A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Li Rizun's breathing was rapid, and he murmured: "This shout is powerful, the Song army's morale is clearly like a rainbow, the Taibao said that the Song army suffered heavy casualties... By the way, Li Bai, call Li Bai."

Li Bai came in a hurry, looking worried.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to explore the road. If the Song army is not surrounded behind, please go south immediately..."

He actually choked up as he spoke.

This is the most loyal one!

"It's a shame that I didn't listen to your advice. Otherwise, why would it be like this? Why would it be like this!" Li Rizun shed tears and nodded: "Let's go and take a look."

Li Rizun changed into civilian clothes, took his wife, children and children, and followed Li Bai's people all the way back.

When he arrived at the back, the guard saw Li Rizun in plain clothes and couldn't help but feel despair.

The emperor is about to run away, which shows that the situation is not good.

"Open the door."

Li Bai was sniffing.

He looked a little nervous.

Li Rizun thought that he was worried about him, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, I will stick to Shenglong City and not leave. The city has enough soldiers and food, so we are not afraid of the Song Dynasty people."

"yes."

Li Bai glanced at him, thinking about capturing the Emperor of Jiaozhi alive.

If it succeeds, someone will be a big contributor!

His blood was boiling and he almost couldn't control his emotions.

The city gate opened and he poked his head out to take a look.

"Your Majesty, there is no one!"

The Song army had just arrived and still needed time to complete the encirclement.

Li Rizun felt happy and followed him out of the city gate.

They had just walked more than ten steps when someone from the top of the city shouted: "The Song Army is coming!"

Li Rizun turned around and ran away without hesitation.

Do you still want to run?

Li Bai turned around and pounced.

But at this moment, a guard took the lead. He rushed over and hugged Li Rizun, "The Emperor of Dai Viet is here!"

This is about surrendering to the enemy!

Damn it!

Li Bai happened to rush over and tackled the guard in one fell swoop.

More than ten soldiers ran out of the city gate, shouting.

This thing can't be done.

Li Bai was so scared that he held the guard's head and pulled it to the side without hesitation.

"ah!"

No one's head could withstand such torture. The sergeant let go and Li Rizun took the opportunity to escape.

The sergeants surrounded him. Li Rizun turned around and saw Li Bai and the guard struggling, so he shouted: "Save him! Save him!"

Even the guards betrayed him, which shows how dangerous the situation is.

But at this time, Li Bai was still loyal, which moved Li Rizun extremely.

How can such a minister be discarded?

Li Bai was snatched in.

He lay in the doorway panting, wanting to cry without tears.

Someone wants to take the opportunity to surrender to the Song Dynasty!

But that damn guard actually took action first, and it was so sad that someone failed in his success!

Then Li Rizun appeared on the long street with a stern expression, and walked along the middle avenue to the front.

"Long live!"

He even got a long knife, which immediately caused thunderous cheers from the soldiers and civilians on the street.

He takes Li Bai with him wherever he goes, as if he is his number one confidant.

When he climbed to the top of the city, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

The boundless Song army formed an array outside Thang Long City, and someone could be seen behind them building siege equipment.

"The Song army has about 40,000 to 50,000 people."

Li Changjie reported the situation calmly, "The leader is Shen An, he is in the front."

Li Rizun asked: "Didn't the Taibao say he couldn't come?"

Li Changjie glanced at him and said, "I don't know why Shen An was able to lead his army here safely... I am guilty!"

He knelt down.

Because of his wrong analysis, Li Rizun was blocked in Shenglong City. This crime was huge. If it weren't for Shen An's troops approaching the city, Li Rizun would have made him walk around without food.

Li Rizun said calmly: "Nothing, please get up, Taibao."

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Shen An is observing the situation at the top of the city.

"Li Rizun is here."

He smiled and said: "It's a good thing he didn't run away. I'll order all the troops to rest and attack the city tomorrow."

Then the Song army began to set up camp.

The smoke rose, and the soldiers stood guard at the edge. Shen An led the generals to inspect various places.

"How are you guys eating?"

Shen An opened the pot and saw that there was meat inside. He couldn't help but said with satisfaction: "If you have any meat, go ahead and let the brothers eat well."

The sergeant who was cooking stood with his hands crossed and said, "My lord, you must be more careful about the rules in the army!"

All the nearby soldiers stood up. Shen An pressed his hand and motioned for them to sit down, but no one listened.

"No need to worry too much." Shen An picked up a spoon and stirred it a few times. When he saw that there were wild vegetables underneath, he was even more satisfied.

The sergeant who was cooking had bright eyes, wishing Shen An could teach him the cooking skills on the spot, but obviously Shen An didn't have this intention.

"My lord, you should save good things for use in the war."

The general in charge of the baggage arrived. Shen An glanced at him and asked, "How much food does our army have?"

The general hesitated to speak, but someone whispered: "My lord, the food stored in the army is a secret."

Only generals can know about this kind of thing, and sergeants can easily get into trouble if they know about it. For example, when they learned that there was not much food in stock, they would discuss it when they went down, which led to the loss of morale in the army.

Shen An glanced at him, half-smiling.

The general resisted the desire to touch the booklet in his sleeve and said: "Our army has five days of food left."

"Not bad." Shen An said with satisfaction: "If you still have to look at the booklet to know how much food you have saved, that's dereliction of duty!"

But the sergeants knew that there was not much food in stock, so they were afraid of thinking wildly!

Seeing the worried looks on their faces, Shen An said dissatisfiedly: "There is only so much baggage. You can judge the quantity with the naked eye. Who can you hide it from? Rather than being secretive and making brothers suspicious, it is better to speak frankly."

When the generals thought so, they admitted their mistake.

"You can wait for yourself."

Shen An likes to see this scene of bonfires everywhere and finds it very lively.

He was going to find a place with the best craftsmanship to cook, and the generals each had their own people to cook, so naturally they didn't worry about this.

"It's so dangerous!"

The general in charge of the baggage said with a wry smile: "I was almost caught by the Duke by mistake."

However, Zhong E felt that this was not the dangerous thing, "If you save food for five days, the county prince should send people out to collect food and grass."

Everyone looked at him and took it for granted.

The so-called collecting food and grass means robbing!

Thang Long City is the center of Cochin, surrounded by affluence, and you only need to grab a handful to ensure your fortune.

Another general said: "If we cannot capture Shenglong City in five days..."

Everyone looked at each other for a while, feeling cold in their hearts.

This is the current situation.

Since wars were recorded, supplies have often been an important factor in determining the outcome of a war.

When you look at the Three Kingdoms, you can often see grain robberies. What is called grain roads is the supply line for baggage.

Attacking your baggage and cutting off your food routes will be useless even if you have a million troops in front of you.

There is no food in the army, and collapse will occur in an instant.

"Five days!"

Zhong E looked at the solid Shenglong City and said solemnly: "Blow it up with gunpowder."

"I'm afraid the city gate is blocked."

"Definitely, the back of the city gate is probably full of sand and gravel at the moment. Even if it explodes, it will be useless."

This will happen wherever you have to defend it, leaving no opportunity for you to take advantage of.

"What about blowing up the city wall?"

Everyone picked up their telescopes and observed.

"What the hell! Is this city wall thickened? It looks like a turtle."

"Yes, the wall is so thick. Is this crazy?"

"How could a small country build its capital city so solidly? Why do you think this city wall is thicker than Bianliang's?"

Someone cursed: "Li Rizun claims to be an emperor, but he is so cowardly, bah!"

Li Rizun is really not to blame for this, the culprit is Chang Jianren.

The last time the navy attacked Thang Long City at night, Thang Long City was just an ordinary earthen city. As a result, Chang Jianren and his group blew down the city wall and charged in.

The way he stood at the top of the city and roared was regarded as a fierce ghost by the Cochin people.

Then Li Rizun learned from the painful experience, conquered many civilians, and reinforced Thang Long City.

"Made! How can we defeat such a thick city?"

"I'm afraid it won't be easy to explode. I estimate it will take more than ten explosions. How many people will die?"

Such a thick city wall must be blasted multiple times.

But how many people will die along the way?

The defensive Jiaozhi people would fill the city with the corpses of the Song army.

"Death is death."

There is no such thing as life in Zhong E's eyes, only victory or defeat.

A general smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid the Duke will not agree."

Zhong E said: "The Duke's soldiers are like gods, but his heart is a little softer, so I went to persuade him."

He went all the way to find Shen An, who was chatting and kicking with more than a dozen sergeants, with a large pot of fragrant chowder beside him.

"The Duke."

When Zhong E came over, Shen An stood up and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I've seen the city wall, I'm afraid it can only be blown up." Zhong'e whispered: "Deaths and injuries... Since ancient times, casualties have been inevitable in battlefield battles. If we only focus on casualties, and when the food and grass are not available, our army will probably collapse... Who knows? Which one is more serious? Let the Duke decide."

"This?" Shen An smiled, "An Xin, someone has a way."

"The Duke!" Zhong E said seriously: "I am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. If the Duke agrees, I am willing to lead people to blow up the city wall!"

Does Zhonge have the guts?

Shen An looked at him and said, "What if it happens now?"

The Zhong family later became the mainstay general of the Song Dynasty, and Zhong Shiheng once became the hope of the Song Dynasty, but in the end they all fell with the setting sun, leaving only the Zhe family struggling to support themselves in the entire north.

"I obey my orders!"

There was an evil look in Zhong E's eyes, and he was obviously serious.

Shen An stretched out his hand, and Zhong E's body froze, but he still didn't avoid it and allowed Shen An to pat his shoulder.

"Aren't you afraid of death?" Shen An asked with a smile.

"Afraid." Zhong E said in a deep voice: "But since you have become a warrior, you should have the consciousness to die in battle. There is no one like the Zhong family, but the blood is not bad!"

"Okay!" Shen An was in a good mood as he looked at the slowly setting sun.

Zhong E knew that he had been teased by Shen An. He frowned and said, "I dare to ask the Duke. I have a certain intuition that the Duke is biased against the Zhong family. Why?"

From the first meeting, Shen An was prejudiced against him, which puzzled Zhong E very much.

"The first is the Zhejia family." Shen An disdains telling lies, "A certain person and Zundao are brothers, so they naturally prefer the Zhejia family."

Zhong E smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, it would be the same if someone changed him."

Whether to help relatives or not is a matter of course at this moment, and no one can say anything about it.

"Second..."

The second wave of scouts set off, heading this way.

Shen An waved his hand and said with a smile: "Secondly, I don't like the style of the Zhong family."

He turned around and looked at Zhong E, "Since you are a warrior, you should behave like a warrior. Today, there is a conflict between civil and military forces. However, the Zhong family prides themselves on being Confucian generals and standing between civil and military forces. In fact, they have leaned towards the side of the scholars. This is what for?"

"The ancestor of the Zhong family was a great Confucian." To this day, Zhong E is still proud of Zhong Fang's status as a great Confucian.

"One moment, another moment." Shen An frowned and said, "The Zhong family always pretends to be a Confucian general and behaves like this, but they are not pure warriors."

Military people should be pure. If they want to get involved in politics and hang out with civil servants, this is a dangerous sign.

Zhong'e defended: "Poems and articles..."

"Those are bullshit to warriors!"

Shen An interrupted him rudely, "The Song Dynasty requires everyone to fulfill their duties, and what is the duty of a warrior? Kill the enemy to serve the country, defend the country's borders, and expand the country's borders! Instead of listening to songs and watching with a group of literati Dance, drink wine, recite poems and write lyrics!”

Zhong E lowered his head and said, "Zhong E will naturally think about this carefully."

Everyone has a different way of doing things, and Shen An also felt that his tone was too strong.

"This is just someone's complaint, just listen to it."

Zhong E suddenly asked: "The Duke suddenly mentioned this matter, but has he learned anything?"

"You are smart!"

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