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Chapter 418 The Destruction of the Three Camps 3

"Come on, look far away. After you see clearly, tell me why they don't take the opportunity to charge and kill as many defeated troops as possible?" But Hong Tao didn't seem to see or hear anything, hiding behind the huge shield. I was also in the mood to give questions to Wang Chengen, who was also a little at a loss.

"Think, Jianlu must be afraid of Long Live Lord's cannon!"

Wang Chengen actually shed tears secretly. Although he didn't know any of the officers and soldiers of the three battalions, he couldn't bear to watch them being chased and killed by foreigners. At the same time, I hope Long live the Lord to be kind-hearted, even if only a few people are allowed in, it is better than just looking at benevolence and righteousness.

"Nonsense, how did Jianlu know that I have so many cannons? Could it be that you told me?" It's a pity that this long-lived man not only has no kindness, but also no sympathy. He can still laugh at this scene.

"Uh... don't chase after the poor criminals?" Wang Chengen thought hard again, but couldn't think of anything anymore, so he simply found an idiom that was similar to the current situation and tried to get through.

Should we be disappointed with Wang Chengen's performance? I can’t say not at all, but not much either. Hong Tao put him next to him, and the only thing he valued was that he had special qualities and was loyal. Over the years, Wang Chengen has used practical actions to prove that he was right and has never made a mistake on this issue.

As for whether there are any other advantages, Hong Tao hasn't discovered them anyway. When it comes to academic performance, countdown! On clever changes, slowness! Talk about brave fighting, weak chicken! On political talent, negative!

"Come, let Commander Wang answer for me." Today, I tried my military ability on the spot through the battle situation outside the city, and it seems that he is also a big zero. Even though Hong Tao was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He was too lazy to talk nonsense and left the explanation task to Wang Zhizhen aside.

"If the city gate is opened at this time, the defeated soldiers will swarm in, and no one can close it. If Jianlu doesn't pursue them, he is waiting for an opportunity, and wants to follow the defeated soldiers and seize the gate and enter the city."

Wang Zhizhen, who has also never been on the battlefield, knows more than Wang Chengen. At least he can learn and apply what he sees in books into cognition, and use it appropriately in real life.

"Then...then they..." Wang Chengen understood, but he didn't think that he should give up so many defeated troops just to prevent Jianlu from taking the opportunity to attack, and he planned to find a solution that had the best of both worlds. In his understanding, Long Live Lord is basically an omnipotent existence, and can always turn the tide in the most difficult times.

"The three major battalions were already dead from the moment they turned around and ran away. It's not that I didn't give them a chance, but they didn't grasp it themselves. Remember, people will encounter many forks in the road in their lives, and every time they choose which way to go, it's a decision. You can’t blame others for the decisions you make.”

Is there any way to save it? To be honest, there really is. If Hong Tao ordered the dozens of artillery on the city wall to fire in advance at this time, the Jurchens might not care about chasing and killing these defeated soldiers, and at the end of the day, they would be able to buy the defeated soldiers some time to escape.

But Hong Tao didn't want to do this. The opportunity to build an army was more important than the lives of tens of thousands of defeated soldiers. Although tens of thousands of lives will be lost in vain and even be called callous and ruthless, many lives will be saved in the next few years or more than ten years, and the number must be more than tens of thousands.

What is rationality? It is a way of thinking that is always guided by principles, logic and calculation results. Any thought or thing that goes against these parameters is wrong, including people.

What is a politician? It is a way of thinking that always takes power, interests and one's own gains and losses as the criteria. Any thought or thing that goes against these parameters is wrong, including people.

From this perspective, overly rational people and politicians are the same thing. What they pursue is not the good and evil that ordinary people see as right and wrong, but the results of purely rational calculations. Sacrifice ten people and save eleven. If individual differences and particularities are ignored, rational people and politicians will choose the former without hesitation. Because in this way, one more person can live, it is profitable, it is beneficial, and it is equal to correct.

"But I have a good life and plan to give them another chance. Wang Zhizhen asked someone to raise the Thousand Jin Gate and open the city gate. The defeated troops who entered the city were escorted by the government officials to Mingzhifang Grassland and Gongyuan to guard them. Anyone who made any noise The troublemakers will be executed immediately!"

But when the conversation changed, the ruthless emperor became a holy king who sacrificed himself for the people. He actually risked his life and death to save tens of thousands of defeated troops outside. Although there is no mention of pardon, it can be regarded as extrajudicial mercy.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid..." When it comes to talking about people, I really can't figure out the context. Wang Zhizhen, who had been full of intolerance and pity just now, hesitated when he heard that he really wanted to open the city gate.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. If the rebels enter the city, more people will suffer, and the country and the country will be in danger! Since the three major battalions are no longer safe, the matter of the new army can be considered in the long term, and I think there is nothing wrong with it."

Not only Wang Zhizhen hesitated, but Wang Xiangqian was even more anxious. A hungry tiger jumped in front of him and tried to persuade him. He clarified the losses after the city was broken, and implicitly expressed his support. At least he would not stand on the opposite side of the establishment of the new army. The premise was that the defeated troops could not be allowed to enter the city.

"Do you two think that I am crazy or stupid, and want to risk the safety of the people in the city to save these defeated soldiers? Hurry up, I am going to make a noise in front of the army!"

Looking at the two important ministers, Hong Tao was angry and funny. What does it mean to stand and talk without back pain? This is a perfect example. I wanted to take the opportunity to squeeze in more, but I saw the gunners squatting under the battlements looking this way, so I had to give up.

"Your Majesty, please take back your life!" Wang Zhizhen did not insist on desperately, but Wang Xiangqian couldn't get up and even took another half step forward.

"Wang Shangshu, what do you think is the purpose of my ordering all the guard posts along the way to stand by and defend against the enemy alone?" Faced with the pleading of an old man who was nearly seventy years old, Hong Tao could only convince others with reason.

"...Your Majesty, did your Majesty intend to lure the Jianlu to attack?" After all, it was also the Sixth Minister. After this reminder, I immediately thought of a possibility, but I still couldn't believe that it was the emperor's handiwork. This was too... too Not a human anymore!

"Without the overwhelming force before, how could the Jianlu, who lacked siege equipment and reinforcements, rashly attack the capital? If they relied on their speed to harass the nearby counties of the capital, the three major battalions might not even be able to catch up, so how could they defeat them?

Don't say any more, find a safe place and watch carefully how I will respond. These things should be done by you, but now I have to go into battle personally and point fingers from the side. Do you feel guilty?

Wang Chengen sent someone to quickly inform the other gatekeepers that anyone who opened the city without permission would be killed without mercy! Those who deceive the military will be killed without mercy! Anyone who shrinks from battle will be killed without mercy! "

He personally admitted that using the guards to resist layer by layer was a deliberate act of killing people to lure the enemy into a trap. Even if he didn't feel any guilt at all, it still made Hong Tao very irritated. The more he talked about it, the angrier he became. If it weren't for the dozens of ministers imprisoned in the tower, I almost cursed people on the spot.

(End of this chapter)