"What a king of Liangzhou! Your Majesty really wants me to fight them in Liangzhou City!"
Zhu Tianyou never imagined that he originally thought this was a great good thing, but he didn't expect that it would eventually become the most critical reason for his death.
"Now I envy you two. If you surrender now, maybe those barbarians will not do anything to you in order to appease the people and stabilize the situation in Liangzhou!"
"But I am different. If Liangzhou City is gone, I must die!"
Otherwise, he, the king of Liangzhou, would become a sinner through the ages, and he would be the kind of person who would be infamous for eternity.
In this era, most of the officials were scholars, and what scholars feared most was leaving their bad reputation in the world and showing it to future generations.
Of course, there are also some people who believe that life is worse than death. As the saying goes, it is better to die than to live in vain.
But he, Zhu Tianyou, falls into the former category. I am a relative of the emperor, how can he be humiliated like this?
Even if you die, you must die clearly and with dignity.
"King Liangzhou, you look down on us so much. You still don't know who we two are?"
Although the county governor was a military officer, he also read poetry and books. He naturally has the integrity of a scholar.
Not to mention the prefect, he was originally a martial arts scholar with great integrity, and even got the top prize in the examination.
However, he has been an official for many years and has experienced great social and admiration. He has already rounded off all the edges and corners of his body, and now he is very smooth in doing things, making it difficult for others to grasp and touch.
However, the situation is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change!
"I have not read the books of sages in my life in vain!"
Although he doesn’t have the lofty integrity and rich knowledge of a saint, he at least learned something!
"Then you say, fight or not fight?"
Zhu Tianyou's eyes were bright, his expression was extremely firm, and his aura was expanding. At this moment, he seemed like a real King of Liangzhou. In fact, he was the King of Liangzhou.
The drunkenness just now seemed to be deliberately revealed.
"Well, if I say I won't fight, I'm afraid you won't agree!"
"We are just a few small officials, and you are the king of Liangzhou personally conferred by His Majesty. You have said that you have the final say in Liangzhou!"
"Hahaha--"
After receiving the answer, Zhu Tianyou looked up to the sky and roared, expressing his joy with laughter.
"Okay, okay, okay! I know that I, Zhu Tianyou, did not misjudge you two!"
"In that case, let's fight him to the death. What a bullshit emperor. He is far away in the capital. How can he take care of our affairs? When I repel those thieves, I will proclaim myself the king. That bullshit emperor, love it.
You can go wherever you want, and we will never be restricted by him from now on!"
Zhu Tianyou spoke loudly about the frustration in his heart.
"I have even thought about the name of the country in the future. Since we are in Liangzhou, we will name the country Liang!"
"And you, you are the prime minister beside me, and you are the general beside me!"
Zhu Tianyou pointed at the prefect and the county guard, but they were smiling bitterly.
They are all dying, why are you talking about this?
"Okay, when we expand our territory next year, I'll have a share!"
At this time, the troops of the Five Nations Allied Forces were already less than a hundred feet close to the city wall and could launch an attack at any time.
On the city wall, Zhu Tianyou and the county guard had already taken their positions. Looking at the vast army below, which was like a vast ocean, it would be a lie to say that they were not frightened or shocked.
With so many people alone, it is no exaggeration to say that just one spit from one person could drown several of them.
Three hundred thousand people, if one person spits out a small mouthful, it is almost a thousand liters of water. It is no exaggeration to drown a person in this water.
However, fortunately, Liangzhou City has made complete preparations.
"I didn't expect that you two bastards would come to me to drink and have fun all day long. I didn't expect that you had already made such a thorough arrangement behind my back!"
Zhu Tianyou laughed and scolded. He originally thought that Liangzhou City just carried out a simple defense arrangement, but he did not expect that these defense facilities were so well prepared, and everyone had divided their labor well!
It turned out that these guys were doing it secretly behind his back.
"What are these plans behind your back? Weren't you, I, and that kid also making them together at the beginning? We discussed the plan together, and you told me that it was behind your back?"
"Okay, it's really you two!"
Just a few days ago, before Zhu Tianyou learned the clear number of enemy troops, the three of them and other senior officials were busy all night every night, arranging fortifications and formulating defense strategies.
Because they are confident that they can win this battle.
But after hearing that the enemy army had 300,000 elite troops, they were completely defeated.
This news was like a needle, piercing Zhu Tianyou's soul deeply, almost causing him to collapse and faint.
Because he knew that even a hundred thousand miscellaneous troops who worked hard to scrape together would be vulnerable to these three hundred thousand elites.
So he gave up and planned to live happily for a while before being killed, doing things he never dared to do but wanted to do.
However, gradually, he found that such a life seemed even more boring. Instead of living in such decadence and mediocrity, it would be better to live in fear and comfort on the battlefield.
But this is not something he can decide alone. If he is the only one who still wants to fight and everyone else has given up, then even if he has great ability, he will not be able to fight against these 300,000 elites.
"So, you never had any intention of giving up from the beginning, but you hid it from me?"
The Sheriff nodded,
"Not just me, but him too!"
Now the magistrate of Liangzhou is trying to appease the people in the city, visiting famous families in the city, because their servants are also a considerable force. If they are sent to the city wall, they can still resist for a while.
So, the key is how to convince them.
But this is not difficult. The magistrate, who is smooth in dealing with things, finally raised 3,000 men after many days of hard work!
Don't underestimate these three thousand strong men, this is almost equivalent to one-tenth of the defenders of Liangzhou City!
"So, if in the end, I don't have any battle plan and give up, what will you do?"
Zhu Tianyou asked quietly, but the governor's answer never let him down.
"What else can I do? I'll carry you to the battlefield! After all, such a long time of preparation can't be in vain, right?"
"Haha, yes, carry me to the battlefield. Our careful preparations cannot be wasted!"