In the second year of Baoyi in Western Xia, in June, the capital city of Zhongxingfu, the imperial city.

On the empty hall, the Western Xia Emperor Li Wei sat on the throne, frowning. The big crack on the top of the palace, which was the product of the earthquake, the sun was blazing, and part of it shone on Li Li's body, but he was unconscious and silent.

After resisting the Mongols for more than a year, there were dozens of important towns in Western Xia, and now only the Xingling Land on the side of Helan Mountain and the bank of the Yellow River remains.

Despite the preparations, the earthquake still came as scheduled, the palace buildings collapsed, the plague was epidemic, and although there was a large amount of medicine from Lingzhou, the siege lasted for a long time, the city was cut off from food, and most of the people starved to death. If it continues, without the Mongols attacking the city, the soldiers and civilians in the city will die.

At the end of the mountain, Li sent the ministers of the country, Li Zhongge and Luo Shichang, to ask the Mongol army to surrender with "picture books", but put forward a request for a grace period of one month to prepare tribute, move the households, and then go to meet Genghis Khan in person.

Could it be that the number of Qi in Western Xia has really been exhausted?

The surrender of Kaecheng is to open the door and rob the thief, and he will die for nine lifetimes, and it is very likely that the people of the whole city will be buried with him. If not, will the two or three hundred thousand people in the city starve to death and die of disease?

The Western Xia was established for nearly two hundred years, and the national glory was passed to him, could it be that the country was destroyed and the species was wiped out like this?

"Ancestor, my Great Xia is about to die, and I am the late emperor of Great Xia who has destroyed the country and exterminated the species!"

Li Li's eyes were hot, and he quickly closed his eyes and wiped away his tears.

Even if he was alone, he didn't want his vulnerability to be revealed. As the king of a country, if you die, you will die, so why bow your head to the wicked?

Didn't Emperor Song say that he would wave his army to save Xia, where was the Song army? What is Emperor Song doing? He's not going to be lying to himself and giving himself a bubble, right?

Lingzhou City, which stood proudly, still inexplicably exhilarated him. It seems that Lingzhou City is still there, and Western Xia still has a future.

"Cowardly golden man! Damn it! ”

Li Wei couldn't help it, and scolded with hatred.

The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the country of brothers, together against the Tatars, all his stuffed bullshit!

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Wei Ming has come to ask for a meeting."

The eunuch's voice sounded outside the temple gate.

"Let him in."

Li Wei sat up straight, straightened his clothes, and wiped the tears from his face.

The king of a country should have the demeanor that he should have.

"Your Majesty."

Wei Ming ordered the public to come in and salute Li Su.

"Old general, it's hard to defend the city for months."

Seeing that Wei Mingling Gong was gray-haired and haggard, Li Wei asked with concern.

Since last winter, the Mongol army has been attacking the city in a hurry, and it was only thanks to the commander of the famous Linggong that the soldiers were united in their efforts to repeatedly repel the Mongol army.

"Your Majesty, the food in the city is exhausted, the soldiers have no food, and they have no ability to resist and fight. In the opinion of Lao Chen, in another half a month, even if the Tatar army no longer attacks the city, Zhongxing Mansion will be self-defeating. ”

Wei Mingling's face was full of wrinkles and indescribable tiredness.

"What about the people of the city?"

Seeing the worry in his eyes, Li Li's expression immediately became nervous.

"Back to Your Majesty, most of the 300,000 people in the city died in battle, starved to death, and died of disease. Now the city has run out of food, and the people eat grass roots, tree bark, and rats, and some of them have eaten people, and two or three hundred people starve to death every day. If it continues like this, Zhongxing Mansion is afraid that it will really not be able to hold it. ”

Wei Minglinggong's words made Li Wei nauseous for a while, and his mood was even more depressed.

Sure enough, the situation in the city was even worse than he had imagined.

"When there was no food, some of the sergeants robbed it, and many rich and noble families in the city were robbed. And the shops, none of which were open. The people who sold tung oil and timber were all sold, and every day people died of illness and starvation, and many people ......."

The name made the public chatter, and Li Wei had a headache and quickly interrupted him.

"On such a hot day, the Tatar army outside the city has not retreated?"

Li Li's tone was low and he changed the subject.

The Mongol army is accustomed to using troops in the bitter cold season, and now that it is summer, why haven't they withdrawn?

Could it be that Genghis Khan really had to destroy Great Xia before he would give up?

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has just come to the city to see, and the Tatar army has not yet withdrawn its troops. But the number seems to be much smaller. ”

The name of the public is powerless to answer, and he is also worried.

Although the Mongol army has rarely attacked the city in the past month, and the siege has not succeeded after the earthquake, the Mongol army has besieged the city, and the soldiers in the city cannot go out of the city to forage for food, and the situation can only get worse and worse.

"Genghis Khan, the old thief, is not in the army, right?"

At the mention of Genghis Khan, Li Li's gaze was as cold as a knife.

The Mongol army repeatedly invaded Western Xia, and more than 2 million people of Western Xia died tragically under the butcher's knife of the Mongolian army.

The enmity between Western Xia and Mongolia is not shared. It was unbearable for him to bow to the Mongols.

"Back to Your Majesty, Li Zhongge and Luo Shichang went to the Mongolian camp outside the city, and they haven't come back for so long, they should go south to see Genghis Khan. In this way, Genghis Khan may not really be in the Mongol army camp outside the city. ”

Wei Ming Linggong said with a deep groan.

"So it seems that the old thief has not died of illness. God bless me in the summer! ”

Li Wei looked at Wei Mingling Gong and paused for a moment, then carefully lowered his voice.

"The spell Luo Shichang said can't be without effect, right?"

"Your Majesty, don't be impatient, regarding the movement of the earth, Luo Shichang's spell has been fulfilled. As for Genghis Khan, I'm afraid the time has not yet come. ”

Wei Ming Linggong looked at the emperor with an expectant face and said with relief:

"Your Majesty, don't be impatient, when Luo Shichang and they come back from Genghis Khan, everything will be clear."

Wei Minglinggong's words made Li Wei nod slightly, his eyes full of unwillingness.

"Hopefully everything is true! I hope that my Great Xia can really avoid this catastrophe. ”

Emperor Song's mysterious spells worked one by one, hoping that this most important one would be verified as soon as possible, remove his nightmare, and also go to the hearts of the entire Western Xia people.

"Your Majesty, the Song Emperor's Residence is the Ninety-Five Supreme, since he has predicted the movement of the earth, then Genghis Khan's death from illness should not be wrong."

Wei Mingling Gong is also skeptical.

A month ago, Luo Shichang told the emperor that it was an earthquake in Zhongxing Mansion on a hot day, so that the city could prepare and take countermeasures. At first, the Western Xia monarchs and ministers did not believe it, but who knew that the earthquake really came, and the plague was epidemic in the city. Fortunately, there was a large amount of medicine brought by Luo Shichang from Lingzhou City, otherwise, Zhongxing Mansion would have collapsed.

Before Luo Shichang went to the camp of the Mongolian army, he told the emperor that Genghis Khan was seriously ill and could not support it for long, so he asked the emperor to hold on. And said that this is the same as the earthquake, and it was also calculated by Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty.

Luo Shichang and others sent an envoy to the Mongolian army camp and went for so long, it seems that Zhao Hong's prophecy is only afraid that it will come true again.

"Famous Linggong, old general, you say, can my Great Xia escape this catastrophe?"

Li Wei sighed faintly, extremely pessimistic in his heart.

Even if his Great Xia can survive, but the current state of the country, hundreds of thousands of people, tens of thousands of soldiers, leaving only the land of rejuvenation, the people are pessimistic and disappointed with the imperial court......

Great Xia, is it still a country?

"Your Majesty, even if Genghis Khan is dead, if the Tatars still refuse to withdraw their troops, and there will be no food or drink at that time, I am afraid that my Great Xia will not be able to escape this catastrophe!"

Wei Mingling Gong's brows tightened, and he also sighed.

"Don't be pessimistic and disappointed until you have to. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Xingling are all fate! ”

Li Li's eyes were lonely, but he was still high-spirited.

"I am not afraid of death, and I don't care if I am the king of the country or not. Until the last moment, I will never bow to Genghis Khan! ”

Li Wei suddenly sat up straight, looked at Wei Minglinggong, and asked softly with interest:

"Old general, what kind of person do you say this Song Emperor Zhao Hong? Is he really a god descending from heaven? Otherwise, how could he have known so many heavenly opportunities? ”

Li Li's eyes were ignorant, and he smiled bitterly.

"This old minister doesn't know, but the eight thousand warriors he trained have not fallen so far, and he seems to have some ability."

"If I had the chance, I really wanted to meet this Song Emperor. Speaking of which, he is still my brother-in-law. ”

Li Xiao laughed self-deprecatingly and smiled softly and bitterly.

No matter what, his sister Li Weiming finally has a good home and can avoid this war.

He didn't know that his sister, Li Weiming, the princess of Anguo, had been named a concubine by the Song Dynasty, but she did not come to the northwest with the army.

"Your Majesty, if the Tatars do not retreat, I am afraid that they will have to go out of the city and surrender. Otherwise, all the people will starve to death and die of disease. I also hope that Your Majesty will make plans early and don't pin your hopes on Song Jun. ”

Wei Mingling Gong couldn't help it, but still said it.

The Song army was weak, and the southerners were on both sides, relying on them, it was better to surrender to the Mongol army, and perhaps some Xia people would be spared death.

"Wei Ming Linggong, you mean, Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty can't be counted on?"

Li Li's heart sank, and his eyes were fixed on the famous Linggong.

If this is the case, there is really no hope for Western Xia.

"Your Majesty, the old minister still said the same thing, if the Song army was willing to save Great Xia, it should have sent troops north a long time ago, why wait until now? The ministers could not trust them. Even if Genghis Khan died, the Tatar army was still besieging the city, and my Great Xia was not immune to this catastrophe. In the opinion of the old minister, it is better to open the city to ......"

"Wei Ming Linggong, you go out to take a look, have Luo Shichang and them come back?"

Li Wei's brows furrowed suddenly, and he immediately interrupted the words of Wei Ming Linggong.

At every turn, he is pessimistic and disappointed, and his fighting spirit is completely lost. I don't know, how can I be called a good general of Western Xia by the people?

"Your Majesty, I'll go to the city to take a look, Luo Shichang and them should be back soon."

Wei Ming Ling was listless, and was about to go out, when the eunuch's voice sounded outside the hall at the right time.

"Your Majesty, Li Zhongge, the secretary of the ministry, and Luo Shichang, the Xuanhui envoy of the Southern Yuan, are asking to see you outside the palace."

"Quick! Announce in! ”

Li Wei said in a trembling voice, and unconsciously stood up from the throne.

Luo Shichang and the others walked for more than ten or twenty days and finally came back.

"You mean, Genghis Khan is going to die? The Great Song Dynasty has already started a war with the Tatar army? ”

Hearing Luo Shichang's report, Li Li's whole person immediately became lively and excited.

"Your Majesty, Genghis Khan will not live for more than seven days. According to the Jin envoy Wanyan Hezhou, the Tatar Subutai Department lost more than 10,000 yuan in the Song Realm, which was an unprecedented fiasco! ”

Luo Shichang said with a red face, and his mood was also excited.

"Good, good! I'm saved! I'm saved! ”

Li Zhen's face turned red, and he clenched his fists and slammed them on the imperial table a few times.

"Your Majesty, Luo Xianggong is hearsay, and Wanyan Hezhou didn't see it with his own eyes. The Tatar army is ferocious and good at fighting, dominating the world, and the Song army can annihilate so many Tatar iron cavalry, the old minister is a little skeptical. Could this be a rumor? ”

Wei Mingling Gong said in a cold voice, and his tone was suspicious, which made Li Wei stunned again.

The Mongolian iron cavalry dominates the world, and it is rare to meet opponents, how can the Song army have such a strong strength?

"Your Majesty, if the Song army is so good at fighting, how can it be bullied by the Jin people again and again, and the northwest border fortress has been broken again and again? Even the Jin people are no match for the Tatar iron cavalry, let alone the Song people! I'm afraid this is gossip, and Your Majesty doesn't have to take it seriously. ”

After some analysis, Li Wei frowned, sat down with a dark face, and his face was no longer the ecstasy just now, but full of doubt.

"Your Majesty, this is what the minister and Li Xianggong personally heard from the golden envoy Wanyan Hezhou. The minister never dared to bully the king! The Song army has sharp weapons, is well-trained, and has strict military discipline, which is no longer the Wuxia Ameng of the past. Your Majesty! ”

Luo Shichang knelt down and played on the ground.

This famous Linggong, lonely and unheard, paranoid, he didn't know that the Song army was sharp, and it was no longer the nest of the past.

"Your Majesty, what Luo Xianggong said is true, and not a word dares to bully the king. Your Majesty! ”

Li Zhongge also knelt on the ground and grabbed the ground with his head.

"Luo Qing, Li Qing, get up quickly, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that the Tatar army is too ferocious, and I ......"

Li Wei asked Luo Shichang and the others to get up, frowned, and said suddenly.

"Someone, go and invite the Song envoy here, I have something to ask."

Now, perhaps the Song army that came to reinforce knows better.

Luo Shichang and Li Zhongge shook their heads secretly, while Wei Mingling Gong snorted coldly and said nothing with a heavy face.

"Foreign Minister Yu Jue, meet Da Xiazi!"

Yu Jue came in and saluted Li Su on the throne.

He had already advised the young emperor to calm down and not to bow down to Genghis Khan, but he would not listen. If the Western Xia monarchs surrendered, he could only lead the remaining Song army to resist to the death.

I don't know, why did the emperor of Western Xia call him here today?

"General Yu, that's ......"

Li Li's eyes signaled, and Luo Shichang hurriedly told what he had seen and heard in the Liupan Mountain camp in Mongolia one by one.

"Your Majesty, before leaving last summer, my Great Song Tianzi repeatedly told the last general to hold on until the end of June, and then he would naturally send troops to rescue. As Luo Xianggong said, my Great Song Emperor has now arrived in Shukou and is fighting with the Tatar army. ”

Yu Jue suddenly realized, full of confidence at this moment.

"Your Majesty, still hold on and wait for help. Tatar will definitely withdraw its troops, and I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, will definitely send troops to save Xia! ”

Sure enough, as Zhao Hong said, he had already taken the imperial expedition in person, sent troops north, and began to rescue the Song army brothers who were stubbornly defending Xingling.

"General Yu, with all due respect, with the combat strength of the Song army, it may not be easy to break through the layers of siege of the Tatar iron cavalry and enter Western Xia."

It's the famous Linggong again, and the black face said it coldly.

Isn't it a big joke that the Song army can compete with the invincible Mongolian iron cavalry?

As for whether Song's firearms were ferocious, he had subconsciously ignored them.