First emperor of the human race

Chapter 49 The Bones of the Daxia People
Liu Taishou is extremely desperate at this moment, like a beast in trouble, full of panic and fear of the future.

He doesn't know where his hope lies, he is just an ordinary prefect, maybe talented, but he doesn't think he is a hero.

In this chaotic era, Governor Liu didn't know what to do. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't protect the people of Linshan City!

This is shame, helplessness, and deep self-blame.

This is a strong sense of suffocation that can almost completely submerge a man!
"Prefect, trust me, reinforcements will definitely come."

Li Jingyang has been quietly watching Liu Taishou's madness and mourning, his tone is still calm and firm.

These words were spoken to Taishou Liu, to himself, and even to the soldiers and civilians in the city.

It doesn't matter whether the reinforcements can come or not, the important thing is that we must not lose hope!

"Say! Reinforcements, will they really come?!"

Liu Taishou stood up suddenly, staring at Li Jingyang firmly, and the two of them were face to face.

"But you saw it too."

Liu Taishou's voice was almost gnashing his teeth, his face was distorted with dust and blood stains: "But you saw it too! Those 38 riders are all dead! Tell me, how did the reinforcements come!"

"Could it be, he will predict whether the prophet will succeed!"

Taishou Liu roared angrily, and pointed to the north, which was the direction of the imperial capital.

At this moment, Prefect Liu had an extremely crazy expression.

Li Jingyang knew that the "he" Liu Taishou said was referring to the emperor.

You can't even save your life, who cares about dignity!

It is impossible to say that Liu Taishou has no resentment in his heart. If the imperial capital really sent reinforcements, Liu Taishou would have to grit his teeth and persevere no matter what he said.

But now, the people of Linshan City can't see hope!
Li Jingyang sighed slightly in his heart, to be honest, he couldn't hold it anymore.

He didn't know whether the reinforcements would come or not.

If Si Yu hadn't delayed the rebels' offensive for a whole month, he would have surrendered a long time ago, at least the people in the city would not have died too many people
But now, they couldn't even surrender, and the rebels already hated the soldiers and civilians of Linshan City very much.

"Whether reinforcements will come or not, we have to assume they will."

Li Jingyang's voice was low, and he stared at Taishou Liu intently.

Li Jingyang's voice was also trembling, but he still tried his best to keep calm: "You know, we have already fought to this point. If the city is broken, the rebels will never let us go lightly!"

"If you die in the end, do you want to die standing, or kneel in humiliation, and be beheaded by the rebels?"

Li Jingyang's words were like a hammer, hitting Taishou Liu's heart hard.

Both of them are not great talents, they are just ordinary people with a little bit of talent, no one can sustain such a desperate situation for so long.

They have done their best to unearth their final potential.

"Sure enough, are we still going to die?"

Liu Taishou smiled miserably and sat down slumped.

"Are you afraid of death?"

"I am not afraid, but I am afraid that the 40 people in the city will be massacred by the rebels. It is my responsibility that Linshan City cannot be defended. I don't want them to die with me."

"If everyone still dies in the end, then you should think carefully about whether you will lead them to die standing or kneeling."

Li Jingyang's voice was deep and low: "My mother taught me when I was very young. The blood of Daxia flows through me. I am a citizen of the first emperor of the human race! I should have the same arrogance as Emperor Su. Then It's a bone that can't be beaten or twisted! This is the bone of our Daxia people!"

Li Jingyang's voice was very soft, it fell in Liu Taishou's ears, but it sounded like thunder.

Bactrian bones
"I"

Taishou Liu was stunned, and turned his head to look at the city wall. Hundreds of soldiers, old or immature, were watching him silently. Many of them had despair in their eyes, and many of them shed silent tears. Let the tears wash the blood-stained face.

But no matter how desperate they are, they also know that they need to listen to the words of the prefect.

If they don't hold together again, they will die even worse!
Taishou Liu's heart trembled, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

Must the common people die with us?
Liu Taishou didn't dare to look into the eyes of the soldiers. He turned his head and looked to the south. Twenty miles away, on the edge of the skyline, there were rows of rebel tents, forming a huge encirclement.

Even at the foot of the mountains on three sides of Linshan City, there are rebel troops stationed there, just to prevent the people of Linshan City from fleeing over the mountains or sneaking into them.

Si Yu made them pay a heavy price a few days ago, and apart from tentative attacks, they no longer dared to commit major crimes.

The rebels made up their minds and wanted to besiege the mountain city of death.

It was also thanks to Si Yu's garrison a few days ago that Liu Taishou came up with the idea of ​​summoning the people in the city to serve as an army, pretending that Si Yu's army was still in Linshan City, and desperately survived for more than half a month.

But now that there is no food or water in the city, it is difficult for him to continue his disguise.

Originally, he also thought of a way to lead the people to flee over the mountain, but unfortunately, the rebels thought that the army in the city was still the Si family army, and the rebels were too cautious, and did not give Liu Taishou a chance!

Originally, the rebels could have directly bypassed Linshan City to attack the imperial capital, but they did not dare to hand over their backs to the "Si Family Army".

Liu Taishou's strategy of impersonating the Si family army was very successful, but it was also this success that cut off all the escape routes of Linshan City!
Now, what else can I do?

Just as Liu Taishou was looking into the distance and his throat was rolling with difficulty, a shrill scream suddenly sounded in the city!
"Someone...someone jumped into the well! Save someone! A lot of people have jumped into the well!"

It was the voice of the soldiers in charge of transporting supplies under the city tower, full of childishness and panic.

Linshan City, south of the city.

Not far from the battlefield, there is a well in the backyard of a house here, but now it can no longer draw water.

Now, there are many common people around the entrance. Although this group of people are neatly dressed, their complexions are withered.

They couldn't even secrete their saliva, every roll of their throats seemed to be cut by a knife, and every breath felt like a flame was burning in their chests.

thirsty!
So thirsty!
Everyone was staring at the mouth of the well, surrounding it and refusing to leave.

"Go away! Go away! No one is allowed to approach the mouth of the well!"

Dozens of old soldiers arrived, followed by a group of young men to drive away the crowd.

"Old Li, someone jumped from here just now. There are more than 20 people. I saw it."

"Don't call me Old Li!"

An old soldier turned his head, frowning with murderous intent on his face, he shouted: "I am the captain now! The captain of the Linshan City City Defense Army!"

"What bullshit corporal, don't you still owe me three coppers, Old Li!"

"I dare to go to the battlefield, how dare you!"

"I dare too!"

"Come on, if you're still a man, take your farm guy, as long as you kill three rebels, I'll get you a sword!"

"But... I'm thirsty, can you give me water? I don't want a sword, I want water, old man Li."

"I haven't drank water all day and night. I can't even pee! Where can I find water for you!"

"Then I'm not leaving."

The man shook his head, very resolutely.

He licked his dry lips, pointed to the mouth of the well, and said in a faint voice, "Here, there is water, just jump in and drink to your full."

The man's voice echoed in the quiet courtyard, and even the movements of the soldiers to drag the civilians away slightly slowed down.

Old Li was stunned for a moment, then he yelled suddenly, took a step forward, and pushed the man to the ground: "If you dare to jump down, I will kill you right now!"

"Then you kill me!"

The man wiped the dirt from the corner of his mouth, and stared at the mouth of the well: "If I can't drink any more water, I will die too, I might as well be killed by you."

"Everyone in my family is dead, and I don't want to live now!"

His tone was firm, and there was a faint light in his eyes, which was a very longing but strange light.

He even gave up his life just to drink water.

Hundreds of people had already gathered in the courtyard, and there were still a steady stream of people coming.

They all want to jump into the well.

It's not that they are not afraid of death, but they have already forgotten the fear of death!
There is no more water at the mouth of the well, even if you look down the well, you can't see the water anymore.

It takes a long time to hear a sound when a stone is thrown in.

Old Li knew that there must be water in the mouth of the well!But who dares to jump off?
This will kill!
"I"

Old Li's mouth was bitter, he didn't know what to say.

He also wanted to drink water, but Master Li Xiaowei said that he is a soldier!He has to protect the people of Linshan City!
Anyone can lose their minds, but soldiers cannot.

Soldiers are to protect the people and lead them to live together.

At this moment, a loud shout sounded from the courtyard.

"Want to drink water?"

"Come on, I'll give you water to drink!"

"Anyone who wants to drink water, go to the schoolyard in the city and stay there. Each person has a bowl of water! After drinking the water, everyone will go home and find someone to fight with me! Whoever dares to mention the matter of jumping into the well will die. This official will also dig up his ancestral grave!"

Not long after the sound fell, everyone turned their heads and looked out of the courtyard.

A tall and tall man covered in filth and bloodstains strode into the courtyard. His left arm was empty, and his dirty sleeves fluttered in the wind.

"Master Prefect!"

"Prefect Liu is here!"

"Liu Taishou, is what you said true? Do we have water to drink?"

The people made hoarse and dry voices one after another, and many of them found it very difficult to even speak. They lay on the edge of the well, but their eyes still looked at the prefect Liu expectantly.

"Have!"

Taishou Liu laughed out loud, but his voice was extremely bleak: "In the barracks, there is still a batch of rainwater, one mouthful for each! After drinking it, I will go to die with my officer. Do you want to do it?"

Fight!

Liu Taishou figured it out.

If this world doesn't give them a chance to survive, then he won't count on any bullshit reinforcements, he will die standing up!
He wants to bring the people of Linshan City to stand upright and die together!
Because, this is the bones of the Daxia people, this is called pride!
Hit constantly, unbreakable bones!

(End of this chapter)