Pang Gang didn't know what everyone in the hall of the Governor's Mansion said about him after he left. With the support of many personal soldiers, he walked towards the south of the city, where his army was stationed.

The "tick-tick-tock" sound of horse hoofs hit the street paved with bluestones. Pang Gang was silent along the way. Although Luoyang City has implemented a curfew and people are not allowed to go out after dark, there are still many people shrunk on the street.

Looking at this mighty team of men in every dark corner in horror.

After walking on the street for a while, Pang Gang's drunkenness began to subside when he was blown by the cool summer breeze. He said to the generals behind him: "You guys are very surprised by my behavior just now. You feel that since he

To help us clean up the dust, shouldn't we give others a little face and drink to our heart's content before we come out, wouldn't everyone be happy?"

"this......."

Cheng Kai, Wang Zhi and others looked at each other without saying a word. Only Heitie mustered up the courage to say: "Sir, are we not giving face to the Governor if we just come out like this? You must know that this is their territory."

Pang Gang sighed and said: "I don't know this truth, but I really can't drink it."

After Pang Gang finished speaking, he pointed at a corner on the street with his riding crop and said: "Look, there are so many homeless people pouring into Luoyang City. They don't think about how to help the hungry people, but they spend all day drinking and drinking.

, I would like to ask which grain of rice on their table is not grown by the homeless hungry people who come to the streets? Why can they play the flute every night, but these hungry people have to leave their homes and suffer from hunger? "

"Why?"

Pang Gang's voice echoed in the cool night air and echoed on the street. Behind Pang Gang, the generals all lowered their heads, feeling very ashamed in their hearts. When they followed Pang Gang out just now, although they said

They didn't say it, but they were still a little strange and even confused. Only now did they understand the reason why their master came out.

"Wang Guobi, Cheng Guobi, and you." Pang Gang pointed at Wang Zhi, Cheng Kai and those thousands of households said earnestly: "Most of you are from poor backgrounds. Some of you are also from refugee backgrounds, and you are most concerned about these things.

It’s clear enough, so I don’t need to say more. Gou Sheng, do you still remember when I, you and Da Zhuang were digging wild vegetables on the back hillside of Lingshan Wei Fort?”

When Pang Gang said the word "Gou Sheng", Wang Zhi's body shook. Since he became an officer, no one has dared to call him this nickname for a long time. At this time, he heard Pang Gang calling him

The nickname of the past. His heart couldn't help but be touched violently.

Speaking of this, Pang Gang showed a hint of bitterness on his face, "I still remember that that night I ate a lot of wild vegetables without salt, but I woke up from hunger just after midnight. I had to get up and sit at the door in the middle of the night.

I look forward to digging wild vegetables to satisfy my hunger at dawn. I can still remember that feeling. Now, those of us from Lingshan Guard are working as officials. Even if we are not officials, we can do some small business in Qingzhou or go to Qingzhou.

Being a worker in a workshop means you don't have to worry about food and drink, but we can't forget our roots."

Listening to Pang Gang's rare confession of his heart, everyone was almost ashamed. When Pang Gang said this, they suddenly realized that they had once been born with mud legs just like the refugees on the street.

"Sir, please stop talking, I know I was wrong!" At this time, Wang Zhi's eye circles were already red.

"It's good that you know!" Pang Gang nodded. "When I say this today, I don't mean that I want you to live a hard life again, but I want you to remember. You can't forget your roots. Everyone has thought about the good days, but...

You can't ignore your conscience just to live a good life, let alone do things that are harmful to nature, do you understand?"

Faced with Pang Gang's earnest words, everyone said in unison: "Your Majesty, please teach me. I dare not forget my humble duty!"

Looking at the generals speaking in unison, Pang Gang said in a voice that only he could hear: "I hope you can remember it!"

To be honest, Pang Gang is not a Puritan, and he also likes to enjoy, but he can never accept the way that many Ming Dynasty officials do today, regardless of the life and death of the people while living in debauchery. Looking at the history of the late Ming Dynasty, among the rogue bandits

Under the attack of the Qing soldiers and the Qing soldiers, cities of all sizes were broken down by the enemy troops. It was not because the rogue bandits and the Qing soldiers were strong in combat, but mostly because many people in the city who could not survive opened their city gates to welcome the enemy troops.

Entering the city, because for the people there is only a dead end if this continues, why not open the city gate to welcome the enemy troops into the city and maybe there is a way out, so Pang Gang gave his subordinates a lesson in remembering the bitter and thinking of the sweet.

At that time, in the small woods to the east outside Luoyang City, Li Zicheng was also having a meeting with his generals.

A bonfire was lit in the center of the grove, illuminating the surrounding space. It was surrounded by dozens of generals in different clothes, and Li Zicheng was also sitting in the center.

The atmosphere around the bonfire was very dull. Everyone was silent and just stared at their feet without saying a word.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Zicheng forced himself to smile and said, "Why are you not talking anymore? Are you mute? This morning you were still coaxing and coaxing you to take Luoyang, but now you have become a new little daughter-in-law?"

It's just that his jokes obviously didn't impress everyone, and the atmosphere remained silent.

"Li Guo, Jiexuan, please tell us about today's battle. It will give everyone some insights." Li Zicheng said casually.

After listening to Li Zicheng's words, Li Guo and Liu Zongmin were so embarrassed that they almost shrank their heads into their crotches. Today's battle was too frustrating. They drove the hungry soldiers to launch an offensive, but they were beaten again and again by the opponent's guns.

They were defeated in one defeat, but today they lost more than 20,000 troops, and their victory was only a few hundred.

Liu Zongmin groaned for a long time before whispering: "King Chuang, it's my incompetence, please punish me."

Li Guo also lowered his head and said: "King Chuang, we played really badly today, I am willing to accept the punishment."

To the surprise of Liu Zongmin and Li Guo, Li Zicheng looked at the bonfire and pondered for a while, shaking his head and saying: "You two are at fault in today's battle, but it's not all your fault. First of all, it's my combat power against this Ming army.

It was an underestimation that led to such a huge defeat.”

Everyone looked at Li Zicheng in surprise. Unexpectedly, King Chuang not only did not get angry, but instead took the responsibility on himself. Everyone gave words of advice.

"Why did King Chuang say this? I can't blame you if the battle didn't go well. Brothers are all responsible. And the Qingzhou army's combat power is really amazing, especially the firearms are extremely sharp, so we suffered a big loss."

.Don’t you always say that it doesn’t matter if you lose the battle, we can just get it back next time.”

Seeing everyone speaking one after another, the originally dull atmosphere began to liven up, and Li Zicheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief... (To be continued)!~!
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