In the early morning three days later, a thin layer of frost had already formed under Qiandu City.
Now, it has reached the coldest time of the year.
On the city wall, the soldiers guarding the city were wearing armor and cotton-padded clothes.
But even so, everyone's face was still red from the cold, and they kept exhaling and rubbing their hands, trying to get some warmth.
Li Zhufeng's face was stern, and he felt extremely heavy as he looked at the tens of thousands of troops outside the city who were already approaching the city.
According to his conservative estimate, after joining Liu Qing's troops, Liu Jing's army would reach at least 40,000!
And they...
Li Zhufeng looked around the city wall again, feeling even heavier.
In the past three days, soldiers have been escaping back one after another.
But even so, of the 25,000-strong army, only about 5,000 soldiers came back!
Moreover, their morale was completely lost, and their combat effectiveness was not as good as the previous five thousand soldiers.
Even if we add the three thousand Royal Forest Army who stayed in Qiandu City, we will only have less than eight thousand combatable soldiers!
Eight thousand versus forty thousand, a force gap of nearly five times...
Li Zhufeng took a deep breath, looked at the soldiers beside him, roared angrily, and said: "Everyone!"
"Look back and see what's behind you!"
When the soldiers heard this, they were a little confused and confused.
But he still looked back at Qiandu City behind him.
Someone answered honestly: "Qiandu City."
"That's right! It's the capital city of Gan! It's the capital of my Da Gan, and it's the place where we were born and raised!"
"What's in Qiandu City? There are our wives, children, parents and relatives!"
"Once the city is defeated, you and I will die."
"But have you ever thought about how your wives, sons, and parents will be treated?"
"First, the rebels will break into your homes and loot your property."
"Your parents will definitely stand up to resist and stop it, but what they will receive are only the blades of the rebels!"
"But they probably don't have the heart to collect the bodies of your parents and bury them in peace!"
"So in the end, your parents, who have worked hard all their lives to give birth to you and raise you, can only be thrown into the wilderness and eaten by wild dogs!"
"And your wives! If they were beautiful, I'm afraid they would be used as military prostitutes for the entertainment of thousands of people."
"If you are not beautiful, you will be played on the spot and killed with a knife afterwards!"
"As for your children, some will also die under the sword of the rebels."
"It's also possible that you're lucky and meet some kind-hearted rebels who let your child go."
"But without his parents, how can he, a child, survive in this cold winter?"
"Presumably, I had to beg for a living, and in the end I froze to death on a street corner one early morning!"
"Do you want your parents, wives, and sons to be treated like this?" Li Zhufeng said loudly, his voice extremely contagious!
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the city defenders who were still a little frightened and even fearful all turned red-eyed.
Especially for those who really have a family, when they think of the lovely wife who just passed away will be reduced to a military prostitute for the entertainment of thousands of people, they feel a bright green light burst out of their foreheads, and they are replaced by endless anger. !
This is relatively light in comparison.
The parents were dumped in the wilderness, their bodies were eaten by wild dogs, and they could not be buried for the rest of their lives. The young son was frozen to death on a snowy night. This is the real tragedy!
Intolerable tragedy!
Everyone has a negative scale, but some people live in temples. The negative scale is the country and the country. If someone is the head of an aristocratic family, it is family interests and family inheritance.
For the common people, Nilin is nothing more than their families and their peaceful little lives.
Whoever dares to stretch out his hand to destroy these, they will chop off his hand!
Li Zhufeng saw that the emotions of the soldiers were almost brewing, and continued: "This general knows that the enemy's army is five times ours!"
"But the walls of Gandu City are towering and extremely strong!"
"As the defender, we have no chance of winning!"
"Besides, reinforcements are already on the way. As long as we hold on for a few more days, the rebels under the city wall will be like paper tigers, and they will die if pushed!"
"Finally, this general knows that this is a life-and-death job!"
"So I won't treat you badly, and the court won't treat you badly either!"
"Everyone, whoever dies in this battle to defend the city will receive a pension of three hundred taels of silver! If there is no heir in the family or the heir is a woman, an additional two hundred taels will be added!"
"If your heirs are male, when your children grow up, they will all be able to study in the Imperial College as Yinsheng!"
"In addition, your parents will also be funded by the court to set up a special nursing home to take care of them. You don't need to give an extra copper coin to your family!"
"If your wife wants to remarry, the court will help her find a new husband. If she wants to be a widow for you, the court will build a chastity memorial for them!"
"These are the words that the current Princess Huaiqing, His Majesty's biological daughter, personally told this general in the Zhengde Palace. There is no room for lies!"
"If one day the imperial court cannot do these things, then the Wulinghou Mansion will do it!"
"As you know, I have a son who is already a fifth-grade General Anbei at a young age!"
"But what you don't know is that he is also very good at doing business and making money! That's why I, the Marquis of Wuling Mansion, are short of everything, but the most indispensable thing is money!"
"Wulinghou Mansion is fully capable of housing your parents, wives and children!"
"Of course, if you are lucky and survive this city defense battle, then congratulations!"
"Only one hundred taels!"
"However, all those who survive will be promoted to the third level!"
"Now, does anyone still have any objections?"
When Li Zhufeng said these words, the soldiers who were already red-eyed and filled with hatred all turned red-eyed.
However, this time there was no longer hatred in those red eyes, but a desire to die for the country!
Just kidding, this treatment is so generous!
My parents are being supported and my wife has a way out, so I have no worries!
My son has three hundred taels of silver, so he is not afraid of not being able to survive!
The most important thing is the Imperial College!
My God, that is a place where only the sons of princes and nobles and noble scholars can go!
The highest university in Daqian!
As long as you study there, it is equivalent to gaining fame!
Although it was easy for Li Long to take the exam, in fact, it was difficult! It’s really difficult!
Especially for children from poor families like them, it is even more difficult to reach the sky!
Knowledge has been completely monopolized by aristocratic families! All the countries in the four directions are like this!
However, this city defense battle is an opportunity!
An opportunity for their descendants to break the monopoly on knowledge and achieve class leaps!
This is often something that generations of people cannot ask for!
Now, it is vividly before their eyes!
If you're lucky enough to survive, you won't get these benefits, but... that's three levels in a row!
You know, these people are mostly powerless.
If there were no special opportunities, I would probably stay in my current position for the rest of my life!
But now, the opportunity has come!
To be promoted to the third level, it takes several years for children from rich families and powerful people to achieve promotion, right now!
