The Prime Minister's Wife

Chapter 604 Killing Loyalty (2)
"What, the water level of the Qingluo River is dropping." Ruan Qing shouted loudly at the Luocheng General Military Mansion, the expression on his face was not just hearing a thunderstorm, but as if the sky was about to fall, and his mind went blank for an instant.

It took a while to recover, and he still couldn't believe it: "You said that the water level of the Qingluo River is dropping, how...how is this possible?" My heart was so shocked that it seemed to jump out of my chest, it was incredible.

The spy said affirmatively: "Marshal, it's true. The drought disaster stone will only be exposed when there is a severe drought."

The Drought Stone and the Flood Stone are large stone pillars used by the people of Qing and Luo to observe the water level of the Qingluo River. The Drought City is on the bank of Luocheng, and the Flood Stone is on the bank of Qingcheng.

In dry weather, the water level drops, and if the drought disaster stone is exposed, there may be a severe drought, which is rare in 300 years; if the water level is below the flood stone, both cities may be in danger of being flooded, but since this situation , has not appeared for hundreds of years.

Before he had time to think about it, Ruan Qing immediately ordered: "Mobilize all troops and guard the city gate for me. In addition..."

Ruan Qing hesitated and said, "Notify the people in the city that the water level of the Qingluo River has dropped, and ask them to evacuate immediately." He didn't want to see the people being massacred again.

Once Luocheng is broken, the Chinese army will be like a broken bamboo. At that time, when the army enters the city, the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed, and the people will be slaughtered... In less than half a year, they will be able to reach the imperial capital and have a final duel with the emperor.

Thinking of this, Ruan Qing immediately wrote a memorial in hand, and ordered people to rush it back to Jiangcheng, the capital of the imperial capital, and asked to send troops to quickly support Luocheng.

After ordering people to deliver the memorial, Ruan Qing picked up his weapon, strode out of the General Military Mansion, and came to the school grounds. The last 30 soldiers had all gathered here and were on standby at any time.

Ruan Qing stood on the high platform and said awe-inspiringly: "Soldiers, I have some bad news for you. The water level of the Qingluo River is dropping. As soon as the river is exhausted, the enemy army will attack immediately. Think about our family, they are on our side behind, so..."

Standing on the high platform, Ruan Qing said loudly: "We block the enemy and defend our family. If the city exists, the people will live; if the city dies, the people will die."

The 30 troops raised their weapons and shouted in unison: "The city is here, the people are here; the city is dead, the people are dead..."

On the bank of Qingcheng, the army has slowly moved to the edge of the Qingluo River, and the 50 troops have witnessed the miracle with their eyes open.

Looking at the falling water level, before the drums sounded, they were already full of fighting spirit, holding their weapons tightly, ready to rush forward to attack the city at any time.

At this time, more than 50 civilians standing behind the 1-strong army heard the news that the water level had dropped. They were excited at first, and then became sad.

The Huaxia army is about to attack the city. If the city is breached, it doesn't matter if they go back or not.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help hesitating, whether they want to cross the river or not, it seems that the result is the same whether they cross the river or not.

"Battle drum, rise!"

"Her Royal Highness is here!"

Lu Yi kept watching the water level drop, and when he saw that the river was only less than three feet wide in the middle, he immediately gave orders loudly, not wanting to make a louder voice than his.

Suddenly there was a gust of fragrant wind, he turned around and raised his head, a golden sedan chair was slowly falling from the sky behind him in his direction.

The moment the large sedan chair landed on the ground, Lu Yi also jumped off the horse at the same time, knelt down and said respectfully: "Lu Yi welcomes Your Royal Highness, Your Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Boqing closed her eyes lightly, lying lazily on the light golden soft quilt, and said lazily: "Marshal Lu, don't be too polite, get up."

Coral lifted a corner from the outside, a translucent golden curtain embroidered with dragon patterns, opened his eyes tenderly, and looked at the situation after the river water dropped.

As if he was thinking about something, he said lightly after a long fight: "Marshal Lu, our hall promised yesterday that the more than 1 ordinary people will be allowed to return to Luocheng today. You let them cross the river first, and we will let them go back to Luocheng today." It’s not too late to attack the city.”

Hearing this, Lu Yi frowned slightly and said, "Yes, Your Royal Highness."

With a wave of his hand, the army immediately gave way to a road, allowing more than 1 ordinary people behind to pass.

The people walked slowly to the riverside step by step to see the situation on the other side.

Obviously, as soon as they passed, the two armies would use the riverbed as a battlefield and fight to the death here.

Caressing Tomato's hair tenderly, he said with a slight smile: "The Qingluo River has dried up, you can cross the river smoothly, and this hall has not broken its promise to you. Congratulations on finally being able to reunite with your loved ones."

The slightly hoarse voice was not very loud, but everyone could hear it, but the tone seemed to contain another meaning.

The people who had vowed to cross the river couldn't help but hesitate at this moment, and their steps became slower and slower. They didn't know what they would face after crossing the river.

As if seeing everyone's thoughts, he raised the corners of his lips tenderly, and said with a smile: "You all see the situation in front of you clearly, the two armies are about to fight, this hall will give you one last chance to choose, choose to stay, and go back now .Continue to cross the river, please!"

As soon as this remark came out, nearly half of the people chose to stay, while the remaining half gritted their teeth and quickly walked down into the dry riverbed.

On the bank of Luocheng, a general pointed to the people who were crossing the river and said, "Marshal, look quickly, who are those people and what do they want to do?"

A man in his thirties who was standing next to him in an official uniform said, "Return to Marshal, these are the people of Qingcheng, they have not been killed. They are crossing the river, do they want to go back to Luocheng? Marshal, they He must want to go back to the city, let’s open the city gate.”

"How could it be possible to cross the river and return to the city at this time. It must be a trick of the enemy, so be careful." Another general said.

"Returning to the Marshal, the enemy army did not move. They let these ordinary people cross the river first. Could it be to test our reality." The city lord of Luocheng said with some contradictions.

snort!Suddenly a man wearing a royal uniform strode forward and said arrogantly: "There is no need to discuss it again. The enemy's letting the people cross the river is either to threaten us or to deceive us. No matter what it is, they will kill us." Defend the city."

"My lord means..." Ruan Qing looked at the rich and arrogant man in front of him and said respectfully, feeling a little helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

The man in front of him is the elder brother of the current emperor, You Wang Zhou Tao, who is also the supervising army this time. This man has always been cruel, and he is the one who ordered the bridge cables to be cut off and the people to be abandoned.

Zhou Tao stared at the people who were getting closer and said: "Marshal Ruan, Luocheng is the most important gate of my Daqi, and this battle must not be lost. Think about the tens of thousands of people behind us, so, this king It means - shoot."

"Shoot?"

Ruan Qing looked at Zhou Tao in shock, and said hesitantly: "My lord, will this chill the hearts of the people?" The people of Qingcheng were already disappointed by cutting off the bridge cables before, if they were shot again, would it be possible? Will do too much.

In the future, if Daqi can regain Qingcheng, but the people's support is no longer there, it's not too late for regret!
"Sacrificing the few and keeping the majority, this king is taking care of the overall situation." Zhou Tao said with a sense of integrity: "If Luocheng falls, and the Chinese army invades Daqi from all fronts, the loss will not be worth the loss. We must not let these people approach the city. Door."

Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Yes, my lord."

Turning around, he confessed: "Let the archers prepare to shoot and kill the people who are crossing the river, so as to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to sneak into the city."

The person who suggested to open the city gate to let the common people into the city, after listening to the conversation between the two, his face sank, Daqi was giving up the popular support, but the public support is God's will!

Heaven's death, isn't it the death of Daqi, with a hint of disappointment on his face.

Lu Yi looked at the people who were approaching the middle of the river bed, and said puzzledly: "Your Highness, why did you let these people cross the river at this time..."

However, before he finished speaking, a rain of arrows suddenly flew up in the sky above Luocheng on the opposite bank, and the targets were those ordinary people who were crossing the river, and they couldn't help being stunned.

Those ordinary people who chose to stay and have not yet left, saw this scene that was no different from a massacre, they couldn't help but widen their eyes in shock, and felt pain like a knife in their hearts...

And those ordinary people who were crossing the river were all stunned when they saw the rain of arrows flying towards them. Seeing the enlarged arrows in their pupils, they felt a sharp pain in their hearts.

Their Daqi army not only abandoned them, but also killed them.

"Run away!" A voice came from nowhere, waking up the people in the riverbed, so shocked that they forgot about the fleeing people.

Everyone turned around and ran back one after another, but although there was no water on the river bed, the mud was piled up, and it was not easy to walk normally, let alone run or escape.

puff puff...

The sound of the arrow entering the body, followed by screams and cries.

After being hit by arrows, countless people fell on the mud one after another, and the blood stained the mud in that place red.

Even some ordinary people, because their feet were stuck in the mud and couldn't get rid of it, they didn't even have a chance to fall after being shot. .

The people on the bank of Qingcheng covered their mouths to prevent themselves from screaming, opened their eyes wide, and stared at the people struggling in the middle of the riverbed, with desperate expressions on their faces.

There are their neighbors, friends, and relatives in it. They were talking and laughing together just now, discussing what to do when they return to Luocheng, and they were shot as hedgehogs in the blink of an eye.

They were completely disappointed with Daqi.

Boqing listened to the screams outside, raised the corners of her lips, and said with a smile: "Marshal Lu, it is not easy to attack the city, but it is even more difficult to conquer the hearts of the people."

Lu Yi suddenly turned his head to look at Boqing, feeling a chill in his heart. She really wanted to let those common people go, but she also expected that the Daqi army would definitely not let these common people enter the city, and even... the scene in front of her would appear.

Suddenly, my heart moved, and I finally understood what Boqing was going to do.

Your Highness is punishing you.

Use the lives of the people of Daqi to punish the loyalty of the people of Daqi to the dynasty of Daqi...

(End of this chapter)