Chapter 6: Burn down the plank road to boost morale
Fortunately, the family members were well protected, and this was the only place where the soldiers felt at ease.
Their Emperor, His Majesty, never thought of leaving those old, weak, women and children behind at any time. He also established rules of courtesy for the young and old, and for soldiers to take responsibility. This was different from most monarchs they knew.
After a lot of tossing and hardships, everyone has arrived at the plank road.
"Give me the order. After crossing the plank road, burn the entire plank road."
"What? Your Majesty, no. Once the plank road is burned down, we will never be able to get out again. Your Majesty, please think twice." When Wang Chong, Bai Zhan and other generals heard this decision, they quickly dissuaded them.
"Execute the order, no need to say more, I will find my own way out from now on."
Seeing that the emperor was resolute, everyone had no choice but to obey the order.
Walking a section and burning a section, a raging fire will burn not only the plank road, but also the obsession with hometown in the hearts of soldiers at all levels. Every time a section of plank road is burned, everyone's heart will become heavier.
Having completely entered the boundary of Bashu, the plank road has been burned out. Although these children of the old Qin people did not say anything, the suppressed emotions in their hearts were on the verge of exploding, and their words were mixed with pessimism.
This shows that the willpower of soldiers in this era is still too weak and their faith is not strong enough.
Back then, the great man led tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers across snow-capped mountains and meadows, and on a 25,000-mile long march, they would not have ended up like this. After getting out of trouble, they still resurrected with full health and doubled their combat effectiveness.
And even though our troops have not yet reached such a difficult situation, they are all dejected and confused about their future. How can this be possible?
Li Feng sighed. As the emperor, he should do something at this time.
"Where is Monrey?"
"Your Majesty, what's the matter?"
"Build me a 4-meter-high platform and gather everyone under the platform. I want to lecture you."
"Your Majesty, under our current conditions, it may not be easy to build a high platform."
"Stupid, I don't need to be grand or grand, just a simple one will do. I will draw a sketch for you and follow this." After saying that, Li Feng found a branch and started making gestures on the ground.
According to Li Feng's sketch, a 4-meter-high platform built of bamboo and wood was quickly erected using a slope. Li Feng walked up to the platform and looked at the dark crowd, feeling a little nervous.
Tens of thousands of people stood under the high platform, ready to listen to his instructions.
After clearing his throat, he forced himself to speak:
"Soldiers, there is a saying outside that even though Chu has three families, Chu will definitely destroy Qin. This shows the Chu people's hatred towards us. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are both Chu people. Once they know where we are going, they will pursue us and kill us.
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"Yes, now we have burned down the plank road and can't get out, but on the other hand, those chasing soldiers can't get in either, right?
This is a natural barrier. It can give us a chance to breathe, allowing us to recuperate and recover in this land of Bashu. Maybe you can pick up a wife here and go back to have children."
The half-joking and half-serious speech livened up the atmosphere a little. Seeing that everyone began to listen attentively, Li Feng continued to speak.
"Now we are in dire straits, the army lacks organizational structure, and officials at all levels in Da Qin are severely lacking. This is my opportunity, and it is also your opportunity. In the future, Da Qin will be the most powerful ministers, pillars, and officials at all levels in Da Qin.
, my trusted generals all need to be promoted from among you."
"What is the most difficult thing in life? It is to find light in the darkness and to regain a new life in despair. I am here to promise you that as long as we gain a foothold here, we will definitely be able to fight out...
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"Believe in me, and believe in yourselves, we will definitely do it, and the Qin Dynasty will last for thousands of years."
Family, country and world can make people forget themselves, but immediate benefits can make people realize themselves.
The sergeants listened with excitement, and all of them were looking forward to a better future.
"His Majesty the Third Emperor wants to lead everyone to reshape the foundation of the Qin Dynasty. Then if I follow His Majesty, can I be a centurion, a leader of a thousand households, a marquis of ten thousand households, and a general...
And then marrying a lady from an official family...Oh, it makes me happy just thinking about it."
"The Great Qin will last ten thousand years, the Great Qin will last ten thousand years! The Great Qin will last ten thousand years!"
I don’t know who started it, but as Li Feng finished his speech, he took the lead in shouting slogans, and the whole audience burst into cheers and shouts.
Meng Rui, Wang Chong and other generals took the lead in singing the war song of the Qin Dynasty at the right time: "Jiujiao Lao Qin, we will fight against the national calamity together, Jiujiao Lao Qin will restore our rivers and mountains, we will not bleed dry, and we will fight to the death! There is Da Qin in the west,
As the sun rises, a century of national hatred and vicissitudes of life are difficult to overcome! The world is in turmoil, how can there be peace! Qin has sharp men, who can compete with it!"
Li Feng didn't sing along with the war hymn, mainly because he knew the first two lines and hummed along. When the time was right, he stopped and his voice became hoarse. He hurriedly hid in the car tent to drink water.
Li Ji saw the emperor hiding aside to drink water with no one to serve him, so he quickly brought someone over to serve him.
"I have known His Majesty for a while, and I have never found His Majesty to be so eloquent. It is really amazing."
"Do you feel that I look like a liar today?"
"No, His Majesty is becoming more and more wise and majestic now. He is full of royal aura when talking, and he is quite like the First Emperor."
"The style of the First Emperor?" Li Feng rarely blushed: "Well, the emperor's aunt is overly praised. What kind of kingly air? The speech method of brainwashing first and then painting the cake is just a routine operation."
Li Ji: "......"
The 10-day period was quickly approaching. For several days, the city of Xianyang seemed too quiet, and there was no news that Prince Qin Ying had surrendered. This made Zhang Liang suspicious, and he repeatedly requested to enter Xianyang immediately.
Liu Bang finally couldn't hold it any longer and led his army into Xianyang, encountering no resistance at all along the way.
After entering Xianyang Palace, Fan Kuai was arranged to arrest the Ying clan members, and Xia Houying arrested the ministers of Qin.
He said that he would personally catch Ying Ziying, but in fact he couldn't wait to find the beauty from Qin Palace.
With the help of Han Fu and others from the leading party, Fan Kuai and others soon discovered that something was wrong.
Emperor Qin and others had disappeared long ago, and along with them the imperial seals and various precious belongings had been looted.
When he heard Xiao He reporting this situation, Liu Bang was sitting on the dragon bed enjoying the services of two beauties from the Qin Palace. Feeling that he had been deceived, he became angry.
He pushed the two beauties to the side, kicked over the table and shouted: "Quickly, tell Fan Kuai and Xia Houying, chase me, you must catch Ying Ziying."
"Yes!" Xiao He just exited.
Cao Shen ran in again: "Pei Gong, what's wrong, Xiang Yu's army has approached three miles away from Bashang, threatening to attack us in Xianyang without waiting for his order. What should we do?"