Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 256 Guarantee
"Soldiers invaded, plundered property, killed people, bullied our country and our people! In such a big country, such a big clan, there are always people who are willing to stand up and shed blood. I am willing to stand up. I am not afraid of bloodshed. I know you will too. Don't be afraid."

"But I also know that you are afraid of bleeding in vain, and you don't know why you bleed. Now you know, it's to save people!"

"Today you saved 10 people in Haizhou, tomorrow you will save more people, you will save 100 million, 1000 million!"

"Brothers! More than 600 people came with me from Nanjing, and now you are the only ones left. A hundred brothers will fall forever. I, Yang Chao, am sorry for them!"

"But I want to say that they didn't die in vain. They exchanged their lives for the lives of 10 people in Haizhou! There will be more lives in return in the future!"

"But they are dead after all. But I guarantee that no one will forget them. Last night, the gentry in Haizhou found me and asked me to build a memorial archway for me. I told them that they would give us all The dead brother erected an archway. The gentry in Haizhou City promised that they would build a temple for the martyrs."

"I will bring back the remains of the brothers who died in battle, and I will bury them in their ancestral graves. But I promise to keep their names in Haizhou, so that they will be enshrined by the people of Haizhou for generations! Each of them will have a tombstone in Haizhou, engraved with their deeds and their famous names!"

"Brothers, I promise. As long as this nation does not perish, there will be a bowl of wine and a bowl of meat in front of their tombstone every year, and there will be no lack of comfort. Unless this stupid nation becomes ungrateful and shameless one day, If you become a thief as your father, then they will always burn incense and sacrifice to their ancestors."

"Now you are the only ones left. I know they are homesick, and I know that you are afraid that you will not be able to go back. I also know that the reason you are afraid is not because you are afraid of death, but because you are afraid of death. You have become lonely ghosts; you are afraid of death, your parents have no support, and your children have no care. Now I promise you!"

"I will bring back the brothers who died in battle, and I will give them a grand burial, let them rest in peace, and be with their ancestors."

"The parents of the dead brother are my parents, and I support them; the children of the dead brother are my children, and I raise them."

"Finally, I have to promise that I will take you living brothers back intact. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I will not let them fight the captive soldiers again, and I will not exchange your lives for my own future!"

Yang Chao's voice was full of emotion, and his sincere assurance first made many soldiers sad, then touched many people, and finally moved everyone, and some even groaned in pain.

"My lord, I am not afraid of death. I will follow you to kill the Tartars. I want to avenge my brothers!"

Suddenly someone became emotional and shouted loudly.

Soon others were also stimulated.

They all shouted:

"Yes, we're not leaving, we're going to kill all the Tartars."

"We want revenge!"

"We are not afraid!"

Yang Chao didn't expect the morale of these soldiers to be so high again, not out of any loyalty to the emperor, not out of any national righteousness, but just to avenge the dead comrades in arms.

Because of hatred!

Who said that the Chinese are a forgiving nation, your parents were killed, your sister was humiliated, you were captured as a slave, and then you forgive your enemies, then you can only be idiot.

Those who cry out for forgiveness are often those who are pampered, those who hold power, anytime, anyone in power, treat them well, win them over, use them to rule their fellow citizens, paralyze their brothers and sisters, these people will not The nation shed blood, but lay down on the nation and drank blood, so they shouted for forgiveness, because they themselves had not shed blood at all, and what they got from the enemy was not hatred, but the bones thrown to them by the enemy.

A nation that does not dare to face up to its hatred is definitely not a nation that has stood in the east for thousands of years. This nation has existed for thousands of years, but its enemies have disappeared in history one by one. If this nation forgives time and time again His enemy, then his enemy will climb on top of them again and again to do his best, this nation is not the Chinese nation, but the nation of the third brother of Great India.

Seeing the morale aroused by hatred, Yang Chao felt relieved that he was a man of blood after all.

But Yang Chao really can't bring these people to fight with the captive soldiers anymore, it's too uneconomical to exchange lives with those captive soldiers at this time.

Yang Chao wants to expand these bloody men as seeds by hundreds or thousands of times, and then go desperately to find the captive soldiers.

Even if he doesn't fight against the captive soldiers in the future, but just holds Haizhou City firmly and waits for the captive soldiers to retreat, Yang Chao still wins, and these soldiers still win.

The judgment of victory is always determined by whether the combat objective is achieved, not by the number of people killed or the amount of land occupied.

In public, Yang Chao came to rescue Haizhou, and so far he has succeeded more than half.

In private, Yang Chao came to train soldiers, to beat and stimulate the blood and courage of these soldiers, and now he has succeeded 100%.

So as long as the captive soldiers retreat, Yang Chao will win a big victory!
Anyway, now that the moat has been closed, the captive soldiers have lost the channel to attack the city. It is impossible for them to refill the river in a short time, and after several fiascos, it is hard to say whether the captive soldiers will have the courage to attack the city again. The most likely and wisest choice for the captive soldiers is to retreat as soon as possible.

Therefore, Yang Chao's next plan is to lead these people to guard the city and not give the captive soldiers any chance. Even if they insist on filling the river, Yang Chao will do his best to destroy it and prevent them from getting what they want. It will last ten days. God, if you don't believe it, the captive soldiers will not retreat.

"No, your lives are more valuable than captive soldiers. There is no need to go all out with them. Rest assured, one day, we will settle this debt. When the time comes, there will be revenge for revenge, revenge for injustice, and a blood debt. I will demand it back with blood!"

Yang Chao was lecturing the soldiers, but the villagers beside him did not leave either. They also fought with Yang Chao's army. Although their combat effectiveness was scumbag, they still bled.

At this time, they looked at and listened to Yang Chao's words, and they also had Qi Qiyan in their hearts.

Many of these folks are well acquainted with Yang Chao's soldiers, because Yang Chao sent many officers to train them and lead them.

In the past, the Minzhuangs were a little envious of these soldiers, thinking that they could eat enough and get a generous salary, but they wanted to fight with Yang Chao, so Minzhuang was just a little envious, but didn't want to be them.

But listening to Yang Chao's assurance, they suddenly felt that following such a general, even if it was a war, didn't seem to be bad.

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Huaian!

Since Yang Chao led troops to rescue Haizhou, Haizhou and Huai'an once again cut off contact, and at least two people were very anxious.

One of them is Shi Kefa, and the other is Wang Xiao.

When Yang Chao was fighting the captive soldiers at night, the boatmen finally returned after ten days of trekking.

When Shi Kefa heard Yang Chao sent the boatman back, he greeted him directly, but he didn't see Yang Chao.

After asking the boatman, Shi Kefa learned that Yang Chao had won a big victory in Haizhou, beheaded more than 200 soldiers and captured two prisoners.

But when the boatman said that the governor of Haizhou had never allowed Yang Chao to enter the city, Shi Kefa couldn't help but sighed again.

Fortunately, Yang Chao did not disgrace his life and defeated the captive soldiers directly.

Soon Shi Kefa sent Tang Ma to Beijing with the two captives and a letter of merit.Although the eastern captives crossed Shandong and blocked the canal, the territory of the Ming Dynasty was large, and there was enough space to bypass Shandong and still maintain the connection between the central and local governments.

Shi Kefa's Tangma went to Henan, and then went north to the capital.

Then Shi Kefa just quietly waited for Yang Chao to come back, he had already made plans, he must throw a sumptuous celebration banquet for Yang Chao, and for Yang Chao's strong men.

However, Wang Xiao couldn't wait to start the banquet immediately, and he really hosted the rich businessmen in Huai'an.

Wang Xiao was extremely proud and vowed that he had known for a long time that his brother Yang Chao would win a big battle, so he had been waiting in Huai'an.

In fact, Wang Xiao's only task in Huai'an is to win over Shi Kefa, but Shi Kefa has never dealt with merchants very much, which makes Wang Xiao unable to communicate at all.

Some of the rhetoric prepared before can only be used on these wealthy businessmen, telling these local snakes who are already friendly, the powerful strength in the hands of the Wang family.

As early as after Yang Chao took the initiative to rescue Haizhou, Wang Xiao began to unfurl Yang Chao's banner, publicizing Yang Chao's bravery, but he didn't want to make Yang Chao famous, but wanted to use Yang Chao's bravery to elevate their Wang family. reputation.

He clearly told the rich merchants in Huai'an that he had a dozen big shops along the Wang family canal, and this time he went all out to raise military pay for Yang Chao and mobilize and operate military rations.

The purpose is to tell these local snake merchants in Huai'an that the Wang family has a deep relationship with Yang Chao, and Yang Chao is a rare brave general in the world.

Ordinary people may not know it, but these merchants know it all too well. In such a troubled world, it is a great capital to be able to rely on a powerful force. Whose goods have not been robbed in these years? business was not affected.

With the protection of strong force, their business can be done stably and for a long time.

So Wang Xiao soon colluded with wealthy businessmen of all sizes in Huai'an. Anyway, the Wang family had a deep business presence in Huai'an, but because they were wealthy businessmen from other places, they were always crowded out by local businessmen in certain fields. It has always been able to rely on the relationship of the canal to operate the fleet and grain trade, and has been unable to break into the core salt business in Huai'an.

So after flattering Shi Kefa to no avail, Wang Xiao turned to the next best thing, hoping to make friends with the salt merchants and get involved in the salt business.

(End of this chapter)