Chapter 22: Something Worth Protecting

"When I entered the city, Gu Zeng said in front of all the soldiers and civilians in Wancheng that those who surrender will keep people, and those who resist will not be killed......" Liu Chen squinted his eyes, slowly stood up and paced to Liu Shouye's side, and said without the slightest emotion: "Those thousands of city defense troops have been fighting with our army until the last moment, for such a person, Lone can't forgive!"

"King Mingjian...... They...... They are really forced!" The tearful Liu Shouye knelt at the feet of Liu Chen, and pleaded with tears in his eyes: "Please forgive those misguided children, they were all your loyal warriors!"

"Hehehehehehe!"

Liu Chen laughed, leaned over to Liu Shouye's gray sideburns, and said word by word: "Mr. Liu, the strength of one person can't save the world after all, just like you can't save the three thousand captives of the city defense army, and you can't save the loyal and brave martyrs who died in vain under the butcher's knife of your compatriots!"

"The Great King's ......" seemed to be drained of all his strength, and Liu Shouye sat on the ground, describing himself as extremely sad. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

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After a long time, Liu Shouye, who was struggling and chaotic in his heart, swept away the haze, raised his head again, and said like a mournful examiner: "The king...... Xiao Lao'er can take Guicheng for you, and by the way, lure the main army of Kangcheng into the Meiling Plain...... I only ask the king to forgive the more than 3,000 city defense troops!"

"Really?"

"But there is a lie, I, Liu Shouye, will be destroyed by heaven and earth, and after death, I will forever fall into hell, and I will never be able to be reborn!" At this time, Liu Shouye's face was full of hideous, and his inexplicable emotions had already made him tremble like chaff.

Without waiting for Liu Chen to ask, Liu Shouye hurriedly explained: "Kangcheng and Wancheng face each other across the river, which is the only way for the king to go south to herd horses, after taking Kangcheng, the king can lead the Yuezhou army into Youzhou, and take advantage of the situation to recover the whole southeast of Youzhou, so that the king can also take advantage of the natural topography of Wancheng to go down from the southwest to completely conquer Cangshan and Erhai, and no longer have to worry about the problem of going deep alone......"

"In this case, why did you, Liu Shouye, lure the Kangcheng army out of the city, and how did you help this king take Guicheng?" Without Liu Shouye's detailed explanation, Liu Chen and Ban Shuziming had already stored the entire map of Youzhou in their minds.

Before, Liu Chen had secretly discussed with Uncle Ban Ziming, after taking Guicheng Wancheng, he had to go slowly, steadily, but he couldn't be dumplings by the Youzhou army, Kangcheng was also the object of discussion between the two, if Guicheng is the gateway to the northwest of Youzhou, then Kangcheng is the important town in the northeast corner of Youzhou, earlier, the Yuezhou army had taken the initiative to attack Kangcheng several times, but the terrain of Youzhou made the kings of the states sigh.

Under normal circumstances, whenever you attack a state, as long as you can open the door, the rest is easy to say, just like the Western Army and the Northern Army, one fights Chongzhou, the other fights Langzhou, and there is no result for a long time, that is, this "gate" is too strong!

Of course, after Zhang's management of Youzhou, the policy of "shifting the center of gravity to Chongzhou" also left too many opportunities for Liu Chen......

"The king, but the champion has set up a maze around Wancheng?" Facing Liu Chen's question, Liu Shouye leaned over and opened his mouth in response to the question.

"How do you know?" Liu Chen seemed to smile, his expression was all indifferent.

"Don't hide it from the king, when the king attacked the city yesterday, Xiao Lao'er had crushed the projectile for help, but he didn't want the projectile to suddenly fail......"

"Hehehe!" Liu Chen said, "I believe that Mr. Liu must have also studied the resume of this king, this king's march has always been fast, so of course he will not give you a chance to react!"

"King Shenwei, little old man is convinced!" As soon as the words came out, Liu Shouye's face began to regain calm, looking up at Liu Chen, he arched his hand and raised his voice: "Kangcheng Taishou is Liu's classmate, and the friendship for decades is quite solid, since the news of Wancheng's recovery has been blocked by the king, outsiders have no way of knowing, as long as Xiao Lao'er repairs a book, pretending to invite the Kangcheng defenders to come to Wancheng, I believe they will come!"

"What if they don't come?"

"The king took Liu's head and piled it up with the heads of the three thousand captives of the city defense army into a Jingguan to set an example!" Looking up at Liu Chen's eyes, Liu Shouye's eyes were deep, and he was like a rock in an instant......

"Then how do you take Guicheng for this king?" nodded his head, and Liu Chen asked again.

"Guicheng Grain and Grass Division is a student of Xiao Lao'er, as long as the king releases a messenger from the Yinshan moat to steal into the city, Xiao Lao'er's handwritten letter can let the king recover Guicheng within one month!"

"Do you know that after this king takes Guicheng, he will slaughter the city!" Wan Er smiled, Liu Chen sat back in the first seat, and while sipping tea, he observed Liu Shouye's ever-changing face.

"Slaughter the city ......" glanced at Liu Chen deeply, Liu Shouye closed his eyes tightly, and then opened his eyes suddenly: "As long as the king can forgive the three thousand city defense troops, the slaughter of the city ...... Just slaughter the city!"

"Ho ho ho ho!" Liu Chen sneered, and couldn't help but be aggressive: "In this way, you Liu Shouye not only sold his classmates, but also buried his own students with his own hands...... Is it worth it?"

"Wancheng is not big, and it is all villagers who have lived together for thousands of years...... Generation after generation ......" did not answer Liu Chen's question, Liu Shouye's face was gloomy, and he sighed as if he was in another world: "Among the three thousand city defense troops, half of the young men were raised by Liu...... Everyone in this city, entangled with other villagers, has long had a ...... of cause and effect."

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"Just like the king said, we are all mortals, and one person's strength cannot save this world after all...... But at the moment of life and death, the little old man can choose...... Choose who you should protect...... Who to give up ......" Liu Shouye's smile at the moment was too complicated and too desolate, which was enough to make Liu Chen and Uncle Ban Ziming's hearts feel a tingling ripple in their hearts......

"Liu is already old, but he doesn't have much time to wait......" raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, and Liu Shouye's voice began to become dry and hoarse, "But those more than 3,000 young men are different, they are still young, and they still have a chance...... A chance to see the day the king wins......"

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In the dimly lit living room, only Liu Chen was left sitting alone on the back chair, and Liu Shouye went to the staff room of the Shenji Battalion with Uncle Ban Ziming very early.

I could still vaguely see the tears left by the old man on the carpet, Liu Chen was silent, and his face was mixed...... The old man's words when he left really embedded in the heart of King Canglan.

He began to miss suddenly, missing the red maple city thousands of miles away, and the pretty sister on the Qinhuai River, did she still sing and dance?

And in the courtyard, under the small bridge and water, what book is Beigong Fu looking at, and what is Xu Yuyao nagging...... Thinking of his wife, Liu Chen's face smiled a lot, he was looking forward to it, looking forward to the appearance of his child, just like Yu Tinglan in the Immortal Realm, Beigong Fu and his child should also have white hair......

"It's going to be a boy...... Still a girl...... Like me, or like their mother?"

All of this is what Liu Chen needs to protect with his life!(To be continued.) )