Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 56 I'll prepare more gasoline

Carbon-based creatures that can withstand torture must have sublimated souls and firm beliefs.

There is no doubt that this assassin does not have these.

After enduring heart-wrenching torture, the assassin quickly confessed everything.

He was a spy planted by Shi Zhao in the Qihuo Army, and had been lurking for several years.

When the Qihuo Army in Guangzong County split up, they followed Lin Dao to Xiangguo City.

Originally, it was just to collect intelligence about the Beggar Army and pass it on via carrier pigeons.

But two days ago, he received an order to assassinate Lin Dao.

This is how what happened today happened.

Lin Dao half-crouched on the ground, looking at the dying assassin, who had no more flesh left on his body. "What benefit did Jie Hu give you to be worth risking your life for?"

This kind of assassination will lead to death regardless of whether it succeeds or not.

Only a desperate warrior can do it.

Lin Dao didn't understand why a Han man would become a death warrior for the Jiehu.

Jiehu treats Han people like two-legged sheep~~~
"My wife, children, and elders are all under guard."

The assassin coughed up blood and gasped, "I did it for my family."

"Have you ever thought about this?" Lin Dao sneered, "Your family isn't locked up."

He stood up and looked down at the assassin. "A spy like you will never get the chance to go back."

"I heard that the price of grain in Yecheng is two gold coins for a dou of rice?"

"How important do you think you are that Jiehu would use expensive food to feed your family?"

"In fact, your family has already been served at the table."

The assassin, who had a last burst of energy, screamed desperately, "No, it's impossible~~~"

Lin Dao was still provoking him, "You actually know the outcome, you're just deceiving yourself."

"Your family died long ago!"

The assassin, who was already on his last breath, suddenly opened his red eyes wide, struggled and twitched for a moment, and then became completely motionless.

As for whether it is inhumane for Lin Dao to stimulate a dying person in this way,
If anyone said this to his face, Lin Dao would spit in his face.

"This bastard is trying to kill me! And I have to worry about his mental health?"

'ill!'

"Throw it out to feed the dogs, then kill the dogs and throw it in the toilet."

Lin Dao was very angry and the consequences were serious.

"Shi Hu, you want to play this with me, right?"

"Okay, okay, just wait for me. Once I catch you, I'll give you a hundred rockets!"

The main tent of the Shi Zhao army.

Shi Hu sneezed loudly, completely unaware that he was taking the blame for his own son.

He rubbed his nose and looked at the group of nervous beggar army generals.

He greeted them warmly, "Everyone, as long as you capture the city, I will certainly reward you generously."

"After conquering the city, the sword will not be put down for three days."

"All the spoils belong to you."

"You can all be granted the title of marquis and become pillars of the Great Zhao from now on~~~"

When all the generals of the Qihuo Army left the tent, Shi Xuan couldn't wait to jump out and said, "Father, how can you give them such a large reward!"

Apart from anything else, the mountains of supplies in the city alone were enough to make Shi Zhao and his civil and military officials jealous.

Not to mention, Feiluan, Divine Fire, Canned Food, Heavy Armor and other good stuff.

Shi Hu slowly picked up the wine jar on the table in front of him.

After drinking the wine, he asked, "Do you think they can capture Xiangguo City?"

Shi Xuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "Impossible."

The elite troops of the Great Zhao couldn’t even capture the city, so how could these lifeless beggar soldiers possibly do the same?

"Since we can't take it, the promise of reward is just empty words and means nothing."

Meiji beside Shi Hu poured him some wine.

Shi Hu, holding the wine jar, narrowed his eyes and said, "Even if we take it down, so what? We will have plenty of ways to make them hand it over when the time comes!"

"Fu Hong."

Shi Hu glanced at his general and said, "I'll assign you a task."

Fu Hong hurriedly stepped out and saluted, "Please give your instructions, Heavenly King."

"While the Qihuo Army is attacking the city, you will arrange for people to dig tunnels day and night, all the way into Xiangguo City!"

Fu Hong's heart tightened, but he remained expressionless.

"Leader!"

The top of Xiangguo City.

"These are a bunch of traitorous bastards, bah!"

Looking at the beggar army outside the city preparing to attack the city, the defenders on the city were very angry.

He actually joined the Jiehu tribe, with whom he had a deep blood feud, to attack his own people.

It really disgraces the reputation of the Beggar Army!
"They don't deserve to be called the Beggars." Lin Dao nodded slowly. "They betrayed the Beggars. They are rebels."

Everyone responded.

Lin Dao turned around and ordered, "Prepare for war and eliminate the rebels!"

The ensuing siege was extremely brutal.

The rebels had no other way out but to fight to the death to attack the city.

These rebels, mainly composed of children from prominent families and their vassals, are very powerful.

Several years later in history, the main force that Ran Min used to kill people everywhere and destroy Shi Zhao was these beggar soldiers.

Most of the soldiers in the army are equipped with armor, are skilled in martial arts, and have a strong fighting will.

However, they lacked large siege equipment such as siege towers and battering rams, and had to rely entirely on their flesh and blood to attack the city walls.

Faced with the rocks and logs falling from the sky, golden juice and hot oil, like rain of arrows, they still fell down in large numbers.

Feng Dun and others who were supervising the battle felt their hearts bleed as they watched.

Those who fell under the city were all from their nine clans.

Especially when smoking pottery jars started being thrown from the city, and the flying steel balls after the explosion shot people into sieves.

General Feng Dun was even more furious.

"If I had known this today, why bother!"

"I should have followed Master Lin Jia!"

Seeing the internal strife among the Qihuo army, all the Jiehu people except Shi Min laughed happily.

I have suffered so much loss at the hands of the beggars in the city these days, and now I can finally vent my anger.

Here, after Shi Min conquered the Guangzong County Beggar Army, he had already secretly regarded them as his own team.

He was also dissatisfied with the unnecessary waste.

It’s just that his position among Shi Zhao is awkward.

He is said to be the grandson of the King of Heaven, but in fact he is a Haner.

He himself did not have much say, and at this time he could only watch helplessly. The siege failed as expected.

The rebels who attacked the city suffered heavy casualties.

Shi Hu comforted them, gave them wine, meat and hot food, and encouraged them to continue the attack.

at dusk.

Several generals gathered in Feng Dun's tent.

The generals kept complaining, "If we keep fighting like this, everyone will die."

"There's not even a ladder or a goose cart. We have to carry the ladder up. No matter how many people there are, it won't be enough to kill them."

"We've become cannon fodder."

"Those who died were our dearest friends, relatives, brothers and sisters."

The veins on Feng Dun's forehead bulged and his eyes were red.

He said nothing, staring at the corpse in front of him.

This is his elder brother. Although he is a concubine's son, he is also a core member of the family.

Lead the team to charge the city during the siege today.

Unexpectedly, when he returned, he became a corpse.

"Even armor this thick can't stop it!"

Feng Dun's big hand stroked his half-brother's armor, which was full of holes.

It is covered with dozens of tiny holes.

A soldier nearby reported, "Many pottery jars were thrown down from the city walls."

"Those pots will turn into huge flames, so bright that people can't even open their eyes."

"There was also the sound of thunder crashing out of nowhere, which made people's ears bleed and their heads buzz."

"Two clay pots fell beside the owner of the building, and the air was filled with flames and smoke."

"When the smoke and dust cleared, the owner of the building had already fallen to the ground, covered in blood~"

Feng Dun let out a breath, stood up and signaled the soldiers to carry his half-brother's body out.

"We can't keep fighting like this."

"We are clearly being used as cannon fodder."

All the generals agreed, but the question now was, "What can we do with Jie Hu beside us?"

Not obeying the orders of Jiehu, are you planning a fight?

Feng Dun took a breath and said, "Find someone who can help us."

"Who among the Jiehu can help us?"

"Shi Min!"

Shi Min was also a little surprised to see the generals of the Qihuo Army coming to visit.

"I want to help you, but I can't."

It's not that he's shirking responsibility, but the fact is that his say is limited.

"Marquis Shi." Feng Dun bowed solemnly. "Tracing back to your roots, you also came from the Qihuo Army."

"Could it be that you really want to be a godson for the rest of your life?"

"We, the Qihuo Army, are all willing to follow Lord Shi!"

Shi Min's father, Ran Liang, was from the Qihuo Army of Chenliu.

When the Jie Hu destroyed the Qihuo army in Chenliu, Ran Liang was captured and assigned to Shi Hu as his godson.

It is not wrong to say that Shi Min came from the Qihuo Army.

If Shi Min was loyal to Shi Zhao, he should have tied up Feng Dun and others and sent them to Shi Hu.

However, he was slightly startled, and after a pause, he slowly nodded, "Delay it first. When you can't delay it any further, just pretend to attack the city."

"As for what's happening outside, I'll figure it out."

Delaying can only provide temporary relief.

Only if Shi Hu made up his mind to withdraw his troops could the Guangzong County begging army fall into his hands.

Growing up in the Shi Zhao State, Shi Min was very familiar with the survival rules of the Jiehu people.

The troops directly under your own command are the foundation for your survival.

He must keep this beggar army in his hands.

Internally, there is no way.

Shi Hu is not someone whose determination can be easily shaken.

Then we can only find a solution from the outside.

For example, the Murong clan moved south, the Liangzhou army was eyeing Guanzhong, the Jin army in Jingzhou moved north, and even wars broke out in various places.

As long as you are willing to think, there will always be a way.

"Master Lang."

On the top of Xiangguo City, Qin Lang saluted Lin Dao and said, "The traitors' momentum in attacking the city has weakened in the past few days. It seems that they are just going through the motions."

"Maybe it's a hidden trick."

"What methods can they use?" Lin Dao glanced at Qin Lang. "Could they fly into the city? This isn't some Indian drama."

Having said that, Lin Dao took it seriously.

He took out a drone and inspected the Hou Zhao military camps from a high vantage point.

When we flew over a slightly remote camp, we noticed something unusual.

A large number of laborers formed two long lines and pushed wheelbarrows in an endless stream.

The end point of the two long queues is a huge tent.

The laborers who entered pushed an empty wheelbarrow.

The laborers who came out pushed wheelbarrows filled with soil.

Occasionally, people would even push planks and logs into the tent.

"This is."

An idea popped up in Lin Dao's mind: "Dig a tunnel?"

He was a little unsure, so he called Qin Lang and others to take a closer look.

Everyone declared, "They're definitely digging a tunnel!"

"Look at the distance of this camp." Lin Dao thought carefully. "It's several miles away. Can they really dig in?"

"Day and night, risking our lives." Qin Lang responded sternly, "Dig very quickly."

Lin Dao pondered for a moment, "How should we deal with this?"

"The city is already full of listening jars."

Qin Lang was full of confidence. "Now that we know where they started from, the tunnel digging plan will fail!"

"Is there a possibility?" Lin Dao said calmly, "After determining the exit, we pretend not to know and make arrangements in secret."

"Let a large number of Jiehu come in to besiege and destroy them."

"Those who can be sent to steal the city must be elite troops."

Everyone echoed, "Only elite troops are qualified to take on this important task!"

"Okay." Lin Dao high-fived. "I'll go get some more gasoline."

(End of this chapter)