roccoschili Chapter 673 This matter must be handled by me personally. I don't trust anyone else with it!
Chapter 673 This matter must be handled by me personally. I don't trust anyone else with it!
How to put it? This kind of death left countless people outside the sky speechless.
If Liu Bang really died in the chaos of war, then he truly blocked his own escape route with his own hands.
He should have been able to break through the encirclement successfully by leaving some troops behind to cover the retreat.
But that doesn't mean his choice was wrong.
"After all, from the perspective of the Emperor Gaozu, if he were to lose all his personal guards, he would have no other useful forces left in this challenge."
"Furthermore, if Han Xin cannot use this battle to completely annihilate these Tartars, then when they counterattack Shanhaiguan and then head north, he will still have no power to resist."
“From his perspective, there is nothing wrong with this choice.”
Li Er spoke a fair word.
It seems that Liu Bang's choice not only drove himself into a desperate situation, but also left Han Xin helpless.
But no one can say that his choice to abandon his troops and break out alone was necessarily the right one.
Two different choices lead to two completely different outcomes.
Perhaps breaking out alone is the right thing to do, or perhaps staying is the right thing to do.
Or perhaps both choices are wrong, but he can only choose one to determine which is right and which is wrong.
In any case, in such a situation, hesitation is the biggest taboo!
"But variables for Han Xin and others may be about to emerge."
"Emperor Gaozu was really lucky. He did not let down those deserters, and those people did not let down his trust either."
Old Zhu didn't know whether to marvel at Emperor Gaozu's good fortune or to admire these so-called deserters who were willing to die for their country.
They were clearly just deserters, the kind of people the imperial court would never tolerate.
However, when the Manchus entered the pass, it was precisely these people, whom the court could not tolerate, who fought to the death.
What was the Ming court doing at this time?
Beset by storms and on the brink of collapse, it is in dire straits and can barely protect itself.
"Old Zhu, you still have the nerve to sigh? If any emperor in your Zhu family were a decent human being, they wouldn't have forced these people to bear the stigma of desertion!"
"These brave warriors, no matter who they are in, would never be treated so poorly!"
Zhao Kuangyin scolded him in annoyance.
Although things didn't improve much after the Southern Song Dynasty moved south, he felt that since the Zhu family had learned from the lessons of the Song Dynasty, they should naturally do better.
Later dynasties should be better than the previous ones!
"...Indeed, the soldiers guarding the border have already tied their heads to their belts."
"If the emperor cannot even provide them with the most basic protection, forcing them to fend for themselves, then my Great Ming Dynasty is indeed doomed."
Old Zhu is now quite accepting of the ending of the Ming Dynasty.
The more he saw of such a world, the more he felt that the Ming Dynasty deserved to perish.
It's even possible that some decisions were already wrong while he was in charge.
However, the Ming Dynasty under his rule was so powerful that its flaws were difficult to detect.
However, towards the end of the dynasty, various long-standing problems began to surface.
With the exception of a few dynasties that truly perished after only two generations due to their own actions, the collapse of most dynasties was not caused by a single generation.
The problems, which had been left over for generations, and perhaps even since the time of the founding emperor, finally erupted in full force at the end of the weakened dynasty.
This is the real reason for the collapse of the dynasty.
It should be noted that when he participated in the challenge at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he practically emptied the entire imperial court.
This means that there are almost no capable people in the entire court.
Everyone was only thinking about how to benefit themselves and their families, which left the entire dynasty riddled with holes.
That was the situation back then.
To bring about a new order, one must kill, slaughter countless people, and bring about a complete overhaul of the court.
At the same time, one must have the courage to change the laws of one's ancestors.
Internally, identify and resolve problems, eliminate corrupt officials, dismiss incompetent people, and promote talented individuals.
They had to quell the rebels and appease the people, while also keeping the enemy at bay outside the pass.
Even if all this is done, it may only be possible to revitalize a dynasty in its final days.
If ZTE wants to succeed, it needs to do much more than this.
It's almost no easier than starting from scratch and rebuilding a dynasty.
In some ways, it's even more difficult!
At least Lao Zhu felt that while it was certainly difficult for him to build his empire, he didn't have so many complex and unsolvable problems.
"It's no use saying all this; they don't need us to feel sorry for them."
"They are no longer loyal to your Zhu family, but to the people of the world."
"Old Zhu, stop being so self-satisfied. If they saw your Zhu family emperor, they would probably want to skin him alive."
At this moment, looking at the dozens of people rapidly approaching the Qing army's supplies in the sky, no one could feel any goodwill towards the old Zhu family emperor.
They should all have been heroes guarding the border.
But in the end, this is the result.
Even their sacrifices were not given a legitimate status.
Although Liu Bang would certainly not let these people down after completing the challenge.
But at least in the original history, they were nameless and faceless, and may even have been accused of desertion.
If we hadn't witnessed all of this, who would have imagined it?
When the Qing army entered the pass, the powerful and influential Earl of Pingxi became their lackey.
Instead, they, burdened with the crime of desertion, became the last line of defense on the border.
No one present doubted that without Liu Bang, these people would have fought to the death as the last vestige of dignity for the Ming Dynasty.
That's what they're doing now.
In the short time that the camp was attacked, only a few dozen of the hundreds of people survived.
Furthermore, these dozens of people did not intend to live a life of ignominy.
Amidst the chaos of war, led by the beggar, they had secretly made their way to the location where the Qing army's supplies were stored.
This was originally a place they would have skipped, because the guards here were all elite Qing soldiers, Dorgon's most trusted personal guards.
Attacking this place rashly with their small numbers would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
However, the situation is now different. In order to intercept the two attacking forces, Dorgon has mobilized some of the troops here.
Only one-third, or even less, of the original troops remained.
"Boss, I've taken a quick look, and there are fewer than a thousand men on duty here. Most of the rest have gone to surround them!"
The scouts who had gathered information returned with great excitement.
The fewer troops left behind, the greater their chances of success!
"Less than a thousand men. It seems the Qing army has really been pushed to the brink by us."
The beggar revealed a sinister smile.
"Do you still have kerosene?"
"There's still some left, but not much, boss, let me go!"
Someone carried a small bucket up from behind.
They had already used up most of what they had prepared, and most of what remained was lost on the way while they were being hunted down.
The only remaining bit was what he had risked his life to retrieve by turning back.
"Let you go? Dream on."
"I have to handle this personally. I don't trust anyone else with it!"