Chapter 1553 Would rather die than be humiliated

Behind Li Chen, Wu Dianshan replied: "I will understand."

Li Chen sighed, patted Wu Dianshan on the shoulder, and said, "General Wu, there is no war without sacrifice in this world, and the only thing we can do is to make everyone's sacrifice valuable."

"Most of these civilians, more than 100,000 people, are kept in the dark, but some smart people still see through it. It doesn't matter. In this world, one person's death can bring about five or six years of food and drink. The court also promised to raise their children and parents for them. Such an exchange is worth it in their opinion."

Wu Dianshan's heart trembled slightly. He knew very well how much financial burden Li Chen would increase to the court by making such a decision, which he had never expected.

Indeed, although Li Chen insisted on his own, he made these civilians get the rewards they deserved within his ability.

For them, money is the best reward.

Pay money and deliver goods in one hand, even if it is human life, it can be measured.

But this money will make the already difficult finance worse.

"Your Highness, if you have failed..."

Li Chen turned his head and looked at Wu Duanshan, and said meaningfully: "Are you scared?"

Before the battle, Wu Dianshan, as the general of the Crescent Pass, said such words, and to be honest, he would lose his head.

At the least, it will shake the morale of the army, and at the worst, it will retreat at the last minute. No matter which one is enough for Wu Dianshan to drink a pot.

But Wu Dianshan still said it, which was enough to prove that in his heart, Your Highness was not such an unreasonable person.

This is true. Li Chen did not scold him, but asked a question.

Wu Dianshan smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, if Your Highness lets the general go to the battlefield, even if the army alone faces thousands of strong enemies, the general will never frown. Where can a real man be buried? Why should there be green mountains everywhere? But the general is afraid of the defeat in this battle. The general is definitely not the general who dies. The general's life and death are as light as a feather, but the general does not want to see Mount Tai collapse in front of him."

Li Chen nodded and said, "I can understand your mood."

"Actually, I don't know."

Li Chen supported his hands on the city wall, turned his head to the dumbfounded Wu Dianshan and said, "This palace is not sacred, how can we guarantee that we will win? If we really had that ability, we would have been rushing north a year ago, raiding the wolf court and drinking Baikal."

"Sometimes I also think, what should I do if I really lose, but after thinking about it for a long time, the answer I got is that I don't know."

"Things have not reached that point, and no one knows what that situation is."

"But I know one thing very well. If we don't take advantage of the fact that we still have a try, the Liao army will collapse its mouthful teeth. Next year, when their domestic political situation is stable, their bloody teeth will bite on the people of our Daqin."

After looking at Wu Dianshan deeply, Li Chen said, "I can turn a blind eye to it. After all, the Crescent Pass is still there. If I defend myself, I will just throw some money and face to pay tribute to the Liao Kingdom. How many years can I get peace? In this way, I will still be the prince of Xiaoyao, above all tens of thousands of people."

"But I... don't want to."
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