Chapter 5097 Ideal insistence and slight compromise
Xu Xianzhi immediately followed up and said: "What Queen Wang said is very good, slave, you may not understand one thing. These people who will become captives in the future are not good people, but those who side with the demons and thieves. The tribesmen and family members of the soldiers who stubbornly resisted Yidi are like the men who killed Qianmo. Although they died with him in Jingzhou, their families still remain in the tribe. If the troops of General Shen and General Sun attack Guangzhou , these tribes will still stand on the side of the demon thieves and resist."
"Because they have done too many bad things over the years. If the demon thief is finished, other tribes will retaliate with profits. In order to avoid such an ending, they will resist to the end. The final result is that almost all the men will fight. Death, old and weak women and children were plundered and sold into slavery, not because we are cruel, but because this has been the rule among the barbarian tribes in Lingnan for thousands of years. We cannot force our way and let them accept it now. .”
Liu Yu said calmly: "If they are barbarians, such as the nomadic tribes on the grassland, then there is nothing wrong with doing so. If they are Han people, but they are instigated by the demon thieves and have been fighting with the demon thieves, they have committed a crime. There are many crimes, so there is no problem in dealing with them this way, because they know these national laws and know the consequences but still rebel. This is what they deserve."
"But these tribes in Lingnan have never accepted the king's rule and have never received this kind of education. They have always only known their own chiefs and did not know the orders of the imperial government. After they failed, they would kidnap these powerful chiefs and their commanders. If we really beat them to death, it would be called killing them without teaching, which goes against the benevolence and righteousness we should have as officials of the Jin Dynasty."
Queen Wang sighed: "Liu Cheqi, there is no point in worrying about these things. Whether they teach and punish or not teach and punish, they have followed the chiefs for many years to cause trouble, and have harmed many other tribes. Even if we We don’t need to ask about their guilt, and other tribes will not let them go. If we prevent other tribes from attacking and retaliating, and prevent other tribes from plundering their old, weak, women and children as slaves, we will force other tribes to rebel. For an illusory ideal, you have to pay a huge price in reality, and even risk losing the entire Lingnan. Liu Cheqi, you are now a person whose decisions can change the lives of millions of people, and you have huge power in your hands. You have power, but you must not act on impulse like this."
Liu Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "I am no longer the hot-blooded young man I was back then. I understand all the truths you said, including Queen Wang and Xu Shangshu, but if we ourselves give up now, Our principles and ideals for many years, sooner or later we will become people like Diao Kui, the people we hate the most and want to defeat the most. If we get to this point, then what is the meaning of all our struggles? This We still have to resolve the matter, at least not by openly selling slaves."
Wang Miaoyin's wonderful eyes were flowing, and her eyes looking at Liu Yu were full of expectation. Her red lips parted slightly: "Then Liu Cheqi, what better way do you have to solve the problem? It can not only safeguard the national law but also commit rebellion." This principle of banishing family members from slavery can bring enough benefits to the local tribes who are loyal to us, and can also realize your idea of a world without slaves. I would like to hear about it."
Liu Yi sneered and said: "I also want to hear how to solve the problem of sending slaves and successfully capture Guangzhou without causing trouble. I haven't mentioned the reward issue for the soldiers who fought in Guangzhou yet."
Liu Yu's eyes slowly swept over everyone's face and said: "This attack on Guangzhou will only use our three thousand athletes. If we want to capture the city of Guangzhou in a surprise attack, we must be fast. Speed and unpreparedness are our greatest strengths. Therefore, we can neither expect other tribes to come to help nor the Jiaozhou soldiers and horses to arrive quickly. We can only consider taking Guangzhou City within ten days, or even within three days. In this battle, you There is no time to make attacking tools, and then to besiege the city, we must risk our lives and use an indomitable momentum to forcefully break the city. Tianzi, the reason why I chose your Wu Di Shen family's light soldiers is for this reason."
Shen Tianzi gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "This is what we have wanted to do in Guanggu City. We, the men of the Shen family, are never afraid of death. Even if we fight to the last person, we will definitely use it to attack forward. , Moreover, most of the rebels in Guangzhou City are old and weak, as well as wounded and disabled soldiers who have returned from the front line. This is what our intelligence has long found out. We can break the city within three days, as long as the situation does not change temporarily, I can do it. Arrived."
Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction: "I like your momentum, and I hope you can turn this momentum into actual combat results. But remember, you can only rely on yourself in this battle, and no external force can help you, including the Goguryeo ship. The sailors and archers on the team are not allowed to use it."
Shen Tianzi said loudly: "Anyway, it is a surprise attack, and there is no need for archers to cover it. It is just a fight for life. The faster and more ferocious our attack is, the less the enemy will know our true strength. In this kind of battle, we will follow our instructions." Brother Nu, you have fought many times, you will either win or die."
Liu Yu said seriously: "Let the demon thief die in battle, what I need is for you to live and return victoriously."
Having said this, Liu Yu looked at Sun Chu and said: "After Guangzhou is captured, you will be the person in charge of Guangzhou's military affairs. In the city, you need to hunt down and kill the demon thieves' gang members, but more importantly, you must release those who have given way to the demon thieves." The tribesmen who were taken hostage by the thieves, except for those few stubborn tribesmen such as Sha Qianmo who followed the demon thieves to the end, all other tribal hostages who were coerced were let go without any need for them to do anything. They will tell the story of the capture of Guangzhou when they go back, and everyone will scream for beating the demon thief without the hostage."
"But you must be fully mentally prepared. Monster thieves have been operating in Guangzhou for many years. Even if the city is quickly breached, there will still be thieves, especially people like Old Thief Lu, who will escape from places like secret passages. If we cannot catch these Leader of the thieves, they must have gone to other cities and military camps to mobilize garrisons, or they have sought help from the tribes that killed Qianmo. Your real danger lies not in conquering Guangzhou City, but in how to defend Guangzhou City!"
Shen Tianzi laughed: "What's so difficult about this? The Pingding of Guangzhou is not a city, but the entire Lingnan. I'm not afraid of them coming, just afraid they won't come. Otherwise, I have to search all the mountains and forests, go to caves and villages. Go and arrest them. If we can come together to die, we can just unite the ministries loyal to us and the soldiers and horses of Jiaozhou to kill them all in one fell swoop, and Lingnan can be decided in one battle!" (End of Chapter)