Horse on the World

Chapter 458

It was a large pile of letters that Long Xiaotian ordered the soldiers to fall to the ground.

Hearing Li Qing's question, Long Xiaotian said proudly: "Commander, although the sources of soldiers under Liao Bin's command are complicated, most of them are locals from Quanzhou. Now he is trapped in the isolated city, and we have captured all other places. I used manpower to find out the family members of some soldiers and let them write letters from home. If these things arrive in the city, I believe it will be very effective in breaking down the morale of the enemy."

Li Qing was a little speechless: "There are so many letters, how many people did you use to handle them?"

"Marshal, only about half of the people's letters here are genuine, and the other half are forged by people organized by me."

"Forgery?" Li Qing was amazed, "If it is discovered, wouldn't it be self-defeating?"

"The point is not that half of it is fake, but the other half is real. Commander, there are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in the city of Quanzhou. How many people know each other? Besides, they have been fighting fiercely for so long, and they have suffered a lot of casualties. At least, as long as we get these letters in, and a group of people get the real letters and know the news of their family members, then all the letters will become true. As for those who can’t find the letters, others may I think it's just that this person doesn't know me." Long Xiaotian talked politely.

A smile appeared on Li Qing's face, "Wonderful, these letters appear in large numbers in the city, which will definitely cause the army's morale to fluctuate, and Liao Bin will definitely confiscate it when he knows what it caused. If it is accepted, then the soldiers will definitely suspect that their letters were confiscated by Marshal Liao, and they will not think that a large part of them are fake at all."

"The commander-in-chief is right. The morale of the whole state is not high. As a result, the morale is even lower. Maybe some soldiers see that their families are living better under the commander-in-chief than before, and they will be angry. Another thought."

Li Qing laughed loudly, "It's not important if you can't think about it, the important thing is to convince Liao Bin that a group of soldiers have thought about it!"

"You are handsome and wise!" Long Xiaotian flattered him.

Patting Long Xiaotian, Li Qing said: "This matter is well done, but Xiaotian, are you sure that these letters will shake the morale of these soldiers?"

Long Xiaotian said with certainty: "Commander, there is absolutely no problem. Our Dingzhou New Deal has begun to be gradually implemented. Although the progress is slow at present, the people in the whole prefecture see hope and look forward to the New Deal. Have you ever said that the land is the lifeblood of farmers. In the past, their lifeblood was in the hands of others, but now we let them control their own lifeblood. This alone is enough to drive them crazy. What's more, this time Liao Bin acted in the opposite direction, although he succeeded in delaying the progress of our army, but it also caused his reputation among the people to plummet, so how can he be undefeated if he digs his own grave like this?"

"En!" Li Qing said with satisfaction: "That's right, I did not choose you wrongly as the envoy in charge of affairs in the whole state."

Long Xiaotian left in satisfaction, seeing Li Qing's expression, he knew that after the end of the Quanzhou war, the governor of Quanzhou would definitely not be able to escape from his palm.

The next day, Dingzhou soldiers launched an attack again, but this time the attack was very strange. Dingzhou did not directly attack the city, but took uninterrupted long-range strikes. If you want a more tragic battle against the city, this kind of The attack focuses on suppression rather than killing, and the pressure on the city is much less.

After watching the battle for a period of time, Liao Bin and Chen Chong agreed that the Dingzhou soldiers needed to rest after a period of hard fighting. The current blow was just to maintain a certain amount of psychological pressure on the city, and there would be no more large-scale fierce battles today. , They were also exhausted during this period of time, and hardly had a complete sleep, especially Chen Chong, who was in the pain of losing his son, felt more tired at this time. After affirming the fact in front of him, both of them After leaving the city, take the time to take a good rest.

An hour later, the long-range attack outside the city suddenly changed.

The violent stone bomb attack was replaced by a mud bomb. When the bomb fell, it smashed to pieces on the top of the city. bundles of things.

The loss of a high-ranking officer in the city was immediately revealed. Many junior officers did not pay attention to this major turning point that affected the Quanzhou Campaign. When one of the soldiers found his family letter among these things, The city immediately exploded, and all the letters sent to the city instantly became the target of the soldiers' snatching, and they were trapped in Quanzhou City. The gap opened in an instant.

When this incident was reported to Liao Bin layer by layer, an hour had passed.

The startled Liao Bin immediately rushed to the top of the city, and almost at the same time, Chen Chong also rushed over.Although things have been brought under control to a certain extent, and a considerable part of the letters sent to the city have been confiscated, the information is still spreading among the soldiers in the city at a rapid speed.

The soldiers who got the news from home were naturally satisfied and beaming, but the soldiers who didn't get the letters turned their suspicious eyes to the senior officers on the top of the city, where there were still piles of letters that had been confiscated.

Things have been developing smoothly along the track planned by Li Qing and Long Xiaotian from the very beginning.

In the afternoon, the Dingzhou army stopped attacking, and Li Qing quietly waited for this matter to ferment in the city of Quanzhou.

When Qingfeng walked into Li Qing's big tent, Li Qing rarely had a smile on his face in the past few days.

"Qingfeng, is there any arrangement in the city?" Li Qing asked.

"General, in the Quanzhou Army, our nails are limited, but we still send in news through some channels. There should be some small actions, such as encouraging some soldiers to flee, etc., but more can only be spread in the city. Rumors." Qingfeng sat beside Li Qing.

"Enough!" Li Qing nodded, "As long as there is a little sign, suspicion is a kind of poison, let him take root in Liao Bin's heart, as long as he feels that most of the soldiers in the city are not enough to rely on, but right now You must have raised your vigilance, if these few nails of yours really provoke an accident, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect myself."

"From the day they joined the investigation department, they knew that they would pay the price with their lives at any time." Qingfeng didn't care, "The important thing is to win, as long as they win, all the sacrifices will be worthwhile. Even if they sacrifice, they Their families will also be rewarded handsomely for their efforts."

Li Qing nodded. Since sacrifice is inevitable, it is necessary to maximize the benefits of this sacrifice. He now needs the first domino to fall. When the first domino falls, everything will be logical.

At night, in the city of Quanzhou, Liao Bin, that is, all the high-level officials in Quanzhou, looked worried. The development of the situation was gradually deteriorating with the passage of time. The bloody courage that came from hard work during this period was shattered by a thin letter from home in one morning.

"What should we do now?" Liao Bin looked at everyone.

"Commander, it's very time, and we can only use extreme means. If this matter is not shaken by thunderous means, the army's morale will be lost in an instant." A civil official stood up and said: "If you find one, catch one and kill one. Those who spread rumors should not be ignored."

An officer stood up and objected: "This is not feasible. According to statistics, there are more than 1000 letters shot into the city, and nearly [-] of them have found their owners. Is it possible to send more than [-] soldiers to the city?" Kill, if you really do this, then this battle will be impossible to fight."

The people in the room were divided into two factions, one advocated severe crackdown, and the other advocated tolerance. The two factions each had their own reasons, and they were fiercely arguing. However, Chen Chong sat on the first chair under Liao Bin, his face ashen, but he Say nothing.

"Marshal!" A soldier rushed in quickly.

"what's up?"

"Commander, a Guochang mobilized dozens of soldiers and tied Qiangzi to the city gate in an attempt to fall into the city at night to surrender, but was discovered by patrolling soldiers, except for the two who had fled down the city, The rest of the people were all arrested. Commander-in-Chief on duty, how can we deal with these people?"

The room suddenly became quiet. Everyone knew the seriousness of this incident and its far-reaching consequences. It was like eating crabs. Everyone was afraid when no one ate them. If it is done, there will definitely be a follower.

"Kill them all, kill them all, and show the heads around the battalions, what else is there to ask?" Liao Bin was furious, and went up against the crime.

The debate did not reach a unified opinion. When everyone left one by one, leaving only Chen Chong and Liao Bin, both of them had bitter expressions on their faces.

"Marshal, it's time to think about the way forward, Quanzhou can't hold it anymore!" Chen Chong gritted his teeth and said these words with great difficulty.

"What do you think?" Liao Bin sat on the chair, feeling that all his strength had been taken away.

"There are nearly [-] soldiers left in the battalion, among them there are more than [-] troops who are absolutely loyal to the commander-in-chief, and are willing to go through fire and water for the commander-in-chief." Chen Chong said, "The commander-in-chief led these people and withdrew from the whole prefecture."

Liao Bin shook his head and said: "If I withdraw these people, there will be a mutiny in the city immediately. Li Qingzao waited for this moment and took the opportunity to take the city. I can't escape at all. I lost the support of the city. In the field battle, We are no match for Iron State cavalry at all, Liu Yefei's first battle has made this point clear to us."

There was a sinister smile on Chen Chong's face, "Marshal, you can leave at ease, with me here, Li Qing will not have a chance to chase you."

Liao Bin was startled, "Old Chen, even if you leave, you still have to go with me. Chen Guang has already made a benevolence for Quanzhou, so I will never let you stay and die!"

"Marshal, I only have Guang'er as a single seedling. Guang'er is gone. What's the point of my life? Being able to die for Marshal is the last thing I can do for Marshal. Then Li Qing, even if I kill him I can't get him, but even if I'm afraid of death, I'll make him pay the price." Chen Chong gritted his teeth.

(End of this chapter)