Chapter 200 The end of the road
The night was deep, the torches were shining, the city gate that should have been closed was ajar, and a grain truck quietly drove in.
“Come and help me!”
The deliberately lowered voice could not hide the joy inside.
The tiny footsteps were mixed with laughter, and even jokingly guessing when the next food delivery would be.
There was not much food, but for the soldiers in Pingzhou City who had been without food for a long time, what was delivered was not just a few carts of food, but gave the people in desperate situations some hope and rekindled a sense of hope for life.
The matter of food and grass supply has been delayed again and again. I once thought that the people they risked their lives to defend coaxed them to fight the enemy with their flesh and blood again and again, but they didn't care at all about their life and death, and were not even willing to provide food and grass.
The cakes were painted one after another, almost thinking that they would never be able to wait... Now, they had no hope, but they really waited and saw them.
It turns out that they were not abandoned, nor were they left to fend for themselves.
The fire dazzled people's eyes, igniting small warm flames.
Xiao Wu couldn't stop and kept busy.
Liang Huan watched from the side, and her heart became excited.
What a pity——
She sighed silently, moved her eyes away, and turned to the harmonious night.
Under the sleeve, Lu Xiu took her hand.
Their eyes met, but for a moment, he already understood that it was good to make them happy.
Lu Xiu took her hand and walked to her residence: "When did you prepare it?"
Liang Huan looked at him and smiled slightly: "When we were in Jinye at the beginning of the year, I was with Song Tan agreed to open a few new shops in the counties near the front line to prepare for emergencies, but it was only a drop in the bucket. After all, food has been particularly scarce in the past two years. "
Lu Xiu turned to look at her. One glance: "Is there anything you want to ask me?"
In the night, his eyes were gentle, not starlight, but the halo of the moon.
Liang Huan said honestly: "It was there at first, but now it's gone."
Lu Xiu paused: "Why?"
Liang Huan faced him, thought for a while, and said seriously: "No. Before coming to Pingzhou City, I only heard them say that rumors were spreading and the morale of the army was unstable. But from the beginning until now, I didn't see any soldiers being disrespectful towards you. Instead, they respected you and protected you."
"You know, this is not Jinye. They are not the sycophants and flatterers of the past. They are all people who actually go to the battlefield with their heads in their hands. Pingzhou City is now on the line of life and death. In the situation of shortage of food and grass and rumors of defeat, How could they be so sincere and obedient to you just because you are of noble birth?"
Lu Xiu didn't say anything, he just watched and listened quietly. She always spoke half-heartedly to him in the past? There are very few half-truths and half-falsehoods that are as real and without any purpose as they are today.
In his direct gaze, Liang Huan added: "To be able to listen to your orders in such a difficult situation and not to be impatient or chaotic shows that they sincerely recognize and support you. But to be able to gain the sincerity and sincerity of so many people , you must pay an unimaginable price."
"In normal times, people can still pretend, but on the battlefield, real swords and guns cannot be disguised. You eat and live with them, and you can't. We have been together through life and death, but we have learned from each other over time."
She sighed softly: "They trust you and listen to you, and they have never betrayed you. How can you give up on them?"
The moonlight is hazy? , eyes like autumn water, extremely beautiful.
Lu Xiu raised his hand and gently stroked her brow bone with his fingertips. She didn't know that it was her eyes that impressed him the most.
He lowered his head and placed a kiss on her eyelids.
Liang Huan’s eyes were sore.
On the way here, she didn’t understand why she persisted? She didn’t even understand the meaning of persistence, but now——
She took a breath slowly and held back her tears.
The more than half a year of fighting in the north and south, wandering here and there, only hardened his face.
Lu Xiu shouldn't be like this.
Liang Huan gritted his teeth: "Do you know——"
What he didn't finish was sealed with a kiss by him.
A very short, light kiss, without any desire, just to block what she wanted to say. Lu Xiu took her hand and moved forward slowly.
Because of these living lives, he did not obey the instructions of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. What would be the end of a disobedient craftsman waiting for him?
But Daqi never really tolerated him.
The pace was slow and slow, and his faint voice spoke beside him: "Seven years ago, they came to me, and I didn't know my life experience until they came to me."
Seven years ago?
That was only the age of Wushao, which means that from that time on, he started working for the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
"Why don't you ask the Grand Master——"
Liang Huan stopped mid-question. Suddenly he knew that the person who raised him was his enemy. This subverted his previous understanding. Who should he believe at the moment?
“Do you want to ask them or ask them for help?”
Lu Xiu smiled and shook his head: “I don’t believe anyone. In order to find out the whole story, I agreed. Of course, I had no choice but to refuse.”
“During the investigation, she was still alarmed. She——”
Lu Xiu paused for a moment: "Queen Mother."
After that, he continued to move forward.
“She knew that I knew her identity, so she also confessed to me.”
The eldest sister and father whom she had called for more than ten years suddenly became mother and father. ……
“Although they have not made it clear about the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they are not ignorant.”
Liang Huan's heart ached faintly. They knew that Northern Zhou Dynasty was looking for Lu Xiu, but they didn't stop it. They even acquiesced. How could they not be taking advantage of it?
After more than ten years of peace and quiet, why did they suddenly come to the door? How did they know about Lu Xiu's existence?
She has always had a bold guess in her mind. What if someone from the Lu family deliberately leaked Lu Xiu's identity?
The Lu family gave him an honorable position, which was regarded as confusing the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but in fact they did not give him real power and were wary of him. How can it not be a good calculation for self-interest?
Just walking by the river often will inevitably get your shoes wet. Once Northern Zhou found out that his stance was wrong, how could he let it go so easily.
First Zhang Yao reported on Lu Xiu, then Lou submitted a letter of collaboration with the enemy, then forged a blood letter from Lu Huai, and finally found out Lu Xiu's life experience. On the surface, it seemed to be just an internal conflict within the Qi, but behind certain links, The guidance of Northern Zhou Dynasty is indispensable.
On that day when the blood certificate was verified to be fake, Wang Tingyue asked her what her plans were.
Actually, her plan has never changed.
It is useless even if you know that the blood letter is fake, everything about collaboration with the enemy and identity is true.
What's more, the purpose of Lu Huai's death was not in the court, but in the war.
After all, Qi not only lost a general, but also implicated the coach, and was even more unsettled by rumors written in blood.
The soldiers under Lu Xiu's tent were not affected much, but this does not mean that others did not react.
Listen to what the fleeing people have to say, and then look at Lou Shixun who was sent.
I have to say it is a good strategy.
What can Lu Xiu do?
Surrendering openly is a traitor to the country. In view of his previous behavior, the Northern Zhou Dynasty may not be willing to believe him. Lu gave up on him in order to save herself. It is impossible to lead troops to fight back to Jinye. Not to mention the problem of food and grass supply, even the morale of the army will not be unified. Fighting against the Northern Zhou Dynasty is to defend against the enemy, which is justified and reasonable; fighting against Jinye is a rebellion, and it is a traitor and traitor. People get it and kill it. No chance of winning.
Leave the city and soldiers behind, run away alone, and hide for the rest of your life?
Lu Xiu can’t do it, and he doesn’t know how to do it.
What does it mean to be in a dilemma and be surrounded on all sides?
It seems that there is really no other choice but to die.
Therefore, he was prepared to defend Pingzhou and die in the city.
Liang Huan turned to look at him and squeezed his hand.
Even if he dies, he can only die in her hands.
I’m writing, I’m really writing o(╥﹏╥)o
(End of this chapter)