Chapter 30: 'Mercy'
Since the dawn of Dongning Island, Yancheng has been plunged into a sea of euphoria. The sorrow caused by the death of the first doctor and the destruction of the monarch was directly washed away, and there was nothing left.
The death of the first doctor is certainly sad, and the monarch's extinction order is also terrifying, but the people of the current era are used to seeing life and death. That's why there is a saying that Haojie lives and dies lightly, many people can directly repay with their lives for the kindness of other people's meals, or they can do their best to repay because of other people's praise and recognition.
Death is not the most terrible thing.
When the news of Dongning Island came out, most of the people in Yancheng were very happy, because they saw hope for the first time, saw the hope of living, and not being afraid of death does not mean that they do not want to live.
When people's lives are full of hope, the overall production efficiency has naturally been greatly improved, and a large number of veterans have returned to the barracks to begin restorative training, and it will not be long before this batch of veterans can recover ninety percent of their combat strength at their peak in two months at most.
By that time, there were 10,000 soldiers in iron armor.
Thinking of such a future, looking at the more than 1,000 soldiers on the school field in front of him, Sun Qing was very uneasy, but he also knew a little bit of the art of war, how to strengthen the army? How do you make a soldier stronger? Sun Qing's understanding is that the reward plus the land plus the woman!
"Gentlemen, the monarch has issued an order to destroy the Dao, from this moment on, the Daoists in the Chao Kingdom are all anti-thieves, and killing the anti-thieves is considered a military merit."
"The forest township next door is the fiefdom of a Taoist temple, and the master is just a warlock who has comprehended the true meaning of the earth and water, and there are only thirteen disciples under his command who are considered alchemists, and there are hundreds of apprentices."
"There are six villages and one town in Lin Township, and there are as many as 100,000 acres of cultivated land alone, and every 1,000 acres of land can create a manor, and I will reward at least ten manors for this campaign!"
War is always the best opportunity for people at the bottom to come out!
As soon as Sun Qing finished speaking, he felt that the breathing of many soldiers became rapid.
For many Chinese people, it is just a manor.
The bloodlines of the Qing clan and doctors will gradually dilute with the passage of time, and scholars and Chinese people are no exception. Most of the Chinese people who have been hereditary for more than three generations can't even awaken their bloodline. But Chinese people are also human beings, and they also have a sense of decency, and the doctor will not deprive them of their fiefs for no reason.
But the doctor's territory is not unlimited, so the more ancient the nobles, the less land they can be feuded out. Now, Sun Qing opened the reward of ten manors in one go, and the morale of the soldiers was immediately invigorated.
On the high platform, the smile on Sun Qing's face became brighter and brighter: "I announce, send troops!" ”
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Lin Township and Yangcheng are quite close, and like the fiefdom of Quliu, they all belong to the transition area between Yancheng and the nobles, there are a total of nine townships here, six lords, of which, two lords are scholars, and four lords are Taoists.
The lord of Lin Township is a Taoist.
At the moment, Qu Liu is acting as a lobbyist here.
"The young monarch of the Sun family died under the big stone pass, and his body was still hanging on the city wall, which was not decent at all, and it is completely understandable that Dr. Sun was angry and raised troops. It's Brother Dao, you, it's better to make a quick choice. If you surrender at this moment, there is still a glimmer of life. ”
Hearing this, the white-haired old Taoist priest said seriously: "After surrendering, can the fiefdom be preserved?" ”
The disciples sat on the futon, lined up in two rows, looked ahead, and pricked up their ears in unison, listening to the reply of the curly stream. Qu Liu shook his head slightly: "If you choose to surrender before the army, and there is still hope to keep the fief, ...... at this moment"
"Not a single village? The old man only needs a village to house those believers, but this is not enough? The white beard was curled, showing the excitement of the owner.
"If it was other nobles who came this time, it would still be possible, but Dr. Sun has a straightforward temperament, and he has always had revenge and grievances. Moreover, not every doctor is willing to accept Taoists peacefully. ”
"After surrendering, can you keep the Dao system? Can you guarantee the safety of the old man's disciples? ”
Hearing this, Qu Liu was silent again, and after a long time, Qu Liu spoke: "After surrendering, there should be no worries about your life." The doctor was merciful and offered to save his life as long as he was willing to surrender his name and never preach again. ”
Hearing this, the old Taoist priest pointed to the winding stream: "Hmph! ”
"Should? How merciful he is! ”
"If the old man's prediction is good, the so-called vote should be for the old man to take the apprentices and the sect members together to act as a vanguard and attack Dashiguan, right? In the end, when more than half of the old man's disciples were killed or injured, or even more than half of the dead and wounded, he came forward in a pretended manner, and then 'mercifully' gave me a village to support the elderly, and at that time, how long could the old man live? When the old man dies, who cares how long the old man's disciples can live? Twenty or thirty years later, this village can return to the hands of the Sun family again, how 'benevolent'! ”
"At the cost of more than half of the casualties of the disciples of the sect, in exchange for the fiefdom of a village, this is the so-called benevolence?"
Hearing this, Qu Liu frowned directly: "Your misunderstanding of Doctor Sun is too deep, Doctor is not such a person." ”
"The location of Lin Township is very critical, located in the rear of the army, if you don't solve Lin Township first, the back road of the army will be unstable, in case there is an army from the rear at a critical moment, the front may even be wiped out."
"Therefore, it is natural for the doctor to ask you to hand over the name of the vote, and it is not deliberately targeted. The doctor is merciful, the doctor said that if you are not willing to hand over the name certificate, it is okay, as long as you leave Lin Township directly with the disciples at this moment, he also deliberately pretended not to see you and let you go. ”
"For your sake, the doctor is willing to disobey the king's order to destroy the Dao, why can't you think about it for the doctor? It is you Taoists who are too narrow in your thinking that has led to today's situation. ”
"Yancheng is like this, and Linxiang is also like this, can't you think about it for the monarch? Can't you think about it for Chaoguo? ”
At this moment, the old Taoist priest only felt that Qu Liu was crazy. He subconsciously picked up the Ruyi in his hand, and the disciples looked at this scene, and they stood up one after another, some pulled out their swords, some took out their shields, some took out their crossbows, and some raised their seals.
After a few moments, the meandering departed. Looking at his departing back, the old Taoist priest shook his head slightly: "Immediately pack up and go to Dashiguan." ”
"Later, try to persuade the people to leave with me."
"Yangcheng is only seventy miles away from here, the army will arrive at dawn and evening if it is fast, and it will arrive tomorrow if it is slow, and the people will have a chance to leave unless they throw away their luggage immediately. However, before the sword soldiers arrived, they wanted to make the people give up all their wealth and go to Dashiguan with us......"
"I can't care so much, I'll inform the people later, if you are willing to go, you will leave immediately, and if you don't want to go, let him go."
When the old Taoist priest made a decision, Jiang Hua, who was far away on Dongning Island, also learned about it for the first time: another person's fate was completely changed because of Jiang Hua.