frightfiction Chapter 473 Reduce Killing
Chapter 473 Reduce Killing
Jiang Yue was already planning how to do the biggest thing with the least casualties.
She knew the situation at the border very well.
Now that my goal has been achieved, it is time to implement the next plan.
These days, Xining had thought about taking her life, but they didn't have the chance.
She knew that King Xining wanted her life more at this moment.
...border.
Xia Yuanchen seems to be the most relaxed one, but in fact he is the most critical one.
In recent months, in addition to guarding Qingzhou, his more important task was to search for saltpeter with dogs.
That's right, search. Because the place they searched last time had been mined out by them.
Today, he once again brought Ah Huang and more than 2,000 soldiers to search the mountains.
When it comes to searching for saltpeter, Ah Huang has put in all his efforts.
For example, now it is using its highly sensitive sense of smell to smell the saltpeter in the rocks.
During this period, they also found some sulfur.
The most meaningful good deed Xia Yuanchen did in his life was saving Ah Huang.
Originally he had never thought about repaying his debt, but now Ah Huang not only saved his life, but also made him proud in front of Brother Ling.
...As the cities of Northern Yan were conquered one after another, Ling Yunxiao led the troops and moved the camp accordingly. Now they have conquered nine provincial cities of Northern Yan.
Now the battlefield has become simple and one strike will win.
At this moment, Ling Yunxiao was supervising the production of gunpowder and planning the speed of attack with the military advisor.
Now, the two of them were sitting opposite each other on a sand table, discussing how to occupy the entire Beiyan area as quickly as possible.
Yun Yi: "General, we can advance quickly and attack the Northern Yan Imperial City directly."
Ling Yunxiao: "I thought so too. When attacking a city, we should go in a straight line. If the Emperor of Northern Yan dies, Northern Yan will surely be defeated."
Yun Yi: "Gunpowder is good, but it causes too much killing. Persuading people to surrender is the only way to reduce the killing."
Ling Yunxiao continued: "Yes, this method can also quickly defeat the enemy!"
...Today, the competitive Prince Jin still goes out to fight in person.
Zhang Yan followed closely. Yue Chengxuan personally asked General Ling for battle every time, and he never fell behind, and it was still the same now.
On the way to the battle today, the soldiers of Donglin brought enough firepower and continued to break the city.
On the way, Yue Chengxuan bowed to Prince Jin and Zhang Yan and said:
"Your Highness Prince Jin, General Zhang, leave the siege to me this time."
Because the previous sieges were so successful, Yue Chengxuan felt that he could handle it on his own.
He originally followed Xia Yuanchen, but now follows Zhang Yan because of his inner hatred towards Beiyan.
Because of his extremely ambitious spirit, he has been promoted by Ling Yunxiao to be a captain of a thousand men.
Zhao Chongxu found out that Yue Chengxuan was Yue Tingshan's nephew.
Since Yue Chengxuan had been acting as a foil when leading troops in recent months, Zhao Chongxu did not think he had any talent for leading troops, so he set his sights on Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan said:
"Your Highness Prince Jin, why not give him a chance?"
The King of Jin said nothing but nodded in agreement.
Yue Chengxuan had a look of joy on his face. These days, watching the cities of Northern Yan being conquered one after another was the happiest moment for him so far.
Zhao Chongxu and Zhang Yan stopped riding and rested.
Yue Chengxuan led the Donglin army to the city.
When the general of Northern Yan saw the Donglin Army coming again and saw that only a small general, Yue Chengxuan, came, he was hopeful and said to the soldiers beside him:
"It seems that they have no gunpowder. Soldiers, defend the city strictly."
"This general." Yue Chengxuan said loudly from the bottom of the city.
"I believe you have a clear understanding of our Donglin's strength in recent days. It would be wise to quickly open the city gate and surrender the city!"
"You want to persuade me to surrender? Ridiculous!" The garrison commander gave strict orders.
"Defend the city strictly!"
He believed that if the Donglin Army wanted to bomb the city, they would have done so long ago. Such procrastination was not their usual marching style.
The Northern Yan soldiers on the city wall were not as calm as the defending general.
At this moment, these soldiers were on guard against the Donglin Army, fearing that they would use explosives to bomb the city gates. After all, they had heard a lot of such things.
The next sentence was heard by Yue Chengxuan, who said to the Northern Yan soldiers who were guarding the city:
"Listen, soldiers of Northern Yan! If you capture your defender alive, you will be spared death!"
"Think about your family, your wife and children, and your elderly parents!"
Yue Chengxuan knew that these soldiers were only following orders and that the one who was wrong was the Emperor of Northern Yan.
The fastest way he could think of to win the battle now was to take advantage of the survival mentality of the Northern Yan soldiers.
The generals of Northern Yan who had previously ordered the massacre all died at the hands of Zhao Chongxu and Zhang Yan. And those brutal enemy troops of Northern Yan had long since turned into bones.
On the city wall, the Northern Yan soldiers who were forced to defend the city looked at each other when they heard this, as if they were judging the feasibility of this matter.
"Boy, who do you think you are? You are trying to sow discord among our soldiers!" The commander on the city wall was obviously panicked when he said this.
Because he saw the looks his soldiers exchanged with each other.
"Don't listen to him. He is just a young general from Donglin. What can he be capable of?"
"General, the soldiers of Donglin have a lot of deadly gunpowder." A young general spoke up on the Beiyan tower, and another young general continued:
"They are trying to give us a chance of survival."
"The soldiers of Donglin are still very kind and righteous."
"We have old people above us and young children to take care of. If we die, we will have nothing left..."
"No!" The guard drew out his sword and was about to put it on someone's neck.
The man quickly stepped back.
"Soldiers, open the city gate and give it a try. Maybe we can survive! If we just keep resisting, we will lose everything!"
Soon, someone agreed.
"Yes, catch him!"
The young generals of Beiyan and ordinary soldiers on the city wall began to rush towards the guard one by one.
Under the city wall, Yue Chengxuan watched this scene with interest. Never judge a soldier's desire for life and attachment to home.
While dodging, the Northern Yan defender was hacked to death by his own soldiers, and even his body was thrown under the city wall.
Then, the city gate was opened, and several young generals from the original tower of Northern Yan led thousands of guards out of the city, kneeling down to surrender...
Zhao Chongxu and Zhang Yan saw this scene from afar and thought that this plan saved them a lot of explosives.
Zhao Chongxu smiled and said, "This plan should be followed."
"Zhang Yan, just say that I have announced that anyone who surrenders will be spared death."
"If the generals of those who resist stubbornly are willing to join forces to kill them, they can pledge their allegiance and I am willing to recruit them."
The best strategy is to defeat the enemy without spending a single soldier or any gunpowder or fuel. It will also make the soldiers and people of Beiyan grateful to Donglin.
Donglin has always ruled the country with benevolence and righteousness, and killing is a very bad strategy.
"Prince Jin is wise!" Zhang Yan has already seen the dawn of victory.
He knew that this would accelerate the demise of Northern Yan.
Their ultimate goal is to kill the Emperor of Northern Yan and all his royal relatives.