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Wu Zheng said: "I want to ask you, what are we fighting and fighting with the enemy for?" Make a difference? Kuangfu Imperial Court? Or do you righteously call yourself a great Xia to the general? ”

"I don't know what kind of answer you have in mind, but I know what I think, I fight to protect the people I want to protect."

"These more than 300 people are the people I want to protect. Chen Sheng, you are also their savior, can you bear to watch them be dragged by us and die? ”

Chen Sheng opened his mouth to speak, but Wu Zheng raised his hand to stop him, "Yes, you are right, I know, you are right." But what is right in this world? What's wrong? What are the criteria for judging right and wrong? The benevolent see the benevolent, and the wise see the wise! But one thing is certain, at least I am sure, it will never be wrong to protect the people you want to protect! ”

"Yes, we may pay a great price for these people in exchange, but we also have gains, what we gain is the hearts of the people, and what we gain is the hearts of the army. What is the human heart...... Ladies and gentlemen? Why was the Ming Dynasty's 2 million army defeated by 300,000 Tartars? Don't tell me that the court is corrupt and the soldiers are afraid of death, there are also former Korean officers among you, and there are also veterans of the former dynasty in the Northern Expeditionary Army, and they do not lack the courage to fight to the death against the enemy.

So what exactly is the reason? It's because the people regard the Ming army as thieves, I've heard that the people beat gongs and drums to welcome the Qing army into the city, why? Because in the hearts of the people, the Ming army is more unbearable than the Tartars! Therefore, the people not only did not help the Ming army, but even went to help the Tartars in turn. And the children of these people are the largest part of the Ming army, such a popular heart, such an army, can still win the Qing army? ”

"In exchange for these more than 300 people, not only because they are farmers in Wuzhuang, but because they are our people. Yes, we may have to pay double or even several times the sacrifice, but it's worth it. All the people will think, look, how much sacrifice the Northern Expeditionary Army can endure for the sake of the people! Ladies and gentlemen, the greater our sacrifice, the stronger the people's dependence and trust will be, people's hearts are flesh and blood, and our sacrifice is exchanged for the people's trust and dependence. ”

"On the other hand, the military heart. The soldiers of our army are all from Jiangnan, and now the places in Jiangnan are in the midst of war, just as Zhang Mingzhen said, the Tartars are likely to have tasted the sweetness and repeated the same tricks. But I would say that I would rather pay the price, including my life. Because every drop of blood and every life paid by our army will be remembered by the people...... It's worth it. ”

Wu Zheng's eyes were a little moist, "And every soldier has a family member, their family members are all in Jiangnan, maybe when, they will be captured by the Tartars because of this, now, we have saved these people, the soldiers will feel at ease, they will think, even the people who are ignorant can be desperate to save it, let alone our own family?" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, this will create a virtuous circle, because we can give up everything to save the people, and the people will give everything to repay our army. Because the people can give up everything to repay our army, our soldiers will consciously love the people. Again and again, in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, our army is no longer isolated, we have tens of millions of people behind us as the backing, they can send their own children into our army, our army can be invincible, invincible! ”

Everyone listened quietly, and they understood the reason, but they had never systematically said one thing like Wu Zheng, and the bigger reason was that from the court to the cabinet, no one was willing to do this, and in the eyes of these people, the people were ants and could be sacrificed at will.

Everyone looked at Wu Zheng, at this moment, they really understood, and understood how grand the ambition in Wu Zheng's heart was.

Even if you think about it with your toes, you can understand that if you really realize the mutual trust and support between the military and the people in Wu Zheng's mouth, how will it be invincible.

In this world, what kind of enemy can withstand the thunderous blow of tens of millions of people.

Perhaps at that time, as long as the order is given, the enemy will be frightened and flee in a hurry.

But at this time, there was a person who reacted differently, he was quietly shrinking back.

When Wu Zheng saw it, he was angry in his heart, and he was too faceless.

Others are okay, you Song Anke is my personal entourage, you don't agree, you don't trust, sprinkle a few tears of excitement, and shrink back?

It's tolerable, it's unbearable.

Wu Zheng shouted: "Do you dare to take a step back and try again?" ”

Song An didn't dare to retreat again, his legs slowly squirmed as if they had been filled with lead.

Wu Zheng frowned and said, "What's the matter, let go of the courage to say, awkwardly like a woman." ”

Song An finally mustered up his courage and looked directly at Wu Zheng and said, "There are no more prisoners, when I heard that the Tartars slaughtered Shaoxing City, I ordered that no prisoners should be left." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised, kill the prisoner?!

Or so reasonable?

Chen Sheng took a step forward, stopped in front of Song An and said, "The Tartars are cruel and known to the world, and my subordinates don't think that General Song is at fault. ”

Li Ruhai also stepped forward and said: "Blood debt and blood repayment are justified." ”

Qian Sudian looked left and right, and said softly: "This kills the prisoner...... After all, it will damage the name of our army's benevolence and righteousness, right? ”

Wu Zheng was silent for a while, and then asked, "Why don't you ...... Send someone to discuss with Duoduo and see if you can change it to one for two? ”

Everyone was stunned.

Chen Sheng glanced at Wu Zheng and replied cautiously, "I'm afraid that these more than 200 people, Duoduo won't take it seriously, right?" ”

Qian Sudian shook and said, "The people of Wuzhuang ...... I'm afraid it's dangerous! ”

Wu Zheng was silent for a while, then spread his hands and said, "Now...... You've got your wish! ”

……。

Duoduo led the remnants of about 5,000 people back to Ningbo Prefecture.

As Chen Sheng and Qian Sudian expected, after Duoduo learned that the Ming army had killed all the Qing prisoners in Shaoxing City, he immediately ordered to kill 327 Wuzhuang farmers who had brought him.

The place of the massacre was in the north of Ningbo City, Guanqiaotou, in front of the Chaiwang Temple.

Three hundred and twenty-seven people were in different places under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people in Ningbo Prefecture.

When the blood gathers into a stream and flows into the river, the river is dyed red.

……。

In the past two days, the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army in Shaoxing Prefecture has been assembled in Lihai.

Although Wu Zheng was already mentally prepared, when he really heard the bad news, Wu Zheng still shed tears.

This is not a tear of cowardice, nor a tear of remorse.

It's a tear of determination, a tear that never dies.

Although in the past two days, all the generals have been persuading Wu Zhengren to be calm for a while, and take a step back to open the sea and the sky.

After the battle of Shaoxing Mansion, Lihaiwei suffered heavy casualties.

Today, the total number of soldiers available in Shaoxing Mansion does not exceed 8,000.