Seeing that the atmosphere was so lively, Wu Yuan pulled Pan Rui over.
"Young and old gentlemen, today I want to talk to you about military conscription."
When the conscription was mentioned, the atmosphere suddenly became colder.
Everyone subconsciously fell silent, but the difference was that no one was as abusive as before.
Pan Rui was a little worried. Wu Yuan had made so many preparations, but after all, his life and fortune were involved. Will these ordinary people appreciate it?
But Wu Yuanze continued to say calmly: "I know you are afraid. To be honest, I was also afraid when I first went to the battlefield. I was afraid that I would die there and never come back."
Everyone nodded silently when they saw Wu Yuan speaking out their feelings.
"But I still chose to stay. Everyone must have heard about the previous battle at Boulder City."
"You just know that I won that battle, but what you don't know is that at that time we only had less than 20,000 soldiers and horses, but we had to hold off Tianli, Dayu and the Qianlu Chamber of Commerce with more than 100,000 soldiers combined.
horse."
When they heard what Wu Yuan said, everyone couldn't help but admire Wu Yuan's courage, and admire Wu Yuan's ability to agree under such a disparity in military strength."
"Brothers, I'm not telling you this to show off how powerful I am. On the contrary, I was so scared that I couldn't even see the hope of winning."
“At that time, I don’t know how many people advised me to give up and run away.”
"But do you know why I didn't escape?" Wu Yuan asked everyone.
Someone below replied: "Because you are the prince, you cannot escape. If you escape, you will be punished."
Wu Yuan nodded, "This brother is only half right. If I run away, I will indeed be punished, but I can save my life."
Everyone was stunned, "Yeah, what does receiving a little punishment mean compared to life?"
For a time, many people had puzzled looks on their faces.
If it were them, they would have escaped long ago.
Wu Yuan had a clear view of everyone's expressions, and then sighed slightly, "I can't escape, because the first people to suffer when I leave are the folks in Boulder City. Once the city is destroyed, they will definitely die."
"I can't escape because the Stone City is gone. The enemy's iron hooves will continue to conquer, and there will be another city that will follow in the footsteps of the Stone City."
"I can't escape, because Dawu is not my Dawu alone, but your Dawu."
Wu Yuan's true feelings were revealed, touching everyone's heart.
"Folks, fighting is never a personal matter. We don't want to fight, but the enemy will not let us go just because we don't want to."
"They want to expand their territory, they want more slaves, more women."
"They want everything from me, Dawu. There will be no eggs left after the nest is overturned. Are you willing to abandon your home and let your wives and children become their slaves?"
Every word Wu Yuan said was like a stone hitting everyone's heart.
To these people, there is no need to say any high-sounding words or draw a pie, it is enough to tell them what they will lose if they fail.
"Conscription is inevitable because the enemy is very powerful, but don't worry, the ones at the front will never be you, but my Dawu warriors."
Speaking of this, Wu Yuan pointed to Pan Rui beside him.
"Mr. Pan is responsible for the recruitment this time, but he has never forced you to do so. You should be able to feel this. Otherwise, those who resisted would have been forcibly captured."
Pan Rui immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, we will not force anyone. We only want warriors who are willing to fight for Dawu and brothers who are willing to follow the prince."
Wu Yuan glanced at Pan Rui in surprise, "This old master can do it, and his good intentions are not in vain."
And at this moment, silence finally broke out again.
I don't know who shouted, "I am willing to fight for Dawu and the prince."
"There's me, I'm willing too."
"Count me in, I'm not a coward."
"Fuck, whoever dares to take advantage of my wife and children, I will fight him to the death."
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For a moment, the crowd was so angry that they wished they could go to the battlefield right now.
Xin Ruyan looked at the scene in front of her with excitement. With this start, the subsequent recruitment will not be difficult.
In fact, the people were not stupid. They knew that conscription was unavoidable. It was just that they were more accepting of Wu Yuan as a leader.
Not to mention, Moo Won is standing in their perspective and can easily arouse empathy.
All of this was within Wu Yuan's expectation. In this way, when he is firmly seated in the court in the future, he will be able to respond to everything at once.
Pan Rui was already in tears at this moment. He was a patriot, loyal to Dawu, not to any one person.
Now Dawu is really in danger. The recruitment failed before, which made him exhausted mentally and physically. Now that he finally sees the light, how can he not be excited, and all this was promoted by Wu Yuanyi.
Those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world, and Wu Yuan really did it.
"Master Pan, I'll leave it to you after this. I'll go back first."
Pan Rui bowed to Wu Yuan and said with admiration: "The prince has given up, but the old minister is wondering why the prince is willing to help? This conscription is Emperor Wu's will."
Wu Yuan patted Pan Rui's shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter whose will it is. As I said before, what I want to protect is the entire Dawu."
Pan Rui suddenly trembled and knelt down to Wu Yuan, "Prince Rende, please accept my obeisance."
Wu Yuan quickly helped him up, "You should pay more attention to your health. Will I still need your help in the future?"
Pan Rui also smiled, "Prince, don't worry, I won't die until I see the day when the prince creates a peaceful and prosperous age."
Wu Yuan nodded and was about to say something else when suddenly Xin Ruyan shouted in his ears, "You dare, you dare!"
Wu Yuan was startled when he saw two figures approaching.
There were actually four people, but the other two were stopped by Xin Ruyan.
But there were two people left, so Wu Yuan reflexively reached for the gun in his arms.
But it was obviously too late. At the critical moment, Mo Qiaoer arrived in time.
Before setting off, Xin Ruyan listened to Huo'er's warning and told Mo Qiaoer not to stay away from Wu Yuan, and finally caught up.
Wu Yuan was assassinated, which also caused a riot. People from the Tianxia family once again formed a human wall to isolate everyone.
Yan Fei and Yan Miao also rushed over, and Xin Ruyan said hurriedly: "You two escort the prince away."
The combined strength of the two sisters is not inferior to that of Mo Qiaoer, so Xin Ruyan is still very relieved.
After hearing Xin Ruyan's order, Yan Fei and Yan Miao did not dare to neglect, and asked a few subordinates to protect the surroundings. The two of them protected Wu Yuan and evacuated.