"I, beg you all, beg the great and loving, Holy Pharaoh!"
"Our only leader has abandoned his people!"
"If my father knew this, he would definitely feel ashamed and would rise up in rebellion!"
"I hope you can help those ignorant Hebrews!"
"They don't understand the real situation or what's going on here!"
"I......"
Just then, Nan Tong stepped forward and patted Elisha on the shoulder.
He looked into those tearful, pleading eyes, but didn't say anything first.
After Elisha blinked a few times and looked at Nan Tong, the great sun magician slowly spoke.
"Elisha, do you know what war is?"
Elisha opened his mouth, but no words came out.
When he spoke again, Nan Tong did not give him a chance to answer.
"War is not a game of mercy. The enemy will not lay down their swords just because you beg for mercy."
"Kid, do you think we want to come all the way here?"
Elisha just sniffed at this.
Then he shook his head.
"Yes, we don't like killing."
"Besides, Your Majesty the Saint Pharaoh has always hated war."
"He would never set foot on this land unless it was necessary."
Nan Tong said, then took a slow breath.
"Besides, you have to understand that every moment we hesitate could result in the death of several more soldiers."
Nan Tong's eyes swept across the Holy Egyptian Alliance army below.
"They also have families and people waiting for them to return."
"Just like your family, waiting for you to come home from herding sheep."
"If we hesitate out of pity, it will be our people who will die."
Elisha nodded vigorously, but his lips were still trembling.
"Lord Nantong...but...those civilians, they have no idea what's going on! They're just being deceived!"
"They have been deceived! They should not be your enemies!"
Nan Tong shook his head, with a look of almost cruel clarity in his eyes.
Then he frowned slightly.
"Elisha, tell me."
"If we storm Jerusalem now, carrying the banner of the Holy Egyptian League."
"Then, we will tell them the information loudly. How many people do you think will believe it?"
When Elisha heard this, he was stunned.
He was too young and had never thought that such a situation would occur.
"One in ten?"
As Nan Tong spoke, he looked at Elisha with a serious expression.
"You know the answer very well."
"They would immediately take up arms, shout that the enemy is coming, and then shoot arrows and cast magic at us."
The wind on the city wall suddenly became cold.
Elisha's face turned pale, he had never thought about this question.
In his imagination, as long as the truth comes out, people will understand and lay down their arms.
But reality is not a fairy tale.
"I'm sorry, Master Nantong."
"I......"
Elisha's voice became more choked up.
"I just don't want to see innocent people die..."
Nan Tong's expression eased slightly when he saw the other party's words change.
However, his tone still sounded a little serious.
Of course, at this moment, this is very necessary.
Because, as the only one who survived in the area where the city of Hebron is located among the Holy Egyptian Alliance, he will soon face more intense kingdom conflicts.
A lot of people would die.
It was also important to prepare Elisha mentally first.
"No one wants to see innocent people die, but that's what war is."
"It was not decided by good intentions, but by sword and blood."
"It is determined by a powerful force."
Elisha nodded vigorously, his snot almost running into his mouth.
"But what about the civilians, the Hebrews who don't know what's going on here?"
Nan Tong was silent for a while, looking into the distance.
He wanted to say the word directly, but he felt that it might cause the boy, who was already mentally and spiritually traumatized, to fall into a state of "stagnation" again.
At this moment, Lin Ke slowly walked forward and came between Nan Tong and Elisha.
"I will give them a chance."
"I will give the civilians enough time to evacuate."
"But if after this, someone still chooses to take up arms."
"Then he will become an enemy of the Holy Egyptian Alliance."
"We will show no mercy to the real enemies."
Although Lin Ke didn't finish his words, his meaning was already very clear.
Elisha's shoulders slumped and he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
He originally thought that everything could be resolved peacefully as long as the Holy Pharaoh was willing.
But now he understood that war was never that simple.
He only knew that this was a very complicated matter, and perhaps he would have to wait until he grew as tall as those soldiers before he could understand the reason behind it.
Because that's what his father always told him.
You will understand when you grow up.
“Elisha, Master Nantong, I have made it very clear just now.”
Lin Ke's voice was colder and more serious than Nan Tong's.
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