After the last rain at the end of autumn has passed, it has officially ushered in the cold.

Two days later, in the morning, the school field in Chizhou City gradually became lively. Early in the morning, more and more people were gathering.

This is because since last night, there has been a relatively grassroots propaganda team that has been notified everywhere that Zhao Cheng is going to give a speech today and explain something to the people in Chizhou.

In addition to being a sworn teacher, it is also necessary to give an explanation of the current relatively enthusiastic public opinion and the defeat of Lingyang Mountain. This can be regarded as a link that does not detach from the masses, and at the same time needs to be criticized, and it is still the only way to protect Qin Ming.

For this speech, Zhao Cheng prepared for two days and made some necessary preparations. Even did everything, relying on Lao Liu's understanding of the people's situation for more than ten years, Zhao Cheng also specially locked a group of trusts at very many times, and made an appointment in advance to be a "cheerleader" at a specific time, so as to bring up the rhythm.

The price is actually not very large, this kind of water army does not need too much, Lao Liu promised them that if they do a good job, they will give each person five copper coins afterwards, and at the same time, if they want to join the propaganda team to eat the imperial grain, this will be used as an important resume for reference.

Khan, this kind of deed, Lao Liu Zi doesn't need to say much, it's okay not to give money, at that time, Zhao Cheng was taken by him to work on the construction site with his own lunch box, and he was more active, not to mention that this time he was giving money and recording credit.

So at about the same time, the crowd surrounded by black oppression, and almost 10,000 people were empty. Zhao Cheng took the earthen megaphone and fought on the high platform, sorting out his final thoughts.

"Your Excellency is mighty!"

Zhao Cheng came to the stage, and suddenly not too many people began to shout.

This made Lao Liu below look black, Nima and these guys are too much, anyway, they are just taking five copper coins, Boss Zhao has not even started to speak, "Adult mighty"? Don't be so fake.

"See what you're doing?"

Lao Liu, who had no choice, approached Zhao Qingming embarrassedly and said in a low voice.

"But it's none of my business, this is not the group I mobilized, it's those acquaintances of your family."

Zhao Qingming said that I don't carry this pot. But this is a branch, not very important, after Zhao Cheng raised his hand slightly, everyone slowly quieted down again.

"I won't say much politely, but although I haven't been on the expedition recently, I'm still very busy. At this time, it may not be very important to gather everyone over. ”

Zhao Cheng said, "It's just that under the current situation, there is a heated discussion on the streets and alleys about the defeat of the officials and troops of Lingyang Mountain again. But most of the people who don't know the truth, this time I don't think we should hide it from you, you are the people of the Great Song Dynasty, you are the people of Chizhou, and you should know some of the truth about the safety and survival of Chizhou. Let's talk about not long ago, the Xiang army led by General Qin Ming unfortunately encountered the Manichae cult in the Lingyang Mountain area, and was defeated, and nearly 200 soldiers were killed in Lingyang Mountain. ”

"Kill Qin Ming and deal with the person responsible!"

Someone in the crowd immediately spoke out, and even now Zhang Ji did not continue to question these things, but the rendering at that time still made people very impressed.

"Lord Zhao is mighty! The army did not listen to your instructions, and once again acted stubbornly for its own purposes, it was Lord Zhao who once again turned the tide and turned defeat into victory! ”

"The dead will not come back to life, but my poor son is only fifteen years old, and he is also in the ranks of the Xiang army that went out of Lingyang Mountain, and he will never come back!"

The mood tended to rise again, Zhao Cheng hurriedly raised his hand, and his voice slowly fell again.

Zhao Cheng looked around and continued, "This is indeed a misfortune and a tragedy. But this is a war crime, and it is strictly different from the Dong Ping incident. ”

After a pause, Zhao Cheng said in a shocking voice, "I'm pretty sure that Qin Ming has disadvantages in the battle, in fact, I don't want to admit it, but now it's not okay to stand up and speak." In fact, Qin Ming did not disobey his orders, he was indeed defeated, but the main reason was that my command was unfavorable, and I made a mistake in judging the battle situation under extreme circumstances, so when I was acting on two fronts, I issued wrong war orders to Qin Ming. ”

"Ah......h

There was an uproar, I didn't think that Lord Zhao would also misjudge?

The most shocking thing was Zhang Ji and Cai Wenji, who came to watch, and they really didn't know what to say with their mouths half open, but he was ...... Recruited this black cauldron on yourself?

Zhang Ji and Cai Wenji both felt Zhao Cheng's dilemma at the same time. He chose not to kill Qin Ming, he was already a taboo, and he couldn't ask He Zhizhong's son, nor could he say the rights and wrongs of Huang Wenbing and Cai You, so on the premise of protecting Qin Ming, only he had to carry it.

Anyway, the public opinion that is now extreme only needs an explanation. And the people above don't care about the truth, just someone can carry it.

"Your ......, my lord"

How dare Zhao Qingming let the Zhao family carry this pot, but when he wanted to say something, he was pointed at by Zhao Cheng, "Don't say it, the main thing today is to have an explanation and criticize." I'm just explaining, I'm self-criticizing. ”

Zhao Qingming was still not convinced, but Zhang Ji pulled him and said in a low voice, "Have some confidence in your brother, listen to him continue." He'll always have a way. ”

After all kinds of discussions fermented, Zhao Cheng said slowly, "The so-called truth of Lingyang Mountain, this is the truth." No matter what we do at any time, there will be consequences, either expected or unexpected, but as long as we choose, there will be consequences. ”

"As a former commander, the fact that I'm not an immortal means that I'm not always right. In the Lingyang Mountain encounter, as the commander-in-chief, I made a weighty decision at that time, and it also had a weighty consequence. ”

After looking around, Zhao Cheng continued, "Do we want to compromise with the cult bandits who take the initiative to attack the army of the Nation and the DPRK?" No way! There must be a decision to fight back after an attack, but in a limited amount of time, in a situation where I am not perfect, there is the possibility of mistakes. ”

"I won't shy away from my questions, I'll be responsible. So my merits are aside, but that should not affect the mission of the rest of you. ”

"What is the mission: the commander is decisive and quick to correct mistakes, look for problems, dare to take responsibility, dare to command, dare to criticize himself. Soldiers, dare to go out to kill the enemy, dare to accept orders. The people must be fair, the interests of the people must be safeguarded, the people must have confidence, and they must support the government to suppress bandits, because compared with Wang Xiu, the government must be more gentle. I can't shake these most essential missions because of one person, one of my mistakes. ”

"To be a soldier is to catch a thief, this is not a benevolent right or wrong, it is faith and responsibility. It is a natural irreconcilable clash of positions! ”

In the end, Zhao Cheng said again, "Frankly speaking, if I rely on everything alone, I really can't bear it." If one of my mistakes causes everyone to lose their sense of mission, then it will be an unwinnable war. On the contrary, if I can regain the sense of mission of each of you by admitting my mistakes and criticizing today, then in fact, it will no longer matter whether I am or not. There will be a price to pay for making mistakes, as I said before, this is my choice, and there will be consequences. If I am removed from my post for reflection, it is not too important, as long as each of you can clearly understand your mission and work unswervingly, you will definitely win this war in the short term, and you can win any war in the future. ”

"That's it, that's all."

Zhao Cheng thought about it for a while, and after saying this, he walked off the high platform.