We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

After the sound, a cloud of smoke and dust spread out.

The whole family was terrified.

Zhao Laoshuan was even more desperate. He had heard from his elder brother that the Fengtian Army had a new weapon called cannon, which was more powerful than a catapult and could kill a large number of people with one shell.

The noise just now made Zhao Laoshuan think that his house was hit by a shell.

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no other movement.

When the smoke and dust cleared a little, Zhao Laoshuan bravely raised his head and looked over with trembling eyes.

I saw that right below the hole was the empty iron pot in their house.

There was suddenly a bulging burlap bag in the iron pot!

The bag seemed to have been broken by falling from a great height, and the golden, plump corn was flowing out from the hole.

In just a short while, the bottom of the pot was filled with food!

Seeing this scene, Zhao Laoshuan widened his eyes in disbelief.

food?

Food is falling from the sky?!

His wife also came to her senses at this moment, and quickly poked Zhao Laoshuan, who was stunned, and said, "Quick, go and hide the food!"

Zhao Laoshuan finally came to his senses, grinning widely: "I told you...I told you that big brother wouldn't lie to me! Prince Feng...is definitely a good emperor!"

The wife also laughed out loud and did not say anything in rebuttal.

If he can deliver food to the people in the enemy city, he must be a first-class emperor!

At this moment, similar scenes were being played out in many places throughout Luoyang City.

Artillery fire roared at the Fengtian Army artillery positions outside the city.

But what was fired were not solid bullets or shrapnel bullets, but grain bags carefully wrapped in thick linen and tied tightly!

Using the power of the projectiles, the Fengtian Army launched these food shells far into the city of Luoyang.

Some sacks burst in the air due to the huge force, and golden corn and wheat fell from the sky like golden raindrops, scattering on the streets, roofs and courtyards of Luoyang City.

Like Zhao Laoshuan did at the beginning, many people in the city were preparing to spend the night at the grain distribution points, and the streets were now full of people.

"Food! It's food!"

"Food is falling from the sky!"

"The Fengtian Army... The Fengtian Army is sending us food!"

"Aren't the Fengtian Army rebels? Why would they send us food?"

"Who cares? Go grab it!"

After a brief panic, the people were ecstatic and instantly fell into a carnival.

Countless people rushed out from their hiding places, threw themselves desperately at the scattered food, and picked it up frantically.

Some people hugged the grain bags in their arms, some used their hands to pick up the scattered grain on the ground, and some even stuffed the grain directly into their mouths.

Even though the soldiers in charge of public security kept coming forward to scold and beat people, they could not stop the people's actions.

Dugu Hong and a group of generals stood on the city wall, staring in amazement at the rain of food rising everywhere in the city.

Food is life. No matter how cowardly or vulnerable the people are, they will not give up their lives.

One can imagine what kind of violent commotion will follow.

"What the hell is the Fengtian Army doing?!" a deputy general stammered. "They have trouble transporting their own food and fodder, so why are they shooting it into the city to aid the enemy?"

All the generals looked puzzled.

Not to mention that they didn't understand the Fengtian Army's purpose, they didn't even know that artillery could fire food.

Only Dugu Hong's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

He stared intently at the people in the city who were running around in a panic to grab food, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth:

"Li Che! A trick to conquer the mind... Such a vicious trick to conquer the mind!"

He slammed his fist on the battlement, his voice filled with suppressed fear: "Li Che... He's not aiding the enemy, he's buying people's hearts!"

"He was telling everyone in our city that he had food for the army and was willing to give it to the people, and we..."

Dugu Hong's face turned pale, and his voice was bitter: "And we are snatching their last rations!"

. . . . . .

Li Che stood on the observation deck, looking through the telescope at the bursts of grain rain rising from Luoyang City, a smile on his lips.

On the contrary, the generals around him looked very distressed.

Ma Zhong couldn't help but grumble, "Your Majesty! It's so hard for us to transport some food ourselves! And...are we just going to throw it all to those rebels?"

Yelu He also frowned and agreed: "Your Majesty, isn't this too wasteful? If Dugu Hong gets this food, won't it bolster his defense of the city?"

Li Che put down the telescope, looked at the two of them, and replied with a smile: "You guys only saw the food, but not the people's hearts."

He pointed to Luoyang City and said, "Dugu Hong fortified the city, cleared the fields, and confiscated the people's grain in order to concentrate resources and resist stubbornly."

"But his actions undoubtedly pushed hundreds of thousands of people in the city to the brink of starvation and death."

"And I." Li Che patted his chest, "I gave them food and a way to survive."

"You say that the defenders who robbed them of their food and forced them to death are worthy of loyalty?"

"Or are the besiegers who provide them with food so they can survive more popular with the people?"

When the generals heard this, they were stunned at first, and then they suddenly realized.

Ma Zhong slapped his thigh fiercely: "If this continues, who in the city will still be willing to fight for Dugu Hong? I'm afraid the morale of the army will be shaken!"

"No wonder His Majesty asked us to put some salt in our grain bags. How thoughtful of him!"

Zhu Chun frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, although this plan is ingenious, the people are mostly ignorant and I'm afraid they won't understand your Majesty's love and care."

The ignorance of the people is the consensus of everyone in this era.

Moreover, the people have very few channels to obtain information. People like Zhao Laoshuan who have long known that Li Che loves the people are still a minority in Luoyang City.

Most people would just hide the food they received and would not think about who gave them the food.

Li Che also nodded slowly and said with a smile: "That's right, I understand what the old Duke said."

"Therefore, to conquer the heart, you can't just use a single strategy, you have to use a series of strategies!"

"A chain of tricks?"

All the generals were puzzled.

Li Che smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I'll be here soon."

At this moment, several slowly moving black spots appeared on the horizon.

"Your Majesty, look!"

Yue Yun pointed to the sky and all the generals looked up.

I saw several huge hot air balloons, using the wind to float silently towards the sky above Luoyang City.

The defenders of Luoyang City obviously also discovered it. Countless arrows and bullets were shot into the air, but in the end they could only fall down weakly and could not do anything to the hot air balloon.

Gradually, the hot air balloon arrived above the city center.

The next second, countless pieces of paper poured down from the hanging basket like snowflakes, covering the entire Luoyang City.