Outside Yanmen County, more than 100,000 Qin soldiers were lined up neatly under the city wall, ready to attack at any time.
On the city wall of Yanmen County, Li Mu and the other Zhao generals looked down at the densely packed Qin soldiers below the city wall. Their scalps were tingling.
There were so many Qin soldiers under the city wall, and they were not sure if they could defend Yanmen Prefecture.
At this moment, a war chariot slowly drove out from the Qin army camp and stopped outside the shooting range of the Zhao army on the Yanmen County wall.
The person sitting on this chariot was the commander of the Qin army, Baiqi.
"Is Li Mu, the general of the Yanmen County garrison, here?”Baiqi shouted at the Zhao army on the city wall.
"I am the general of the Yanmen County garrison, Li Mu!”Li Mu, who was on the city wall, immediately responded.
"General Li Mu, Handan City of Zhao has been conquered, the King of Zhao is dead, and the Great General of Zhao, Lianpo, has surrendered. All the other cities of Zhao have been conquered, leaving only Yanmen County.”Baiqi continued.
"What is it? Handan City had already fallen? The King of Zhao was dead, and even the Great General of Zhao, Lianpo, had surrendered. All the other cities of Zhao had been conquered?”
As soon as Bai Qi finished speaking, the ordinary soldiers on the city walls were all shocked, and their expressions changed drastically.
Only generals like Li Mu knew about this. In order not to affect the morale of the soldiers, Li Mu had specially blocked the news. Therefore, many soldiers did not know about this at all.
Hearing Baiqi's words, Zhao Jun felt a huge blow.
Especially when the news of Handan City being breached, the death of the King of Zhao, and the surrender of the Great General Lianpo came out, it caused the morale of the Zhao army to plummet.
Even the capital of Zhao was gone, the King of Zhao was dead, and the Great General of Zhao, Lianpo, had surrendered. There was no point for them to continue defending. Moreover, they might not even be able to defend the place.
"Li Mu, as long as you lead these Zhao soldiers to surrender, I will not make things difficult for you.”
"And you can still lead these Zhao troops to guard Yanmen Prefecture.”
Baiqi continued.
"Moreover, after you surrender to the Qin country, you will become soldiers of the Qin country. As long as you make contributions on the battlefield, whether you kill the Xiongnu or the soldiers of other countries, you can be rewarded according to the Qin country's military merit system.”
"All soldiers, regardless of their origins, as long as they behead an enemy soldier, they will be promoted to a noble rank, and will be rewarded with fields, houses, and servants.”
"The more enemy heads you kill, the higher your title and the greater the reward!”
"Even if he dies on the battlefield, the title and rewards can be transferred to his family.”
……
Baiqi continued to speak loudly, explaining the general content of the military merit system in the Qin country.
The reason why the Qin army was not afraid of death was largely because of the military merit system of the Qin country.
Even if they died on the battlefield, their titles and rewards could be given to their families.
This was also why the Qin army wanted to kill a few more enemies so that their families could receive more rewards.
However, the soldiers of Zhao were different. They joined the army mainly for food. Even if they worked hard, they could not exchange for such a generous reward from the Qin army.
In other words, the Zhao army went to the battlefield to kill the enemies purely for the sake of love or to make a living. On the other hand, the Qin army went to the battlefield to kill the enemies and could obtain tangible benefits.
Humans die for wealth, birds die for food!
This was also the reason why 400,000 Zhao soldiers had surrendered in the Battle of Changping. If it had been 400,000 Qin soldiers, they would definitely not have surrendered. They would have fought to the death.
Because the military law of the Qin army was very strict, once a soldier fled in fear of death, it would implicate his soldiers and even his family.
Baiqi knew that the State of Zhao did not have a military merit system like the State of Qin, which was why he mentioned this in front of all the soldiers.
When the Zhao soldiers on the city wall heard Baiqi's words, their eyes lit up, and many of them were slightly moved.
They had fought for the State of Zhao before, but they had only been able to earn a living. However, if they really became part of the Qin army and killed their enemies on the battlefield, not only would they be able to obtain titles, but they would also be able to obtain land, houses, servants, and so on. This was definitely an opportunity to change the fate of these soldiers who were born at the bottom of the State of Zhao.
Not to mention these ordinary soldiers, even many of the Zhao generals on the city walls were tempted.
This was because those generals were the same as these ordinary soldiers. If they continued to work for the State of Zhao, there would be no one above them. Even if they died, they would not be able to stand out.
And if they worked for the Qin country, as long as they survived on the battlefield, they might even be promoted.
And even if they died, the reward would be given to their families. At least their families would not have to worry.
These were tangible benefits that could be seen. It was much better than working for the State of Zhao.
More importantly, the Great General of the State of Zhao, Lianpo, had also surrendered. With this precedent, even if they surrendered, they wouldn't feel any burden.
"I must get Yanmen Prefecture!”
"Therefore, this general will give you two choices. One is for you to surrender and become soldiers of the State of Qin. In the future, you will be able to make contributions on the battlefield. You might not be like this general.”
"The second choice is to defend Yanmen Prefecture to the death. When I kill my way into Yanmen Prefecture, I will not accept any captives. By then, you will only die. It doesn't matter if you die, but think of your families.”
Baiqi continued.
Giving equal importance to kindness and intimidation was the way to control people.
Bai Qi had already given them a clear analysis. Whether they lived or died, it was up to them.
When the Zhao generals on the city walls heard this, their hearts were filled with excitement. As soldiers, they naturally wanted to make contributions on the battlefield. Moreover, Baiqi was a living example of the military merits system in the Qin country. How could they not be moved?
This was the power of a role model.
Even if they knew that they would not be able to become a second Bai Qi, they would still give it a try.
Just like the people who bought lottery tickets in the future, after seeing the lucky people who won the five million prize on the news, they couldn't help but want to buy a few bets. Even if they had never won the prize before, they still enjoyed it.
All the generals and soldiers on the city wall looked at Li Mu, as if they were waiting for him to make a decision.
"General, the governor of Yanmen County is no longer staying. Why don't you surrender?”
"That's right, General. Handan City of Zhao has fallen and the King of Zhao is dead. Even if we persist, we will only lose more soldiers.”
"Yes, General. Do you have the heart to watch these 10,000 Zhao soldiers die here?”
"Even the Great General of the State of Zhao, General Lianpo, has surrendered. Even if we surrender, no one will blame us.”
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The soldiers and generals on the city wall saw that Li Mu had been silent and could not help but persuade him.
On the one hand, it was death. On the other hand, it was a good future. They could even be promoted. As long as they were not fools, they knew what to choose.
Li Mu, who was on the city wall, could not help but sigh when he saw the scene in front of him.
He knew that this battle had already been lost before it even started.
At first, Bai used his army to pressure the Zhao army, and then he used a series of psychological attacks.
Attacking the city is the worst, attacking the heart is the best.
Baiqi had the hearts of the Zhao Army in his grasp. Under the threat and temptation, how could the Zhao Army not be moved?
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