The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 548 The Sacrifice of Loyalty

Kaifeng is the base camp of the refugee army.

Families, rear battalions, money, food, and military supplies all piled up in Kaifeng City.

Taking Kaifeng will be fatal to the refugee army, and it can severely hit the current momentum of the refugee army, so that all places can see clearly that it is not a general trend to take refuge in the refugee army.

However, Kaifeng City followed Xin Wanglong to lead the main force to go south to Huguang, and its troops were weak, with less than [-] soldiers.

And most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and the right time, place and people, how could Zhu Xiu let go of this opportunity.

Participating general Zhang Bo was the vanguard general, leading five thousand soldiers and horses to clear the way for the main force.

Seeing the Jinjiang army's flag, the Qingshi official guard chose the switch to surrender, which opened up the passage for the Jinjiang army. The states and counties behind had no soldiers available, and they all let the Jinjiang army pass through.

Marching to Chengwu, he was resisted.

"Who are the officials in the city?"

Zhang Bo was shocked.

The more soldiers and horses, the slower the march. In order to clear the way for the main force in the rear, he only led [-] soldiers.

Based on the reports of the envoys sent to various places, the military commander determined that the various places would not resist and were powerless to resist.

Therefore, the function of five thousand soldiers and horses is only to promote the surrender of the cities.

No siege plan was made.

If you fight all the way, how many cities can you fight with five thousand soldiers.

After the army set off, Li Qi led the vanguard army to march, and was responsible for recruiting and surrendering the cities, leaving the main force behind to occupy them, while he continued to clear the way.

It has been going smoothly, making Zhang Bo think that he can directly reach Kaifeng City.

The generals around him shook their heads.

The speed of the march was too fast, and they couldn't wait for information. The further they went, the less information they knew.

The military commander must know, but sending someone back to ask now, it will take at least two days to go back and forth.

then.

Zhang Bo sent people to shout under the city wall, urging them to open the city gate and surrender.

"The Jinjiang army was ordered by the emperor to enter Henan to suppress the bandits, and ordered all places to meet the Jinjiang army and be sure to welcome them. Why did you disobey the destiny?"

Several riders rode their horses and ran under the city wall, shouting towards the top of the city.

They looked proud.

Because they really thought that their Jinjiang Town had received orders from the imperial court.

The guards on the top of the city looked at each other in blank dismay.

Is it true?

at this time.

An official walked out and looked at the city coldly.

"You invaded and occupied the city under the name of the holy will. The suppression of bandits is false, but the rebellion is true. In reality, you are traitors of the Han Dynasty. You falsely accused people of rebellion. The crime is heinous."

What the official said, not only did not restore the soldiers around him to their original state, but they all became afraid.

Jin Jiangjun has no enmity with them.

Moreover, it is also the banner of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Jinjiang army has an excellent reputation.

There are no guards in the city, but the township soldiers and yamen servants have been assembled, only a few hundred people. If the Jinjiang army really came to fight, wouldn't they be sent to death.

see.

Zhang Bo was furious.

Hesitating whether to send troops to attack the city.

Zhang Bo could see the situation on the top of the city.

Whether it is an elite soldier or a recruit, you can recognize it at a glance.

"Go and warn that official, don't risk your life in vain."

Battalion Chief Zhou Dexing took the order, took two of his men, held up the banner of his small battalion, and rode forward on three horses.

Five thousand soldiers and horses are waiting in formation.

The resistance at the top of the city made the soldiers angry.

They were clearly seeking thieves under the order, how could the official opposite them slander them out of thin air.

The journey has been smooth, morale is like a rainbow, and the morale of the army is high, but a sudden setback is unacceptable and anger rises.

"This dog officer."

The army scolded angrily.

……

"Who is in the city? We are here to hunt for thieves, so don't make mistakes."

"Hahahahaha."

The officer threw back his head and laughed.

Laughed until tears came out.

"Fire arrows."

The official pointed at the people below with a determined expression on his face.

Although Zhou Dexing in the city didn't hear the official's words clearly, he saw the official's actions and immediately guessed what the official was thinking.

"It's so cruel."

He was so frightened that he hurriedly turned his horse's head to escape.

Zhou Dexing is not willing to send his life to this city in vain.

Several soldiers were veterans, and they escaped no slower than Zhou Dexing.

The Five Thousand Jinjiang Army was speechless.

There was no movement on the top of the wall, only Zhou Dexing fled back in a panic.

The officials of the city wall ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows. Several archers hesitated and did not dare to draw their bows and shoot arrows.

Seeing that the other party had fled, the officials stopped talking and did not pursue them.

"You must guard the city well."

After explaining to everyone, the officials actually left, leaving behind the panic-stricken soldiers.

There are no guards in the city, and all the government servants make up for it.

Who knows what to do next.

"My parents."

"What are we doing?"

Someone followed and sighed.

The official turned a deaf ear and said nothing.

……

The purpose of the army's combat is to directly take down the Kaifeng mansion, so the most suitable marching route is to pass through Chengwu and then enter Kaifeng, Henan.

This city cannot be circumvented.

It is the Jinjiang army's most important stronghold in the rear after entering Henan in Shandong, protecting the grain road for the army entering Henan to fight.

"The official's attitude is firm, and words cannot move him."

Zhou Dexing said sullenly.

"Then hit."

Zhang Bo is a veteran of the Jinjiang Army. He came out of the cruel war. He is not afraid of war and has only one idea in his heart.

That is to win the battle.

In order to win the war, it does not matter what means.

Just as the barbarians drove the Liaodong Han people to fill the ravines, he had a firm heart and ordered the soldiers to shoot them with arrows.

So the lives of the common people, in his heart, can be sacrificed, as long as the war can be won.

His point of view is more in line with Westerners.

Had contact with Wang Fengsu.

"Any process is just as long as the goal is right."

in other words.

As long as you win, any means are justice.

Very much in line with Western practices.

The Westerners exterminated the Indians and exterminated the aborigines in Australia.

They won.

So they are still representatives of civilization in later generations.

Shedding a few crocodile tears can win people over, thinking that they are models of morality and benevolence.

I don't know.

All wars, whether modern or modern, were initiated or directly participated in by them.

For what Wang Fengsu said, Zhang Bo didn't mention it, but he still agreed in his heart.

However, recognition is recognition, and some things cannot be said in public.

Cao Cao was the winner, but because he slaughtered the city, his reasons were not tenable, so he was not recognized.

Because China has been emphasizing benevolence, righteousness and morality since ancient times.

Therefore, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novels made by the ancients only wrote him as a hero, and Liu Bei became a model of Mingjun and tried his best to promote it.

Although there is a saying that winners and losers, for an ambitious hero, morality is always the shackles on him.

Zhang Bo is a brave man, and the veterans he brings out also follow his personality.

The lord gave an order.

Led by the veterans, Jin Jiang's army rushed towards the city wall in a swarm.

Defending the city, attacking the city, and field battles are all the special skills of the Jinjiang Army.

Although it is not easy to attack the city, the city in front of us is not strong enough.

The Jinjiang army endured the sparse bows and arrows on their heads, climbed up the ladder, and climbed up the city wall smoothly. The guards at the top of the city shouted and collapsed.

The Jinjiang army who had climbed to the top of the wall was stunned.

Monk Zhanger couldn't figure it out, but he was happy and relaxed, and quickly occupied the city wall.

Less than two hours.

Chengwu City was completely occupied.

"I want to meet the official and ask him what he means."

Zhang Bo strode into the city.

"He hanged himself."

"Ok?"

Hearing Zhou Dexing's words, Zhang Bo was taken aback, but he didn't stop.

"Who threatened him?"

"No, when I took someone to the Yamen, he had already passed away, and I was the first to arrive."

"baffling."

This person.

He was the first official to die since Jin Jiang's army entered the customs.

The other party's death not only did not make Zhang Bo happy, but depressed.

The next step is to enter Henan.

It takes a big effort and does not give the refugee army time to react.

With the 5000 troops in Zhang Bo's hands, even if there are only old, weak, sick and disabled left in Kaifeng, they are still veterans.

Therefore, the military commander and Zhu Xiu ordered Zhang Bo to stop at Chengwu and wait for the main force to converge.

Soldiers guard the city.

Defending a city is no less dangerous than attacking it.

Because the military discipline of the Jinjiang army is very strict, the general made a special confession before the army left, and no one dared to disobey it.

soon.

In the new regulations, soldiers must travel on a certain scale.

It is forbidden to act alone, and if one person violates discipline, the whole team will be punished, and those who dare to cover up will be punished by beheading.

Teams of teams posted notices in the streets and alleys, and there were even concise picture diagrams, which even the illiterate people could understand.

It's nothing more than Anmin's announcement, and various regulations of the Jinjiang Army, what crimes they will suffer if they break the law.

Tell the people clearly and plainly.

Let the people supervise the soldiers.

If they are violated by soldiers, people can directly go to officials or generals, and there will be soldiers with red armbands patrolling the city, who can take complaints from the people.

Jin Jiangjun's reputation among the people is already good, and the current behavior shows Jin Jiangjun's sincerity.

It is true that it does not offend the common people, and the soldiers will spend money on food and shopping, which is warmly welcomed by the common people.

The siege of the previous few days seemed to have never happened.

The first to arrive was not the main force.

It was Zheng Yonglian, the inspector who came galloping on horseback.

After seeing Zhang Bo, he shouted and asked.

"Did the official commit suicide or homicide? You need to tell the truth."

"suicide."

Zhang Bo affirmed.

"If the inspector doesn't believe it, you can ask the people below."

"I don't ask others, I just ask you."

Zheng Yonglian was not polite at all.

He is an inspector, and he is in harmony with others, that is dereliction of duty.

Da Zhou was defeated by human relations.

Favors come and go, and the rules are abolished.

Don't talk about merit, just be proud of being a human being.

Whoever knows how to be a man has become a virtue.

He can only do things but not be a human being, and has become the object of ridicule.

Who will not be a human being.

It's nothing more than using the rules as a favor.

With the development of the Great Zhou Dynasty to this day, many Confucians are thinking about the problem.

Why is this so?

So a lot of new knowledge has been promoted.

Jinzhou is also thinking, so a new school was born, born in Fujian, spread in Zhejiang, and integrated with the style of Jinzhou's military academy, forming a unique new school in Jinzhou.

"Have you sent someone to investigate, why did he do this?"

Zhang Bo looked unhappy.

"He's going to commit suicide, but I can't stop him. He committed suicide before I entered the city. How can I be blamed?"

Seeing Zhang Bo getting angry, Zheng Yonglian became relieved.

"I'm not blaming you. Only by figuring out the reason can we avoid it happening next time. Jinzhou has made arrangements for the entry for many years. It shouldn't happen."

As an inspector, Zheng Yonglian had to sigh.

The old generation's approach is very different from the new generation's approach.

The generals of the older generation are impatient and like quick battles.

This is not a good thing.

As soon as the Zhou Dynasty fell, warriors everywhere became warlords.

It can be seen that the old generation of warlords is out of date.

Is Datang strong?
When it was at its strongest, the generals rebelled. What does that mean?The warriors of the old era also need to keep pace with the times.

New learning is not only to be promoted among officials, but also to be learned among generals.

The generals born in the military academy can quickly adapt to the new learning, while the generals of the older generation have difficulty adapting.

I just feel that there are more and more rules and more troubles, which not only do not help them, but only hinder them.

"Maybe he doesn't want us to go too smoothly, let us know that Da Zhou has loyal ministers."

resistance.

The official was determined.

But he didn't try his best to urge the city to defend and avoid killing.

As if it was just to show the Jinjiang Army, and it wasn't a person trying to gain fame, he committed suicide.

"Ugh."

Zheng Yonglian sighed.

He faintly sensed it.

The bureaucratic atmosphere of the Great Zhou was irreparable, but there were always people who would make amazing moves to give the Han people the confidence to stand up.

When the news came back to Golden State.

This matter caused great controversy.

How to characterize the behavior of that official.

If all domestic officials learn from him, even one percent will cause huge troubles for the Jinjiang Army.

But if you deny him.

Wouldn't that deny Zhongliang?

About it.

It also aroused heated discussions in the military school. The students spoke freely, and some of them should deny this person's behavior from the perspective of Jin Jiangjun.

However, some students felt that the official's behavior should be determined based on the righteousness of the nation.

Finally Tang Qing'an stepped forward.

I personally wrote a long article, affirming that the loyalty of officials is the integrity of the nation, and everyone should learn from him.

Tang Qing'an, who is well aware of history, has great admiration and respect for this behavior.

The Qing Dynasty slaughtered the whole country, regarded the Han people and people of other ethnic groups as inferior people, regarded themselves as conquerors and slave owners, and built a city full of cities in the center of the country.

They are slave owners, supported by other peoples.

The population of Mongolian, Miao, Kulun and other ethnic groups, in the unified dynasty, the population not only did not increase, but declined.

For example, Mongolia, the population was almost wiped out.

On the other hand, the population of the most guarded Han nationality has not only not declined, but has risen sharply.

Not because of the gift of the slave owner, but because of the fierce resistance of the Han people.

Except for the Wanli period, the ancestors of Fujian stole sweet potatoes from Luzon, and after decades of cultivation, they were successfully multiplied in the Qing Dynasty.

Created material conditions for population growth.

The ancestors used countless heads to declare their existence to the rulers of the Qing Dynasty.

The rulers of the Qing Dynasty had to be soft, give up the means of massacre, and adopt a set of methods of the Han people to manage the Han people.

As the saying goes, there has never been a savior.

The Han people were the only ethnic group whose population exploded in addition to the rulers in the Qing Dynasty.
Without him.

Only the resistance of the ancestors.

Therefore, what the Han people really believe in is their ancestors, and they work hard for future generations, passing on the torch from generation to generation.

The savior is himself.

No matter how hard life is, the spirit of respecting ancestors should never be forgotten. It is precisely because of the spirit that the Han people rely on them to fight for justice.

Otherwise, they are not Han people, because there is no soul, only a numb body is left, and they are just submissive, and they will usher in even greater tribulations.

For example, Christianity ordered people not to worship their ancestors.

Even if he is clearly of Han blood, when he forgets to worship his ancestors and abide by the teachings, no one will regard him as a Han, and he himself will not regard himself as a Han.

Ordinary people don't have much choice, regardless of Song and Ming.

Work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

But for a nation with many heroes, there will always be someone who takes over to carry the banner, and it has never been cut off.

for thousands of years.

Forever multiplying and branching in the richest land.

The heroes can sing and cry, and the unknown people are also worthy of praise.

For together they built the greatest nation.

(End of this chapter)