Chapter 109: Take you to the world of your dreams
There were too many prisoners of war, and Lu Bu's gaze only symbolically swept around.
It was simply impossible for him to write down anyone's facial features.
However, every prisoner of war had a feeling.
They felt that Lu Bu's gaze had condensed on their faces for a moment.
Many prisoners of war did not dare to face Lu Bu's eyes, and lowered their heads one after another.
"There's something I want to ask you." A moment later, LΓΌ Bu shouted to the prisoners of war, "Can anyone tell me why you are soldiers?" And why follow Rampant? β
No one responded.
There are more than 20,000 people, and it is so quiet that you can hear the wind clearly.
"Wen Hou asked, why didn't anyone answer?" After waiting for a moment, Zang Ba frowned and shouted.
Still no one responded.
No one knows what will happen if they answer, and of course no one wants to be the first bird.
Or Sun Guan does things simply.
He stepped forward and grabbed a captive: "You answer!" β
The captives trembled and did not dare to lift their heads.
His lips trembled faster than his body frequented.
"Why don't you say it soon?" Grabbing his neckline, Sun Guan lifted him up.
The heels were off the ground, and only two toes touched the ground, and the captives were almost frightened by Sun Guan.
"Don't embarrass him, it's better to change someone." Lu Bu bowed his head towards Sun.
His gaze wandered around the faces of the nearby captives again, and he finally locked on a man who looked quite calm: "You come to answer me, why do you want to be a soldier, and why do you want to serve Rampant?" β
The captive was indeed more relaxed than the others.
He slowly stood up and replied in a voice that was not very loud: "There are wars everywhere, who can farm at home with peace of mind?" If you are not a soldier, you can only starve to death, Rampant can win every battle, who else can you go to if you don't defect to him? β
"Presumptuous! How do you talk to Wen Hou? The captive answered the question, but Zang Ba glared at him fiercely.
"General Zang, don't care." With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Lu Bu gently patted Zang Ba's arm, and pressed his hand on the captive who replied.
The captive crouched down obediently.
Lu Bu's gaze swept over the black prisoner of war again: "Actually, no one answered, and I know what the reason is." At the beginning, I was like you, just to fill my stomach and fight as a soldier. But after so many years of fighting, the more I beat, the more I am at a loss. β
He had no intention of attacking the prisoners of war, and more than 20,000 pairs of eyes looked at him.
"As you all know, I still have some skills on the battlefield, and of course I eat better than ordinary soldiers." Lu Bu continued: "At first, I was very happy, I could fill my stomach, and I could be a small official. But then I realized that this was not the case. I have eaten enough, what will happen to my children in the future? Are you like me, who sold yourself to eat enough? β
It was not only the defeated prisoners who had never considered this issue, but also the soldiers under Zang Ba and Sun Guan.
More than 20,000 people were all at a loss, looking at Lu Bu one by one in confusion, not knowing what he wanted to express?
"Now you're not very old and you can still pick up weapons and go to battle. In another ten or twenty years, when you are old, who will ask you to follow the army? Lu Bu's question was addressed to everyone present: "At that time, what will you rely on to fill your stomach?" β
This sentence was like throwing a big stone into a puddle, and the black-pressed crowd suddenly made waves.
The prisoners of war, who were so frightened that they didn't dare to look at him just now, actually looked at each other with panic on their faces.
Lu Bu's question is very realistic.
When they are young, they can sell their strength, or they can sell their lives in exchange for a full mouthful of food.
But once they get older, what else can they use for food?
"Do you think this question is upsetting you?" Lu Bu smiled indifferently and asked the prisoners of war.
Still no one responded, but the worry on the faces of the POWs spoke for itself!
"To fight a war is to die." Lu Bu pointed to the corpses that had been neatly stacked by the soldiers: "Can anyone tell me what they will get when they die?" β
There was still a dead silence.
More than 20,000 captives have a question in their hearts, what else can they get if they die in battle?
"They don't get anything, they just die." Lu Bu's tone was very heavy: "Their wives and children will have no one to take care of them from now on, and whether they live or die can only be left to the destiny of heaven." There is always a death, but it is worth dying! We are all warriors, and the Horse Leather Shroud is the best place to be. But as a man, there is a responsibility on his shoulders, and our horse leather shroud is drenched, but what about the family members who are still alive? Who will take care of them for us? β
Countless pairs of eyes looked at Lu Bu, including Zang Ba and Sun Guan, and no one had figured out what he was trying to say.
"Having said all that, all I'm going to tell you is a truth." Lu Bu shouted: "The war is not to fill the stomach, but to change the way of the world. Wake up the sleeping sky with our bloody fight, and let him open his eyes to see the people of Li who are struggling in suffering! We can fall on the battlefield, but we have to fight for our families so that they will never freeze or starve! Decades later, when future generations stand in front of the grave to pay their respects to us, they can proudly say that it is our ancestors who lie here, and it is their fearlessness that has brought us food and clothing! β
Lu Bu painted a beautiful picture for everyone present.
There is an iron horse in the picture scroll, and there is also a peaceful and prosperous era.
Many people's eyes actually twinkled with anticipation.
Growing up in this era, they only knew how to fight to live, but no one told them why they lived and why they were fighting!
"I can understand your feelings at this time." Lu Bu's tone became low and slow: "After being captured, his life is in the hands of the former enemy, and his life and death are all in the enemy's command. There are some of you who should no longer have any hope of living, and who are only thinking about how to be killed. Bury alive? Behead? Burned? Hang? I have no less than a hundred ways to kill you, but I want to tell you that no one will be killed today! β
Lu Bu announced his decision in public, and Zang Ba and Sun Guan looked at him in unison.
There are too many captives, and the two of them can't help but worry, with so many people staying, how can they control it with their small numbers?
The eyes of the prisoners of war, who were worried about life and death, lit up.
As long as they can live, no one wants to die.
"I'll give you two options. One is to go back and live a good life, and the other is to take your family with me. Lu Bu shouted: "If you are willing to go with me, I will take you to fight the world of your dreams." β
He then added: "If you are willing to go home, I can only say that the mountains and rivers will be indefinite after a long time." I sincerely hope that you can escape the forcible arrest of others and live this life in peace! β