Song Yingchang's illness had not fully recovered, so he was unable to follow the army. He could only stay in Liaoyang to recuperate. Once his condition had recovered, he would set off for Zhenjiang Fort and then cross the river to Yizhou to coordinate the work. This time, Song Yingchang did not intend to interfere with the frontline command. He wanted to let Xiao Ruxun do as he pleased. He only cared about the overall strategy. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
So at this moment, the highest commander in the army was without a doubt, Xiao Ruxun.
Xiao Ruxun stood on the General Selection Platform, looking down at the vast army below the platform, her heart surging with emotions.
This was the first time he had truly led an army into battle. Thinking back to ancient times, every time a general led an army into battle, it was also like this. Every famous battle in history where the weaker side won against the stronger side, the general of the weaker side also did the same, right?
Before the Battle of Chibi, how did Zhou Yu motivate the army? Before the Battle of Fei River, how did Liu Laozhi motivate the army? Before the War of Hu, how did Ran Min motivate the army? Before the Northern Expedition, how did Chen Qing motivate the army? Before Li Shi defeated a hundred thousand with his cavalry, how did he motivate the army?
And today, Xiao Ruxun was standing in the same position as them. Perhaps things had changed with the passage of time, or perhaps people had changed, but the only thing that remained unchanged was the pride that belonged to the glorious China of the Celestial Empire.
A pride that would not allow itself to be provoked by foreigners!
"About a thousand years ago, in the third year of Emperor Gaozong Long Shuo, which is today's Korea, it was the land of Baekje. The Japanese were arrogant and sent out forty thousand soldiers, attempting to occupy Korea and provoke Tang. Tang General Liu Rengui used thirteen thousand soldiers to defeat the allied forces of Baekje and Japan at the mouth of the Bai River, killing tens of thousands of enemies. Since then, the Japanese have carefully served Tang, sending Tang envoys to China to learn. Finally, they were able to break away from ignorance and learn basic etiquette. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
If it wasn't for China, they wouldn't have even thought about it. It's just like a child learning from a famous teacher to understand the meaning of scriptures and principles. This is the teacher's contribution. If it wasn't for China, they wouldn't be able to achieve what they have today even if they had another thousand years! But now, this eagle-eyed person feels that his wings have hardened, and his wings are full, so he has thoughts that he shouldn't have. "
As he spoke, Xiao Ruxun raised a piece of paper.
"This is a letter of credence written by the Japanese to Korea. They said that their country has been unified, the people are rich, the people are comfortable, and the power of the country is unprecedented. They feel that this achievement is quite amazing. Therefore, they decided to lead an army of two hundred thousand to pass through Korea and enter our Daming, so that our Daming will be free from vulgarity.
This meant that the Emperor of Japan said that he wanted the billions of people in the Daming to take off their clothes and put on fur robes; he wanted the people in the Land of Etiquette to wear their hair down and eat raw meat and drink blood; he wanted the land of the Celestial Empire to be filled with animals! You want us, the descendants of China, to forget our ancestors and become Japanese! How dare you!!! "
Xiao Ruxun tore the letter of credence in his hand into pieces and threw it aside. He pulled out his sword and shouted, "The Celestial Empire, the Land of Etiquette, how can we tolerate such arrogant people who forget their ancestors to humiliate us like this!! Such a small country, with less than a million people and less than a hundred thousand soldiers, dares to say that they want to annex our Celestial Empire and make our people vulgar! Since ancient times, for thousands of years, only this country has dared to be so arrogant! They actually want our Celestial Empire to become vulgar!
Officers and soldiers, can you tolerate these barbarians insulting our Great Ming Dynasty? How can you tolerate such an arrogant person strutting around and barking in front of me?! Can you tolerate your wives and children wearing their hair down and eating raw meat and not knowing any etiquette?! "
The eyes of the soldiers below the stage had already turned red from the provocation of such words. After being provoked by Xiao Ruxun again, they could no longer hold back the anger in their hearts. They raised the weapons in their hands and shouted, "No! No! No! No! No! "
If we let such a barbarian country see it, how can our Celestial Empire save its face?!
Xiao Ruxun's words were a bit exaggerated. The current population of Japan was at least ten million, and there were about two million young men. However, Japan was also an agricultural country. It was impossible for all the people to be soldiers like the nomads of the grassland. Agricultural production would consume a large number of young and strong people, and the number of people that could be used for war was very limited.
This was also the reason why Xiao Ruxun planned to leave all the young and strong people of Japan in Korea. If you wanted to destroy a country, destroying its young and strong people was a good way, and it could even be said to be a shortcut.
Slandering Japan would boost morale and fill the hearts of the soldiers with indignation. This would be of great benefit to the upcoming war.
Li Rusong, who hadn't shown up for a long time, was standing under the platform with his helmet and armor. He didn't need to convey Xiao Ruxun's words to hear it clearly. To be honest, even if he had a deep hatred for Xiao Ruxun, at this moment, he felt that the Japanese were not necessarily too arrogant. A small island country actually dared to have the ambition to swallow the Daming Empire. How arrogant and hateful was this?
Before the decisive battle with Xiao Ruxun, he didn't mind chopping off a few more Japanese heads to vent his anger. He couldn't vent his anger on Xiao Ruxun now, but he had to find a place to vent it.
He raised his head to look at the high-spirited Xiao Ruxun, and the desire in his eyes became even more obvious.
If it weren't for Xiao Ruxun, it would be him standing on the platform now …
Xiao Ruxun arranged for the cavalry to be the reserve army in the middle of the army. It was obvious that he wanted to make things difficult for Li Rusong. No one in the army raised any objections, which made the injustice in Li Rusong's heart grow stronger. He really wanted to win the war to vent his anger and viciously ridicule those southern barbarians.
He was too regional and self-interested, so it was difficult for him to win the morale of the other armies except for the Liaodong Army.
This was one of the reasons why Xiao Ruxun could get the support of the army, but he couldn't.
Xiao Ruxun's headquarters in Ningxia only had 5,000 people. It wasn't a lot, so he needed to rely on everyone's strength. He also generously gave everyone new uniforms and new equipment. He also personally taught many soldiers to practice tactics. In private, he was gentle and not arrogant at all, so he won the morale of the army. On the other hand, Li Rusong was too arrogant, just like Huo Qubing.
On the platform, Xiao Ruxun was in high spirits. He pointed his sword forward and shouted, "There! The arrogant rascals are there! Use the sabers, spears, swords and halberds in your hands to protect the dignity of my Celestial Empire! Daming the Heavenly Army! Attack!!! "
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!!!"
The flags fluttered under the platform, and the voices of the people were loud. The sound spread for miles and shook the earth.
On the 25th day of the tenth month of the 20th year of Wanli, the 45,000 troops of the Ming Army crossed Jiangnan and began to march!
This was the second time in history that the Empire's army had crossed the Yalu River in high spirits. In the original history, this was also the last glory of the Empire. However, this time, Xiao Ruxun would never let this glory be the last song.
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