Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later
Chapter 442 Final Interpretation
Not many people knew whether Liu Bei was a benevolent and righteous person in this era, but Lu Bu's reputation for benevolence and righteousness was real and well-known.
"Although the King of Tang issued a military order to kill anyone who surrendered after the siege, he targeted the soldiers within the army. Aside from the accidental killing of some civilians during the attack on Yin Pan, he did not harm anyone else."
In Xingguo City, the generals began to get restless when they heard that Lu Bu had sent a group of troops out this morning. The one who spoke at this time was Chief Za, a leader of the Di tribe under Agui.
"What do you mean he didn't harm a hair? He took away all the livestock and ironware in our tribe." This was Zhuo Er, a powerful Qiang leader who withdrew from Anding County.
"That's nothing. Not killing anyone is already more righteous than most people. But I heard that when Cao Mengde of Yanzhou attacked Xuzhou, he massacred several cities, and all the water was blocked by the corpses."
"The King of Tang is indeed benevolent and righteous. When he pacified the Southern Xiongnu, he did not massacre them. He only executed the rebels with 11 strokes of the cane and even resettled the tribesmen."
"I heard that the people of Bingzhou live a prosperous life, all thanks to the benevolence and righteousness of the Tang King."
Everyone was talking about the gossip they had heard, and Chief Zha finally concluded, "So, the King of Tang wouldn't attack innocent people, right?"
As he was speaking, a man hurried in from outside the door. Without even a word of greeting, he shouted, "Oh no! This is terrible! The King of Tang is really going to plunder our village!"
Everyone was stunned. Agui's face darkened and he asked, "What exactly happened?"
The visitor looked anxious. "Some of the Tang soldiers who left this morning have returned. I saw them from the city walls. Not only have they brought back a lot of stuff, they've also taken many people with them as hostages. They're all the parents and children we left behind in the village."
"No, doesn't he want to be a benevolent and righteous king? How could he do such a thing?" Chief Za jumped up impatiently.
"What should we do? Although we have brought our families to the city, the families of our soldiers are all outside. If things go wrong, they will mutiny."
"Go out and take a look first!"
Agui stood up from his leopard-skin seat with a gloomy face and walked out first.
When everyone arrived at the top of the city wall, they saw a group of Tang soldiers driving the captured old, weak, women and children to the foot of the city wall. At this moment, there were only a small number of people, but looking along the direction of the river valley, they could vaguely see that there were more troops coming here from behind. Seeing this situation, the guards on the top of the city wall became a little anxious.
"What should we do? When everyone has gathered, the King of Tang can just shoot a group of them every once in a while, which will be enough to make our soldiers collapse."
"What else can we do? While there are fewer people around, we should gather our troops and march out of the city to fight him to the death!"
"Fighting a wild battle with Lu Bu, do you think your life is not long enough?"
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"How do I know what to do?"
All of Agui's generals were extremely anxious, but the Qiang people who had retreated from Anding Commandery were a bit calmer. Zhuo Er said, "Didn't Lu Bu issue an order to kill anyone who surrenders after being surrounded? Even if we surrender now, we'll die. We might as well resist to the end."
Chief Zai angrily scolded, "You are talking nonsense, can't he change the military order?"
"Can't military orders be changed?"
From the high platform of the military camp, Lü Bu gazed at Xingguo City and smiled nonchalantly. "I have the final say on my orders. I will send men to the city walls to announce that anyone who surrenders will be spared. Anyone who presents the head of a brave general will receive a reward of five hundred gold. Anyone who presents the head of Agui will be promoted to Commandant of Beidi County and rewarded with a thousand gold, regardless of his previous rank."
Lu Bu paused and added, "From today until the morning of the day after tomorrow, if there is no movement, drive the elderly, weak, women and children to attack the city."
After receiving the order, the soldiers immediately went to the foot of the city to shout. Feeling that their voices were not loud enough, they simply drove the elderly, the weak, women and children under the city to shout in unison. This time, not only the guards on the city walls heard it, but even the soldiers inside the city heard it clearly, and the hearts of the people in the city were moved at once.
The generals subconsciously looked at Agui's head, especially the Qiang people who came to surrender from Anding County. They had originally had a temporary cooperative relationship with Agui. Now resistance was basically impossible, so why not give it a try? If they were lucky, they could even get the rank of captain.
The soldiers subconsciously looked at the heads of the heroes of other tribes. Their families outside might die at any time, but if they could chop off a head and escape, not only would they save their lives, but they would also get money. If one person couldn't do it, they could work together as a group and split the bounty equally.
If all else fails, just open the city and surrender. They are just soldiers anyway.
Of course, there are also loyal soldiers who protect their boss at the first opportunity.
Agui realized that something was wrong, and the first thing he thought of was to drive out the Qiang people in Anding County, and then lead his subordinates out of the city to fight a decisive battle with Lu Bu.
Of course, this idea was just a thought. If he really did this, those Qiang generals would fight with him immediately. However, after a slight excitement, the Qiang generals calmed down. After all, there was only one head of Agui, and no one could guarantee that they could successfully kill him and walk out of the city alive. Moreover, the enemy soldiers also wanted to kill the heads of these generals. If they wanted to survive, they had to cooperate with Agui and go out of the city to fight.
Agui was worried all night, and the next day he came to the top of the city with panda eyes and asked to see Lu Bu.
"I've heard that the King of Tang controls the rich lands of the Central Plains, boasts hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and commands countless brave generals, making him a true hero. I never imagined he would resort to such acts today, threatening women, children, and the elderly. Your Majesty, can you truly be called a hero for such actions? Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"
Lü Bu scoffed and said to the messenger, "Go tell him I'm not here to listen to his nonsense!"
What kind of hero? No matter in his past life or this life, Lu Bu disdains such empty reputation. He is just a common man on the border!
Agui hadn't intended to convince Lü Bu to spare the people outside the city based on these two words; he simply wanted to test the waters. Hearing the impatience in Lü Bu's voice, he didn't dare to persuade him anymore. He said to the messenger, "I know the King of Tang won't massacre innocent people unless he's forced to. I intend to leave the city tomorrow to confront the King. Please spare my people."
"Okay!" Lu Bu replied without thinking after hearing it.
"My lord, with the help of these people, Xingguo City might be able to fall on its own. Why should we agree to him?" Yang Qiu asked in great confusion.
Lü Bu's original intention was to force Agui out of the city to fight, not to actually kill women and children to break the city. He simply explained this, and Jia Xu added, "Your Majesty, this trip is to govern Liang Province, not simply to quell rebellion or massacre and plunder. These people will also be citizens of the Tang Dynasty in the future."
Yang Qiu nodded, not quite understanding, and then asked, "Then if we rob them of their belongings, they will starve to death in the end even if we don't kill them."
Jia Xu looked at Xingguo City from afar. "It's not that we won't kill, but we can't make the wrong choice of target. These common people only have enough food to keep their families alive, and there's not much to rob. That's what's really going on. Since Agui wants to continue resisting, we'll naturally continue to execute the previous military orders after we capture the city!"
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