From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 909

"The city is broken! Chikan City is broken!"

"Kill! Brothers, charge in!"

Cai Husheng also became excited and shouted: "Kill all the Dutch! Revenge!"

Kui Shi Nuhai led the Seediq people to the front, holding a scimitar and shouting forward.

They rushed in through the gap in the tower. The wooden shields in their hands could protect them well. Although they could not completely prevent the muskets, they achieved good results.

People kept pouring in and rushed up the tower through the stairs at the back to fight with the opponent at close range.

Kui Shi Nuhai shouted: "Without muskets, you are nothing! You are just a group of cowards who take advantage of tricks!"

He chopped off a Dutchman's head with a knife, grabbed it in his hand, and said sternly: "The Dutch are defeated! They have no bullets!"

One thousand, two thousand, five thousand, ten thousand... More than 20,000 soldiers rushed towards Chikan City frantically, and they were already blood-thirsty.

They were timid, they were cowardly, and they were not united.

But under Zhou Yuan's encouragement, their morale never dispersed.

At this moment, victory was at hand, and the light of hope had illuminated the night. Their long-suppressed anger and pain finally broke out completely.

"Kill the Dutch! Kill those bastards!"

"I've had enough of them!"

"This is our place, why do they come here to bully others!"

"I want to avenge my mother!"

"Kill! Don't let any of them go!"

The momentum was rising.

When the tower was broken, the militia's momentum was completely rising. At this moment, blood and sacrifice could no longer suppress the emotions in their hearts.

They rushed in and killed people.

They only recognized headscarves and headbands. They were either comrades or enemies.

Blood swept through this not-so-big city. More than 30 years of anger did not need to be stimulated and incited at this moment. They already knew what to do.

"I don't know where those Dutch leaders are hiding!"

Zhang Fei was covered in blood, and he was also very happy to kill. He grinned and said, "I will go find them myself! Damn, this battle is really difficult, I must chop off their heads!"

Zhou Yuan said, "Don't worry, the victory has been determined, don't be shot by others at this time."

"On the battlefield, you must be cautious at all times."

Zhang Fei said seriously, "I understand! I will cooperate with the Jianghu people and the exploration team to search for the remaining Dutch and make sure to kill them all."

Zhou Yuan said, "Keep Paul Duradis."

Zhang Fei asked in confusion, "Is he still worth negotiating with?"

"No, I want to kill him myself."

Zhou Yuan rubbed his hands and said, "I have suffered a lot in this battle, and I am very angry."

Zhang Fei left quickly, and Cai Husheng ran over in a hurry.

He shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have taken down all the towers and are under control. The enemy has few people and is totally vulnerable."

"But...but..."

Cai Husheng swallowed his saliva and said: "These militiamen are killing like crazy. They are now even killing civilians."

Zhou Yuan frowned.

He certainly didn't want to see the killing of civilians.

But...this is war.

He said slowly: "Pass the order, prohibit the massacre of ordinary people who did not resist."

Cai Husheng said anxiously: "Your Majesty, except for you, I am afraid no one can stop it."

Zhou Yuan said: "This is a war, some things are difficult for even me to control... Once the massacre starts, I..."

"You have to go."

Li Yu'an suddenly said: "I know that these things are not uncommon in war, and it is not a big sin, but you have to stop it."

Zhou Yuan said: "Venerable sister, it is not easy for me to stop it at this time..."

Li Yu'an frowned, a little annoyed: "Do you listen to me or not! I want you to stop it! No matter if it is right or not! I want you to go!"

"Oh, I understand, I will go, and go now."

Zhou Yuan said hurriedly: "Cai Husheng, take me there!"

Looking at Zhou Yuan's hurried back, Li Yu'an slowly smiled.

At this moment, Zhuang Xuansu and Xiaoying also walked up to the tower.

Looking at the tragic scenes around him, Zhuang Xuansu said: "For war, massacres are often unavoidable, because there are always defeated soldiers hiding in the crowd, and because the soldiers also need to vent."

Li Yu'an curled her lips and said: "You don't need to teach me, I understand these principles, but I just want him to stop it."

"Good intentions and principles cannot be compromised because of the reality, otherwise they will continue to compromise in the future."

"The battlefield is a terrible place. Blood and corpses will constantly stimulate people's souls, make people forget their bottom line and principles, and continue to fall into the abyss of darkness."

"At this time, IHold him, restrain him, and let him be his true self. "

"I am his love and his elixir."

Xiaoying couldn't help but applaud and said, "Sister, you said it well! It would be great if Xiaoying could say these love words!"

Li Yu'an couldn't help but touch her head and said with a smile, "Good sister, don't be afraid of anything in the future. Sister will make the decision for you in any matter."

"After all, you saved my life."

Hearing this, Xiaoying lowered her head, her face flushed.

Unable to bear this atmosphere, Zhuang Xuansu opened her mouth and said, "I'll go find Zhou Yuan. "

She fled in a hurry, walking in the ruined city, and saw not victory, but blood and corpses, escape and screams.

The earth was black, and flames were lingering in the sky. Tragedies happened here every moment.

Walking forward, she saw someone trying to stop the massacre. Civilians were gathered together and guarded by people.

Under Zhou Yuan's organization, the militia gradually organized their teams and searched for the remaining enemies in a disciplined manner.

The situation was slowly getting better, but there seemed to be nothing to be happy about.

The people who gathered together didn't even know what was going on. Their faces were filled with fear, confusion, and tears of pain.

"General, spare my life!"

"We didn't do anything. We didn't know."

Countless people knelt on the ground and kowtowed, terrified.

Amid the miserable shouts, Zhuang Xuansu saw Zhou Yuan's back.

She walked over, came behind Zhou Yuan, and whispered, "What's wrong? "

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment before he said, "These civilians are equivalent to the people in the enemy-occupied areas. They are struggling to survive just to stay alive."

"They seem to be innocent."

Hearing this, Zhuang Xuansu nodded and said, "Yes, they did nothing wrong. They just wanted to survive."

Zhou Yuan said, "But just now on the tower, I felt that their lives were not important. I felt that the soldiers should be allowed to vent."

Zhuang Xuansu was silent.

Zhou Yuan continued, "There are indeed comrades and enemies in war, but life is not noble or humble."

"If I think that their lives are not important because of the awkward and subtle identities and positions of these people, and that they die, it is not worth regretting... then why have I persisted all these years?"

"War is really a terrible thing. It is also subtly influencing my thinking."

"It is like a ghost in hell. It devours the lives of the dead and the souls of the living. ”

“If I obey it and follow its prompts, what will I become in the end?”

“A cold-blooded and bloodthirsty general? A iron-blooded marshal with outstanding military exploits?”

“I don’t know, but I must know that that is not what I want to pursue.”

“Since I set my mind in Lin’an Prefecture, everything I have fought for has never been to become a ruling class.”

“I want to make this world a better place, to make the people of the world live a better life, and to stop our nation from suffering humiliation.”

“That is my heart of Tao.”

“I was almost changed by the war. I almost wanted to kill these innocent people just because of the sensitivity and specialness of their identities and positions.”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan shook his head and sighed, “Fortunately, the Virgin Mary held me back.”

Zhuang Xuansu looked up and looked at the sky.

She said softly, “Zhou Yuan, it’s dawn.” "

Zhou Yuan looked up and saw that the gloomy clouds had disappeared at some point, and the strong wind finally stopped.

There was light in the sky, it was the long-lost sunshine from the east.

The light illuminated the devastated city, which had been burned by the fire and was almost in ruins.

"What is that?"

In the scorched earth ruins, a bunch of green plants still bloomed in the best posture.

Zhuang Xuansu couldn't help asking.

Zhou Yuan looked carefully and said, "It's Begonia."

"Begonia? The flowering period has long passed, how come there are still a few flowers that have not withered yet."

Zhuang Xuansu was very puzzled.

Zhou Yuan laughed: "There are always some flowers that can survive the disaster and maintain the best posture."

"It's incredible, but it's blooming there, no one can deny it."