At this question, all the soldiers were stunned.

They had never thought carefully about such a question before, but now that they think about it, in the thousand-year-old inheritance of the Chinese nation, there have been countless wars, and the battle with the Saiwai Fanyi is by no means the beginning. The ancestors defended the country and attacked foreign enemies, but I have not heard of any of them winning by slaughtering the city. Looking at the ancestors and ancestors, it is even more difficult to find a famous general who killed women and children.

Zhu Qizhen sighed faintly, looked at the women and children all over the ground, his eyes were extremely solemn, and he said slowly: "Because, we are people, not animals!" ”

We are people, not animals!

Li Zhen and the others sighed at the same time, and the emperor's words immediately resonated with them.

Zhu Qizhen's original intention is the same, what he needs is a hundred refined elite soldiers, not a demon who can only kill.

"People are human, and we Han people are kind, which is the nature engraved in our bones and will never be changed. If we follow the example of the Warats, killing for the sake of killing, we are destroying our humanity. When that day really comes, it will not only be our sorrow, but also the sorrow of our entire nation. I ask you, do you also want to become beasts, to become beasts? ”

Li Zhen hurriedly shook her head and said, "I don't want to!" ”

"That's it!"

Zhu Qizhen continued: "Fear of other people's hatred is the act of a coward. Instead of slaughtering women and children to gain courage, it is better to make yourself strong so that those who hate you dare not hate, and I want them to surrender completely! ”

Speaking of this, he paused, then waved his hand and said, "Destroy the tents, burn the grain and grass, and let them fend for themselves!" ”

Li Zhen nodded, turned around and waved his hand, and the soldiers of the three thousand battalions made way in unison.

At this time, these warat women huddled together still didn't believe that the Ming army really let them go?

Fear, hesitation, anticipation......

I don't know how long it took, but a few bold women held the child in one hand, moving slowly, testing the reaction of the Ming army.

Seeing that no one cared about them, they shouted urgently, and rushed up with their children and daughters, only to hear the screams of women and the cries of children, one after another, resounding through the grassland.

After doing all this, Zhu Qizhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, the biggest difference between him and the ancients is that he has a modern thinking, he cherishes life and does not want to see innocent lives slaughtered.

Although he knew very well that to be merciful to his enemies was to be cruel to himself, he had other plans!

That night, the Ming army slaughtered all the sheep in the tribe and roasted them, and everyone had a full meal around the bonfire.

Li Zhen took a roast leg of lamb and approached Zhu Qizhen: "Your Majesty, give!" ”

Zhu Qizhen took two bites, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of Li Zhen's expression, as if he was still distressed about letting go of the Warat people.

"Uncle Xiangcheng, how old are you this year?"

"Back to the emperor, the minister has just passed the year of his establishment."

"Have you ever had a wife?"

"Already married."

"Do you have children?"

"The minister has a daughter," Li Zhen suddenly showed a warm smile and said, "Every time I go home, the little girl will wait for the minister at the gate." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded, chewed the mutton and said, "If one day, the war spreads to the land of Daming, and we all die on the battlefield, do you want your wife and daughter to have an accident?" ”

"Of course not!" Li Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "The minister also understands this truth, but these Warat people ...... Alas, the emperor gave the minister a chance, but the minister couldn't grasp it......"

Zhu Qizhen raised his head, looked into the distance with a deep gaze, and said, "I said that what I want is the complete submission of the grassland tribes, not to take a few women and children to be angry. You think it's a woman's mercy to let these people go, don't you? ”

"Minister, minister...... That's not what it means......"

"The Qing family has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, we are waiting for the lone army to go deep into the desert, and the soldiers should be united, open and honest, and there should be no more concealment."

Li Zhen nodded tangled and said, "Cutting grass without removing roots is always a hidden danger. ”

"Sometimes, it's more useful to keep them alive than dead!" Zhu Qizhen suddenly smiled meaningfully and said, "Think about it, where are these people most likely to go if they have lost their homes and food, and they have no ability to be self-sufficient?" ”

Li Zhen pondered for a moment, then suddenly widened his eyes and muttered, "Go find other clans to ask for help?" ”

Zhu Qizhen just smiled faintly and continued to nibble on the leg of mutton in his hand.

Li Zhen said excitedly: "The emperor's trick is so clever! ”

In the vast grassland, if the three thousand battalions want to find these tribes, they can only rely on luck, and now it's okay, someone will lead the way!

Thinking of Zhu Qizhen's speech, Li Zhen couldn't help muttering in her heart, I really didn't expect that our emperor looked young, and it turned out to be an old yinbi!

Zhu Qizhen seemed to see through what he was thinking, and said: "Let them go because you don't want to increase the killing, and use them to achieve strategic goals, these are two different things, don't slander them in your heart!" ”

Li Zhen only felt a cold sweat behind her back, and hurriedly said, "Don't dare!" ”

The Ming army rested for one night, carried enough mutton as dry food, and then burned the rest of the food along with the tent, and then continued to search for the traces of the Warat people who had fled last night, and soon found a tribe of several hundred people.

The people of the tribe were surprised to see the fleeing women and children in front of them.

When I heard what they had to say, it was even more incredulous.

Ming army?

How could there be a Ming army in the hinterland of the desert?

Just as they were hesitating, not knowing whether they should take in the women and children, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves had already sounded.

Immediately after, shouts of killing, shouting, neighing of horses......

The Ming army was already familiar with the road, and continued to rely on the tactics of rapid advance to catch the opponent off guard.

After cleaning up the battlefield, it is still the old rule, let the remaining old and weak women and children go, rest in place, replenish supplies, and then destroy the excess cattle and sheep forage and tents, and continue to march towards the depths of the grassland.

This method of fast in and out, and fighting to feed the war, makes it impossible for the Warat people to prevent it at all, because when you get the news, the Ming army has already killed in front of you.

There are many tribes in the vast grassland, and no one knows who the next target of the Ming army will be.

The three thousand cavalry were like a sharp sword, piercing deep into the hearts of the Warats.

Gubeikou, Boyan waited for several days, and finally got the news that a Ming cavalry of about 3,000 people had entered the desert and had swept several tribes in a row.

Only then did he understand that it was no wonder that he had chased the shadow of the Ming army for a long time, and it turned out that they did not go to Gubeikou at all, but turned their heads and killed into the hinterland of the grassland.

It has always been only us who robbed the Han people, but now it is the other way around, and people run to the grassland to burn and loot!

Is there still a heavenly principle?

Is there still a royal law?

"The little emperor of the southerners deceived people too much, and the order was passed on, the army was launched, and these people must be found out from the grassland, and I will break their bones with my own hands!"

With an order, more than 20,000 Warat cavalry quickly assembled and marched towards the north.