The blazing torches would occasionally crackle, and everyone's eyes were focused on the small copper coin. The vast grassland was silent, and the thumping heartbeats of the Turkic women and children could clearly be heard. Even the Chinese cavalrymen holding the torches couldn't help but hold their breath as they stared at the gently rolling copper coin.
The small copper coin fell onto the lush grass, bouncing a few times before silently coming to a stop. After pausing for a moment, it slowly fell to the ground.
Seeing the copper coin fall, Hu Bugui stared at it, not daring to blink. After a long pause, he softly sighed, "It's heads! This, could this really be the will of the heavens? "He had a complicated expression on his face, and as he gave a long sigh, there seemed to be some reluctance, but also some relief.
The Turkic women and children were wild with joy, hugging each other and waving their hands and feet as they cheered, tears streaming down their faces. Although the children in their arms did not understand the meaning behind their mothers' cheers, they seemed to be infected by these emotions. They smiled and stretched out their tender hands to wipe away the tears on their mothers' faces.
Lin Wanrong's eyes drooped, his face as still as water. He stood there silently for a long time with his back turned. There was no sorrow, no joy. No one could tell what he was thinking. Only his tightly clenched fists revealed some clues to his mood.
The Turkic women and children celebrated for a while, but as their cheers gradually died down and their minds began to clear, they realized that the black-faced bandit who controlled their life and death was still maintaining his silence. The veins on his clenched fists bulged, showing just how intense the struggle in his mind was.
So what if he won the copper coin? As long as this Chinese shook his head, the three thousand women and children would still not be able to escape the fate of being slaughtered. Countless Turks, women and children, their deep blue eyes filled with hope and hatred, stared at the motionless figure, waiting for his final verdict.
Gao Qiu leaned over to Lin Wanrong's side and whispered in a voice only the three of them could hear, "Why don't we throw again and win two out of three?!"
Probably only you, Old Gao, could come up with such a shameless suggestion. Hu Bugui glared at him disdainfully.
Lin Wanrong let out a long sigh, slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Hu Bugui a few times, and said leisurely, "Brother Hu Bugui, if I give you this responsibility, can you do it?!"
Looking at the three thousand women and children in front of him, helpless women and babies crying piteously for food. Hu Bugui's complexion alternated between red and white, the muscles on his cheeks trembling violently. He clenched his teeth and raised his steel blade, his hands that had killed countless people trembling slightly. After hesitating for a long while, he finally looked up to the sky and roared angrily, the blade in his hand hanging down powerlessly. Old Hu's face was ashen as he shook his head helplessly, "It's hard for me to do it …"
Lin Wanrong sighed silently. He turned to Gao Qiu and said, "Since Big Brother Hu can't do it, Big Brother Gao, you do it!"
"Me?!" Old Gao was stunned. He turned around and looked at the three thousand defenseless women and children. His lips trembled for a long time, and his face became paler and paler. In the end, he shook his head with a bitter smile: "Brother, if I were to kill three thousand Turkic men, I wouldn't even bat an eyelid. But, these women and children — — "He sighed, shaking his head helplessly.
Lin Wanrong slowly walked to the copper coin that had fallen to the ground, squatting down to pick it up. He gently blew off the sand on the copper coin, carefully rubbing it with his hands. After a long silence, he finally slowly put the copper coin back into his bosom.
Hu Bugui stared fixedly at his face, softly sighing: "General, you've really decided?!"
Lin Wanrong did not reply, his eyes like lightning swept across the Turkic children in front of him, whose eyes were filled with fear and hatred. After a long while, he faintly sighed: "Big brother Hu, look at the hatred in the eyes of these children. When they grow up, will they be friendly to our China?! "
Hu Bugui glared fiercely at the Turkic children, and the children instantly turned their heads away in fear. Old Hu laughed loudly, heroically saying: "So what if they are not friendly?! Today, we can kill their fathers. In the future, our descendants can also kill them. My China's sons will never be cowards, why should we be afraid of them?! "
Seeing Hu Bugui's heroism, Gao Qiu was deeply worried: "Old Hu, what you said is not false. But today's situation is special, if we let these women and children go, brother Lin will most likely bear endless curses. There will be many wise men in China who will scold him for being short-sighted and soft-hearted — — If the Hu can massacre the city, why can't we — — Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to ourselves — — Sigh, rather than drowning in the saliva of these people, it is better to kill these women and children and end it all. "
Old Gao's words were penetrating, killing these women and children, although the people of China will also feel that it is cruel, but no one will blame them. On the contrary, if they let them go, when they return to China, who knows how much criticism and criticism General Lin will have to endure. Hu Bugui looked at Lin Wanrong, also suddenly worried.
They were silent for a long time, when suddenly Lin Wanrong's voice sounded: "Brother Gao, brother Hu, I would like to ask you a question. Our China has been prosperous for thousands of years, the number of capable generals are as many as the stars in the sky, innumerable. They protect China, spread their might far and wide, their military exploits are brilliant, causing countless Hu people to be frightened and flee at the sight of them. The deeds of these ancestors have long been spread everywhere, but how many of them relied on massacring cities to achieve victory, and how many relied on massacring cities to earn their immortal fame?! "
This question caused Hu Bugui and Gao Qiu to be taken aback. They had not carefully considered this question before, but now that they thought about it, it was indeed as Lin Wanrong said, in the thousands of years of inheritance of China, there have been countless wars, and the battle with the foreigners beyond the Great Wall was not the beginning. Our ancestors defended the country and attacked the Hu people, but none of them relied on massacring cities to achieve victory. Looking at the predecessors, it was extremely difficult to find a famous general who had massacred cities.
Gao Qiu clicked his tongue in wonder: "Huh?! Indeed. Brother Lin, what do you think is the reason for this?! "
Lin Wanrong faintly sighed, looking at the women and children on the ground, his eyes incomparably solemn, gritting his teeth: "Because — — we are humans, not wolves!"
We are humans, not wolves! Hu Bugui and Old Gao breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, suddenly feeling that Lin Wanrong's words had spoken the thoughts in the depths of their hearts.
"Humans have humanity. We Chinese people have a kind nature, this is engraved in our bones, it is hard to change. The Hu people are so savage that they can even trample on the bodies of their own people, if it were us Chinese people, this is absolutely not something that would happen. If we were to learn from the Turks, killing for the sake of killing, that would be destroying our nature. When our nature is destroyed, it is not only my personal sorrow, it is the sorrow of our entire nation. Perhaps, from then on, we will become like the Turks, eating away at our companions — — Brother Gao, brother Hu, are you willing to see this moment come?! "
Become Turk wolves? Hu Bugui and Gao Qiu shuddered at the same time, hurriedly shaking their heads.
"That's it." Lin Wanrong said indifferently: "This world is very big and very complicated, to fear the hatred of others is the behavior of a coward. Rather than relying on slaughtering women and children to boost our courage, it is better to strengthen our bodies, so that those who hate will not dare to hate — — "He paused. Lightly waving his hand: "— Cut off the rations, drive these women and children into the grasslands. Let them fend for themselves! "
Hu Bugui nodded, turned around, and with a wave of his hand, the China cavalry uniformly opened up a path.
The Turk women could hardly believe their eyes, the Chinese people were really going to let them go?
Fear, hesitation, hope, after an unknown period of time, a few courageous Hu women slowly moved forward, testing the reaction of the China cavalry. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, the Turk women anxiously shouted, bringing their children and running. The situation was like a pot of boiling dumplings. The screams of women, the cries of children, one after another. Resounding across the grasslands.
"Life, is precious, once lost, it will never come back." Lin Wanrong muttered to himself: "I am after all an ordinary person. Perhaps, this cruel battlefield, is really not suitable for me. "
Gao Qiu sighed. "Brother Lin, why bother? You're just taking the blame for yourself!"
"Slaughter is not happiness! Those who have not experienced life and death will never understand the feeling — whoever has the strength can scold. If I am afraid of being scolded, I am not Lin San. "Lin Wanrong waved his hand, his face full of disdain.
The direction in which the Turk women and children ran into the grasslands was in the direction of Bayanhaote, which was the opposite direction of the China cavalry. After cleaning up the battlefield and replenishing their supplies, the five thousand troops braved the vast night to move, advancing toward Yiwu. This kind of fast advance and retreat, using battle to fuel battle, made it impossible for the Turks to guard against it. There were many tribes in the vast grasslands, no one knew who the next target of the China cavalry would be.
Tonight, there was no battle, but the exhaustion on Lin Wanrong's face was greater than that of Gao Qiu and the others. Mentally exhausted, he left everything to Hu Bugui to handle, stepped onto the carriage, covered his head, and fell asleep.
After an unknown period of time, in his half-asleep state, he suddenly felt something soft brushing past his ear, carrying a faint fragrance.
"Who is it? What are you doing?!" He grabbed the soft thing and pulled it. Then, he heard an "Ah" scream. Yu Jia's voice sounded in his ear: "Shameless Chinese, let go of me!"
Lin Wanrong shuddered, hurriedly opening his eyes. He saw that what he was grabbing was black hair, soft and smooth, and also carrying a natural fragrance. Yu Jia's hands and feet were all tied up, her bright red face pressed against Lin Wanrong's ear. What he was grabbing was the Turkic girl's hair.
"Eh, you want to take advantage of me!" Alarmed, Lin Wanrong hurriedly sat up. Seeing that his clothes were still neat and tidy, he could finally relax.
Seeing his actions, Yu Jia wanted to die of shame. She angrily said, "Shameless, who wants to take advantage of you? You're sleeping like a dead pig, even if I call you a hundred times, you won't wake up! "
Lin Wanrong vaguely remembered that when he had boarded the carriage, Yu Jia had been tied up and thrown into the corner. How did she get so close to him when he woke up? His gaze fell on her legs, and he could faintly see the red and tender skin on the side of her skirt. He made a sound of understanding. This Turkic girl had probably wanted to talk to him about something, but he had fallen asleep the moment he had boarded the carriage. Yu Jia had relied on the friction of her tied up legs and her skirt to get close to him. This kind of willpower was admirable.
"We eat, live, and sleep together. Ah, I almost forgot. Thank you, Lady Yu Jia, for reminding me. Come, do you want to hug me or do I want to hug you? "He smiled and opened his arms, wanting to hug Crescent Moon's delicate body.
Yu Jia's expression changed, "Don't come over, ah —"
"What are you shouting for!" Lin Wanrong angrily shouted, "You were the one who came to find me, 'don't come over' — I should be the one saying that!"
Yu Jia looked up and saw the black-faced bandit curled up in the corner of the carriage. Although he had his claws and fangs and his face was fierce, the exhaustion in his eyes could be seen clearly.
Thinking that what he said was reasonable, Yu Jia lowered her head and unconsciously lowered her voice, "It took me so much effort to wake you up — please don't sleep yet, Yu Jia has something to ask you."
Lin Wanrong yawned and said impatiently, "Do you think I am your family's Wang Cai, who will sleep when you tell me to and not sleep when you tell me to?! Just stay here and wait for me to wake up. If I am in a good mood, I will pamper you — if I am in a bad mood, you will pamper me! "
"Nonsense." Yu Jia's eyes flashed with a faint light, "I won't stop you if you want to sleep, but don't talk in your sleep anymore. What fairy sister is big and round, little sister Ning Er is a goddess — if I hear the secrets of your China, you can't blame me. " No way, Lin Wanrong had cold sweat.
Such a meaningful poem couldn't have been made up by Yu Jia. Such a meaningful poem couldn't have been made up by Yu Jia. It must have been made up by me in my dream when I was in a poetic mood. Wouldn't some scenes not suitable for children fall into Yu Jia's eyes?! I am ashamed, I am ashamed.
"What, you still don't believe me?" Seeing his flickering expression, Yu Jia couldn't help but mock, "Who is that fox An? You called her name more than ten times in your sleep! How many lovers do you have?! "
Lin Wanrong wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, "I am very loyal. Adding up all the wives, there are no more than ten. Do you really think I am a stud horse?! "
Yu Jia shook his head and sneered, "You are not a stud horse — just a pig! A pig who sleeps like a log! "
This girl had a way of insulting people. It's almost catching up to my one percent. Lin Wanrong laughed heartily, and her sleepiness was greatly reduced. Lifting the curtain, he saw the night sky over the grassland. In the distance, the fire of D 'Lanza was still burning. He didn't know how long he had slept.
He couldn't help but yawn and said, "What do you want to say? While I am not in a bad mood, say it quickly. If you are late, I will fall asleep again. "
Yu Jia snorted, hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Take out your copper coins!"
"What are you doing, robbing me?!" Lin Wanrong suddenly put his hands in front of his chest and angrily said, "I don't have money, and I won't give you my life. You decide."
Yu Jia didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this kind of person who liked to confuse others. She sighed and looked at him faintly. "Lord Wo Laoqi, could you please let me have a look at that copper coin? I really want to see it. "
The Turkic girl's expression softened a little, but he was not used to it. Chuckling dryly, he said, "Even if you want to see it, you can't. Anyone who has heard of my name knows that if you want to take money from Third Brother Lin, there's no way!"
Yu Jia's expression was serious, and an imperceptible light flashed in his eyes. He nodded and sighed, "Since you are not willing to give it, what can I do?! You slaughtered my men, and this is the deep hatred between your China and my Turks. It may never be resolved. But you let go of the women and children of my clan. Yu Jia is grateful. "
"Don't give me that." Lin Wanrong sneered, "I did not let them go. Your people were just lucky. Next time, they might not be so lucky."
Yu Jia said indifferently, "Regardless of whether it was their luck or not, I am grateful to you. Although you're a treacherous Chinaman with an ugly appearance and a bad heart, and you even talk in your sleep, your actions can still be considered as that of a real man. "
Lin Wanrong couldn't help but dry cough and said angrily, "Miss Yu Jia, please don't always say the opposite, okay?! I only have a few good points. "
The Turkic girl glanced at him sternly and indifferently said, "These are two separate matters. As for the grudge between your Great Hua and my Turkic Khaganate, let our brave warriors meet in blood and fire, and we will not return until we are dead. But tonight, your unintentional act of kindness will be rewarded in return. Yu Jia swears in the name of the God of the Steppe that after my Turks conquer your cities in China, we will only expel and not kill the women and children of China. This is my reward for you. "
Her soft and beautiful body was tightly bound, curled up on the ground, but her expression was firm and strong. Her deep blue eyes shone with a faint light. Her beautiful eyebrows were slightly raised, drawing a dignified arc. Her beautiful cheeks seemed to have a deep divine light that was captivating. At this moment, Crescent Moon was noble and dignified. Even the skirt on her body seemed to shine with golden light.
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