Chapter 70: Successful Expansion of the Army
The great man said that the wisdom lies in the people, and the lower the status, the deeper the wisdom, maybe it is Luo Yang and others who are suppressed at the bottom, right? He just looked at the problem from the perspective of the grass people, intuitively felt what was right and what was wrong, and then implemented it.
If you want people to follow you, you have to draw a blueprint for the future, right? Let people see hope, see beauty, and see the goal to pursue.
The ideal of the Han Heavenly Kingdom satisfied the political aspirations of people of all walks of life to the greatest extent and became an outstanding united front goal.
"King Rui, what do you mean by doing this?" Zeng Shihe said that he didn't understand, not because he was against it, but because he felt very mysterious.
Most of the other generals were also dizzy, but they felt quite comfortable listening to it, and it was exactly what they wanted to say.
"This king just wants to recruit more troops!" Luo Yang felt that he couldn't make it so clear for the time being, anyway, he had already expressed it, the lovely revolutionary peasants more than a hundred years ago.
For this goal, all the generals are satisfied!
Five days after the slogan of the Great Han Heavenly Kingdom was shouted, the people near Chengdu, including citizens, peasants, gentlemen, officials, petty officials, merchants of varying degrees of wealth, students, etc., were elated, and in general, they were afraid of the combat power of the Taiping Army and surprised by the excellent military discipline of the Taiping Army.
"Good! That's nice! I like it! ”
"The Great Han Heavenly Kingdom? This is for our Han people! ”
"Look, we poor people will be able to live a good life if we follow the Taiping Army, hehe, Lao Tzu is determined, the Taiping Army is so good!"
"Poor? Hehe, really not, everyone, people are also protecting the wealthy, even if they expropriate the part, they will also repay it in the future, the key is the land, redemption, right? People don't blackmail people, don't rob, in order to evenly balance wealth and stabilize the society, good! ”
"Ah, our child is saved!"
"Huh?"
"Behold, they do not kill the prisoners of war, but let them all be released, and they are not to blame! Can our children come out and pull? Yes? Hahaha! Thank God, thank you to the Taiping Army, thank you to the Han Heavenly Kingdom! ”
"The Taiping Army actually respects Confucianism? Is this still the Taiping Army? ”
"For us to unify the country?"
"It's not the work of the long hair, this is, whose soldier is this?"
Under the propaganda of the friendly Taiping soldiers, more and more people gathered at the preaching site, and while listening, they nodded frequently and applauded, and sometimes applauded.
Five days later, the indigenous residents of Sichuan, who were getting closer to the Taiping Army, joined the Taiping Army one after another!
"Your child has become a long-haired child?" On the streets of Chengdu, it is common to see acquaintances greet each other like this.
"When, hey, it's all about grabbing, go, your children didn't go?"
"No, no, go, I won't let him go, he has to go! Mom's dog thing, white-eyed wolf, can't be raised, and the long hair is kissed as a father! ”
"Brother, actually, as long as you oppose him and hold him, he really dares to go?"
"Me? Hehe, to be honest, I'm in favor of it too, you see, how powerful are people? The battle was fought well, the soldiers of the Great Qing Kingdom were beaten to pieces, and the troops were well disciplined, they were all good people, benevolent and righteous! Also, it's for our Han people to fight the world, can we do it? ”
"Hehe, brother, you can't call it long hair anymore in the future, as soon as our children join, hehe, we're also long hair."
"Yes, yes, we're also hairy, phew, what kind of mouth do I have, what kind of hair? No, no, the long hair is all lackeys raised by foreign foreigners, who specialize in killing our Chinese, look at the soldiers of other people, it is really the soldiers of our people! ”
"It's not Long Hair, it's not the Taiping Army, it's the Han Heavenly Army!"
"Yes, yes! The Great Han Heavenly Army, well, this name is magnificent, loud, I approve of it! Oh, brother, who is the emperor of the Han Heavenly Kingdom? ”
"I don't know, I just know that he is called King Rui, heh, he is young, and he is very handsome!"
"Little handsome emperor? God, if our daughters are handsome, they will be blessed......"
Five days later, the conscription work in Chengdu City entered the first place, and then, out of control, within a few days, 100,000 Chengdu soldiers and civilians enthusiastically responded to the call and joined the Han Heavenly Army.
What is the ultimate goal of the Great Han Heavenly Kingdom? To build a country where everyone is happy and prosperous.
What is the medium-term goal of the Great Han Heavenly Army? Quickly put an end to all kinds of wars and chaos on the land of China and restore peace.
What is the nearest goal of the Great Han Heavenly Army? Recruit troops, expand armaments, and build an elite field army.
Luo Yang instructed all officers and soldiers to preach these goals clearly to the people.
Especially regarding the medium-term goals, Luo Yang personally participated in formulating rules and regulations, promulgated them to all the officers and soldiers of the propaganda, explained them thoroughly, and then they explained them to the people where they lived.
First, to stop the brutal massacres and conquests of the Manchu army by force, force it to retreat, and be able to retreat sensibly to the north and sign a peace treaty.
Second, to contact and restrain the troops of Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Army in the southeast, rationally admit the status quo of China's division and separation, make major changes to their own ideals, systems, and disciplines, and reach a compromise with the Manchu government, so that China will continue to fall into the tragedy of civil war by means of violent revolution.
Third, it is necessary to concentrate troops, form a coalition army, and set out to the northwest to suppress the Hui army Bai Yanhu and other Shaanxi and Gansu troops who have degenerated from a national uprising into a barbaric genocide, so as to save the Chinese people in the northwest who are on the verge of extinction.
Fourth, it is necessary to eliminate all Western invading forces in China and first restore China's unified law and order.
Fifth, to the extent possible, to achieve national reconciliation and grand alliances, peaceful coexistence and the development of economic competition.
As for the short-term goals, Luo Yang also paid attention to it, and he gave a detailed explanation of the expansion and use of the army in the future, so that more people can rest assured.
"Our Han Heavenly Army, with its absolutely advanced artillery firepower, can sweep away all enemies, so under the guidance of mature tactical principles, our army can achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost. In our battles, we absolutely do not fight for numbers, we regard the protection of the lives of every officer and soldier as the highest standard, and regard every officer and soldier as our own relatives, which is indispensable. ”
"We absolutely do not take the initiative to provoke, the purpose of the army's construction is to protect the territory and the people, it is not good to fight bravely, and we will not use the army to redeem our forces."
"Our infantry is mainly used to defend Chengdu and the surrounding counties."
"For cities and fortresses that need to be captured, our army will bombard them with heavy artillery and destroy them directly, and it is forbidden to use crowd tactics,"
Inspired by the policies and measures formulated by Luoyang, in 20 days, the people of Chengdu, including more than 20 surrounding counties, signed up to join the army, and the number of people far exceeded the craziest estimates of the generals.
150,000 people, becoming the latest army of the Great Han Heavenly Kingdom.