People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 406 We must not let them trade our lives for glory and wealth!
Tula is now waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to justifiably surrender. Even though Gonya City is now in danger, he is not worried at all. Instead, he feels that the opportunity has come.

Because during the march of more than half a month, he also heard a lot of news in the military camp. Many soldiers were saying that we should not retreat now. We should fight with the Ming army to the last soldier. , this is the true conduct of a soldier.

Those young people have no idea how powerful the Ming army is. They seem to be able to really defeat the Ming army if they charge forward. They have never even been to the battlefield, so now they are very confident and will not let the Ming army go at all. In the eyes.

This is very detrimental to Tula's plan.

Because it is often young people like this who will cause bad things later. If you dare to say that we should surrender when they are very strong, they will really dare to rebel against you, but it is different now.

When these guys heard with their own ears that Gongya City, which was once very strong, was now under attack by the Ming army, it was almost unsustainable in less than half a day. What kind of concept was this? It was like a bolt from the blue for these guys. What started out as grandiose words now completely turned into ridicule, and they didn't even come back to their senses.

Maybe it's because their dreams were shattered, so they haven't come back to their senses yet, and all of them are in a daze.

Although they are very determined to live and die with the city, this is all based on a situation of even strength. If the opponent is too powerful than they imagine, they will collapse.

And this is the state of these young people now.

Tula was still very satisfied, because he knew that his avatar plan should go smoothly.

After Tula finished speaking these high-sounding words, he stared at the changes in the faces of the soldiers. He wanted to see from these changes whether the soldiers had any other thoughts. And just as he imagined, these soldiers were at first They did have the spirit of dedication to the country, but after more than half a month of marching, after encountering the depressing and devastating news over and over again, they immediately began to change their stance, because they understood very well that now There is no way to speak of honor in rushing forward.

Some people said from the beginning that in fact, this war does not need to be fought at all. It is just a matter of surrendering, because everyone can see that there is no point in continuing the fight. At most, it will only increase the number of casualties. However, the king and the ministers below wanted to The so-called negotiation conditions were better, and they were forced to gather 30,000 of them and send them to the front line to die.

The soldier who reported the news almost took out the knife from his waist and hacked the commander in front of him to death.

"How could this happen? Gongya City was built under the supervision of the king himself. How could it be unable to withstand the attack? Didn't you try your best to resist?" Tula said some sarcastic words.

No matter what, I am the son of my father and my mother, and no one can just jump out of a rock, right?

So some soldiers are thinking, why should you send innocent people like us to the battlefield to be cannon fodder in order to get better negotiation conditions? Although we are the common people at the bottom, we are still human beings.

So many of his comrades are trying their best to protect this city, but Tula is actually making sarcastic remarks here.

So he turned back and said to the soldiers behind him: "Soldiers, you have heard it now. Although the enemy we are facing now is very powerful, even if all of us will die, even if we rush to Gonya City, we will die." Even if we are captured by the Ming army, we cannot give up."

"Commander, please hurry up and save lives. The Ming army's offensive is so fierce that we can't stop it at all!"

The soldiers behind were frightened when they heard this.

Not everyone has this kind of dedication, and the most important thing is that this kind of dedication is for the illusory negotiation conditions, which is even more unconvincing.

What could Tula say at this point?
He could only comfort him by saying, "Okay! We will join the battle right away, and we must fight to the last soldier."

These words really made Tula want to surrender even more. Good guy, what does it mean to fight to the last soldier? Those were all jokes made when there was no war. Now he is really going to risk his life. Is this something that can be done casually? When talking about it?
After listening to the soldier's words, the lieutenant felt that this was a disease, as if he was mocking Tula. It was really funny.

Their weapons are so powerful that they can be blown to pieces, so if we rush forward, aren't we just giving them a victory?
"Commander, you have said in court more than once that when facing the enemy, we should fight to the last soldier. I was once honored to listen to your teachings during a review. You said As a soldier, you should not be afraid of death. You cannot retreat now, brothers are waiting for reinforcements. "

If she had said this before, the soldiers below would definitely agree with her, but this time the soldiers were murmuring in their hearts after hearing it.

After seeing the expressions on the soldiers' faces, the deputy general next to him whispered in his ear: "Commander, you asked me to spread those rumors in the team. It is indeed useful."

Even those young people who were passionate and determined to sacrifice their lives for the country began to think about whether they should really rush forward and die when they heard the fierce battle ahead and what Tula shouted loudly.

But the soldiers could only endure their anger: "Commander, we have tried our best, but the Ming army's attack was too fierce. Their weapons can spit fire and smoke, and they can blow up the city walls in one go. Even if we are determined to protect the city, We don’t have the strength. Now that you have brought so many soldiers, we can fight them in the city. "

If they really lived their lives to protect their home and country, there would be nothing to say. But when some soldiers said in the team, in fact, we went to the front line this time not to protect our home and country, but to increase negotiations. When the chips were raised, no one was willing to do so.

Even the thick walls of Gongya City can be blown to pieces in one blow. How powerful must the weapons in the hands of the Ming army be?
And if a flesh-and-blood body like mine were to face such a weapon, wouldn't he be killed instantly?
Now the whole country knows how powerful the Ming army is, but the king still has no sympathy for them and still wants them to come and die.

The purpose is to show that Majapahit has combat effectiveness as a whole, but we stopped this war in order to reduce casualties, and if your Ming army wants to reduce casualties, you have to make concessions, otherwise everyone's casualties will be very high. high.

It turns out that what has been spread among the troops for more than half a month is that the so-called going to the front line to defend the country is a joke. In fact, it is a decision made by high-level civil servants in order to increase more negotiating points with Ming Dynasty. In other words, you go to the front line to basically defend the country. Not to protect our country, but for their future future.

Such words had spread among the troops, which immediately shook the morale of the soldiers. Sure enough, after Tula finished speaking these impassioned words, the soldiers below all looked very confused.

Logically speaking, they are soldiers and must obey orders from above, but now that they know that this order may be wrong, it is a very test question whether they should execute it or not. Now they feel that they have sacrificed their lives for those civil servants. , it’s really not worth it.

Tula continued: "I know that many of you are afraid of death, but you only need to know that we are not going here for ourselves, but for our country, so that our people can live a better life. , you will be motivated.”

Ah!
Pooh! !

If it was really for our country and people, of course we would be obligated, but now it is obviously not the case. We are going to die for the future of the senior officials in the capital, and there will be no benefit even if we die.

After thinking about this, something was wrong with the way the soldiers looked at Tula. They once heard that Tula was also a person who loved nursing soldiers, but why did he take the lead in saying such things now? This is obviously to take the lives of soldiers for his own future. This kind of thing is also a conscientious person. Can it be done?
I thought that many soldiers here were resentful.

But Tula still thought it was not enough and shouted loudly: "Come on, no matter what difficulties are ahead, we will rush forward. Even if we will die, as long as it is for our country and people, we must do it, rush on!"

As he spoke, he shouted loudly and took the lead in rushing towards the Ming army's position.

However, after moving, I realized that not many were following me.

Tula and the deputy general looked at each other and smiled as if their plan had succeeded.

Seeing that few soldiers were moving, Tula scolded him angrily: "Why, as soldiers, you actually disobey the commander's orders. Are you going to rebel?"

Facing Tula's reprimand, listening to the continuous sound of shelling from the front, and the sound of gunfire like firecrackers, the soldiers did not move easily and just stood quietly.

Tula asked loudly: "If anyone dares to disobey military orders, I will chop off his head right now."

However, even in the face of such death threats, the soldiers seemed to have made up their minds and remained motionless.

"Why do you have anything to say? Do you think you don't have to go to the battlefield? Let's go to defend Gonya City together now."

However, the soldiers still did not move.

When Tula was about to get angry, a soldier stood up and asked: "Commander, don't look at the fact that most of the more than 30,000 of us are recruits, but I am an exception among them. I am a veteran. I was injured and recuperating in the military camp. Now that we can move, we have been transferred to our place again. I would like to ask, are we really the opponents of the Ming army? "

As soon as these words came out, almost all the soldiers present looked at Tula. Tula was a little speechless by the question and pretended to be very submissive: "This... as long as we can unite as one, as long as we... "

That was and he asked again: "Even you think we don't even have the slightest chance, so why should we die? Are our lives so worthless in your eyes?"

This question asked everyone's thoughts.

Yes, if there are no us on the battlefield, how will the war be fought?
If we fall down in rows, no matter how outstanding the general's commanding ability is, he will not be able to rush forward as a mere commander.

So why can't we know now what we are fighting for?

"We don't want to die without knowing why we are dying!"

"Yes! We are not afraid of death but we cannot die in vain!"

"Commander, you can't let us die in unknown circumstances."

"Commander, tell us why we rush to die when we face an enemy we cannot defeat?"

When questions burst into the military camp, everyone was looking forward to an answer.

Tula finally felt that the opportunity had come, so he said: "You finally understand that there is no point in rushing forward now!"

The soldiers were stunned for a moment.

This doesn't seem like something a commander would say.

Tula laughed loudly: "To be honest with you, I have long thought about surrendering, but I have never dared to say it out loud, just because I know that there are still some people among you who hold unrealistic illusions and think that we We can rely on favorable terrain to fight a good fight, because even if the entire country is ready to surrender, we can still gain more benefits at the negotiation table. This is what the people above think of us. Made a tool."

When these words were spoken, all the soldiers present were stunned.

They did not expect that this was such a cruel fact.

Tula continued: "I wanted to surrender from the beginning, because our soldiers fight to protect our country and not for the interests of some people. If we die on the battlefield to protect our country, there will be no difference. , But if it is just to make some people sit in that position more securely, then aren’t the lives of our soldiers considered lives?”

When Tula said these words, all the soldiers present applauded.

"I have this idea, but I'm afraid that some of you will be radical. I'm afraid that before I say this, you will chop off my head with your knife. Now after such a long journey, I I believe you have seen more information, and you should understand better than me. If we rush forward, we will die. "

When he said this, all the soldiers fell silent.

Then he said: "We surrender immediately. Supplying you can save your life, and it will also frustrate the ambitions of the officials in the capital. They can't even think of exchanging our lives for glory and wealth."

After hearing this, the soldiers shouted loudly: "Yes! We absolutely cannot let them use our lives to exchange for their glory and wealth! We surrender, we just have to surrender, and we will not let their plan succeed!!"

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(End of this chapter)