Chapter 811 Young General vs. Rich Lady 114
Chen Wen's story was very convincing, and he even found out who the dead were. Lu Yongxin had no choice but to believe him.
Geng Wei was also very angry. "Although those people are really bad and betrayed the general for a small favor, Huo Xiao's wanton killing is simply too much!"
In a rage, Lu Yongxin led tens of thousands of people straight to Pingyang City and asked Huo Xiao to hand over all the Guangling troops in the city!
The small door at the west gate had been closed, and Huo Xiao did not leave the city. He stood on the city wall and looked down at Lu Yongxin.
He gave a mocking smile and cursed, "What an idiot! You're asking for trouble!"
"Lu Yongxin, what can I say about you? You only grow older, but not smarter!"
Lu Yongxin was almost furious, "Huo Xiao! Don't think I don't dare to attack the city!"
"I didn't take action not because I was afraid of you, but because of your father's face. I don't want the two armies to fight, and I don't want to see the Huo family army die!"
Huo Xiao said: "This is just a coincidence. I didn't take action because I was afraid that the two armies would fight and all the Guangling army would be killed! You also know that the Huo family army is short of people."
"You...you..." Lu Yongxin pointed at Huo Xiao, already so angry that he couldn't help but say something. "Don't be so arrogant. If we really fight, I will definitely kill you!"
"You used sweet words to trick the soldiers into entering the city, and then you turned around and killed so many people. Your heads are still hanging on the city wall. You must give me an explanation today!"
Huo Xiao was too lazy to curse anymore and gave a wink to Yan Changfeng beside him.
Yan Changfeng was wearing an official robe and hat, holding a stack of documents in his hands, looking unusually serious.
He held a loud speaker and shouted, "Zhao Guang, a native of Guangling City, had evil intentions after joining the Huo family army. He instigated his accomplices to poison the reservoir. He was caught on the spot and committed suicide out of fear of the crime. His body was hung on the city wall for public display for three days!"
"Wang Xing incited the people in the city to riot, was reported by the people and arrested on the spot. Zhou Qiang attempted to destroy the crops and burn down the Goddess Temple. His crimes are extremely serious..."
"The dead were all hung at the city gates, and the living were sent to do hard labor. General Lu, do you have any questions? If you don't believe me, feel free to ask someone. I interrogated them in front of everyone, and they confessed everything, saying that it was General Lu who ordered it."
The more Lu Yongxin listened, the uglier his expression became. "Nonsense! You tricked all those people over here. I didn't order them to do that."
His anger had subsided and he had regained some of his rationality. Now he thought about it again and realized that all this information was told to him by Chen Wen.
Poisoning was also a strategy proposed by Chen Wen. He suspected that all these things were instigated by Chen Wen.
Chen Wen was very shocked. "Impossible! General Lu would never do such a thing. Not only did you kill someone, but you also want to turn the tables on me. Ugh! How insidious!"
Once he began to suspect, Lu Yongxin felt that something was wrong with Chen Wen. However, Chen Wen had followed him for many years after all, and the evildoer was dead, so there was no evidence and no way to verify it.
"Alright! Stop talking! Come back and report back when you have found out the truth. Let's retreat first!"
Huo Xiao held up the loudspeaker and shouted, "General Lu, please don't leave. Although you are not clear-headed and are always deceived by villains, I still believe in your character. Our two cities are one family, why don't we merge them?"
"If you join the Huo Family Army, you will be given food. The Huo Family Army promotes people based on their military merits. The higher your rank, the more food and gold you will get. If you generals come, you will get the same treatment as before, and the Huo Family Army will never delay food and wages."
"General Lu is now a fourth-rank general with more than 100,000 men under his command. If you come over, I will give you food and cloth, armor, iron tools, crossbows, explosives, fine horses and cars, good farmland and grains. You have more than what Zhao Shan, Zhao Hai and others have, but you'll only have a little less than me."
"It can't be helped. The gods favor me. There are some things that only this general has."
"The Guangling Army will be reorganized and trained. General Lu will definitely not be able to command so many people, but their combat effectiveness will only be stronger and will not be weaker than the current tens of thousands of people. When the Huo family army grows stronger in the future, I promise to give you 100,000 elite soldiers, and Guangling City will still be under your control."
"The two cities will have mutual circulation, and the household registration will be integrated. Guangling City will build a temple for the goddess, and the blessings bestowed by the gods will also benefit Guangling City, with a steady supply of food, high-yield grain seeds, sophisticated farm tools, and even heavy rain from the sky!"
"General Lu, you should also think about the people in the city. Can you really bear to see them starve to death? Pingyang City is well-fed and well-clothed, while Guangling City is starving. Doesn't your conscience hurt? Or do you just want to hold on to the military power in your hands and don't care about the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city!"
This is really heartbreaking.
Tens of thousands of Guangling soldiers were silent. The border troops were already in a difficult situation, and with the severe drought, it became even more difficult. If the gods could really protect Guangling City and let them live such a good life, there would be nothing wrong with all of them joining the Huo family army.
Lu Yongxin yelled, "How could I not care about their lives! If it wasn't for raising food, I wouldn't have bowed to Gou Xun!"
"You really are... a traitor! Your father is such a loyal man, how could he raise someone like you! You want to drag me on board your pirate ship, and you want to drag the entire Guangling City along with you, but you just talk so easily, how can I trust you?"
Lu Yongxin finally understood that Huo Xiao was an ambitious guy. He was actually tempted, but he just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart. After all, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism were beliefs engraved in his bones. Huo Xiao was almost about to rebel, so how could he dare to agree easily?
This is like gambling with an entire city!
There are indeed some novel things in Pingyang City, including powerful explosives. Looking at the six countries, none of them can make these things. Huo Xiao may have really had a fortuitous encounter, but this person is slippery, and he is afraid of being cheated and dragging the soldiers and civilians in the city to death.
Although the current situation is difficult and some people are starving to death, as long as they can hold on, they will be able to recover in the future. Once they get on Huo Xiao's pirate ship, there may be no way back.
"I know what you are worried about. I don't consider myself a good person. On the battlefield, I have always used all means and schemes, but to my own people, I always treat them with sincerity."
"Have I ever lied to you? If you come here, you will have food to eat. If you join the Huo family army, you will be given food. I won't stop you from leaving. Since I dare to take Guangling City, I can naturally support the people in the city."
"Peng Haichang, push the food out so that the brothers can have a full meal!"
Truckload after truckload of grain was transported out and piled up into small hills. They were all soft buns, steamed buns, and meat patties that could be eaten as soon as they were picked up.
Zhuang Liang brought his men out to distribute food to the Guangling army. Everyone ate the food ravenously and narrowly avoided choking to death.
Lu Yongxin pinched the soft bun, which was indeed the finest food he had ever seen. The soldiers in Guangling City had never eaten such good food. They guarded the border hard, but the people in Wangdu City did not treat them as human beings.
Lu Yongxin sighed. The situation was hopeless. Whether it was the soldiers or the civilians, they all supported Huo Xiao. Sooner or later, they would all belong to Huo Xiao.
"This is a serious matter. I can't promise you now. Let me think about it again."
"Soldiers, listen to my orders. Take the food and retreat to Guangling City first to support the battlefield and force the Lu army to retreat."
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