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Text Chapter 855 If you want to end the killing, you must kill first

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    (It¡¯s Monday, and it¡¯s almost the end of the month. I¡¯d like to ask for all kinds of votes.)

    Zhuge Liang's prediction was correct. It's freezing today, which is a great time to attack with water. With sharp weapons like water dragon cannons, Yan Liang can't use them.

    The more than a thousand water dragon cannons in Liyang City have already been transported to Yecheng. However, considering that the area of ??Yecheng is several times that of Liyang, a thousand water dragon cannons are obviously not enough.

    Therefore, as early as last month, Yan Liang ordered the general to make Ma Jun, and ordered him to supervise the craftsmen and rush to make the new water dragon cannon day and night.

    This latest water dragon cannon has been improved by Ma Jun. Not only does the firing range increase, but the amount of water in a single shot is also increased.

    At the end of autumn, this improved water dragon cannon was continuously transported from Henan to the front line. Now the number of old water dragon cannons in the Chu camp has reached more than 2,000.

    There is a heavy snowfall today. As the saying goes, "It's cold before frost and cold after snow." After the snow, the temperature will inevitably drop again. At that time, Yan Liang will once again attack the city with floods, allowing the Han people in Yecheng to experience a frozen hell.  of fear.

    On the same day, Yan Liang passed down the decree and ordered all the camps to prepare. When the temperature dropped again in a few days, they would launch water cannons to attack the city.

    After the decree was passed down, Yan Liang tasted fine wine in the imperial tent.

    Zhuge Ling has been sent to Luoyang, and it will take some time for the replacements Zhen Mi and Xiao Qiao to arrive at the front line to take care of him. It will only be a few days before Yan Liang can enjoy the joy of Wenwen Township.

    While the wine was being warmed, the royal guards outside the tent came to report that it was Zhao Yun who was seeking an audience.

    "Xuan Zilong, come in." Yan Liang said while sipping the wine.

    A moment later, Zhao Yun came into the tent with all the wind and clouds in his body, and knelt down on one knee to greet him.

    "Zilong, please get up quickly. You're here just in time. The wine is already heated. Let's have a drink to warm yourself up." Yan Liang said with a smile.  He personally handed Zhao Yun the hot wine.

    Zhao Yun was so flattered that he quickly thanked the emperor for his kindness, took it with both hands, and drank a cup.

    "Zilong is here, I'm afraid he has something to tell me." From the first glance when Zhao Yun entered the account, Yan Liang could tell that Zhao Yun had something on his mind.

    Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands and smiled lightly: "Your Majesty's insight is admirable. Yes, I do have something I want to ask your Majesty to agree to."

    "You and I are magnanimous. If you have anything to say, just say it and I will consider it as appropriate." Yan Liang continued to drink his wine.

    Zhao Yun then said: "Now that the first snow has arrived, the weather will become colder soon. I can't think of whether Your Majesty will attack Yecheng with water cannons in the future."

    Yan Liang had vaguely guessed it.  Zhao Yun really came here for this matter.

    "The walls of Yecheng are so thick that the city-breaking cannons are useless. Zhuge Liang refuses to surrender. I have no choice but to use the water dragon cannon to teach him a lesson." Yan Liang did not hide anything from him and spoke frankly.

    Zhao Yun was silent for a moment and looked at his appearance.  It seemed that he was unable to speak.

    After a moment of silence, Zhao Yun gritted his teeth and cupped his hands and said: "The water dragon cannon can certainly kill and injure the enemy. But the people of Yecheng are bound to be killed and injured. I am afraid that many innocent people will be accidentally injured by our army's water dragon cannon."  ah."

    "Zhao Yun was born in a humble family and had some benevolence in his heart.  Moreover, there were many of his family members and old friends in Ye City, so Zhao Yun certainly did not want them to die in vain.

    Yan Liang raised his head.  He looked directly at Zhao Yun, his eyes flashing with determination.

    "Zilong, if I can, I naturally don't want to accidentally injure those civilians, but if I don't use this thunderbolt method, Yecheng will not be able to capture it."

    "As long as Yecheng does not fall, the war between Chu and Han will continue endlessly. I don't know when it will end."

    "As long as the war doesn't end, more civilians will be tortured by the flames of war. You should know this very well."

    Hearing what Yan Liang said, Zhao Yun fell silent.

    "Wu Qianqi helps the world. In order to end the killing, we must first kill on a large scale. This is the cruelty of troubled times."

    Yan Liang sighed, raised his glass and drank the wine in his hand.

    Zhao Yun was slightly shocked. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel deep admiration for Yan Liang's honesty.

    When Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei, Liu Bei always complained about the cruelty of the princes in the world, and for the people who died because of his wars in the world, Liu Bei always said that these people were harmed by other princes, and he wanted to destroy those princes and help them.  The Han Dynasty gave the people benevolence and righteousness.

    Yan Liang, on the other hand, made no secret of the fact that he had harmed the people, but frankly admitted that he even more ruthlessly believed that to end the killing, he must kill first.

    Yan Liang¡¯s frankness is in sharp contrast to Liu Bei¡¯s hypocrisy."Wancing Qi Qi is to help the world, dancing Qi Qi is helping the world" Zhao Yun repeated these six words in his mouth, and a certain depth gradually emerged in his eyes.

    As wise as he is, he has actually understood the meaning of Yan Liang's words.

    After pondering for a long time, Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said: "I understand what your Majesty means. I just want to ask for your permission to go outside Yecheng to persuade Zhuge Liang to surrender. If he can open the city and surrender, those innocent people will be spared this."  A war broke out."

    As expected, Yan Liang guessed correctly.

    Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun, you are indeed a perfect general.

    "Okay, I will give you a chance, but I think you will probably be disappointed. That Zhuge Liang is not a person who loves the people." Yan Liang agreed to Zhao Yun's request.

    Zhao Yun was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Although the chance is slim, even if there is a glimmer of hope, I am willing to give it a try."

    Yan Liang nodded slightly, not because he agreed with Zhao Yun's statement, but because he appreciated Zhao Yun's frankness and integrity.

    As the saying goes, those who are close to the ink are evil. Liu Bei is a hypocrite, and most of the officials gathered around him are also such hypocrites.

    And Zhao Yun, who has followed Liu Bei for so many years, can get out of the mud without getting stained. How can Yan Liang not be happy?

    With Yan Liang's consent, Zhao Yun immediately resigned, took five hundred troops and horses, left the camp and went straight to the south gate of Ye City.

    As soon as Zhao Yun left, Fazheng, who heard the message, rushed to the imperial tent with his back legs.

    As soon as he entered the imperial tent, Fazheng asked anxiously: "I just heard that your Majesty sent Zhao Yun alone to persuade Zhuge Liang to surrender. I wonder if this is the case?"

    "Xiaozhi's news is really well-informed. Yes, this is indeed the case." Yan Liang replied while drinking.

    "Your Majesty, please tell me frankly, Zhao Yun is an old member of Liu Bei's army. If he goes alone now, I'm afraid he will never come back."

    Obviously, Fa Zheng was worried that Zhao Yun would take advantage of the pretext of persuading him to surrender and break away from Chu and go to Liu Bei's arms.

    Yan Liang smiled disdainfully: "Zilong and I are honest with each other. I know his character very well. Don't worry, he will come back as soon as he goes."

    Fazheng's expression was shocked. His expression seemed to be shocked by Yan Liang and Zhao Yun's unprecedented trust.

    Yan Liang didn¡¯t take it seriously and just tasted the winter wine in his cup.

    Outside the camp, Zhao Yun has led five hundred troops, flying on the snow, heading straight to the gate of Yecheng.

    When they arrived in front of the city, Zhao Yun gathered his troops and horses, reined up his horse and held his spear in front of the city moat alone, shouting for Zhuge Liang to come to the city to meet him.

    Most of the Han soldiers in the city knew Zhao Yun, so they did not dare to mess around, so they hurriedly went to report to the Prime Minister on flying horses.

    When Zhuge Liang heard that Zhao Yun was seeking an audience outside the city, he had a vague premonition in his heart, so he left the Prime Minister's Mansion and went straight to the city.

    Not long after, Zhuge Liang¡¯s figure finally appeared beside the female wall.

    "Zhao Yun, you, a traitor, do you still have the nerve to meet me?" Zhuge Liang pointed his feather fan and said sarcastically.

    Zhao Yun was not angry, but calmly said: "Yun Qianfan surrendered to Chu because Liu Xuande abandoned him. The sage said, 'The ruler is unruly and the people surrender to other countries.' Liu Xuande was unjust. It was natural for Yun to surrender to Chu. Yun did not  I feel like something is wrong.¡±

    Zhao Yun's words were loud and clear, and the sound was like a loud bell, which could only be heard clearly by the Han soldiers along the city line.

    If Zhao Yun had accused Liu Bei of being "unjust" a few months earlier, the Han soldiers in the city would have been filled with indignation and believed that Zhao Yun was slandering their great and righteous emperor Liu Bei.

    But now, when the soldiers of the Han army witnessed with their own eyes the cold scene of Liu Bei ordering arrows to be fired regardless of Guan Yu's life or death, they had deep doubts about Liu Bei's so-called "benevolence and righteousness".

    Now that Zhao Yun said something here, not only did the soldiers feel indignant, but they were even more suspicious of Liu Bei.

    Zhuge Liang frowned. For him, he and Liu Bei both prospered and suffered losses. Liu Bei's image was hit, which was equivalent to his own image being hit.

    "Zhao Yun, no matter how you argue, the fact that you are treason cannot be changed. If you come to see me today, do you want to return to the Han Dynasty? Do you sincerely repent?"

    Zhuge Liang did not dare to argue with Zhao Yun about Liu Bei's "character issues" anymore, so he quickly diverted the conversation away.

    Zhao Yun didn't say much about Liu Bei, and said loudly: "Kong Ming, Yecheng is now surrounded by water and is completely isolated from the outside world. Liu Xuande tried to go south from Handan several times, but was defeated by our army. Now he is huddled in Handan City.  , Don¡¯t dare to show your face again. Kong Ming, if you don¡¯t want to make the same mistake as Guan Yu, I advise you to surrender in Kaicheng.¡±

    Zhao Yun openly surrendered in front of tens of thousands of Han troopsGe Liang.

    Zhuge Liang knew this would be the case, so he sneered and said disapprovingly: "So what if Yecheng is besieged, my city has enough soldiers and food. If Yan Liang wants to play, the Prime Minister will accompany him to play."

    "Kong Ming, don't be stubborn because of your own selfishness. Do you want the people of Yecheng to be eaten up by your soldiers like the people of Liyang?" Zhao Yun shouted sharply.

    Zhuge Liang was shaken, and a terrifying scene of cannibalism emerged in his mind.

    The reason why he dared to hold on to Yecheng was because Yan Liang could no longer besiege Yecheng for a long time like he did when he besieged Liyang. But looking at the situation now, Yan Liang seemed to be planning to repeat the Battle of Liyang and fight a protracted battle with him.  war.

    If so, then Zhao Yun¡¯s words are by no means alarmist.

    Zhuge Liang was silent. It was not that he was shaken and wanted to surrender the enemy, but that he was worried that he would be forced to eat people like Guan Yu when he was forced to do so.

    "What, Prime Minister Zhuge, have you been persuaded by that traitor to betray the country and the emperor?" A cold rhetorical question came from behind.

    Zhuge Liang was shocked and suddenly woke up from his thoughts.

    He looked back, only to see Cao Ren coming up to the city at some unknown time and standing behind him, staring at him with a questioning look.
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