There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 2823 The Northern Expedition was only to save the Han people
Chapter 2823 The Northern Expedition was only to save the Han people
Liu Yu only felt a bang in his ears, and the world was spinning for a while, and he unconsciously took a step back. Even when he was alone facing a powerful enemy with thousands of troops, such a situation had never happened before. He calmed down and
Looking at the messenger, he said sharply: "What did you say? Say it again?!"
The messenger gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Our captive Huaibei people were massacred by the soldiers and civilians of the Yan State. Their heads were placed outside Guanggu City. General Liu ordered that tens of thousands of people outside the city who wanted to enter the city be killed.
The people of Xianbei built a jingguan outside the southern city to pay homage to the deceased."
Liu Yu was speechless for a long time. After he regained his composure, he waved his hand: "You all step aside and allow me to discuss with the queen and the chief historian. Captain Xiao, please take this brother down to rest."
Xiao Sitian gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Commander, please give the order. We are willing to ask for orders to go to war, raze Guanggu, and avenge the innocent people who died!"
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "I said to stand down for the time being, can't you hear me? This military report is not allowed to be published outside for the time being. Anyone who leaks military information will be dealt with according to military law!"
Xiao Sitian’s hands were clenched tightly into fists, and his eyes were almost spitting fire, but he still raised his hands and saluted: “As you command!”
Liu Yu continued: "Inform all military commanders to gather in the central military commander's tent. In half an hour, I will have a military meeting."
Xiao Sixian's eyes flashed with excitement, and he shouted: "I have the order!" He picked up the messenger on the ground and walked away quickly. Soon, the sergeants in his team disappeared into the camp with him.
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Liu Yu stood motionless, almost as if he was petrified. It took a long time before Liu Muzhi's voice sounded from behind him: "Jinu, what should we do now?"
Liu Yu turned around slowly, his eyes were already red, and his face was full of murderous intent. Such a terrifying, ruthless, and decisive expression made Wang Miaoyin's face turn pale: "Brother Yu,
,You, please calm down, don’t do this!”
Liu Yu's voice was cold and decisive: "Fat man, Miaoyin, what do you think my Northern Expedition is for?"
Liu Muzhi sighed: "In order to punish the Southern Yan who attacked our Jin Dynasty and took my people captive, in order to realize your ideal of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains."
Liu Yu said categorically: "No, no, I am sending troops this time not to destroy Hu or to seize his wife, but just to save these innocent people. I join the army to serve the country, and I have only one purpose for sending troops in the Northern Expedition. Then
It is to protect the people of our Jin Dynasty. If as a soldier, you eat food grown by the common people and wear clothes produced by the common people, but cannot protect them, then what are you still doing?"
Wang Miaoyin opened her eyes wide: "If you just want to get those people back, do you need to go to war like this? I always thought you were..."
Liu Yu said loudly: "You always thought that I just used this as an excuse. In fact, it was for power and wealth, or for my dream of the Northern Expedition that would leave a name in history, right?"
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Jinu, we know that you care about the world, we know that you have great ambitions, and we know that you want to go to the north for this ambition and end this troubled world. But, do you do this for just two thousand people?
It’s hard for us to understand.”
Liu Yu said with emotion: "Perhaps in your eyes, these are just more than two thousand insignificant common people. They live as charity from noble families. For the country, apart from planting some fields and receiving some gifts, they have nothing to do with it."
It has no effect. In troubled times, human life is like duckweed. If you are robbed or killed, you can only accept your fate. In this world, no one cares about the life and death of ordinary people. Even thousands of people are robbed, which is a matter of course.
, as the Great Jin Dynasty, as the superior emperors and generals, it is not worth starting a war for them. The life of one soldier is more important than ten people. This is a troubled world, right?"
Wang Miaoyin's beautiful eyebrows frowned: "Brother Yu, although I don't like it, I still want to say that this is the way the world is. Soldiers, horses, money and food are the key to dominance. If you really only do it for these two thousand people,
, then this war is really not worth it.”
Liu Yu said sternly: "What is the reason for the world's perception? Isn't it because you, the high-ranking aristocratic families, also have such a view? As a powerful family, they will only fight for power and gain, and will only consolidate their own family's power. But
Have you ever regarded these people as beings equal to yourself? Have you ever thought about why you are in power?"
Liu Muzhi also frowned: "If you want to realize your ideals and ambitions, and protect these people, you have to master power and send slaves. We have come step by step today, isn't it just to master power? From this perspective
There is nothing wrong with this. If you have no power and no army, how can you protect the people? But if you protect thousands of people, you have to risk losing your power and the army. This is not worth it. There are still problems in this world
No matter high or low, life also has its weight. You can't possibly say that the life of a Jiangbei farmer is more important than your Jingba brothers or the two of us."
Liu Yu said loudly: "No, I don't think so. Life is always the most precious. In my eyes, the life of a Jiangbei farmer is the same as yours and Miaoyin. It's just that your relationship is much closer than them."
But this does not mean that I can turn a blind eye to their suffering. I originally proposed and insisted on the Jiangbei immigration plan, and the war started because of it. It can be said that they were dragged down by me and suffered. As a tax on these people in normal times,
Shouldn’t the soldiers supported by the tax risk their lives to save them? We raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while. If the people who support us cannot even save the people who support us, then what are we wearing this military uniform for?"
Wang Miaoyin sighed: "Brother Yu, if your purpose of sending troops is just for these two thousand people, why don't you first send an envoy to ask Yan to release the people? Instead of sending troops directly?"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "The black robe sent troops to attack my Jiangbei and kidnap my people in order to demonstrate and warn me. He will never let this person go. If we don't send troops but send envoys to ask,
It will only make him and the Yan army more arrogant, and even increase the risks for us common people. Therefore, I can only send troops to attack Yan and use force to deal with it. I thought that as long as I can defeat the Yan army and force them to sue for peace, I can save the country.
Go back to these people!"
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Jinnu, you may have really miscalculated this time. Maybe Murong Lan and Murong Chao still want to seek peace, but Hei Pao is a devil without any humanity. He does this just to destroy
Let’s negotiate peace to prevent ourselves from being captured and sent away. Now our soldiers are also killing the Xianbei people in anger. The blood feud between the people on both sides is as deep as the sea. Peace negotiations are no longer possible. Even Murong Lan is in danger!"
