King of Song

Chapter 345 Another Plan to Borrow a Knife to Kill

Many people were looking forward to Lin Zhao's performance, but fortunately he didn't know it himself, otherwise the pressure he would have to bear was self-evident.

Because Wang Shao had a good impression of Lin Zhao, and because of Ouyang Xiu's recommendation and entrustment, he naturally attached great importance to Lin Zhao and treated him very kindly.Although he was only a small commander, logically speaking, his subordinates could only lead 500 people, but Wang Shao did not intend to treat Lin Zhao badly.

The appointment will come soon, Lin Zhao's mission is to guard Dashun City!
Dashun City is [-] miles northwest of Gyeongju. It is the gateway to Gyeongju and one of the most important castles in the Song Dynasty. It is very important.Especially in the current fierce war with Xixia, the strategic significance of Dashun City is self-evident.

The guards of Dashun City are naturally extraordinary, maybe they are not very high-ranking, but their power, especially the role they play, is absolutely extraordinary.It's a good job, but it's also a great responsibility.

With this arrangement, Wang Shao thinks highly of Lin Zhao, and specially gives him the opportunity to show his ability, and looks forward to his wonderful performance.

Of course, there are also some very human reasons.For example, Lin Zhao had stayed in Dashun City before, and he was one of the commanders especially in the most difficult defense battle of Dashun City.

Although he is a guest general, he has a good understanding of the situation in Dashun City, and he is also very talented in military command.It is a manufacturable material, fully capable of defending Dashun City.

For Lin Zhao, Dashun City has another meaning.

Since rebirth, the first life-and-death crisis is here, and the meaning is naturally extraordinary.He clearly remembered that it was here that he fought bloody battles with the soldiers, killed the enemy and made meritorious deeds.It was also here that he was framed by Li Fugui, imprisoned, and narrowly escaped death.

Dashun City has a special meaning, especially for the more than 1000 soldiers who died there, the cause of death was somewhat related to him, and Lin Zhao has always felt a little guilty.

When Lin Zhao came to Qingzhou this time, he originally planned to go to Dashun City, and the purpose was naturally to pay homage to the more than 1000 heroic spirits who died in vain.Now, I didn't expect that he just happened to be the guard of Dashun City, so he happened to drop by, which made it much more convenient.

However, Lin Zhao was only a commander after all, and it seemed a little insufficient to be the guard of Dashun City.Therefore, Wang Shao focused on Jing Sili, with Lin Zhao as his assistant.

Jing Sili himself has a high position, rich experience, and good ability. More importantly, he was the former defender of Dashun City.Every plant, tree, brick and tile there, who knows better than him?It is undoubtedly the most suitable arrangement for him to regain control of Dashun City.

Back in Dashun City again, Jing Sili and Lin Zhao cooperated together and brought out the best in each other.As for Liu Changzuo, he went to Liyuan Castle, where he was originally the guard.

Originally, the fate and trajectory of the two of them may have been very ordinary.If they hadn't met Lin Zhao, they would have been mere generals for the rest of their lives, and they wouldn't have much promotion, and wanting to be famous in history was even more nonsense.Because of what Lin Zhao did in Gyeongju, their lives changed accordingly.

Because Lin Zhao was wronged and Li Fugui's true colors were revealed, Wang Shao came to pacify and take charge of Gyeongju.In this way, there is an intersection between Wang Shao and Jing Sili, and Jing Sili has the opportunity to be known and appreciated by Wang Shao.A few years later, Wang Shao was ordered to manage the Xihe River and fight against Tubo. When he opened up the territory, his deputy was Jing Sili, and the partnership between them started today.

As for Liu Changzuo, if it weren't for the appearance of Lin Zhao, how could his future in the army gradually improve step by step.When the Five Routes of the Song Dynasty crusade against Xixia, he could become the leader of one of the routes.

Their lives were changed just because of Lin Zhao.Now it is just compensation for their meritorious service in the previous battle of Dashun City and for exposing Li Fugui's suffering.Now their official rank and status have been slightly improved, and they are vaguely grateful to Lin Zhaoduo.

Little do they know, this is just the beginning!
The cooperation between Lin Zhao and Jing Sili was quite tacit. After all, they had fought together and insisted on resisting Xixia's onslaught under such difficult conditions. The love of fighting side by side is invaluable.What's more, they used to have a common enemy Li Fugui, and their tempers and personalities were quite congenial, so they got along very happily.

Guarding Dashun City, although he was the master, Jing Sili did not dare to underestimate Lin Zhao.This time in Bianjing, he saw Lin Zhao's influence and strength, and the support behind him was beyond his imagination, even the empress dowager came forward.

Lin Dongyang feels that the future is great. Although he is only a commander at the moment, his future must be limitless, not to mention that he has the title of Uncle Weiyuan.In a word, I can't afford to offend him at all, Jing Sili has this self-knowledge.What's more, Lin Zhao is not a dandy. His abilities are there. Except for a little experience, he really can't compare with others.

Furthermore, Jing Sili is also somewhat selfish.Maybe he used to think that as long as he performed well in the army, fulfilled his duties, and fought bravely, he would always be promoted and show his ambitions.

But with the passage of time, he found that this is not the case. Sometimes opportunities are very important, and the help of noble people is also very important.If it weren't for Han Jiang's fancy promotion, he might still be a young general at this moment, and he would never have a bright future.

After arriving in Gyeongju, the interaction with Han Jiang became less and less, and it is destined that there will be no help in the future.If you want to be promoted in the army, you must have a backer, but Jing Sili himself is not the kind of person who is good at flattering, so it is impossible to flatter him.But after meeting Lin Zhao, Jing Sili saw another hope.

He has mastered some of Lin Zhao's temper, so he doesn't need to try to curry favor with him, he just needs to maintain a good relationship with Lin Zhao, which will be of great benefit in the future.So in this trip to Dashun City, Jing Sili was actually based on Lin Zhao, at least he had to respect Lin Zhao's opinion.

When the two came to Dashun City, the city, which had been baptized by the flames of war and blood, was still standing, no different from before.

Before that, although Li Fugui had massacred the defenders of Dashun City, he did not dare to lose the crucial city. It was always in the hands of the Song Army and was not lost.

Outside Dashun City, there was originally a large flat land, but now there are many low hills protruding.These are the tombs of more than 1000 soldiers who died in vain.After Li Fugui killed him, he declared that Lin Zhao and the Xixia people did it, so the soldiers still enjoyed the treatment of heroes.

Some ashes were sent back to their hometowns, while others were buried directly outside Dashun City.Even after his death, the heroic soul has been guarding Dashun City.

Riding a little white dragon, seeing this scene from a distance, Lin Zhao immediately felt as if a knife was twisting his heart.

On that night a few months ago, the tragic scene reappeared in front of my eyes again, the blazing fire, the heart-piercing shouts of the soldiers...

Lin Zhao silently closed his reddened and wet eyes.After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes again and got off his horse, walking step by step towards the newly piled tomb.Jing Sili also followed closely behind, carefully speaking, his feelings are the deepest, after all these soldiers used to be his subordinates.

Walking in front of the grave, without saying a word, Lin Zhao fell to his knees with a plop.

A man has gold under his knees, so he will never kneel down easily.There is also a tradition in ancient times, kneeling only kneels to heaven, earth, emperors, relatives and teachers. In fact, in the enlightened Song Dynasty, even in front of the emperor, there was no need to kneel.

But today, Lin Zhao knelt down here.

These more than a thousand soldiers are heroes who resisted Xixia, experienced fierce battles, and survived all kinds of difficulties and dangers.They were warriors who fought bloody battles for the Great Song Dynasty. These people are worthy of respect in themselves.

They didn't die on the battlefield, but they were burned to death by Li Fugui in the end, which is really wronged.Lin Zhao knew very well that although Li Fugui set the fire, it had a lot to do with him.There is a saying that I will not kill Boren, but Boren died because of me.Li Fugui himself would not easily murder soldiers, but when framing himself, more than a thousand soldiers became the most unfavorable witnesses, so he raised his butcher knife.

Lin Zhao felt very guilty about this, if not for himself, maybe those thousands of soldiers would not have died in vain.Some of them will retire from the army, return to the fields, and share family relationships with their wives and children; maybe some will accumulate military merits, get promoted, and perform on a bigger stage; maybe...

But that night when their lives ended in Dashun City for no reason, Lin Zhao was filled with guilt.This kneeling is also appropriate, not just a situation, his heart is extremely pious.

The moment he knelt down, Lin Zhao remembered his oath.That night, in front of Li Fugui, in front of thousands of soldiers, Lin Zhao once said that he must kill Li Fugui to avenge the soldiers.

A real man keeps what he promises, this is not empty talk, Lin Zhao will do everything possible to fulfill this promise.Even if Li Fugui fled to Xixia, he had to find a way to kill him, so as to comfort the spirits of the soldiers.

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Xixia, Xingqing Mansion.

Li Fugui, who lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion, sneezed several times in a row, and when he wiped his nose, he couldn't help but ask, "Who the hell is talking about me like that?"

Li Fugui defected to Xixia, and his treatment was pretty good.

Although he used to be a general of the Song Army and had confronted Xixia on the battlefield many times, there were not a few Xixia soldiers who died under his hands.Although the Xixia people have a little resentment, they understand that the overall situation is the most important thing.

Especially right now, Xixia is attacking the Song Dynasty on a large scale. Li Fugui, a senior general who defected, has the most secrets of the Song army.Especially knowing the layout of the Song Army's frontier defense well, his existence is undoubtedly good and beneficial.

At least the Xixia people can easily know the exact location of the Song army's fortress and the status of the garrison, especially the connection and cooperation between them.This is information that the Xixia scouts have been busy with for several years, and it is difficult to grasp it. With this, they can take advantage of the situation and beat the Song army to pieces.

This advantage has now been highlighted. At the very beginning of the war, the Xixia people attacked in an all-round way, and indeed achieved certain results on the thousands of miles of border defense, at least taking advantage of it.The value of Li Fugui has naturally become more prominent, and the Prime Minister Liang Yibu even regarded Li Fugui as a treasure, and took him directly back to live in his own mansion, just wanting to keep it for himself and not let others get involved. Information is very precious H.

This time, Liang Yibu wanted to rely on Li Fugui, a treasure, to make great contributions in the battle against the Song Dynasty, so as to avenge his shame and consolidate his position in Xixia.So this battle is very important to him. Originally, Liang Yibu wanted to fight steadily, but after having Li Fugui, Liang Yibu felt that this was an extremely rare and good opportunity, and made plans to personally lead the army to fight.Ever since, Li Fugui became the guest of honor at the Prime Minister's Office.

In the eyes of everyone, Li Fugui is priceless.But only he himself knows that his potential value is constantly decreasing.How to live in Xixia next is the most troublesome thing for Li Fugui.

At present, he is like a fish in water in Xixia, and the courtesy he receives is because he is still valuable.But once the war is over, is he still useful?When all the things in my stomach are said, I am afraid it will be worthless.Especially if the relationship between Song and Xia improves, the Song Dynasty may ask Xixia to hand over itself.

Once peace is negotiated, can Xixia offend the Song Dynasty?Can you not agree?I am a fugitive from the Song Dynasty, and I am worthless in Xixia, so the result is self-evident.So the situation is embarrassing and dangerous.

Although Li Fugui is living outside, his mind is still quite clear, especially when it comes to his own life and death, he has lost the arrogance of the past, he is very self-aware.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace, Li Fugui has implemented this concept very well!

"General, Xixia is not a place to live for a long time after all, we should think of a way in advance..." Even though Li Fugui had defected, Chen Qiao couldn't change his words for a while.

Li Fugui nodded lightly: "Yes, but where should I go? Now that I am in Xixia, although I am treated quite politely, I can't help myself!"

"Don't be in a hurry, general, wait slowly, there are always opportunities. Except for the land of Song and Xia in the northwest, Tubo can't go, so just continue west, go to the Western Regions!"

"Western Region?" Li Fugui also thought it was a good place, but it was not easy to go there smoothly.Moreover, at this moment, a piece of news came, which made Li Fugui hesitate again.

Lin Zhao came to the northwest and became the guard of Dashun City.

As soon as he heard Lin Zhao's name, Li Fugui gritted his teeth in hatred and said that the reason why he fell into this situation today can be said to be entirely due to defeating Lin Zhao.Although everything is the result of his own willful actions, people like Li Fugui never blame themselves.

If it wasn't for Lin Zhao, what would happen to him?

Thinking of this, Li Fugui became furious, and his desire for revenge was extremely strong.It's just that he is now a distinguished guest under house arrest in Xixia and can only provide some information. Under such circumstances, how easy is it to get revenge?It is undoubtedly a fool's dream.

Li Fugui was inevitably a little frustrated, but Chen Qiao smiled and said: "General, don't worry, sometimes you don't have to do it yourself for revenge, isn't it good to borrow a knife to kill someone?"

(End of this chapter)