Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 597 The Test of Human Nature
Two days later, Wu Yue's army gathered under the city of Runzhou again.

This time, the troops were mainly concentrated outside the three city gates in the south of the city. From west to east, they were Dehua Gate, Renhe Gate, and Helin Gate.

Renhe Gate is located in the middle and is also the central axis of Runzhou City.

At this time, Wuyue's [-] soldiers and horses came out together, which was extremely powerful. There was no further division of troops, and they were all lined up in front of the city in the south;

Lu Jiang and Su Chen stood on the tower, looking at the square formation of Wu Yue's army in front of them, they both showed doubts.

Today, the Wuyue soldiers did not divide their forces, and they all gathered outside the city gate in the south. With such a large formation, I don't know what to do.

"Look, in front of Wu Yue's army, many civilians have been captured." Someone shouted.

Lu Jiang and others looked over, and they found that some old people, women, children, and common people, at least more than 1000 people, were driven before the army formation like cattle and sheep.

They were trembling and crying, and the Wuyue soldiers next to them were disgusted and beat the crying Tang people with whips.

Su Chen was a little surprised: "What are they doing? Before attacking the city, so many people were brought in, are they going to use these people as a shield?"

"If this is the case, his heart can be punished, and Wu Yue's soldiers are absolutely devoid of conscience!" Lu Jiang's face was gloomy, and he sneered coldly, seeming to be very angry.

The two armies confront each other without beheading them, let alone unarmed women, children and common people. If they are used as cover for siege and force the defenders at the top of the city to throw rats, it has to be said that this method is too despicable.

The guards at the top of the city were still discussing, but the horn outside the city had already sounded.

Shen Chengli, the chief general of Wuyue, waved his hand and ordered to attack the city.

"Run, otherwise, kill them all!" Some soldiers threatened the captured civilians, telling them to run forward.

"You are all citizens of the Tang Kingdom. The Tang army is guarding Runzhou in front of you. If you want to survive, you should run forward quickly and give you time to escape and enter the city. If you are slow, you will only have a dead end."

The more than 500 common people were a little frightened when they heard the words of the Wu Yue soldiers.

The Wuyue soldiers were head-headed, but still extremely ruthless, and continued: "If you don't run fast, our men and horses will rush up from behind and kill those who lag behind. Whether you can survive depends on your desire to survive.

"Ah, woo woo woo."

Driven by Wuyue soldiers, these people started to run towards the gate of the city, crying and making noise.

While running, he cried and shouted: "Help, open the city gate, we are all from the Tang Dynasty!
"We are the people of Danyang County."

The people were crying and rushing towards Renhe Gate and Dehua Gate, and Wu Yue soldiers were chasing after them.

On the top of the city, the defending generals were also caught in an argument.

Some people objected to opening the gate: "General Lu, this is obviously a trick of the Wuyue people. We must not be fooled. If we rush to open the city gate, there will be chaos at the gate, and Wuyue soldiers will take the opportunity to enter the city, and we will be in danger."

"Yes, opening the city gate rashly will definitely be very dangerous!"

Of course, there are also generals who disagree with this point of view: "It is absolutely impossible. If the city gate is not opened, the people outside the city will not all be killed by Wu Yue soldiers. How can we refuse to save the people in the city? Chilling, it also chills the soldiers, maybe, among the people outside the city, there are their parents, wives and children."

To save or not to save is a dilemma and a test of human nature.

Youbi analyzed objectively: "There are only more than 1000 people outside the city. Compared with the tens of thousands of people in the city, which one is more important? You should think about it!"

"That's right, we can't put hundreds of thousands of people in the city in danger just because of these 1000 people!"

At this time, with Lu Jiang as the main general, he was caught in a dilemma.

Even Su Chen felt that this choice was cruel.

Is it to save the few people in front of me, and bet on the lives of more people?Still ignoring the lives of more than 1000 people, and holding on to the overall situation safely.

Since ancient times, this has been a very difficult choice.

If Su Chen were to choose, he would also feel very embarrassed, there is no correct answer in itself.

Just look at a person's heart, whether to respect everyone's human rights, or to put the overall situation first.

At this moment, Lu Jiang turned her head to look at Su Chen. Because of Jiangzuo Su Lang's cunning, ingenuity, and wisdom, she asked, "Su Jianjun, what do you think is the choice?"

Su Chen hesitated for a moment, and analyzed: "The overall situation, of course we have to stabilize it! But we can't ignore the more than 1000 people outside the city! I always believe that everything depends on human effort, we should be proactive, and everything will turn around. minimized.

"There is no perfect answer to this matter, and there is no most accurate choice! We can only find ways to control the situation within our control.

"The people outside the city are innocent. They shouldn't be bullied and hurt like this. If possible, I would rather bring out an army of soldiers in exchange for their safety."

The generals had already understood Su Chen's thoughts, fell into deep thought, and fell silent.

Lu Jiang clapped her hands and said: "The supervising army is right. Our duty is to defend the country and the people of one side. If these people outside the city are brutally killed under our noses and we are indifferent, then we will defend the country. What's the point?
"Taizong of the previous dynasty said well that water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it. We must not let the people chill, let alone let the world scold us for being ruthless. This general has decided to actively rescue innocent people. All generals listen well gone?"

After hearing Lu Jiang's words, these generals and princes of Yuyu all nodded slightly, and they stopped arguing.

Because the chief general and the supervising army have made such a decision, if they object again and are unreasonable, they will be labeled as cruel and heartless and despised by others.

Perhaps what the Su Jianjun said was right, exchanging the lives of soldiers for the safety of innocent people, this is what it means for them to defend their homes and the country and fight on the battlefield.

If soldiers don't protect civilians, are they still soldiers?

At this time, Ma Chengcheng stood up, clasped his fists and said: "The final general is willing to lead troops out of the city to stop the pursuit of Wu Yue soldiers, give the people a chance to enter the city, and buy time!"

"The final general is willing to leave the city in exchange for the common people to enter the city!"

"The last general is also willing."

All the generals stood up one after another, wanting to go out of the city to rescue the people, and their morale was high.

Seeing this scene, Lu Jiang was touched, and even had a sore nose. She felt that it was an honor to have such a subordinate, with a heart of benevolence and righteousness, to work together.

Therefore, Lu Jiang nodded and said: "Generals, the common people will know your righteousness! Next, listen to my orders, Ma Xiong and Ma Chengxin, each of you will lead two thousand troops and rush from Dehuamen and Renhemen. Go out to block the enemy's attack and protect the people from entering the city.

"The number of archers at the head of the city has doubled, and at the same time, the arrows are released faster to prevent the Wuyue soldiers from approaching the city gate. The more time is left for the people to enter the city, the more people can be saved! As for whether the Wuyue soldiers will take advantage of the chaos to enter In the city, it depends on everyone's performance.

"The last general takes orders!" All the soldiers responded loudly.

They know very well that this is drawing millet from the fire, this is dancing on the tip of a knife, and it is very dangerous.

Even the soldiers who went out of the city, it is very likely that some people died in battle outside the city, unable to enter the city, and would be sacrificed. This is all possible.

In other words, this is to exchange the lives of the soldiers in the city for the innocent people outside the city.

If it is only in terms of profit and loss, it will definitely be detrimental to the defenders, and it will not even have much benefit and value.But from the perspective of human nature, the justice and benevolence represented by this incident can move the people, make the people in the city proud, and boost the hearts and morale of the people. It is of great significance, so it is completely worthwhile to do so.

At this time, the running people had already entered the land of an arrow, and they were still running. Most of them were strong men who ran fast and rushed to the front, while some old people, women and children fell behind due to physical reasons. At this moment, the cavalry and infantry of Wu Yue Chased up from behind and narrowed the distance.

"puff!"

An old man who fell at the end was too old and ran out of breath. The Wuyue cavalry swung a knife, cut off his head, flew up in the air, spattered blood, and died under the blade.

"Ah-"

This time, it stimulated these fleeing people to scream again and again, and ran towards the city gate frantically.

　3 chapters were updated today, haha, I was surprised.Since July, the update has been accelerated, and everyone is welcome to comment and vote!

　　
　
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