Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Favor?

Looking at Wanyan Kang in front of him, for some reason, the figure of Wu Quanwen suddenly appeared in Lu You's mind.

One is a prince, the other is a prince. Although their situations are completely different, their calculations towards themselves are the same.

"Help you get revenge?" Lu You frowned and asked, "Do you think you can fight against the entire country on your own?"

"Don't we still have you?" Wanyan Kang said to Lu You.

"Why can I?" Lu You asked puzzledly.

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Kang pointed to the bottom of Sanhuai Slope and said, "Then why can I help you fight against this army of nearly 200,000?"

Lu You was silent.

indeed.

He asked Wanyan Kang to help him fight against an army of 200,000.

This is essentially the same as the other party's request that they make enemies with the entire Jin Kingdom.

"You asked me to risk my life to save people with you. As a reciprocal condition, you should also risk your life."

"That's fair, isn't it?"

As he spoke, Wanyan Kang raised the sword in his hand, cut a wound on the palm of his right hand, and let the blood flow out.

"Time is running out. If you agree, let's high-five and swear an oath."

Looking at the palm dripping with blood, Lu You clenched his teeth, then reached out to wipe the wet blood on his chin, then raised his hand and slapped Wanyan Kang's palm heavily.

Snapped!

[Negative emotions from Wanyan Kang +80, +80, +80...]

"You're dirty."

I don’t know where Wanyan Kang got a handkerchief from, but he actually started to wipe his hands with disgust.

"Are you sick?" Lu You glared and said, "Our palms are all covered in blood. Why are yours clean and mine dirty?"

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Kang frowned and looked at Lu You.

"My blood seeps out from the wound, it is spotless and pure, and a high five with you can be a gentleman's agreement."

"And your blood is mixed with saliva! It defiles this sacred ceremony!"

"Where did you hear these things?" Lu You asked speechlessly.

"Read." Wanyan Kang raised his head and said, "Your Wu Kingdom's Book of Rites."

…………

Outside the western wall of Qingzhou City, the Jin army was approaching and had completed their deployment.

In this expedition against Wu, 16 armies were dispatched, with a total of nearly 400,000 soldiers.

Excluding the casualties from the battle, the garrisons stationed along the way to defend the cities totaled more than 198,000 men when they arrived at the foot of Qingzhou Prefecture.

And under the most important western city wall, there were four armies with a total of 100,000 soldiers.

At noon, the north wind blows gently.

The gently fluttering black flags in the Jin army camp looked like the arms of the god of death, waving slowly towards the Qingzhou city.

In front of the army formation, there stood a 13-meter-high platform with 13 cross wooden frames erected on it, and a plump and bloated figure was standing on it.

"Bring the people up!"

As the man spoke softly, the officer following him immediately started shouting.

"Send the order of the Grand Commander! Bring the Wu Nation Warrior Platform!"

This shout was obviously generated by the internal energy. The sound spread in all directions like thunder and fell into the ears of all the soldiers.

At one side, a team of black-armored golden soldiers dragged a dozen blood-gourd-like figures onto the platform and tied them all to the cross wooden cross.

"The dog smashed it... You want to use us as a sacrifice to boost morale... You're dreaming!"

A warrior who was beaten beyond recognition said this weakly, and then was about to swallow his tongue to commit suicide.

But before he could bite his tongue tightly, a thin figure flashed over and grabbed the warrior's chin with his hand.

It was the person who just spoke for the Grand Commander!

"You can't die unless the Grand Governor tells you to!"

The thin figure said lightly, then exerted force with his hands and crushed the warrior's jaw.

The warrior struggled in pain, his eyes like a mad beast, as if he wanted to eat the person in front of him alive.

But it was all in vain.

"Aliban, what's going on?"

A cold voice was heard, and the skinny figure quickly turned around and bowed respectfully to the round figure.

"General, I failed to teach these bandits a lesson. I will crush all of their jaws right now and make sure they don't cause any more trouble."

The round figure snorted coldly when he heard this.

"No need, they are just a few dying people, not worth getting angry about."

"It's getting late, let's get started!"

Upon hearing this, Aliban bowed his head and accepted the order. He then walked to the front of the platform, gathered his internal strength and spoke slowly.

"Comrades, our Great Jin has been established for a hundred years, and we obey the will of heaven and respond to the will of the people."

"Since the founding of our country, we have maintained friendly relations with neighboring countries and have never been the first to resort to war."

"But eighty years ago, Xianfeng was in turmoil, King Wu committed treason and usurped the throne."

"In the autumn of the same year, he dispatched a large force to the west across the Linhuang River and invaded our Great Jin territory. With a brutal attitude, he captured cities and plundered land, and his troops reached the east of Ningshan."

"For more than 20 years, our soldiers fought to the death to defend our country, but we still couldn't turn the tide."

"The Wu Kingdom is tyrannical and powerful east of Ningshan. It established Ningguan and redrawn its territory."

"Rename Linhuang River to Xijiang River, change Dongning Prefecture to Xijiang Prefecture, and forcefully promote Wuguo Confucianism and Legalism in an attempt to cover up the past."

"But such a great hatred and shame, how dare we, the sons of the Jin Kingdom, forget it?"

"Today, our Jin army is attacking Wu, not only to avenge our humiliation and recover our lost territory, but also to save the people of the Great Jin."

"Since Dongning Prefecture was occupied by Wu State, Wu State has not only failed to treat the people well, but has also continued to collect taxes, impose excessive demands, punish and kill innocent people, and give inappropriate rewards..."

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"What are they doing?" On the city wall, Ye Hua held a strong bow and asked as he looked at the dark mass of Jin soldiers in the distance.

"They should be talking about the siege manifesto." Wen Chengjie said with a faint smile, "It must be said before a major war to boost the morale of the soldiers."

Ye Hua turned around in confusion: "Then why didn't we say it?"

"We don't need to." Wen Chengjie said with a smile: "If they lose, they still have a way to retreat and turn around and leave, so they have to inspire the anger of the soldiers, let them forget about life and death, and charge into battle."

"But we have no way to retreat. If we lose, we will die, so everyone will fight to the death."

Upon hearing this, Ye Hua subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the east: "We also have a way out. It was you who sent troops to seal the east gate and cut off everyone's retreat."

"I know." Wen Chengjie said with a smile: "It is true that we have a way out, but if everyone is ready to retreat, giving up a city today and another city tomorrow, then soon the country will no longer be a country."

Hearing this, Ye Hua frowned and thought: "I don't care."

"Yeah." Wen Chengjie said with a smile: "But there are always people who are reluctant to give up."

Ye Hua asked again: "Are you reluctant to leave this city, or are you reluctant to leave the people, or are you reluctant to leave the high position and wealth in the future?"

Wen Chengjie thought for a moment and said, "I can't bear to part with any of them."

"Then I'll help you defend it." Ye Hua said casually, "If you really can't defend it, I'll take you away."

Wen Chengjie smiled and nodded when he heard this: "Remember to bring my dad along."

Ye Hua's brows furrowed even deeper, obviously thinking about the feasibility of this proposal.

After counting the breaths.

"I want to hear what their manifesto says." Ye Hua spoke again

"Scolding us!" Wen Chengjie said lightly.

"How did you know?"

“Because we scold them too.”

"I didn't curse." Ye Hua shook his head and denied it: "I have read the books in your study before. Was Xijiang Mansion really the land of the Jin Kingdom?"

Wen Chengjie turned to look at Ye Hua after hearing this: "All troubles begin with learning to read. If you want to indulge yourself, read less."

Ye Hua: "You are not good..."