On the high tower in the middle of Xuanyuan Fortress, the same room, the same people, Zhang Tie and Zuoqiu Mingyue face each other...
Zuoqiu Mingyue sat cross-legged next to a coffee table, concentrating and calming down, making slow movements and making tea with a sense of ritual. As the hot water was poured in, a subtle and elegant tea fragrance slowly floated in the room. stand up…
For some reason, even though he had met this old man many times, Zuoqiu Mingyue felt so strange to Zhang Tie this time.
The tens of millions of Taixia people who died outside the Demon Clan's camp two days ago, the grief and sorrow of the people crying to heaven and earth, the blood soaking the earth, and the corpses scattered on the ground for thousands of miles, are not even in this room, in Zuoqiu Mingyue. There were no traces left on his face and hands.
The old man was still calm, with a calm expression, and the essence of Taixia's tea ceremony was evolving in the room without any trembling in his hands.
Zhang Tie was sitting on the other side of the coffee table, his heart slowly sinking.
A cup of tea as clear and green as glass was pushed in front of Zhang Tie by Zuoqiu Mingyue. The tea cup was as white as the moon, with the warm brilliance of the moon. A few tea leaves were swirling, rolling, and chasing in the water, like rolling and rising clouds in the mountains. , just like the mysterious laws evolved by Yin and Yang fish, this cup of tea seems to include the entire world.
"Sitting and drinking the cool water, watching the simmering dust, I can't help but hold a bowl and send it to the tea lover..." Zuoqiu Mingyue opened his mouth leisurely, then picked up the tea in front of him, took a sip, and closed his eyes with enjoyment. On the eyes.
Zhang Tie looked at the cup of tea and did not move, even if he became a knight. Even if he is famous all over the world, for Zhang Tie. He still doesn't know how to taste tea, and he still doesn't understand the tea ceremony. No matter how good the tea is, even if it is the most expensive tea, when you drink it in Zhang Tie's mouth, it will lose some pure sweetness. Such sweetness is very cheap, but Zhang Tie thinks it tastes better. At home, Zhang Tie's tea tastes better. The family, including Linda, all know that Zhang Tie likes to put a little sugar in the tea when he drinks tea - this is his origin. The mark of a person's origin is difficult to change, and Zhang Tie was not prepared to change it.
"Why..." Zhang Tie looked at Zuoqiu Mingyue Gujing Wubo's face, "Why don't you save those innocent people, but watch them die in front of the demon clan?"
"How to save?" Zuoqiu Mingyue sighed, put down the teacup in his hand, and asked Zhang Tie calmly, his eyes suddenly as sharp as lightning, "You want me to mobilize the knight army and demons of Xuanyuan Fortress to fight desperately. Just to save those people. Ordinary people, let knights die?" A smile appeared on Zuoqiu Mingyue's face, gentle, but hard and cold. "In my eyes, the Taixia people in the demon-occupied areas were all dead the moment they were captured by the demons. They are now the demons' war resources and war tools. Not the Taixia people. , the people of Taixia are on the east side of the Weishui River and Helan Mountain, not the west. The knights of Xuanyuan Fortress exist to protect the people on the east side of the Weishui River and Helan Mountain... "
"But they were captured by the demons not voluntarily, but by force. It was Taixia's army that could not protect them, so they fell into the hands of the demons..." Zhang Tie retorted with some excitement.
"Taixia's army has tried its best, and I have tried my best too. I am the Taixia Army God, but I am not a god. Taixia's army and knights are also composed of thousands of ordinary people. There is no doubt about the power of the demons. This is a holy war, not a moral court!"
"Have you known for a long time that the demons would definitely let the Taixia people in the captive area come to the rescue?" Zhang Tie stared closely into Zuoqiu Mingyue's eyes.
"I said that everything in the hands of the demons is their war resources and war tools. Facing Taixia's new weapons and new methods of warfare, the demons will not hesitate to send them to the battlefield. And as long as they go to the battlefield, it makes no difference whether they are forced or voluntary!" Zuoqiu Mingyue looked at Zhang Tie calmly, "In the last holy war, the demons did even more cruel things than this. However, this is nothing new. The difference between you and me is that you can only be responsible for your own conscience, and as the Grand Sima of Taixia, I must be responsible for more people in Taixia and for Taixia. The knights of Xia are responsible for the hundreds of Taixia legions in the war zone. They trust me, and I cannot betray this trust. In order to prevent more Taixia people from becoming slaves in front of the demonic formation, all those who dare to attack Taixia No matter who they are in the army or on the defense line, no matter what the reason is for them to rush in front of the demons, I will order them to be wiped out. Every time one of your explosive mines is detonated, in my opinion, it is Weakening the war potential of the demons is a service to Taixia... "
Zhang Tie was silent, feeling a little bitter in his mouth. He picked up the teacup, raised his head, and drank all the tea in one gulp. Then he put down the teacup and smiled bitterly, "It seems that I am indeed not suitable." Army…”
"No one is born to be in the army, no one is born to be hard-hearted, no one is born to pick up the butcher knife!" Zuoqiu Mingyue slowed down her tone, "But we have no choice..."
"Will the same thing happen again?"
"In the past month or so, the Demon Clan has not been idle. With the cooperation of the remnants of the Tongtian Sect, the Demon Clan is now transporting Taixia people who are unwilling to surrender from the rear of the occupied area to the Demon Clan in an endless stream. In the military camp of the army, it is initially estimated that the number of people transported to the front line by the demons has reached 200 million. In the next few days, once the Wei River freezes, the demons will drive all these people onto the battlefield and use these people to The minefields we deployed on the east and west sides of the Weishui River will be leveled with human lives, clearing the way for the demon ground troops to attack. Only then will the real war begin... "
"Then my lord will definitely not let them pass through the Wei River..."
"Yes!" Zuoqiu Mingyue said simply and neatly, "I will not let them attack the defense line on the east bank of the Weishui River. As long as these people pass through the minefields on the west bank of the Weishui River and set foot on the Weishui River, I will order the airship troops and bomber troops in the theater to dispatch , blocking it at the Wei River line..."
Zhang Tie knew that the interception Zuoqiu Mingyue said was actually elimination, because under the current situation, as long as the airships and bomber forces in the war zone can intercept the driven people on the Wei River for two days, without supplies, , under such weather conditions, the vast majority of the Chinese people who were driven onto the battlefield either starved to death or froze to death, and few of them could persist.
If there were no accidents, the fate of the 200 million ordinary people brought to the front by the demon army from the rear of the occupied area had already been determined.
Zhang Tie seems to have already seen the scene of corpses strewn on both sides of the Wei River...
"I have been serving as the general of the war zone for almost a year. Over the past year, the grain production and candle oil production in the rear have basically stabilized. As long as everything continues as usual, there will be no major problems. I am in this position. , it is impossible to do anything more..." Zhang Tie said, and with a move of his hand, he placed the seal of General Weiji and other items that Zuoqiu Mingyue had given him on the table in front of the two of them, " So today I officially resign to your lord as General Zhiji!"
Zuoqiu Mingyue looked at Zhang Tie for a long time and sighed, "You have made too many achievements in this position. It is indeed too eye-catching. Even the demons feel threatened and want to send the Sky Knights. Wanting to put you to death shows that the demons are afraid of you. This time, if you really die in Anxi City, there will be chaos in the rear. If you resign from this position now, it will not be a big deal for you or the entire war zone. Bad thing, now Taixia states are preparing to establish air cavalry units. I have written to Xuanyuan Hill a few days ago, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has agreed to formally establish Taixia’s air cavalry unit. Taixia’s air cavalry unit will be named Tianwu Army. In the future, the status of the Tianwu Army will be no less than that of the current Shangsi Army. I am going to recommend you as the commander of the Tianwu Army, seal the general of Zhentian, and the captain of Sima Zuo. Let you leave the war zone and form the Tianwu Army in the rear. At that time, Taixia's air cavalry were all under your command and under your command. No matter what ideas you have about Taixia's air cavalry, you can turn them into reality. I don't know what you want... "
If the person sitting in front of Zuoqiu Mingyue at this moment was another person, the conditions Zuoqiu Mingyue proposed would be enough to make others blush and find it difficult to control themselves, because compared with the position of general of the theater committee, Taixia's newly formed The commander of the Tianwu Army, General Feng Zhentian, is responsible for forming the Taixia Military Army and commanding all the air cavalry in Taixia. One day in the near future, he will be on an equal footing with the commanders of several superior armies. The great authority behind these conditions, It's enough to drive people crazy. This is a more dazzling and more powerful position than General Weiji.
This is a big step forward for Zhang Tie, and it is also a certain affirmation of Zhang Tie's ability and contribution, because when it comes to understanding the air cavalry, if anyone is the well-deserved authority in this regard, Zhang Tieruo said that he is the first Second, no one in the entire Taixia Territory dares to say that they are number one.
Zhang Tie didn't expect that the "gossip" he heard in the 46th Air Regiment a month ago was actually true. Taixia really wanted to form an independent air cavalry unit, and Zuoqiu Mingyue really wanted to command it herself. The newly formed air cavalry unit...
It seems that such "gossip" is either some kind of insight into the future situation from a thoughtful person, or a kind of temptation released by Zuoqiu Mingyue.
Zuoqiu Mingyue recommended herself as the commander of the Tianwu Army, which was both important and protective.
"Thank you, sir, but I know that my abilities are limited and my qualifications are shallow. I am really not suitable to lead an army, so I dare not accept it! If you love Zhang Tie, just let him regain his freedom and be free in the war zone. Even if You can also be a scout again..." Zhang Tie declined...
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ps: During the double monthly pass period, (.)