Nian Xinya frowned and said in a deep voice, "There are nearly one million Li Shu people in the three cities, how can they be used as burial objects for Xiang Rong!"

The deputy leader agreed, "Exactly, such behavior is too vicious, and your Majesty cannot be allowed to do so!"

"Alliance leader, we must stop your majesty!" a hall leader said loudly.

More people in the hall were hesitant.

They are a little hesitant. If they don't do this, not to mention millions of people, the entire Dali, and even the entire Yuan clan will perish in the hands of Xiangrong!

But if you do this, it would be too cruel and inhumane.

I didn’t expect that His Majesty would be so cruel to his people!

It's okay if they don't know, but now that they know it, it seems a little unreasonable not to do something.

Everyone was hesitating, and the leader of the Zirong Alliance was also hesitating.

He understood that if this strategy was successful, it would be a great benefit to Da Li and the Yuan clan.

But this good thing requires huge sacrifices, the lives of millions of common people!

Sometimes he frowns, sometimes he clenches his fists. The leader of the Extermination Alliance is rarely so entangled.

He knew that everyone was watching him and waiting for his orders.

Because of this, he can't act recklessly, he must be cautious and think twice before he acts!

"Leader, I feel that His Majesty has no choice but to make such a decision. Perhaps, this is the best way now." An incense owner suddenly said.

But immediately, he added, "I just think this method is good, but how this alliance should respond is entirely decided by the alliance leader. We are willing to listen to the alliance leader!"

When hesitating, everyone will hand over the command to the alliance leader as usual.

Whether to ignore it or help millions of people escape is entirely up to the leader of the alliance.

Seeing that the leader of the Extermination Alliance was hesitant, Nian Xinya pursed her lips for a moment and decided to persuade again.

She knew that, looking at the overall situation, the method of breaking the embankment was indeed a good one.

But this method will cause hundreds of thousands of families in the three cities to fall apart and be flooded in an instant!

She dared not imagine the scene in which hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of people were wailing, crying, struggling, and desperately trying to save themselves in the flood.

Frowning her brows, Nian Xinya said in a deep voice, "Leader, the reason why you hesitate is because you feel that it is appropriate to sacrifice a few people to save the majority."

"But have you ever thought about it, what if you were one of this small group of people? Are you willing to sacrifice yourself, your family, your children, and everything you have?"

"In the three cities, how many children and teenagers are in their prime, but they can only wait to die in the city; how many families are harmonious and friendly, full of expectations for the future, but they can only wait to be destroyed by the flood.

Fate, do you think this is fair?"

"Your Majesty, are we really qualified to sacrifice them and decide their life or death?"

Listening to Nian Xinya's shocking words, everyone in the hall couldn't help but lower their heads.

Some of them vaguely agreed with this method. It was indeed because they were not in the city, and their families were not in the city either.

This makes them feel how selfish and unrighteous they are.

"Leader, I have been waiting for your decision. If you don't save me, I will save it myself!" One person shouted suddenly. Everyone looked back and saw that this man's eyes were red. They immediately understood that his family must be in the three cities.

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"Let me help you!" Another person, seemingly touched by Nian Xinya's words, shouted loudly.

No one wants their family to be sacrificed.

From ourselves and others, we can know how desperate the common people of the three cities were who were trapped in the city and could not leave.

"I'll help you too!"

"I'll go too!"

There are more and more people who agree.

Hearing what Nian Xinya said, the leader of the Zirong Alliance was also touched, but he knew that he had to think twice whether he was saving or not.

You can't just listen to what Nian Xinya said and make an immediate decision. This is too hasty.

His opinion will determine the direction of the entire smuggling alliance, so he must be extremely cautious.

But when analyzing the pros and cons, he considered what Nian Xinya said. As a result, the balance between saving and not saving in his heart tilted towards "saving".

Clenching his fist violently, the leader of the Extermination Alliance no longer hesitated and said decisively, "In that case, there is an order from the Extermination Alliance over there to rush to the three cities by the lake to save the people and set up bait to attract the Xiangrong!"

He has decided not only to save the people of the three cities, but also not to affect the plan to break the dike!

In this way, it is very likely that some disciples will be submerged by the flood without being able to escape too far.

But there is absolutely nothing we can do. In troubled times, it is impossible to take care of everyone.

Whether you can survive or not depends on fate!

…

After driving for a day with thirty powerful soldiers and Mizutani Yoshiichi, Qin Yi finally arrived at Numata Castle in Ueno Country, Tone County.

Standing next to the farmland, ignoring the many people from the Wo Kingdom who were staring at them, Qin Yi looked at Numata City in the distance, and he was a little surprised.

Sure enough, there are also fortified cities in the country.

I saw that this Numata Castle was built on a mountain and was well defended. The walls were built of stone walls and were quite high from the ground. It was very difficult to attack.

Although generally speaking, this Numata City is not considered a fortified city in Cangyuan Continent, but it will be more difficult to attack than the small city of Cangyuan.

And among the islands in this country, it is considered a rare fortified city.

Mizutani Yoshiichi promptly informed that there were not many cities like Numata Castle in the country. Only daimyo like the Yoshikawa family or the Hojo family, who owned dozens of kingdoms, could build one or two.

This kind of city is not easy to attack and requires a lot of troops.

From this, Qin Yi understood more clearly that his idea of ​​​​negotiating cooperation was very correct.

If we rely on our own five thousand men to attack such a mountain city, there will definitely be a lot of casualties.

The base camp of the Hojo family, Kawachi Castle, is such a mountain city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

After gathering his thoughts, Qin Yi led his men towards Numata City.

Many farmers in the country looked around in surprise, but Qin Yi ignored it and walked all the way to the gate of Numata City.

The few ashigaru guarding the foot of the mountain city had already seen Qin Yi and others, and they were wary and shouted loudly.

Qin Yi turned his head and looked at Mizutani Jiayi beside him, waiting for the other party to translate.

Since losing his finger, Mizutani Kaiichi has become extremely well-behaved and quickly translated, "He said let us stop."

"Tell him that we are here to discuss cooperation with Ichiro Yoshikawa." Qin Yidan said calmly.

Mizutani Kaichi immediately began to chirp.

The ashigaru people frowned after hearing this. After a moment, one of them said something loudly, and they burst into laughter.

Qin Yi looked at Mizutani Jiayi. The latter's face was a little stiff. He didn't know whether he should say anything. But seeing Qin Yi narrowing his eyes slightly, Mizutani Jiayi didn't dare to delay and said quickly, "He wants us to go as far as he wants!"

…

In the hall, everyone looked solemn and silent.

After an unknown amount of time, Marquis Dingjun looked at Lu Jingyi and asked, "My Lady, what do you think should be done?"

Lu Jingyi blushed and said quickly, "Just call me Jingyi."

Marquis Dingjun glanced at her, and the look in his eyes was very much like, 'You have been assisting Zuo for many years, and I have never seen you so coquettish.'

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this title. The current situation is not optimistic!" Marquis Dingjun said.

How dare he call Lu Jingyi Jingyi? No matter Lu Jingyi's former status as emperor or her future status as queen, he did not dare to be disrespectful.

Seeing that Marquis Ding did not change his words, Lu Jingyi had no choice but to feel a little ashamed in her heart, but she did not think much about it. She looked at several ministers in the palace and asked, "My lords, do you have any opinions?"

In the past, when Dingjunhou, Yingguo Gong, and the six ministers discussed important matters together, Dingjunhou was the first to express his opinion.

But now, Qin Yi asked Lu Jingyi to participate in the decision-making, so in terms of status, Lu Jingyi naturally had to speak first.

Seeing that all the six ministers were silent, Lu Jingyi looked at Marquis Dingjun and said, "Master Marquis, let's talk first."

Marquis Dingjun couldn't resist. He pondered for a moment and then said, "In the past, Dali has always blocked the news. We didn't know how the battle was going. Now, Yinglan City has been destroyed and the second line of defense has been destroyed, so the news has been leaked. Unexpectedly,

Dali has fallen into such a situation!"

"Weichen estimates that Dali has lost a lot of troops and horses, and its national strength has been greatly damaged. This third line of defense will also be difficult to hold!"

Lu Jingyi frowned, "In other words, it is very likely that Xiang Rong will invade this dynasty?"

The Minister of War looked solemn, nodded and said, "If Da Lijie retreats steadily and cannot stop Xiang Rong, this situation is very likely to happen!"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Lu Jingyi looked at the crowd and asked with a frown.

She knew that she was no longer the emperor and could not say anything in public. She was called by Qin Yi to participate in decision-making, and she tried to listen as much as possible and speak as little as possible.

Involuntarily, she turned her head and looked at Si Qimei.

Qin Yi said that this beauty will be her future sister.

So she wanted to know what Si Qimei would say.

Seeing Lu Jingyi look at her strangely, Si Qimei understood what the other party meant. After pondering for a moment, she said, "I think we should make preparations in advance!"

Marquis Dingjun stroked his beard, frowned and agreed, "Indeed, this dynasty should send troops to occupy dangerous places, prepare for battle, and prepare for war!"

Many ministers nodded, this is what they wanted to say.

After pondering for a moment, the Minister of War responded, "If the Xiang Rong invades our dynasty, they will definitely attack from the western border. Therefore, the defense of Guilian City should be strengthened!"

"This city only has 50,000 troops led by General Jingxun, so there are not many troops. However, this is a dangerous place. Lijiang is just ten miles away. You can defend it according to the river and block the Xiang army in the north of the river.

Gather a lot of troops!"

Everyone nodded after hearing this. They knew that this city was an important city in Dali, and Qin Yi captured it when he counterattacked Dali.

As the Rong army is not good at water, it is the best policy to occupy the advantageous location and defend it by the river.

Seeing everyone nodding, the Minister of War continued, "In addition to Guilian City, Dingyue Military Town and Weixi Military Town should also be prepared to strengthen prevention, and send troops to Zhuncheng and Bo City as the second line of defense!"

Guilian City defends Lijiang as the first line of defense!

Zhun City in Luan Prefecture and Bo City in Yanluo Prefecture are the second line of defense!

Dingyue Military Town and Weixi Military Town are the third line of defense!

Xiangrong came from the northwest. If they invade Linzhan, it is impossible to determine whether the opponent invades from Luan Mansion or Yanluo Mansion. Therefore, both military towns need to be on guard!

Everyone nodded and immediately decided to arrange it like this, send troops to several cities, and be ready!

I just don’t know if Dali can stop the Xiangrong army, which they exhausted hundreds of thousands of troops, but Linzhan can stop them.

They only hope that Qin Yi can return as soon as possible before the Xiangrong invasion!
Chapter completed!