With the end of the Yunnan Campaign, bandits quickly spread across the province, and the work teams followed up and repeated the routine in Guizhou, and the township government was gradually established. The work here will proceed according to the plan

At about the same time, the bandits will gradually withdraw and head to the mountains of Guangxi, where they will continue to cause harm. Of course, if the time is not available now, they will quietly become bandits. First, kill the original local real bandits and quietly set up camp.

Wait for the opportunity.

Long Yun and some more senior officials have gone to Yibin to study. They will have a short-term crash education there, be influenced by nationalism, and learn Yibin's management ideas and methods. Some of the more outstanding officers have entered

Military academy, learn modern military thought and theory, new technical and tactical skills, and adapt to the pace of development of Yibin's army.

The first batch of short-term training courses for surrendered officers has concluded. At the graduation ceremony for the trained officers, Haoren made a fortune again, but this time it was not a lecture but a report.

"All of you here are from Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. They have all traveled the same path in the past few years, so today I will talk about Sichuan first." Haoren stood on the podium and said: "We are all soldiers.

But it is a shame for the people of Sichuan, including myself. Some people must be unconvinced, so how can I feel guilty for Sichuan? This is a shame without knowing it. It doesn't matter, just listen to me slowly."

After a brief pause, Haoren continued: "Our nation has just broken free from the rule of foreigners. This should be a blessing for the people and the nation. But it is very sad. From then on, Sichuan began to enter a war. This war continues to this day.

It has been going on for more than ten years. Today, I will fight you, and tomorrow you will fight me. It is the people who suffer in the fight. It is true to the saying: the prosperity of the people is painful, and the destruction of the people is painful. The army needs money to fight, and to support it.

People need money, and equipment needs money. But where does the money come from? It’s not just about robbing the people. Some forces are ruthless in robbing the people, and there are so many kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. It’s still good to collect next year’s taxes this year, and even worse.

Ten years or even decades later. If the local area is poor, you will collect less taxes and have less money. To support the army, you need money, so you will change your method to collect more taxes, so the people will become poorer.

.In this way, we are trapped in a vicious cycle, and you think you will let the people live! So I say I am ashamed of the people.

The value of the military's existence is to protect the place from being invaded by external enemies and protect the lives and property of the people. But besides bringing disaster to the people of this land, what else can we soldiers do? Ask ourselves whether we are guilty.

Is this land that raised us worthy of the people on this land?"

Haoren's words caused many people in the audience to ponder, especially some big guys.

"This situation can no longer continue. It's time to change. Therefore, I want to unify the three southwestern provinces, establish a people's army, an army worthy of the people, and become the patron saint of this land. When

When we are strong, we can also expand our territory and provide our nation with greater living space. Only this kind of army can make us feel worthy of the sacred title of soldiers." Haoren continued: "Last year, I walked out of the army for the first time.

Sichuan spans a small half of China. Only then did I realize that not only our Sichuan was poor and backward, but the whole of China was poor and backward, and the land of China was in constant war. This trip had a huge impact on me. After a lot of inspections, a lot of

Thinking about it, I find that our nation is falling into a huge crisis! This is not alarmist, all this will happen in the near future. Looking back on history, we have indeed been strong and glorious. However, history is not always glorious.

During the Wuhu Rebellion in China, less than a few million Han people were killed. We were once ruled by aliens in the Yuan Dynasty, and we were ruled by aliens for another three hundred years in the Qing Dynasty. Now, the crisis is coming to us again.

, what should I do as a soldier in this era? So, I woke up. Although my shoulders are very thin and the risks are high, as a soldier in this era, I must make a difference. In the land where I am in the west

The civil war must end, otherwise it will continue for more than ten years, not only in the three western provinces, but also in the entire continent. By then, how much blood will we shed? Our people will be poorer, and our nation will be poorer.

will be even weaker. So, I started from the land below my feet. Fortunately, the first step was successful. I want to make all preparations for this upcoming crisis."

Those who were interested in the field immediately thought: I see, why is the commander-in-chief willing to take such a big risk to unify Sichuan?

"When a nation falls into poverty and backwardness and does not know how to work hard; when a nation is prosperous and the people indulge in pleasure and ignore hidden worries, this nation is destined to be miserable. A celebrity in the West once described China as a sleeping lion, and some of our Han people are

But we are so proud of it. Look, even famous figures in Europe describe us as sleeping lions. Sleeping lions will always wake up and we will always be strong. Wrong, this kind of thinking is childish and stupid." Haoren said briefly.

After a pause, he continued: "The original intention of the foreigners in saying this was to use it as a motto to warn their descendants not to let this sleeping lion wake up. Its country is almost as large as Europe, and its population is five times that of the world.

One-third stronger, the consequences of waking up are very serious. No one intends to let Hua Xia wake up to make him strong. It is best to continuously suck its blood while he is asleep, so that he will continue to become thinner. When this head sleeps

The lion wakes up and wants to stand up, but finds that he has no strength. He is too weak. At this time, one of the wolves will tear off a leg, and the other will swallow a piece of meat and be divided up by others. So, it is not good to throw away something.

Be realistic and childish fantasy, no one wants us to wake up, no one wants to see us Han people becoming strong again, they will use various means to prevent us from becoming strong."

Haoren's words really alerted many people. Yes, I also know this sentence and understand it this way. Damn, why didn't I think of this meaning?

"Look eastward. There is a small country in the east of our country. Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, they had the right to garrison troops on the Korean Peninsula. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, they annexed the Korean Peninsula. In 1904, Japan and Russia

Two countries fought a Russo-Japanese War on our soil. You should note that it was a war between two foreign armies on our soil. It was a shame. It was a shame for the soldiers of that period and for the entire Han nation.

A permanent shame. After the Russo-Japanese War, they had the right to garrison troops in our Northeast. So what will they do next? Will the wolf refuse to eat the meat on their lips? Wake up, everyone, if they are allowed to annex us in this era

land, then we so-called soldiers wearing military uniforms will bear eternal shame." Haoren said in a low voice: "Since we have put on military uniforms and become soldiers of this era, we must have the awareness to shoulder the responsibilities of soldiers of this era.

We must have the courage to save this nation from danger, and we must have the courage to sacrifice for this nation. Only in this way can we live up to the title of soldiers of this era. Soldiers should firmly defend their dignity and glory. Otherwise, take off your military uniform.

Just do what you have to do. Soldiers don’t need cowards! Since we are soldiers, let us use our own flesh and blood to defend the land under our feet and protect our people. Only such an army can be called the people.

The army. The blood of Han men is always hot! The blood of soldiers is always hot!"

"If you are a true soldier, I will represent this land, all the people under my rule, and the entire Chinese nation to salute the immortal soldiers of this era!" After saying this, he stood at attention and gave a standard salute to the audience.

military salute.

The audience was quiet for a while, and then someone shouted: "Everyone, stand up."

Suddenly, the whole audience stood up and stood at attention. Someone took the lead and swore: "We soldiers swear: We soldiers will build a solid Great Wall with our flesh and blood to defend our land and protect our people. As long as the nation

We soldiers will not hesitate to break our bones if needed. We will follow the commander and march forward bravely. Everyone salutes!"

The whole audience gave a military salute to Haoren with a "swish" sound.

At the end of the ceremony, Haoren left the stage amid chants of "Long live the commander-in-chief" in the audience.
Chapter completed!