Chapter 217.1
The night was deep, and the cold was piercing.
Inside the military tent, General Bu Qingyun looked at the military letter he had just finished writing and sighed deeply.
This battle, I fear is a point of no return!
He was an Innate master and also a third-grade general of the Great Yan Kingdom, commanding 300,000 troops. He held a position of high authority and brought honor to his ancestors, but now he couldnt find any joy in it.
All this was simply because the Great Yan Kingdom he was defending might soon be no more.
After a once-in-fifty-year ice disaster, the national power of the Great Yan Kingdom had severely declined, causing widespread suffering and leaving the people destitute.
The surrounding three countries had seized the opportunity and sent out their troops.
Nearly three million soldiers and more than twenty Innate masters had already been stationed at the border, ready to attack at any moment.
With all its might, the Great Yan Kingdom had desperately gathered an army of three million, most of whom were green recruits who had never seen blood.
Sending them into battle was essentially like sending them to their deaths.
As for the Innate masters, the entire country had only twelve, nearly half the number of their enemies.
So, how could they fight this battle?
Not to mention now, even at the peak of Great Yans power, they would not have been able to withstand the combined assault of the three nations.
In his heart, he was certain that the battle was lost unless something unexpected happened.
But as the saying goes, ho takes the rulers grain should bear the rulers worries.
Even if the battle was destined to be lost, he had to fight it.
Even if it was a struggle in the face of death, he had to make that struggle.
Moreover, he had no way out.
Over the years, he had fought numerous battles with the three neighboring countries, and they had long been at loggerheads with deep-seated enmity.
His family was in Great Yan, and if he didnt fight with all his might, they might lose their lives.
Therefore, the battle had to be fought!
Even if victory was slim, it had to be fought!
At that moment, he heard the faint sound of a guqin.
The music was mournful and melancholy, filled with longing and sorrow, and it unconsciously evoked his feelings of homesickness.
Where is this guqin music coming from? he couldnt help but step out of his tent.
However, he found that the soldiers on guard showed no sign of anything unusual.
Yuan Tiangang nodded with a smile, Exactly!
Bu Qingyun shouted, You Great Xia have invaded our countrys territory three times in a row. Our two nations are like fire and water, dead set against each other. Theres nothing to discuss between us!
General Bu, you are mistaken!
Yuan Tiangang stroked his beard and smiled, Indeed, there was nothing to discuss in the past, but now things are different! Your Great Yan is besieged on all sides, and its downfall is not far off! But, General, you still have a bright future ahead! Do you really want to go down with Great Yan?
Stop talking nonsense, Great Yan will never fall!
Bu Qingyun shouted, As a general, I will use the sword in my hand to kill all enemies and defend the territory of Great Yan! It is my destiny even if I die, and I blame no one else!
Yuan Tiangang shook his head and chuckled, General, you are a man of loyalty and righteousness, and I greatly admire that! But have you not considered your own family? What about your 80-year-old mother, your loving wife, and your three children who have just come of age? You surely cant let them die with you?
Bu Qingyuns grip on his treasured sword tightened, his heart filled with struggle.
As a general who had fought for many years, he had long been indifferent to life and death, but the one thing he couldnt let go of was his family back home.
He could die without regrets on the battlefield, fulfilling his loyalty to his sovereign.
But what would happen to his wife and children after his death?
Could they survive under the iron hooves of the three kingdoms without someone to protect them?
He had no answer in his heart.
Even if they die, that is their fate as well, General Bu sighed.
The old man does not believe that General Bu, known as the Iron Madman for his mass killings on the battlefield, is a person who believes in fate!
Yuan Tiangang smiled indifferently, As far as I know, you are a filial son in front of your mother, a good husband in front of your wife, and a kind father in front of your children! You are a man of emotion and righteousness. I refuse to believe that you would just watch them die!
Alas! Whats the use of talking about this now? General Bu sighed again.
Of course its important. As long as you are willing to defect to Great Xia and serve His Majesty, I can persuade His Majesty to relocate all your family members away from this chaos to the capital city of Great Xia. In this way, you dont have to die, and neither do your family members. Isnt that wonderful? Yuan Tiangang said loudly.
Bu Qingyuns heart trembled!
This solution indeed perfectly resolved his dilemma.
But still, he hesitated and said, A loyal official does not serve two masters!
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