Can you live forever

Chapter 276 Strong Wind and Waves, Standing Still

The power of inertia is formidable.

People who are used to being numb and at the mercy of others lack subjective initiative when there is no one to lead and guide them. You can let them farm fields and dig reservoirs for construction, because these are the things they have done before.

Although the land deeds were issued to them, they would not realize what they had since they had never experienced the autumn harvest or seen a warehouse full of grain.

They look forward to it, but they remain uncertain about the future and still distrust those in power.

They are still used to the rules being made by others. They just obey the rules, live humblely, and just want to have a full meal...

When Hai Rui mobilized the militia and organized training, he found that the people's wishes were not high.

They will come to training, they will come to exile, just because the "government" wants them to do so... Their mentality has not changed, and they do not have the spirit of defending their homeland and fighting bravely.

This is bad.

In the final analysis, everything still depends on the person. The Homecoming Regiment is indeed a rabble, but they are extremely aggressive and aggressive. If they touch each other on the battlefield, the weaker side will inevitably be defeated.

"Sir, what shall we do?"

"An urgent report came from Shenglong Mansion, and the gentry have already counterattacked."

The little eunuch Gui An was worried when he saw the situation of the militia battalion. Even if they talked about it, almost none of them were willing to come out to fight as soldiers. The villagers are simple and have their unique cunning.

Because you are not cunning, you can't live at all.

They are used to burying their heads in being ostriches, allowing fate to choose instead of changing their fate by themselves. They don't know what the returning home team will do, but they think they will die when they go to the battlefield.

They are used to their lives being worthless, and those in power will only treat them as cannon fodder, not as human beings...

This suspicion and distrust is deeply rooted.

"The people don't trust us..."

Hai Rui said to himself, and then he asked, "How many people are willing to join the militia?"

Gui An replied, "Two thousand, or six thousand."

Hai Rui: "The gap is so big?"

Gui An hesitated, and said, "The other four thousand are all children, the youngest is only ten years old...the oldest is only sixteen or seventeen years old."

"The adult ones who signed up are only in the early [-]s."

Hai Rui asked, "Did you tell me about the military salary?"

Gui An nodded and said, "I said, five shi of grain per month, but no one agreed. Some people said...he farms more than five shi a month."

Fifteen mu of land per quarter, ten mu of land per household, a family of at least 25 mu, Annan can grow rice three times a year, with a little care, a family can at least get a hundred shi of grain a year.

I really don't like "this" military salary...

Hai Rui didn't expect that the problem was that the people had "become rich". He couldn't help but muttered, "It's not just a matter of trust, but also a matter of people's hearts. They don't have the concept of family, country, and world..."

"Yes, they can't have it."

"They are not 'people', where does the concept of nationality come from... Naturally, it is a mess."

Gui An was puzzled and asked, "Sir, what is the concept of nationality?"

Hai Rui smiled and said: "The Foolish Old Man who moved the mountains for a hundred generations is a national concept; the survivors of the sixth generation, who came out of the Datong in the east, are a national concept; those who accumulated three generations of recuperation broke through the gap in Helan Mountain and violated our great Han are far away. Must be punished is the view of the nation; people who are not of our race must have a different heart, this is the view of the nation; Sichuan and Shu resisted the Mongols, tens of millions of people were slaughtered, and they still swore to defend Sichuan and Shu, the country was destroyed but the city did not fall, and the people of Sichuan lived up to the country , this is the national outlook.”

"It is the spirit that has been passed down since ancient times."

"It is the backbone of a nation."

"It is the support of the heroic souls of the past dynasties underground."

Gui An was a little crazy, he murmured: "But Annan doesn't have these..."

Hai Rui patted his head and said, "Yes, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, Annan has been the territory of China. The history of China is also the history of Annan, and the spirit of China is also the spirit of Annan."

"It's just that they have been enslaved by the corrupt forces of the separatist regime for too long, and have not bathed in the kingship of the Central Plains, so they have forgotten these things."

"We just need to wake them up."

"Gui'an, you're about to go to the battlefield. Are you afraid to face those vicious Home Returning Missions, and maybe even those rebels who want to return to the country?"

Gui An said firmly, "Don't be afraid!"

Hai Rui shook his head and said, "No, you are afraid. Look, your hands are shaking, but it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you are afraid. The important thing is how to face your fear."

"Knowing death and not avoiding it is courageous."

"We are going to tell the people of Annan that the people of Annan have the courage to fight and would rather die than surrender!"

"This war is not on the battlefield, but on the hearts of the people!"

"Overcome cowardice and numbness, and have the courage to look directly into the future, and you will be able to win!"

Gui An clenched his fists and nodded heavily. They gathered the adults who signed up, and selected nearly a thousand children aged [-] or [-], plus the [-] eunuchs.

The militia, with a total of only 4000 members, began to build an organizational structure and make defense arrangements.

And just as they were ready, a rebel army of more than 3 people appeared, of which 1 were the elite soldiers led by Li Pi, and the other 2 were the returning home regiment gathered along the way.

It is different from Gongxuanhua.

Most of the gentry in Qinghua Mansion ran away when they were equalizing the land. Don't think that the gentlemen will be kinder because they are not dead. No, they have no fear in their hearts, and they will only be more cruel.

When there is no fear, anger will be infinitely magnified.

What's more, the army led by Li Pi gave them courage, and Li Pi himself led the army to rob and kill madly, so the returning home group naturally followed suit.

They no longer care about surrendering or not.

Every time you pass through a village, every time you take down a county, you will definitely be slaughtered, let alone other things...

They want to make this group of mud-legged people who dared to rebel unforgettable, so that they will never dare to rebel again!This crazy offensive stopped in Xiangtian County, fifty miles west of Tsinghua Prefecture.

They discovered that there were actually troops escorting the people into the city to seek refuge!
They discovered that there were still people who dared to resist them!
It must be broken!The city must be slaughtered!
The returnees attacked frantically at first, directly intercepting and massacring the escorted civilians, but they did not expect that the militiamen gave them a head-on blow and caused them heavy losses, so they had to retreat first. After tens of thousands of people gathered, they went Crazy siege, but they don't know how to attack the city, and they are easily repelled by the militiamen. How can this be done?

So they called Li Pi.

Li Pi gathered the army, suspended the looting, and came to attack Xiangtian County. Outside the small county town, more than 3 rebels gathered...

And Hai Rui's thin figure stood on the tower, like a strong pine, like a sea stone.

No matter how violent the wind and waves are, I will never retreat!

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