"Mighty China?" Li Taizhen was a little confused, and he asked suspiciously: "What is China?" ”

"Loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, courtesy, righteousness and shame are China!" Wang Yan said solemnly: "Etiquette and music education is China, skin color and clothing are Chinese, Tang poetry and Song lyrics are also Chinese, ancestor worship is also Chinese, self-improvement, the inner saint and the outer king are China, Qin, Han, Tang and Song dynasties, all dynasties are China!" China is the heaven above our heads, the land under our feet, and the thousands of Han people who live on this land and share the same colors and rituals with us, and identify with the Chinese culture! ”

Li Taizhen and the others listened to Wang Yan's words, and their hearts seemed to have an understanding, and their faces couldn't help but be solemn.

China is the custom of all peoples, the overall identity of thousands of years, the pride of the Huayi debate, and the openness and breadth of the central country.

"The etiquette and culture are vast, this is the pride of the whole nation, the self-confidence of the nation, and the yearning of the Quartet for China. No matter how strong the barbarian force is, in the face of Chinese civilization, there is only inferiority and worship. Wang Yan looked at everyone, and then said: "When the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, it was to destroy everything that we were so proud of, to cut off the backbone of our generation, to break my culture, to destroy my clothes, to destroy my etiquette, to destroy the sky, the earth, and China!" ”

Li Taizhen had never thought about such a question, and now listening to Wang Yan's story, he couldn't help but think about it.

Things are really as Wang Yan said, although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was strong, it did not make him yearn for it, and even despised this group of brutal barbarians from the bottom of his bones.

The rat tails of money, the voices of slaves, masters, and the crooked backbone, Li Taizhen could not accept it, and he could not imagine how dead and heavy the Han people under the rule of the Manchu Qing would become after losing that pride.

If China is there, the people will be broad-minded, courteous and clear-minded, humble and confident, and the whole nation will not decline for too long, and sooner or later it will be high-spirited.

"Before me, my family and country are already in the country; Without me, the country will remain forever. Wang Yan continued: "China is something worthy of our desperate defense, as long as we can awaken the recognition of thousands of Han people with China, then the Ming Dynasty is a powerful China!" ”

From Wang Yanyan, everyone experienced a strong sense of family and country. This kind of feeling is in everyone's heart, but it has never been touched before, and now it is aroused by Wang Yan's words, and there is a sudden stirring in my heart, and a different kind of emotion is born for the entire Han nation and the Ming Dynasty, and a cohesive force is slowly formed.

The Chinese culture of the Ming Dynasty, dress and etiquette, is this cohesion.

If Daming can awaken this cohesion, he can unite thousands of Han people and exert a surging power, so that the Quartet Yidi dare not peep!

If the army under Wang Yan's command has cohesion and knows why it is fighting, it can be united as one, and no matter what kind of hardships and hardships it faces, it will not be defeated!

It's just that the current Ming Dynasty has not taken advantage of this cohesion, nor has it been recognized by ordinary people and soldiers, the official gentry class values self-interest and ignores social interests, and there are thousands of people and thousands of people, and thousands of taels of wealth, but they cannot be transformed into combat power, and they are bullied by the Manchus!

Wang Yan and Li Taizhen told so much, they really felt something, and the people of Yangzhou who were slaughtered by the Manchus made him resentful, "Dignified ****, why is this!" ”

If the Ming Dynasty does not rise again, Yangzhou will only begin, and there will be more cities and more people to be slaughtered. Wang Yan was eager to change this status quo, so he started from the people around him and from this Yangzhou to gather every strength.

Li Taizhen has been in the Zhongyi camp for some time, but his relationship with Wang Yan has always been dull, just an ordinary relationship between superiors and subordinates, not to mention any loyalty, and no sense of belonging.

Li Taizhen was to repay Mrs. Xing's favor to him from the beginning, and now that Xuzhou Town has fallen to the Qing court, he is also at a loss in his heart.

Now after listening to Wang Yanzhi's account, another feeling has arisen in his heart, a greater and surging emotion than his personal feelings.

Wang Yan saw that Li Taizhen was thoughtful, so he said sincerely: "General Li is willing to work with me to save the country and the people, and do my part to ensure the survival of China!" ”

Li Taizhen was aroused by Wang Yan's feelings for his family and country and that responsibility, so he couldn't escape, so he replied very sincerely: "The last general is willing to follow the commander to save the country and the people!" ”

For Mrs. Xing's favor, Li Taizhen can repay it in other ways. Between personal feelings and the people of the whole world, Li Taizhen already has his answer.

Wang Yan also knew that since the acquisition of Sizhou, Li Taizhen has a routine attitude towards him. Wang Yan has always been wary of him, and today's conversation can make him return to his heart, and he will immediately have a reliable general by his side, and he is very pleased.

Inside the city, just when Wang Yan gathered people's hearts and buried the body, in the tent of the Qing army commander outside the city, Duoduo was preparing to attack the city again.

The city of Yangzhou is strong, and there are many young and strong people in the city.

If Wang Yan was given enough time to reorganize his men and horses and repair the city walls, it would be very difficult to break through the city. Knowing this, Dordort knew that the defenders could not be put on a foothold, so he relaunched his army to attack the city without a single day of rest.

It's just that Zhen Manchu lost nearly 2,000 people in yesterday's battle, but it is impossible to participate in the war again, so only the Han army, which relies on surrender, acts as cannon fodder and the main force of the siege.

A burst of artillery rang out, and the city wall that He Gang led people to build overnight last night was once again destroyed by the Qing artillery.

The Qing army was still a feint attack of the four gates, mainly attacking the gap in the western city, and the traitor troops were pouring towards Yangzhou like a tide under the supervision of Zhen Manchu.

Wang Yan and the others in the city had to hurry to the city to command the defense.

Most of the Qing soldiers outside Yangzhou City were newly invested since Duoduo entered Jiangbei, and the Qing court had not had time to reorganize, the roster had not been registered, and the family members naturally did not control it, so they naturally did not do their best to fight.

The situation in Yangzhou is just the opposite, although the young people have not experienced much training, they have the heart to die and fight desperately to protect their families and villagers in the city.

One side used his life, but the other side had reservations, and the result of this siege was already doomed from the beginning.

Duoduo had not yet fully controlled the newly surrendered Han army, so he did not dare to persecute too hard, for fear of causing a mutiny, and even joined the Ming army in the city anyway, so he had to endure the anger in his heart and had no choice but to let the army retreat to the camp.

The Ming army in the city relied on the courage of blood and tenacious belief to defend the city, but the lack of training, the weakness of insufficient preparation was also exposed, and the gap in the northwest corner was almost filled with human lives.

If it weren't for the slaughter of the Qing soldiers in the city before, it would cut off the way of life for the people of Yangzhou, arouse the resistance of the whole city, and make the defenders fearless of life and death, and the chaotic defense of Yangzhou may not be able to withstand the attack of the Qing army.

The corpses of the slaughtered people in the city yesterday have not been cleaned up and buried, and nearly 3,000 new corpses have been added in today's battle, which makes Wang Yan feel very urgent.