Great Tang Southern Emperor

A person may be able to face life and death calmly, but it is usually because they are in a desperate situation. If there is still a little life in the environment he is in, he will not give up his life easily, avoiding death and escaping, Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is the instinct of life, and those so-called warriors cannot escape this law-as long as you give them a little hope of living, they will not give up their lives.

Not to mention that they are basically alive now, not to mention that they did not cause too much damage to Yegang. On the contrary, their own losses were even worse. Nearly ten mines sank, which can be called worse.

On the other hand, Yegang’s losses were pitiful. Except for one fort that was hit and completely wiped out, the rest was a loss of shells and some cement blocks. As for the Yegang position, they didn’t I didn't rush over, let alone talk about losses.

Chapter 1163 Surrender (2)

Chapter 1 Ten Surrender (2)

The only thing that can be regarded as a heavy loss should be their internal response, that is, the rebellion caused by Guan Hong. Their rebellion is mainly concentrated behind the Yegang position, between the tidal flat position and the urban area. The rebel army may rush into the urban area and cause confusion.The problem is none of their business. Guan Hong belongs to another force, and they are not on the same side at all. Their ultimate goal is to rob Yegang and kill Li Zhen, but the forces behind Guan Hong are pure He wanted to occupy Yegang, but Guan Hong didn't care whether Li Zhen died or not.

The two parties can only be regarded as a cooperative relationship, and there is no alliance. Even if they are held accountable afterwards, at most they will not bear the main responsibility. Those who are easily beheaded are at most dispatched to Li Yusi.

And even if their final fate is to be assigned to the Li Yu Division, there is a great possibility that they will come out alive-because the status of the Tang people is very high now, even if they are serving hard labor in the Li Yu Division, even as criminals, as the Tang people. They also have privileges here, at least for those mortal projects, the slave bureau will use slaves and not let the Tang people go.

At the same time, the treatment of Tang people is much better than that of barbarian slaves. Although the cost of food and clothing is not very good, it is still acceptable, much better than that of slaves, and they can even eat some meat occasionally.

What's more important is that criminals from the Tang Dynasty have a service period in the Liyu Division, and this period is often not too long, and even if they perform well or make credit, they can also get a commutation of sentence, which is similar in nature to the labor reform team of later generations.Unlike slaves, although there is a period of labor reform in name, it is too long to die. Ninety-nine out of 20 slaves can’t survive this level——In the past 500 years since the emergence of the Liyu Division, they can come out of the Liyu Division alive There are less than [-] slaves.

On this point, Tang people are much more relaxed, especially after many people have been released, and now the people of Tang Dynasty will no longer talk about Li Yusi. ——Of course, even if there is some improvement, the overall impression is not so good. After all, Liyu Division is a real hell, and the number of people who die every year is calculated in units of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. It can be regarded as a fortune, and a lot of corpses can be carried out from the Liyusi slave camp almost every day... Therefore, although the Liyusi played an indelible role in the construction of Datang, the numerous crimes in it are also unforgivable White.

So even if they were sent to the Li Yu Division, they were not very worried, and there was still a possibility of coming out after all. On the contrary, if they refused to surrender, then the only way to meet them was a dead end.

Now Yegang is indeed unable to destroy them, but they can't break through the minefields laid by Creevey. Once the reinforcements arrive, they will wait to die. Even if Fang Yiai doesn't come back, the reinforcements alone will Enough to make them die without a place to bury them—don’t forget, there are two fleets in the entire Luzon, and both of them are strengthened fleets. Each fleet has more than 45 battleships, and Fang Yiai took away It is only one-third of the strength of the Coconut Harbor Fleet, that is, fifteen battleships and corresponding destroyers and cruisers. That is to say, there are still seventy or eighty battleships in Luzon, plus the slightly lower firepower A little bit, but there are more cruisers and destroyers, and the capital ships of Luzon's left-behind fleet still exceed two hundred or more...

Even if not all of these warships came, but even if only half of them came, there would still be nearly a hundred main warships, and it would be a breeze to destroy their defeated army.

Under such circumstances, if there are smart people among the enemy's leaders, they will definitely make such a choice.

But this is also the most abnormal place, Ben Yin and Creevey know that most of the enemies are Li Zhen's mortal enemies, and they and Li Zhen are absolutely immortal.

For example, the Brahmin avengers in Tianzhu, these people have been brainwashed by religion, and it is absolutely impossible to surrender.

Another example is the Nanyang Restoration Alliance, and Li Zhen has a great hatred for extermination. After a few years, the population of Nanyang has been reduced by half, and even those who survived are hiding in the wilderness, and it is even more impossible for them to surrender.

Another example is the major forces in the country who have never ceased to die with Li Zhen. They have fought against Li Zhen many times, and countless elites have died in each other's hands. They are already sworn enemies. It is even more impossible to surrender.

and also……

Wait, wait, almost all those who appear here have great vendettas against Li Zhen. I am afraid that they would rather die than choose to surrender—and they should be very clear that even if they choose to surrender, Li Zhen will definitely not surrender. It is impossible to let them go, their end will be a dead end after all.

But they chose this way, which is very strange, is there really any conspiracy in it?

"It is indeed possible that they surrendered, but there may also be a conspiracy." Finally, Creevey thought for a while, and said: "But no matter what, we have to send people up to take a look. If they really surrender, let them surrender all If it was a false surrender, let alone, at most we will die alone, but when our reinforcements arrive, there will be opportunities to avenge our people."

"Okay, let's do it this way." Benyin nodded, approving Creevey's plan: "If they surrendered in a fake manner, they don't need reinforcements, and our entertainment torpedoes can completely sink them here .”

"..."

Benyin and Creevey sent envoys to the fleet to explore the way, but on the enemy fleet side, it was a different situation. What happened here was a bit different from what they had imagined.

"Uncle, now you are the only one in charge of the entire fleet, and please come and take charge of us." A man whose head was covered with gauze and was still oozing blood knelt in front of the man in white and cried: "Uncle, the grasshoppers below are ready to surrender. If you don't stand up, they will really turn upside down. If you really let them succeed, they don't have to die, we will die, not only If we die ourselves, we will implicate our wives, children and family members—we attacked Yegang and even assassinated the current prince. These two crimes are considered capital crimes in the "Tang Law", but if we If it really fell into Li Zhen's hands, it is impossible for him to let us go."

"..." The man in white scratched his head in distress. How did this kind of thing happen to him?I'm a newcomer who just joined...

Chapter 1164 Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world

Chapter 1: Those who win the hearts of the people win the world

"..." The man in white was very helpless.

To put it bluntly, when the fleet was blocked, unable to advance or retreat, and could only wait to die, the people below felt that it would be impossible to continue this way, otherwise, once the reinforcements from Coconut Harbor arrived, they would have no way out.So several people with considerable prestige at the bottom unite and prepare to connect everyone to surrender to Datang.

But such an action is of course impossible to pass, those low-level people may not die, but middle-aged and high-level people like middle-aged men are likely to be liquidated afterwards, so they very cleanly refused to surrender and prepared to die Carrying it out to the end - the lower level wants to survive, the higher level wants to do their best, and the two sides have diametrically opposite opinions, so the fire has become a matter of course.

It's just that although the middle-aged men have a high status, their number is too rare, far less than the number of lower-level officers and soldiers. Therefore, after the fire merged, the middle and high-level people were defeated. They could only occupy a favorable position and support them desperately. After learning the news that the man in white had woken up, he immediately sent someone to the man in white to ask him to go out and uphold justice.

"It's really troublesome." The man in white is very distressed now. Originally, it was not up to him to uphold justice for this kind of matter. After all, he is a new leader. He ranks last among the leaders of the major forces and his prestige is far away. Not as good as the other leaders, but when the warship he was riding hit a mine just now, they happened to be having a meeting on the warship, so...

Although not all the leaders were killed or disappeared, at the moment the mine hit the mine, everyone was thrown high and then fell down, plus the huge shock wave generated by the mine explosion, and other reasons added to the At the same time, almost half of the leaders died, and even if they survived by chance, they were all seriously injured and unconscious.As a result, after all the calculations, his injury was the lightest, and at the same time he became the highest-ranking person in the fleet who was still awake-according to the rules of the alliance, subordinates must strictly obey the orders of their superiors, so now the man in white has already became the de facto fleet commander.

"..." The white-clothed man's legs have been fixed at this time, but his spirit is still a little sluggish. Hearing this, he said slowly, "But besides surrendering, do you think we have any way out?"

"We still have so many ships and cannons, we can compete with the defenders of Coconut Harbor." The middle-aged man did not understand what the man in white said, but excitedly roared: "We still have a lot of cannonballs, if If all the fire is poured on that kind of strange boat, it is still possible to destroy it, and as long as there is no such boat, with our strength, we can completely rush to Coconut Port, and cooperate with our allies in Coconut Port , definitely can take Yegang.”

"It's indeed a solution." The man in white sighed, and asked again: "You just said that everyone at the bottom is in favor of surrender, so no one objected?"

"Although not all of them, more than [-]% advocated surrender, and the remaining [-]% ​​of the opponents should have been annihilated by now... I don't know what medicine they have taken wrongly, but their opinions are so unified... I really can't figure it out, there are quite a few people here who have hatred for the destruction of the country with Li Zhen, how can they surrender, have they taken the wrong medicine?"

"Hey, you don't understand." The man in white sighed and didn't say anything.

What kind of hatred for the destruction of the country, what kind of hatred for the subjugation of the country, does not matter to these people at the bottom of society, as long as the ruler or conqueror can treat them fairly, the people in the conquered places can live a better life than before. On a good day, not many people will rebel—the real rebels are those nobles. When the country perishes, they will become civilians, their power and status will leave them, and they may even face hunting and killing in the future , they couldn't accept this reality, they wanted to restore their former glory, and rebellion became their only way out. In addition, their previous status was very high and they had great prestige in the local area. Prestige, recruiting troops is still very easy.

Take the Great Qin Dynasty for example. The Great Qin Dynasty was so famous that it swept across the six countries and all directions, but Qin Shihuang died less than three years ago, so he was wiped out by the nobles of the subjugated country—of course, the laws of the Qin Dynasty were too much. Strict, and the reason why people are almost not regarded as human beings is included. The people are destitute and can't survive, so naturally it doesn't matter whether they rebel or not.

In fact, no matter where it is, whether it is Tang Dynasty or Dashi, whether it is Tianzhu or Europe, in fact, the wishes of the people at the bottom are very simple and humble, that is to live, if they can live It is simply a great happiness to live well on the basis of the basics, and as long as there is a monarch who can do this, it is a sign of prosperity.

Unfortunately, this truth is easy to say, but how difficult is it to do?After all, the conqueror and the conquered are not the same nation. They are different in terms of living habits and religious beliefs. If they want a level bowl of water, this means that the conqueror must accept the culture and customs of the conquered land— —They are conquerors, why should they accept the culture of the conquered land?Shouldn't the conquered lands be integrated into their own civilization?

So with this idea, the two sides have different cultures, different beliefs, and different customs, and conflicts will naturally arise. As a ruler, of course, he must favor his own people. Even if the conflict is calmed down, unfair treatment will make both sides The contradictions are getting deeper and deeper - as the conquered themselves, they are terrified in their hearts and have a very low self-esteem in their hearts. Now that they are treated like this, they naturally have resentment in their hearts. Over time, wars are inevitable.

Of course, this is only the main reason. There are also some conquerors who set their position too high and regard the people in the conquered land as pigs and dogs, who can be killed at will. Take it for granted.

For example, in the Yuan Dynasty, the Han people were hardly regarded as human beings, and they were even divided into four levels, and the Han people who were the largest number were also divided into the lowest level, and they could be massacred and abused wantonly.In this way, the Han people naturally couldn't accept it, so there was an uprising by the Red Scarf Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang finally won the world and drove the Mongols back to the grassland.In addition to far surpassing the Yuan Dynasty, there was also a period of chaos in China. The Han people were even more miserable, and they were even called two-legged sheep. As a result, the Han people in the Northland were almost exterminated. In the end, Yang Jian expelled the aliens and unified the troubled times. But even so, there are no purebred Han people in the Northland anymore.

Chapter 1165 Those who win the hearts of the people win the world (2)

Chapter 1: Those who win the hearts of the people win the world (2)

The best in this regard should be the Liao Kingdom and my Qing Dynasty. After the Liao Kingdom annexed the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, it did not massacre the local Han people. People see it, so with the help of the Han people in the north, they learned to build cities, cultivate land, learn the culture of the Han people, and establish their own dynasty. Destroyed by the Jurchens.

And my Qing Dynasty, they are more typical of this type. Although there were tragedies such as Yangzhou Ten Days and Jiading Three Massacres, they were not driven out by the Han people in the end. A way to survive.

This means that even if the Han people resisted occasionally, they could not become a big climate after all. The main reason was that few people supported them, and the common people lived well.That's a decapitation business, I'm living a good life, can I die when I'm full?

After entering the Central Plains, my Qing Dynasty also learned the culture of the Han people like the Liao Kingdom, and they learned more deeply than the Liao Kingdom, so they integrated into the Central Plains and no longer distinguish each other—no way, the Han civilization is strong The assimilation of the Chinese people is really terrible. After countless nationalities entered the Central Plains, they never went out again and completely became part of the Han civilization. I, the Qing Dynasty, was lucky to keep my national name.

"A king is a boat; a common man is water. Water carries a boat, and water overturns it." This is a saying in "Xunzi". Li Shimin himself adapted this sentence and made it his own famous saying.This principle is applicable no matter where it is placed. Whether it is the land of the Tang Dynasty or a newly conquered place, it is the same even in later generations. No one can change it. As long as you are willing to treat the people well, you will naturally gain. Another interpretation of this sentence is the allegiance of the local people—the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.

People treat me with sincerity, and I will treat others with sincerity. This principle also makes sense-so Han civilization is the most suitable civilization to conquer the world. No other civilization can do this, because they are not as powerful as Han civilization The inclusiveness of the Chinese civilization, and the strong inclusiveness of the Han civilization, is doomed to conquer other places, as long as they are willing to recognize and treat other civilizations well, they will naturally gain the favor and submission of the local people. On a better day, the locals don't hesitate to offer their knees.

However, if you want to achieve this goal, you must do one thing in advance, and that is to exterminate them. Of course, the extermination here does not refer to the extermination of the local people, but refers to the original local rulers and nobles. Only by completely exterminating them can the above goals be achieved.If you can't do this, with the prestige of those nobles in the local area, it's not too easy to spread rumors and sabotage. Then in the next rule, they will definitely bring endless troubles to the conquerors—— Isn't that how the Qin Dynasty was wiped out?Although Qin Shihuang also moved the survivors of the Six Kingdoms to Xianyang after he unified the world, but it was not thorough. There are still many survivors of the Six Kingdoms among the people. For example, the most famous are Zhang Liang and Xiang Yu. Such talents can be missed. Let them Doing things in secret, the demise of the Qin Dynasty became a matter of course.

There is also the current Tianzhu and Nanyang, especially Tianzhu, because the imperial court was in a big crisis at that time, and a big victory was urgently needed to stabilize the people's hearts. Therefore, those high castes and nobles, including Brahmanism, were not wiped out. They often wreak havoc on the Tang Dynasty, fooling the local people into rebellion, which brought great troubles to the governance of the Tianzhu Governor's Mansion.

After the court reacted later, these nobles had already hidden, and the court lost the best opportunity to do it. It is already very troublesome to deal with this matter. It can only increase investment in Tianzhu, and various policies are almost It has never been broken to compete with the hidden nobles for the hearts of the people. Although it has been quite effective so far, it will take at least one or two generations of hard work to completely wipe out the influence of the nobles.

Only by destroying these nobles, or minimizing their influence, and then cooperating with appropriate policies, can the local rule be stabilized. As for the common people—the common people have never been the mainstream of rebellion.