The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 298 The Yin Soldiers in the Wasteland
Entering the bathtub exuding dense water vapor, the clear water covered the white neck, and the long hair suddenly scattered into black lotus leaves on the water surface.

Just soaking in the water made Li Qingzhao feel endlessly relaxed. The blood stains on his fair face were already clear, and his cheeks were white and rosy, giving him a somewhat delicate beauty.

"You guys go out first."

After Li Qingzhao drove the maid out, Bai Zhi's figure suddenly appeared.

The pure white feathers exude a faint white fluorescence, which is holy and pure.

Bai Zhi looked at the hazy body reflected in the water, then looked away, and then said:
"Now, you have truly realized the cruelty of fighting between countries..."

"I feel it."

Li Qingzhao nodded, his tone full of emotion, but he became firm again, "However, this is the only way to regain the lost territory for the Song Dynasty!"

Yes!

That's all.

After all, the foreigners were once nomadic people and did not know how to govern the cities in the Central Plains.

It seemed that there was only a large and ill-fitting robe draped on her body, and her little feet were exposed to the air. The coldness of the stone slabs made her little feet couldn't help but fold together, but they still kept trembling slightly, generating that insignificant amount of heat. , hoping to warm yourself up.

Hearing the little girl's answer, Li Qingzhao couldn't help but feel his heart twitch, and finally asked: "How did your parents die?"

From time to time, a group of soldiers would pass by in the city. They patrolled the city, maintaining order in the city at all times and preventing small people from causing chaos.

This also allowed Li Qingzhao to walk on the street quite peacefully.

"Sister, have mercy on me and give me some food..."

How many Han people here have experienced the tragic experience of the little girl at this time? I'm afraid there will be more!

Silence is still silence.

"there is none left……"

"Father and mother are both dead..."

Just as Li Qingzhao was walking slowly and distracted, she suddenly felt someone tugging on her sleeves, causing her steps to stagnate, and then she turned her head and looked back.

The youngest daughter replied in a low voice, as if the death of her parents did not bring him too much pain. The tone of her voice was so ordinary, as if she had adapted to the news of her parents' deaths.

Because the army had just occupied Yanzhou City, there was no better way to deal with these beggars, either by recruiting them as corvees and providing food for them to repair the city, or by recruiting them into the army and letting them repay their debts with their own hands. Past enmity.

Li Qingzhao lowered his head and glanced at the corner of his clothes. There was a piece of black soil stuck to the corner of his clothes. After a moment of silence, Li Qingzhao knelt down, looked at the little girl in front of him, and asked:
"where is your family?"

"Brother was taken away by a nobleman, and Ling Ling is looking for him..."

But he still mustered up the courage to hold on to Li Qingzhao's clothes with his little hand.

Li Qingzhao was walking on the street. He had changed into ordinary women's clothes, but his beautiful appearance still attracted his attention, making everyone passing by look at her involuntarily.

Hearing this, Li Qingzhao was stunned again. He had previously learned from Li Gang what happened during the siege. The Liao people who defended the city first pushed the Han people in the city up the city wall and used the Han people in the city as human shields.

Those who don't know the truth are curious about Li Qingzhao's identity, or guess that Li Qingzhao is a family member of a military general.

Perhaps because the Song Dynasty had regained Yanzhou, some people in the city had the courage to set up stalls on the streets and sell some things to the soldiers in the city.

……

The little girl had two pigtails on her head, but perhaps because they had not been straightened for a long time, they became loose and covered with mud, making them look stiff.

Her little face was also covered with dirt, and her complexion could no longer be seen, but only her big eyes were still bright.

Li Qingzhao walked slowly, and she could even meet soldiers who greeted her respectfully, and she nodded and smiled.

Li Qingzhao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then looked at the little girl in front of him again, "Do you still have family?"

This inevitably caused many Han people to die on the battlefield, which is why the Song army hardly captured many prisoners after capturing Yanzhou City.

Naturally, some gangsters in the city did not dare to show up again. After all, the entire city had been taken over by the Song army. If they dared to show up, they would probably be imprisoned.

"Dad gave the rice to mother, and mother gave the steamed buns to Ling Ling. After Ling Ling ate, she saw that her father and mother were unconscious..."

While Li Qingzhao was looking at the little girl, the little girl was also looking at Li Qingzhao eagerly, with a little timidity in her pure eyes, as if she was afraid of Li Qingzhao's scolding.

After a moment of silence, Li Qingzhao reached out and touched the little girl's head. Her messy hair was tied into two braids, and the little girl's face showed a look of enjoyment because of Li Qingzhao's touch.

The foreigners did not engage in production, but only enclosed the land for horse racing. They only knew that the Han people who originally lived on this land were slaves to cultivate the land. This also made the people in the entire Yanzhou city desolate and desolate.

The little daughter's face was suddenly full of seriousness and perseverance, as if she would not give up until she found her brother.

The little girl shook her head, as if she still didn't understand what death was, and just replied weakly:

You can even see people turned into beggars begging along the street, looking at the people walking on the roadside covered with dirt.

After all, Yanzhou City has been managed by the Liao Kingdom for a hundred years, and they have only just recovered Yanzhou City. There may be some Liao people hiding in the dark, always ready to cause chaos.

There was a pitiful weakness in the weak voice, and what caught Li Qingzhao's eyes was a little girl wearing dirty, thin clothes.

"do not know……"

The next day, Li Qingzhao walked out of the courtyard where she lived and entered Yanzhou City, which had been occupied by foreigners for a hundred years. Looking at the scene in the city, she was silent for a long time.

Bai Zhi looked at Li Qingzhao bathing in the water, shook his head slightly, and then disappeared instantly.

Basically everything Gain could kill was dealt with on the spot!
Therefore, the brother of the little girl in front of him must have been caught on the city wall by the Liao people at that time, and then died in the chaos of the battlefield.

Li Qingzhao: "..."

"This is how my mother used to touch bells..."

The younger daughter murmured softly.

"Then are you willing to follow me in the future and I can help you find your brother?"

Li Qingzhao looked at the little girl in front of him seriously, and then asked.

"Sister, do you want to help me find my brother? Then Linlin will follow my sister!"

Hearing that Li Qingzhao wanted to help her find her brother, the little girl's face suddenly showed joy, and then she nodded immediately and agreed to follow Li Qingzhao.

"Okay!" Li Qingzhao also smiled when he heard the little girl's answer, but then asked: "Where are the stupid father and mother... asleep?"

"over there……"

The younger daughter took Li Qingzhao to a small alley, and then a small courtyard appeared in front of her.

The yard was not big, and there were only two rooms. When Li Qingzhao entered a room, he saw two skinny men and women lying on the bed.

There was still some distance between the two male and female corpses, but the little girl immediately climbed onto the bed and lay down between the two corpses, with a look of relief on her little face.

It seemed that this was how her parents used to sleep with her arms around her.

Seeing this, Li Qingzhao felt even more sour.

Enduring the pain, he took a few steps forward and inspected the two corpses.

The little girl's parents had been dead for a long time, and because it was late autumn, the weather was already very cold, but they were still as if they had just died.

"Mom and dad must be cold..."

The little girl lay down and hugged her mother's arms in her arms. She seemed to be aware of the coldness of her mother's arms. She carefully tucked the corners of the quilt for her parents before lying down herself.

"Yes, it's cold to kiss mom and dad..."

Li Qingzhao nodded and looked at this scene.

……

"What's your name?"

"Gong Ling!"

"Gong Ling?"

"My mother said that Ling Ling's laughter is like bells, so she called me Gong Ling, Ling Ling!"

The innocent voice of his little daughter rang in his ears, making Li Qingzhao think more.

The so-called palace bell is indeed a kind of bell, which represents peace and tranquility. This may also be her mother's blessing to her.

"From now on, just follow me!"

Li Qingzhao looked at the girl beside him and said seriously. The two of them walked in the city, and then slowly walked towards the courtyard in the distance.

As for Gong Ling's parents, Li Qingzhao had arranged for them to be buried alive, but she did not have the heart to tell Gong Ling that her parents had been dead for a long time. As a little person, let her think that her parents were still sleeping.

As for the brother she was talking about, I am afraid he has died in the war and will never see her again.

……

The news that Nanjing's Jin Mansion had been captured by the Song Dynasty had reached the Liao Kingdom and was also heard by the Jin Kingdom in the north. After Jin Guo heard the news, he was surprised but also somewhat justified.

After all, they know that the Song Dynasty at this time is no longer the Song Dynasty it once was. With the blessing of the divine bird, it will inevitably become strong again. Just like many Chinese dynasties in history, they all established powerful empires because of the blessing of divine birds.

The Kingdom of Jin also became a little nervous, and at the same time it became more urgent. It began to use troops on a large scale against the Liao Kingdom again, striving to gain more land.

As for the news that Nanjing Xijin Prefecture was occupied by the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom was even more shocked, because they mobilized heavy troops from Datong to Nanjing Xijin Prefecture to help, but why did Nanjing Xijin Prefecture still fall?

The Liao State was puzzled and not only sent people to investigate in the direction of Xijin Mansion in Nanjing.

On the other side, inside Yanzhou City, General Li Gang also sent scouts to the direction Li Qingzhao said to collect the corpses of the Song Dynasty soldiers.

After all, all the 25,000 soldiers and horses of the Chinese army died in the wilderness. Although Li Qingzhao carried out a hasty burial, I am afraid that wild beasts will dig out the corpses from the soil.

In order to prevent this from happening, and to rally the troops and improve their morale, General Li Gang sent some civilians to collect the corpses, and also to investigate the situation of the eliminated Liao reinforcements.

The scouts of the Song Dynasty came to the wasteland that Li Qingzhao mentioned. The endless wasteland was filled with only the gentle autumn wind, and then they saw a scene that they would never forget!
A large number of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared on the vast wasteland. They were spread out across the entire wasteland, like a large army marching, and it seemed like two armies were fighting. However, the wasteland was quiet, and there was no sound of marching.

The scouts suppressed the fear in their hearts and got a little closer again. The dead silence made them feel extremely frightened. But when they got closer, they were stunned again. They immediately sat down on the ground and looked at the front in fear. .

In front of him, there were actually skeletons standing. They were still wearing the armor of the Liao Kingdom, but they had no flesh and blood. The bones were thick and white under the gloomy sky, like ghosts coming out of hell.

How the sudden scene kept them calm.

Looking around, the soldiers of the Liao Kingdom stretching for miles on the wasteland turned into skeletons, and they made crisp and clear sounds under the autumn wind.

It was like the soul of the dead was whispering unwillingly.

Like a dark soldier in the aisle!

They couldn't help but think of the general's instructions to them when they set out. Then the general told them:
Don't be afraid of the things in the wasteland. They are the punishment of the divine bird on the people of Liao Kingdom and will not cause any harm to the people of Song Dynasty.

It seems that the general has realized that they are also afraid, so he comforts them like this.

However, when they thought that everything in front of them was done by the divine bird, the fear in their hearts faded a little.

He plucked up the courage to step forward to check, and saw the decayed bodies still maintaining their original postures, standing on the wasteland.

"These are all made by divine birds!"

Several scouts looked at each other, then stepped forward to observe carefully. The black skeletons in the armor frightened them, and then one of them reached out and couldn't help but take out their long knives from the skeletons' hands.

The next moment, the withered bones that were still standing on the ground suddenly fell to the ground and turned into a pile of bones without their original shape.

The armor on his body instantly turned into broken pieces of iron, with rust flying, as if a hundred years had passed in an instant.

"Do not move!"

Several Song Dynasty scouts quickly took a few steps back, then quickly got on their horses again, preparing to circle around the skeleton army in front of them to roughly estimate the specific number.

……

But they didn't know that behind this army of skeletons, there was also a group of Liao cavalry running quickly, numbering nearly a hundred. They followed the marching traces on the ground and found this place.

Nearly a hundred Liao cavalry suddenly saw the figures of Liao soldiers and horses in front of them, and their faces instantly turned pale with surprise. They rushed forward quickly, wanting to quickly ask what happened and why they had not supported Nanjing Xijin Prefecture. , but stayed here.

Since their backs were facing them, they could not see the faces of their own people in front of them. They approached with joy on their faces. One of them got off his horse and patted the shoulder of an infantryman.

But the next moment, the soldier he photographed suddenly fell to the ground and turned into a pile of withered bones. The black head rolled out and stopped at his feet, with empty eyes facing him.

(End of this chapter)