"Which side should I fight?"
When Zhang Rui raised this question, various officers had different opinions.
Finally, everyone decided to attack the troops from Qingyuan from the north first. The reason is that there are so few of them that it can’t be justified not to beat them first.
Therefore, Zhang Rui officially issued an order: all soldiers must gather to face the enemy in the north.
However, there is a very serious problem at this time. What should we do with these prisoners?
There are more than two thousand strong captive soldiers here. It is not safe to release them directly, nor is it appropriate to keep them under guard.
Just when everyone was having a headache, Zhang Rui sent people to gather all the prisoners.
Zhang Rui's decision left everyone a little confused. Some people speculated whether Zhang Rui was planning to gather them all and kill them all. Many people agree with this statement.
It is said that when Qin and Zhao fought, the Qin army directly killed more than 400,000 surrendered soldiers of the Zhao army. Although some people said that Bai Qi was ruthless, no one pointed out that he was wrong.
This is how things work on the battlefield. The two armies were fighting, and the situation was like this. I really couldn't blame Sixth Brother for being cruel.
Now that he knew the information about the encirclement, Zhang Rui sent out the men of the scout camp to explore the way again early. So he didn't worry about being suddenly attacked by the enemy.
Due to the gathering of the army, the uninjured prisoners were quickly gathered.
The captives who were suddenly gathered were a little worried. Although they believed Zhang Rui's promise of preferential treatment for prisoners, they were being gathered so suddenly, so they would be lying if they said they were not worried.
"Dashi, what do you think Sixth Brother is planning to do? Why have we gathered together?" one of the Green Camp soldiers asked another person he was familiar with.
"How do I know? There must be something wrong with Yao'ezi!" the green camp soldier named Dashi replied.
"Do you think Sixth Brother is planning to gather us together and kill us? That's what the drama says." The Green Camp soldier who asked the question continued.
"You've seen so many dramas, so it shouldn't be possible! There are so many of us, so if we want to kill, it's better to spread them out." Dashi analyzed
"It makes sense for you to say that, but what does he mean by suddenly gathering us like this?" The person who asked the question was still worried.
"Don't worry, just watch first, others have the final say now." Dashi replied
"Oh, okay…"
While the two were still chatting, Zhang Rui appeared.
The prisoners at this time were divided into two large groups: left and right. Each block was divided into more than a thousand people, fifty people in one column and twenty in columns.
I saw Zhang Rui walking to the middle of the rows of prisoners, where a chair moved from the Qing army camp was placed. The area near Zhang Rui was guarded by soldiers, and not far away was where the bandit-suppressing troops gathered.
Since there was no loudspeaker, in order to allow Zhang Rui's words to be conveyed better, people were arranged in the queue of prisoners to convey Zhang Rui's words.
After Zhang Rui arrived, all the prisoners fell silent.
"Everyone, I am very grateful for your trust in me, Zhang Rui, for surrendering me. This has reduced everyone's casualties. I am a good citizen, and I just want to lead everyone to live quietly."
"But Qianlong couldn't see me like this. He felt that we Han people should not live a good life if we could only work as slaves for them. This was a slap in his face, so he wanted me to die." At this moment, Zhang Rui was shouting loudly on the table shouting
"So that's what it is, I just said it. How could a person like Sixth Brother, who always sticks to his word, become a rebel? It seems that this emperor is really..."
"Oh, it's not just like that. Why do these Green Camp soldiers who work so hard have less money and food than those Eight Banners soldiers who are just waiting to die..."
………
Zhang Rui didn't stop and continued: "Once upon a time, this was the land of our Han people. Although our life is not easy, no one can bully us at will."
"Now that the Manchus are here, it's ridiculous that they, with only a million people, have become the masters of our 20 million Han people. They have taken away most of our work, look down on us, and are on guard against us at every turn."
"They can bully us at will, shave our ugly hair, and tell us about the bullshit rules about whether to keep our hair or not. Everyone, ask yourself, does this pig-tail-like hair look good?"
Zhang Rui's words caused many prisoners to enter a state of silence, looking at many people who lowered their heads to think. Zhang Rui didn't pause for long and continued:
"I know many of you will think that as long as you save your life, it doesn't matter if your hair is ugly. Everyone is the same anyway. So don't laugh at everyone. Just look at it and get used to it."
"I know you will also think that if you bully, just bully. If anything, I will bully others to make up for it."
"I know you will also think that if you are a slave, just be a slave! It's not bad to be a slave, as long as you can survive."
"Maybe you all think that everything can go on, but I, Zhang Rui, don't think so. I want to say no to all of this..."
"I don't want to continue dragging this ugly pig's tail. I don't want to be someone else's slave. I don't want my descendants to be trampled on the ground and then pointed at our bones and said: Look, this is a slave."
"So, I got up. I know that everyone is a person with age and experience, and will not change easily after hearing a few words. But if we don't change, what future will our children have?"
"For the children, for the future of us Han people. To stop being an insignificant slave. No matter how many difficulties there are ahead, it is nothing but death. Everyone is mortal, and it may be lighter than a feather or heavier than Mount Tai. I hope that in the future When I die, I can be proud to say that my whole life has contributed to the rise of the entire Han people. As long as we Han people are immortal, someone will definitely remember us in the future..."
Zhang Rui's loud speech made most of them lower their heads deeply, but many raised their heads with different looks in their eyes.
"Everyone must be wondering why I gathered everyone here to talk. I just want to tell everyone that I am going to create a world where everyone can have enough food and clothing, and no one will be bullied."
"But to create this world, I need pioneers to join me. I want to know if any of you are willing to join me in creating such a world."
"Is there anyone willing to create this world with me?" Zhang Rui called loudly.
To say that Zhang Rui's simple speech had some effect, at least when he shouted out, no one answered.
"I would like to..."
"I would also like to..."
………
With one person shouting
At this time, Qiu Yun, who was in the crowd, looked at everyone and couldn't help but ask in his heart: "Is there really a world where everyone can have enough food and clothing?"
