Xu Tong heard the implication of Gao Zhenming's words.
There was actually no need to answer this question, but since he wanted to know, Xu Tong would satisfy him.
"For Daming, before asking others to do it, he must do it himself first. If he can't do something himself, he is not qualified to ask others to do it. Therefore, Daming will set an example and do what he asks himself to do, and then As for other things, what does General Gao think?"
Gao Zhenming thought about Xu Tong's rejection of the beautiful woman just now, and his heart sank.
This kind of remarks is definitely not friendly to Dali's powerful people.
"What you said is..."
"Ming Dynasty is a country of revolution. What revolutionaries hate most is the use of power to oppress and exploit the weak."
Xu Tong smiled and said: "Since General Gao has read "Hongwu Political Treatise", I will not explain these professional terms. I have already said what should be said, and of course I will not say what should not be said. General Gao only You need to know that Ming Dynasty is serious about revolution, and so am I."
Gao Zhenming swallowed, smiling uglier than crying.
"I have heard for a long time that His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is talented, wise, and mighty. I never thought that he still has such a heart for the country and the people. He is really a blessing to the people of the world and a blessing to us."
"It is a blessing for the vast majority of people in the world, but it is not a blessing for the remaining handful of people."
Xu Tong smiled meaningfully: "That small group of people are vested interests under the old order. They hate the revolutionary forces. Even if their military strength is not as good as ours, they will always think about subverting us and making us fail. And ours The mission is to eliminate them and bring justice to the vast majority of the remaining people.
It is true that we all know that this small group of people often control the highest power and possess powerful force, so Ming must have extremely powerful force countless times stronger than them, so that it can truly accomplish what it wants to do. "
Gao Zhenming swallowed again and felt his heart beating faster.
"What you said is indeed what you said. Ming Dynasty is the kingdom of heaven. No one can stop what Ming Dynasty wants to do. Dali will definitely follow in Ming Dynasty's footsteps."
"The Kingdom of Heaven is also a term from the old times. It is arrogant, self-righteous, unable to see its own problems, and indulged in illusions. Ming Dynasty does not need this title. Ming Dynasty is a red sun. Have you seen our national flag?"
Xu Tong pointed to the flag of the Ming Dynasty that was flying in the military camp: "This flag is called the sun and the moon shine together, the world is red, the world is red! It is our lifelong ideal, the world is red!"
Gao Zhenming raised his head and looked at the Ming Dynasty's flag in the direction of Xu Tong's finger.
The concept of the national flag seemed quite new to him and he had never heard of it before.
Everyone has a flag, a flag in the army, a flag in the palace, a private flag, a group flag, a sacrificial flag. Some big families also have their own flags, but there is no national flag.
Because from ancient times to the present, no one has been able to integrate the top and bottom of a country, inside and outside, and find a national concept that is unobstructed from top to bottom.
So of course there will be no flag.
Not to mention the terrifying connotation of this Ming Dynasty flag.
The sun and the moon shine together and the world becomes red?
Does this sun and moon refer to the sun and moon of the Ming Dynasty, or the sun and moon of other countries?
Could it be said that people in Dali cannot see the sun and moon when they raise their heads?
If you put it this way, wouldn’t it mean that any piece of land in the world where the moon and sun can be seen will become the “red land” of the Ming Dynasty? Is the Ming Dynasty’s territorial ambition so terrifying?
The more Gao Zhenming thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had uncovered some terrible secret. He always felt that something bad was going to happen.
but none.
Xu Tong did not make things difficult for him, and even applied for awards for him, allowing him to receive rewards, official positions and honors from the Ming Dynasty, and even having the identity of the Ming Dynasty. This also made him more confused. He did not know what the Ming Dynasty wanted to do to Dali. country to do something.
Of course, none of this matters.
Because even if he knew, even if the Gao family behind him knew, they would not have the power to change this outcome.
Because the Ming Dynasty had military power that exceeded the limits of Dali's imagination.
Military power is the most fundamental power in the human world.
Dali couldn't change anything, but Su Haisheng wanted to change something.
After initially recognizing the capabilities of the Eighth Corps to guard the border and open up frontiers, Su Haisheng, who stayed in Chengdu and was in charge of the rear, presented a memorial to Su Yonglin on the issue of military mobilization.
The meaning of this memorial is that he has initially recognized the training results and combat effectiveness of the Eighth Army Corps. Based on the results of this war, he believes that the Eighth Army Corps already has the combat effectiveness to independently guard Sichuan and Shu and further develop the frontier.
The implication is that it no longer makes sense for the Second Corps to continue to station troops in Sichuan and Sichuan. Continuing to stay here is nothing more than a waste of resources. The main battle veterans of the Second Corps should be placed in positions where they are needed more.
For example, the land of the Western Regions.
Su Haisheng learned about Su Yonglin's Western Region strategy not long ago, and he was particularly attracted to this strategy at that time.
He felt that the Western Region strategy must involve him and the Second Corps. He also took the initiative to provide suggestions for the Western Region strategy and informed the General Staff Headquarters of all his insights over the years, which was commended by the General Staff Headquarters.
After Su Yonglin learned about Su Haisheng's evaluation of the Eighth Corps, he knew that Su Haisheng really wanted to participate in the Western Region strategy and show his strength.
At the same time, the General Staff Headquarters also recognized the capabilities of the Eighth Corps and Commander Xu Tong, and recognized the Eighth Corps' ability to act independently.
They believe that in future strategic planning, the Eighth Corps is enough to assume all responsibilities.
Against this background, in mid-to-late April of the 10th year of Hongwu, Su Yonglin ordered that the commander of the Second Corps, Su Haisheng, could lead the troops of the Second Corps stationed in Sichuan and Sichuan to return to the Guanzhong garrison and conduct rectification at the Guanzhong garrison.
While they are reorganizing, they can communicate with the Sixth Corps led by Jiang Liangping and discuss what the Second Corps currently lacks. If there are any difficulties, inform the central government, and the Central Committee will make up for the Second Corps as appropriate to avoid delaying the war.
And from now on, the officers and soldiers of the Second Corps must begin to study the history of the Central Plains Dynasty's management of the Western Regions, understand the divisions and combinations between the Western Regions and the Central Plains Dynasty, and why the Ming Dynasty must send troops to the Western Regions and return to the Western Regions. reason.
They need to start from when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to manage the Western Regions, and continue to talk about the Tang Dynasty gradually losing control of the Western Regions after the Anshi Rebellion, as well as the tragedy of the White-headed Soldiers in the Western Regions, and then to the short-lived rise of Zhang Yichao's rebel army.
Finally, there was the complete loss of the Western Regions after the fall of the Tang Dynasty.
For hundreds of years, because the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties were too stretched apart and were suppressed by the Liao and Jin Dynasties, they were unable to extend their power to the Western Regions and failed to return to the Western Regions. As a result, the Western Regions do not exist in the Ming Dynasty's territory today. .
However, the Western Regions have been the sphere of influence of the Central Plains Dynasty since the Western Han Dynasty. By the Tang Dynasty, official institutions of sufficient scale were set up to garrison and manage them, which was equivalent to inland territory.
Therefore, from the perspective of Ming Dynasty, the Western Region is the land that Ming Dynasty fell to and must be recovered.
All in all, every soldier must know the fundamental reason why the Western Regions were originally the territory of the Central Plains, and recognize and understand that this great military operation is part of the unification of China.
This is not a war of pioneering, this is a war of restoration, this is a war of national reunification.
Su Yonglin specifically searched for relevant historical materials from the National History Museum of Xuanhui Academy, organized manpower to compile a volume of "Central Plains and the Western Regions", printed 100,000 copies and sent them to the Second Corps and Sixth Corps for them to study.
