Chapter 178 If we don't fight this battle, it will be our fate
Chapter 178 If we don’t fight this battle, our next generation will.
Empress Zhou didn’t understand, what’s so funny about supplementing the body? My husband works hard day and night on state affairs, so doesn’t he often take it? Moreover, the shop owner is so powerful that he also needs this kind of stuff to nourish the kidneys?
Guangqumen gate.
As the curfew ended, people surrounded the vast cordon.
Many people from surrounding villages and towns are also rushing over. The capital's mobilization ability has begun to bear fruit under Chongzhen.
At first, people were talking happily. It was rare to have such a lively gathering. They walked around in twos and threes and talked at the same time.
But as we arrived at the clearing and looked at the endless red square cloth-covered earthen bowls on the ground, the atmosphere gradually became dull.
This scene, no matter how you look at it, is not auspicious. It has a strong tragic atmosphere.
Within the cordon, a Qianhusuo Jinyi Guard was maintained under the leadership of Li Ruolian, and the five-city military and horse division patrolled the entire city.
In the city on the other side of Guangqumen, the main road from Guangqumen to Zhengyangmen has been cleared by Jin Yiwei. Now only Jin Yiwei is roaming the entire route.
The alleys or street intersections that merged into this main road were crowded with people, waiting for Chongzhen's motorcade to pass by and take a look.
Although there was already a Warrior bulletproof off-road vehicle, the emperor still had to go out with style. Chongzhen did not want to rely on his invincibility and leave a hole for his son in the future where he could not contact the people casually due to safety reasons.
"Your Majesty is here! Get out of the way, get out of the way."
"Where is it?"
"Let me see."
"How come they are all Royal Army soldiers on bicycles? Is His Majesty behind?"
The Warrior Cross Country riding on Chongzhen drove smoothly along the street to the wall of Guangqumen Gate, with the Han generals of Jin Yiwei and the Royal Army opening the way.
After Wang Chengen turned off the engine and parked the car, the eunuchs from the Honor Guard Department on both sides quickly opened the door, and Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang got out of the car one on the left and the other on the right.
"Prince, you go up first."
"Yes, Father."
After Zhu Cixiang saluted according to the etiquette, he followed the Jin Yiwei up the city wall first, and Chongzhen came to a corner of the wall.
"Shopkeeper, come out quickly."
"Lao Zhu, is there no one around? I want to come out."
"Wang Banban is guarding the door, don't worry."
Chen Ye passed through the time and space tunnel opened by the system and instantly traveled to the Ming Dynasty.
"Shopkeeper, didn't you say your alarm clock said seven o'clock? It's only half past six."
"I woke up early, so I packed up and came over early."
Seeing Chen Ye's arrival, Chongzhen signaled to Wang Chengen, and then they walked toward the ramp at the top of the city together.
As the honor guard carried the flag representing the emperor and arranged the city head, Chongzhen stood at the city head, just like the imperial guards during the military parade, and a huge three-by-four full-body photo was unfolded.
"Your Majesty is here! Your Majesty is at the top of the city!"
"This image is different from the one that inspected the Jin Yiwei last time!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Led by the employees of the Propaganda Department, the people around him began to shout in waves, while Chongzhen stood at the top of the city and waved his hands downwards.
Because the distance was too far, the people at the farthest end could no longer see clearly, but the people standing by the moat looked up and saw Chongzhen slightly exposed on the rooftop. They saw Chongzhen waving around, and occasionally facing him, and they became even more excited.
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Zhu Cixi stood a few steps away from Chongzhen, with his head exposed, and looked at the love of the people below for Chongzhen, and he admired Chongzhen even more in his heart.
"Father, the soldiers of the army have arrived."
Following the prince's distant gaze, the soldiers running around the city wall had already run from the north to the east of the city.
Under the consent of the people on the north side, tens of thousands of soldiers entered the field in an orderly manner, carrying their luggage, and the sound of running neatly, as well as orderly formations horizontally and vertically, made the people outside the isolation zone burst out loud.
"Good! They look like elite soldiers at first glance! They are much better equipped than those Manchu and Qing cavalry in the newspapers."
"As expected of the Royal Army, those who eat the royal rations are different. Just hearing the footsteps makes people's hearts beat faster."
"This outfit is also sharp and not sloppy. There are so many muskets and artillery. It's almost like being armed to the teeth."
"The bags they carry are so big! Can they hold a lot of things?"
"And their flag, how come it has this pattern? The sun and moon flag?"
The onlookers were full of curiosity as they watched the soldiers enter. They didn't feel weird about the soldiers' dress, but because they had never seen it before, but they were very energetic and felt that it should be like this.
"Stay where you are! Look to the right! Look forward!"
"Stop! Face His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"
All the soldiers quickly stood in the corresponding positions behind a bowl according to their teams, and then faced the direction of Guangqumen in an orderly manner, slightly raising their heads to look at Chongzhen who was standing on the city wall.
All general flags in the past have been replaced by the sun and moon flag. This is because the current army has platoon-level communication capabilities. Mobile communication walkie-talkies have been issued to each platoon, and there is no need to use the general flag to inform.
Which commander should the soldiers follow and where should they charge?
From left to right, each battalion consists of three infantry companies, one artillery company, one cooking squad, one automobile squad, one headquarters, and one health team.
Sun Chuanting, dressed in general uniform, sat on a truck and passed the crowd. He held a microphone in his hand and shouted at the city wall.
"Your Majesty the Emperor! The Red Dragon Regiment, White Tiger Regiment, and Xuanwu Regiment of the Royal Army should have 9,122 people, but the actual number is 9,122. Please give me instructions."
Several wired speakers that were arranged in advance were plugged into LAN receivers, transmitting the sound from wireless microphones to the entire audience at a volume that no one could stand within a few meters of the speakers.
Standing on the city wall, Chongzhen looked down at the nine thousand soldiers looking towards him, his eyes gradually deepening.
"Soldiers! Back then... Taizu..."
"Establishing a slave and puppet regime..."
"Nowadays, Jiannu wants to seize Liaodong. Can you guys tolerate this kind of betrayal of Ming Dynasty?
Can you tolerate the harm that slave-building caused to the people of Ming Dynasty?
People in the capital, do you think I should endure it?"
"Can't! Can't! Can't!"
"Your Majesty, just fuck them and that's it!"
"That's right! We just want to kill all the slaves!"
The soldiers below, as well as the people around them, looked at Chongzhen's pictures on the city wall and listened to Chongzhen's shouts from the speakers, and the anger in their hearts was also aroused.
“This battle must be fought.
As long as the Jiannu are still there, and as long as the Jiannu do not rejoin the Ming Dynasty, they will think about sucking the blood of the Ming Dynasty all the time. They will think about kidnapping you into slaves and making your wives and children their playthings.
If we don't fight this battle today, our next generation will fight it. Soldiers, look at the people who are seeing you off, look at the children smiling at you, and look at those happy families."
Chongzhen's words made the soldiers relax. At the same time, they also followed the words and looked at the crowd closest to them, looked at the people who were looking at them, thinking about what Chongzhen said, and vaguely felt something.
Many of the onlookers were scholars who had signed up for the Royal Army. These people were from truly poor families in ancient times, or from good families.
At this moment, they have more recognition of joining the Royal Army, which is something called a mission.
"For our next generation of children to have a healthy environment to grow up, for my people, and for countless families in the Ming Dynasty to be happy, I order! Royal Army soldiers obey orders!"
All the soldiers looked at the city wall angrily, and the emotional exaggeration just now was in place.
"Royal Army, go out on my behalf, drive out the Tartars, and regain Liaodong! Create peace for the people of the Ming Dynasty forever!"
"Expel the Tartars! Recover Liaodong! Create eternal peace for the people of the Ming Dynasty!"
A sound like a tsunami spread throughout the empty field. The onlookers looked at this group of soldiers with a less natural sense.
Military household? The Royal Army is indeed not a military household.
"Today, I came to see you all off. I originally asked the prince to stay in the palace, but he still insisted on coming. Now, let the prince say a few words for everyone."
Chongzhen walked to the prince and led Zhu Cixiang, who was already nervous and unnatural, to the steps, revealing his entire figure.
In the eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers, civilians, and guards in uniform, the top of the city could not be seen in detail, and it was even very blurry, so blurry that there were only two red figures, one tall and one short.
But it does not hinder the excitement of the Royal Army, because the people above represent the present and the future of Ming Dynasty.
"Fearless soldiers of the Royal Army and common people of the capital, I am the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.
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Today, my father and I are here to see you off, and at the same time, we also pay tribute to all the soldiers who fought for our Ming Dynasty!"
The prince stood next to Chongzhen and saluted the soldiers who were looking at him below.
Everyone below was stunned. Chongzhen quickly took over the conversation at this time. The main reason was that he could not let the people below shout random slogans. If he shouted out the Prince Shengming at this time, the fun would be great.
"As the king of the country, I will take the prince to see you off today. You can fight the enemy in peace while you are out there. I will take charge of state affairs, provide disaster relief and stabilize the situation, so that your homes will be stable and you will have no worries."
"Your majesty is wise! Long live your majesty! Your majesty is wise! Long live your majesty!"
Amid the shouts of the soldiers below, Chongzhen's figure left the city wall. The people thought it was over, but seeing the army soldiers motionless, they felt that there was still movement.
Sure enough, within a few minutes, Chongzhen's warriors came out of Guangqumen, drove from the suspension bridge to the camp on the other side of the river, and joined Sun Chuanting's large truck.
Chongzhen got off the car, followed by Sun Chuanting, and walked to the soldier closest to him. According to the agreement, the soldier had received the notice and he would talk to him today.
Seeing Chongzhen gradually approaching, the soldier's face was trembling and he stared at Chongzhen without even blinking.
Chongzhen stepped forward and arranged his clothes. Sun Chuanting and several group leaders who came over gathered around him. Several young eunuchs followed Chongzhen with small cameras throughout the process, taking pictures from multiple angles.
Many times we can't stand formalism, but in fact when we get to this position, we will find that there are some formalisms that he must do.