"Old Chen, look! The Huns are retreating."
Wei Wuyin pointed ahead.
"Victory, victory, victory!!!"
The soldiers defending the city suddenly burst into thunderous roars, and their morale was extremely high.
The legendary Huns were no more than that.
Chen Wujiu said solemnly, "Old Wei, the real test begins now."
"Um?"
Wei Wuyin was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he looked up and saw the distant horizon. He said in a trembling voice:
"Hundreds...of common people?!"
"Yes, the people." Chen Wujiu sighed.
This was the Huns' usual tactic of warfare.
First, they conducted a series of tests to observe the weak areas of the defense line, and then they forced the people to attack the city and coerced them to dig at the base of the wall.
The You and Bing areas were often invaded by the Huns.
The people either settled in the fortified city or in the fortified city. Even those who lived in the wild had developed the ability to move at the first sign of trouble. When they heard the news, they would hide in the mountains and no one could find them.
But this is not the case in the Gyeonggi area.
The people had lived in peace for too long and were completely unaware of this. They were reluctant to part with their wealth and refused to listen to the officials.
In addition, the Huns came too quickly, and Chen Wujiu tried his best but failed to get them all into the city.
Now, all the people who did not enter the city became hostages of the Huns.
The Huns were seen whipping the people with horse whips, driving them forward.
The faces of the people were filled with fear and helplessness. They looked pitifully at the defenders on the city wall, their eyes full of begging.
The Huns used the civilians as shields and easily crossed the previous restricted area. They were less than fifty steps away from Jingzhou City.
"Old Chen, should we release the arrows?" Wei Wuyin said gritting his teeth.
They had just promised Qin Yuan that they would defend Jingzhou City for three days.
How can we defend like this? What else can we defend with?
Damn the Huns, they actually did such a heartless thing!
Even the rebels of King Qin never did this!
Chen Wujiu was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He pounded the city wall hard and squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Leave the city!"
"Leave the city?" Wei Wuyin asked in surprise, "Old Chen, are you crazy?"
"There are 120,000 Huns outside the city. Are you going to go out and fight them in the open?"
"We'll defend this city for three days. Just three days and everything will be over!"
"You are worthy of these people!"
"Not only did he go there in person to persuade them, he even ordered them to be forcibly abducted and brought to the city. Who knew there were so many people outside..."
"I really can't blame you for not listening to my advice!"
"Think about it, think about it carefully. There are only 10,000 defenders in Jingzhou City. Even if you include the young and strong rangers, there are only 40,000 capable warriors."
"What if you lead people out for a field battle and some get killed?"
"What if he dies outside?"
"What if the city is broken?"
"If the city is captured, what will happen to the six hundred thousand people in the city, Your Majesty?"
"By then, you, Chen Wujiu, will be a sinner for all eternity!"
Wei Wuyin became more and more excited as he spoke, pressing Chen Wujiu's shoulders and yelling hysterically.
With such a small number of people, going out to fight the Huns in the field is no different from committing suicide!
Even if they succeeded by chance, there would be a high probability that there would be a large number of Hun spies among the people who were taken into the city.
If the city is conquered by the Huns, we will lose the big picture for the small!
While the two were talking.
The people had been driven to the outskirts of Jingzhou City, and then, under the coercion of the Huns, they took tools such as chisels and began to chisel the walls.
In the past, the defenders on the city wall would have used golden juice, battering rams, and rolling stones as if they were free.
But now.
The people under the city are all the people of Da Zhou, the elders and fellow villagers of Da Zhou, and their compatriots.
what to do?
The general has not given any instructions, so should they take action?
Everyone was stunned and just stared blankly at the people working, not knowing what to do.
Chen Wujiu said word by word with great determination: "Old Wei, Jingzhou City will be handed over to you and my junior brother."
"I'm going out of town alone."
"one person???"
“Are you crazy???”
Wei Wuyin was dumbfounded and shook Chen Wujiu's shoulders hard, trying to wake up this idiot.
"Old Chen, don't lose sight of the big picture! Those outside the city are civilians, and those inside the city are also civilians."
"At worst, I'll give the order and take the blame!"
"I will be responsible for supporting the children and families of these people in the future!"
"Old Wei." Chen Wujiu said calmly, "Sage Meng once said, 'Life is what I desire, and righteousness is what I desire. If I cannot obtain either, I will sacrifice my life for righteousness!'"
"This is my way, Lao Wei, please don't try to persuade me anymore."
Chen Wujiu didn't seem to care about life and death.
The soldiers and knights beside him were already filled with tears after hearing this. They all knelt on one knee and clasped their fists, saying:
"Everyone says the Xiongnu are good at cavalry warfare, but I just don't believe it!"
"General, I'm going too!"
"General, count me in!"
"I'm going too!"
"Me too!"
“…”
Chen Wujiu was about to speak and say something to boost morale.
"Brother, wait a minute."
Chen Wujiu looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Qin Yuan.
Wei Wuyin came up quickly and said excitedly, "Junior brother, please try to persuade Old Chen! He's crazy! He's crazy!"
Chen Wujiu also followed, "Junior Brother Qin, do you have any ideas?"
way?
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