Chapter 500 Everyone Follows His Own Ambition
The sun was scorching, and there were many pedestrians on the bare road, some going into the city and some going out of the city, all carrying their burdens and walking with their heads down.
Qian Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead, pointed at the city not far away and shouted happily: "We're here! We're here! Linchuan is just ahead!"
Gao Qianxuan When he saw him, Qian Ming immediately covered his mouth, curled his neck and leaned closer to Liang Huan.
Liang Huan smiled slightly, then looked towards the city gate clearly visible in the distance, and frowned unconsciously.
When they approached Linchuan, they sold their horses and carriages and pretended to be ordinary people fleeing.
The war has not yet reached Linchuan, and inspections in the city are much more relaxed.
The market in Linchuan City is lively and bustling with people.
After entering the city, Wang Tingyue and Xiao Wu looked for a place to stay.
A few of them were waiting on the street corner.
Although Linchuan is not as prosperous as a big city, compared to Tuyang and Lianzhou that have been devastated by war, it is a rare place of peace and comfort in troubled times.
How long can this comfort last?
Liang Huan looked away, not wanting to see Gao Qian looking at her.
She subconsciously reached for the pouch on her waist to get him medicine.
Gao Qian grabbed her arm and stared at her with his dark eyes: "As long as we fight, there will be a sea of blood and mountains of corpses. This is not something you can change."
Liang Huan was slightly surprised, then smiled: "I don't want to change. After all, I still know how much I weigh."
Gao Qian did not refute her: "Then you insist on going back to Jinye What can I do?”
Liang Huan looked up at the various people on the road and seemed to sigh: “I don’t know what I can do, but I just can’t hide in Zhou Guo and pretend not to know anything, or stand still. In the army of Zhou State, help them make plans on how to deal with the soldiers and people of Qi State, and think about how to occupy the cities belonging to Qi State..."
She was silent for a moment, and then said: "Even if it is for them The generals and soldiers were unable to diagnose and treat me. I couldn't help but think about how many Qi soldiers the wounded soldier in front of me had killed, and which Qi soldier he was injured by... If I cured him, he would be there again on the next battlefield. Who should I kill? But I have to heal him, because he is just a warrior who obeys orders and goes to the battlefield with his head in his hands, and he is also someone’s long-awaited son or husband..."
Gao Qian frowned, full of ridicule: "Liang Han, you are so stupid."
He was laughing at her, and he was indeed smiling, but for some reason, his eyes and heart couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
If he lived in the palace in the past and was far away from these wars and chaos, even if he heard that the troops were defeated, he would only blame the soldiers for their incompetence. However, after six months of confrontation with the Zhou army, he had a personal experience of facing the army. What a feeling it is, and how helpless it is.
Similarly, he is no longer just a puppet who is tied up in a high position and manipulated by others. He is a lonely man who only thinks about how to fight for power with all forces in Jinye...
Liang Huan ignored Gao Qian's ridicule.
Gao Qian glanced at her: "Is it because you saved him that you felt guilty and uneasy when you saw him leading the Zhou army to destroy Qi?"
He shook his head and smiled, and then said: "The peonies are bathed in blood and the city is beautiful, but who would have thought that thousands of bones would wither under the flowers? Is it because this sentence is so bitter?"
Liang Huan wanted to deny it, but there was no denying it.
Gao Qian raised his eyebrows and couldn't hide the sarcasm on his lips: "Didn't you say you know how much you weigh?"
As soon as Liang Huan glared over, Wang Tingyue and Xiao Wu came back. .
She was too lazy to talk to Gao Qian anymore.
Gao Qian grabbed her, narrowed his eyes and smiled widely: "Now it seems that Duke Lou Jing's words still make sense!"
They stayed in a very humble inn.
The people who stay there are from all walks of life, and they do a lot of things.
You know, Xiaoyin is hidden in the mausoleum (sǒu), and Dayin is hidden in the market.
Who would have thought that the emperor would live in such a place.
After resting for half a day, Wang Tingyue took Xiao Wu out to find out the news.
Liang Huan was leaning on the desk, his fingers unconsciously scribbling on the map.
Suddenly, he sighed slightly: "You shouldn't have stayed in Lianzhou that day. If you had gone to Meilin Island with Pei Yao, maybe he wouldn't have died, and you wouldn't have become so passive - —" Gao Qian raised his eyebrows, put down the cup in his hand, and smiled: "I would have been killed together with Pei Yao by the rebels."
Liang Huan did not refute, knowing it in his heart. He's right.
The mutiny on Meilin Island would not be an accident.
Chai Wenkui was cultivated and promoted by Pei Yao. He knew that Pei Yao wanted to welcome Gao Qian back, so he pretended to support him. After Pei Yao sent out his elite soldiers and close associates, he ordered people to intercept and kill him in the valley. Launched a mutiny and killed Pei Yao and several generals who supported Gao Qian.
Is this done by the Queen Mother, or by someone in Jinye City?
There is one more thing that she has not figured out.
Liang Huan raised his eyes: "Since the mastermind behind the scenes doesn't want you to go back, why didn't Chai Wenkui let Sun Hu wait for an opportunity to kill you? Why send him to follow us at the risk of being discovered?"< br>
She paused and then asked: "Also, why did you stay in Lianzhou that day?"
Liang Huan would not think that he was doing it for herself.
Gao Qian smiled and asked instead: "I would like to ask you, what would you do if you lost the bet that day?"
Liang Huan was speechless for a moment.
On that day, she knew that her child would not be saved, so she wanted to use her life and her child's life to give the soldiers and people of Lianzhou City a chance of survival.
Cities have always been built according to marching routes. There is a city every few hundred miles, which can be regarded as layer upon layer resistance.
Tu Yang was already defeated in the first battle, and it was only a matter of time before he was captured by the Zhou army. She had already expected it.
Lianzhou is adjacent to Tuyang. There is no dangerous terrain outside, but there are still defeated soldiers inside. If we keep carrying it on, there will be no point except exhausting food, grass and troops.
On the contrary, saving the remaining troops and retreating to the next city can also preserve strength for future counterattacks.
After all, Thirty-Six Stratagems are the best strategy. Using retreat as an attack is also a type of tactic.
If there is anyone who is uncertain, it is Yu Wenjue.
If he was really just the cold-blooded and ruthless Taishi Lu in his previous life, he would have no scruples in pursuing the victory and killing them all, leaving no way for the Qi army to survive.
Seeing Liang Huan lowering his eyebrows and saying nothing, Gao Qian was just lost in thought, picked up the tea cup and drank tea silently.
The tea does not have the fragrance of the past. Instead, it is astringent, bitter and difficult to swallow.
This simple inn does not have the tea he likes to drink every day, and even the rim of the tea cup has a chip.
Gao Qian looked in his eyes, raised his lips and smiled, then squinted his eyes and turned to look out the window.
Liang Huan’s lowered eyes fell on somewhere on the map.
Meilin Island, she has seen it repeatedly on the map, is truly easy to defend and difficult to attack.
If a war is inevitable, what can she do?
Liang Han's fingers gently traced the mountains and rivers.
After spending the past few days together, she could clearly see and feel that the Lu Xiu she was familiar with had not disappeared.
But in the end, what she can achieve is only a tie that has nothing to do with the overall situation, rather than shaking his determination to destroy Qi.
In fact, even in Pingzhou, she could not give up his intention to defend the city and die for the city.
Therefore, all she can do is to stop him after he takes over Lianzhou...
In this regard, they are really alike, they will never give up their hearts for each other. goal.
Gao Qian turned around and looked again, while Liang Huan just stared at the map and didn't know what he was thinking.
He broke the silence: "They didn't kill Gu because they wanted to get something from Gu."
(End of Chapter)