The corner of the magic path was dug by me [Rebirth]

Lu Xiaohui had just changed places, so it wasn't suitable for her to continue traveling with her, and Jincheng was an important place on the frontier, so it wasn't a suitable place to take her children to play.Although they were looking for Bai Niyun for Lu Xiaohui, Lu Ningchu and Long Yuan didn't bring the little girl with them.

The current city lord of Jincheng is Luo Yinglan, as if to commemorate her once beloved husband, this female general who came from a monastic family did not choose to hide her face, but let her face age, and now her temples are already graying.

Lu Ningchu admired this female general deeply, but at this moment he looked at Luo Yinglan on the tower, and couldn't help frowning.

When he and Long Yuan came, it was at the time when Baiqing and Yezhao armies were fighting, the battlefield was full of shouts and clashes, the battle was very fierce and there were many casualties.Both the enemy and us are red-eyed, as if the 30 years of peace have not diminished the slightest hatred, the commander on the tower just blindly beat the drums and ordered the soldiers to charge, there is no art of war at all, it is just like a fit of anger, vowing to fight the enemy. It's up to you.

When the two armies are at war, charging is essential, but as it is now, it is no different from sending the soldiers to death, and it is really not what a qualified general does.

Lu Ningchu felt that this was not like Luo Yinglan's style, but the intersection between him and Luo Yinglan stayed in the few conversations 30 years ago, and it is unknown what changes have occurred in the other party in the past 30 years.What made him even more confused was that Bai Niyun was supervising the battle in Jincheng, and seeing such a situation, he did nothing to dissuade him.

Maybe there's a reason for it that he doesn't know.

Although he can't stand the situation on the battlefield, Lu Ningchu doesn't want to jump to conclusions because he doesn't know the whole picture.

Bai Niyun must also be on the tower, so it's not good to go and look for her at this time.Lu Ningchu dragged Longyuan into Jincheng, wanting to find an inn to stay first, but he couldn't help being taken aback after entering the city.

The city was unexpectedly depressed, there were almost no people on the streets, and most of the shops on both sides had their windows and doors closed.

Lu Ningchu stopped a passing woman and asked, "Old man, why are there so few people in the city?"

Although Jincheng is a border city, behind it is a vast field called Baiqing Granary.The common people need housing for farming. Even if Jincheng is attacked by Yezhao all the year round, the population in the city will not be too sparse.

The woman was very old, her hair was gray, and her steps were staggering. Lu Ningchu repeated it a few times before she finally heard it clearly, and replied vaguely: "Everyone, all, all went out to fight—"

"Old man, I know that the soldiers went to war. I'm asking the common people. Why are all the shops in the city closed?"

Although Jincheng was not prosperous 30 years ago, it was by no means deserted like it is now. Not to mention the shops on the street, there are many small stalls and hawkers.

The old woman laughed out loud when she heard the words: "Let's leave, they're all going to fight—"

Lu Ning was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and said, "Have all the people in the city been conscripted into the army?"

Bai Qing had 30 years to cultivate his life and rest, so he shouldn't be short of soldiers to the extent that the entire Jincheng was confiscated.

However, the old woman may have lost her sense of consciousness, and just kept repeating "It's all confiscated, it's all confiscated", ignoring other questions.Lu Ningchu had no choice but to give her some broken silver and let her leave.

After walking for a long time, I finally found an inn that was still open for guests.

Lu Ningchu looked around at the furnishings in the room, and then pulled the bed curtain, saying: "The things in this inn are not dilapidated, although there is dust, but it is not very thick, and it doesn't look like it has been neglected for a long time."

Long Yuan twisted the withered flowers in the vase: "Adorned with fresh flowers, it can be seen that there were young people who carefully managed the inn before. Now there is only one old man who is also the shopkeeper and waiter. The young people in this city should be exactly as the old woman said. They were all conscripted into the army."

"How could the conscription reach such a level..." The peace negotiation period has just ended, how could Bai Qing and Ye Zhao have reached the point where all the people are soldiers so quickly.What's more, sending untrained civilians to the battlefield is far better than nothing. Instead of blindly increasing the number of people, it is better to think about how to use soldiers.

Thinking of the disorderly command on the battlefield, Lu Ningchu frowned, almost suspecting that Luo Yinglan sent someone to die on purpose.

He was also very puzzled by Bai Niyun's indifference.Not to mention that Bai Niyun was born in the Baiqing royal family and was a Nascent Soul cultivator. If she vetoed it, such absurd decision would never be carried out.Even watching so many casualties without being moved, is also very inconsistent with Bai Niyun's usual personality.

What went wrong that made Jincheng become like this in just a few months after the end of the armistice?

They knew the situation of the Demonic Dao, the Demon Lord had changed positions, and all forces were busy shuffling their cards to take over, and they had no time to send people out to beat Bai Qing's army to the point where they were powerless to fight back.Nowadays, most of the demon cultivators who follow Yezhao's army are supported by Yezhao himself, and their strength is mediocre, so there is nothing to worry about.

"I'll go to Yezhao King Capital to have a look."

Longyuan's current situation can be regarded as free from the two ways of righteousness and evil, but the power of Longyuan Demon Lord is still there, which may be able to promote Ye Zhao and Bai Qing to renegotiate peace.

No matter what the reason is, it is absolutely impossible to continue fighting like what I saw today. Lu Ningchu did not stop Long Yuan, and after Long Yuan left, he went to the streets to inquire about news.

However, Long Yuan didn't look good when he came back.

Lu Ningchu asked him, "How is the situation?"

Long Yuan shook his head: "This war was provoked by Yezhao. Emperor Yezhao refused to retreat, and said that if he wanted a truce, he would have to kill all of Yezhao's people."

Although Yezhao belongs to the magic way, most of its people are ordinary common people.Long Yuan persuaded Emperor Yezhao to withdraw his troops. His original intention was to stop the war and reduce casualties. How could it be possible to slaughter all the people of the country instead.

"Why?" Lu Ningchu was puzzled. "It's been 30 years since the war ceased. How come their enmity with Bai Qing hasn't diminished at all, but instead has gotten deeper and deeper? Many times before, they were ordered by the demon lord, not They volunteer."

"Yezhao's land is barren. Next year, he will have to buy food from neighboring countries to ensure that the country is full. Behind Jincheng is a fertile plain. Moreover, Baiqing and Yezhao were formed after the 300-year Daqing split. Yezhao believes that Baiqing's land It should have belonged to them, and the current emperor and court ministers are determined to recover the lost land."

"It's been 300 years. Why haven't they been so obsessed with the so-called 'lost land' before? I remember that there was a time when the devil asked them to send troops, but they didn't want to attack Bai Qing."

"Perhaps this emperor wants to make some achievements." Long Yuan's face was gloomy, and he was dissatisfied with Emperor Yezhao, "The whole country of Yezhao is very united in this matter, I will go to the street with Emperor Yezhao Randomly pulling people to ask questions is all impassioned, and no one objects."

Lu Ningchu's face also darkened.

The cause of the battle 30 years ago was that the demon lord wanted to occupy the territory of Zhengdao, so later Gu Chongming agreed to negotiate a peace, and Yezhao naturally accepted it.But this time the battle is according to Yezhao's public opinion, and if there is no winner, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop.

"Yezhao found out the old accounts from 300 years ago, and he is still so united. Someone must have instigated it. Bai Qing's reaction is not right, maybe he was also instigated by the radicals." Lu Ningchu looked at the city tower, "Now the sky is dark , The two armies called for gold to withdraw their troops, and I will go to my senior sister to ask what is going on."

After Bai Niyun finished discussing with the other generals, Lu Ningchu went into her room.

"Sister!"

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Bai Niyun, who was about to adjust her breath a little, was taken aback for a moment, then she looked happy, and immediately got up and said, "Little brother, why are you here!"

She looked at Long Yuan again, and nodded slightly: "There is Lord Long."

Long Yuan nodded in return and didn't say much.

Lu Ningchu explained the reason for his visit to Bai Niyun, and the latter pinched his face: "I don't feel relieved seeing that you are fine. Since you are here for the little girl, why didn't you bring someone with you?"

Lu Ningchu gave a rare shy smile: "I'm not thinking that Senior Sister is busy supervising the battle, so I don't want to distract you. Besides, Xiao An is too young to travel around. By then, Senior Sister, you won't be busy, and Long and I It will be the same if Yuan picks her up again."

He paused, and then asked again: "Senior sister, how is master now? Has his broken arm recovered? Has the catastrophe been overcome?"

After leaving the Sea of ​​Blood of the Buddha that day, there was no news of Lu Qingyue from the outside world. After asking Qianhe Zhai, they could only get news of Lu Qingyue's retreat.

"Master's severed arm has recovered." Bai Niyun felt a little helpless, "However, his distraction has not yet passed, and he probably won't come until he is willing to admit your relationship with Lord Youlong."

"How could this be..." Lu Ningchu suddenly showed guilt.

Bai Niyun patted him: "It's not your fault, Master is just angry with himself now, it will be fine when he finishes being stubborn. Everyone else is fine, and they all look forward to you going back, trying to persuade Master, you don't have to Too worried."

Having said that, Lu Ningchu couldn't say anything more, so he could only purse his lips, and changed the subject to talk about today's command and conscription.

"Senior Sister, when I came today, I saw that the command on the battlefield was disorganized. Even though there were many casualties, they just blindly ordered the soldiers to charge. What is the reason?"

Bai Niyun suddenly showed a wry smile: "Yezhao's attack is fierce, and our side has no time to respond. We can only stop Yezhao's army from moving forward."

Lu Ningchu frowned: "But Jincheng has a large defensive formation, so it's not that there is no chance to temporarily retreat and make adjustments to the march. As long as you can make adjustments, even if you can't regain the upper hand, it is better than blindly charging people. And you will guard Jincheng It may not be impossible for the monks to gather in one place and turn into sharp knives to break through the enemy's formation."

"Junior Brother, you don't understand." Bai Niyun shook his head, "Yezhao's people don't have the thought of saving their lives at all, they rushed over desperately, if we don't show the same momentum, we won't be able to fight against them. Yezhao's demon cultivators are scattered everywhere, and they don't care about the life and death of Yezhao's soldiers, if we gather the monks in one place, it is equivalent to letting our ordinary soldiers face the demon cultivators."

Although he felt that Bai Niyun didn't have the character of being held back by the enemy and waiting to die, but he couldn't think of a way to break the situation for a while, so Lu Ningchu could only ask again: "Then what happened to the conscription in the city? Qinghe Yezhao just started fighting again, so he conscripted troops to ten rooms and nine empty spaces, didn't King Bai Qing send reinforcements?"

"It's useless for civilians to serve as soldiers. It can only increase casualties. Sister, how could you agree to such absurd practice?"

"Of course the capital sent reinforcements over, but Yezhao invaded wantonly, not only in Jincheng, but also in other places, not to mention that the reinforcements did not arrive in time, even the number is a drop in the bucket. If you want to hold the front line, in addition to conscription There is no other way." Bai Niyun sighed, but the words he said were very ruthless, "How can war not kill people."

Bai Niyun was helpless, but when he left, Lu Ningchu had even more doubts in his heart.

How can war not kill people.

This sentence is very true.

But when this sentence came out of Bai Niyun's mouth, it was wrong.

What Bai Niyun said earlier was full of helplessness, but after careful study, it can be found that she has no intention of changing the status quo at all.

Lu Ningchu has been with Bai Niyun for many years and has a very good relationship, so he understands her character very well.Bai Niyun is gentle and careful, it is absolutely impossible for her to watch so many people die without being moved, even if she has no choice but to find a way to break the situation, she will never accept the reality of countless casualties like this.The purpose of monks participating in wars is also to reduce casualties.

Bai Niyun was so abnormal, it gave Lu Ningchu the same feeling that Luo Yinglan gave him when he was commanding on the tower today—they were sending people to die on purpose!