The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 120 Rumors that are self-defeating
The first day the Qing army attacked the city was defeated and returned. Not only the defenders at the top of the city cheered, but when the news spread to the valley, nearly ten thousand people even cheered.

Although these people came to the city in different order, they were all properly resettled, with houses to live in and food to eat.Moreover, Mr. Jiang Chuanjiang announced in public that he would distribute land to everyone in the future, and he would be exempted from taxes for three years. These benefits quickly settled down the already anxious people.

As a result, after hearing the news of the large-scale attack by the Qing army, the people's hearts, which had just settled down, began to float again.

Some of these people have personally experienced the scourge of the Qing soldiers, and although some have not seen the brutality of the Qing soldiers with their own eyes, they have heard about it.

After hearing that the Qing army's [-] troops were attacking, everyone began to worry that Jiang's army would not be able to resist, so that they themselves would suffer disaster and be harmed by the Tartars.So some people are already secretly packing up their things, preparing to flee.

Fortunately, both Jiang Chuan and Liu Ji had been prepared for this situation. On the one hand, they sent people to appease the people and told everyone that Mr. Jiang would definitely defeat the Tartars.On the other hand, a monk battalion was sent to closely monitor and guard everywhere. Once found spreading rumors, those who confuse people's hearts will be arrested first.

Under these measures, although the commotion on the surface has calmed down a lot, the people are still panicked.

Unexpectedly, on the first day when the Tartars officially attacked, they were beaten to the head by the Jiang family army, causing heavy casualties. This good news made the people feel relieved, and the depression and fear in their hearts were instantly swept away. Many people There were smiles on their faces, and they greeted each other, and they asked first when they met: "The tartar was beaten badly by Mr. Jiang, and the corpses are piled up like a hill, do you know that?"

When the person on the other side showed a startled expression, the person who asked the question began to interpret the hearsay scene of the war in his own way to the audience, and then looked at the exclamation and excitement on the audience's face. He continued to move forward with a smile, and then performed it again to the next person.

Especially those folk men who went up the city wall to carry supplies became the center of the topic after they came back, and a bunch of people surrounded them asking questions.

These men who have never enjoyed this kind of treatment on weekdays all blushed with excitement, talking clumsily about what they saw, and adding some body movements from time to time. It also attracted a lot of praise from the audience around, making them feel a sense of accomplishment even more.

It can be said that although this small victory on the first day didn't feel like a big deal to Jiang Chuan, it was a timely rain and a boost to the people in the valley, which dispelled the haze in their hearts and made everyone rejuvenate He lifted his spirits and regained his confidence in Mr. Jiang.

At this moment, everyone believes that the Qing army will definitely not take advantage of this visit.So, in this case, all the rumors are self-defeating.

Those people who were jumping up and down to spread the rumors before were also disheartened and dared not speak any more.

After Liu Ji heard the reward, he just smiled lightly, and ordered those who spread rumors to be tied up in front of the crowd, and each of them was punished with thirty lashes, as an example to others.

And make an announcement, and then if anyone who spreads the message again, the first offender will be punished with [-] cane, and sent to the back mountain to be a coolie for half a year.If the circumstances are serious or repeat offenders, they will all be beheaded, and then the family members will be expelled from the valley.

With victory ahead, and after such warning measures, everyone has a sense of proportion and begins to restrain their words and deeds.And the people also began to spontaneously condemn those who spread rumors.

After these measures, the people's hearts have settled down, allowing Jiang Chuan to resist the Qing army with all his strength without any worries.

After Liu Ji sent people to report these things to Jiang Chuan, Jiang Chuan agreed with him, saying only one sentence: "All civil matters are subject to the arrangement of the military division, and you can just let me know afterwards."

Liu Ji naturally knew that Jiang Chuan was trustworthy, but he was always careful in his work, and he should report the report, and he would never do anything presumptuous.

Jiang Chuan also knew Liu Ji's style, so he let it go and trusted him even more.

The soldiers at the front were defending against the enemy, while Bai Jinxiu led the little maid, Xiao Wen, to mobilize the women to cook rations for the soldiers, and also sent some people to take care of the wounded, which was extremely busy.

For Bai Jinxiu, although she is also considered to be a courageous person who has killed people and seen blood, she is much more courageous than ordinary women, she can be regarded as courageous and insightful.

But after all, it was the first time to experience this kind of war between the two armies. Although there was some nervousness, it was more exciting.

So when she came to ask her to go to the top of the city to kill the enemy, Jiang Chuan hesitated for a moment and finally refused to agree. After a few words, he coaxed her away on the grounds that he didn't want to see her get hurt.

Bai Jinxiu was upset when she saw Jiang Chuan disagreeing at first, but then she softened her tone for some reason, and left with a blushing face.

Seeing her leading a group of women busy, Jiang Chuan was also very relieved, and felt that the female Tyrannosaurus in his heart didn't seem so difficult to get along with.

After a night of rest, after breakfast the next day, the Qing army launched another attack.

This time, it was the Xianglan Banner among the Han Eight Banners who was in charge of the siege, and the owner of the Xianglan Banner was Shang Kexi, the general soldier of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered from the Ming Dynasty.

Shang Kexi was originally a leader of the green forest, cunning and brave, but later he became the Ming army because of Zhao'an, rose all the way to the general army, and then was transferred from Shandong to the front line of the northern border.As a result, when the Qing army attacked Gaizhou, they were defeated and captured, and then they wanted to surrender to the Qing without much hesitation.

In order to show that he treats everyone equally, Huang Taiji also asked him to lead a banner of troops, and formed the inlaid blue banner of the Han army flag with his original subordinates as the backbone.

This time, one of the two Han army banners that followed Duoduo was a member of Kong Youde, and the other was him.

Seeing Duoduo let him attack the city, Shang Kexi cursed endlessly in his heart.Yesterday, Kong Youde's troops were smashed under the head of the city, and the corpses piled up like a mountain, he was a little gloating.Unexpectedly, today's unlucky errand would be his turn.

Although Duoduo looked down on the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and he didn't care about their casualties, he was not a brainless person. He knew that the strength of Kong Youde's troops should not be weakened too much, otherwise there would be no way for Huang Taiji to make a deal, so That's why Shang Kexi's troops attacked the city today.

Although Shang Kexi was full of slander in his heart, he didn't have the guts to disobey the military order, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and drive his subordinates to attack the city.

These soldiers also witnessed the tragic situation of Kong Youde's troops yesterday. When they attacked the city, they all walked slowly, frightened and hesitant.

As a result, when the city counterattacked casually, these soldiers began to retreat again, running much faster than attacking.

Duduo was also surprised, he didn't punish him, but let Shang Kexi continue to command the troops to attack the city.

After going back and forth like this several times, Shang Kexi's troops did not make any progress other than throwing hundreds of corpses on the top of the city.

The terrified Shang Kexi did not greet Duduo's anger. Duduo just ordered the troops to return to the camp and bury the pot to make food, but it seemed that they had completely forgotten the cowardly and embarrassing performance of Shang Kexi's troops.

This made Shang Kexi even more uneasy, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Duoduo's gourd.

Jiang Chuan also couldn't understand Duduo's approach.

　There is one more.Thanks to all the brothers who rewarded, and the brothers who voted, thank you for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)