, reported back.

"Okay, your propaganda camp has made great achievements this time. When the war is over, you will be rewarded heavily."

"Such a heart-wrenching battle is truly worthy of its name. If Meng Tian can't find a solution, I, the big man, will win!" Li Shiqi said with admiration.

He had heard in other places that the King of Han was good at psychological warfare, and today he saw that his reputation was well-deserved. Even the old Qin people in Guanzhong could not withstand this wave of propaganda. Now he is more and more hopeful about the victory of the anti-Qin coalition.

But Ji Xin said: "There is bad news from Guanzhong. The First Emperor once again sent 5 troops to support Xingyang. This army will appear in Sanchuan County soon. Yingbu only has 5 troops in his hands, so it is difficult to maintain the front line. "

Xu Fan said: "How is the battle situation in Xingyang?"

Ji Xin immediately took out Yingbu's battle report: "This is the battle report from three days ago. Yingbu said that the city wall of Xingyang has cracked. If you give him another month, he will definitely be able to conquer Xingyang."

It can only be said that the city of Xingyang is extremely strong. Under the attack of 300 kilograms of projectiles, the city wall has not collapsed yet.

Xu Fan said: "Tell Yingbu this information and ask him to prepare early so as not to be ambushed by the Qin army. The main purpose of the war is to destroy the enemy's effective strength."

With the war situation reaching this point, Aocang's importance has declined, or it can be said that there is a stalemate. The Han army cannot capture Aocang, and the Qin army cannot open up Aocang's grain road. Now the main task of the Han army is to annihilate the Qin army's effective forces.

Zhang Liang asked: "How is the war situation in Hanoi County?"

Ji Xindao: "Meng Tianfang led 5 Qin troops to attack Xiuwu County. However, in more than ten days, the Qin troops suffered heavy losses and failed to make any progress. However, Captain Cao Xing sent word that the city could still hold on, but it lacked crossbows. He asked for support. .”

Xu Fan said: "Xiu Wu is the key point to trap the Northern Xinjiang Army. Send another 50 crossbows to let them defend Xiu Wu City. We cannot let him leave alone with the Qin Army."

"promise!"

Zhang Liang said: "The Aocang Grain Road has not been opened yet, but Meng Tian did not seem to be panicked. Instead, he took over Yangping, Ye County, and Dongwuyang County, opening up the connection with Qidi, but the grain and grass in Qidi can really support Attrition of nearly 50 Qin troops?"

Now the battle line between the Qin Army and the Han Army is getting longer and longer. Meng Tian needs food and grass. Since he cannot conquer Hanoi County, he can only march eastward. In this way, in order to prevent the Qin Army from crossing the Yellow River, the Han Army can only follow. The Qin army expanded eastward. Now the entire Dongjun has been captured by the Han army, and Xu Fan's sphere of influence has reached Xuejun.

Meng Tian did this to open up the food route to Qi. Zhang Liang could understand it, but could Qi support nearly 50 Qin troops?

You must know that Qidi is one of the first turbulent areas in the world. Counting from the Tiandan Uprising, Qidi has been fighting for more than 2 years. Hundreds of thousands of troops rushed back and forth. It is said that Qidi is the most war-intensive place in the world. Not an exaggeration.

Ji Xindao: "The person in charge of Linzi now is Meng Tian's younger brother Meng Yi. Even if Feng Jie is short of food and grass, he will not let the Northern Xinjiang army be short of food and grass."

Zhang Liang said: "The King of Han can support an army of 50. Only Guanzhong in the world can do this. Qidi will definitely not be able to supply an army of 30 for a long time. The biggest flaw is that the food and grass are still Mengtian. As long as our army can cut off the food roads of Qidi , the Northern Xinjiang Army will definitely collapse. My subordinates believe that the key direction of our army's attack should be on the eastern section of the Yellow River. As long as Meng Tian, ​​​​occupies Dongwu Yangcheng, this -strong army will be completely destroyed.

From the current point of view, our army has done a good job in blocking the Qin army in the first step. Although the battle situation is not as smooth as we expected, it is basically still within the controllable range. Our army has completed the task of blocking the Qin army beyond the Yellow River. North, intercept Ao Cang's mission.

Relatively speaking, the Qin army was more passive. Because they did not capture Handan, Meng Tian did not have a safe hinterland and could not use Zhao's food and grass. At this time, the Northern Xinjiang army was besieged internally and externally, and the war situation was extremely favorable to our coalition forces. "

Now the second step of our army is to compress the strategic space of the Northern Xinjiang Army. Zhang Er of Handan must take advantage of it and let him gradually regain the Zhao land and form a two-sided attack with our Han army, compressing the activity space of the Northern Xinjiang Army and trapping Meng Tian to death. The Northern Xinjiang Army.

The third step is to cut off the connection between the Qin Army in Qi and the Northern Xinjiang Army, and completely isolate Meng Tian's army. When the Northern Xinjiang Army is cut off from food and grass, and its morale collapses, our army can gather together and annihilate it, completely destroying the main force of the Qin Army. , in this case, the general trend of the world will belong to our Han army.

Everyone looked at the map, and their blood boiled with excitement when Zhang Liang said that this siege strategy was very feasible. The 30 Northern Xinjiang Army had been annihilated, and the Qin State was finished. The Han generals felt that the time when the world belonged to them was very close at hand. .

Xu Fan thought for a moment and said, "Xu Chongzhao, Liu Bang."

"The general is here!" the two said as they came out of the queue.

"With Zhang Ao as your guide, the two of you went out to sea along the Yellow River and landed in the Kingdom of Zhao. Then you met up with Zhang Er in Handan, and then gradually recovered the land of Zhao and reduced Meng Tian's activity space."

Xu Zhongzhao, Liu Bang said: "Promise!"

"Remember that our Han army relied on the people. When you arrive in Zhao, you must remember this sentence. Only by relying on the people of Zhao can you defeat the Qin army."

Xu Zhongzhao, Liu Bang said: "The general will finally understand."

(End of this chapter)