After Cui Yang left, Shui Yichen looked up at Ye Zhen. "You gave them leeway, but they don't seem to appreciate it."
"I never gave Li Hang leeway. There are still three days left. There are many people in Doumen Pass who are unwilling to fight. As long as they surrender, we can spare their lives." Jiang Dachuan had already been to Doumen Pass, and Cui Yang had only brought 5,000 elite soldiers to support them. Some of the soldiers who stayed behind in Doumen Pass were forced to join the army. As long as they were given freedom and a chance to go back to their families, they would not want to come and die. Ye Zhen said faintly. Jiang Dachuan had already been to Doumen Pass.
Shui Yichen's eyes flashed with a meaningful smile. "Is this throwing a brick to attract jade?"
Once the news spreads, those soldiers who have long complained about Li Hang will try to escape from the barracks. As long as there is chaos in Doumen Pass, the news of the Heavenly Concubine's three-year tax exemption will spread to all parts of Dongqing, and the whole country will be shaken. At that time, it will be easier for Ye Zhen to get Dongqing.
"No, I just want to watch the fire from the other side." Ye Zhen smiled brightly, the brilliance in her eyes so dazzling that people dare not look directly at her.
"What will you do after you get Dongqing in the future? Will you go back to be the Empress of Jin Kingdom, or continue to be the Heavenly Concubine? "Shui Yichen looked at Ye Zhen and asked.
Ye Zhen pursed her lips. She had not thought about this question carefully. She had only been thinking about how to get Dongqing and make Li Hang, the ungrateful thing, pay the price. She had not thought about what to do after she got Dongqing.
No wonder when she left the country, her father said that she would face a difficult choice in the future.
Was this the so-called difficult choice?
If Shui Yichen hadn't mentioned it, she would not have known that the Heavenly Concubine was actually the Empress.
"But we haven't got Dongqing yet, have we? Let's talk about it after we get it. " Ye Zhen said with a smile. She could not make a choice now. Once she wanted to be their Heavenly Concubine, she could not be the Empress of Jin Kingdom. If she returned to Jin Kingdom to be the Empress, what would happen to the 100,000 soldiers? They followed her to the Central Plains and wanted to return to their ancestral home. She could not abandon them.
Shui Yichen did not force Ye Zhen to make a choice at this time. "I'm going to prepare."
"Sister Ye, don't you like Tian Fei?" Shui Miaomiao looked at Ye Zhen doubtfully and asked.
"It's not that I don't like it, it's just that it's hard to choose." Ye Zhen smiled. "It's too early to talk about it now. Let's talk about it later."
She couldn't bear to be separated from Mo Rongzhan. If she really took over Dongqing and became the Heavenly Consort, then she couldn't be with Mo Rongzhan every day.
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Cui Yang returned to Doumen Pass and announced the battle in three days. The soldiers in the Dongqing Army were all flustered. They all knew that the other party was coming aggressively. Not to mention that they had a hundred thousand elite soldiers, they had taken over ten cities with only twenty thousand people and forced them to Doumen Pass. This was enough to prove the strength of the other party. Now that they had given them a chance to surrender, why wouldn't they surrender? The Emperor had already surrendered to the Dark North Kingdom, why couldn't he surrender again?
"I don't want to fight anymore!" In a tent in the military camp, an ordinary soldier suddenly stood up and shouted, "What's the point of continuing to fight? Do we still have a home if we protect our country? Do we still have a country? In the past few years, all the people of Dongqing have been complaining. The Emperor followed Beitang Yu's example of capturing able-bodied men and sending them into the army. He has never been considerate of the lives of our people. Even if we die on the battlefield, what can our families get? "
"What are you talking about? How dare you say such things!" Someone scolded him in a low voice.
The soldier cried out with red eyes, "What else do I not dare to do? I was originally just a farmer with a family of old and young. When I was caught and sent to the military camp, my wife's child was only six months old. If the Emperor hadn't surrendered to the Dark North Kingdom, how could we have lost Qingzhou? Anyway, I have nothing to worry about. I want to leave here and find my wife and children. "
"My children were all killed by the soldiers of the Dark North Kingdom." A middle-aged man roared with red eyes, "If I have to fight for the Dark North Kingdom in the future, I would rather die now!"
"Now the Heavenly Concubine is from the Atlantic Ocean. In so many days, have you seen any people killed in those ten cities? They are people of Dongqing, but they easily surrendered to the Heavenly Concubine. I heard that the Heavenly Concubine exempted them from taxes for three years and promised that if their families were in the military camp, they could go home and reunite if they wanted. "
"My mother is in Qingyun City."
"If the war starts in three days, we will definitely die …"
"Let's go!"
"Go!"
Once the morale of the army was in chaos, it affected the camps one by one. When Cui Yang and the rest found out, more than half of the soldiers were already rushing to the city gate. They did not want to fight or die.
"Are you going to rebel? Stop! "General Li shouted at the city gate.
Cui Yang's eyes were solemn. Only he knew that his heart was filled with sorrow.
"We don't want to die!"
"The Emperor doesn't care about our lives at all. Why would he rather surrender to the Dark North Kingdom than compromise with the Heavenly Concubine?"
"Yes, we don't want to die."
General Li shouted exasperatedly, "Do you think that woman will let you go if you leave Doumen Pass?"
"If we don't leave, we will definitely die in three days."
Cui Yang took a deep breath. Now the morale of the entire military camp was in disarray. Even if they stayed, it would not change the outcome. "Let them go."
General Li looked back at Cui Yang in disbelief, "General Cui, what did you say?"
"They did not want to stay for a long time. If we force them to stay, it will only make them resentful. Don't cause internal strife before the war." Cui Yang said in a low voice. If they were not let out of the city gate, he could guarantee that these people would rebel tomorrow.
"We only have 20,000 soldiers. If these people leave, how … how will we fight?" General Li asked.
Cui Yang said, "Do you think we have the confidence to win if we stay?"
Anyway, the outcome was already decided. It was better to let more people live. "Let them go. Whoever wants to leave can leave."
"General Cui!" General Li could feel Cui Yang's despair. In fact, he also felt helpless. They had sent people to the Royal Capital to ask for help, but what they received was not support. Instead, the Emperor once again brought tributes to the Dark North Kingdom, begging for their help.
The Dark North Kingdom could not even protect themselves. How could they help them?
Cui Yang stood on top of the city gate and looked up ahead. Dongqing Kingdom might really be about to change dynasties.
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