Since the two armies began fighting, the Dayan army had been advancing relentlessly, each victory relying on the tacit support of some local residents, especially those dissatisfied with the court's initiation of foreign wars. However, if the Yue army were to suspend hostilities, they might later offer a surrender and peace, restoring peace to the people. However, the Dayan army continued to pursue them relentlessly, inevitably resenting the Yue people.
General Huo Jincheng and others all knew this truth, but their analysis was not as thorough as Ding Youtian's, so the two sides continued to argue.
The pro-war side, led by the General of Chariots and Cavalry, including the General of Chariots and Cavalry, fell silent after hearing what Ding Youtian said.
After the Yan army captured Jishui, they were able to successfully destroy the King of Yue. In addition to the intelligence provided by the Central Plains people who were enslaved in the Yue Kingdom, there was also information provided by the people of the Yue Kingdom, so the people's will could not be violated.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Qin Yifan stood up and bowed to them. Then he looked at the King of Pingnan and said, "Although I am not very talented, I have read a few military books. The sage said that the way to use troops is to attack the city first and to conquer the heart first. If they want to delay, we will hold our troops. However, to prevent them from inciting the people in Fengyi County, we can also spread the news to the city, telling the people that if the court submits a letter of surrender and voluntarily stops the war and returns peace to the people, we will stop the fighting.
If we persist in our wrongdoings, and another war breaks out next spring, the people will undoubtedly suffer the consequences of war, and the imperial court will undoubtedly forcefully recruit soldiers to bolster its manpower. Once on the battlefield, swords and arrows are indiscriminate, meaning the death of husbands and children for the common people. We must invest significant effort in educating the common people about the consequences of war and clarifying our position as a great power. Our pronouncements during victory and the ascendancy will be more resonant, fostering resentment among the Yue people towards the imperial court and turning their hearts towards us. Then, they will be less susceptible to the imperial court's manipulation, and what will we fear in the event of another war?
"Brilliant!" Ding Youtian applauded. "What a great strategy! Attacking the city is inferior to conquering the enemy's heart. Whether it's our Dayan Army or the Yue Army, most of the soldiers are the sons of ordinary people. General You's plan will not only win the hearts of the Yue people over to our army, but also make the Yue soldiers lose their fighting spirit. It can truly be said that they conquered the enemy without fighting!"
Prince Pingnan's eyes were filled with approval, but they darkened. "That's all very well, but how do we get the Right Assistant General's words to the people in the city? Shooting them with bows and arrows might not be the right approach."
Once the crossbowmen approached the city wall, they would inevitably cause chaos among the defenders in the city, who would mistakenly think that the Dayan army had disregarded the agreement and suddenly launched a large-scale attack on the city. They would definitely use their shields to block the crossbows, and there would be no guarantee that they could shoot into the city and would not harm the people in the city.
Qin Yifan chuckled, cupped his fists and smiled at the corners of his lips. Ding Youtian, with a calm expression, bowed and said, "This depends on General Zuo's ability. He has his own way."
Before leaving, Jian Ning left several drones to Ding Youtian, two of which could be used to deliver supplies. That night, he and Qin Yifan wrote a letter to the people of the city on coarse cloth, and then used drones to drop the letters into Fengyi County in batches. They also tried to fly another drone to Xianren Bay.
The arsenal was full of military drones. Jian Ning had told Ding Youtian that the drone could fly up to 8,000 kilometers, but the drone he sent to Xianren Bay disappeared from the remote control panel display without even sounding an alarm after arriving over the bay.
Ding Youtian sent Tong Bajin back to Xing'an County Office overnight to move Jian Ning. Tong Bajin rode his horse at full speed and did not stop all the way. When he returned to the county office, Jian Ning was leading Erniu and Sanniu to practice martial arts in the yard.
"A master from the immortal cultivation clan?" After hearing Tong Bajin's retelling of Lei Jiang's words and then hearing him talk about the drone's mysterious disappearance, Jian Ning was also surprised. She didn't expect that in this time and space, in addition to immortal cultivation masters like Blind Liu, there were also immortal cultivation masters who knew the art of Qimen Dunjia. It sounded like he was extremely powerful, and could be called a big boss!
She did not dare to delay and quickly went to Duan Xinyan's room, took her pulse, and told the three mothers in the mansion to bring the midwife to the mansion early tomorrow, saying that she was afraid she would have a seizure in the next two days. She also told Erlangzi not to go with her and asked him to stay and take care of Duan Xinyan.
Duan Xinyan became anxious upon hearing this, holding her belly with both hands and saying, "That won't do. This isn't my first child, and I can't let my son delay my husband's military achievements. The future glory of my mother, son, and I all depends on him. I won't let him go if he doesn't go!"
A wife is honored by her husband. Duan Xinyan knew that as a daughter born out of wedlock, even if her family was prominent, if she wanted to be honored in front of others, she had to rely on her husband to give her face.
If her children want to be honorable and respectable, they have to rely on their own father. There is a situation in the army now, and she doesn't want Erlangzi to miss any opportunity to make merit.
Since she insisted on letting Erlangzi go with her, Jian Ning had no choice but to go with her. They immediately rode back to Haoyi with Erlangzi. Tong Bajin took Jifeng and went to rest.
When Jian Ning and Er Langzi were riding past the foot of Jiguan Mountain, she suddenly had an idea and reined in her horse. "You lead the horse back to the mansion. I'll go to the mountain to call Brother Qiu. We'll ride the snake away. I'll pick you up at the mansion later."
The heavy weapons were all stored in the cave. As long as the armory was emptied, Jane Ning would just think about it and the weapons in the cave would automatically appear. Therefore, several spirit pets still stayed in front and behind the cave.
In fact, Jian Ning did not come here just for Brother Qiu, she came mainly for Baimei and Guoguo. The two of them had been together for a long time and had learned to cover each other and cooperate with each other. Since the drone had lost its effect in Xianren Bay, she thought of letting Baimei and Guoguo sneak into Xianren Bay to investigate the situation.
The guarding of the weapons was entrusted to four spirit foxes. Even if there were no spies planted by the Yue Kingdom to cause sabotage in Xing'an County, they were still afraid that the people would accidentally stumble into the cave when going up the mountain, so they had to order them to guard the cave to reduce unnecessary trouble.
After feeding them the spiritual spring water, Jian Ning stroked Maoqiu's back and told it to go to Shouzheng at the foot of the mountain in case of emergency. She also pointed it in the direction. Seeing Maoqiu nod solemnly, she rode on Qiu Ge and took Baimei and Guoguo to pick up Erlangzi.
When Brother Qiu carried them to the camp outside the city of Haoyi County, Wu Yanxu and his family of three also arrived in the provincial capital by high-speed rail. He and his family took a taxi to the Martyrs' Cemetery. Wu Juan went to buy flowers as offerings, and Wu Yanxu did not stop her. After all, Jian Ning's life in this time and space had ended.
Jian Ning's grave is halfway up the mountain. After the family of three found her grave, Wu Shuangshuang looked at the photo on the tombstone and saluted like Wu Yanxu.
"Dad, Sister Jian Ning must be very skilled in martial arts, right?" Wu Shuangshuang has been practicing basic skills with Wu Yanxu these days, and her enthusiasm for being a special police officer has not diminished at all. Seeing Jian Ning wearing a military cap and uniform, even though it was just a photo, she felt that she was particularly heroic and she wanted to be an outstanding female special police officer even more.
"Yes, she is a special police officer with comprehensive physical fitness. She is quite outstanding." Wu Yanxu kept his eyes on Jian Ning's photo while speaking.
As he looked at it, he suddenly frowned. He didn't know if it was his illusion. When he first saw the photo, Jane Ning was clearly smiling slightly. But after staring at it for a long time, he saw through the smile on her face that her brows were gradually furrowed, and she looked like she was worried about something.
Wu Yanxu looked up and closed his eyes for a while, then looked at her photo again.
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