"There is a secret passage that can lead to the city?!"

Li Mu came up from the cellar and told Li Siwen what he saw. Li Siwen was so surprised that his chin could not close. After a while, he calmed down and frowned and said, "Dingxiang City has been occupied by the Turks for many years. It is not surprising that there are such secret passages. The problem now is that there are several such secret passages, just this one, or many. Moreover, Empress Xiao knew that Princess Yicheng had no reason not to know, but why did she choose to attack the city instead of coming in from the secret passage?"

Li Mu thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid she doesn't want us to know the existence of the secret passage, and she doesn't know the reality of the secret passage. If we attack from the secret passage and we find it, we will definitely be alarmed and alert us. When the whole city searches, we will find something she wants to hide."

Li Siwen's eyes lit up: "Are you talking about the imperial seal?"

Li Mu nodded and said, "It should be, but now we have no time to find it. Today, Princess Yicheng was frustrated in siege. Her troops were missing a quarter of her troops. Reinforcements may arrive at any time. She should not care about hiding it. I think she will attack the city again soon. Now we don't know how many secret passages there are in this city. Turkic soldiers may appear in the houses all over the city at any time. If we are attacking from now on, we will definitely lose. For the sake of the present plan, it is better to withdraw first. I have just explored the exit of this secret passage to the east, and to the east is Mayi. Princess Yicheng is now in the west. She should not go around and choose this secret passage to enter the city. She quickly ordered the people to be called over and let us escape from this secret passage!"

"Let's go?" Li Siwen said angrily: "Li Mu, how could you have such an idea? It's not our own to abandon the city and escape! Since you are afraid of death, why are you back? If you want to leave, just think I misunderstood you! As the magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, I have the responsibility to defend the territory. If the city cannot be kept, the worst thing will be to die. In the future, I will retain my reputation for a lifetime and will not insult my family!"

Seeing that the guy had a second disease again, Li Mu was so angry that his teeth almost broke, and said, "Li Siwen! You are right, I am afraid of death, I am afraid of death, I am afraid of death, I am back and ask for death, tell me why this is?!"

Li Siwen turned his head and said nothing. Li Mu continued, "I'll tell you why! I'm afraid of death, but I'm even more afraid of you and the people in this city's death, so I'm back. I'm not going to die with you, but I'm here to find a way to save everyone's lives. Before the Turks came to attack, I didn't know where they attacked, so I didn't let everyone run away blindly. Now that I know that the Turks are on the west side, and there is a secret passage leading to the east. Walking through this secret passage, the whole city's life can be saved, why not leave? Just for you to leave? Why are you so selfish?!"

Li Siwen retorted dissatisfiedly: "If you follow your words, then what will you do to defend the city in the future? Just run away when you encounter an enemy! Since ancient times, those who have been ministers are the most important thing. There is no one who will not die in wars. I can die, and the people can die. However, the majesty of the Tang Dynasty cannot be violated. Even if we are all dead, we must let the enemy know that this is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Sooner or later, we will fight back and someone will avenge us!"

Li Mu was choked by this set of "glorious and righteous" words. From any angle, he couldn't make any mistakes. It was really hard to refute. After thinking for a while, Li Mu said, "You are right, but you have to distinguish the specific situation. Let me give you an example. If this is Chang'an and the Turks hit the city gate, I agree with all those you say. But it's different at this time. The Turks outside the city are the remnants of Princess Yicheng, just a thousand people. The Turks have been destroyed by my Tang Dynasty. They are just a group of remnants. They can't occupy Dingxiang City, and they just took advantage of a loophole."

"What is the most valuable thing in Dingxiang City at this time? It's not everything you see in front of you, not these four walls, not these houses and shops, but people's hearts! As a county magistrate, it is your responsibility to guard the territory, but it is your responsibility to protect people's hearts. What is the heart of the people? Now, it's the hearts that you can save the lives of these people is the hearts of the people. Otherwise, who would still believe in the Tang Dynasty? You posted the notice of accepting refugees, and would you be recruiting them to die? If you brought the people of the whole city to sacrifice your life today, I can guarantee that the refugees on this side would rather wander in the grassland than enter the Tang Dynasty's city again!"

Li Siwen looked a little dazed and murmured: "Is this really the case?"

"Of course!" Li Mu took out his skills in fooling Party A in his previous life, and added another effort, saying, "If you save the lives of the people, the refugees from all directions will come over when they are spread. Because they know that the county magistrates in Dingxiang City love the people as much as their sons, and even if they encounter the crisis of enemy siege, they will put the lives of the people first. Who doesn't support such a county magistrate?"

"Well... makes sense..." Li Siwen's eyes gradually became firmer, and she said, "You are right, you have to let the people go first..."

“That’s right…”

Before Li Mu's 'reach' was released, Li Siwen continued: "But I can't leave! The city is there, and the city is lost and the city is lost and the city is dead! You take the people away, and I will stay here. In this way, I will not only protect people's hearts, but also be honest." Seeing that Li Mu was about to speak again, Li Siwen waved his hand to stop him: "Brother, you don't understand. If I escape today, I will never raise my head. I will be just a playboy who protects under my father's wings for the rest of my life. I will never leave. Even if I die, I cannot let anyone point fingers and put shame on my father's face!"

Seeing that he was determined, Li Mu sighed and said, "Okay, since that's the case, let's arrange for the people to leave first, and I'll stay with you.

Li Siwen laughed and patted Li Mu on the shoulder: "I've implicated you, my brother."

Li Mu had a blank expression on his face: "Stop taking advantage of me anymore. Brother Wang has told me that you were born in the twelfth lunar month."

Li Siwen: “…”

Back in the small square between the East and West Square, Li Mu faced the people all over the city and said, "Today, we have seen the fierce battle with the Turks. This is a group of Turkic remnants, about a thousand people. If it is really on the battlefield, our Tang cavalry charges, and these people will be ghosts under the sword. But today, the garrison of Dingxiang City is weak and they have taken advantage of the loopholes. In the daytime war, the enemy has lost more than 200 soldiers and injured more than 100, but our side has also injured more than 20 people and killed six people. There are still as many as 1,000 people on the enemy, all of whom are veterans on the battlefield, and our side is all young and strong. If we continue to fight, we are not our opponents."

"Just just now, a secret passage was found in the city, and the exit was one mile east of the city. In order to save everyone's lives, the county magistrate decided to let the people withdraw from the secret passage first, and the women and children left first, followed by the injured person in this battle, and the only son in the family, and the rest of the people finally. Everyone can take away all the grain and rice in the city according to the per capita, and the injured and injured can receive pensions. Reinforcements will arrive before dawn. Within one or two days, you can listen to the news temporarily. After the war is over, everyone will come back and count all the previous promises."
Chapter completed!