Xu Yuanlang's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, and he was speechless, but the civilians on the side burst into loud cheers: "You're right, we are not spies, don't slander us!"
"That's right, we are so loyal that in order to defend our homeland, we risk our lives to help defend our homeland. How can we become spies!"
Listening to the rising waves of shouts in the crowd, Xu Yuanlang gritted his teeth, pointed directly at the leader of the civilians, and said loudly: "Zhang Liu, I am not ignorant of the art of war. In addition to inquiring about military situations, I also incite the people." It is their mission to fish in troubled waters, set fires and assassinate people, so why do they have to hide?"
At this point, he looked at the citizen and sneered: "This person is not a Shouchun citizen. He sneaked into the city when Yang Qiu and other Di thieves attacked a while ago. He is taking the lead in making trouble here today. It is really suspicious. Who is coming? Take him down for me and interrogate him!"
Liu Yu waved his hand: "Wait a minute, Lord Xu, if you don't know the origin of this person, why did you let him help guard?"
Xu Yuanlang curled his lips and said, "This is my eldest brother's general order. The young and strong among the refugees who came to surrender a while ago must be put to death in order to defend the city. Otherwise, we will be short of manpower."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "That's it. When you left someone to guard the city, you didn't say he was a spy. Now because this person is causing trouble, you label him a spy. It's not very kind."
As Liu Yu spoke, he took two steps forward, and with lightning speed, he suddenly grabbed the steel knife that was pressed against the civilian husband's chest. The sergeant holding the knife felt a strong force coming from the knife, and thought He wanted to sway left and right, but he couldn't even move half an inch? Liu Yuduan shouted: "Let go!" He didn't see any movement. The knife-wielding sergeant's mouth went numb, and the steel knife was immediately withdrawn from his hand. His man's center of gravity was unstable and he almost fell towards him. After he fell down, the two companions around him quickly grabbed him and held him up.
There was a burst of cheers among the peasants. Liu Yu held the back of the knife between the three fingers of his right hand and slowly moved the blade away from the chest of the civilian husband opposite. There was a hole in the cloth on his chest, and the chest muscle was There was a faint blood mark on his face. Liu Yu stared at this person's face and said slowly: "What's your name?"
The citizen raised his hands and saluted: "I called Yanzhi and thanked Master Liu. I am not a spy, but a commoner of the Jin Dynasty. I came south from Pengcheng!"
Liu Yu's heart moved and he said, "Are you from Pengcheng?" His ancestral home is also Pengcheng. Seeing the dark and muscular man in his twenties in front of him, he naturally felt a sense of intimacy.
Yanzhi nodded vigorously: "Yes, I am from Wuhou Township in Pengcheng. Last year when the Qin army went south, I joined General Mao's army and wanted to fight the enemy. As a result, the army collapsed and I had no choice but to flee to Guangling. Later, After the great victory in Junchuan and the recovery of Pengcheng, I went home to resettle my property, but the Qin army came again. More than 20 of our fellow villagers went south together. When we arrived in Shouchun, we were incorporated into the city's defenders. How could it be possible? A spy?"
Someone in the crowd said loudly: "Brother is right, we are all from Pengcheng and went south together."
"That's right, it was General Xu who said we would be rewarded for defending the city and could be sent back to our hometown in Pengcheng, so we stayed. How could we become spies?"
"Building Master Xu, you have to give us an explanation. We can't let Big Brother be wronged like this!"
Liu Yu looked back at Xu Yuanlang and said calmly: "Building Master Xu, is that like this?"
Xu Yuanlang gritted his teeth: "More than twenty of them came into the city together. We didn't have time to investigate carefully at the time, so we just believed it, but this Dao Yanzhi took the lead in making trouble today. I think there must be fraud!"
Yanzhi said loudly: "Zhu Liu, this is definitely not the case. I didn't mean to cause trouble today. I just had a quarrel with the soldiers guarding the city! We Pengcheng people are all impatient. We have been bored these days and are a little anxious when things happen. , but he is definitely not a spy!"
Liu Yu nodded: "You said you were a little anxious when things happened, and I believe it. My ancestral home is also Pengcheng, and the people in our place are upright and serious. I can see that from you. But you said you were bored, right? What's the meaning?"
Yanzhi gritted his teeth and pointed to the outside of the city: "Master Liu, we are all citizens of the Jin Dynasty. This time the Qin dogs invade, we are eager to fight with them and kill them. But if we don't fight a battle, the army will We withdrew, Pengcheng was lost, San'a was lost, and now we have retreated all the way to Shouchun, it seems we are still going to lose it. The Jin Dynasty is thousands of miles away, and if we retreat further, we will retreat to the Yangtze River. Does the Holy Spirit really want to abandon me? Is it such a waste of time?"
Xu Yuanlang's expression changed, and he said sternly: "You are so bold, you dare to criticize the Holy One, are you seeking death?"
Liu Yu curled his lips and waved his hand: "Zhu Zhu, these people have grievances. Let them speak out. What's the use of suppressing them? Now we need the army and the people to be united to defend the city. Otherwise, if the Qin army does not attack the city, we ourselves If chaos breaks out first, can this city still be defended?"
As soon as Liu Yu said this, there was another round of cheers. Xu Yuanlang frowned and said in a deep voice: "But we can't let him talk nonsense like this."
Liu Yu sighed: "In the eyes of this brother, we just retreated again and again, losing a large area of the country without firing an arrow. Now that we are here, we have to evacuate the women and children and leave them to defend the city. How can we have no idea?" ?"
Dao Yanzhi laughed loudly: "Zhu Liu, we believe in you, so you can tell us brothers whether Shouchun can still keep it or not!"
Xu Yuanlang sneered and said: "You civilians, how do you know about such important military matters? If Leader Liu hadn't interceded for you today, I would have captured you long ago. Don't back down yet!"
Liu Yu looked at Dao Yanzhi quietly and said calmly: "Brother Dao, think about it, if we want to give up Shouchun, why do we only evacuate women, children, the old and the weak, while we, the strong men, stay in the city?"
Xu Yuanlang's expression changed: "Building Leader Liu, you..."
Liu Yu looked back at Xu Yuanlang and smiled slightly: "If the people can do it, let them know it. If they can't, let them know it. This is an ancient saying. Lord Xu, at this time, I think this battle plan can be revealed to the people in the city. Now what we want is unity. If we want to defend Shouchun City, sergeants alone are not enough."
Xu Yuanlang gritted his teeth: "Zhang Liu, aren't you afraid of leaking military aircraft?"
Liu Yu laughed, turned to look at the surrounding civilians, whose faces were full of excitement and anticipation, and said word by word: "There are no military planes. Soldiers and people, I, Liu Yu, can tell you here, The Jin Dynasty is thousands of miles away, but there is no way to retreat. Behind us is Guangling, Dajiang, and even our wives, children, and children who are temporarily separated from us. Your Majesty and Xie Xianggong will not give up on us. The reinforcements are on the way. As long as we hold Shouchun , we can repeat the great victory of Junchuan, I, Liu Yu, promise you that I will be here to fight with all of you until victory!"
