Chapter 707: Revisiting the old place
Seven days later, Yuanzhou, Yuanzhou City.
Well, rather than calling it "Yuanzhou City", it would be more appropriate to call it "Yuanzhou City Ruins".
Ever since July 15 last year, when three million people in the city were burned to death overnight, the people of Yuanzhou have been particularly wary of this place.
You have to take a detour when passing by, let alone settle down here.
So now, nearly a year has passed, and this place still basically maintains the ruins it once was, with only the dead trees and weeds all over the city proving the passage of time.
"well"
Standing on a slightly higher slope among the ruins, Wei Changtian looked at the dead and devastated area and sighed softly.
This was his second time here after the "Wonju City Massacre".
The last time he used the "Heli" to bring about three consecutive days of heavy rain, and he was determined to rebel and kill Ning Yongnian.
But now when I revisit the place again, the latter has passed away.
Wei Changtian didn't know if this could be considered revenge for the three million people who died that night.
But at least it should be able to comfort the souls of these people in heaven.
"Sir, let's go."
Beside him, Yang Liushi, who was seeing this scene for the first time, gently pulled his sleeve, with a look of pity on her face.
Although Ning Yongnian had ordered the bodies in the city to be taken to a mountain outside the city and buried, the empty "ghost town" alone was shocking enough.
Yang Liushi was so shocked that she dared not read on.
"Okay, let's go."
Nodding, Wei Changtian didn't say much, walked down the slope, and walked towards the still intact city gate in the distance with Yang Liushi.
Zhang San and Wang Nianchu followed behind them with equally complicated expressions.
Zhang San was fine, after all, he was an outlaw and had seen many bloody and cruel scenes, so he just felt a little sad at this moment.
But Wang Nianchu had been spoiled since childhood. Although he had known that such a big event had happened in Yuanzhou City a long time ago, when he saw it with his own eyes now, a surge of sadness and anger suddenly surged in his heart.
"Young Master."
She hesitated for a moment, then quickly caught up with Wei Changtian, biting her lip and asking, "Did Ning Yongnian really do what happened in Yuanzhou City?"
"Um?"
Wei Changtian turned his head and glanced at her: "Why do you ask?"
"Because, because I feel that no matter what, the people of Yuanzhou are all citizens of Daning. Since he is the emperor, he should not do such a thing."
Wang Nianchu explained, and then quickly added: "Sir, I know I shouldn't ask this question. If you don't want to answer, just pretend I never said it."
"There's nothing I can't say."
Waving his hand, Wei Changtian looked around at the desolate scene and said, "It's normal for you to have such thoughts, but..."
"But don't forget that 500,000 elite Dafeng soldiers died in the city at that time."
After spending a few days together, Wei Changtian discovered that Wang Nianchu was indeed not like an ordinary young lady from a wealthy family. At least she knew her place and always behaved herself properly.
Therefore, his attitude towards Wang Nianchu has improved a lot, and he is even willing to answer the latter's questions personally now.
"Ning Yongnian said that it was the Dafeng army that massacred the city first, and then they were punished by heaven."
"Haha, let's not talk about whether there is such a thing as divine punishment."
"Even if it's true, Dafeng must have a reason to massacre the city."
"Why would they massacre the city for no reason? What good will this do to Dafeng?"
"Have you ever thought about this?"
"I"
A simple question stumped Wang Nianchu. It was obvious that she had done a lot more research than Yang Liushi in terms of scheming, let alone someone of Li Zimu's level.
"So, Dafeng had no reason to massacre the city."
After looking at Wang Nianchu, Wei Changtian continued, "On the contrary, Ning Yongnian has reason to do so."
"Exchanging two million civilians for five hundred thousand elite troops from the enemy country, this is a very cost-effective deal no matter how you look at it."
"As for how he did it, you don't need to know."
"Anyway, this is the truth. Believe it or not."
“.”
After saying the last sentence, Wei Changtian stopped talking.
Judging from Wang Nianchu's expression, she has been convinced, but she just can't accept it for the time being.
"But, but these are two million innocent people of Daning after all."
"How could he, as the emperor of a country, do such a thing?"
"Da Ning people?"
Wei Changtian was not going to speak at first, but after hearing Wang Nianchu's two sentences, he turned around and asked, "Miss Wang, if these two million people were all Dafeng citizens, would you still be so compassionate?"
"I"
Wang Nianchu paused and was stunned.
And this momentary delay undoubtedly represented her answer.
"Look, if you were the people of Dafeng, you wouldn't be that sad and angry."
Wei Changtian did not blame her for anything, but just smiled and said: "After all, the reason why you feel sad now is just because the people who died were all from Daning, and they were all people related to you."
"And what about the people of Dafeng? Not only are they not your compatriots, they may even be your enemies, so let them die."
"This is actually normal, most people would think so."
"Then do you think that in Ning Yongnian's eyes, are the people of Daning related to him or not?"
"Or in other words, is he considered a human being?"
“.”
After asking the last question, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi continued to walk out of the city, leaving Wang Nianchu standing there blankly.
Wei Changtian didn't say much just now, but every word he said greatly overturned her naive understanding of the world.
He stared blankly at the figure not far away, his breathing gradually becoming rapid.
After a long while, Wang Nianchu suddenly woke up from a dream and quickly chased after him.
I don’t know if it’s because of the sunlight, but her face looks slightly flushed.
About a quarter of an hour later, Wei Changtian and his companions, who had walked out of the ruins of Yuanzhou City, returned to the camp of the 300,000-strong army.
Now they have arrived in Wonju, and only six or seven days are left to reach Sinbong.
The situation in Fengyuan was just as Wei Changtian had expected. Although it was fraught with danger, it had not yet been broken.
This undoubtedly exceeded Chu Xianping's previous expectation that "Fengyuan would be defeated within five days."
As for the reason, it’s actually not complicated.
Because Xu Suisui finally started to use her trump cards. Three days ago, the main general of Qianhui army and two deputy generals, a total of three second-rank generals, were assassinated in their own tents without anyone noticing.
Two nights ago, the northern wall of Fengyuan was in danger. Qin Zhengqiu appeared and slashed with three swords, directly wiping out the enemy troops a hundred feet outside the north city gate. The moon was dim for three breaths.
Yesterday, all the giant elephants that were used by Qianhui and the other countries to assist in the siege suddenly "rebelled" and turned around and rushed back, trampling and killing no less than tens of thousands of soldiers. One hundred thousand against one million, and they held out for nine full days.
Wei Changtian didn’t know how many tricks Xu Suisui had yet to use.
In short, there has been no news from the latter so far, so it must not have reached the end of its rope.
However, Xu Suisui was able to keep his composure, but some people had already lost it.
"Sir, Jing Guoqing sent a message to the Zhanshi Mansion half an hour ago, saying that the envoys from the two countries will arrive in Huailing City tomorrow."
In the big tent, Zhang San placed a secret letter in front of Wei Changtian and reported in a deep voice:
"They want to discuss the Xinfeng war with you again."
(End of this chapter)
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