Chapter 1023 What Is a Hero?

Whether to be a prisoner or not, some people agreed, because this is exactly what they wanted. If they were given a bite of food, they would sell everything. Besides, being a prisoner would also be an exchange, and they could keep their lives, so why not?

However, some people disagreed. Under Gu Qingyue's instigation, about a thousand people chose to defend to the death. This number was beyond Wu Yi's expectations. I don't know what charm Gu Qingyue has that can move so many people.

When the Rinan army made this suggestion, Wu Yi understood that the war was about to end. The continuation of the war and the huge consumption finally forced both sides to return to the negotiation table.

This war, which lasted for several months from mid-winter to late spring, finally had a result.

At this moment, those who chose to be prisoners actually fell before dawn.

It is not difficult to imagine that no matter how dirty it is behind the scenes, on the surface, Wu Yi and others who are trapped in Tianlang City will definitely be portrayed as heroes of the dynasty and receive generous rewards.

Their choice was a pity, but at this moment, those who were willing to be captives laughed at Wu Yi and others for being stupid and would starve to death.

A group of people went to be captives. At this moment, there were only about a thousand people left in the huge Tianlang City. The Rinan tribe took away a group of people who were willing to be captives, but still did not launch an attack. The rolling tide of soldiers was still very scary.

It was a false alarm, but for the time being, the food crisis has not been resolved, the future is still bleak, there is no way out, and the reinforcements that cannot be waited for seem to be forgotten, desolate and bleak.

Without basic food, Gu Qingyue no longer has the charm of the past few days. She is sickly pale and weak, as if she will be blown down by a gust of wind.

At this moment, the rear army of the Rinan army can still be seen. If they catch up now, they still have a chance to be captured. Wu Yi asked: "Why don't you surrender?"

Gu Qingyue chuckled and replied: "Didn't you not surrender?" There was a bit of arrogance and stubbornness in his words, and his eyes were clear, which made people dare not underestimate him.

"The war is over. With your merit in defending the city, it should be no problem to restore the title of your father and brother!" Wu Yi said lightly. Perhaps because of the recovery of his magic power, there was an extraordinary attitude in his words.

The implication is that Wu Yi thinks that Gu Qingyue is resisting because he values ​​his future reputation. His father is a viscount, and it is not difficult to be promoted to a viscount with this merit. If he wants to become a marquis like his grandfather, it will be more difficult.

"The bandits have not retreated yet, when will the war end?"

"Reinforcements will arrive within three days!" Wu Yi doesn't believe that Gu Qingyue can't see it.

"Even if it's here, so what? It's too late! Too late!" After these few days of tempering, Gu Qingyue, who was not familiar with political affairs in the past, also understood a lot. Sometimes, ignorance is actually a blessing.

Gu Qingyue's words were full of bitterness. Wu Yi said: "But it's here after all!"

"It's here this time, but it may not come next time!"

"Next time, you may not have the chance to see it next time. Congratulations on becoming the marshal's wife!" Wu Yi laughed and wanted to ease the atmosphere, but Gu Qingyue didn't laugh because of this, and the atmosphere became more awkward.

Before, because her father lost the city and was defeated, Gu Qingyue went from being a daughter of a noble family to the daughter of a defeated general, and her status plummeted. Zhang Tianwen might have rejected this marriage, but now Gu Qingyue has a lot of hope for this marriage based on her merits in defending the city.

"What's the point of marrying into such a family!"

Wu Yi just thought she was being stubborn and said, "You are still too young! When you reach his position, you will make the same choice."

Gu Qingyue did not answer, Wu Yi continued, "Nothing in the world is perfect. It is not difficult to choose the greater of two benefits. The real difficulty is to choose the lesser of two harms!"

I don't know if she listened to Wu Yi's words. Anyway, she turned around and left, as if she didn't want to stay with Wu Yi any longer. What she refused was Wu Yi as a person? Or this real world?

The result was just as Wu Yi expected. The next day, a thousand-man team from the Daji Dynasty came to the outside of Tianlang City. The military rations they carried with them became the most delicious food Wu Yi had eaten in the past few days.

Nominally, Wu Yi was still the leader of the remaining people in Tianlang City, so he still came forward to negotiate. The leader of the thousand-man team was a scholar, or a Confucian general, who was somewhat similar to Zhang Tianwen, but a little younger. I don't know how he managed the army.

When Wu Yi was trying to figure out the other party, the other party was also surprised at Wu Yi's youth. You should know that the body of Chen Yanzhi that Wu Yi occupied was just a young man, and before that, Wu Yi was a captain of ten thousand men who commanded ten thousand troops. In terms of position, Wu Yi was even higher than him, even though Wu Yi was just a captain of ten thousand men of a miscellaneous brand, he was still a captain of ten thousand men.

"I am Liu Yuande, and I pay my respects to the general!" Yes, it was the captain who spoke.

Behind him were half-soldiers and half-civilians, women, children, the elderly and the weak, the city was short of supplies, and he was dirty all over. At this moment, Wu Yi did not look like a commander of ten thousand troops.

"Thank you for your hard work. I wonder if there is a command from the marshal!"

Liu Yuande smiled slightly and said: "The marshal has already set off to come here. This subordinate's trip is just to report to the general!"

Hearing this news, the surrounding soldiers and civilians suddenly boiled, and countless people cried with joy!

"What, the marshal is coming!"

"Hahaha, the marshal is coming, we finally made it!"

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Looking at their happy expressions, Wu Yi didn't want to tell them that their suffering this time was mostly caused by this marshal. Why make things unhappy when they can be happy!

"Did the five tribes withdraw their troops?"

"Retreat! If it weren't for the general to hold on to Tianlang City and contain the main force of the Rinan tribe's army, the situation on other battlefields would not have been able to open up. In this battle, the general took the greatest credit!" Liu Yuande did not hesitate to praise him.

Wu Yi looked calm and restrained the enemy's main force. It was clear that the opponent wanted to surround the point for reinforcements. As a result, his own reinforcements were delayed and the Rinan army waited in vain.

Speaking of containing the opponent, Wu Yi could still say this when he was fighting guerrillas. When he was trapped in Tianlang City, Wu Yi really didn't have the face to say that he had contained the enemy's main force.

But these are not important anymore, because the dynasty needs a hero, a hero who is tenacious and unyielding, a hero who is still stubborn and unyielding even when the enemy is dozens of times more powerful.

This is a political need. As for the facts, this kind of thing is just a matter of propaganda caliber.

If you haven't understood it yet, you can think about the saying of the winner and the loser. Since you are the king, everything you do is right. Even some shady things can be washed away.

If nothing unexpected happens, everyone in the city will receive generous rewards.