my empire simulator

Chapter 34 The Death of Zhao Zhi
The long tune spread throughout Yangxu City.

In Yangxu City, many Miao soldiers rushed to the top of the tower after hearing this.

Under a full moon, the lights lit up the entire Yangxu City.

Under the hazy light, the faces of every Miao Jiang soldier on the tower could be seen clearly.

Among them, some are only fifteen or sixteen years old, some are four or fifty years old, but they are all fascinated by listening to the familiar music.

Gradually, the sound of sobbing gradually spread, and almost all the soldiers shed tears in this melodious tune.

Zhao Zhi came back to his senses and noticed the changes in the soldiers around him, which made him grit his teeth even more.

He grabbed the bow and arrow of the soldier next to him, drew the bow and set the arrow, and was about to shoot those who were playing the music below to death.

However, he couldn't pull the bow and arrow at all...

After the arrow was released, it didn't fly very far before it fell and fell powerlessly to the ground...

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Zhao Zhi only felt that the music around him was even harsher.

Angry and angry, he threw the bow and arrow on the ground and stomped hard.

At this time, a veteran said in tears: "Sir, I, I want to go home..."

Zhao Zhi, who was already engulfed in anger, pulled out his sword and put it on the veteran's neck when he heard this.

He gritted his teeth and stared at the soldier, as if he said one more word, and the sword would kill him.

The movement here woke up the other soldiers, they turned their heads to see this scene, and immediately walked over, and many of them knelt down.

"Sir, I want to go home too..."

"I miss home too..."

The movement of the surrounding soldiers made Zhao Zhi wake up from his anger in an instant, and secretly screamed in his heart that he was not good.

Although Zhao Zhi is not familiar with military affairs, he can still feel that the morale of the army in Yangxu City has begun to loosen.

This is an inevitable thing.

The most prestigious commander in their hearts has surrendered, and they seem to have no need to continue to stick to it. If Zhao Zhi hadn't killed one person before and barely suppressed them, Yangxu City is now in the hands of the Shu army.

But now, the Shu army is using such an aggressive strategy.

If this continues, within a few days, without the need for the Shu army to attack the city, these Miao soldiers will lose their will to fight.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhi felt his teeth itch with hatred, who exactly came from such a sinister plan?
Looking at the soldiers kneeling on the ground in front of him, Zhao Zhi's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about how to appease these soldiers...

Putting down the sword, Zhao Zhi casually helped up a soldier, and forced a smile.

"Our home is behind us..."

Zhao Zhi looked at the group of people, pointed in the direction of the five towns in Miaojiang, and said loudly: "That is our home! If we surrender, will the Shu army let our parents, wives and children go..."

For these Miao soldiers, their wives and children are their only fetters.

Zhao Zhi himself didn't know whether the Shu army would let the people of Miao Jiang go, and he didn't want to know.

Because one day, he will definitely die the worst, so what's the use of knowing this?

First appease these people, and then make a long-term plan.

After these words were spoken, the emotions of some Miao soldiers were finally appeased.

Seeing the reaction of the soldiers, Zhao Zhi heaved a sigh of relief, glared at the Shu soldiers outside the city, and then went down the tower.

However, he didn't notice that there were several pairs of hateful eyes staring at him.

Not all soldiers would be infected by these words, including the soldier with the sword around his neck just now.

His name is Lu Bing, and he can be regarded as an old Miaojiang native.

Seeing that the compatriots around him were being fooled around by Zhao Zhi, Lu Bing secretly hated him.

He touched his neck, there was a little blood, if it weren't for these compatriots, he might have been killed by this man with a sword.

Thinking about what happened during the day, a chill rose from the bottom of my heart.

Until Zhao Zhi left the tower, Lu Bing couldn't recover.

At this time, one of his friends pulled him to a corner of no man's land, and whispered, "This man wants us to die."

"If things go on like this, if you don't die by his hands, you will also die by the hands of the Shu army."

Listening to his friend's words, Lu Bing gradually firmed up an idea in his heart, and whispered to him, "It's not as good as us..."

Gently stroked his neck with his hand, a fierce light appeared in his eyes.

……

Zhao Zhi rubbed his aching head, the Shu army was still playing the Miao Jiang music, which made him very upset.

This time he barely suppressed it, what should we do next time?
All his actions can only have temporary effects. One of the most fundamental reasons is Zhao Zhi's identity. He is not from Miaojiang, and it is very laborious to order these Miaojiang soldiers.

Zhao Zhi reckoned that when Zitong's army arrived, the Shu army was about to launch an attack on the city. Whether these soldiers could withstand it was another matter.

The only hope is Chu State.

Thinking in his heart, the music outside the city finally stopped, which made Zhao Zhi heave a sigh of relief.

After all, those people outside the city also have to rest, and it is impossible to play all night.

He yawned, feeling sleepy.

He hasn't had a good rest during this time, and with his nerves tensed all day today, he is inevitably tired, so he thinks about lying on the bed and resting for a while.

However, Zhao Zhi was still very vigilant. He walked outside the door and asked the guards at the door to inform the defenders to pay more attention, so that the Shu army could not take advantage of it.

Watching the guards leave, Zhao Zhi felt slightly relieved, and then returned to the room.

Hanging the coat on the rack, Zhao Zhi turned on the bed, and slowly closed his eyes...

For some reason, he suddenly had a very long... very long dream...

In the dream, Zhao Zhi saw his abandoned wife and child. The child had reached his waist, hiding behind his mother, looking at him timidly. Zhao Zhi wanted to touch the child, but the child avoided him...

He saw his parents, the second elder was scolding him all the time, but he couldn't hear what the scolding was. Looking at the second elder, he couldn't see their faces clearly, because he had long forgotten the appearance of his parents and their voices...

He saw the King of Chu again, that was the scene when he entered the palace, the only time he saw the King of Chu, the two talked about the map of Bashu until late at night...

He also saw a big yellow dog. When he was young, this dog often played with him. This time, when the yellow dog saw him, he happily wagged its tail and ran towards him...

What he saw seemed to be his own life, some of which were hard to forget, while others were hard to remember...

……

Above the city tower, a bloody head hung there, and a soldier said something loudly to his companions around him.

On the other side, Yangxu City was opened, and the serious army slowly walked into it.

Yangxu City seems to be repeating the scene a few months ago, but this time there is no fire, only a group of people who want to go home...

　I don’t have much time recently, and I don’t have time to change the text. Updates are usually until early in the morning, so there may be some typos. I hope everyone will forgive me.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)