Chapter 872: General Liu enters Licheng
Shangguan Lianhua couldn't be sure that she could capture Mengyu's heart with a gift alone, but at least she had gained the trust of the other party. She is not such a scheming girl, she just listens to Lilou's words and needs to be more cautious, after all, Yumeyu and Lilu, no matter which side they are, are the objects of her admiration, Lilu is her mentor, and Yumeyu is more like her "dream lover".
And Lianhua is undoubtedly really obsessed with Mengyu, but in the overall situation, she is not willing to be confused. She is innocent, she is pure, but it does not mean that she is "stupid", if you have to equate kindness with stupidity, then there may be no one in the world who wants to be a good person, just like no one in the world is happy to be a fool, unless she is a "fool" herself.
Love candy of the flowers, after coming to the pear city, the most frequent is the only candy shop in the south of the city, since the opening of the candy shop, there is no such one-time mass consumption of guests as the flowers, for the flowers, candy is something that must be carried with you, in addition to candy, even weapons do not necessarily need to be brought around. When he was a child, Shangguan Ying bought a fruit candy for his sister in order to satisfy his greedy sister's wishes.
Ma Qingcang was not afraid of whether the lollipop given by Lianhua would be coated with poison, so he put the candy in his mouth without being stunned for a moment, savoring the sweetness of the lollipop, and a happy smile appeared on his face. Dream Fish, on the other hand, carefully put away the chocolate, she felt that it was always rude to open it in person, and the topic of the scene seemed to be smoothly diverted by "candy".
"Hey, what are you doing standing on the street, I'm coming back from hunting!" suddenly a shout sounded, and the breath was approaching, and I saw Huang Kai carrying a musket on his shoulder, and walked in front of them with a dashing face. Behind him, there were two ragged retinues carrying a huge boar carcass one after the other, the weight of the wild boar seemed to weigh more than a hundred kilograms, and the two burly men were also sweating profusely to carry it, which was really difficult. And the boar's head was obviously cut into a hole, apparently by Huang Kai with a shot in the head.
"Wow...... Such a big boar? Now we have meat to eat. Dream Fish also pretended to be excited, the brilliance in his eyes, in the eyes of the flowers, there can't help but be a little "contrasting cute", the mighty and domineering "sister" can actually behave so cutely, which makes the flowers more and more fascinated.
"Go out to practice guns, so as not to have cold hands, and come back with some game by the way. Huang Kai's face was full of comfort, he smiled easily, and threw a few copper coins to the two men like a beggar, and after the two men put down the wild boar, they nodded vigorously, hurriedly put away the copper coins, and left in a hurry. It was a passer-by hired by Huang Kai in the wild, anyway, no one would have trouble with money, relying on the rich entanglement left by "that gentleman" and having a lot of money, Huang Kai also hired these two coolies to carry prey for him.
"It's really yours, Huang Kai!" Ma Qingcang couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Huang Kai smiled: "Where, it's a piece of cake...... Who is this girl, I don't think I've ever seen it before. ”
"My name is Shangguan Lianhua...... Seeing that Huang Kai noticed him, and vaguely noticed this person, especially the strong aura emanating from the musket on his shoulder, it was expected that this person should also be a member of the "Five Tiger Generals", and Lianhua did not feel shy, plucked up her courage, bowed to Huang Kai, and introduced herself politely.......
"Well...... Relianhua is a trustworthy and good girl, and she should be considered her own person. As she spoke, Mengyu told Huang Kai about how she stopped the violent Taishou from wantonly slaughtering civilians, and at the same time emphasized that Lianhua drew her sword to help and killed Taishou in disguise.
When Huang Kai heard this, he inevitably exclaimed: "Sister Mengyu, Sister Mengyu, you are really messed up." Don't forget, we're the 'Five Tiger Generals'...... If you have gone so far, you are not afraid of startling us and pushing us to the forefront? Since you have not received an order, you should not attack without authorization and expose yourself to a conspicuous position......
"What you're worried about is ......" Mengyu didn't refute, nor did she emphasize how "just" her actions were, but showed a slightly bitter smile like self-deprecation, "I didn't hold back this time, this kind of thing, only this once, there is no next time." ”
"It's best to kill all those who have seen you show your might. Huang Kai said, "Otherwise, it will be troublesome." ”
"Forget it this time, my original intention was to save those civilians, if I kill them again, then what's the point of me stopping Taishou?" Mengyu knew that their "Five Tiger Generals" were definitely not human, and they should be ruthless when necessary, but this was really against her principles.
"I know, I'm joking, but after the baptism of the devil, do the common people want a benevolent monarch to rule over them? Huang Kai smiled as if it was none of his business.
Mengyu was taken aback: "What are you talking about?Licheng Taishou just died, and the 'Righteous Monarch' he brought here took over?"
"The so-called 'Righteous Monarch', isn't it already here? Haven't you heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance?" Huang Kai said as he turned around and raised his eyes, pointing to the distance outside the city, "When I was hunting, I already saw that about five or six thousand soldiers and horses were already stationed nearly fifty miles southeast of Licheng, and it seemed that they were waiting for the opportunity to capture Licheng in one go." You have done them a great favor by killing Taishou now, can you still resist their attack with this little person in Licheng?"
"Licheng can't be broken, what's the matter with us?" Ma Qingcang said with a smile, "This matter seems to have been premeditated, they just want to exchange the least loss for the greatest victory, human nature." ”
"What part of the soldiers and horses are they, are they from the Human Guild?" asked Mengyu busily.
Huang Kai shook his head: "No, this army does not have the dignified murderous and domineering spirit of the Iron Blood Legion of the Human Guild, and on their banner, the word 'Liu' is not written on it, they seem to be from Warner City." ”
"Liu......?" Mengyu suddenly had an epiphany when he heard the word "Liu", and his mouth couldn't help but break his thoughts, "Liu Xuanqing? Is it 'Liu Xuanqing'? Sure enough, 'that gentleman' deliberately wanted to let Guan Zhang go first, and since the matter has come to this, we should not stay here for a long time." ”
"The troops have been mobilized, as far as I know, the scattered troops under the command of Licheng Taishou have been inspired by the name of benevolence and righteousness of the" Lord Liu ", and now it is estimated that they have been incorporated by the" General Liu ", "General Liu" If these sincere and fearful soldiers have the grace of not killing, they will be grateful to Dade, at present, Licheng does not even have a soldier who can defend the city. And 'General Liu' has already made people proclaim how benevolent and righteous they are, if they enter the city, they will not commit any crimes, so that the common people can live and work in peace and contentment, which also shows that this city is to be taken in the most peaceful way, without bloodshed, after all, when 'General Liu' condemned Sutrun's atrocities, he also had to set an example, and he could not be as brutal as Sutren, so this army has no murderous spirit at all, because it is the same with and without soldiers, but it needs to be actually occupied, and if all the people return to their hearts, they can win without soldiers. Huang Kai said, "That 'General Liu' is about to enter the city, and the savior in the hearts of the people is about to appear, and we have to withdraw quickly, otherwise when the common people come out to welcome this 'Renjun', won't a few of us be too conspicuous?"
"We might as well go to 'General Liu', right? There's nowhere to go anyway, right?" Ma Qingcang said assumedly.
Mengyu clenched his fists, and after hesitating for a while, he still shook his head resolutely: "No...... There is no order yet, only the two of them can go first, and we must be on standby......"
Liu Xuanqing has coveted Licheng for a long time, he has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, the name of benevolence spread before is to collect the hearts of the soldiers and civilians of Licheng, and he has already sent people to investigate Licheng, after all, Licheng is a rich place, no one wants to let foreign soldiers destroy this place, and Liu Xuanqing only needs to promise the people, then after entering the city, even the local heroes will not be able to do anything with him. And Liu Xuanqing did not intend to harm the interests of a few people, but from now on, Licheng must be decided by him Liu Xuanqing! He originally intended to kill only one person, but now that Taishou is dead, Liu Xuanqing can enter the city with confidence, and Liu Xuanqing's territory is basically exchanged for zero casualties, which is also inseparable from his style of acting. Liu Xuanqing is so shrewd, since he can make no profits, he can naturally lose money without losing money, and while laying down the city, it is more important to buy people's hearts and minds as the foundation of his career.
In the eyes of Mengyu and Huang Kai, although Liu Xuanqing's approach is wise and there is no problem in principle, it may not be glorious compared to Sutlun, who won by force. It is inevitable that the common people will welcome him and chant "Lord Liu", and it is inevitable that he will be regarded as a hero who saves the world and the people, but rather that the people feel his benevolence, it is more appropriate to be impressed by his acting skills, just like a magic show, even if the audience is just fake and knows that they have been deceived, but they are also enjoying it.
"That...... I have heard what a few of you are saying here, is it okay?" Even though Shangguan Lianhua was "excluded", she was still self-aware and also very smart, and she pretended to be unintentional and asked timidly.
Mengyu smiled at her: "It's okay...... I believe you whether you follow us or not. ”
Since Relianhua thought of this and said it, it proves that she will never leak the information of Mengyu and others, and if she wants to do this, she will definitely not mention it, so Mengyu can completely rest assured that Relianhua is her own. It's just that the deliciousness of "chocolate" can only be kept and enjoyed slowly, and if Lianhua is willing to follow, she will naturally not worry about it.
"Now that we know, I can't help you go with us. Huang Kai stared at Lianhua, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Pity Hua was stunned: "But...... I still have ...... And something else...... I'm afraid I can't leave Licheng right now......"
"If you don't leave, you have to leave, you know too much, you have to be controlled. Huang Kai said coldly, "Otherwise, I can only kill you." I can't bear to kill a cute girl like you, but my 'soul chaser' is not necessarily. ”
"Wait!" Mengyu shouted at Huang Kai, and said with a displeased face, "What do you want to do? Do you want to kill innocents indiscriminately? If you want to kill her, kill me first!"
"Please...... Kill you? Ma Qingcang and I can't beat you combined. Huang Kai angered Mengyu after a few intimidations, and he really felt helpless, "Forget it...... I don't bully the weak, but I won't be like your Sister Mengyu'......" "Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and make a decision, I also faintly hear the sound of horses' hooves." Ma Qingcang said, "The brigade is about to enter the city. However, if there are only a few thousand people, Sister Mengyu can slaughter them in less than half a minute if she goes alone, right?"
"Of course I can do that, but if 'that gentleman' doesn't allow it, it's going to be a lot of trouble. Mengyu couldn't help but wonder, "This 'Liu Xuanqing' is quite scheming...... can find opportunities to see the needle, even if it is just speculation, but can take the city without blood, such a person will indeed become a great character......"
I don't know whether it is appreciation or irony, Mengyu feels familiar with the name "Liu Xuanqing", and at the same time has complex emotions that are incomprehensible, which are more like the attraction of the soul of the previous life......