Chapter 368: Attacking the Heart

Yang Zhengshan looked at the crossbow arrows with a telescope and smiled faintly: "Time is still too tight, the design is not very reasonable!"

The paper wrapped on the crossbow arrows was what he asked for.

Just stick it on, no need to stick it too firmly, and even in order to make the paper fall in the air, you can only stick it on one side.

Due to the rough manufacturing, these crossbow arrows had many problems. For example, the paper on the crossbow arrows had already scattered before they were shot over Chongshan Pass, and some of them were still firmly attached to the arrow shaft until they fell into Chongshan Pass.

Although there were many unqualified crossbow arrows, there were also many crossbow arrows that successfully completed their mission and scattered a lot of paper in the air.

The paper was floating all over the sky, and under the strong wind, it was scattered in the corners of Chongshan Pass.

Although the range of the crossbow arrows could not cover the entire Chongshan Pass, the paper still floated all over Chongshan Pass because of the strong wind.

After seven rounds of volleys, paper could be seen everywhere in Chongshan Pass.

Under the city wall, King Qing, Ji Feiyu, and Hou Yao looked at the falling papers blankly.

"What is this?" Hou Yao murmured.

Ji Feiyu reached out and grabbed a piece of paper with a passage on it.

A very simple passage.

I am Yang Zhengshan, the new commander-in-chief of Chongshan Town. You traitors have committed atrocities and helped the tyrants to commit atrocities. You are deeply sinful. I should have slaughtered you as a warning to others when I broke into the city, but since you are all citizens of Darong, I will give you a chance. Three days later, I will attack the city. If you sincerely repent, you can lay down your weapons and surrender on the spot when you attack the city. I can promise to forgive you for your past. If you stubbornly resist, I will kill you without mercy and implicate your relatives.

Well, a very straightforward and popular passage.

Ji Feiyu was terrified when he saw it.

"This is it!" King Qing's face changed slightly.

Ji Feiyu came back to his senses, "Quick, give the order, order people to burn these things!"

What is attacking the heart?

Attacking the heart means to disintegrate the enemy spiritually or psychologically.

However, most of the psychological strategies in the world's military tactics are aimed at middle and high-level generals, such as the beauty trap, the empty city trap, the counter-espionage trap, etc., which are all psychological games.

As for why only middle and high-level generals are targeted, the reason is also very simple, because as long as a general is instigated, it is equivalent to instigating an army, which may be hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of people.

Compared with this, it is much more difficult to directly instigate hundreds or thousands of people. You can't bribe or persuade soldiers one by one.

Yang Zhengshan also wanted to win over or instigate the generals under Ji Feiyu, but they sent people to sneak into the city, so they naturally couldn't win over or instigate.

So Yang Zhengshan thought of this trick.

If I can't instigate generals or military officers, I will instigate every soldier.

What will the soldiers in the city do when they see such a passage?

Panic, fear, regret, or uneasiness?

In short, there will be fluctuations.

After all, the righteousness of the court is on Yang Zhengshan's side, and Yang Zhengshan has a great reputation!

Even Yang Zhengshan's reputation is quite intimidating.

Are all the soldiers in the city Ji Feiyu's diehards?

This is naturally impossible!

Perhaps there are many Ji Feiyu's diehards, but most of the soldiers are actually coerced.

The middle and low-level soldiers have no right to choose at all. They can only go with the flow and act according to the orders of their superiors.

They didn't have the right to choose before, but now Yang Zhengshan gave them a chance to choose.

When the city is attacked, they can choose to surrender.

Although it is still uncertain about the effect of this move, Yang Zhengshan did not put all his hopes on it.

He felt that doing so could at least hit the enemy's morale. Even if it caused one-tenth of the soldiers to panic, it was worth implementing.

Ji Feiyu only took a look at the content on the paper and understood Yang Zhengshan's strategy.

He wanted to have the papers burned, but was it too late?

"It's too late!" King Qing looked at the papers flying all over the sky with a pale face.

It was impossible to collect all the papers, and now many of them had fallen into the hands of the soldiers.

The soldiers who were still dodging the crossbows looked strange when they saw the contents on the papers.

Most of the soldiers in Zhenbiao Camp could read. Although their knowledge was very poor, they could understand the words on the papers.

Well, the soldiers in Zhenbiao Camp could read because of the "Record of Training Soldiers" written by Yang Zhengshan.

Ji Feiyu still highly praised the "Thirty-Six Strategies" and "Record of Training Soldiers" written by Yang Zhengshan, especially because he knew that Yang Zhengshan was good at training soldiers, so he trained soldiers according to the methods in "Record of Training Soldiers".

In "Record of Training Soldiers", Yang Zhengshan specifically talked about the benefits of ordinary soldiers being able to read.

Therefore, most of the soldiers in Zhenbiao Camp could read.

At this time, Ji Feiyu was extremely upset. He regretted that he should not let the soldiers learn to read and write. In the past, only a small number of soldiers in the Zhenbiao Camp had read books.

Ji Feiyu's face was extremely solemn. He looked at the papers in silence.

Hou Yao said angrily: "This Yang Zhengshan is an extremely sinister villain. He can only use such a sinister trick!"

Ji Feiyu lowered his eyes, "Send an order, order the generals of each department to restrain their soldiers and collect all the papers and burn them!"

"Order the General's Office to pay three months of wages to boost the morale of the soldiers!"

Yang Zhengshan scattered paper, so he could only use money.

Giving money to buy people's hearts is probably the only thing he can do at present.

There is nothing wrong with his approach, but how effective it is remains to be determined.

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In the army outside the city, Xie Yuan came to Yang Zhengshan again and reported: "General, the special crossbow arrows have been shot!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the opposite wall with a telescope, but unfortunately the soldiers in the city were hiding behind the parapets at this time, and he did not observe any useful situation.

"Return to the camp!" Yang Zhengshan said lightly.

"Yes!" Yang Minghao next to him responded and waved the flag again.

As the orders were passed down one by one, the army began to retreat to the camp in an orderly manner, while Yang Zhengshan observed the soldiers on both wings.

At this time, he had soldiers from Niuzhuang and Tang Feihu under his command, and Yang Zhengshan did not know much about the situation of these soldiers.

If they were all soldiers of Tenglong Guard, he would naturally have confidence, but he still had to observe the status of the soldiers under Niuzhuang and Tang Feihu.

After these days of observation, he found that the soldiers of Jianning Guard and Songzhou Guard were actually quite good.

Although they were not as good as the soldiers of Tenglong Guard, it can be seen that they were also strictly trained soldiers.

But think about it, Jianning Guard has the foundation left by Zhou Lan. As long as Niuzhuang has some ability, Jianning Guard will not be abandoned. In fact, Niuzhuang and Tang Feihu are both good generals, and their abilities have been verified.

A large part of the soldiers led by the two can be called elites, of course, some of them should be temporarily summoned guards, which look a bit loose.

Overall, the army led by the two can be of great use.

The soldiers returned to the camp without any accidents, and Chongshan Pass was still quiet.

However, after nightfall, the soldiers in Chongshan Pass became restless.

Many soldiers gathered in groups of three or five, talking about the papers they picked up during the day. Although the papers were taken away by their superiors, many soldiers had read the contents of the papers.

"Hey, what should we do next?"

"How did you say we became traitors!"

"The one outside the city is General Yang. If we are enemies with him, we will probably die miserably!"

"Is General Yang very powerful?" Some people had not heard of Yang Zhengshan's fierce reputation and could not help asking.

"That's natural. Five years ago, General Yang attacked the Hu tribe in Donghai. It is said that General Yang led only a thousand cavalrymen to kill more than 100,000 Hu cavalrymen, and also killed countless Hu tribes, regardless of whether they were old or children, leaving no one alive!"

"Yes, I also heard that the guys under General Yang's command are like ghosts, eating human flesh and drinking human blood, and they like to eat children's brains the most!"

"So scary!" Some people couldn't help shuddering after hearing this.

"What do you think! General Yang is even scarier. It is said that even General Yang's horse eats people!"

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What is a rumor?

Rumors are things that are getting more and more outrageous.

Rumors about Yang Zhengshan were widely spread in Chongshan Town, especially among the lower-level military households, and there were countless versions.

What Yang Zhengshan had three heads and six arms, was three feet tall, had a voice like a bell, and had a face like a red ghost, etc.!

There were also people saying that Yang Zhengshan was the Seven Killers from the sky.

Even Hongyun was said to be a man-eating beast.

In short, there is no most outrageous, only more outrageous.

People who have seen Yang Zhengshan naturally don't believe these rumors, but the lower-level soldiers who have not seen Yang Zhengshan are skeptical about these.

In these terrifying rumors, coupled with seeing the contents on the paper, many soldiers couldn't sleep that night.

They were afraid, panicked, and nervous, and all kinds of uneasy emotions filled their hearts.

For a time, the atmosphere of the entire Chongshan Pass became anxious.

The soldiers who used to be in awe of Shangguan looked at Shangguan differently, with complaints, resentment, and some hatred.

Ordinary soldiers don't have big ambitions. Maybe they are willing to fight hard on the battlefield, but they definitely don't want to be cannon fodder for power.

When no one mentions it, they may not think so much, but when someone provokes them, their psychology has changed unconsciously.

Of course, the awe brought by identity and status makes ordinary soldiers bury those resentments and hatred in their hearts. They still need an opportunity to explode and a breakthrough to vent.

As time goes by, the atmosphere in Chongshan Pass becomes more and more gloomy.

On the sixth day of July, the sky was gloomy, and the gray clouds squeezed the sky, covering the rising sun, and seemed to fall down. It was so depressing that the whole world was silent.

The rapid sound of war drums sounded again, and the dull sound of horns echoed among the clouds.

Teams of soldiers poured out of the camp with a solemn atmosphere and came to the city of Chongshan Pass.

Yang Zhengshan said that he would attack the city in three days, and that was three days later.

The wind today is a little weaker than three days ago, but it is still blowing.