eurekapd Chapter 474 The Truth
Chapter 474 The Truth
Jiang Li did not use any weapons, nor did he use any internal energy.
As if to vent his anger, he punched Chai Bin in the face one after another.
Chai Bin did not resist at first.
But later on, he was aroused and fought hard with Jiang Li.
Shen Shuyi just watched from the side without interrupting.
No matter how many high-sounding reasons Chai Bin has, or how much regret he has, there will always be someone who will make a different choice in the same situation.
Even if he was willing to inform Jiang Li back then, at least today, Jiang Li would not hate him so much.
Soon, Chai Bin collapsed to the ground, no longer able to fight back.
Jiang Li was breathing heavily, his eyes filled with surging hatred.
His Adam's apple moved slightly, and he slowly lowered his eyes to hide the tears in his eyes: "What do you know?"
Chai Bin gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Jiang Li half-knelt on the ground and grabbed his collar: "How long are you going to keep it a secret? Are you worthy of the 100,000 soldiers who died in the Battle of Lushan? Are you worthy of the brothers who fought side by side with you in the past? Are you worthy of the high hopes my father has placed on you? Are you worthy of the pig trotters that my mother prepares for you every day..."
By the end of his speech, Jiang Li was already in tears.
At that time, the brothers hung out together all day, fighting and playing together. Although they had conflicts, they also had a life-long friendship.
No matter how much they fight for each other in normal times, once they are on the battlefield, they can still leave their backs to the opponent without reservation.
Chai Bin was extremely brave in martial arts and would often get carried away when chasing the enemy. His father had to worry a lot about him in order to prevent him from falling into an enemy ambush one day.
His mother knew that Chai Bin liked to eat pig's trotters, so every day when she saw Chai Bin following him back, she would ask someone to prepare a dish of pig's trotters for him to eat as much as he wanted.
The memories he dared not recall were still vivid in his mind, and every time he recalled a scene, he felt indescribably heartbroken.
But the person in front of him had clearly changed into someone he didn't recognize and was no longer the person in his memory.
Chai Bin closed his eyes in pain. When he didn't know the truth about the battle of Lushan, he could still convince himself that everyone would move forward. Who would be so stupid as to stand still?
But when he learned the truth about the Battle of Lushan and knew that 100,000 innocent souls were buried in Lushan, he could no longer pretend that nothing had happened.
But Xiao Heyu told him that he was just clearing out some useless people for Daqian.
When he ascends the throne, he, Chai Bin, will become the mainstay of the court and a trusted minister of Daqian.
He had no choice but to be pushed forward and enjoy it all, because once he looked back, it would be a dead end, and the entire Chai family would be doomed!
"Speak up!" Jiang Li roared, "When you get to the underworld, will you have the nerve to face them?"
Chai Bin's lips trembled slightly. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and whispered, "I can tell you what I know, but I have a request."
Jiang Li laughed angrily, with tears of blood seeping from the corners of his eyes.
"Chai Bin, you really make me sick!"
Chai Bin met his disappointed eyes and smiled indifferently: "What can I do? It has come to this point anyway."
Jiang Li wanted to say something else, but Shen Shuyi interrupted at the right time: "Go on."
Jiang Li put his tongue on his cheek and slowly retracted his fist. His eyes were bloodshot, as if he was trying hard to endure something.
"If something goes wrong, the Chai family will be doomed. I need you to help me save the three lives of the Chai family."
He was destined to die soon, but he didn't want the Chai family to be extinct.
Shen Shuyi chuckled: "One."
Chai Bin insisted: “Three.”
Shen Shuyi sneered: "Chai Bin, when you made this request, have you ever thought that the entire Jiang family also hoped that someone would show mercy to them? Your Chai family is guilty of crimes that cannot be punished, but what did the Jiang family do wrong?"
Chai Bin was silent for a while, and finally responded: "Okay, save my illegitimate son. He is now sent to the Xia family in Yunzhou by my father to serve as the third son of the Xia family."
Shen Shuyi remembered it in his heart and looked at Chai Bin: "Now you can tell me what you know about the Battle of Lushan."
Chai Bin said slowly: "In fact, not only do I know this, Jiang Li should know this as well."
Jiang Li frowned, not knowing what he was referring to.
"Back then, when Luo State launched a strong attack and the battle was stalemate, the imperial court sent 80,000 troops to support them."
At that time, the enemy was strong and we were weak, and Jiang Yanhu forced everyone to close the city gates and prohibit them from fighting.
The general of the Luo State sent people to shout and curse under the city wall every day, cursing all the ancestors of all of them.
They were very upset but could not fight back, so they took a few small groups of troops and went around Yanshan, intending to launch a surprise attack on Luo's right wing army.
However, when they went around Yanshan, they found that a large number of soldiers were coming towards them from the nearby Mocheng.
At first they thought they were reinforcements, so they sent people to investigate, but later they found out that Mo City had also been attacked, and those soldiers were all old, weak, sick and wounded. Due to the heavy pressure of food and grass, they had to be dispatched back to Beijing.
They were inevitably disappointed at the time, but seeing so many wounded soldiers in Mo City, they felt sad and calmed down. They felt that it was right to obey Jiang Yanhu's command and refuse to fight.
But in fact, those were not wounded soldiers to be transported back to Beijing, but reinforcements sent by the imperial court to Yancheng!
Jiang Li's pupils shrank slightly: "You said those are reinforcements sent by the court? Impossible! They are all old, weak and sick, how can they fight!"
Chai Bin sneered, "Yes, tens of thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people have been forced to Yancheng in batches. Yancheng's food and grass burden is even heavier. Your father had no choice but to lead his troops to fight."
Jiang Li stood there in a daze with tears in his eyes.
Therefore, that year, Yancheng did not receive any reinforcements, but instead received a group of wounded soldiers who needed medicine and food.
However, food and grass were already in short supply in Yancheng, and the enemy's offensive was fierce. If the attack continued, the defenders would not even be able to fight.
Jiang Yanhu tried several times to negotiate, sent letters to the court several times, and even borrowed soldiers and food from nearby areas several times, but in the end, he could not hold on any longer and chose to fight.
He discussed with several deputy generals for a long time and finally formulated a detailed and comprehensive plan, intending to use strategy to win and minimize casualties.
But what he didn't know was that his father had already rebelled at that time, and one of his deputy generals had defected to Lu Xiao, the general of Xuan Ce's army.
Therefore, the original plan to defend against the enemy had long since turned into a trap set for Jiang Yanhu.
Jiang Yanhu and 100,000 soldiers died tragically in Lushan.
Shen Shuyi looked at Chai Bin with sharp eyes: "These soldiers are all Daqian soldiers, why must General Jiang and these soldiers be buried here?"
Chai Bin looked at Shen Shuyi and smiled: "Ms. Shen is really smart, no wonder I fell into your hands."
Shen Shuyi waited for his answer.
Chai Bin pulled the corner of his mouth and said nonchalantly: "Didn't Miss Shen already guess it?"