Chapter 293: The Next Step
Zhu Zhaocheng suddenly realized, only to feel that Jiang Zhi had done a big thing for the first time.
It seems that he underestimates him a little on weekdays.
Sure enough, I was born to be useful, and Jiang Zhi, who has always been mediocre, has a clear mind.
"We have the Imperial City, we have taken the lead and the favorable terrain, even if there is a huge gap between the number of people and the other side, but with the high walls of the Imperial City, we can make up for the lack of numbers, so as to prevent the other side from attacking the city with the help of some boulders, bows, and logs, this is the first step. Jiang Zhi first told his two most reliable methods, as for the next method, it may not be so smooth.
"Very good, in this way, not only can we greatly reduce the casualties of our army, but also effectively curb the siege of the other party, it is simply the best of both worlds, so what about the second step. Zhu Zhaocheng's heart was completely activated, Jiang Zhi's first method was simply a stroke of genius, so the second method should not be too bad, right?
"Although we Beigu have a natural advantage, but in terms of manpower, one or two thousand people are really too little, in the face of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, we support for seven hours, at least three to fifty thousand people, but, except for the three-way army, we Beigu has no available army, therefore, we can only quickly recruit troops from the people of the imperial city, if the people refuse to cooperate, then we can only take a little coercive measures, please Your Majesty decide. Jiang Zhi came in a hurry, and the head of the analysis was Dao.
"No, if you really do this, then the people will hate me so much, besides, the army formed by the people temporarily is no different from a rabble, it can be seen from the previous Protector Army, if they are really allowed to play, it will be irresponsible to the people, and what is the difference between such a careless approach to human life and those faint kings hated by the people?" Zhu Zhaocheng shook his head, if he loses, although the people will be displaced, they will not lose their lives after all, but once this measure is adopted, it will really be a gamble on the lives of the people.
"Your Majesty, if you lose, that's the real grass and human life, once the imperial city is lost, there will inevitably be countless people displaced, uprooted from their homes, those people without the protection of our Beigu, will inevitably suffer from the new deal and other countries to destroy and oppress, besides, no one can foresee how the Tianfeng Kingdom will treat our Beigu people, those who have always loved Beigu's people, but there are not a few, once the enemy's dissatisfaction, then the Beigu people, but it is dangerous, although this plan is the next policy, but it is the only way to solve the current predicament。
Now the loss of some people, it is completely helpless, because only in this way can more people be spared, if you can use the cost of tens of thousands, in exchange for the safety of tens of millions of people, I think, this is a cost-effective decision. ”
Regarding Zhu Zhaocheng's refusal, Jiang Zhi had already expected it.
But that's where it stops.
If Zhu Zhaocheng is willing to agree, then everyone will naturally be happy.
But if Zhu Zhaocheng still refused, then Jiang Zhi would not continue to advise.
Once Zhu Zhaocheng's disgust is aroused, it will be worth the loss.
When Zhu Zhaocheng heard this, he couldn't help but fall into silence.
His intuition told him that Jiang Zhi's words made a lot of sense, and if Beigu was defeated, then everything was very likely to happen.
But reason on the other side told him that all men are created equal, and what right did he have to deprive those tens of thousands of people of their lives?
Once tens of thousands of people go to the battlefield, they are really tantamount to dead soldiers.
For a while, Zhu Zhaocheng fell into a tangle.
Jiang Zhi on the side didn't dare to disturb, so he could only wait quietly in his heart.
After a short silence, Zhu Zhaocheng knew that the matter was urgent and could not be delayed, and whether it was implemented or not, he had to come up with an answer as soon as possible.
The enemy army under the city will not give him a chance to think.
As if draining the strength of his whole body, Zhu Zhaocheng confided a few words with difficulty: "You... Let's go down and do it..."
This may be the only time in his life that he doesn't know whether he is right or wrong.
"Right and wrong are judged by future generations, and what I can do is to do my best to keep the people safe. "Actually, when he gave that order, the most important thing was that Zhu Zhaocheng was afraid, and the fear here was not that he was greedy for life and afraid of death, but that he was afraid that the fate of the people of Beigu would be as tragic as Jiang Zhi's mouth.
Zhu Zhaocheng is not afraid of being scolded by others, let alone leaving a bad reputation.
For him, fame is a thing like nothingness, which is not brought by life or death.
After death, it will eventually be a pinch of loess and turn into nothing.
Therefore, for the sake of more people's consideration, he really had to do it.
Even if he has been left behind for 10,000 years, Zhu Zhaocheng will not hesitate to do it.
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The population of the Imperial City of Beigu Kingdom is about 600,000 people, excluding the old and young women and children, there are probably 25 to 350,000 young people left.
Although there are a lot of people on the surface, Jiang Zhi's recruitment has been met with great resistance.
Half an hour passed, and only a few thousand people were recruited.
Time is running out for him.
In about half an hour, the first legion of the Tianfeng Kingdom will attack the city.
Therefore, he must quickly assemble at least 20,000 troops within half an hour, so as to ensure that the imperial city will not fall in a short time, and with the temporary support of 20,000 troops, Jiang Zhi will have enough time to recruit the remaining soldiers.
Half an hour, if through the normal recruitment method, it is almost impossible to complete.
Therefore, Jiang Zhi had no choice but to start taking some coercive measures.
Soon, a proclamation appeared.
The proclamation stated that all the people living in the imperial city, at least one person from each family should join the army, and no one should refuse, otherwise, they would be severely punished.
Soon, an army of 20,000 men appeared.
They had no uniforms on them, they were still wearing cloth garments.
"The rise and fall of the country, the husband is responsible, the time has come for the real life and death of my Beigu country, in this grim time, we must not retreat, because, only if we win, our family can survive, therefore, you are not only fighting for the country, but also for the family, we need to hold on for seven hours, as long as seven hours, our reinforcements will arrive. Jiang Zhi looked at the army of people below, and naturally knew what they were communicating, after all, many of them came here after being subjected to compulsory measures.
Not everyone has a loyal and patriotic heart.
People are complex, and there should be no shortage of selfish people at the bottom.
Selfish people don't fight for the country, so Jiang Zhi has no choice but to pull their goal to his family.