Chapter Seventy-Three: The Decisive Battle (II)

In the anticipation and apprehension, time passes little by little. After three days and nights, the day of the decisive battle finally arrived.

Early this morning, Dingzhu specially ordered someone to boil a large poke of hot water for himself and wash his body up and down. Then he found a concubine to comb his head and trim his beard. Immediately, he walked to the side hall of the temporary line, and enjoyed breakfast with Zuo Xianghe, the envoy of the Privy Council, Li Siqi of the Baoyi Army, Li Sishun, the deputy of the Baoyi Army, the Zhending Lu Daru Huachi, the Zhongyi Rescue ** Wanhu Li Hanqing, the Mongolian Army Wanhu Dulaha, the Tanma Red Army Wanhu Guo Zeshan, and more than a dozen other deputy Wanhu and Qianhu.

Because no one knew how long the battle would last, everyone ate slowly, and chose meat and cheese as much as possible so that their physical strength and energy would not be unsustainable. And the red tape when eating at the same table between the ordinary superiors and subordinates is all thrown aside, and no one will deliberately care about it anymore.

Everyone actually knows very well in their hearts that this is a key battle. If he is lucky enough to win, within three years, the Zhu thief will not have the strength to make a comeback. And if it is defeated, from Cangzhou to Dadu, there will be no soldiers who dare to fight. Even if the Great Yuan Dynasty did not die immediately, if it wanted to reorganize the rivers and mountains under the control of the crown prince, it would probably be ten years later.

And the prince loves to know Lidara, and he is not a male lord with a heart. Everyone had killed so many people from the prince's family on the orders of Timur in the past, and if they went to Jining in the future, they would inevitably end up in a different place. As for Zhu Butcher's side, there is no need to think about it. Dingzhu and He are the only prime ministers of Dayuan, and even Hama knows that he chose to go to Aluhui Timur to protect his face and choose to go to Aluhui Timur, how can the two of them be willing to be captives? ! Li Siqi and Li Sishun, who were once Zhao Junyong's henchmen, have had no way back since the day they rolled up the soldiers and artillery to accept Zhao'an. As for Li Hanqing, it is the life and death feud of Zhu Tuhu, and they do not share the same heaven with each other......

"Cangzhou City is surrounded by a flat river. He placed 30 heavy cannons and 120 four-pound cannons on the four city walls, and left 60 for backup. Seeing that everyone's expressions were extremely solemn, Dingzhu put down his chopsticks and explained with a smile. Unless Xu Dan can conjure up a high mountain on the spot, otherwise, we will definitely not suffer a loss in firearms this time. ”

"The scouts have also found out that Wu Thief Liangmou has led his troops to sweep the place eastward in the past few days, and he will not rush back to participate in the battle. Wang Xuan's Sixth Legion and Aslan's Ninth Legion also did not appear within a hundred miles. With Xu Da's caution, he would also leave one or two brigades to guard along Zhangshui to prevent Yue Kuocha'er from stabbing in the back. In this way, in fact, only part of the Third Army and the Fourth Army participated in the war, and the total number of men and horses would not exceed 50,000! Zuo Xianghe also sat up straight and listed a series of specific facts to boost morale.

The Huai'an army is equipped with a large number of firearms, and it is mainly infantry, so it has extremely strict requirements for the cooperation between the brothers and neighbors below. The more tacit cooperation is required, the more it is necessary for the Chinese army's orders to be carried out clearly as soon as possible. Therefore, Xu Da can't invest too many troops in a battle. Sixty thousand is almost the limit, beyond this number, he can't guarantee that he can command effectively.

What the two prime ministers stated was the truth, and each of them was beneficial to their own side. But when Li Siqi, Bao Duraha and others heard this, there was no relief on their faces. Just continued to chew dry meat and cheese indifferently, and drank milk tea indifferently, as if the soul had already flown out of the shell.

"I've figured it out. It is better to rely on others than on yourself. Dingzhu was stunned, quickly changed his thinking, and added loudly, "If this battle is won, Ben Xiang will never take everyone back to Dadu, nor will he bow to the prince." Let's simply follow the example of the towns in Hebei at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and from then on, each person occupies a piece of land and lives their own lives behind closed doors! ”

This is also a big truth. Because even if he can win against Xu Da, he will still not be tolerated by Tuhuan Timur's father and son. It's better to simply support the army and be a larger feudal town. Then judge the situation and find another way out.

Everyone listened to it, and the expressions on their faces were finally more vivid than before. 6 continued to stop the chopsticks and responded with a smile, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with being a feudal town, Li Keyong, the king of Jin back then, but he never failed the Tang Dynasty in his life!" ”

"Yes, the Son of Heaven Shengming, we are good generals. The Son of Heaven is mediocre, and we can protect the land and the people! ”

"That Zhu butcher happens to be surnamed Zhu, which happens to be more than Zhu Wen back then!"

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Everyone has read a lot of books. Soon, he followed Dingzhu's rhetoric and linked the current situation with the Huangchao Rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the Great Qi of Huangchao also entered Chang'an. But in less than two years, Huang Chao was ruined. However, all the festivals that were once defeated by Huang Chao's hands were all very nourishing later. If you want to send some money and food to the court, you can send a little. If you don't want to send it, you won't send it. Behind closed doors, robbing men and women on their own turf, the court didn't have the courage to interfere too much.

Thinking about it like this is also a little uplifting. At this moment, there were suddenly several cannon roars in my ears, "Boom! ""Boom" and "boom", like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, shook the eaves of the house.

"Xu Thief treacherously fired in advance!" Li Hanqing's face turned pale, he stood up, and was ready to go out to control his own team.

"It's an empty cannon, this guy can't bear it, and he's in a hurry to urge the old man to go out for a decisive battle!" He weiyi pressed his shoulder and announced loudly.

"Boom!" "Boom" "Boom" was followed by the sound of shelling, but no one was heard shouting and neighing. Obviously, He's judgment was very accurate. The Xu thief was firing artillery to urge the battle, instead of attacking Cangzhou City in advance.

"Then the old man went and fulfilled him!" Dingzhu wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and struggled to stand up. "According to the original arrangement, the loyal and righteous rescue ** followed the Chinese army, and was directly dispatched by the old man. The other armies followed closely by Prime Minister He and the two Lord Li. Let's go, let's fight with Xu Thief today! ”

"Never die!" Except for Li Siqi, the other generals stood up in unison and roared through gritted teeth.

Anyway, sooner or later, it's all desperate, so why do you procrastinate? Soon, all the soldiers and horses were assembled, and they poured out along the east and south gates of Cangzhou City. With the rear army against the southeast corner of the city, obliquely discharged a large formation of inverted bases.

This is the only two of Dingzhu and He who have repeatedly deduced on the sand table before they have determined the formation plan. You can make the most of the artillery on the south and east walls, as well as several horse faces, to suppress the enemy. And Xu Da's camp was originally set up about ten miles southeast of Cangzhou City, and he led the troops from that direction, which happened to be directly opposite to the Yuan army.

"Boom!" "Boom" "Boom" The Huai'an Army is still firing artillery in the air, the rhythm is slow, echoing each other from afar. They are not firing artillery to urge war, but using the effect of the loud sound of artillery to spread some kind of emergency, or important news. And the distance between the teams they came to fight was indeed a little far. With the banners and drums alone, it was difficult for every soldier to hear clearly.

"What is the idea of the thief?" Before he could arrange his own military formation, He Weiwei felt a sense of foreboding in his heart. Hurriedly handed over the rear army to his deputy temporarily, and the Zhongshu Zuo Cheng Termu took it, and personally rode his horse to the Chinese army to remind Dingzhu.

"It seems that it's not just Xu Thief's Third Legion and Wu Yongchun's Fourth Legion coming." The intuition of the two brothers, Li Siqi and Li Sishun, was also very keen, and they rushed to the Chinese army almost at the same time as He Wei, and discussed with Dingzhu in a low voice with a little apprehension.

"Not really! Wu Liangmou may have returned. No, it's not Wu Liangmou's Fifth Army, the banners are not the same, and the number is too small, you look to the east, due east! Dingzhu held up a large telescope that he had bought a lot of money, trying to distinguish the flag of his opponent.

"It's definitely not Wu Liangmou!" Li Hanqing has been paying attention to the Huai'an Army for many years and can clearly remember the characteristics of each regiment. Wu Liangmou is young and bold, and his thinking is unrestrained. Therefore, in addition to the standard number recognition flag, his Fifth Legion usually raises dozens of tiger flags with wings to show off its strength.

And Xu Da and Wu Yongchun are much more low-key than him. One of the distinctive flags is a standard shield in the Huai'an army, and the other is a double sword that crosses up. Through the telescopes they bought at a high price, He Weiwei, Li Sishun, Li Hanqing and others could easily distinguish that Xu Da had taken out all the strength of the Third Army Corps, and Wu Yongchun had about six brigades under his command, and the two soldiers and horses were slowly assembling from the southwest and southeast directions towards Cangzhou City at this moment. The team that came due east was under a different banner, a bright moon, a rising sun, and a vast earth and ocean. The sun and the moon rise together, forever shining on China.

"Boom!" There was another trumpet, and Dingzhu, He Weiwei, Li Siqi, Li Sishun and others shook their bodies at the same time, and their faces became extremely solemn.

"It's the Zhu Butcher, it's the First Legion of the Zhu Butcher. He, he may have come personally! Li Hanqing's reaction was stronger than anyone else's, and his teeth chattered.

He remembered that flag too well. Back then, Zhu Tuhu's ship was planted with the same flag, and he crossed the river to fulfill the agreement with Toto. As a result, the powder ship he carefully prepared did not come in handy at all. The prime minister vomited blood on the spot, and died immediately.

He hated, hated that person, that banner. hated that man for killing his proprietor alive, hated that banner for ruining his dream of going in and out. If it weren't for Zhu Thief's rebellion, he believed that under the guidance of Toto, he would be enough to walk to the same position as He Wei. Even if it doesn't go well, at least it can be compared with Han Yuanshan, the left of the Chinese book. And now, he can only wag his tail and beg for mercy under Dingzhu's men, and he is still guarded like a thief.

For a moment, Li Hanqing even forgot his ambition to win the championship in the future. struggling, he wanted to pick up the team and rush over, and the guy under the Sun and Moon banner, whether he was Zhu Butcher himself or not, was broken into thousands of pieces. However, his arm was tightly held by two Mongolian warriors who suddenly came over, and no matter how hard he struggled, it was difficult for him to move forward again.

"General Lee is sick and babbling nonsense. Someone, send him back to the city for me, and find Lang Zhong for treatment!" He Wei's face was blue, and he ordered the cowardly Xue behind Li Hanqing.

"Someone, pass the old man's order. From now on, the Loyal and Righteous Salvation ** will be handed over to Shalaban to take charge of it. Until General Lee recovers! "Don't give Li Hanqing a chance to resist at all, Dingzhu tacitly added.

"Yes!" Several cowardly Xue agreed in unison, set up Li Hanqing, and dragged him towards the city gate, no matter how this person struggled and shouted, he would never relax.

Zhongyi rescued the ** deputy Wanhu Shalaban, who came out of the crowd like a ghost, passed by Li Hanqing, and bowed to the pillar, "The last will be, and the last general will live up to the trust of the right minister!" ”

"You....?!" Li Hanqing's eyes widened, and the two legs that were dragging on the ground instantly lost all strength. After so much hard planning, he has been planning how to betray others and how to get the most benefits. But I didn't expect that there were people around me who had already betrayed and had already planned to replace them!

"Drag it down! If he dares to disturb the hearts of our army, he will be killed immediately! He didn't reply to the stigma, urging loudly. Immediately, he raised his telescope again and continued to look due east.

Although Li Hanqing is a wolf with ambitions, his insight is not bad. The battle flag that slowly approached due east was indeed owned by the First Legion. The size of the team under the battle flag was not large, at most it was only a cavalry brigade, with more than 2,000 men. But everyone in the team was wearing a silver silk soft armor, and the glitter on the iron helmet was dazzling and cold.

"It's the 1st Guards Brigade!" Dingzhu heard Zuo Xianghe analyze in a trembling voice in his ear. Xu Hongsan's flag was inside, in the middle of the team to the left. The one next to him, the one next to him under the sun and moon, the burly guy should be Zhu Chongjiu! ”

"It's Zhu Chongjiu, there is no one else except Zhu Chongjiu. I saw him in Xuzhou back then! Li Siqi's voice sounded dry and tight, faintly with a trill.

Zhu Chongjiu came, he came from the sea. Wu Liangmou killed to the east a few days ago, not only to sweep away the fortresses of those powerful princes, but also to shoulder the task of picking up Zhu Chongjiu and opening the way for the Guards Brigade.

When Zhu Chongjiu came, he actually left Huaiyang, secretly left Xuzhou, and secretly came to the front of the battlefield. He was going to personally command this battle and bury Da Yuan with his own hands.

Zhu Chongjiu came, and when he left, Huaiyang was safe and sound. Zhang Shicheng actually didn't send troops, Zhang Shicheng actually gave up the best opportunity in his life, and was willing to be trampled under his feet forever!

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In an instant, Dingzhu couldn't believe his eyes and ears. Just watching the team in the distance get closer and closer, closer and closer. The iron-clad black-faced general in the team was like a god descending, and the beating sunlight was surging behind him!

"Expel the Tartars and recover the mountains and rivers!" I don't know who took the lead, but a voice sounded slowly under the bright spring sun.

At first, it was a bit thin. But in an instant, it became extremely loud. Like a dragon that had been sleeping for many years, it suddenly jumped up from the abyss and let out its first long groan after waking up.

"Expel the Tartars and recover the mountains and rivers!"

"Expel the Tartars and recover the mountains and rivers!"

"Expel the Tartars and recover the mountains and rivers!"

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In the loud sound of "dragon chanting", the Huai'an army teams that came to participate in the battle quickly moved closer to each other. Battle flags, hunting and flying in the wind.

I don't see Wang Shijiu, this is the first time that the footsteps of the Han army have set foot on the land of Yanzhao since the construction of Yannandu. Before that, the remnants of China had endured hardship for more than 230 years.

Talking about the North Group of Skies. It's not that there are no heroes in Huaxia, it's just that heroes have grown up for a little longer, but they will eventually soar into the sky.

One hand on the spot, after all, I will be returned. But a few men of the Han family will forget the shame of Jingkang, forget the legacy of Wu Mu, and forget the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains north of the Yangtze River, inside and outside the Great Wall, where the ancestors and sages overcame thorns and thorns and snatched back from the mouths of fierce beasts and poisonous snakes.

This is "the capital of Yao, the soil of Shun, and the seal of Yu", which has never allowed outsiders to steal evidence, nor has it been tarnished by civilized enemies. Even if the beast and the poisonous snake succeed for a while under the collusion of the traitors, even if the black clouds cover the sky, even if the corpses are all over the field, and the sea of blood is surging. One day, the sun and moon will rise again in the sky and illuminate this proud land.

This is not the fate of some great power written in a book, nor is it a collision vendetta between nations. Rather, civilization must triumph over barbarism, and creators must triumph over marauders.

Otherwise, humanity will all fall into the abyss of darkness forever.

"Expel the Tartars and recover the mountains and rivers!"

"Expel the Tartars and recover the mountains and rivers!"

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Listening to the earth-shattering shout, Dingzhu suddenly felt a burst of weakness. Looking sideways, Xian He Wei, Li Siqi and others were also all looking at Han with their foreheads, and their faces were as pale as paper.

"My Great Yuan is from the ancestors of the world, and I dominate the United States, and the virtue is ..... by all the people" He tore his throat and tried to lead the soldiers to boost morale together. But the voice that came out now was so weak and powerless.

In that year, Dayuan established the country by killing, slaughtered Yan Zhao in the grassland, slaughtered Lianghuai in Bianliang, and slaughtered the Khitan, Jurchen, Dangxiang, and Han people to ten rooms and nine emptiness. The fertile soil in northern China was slaughtered for many years without smoke. What kind of face do you have to say that you are virtuous and are all the people?!

If it is said that more than sixty percent of the people will be slaughtered, it can be called moral politics. Aren't all jackals, tigers and leopards in the world all hairy bodhisattvas drinking blood to give birth to Buddhas?

As for the founding of the country, the people were divided into four classes, and they sat together in the square. Abolish the imperial examination, include taxes, exchange paper for gold, and not allow an inch of iron to fall into the people, such as all kinds, which one, that one, is not the rate of beasts and cannibalism, perverse?

Even Dingzhu himself can't convince himself, so what can he do to boost morale, and use the "cultural and martial arts" of his ancestors and fathers to convince his opponents and tell the world?

"Fire, fire! Inform the city and immediately fire on me! Listening to Dingzhu's words, the quieter his voice became, and Zuo Cheng Xianghe didn't dare to delay any longer, snatched a black order flag from the hand of the commander's personal guard, held it high above his head, and shook it hard.

"Boom, boom, boom!" "Boom, boom, boom!" "Boom, boom, boom!" ......

On the east and south walls, hundreds of large and small artillery pieces6 continued to roar in annoyance. The black projectile flew out and smashed into the ground with smoke and dust.

The distance was too far, and the four-pound cannon couldn't reach the toes of the Huai'an army. It is impossible for heavy artillery to chase at all. This indiscriminate bombardment was purely to interrupt the shameful and inexplicable cry in the wilderness.

The effect was quite good, and when the first shelling sounded, the shouts of the Huai'an army stopped abruptly. But soon, the loud sound of the military horn replaced the shout, and once again like a dragon's roar, it passed through the ears of all the Mengyuan soldiers above and below the city.

With the loud military horn, the movement of the Huai'an soldiers also accelerated suddenly. Each team took the brigade as a unit, and during the march, accelerated to assemble near Xu Da's Chinese army commander's banner. And Xu Da himself, on horseback, galloped to the east, ran to the high banner of the sun, moon, rivers and mountains, and raised his hand to Zhu Chongjiu from afar, "Report, lord." The entire Third Army Corps, the 401st, 402nd, 403rd, 404th, and 405th Brigades of the Fourth Army Corps have been ordered to assemble. Please announce it! ”

"Brothers have worked hard!" Zhu Chongjiu raised his hand to his forehead and quickly returned a standard military salute. Then while riding his horse high, he commanded loudly, "This battle is still under your command." If you want to fight, continue to fight, I'll come and cheer for you and watch the enemy sweep the formation! ”

"Yes!" Xu Da was stunned, then pulled the reins of the war horse and galloped back to the handsome flag. Not long after, another impassioned suona sound came from the Chinese Military Department. "Dada......da

"Dada......da

"Dada......da

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Under the banner of the generals of the brigades, 6 continued to respond with suona voices from afar. The rhythm of the march of the troops changed again in an instant, and each brigade, except for the artillery, was divided into three, and each regiment bloomed like flowers in the verdant fields, turning into medium-sized hollow phalanxes.

The hollow phalanxes approached each other, shoulder to shoulder, horn to horn, and slowly stopped three miles away from the Yuan army. The heavy artillery on the city wall can already hit this position, but the destructive power of the heavy artillery for the hollow phalanx is almost negligible. Unless it happens to hit someone, the shells will be in vain to send up clouds of dust and smoke wherever they land.

It has never been the style of the Huai'an Army to fight back when beaten alone. In the blink of an eye, the artillery regiments directly under the Fourth and Fifth Army Corps had already launched a long-distance suppression of the city. Their vehicle-mounted eight-pound cannon, the inside of which is as rifled as the six-pound cannon, is far superior in accuracy and power. As long as the horse pulling the cart is unloaded and taken away, the end of the body is pressed down, and the special positioning anchor is bolted to the gun, and the muzzle can be warped, the angle of fire can be adjusted, and the flame of revenge can be shot.

"Phew!" A huge flowering projectile flew out of the cannon, swept through the blue sky, and smashed into the city of Cangzhou.

"Boom!" The entire city of Cangzhou was shaken, and thick smoke billowed into the air.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Immediately after, more eight-pound flowering bombs smashed into the Cangzhou city wall, horse faces, enemy towers, battlements, bricks and stones flew sideways, and stumps and broken flesh splashed like rain.

The Mengyuan heavy artillery placed in the enemy's building, horse face and other places had to adjust its direction and fire at the eight-pound cannon of the Huai'an army. However, both sides were not at all of the same grade, both in terms of the accuracy of the artillery and in terms of the level of the gunners.

A plagiarist is a plagiarist, and once he meets the main owner, he is quickly beaten back to the prototype.

What is simply imitated can get its skin, but not its essence. What's more, over the years, the Huaiyang firm, which has tasted the sweetness, has continuously increased its investment in the Academy of Sciences, and the artillery-making technology of the Huai'an Army has been constantly improving and improving.

"Boom, boom!" About half an hour later, with a loud noise, dozens of barrels of gunpowder were shot and exploded on the southeast side of Cangzhou City, sending countless bloody corpses and two heavy cannons into the air at the same time.

The walls on the front and sides of the horse's face immediately began to tremble, tremble, and slowly collapse like frozen snow. The dark yellow smoke billowed up and down, engulfing the Yuan soldiers who could not dodge one by one. The 20,000 people who were placed there as the rear army had to squeeze forward and dodge, squeezing the entire large array to pieces in an instant.

"All forward, fight to the death!" Dingzhu didn't dare to count on the outcome of the artillery battle, and raised his scimitar high, his face hideous.

In terms of numbers, he still had an advantage, and the enemy's main general, Zhu Chongjiu, had also rushed to the opposite military formation. If you can kill this person by luck, the result will inevitably be reversed.

"Woo woo

"Woo woo

"Woo woo

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The sound of desperate horns sounded among the various units of the Yuan army. The left army, the right army, the middle army, the rear army, the four phalanxes pressed forward in unison. Swiftly devouring the distance between him and the Huai'an army, trying to show the last barbarism.

They're going to kill that man!

They are trying to change the fate that is about to be crushed from the top of their heads.

They could clearly see the golden armor on Zhu Chongjiu's body and the black war horse under his crotch.

They could clearly see that Zhu Chongjiu was hovering around his team on horseback. Holding an iron horn in his hand, he made the final mobilization before the battle.

"Since the moment of the Xuzhou uprising, Zhu has kept asking, what am I fighting for?" He slowly stirred up his horse, looking at the neat procession, looking at the familiar or unfamiliar faces in the team.

Xu Da, Wu Yongchun, Xu Hongsan, Lian Laohei.....

"If it's just for revenge, at the moment when Xuzhou is taken, it's enough, my enemy is dead! However, Zhu couldn't put down the knife! ”

After a slight pause, he turned his gaze behind everyone, and in mid-air, stood the three brothers Sesame Li, Sun Thirty-One, and Zhang, as well as one after another Heroic Souls who fell on the battlefield.

They are all looking at him, watching him go from Xuzhou to the present, step by step. From a pig slaughterer, step by step to the hero.

"Because as long as Zhu puts down the knife, the Yuan soldiers will kill him. Kill Zhu, kill the companions around Zhu, and kill hundreds of millions of innocents from Xuzhou to Bianliang to Yangzhou! ”

"They're definitely going to do it, Zhu knows. Because Zhu knew what they had done. They take pleasure in slaughtering and take pride in barbarism. They never saw us as one kind, they just wanted us and our descendants to be slaughtered forever! ”

"They once slaughtered from the grasslands outside the Saiwai to the far west, destroying dozens of countries along the way. From north to south, they exterminated the Jurchens and Western Xia, probed the butcher's knife to the Great Song Dynasty, and cut down and slaughtered tens of millions of innocent people like weeds! ”

"Everywhere they go, they will burn down the temple, destroy the school, and burn the written books left by their ancestors!"

"They have turned farmland into wilderness, cities into rubble, villages into mass graves. They go all the way and kill all the way, and never take the initiative to stop. Unless, unless, they are cut to the ground by the rebels. ”

"So, until they are driven away, Zhu will never put down the knife!"

The horse circled, and he walked slowly from one side of the line to the other. "Not only that, Zhu also hopes that you will never put down the knife in your hand, follow Zhu Mou, drive them away, and restore the old land of your ancestors!"

"This battle is not for me, nor for yourselves, but for our ancestors, for the tens of millions of innocents who were slaughtered as livestock, and for the hundreds of civilizations that were destroyed by scimitars and horses' hooves!"

"It is true that we are flawed, but that is not a reason why we deserve to be slaves!"

"It is true that we are not perfect, but this is no excuse for our deserving destruction! We are born as human beings, and our shoulders are as tall and short as all of them and all the peoples of the world. ”

He once again set his sights on the distance, to Jiangnan.

Hu Dahai was suddenly assassinated, Zhang Shicheng approached Zhenjiang, and Chen Youding surrendered and rebelled, trying to secede Fujian. Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and came east, the purpose was unknown. There, there are more battles waiting for him, and he must end this one as soon as possible.

"This battle is not for conquest, nor for revenge. It's about defending. Defend the dignity of you and me as human beings, the right to defend civilization from being conquered by barbarism. If we win, you and I will not only protect ourselves, but also protect our wives and children behind us, and protect the whole of China. And you and my children and grandchildren will always remember what you and I have done today. Forever lift up your proud head in the face of savagery, never again be enslaved by anyone, never again plunge into darkness! ”

"You and I will fight one after another, and one day after all, we will not be enslaved by the enemy, nor will we be enslaved by our own people, so that all people in the world will always be equal and free!"

"Equality and freedom are the birthright of each of us. And the tigers and wolves are obsessed with enslavement and plunder. If we don't fight, we will lose until we lose everything we have as human beings. So, today, I beg you, follow me, and raise your weapons in your hands! ”

Dropping the tin horn suddenly, he turned his horse sideways to face the swarming enemy troops, and at the same time drew the pig-killing knife at his waist and raised it high, "Good boy, forward!" ”

"Forward!" Xu Da waved the flag vigorously, and tens of thousands of soldiers raised their heads and responded proudly, while struggling to take steps.

Tens of thousands of good men, facing the enemy's artillery fire and swords and guns, the torrent generally rolled forward. Cleanse any obstacle along the way!

The end of the book

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