Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 158 Cruelty is the essence of war
Li Mu felt that he was used to the system destroying his heart again and again, but looking at the corpses all over the place, looking at the whole blood-stained city, and countless city residents reduced to slaves, Li Mu only felt sullen in his heart, How can also vent out.

But the task of the system has not been completed, and I still have to stay in this world.

So in the face of this massacre scene, Li Mu could only choose to remain silent.

His actions may have saved some people from being slaughtered, but the fact has been achieved, and these Tyrian people will all embark on a tragic path.

The soldiers of Tire and many young men were slaughtered. Li Mu estimated that 8000 people were killed, while the remaining 3 people in this city were captured and became slaves of the Macedonian Empire.

The city was broken, and Alexander quickly spread the news that these Tyrians were degraded into slaves. Just a few days later, many merchants came to the dilapidated city. These merchants came from all over the world, and they All have one purpose.

For this mass of slaves.

Because the troops had besieged the city of Tire for several months, they temporarily rested here, and Li Mu saw these scenes clearly.

This kind of scene is more shocking than those in movies and TV dramas. The slave traders took people away in a carload, and the whole city was crying bitterly.

"Hey, how good would it be to surrender? You don't have to ruin your family."

Li Mu stood on a section of the city wall and watched, but Philip walked to Li Mu's side at some point, and said calmly as he watched the scene where his wife and children were scattered under the city.

Li Mu gritted his teeth in his tightly closed mouth, let out a sharp breath, and did not speak.

Philip's words made Li Mu feel even worse, but there was no room for him to intervene in such a matter, and Alexander now had a very bad impression of Li Mu.

If Alexander was angered because of this, and Alexander really wanted to kill Li Mu, he would be courting death for himself in reality.

But now there is no way to leave this world, Li Mu really wants to end all this, but he has no idea.

Seeing that Li Mu didn't respond to him, Philip grinned, but patted Li Mu's shoulder and said.

"Go to your majesty, your majesty told me to call you over."

When Philip said this suddenly, Li Mu turned his head to look at the other party, and immediately cast a questioning look.

"The troops will be dispatched tomorrow. Your Majesty is still worried about what you did that day. It would be good for you to explain clearly." Philip explained, but paused suddenly.

"It's good for Yasha, it's good for your family."

When Philip said this, Li Mu's expression changed slightly. Philip's words had an obvious meaning. This is the last chance. If this matter cannot be properly resolved, it may threaten himself and the world. The safety of those strangers in the family.

Li Mu let out a deep breath. Although he was a little reluctant to face the face that made him shudder, he still nodded and headed towards the city after glancing at Philip.

Philip followed closely behind, but he only told him to obey, no matter what Alexander said, he would apologize and take the blame on himself.

Li Mu just hummed, Philip didn't say anything more, and stopped before reaching the place where Alexander was, letting Li Mu pass alone.

Walking into the occupied city hall, Li Mu saw Alexander sitting on the main seat. He was the only one here at the moment, and he seemed to have been waiting for Li Mu's arrival.

"Yake, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Alexander spoke first, but he didn't feel any displeasure, but looked very indifferent.

Li Mu glanced at the other party and saluted Alexander, while Alexander stood up, walked to Li Mu's side, stared at Li Mu with burning eyes, and slowly spoke.

"Yake, are you still worried about me because of the massacre?"

Li Mu's eyes flashed, and he finally spoke after taking a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, can you tell me the meaning of all this?"

"What's the meaning?" Alexander frowned when he heard Li Mu ask.

"What is the reason for you to expand the territory?" Li Mu asked bluntly. This question is actually the truth that Li Mu wanted to comprehend.

This trip to the battlefield, what exactly is the system trying to let me know?

This problem puzzles me, and I still want Alexander to help me solve it today.

Alexander paused, then said with a smile.

"In order to achieve what my ancestors and fathers failed to achieve, to be able to add my name to this world, and to establish a vast Macedonian Empire."

"Is it a great achievement?"

"This is just what I said to those Phoenician city-states." Alexander said suddenly, Li Mu looked at him as if he suddenly understood something, and Alexander said in a deep voice.

"I did all this to wash away the shame. Don't forget the scene of us being bullied by Persia in those years. Today, I hold the holy sword in my hand, just to fight tooth for tooth and blood for blood."

Alexander said calmly, at this moment, Li Mu realized that there was such a seed of hatred in the monarch's Eastern Expedition.

"So the expansion of the territory is also for those Persians to see?"

"Well, you can say that." Alexander nodded, but suddenly thought of something, and said to Li Mu.

"Yake, are you still worried about what I did before?"

Alexander actually took the initiative to ask about this matter, which caught Li Mu by surprise, and he hesitated to speak, but Alexander said with a sigh.

"I don't know why you reacted like that, but at that time, if I didn't force you to do something, then I would also lose my dignity to other soldiers."

"Of course I have to tell you that your behavior will also make your soldiers look down on you, even if you are a nobleman."

"Because you are helping the enemy, even if you are keeping them alive, in the eyes of other soldiers, you are helping the enemy who would have killed his comrades in the last second."

"But women and children are also enemies?" Li Mu asked in a deep voice.

"They are not now, but what about the future? Their children can be, their offspring can be, the world is so wonderful, you think you let some people go..."

"But actually? They only hate themselves for not being able to kill you on the spot, and they will remember you as a mortal enemy in this lifetime." Alexander said slowly, hoping that Li Mu would accept this reality, but Li Mu tightened his grip. Mouth, stop arguing.

Perhaps this is the difference between the West and the East, or, in other words, this is another form of cutting grass and roots.

Li Mu comforted himself in this way, but Alexander tossed his cloak, looked at the scene outside, and said earnestly.

"War is war, cruelty is its essence, and any kindness and love are just a useless cover."

Alexander turned his head and looked at Li Mu: "But these cover-ups have captivated your eyes, Yake."

"Don't forget that you are a soldier of the Macedonian Empire, and the gods have always only sheltered the winning side, and there should be punishment for failure. This is the rule set by the gods."

Li Mu looked down, looked at the mottled stone bricks under his feet, and murmured.

"Cruel?"

"So this is what you really need to experience?"

Alexander turned his head, looked at Li Mu's pensive look, and suddenly said solemnly to Li Mu.

"Yake, how about I make you a promise?"

Li Mu raised his head, but Alexander pointed to the temple on the island and said slowly.

"I swear to Hercules..."

"I promise you, I won't be so cruel in the future, and as long as a soldier tells me that he also hates this war, I will end it and take everyone back to our homeland, how about it?"

Li Mu widened his eyes, hesitated for a moment, stared into Alexander's eyes and asked, "Then what should I do?"

"Continue to be my fighter and go to the front. I have lost Admitas, but I don't want to lose another excellent phalanx officer."

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　When I saw some book friends commenting on the new chapters, I also chirped a few words. The last story was Zhige, which can be regarded as a transition of the protagonist’s mentality. After all, all the stories of Hu Guoquan are passionate and patriotic, and the tone is more positive. This stage is to expand the territory, and the expansion of the war cannot be said to be completely unjust, but after all, its subjective will is to take the initiative to launch the war. On the whole, such a war will be very cruel, and it can be said to tell the deep level of the expansion of the territory. The meaning is to actively export atrocities, which is cruelty.

　　Of course, it is not to train the protagonist to be a killing machine, but I don’t know if you still remember the future battlefield story at the end of the chapter of Protecting the Nation. The system is obviously doing this to cultivate the protagonist’s ability to play in the war at the end of this chapter.

　　Of course, this story just comprehends this truth, and has not been forced to practice it, but the next story, well, it is really an unjust war. You can guess, it is an ancient war, the country External.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)