"There is actually a secret passage leading out of the city?!"
Li Mu came up from the cellar and told Li Siwen what he saw. Li Siwen was so surprised that he couldn't close his jaw. After a while, he calmed down and said with a frown: "Dingxiang City has been occupied by Turks for many years. There is such a secret passage.
Not surprising, the question now is, how many such secret passages are there, is it just this one, or are there many. Moreover, Empress Xiao knows this secret passage, so there is no reason for Princess Yicheng not to know it, but why did she choose to attack it?
city instead of coming in through the secret passage?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid she doesn't want us to know the existence of the secret passage, and she doesn't know the reality in Dingxiang City. If we attack from the secret passage and are discovered by us, and we can't attack the city, we will definitely
To alert the snake, we will be on guard. When the time comes, we will search the whole city and find out what she wants to hide."
Li Siwen's eyes lit up: "Are you talking about passing on the national jade seal?"
Li Mu nodded and said: "It should be so at present, but now, we don't have time to look for it. Princess Yicheng's attack on the city was thwarted today. A quarter of her troops have been lost. Reinforcements may arrive at any time. She should take care of
No more hiding. I think she will attack the city again soon. Now we don’t know how many secret passages there are in the city. Turkic soldiers may appear in the houses all over the city at any time. We will be attacked from both sides and we will be defeated. For now
The best plan is to evacuate first. I have just explored the secret passage. The exit of this secret passage is in the east. To the east is Mayi. Princess Yicheng is now in the west. She should not go around and choose this secret passage to enter.
City, quickly order to call all the people over, let’s escape through this secret passage!”
"Leave?" Li Siwen said angrily: "Li Mu, how could you have such an idea! How could it be that we abandoned the city and fled! Since you are greedy for life and afraid of death, why did you come back! If you want to leave, then just treat me as me
You misjudged me! As the magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, I have the responsibility to defend the land. If I cannot defend the city, I will die at the worst. I will be remembered in the history of the future and my family name will not be disgraced!"
Seeing that the guy had the second disease again, Li Mu was so angry that he almost broke his teeth and said: "Li Siwen! You are right, I am greedy for life and afraid of death. I am greedy for life and afraid of death. I came back to seek death. Tell me.
why is that?!"
Li Siwen turned his head and said nothing, and Li Mu continued: "Let me tell you why! I am afraid of death, but I am more afraid of your death, and the death of the people in this city, so I came back. I didn't come back to accompany you.
Damn it, I'm here to find a way to save everyone's lives. Before the Turks came to attack, I didn't know which side they were attacking from, so I didn't let everyone escape blindly. Now that I know that the Turks are in the west, and there is a road here.
Go to the secret passage to the east. If you take this secret passage, the lives of the whole city can be saved. Why not take it? Just to leave your name in the history of Qing Dynasty? Why are you so selfish?!"
Li Siwen retorted unconvinced: "If I go by what you said, what are you going to do to defend the city in the future? Just run away when you encounter the enemy! Since ancient times, integrity is the most important thing for ministers. There is no one who cannot die in a war. I can die, and the people can.
Death, but the majesty of the Tang Dynasty cannot be violated. Even if we all die, we must let the enemy know that this is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Sooner or later, we will fight back and someone will avenge us!"
Li Mu was choked up by this set of "great and upright" words. You can't find fault with these words from any angle. It's really hard to refute. After thinking for a while, Li Mu said: "You can say it
All correct, but it depends on the specific situation. Let me give you an example. If this is Chang'an and the Turks attack at the gate of the city, I agree with everything you said. But this time is different. The Turks outside the city are righteous.
The remnants gathered by Princess Cheng are only about a thousand people. The Turks have been destroyed by our Tang Dynasty. They are just a group of remnants. They cannot occupy Dingxiang City, they just took advantage of a loophole."
"What is most valuable in Dingxiang City at this time? Not everything you see in front of you, not the four walls, not these houses and shops, but the people, the human heart! As the county magistrate, it is your responsibility to protect the land, but it is your responsibility to protect the human heart.
It is your responsibility. What is the human heart? Now, if you can save the lives of these people, it is the human heart. Otherwise, who will believe in the Tang Dynasty? You put up the notice to accept the refugees, are you recruiting them to die? If you today
I brought the entire city to death, and I can guarantee that these border refugees would rather wander in the grasslands than enter the city of the Tang Dynasty again!"
Li Siwen looked a little dazed and murmured: "Is this really the case?"
"Of course!" Li Mu used his skill in deceiving Party A in his previous life, and added more energy, saying: "If you save the lives of the people, refugees from all over the world will come over. Because they know the county magistrate of Dingxiangcheng
He loves his people as his own son, and even when faced with the crisis of enemy siege, he still puts the lives of the people first. Who wouldn’t support such a county magistrate?”
"Hmm... That makes sense..." Li Siwen's eyes gradually became firm and he said, "You are right, we have to let the people go first..."
"That's right..."
Before Li Mu could say "Yes", he heard Li Siwen continue: "But I can't leave! The city is still there and the people are there, but the people will die if the city is lost! You can take the people away, and I will stay here. In this way, I will both
Guarding the hearts of the people without losing integrity." Seeing that Li Mu wanted to speak again, Li Siwen waved his hand to stop him: "Brother, you don't understand. If I escape today, I will never be able to hold my head up for the rest of my life.
I am just a dude who is sheltered under my father's wings. I will never leave. Even if I die, I can't let others point fingers and bring shame on my father's face!"
Seeing his resolute attitude, Li Mu sighed and said, "Okay, in that case, let's arrange for the people to leave first, and I will stay with you.
Li Siwen laughed and patted Li Mu on the shoulder: "I'm hurting you, dear brother."
Li Mu's face was expressionless: "Stop taking advantage of me. Brother Wang has already told me that you were born in the twelfth lunar month."
Li Siwen: "..."
Returning to the small square between the east and west squares, Li Mu faced the people in the city and said: "We all saw the fierce battle with the Turks today. This is a group of Turkic remnants, about a thousand people. If it is really on the battlefield,
Come on, if our cavalry of the Tang Dynasty charges, these people will be killed by the sword. But today, the defense of Dingxiang City is weak, and they took advantage of it. In today's battle during the day, the enemy suffered more than 200 casualties and injured
There are more than a hundred people, but we have also injured more than 20 people and killed six. The enemy still has as many as a thousand people, all of whom are veterans of the battlefield, but we are all young and strong craftsmen. If we continue to fight fiercely, we are no match.
."
"Just now, a secret passage was discovered in the city. The exit is one mile east of the city. In order to save everyone's lives, the county magistrate decided to let the people evacuate from the secret passage first, with women and children leaving first, followed by those injured in this battle, and again
The only son in the family, the last of the rest. Everyone can take away all the grain and rice in the city on an average per person, and the casualties can receive pensions. Reinforcements will arrive before dawn. In the next day or two, everyone can listen to the news. After the war is over, everyone will come back.
All previous promises count.”
Li Mu sighed and said: "Those who are willing to stay to defend the city should stand on the left, while the others wait, get the food and leave quickly!"