SFS Chapter 1686 Perhaps, I will become a turtle in a jar
Chapter 1686 Perhaps, I will become a turtle in a jar
The people of Dianzhou did not welcome them. In fact, this was something they could have imagined before they came.
However, the people were already well aware of the situation of their army, so we can only say that someone was deliberately spreading some bad news to lead the people to misunderstand them.
"Your Highness, in this case, it will be difficult for us to recruit soldiers in Dianzhou City." Yan Shisan frowned, looking a little distressed.
Dianzhou City originally had only a few thousand soldiers, including the yamen runners. The so-called soldiers were just ordinary city defense troops. After all, they had never fought in a war. They were just soldiers who protected the safety of the people inside and outside the city.
Now Gu Yunxi has brought an army of 40,000, which is a threat to the common people.
Although Dianzhou has a population of over 100,000, they are all ordinary people and will not fight.
With 40,000 troops entering the city, they could capture tens of thousands of them in an instant, and everyone would be completely defenseless.
But if at this time, hundreds of thousands of people picked up hoes and sickles, it might be a force.
"Your Highness, if the rumors continue like this, when Prince Zheng's army arrives, if the internal strife gets even worse, we may not be able to avoid pressure from the people."
With internal and external troubles, this Dianzhou city is really not safe at all!
Gu Yunxi glanced at Xiao Lingdang and asked, "Where's Wenshu?"
"I'll go see if he's back." Little Bell ran out quickly.
Not long after, he came back, pulling the dusty Manjusri.
"Your Highness, I also have something to report!" Wenshu had just returned and met Xiao Lingdang before he even got over.
Xiao Lingdang poured him a cup of tea, and Wenshu drank it all in one breath before saying, "Before we came, someone had been spreading the news that Prince Xuan was colluding with Prince Beiling, and that Prince Xuan was planning to surrender to Prince Beiling after his situation became hopeless."
Having said that, there is no need to explain what happens next.
What everyone is afraid of is that the so-called orphan of the Northern Emperor is fake, and that Prince Xuan is really collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country.
If this is true, then they are all enemies of the country as they help Emperor Xuanbei's army.
"The people are not at fault. The ones who are at fault are those who are taking advantage of their patriotism to divide them."
When fighting a war, we are not only fighting for strength, but also for the hearts and minds of the people.
Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world.
"Dianzhou City is close to the mountains, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is not easy for King Zheng's army to attack. But once they cross Dianzhou, the road from Dianzhou to Jinzhou City is flat, which is easy to attack but difficult to defend."
Therefore, Dianzhou cannot be lost.
"If the people's morale is shaken, there may be gunfire in the city. In this case, our easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack strategy may turn into an attack from both inside and outside. At that time, our army will be trapped."
Yan Shisan's face was full of worry. Their army all came from Jinzhou City. To the people of Dianzhou, they were all outsiders.
Once the people in the city turn against them, they will be trapped and killed in the Qingzhi Mountains, and this battle will become a complete dead end.
"So, before the arrival of Prince Zheng's army, we must get the people in the city to join our army."
Gu Yunxi looked at Wenshu.
Before she could speak, Wenshu reported, "Jun Qizheng has an army that was originally stationed in Jiangcheng. They set out from Jiangcheng five days ago. A day ago, a spy reported that the team had arrived in Jianzhou. In other words, they can reach Qingzhi Mountain in four days at the earliest and five days at the latest."