Doomsday Code

Chapter 758 Mass Line

After the excitement in the training ground subsided, Chen Cheng spoke again:

"So what we need now is to conserve our energy and strength, and remember that we are not rebellious bandits, but the orthodox empire.

We are raising an army not only to take back the throne for a child like me, but also for the millions of ordinary people out there who were once citizens of the empire but are now living in dire straits.

We are an upright and just army, warriors fighting for the well-being of millions of ordinary people."

“All my dear warriors, please be patient and wait for the day when the time is right.

Before the day of liberation comes, you need to act in secret and grow by helping the weak.

Instead of standing here brandishing swords and waiting for revenge."

Chen Cheng traveled northward from the northern province of the Kingdom of Moss to the northern province of the Kingdom of Ferdow, although these were only two weak and remote kingdoms.

However, everything I saw and heard on the road tells us how cruel the rulers will be when their interests require sacrificing the interests or even the lives of ordinary people.

From what I saw and heard along the way, I can’t say that the people were living in dire straits. I can only say that they had the name of freedom but were slaves in reality.

So Chen Cheng was always thinking about his plan to restore the country.

What started as a large-scale rebellion has now turned into a rebellion starting from within.

And the experiences of his father and grandfather also proved that rebellion was not feasible.

In terms of the number of troops and powerful people, he could never compare with those big kingdoms and forces.

However, the most basic unit of a regime is not the army or the strong, but every ordinary family under its rule.

It was they who provided the kingdom and its rulers with soldiers and resources.

Originally, the rulers and the ruled complemented each other, but the development of civilization in this world was somewhat distorted.

Their ancestors, under the call of Laika Hopps, defeated the barbarian beastmen who were in a slave society at the time and moved directly from a tribal society to a feudal society.

At the same time, because the power of Leica Hopps and his descendants all came from the long-term stability of the empire itself, driven by this interest, coupled with the absolute force of the demigod temple, the empire created a seemingly peaceful and beautiful environment for thousands of years of rule.

However, their inherent deficiencies still exist. When the empire is destroyed, the greatest interests of the supreme ruler are no longer linked to the long-term stability of the empire.

The successors, whose nature was unleashed, displayed a brutal rule no less brutal than that of the Dark Ages in Europe.

That's why Chen Cheng turned from directly rebelling to following the mass line of a certain party that he was familiar with in his previous life.

He wanted to restore the interdependent relationship between rulers and the ruled, and to use ideas and institutions to ensure this relationship.

So when Chen Cheng finished speaking, the entire training ground fell silent.

These soldiers did not object to Chen Cheng's statement that they were all warriors, because this was what they had always firmly believed.

But when Chen Cheng asked them to lay down their weapons and help the weak, they could not understand.

This cannot be blamed on them. The world does not yet have the concept of close ties between the military and the people.

Moreover, the armies in this world are only subordinate to their lords and generals. Just like soldiers eat food, they only think that the food is given by the lords and generals, and will not think that the food is grown by ordinary people.

In their view, the best army, besides being good at fighting, is one that avoids using its military force to bully ordinary people as much as possible.

However, many powerful armies are often unable to do the latter point, let alone take the initiative to help the weak.

Chen Cheng did not preach to them, but smiled and said:

"I know you all don't understand me. You think you're Gold- and Platinum-level warriors, and it's good enough that you don't bully the weak. Why should you take the initiative to help them?

I can only say that this idea is incorrect.

And I certainly won't force you to think differently, but I think you should go home and rest for a day this afternoon, and it would be best if you could go to the fields and visit your wives."

"stand at attention."

Following Chen Cheng's order, everyone perked up and stood still.

"Disband the camp."

Following the order to disband, the phalanx of a thousand men began to return to the camp in an orderly manner to change into their own clothes.

Chen Cheng looked at the dispersing soldiers and nodded with great satisfaction.

Putting aside other battles of this army, just in terms of discipline, it was one of the best armies Chen Cheng had ever seen, especially the solemn and murderous spirit of the army, which Chen Cheng had never seen in his two lifetimes.

At this time, King Pingbei also came forward and said:

"His Majesty."

"Uncle, please call me by my name."

"Brown, is it true what you just said about asking them to lay down their weapons and go out to help the weak?"

Chen Cheng also knew that King Pingbei must be confused, so he smiled and said:

"Don't you think it's wrong?"

"This……"

King Pingbei hesitated for a while and wanted to say how this could be possible.

But seeing Chen Cheng's confident smile, he did not ask, because he believed that Chen Cheng, who could win the hearts of the army with just a few words, would not speak nonsense.

Dean, who was following King Pingbei, looked at Chen Cheng with shining eyes.

Because King Pingbei was already an adult when he escaped, his values ​​had already been formed and were inclined towards traditional aristocratic thinking.

He has the cultivation and reserve of a nobleman and will not exploit ordinary people in a tasteless manner.

But Dean is different. He and Xisha were both born to King Pingbei more than ten years ago in order to preserve his bloodline after King Pingbei heard the news that Chen Cheng's father Hughes had rebelled.

Although they received aristocratic education since childhood, other than that, the environment in which Dean and his friends lived was like that of an ordinary rural village.

In addition, Chen Cheng had previously talked to Dean about the ideological construction of the army, so Dean quickly understood the meaning of Chen Cheng's words.

Chen Cheng looked at Dean and said with a smile:

"I saw the light in uncle's eyes. It seems that uncle understands what I mean."

After hearing Chen Cheng's words, King Pingbei turned and looked at his son.

"Your Majesty... Young Master, I can only say that you are amazing."

Then he looked at Pingbei Wangdao:

"Father, where do you think the resources and food we provide to our soldiers come from? Aren't they all produced by ordinary women working in the fields and pastures?

Moreover, even our armored soldiers are provided by these ordinary families. It can be said that the strongest army we have here comes from these ordinary families.

The same is true when applied to kingdoms outside. Their soldiers come from ordinary families, and their food, clothing, and training resources also come from the labor of ordinary family members.

But father, look at how the rulers of these kingdoms treat these ordinary families. They are only oppressed by nature."

"As long as our thousand soldiers can understand what you mean, and spread your message, it won't be long before they can raise an army full of faith and fighting spirit.

At the same time, the most basic family unit of the kingdom will be destroyed, and the rule of those rebellious people will also be shaken.

At that time, they would be caught in an endless struggle to quell the rebellion, and they would still order their son to kill the parents who raised him with a knife.

Then we won’t need to mobilize our army, their army will become our army.”

As Dean spoke about his excitement, the fiery light in his eyes became even brighter.