The Mad Prince of Tang Dynasty, Inheritance of the Sword Saint at the Beginning

It's just that the massacres were all enemy troops before, and this was the first time that civilians were massacred.

Although he was conflicted in his heart, Bai Qi also knew in his heart that the people in Tubo could not be compared with ordinary people. The nomads were all sturdy, and they could ride horses and take up weapons at any time, turning into warriors who could kill without blinking an eye.

Bai Qi had also seen the scene of Tubo soldiers massacring the villagers of Datang before, and the vivid and shocking scene often aroused Bai Qi's nerves.

Therefore, even if he ordered, Bai Qi's sense of guilt was not strong.

Bai Qi walked up to the Tang cavalry and said.

"Brothers, come with me and slaughter the entire Tubo city-state!"

Hearing this, all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were dumbfounded, wondering why Bai Qi would give such an order.

Although everyone is a soldier, it is common to kill people on the battlefield, but those who kill are enemies who meet each other in battle, not ordinary people.

Let them kill civilians, no one can do it, so when Bai Qi gave the order, the soldiers stood in place, silent, and no one did anything.

Chapter 340 The Sixth Prince, Throwing the Pot in Public

The soldiers of Datang knew in their hearts how they would be treated in the future if they massacred civilians today.

Soldiers take it as their bounden duty to obey military orders, but if the military orders are ridiculous, they can choose not to obey them.

After all, no one can bear the consequences of disobeying wrong orders.

Soldiers in Datang have their own principles. Under Li Shimin's preaching of benevolence, everyone has their own way of thinking.

They will never let a bad guy go, and for the same reason, they will never hurt any innocent good guy.

If the people in Tubo rise up to resist, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will definitely take up arms and go to battle to kill the enemy without hesitation.

But the men in Tubo had given up their resistance and stood there obediently, letting them handle them. Facing the powerless, they couldn't do anything.

If civilians were massacred under such circumstances, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty would feel that they were no different from those demons who took pleasure in killing.

Therefore, after Bai Qi gave the order, no one carried it out.

And Bai Qi felt aggrieved after seeing the contemptuous eyes of the Tang soldiers looking at him, he was also forced by Li Kuan, what can he do.

Now it has aroused the anger of the public, and everyone is dissatisfied. This is a very serious problem in the army.

Provoking public anger will lead to unstable morale of the army. Once the morale of the army is unstable, it may cause mutiny. Such things are no longer rare in history. There is a lesson from the past, and everyone has to guard against it.

Bai Qi walked up to Li Kuan helplessly and said.

"His Royal Highness, it's not that I don't obey the order, but that the soldiers are unwilling to carry it out. This kind of outrage has already aroused public anger, and I dare not force them."

What Bai Qi said was the truth. Any massacre needs a reason. If there is not enough reason to convince the soldiers, obviously no one is willing to do it.

To massacre civilians, unless these people are all treacherous and evil people, no one is willing to do it.

Li Kuan is also very helpless. Li Shimin's idea of ​​benevolence and love for governing the country is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, making soldiers benevolent.

After all, the soldiers fought, suffered from the war, and were under great pressure. Other countries would kill people to vent their anger, but I didn't expect the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to be so principled.

Li Kuan admired him from the bottom of his heart, but he knew that this matter had to be done.

If we don't cut the weeds and eradicate the roots today, when the weeds grow wildly and vigorously, they will absorb the nutrients of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Kuan walked up to all the soldiers, saw the displeasure on the soldiers' faces, and smiled slightly.

"Warriors of the Tang Dynasty, I know that you feel that General Bai Qi's orders are too inhumane, and everyone has a bottom line. It is really not a gentleman's action to attack ordinary people."

Hearing this, Bai Qi could not wait to shout angrily, "You dignified prince, you have shamed yourself by throwing blame in public!"

It was Li Kuan who gave the massacre order, but in the end the blame was placed on him, how could he be so shameless.

Li Kuan didn't care what Bai Qi thought, and continued.

"The warriors of the Tang Dynasty, all the people in Tubo are armed, especially the young and vigorous ones, they are not weaker than our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. They can become warriors with weapons, and can attack the border of our Tang Dynasty at any time."

"The villages outside the city of Songzhou are suffering. Those villagers are innocent people. The Tubo thieves slaughtered our ordinary people. Why should we be soft-hearted to their people?"

"Repaying grievances with virtue is a corrupt Confucianism. You can't. Repaying grievances with honesty is a holy Confucianism, so it will last forever!"

With just one word, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were suddenly enlightened, and they benefited a lot.

The soldiers of Tubo slaughtered the people of the Tang Dynasty, the old and the weak, women and children were not spared, so why should the Tang Dynasty treat Tubo friendly?

Thinking of this, the Tang soldiers felt that Li Kuan was right.

Since they are enemies, there will be wars against each other, and the battles will continue. If they are merciful, the people of Tubo will take up arms to counterattack at any time. At that time, it will be a big trouble for Datang.

Instead of leaving hidden dangers for yourself, it is better to solve the problem now.

After figuring this out, the Tang people felt that their thoughts were clear and their hearts became more firm.

Li Kuan has been observing the changes in the soldiers, and saw that the eyes of the soldiers of Datang became sharp again, becoming murderous, and knew that this matter was done.

Before the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty treated the Tubo people with kindness in their hearts, they were reluctant to let go, but now seeing the weapons they held tightly, Li Kuan had a firm mind.

After seeing the rapid transformation of Datang soldiers, he said.

"Brothers, let us kill the Tubo thieves, not only for the sake of never-ending troubles, but also for the food, house and women tonight!"

"They act recklessly in our Tang land, so let us rob them of their food, their tents, and sleep with their women!"

After Li Kuan finished speaking, the soldiers of Datang were even more excited.