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On the city tower, the torches held by the guards behind Chen Kefu were burning with peeling and burning, and the flames that kept drifting in the wind illuminated Chen Kefu's face to a particularly clear view.

Chen Kefu stroked the battlements with his hand, and his voice was very high, "Brothers! Some of us are from Shandong, Hebei, some from Henan, Hedong, and even some from Jiangbiao, Huainan, Sichuan and Guanzhong. We traveled thousands of miles one by one, abandoned our family and came to this Liaodong place. There are no warm houses at home, no caring family, and there are even no delicious home-cooked dishes here. We left our fields at home, our parents, wives and children at home, and traveled thousands of miles apart, and we ate dry food, lived in tents, and we did not miss relatives beside us. Brothers, why are you doing all this?"

The soldiers and the powerful people below gathered there to listen, and looked at Chen Kefu on the city tower one by one.

On this night just after the exciting night battle, the air was filled with fighting, chaos, excitement, and excitement. On this night when drizzle was constantly floating in the sky, and the gusts of cold wind could not cool them even when they could not ignite their blood, Chen Kefu's words clearly sounded in their ears.

Like a clear spring flowing through the heart, the fanatical and thrilling people all began to gradually dissipate the fanaticism in their eyes, recalling the relatives at home, and the hardships along the way.

I have been out for more than half a year. I don’t know whether my parents are at home are safe, whether my wife has missed me, nor do I know that my brothers and children are still in good condition. It’s cold and the fields at home have been harvested, nor do I know how the harvest at home is without me at home?

A new army officer, watching everyone answer, said loudly, "General, we are here because of His Majesty's call!"

As soon as he said that, everyone agreed. Yes, at the emperor's order, they all threw down the hoe in their hands, picked up their swords and rushed to the Liaodong land.

Chen Kefu smiled, "That's right, we all came to Liaodong by following His Majesty's call, and fought with these Goguryeo barbarians who we had never seen before. Here, I would like to thank everyone for Your Majesty and the Great Sui Dynasty!" As he said that, Chen Kefu bent down and bowed to everyone under the city tower.

"Brothers, do you know why Your Majesty summoned us to Liaodong?"

"Brothers, Your Majesty doesn't want to see everyone leaving their hometowns, abandon their families and children, and traveling thousands of miles to come here. However, Your Majesty must also summon everyone here. Why is this? Do you know why? Do you know why you are fighting for?"

"General, why do we fight?" Several voices rang out in the armor.

For most soldiers, the strong men, they only knew that His Majesty ordered them to come to Liaodong, but they didn't know why. Moreover, there were not many soldiers here. Most of them were serving civilians. Coming here was just to complete the tasks of the government.

Chen Kefu knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in Liaodong, his greatest dependence was the people in front of him. But these people were not soldiers. Now that everyone is left by Yang Guang, they have no choice but to follow him. Once they have the chance, these people will return to the Central Plains, which is definitely a crisis for him.

It is unrealistic to stay all of them. What he hopes now is to leave some of these hundreds of thousands of people.

Chen Kefu laughed several times, "Okay, that's right, why do we fight? We fight for Your Majesty, for the Great Sui Dynasty. But why do our Great Sui Dynasty conquer Goguryeo?"

After asking a question, Chen Kefu looked around and said loudly, "My Central Plains in China, from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos and the Central Plains were divided. From then on, the former emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty unified the Central Plains. For more than three hundred years, except for the Western Jin Dynasty's unification, the entire China was divided and confronted north and south. The entire Central Plains, wars and chaos were raging for a hundred years. "

"It was my Great Sui Dynasty that ended this chaotic world that lasted hundreds of years. It was my Great Sui Dynasty who unified China and created a stable and prosperous society of the Great Sui Dynasty. Now, my Great Sui people no longer worry about years of war, nor have to worry about the years of invasion of the Hu people on the grassland. We were born with a stable life, with land at home and food in the jar. How did all this come about? Who guaranteed all this?"

"It's Your Majesty, it's your Majesty who gave us." Tens of thousands of people below shouted in unison.

For these people, although the current emperor has sent more labor taxes, everyone can still feel the stability of these decades. No one has forgotten the lessons of his ancestors, and they also know that it was the Great Sui Dynasty's order that gave them their own land. In the eyes of most people, the Great Sui Dynasty was still a court maintained by the people at this time.

Chen Kefu said loudly, "Yes, it was Your Majesty who gave us all this. It was Your Majesty who guaranteed our free and stable life. Our Sui Dynasty unified the Central Plains, defeated the Turks on the grassland, and destroyed Tuyuhun, which threatened our northwest. These wars have provided guarantees for our relatives in our family and our stable life. But some people cannot bear to see us live such a stable life. The Goguryeo people in Liaodong were originally just the vassals of the Zhou Dynasty in China, but they have lived in barbarian lands for a long time, and these people no longer subdue the kingdom. The land of Liaodong was established in the Han Dynasty, but for hundreds of years, they have been eroded by the Goguryeo people."

"Even, these barbarians who live in a corner have acquired their own country and dared to fight against the Central Plains. They secretly colluded with the grassland Turks, wanting to jointly plot against our Central Plains, wanting to divide our Central Plains into their cities, pastures, and wanting to plunder our relatives, our parents, wives and children as their slaves. Can we agree to such a thing?"

"No! No!" A wave of roars sounded, and everyone was angry at these barbarians.

Chen Kefu smiled in his heart. Although he had his own ideas and plans, at this stage, the Great Sui Dynasty was his best coat. With the banner of the Great Sui Dynasty, he could always occupy the banner of righteousness and bring more people together.

"That's right, every descendant of the Chinese Yan and Huang will not agree to the ideas of those barbarians. With the efforts of the two emperors of the Great Sui Dynasty, we created the prosperous era of the Great Sui Dynasty. How can we agree to go back to those suffering years in the past and let those barbarians and Hu people ride on our heads? We do not agree, and Your Majesty will not agree. This is why we fought for Goguryeo three times. Although there are millions of casualties, what is the price of all this? It is so that our relatives in our family will no longer become slaves to others, but that our descendants can have a stable life as they are today. It is all worth it."

On a drizzling night, Chen Kefu's calm but difficult-to-peaceful words sounded in everyone's ears.

"It is at this moment, here, a time and place that all of us should always remember. Just after we experienced three wars against Goguryeo, with millions of casualties and the people also made great sacrifices for it. Just today, at this moment, we finally broke through Liaodong City in one fell swoop."

"Your Majesty the Emperor retreated his troops first because of the Central Plains, but he left us behind. Your Majesty left us for today and for this moment. Today, we seized the No. 1 fortress in the Far East, which was something we had not succeeded several times in the past. Not only that, we also wiped out tens of thousands of Liao people and obtained countless food and grass equipment. Not only did we take the Liaodong city, but we also let the four cities including the new city we took first were firmly in our hands. For more than two hundred years, this city that originally belonged to China was finally recovered today. Taking Liaodong, we finally temporarily curbed the ambitions of the Goguryeo people. We have made great contributions to the stability of our Great Sui Dynasty, and our descendants will no longer be threatened by the Goguryeo people. Today, we will be in history and leave their names in history!"

Flashes of cheers sounded, and all the soldiers were very excited. Today, they not only made military achievements but were rewarded, but also so meaningful that they could be passed down to future generations.

"We have already taken the first fortress in the Far East, and won the new city of Liaodong. We are backed by the counties in the western Liao Dynasty of the Great Sui Dynasty and occupied the strategic fortress in Liaodong. From then on, the Goguryeo people are no longer our opponents. However, the barbarians will not give up so much. These despicable and shameless Liao people will definitely try to counterattack. They want to retake Zhucheng in Liaodong. They want to use this to attack the advance base of our Central Plains, and to use this to plunder our hometown, and to rob our property, food, wives, sons and children. Do you think, can we give them this opportunity?"

"No, kill all the Liaodong dogs!" Angry roars rose and fell in the east city of Liaodong City, echoing in the city for a long time. Liaodong City was the remaining people. At this time, listening to the sound of shouting soaring into the sky, they all closed their doors in fear, hugged in the house and did not dare to go out again.

"Brothers, now Your Majesty is leading his army back to the court to quell the rebellion. The only thing left in Liaodong is us. The thieves from Liaodong are desperate and want to take this opportunity to regain the city of Liaodong. Now behind us is our home, where our parents, wives, and children are ours. We have no choice but to retreat. We must stick to the city of Liaodong and never let these despicable barbarians burn the war to our home."

"Don't retreat, never retreat!" Angry roar sounded, especially many older men living in Hebei, Hedong and other places. In the past, their homes often encountered the plunder of Hu people on the grassland. When they thought of the tragedy that happened to their ancestors, their fathers and others, they all had violent chests, their faces fluttered red, and they were roaring excitedly. Everyone's eyes were ignited and their hearts were full of fighting spirit. Even the most honest farmers in their daily lives were clenched at this time.

With a choking sound, Chen Kefu pulled out the long sword on his waist and pointed straight into the sky, "Okay, then, here, at this moment, I and my brothers swear to guard Liaodong City to the death and never fall into the hands of the Liao people. If the Liao people want to take Liaodong City and rob me of the Central Plains, unless they step on my body!"

Everyone shouted in unison, "Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Chapter completed!