"No, with that armor, I don't even know how many years it would take my whole family to get one without eating or drinking."
"Don't be distracted, hurry up and send the food, grass and baggage into the city!"
The gate and the city gate.
On a hot day in August, countless Qin people dressed in commoners entered the city through the towering gates, pushing carts of grain and grass.
Five or six Qin army generals rode on war horses and led thousands of soldiers to maintain order at the city gate.
The reason why so many people were used was mainly because there were more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians delivering food. Looking along the city gate, there was a long sea of people outside the city, spreading to the distant sky.
The vast procession of grain, grass and baggage was all heading towards the city gate.
This is not the first time that grain has been transported on such a large scale.
Many of the guards escorting the grain and fodder baggage did not understand why the two recent shipments of grain and fodder were so large in quantity.
When the last shipment of grain and grass arrived in Yanyue, it stands to reason that the army could eat for at least a month. How could it suddenly consume so much?
With more and more soldiers and Qin people pushing grain and grass into the city.
However, as soon as we entered Yanyu City.
The sight that caught their eye shocked all the Qin people and soldiers. In the street, dense crowds of people crowded on both sides of the street. There were countless people in ragged clothes, including men, women, old and young.
How could so many Zhao people gather?
Saw this scene.
All the watchmen looked tense, worried that these Zhao people would come forward to grab food.
Suddenly, all the Qin people saw that the hungry Zhao people were watching silently, and no one came forward to grab food.
Because of the city gate.
It took more than two hours to send grain and baggage to Yanyu, and it was already noon.
Under the scorching sun.
Both the guards and the Qin people escorting the grain and grass saw that all the Zhao people went to a point in an orderly manner and started lining up.
"Grain? No, why should you give grain and millet to Zhao people?"
"That's right! This is the grain we worked so hard to bring, why should we give it to Zhao people?"
"What the hell is going on?"
The curious guards came forward to check, and then everyone saw the Qin army in Yan and the city taking cooked grains, diluted them with water, and distributed them to the people of Zhao.
This scene made all the guards look at each other in shock.
Under the scorching sun, they brought grain and millet from Hexi and Hedong here. Why did the soldiers distribute grain and millet to the people of Zhao State?
"No wonder the food and grass are used up so quickly!"
"That's right, why should I give it to Zhao Ren?"
"Yes, how can the people of Zhao eat the food of our Qin people?"
As more and more soldiers arrived and the Qin people knew the weight, the noise became more and more intense.
In the previous battles between Qin and Zhao, not only the Zhao people were killed, but also the Qin people suffered many casualties. Even when Li Mu defeated the Qin general Huan Jue, the Qin state had more than 100,000 orphans and widowers.
Now seeing the Zhao people eating Qin's grain and millet, and seeing some of their family members being killed by the Zhao people, the Qin people naturally felt dissatisfied.
And these voices are so numerous and noisy.
How could those Zhao people who were queuing up to receive food not hear this? At this moment, no matter men, women, old or young, looking at the streets, countless Zhao people lowered their heads and looked at the dirty and even chipped porcelain bowls in their hands.
In the scorching sun.
Listening to the voice coming from their ears, perhaps only they know how uncomfortable these Zhao people felt at this moment.
"Mom~! The baby doesn't want to eat!"
Next to a thin woman and child, an eight or nine-year-old boy looked weak, but spoke softly.
It was at this time.
Suddenly a Qin cavalryman appeared in the distance. The cavalryman, armed with a sword and a gun, drove his horse to the street.
See the situation.
The people of Zhao State gave way one after another, and even the soldiers and Qin people also gave way.
Under everyone's gaze.
A young Qin general wearing a ceremonial bow on his head came to the street on a war horse and was escorted by cavalry officers.
"The king has an order. Qin and Zhao are from the same clan. The war between the two countries is a state matter. The war between the two countries has nothing to do with the people. The Zhao country is experiencing natural disasters and droughts. The king is virtuous and has specially given grain and millet to protect the people!"
Bai Yan was riding a war horse, holding the horse rope with one hand, looking around, and finally looked at the soldiers: "If there is any trouble, we will kill him without mercy!"
Bai Yan's voice fell.
All the cavalry soldiers around looked around.
And this time.
Whether they were guarding the soldiers or escorting relatives with food and baggage, everyone shut up and did not dare to make any more noise.
The common people of Zhao State, who had lowered their heads, were secretly looking at the young general who had just spoken in the distance. In fact, they all knew that the young general of Qin State was called Bai Yan.
It was he who wrote to Xianyang in the past, asking the king for food.
This matter has already spread.
How could they not know.
In a restaurant far away on the street, no matter whether it was on the second or third floor, everyone leaned out of the window and saw what was happening on the street.
"So majestic!"
A young man in silk clothes stood in front of the third-floor window, looking at the street in the distance and couldn't help but speak.
"He's qualified!"
Another man expressed emotion on his face, and then became curious: "But he is not worried that such strong words will chill the Qin people and those more soldiers? After all?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of drinking behind him. The man turned his head and looked at the man who was still eating meat.
"Xunshuo, why are you still eating? Why don't you come over and see the excitement?"
The man asked with a smile.
Speaking of which, the man was dumbfounded. As the grandson of Xunzi, Xunshuo really had nothing like his grandfather. When he was a child, Xunshuo was known to the world for his intelligence. At that time, Xunzi, who was an important person, asked Xunshuo to read, but Xunshuo insisted on it.
He dances with swords and swords, determined to conquer the world and travel around the world.
Later, they ran away from home and stayed away for seven years. It was not until later that they heard that Xun Shuo had a brain attack and was dismissed from office in Zhao State, so they came all the way here.
When they saw Xun Shuo, they saw that Xun Shuo's face was sallow and his clothes were shabby. If they hadn't known each other since childhood, they would have almost couldn't stand Xun Shuo.
“What’s so exciting about it?”
A man named Xun Shuo smiled when he heard his friend's words. He looked at his friend while eating meat.
"On the surface, it seems to you that Bai Yan's words are tough, but you don't see that behind this toughness, he will eat away at the Zhao people one by one. He and Qin Wang Yingzheng will eventually win the hearts of the Zhao people!"
Before Xun Shuo could swallow the mouthful of meat, he took the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.
"It is true that it is true. However, if you can persuade the people of Qin with gentle words, it can also appease the people of Qin. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"
The other two men heard Xun Shuo's words and looked at each other. One of them asked curiously.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xun Shuo waved his hands in disapproval, and then swallowed the food and wine in his mouth.
"No, it's just that we can't talk lightly! Nowadays, all the people of Qin have complaints, and the people of Zhao have seen it and heard it. Only in this way can we win their hearts!"
Xun Shuo explained with a smile.
Xun Shuo, who was only in his mid-twenties, probably had a sallow face, perhaps due to years of constant sweating, giving people a sense of vicissitudes of life.
But what attracted the most attention was the sharp contrast between Xun Shuo's eyes and his cheeks.
"Hi~! If you say so, Bai Yan's methods are really brilliant!"
The man by the window said, then turned to look at the figure on the street in the distance who had already left on horseback.
A young general of Qin.
Bai Yan!
"Hiccup~!"
Xun Shuo burped, then stood up, wiping his greasy hands on his dusty body.
"What is truly brilliant is not this, but that in the future when these Qin people and soldiers know that it is Bai Yan who wrote the letter, their dissatisfaction will only be directed at Bai Yan, but Ying Zheng has won the hearts of the people. This is where Bai Yan is so powerful.
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Xun Shuo looked at his two friends, then turned to leave: "Let's go first!"
See the situation.
In the private room, the other two people looked confused and looked at Xun Shuo curiously.
"Xun Shuo, where are you going?"
The two of them were puzzled as to why they were getting together just now and Xun Shuo was about to leave. They had not yet asked why Xun Shuo came to Zhao State and why he became an official in Zhao State and was eventually dismissed.
And under the gaze of the two of them.
Xun Shuo turned his head with a smile on his face.
"Go see Bai Yan!"
After Xun Shuo finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the private room.
The two people in the private room saw Xun Shuo leaving, thought about it, and quickly followed him to leave the private room.