On the city wall, Ning Zining and Li Deren frowned and were speechless for a moment.
To repel the invasion of the Mongolian army, it depends on God's will. They can only do their best.
"Genghis Khan, no matter how many troops and trebuchets he has, if he wants to occupy Lingzhou City, just run over my body!"
Yeli Mou was angry and snorted coldly.
Li Deren and Ning Zining looked at each other, both a little surprised.
This arrogant man was a notorious second-rate man in the army who engaged in food, drink, prostitution and gambling. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment of the country, he is also a good-blooded man.
"Ye Limou, you're right! Aren't the Tatars going to destroy us in Great Xia, leaving no chickens or dogs behind? Then let them attack! If he wants us to surrender in Kaicheng, let's have his big dream!"
Ning Zining nodded and said loudly.
Not to mention the humiliation, it is very likely that he will die. Instead of doing this, it would be better to fight vigorously and vigorously.
"What a wild man, yes! He is my good man in Daxia!"
Li Deren nodded solemnly and patted Ye Limou on the shoulder.
At a time when the country is in ruins and the family is in ruins, with these passionate men, Daxia still has hope.
"The greatest joy for a man is to subdue the crowd, defeat the enemy, seize everything he has, ride his horse, and have his beautiful wives and concubines. Genghis Khan, are you speaking human words? Are you doing human things?" "
Li Deren said quietly, with a lot of helplessness in his tone.
There is no grudge or hatred, and a strong desire to plunder is the fundamental reason why Genghis Khan continues to engage in foreign wars.
Genghis Khan founded his country and began to launch large-scale wars of conquest. The spearhead was directed at Xixia and the Jin Dynasty, and the strategy of "weak first and then strong" was adopted, first attacking Xixia, which was economically prosperous and occupied a strategic location.
Since the first year of Kaixi of the Song Dynasty (1205), Temujin launched the first predatory war against Xixia, plundering a large number of people and livestock. The subsequent four wars against Xia resulted in Xixia's national strength being depleted, its elites lost, its population greatly reduced, and people's livelihood declining, and it was on the verge of national subjugation.
Deception and coercion will make you unable to live and die. But what can Xixia do?
Unknowingly, Li Deren put his hand on Ye Limo's shoulder and used strength.
"Your Highness, your hands are so strong!"
Ye Limou bared his teeth, and Li Deren burst into laughter.
"If Genghis Khan wants Lingzhou City, just step on our corpses. If he wants me, Li Deren, to kneel on the ground like a dog, wagging his tail and begging for mercy from his enemies, don't even think about it in the next life!"
Li Deren's face turned red and he spoke loudly.
"Accepting the son of an enemy" and not "sending his son as hostage" are all bullshit excuses.
They have repeatedly invaded Xixia, reducing the population of Xixia from three million to less than one million. They burned, killed, looted, and suffered heavy blood debts, but they did not allow the Xixia people to resist. Where does this gangster logic come from?
"Fight with Genghis Khan!"
Li Weizhong waved his little fist and shouted after his father.
Li Deren laughed and touched his son's little head.
"Good son, not bad! Full of blood!"
Li Deren glanced at his son with admiration, then turned to look at Ning Zining, the magistrate of Lingzhou and his partner.
"Mr. Ning, people from all over the world have fled to the city, good and bad alike. The security of the city depends on you!"
One of the two is in charge of military affairs, and the other is in charge of civil affairs. Because it is wartime, some things need to be coordinated with each other.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. It's okay now that the weather is hot. If winter comes, I'm afraid there will be some trouble. People from outside will have to be assigned to every household and government office in the city. However, knowing that the war is urgent, the people in the city are very enthusiastic about joining the army."
Ning Zining spoke up worriedly.
Li Deren nodded, feeling heavy.
The people are very enthusiastic and want to join the army to serve the country, but if they want to become qualified or even semi-qualified soldiers, how can they be trained in two or three months?
Moreover, once a large number of civilians are recruited into the army, the food supply in the city may be a problem again.
"Your Highness, once the Tatar army surrounds Lingzhou City and fails to attack, what will happen then?"
Ning Zining suddenly asked.
"You mean the Tatar army surrounded the point for reinforcements and the Zhongxing government sent reinforcements?"
Li Deren's face darkened and he was speechless for a moment.
What Genghis Khan was best at was encircling points and calling for reinforcements. When the Mongolian army surrounded Lingzhou City, Genghis Khan would repeat his old tricks. How should the Xixia people choose?
"Lingzhou City is the barrier of Zhongxing Mansion. If Lingzhou City is lost, Zhongxing Mansion will be unable to support itself and cannot defend it. But if Zhongxing Mansion sends reinforcements, it will be defeated by the Tatar army. What a dilemma!"
Ning Zining whispered, his heart pounding.
"What...what can we do? The great Jin Kingdom is so miserable, why don't they send reinforcements?"
Yeli Mou was stunned for a moment, and then he cursed bitterly.
If the damn Jin people had sent troops for reinforcements, Xixia would not be in this situation.
When disaster strikes, we all fly away. The heart of a golden man is as solid as stone. If you stand on the sidelines and watch, don't they know the truth about the death of lips and the coldness of teeth?
Everyone in the city gate tower was silent. Li Deren was deep in thought. Yeli Mou, who was standing at the door, pointed to the south of the city and suddenly shouted.
"Your Highness, Mr. Ning, look!"
Li Deren was startled, raised his head, and looked towards the south of the city with Ning Zining.
On the official road in the south of the city, people and horses came in a hurry. It looked like a huge cavalry.
When he got closer, Li Deren could see clearly that there were tens of thousands of people there. They were huge, all dressed like caravans, and the bags on the car were bulging, obviously carrying a lot of things.
Where is this caravan with so many people? At this time, what else is there to do business? Want money rather than life?
The caravan moved forward until it reached the moat, where it stopped.
"Let the soldiers on the city wall and at the city gate be prepared to be careful."
The caravan was all made up of tough men. Li Deren was secretly vigilant and shouted loudly, admonishing Ye Limou on the side:
"Ye Limou, go down and ask where the caravan came from? Be careful!"
The men in this brigade are all young and strong, armed with guns and knives, and they are all dressed as Han Chinese, which is really suspicious.
Maybe, it could be the Han army in the Tatar army, coming to cast stones and ask for directions.
It’s a hot day, and the Mongolian army doesn’t need to take shelter from the heat?
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'll go down right away!"
Ye Limo took the initiative to ask for help and ran down the city wall happily.
Li Deren and Ning Zining looked at each other and shook their heads.
This kid, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, he must have thought there was money to be made.
"The entire army is on alert!"
Li Deren loudly delivered the military order. The Xia army officers and soldiers on the top of the city stretched their bows and arrows as if facing a formidable enemy, and tightened their swords and guns in their hands.
"Your Highness, Your Highness! It's an old minister!"
An old man with a fluttering white beard in front of the caravan waved to Li Deren on the city wall. Li Deren was shocked when he saw it.
"Luo Shichang..."
A few months ago, Luo Shichang took Princess Li Weiming of Xixia and his party through Lingzhou. He only said that he was going to Jindi for business according to the imperial decree. Unexpectedly, he would come back at this time.
"Quickly, let Luo Shichang and the others in!"
Li Deren hurriedly let people go, but it seemed that Princess Li Weiming was not found.
The Xia army on the city wall was still in a tight formation, guarding against Luo Shichang surrendering to the Mongolian army and luring the wolf into the house.
Luo Shichang rode across the suspension bridge and reached the city gate.
Yu Jie, Cao Youwan and other Song troops in disguise were still waiting by the moat.
"Ms. Luo, are you back from the Kingdom of Jin?"
Li Deren pointed to the caravan by the suspension bridge and asked doubtfully.
If you weren't on a mission to the Kingdom of Jin, how could you bring back such a large caravan?
"Your Highness, please let me go up to the city wall to speak!"
Luo Shichang's face was covered with sweat and he shouted at the city wall.
God bless Daxia. After traveling day and night for more than ten days, we finally arrived in Lingzhou without any danger.
"Make peace! Song Army! Reinforcements!"
Luo Shichang went up to the city wall and whispered, and Li Deren suddenly realized it. He looked at the secret letter written by Song Emperor Zhao Hong in his hand, and his hand trembled, and the letter almost fell to the ground.
Reinforcements! This is an unexpected surprise!
No wonder I didn't see Li Weiming come back. It turned out that Song Xia had already gotten married.
"Your Highness, Xia Song has become a good friend of Qin and Jin. In addition to the secret decree of our emperor before his death, there is also a secret letter written by the princess. Your Highness can read it."
After Luo Shichang finished speaking, he handed over the secret letter from Princess Li Weiming of Xixia.
When he was in the Song Dynasty, he already knew the news of the death of Emperor Li Dewang and Supreme Emperor Li Zunxu. Zhao Hong's predictions were all verified.
"Since Xia and Song have formed an alliance, why did the Emperor of Song only send a mere 10,000 officers and soldiers, and it's still like this? How much effect can this have?"
Li Deren was still a little disappointed.
A hundred thousand Mongolian troops were pressing down on the border. How much effect could these mere ten thousand have?
"Your Highness, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send embers in the snow. Now that the country is about to be destroyed, even the Jin people dare not come to help. The Song Emperor has done his best by sending troops here. This move by the Song Emperor is to avoid causing disputes with the Tatars. , and secondly, it can take us by surprise. Who knows if there are any Tatar spies in this city."
Luo Shichang looked at the soldiers who had walked away and whispered:
"Your Highness, these Song troops are the best warriors in a thousand. The Song people may not be good in field battles, but when it comes to defending the city, no one in the world can beat them. These ten thousand warriors are a rare force with sharp firearms and can kill at least tens of thousands of enemy troops. .Your Highness, be content."
Luo Shichang's words made Li Deren nodded slightly.
The Mongolian army was at its peak, and the Song people had no choice but to do this. However, sending these dead soldiers here is indeed the most benevolent and righteous thing to do.
"Since we are here to reinforce, why not reinforce Zhongxing Mansion?"
Li Deren asked suspiciously.
"Your Highness, Zhongxing Mansion is not short of ten thousand people. Lingzhou is the gateway to Zhongxing Mansion. As long as Lingzhou City is there, Zhongxing Mansion will not fall. Therefore, there are 8,000 people left in Lingzhou, while Zhongxing Mansion only has 2,000 people. The army goes."
Luo Shichang pointed outside the city and quickly reminded him.
"Your Highness, it's better to let the Song Army enter the city first to avoid upset people's hearts. Remember, it's a caravan, not the Song Army!"
"Come here, let Song... caravan enter the city!"
Li Deren suddenly realized this and shouted loudly towards the city gate.
Since Emperor Song has sent 10,000 reinforcements, he must have backup plans, which are worth looking forward to.
