1392. The Immortal Death

It was the next day again.

At this point, the Daxia Army and the Xixia Guards have been fighting in Zhongxing Prefecture for several days.

Both sides have lost countless soldiers because of this.

The old teacher Zhongsun Qifu of Xixia was ill due to excessive sadness. After being ordered by the Censor He Liandong, he led his soldiers to fight hard with the Daxia army, and was also incited by stray bullets a few days ago. When the battle ended, the soldiers were carried back to the mansion.

The entire Western Xia court was simply unable to take charge of the overall situation.

Empress Lee Soo-sook personally came to command the battle.

For several consecutive days, I only took a rest in the army for three or two hours every day.

The originally beautiful face was already haggard in a short period of time.

Zhongxing Prefecture welcomes the endless spring rain.

The rain drizzled on the street, washing the blood on the street.

Looking around, it is difficult to have clean puddles.

Near noon, the Western Xia defenders had just fought the Daxia army, and finally defeated the Daxia army again.

The empress was wearing mottled silver armor and standing in the middle of the street with a sword, allowing the rain to wash herself.

Chen Yidao's face was a little pale, and he stood beside him holding the knife.

After a while, the empress suddenly turned her head and asked the general next to her, "How many soldiers are there in the city now?"

The general replied, "Go back to the emperor, there are about 100,000 left."

"Is it just over 60,000 people lost..."

The empress sighed softly and then remained silent again.

In just a few days, so many soldiers in the city had already died. The Daxia army was always pressing in everyone's hearts like a mountain.

It is really unknown whether Zhongxing Prefecture can wait for the Song Dynasty reinforcements to arrive.

Outside the city, the Daxia army had a steady supply of food and weapons, but they could only sit in the city.

Some soldiers and people around were packing up guns and ammunition on the streets.

Chen Yidao suddenly said next to the empress, "Why don't the emperor lead the army to break through and make plans after joining the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty?"

This is not a good idea.

The empress guarded Zhongxing Mansion to the death, which made countless soldiers gather in Zhongxing Mansion, but at the same time, it also made Zhongxing Mansion a cage.

If she leads her army to break out of the city and joins the imperial guards in Shu, she will indeed have a lot of room to deal with the Daxia army. At least, there is no need to worry about logistics supplies.

With Zhao Dongting’s relationship with her, even if the food, weapons, weapons, etc. in the Song Dynasty are quite nervous, they will never ignore it.

But Li Xiushu shook her head immediately and said, "I am the emperor of Xixia, and there is no reason to abandon the people in the city."

As he said that, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "If I die in this Zhongxing Mansion, he will always avenge me in the future. When the Daxia army is defeated, my child can still take over my position. And if I abandon the city and break through, then even if I drive the Daxia army away in the future, what face will I have to enter this Zhongxing Mansion?"

She looked at the people who were helping the soldiers find ammunition on the street, "Where are they, Xixia is. Wherever Xixia is, I am..."

Chen Yidao tightened the blood knife in his hand and did not speak anymore.

At this time, a general hurriedly ran to the back of Li Xiushu, "Emperor!"

Lee Soo-sook turned around, “What’s the matter?”

The general said, "Just a servant came to report to the Grand Tutor's Mansion. Two quarters of an hour ago, Grand Tutor...he died..."

Li Xiushu's haggard face instantly pale, and even when she put on armor, her body, which looked a little thin, also shook violently.

It was finally difficult that she calmed herself down and slowly closed her eyes.

Tears slid from her eyes. They were only mixed with rain, but they couldn't tell them clearly.

After a while, the general saw that Li Xiushu was still not moving and asked softly: "Master, do you want to go to the Grand Master's Mansion to have a look?"

Li Xiushu shook her head slowly, "I won't go... I'll let you go to pay my condolences on my behalf!"

The general seemed a little surprised, but he didn't say anything else. After bowing his order, he hurried towards Zhongsun Qifu's mansion.

Li Xiushu looked out of the city again, as if he was talking to Chen, and as if he was saying to himself, "The Grand Master has been working hard for Xixia for the restoration of Xixia, governing the country, and pacifying the rebellion. His most valued nephew died on the battlefield, and his only son died here, and now he is dead. If I don't destroy the traitors in Daxia, what kind of face will I have to meet him..."

Chen Yidao said next to him: "Even if Zhongxing Prefecture is destroyed, Xixia will not be destroyed."

This made Li Xiushu turn his head and look at him, "What do you say?"

Chen Yidao said: "The emperor will not let Xixia destroy the country."

Hearing this, even when he had just received the news of Zhongsun Qifu's death, Li Xiushu's smile appeared on the corner of her mouth and said, "Yes, if it weren't for him, Xixia would have died long ago. Master of Swords, can you tell me why you were willing to sacrifice your life to protect me here because of his intention? Even the two elders died here, you wouldn't want to leave. The price you paid for in the sword tomb is already very high. In fact, if you go back now, he will never blame you."

Chen Yidao was silent for a while, but actually shook his head and said a few more words, "I don't know. It's just that everyone in the world is willing to sacrifice their lives for the emperor, and I don't want to fall behind."

Li Xiushu raised her eyebrows, "This guy has such magic power..."

Then, he sank into the memory.

In fact, even she herself didn't know why she was so willing to believe Zhao Dongting at the beginning, so she did such absurd thing.

But now it seems that it is okay, her choice is very correct. Zhao Dongting did not disappoint him.

I think he would not disappoint everyone in the world, right?

At some point, the drums sounded outside the city again.

The sound of the horn at the top of the city spreads.

Li Xiushu's expression suddenly became solemn, and she shouted in a deep voice: "All soldiers in the army are ready to face the enemy!"

The soldiers and the people who were cleaning the battlefield on the streets hurriedly ran away.

Many soldiers gathered next to Li Xiushu, and she led the people and ran towards the east gate.

The fight in Zhongxing Mansion has started again.

...

Changsha.

Zhao Dongting and Li Goudan were in the workshop of the Ministry of Military Science and Technology again.

Although Li Yinan's words made Zhao Dongting realize that the Yuan Dynasty did not have the ability to go to a full war now, he still wanted to study the red cannon.

Because as long as such a powerful weapon appears, he will save a lot of trouble in the future.

"emperor."

Suddenly, Eunuch Qian's voice sounded outside the house, "A flying pigeon in Shu has arrived."

Zhao Dongting in the room raised his head and said, "Come in."

The rooms were pushed away from outside, and Eunuch Qian entered the house with a letter and presented it to Zhao Dongting.

Zhao Dongting opened the letter and read it, narrowing his eyes slightly.

The 50,000 Tubo army was always just stationed outside the border, which is actually quite intriguing.

If Tubo really wanted to fight, it would have been a long time ago. After all, with Tubo's national strength, it would have been a huge waste to maintain a 50,000 army on this border.

There are 50,000 troops on the front line, and the soldiers who need to be mobilized in the rear to transport food and grass, and they are not sure how many soldiers need to be transported.

And these soldiers, all of them need to eat when they are working.

Tubo is not a rich place. It supports 50,000 troops to confront each other on the front line. If it takes a long time, it may shake the foundation of the country.

After a while of silence, Zhao Dongting said to Eunuch Gan: "Let the military service issue be issued and sent a mission to Shuzhong, and let them send envoys to the Tubo army, so that Tubo would bow to our dynasty and submit to us. The attitude should be tough. If they do not agree, they will immediately raise troops to destroy the 50,000 Tubo army. Then work with the Dali Military Region imperial guards to take down Tubo!"

Eunuch Gan never dared to say much about military affairs. After hearing this, he just quickly received the order and hurried out to the house.

However, Li Goudan, who was busy reading the book, suddenly raised his head and said to Zhao Dongting with some confusion: "Emperor, Tubo is a vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty. They must have sent troops this time because they were instructed by the Yuan Dynasty. You are asking them to bow to our Song Dynasty. Can they agree?"

Zhao Dongting smiled softly, "In this Asia, our Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty are two tigers, the lords of the forest. Now our army has taken over Tangzhou, Dengzhou, Caizhou and other places, which is equivalent to pulling off the mane of the Yuan Dynasty tiger. Tubo is just a wolf around the Yuan Dynasty. They have stationed troops on the frontier and dared not invade. What do you think they are thinking?"

Li Goudan followed Zhao Dongting for a while and was obviously much more mature. She lowered her head and thought for a while, and said, "Are you waiting for the winner and defeat between our two countries?"

Zhao Dongting said: "It may not be necessary to decide the winner, but it is also watching who is stronger. If Tubo wants to preserve his national strength, he can only rely on the stronger one."

Li Goudan said again: "But Tubo is a vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty. If we turn to our Song Dynasty, will we not be ridiculed by the world?"

Zhao Dongting touched Li Goudan's head, "The country values ​​face, but face is more important than the country itself?"

Li Goudan thought about it again and nodded slightly, "Goudan understands."
Chapter completed!