"Is there a mountain ghost passing through the city at night?"
"The fox sounds like a human?"
"It's true. My uncle's sister-in-law Zhongzi's friend was watching on that city wall, and he saw it with his own eyes!"
In Shouchun City, Chu people were talking about it everywhere.
In two or three days, after the Qin army suspended its attack on the city, the Shouchun Chu people who had relaxed a little were once again strangled by an invisible rope.
All kinds of strange things that happened in the past few days spread in the city, making people in Chu feel suffocated and breathless after hearing about it.
Fear once again filled the city, making people more desperate than before when the sacrifice failed.
"The current king killed his ancestors and was rejected by the gods. Therefore, he offered sacrifices and prayed to the gods at the top of the city, but the commander-in-chief did not respond. Even the Qin army bombarded him with flying rocks at that time. Maybe it was also the gods' intention?"
"Mountain ghosts spend their birthdays at night, singing sad and melancholy music to mourn the Chu Kingdom."
"The fox cries at night, and the sound seems to say, 'The great Chu has perished, and the Chu has surrendered.'"
"The great Chu has perished and surrendered!"
"Is our country of Chu really going to perish?"
"It seems so. We have lost the war and the gods have abandoned us. The Chu State will definitely perish this time. According to the gods, even the king will leave the city and surrender. Our Chu State will be like the Three Jin and Yan States, and will be conquered by Qin
Destroyed. It seems that we must become Qin people in the future."
"I wonder when the king will surrender?"
…
In this era, the power of ghosts and gods is powerful enough to influence the minds of most people.
Especially the common people at the lowest level of society will tremble when they hear the words of ghosts and gods, and no one dares to question them.
The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs.
Sacrifices come first and military battles follow, which shows the importance of things involving gods and ghosts.
Especially for today's Chu people, whether they are sacrificial or military officials, they are all losers.
Militarily, the state of Chu was defeated in Huaibei, hundreds of thousands of troops were killed, and the Qin army was approaching the city. The Chu people could no longer see any hope of winning the war.
During the sacrificial ceremony, the gods abandoned the body, the ghosts of the mountains mourned the dead, and even the fox croaked at night saying "Great Chu is dead".
Even the spirits and monsters came out to make it clear.
Is there any suspense about the death of Chu State?
I think back a few days ago, when the Qin army had just arrived at the city, the Chu people in the city were still fighting bloody battles and vowing to defend the city to the death.
Now, under the instructions of the gods, not to mention all, but most of the Chu people are ready to surrender.
The gods all say that the Chu Kingdom will perish. Why should we common people use our lives to do useless things?
After their will to fight was destroyed by the oracle, the Shouchun Chu people's fear of the Qin army outside the city came back to their hearts.
Especially the Qin general outside the city, his name is Zhao Tuo!
If the Qin general leading the army outside the city was an unknown person, or a "famous general" like Li You, the Chu people would not have such strong fear.
But the other party is Zhao Tuo!
Last year, this man dared to sneak across the Huai River with 5,000 men. He showed off his power outside Shouchun City and defeated Zuo Sima's army on the bank of Surabaya. This became the only stain on Chu's victory last year.
But this year, this Zhao Tuo has become even more terrifying.
First, he defeated 100,000 Qi troops in Zhencheng and captured the great Sima of Qi alive. After going south, he won consecutive battles. I heard that the son of Ling Yin Xiangyan was forced to kill.
Under the Spring City.
Can Shouchun really be saved in front of Zhao Tuo, who has such a ferocious reputation that a Chu woman even used his name to scare his children from crying at night?
In Shouchun City, in addition to most of the frightened Chu people, there were also many people who had long wanted to surrender to Qin. They took the opportunity to add fuel to the flames and made the stories about ghosts and gods more and more mysterious.
It is said that someone took out a silk book from the belly of the fish, with the words "Tuo, the one who destroyed Chu" written on it.
Tuo, the one who destroyed Chu!
Such an oracle further broke the hearts of the Chu people in the city, giving the Qin general named Zhao Tuo a mysterious aura in their hearts.
Just when the undercurrent was surging in the city, the Qin army was not just sitting back and waiting.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhao Tuo ordered the loud-voiced Chu people to surrender to the Qin army. They took the copper trumpet, the secret weapon of the Qin army, and were guarded by the shields of the Qin army guards. Along Shouchun City, they continued to promote the Qin army's plan day and night.
policy.
Qin was ordered by heaven to destroy Chu, which was the will of the gods!
If Chu people block it, they are going against heaven and will be rejected by the gods!
Soldiers who surrender will not be killed!
Those who surrender to Qin retain their property and wealth!
The Qin army did not kill good people, did not steal people's property, and did not rape women!
If there are those who do not understand the current affairs and fight to the death, they will be punished!
In addition to loudspeaker propaganda, the Qin army also used huge cannons and arrows to shoot silk books filled with policies into the city.
This is to imitate the heart attack tactics used by Wang Jian in the past when he attacked Wuyang of Yan State.
Silk is a precious thing. Whether it is a civilian slave or a soldier or craftsman, as long as he sees this thing, he will definitely pick it up.
When there are more people, there will always be literate people.
In this way, the policies of the Qin army can be spread among the Chu people.
At the same time, this is also a promise made by the Qin army to the wealthy businessmen, officials and nobles in Shouchun City.
Chu was a great country for eight hundred years.
There are countless noble families and wealthy businessmen in the capital.
These people have extremely high status, huge wealth, and even hundreds of private soldiers. They are a force that cannot be ignored in the city.
They were afraid that the Qin army would come and that the Qin people would take away their wealth, so many people would fight to the death to resist.
But now the arrival of the silk book, coupled with the non-stop publicity outside the city gate, can make many people feel relieved.
"The Qin army promised to keep our wealth and not rob or humiliate us. If so, why should we follow that bearer to seek death!"
"Of course, Bearing Cu is a regicide and usurping the throne. Even the gods despise him. We should not associate with such murderers."
"The gods sent down a message that the person who will destroy Chu is the Qin general Zhao Tuo outside the city. The destiny of heaven cannot be violated. We can go against the will of heaven, so we should surrender!"
Many wealthy nobles in the city communicated with each other and expressed their intention to surrender.
The failure of the war, the instructions of the gods, the policies of the Qin army...
Under these factors, the seemingly impregnable Shouchun City, which had tens of thousands of soldiers and a year's worth of food, began to collapse internally.
Outside Shouchun City, the Qin army camped.
Zhao Tuo glanced at the silk book in his hand and threw it on the wooden case.
"My plan has come true."
There are many similar silk books on the wooden desk.
This is a letter asking for surrender sent by the Chu nobles in the city.
"Therefore, the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city. The method of attacking the city is the last resort."
"Wu Sunzi, sincerely do not deceive me."
Zhao Tuo muttered to himself, the smile widening on his face.
"Call the generals to discuss matters and attack Shouchun today!"
…
Outside Shouchun City, war drums were beating.
A large number of black-armored Qin troops marched towards the distant city with neat steps and drum beats.
They were pushing huge siege equipment, holding sharp swords, halberds and spears in their hands, and their eyes were shining with excitement.
Merit and promotion are just around the corner!
On top of Shouchun City, they saw the dark Qin army outside the city approaching, but the Chu soldiers responsible for guarding the city wall had faces full of fear, and their hands holding weapons were still trembling slightly.
"The great Chu fell, and Chu surrendered."
"Tuo is the one who destroys Chu!"
Someone was murmuring a message from the gods.
The fate of Chu State has been declared by the gods. They are going against heaven by guarding Shouchun.
When the Qin army began to attack, the ladder hooked the wall, and the Qin soldiers jumped up to the top of the city in excitement.
The Chu soldiers who were supposed to fight the Qin army screamed in confusion and ran to the bottom of the city tower one after another. Not only the ordinary soldiers, but also the middle and low-level generals such as the two Sima took the lead in fleeing.
At the same time, in order to show their worth in front of the Qin army, the nobles and wealthy people in the city who had been well prepared, also formed private soldiers to attack the city gates that were not blocked by earth and rocks when the Qin army was attacking the city, and drove away the Chu who guarded the gates.
Soldier, open several city gates.
…
In Shouchun City, behind the towering palace wall.
The King of Chu was lying comfortably on the couch with his crotch on his back.
After a few days, coupled with the effect of the Wang family's secret medicine, most of the wounds on his back and buttocks have healed and become scarred. Except for the occasional numb and itchy feeling, they no longer cause him pain.
The two beauties were squeezing his legs, feet and shoulders, making the King of Chu make a comfortable "hum" sound.
"Bugu has a majestic city, tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and countless grain and grass. So what can Zhao Tuo do to Bugu?"
The King of Chu murmured to himself, saying that he did not want to face the threat of national subjugation. He just wanted to live in this gentle countryside forever without thinking about anything.
"Get some wine for Bu Gu!"
The beauty brought the wine, and after drinking more than ten glasses of wine, the King of Chu's face turned red.
"What kind of people from Zhao Tuo and Qin do not only love beauty!"
Looking at the two fair and delicate beauties in front of him, he laughed and put his arms in his arms, one on each side. The fragrant breeze filled his nose, arousing desire.
The king of Chu couldn't hold back his cud and raised his mouth.
Outside the door, a series of hurried footsteps approached.