The cracks are emerging

When the mud was held on Lu Shi's neck by Lu Shi's sword, the indifferent expression on his face did not fluctuate at all, but he glanced at Lu Shi lightly, and then still went to observe the battlefield.

For Lu Shi's actions, it was very unexpected, and at that time, he was angry in his heart, and he was about to order Ge to kill something that dared to offend him on the spot, but his mind was racing.

Lu Shi has won the trust and reliance of Tianxing, if this hurts him, with the character of Tianxing, he can bring people to take revenge at that time, the pole of those alliances is unknown, it can't be a chaotic war, and the alliance will disappear, and there will be no end, not to mention, now that Guo Tianxing controls the grain and grass of his tens of thousands of troops, if he really wants to turn his face and cut off his own supply of food and grass, then let himself be in a dilemma, and everything is needed, and at the same time, he firmly believes that Lu Shi can't really start, Just his heart can't make him do it at all. And once he does it, he will let all the poles see that he has no mind.

As a person, such a character of asking for the people's lives should and does have the qualifications to be respected, but this is a battlefield, this is a battlefield where the weak eat the strong, cold-blooded elimination, and you can't tolerate your mercy.

When Lu Shi put the sword on the neck of the great alliance leader who did not stick to the mud like a madman, everyone in front and behind was shocked.

The pro-soldiers who were not muddy were the first to react, shouted, and rushed up one after another, wanting to save the family owner.

Chunlan, who was inseparable from Lu Shi's side, saw that Lu Shi suddenly pulled out a long sword and put it on the neck of the non-muddy person, and saw that the non-muddy personal soldiers rushed to Lu Shi desperately to save his family master, but Lu Shi's guard Zhu Tie and others, who were originally inseparable, were all under the house, and the water did not quench their thirst, and they didn't think much about it at the time, so they suddenly pulled out the long sword on their waists, shouted, and rushed up with an arrow step. What's more, because he is in charge of other people's hands, he doesn't dare to really fight to the death, if it weren't for this, even ten Chunlan would have died on the spot.

In an instant, Lu Shi and Chunlan were immediately forced by dozens of knives and guns, and those family members kept shouting: "Put down the sword, put down the sword, or it will cost you your life." ”

Zhu Tie, the guard of Lu Shi under the house, also saw that there was a change in the house, and when he saw that his master was in danger, he was angry and shouted: "Hugh is going to hurt my husband." Wielding the sledgehammer in his hand, he was about to kick the ladder to rescue, and the pro-soldiers who were not muddy in the yard also reacted, immediately drew out their knives and guns, shouting to stop Zhu Tie from climbing to the house, but Zhu Tie's sledgehammer sank, although he didn't want to take anyone's life, but in a few clicks, he smashed away the weapons of the non-muddy pro-soldiers who guarded the ladder, and then hit everyone with his huge body, and flew to the house. Don't die, protect the ladder to the death, fight with those cronies who don't get muddy, buy time for Zhu Tie to rescue Lu Shi, and put down the room for a while, seeing that an internal gore is about to be bloody, when the crisis is in crisis, I heard the deep voice on the room and shouted in time: "Put away the knife and gun, retreat." ”

The voice was not loud, but it was naturally powerful, and the cronies who did not get mud heard it, and they did not move forward at the moment, but no one took away the knives and guns, but just used knives and guns to force Lu Shi and his brothers under the house.

But Zhu Tie didn't care, hit the pole blocking the road with his shoulder, ran behind Lu Shi in a few big strides, blocked Lu Shi with his tall figure, held a big hammer, and nervously guarded those poles.

Without mud, he quietly looked at Lu Shi, whose eyes were blood-red and his face was full of tears, and shook his head in disappointment.

"Order, withdraw troops." Lu Shi tightened the sword in his hand and said his request between his teeth again.

He looked at Lu Shi indifferently without mud, for a while, shook his head gently, and indifferently removed Lu Shi's sword with his hand, then sighed and said, "Mingjin, collect the troops." ”

One of the pro-soldiers received the order, and ran to the front of the room as if he had been pardoned, and shouted: "The leader of the alliance has an order, collect the troops-"

There was a sudden silence of the war drums under the house, and then there was a pleasant sound of the gong mountain, and there were pole cavalry galloping back and forth, shouting on their horses: "Collect the troops—collect the troops—"

Those old and weak poles that are following each other like moths, as if they heard the edict of Hades' pardon, turned around and ran, but the signs on the city wall still shot rows of feather arrows after the retreating old and weak, and in front of the battle, there were groups of old and weak who fell in the killing that was about to end, becoming a haunting soul in this heaven and earth.

There were also the wounded who were not dead and struggling in pools of blood, helplessly stretching out their arms, hoping that their companions would stop and take them back with them, but no one paid attention to them, and they watched their dirty feet run past him, and those people slowly shed their last drops of blood in the wailing.

How cruel is the battlefield, but how helpless is it?

When there was a loud bang, the sword in Lu Shi's hand fell to the ground, Lu Shi didn't look at it, just staggered to the female wall on the roof, opened a pair of teary eyes, and looked at the corpses and struggling wounded people on the battlefield far away. The mouth repeated meaninglessly: "Why, why, it could have been otherwise, it could have been." ”

At this time, a hand was on Lu Shi's shoulder, that hand was so weak and warm, Lu Shi didn't look back, he knew that it was Chunlan's hand.

Another hand was also on his shoulder, so cold, and in the palm of that hand, there was a deep chill.

Lu Shi turned his head and saw that it was a face that was indifferent but with a hint of pity, yes, a face that was mixed with indifference and a hint of pity.

The apathy was the result of his orders and foreknowledge, mercy, not for the robes of the battlefield and the earth-shattering wails. This mercy was shown to Lu Shi.

Lu Shi didn't ask, just looked so carefully at the face that should have been familiar and admired, but now it had become unfamiliar.

"Put away your bodhisattva heart." For a while, he said quietly but firmly.

"Why don't you follow the siege plan we have agreed upon?"

"Your solution is good, but it is not advisable for us.

"Why"

"Because your methods do not conform to the rules and regulations of our existence"

"You guys?"

"Yes, it's not me, it's us, you can go and ask the leaders who have rushed back now, and ask them if they have any resentment against my method?"

Lu Shi turned his head and looked at the dozens of war horses under the house, all of which were the pole leaders of the alliance.

The leaders circled their horses under the house, and then turned around in circles on their horses, all facing the mud on the roof, and asked loudly: "Alliance leader, the attack is good, why did it suddenly stop?" ”

"Yes, as long as there is half a quarter of seeding, you can basically consume the rolling wood and stone of the official army, and as long as half an hour, you can fill the moat, and now it is okay, and the opportunity to collect and transport it is given to the official army, this time it is in vain." The other leader said, his face even more pitiful.

"Alliance leader, if you don't withdraw your troops, hold on for a while, Qingzhuang can go up, maybe we can enjoy happiness in the city at sunset, how is this commanded?" A pole full of reproach and unwillingness.

"See? Although your method is good, my method is more popular with my brothers. He pointed to the various people under the room and said lightly.

Looking at Lu Shi, who looked gloomy, he sighed again: "I understand your thoughts, they all read the books of the sages, the sages will not understand and will not let you do this, they teach you scribes are all dignified battles, let alone a monk like you?" ”

Lu Shi was silent.

Bu Mu suddenly shouted loudly: "However, the saints have not lived in this Ming Dynasty, have not lived in this Ming Dynasty, have not lived in this Ming Dynasty in the troubled times, their benevolence is written in brocade clothes and jade food, where do they really know the difficulties of this world, the hardships of living?"

To survive, only some people can live, not all people, which requires some people to die and fight for the chance to live for those who can live. ”

"But they can never die." Lu Shi turned his head and firmly denied the idea of not sticking to the mud

"If they don't die, what are we going to feed them for?" He didn't stick to the mud and stared at Lu Shi with his eyes.

Lu Shi pointed to the distant county town of Mizhi, and said in a deep voice: "There, there is at least hundreds of thousands of stones of grain there. ”

"Hundreds of thousands, very good, a lot, but, counting the people in our cottage, how long can we eat? Also, if you take the county seat, the displaced people in the surrounding counties will be moved, and at that time, there will be hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of displaced people with their families, what will you feed on?

Is it just a few hundred thousand? Can you say that you can satisfy them and let them all survive this winter? After surviving this winter, can you guarantee that they will survive the green and yellow spring again? ”

Lu Shi opened his mouth but really had nothing to say, but was that the reason? Is that the reason to drive those old and weak women and children to death?

"Those old and weak defected to you, also to find your protection, hoping that you could give him even a little chance to survive, that's all, but I didn't expect you to push him directly into the abyss and despair, is this what you call the truth?" Don't stick to the mud and categorically interrupt Lu Shi's words, "Don't accuse me of being ruthless, what you should blame is this world, what you should blame is the thief who is high above, is it just me who let those women and children die?" No, absolutely not, it's that thief, it's this world that wants people's lives. He turned and pointed to the men and horses who were still under the room or remorseful, or looking, or waiting for the next order: "You go and ask them, ask these leaders, can they agree with my approach?" Go and ask them, the old and weak women and children who have retreated, will they agree with me? ”

Lu Shi didn't need to ask, he already knew the answer by looking at everyone's expressions, and all the people, including those women and children who were lucky to come back alive, were all disappointed because they didn't break the city in one go.

"But have you asked the dead people? Do you go and ask the people who are wailing on the battlefield? Are they also of the same mind as these abominable survivors? Lu Shi shouted loudly, pointing to the corpses in the distance with trembling fingers, as well as the wounded who were still wailing and flipping with feathered arrows.

There was no word up and down for a while, and the entire array suddenly became deathly quiet.

Yes, in order to live, you can drive your companions to die, and those who are not dead are complacent, but has anyone asked those who died how they felt? Has anyone ever thought that the next one might be their own reality?

I don't open my mouth and want to refute it, but I just open my mouth, and I really can't think of a reason to refute it. For a long time, he was very unconfident and said, "Do you have any other way?" Could it be that the bodhisattva's heart can save these people? ”

Lu Shi shook his head, looked at it without touching the mud, and secretly let out a sigh of relief.

"However, I can do my best to take them with me and live and die with them." Lu Shi's voice said firmly, then he took a deep breath, straightened his body, arched his hands without touching the mud, ignored the shocked people, strode down the room, turned over and rode away with his brother.