There is a lookout at the top of the city, and naturally they soon discovered the arrival of Duan Ye's army. This time Xie Batian was patrolling the top of the city in armor. Since Xiao Nuozi died in the battle, Xie Batian has basically stopped talking, except
When Song Hao asked him, he answered a few words mechanically, and he always gave orders as concisely as possible. In the past, General Xie, who was optimistic and cheerful and liked to mingle with the soldiers, now had a sinister look in his eyes, making him afraid of people.
Now that the enemy was attacking, Xie Batian just waved his hand, and the drums on the top of the city had already sounded. The soldiers who were resting at the antlers quickly opened their eyes, stood up, picked up their weapons, and entered the fighting position.
The rolling logs and stones are in place, the sword is unsheathed and the arrow is loaded, everything is ready.
However, the men and horses under the city were arrayed and not attacking. Although the leader was wearing armor and carrying a long sword, he didn't look like a military commander. As for the other people, the brigade commander and the soldier commander, they didn't even count.
There are no decent generals. Look at the soldiers. Although they are equipped with standard equipment and their morale seems to be good, Xie Batian is a sensible person. It can be seen at a glance that the combat effectiveness of this army is much higher than that of Jiang Feiyang.
Ying and others are obviously inferior.
So, what are they doing here?
Still following the old rules, Duan Ye came to the city gate with Duan Ping, Hu Kai and a bunch of shieldmen guarding him, and said loudly: "I am joining the army from the Dudu Mansion. I am the commander-in-chief of the Jiuquan Army of the Western Expeditionary Army. General Duan Ye, the tiger-winged general, is leading the army today.
The army is coming, but why don't you open the city and surrender as soon as possible to prevent the people in the city from suffering!"
Nowadays, the people in Jiuquan City have long been annoyed by the never-ending waves of harassment. They simply ignore and ignore this kind of call for formation. Moreover, Duan Ye has already prepared for it, and it is impossible to let the crossbows go.
He was plotting against him, so Xie Batian only went around to check the defense situation, while the soldiers were in their respective positions, and they were able to keep their composure when there were no orders, so the city was quiet.
This situation was also expected by Duan Ye, so Duan Ye was not annoyed at being left there. Instead, he smiled faintly and waved his hand. Behind him, someone had already carried several trumpet-shaped iron pipes, large in front and small in back.
Yes, this is the simple loudspeaker that Duan Ye specially asked Lu Guang to write and assembled all the blacksmiths in the army, Xing Ye, to build it.
You must know that in this era, the army was a completely independent group, which was equipped with almost all the personnel that should be available in the world. In addition to large arsenals, almost everything else was available. Because Duan Ye had already been in the decisive battle with the Western Region Allied Forces in Qiuci
Lu Guang gained considerable trust from him, so this time Lu Guang agreed without even asking. Anyway, the amplifier only needed iron, so he was not afraid of problems.
Besides, Duan Ye only used it temporarily and did not consider the quality of workmanship at all, so he quickly built it, tested it a little, and then moved it up.
Now seeing Duan Ye's signal, a rather delicate-looking soldier who had just joined the army came up. This man's name was Chu Yunshen. Because this soldier was rare, he could read and his face was quite gentle, so Duan Ye also
Remembered him.
"Sir, I am..." After all, it was the first time for Chu Yunshen to face such an occasion, so he was inevitably a little frightened. In fact, Duan Ye chose him to talk. Many people were a little confused. Chu Yunshen usually spoke in a delicate tone.
To speak softly, for this kind of thing, of course you have to be bold, bold, and have a loud voice.
However, due to the homemade loudspeaker, Duan Ye insisted on letting Chu Yun go up. Seeing him nervous at this time, he smiled and said: "It's okay, you have already memorized everything, well, as said, it's a normal voice.
That’s fine.”
"Yes, Xiao Chu, my brothers are carrying this amplifier... Where is the amplifier for you? If the adults say it's OK, then it will be OK. Don't embarrass our Jiuquan Army, eh?" That amplifier
For the sake of effect, it was made quite big, so a few big men lifted it up, which was convenient for Chu Yunshen to use.
"Yes!" Chu Yun nodded deeply, took a deep breath, looked at the majestic Jiuquan City, and said loudly: "Folks of Jiuquan City! Your prefect, Song Hao, is a liar!"
After saying the first sentence, I no longer felt nervous. Under the influence of the loudspeaker, Chu Yunshen's voice spread far and wide. The people in Jiuquan City may not hear it accurately, but at least the soldiers at the top of the city,
But I could hear every word.
In order to ensure the effect of dissemination, the slogan Duan Ye asked Chu Yunshen to memorize was not long. The general meaning was that the Western Expeditionary Army returned to Liangzhou to help Liang Xi suppress Zhang Dayu's rebellion, and it was Song Hao who sent him to Liangzhou for his own ulterior purpose.
Those who attack and insult the Western Expeditionary Army will have their envoys killed as proof.
As for what purpose? I won’t say more. Next, I will emphasize that the Western Expedition Army did nothing wrong. They stayed on the road at night and did not take a stitch from the people.
And in order to ensure that they could understand, Duan Ye racked his brains and wrote the most appropriate ancient vernacular. Chu Yunshen was still somewhat knowledgeable after all, and he memorized it word for word. When Xie Batian arrived at the city head, he noticed that the soldiers
They looked at each other strangely and hurriedly ordered the crossbowmen to release arrows. Chu Yunshen had already finished reciting and returned to the formation, and under the protection of the shield hand, the loudspeaker had been moved back.
The land west of Hexi has no obstacles and is extremely vast. Therefore, almost all the soldiers at the top of the city heard what Chu Yunshen said. Even if they didn't hear it for the time being, Duan Ye was not worried. Someone will definitely spread this kind of words, and words such as "
Ambiguous words like "ulterior motives" and "ulterior motives" are perfect for labeling people unable to defend themselves. I said you had "ulterior motives" and didn't tell you your specific intentions. How can you defend yourself? Once you open your mouth, it's easy to get more descriptive.
The darker.
Everything had been planned. As soon as Chu Yunshen returned, Hu Kai and others waved their command flags, and the whole army immediately shouted: "People in Jiuquan, please listen clearly, the army loves the people, and Qiu will not commit any crimes!"
A neat slogan with a neat rhythm. Nearly ten thousand people chanted it in unison, and the sound could be said to be resounding through the sky. After several times in succession, it was immediately changed to "If you freeze to death, don't demolish your house; if you starve, don't plunder."
In short, Duan Ye has a lot of words here, which have been designed a long time ago. They are all catchy and easy to remember. They are basically equivalent to telling the people of Jiuquan City that we are friendly, which is definitely not what you have heard.
Damn, we promise not to invade you. We also made clear the boundaries: war is a matter for military personnel, civilians should not bear responsibility, so that the people of Jiuquan City can rest assured.
These were normal, but then, the whole army shouted together, "Song Hao is a corrupt official, has a fortune of tens of millions, and looks sanctimonious, but he is actually terrible." At this time, even Xie Batian was dumbfounded, and the soldiers at the top of the city even forgot about themselves.
Due to the limitations of the times, they really don't understand that so many people come here with weapons and shout instead of fighting. What kind of logic is this?