While speaking, Zhu Zhen's expression turned grim.

The first battle of the siege once again ended in an anticlimactic manner.

It didn't take long to start, but we had no choice but to make the decision to withdraw our troops.

He knew what his father was thinking and could completely understand it.

The enemy used another strange and powerful weapon, which looked similar to Tianlei, but was used in different ways.

All in all, it’s amazingly powerful!

The soldiers were greatly shaken and frightened. How could they attack the city under such circumstances?

There is no point in investing more troops.

What's more, I can't afford to invest.

This is the problem.

"What do you want... to do?"

Zhu Wen asked slightly hesitantly.

"Drive the people to attack the city!"

Zhu Zhen uttered four words in a low voice, and he kept looking at Zhu Wen's expression.

It seems that the father is also interested in making a move. It is impossible for him not to know what he is thinking.

Now that you know, why do you ask?

Everyone around them looked slightly startled, and some hesitated to speak but stopped.

The so-called driving the people to attack the city.

It means forcing ordinary people to attack the city and consume it, that is, to serve as cannon fodder.

But this is not appropriate.

The people are the people, and letting them attack the city means letting them die.

"Your Highness, I think this method is inappropriate!"

A general stood up.

He is a staff general in the headquarters and plays the role of adviser.

"Sieging a city is a matter for the military. If you forcefully conquer the people, use them, and drive them to attack the city, it will be against the harmony of nature, hurt the people's sentiments, and destroy the military's prestige. I hope Your Highness will think twice."

"Then what do you tell me to do?"

Zhu Zhen turned to stare at the general and said, "You know how much our army has suffered since the war started."

"The border troops, the elite of our Liang Army, died like this under Wuyou City, and the troops on the border were all exhausted. How can we continue to fight this battle?"

"Have you ever thought about that?"

The general was silent.

This is indeed a very practical issue.

Liang Jun can't afford it!

The enemy's weapon is so powerful that under its influence, it is impossible to attack the city normally.

This is a waste of troops.

You have to choose between soldiers and common people.

Naturally, we want to conserve our troops.

"If the people die, the country still belongs to Daliang. If all the soldiers die, even the country cannot be saved..."

Zhu Zhen's words made Zhu Wen's eyelids jump.

This is not alarmist.

Since the beginning of the war, they have not achieved any results, and every war always ends in an anticlimactic end.

The consumption of troops is huge.

Zhu Zhen said not to attack Daning but failed. Instead, he was counterattacked and lost his country.

He said this deliberately to put pressure on Zhu Wen.

It was indeed given!

Seeing that Zhu Wen was silent, Zhu Zhen continued: "Beilin Province has ready-made people!"

"The people living here are all unruly people. They are loyal to Daning and Emperor Yuanwu, but they have abandoned their country. Shouldn't they die?"

"It comes in handy now."

Zhu Zhen said coldly, with murderous intent surging in his eyes.

He hates the residents of Beilin Province to the extreme!

He had thought more than once that when he took back Beilin Province and when he became emperor, he would increase taxes.

Men were reduced to slavery.

Women will always be humble.

Just because they were loyal to Emperor Yuanwu, their biggest enemy, they should be like this...

"We still have a large number of civilians who can also use attrition. As long as we use up all the enemy's weapons, we will win!"

Zhu Zhen obviously had a plan.

"Father, our army can't afford it, this is the best way!"

Zhu Wen still hesitated in his heart.

"Send someone immediately to find out what's going on at the north gate?"

The north and south gates attacked at the same time.

The commander at the north gate is Fan Cang, the general of the border army.

If you encounter the same situation, give the order to retreat.

If it is not like the south gate, it means that the enemy's powerful weapons are limited, so they can be consumed.

He did not want to drive the people to attack the city.

This is the last resort.

Zhu Wen also wanted to restore his image of loving the people like a son, and also wanted to win back the hearts of the people in Beilin Province.

He knows very well.

The reason why the residents of Beilin Province behaved like this is because they pushed through and gave Emperor Yuanwu a chance.

If it really gets to that point, it's really irreversible.

But what Zhu Zhen said makes sense.

The army cannot afford it.

Keep the army and the country still belongs to Daliang. This sentence touched him a lot...

"Wait a little longer."

Zhu Wen said: "Some situations still need to be confirmed."

The situation at the North City Gate was quickly reported, but instead of sending people to inquire, they came to report.

During the siege, we also encountered the same situation. The terrible explosives killed and wounded indiscriminately, and the siege was blocked.

Zhu Wen immediately ordered.

Ming Jin retreated his troops and stopped attacking the city.

Liang Jun withdrew.

There are still traces of the war under Wuyou City...

A large number of corpses were piled up, and there were many people who were seriously injured but unable to move and screaming in agony.

The cruelty of the war is undoubtedly revealed.

"Liang Jun has withdrawn!"

General Cao Bin said with a smile: "This is too inexperienced to retreat so easily."

"You don't understand."

Guan Ning shook his head.

Only he can understand how much of a shock an epoch-making thing like gunpowder can give the enemy after it is used.

It's because I understand it that I think it's okay.

This is a kind of crushing of the times.
To be continued...