Chapter 148: Clash of hearts, is Lin Zhongyun dead? (Subscribe)
Yuzhou, Anshan County.

The imperial troops led by Chu Yun were still attacking the city, but this time the result was beyond everyone's expectations and they were unable to capture the city after a long siege.

This is because Chu Yun tried every possible way to boost morale.

Otherwise, these new recruits would never be a match for the rebels.

At this time, inside the military camp.

Compared to the relaxed atmosphere of the previous few days when they captured several cities in succession, the atmosphere at this moment is much more solemn.

Inside the tent, the soldiers were talking in low voices, their brows furrowed, and they were obviously anxious about the predicament they were facing.

No one expected that they, who were so invincible before, would encounter unprecedented resistance here.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Chu Yun frowned and his face was as gloomy as water.

He had never expected such a result.

He originally wanted to attack Wei to save Zhao, taking advantage of the absence of Lin Zhongyun's main force to quickly capture Anshan County and then act accordingly, but he was blocked at this first step.

At this moment, even he had to admit that the combat effectiveness of the rebel army stationed in Anshan County was extraordinary.

Compared with the well-equipped guards of the imperial court, they are not inferior.

What surprised him most was the morale of these rebels.

To judge whether an army is powerful or not, it is not to look at its battle record or its equipment, but to look at its military spirit.

As long as an army maintains its fighting spirit and high morale, it can burst out with stronger combat power than fully armed recruits even if it is unarmed.

He put a lot of effort into shaping the morale of the army under his command, otherwise they would not have been able to achieve such a level of fearlessness and bravery.

But even so, his army still felt ashamed in front of the rebels before them.

You know, this is when Lin Zhongyun has not appeared in person. If Lin Zhongyun appears here in person, what kind of combat power will this group of rebels in front of them unleash?
He couldn't even imagine such a scene.

What's even more troublesome is that there are rebel troops coming to support them in the rear in a steady stream. It would be extremely difficult for them to capture the city with these people holding them back.

Moreover, even if he captured the city, how much combat power would he have left? Is it really worth it?
At this moment, even though he had been almost stubborn in wanting to take over Anshan County, he couldn't help but start to back down.

But the good news is.

These days, Chu Yun himself could feel that his weight in the hearts of these generals had increased a lot.

This is a great gain for Chu Yun.

After all, at his age, if he wants to completely win back the hearts of the people, he must exchange it with merit!
At this time, in the commander’s camp.

"General, what should we do next?" A deputy general covered in dust had confusion and anxiety in his eyes. "Our brothers are exhausted and have suffered heavy casualties. If this continues, I'm afraid..."

"Yes, General, this is not a solution."

A man who had just come down from the front line, with blood on his face not yet dried, said in great grief and indignation: "It is so cowardly to fight like this, watching my brothers go to their deaths one by one, falling under the rain of arrows."

"General, we must find a solution, otherwise our family assets will be wiped out."

"It's been two days and we still can't take this place. There's no point in continuing to fight like this!"

……

Everyone felt very aggrieved, and as each sentence was spoken, everyone was beginning to have the urge to back out.

Chu Yun listened at the side with a frown on his face, feeling helpless.

He watched helplessly as the people he had trained personally went to their deaths, and he felt extremely distressed.

But now the arrow is on the string and he has to shoot.

For a moment, he was in a dilemma again.

At this time, someone else said, "I heard that Lin Zhongyun has been making frequent moves recently. I'm afraid he will continue to attack Yangzhou!"

"What? Attacking Yangzhou? My hometown is still there. Wouldn't that be..."

"Yes, I received some news from home recently, and the situation is not very good."

……

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces turned pale and there was an uproar.

Everyone present was from Yangzhou. If they could have remained calm before, it would have been because the fire had not yet reached their eyebrows.

But now, the fire has actually reached their doorstep.

"General, instead of standing here for a long time without success, why don't we go back to help Yangzhou? This way, at least we will have made some contribution even if we don't get any credit."

"Yes, General. Yangzhou is our base camp. We must not allow any mistakes to happen."

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The expressions of all the generals were somewhat ugly.

Hearing the quarreling in his ears, Chu Yun felt a headache, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart and said calmly: "Have you all forgotten the purpose of our trip?"

Chu Yun sighed lightly and said word by word: "Military orders are as heavy as a mountain."

"Since we are generals, we must know this!"

"The court ordered us to attack Anshan County. Now that the military order has not yet arrived, we must not move!"

He didn't have the courage to get angry yet, so he could only try to be calm.

As he spoke, he took out the letter sent by Fei Junzheng and said again: "Everyone, please read it carefully. The court has sent reinforcements and they will arrive today. You don't have to worry about your families."

"You should know that the imperial court is more concerned about the situation in Yangzhou than any of you present here."

The generals took the letter and read it one after another.

Only after they finished reading did their expressions ease a little, and they immediately bowed to Chu Yun and said, "I understand!"

This is what Chu Yun has gained in these days.

If it were in the past, these people would only obey orders reluctantly, let alone admit their mistakes to him!
Since the imperial court has already issued the letter, it means that there is no possibility of a turnaround in this matter, and whatever they say will be of no avail.

If you continue to be stubborn, you will end up being charged with disobeying the imperial will.

They are all veterans who have been in the army for many years, so naturally they would not make such low-level mistakes.

Chu Yun waved his hand. Although his expression was calm, his heart was still extremely solemn. He knocked on the map on the table in front of him and spoke again:

"Since the imperial court has resolved everyone's worries, all we want to do is to attack Anshan and occupy more cities."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was greeted by endless silence.

Siege the city.

It seems like only two words, but in fact it is so difficult to achieve this goal.

Now they have been attacking for two days in a row, but have not been able to capture the city in front of them, and have even suffered heavy casualties. If they continue, it will only increase the casualties.

But it is impossible for them to turn their guns around and attack other cities at the moment. Are they just going to just wait there?

"General, we have been unable to capture the city after a long siege. How can we break into it? Are we just going to wait and see?" In the end, it was a rookie deputy general who asked the question that concerned everyone.

"If we continue to waste time like this, it will definitely do our army all kinds of harm and no benefit."

"We must find a way to destroy their morale. Their equipment is not much better than ours."

"If all else fails, we can also cut off the water supply, so that they will..."

…Everyone was discussing and expressing their opinions.

Although there were many different opinions, without exception they all did not want to continue the head-on attack and waste time here.

Faced with everyone's questions, Chu Yun was silent for a while and lowered his head to think.

How to attack a city?

How can we capture this city without losing our strength?
He has been thinking about these questions ever since his offensive was blocked two days ago.

Based on his observations over the past few days, he discovered that there were two reasons why the attack had been so difficult this time.

First, the troops he brought this time, although trained by him personally, were still new recruits after all and lacked combat effectiveness.

Especially at the beginning, the overwhelming momentum brought by the sneak attack made these new recruits arrogant.

Now facing such fierce battles, it is a little difficult to adapt, let alone burst out combat effectiveness.

The second was the people in the city. He found that the casualties of the rebels were actually very heavy. The reason why there was no big gap was because the people in the city would fill in at any time.

It was also because of the help of the people in the city. The number of defenders was several times theirs, so it was naturally difficult to attack.

And one thing that needs special attention now is that the troops mobilized by Lin Zhongyun will soon arrive in Anshan County if we calculate the time.

If these two forces were allowed to come together, their hope of breaking through the city would naturally become even slimmer.

Therefore, he had to break the city before the reinforcements of the rebels arrived.

Thinking of this, he felt even more troubled.

They have been unable to capture the city after a long siege, and now they have to race against time. Isn't this making things difficult?

The tremendous pressure made him frown, and he recalled in his mind the military tactics that Shang Chuqing had taught him in the past.

Warfare is a game of treachery. It is about taking the enemy by surprise and taking advantage of others. To defeat the enemy without fighting is the best strategy!
Subduing the enemy's army without fighting?
Those who leave the human world, a counter-espionage plot?
Thinking of this, Chu Yun's eyes suddenly lit up, and a plan gradually emerged in his mind.

"If we want to win, we must have the right time, right place, and right people!" He muttered to himself, "Lin Zhongyun is now in Yangzhou, and the entire Anshan County is surrounded by the imperial army, which means that the rebel army is cut off from information."

His expression became more excited.

Although he could not use any tactics to sow discord among the rebels, he could conceal the truth and use a psychological strategy to attack them.

Anyone can see that the fundamental reason why both the brave and combative rebel army in Anshan County and the common people in the city have been able to hold on until now and refuse to surrender is Lin Zhongyun.

They believed that Lin Zhongyun would descend to earth as an immortal like before, and King Wu would come to save them.

Even though Lin Zhongyun is not here now, they still have faith.

It can be said that the fighting power of the rebel army and the faith of the people in the city all depend on Lin Zhongyun alone.

By doing this, Lin Zhongyun gained extremely high prestige among the rebels and the people, making everyone submit to him and able to gather extremely strong combat power in a short period of time.

However, there is another huge disadvantage to doing so, which is that Anshan County and the rebel army exist only for Lin Zhongyun alone.

As long as the source of faith of the rebels and the people is cut off, that is, Lin Zhongyun dies, they will turn into sand in an instant and will be very easy to deal with.

By then, even if they don't attack, the rebel army will be in chaos.

This kind of strategy would certainly not have worked before, but now the imperial army has blockaded the entire Anshan County, which means that this group of rebels has no source of information.

At the beginning, they might firmly believe that Lin Zhongyun would not die, but as long as they spread the news over and over again and created an atmosphere of Lin Zhongyun's death, coupled with the fact that there was no news about Lin Zhongyun, their belief in Lin Zhongyun would gradually waver, and then they would become afraid.

You know, fear will spread. It will spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred. In the end, everyone will believe it, and then their internal situation will collapse.

Thinking of this, Chu Yun became more and more excited and immediately expressed his thoughts.

For a moment, all the generals became excited.

"Go and spread the news!"

Chu Yun did not hesitate at all and immediately explained the matter.

"Here!"

The generals bowed to Chu Yun again and then retreated one after another.

The entire tent suddenly became quiet at this moment.

Chu Yun's expression was very serious.

Looking at the books placed on the large desk, he was silent for a long time, then he suppressed the throbbing in his heart and let out a breath.

"Sir, I will not embarrass you!"

He murmured something, and his hands clenched into fists, shaking slightly.

Chu Yun already felt it!

If this plan succeeds, perhaps the entire rebel army can be destroyed directly!
At the same time, Yangzhou.

In Leling City.

A group of rebel generals gathered in the government office, all respectfully waiting for Lin Zhongyun's orders.

"I summoned you all here tonight to talk about something."

Lin Zhongyun sat on a chair, looked at everyone seriously, and said directly: "Send people to spread my words to all the cities in Jialing immediately!"

As he spoke, Lin Zhongyun slowly stood up, and after a moment of silence, he said again: "Heaven and earth are not benevolent and treat all things as straw dogs."

"The current imperial court is incompetent and oppressive, and has no regard for the people. If this is the case, why don't we take action against them?"

Lin Zhongyun's tone became more serious. "Today, I, Lin Zhongyun, am willing to risk the world's taboos to save the people from the dire situation. From now on, if anyone comes to surrender, I will ensure that they have enough food and clothing."

"Please believe me, as long as I, Lin Zhongyun, have food to eat, I will never let you go hungry!"

Calling on the people in all cities of Jialing County to rebel against the court!

Yes, that was his idea!

Since the imperial court is now eager to kill him, he doesn't mind doing something ruthless to completely cut off the foundation of the imperial court's rule.

In fact, given his current prestige, even if he didn't say these things, people from other cities would continue to come to him.

This is precisely the credit of Yuan Jingxin's intelligence department, which he had established earlier. The intelligence department has transmitted his policies in Yuzhou to the world more than once.

What he is doing now is just to magnify this point and call on all the heroes in the world to attack him together.

In the past, although the common people were resentful of the imperial court, they did not dare to express it due to the oppression of the imperial court.

But now the situation has changed dramatically. He has occupied Leling, which is equivalent to strangling the throat of the entire Jialing County.

Coupled with the success of his previous blitzkrieg, he captured Leling City in a lightning speed. With such real strength, he didn't believe that those who had been oppressed for decades would not be tempted?
Now all the cities in Jialing are trapped!

As long as the people get wind of this news, the earth will surely shake!

It may even affect the entire world.

Money can make the world go round.

Compared with the imperial court, the rebel army's current policies are several times better.

Just for this reason, many people will rise up in rebellion and join the rebel army.

By then, the pressure faced by the court will not only come from him, but from the entire world.

This was the result he wanted.

What people think, they attack together.
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