After Li Changqing recited the bloody and tearful memories of Youzhou Province, all the people present, including the young, the old, women, children, and the soldiers at the border, were filled with grief and resentment.
Those hot-blooded youths were even more eager to immediately take up their sabers and slaughter all of those evil Turks! With this, Fang Shu could vent his anger!
Everyone knew that the Turks were vicious, and the people of Youzhou were even more vicious. However, many of them lived in the city. Although they were exploited by the garrison generals, they were still protected by the soldiers guarding the city.
The ones who truly suffered were the villages and towns further away from the city. Every year, they were massacred by the Turks.
When they heard the news that the village was robbed and massacred again, they had already been used to it. Besides cursing angrily, they were mostly numb.
But now that Li Changqing had spoken of all the crimes the Turks had committed in Youzhou, they truly understood just how vicious and vicious the Turks were.
"The Turks are vicious. Ever since the Great Tang was pacified, they have slaughtered and plundered 75,600 of our Youzhou people, and 33,900 of our border soldiers have been killed or injured.”
Li Changqing suddenly opened his eyes. The killing intent and anger in his eyes seemed to have condensed into something tangible.
"And I, Li Changqing, have no other strengths! Only the halberd in his hand was still sharp! Only the 80,000 white-robed men under him could still fight!
I, Li Changqing, swear here! If the Turks kill a soldier of the Great Tang, I will slaughter ten of them! He killed 100,000 of my men, so I will kill a million of his men!”
Li Changqing's murderous words shocked everyone's hearts. Everyone could not help but focus their eyes on the stalwart figure on the city wall.
Such elegance caused one's heart to sway.
Li Changqing waved the halberd in his hand and sent the head of the Karaji tribe leader flying.
The eyes of the commoners followed the head and looked outside the city, landing on the shocking human head temple! The head of the Karaji tribe leader accurately landed on the top of the temple.
This was a 10,000-man temple built from the heads of the Turks!
"There will come a day when I will have the heads of the Turks fill every single tribe, and the head of the Turkic Khagan will be at the top of the palace!”
Li Changqing pulled out the long sword at his waist and shouted angrily.
"Stomp down the Turks! Until death!"
The five thousand Dragon Cavalry roared in unison and pulled out their Mo Sabers. The sound of their sabers being pulled out was incomparably loud and terrifying!
The angry roar resounded through the clouds, tearing through the dark clouds in the sky. A ray of sunlight shone through the dark clouds and landed on the capital temple. It was terrifying and demonic.
Everyone was distracted by Li Changqing and the Dragon Cavalry Guards, and they couldn't help but shout in unison, so excited that they couldn't control themselves.
"This general is willing to be the general's pawn! Follow the general to attack the Turks!"
The general of the city guard shouted excitedly. His tall body, which was kneeling in front of Li Changqing, was trembling.
Influenced by their commander, the soldiers of the Heavenly Festival Army knelt down and shouted excitedly,""We are willing to follow the general to the death! Die on the battlefield!"
Which of the soldiers guarding the border did not have the intention of protecting their country? Luo Yi had made their blood turn cold, but Li Changqing had rekindled their blood!
It was only at this moment that all the soldiers guarding the border were completely convinced by Li Changqing!
Li Changqing was also very surprised. After taking a deep look at these soldiers, his gaze finally landed on the city guard general in front of him. He suddenly asked,"What's your name?"
"I am Liu Neng, the commander of the Tianjie Army.”
The general replied respectfully,
"Commander of the Heaven Festival Army? Then why did you come here to defend the city?"
Li Changqing frowned slightly when he heard this. The commander of the Heaven Festival Army was not a small military position. How could it be reduced to the level of a city guard general?
Liu Neng answered without hesitation,""I didn't listen to Luo Cheng's orders and engaged in a battle with a group of Turkic soldiers who came to plunder…"
Upon hearing this, Li Changqing understood that not all the people in the Tianjie Army were vermin and useless people. Many of the high-ranking generals had been transferred out of the center of power because they had offended Luo Yi.
After all, in Youzhou City, Luo Yi was a true local tyrant.
It seemed that Liu Neng was one of those generals. Otherwise, a dignified commander of the Heaven Festival Army would not have fallen into the situation of guarding the city.
Thinking of this, Li Changqing's impression of Liu Neng improved a lot. He said bluntly,"This general will not deny your merits because of the sins of Luo Yi and those three thousand sinners. You are all iron-blooded men of the Great Tang! As long as you're willing to follow me to conquer the Turks, I'll treat you like the White Robe Army!”
Liu Neng was stunned. In an instant, the nine-foot-tall man's eyes turned red. He ignored Li Changqing's hand and knelt on the ground, kowtowing deeply.
"On behalf of all the soldiers of the Heavenly Festival Army, I thank you for your great kindness! With the general's affirmation, my dead comrades can rest in peace!”
Liu Neng choked, tears filling his face. Many soldiers of the Heavenly Festival Army also cried out loud.
How hard was it to guard the border? However, because of Luo Yi, the Heavenly Festival Troop was also viewed with hostility by the commoners. They felt that they were all Luo Yi's lackeys, but who knew their pain?
Disobeying military orders was a capital crime. Could it be that they were going to mutiny and rebel?
Many soldiers couldn't endure this pain and were willing to sink into it, joining Luo Yi to help the wicked. However, most of them endured the contempt and curses of the commoners, and the oppression of the officials above. They worked hard to protect the border, but even so, no one would sympathize with them after they died in battle.
The bitterness in it is not worth mentioning to outsiders.
Li Changqing's words were undoubtedly the greatest affirmation for them! To soldiers who valued honor more than their lives, this was more precious than any gold or silver!
Everyone could not help but be moved. When Li Changqing saw this scene, the hatred in his heart for Luo Yi and the others deepened. He wished he could pull Luo Yi out and whip his corpse!
If Luo Yi still had a complete corpse left.
Li Changqing personally helped Liu Neng up from the ground and said seriously,"This general will not forget your contributions, and neither will the Great Tang! When the Turks are vanquished, this general will reward you all.
From now on, I order you to take control of the Tianjie Army again. You must restore the combat strength of the soldiers in the shortest time possible. The Tianjie Army is definitely not such a weak army!”
"I accept your orders!"
Liu Neng wiped his face and cupped his fists.
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