Just when He Ran also believed that the first phase of the war could be easily ended and began to consider whether he could find an opportunity to annihilate tens of thousands of Zhao troops to completely stabilize the situation here, something happened up front.
That day, He Ran was discussing the military situation with several staff. He quickly walked in through the barrel and said with a slightly anxious expression: "I just got the report that a town southwest of Ligong City was bloodbathed. There were countless casualties among the people. All those who escaped claimed that
It was Yi Jun's doing."
He Ran's heart sank, and then he slowly shook his head. Although Xu Tong's troops were attacking in that direction, he still didn't believe that these people would do such a thing. He had promised to treat the local people well before sending troops, so his mind
After checking the generals leading the troops there, he felt that no one had the courage to disobey military orders.
"Who sent the messenger?"
Chuang Tong understood what he meant and reported: "It's General Jiong Mo. This incident happened just after he took the palace city with his troops. He said that he dared to use his head as a guarantee that it was definitely not the work of his subordinates."
He Ran took a look at the geographical map and said calmly: "There are no soldiers and horses of ours nearby. If it wasn't his people, there is something fishy."
Chuantong lowered his voice and said: "General Jiong sent people to inquire in many places, and they all said that the perpetrators were indeed dressed in Yi army uniforms. They burned, killed, raped and looted all kinds of crimes. They were extremely cruel. Some of them were dressed as soldiers."
Although He Ran had guessed something in his mind, for the sake of caution, he still called the Chief of the Military Law Department and ordered: "Go to Li Gongcheng immediately and investigate in detail the harm to the people." After hearing Chuangtong's explanation, the Chief of the Military Law Department took the order and went.
go.
He Ran ordered a staff member in charge of the transfer: "Go to Guashui Mountain and ask Dagan to carefully check the people in the camp to see if anyone has left the camp without permission."
Dagan kept his promise and followed He Ran since his mother died of illness. When he left the grassland, he brought hundreds of his old troops with him, as well as hundreds of generals who had accompanied the Yi army to the grassland. Because they had fallen in love with life in the Central Plains, they voluntarily followed.
He Ran put all these people under the command of Dagan and organized a military camp with a total of 1,100 people. At this time, they were stationed on the side of Guashui Mountain as a response division.
An aide who had followed He Ran for many years said: "Based on my subordinates' understanding of General Jiong Mo and his subordinates, it is impossible for them to have done this. The general is very strict in running the army. If there are one or two
It may be inevitable for even three or five brave soldiers to act recklessly, but it would take at least hundreds of people to slaughter an entire town, which is absolutely impossible."
Another older man frowned and said, "You mean Zhao Jun is pretending to be us?"
Chuangtong interjected: "I think so too, what is Mr. Ni's advice?"
The old man who was called Mr. Ni muttered: "I had a relationship with Zhao Min when I was in Dingyang in my early years. Although he was still young at the time, his benevolence and righteousness were already demonstrated. He sent soldiers to kill his own people...
...I don’t think he will do it." As he said this, he looked at the military advisor.
He Ran said calmly: "The most difficult thing to guess in the world is the human heart, and the most fickle thing is the human heart. That's why there is a saying, 'Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing the heart.' I don't want to judge the heart of a gentleman with the belly of a villain, but I can't believe it."
I trust my soldiers more than Zhao Min. We don’t have to rush to conclusions about Zhao Min. I don’t believe that he would do such a despicable thing. Maybe it’s the ministers who make their own decisions, no matter who gave the order.
, This move is indeed vicious. We rely on the people's support for our unstoppable success. This matter will soon spread, which will be very detrimental to us. At this time, we should not get entangled in the minutiae and come up with countermeasures as soon as possible. "
Several staff members nodded one after another and began to think deeply.
After a while, everyone began to discuss it in a whirlwind manner. The general meaning was the same. They wanted to find out the truth as soon as possible and publish a list to inform the people.
After sending everyone down, Chuanggong whispered: "There is no room for so much effort at this time. Good things don't go out and bad things travel thousands of miles. This kind of thing spreads faster than the wind. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it is for us. Maybe we will be caught in the end."
Rush back to the border."
He Ran let out an irritated breath, feeling a wave of disgust in his heart. Zhao Guo's despicable methods made him extremely despised. He always called himself a villain, but he was unwilling to face despicable people. Although he said that war should be done in every way
It's extreme, but there must be a bottom line. The White House doctor often uses conspiracy and tricks, but compared with this, he can be regarded as upright, so He Ran respects him. If this matter is really Zhao Min's idea, it would be very disappointing.
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Chuangtong saw his annoyance, thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to Li Gongcheng to deal with it."
He Ran looked at him and said, "What have you decided on?"
Chuangtong thought for a while and said: "At present, the most important thing is to stabilize the people's hearts. Sir, let's see if we can simply bear the crime. Since they pretended to be us to do evil, we can also find some Zhao Jun prisoners to wear our military uniforms."
Pretending to be evildoers and killing them with great fanfare may have a sensational effect. Although we have suffered a loss, as long as we can stabilize the people's hearts and make some effort, we can calmly defend ourselves after we stand our ground.
Get rid of the crime."
After hearing this, He Ran was silent and paced back and forth in the tent.
Chuangtong reminded: "No matter what countermeasures are taken, adults must make a decision as soon as possible without any delay."
He Ran stopped and sighed, and said: "It's really hard to argue in this situation. I can't think of any good countermeasures. What you said is indeed a temporary solution. Let's do it this way. You can go to the palace after all the hard work."
City, but the impact of this incident is difficult to quell immediately. It is best to withdraw the troops immediately after killing the scapegoat. As for where to withdraw, you can consider the situation along the way. I will order all the armies to retreat. They have lost the support of the people.
We are in a dangerous situation."
Wearing a bucket, he took orders and hurried out of the tent.
He Ran was in a very depressed mood, and no one would feel comfortable being framed. In this era of underdeveloped information transmission, it is not easy to clarify the truth. Moreover, since Zhao Jun did it intentionally, there must be a careful plan.
Planning, the soldiers who committed the murder may have been silenced. Even if there is evidence, it will be difficult for the people of Zhao State to be completely convinced, let alone no evidence.
This will most likely become a dead end case, and it will be difficult to clear up if you take it on. But what if you don't do this? The strategy of threading the barrel can be said to be the best solution at the moment.
Facing such an opponent, He Ran felt disgusted and tired. The most important reason why he longed for ancient life was the simple and kind folk customs. Every time he saw an ugly thing,
Just like seeing a flaw in a piece of his beloved jade, the more he cherishes the jade, the less he can tolerate the appearance of flaws, so when he formulates political laws, he appears to be extremely ruthless towards those with evil intentions.
This is also the reason for Ji Gong's deep-seated hatred. If Ji Gong's plot was against him, he would have nothing to say even if he was stabbed to death. But Ji Gong was targeting the weak Su Xiyao, which resulted in Xiao He's death. This kind of
He was told to kill the despicable people quickly, and before Ji Gong could deal with them, he was now massacring the people. Because he could not immediately punish these scum on the spot, he felt very depressed and panicked, and even felt helpless and helpless.
The feeling of weakness and fatigue caused him to lose his fighting spirit, and he really wanted to go back to Zangxian Valley to stay away from these scum.
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