"Below the 23rd platoon, the political commissar, the city guards, and all citizens who participated in the war died. The list is as follows … Salute! For our heroes, for our martyrs! You will be immortal! "
The defense of Azure Mountain was over. Only less than 500 people from the allied noble army managed to escape with their lives. This was because they had been outside Azure Mountain City, and most of them were logistics or peripheral personnel. As for the remaining 70,000 soldiers, they were all massacred outside the walls of Azure Mountain, in the capital of Azure Mountain, and when they were fleeing, they were all captured and massacred in the wilderness outside Azure Mountain. No matter if they were nobles, soldiers, or civilians of the allied army, no matter if they wailed, cried, begged, or threatened, or tempted or promised, in the face of such a large number of casualties, in this national enmity, and in this situation where almost everyone of the Azure Mountain Dwarves was in mourning, no one would pity them. They were all executed in this wilderness.
The statistics after the war were really heart-wrenching. From start to finish, a total of 37,629 people died, and more than 40,000 people suffered light or serious injuries. This was equivalent to nearly half of the Blue Mountain Dwarves either died or suffered light or serious injuries. This was no longer just hatred for their country, it was simply hatred for the extermination of their entire race. The Blue Mountain Dwarves simply hated the nobles of the human race and the dwarves to death.
Originally, there were also many family members of the dead dwarves who were dissatisfied with Chu Hao. Putting aside the urgency of the war, once the war was over, they would recall the cruel scene at that time. Even if they had seen many things with their own eyes, the resentment would not disappear. However, after the war, the massacre of the allied noble army eliminated part of their resentment. At the same time, this grand and glorious military funeral ceremony also eliminated part of their resentment. There were also increased benefits and military family benefits. There was also a newly established military organization, the Dwarf Qika, which specialized in finding spies who defected to the enemy. The appearance of this organization also made the remaining resentment disappear. Whether it was fear or really disappeared, in short, after the war, Chu Hao's reputation was even greater than before the war. The title of mentor had already become the great mentor.
"This is the victory of the people!"
Chu Hao said loudly in the hall of the provisional government, "All the sacrificed dwarves must have their names recorded. Their names will always be recorded in the history of the Turin Dwarves. No one can erase their achievements. They will be immortal. In the future, all their descendants can add the prefix 'Descendants of the National Hero' before their names. As long as they don't betray the Turin Dwarves, the provisional government, and the working class, they will always be citizens! I hope this proposal can be passed by the provisional government. "
The dwarves sitting in the audience were all officials and political commissars selected from the people. During the National Defense War, more than half of the political commissars died, but the dwarves really thought that they were heroes, real heroes. This was a world that valued glory, this was an era that valued glory. These dwarves were all stubborn. Many of them really believed in Chu Hao's theory and political philosophy, especially these political commissars and officials. They were the best among them, so they really thought that those who sacrificed themselves were heroes. When Chu Hao's proposal came out, many dwarves immediately agreed.
Chu Hao nodded. When the voices of the dwarves quieted down, he said, "Then, it's the end of the war … Comrades, you don't think that we've won the war just because it's over. After all, we only have a few hundred thousand people. We can't afford any more sacrifices. We can't have another war of attrition with the nobles. We have to think of a new solution."
After these words were spoken, many dwarves showed a doubtful and hesitant expression. They were indeed stubborn. They believed in Chu Hao's premise because Chu Hao brought them hope and this political idea. However, if Chu Hao suddenly told them one day that he wanted to surrender and told them that this political idea was wrong, then they might tear Chu Hao into pieces at the first moment. The dwarves were a fighting race. They were not weak slaves. They also did not like to be deceived.
Chu Hao immediately said, "Of course, I'm not asking Azure Mountain to surrender. The fruits of our victory, the sacrifices we made in the war to defend our country, how can we surrender to those nobles? It's just that we need to accumulate strength, and we need more time to digest the fruits of our victory. I think everyone still remembers what I told you about the relationship between productivity and productivity, right? Yes, in a situation like ours where all the people produce and work together, without exploitation and without being exploited, our productivity is at least two to three times that of the nobles. The fruits of our labor for a year are the surplus of their labor for two to three years. In this case, the longer it takes, the stronger we are, and the weaker they are. We need more time to accumulate strength, not to fight them when our strength is close to theirs. Retracting our fist for a short time is not escaping or surrendering, but just to punch harder next time! "
At this point, many dwarves even subconsciously retracted their fists, and then punched out. As the wind whooshed, they all showed an expression of sudden realization.
Chu Hao continued, "Therefore, we should avoid fighting with the nobles within a short period of time. No matter if it's the human nobles or the nobles of the other dwarf clans, we should avoid fighting with them within a short period of time. We need to accumulate more power … However, there's a problem here. Do you all remember the reason those nobles gave us before they attacked us?"
The dwarves immediately began to talk. One of the political commissars with a loud voice stood up and said, "Great teacher, I still remember that the nobles said that the land of Azure Mountain was theirs, and that they wanted to take it back."
Chu Hao nodded and gestured for the political commissar to sit down. He then said, "That's right. That's the biggest worry. If the nobles want to attack us again, they'll find the same excuse. The land of Azure Mountain …"
The dwarves suddenly became noisy. One of the bad-tempered dwarves immediately punched the stone table, making a hole in it. He stood up and shouted, "Let those evil nobles come, let those exploiters come, let those exploiters come, let those exploiters' lackeys come, we're not afraid! We're the greatest working class, we can definitely crush the enemy's conspiracy! "
Many dwarves shouted and made a lot of noise. A few of the oldest dwarves said worriedly, "But the great teacher also said that our productivity is much stronger than theirs. We only need time to accumulate strength. If we fight with them now, we'll be at a disadvantage. We can't fight, at least not now."
The bad-tempered dwarf immediately took a few steps forward, as if he wanted to beat the old dwarf. He shouted, "Then what should we do? Should we give Azure Mountain back to them in order to not fight? This land is so fertile, and the bottom of the mountain is full of rich minerals and gold. If we lose Azure Mountain, no matter how strong our productivity is, it will only gradually weaken. What do you think we should do? "
The old dwarf had nothing more to say, but the rest of the dwarves continued to clamor, discuss, and argue. After a long time, their voices gradually quieted down. They all looked at Chu Hao, hoping that their mentor could once again guide them on the way forward.
Chu Hao then said, "Comrades, actually, we have a dreamlike land that is much better than the Blue Mountain. There are ten times more minerals there than here. There are fertile plains that are suitable for farming. There are abundant aquatic products and rivers there. That place is easy to defend and hard to attack. That place is the natural and true territory of the Turin Dwarves. No human, dwarf, or elf has the right to ask you to leave that place. Compared to that place, the Blue Mountain is like a garbage dump, not even worth mentioning!"
The dwarves asked hurriedly. Many of them suddenly realized something after asking, and then showed hesitation and excitement on their faces, but they were not sure at the moment.
"It's Lonely Mountain!"
Chu Hao pulled a curtain behind him. Behind the curtain was a magnified map of Lonely Mountain. He pointed at the giant mountain on the plains and said, "This is the real blessed land of the Turin Dwarves! Only here, no one has the right to ask you to leave. Only here, there are enough resources for us to accumulate strength. Only here, there, can feed millions of Turin Dwarves! Since Azure Mountain will keep the war going, why don't we abandon this place and return to Lonely Mountain? The Fire Dragon? With the power of us working people, we don't have to be afraid of ghosts and snakes. We can kill the Fire Dragon in Lonely Mountain. You know, we are no longer the cowardly army of the nobles. We are not afraid of sacrifice, we are not afraid of death. We only want to win! "
"Let us pack our bags, let us pack our belongings, let us collect all the food and fodder, let us bring all our belongings and weapons. I will go with you on this super long distance expedition. We can help Sorin. Let us … take back Lonely Mountain!"
"Take back Lonely Mountain … Take back Lonely Mountain!"
"Long March … Long March!"
All the dwarves became more and more excited as they listened. Their voices grew louder and louder, and finally they roared and echoed. It was as if their dream home was right in front of them …
Yes, long March! Lonely Mountain!
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