The general was stunned for a moment, could it be that the lord wanted to use this tower? This tower was a tower of gunpowder, which was stored by the priests in a special way, and this was the case with the gunpowder all over the north of the city. Normally, even if you burn the tower with fire, you can only detonate it through the fuse inside. When this tower was built, only he and the lord knew about it, and he hurriedly dissuaded: "My lord, once this tower explodes, although it can defeat the enemy army, half of the city will be reduced to nothing. ”

Guan Mingyu had an idea, he was still thinking about whether he could tear down this tower and turn it into another city wall, and it turned out to be a suicide bomber? And even if it is torn down and becomes a city wall, it is just a day for the city to live, and the enemy army can be reorganized and bypassed, and it is a good thing to be able to stop the enemy for a day, but during this time, he can gather his soldiers and reorganize to resist. But whether it can last until the reinforcements arrive is still between the two. And if the enemy breaks through the city, can the reinforcements easily recapture it?

Guan Mingyu pouted, the enemy army had already claimed to have slaughtered the city for three days, according to the historical records he had learned, for three days of slaughtering the city, no one in the city would survive, and the savings in the city would be invested in the enemy, and the damage would be greater than the bombing of half of the city. When General Nalong returns, the people of the city have already been killed, what's the use?

He was ruthless: "General, with the enemy's bestiality, we must blow up this place, you go and inform the people of the city, try to evacuate to the south of the city with food and food, and after an hour, we will blow up this place, and let the enemy go to the west with the entire northern city." ”

The general was about to say more, Guan Mingyu drank: "General, this is a military order, instead of expecting the enemy's mercy, it is better to fight while you still have the strength to fight again." If the city is gone, it can be rebuilt, and if the people are gone, there will be nothing, and you don't want the kindness of a woman!"

The general was stunned on the spot, sighed, and finally turned into a "yes" word.

He looked at the general: "Remember, within an hour, let everyone withdraw to the south of the city, and I will detonate this place when the time comes." This is war, and if we lose, none of us will survive. ”

Guan Mingyu grabbed the big knife, and seeing that the panicked soldiers had finally gathered a hundred people, he shouted: "Soldiers, kill the enemy with me!" Behind him, the team of 100 people finally had a backbone and joined the front line of resistance. At this time, the enemy attack under the city was also fierce again, and there were shouts of killing everywhere. With a swing of Guan Mingyu's sword, he rushed towards an enemy who was already on the city wall.

He was a skillful swordman, and he killed his enemies in a few moves. By this time, more enemies had begun to emerge, and he and the soldiers had no time to rest before they had to join the battlefield.

An hour later, Guan Mingyu looked at the team that had only half of the people left, the enemy had stopped this wave of attacks and was organizing the next wave of attacks. He sighed, even if he joined the battlefield by himself, with his own sword skills, he could only hold the battle line, and the fewer people fought, if he didn't have himself, I am afraid he would have been broken a long time ago. But even with his own help, he couldn't hold on, so he shouted: "Withdraw, withdraw, and withdraw before they come." ”

"Carry your comrades-in-arms on your back, all withdraw to the south of the city, the general is ready. The chaotic soldiers hurriedly carried the bodies of the soldiers killed in battle, left the ruined city walls, and retreated to the south of the city during the interval between enemy attacks. Guan Mingyu glanced at the opposite side with a cold expression, only to see a larger contingent of enemy troops rushing over with shields and door panels.

He sighed: "Ruthless may not be really heroic, how can a poor son not be a husband? War, enemy, since I am here, let's create a vigorous world." ”

He walked down the wall, and with the snap of his fingers, a loud bang shook the heavens and the earth, and the dust rose like a mushroom cloud, and everything in it was reduced to ashes, leaving only a two-kilometer radius of ruins.

Guan Mingyu approached the south of the city, and half of the city was in ruins. After all, it was only the work of the ancient alchemists, even if there were enough of them, they could not explode the effect of the atomic bomb, it was only similar to the deck-washing tactic, everything on the surface was blown into ashes, but the foundation was only a little pothole, and there was no big problem.

He was sighing, when he felt a person not far away rushing towards him, grabbing his clothes, and his voice carried a dead anger and curse: "It's you, it's you who ordered the destruction of the city, if it weren't for you, my son wouldn't have died, I'm going to kill you, kill you!"

He froze slightly, looking at the hand that was holding him. It was an old hand, skin wrinkled like tree bark, a swarthy face and black and white hair, blood-colored eyes angry and sad, clutching at his collar, angry scolding and tears intertwined, like the saddest painting.

He stood there, only to hear a voice that continued to curse: "If you don't give the order to destroy the city, how can my son not escape? You butcher, how many people have you killed yourself before the enemy has broken the city......?"

At this time, the soldier with a bloody face finally grabbed the old man and dragged him down, and the man cursed madly: "You butcher, my son died because of you, you return my son's life!" You butcher ...... In the drag of those soldiers, his legs were blood-red, like two red ribbons, revealing bloody indifference, extending into the distance.

Guan Mingyu covered his eyes with his hands, as if he had lost all his strength, and squatted down.

I don't know how long it took, the general's voice came from beside him, slowly moved in front of him, and said cautiously: "Lord, this is not to blame us, nor is it to blame you. ”

"I have been in the army for 30 years, and now I am nearly half a hundred years old. In the past 30 years, I have seen too many people who have been unfortunate because of war, too many families have been destroyed, and too many wives have been separated. But this is a war, and if we lose, more people will be destroyed, and the whole territory will perish. ”

"His son has a leg disease, because he walks too slowly, and there is a little grandson at home, and the old man brought the little grandson over first and was about to go back to pick up his son, when the explosion came. So his son and many others who had gone too slowly were completely buried in the city, and became poor people who died in the war. ”

The general's voice was emotionless, and only the most indifferent remarks remained.

"After discovering the usefulness of this gunpowder, we planned to build the tower. At that time, we concentrated the strength of the whole city, and fortunately sulfur saltpeter was not far away, and we took advantage of the opportunity to trade with others, and secretly saved up these fierce powders, and buried the entire north of the city. The east of the city is close to water, the west of the city is a swamp, and the south of the city is a mountainous area. ”

Guan Mingyu raised his head and looked at the general. The general continued: "If Lin Dan Khan is allowed to attack the city, after three days, no one in the city will survive, so my lord, you are right. ”

"What is wrong is this world, there are always sacrifices in war, and we treat the living well, that is, we have a clear conscience. ”

Guan Mingyu stood up, his voice tired: "I never thought that these enemies would give us mercy, they would only destroy, slaughter, slaughter all those who resisted, humiliate our wives and daughters, and kill our kindred. If they let them in, even the old man just now won't survive. They don't understand, but we do. General, I'd rather have all the jade shattered than be killed. So even if they hate me, I don't think it's my fault, I'm not ashamed. ”

He turned around and looked at the general, his voice firm word by word: "I didn't think about it that much, I was just thinking, since it is the world that is wrong, we have to change all this!"

The general was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that after the death of the old lord, this little lord had a better future than the old lord. He nodded, and heard the lord say, "That's the old man, let him leave by himself, don't kill him." ”

The general nodded.

Half a year later, the city has been cleaned up, and its popularity has begun to slowly recover, and only repairs remain.

A year later, the first crucible steelmaking furnace was built, with a daily output of 800 catties of molten steel.

Three years later, the city was rebuilt and the first steam lathe was built.

Five years later, the first hearth was built, and at the same time, 10,000 ironclad troops attacked and regained three cities.

Eight years later, 50,000 ironclad troops invaded Beijing, the first three-kilometer experimental railway was opened to traffic, and the first education law was promulgated.

Ten years later, 100,000 ironclad troops invaded the grassland, Nanzhao, and the Western Desert.

Thirteen years later, 800 warships crossed the ocean and conquered more than 10 countries.

Eighteen years later, China opened up its territory for 2,000 miles, compulsory education was basically popularized, the Holy Son of Heaven ruled in peace, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Guan Mingyu sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the old general, his voice was intermittent: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't do it, before I die, I have something to say to you, what is offensive......" He stretched out his hand vigorously to grab Guan Mingyu.

Guan Mingyu squeezed his hand: "You and I have been a monarch for twenty years, what else can't you say?"

The general breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, from the beginning of your inheritance of the ancestral industry to the destruction of most of the capital division in the first battle, I thought you were just a gentleman. At that time, in the world of great disputes, I had the idea of being loyal once things were not in harmony. ”

Guan Mingyu nodded: "In the first few years, I did waste my years, no wonder you think so." ”

An almost inaudible laugh came from the general's throat: "Yes, I didn't expect that after that battle, Your Majesty would be like a divine help, and he would unify the Central Plains in ten years, and then fight for another ten years, expand the territory, and make great achievements through the ages, even the legendary Holy Emperor His Majesty is not far behind." ”

"That's also with your assistance, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't die of exhaustion alone?"

"Your Majesty, in the past 20 years, he has promoted new laws, opened imperial examinations, popularized education, conquered the north and south, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the railway ran through the southeast and northwest, and the warships crisscrossed the ocean. If it weren't for His Majesty, the people would still be two-legged sheep, living a dark life like the previous dynasty. ”

Guan Mingyu shook his head: "You have a good rest, don't say more about these polite words, when you are well, we will drink and talk again." ”

As soon as he moved his hand, the general grabbed his hand tightly: "Your Majesty, the old minister's body knows by himself." He paused: "Your Majesty, do you remember the old man after the Jingshi was destroyed?"

Guan Mingyu calmed down: "That old man whose only son was buried in Jingshi with a leg disease?" he thought for a while and said, "He also has a grandson, right?

The general's voice suddenly choked: "Your Majesty, the old minister lied to you, that old man committed suicide by throwing himself into the river after eight years, and his grandson ......" was no longer speechless.

Guan Mingyu was stunned: "His grandson, what's wrong with his grandson?" As soon as the words came out, the general burst into tears: "Your Majesty, the fourth son of the old minister is the grandson of the old man." Back then, he committed suicide by throwing himself into the river, and before he died, he told him to kill you for revenge. Three years ago, he was going to assassinate His Majesty, and it happened that the old minister knew about it, and later, he stayed in the palace, and the minister was ungrateful to the minister......"

As his words came out, the crying in the compartment had already been heard, and a young man pushed the door open, his voice sad and uncontrollable: "General, don't say it, don't say it......"

The general touched the young man's hand: "Idiot, don't say it, do you still think that Your Majesty is your enemy?"

The young man couldn't stop crying: "General, war is a natural disaster, Your Majesty is a good emperor, and my enemy is this world, not anyone else." ”

He looked at Guan Mingyu: "Since I was born, my grandfather has told me that my enemy is Huahou. Later, you became the king of Hua, and later, you established the Dahua Dynasty and became the emperor. Every day since I was born, I have been practicing non-stop, reading military books, and learning how to defeat you in other feudal towns. But then, you became stronger than Grandpa expected. I said to my grandfather, he is a good emperor, I can't kill him, kill him, what will happen to all the people in the world? Grandpa was so angry that he locked me in the house, and for a whole year, we didn't give in. ”

"Then one day, he suddenly let me out, we walked on the street together, he took me to the play, took me shopping, took me to catch birds, then I felt what family affection is, I have never been so happy in my life. ”

Then one day he said to me that he must avenge him and my father. My mind was foggy as I watched him laugh maniacally and jump into the river. ”

"In the past ten years, I have seen the people getting happier day by day, and I have seen the strong army invade the grassland wilderness, I don't want to kill you, but his madness before his death forced me to kill you. My father died because of you, and my grandfather died because of you, and I must kill you. ”

"But you're a good emperor, I can't kill you. I'm sorry for my grandfather, I'm sorry for my father. The corners of his mouth overflowed with blood, "Dog Emperor, you have to remember that if you are sorry for the world, I will not let you go." ”

His body was so soft that he was on the ground, and only the longing before death remained: "Grandpa, father, I have come to see you." ”

The general made a hoarse voice in his throat, struggled to stretch out his arm, and touched his hair: "You still did it, you have the talent to help the world, but you still did it." ”

He laughed and burst into tears: "Look, Your Majesty, the old minister is about to go, he lied to you once in this life, and he is finally relieved before he dies." Your Majesty, so in a person's life, as long as he is worthy of it, he will eventually be blessed. ”

Guan Mingyu nodded: "Yes, it's good to be worthy of your heart." If the way of the world is broken, then the way of the world will be restored. If people's hearts are broken, then they will educate people's hearts. Others hate me and hate me, but I am worthy of myself. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole world turned into light and shadow, and dissipated before his eyes, leaving only a huge palace standing in front of him, glowing with endless talent.