Chapter 1574: Your Highness, the humble ministers will withdraw first
Li Chen could acquiesce in allowing more than 100,000 civilians to stay at Yueyangguan to die in place of the regular army. This was because he was cruel to others.
In order to trick Yelu Shenxuan into trapping him and killing him, he even did not hesitate to stay at Yueyang Pass. This made him even more cruel to himself.
"Your Highness, you must not do this!"
Wu Bishan said in shock: "Your Highness has a body of thousands of dollars. No matter what happens, it is not as important as His Highness's safety. If something happens to Your Highness, how will you explain to the court?"
"Why do you need to explain?"
Li Chen said in a deep voice: "Yelu Shenxuan knows that I am at Yueyang Pass, and he will definitely try his best to capture me alive. How can he be willing to give up such an unparalleled feat?"
"If I leave now, then Yueya Pass will be just Crescent Pass. But if I am here, Crescent Pass will be half of the Qin Dynasty."
"By breaking through the Crescent Moon Pass and capturing me alive, Yelu Shenxuan's prestige will be unstoppable. Not only will he be able to ascend the throne smoothly, but the great nobles in Liao will also willingly bow their heads."
"Even without these political benefits, as long as he can capture me alive, it is a matter of great significance to him, just as I also want to capture him alive."
Li Chen said calmly: "The city of Crescent Pass has been defeated. Whether or not to take advantage of the victory to enter the pass is a question that will be placed in front of him immediately. I am not sure how he will choose. If it is an ordinary time, he may make a desperate move to enter the pass.
To expand the results of the war, but now that winter has arrived, the domestic political situation of the Liao Kingdom may change at any time, so he may not risk entering the border."
"But the stage has been set. If he doesn't enter, all our efforts will be in vain. I must give him a reason to enter."
Speaking of this, Li Chen nodded and said, "I am giving him the best reason."
Wu Bishan didn't understand this truth, but he still insisted: "Your Highness, in a decisive battle, hundreds of thousands of troops will be strangled, and the civilians are just civilians after all, and they can't resist for long. When the war is in chaos, if something unexpected happens...
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"That's destiny too."
Li Chen smiled and said: "This plan has been a gamble full of risks since its inception. I used the Crescent Gate and hundreds of thousands of civilians to set up the plan, while he spent 600,000 troops and his own political life to set up the plan.
As a bet, the stakes of this huge gamble will completely influence the development of the national destiny of Qin and Liao for at least ten years in the future. How can it be accomplished without taking some risks?"
Wu Bishan wanted to say something more, but when he saw Li Chen's resolute attitude, he could only sigh and said: "Your Highness has already made a decision, and I will not dare to question it, but I would like to ask Your Highness to allow the general to follow you, otherwise
If so, I will never let His Highness stay alone at Crescent Moon Pass under any circumstances."
"Of course you have to stay."
Li Chen smiled and said: "As the coach, Wu Qingcang has to retreat to the back in advance to arrange things, while you and I will stay here."
Wu Banshan said solemnly: "This is the honor of the general."
His expression was full of a sense of mission and honor, without any fear or dissatisfaction.
Li Chen was very satisfied and pleased.
At this moment, brothers Zhou Ping'an and Zhou Changshou arrived.
Wu Banshan turned his head and saw that the two brothers were actually carrying bags, and his face suddenly became unhappy.
Zhou Ping'an didn't seem to notice how bad Wu Banshan's face was. After he stepped forward, he saluted Li Chen and said, "Your Highness, the Weichen brothers will withdraw first."
