The Eagle Shooting Heroes: From Golden-Knife Prince Consort to Emperor Guangwu of the Great Zhou Dyn

At Guo Liqing's invitation, Xu Zhu also followed Guo Liqing and Tuolei to Guanghua Gate.

The journey was filled with chaos and turmoil.

Large numbers of Mongol cavalrymen raced along the road, rushing to the aid of Gwanghwamun.

Tolui approached Guo Liqing and whispered, "Anda, was it that monk who threatened you?"

"no."

Tolui quickly said, "If it weren't for him, how could you have made such an absurd decision yesterday!" He paused mid-sentence, then suddenly realized a possibility and asked, "Could it be that the monk is a martial arts master even more skilled than you?"

"He is indeed far more capable than me, but he didn't threaten me!" Guo Liqing smiled and whispered, "He's a character I like, I just wanted to show him..."

"What are you looking at?"

Guo Liqing looked at Tuolei and said with a smile, "Can pure, unthinking goodwill always lead things in a positive direction?"

Tore was completely confused. Not to mention the "goodwill" and "development," he didn't even understand the "role" mentioned earlier.

When Guo Liqing arrived at Guanghuamen with his Mongol cavalry, he found that a force of several hundred Western Xia people had already occupied the gate.

Because they had to deal with the continuous stream of cavalry reinforcements, they hadn't had time to open the city gates yet.

Guo Liqing looked at Tolui and said, "Tolui, you command the army to retake the city gate!"

"Good!" Without hesitation, Tolui immediately ordered his soldiers to begin retaking the city gate!

Before my eyes, many Mongols and Western Xia people were dead or wounded, lying on the ground.

Guo Liqing, still looking at Xuzhu, said, "Master Xuzhu, given the current situation, are you prepared to save the Western Xia people, or the Mongols? Or are you prepared to remain on the sidelines?"

Xu Zhu hesitated. Although he was the son-in-law of the Western Xia emperor, he firmly believed in the Buddhist concept of equality for all beings.

He considered both the Western Xia people and the Mongols as human beings, and he could not save one side and kill the other.

Xu Zhu never expected that after hiding in the mountains all his life, he would be faced with another difficult problem as his time was drawing near.

"Sir, what is the meaning of your question?"

"Look, the Western Xia people on the city wall are not the royal family of Western Xia, but ordinary people. They were incited by those royal nobles to rebel, but the result of their rebellion was death..."

"Right now, the entire capital is filled with Mongol soldiers. They only have a few hundred men, and they will be wiped out by the Mongol soldiers sooner or later."

"Moreover, the Mongols will suffer heavy losses in their efforts to eliminate them!"

"If the gates are opened and the Western Xia army enters, clashing with the Mongol army again, the situation will become even more dire!"

"The capital of Western Xia may be reduced to ashes, and the losses on both sides could reach tens of thousands!"

"This battle could have been avoided!"

Are you blaming me for making you release those people?

"I don't blame you. Master Xuzhu, people will inevitably die in war. I ask you, would you choose one death or ten deaths?"

Xu Zhu frowned deeply, regretting that he hadn't gone down the mountain.

"If we follow your method, one death is better than ten. But that one person is also a life!"

"That's right! 'Sweeping the floor might harm ants, and protecting moths by covering lamps'—I agree with that." Guo Liqing said, glancing at the battlefield. "But Master, you are not Buddha, and you cannot use your supreme power to completely end this war. So you can only choose between a bad choice and an even worse one!"

"Master, I'm not going to chat with you anymore."

Guo Liqing took the composite bow from Nashita, leaped into the air, drew the bow, and shot an arrow!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Guo Liqing fired several arrows in quick succession, killing several Western Xia soldiers who were about to rush towards the city gate to open it.

He used his lightness skill to leap over the soldiers' shoulders and reach the city wall.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Arrow after arrow shot out, hitting its mark every time, and at a very high frequency.

Guo Liqing first fired at the Western Xia's defensive array, killing those in key positions. The array then collapsed, and the Mongol soldiers swarmed in.

There are several such arrays.

Guo Liqing used arrows to shoot at key positions one by one, breaking through the formation.

Soon, the Western Xia army was scattered, and the Mongol soldiers stormed in and suppressed the Western Xia forces.

After Guo Liqing joined the battle, he killed all the Western Xia people in just a few breaths and defended Guanghua Gate.

On the city wall, Guo Liqing held a bow and arrow, looking into the distance as the Western Xia army approached.

"Prepare for the defense of the city!" Guo Liqing immediately gave the order.

The Mongol soldiers below responded in unison, "Yes!"

Under Guo Liqing's command, the Mongol army quickly took control of the city wall and transported the necessary defensive supplies up there.

After completing this series of preparations, the Western Xia army in the distance did not attack.

They knew how difficult it was to breach the city wall, and they dared not advance rashly until they received the signal that the city gates would open.

Seeing that the Western Xia people did not attack the city, Guo Liqing came down from the city wall.

Just then, Genghis Khan led an army to Guanghuamen.

Genghis Khan roared in anger before the crowd, "What's going on here? Where did these rebels come from?"

No one dared to utter a sound, except for Chagatai, who said, "I heard that it was the Western Xia royal family that Guo Jing released, who rallied the people of the city, preparing for a coordinated attack from within!"

"What?" Genghis Khan whispered, "I don't believe Guo Jing would do something so stupid! Where is Guo Jing?"

Upon seeing Genghis Khan, Guo Liqing immediately ran over: "Great Khan!"

"What's going on?" Genghis Khan asked again, wanting to hear Guo Jing's explanation himself.

Guo Liqing said, "Great Khan, it was the Western Xia royal family that incited the people to rise up in rebellion..."

"Weren't all the members of the Western Xia royal family arrested? How come there are still some left?"

At this moment, Chagatai said from the side, "Guo Jing, everyone says it was you who released the Western Xia royal family!"

Guo Liqing knew he couldn't evade the matter, so he said directly, "Yes, I released the Western Xia royal family members yesterday."

Why did you do that?

Guo Liqing had nothing to say, only saying, "Great Khan, I know I was wrong! Punish me!"

"I know you have a plan. Since these Western Xia people are so ungrateful, then kill them all! To prevent further trouble!"

Just as Genghis Khan was about to erupt in anger, Tolui came to his side and whispered, "Father, please calm your anger!"

"What's wrong?"

Tolui whispered, "We have a martial arts master by our side, whose strength far surpasses Guo Jing's. He resorted to this tactic mainly to appease that master! Father, while a martial arts master can't stop a large army, killing us would be a piece of cake! Guo Jing was forced to do this!"

Genghis Khan hesitated for a moment, then his gaze softened. He looked at Guo Jing and said, "Alright, this is your fiefdom now. Do whatever you want with it!"

Guo Liqing also heard what Tuolei said, and the kid suddenly became much more clever.

"Great Khan, you should go back to the palace and rest! Leave this to me!"

After Genghis Khan left, Guo Liqing approached Xu Zhu, who had been watching the battle from the sidelines. He asked, "Master Xu Zhu, have you figured out the question of whether it's one person or ten who should die?"