Chapter 423: Death Will Not Surrender
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No matter what it is, now that the other party has collected troops, it is not a bad thing for the soldiers defending the city, at least they can take the opportunity to rest. Otherwise, they simply won't be able to hold out for long in their current state.
Now that I have this rare opportunity for peace, I might as well take the opportunity to persuade General Liao, hoping to persuade him not to make fearless sacrifices again.
I turned my gaze from the city to the city, looking for General Liao.
The corpses on the city tower are all over the place, the blood is flowing like a river, and the bloody scene is unbearable to see and terrifying. Of the thousands of soldiers under General Liao, most of them were killed, and only a few survived, and most of them were wounded.
These surviving soldiers were confused by the sudden retreat of the Qi army without warning, and they all watched the retreat of the Qi army in a daze, dazed.
General Liao stood in the middle of the tower, looking at the soldiers who had sacrificed, his face sad and the corners of his eyes moistened.
He stood silently for a while, wiping the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, and his voice was still so loud, "The Qi army was once again repelled by us!" Although the battle was hard, we still used our stubborn will to block the enemy's attack. Brothers are good, I'm proud of you! In the end, his voice was a little choked.
General Liao hid the grief in his eyes and said, "But the enemy's retreat is only short-lived, and it is likely that he will attack again." We must not slack off and be ready to meet the enemy at any time. Now let's take a break and eat something to replenish our strength, and there may be a more difficult battle to fight later. ”
Only sporadically a few soldiers responded to him, "Yes, General." The other soldiers all looked at General Liao blankly, it was the unpredictability of the future, the grief of the sacrifice of their comrades, and the fear of death.
General Liao seemed to understand that no matter how much language he said at this time, he no longer spoke, but slowly walked among them and patted them on the shoulders one by one.
Seeing such a scene, I felt unspeakably uncomfortable.
If it weren't for the war, there wouldn't have been so many sacrifices. War must be the most terrible thing in the world.
I must do my best to stop the war and not let such a tragedy happen again.
Xuan Feilun and I walked up to General Liao, and I shouted, "General Liao!" ”
This time he finally heard my voice, turned his head to look at us, his bloodshot eyes showed a look of wariness, and at the same time set up the big knife that was still dripping blood, "Who are you?" ”
The Xuan Feilun immediately took a step forward, blocking in front of me and General Liao.
He's always like this, and he'll be the first to stand in front of me to protect me when I'm in danger, even if I don't need his protection anymore.
I grabbed the Xuan Feilun and said busily: "We are the people of Yecheng, and when we heard about General Liao's deeds, we were very moved, and we came to help you defend the city." ”
When General Liao heard me say this, his guard looked a little less guarded, and the big knife in his hand was also put down, "Oh, I remember, you are the people of Yecheng who Mao Xiaosan told me that he wanted to help defend the city, right?" ”
I nodded, "Yes, that's us!" I pointed to Jia Siwen, who was still helping the soldiers bandage not far away, "The man who has been helping the wounded soldiers heal the wounds and him" I pointed to Qi Kuai, who had already come to us, "The four of us are the people of Yecheng, and we are here to help you defend the city!" ”
General Liao glanced at Jia Siwen, then at Xuan Feilun, and said, "You saved a lot of my brothers!" As he spoke, he suddenly clasped his fists and saluted us, and said earnestly: "Thank you for the help of a few strong men, I am grateful." ”
I hurriedly returned the salute and said, "General Liao is polite!" General Liao, loyalty, righteousness and courage to sacrifice oneself is admirable, compared with General Liao, we are not worth mentioning at all! ”
General Liao raised his head slightly, his bloodstained face showed a hint of arrogance, and said, "It's nothing!" As the defender of Yecheng, my duty is to guard Yecheng, and what I do is what I should do. ”
"General Liao's integrity is admirable." I said. Although I can't fully agree with his behavior, I admire him from the bottom of my heart.
Although I admired him, I decided to persuade him. I looked at General Liao and said, "I have something I want to say to General Liao, I wonder if General Liao is willing to listen to it?" ”
General Liao glanced downstairs and saw that the Qi army showed no signs of attacking the city again, and then said, "What do you want to say?" Go ahead! ”
I pondered for a moment before I said, "General Liao, you don't have many people under you. The Qi army is likely to attack the city again, what are your plans? ”
"What are you going to do?" General Liao showed a resolute look in his eyes, and said without hesitation: "I will live and die with Yecheng!" ”
"General Liao's loyalty and courage are admirable." I changed my words and said, "Have you ever thought about your brothers and the people of Yecheng when you do this?" ”
General Liao's face changed when he heard this, and he asked loudly, "What do you mean by this?" ”
I pointed to the soldiers who had died and the few wounded, sick and disabled generals left on the city tower, and said, "General Liao, look at your brothers, look at their appearance!" You've already sacrificed so many people, can you bear to let the rest of these people die with you? ”
General Liao's face was full of anger and he glared at him with disgust, "This is sending you to death?" As the defenders of Yecheng, our responsibility is to protect Yecheng. It is our highest honor to die defending the city! Isn't it, brothers! ”
"Yes!" All the soldiers responded to him, each with a look of death on their faces.
I knew that it wasn't that easy to persuade. They had a chance to escape, but they all stayed, which shows that they are not afraid of death.
But I still didn't plan to give up, and continued: "You're right, as a guard of Yecheng, your duty is to guard Yecheng. It is honorable to die defending the city. However, General Liao has you thought about it. You don't have to die, so why do you have to die? ”
"No need to die?" General Liao looked at us suspiciously. The wounded soldiers also looked at me suspiciously, and their eyes lit up, it was a desire for life.
If there is no other choice but to die, I believe that many people will not be afraid of death. But if there is a choice, many people will not be so strong-willed.
I pointed to the city, "General Liao, have you thought about it, you swore to defend the city to the death and fulfilled your own righteousness." And what about your men, brothers. They are all old and young, and their relatives are looking forward to their reunion. Isn't it too cruel for you to let them all die in a battle with no chance of winning? And the people in the city, if the Qi army angers the people of Yecheng because of your stubborn resistance, and slaughters innocent people after attacking the city, you will not be able to atone for your sins. You can't bear to follow and watch the people in the city, and follow you to death? ”
General Liao sneered and looked at me contemptuously, "I heard it, you want me to surrender the city." Dream! I won't surrender even if I die! ”