Chapter 278 Li Si?
How to choose between the interests of family and country and the love between parents and children seems to be a question that has no correct answer.
The notorious tyrant King Zhou once said to Daji, "I would rather betray the world than betray you."
General Cai E, who was extremely sentimental, once said to his confidante Xiao Fengxian, "What can I do? I have already pledged my seven-foot-tall body to my country, so I cannot give it to you anymore."
Another example is Huang Rong created by Jin Yong.
She once said to Guo Jing, "I don't care whether the world is worried or happy. If you are not by my side, I will never be happy." But in the end, she resolutely decided to die in Xiangyang fighting against Mongolia.
Throughout history, there have always been heroes who sacrificed themselves for their country and their people, and there has never been a shortage of infatuated people who are willing to disregard the whole world for one person.
Future generations cannot point out who is right or wrong. Just like Liang Zhen at this moment, he doesn't know how to face his daughter's choice.
"Qin'er, you."
He opened and closed his mouth several times, but ultimately gave up trying to persuade her.
The thick palm pressed gently on Liang Qin's shoulder, gradually calming the latter's trembling.
"Okay, Dad will do as you say."
Outside the window, the clouds gathered and the sky became clear, and the ice was surging. It was obvious that a war was about to begin, but the moonlight was too bright and soft.
Sand was falling slowly from the copper clock in the corner, and it was still two hours until midnight.
“Crunch~”
At the end of a dead end in Yuanzhou City, Wei Changtian, whose true colors were revealed, took a step forward, and the broken wood under his feet wailed.
Although the "Avoidance Talisman" can hide the body, it is just invisibility, and the user still has a "collision volume".
So in order to avoid the Dafeng soldiers he met along the way, he ran for half an hour from Meishan to Yuanzhou City, a distance of more than ten miles, and just managed to climb over the city wall before the effect wore off.
Fortunately, there were no accidents during this process.
“It’s a bit too tragic.”
Looking at the devastated street scene not far away, Wei Changtian whispered to himself, lowered his head and walked quickly out of the alley.
There was hardly any light in the streets and alleys of the city, only vague patches of fire on the city wall behind him.
After walking for a while towards the firelight, Wei Changtian returned to the south city wall where he had just climbed over, and found several Shuzhou soldiers sitting on the ground resting in the city tower.
"Who is coming?!"
Seeing Wei Changtian suddenly appear, several soldiers immediately cast their eyes over and shouted sternly: "Leave immediately!"
My goodness, he was discovered only when he reached the city wall. Has the city’s defense been so weak?
Wei Changtian sighed in his heart, shook his head and pulled off the veil.
"I am Wei Changtian."
"Wei Changtian?"
The soldiers in green armor were confused at first, but then they were shocked.
"You, you are Master Wei?!"
"It's me."
Wei Changtian took a few steps closer, and his face became clear in the firelight.
"It's really Young Master Wei."
The soldiers looked at each other in shock, obviously full of questions.
Wei Changtian had gone to see Liang Zhen off when he led his troops to leave Shuzhou, so most of the Shuzhou soldiers had seen what he looked like.
But wasn't Prince Wei in Shuzhou? Why did he appear in Yuanzhou City at this critical moment?
"How's the situation in the city?"
Before they could express their confusion, Wei Changtian asked first, "Are Lord Liang and Miss Liang still alive?"
"My Lord, both the Master and the Miss are fine."
A smart man was the first to react and immediately replied, "But I'm afraid that Yuanzhou City can no longer be defended."
"If you can't hold on, what are you still doing here? Why don't you run for your lives?"
Wei Changtian asked the question subconsciously, leaving the soldiers speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Fortunately, Wei Changtian realized his slip of the tongue at this time, and asked again after a dry cough.
"Hey, where is Uncle Liang now?"
"Sir, we don't know. We just received the order to stay here until midnight."
"At midnight?"
Wei Changtian frowned: "What about after midnight?"
"after."
Several soldiers shook their heads: "The sergeant didn't say anything, he just said that there will be another military order at that time."
“.”
I'll wait until midnight, but I don't know what to do next.
No matter how ignorant Wei Changtian was about the art of war, he could still sense the weirdness in this.
However, it is useless to speculate at the moment. The most urgent task is to find Liang Zhen as soon as possible.
"Are there any generals nearby?"
"Uh no."
"And your corporal?"
"He just left."
"Where is Uncle Liang usually?"
"It should be the provincial government office."
"Um"
Time was running out, so Wei Changtian immediately pointed to the man who had been answering his questions.
"What's your name?"
"My lord, my name is Li Si."
"Li Si??"
"yes."
"All right."
Wei Changtian curled his lips and immediately ordered:
"It's you, take me to the state government office now!"
The hour of Hai.
Yuanzhou Prefecture Yamen.
The huge government office was deserted; there wasn't even a soldier standing guard. Only a few candles that had burned down to the bottom and a sand table on the table indicated that this was indeed a "wartime command center."
"Why is there no one here?"
Wei Changtian looked around but found nothing, looking confused.
Li Si next to him was the same, scratching his head and muttering:
"That shouldn't be the case. Usually, Lord Liang and Lord Wen discuss matters here."
"Lord Wen?"
Wei Changtian suddenly remembered the name Chu Xianping had told him: "But is it Wen Wen, the general of Liangzhou?"
"Exactly."
Li Si nodded, then shook his head in confusion: "It's strange, the Liangzhou soldiers on the city wall withdrew at dusk this evening. I don't know what Lord Wen sent them to do."
"Um?"
Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly: "You said that the Liangzhou soldiers have all withdrawn?"
"I don't know about other places."
Li Si answered truthfully: "But the south wall is indeed like this. There is no Liangzhou soldier left now."
“.”
"Hula~"
With a slight sound, another candle burned out, the flame suddenly rose high, and then went out suddenly.
After hearing what Li Si said, Wei Changtian's feeling of uneasiness became more and more intense.
Why did the Liangzhou soldiers withdraw from the city wall?
Could it be that Wen Wen and Liang Zhen had an internal conflict?
What will happen at midnight? All these questions can be completely answered by finding Liang Zhen.
But Wei Changtian never expected that even though he entered Yuanzhou City, he still couldn't find Liang Zhen! What the hell. He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and asked Li Si again.
"Besides here, where else could Uncle Liang be?"
"this."
As an ordinary soldier, how could Li Si know the whereabouts of the general?
However, after thinking for a while, he tentatively replied: "Sir, since Lord Liang is not in the state government office, he should be over there on the city wall."
"Why don't we look along the city wall?"
"Even if I don't meet Sir Liang, I might meet other generals who know Sir Liang's whereabouts."
"Um"
Although there was no direct evidence that anything big would happen tonight, Wei Changtian decided not to waste any time and to find Liang Zhen and Liang Qin as quickly as possible, and then use the "avoidance talisman" to help the three of them escape from the heavily surrounded Yuanzhou City as soon as possible.
"Walk!"
The two men immediately turned around and left the provincial government office, heading towards the nearest East City Gate under the moonlight.
The sand in the copper leak kept flowing, and there was still half an hour until midnight.
(End of this chapter)
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