That bastard Wei Ji has really hit Jiang Ming's weak spot this time!
Jiang Ming is ruthless, but it depends on who he's dealing with.
To be selfish, he doesn't really have deep empathy when it comes to people of other races...
Dugu Yan wiped out the Rouran people, and Jiang Ming only reprimanded her, not taking it too seriously.
But to be honest... seeing all those children from Wei Kingdom die on the battlefield, Jiang Ming's bottom line and conscience wouldn't allow him to do such a thing!
As for Dugu Yan, the people of Wei, that is, the Gan people... are not really important to her own ethnicity. If they die, they die. She doesn't need to care.
But Jiang Ming couldn't be so cold-blooded!
His cruelty is reserved for those despicable people who bring disaster to the country and its people. How could he possibly bring himself to kill a poor child?
Although Jiang Ming flooded Yan and Ying with water when he destroyed the State of Chu, causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
But that was out of necessity...
We must take down the State of Chu in this way!
Otherwise, given the strength of the Chu state, stirring up trouble across the entire world would greatly delay the unification process...
Later, when destroying the equally powerful Wu Kingdom, Jiang Ming adopted a gentler approach, preventing a repeat of the tragedy...
Now, these Wei soldiers are dragging Wei children one by one to the city walls to be used as hostages.
If Jiang Ming ignores all of this and directly sends troops to attack, then what difference is there between him and Wei Ji?
Even if we conquer the State of Wei...
In the future, the people of Wei will hate Jiang Ming just as much when they think of their dead children!
On the city wall, there were hundreds of hungry babies crying incessantly, their cries reaching Jiang Ming's front lines.
Jiang Ming ordered a halt to the trebuchet attacks and a temporary suspension of the offensive!
......
Upon seeing this, the Wei soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief...
They had long heard of Jiang Ming's reputation and style of doing things.
Moreover, before the two armies went to war, Wei Ji also "demonized" Jiang Ming's image to a great extent.
In other words, Wei Ji told all the Wei troops... Jiang Ming is extremely cruel. Anyone who dares to rebel is already on the death list, and he will not pardon you! Don't even mention you, what about the Emperor of the Great Gan Dynasty? He went more than ten miles away from the city to greet Jiang Ming. As the emperor, he almost knelt down before Jiang Ming, and in the end, he was still executed by Jiang Ming by slow slicing.
Such a cruel tyrant! You should abandon all hope, follow me, and fight him to the end. Don't have any unrealistic expectations!
The Wei soldiers standing on the city walls had initially adopted a "what's the use" attitude...
But when they saw that Jiang Ming had actually stopped fighting, this tactic really worked... In an instant, their perception of Jiang Ming underwent a certain "psychological reconstruction".
It seems that Jiang Ming is not a cold-blooded and ruthless person. He still has a kind heart towards children and the people of Wei.
If we, these worthless soldiers, sincerely want to surrender... surely King Jiangming will forgive our mistakes?
Although the thought flashed through the minds of the Wei soldiers, in the current battle, they felt more relieved... that they wouldn't be crushed to death by Jiang Ming's huge rocks!
Soon, the soldiers guarding the city brought the situation at the front of the battle into the palace and told Wei Ji about it. After hearing this, Wei Ji breathed a long sigh of relief!
His civil and military officials sighed deeply, feeling as if they had been given a second chance at life. Everything... was like being reborn, which was frightening!
"Your Majesty, what should we do next?" Prime Minister Wei asked.
Wei Ji said, "Don't rush. I think... given Jiang Ming's temperament and personality, he'll send someone to negotiate with us. As long as he's willing to negotiate, we still have a glimmer of hope..."
"yes!"
A general from the Wei Kingdom said, "What we fear most... is precisely that he remains silent. If he remains silent, we will surely perish!"
Wei Ji then ordered the soldiers guarding the city to continue taking children hostage. These children in Daliang City were now the last trump card to ensure the survival of Wei Ji and his group of nobles!
The Wei soldiers defending the city were also experiencing very complex emotions...
Soldiers could not possibly be of noble birth.
However, they were dependent on the nobility...
Although all the land is now nationalized and can be cultivated by the state, the King of Wei promised that if the rebellion succeeds, everyone will be rewarded with a piece of land, which they can then pass down to their next generation...
Temptation and conscience, morality and morality... clashed and struggled in the hearts of these soldiers.
The slightly older children were alright; the soldiers gave them some bean cakes, and they could manage to keep going.
But those babies are pitiful; they need their mothers' milk...and now they're being held up on the city wall, ready to be thrown down at any moment.
Some babies even cry in a way that's not pleasant anymore...
"Great Khan!"
Dugu Yan could no longer bear the feeling of being kidnapped and coerced, and said, "I know that the Great Khan has a benevolent heart. So... I will lead the Xianbei army to charge in and prevent the Great Khan from bearing the infamy. I will bear all the sins alone!"
"presumptuous!"
Jiang Ming turned his head and glared fiercely at Dugu Yan, saying, "Have you forgotten that I am also the Khan of the Xianbei? Isn't it my responsibility that they went in to burn, kill, and loot?"
Jiang Ming rarely argued with Dugu Yan... Dugu Yan never expected that her husband would be so fierce to her today.
Jiang Ming let out a long breath and said, "Send an envoy over and tell the Wei people inside... that we are withdrawing our troops and will no longer fight them. Let them take the children back! They no longer need to be held hostage."
"Great Khan!"
Dugu Yan was still unwilling to give up, and even said with grief and indignation, "Are you really not going to fight anymore? Wei... is the core area of the world, the transportation hub between the north and south. If the Great Khan tolerates Wei's rebellion, then other vassal states will follow suit. At that time, the world will be in chaos, and war will break out everywhere. The number of people who die... will not be just these few thousand children..."
She paused, then continued, "Charging in now, while it may seem cruel... I believe the Khan will naturally weigh the pros and cons... We should take over Wei first, and then severely punish Wei Ji and the Wei nobles with cruel torture..."
"Are you deaf to what I'm saying, or what?" Jiang Ming frowned and said, "I said, withdraw the troops! We will not attack Wei for the time being!"
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