After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Especially the old subordinates left by Meng Yi, he wanted to use them and had to take good care of them.

So, only Qingyao went.

The team was in disharmony, and General Huang was the commander. Even if Qingyao was willing to travel overnight, no one would listen to him.

As they slowly moved forward, the border guards only rested for two days.

Meng Yi gave the order to start attacking the royal city.

The troops were divided into three groups and attacked the Zixiao Gate, Zhengding Gate and Qiankun Gate at the same time.

Only one of them was left alive, in Houyaomen.

But this is already the royal city. If the princes and nobles inside escape, where else can they go? No matter where they go, they will lose all their former glory.

Therefore, not only did the King of Nanman take out things from his treasury to motivate his soldiers and generals.

Even the nobles contributed money and food to the military camp.

With the huge reward and the threat of national destruction, the soldiers and generals of the small Nanman tribe became fearless and brave.

After two days of fighting, Fang Yin occasionally broke into the city gate, but had to retreat quickly.

The enemy increased their troops and they couldn't hold on.

Seeing his soldiers becoming increasingly exhausted and both sides suffering heavy losses, Fang Yin's face became solemn.

"Bai Wu, how are the other two doors?"

"Reporting to the Major General, we are also in a stalemate, but we have come a long way, and our food and supplies can only last for three days. However, we can requisition food locally."

Bai Wu said respectfully.

He has been awarded to Fang Yin by General Meng and will be Fang Yin's man from now on.

Fang Yin frowned. He had never collected grain on the spot, but he knew that it meant forcibly collecting grain from the newly captured cities and surrounding tribes.

But the local people have just experienced a war, how much surplus food can they have?

If you act too harshly, it will be difficult to win the hearts of the people in the future.

In Fang Yin's simple thinking, he believed that since they had been defeated, they were of the same dynasty as him, regardless of their race or tribe, they were all the same.

How can you bully yourself?

When he was a fool, his family was taxed extra for grain and he went hungry for a very long time.

My nephew taught me, "Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you."

He couldn't let other people go hungry.

The most urgent task is to find a way to capture the royal city.

After conquering the country, we would go to the homes of princes and nobles to collect the spoils, and naturally we would have food.

Fang Yin calmed down and returned to the tent. He also sent Bai Wu and more than ten other people to guard outside while he went to search his treasure bag.

Bai Wu was speechless. The young general was going to steal food again.

He had accidentally seen that the bundle was filled with steamed buns, paper-wrapped bacon and other things.

They won't rob them, so why is the Major General always so cautious?

But after such a long expedition, the bacon should be finished, right? Bai Wu swallowed.

In the tent, Fang Yin took out a few talismans and finally a box.

Hypnosis Box.

He scratched his head. His niece said that this thing can make people fall asleep very deeply, the kind that you can't wake up from.

It is an indiscriminate attack.

If he wants to use it, he has to do some covering up.

Fang Yin thought about it and ordered to stop the attack, retreat three miles and take a temporary rest.

Then they recruited twenty people from the army who knew something about music, well, the ones who used to play trumpets and erhu at funerals.

"Do you want to make a contribution?"

Fang Yin stood in front of them with a serious expression.

The twenty people were nervous and worried, fearing that the major general would use them as cannon fodder or targets.

But he did not dare to disobey military orders.

"I want to!" A sparse voice came.

Fang Yin nodded. "I'll give you a chance. If you succeed, I'll reward you five taels of gold each! Are you willing?"

Twenty people's eyes lit up immediately.

An old soldier asked: "Major General, if we die in battle, the five taels of gold may be sent to our families."

"Okay." Fang Yin nodded. "But I'm not asking you to do anything that will cost you your lives."

"We are willing to serve the general!" Twenty people shouted fiercely.

The wages of avarice is death.

Being on the battlefield, they could not guarantee death at any time. Now that they have the opportunity to get money, they certainly will not back down.

As for the second half of Fang Yin's sentence, no one cared.

Fang Yin waved his hand, and someone brought over a bunch of suonas, trumpets, and other instruments, mixed with Nanman drums.

He had these bought in the city.

Suona and other musical instruments are from the Central Plains and are rare in the Southern Barbarians. There was a nobleman who liked to listen to Central Plains opera on weekdays.

Only by raising a troupe of actors can we put it all together.

Of course, the nobleman didn't dare to ask for more money. He wanted to give it as a gift to build a relationship.

But the soldiers were stubborn and insisted on buying what the major general said. After some negotiation, they bought all the items for only thirty cents.

"Tonight, you will play three songs in front of the city gate. Any song is fine, but one requirement: it must be sad and mournful, the kind that makes people feel uncomfortable when they hear it."

Fang Yin watched them choose their instruments and gave them instructions.

One soldier was surprised: "Major General, is this a strategy to win over the hearts and minds of the people?"

Fang Yin frowned and nodded majestically.

Yes, that's right, he is very insidious, cunning and resourceful.

The twenty people understood and started to prepare.

At the same time, Bai Wu quietly left the camp holding a black box.

He held up a large bundle of grass as a cover, and as the night grew darker, he began to quietly approach the city gate.

The major general said that the closer to the city gate, the better, don't expose yourself, and hide your body completely.

I don't know what it is, maybe poison gas? If I poison the enemy, he will die too, right?

But Bai Wu was not afraid and obeyed the order until death.

Soon, he arrived at a position about 500 meters away from the city wall. There was a large rock around him, which was barely enough for him to hide his body.

A little further away from the city gate, twenty people stood in a row, and a sad erhu tune began to spread.

The piece he played was "Song in Sickness", and the feeling of sorrow and resentment was overwhelming.

After hearing this, Bai Wu immediately opened the box.

The box also began to make sounds, the distant and strange tone scared him. Without paying attention to it, he tried to find a way to move away.

On the city wall, the cautious and vigilant Nanman soldiers were the first to notice it.

"What's the noise?"

"It seems to be right under the city wall? No, is there someone playing music?"

"It doesn't sound right to me. It seems like there are two voices. It makes me so sleepy." Someone yawned.

In fact, if they carefully investigate at this distance, they will be able to find Bai Wu.

But most people could hardly open their eyes, and a few felt that the fatigue from days of fighting had suddenly surged up and was somewhat unbearable.

Bai Wu also felt that he couldn't open his eyes. He thought that the poison had taken effect.

He tried hard to move forward, hoping to see the major general again before he died.

He even cut himself to stay conscious, and with difficulty he approached the twenty men. Then he closed his eyes and collapsed completely.

The twenty people playing the erhu fought back their sleepiness and were already dizzy after playing three songs.

Someone found Bai Wu and they dragged him back with difficulty. They didn't walk far before they fell down one by one.

Snoring sounds came one after another.

Fang Yin waited in the tent for a stick of incense. Zhizhi said that after about that much time, the box would be able to work.

When the incense burned out, he immediately led his men to attack the city.