As many people in Lanling City left one after another, the bustle in the entire city disappeared, and there were not many restaurants that were still open for tea.
Of course, although there are few, there are still some.
In the corner of the bright hall on the first floor, three small stoves were raised on the side to drive away the cold of late winter. Around the small wooden table, six people gathered around and knelt down for a week.
There was already a lot of food and some light warm wine on the wooden table, but the six of them rarely touched chopsticks and just kept talking to each other.
The six of them are all young, and they have traveled a lot in their youth.
After listening to what Senior Brother Tianming and Xiang Shaoyu said, Zhao Shui whispered in surprise.
They have always seen the recent appearance of Lanling City. There are fewer and fewer people in the city, and even only the army and people from hundreds of families who still insist on resisting Qin are left.
A few people just discussed that when the Qin State went out to other countries in the east, they were mostly gentle and did not massacre the city. Therefore, the people here in Lanling City did not need to leave.
But Xiang Shaoyu and Tianming said... it is very likely that many people will die.
Wouldn't that be similar to massacre of a city?
Zhao Shui's pretty face, which was not covered by a veil today, had a hint of paleness.
Massacre the city?
This word appears many times in classics, and its meaning is the superficial meaning, which is to massacre the city, that is, to slaughter all the men, women, old and young, livestock and poultry in the city.
Anyone who has a breath will be killed.
Is the Qin army really going to massacre Lanling City?
Didn’t they slaughter the city since they came east?
Are we really going to massacre the city?
Although many people have left Lanling City, there are still many people there now.
One hundred and fifty thousand Qi soldiers, tens of thousands of natives of Lanling City and people from hundreds of families.
"Confucianism is confusing the law with literature!"
"A hero breaks the law with force!"
"Sure enough, all the people in the city are just common people. Maybe not many people will die, but when hundreds of schools of thought gather here, they will definitely die."
"Master Canjian told me yesterday that the people from hundreds of families who left Lanling City were killed not long after they left the city, so it was impossible for them to truly leave Lanling City."
"If those people are like this, let alone the people in the city."
Tianming holds a cup of warm sake in his hand. He has grown up in Xianyang Palace for many years. He knows many things from his mouth and from his mother's mouth.
He was very dissatisfied with the ranger.
Especially those rangers who carried out assassinations many times back then.
The same goes for Confucians and some arrogant scholars.
He is well versed in hundreds of classics, and from his position, that sentence may be correct.
But from the position of Baijia, it cannot be said that it is definitely right.
Are all the people from hundreds of families in Lanling City really going to be killed?
The outcome of leaving Lanling City is probably no secret in the city. Leaving is a dead end. A few days ago, a warrior who transformed into a god was directly killed when he left.
What's more, those innate warriors and ordinary disciples of hundreds of schools.
Tianming whispered, his expression a little unnatural. He had stayed in Lanling City for many years, and he also knew those Baijia rangers.
Not everything they did was worthy of death.
At least most of them don’t deserve to die!
For most disciples of the Hundred Schools, they don't have any choice themselves, but the choice made by some people for them.
Sure enough, it would be extremely inappropriate for those people's sins to fall on them.
"Qin is really cruel!"
"They will massacre the city at every turn. When they attacked Shushan, it was like that. If they don't surrender, there is only one way."
"We had no choice but to escape from Shushan."
Xiao Yu said something hateful.
After hearing this news, I felt more and more that the Qin State was domineering. How could such vassal states be able to dominate the world? Does Haotian want to favor those vassal states?
She was dressed in a light green outfit, her long hair was combed into bundles, hanging down behind her shoulders, and her eyebrows were delicate and refined. She glanced at Tianming and upon hearing his words, she felt angry.
When Shushan was attacked and destroyed, I was still very young.
Many memories no longer exist, but the elders and the older guard Yu Yuan still remember what they have always remembered.
"Young Master, according to the secret information in the city, there must be many Qin spies in the city. As expected, Lanling City cannot hold on."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to wait!"
Yu Ziqi whispered.
The Xiang family has a special status and has long been on the hunt documents issued by the Qin army. Now, they are not sure whether the Qin army knows their whereabouts.
I don't know if it's okay.
If you knew it, it would be really dangerous.
Especially the young master is still in the city.
"But there are 150,000 troops here in Lanling City."
"The Qin army outside the city is only 100,000."
"Can't it be stopped?"
Little Ziyang felt that the girls were too worried.
With the city to defend it and an army of 150,000, even if the Qin army is strong and unable to fight head-on, it can still hide and not fight.
If the Qin army wanted to attack by force, it would definitely have to pay a heavy price.
"The Qin State has pacified the Xiongnu invasion, and the Chu and Wei territories have also been pacified. There will be enough troops to mobilize next."
"Right now, the 150,000 troops in the city can hold on, but the food, grass and baggage... are no longer being sent from Qi State."
"With the strength of the city, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for a month."
"Without enough food, grass and baggage, and an empty army of 150,000, the city will fall faster. Even if the Qin army does not attack, Lanling City will be defeated."
I have stayed with my great father for many years. When marching and fighting, the number of troops is just one of the conveniences. Sure enough, you can win with more troops.
So, for more than a hundred years, various countries have joined forces to attack Qin time and time again, and Qin has been destroyed long ago. It can be seen that the number of troops is not the core issue.
Food and baggage.
Soldier morale.
The Lord will dispatch.
…
All are key to victory.
It has been almost a month since the food and supplies have been delivered to Qi State.
Although the farmers have prepared food, grass and baggage, it is far from enough to supply 150,000 soldiers and horses.
Coupled with the impact of the events in Lanling City on the army, morale was not at its peak.
After all, Lanling City has an army of 150,000, so how can it compete with Qin's army of 100,000?
"Will the 150,000 Qi army be captured and killed?"
Zhao Shui didn't want to see such a scene.
I have been staying at Qinyun Medical Center for a long time. The doctors are kind-hearted and really don’t want to see too many people die due to the war.
"Maybe!"
"Maybe not!"
Tianming can’t tell for sure.
Because I don’t know the Qin general Bai Qianhong outside the city, I just heard about him.
"Then... there will be a battle outside the city soon?"
Ziyang felt that he could understand a little better.
The situation in Lanling City will not last long.
"As short as five or seven days!"
"It won't last more than a month!"
Xiang Shaoyu made an assertion.
Because the food, grass and baggage in the city are only available for that time, otherwise, if you continue to defend the city, there is really only one dead end.
"Brother Tianming, will many people really die?"
Zhao Shui lowered his eyebrows and looked at Senior Brother Tianming beside him.
When the Qin State and the Yan State were at war, I was still young and did not understand many things. I only learned about them from later documents and classics.
In the battle at Yannan, Yan State's 4 to 50,000-strong army was routed by Qin's 300,000-strong army, with many casualties. After that battle, Yan State had no power to resist.
The State of Yan existed in name only.
That scene... Now I can almost imagine that the Yan State has an army of 4 to 50,000 and the Qin State has an army of 300,000. In total, it is almost a million troops.
In a war, it's enough to decide the winner, so why do many people have to die?
"When two armies fight, people will definitely die."
Tianming nodded.
"Is there any way to stop it?"
The heavens are yin and yang, the universe is orderly, nothing is absolute, what they just talked about is just what they talked about.
The specific thing may not be that way.
Although I know deep down in my heart, the possibility is very small.
But there must be other ways to stop it.
There is definitely a way.
"method?"
Xiao Yu, who was not far away, heard the sound and fell into deep thought. He couldn't bear to see Lanling City fall into a killing situation.
Especially they are all people who resist Qin.
Even more unbearable.
If you talk about the method, I can't think of it at the moment.
But..., my heart moved, and I looked at the young master of the Xiang clan next to me. He had been speaking eloquently all day long, but I didn't know if he had gained anything.
"How to stop the Qin army from killing people?"
"Unless someone can convince King Qin Yingzheng to give the order to capture Lanling City, just be gentle."
"Otherwise, there is only one way."
Xiang Shaoyu thought for a moment, then faced Xiaoyu's expectant gaze and spoke quickly.
That massacre was about the Qin State, not Lanling City.
Even if Lanling City surrenders now, those who deserve to be killed must still be killed.
Even if you don't surrender, of course, there is only one result.
If you want to stop him, only someone can persuade the King of Qin to win the government.
"Qin Wang Yingzheng?"
"This..., Lanling City is thousands of miles away from Xianyang of the Qin State. It takes many days to go there and back. I'm afraid it will be difficult to make it."
He summoned the water to hear it and recited the name of King Qin.
This person is the core of the Qin army's attack on the Shandong kingdoms. If he speaks out, he can definitely stop it.
It's just... let's not talk about whether we can persuade King Qin Yingzheng, just go to Xianyang and return, there is not enough time.
"Who can persuade Qin Wang Yingzheng?"
Xiao Yu thinks that even if there is enough time.
Who in Lanling City has enough power to persuade King Qin to win the government?
"Senior Brother Tianming, can Marquis Wu Zhen of the Qin State stop him? After all, he is the Marquis Che of the Qin State, and Qin General Bai Qianhong is still his subordinate."
"I heard that King Qin Yingzheng values him very much."
"Furthermore... the relationship between Master and Marquis Wuzhen is quite good. As expected, Master went out to find Marquis Wuzhen. With Master's cultivation, it should be very quick."
"Is it possible?"
Speak of Qin King Yingzheng?
Zhao Shui has no good impression of this person, even though he has never met him.
Over the past few years, I have read the records of Yan State. Qin State is really hateful. When King Zhao Xiaocheng died, Qin Yan agreed to attack Zhao.
When things came to a head, the Qin State did not send troops, and the father even went to Xianyang personally to lobby. As a result... the Qin State not only did not send troops, but also imprisoned the father for several years.
In that battle, Yan suffered heavy losses.
The Qin State is really hateful.
Not to mention, he imprisoned his father for several years. King Qin was even more abominable.
A few years ago, there was a war between Qin and Yan, and my father... Zhao Shui felt unhappy even though his heart was calm and impermanent.
In Lanling City, thinking about the people he knew, it seemed difficult to persuade the King of Qin to win the government.
Master!
The master has the reputation and status to go straight to Xianyang, but...instead of lobbying the King of Qin Yingzheng, it is better to lobby Wuzhenhou of Qin who has a good relationship with the master.
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He should be able to do it, right?
As Zhao Shui spoke, he looked at Senior Brother Tianming, Xiao Yu and the others, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts.