Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 52 In order to survive, Wang Yan made up his mind
"The mighty China?" Li Taizhen didn't understand, he asked suspiciously, "What is China?"

"Loyalty, filial piety, propriety, justice, integrity and shame are China!" Wang Yansu said in a loud voice: "Rituals and music are China, skin color and clothes are China, Tang poetry and Song Ci are also China, ancestor worship is also China, self-improvement, inner sages and outer kings are China, Qin Han Tang Song, All dynasties and dynasties are China! China is the sky above our heads, the land under our feet, and the tens of thousands of Han people who live on this land with the same clothes as us, share etiquette, and agree with Chinese culture!"

Li Taizhen and others listened to Wang Yanzhi's words, and they seemed to realize something in their hearts, and their faces couldn't help being solemn.

China is the custom of all peoples, the overall identity for thousands of years, the pride of the debate between Hua and Barbarians, and the openness and broadness of the central country.

"Etiquette and clothing, the vastness of culture, this is the pride of the entire nation, the confidence of the nation, and the yearning of the Quartet vassals for China. No matter how powerful the barbarians are, in front of Chinese civilization, there is only inferiority and worship." Wang Yan looked at everyone. , Then said: "The Manchu Qing came to dominate the Central Plains, but it was to destroy everything we were so proud of, to cut off the backbone of our generation, to cut off my culture, to destroy my clothes, to destroy my etiquette, and to destroy the sky. , to perish, perish to China!"

Li Taizhen had never thought about such a question, and now listening to Wang Yan's story, he couldn't help thinking about it.

The matter was exactly as Wang Yan said, although the military power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was strong, he did not yearn for it, and he even despised these brutal barbarians from the bottom of his heart.

Li Taizhen couldn't accept the rat tails of money, the sound of slaves and masters, and the crooked spine, and he couldn't even imagine how dead the Han people under the Manchu Qing rule would become after losing their pride.

In China, the people are broad-minded, courteous and righteous, humble and confident, and the whole nation will not decline for too long, and sooner or later it will be high-spirited.

"Before I was there, the family and the country were there; after I was not there, the family and the country would still exist forever." Wang Yan went on to say: "China is something worthy of our all-out defense, as long as we can awaken tens of millions of Han people With the recognition of China, then Ming is the powerful China!"

From Wang Yanyan, everyone felt a strong sense of family and country.This kind of emotion exists in everyone's heart, but it has never been touched before, but now it is aroused by Wang Yan's words, and there is a sudden surge in the heart, and a different emotion for the entire Han nationality and Daming, and gradually forms a cohesive force.

The Chinese culture of Ming Dynasty, dress etiquette, is this cohesive force.

If Daming can awaken this cohesive force, it will be able to unite tens of thousands of Han people and unleash a surge of power, making barbarians from all over the world dare not peep!
If the army under Wang Yan has cohesion and knows why to fight, they can unite as one, and no matter what kind of hardships they face, they will be able to fight a hundred battles without defeat!
It's just that the current Ming Dynasty has not used this cohesive force, nor has it been recognized by ordinary people and soldiers. Bullied by mere Manchus!
Wang Yan and Li Taizhen talked so much, and he really felt something in his heart. The people in Yangzhou who were slaughtered by the Qing Dynasty made him resentful, "Dignified ****, why is this!"

If Daming doesn't stand up again, Yangzhou will only be the beginning, and there will be more cities and more people will be slaughtered in the future.Wang Yan desperately wanted to change this situation, so he gathered every strength from the people around him, starting from Yangzhou.

Li Taizhen spent some time in the Zhongyi Camp, but his relationship with Wang Yan has always been flat, just an ordinary relationship between superiors and subordinates, without any loyalty or sense of belonging.

From the very beginning, Li Taizhen wanted to repay Mrs. Daxing's kindness to him. Now that Xuzhou Town has fallen to the Qing court, he was also at a loss.

Now, after listening to Wang Yanzhi's narration, another kind of feeling was born in his heart, a kind of emotion that was more great and surging than personal love.

Seeing that Li Taizhen was thinking, Wang Yan said sincerely: "General Li is willing to join me to save the country and the people, and do our part to keep China alive!"

Li Taizhen's family and country feelings and the responsibility aroused by Wang Yan made him unable to escape, so he replied very sincerely: "The final general is willing to follow the commander and save the country and the people!"

Li Taizhen can repay Mrs. Xing's favor in other ways.Between personal affairs and the entire world, Li Taizhen already has his answer.

Wang Yan also knew that since Sizhou was incorporated, Li Taizhen's attitude towards him was routine.Wang Yan has always been wary of him, and today's conversation can make him return to his heart, and he immediately has a reliable general by his side, and he feels very relieved.

In the city, just as Wang Yan gathered people's hearts and buried the corpse, Duoduo was preparing to attack the city again in the tent of the Qing army commander outside the city.

The city of Yangzhou is solid, and there are many young and strong people in the city.

If Wang Yan was given enough time to reorganize his troops and repair the city wall, it would be very difficult to break the city.Duoduo understood this well and knew that the defenders could not stand firm, so they sent troops to attack the city again without resting for a day.

It's just that Zhenmanzhou lost nearly 2000 people in the battle yesterday, but it is impossible to participate in the war again, so it can only rely on the defected Han army to act as cannon fodder and the main force to attack the city.

A burst of artillery sounded, and the city wall that He Gang led his men to build overnight was once again bombarded by the Qing army's artillery.

The Qing army still feinted with four gates, mainly attacking the gap in the west city. Under the supervision of Zhenmanzhou, the traitor troops rushed towards Yangzhou like a tide.

Wang Yan and others in the city had to rush to the city to command the defense.

Most of the Qing soldiers outside Yangzhou City are newly recruited since Duoduo entered Jiangbei. The Qing court has not had time to reorganize and register in the roster. Naturally, the family members have not been controlled, so when fighting, naturally they will not try their best. .

The situation in Yangzhou City is just the opposite. Although the young and strong have not experienced much training, they are determined to fight to the death to protect their families and fellow villagers in the city.

One side used their lives, while the other side had reservations. The result of this siege was doomed from the very beginning.

Duoduo hadn't fully controlled the newly recruited Han army, so he didn't dare to push too hard, for fear of triggering a mutiny, and he might even join the Ming army in the city anyway, so he had to hold back his anger, and had no choice but to let the army retreat to the camp.

The Ming army in the city relied on the courage of blood and tenacious belief to defend the city, but the lack of training and the weakness of insufficient preparation were also exposed. Being able to defend the gap in the northwest corner was almost filling in with human lives.

If it wasn't for the massacre of the Qing soldiers in the city before, to cut off the livelihood of the people of Yangzhou, arouse the whole city's resistance, and make the defenders fearless of life and death. Yangzhou's chaotic defense may not be able to withstand the Qing army's attack.

The corpses of the slaughtered people in the city had not been cleared and buried yesterday, and nearly [-] new corpses were added in the First World War today, which made Wang Yan feel more urgent.

(End of this chapter)