King of Song

Chapter 273 Taking the Body as Bait
With the northwest wind overnight, the temperature in Dashun City has dropped a lot, and the chill hits people!
The situation in Dashun City is still the same, the Xixia people besieged but did not attack.The city defense is a little less stressful, but the drinking water in the city is getting less and less.Although uniform distribution has been mandated, the number is limited after all, and there are not many left now.

The digging of the well is still going on. Although the dug out soil has become more and more moist, there is still no clear water after all.

Lin Zhao and the others were very anxious, Jing Sili stood at the top of the city, seeing the increasingly anxious soldiers in the city, his face was full of worry.

"General Jing, can you investigate clearly, who is the coach of Xixia?" Zhong Shidao seemed to be very concerned about this.

Jing Sili said in a deep voice: "According to the current situation, it may be Liang Yibu, Prime Minister of the Western Xia Kingdom!"

"Liang Yi buried?!"

Zhong Shidao was startled, he didn't expect Xixia to send such a heavyweight person.

Lin Zhao on the side was as surprised as Zhong Shidao. He didn't expect Liang Yibu to be so fast. He had just returned from Tubo and came to Qingzhou again.It seems that the enemy's road is really narrow, and he will be enemies with Liang Yibu twice, but this time, Liang Guoxiang seems to have the upper hand, Lin Zhao couldn't help but smile wryly.

Enemy road is narrow?

Lin Zhao had a little aftertaste in his heart, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.

The most important thing right now is to get the Xixia people to change their focus, take the initiative to attack Dashun City, and then create opportunities for the Gyeongju army to come to the rescue.

Although this move is a bit risky, it is better than sitting still and waiting to die.I have been very distressed before, how can I attract Xixia people?At this moment, Lin Zhao seemed to have an idea in his mind.

"General Jing, assuming I have the confidence to attract the Xixia people and attack Dashun City with all my strength, can you hold it? How long can you hold it?" Lin Zhao asked in a deep voice with a solemn expression.

Both Zhong Shidao and Liu Changzuo were a little surprised, Jing Sili also looked at the young scout in front of him curiously, and said: "3000 people, with all their strength, can last for five days."

"Zhao Lin, do you really have a solution?" Liu Changzuo was a little excited and surprised.

Zhong Shidao knows that Lin Zhao is extraordinary, but what can he do to attract Xixia people?At least he couldn't think of it.

Lin Zhao nodded lightly: "There is a solution, I am [-]% sure, it's just the water source..."

Jing Sili and the others were a little excited at first, but when they thought about the water source, with the current drinking water storage situation in Dashun City, they can only last for two days at most, which is already the limit.During this period, can the reinforcements from Gyeongju arrive?It is indeed a problem.Otherwise, self-defeating will only make things worse.

Just when everyone was showing embarrassment, they suddenly heard a burst of cheers from the city.When they were rushing over, a soldier came to report: "General, the well dug has water, water has come out..."

There is no unparalleled road!Everyone was shocked and saw hope!
When they arrived at a well in the city, Xu Xi had already arrived at the head of the well. He was standing by the well happily and asked, "How is it? Is the well prosperous?"

Jing Sili, Lin Zhao and others have already arrived, and they are also concerned about this issue. This well is where the lives of thousands of soldiers in Dashun City lie.

"Not much, the land in the northwest is too dry, but there is barely water, not much..."

Hearing this answer, everyone was inevitably a little disappointed.

Xu Xi's joyful expression suddenly disappeared, and he continued to look half-dead again.He originally thought that if there was too much water coming out, he would boil some hot water and take a good wash, but it would take a lot of effort right now.

Xu Xi said in a deep voice: "Since the water is out, let's fetch water for everyone to drink, and distribute the drinking water according to the level of the official position!"

You know, in order to plan for water use, the drinking water in the city is concentrated, and each soldier only gets the most basic life-saving water.Already extremely thirsty, each with chapped lips, finally saw the well water gushing out, and each of them was starved, but was told to drink water according to their official position.

Are you kidding me?
When drinking water is related to life, how many people still care about the level of official position?It was even more unbearable to see a group of bloody men who worked hard to fight and serve the country loyally.It's just that the first bird is shot, and no one takes the lead, and no one dares to stand up first.

Therefore, the atmosphere at the scene changed suddenly.But Xu Xi didn't care about it at all, or didn't pay attention to the group of bosses in front of him at all.

When the first bucket of water came up, Xu Xi was about to reach out to pick it up, but was suddenly snatched by a big hand.

"Zhao Lin, you...are so bold that you even grabbed water with me?" Xu Xi turned around and saw Lin Zhao who was accompanying him.

Lin Zhao frowned, looked at Xu Xi coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Supervisor Xu, the drinking water right now...I thought the soldiers on duty at the top of the city should drink it first, but Supervisor Xu, who is relatively leisurely, waits for now. wait!"

"You...are so bold that you dare to run against me!" Xu Xi didn't expect that a small scout would dare to make things difficult for him, even if it was Li Fugui's subordinates?After all, he is just a scout soldier!
"It's just a supervising army. Do you think these thousands of soldiers care about how high you are in order to drink water to survive?" Lin Zhao said coldly, and then raised his voice: "It's these thousands of soldiers , Defending the country, defending the country, fighting bloody battles, they are already thirsty, so they should give priority to drinking water!"

Lin Zhao's words touched the hearts of the soldiers, and immediately won a burst of applause and cheers!
Seeing the menacing eyes of the soldiers, Xu Xi was a little scared, but he couldn't bear face, pointing at Lin Zhao and cursing, but his words were broken and he couldn't explain clearly at all.

"Superintendent Xu, I think you deserve credit for inviting Yingying to come to Dashun City. Please cooperate now, otherwise I will definitely read your book in front of His Majesty." Lin Zhao said harshly.

Xu Xi asked in surprise, "Who are you?"

Both Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo were also surprised, seeing Lin Zhao's extraordinary aura, only Zhong Shidao, with a smile on his face, knew it by heart.

"Shaoqing of Dali Temple, mention Shan/Xisi Road Prison Lin Zhao!" When the words fell, Lin Zhao already had an extra copy of the imperial decree written by the emperor Zhao Xu in his hand.

Lin Zhao? !
Xu Xi directly ignored the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in front of him, but was shocked by the word Lin Zhao.

How could an official from Bianjing not know Lin Shaoqing's identity?
Dali Temple and the Ministry of War were originally at odds with each other, so Xu Xiyuan didn't have to worry about it.But Lin Zhao is a close minister of the emperor, if he casually said a few words in the Chui Gong Palace, then he would...

"It turned out to be Lin Shaoqing, I'm rude!" Anyway, compared with Shaoqing, the etiquette cannot be broken.

Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo were a little surprised, and their expressions were slightly strange.

None of them expected that the brave and insightful young man in front of him was Lin Shaoqing, the emperor's favorite minister and a young hero.

Ordinary soldiers didn't know the specific official position of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but seeing Lin Zhao holding the imperial decree in his hand made the normally domineering Xu Jianjun tremble.Thinking that Lin Zhao might be a high-ranking official, letting them drink water first made him a little more moved, so he had a lot of love for this young high-ranking official.

"I didn't expect it to be Lin Shaoqing, please forgive me!" Liu Changzuo was the general of Liyuan Castle, so he knew about the so-called Qingzhou case and the emperor sent Lin Zhao to investigate the case. He was no stranger to this name.

Jing Sili stepped forward and said, "Lin Shaoqing, what advice do you have?" He wasn't sure why Lin Zhao appeared in Dashun City. Although a civil official and the military didn't seem to have anything to do with each other, Lin Zhao had an imperial decree in his hands, so what he did The matter is somewhat related to this, Jing Sili did not dare to act rashly.

Lin Zhao said in a deep voice, "I just came to Dashun City by mistake, and I'm only in charge of investigating the case. I just need to trouble the general in the battle, but I can help from the side, serving the general and Da Song."

"Lin Shaoqing is serious!" Jing Sili's attitude was very polite.

Lin Zhao said in a deep voice: "As long as the general finds a way to spread the news about me in Dashun City, Liang Yibu will definitely attack Dashun City immediately when he gets the news. And the attack will be very fierce. If you want to defend the city, you may It’s going to take a lot of work.”

"Really?" Jing Sili was a little surprised by this. Does Lin Shaoqing have so much face?

Lin Zhao laughed softly and said, "Don't worry, Liang Yibu has a deep hatred for me. If he wants to kill me, he will come quickly. General Jing just needs to be ready to meet the enemy..."

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"What? Lin Zhao is in Dashun City?" Liang Yibu was surprised when he got the news.

"Yes, he originally went to Huanqing Road to investigate the case. By accident, our army attacked Liyuan Fort, and he stayed. Later, he offered a plan to sneak attack on our army, and he was the one who rescued Dashun City! "

Originally, the name "Lin Zhao" had already made him gnash his teeth with hatred, but he didn't expect that he would appear again in Liyuan Castle and Dashun City, and refute his face again.

The anger accumulated in his heart was ignited again, and he was furious immediately, and said in a deep voice: "Are you sure he is still in Dashun City?"

"Yes!"

Liang Yibu pondered for a moment, and immediately ordered: "Let Ye Lihan mobilize the army immediately, put down Liyuan Fort first, and attack Dashun City with all its strength. We must break the city as soon as possible and capture Lin Zhao alive."

"Guo Xiang, will this be a little..."

"Don't talk nonsense, leave a small number of troops and continue to pretend to attack Liyuan Fort, and the main force will immediately attack Dashun City, and I must take it!"

Liang Yibu was really anxious about this meeting!It was already September, and the weather in the northwest was getting colder and colder. After entering October, the severe cold weather was no longer suitable for combat.

If the delay continues, Xixia, who has a relatively long supply line, will be under great pressure, so his time is limited, so he must do it as soon as possible.

Compared with Liyuan Fort, Dashun City has almost the same significance at present. From a strategic point of view, perhaps the latter should be chosen more.But because of Lin Zhao's presence in Dashun City, everything has become different.

Liang Yibu really couldn't suppress the resentment in his heart, how could he let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

PS: There is indeed something about Xu Xi and digging wells to drink water, but it came from the later Yongle City, borrowed here!

(End of this chapter)