It took a short time for this sound to spread from its initial appearance, and it was very popular in the army.
So much so that Han Jinggui, Xin Qiji and the marching secretary Zhang Qiaonian all heard such sounds.
Some officers and some soldiers felt that the battle was too enjoyable, and the victory and spoils were so satisfying. They felt that the grasslands were full of fat sheep, so they wanted to make persistent efforts and continue to attack the Naiman tribe and the Merqi tribe. attack.
As for military rations, there’s no need to worry about it. Didn’t we get so many cattle, sheep, and horses?
We can directly take these cattle, sheep and horses with the army and kill them for meat whenever they are hungry. Just like the nomadic cavalry, plus our equipment, are we afraid that we will not be able to completely wipe out the grassland?
Such voices have been spreading in the army since their emergence, and many soldiers find it meaningful to do so.
What's wrong with being able to achieve greater feats for the Ming Dynasty and establish higher achievements?
So some officers with high military exploits and high prestige were recommended by everyone and asked them to petition the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, Han Jinggui, and ask him to propose to the court the goal of continuing the Northern Expedition.
Continue to be punished, clear the grassland, and wipe out all the threats to the north of the Ming Dynasty in one go. Isn't this what everyone hopes for?
Han Jinggui, who was dealing with military affairs and aftermath matters, saw these excited officers with a baffled look on his face. The officers made their and the soldiers' requests to Han Jinggui.
"The grassland cavalry are weak, but they dare to challenge the Ming Dynasty. This is not only their own death, but also outright hostility towards the Ming Dynasty. It is conceivable that if Kled and Qiyan succeed, other tribes in the grassland will surely follow. Invasion of the Central Plains!
Now that the Ming Dynasty is strong but the grassland is weak, it is time to take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out all the tribes on the grassland. In order to prevent future generations from facing a more severe situation, we should shoulder this responsibility and wipe out all the tribes on the grassland! "
Thirty officers who were selected as representatives asked Han Jinggui for a fight. They hoped to continue the Northern Expedition, attack the Naiman tribe and the Merqi tribe, and strive to maim them too.
Anyway, there is enough food, enough fighting will, and even a guide. There is no need to worry about getting lost or finding the lair of these tribes.
Find them, attack bravely, encircle them, and eat them in one bite like Kled and Qiyanbu!
How exciting!
Commander-in-Chief, just promise us!
Faced with this situation, Han Jinggui felt that the problem was quite serious. He believed that there was a trend of adventurism within the army, which would seriously affect the command's control of the army.
He invited Xin Qiji and Zhang Qiaonian to discuss the matter, and before he and Xin Qiji could come up with a solution, Zhang Qiaonian had already taken action.
In response to the desire of some officers and soldiers to continue the war, Zhang Qiaonian, in his capacity as marching secretary, convened a meeting of officers above the commander of the military camp and severely criticized their ideas.
"The ancients realized this a long time ago. They said that although a country is big and warlike, it will perish. What does that mean? It means that although a country is big and strong, as long as it is warlike, it will surely perish! There is not only The meaning of warning also has a very profound meaning!
Most of you are Fuxing members. Let me ask you, have you read "Su's Political Commentary" written by His Majesty himself? The first verse of Chapter 3 opens with a clear meaning. What does it say? If a country is too bellicose and relies on war as its original intention to survive, it will eventually perish due to overexpansion.
There are many reasons for this. On the one hand, the march distance exceeds the limit that the country can bear, and it cannot be reached in three months. Therefore, the country cannot govern the local area, and there is no point in attacking it.
On the other hand, the entire country has gone crazy for the sake of war. Once there are no more enemies, once the battle reaches the extreme position and no enemies can be found, where will the country go? This is the lesson of the pre-Qin Dynasty, and it is also a precious lesson left to us by the ancients! "
Zhang Qiaonian's face was very serious.
"You are all people who have read Su's political commentaries, and most of you are revival members. What is your mission? Do you still remember? Is your mission a lifelong struggle to plunder cattle, sheep, and horses on the battlefield? Is your mission to indulge your desire for destruction and forget your vocation as a soldier?"
"Our existence, our hard training and desperate fighting every day are all to defend the fruits of our victory and everything we have taken from the superiors!
Defend our families’ rights to land, homes, and literacy! Defend our families’ right to be free from exorbitant taxes! Defend their right to hold their heads high and be human beings instead of being cows and horses forever! "
"This is something we didn't have before. We got it through bloody fighting. We and our comrades sacrificed their lives to get it! It didn't come easily! Every right we fought for is stained with blood, stained with them. Their blood! Their lives are attached to them!"
"Have all the superior people been wiped out? Are they gone? Are there no superior people in the Ming Dynasty? What are you doing now? Are you defending our victory?"
"Before you do something, touch your conscience, think about those who have died in the war, and ask yourself, are you working hard towards our common goal?!"
"What are you thinking? What are you longing for? Do you really want to clear up troubles for future generations?! Don't you want to destroy the overall interests for your own selfish desires?"
Zhang Qiaonian's loud and angry shouts made all the officers unable to hold their heads up.
They lowered their heads, frowned, held their pants tightly with both hands, and their hearts were filled with self-blame.
More than 80% of the officers who participated in this meeting were members of the Renaissance Association, and the remaining less than 20% of the officers who were not members of the Renaissance Association had basically participated in internal courses within the army. Words are not unfamiliar to them.
Precisely because they are no strangers, they also feel the same self-blame and pain in this environment.
Militant sentiments were swept away, and self-blame and reflection became the norm.
After this meeting of officers, meetings of secretaries and instructors at all levels also began.
They were also scolded by Zhang Qiaonian. Everyone was asked to make a self-criticism and follow the officers to make a self-criticism. So the campfire life meeting that night turned into a large-scale self-examination meeting.
Countless officers conducted self-examination in front of their junior officers and soldiers and admitted their ideological mistakes.
The secretaries and instructors of the armed forces at all levels then made speeches. They conducted a self-examination on their failure to perform their duties in this storm, admitting their laxity in thinking and admitting their mistakes.
Then, the junior officers who had followed the heckles also stood up and made a self-criticism, and some soldiers who followed the trend also stood up and made a self-criticism, admitting their mistakes one after another.
The impetuousness and bellicosity brought about by this unprecedented victory in the army dissipated, and the mistakes of adventurism were brought out and severely criticized. Everyone got together again to review the oath to join the army and the ultimate goal of joining the army.
Instructors and secretaries of the armies at all levels began to provide targeted ideological guidance to each unit. Taking advantage of the end of the war, they gave everyone a batch of ideological strengthening and increased the time of ideological and cultural courses from one and a half hours to two. hours.
Han Jinggui and Xin Qiji were quite satisfied with Zhang Qiaonian's ability to calm down the ideological turmoil within the army with just one word, and they also admired Zhang Qiaonian's ability to act.
