Chapter 51: Destruction
The guards of Snow Castle are a bit busy today.
"Hurry up, don't be sluggish, the city lord of Qiong has asked us to complete the river filling by this evening." The captain of the guard shouted.
A boulder is the size of three people, and only a few people can pull one, and one by one the boulders are dragged up the north city wall by the guards of Xuelu City, and then thrown from the north city wall, and the boulder smashes into the "Dead River" at the north gate of Xuelu City, which is the most powerful defense line of Xuelu City against the frozen beasts, and now the city lord has ordered it to be filled, these warriors are also very strange, but they still choose to obey the orders of the city lord of Qiong.
Evening.
A carriage arrived at the north gate of Snowy City, and the king led Quiton and Feather Cliff out of the carriage.
"City Lord Qiong, the river reclamation work has been basically completed, please inspect the city lord." The captain of the guard saluted the king.
"Hmm." The king replied lightly, and walked up to the city wall on his own.
The captain of the guard followed.
"Lord Qiong...... That one...... Can I ask...... Why do we ......?" said the captain of the guard.
"Why fill in the Dead River? Why shut down this best line of defense against the beasts of the permafrost? You're asking those two questions, right? Wang said first.
“…… Right. ”
"Don't worry, I'll give you an explanation." The king waved his hand.
"Yes." The captain of the guard frowned and didn't ask any more.
……
The next day, when the reclamation of the river had been completed, the king announced a major event to the people of the city.
He's going to destroy the northern walls of Snowy City!
This caused an uproar among the people.
"Is City Lord Joan crazy? Is he going to destroy Snow City? ”
"What the hell does the City Lord of Joan think?"
"Destroy the northern walls and let the monsters of the frozen soil enter the snowy city? Isn't that suicidal? ”
They really couldn't understand that after the Dead River was filled, the city wall was the last defense measure of Xuelu City, could it be that this Qiong City Lord was really crazy? He wants to give Snow City to the monsters of the frozen ground?
So the people organized a group to block the gate of the city lord's mansion to hold them accountable, and finally they got a reply - the city lord of Qiong will give everyone an explanation at noon tomorrow in the snow city square.
At noon, most of the people of Snow City came to the square.
A carriage came, and the king stepped out of the carriage without hurrying.
"Ahem, ahem."
Wang stood in the middle of the square and coughed a few times, and the chaotic chatter in the square fell silent, and everyone wanted to hear the explanation of the city lord of Qiong.
"Guys, I know you don't understand my actions, you don't understand why I'm destroying the defenses of Snowy City, why I want to put Snowy City in danger, do you?" The king asked the people.
"Joan City Lord! Now that the Dead River has been filled, once the northern wall is destroyed, the beasts of the tundra will invade our northern towns, and our Snow Castle will be destroyed as the front line of the northern country. One citizen said.
"Yes, once the northern city wall is destroyed, Xuelu City will cease to exist."
"yes, yes."
There was a lot of discussion among the people, and most of them were against the king, and it was indeed a suicidal act to fill in the dead river and tear down the walls.
"Alright, quiet." Wang's voice was not loud, but the people in the square heard it clearly, and after everyone quieted down again, Wang said lightly: "All this I have done is for our Snow City!" ”
For the sake of Snow Castle? Everyone was stunned, did they destroy Xuelu City for the sake of Xuelu City? What is the reasoning behind this?
"Not long ago, the imperial court took back the independent ownership of Xuelu City, that is because the former city lord Wu Tian privately gathered forces to try to rebel, it is not our fault, nor is it the fault of Xuelu City, but the imperial court seems to have been oppressing us and restricting us because of the rebellion in the past, they continue to raise taxes, constantly crowd out and alienate us, and also reduce the materials to support Xuelu City, making our lives more and more difficult, and even not allowing us to leave this place at will, just like isolating prisoners, Why should we be free to live in a safe place while we can only spill our blood in the bloody frozen soil? Don't you think it's weird? Wang asked a few times, and the people also stared and thought.
"I know that there are many prisoners and sinners in Xuelu City, but we also have soldiers in Xuelu City who have dedicated their lives to the northern country, think about it, even sinners will have offspring, and there will be children, these children are always innocent, why do they have to stay in Xuelu City? Suffering like this? ”
The populace is silent, they are used to such injustice, they never think about the past and seek a better future.
The king continued: "I will let the beasts of the tundra into the north, and I will remind the court that we are aware of our existence and that the court will fear us. ”
"But after all the snow has been destroyed, what's the use of the imperial court being afraid of us?" One of the fighters asked.
Yes, if the beast tide of the frozen soil enters the northern kingdom and everything is ruined, what is the use of the imperial court's opinion of Xuelu City?
"The fall of the Snowy City? Stupidity!! Wang said solemnly: "Xueluo City is not the surrounding houses or the roads under your feet, Xueluo City is a person, it is me and you!" ”
"Houses can be rebuilt if they fall, roads can be rebuilt if they are broken, walls can be rebuilt when they are destroyed, it's up to us to ...... It's all done by the people of Snow Castle! As long as you are alive, as long as I am alive, Snow Castle will never be destroyed! The king's tone stirred up everyone.
The snow never dies!
"Ladies and gentlemen, follow in my footsteps, and we will show the Imperial Court the prestige of the Polar Fortress." Wang said lightly.
"Follow the City Lord of Qiong!"
"Follow the City Lord of Qiong!"
The whole square was boiling, and this wave of sound seemed to be resounding over and over again on the Golden Dragon Hall - long live my emperor, long live!
……
Ten days later, the king will destroy the northern gates.
Before that, the king will first lead the people of Snow City to leave the land of Snow City.
After estimating the terrain, the king cleared a straight road from the city, and he wanted the beasts of the frozen soil to pass through the city straight and fast.
After Xueluo City is Canglan City, and there are no more people in Canglan City, only a few guards sent by the imperial court.
It took Wang three hours to take Canglan City, maybe the news of Xue Luo's attack on Canglan City had now reached the imperial court, but Wang didn't care anymore.
The king established a temporary defensive line on a high mountain between Canglan City and Snow Castle, and the beasts of the frozen soil did not deliberately go up the mountain, they preferred the flat ground, so when the beasts of the frozen soil invaded, the people of the Frozen City could avoid disaster.
The king had planned all this for a long time.