King of Song

Chapter 365 Accident and Turnaround

Liang Yibu was actually captured? !

Li Fugui was terrified, this could be said to be his last hope, let's just think so!Things have come to this point, execution is inevitable, if someone can kill the enemy in the future, it can be regarded as revenge for himself, at least there is hope for revenge.

But Liang Yibu was captured alive, and it seems that his situation is also very bad, and his life may be in danger.Revenge is hopeless, this is probably the most uncomfortable thing for Li Fugui, his eyes are full of panic and despair for a while, and he can't say a word.

Wang Shao and Jing Sili were also quite shocked. They didn't expect Lin Zhao to be successful in chasing down the poor bandits. He even caught the Prime Minister of Xixia. What a big fish!

Now it's interesting, but it's a great achievement!Of course, if Liang Yibu is caught, it may cause a series of turmoil, and how to deal with it is also a troublesome matter.

Wang Shao felt that, no matter what, the matter must be reported to Han Jiang, the Xuanfu envoy of Shanxi Road as soon as possible, and then reported to Bianjing, so that the people above can make a decision.But one thing is for sure, Lin Zhao is really good, and he has contributed a lot this time, and it seems that he should be promoted again.

Taking advantage of Li Fugui's stupefaction, Lin Zhao lifted his skirt and walked towards the distance, where hundreds of soldiers who died in vain were buried.Lin Zhao's intentions are already very obvious, what he wants to do is self-evident, and everyone can see clearly.

Wang Shao and Jing Sili just watched this scene coldly, no one stepped forward to stop them.That's the way things are, Li Fugui is completely self-indulgent, a person who mutilates soldiers, collaborators and treacherous people doesn't deserve sympathy.Lin Zhao, on the other hand, did what he said, and it was time for a public case to come to an end.

Walking to the graves of the soldiers, Lin Zhao threw Li Fugui on the ground abruptly, and said coldly, "Li Fugui, look at them, do you know your mistake? How do you feel?"

"Ah!" Li Fugui felt the pain first, then looked at the low and undulating grave, and then turned around to see the sharp knife in Lin Zhao's hand. He was terrified and howled repeatedly.

Death is very scary, especially for a person like Li Fugui who is greedy for power, glory and wealth, he is even more afraid of death!If he couldn't escape, he could only accept his fate if he was caught.He thought he would be sent back to Bianjing for trial.Capital crimes are inevitable, but when they arrive in Bianjing, the officials and Wang Xianggong may miss their old feelings, or threaten them with things they know, at least they can die decently.

If I could, I might have saved my life.Even at this time, he still has not given up his extravagant hope, as long as he is alive, he will have more hope.It's a pity that Lin Zhao didn't give him this chance at all, but directly executed him on the spot.

Lin Zhao said coldly, "What? Are you afraid of death? Are you afraid? Have you ever thought about how those soldiers felt when you set fire to the barracks?"

"Please, don't kill me, don't kill me..." After all, Li Fugui was a spineless thing, and immediately begged for mercy, seemingly terrified.

"Hmph, begging for mercy? What qualifications do you have to beg for mercy? Did you ever show mercy to those 1000 soldiers? They fought hard for their country and didn't die on the battlefield. They managed to survive, but were murdered...Your sin is so heinous, it's too much for heaven to tolerate. Lin Zhao's expression was stern, thinking of the tragic situation in Dashun City that night, Li Fugui must die.The traitor must be crowned, and the vengeance will be avenged. Only in this way can he comfort the spirit of the dead soldiers and fulfill his promise to the soldiers!
"Don't...don't..."

Lin Zhao ignored Li Fugui's begging for forgiveness at all, raised the knife in his hand, and the sharp knife directly pierced Li Fugui's chest.

Li Fugui didn't even have time to shout, he fell down, his pupils dimmed instantly, his eyes were very complicated, there were panic, resentment, and remorse...

Since his rebirth, Lin Zhao has killed many people, but most of them were on the battlefield.It seemed to be the first time to slaughter a person face to face.After going through so many things, Lin Zhao has already realized that if he wants to live well in this era of supremacy of power, he must not be cruel, but he must not be soft-hearted and have too much compassion.

After killing Li Fugui, Lin Zhao said without changing his expression, "People like you should have been cut to death by a thousand swords, and now I will give you a good time, and it will be considered cheap for you!"

Afterwards, Lin Zhao looked up to the sky and shouted: "Soldiers, rest in peace, the traitor has been crowned, and I will avenge you!"

At this moment, the cold wind howled outside Dashun City, and there were faint whimpers in the sky.It seems that countless heroic spirits have come to visit, or cry, or are moved, and their spirits in the sky can finally rest in peace.

The soldiers living in the city also felt a lot, they didn't have the slightest sympathy for Li Fugui's death.They are all aware of the incident in Dashun City, harming their subordinates is absolutely intolerable, they deserve it, damn it!Especially this time, they actually colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country, and led the Xixia army to attack, which made the northwestern border of the Song Dynasty uneasy.

The soldiers of the Western Army had to go to the battlefield to fight, and there were countless casualties!Their relatives were also affected by the war, and were even killed by the Xixia people, so they were naturally full of anger.Therefore, seeing Lin Zhao kill Li Fugui, none of the officers and soldiers showed mercy, and all of them clapped their hands and applauded. It was really a joyful thing.Some people even cried loudly. It is said that among the soldiers who died in Dashun City, some were their brothers or fellow countrymen!
After a while, the dawn came, the morning light in the east was faint, and the morning glow appeared, and a new day began, bright and brilliant...

Wang Shao also sighed softly, Li Fugui is dead!Killed by Lin Zhao, it was also fulfilled by him.In this way, Li Fugui's old forces in Gyeongju will give up completely, which will help him better control Gyeongju.At the same time, it is also a good motivation for the army. In the next counterattack against Xixia, the momentum will be like a rainbow, and victory will be much easier.Wang Shao is not a person greedy for power, what he wants is this objective and beneficial result.

At dawn, after a night of fierce fighting, everyone was very tired, leaving some soldiers to clean the battlefield.The rest either entered Dashun City to rest, or set up camps outside the city.

Wang Shao also followed Jing Sili and Lin Zhao into Dashun City, and said as he walked, "There is a very important matter right now, how should Liang Yibu deal with it?"

Although the people were captured by Lin Zhao, and there is some hatred between them, Liang Yibu's status is precious, special and sensitive, so he should not act rashly.If it was an ordinary prisoner, they would deal with it, such as Li Fugui.But what Lin Zhao said about this matter didn't count, what Wang Shao said didn't count, and whoever said it in Qingzhou right now didn't count.

Lin Zhao said in a deep voice, "Let's report it to the Fushi Han Xuan first, and at the same time report it to Bianjing, how about it? Listen to Master Zhizhou's orders!"

What Wang Shao was afraid of was that Lin Zhao had thoughts in his heart. Seeing his cooperation, he was very satisfied, nodded and said, "That's very good, Dongyang has done a great job this time, and Liang Yi is buried in his hands, but it is an important bargaining chip. See This battle can end early!"

Jing Sili and Lin Zhao also had the same idea, sometimes an important person is better than thousands of troops.Liang Yibu is the younger brother of Empress Dowager Liang, so he is destined to be worth the price.It would be best if the war ended sooner, at least the soldiers would be spared the disaster of war and less casualties.The experience of Dashun City told them that the war is really too cruel.

Lin Zhao said with a smile: "In that case, let Xiang Guoxiang loosen his ties and entertain him well. My Great Song Dynasty is a state of etiquette, so I can't neglect the guests."

After Wang Shao heard it, he smiled softly: "It should be so... Oh, the victory in the battle last night was thanks to the fire in the Xixia camp, but your handwriting? It's really wonderful!"

After hearing this, Jing Sili and Lin Zhao's expression froze, and they said in astonishment, "Wasn't it Wang Zhizhou's doing?"

"Didn't you guys do it?" This time it was Wang Shao's turn to be stunned.

Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "Dashun City is under siege, we can't get out at all. Seeing the situation just now, I thought Master Zhizhou had already made arrangements!"

A problem arose, and after several exchanges and inquiries, they all realized a problem.The most important reason for the victory in the battle last night was the chaos in the Xixia camp, and the fire was wonderfully burned.

But after careful consideration, the fire was not set by any of them, which is a bit strange.

"It wasn't your fault..." Wang Shao said: "When we came from afar, the Xixia camp was already on fire... If the fire horses hadn't disrupted the Xixia people's positions, it would not be easy for us to defeat the enemy... At least there would be no Such a result of the battle... who exactly did it?"

Lin Zhao also had the same question, obviously this mysterious person helped himself and others.But who is it?Why is there no sign at all, or even who did it?There is no trace left, and now I have won and I have never come to meet each other, it is really miraculous.But at least one thing, these people are friends rather than enemies, and they have helped them a lot.

Wang Shao also thought so, but what he was curious about was, what is the starting point for these people to help?Do you help yourself?Contribute to the Great Song Dynasty?Or help Lin Zhao?He had a vague feeling that these people seemed to be coming for Lin Zhao.

In a major victory, it is inevitable that there will be a little suspense!Wang Shao pondered for a long time, thought for a while and said: "Maybe it's the work of a patriotic righteous man!"

"Yes, he is a patriot!"

Right now, I can only think so, Wang Shao naturally omitted this suspense in the military report to Han Jiang and Bianjing.It is enough for things to be successful, and unnecessary questions will make people jump and cause a lot of unnecessary troubles.

The Xixia people lost this battle, but it doesn't mean they won't make a comeback.In particular, the consequences of Liang Yibu being captured are still unknown.

Therefore, the situation in Gyeongju is severe, and I don't have the time to take care of these things?These people are willing to help, at least they have no malicious intentions. Since they don't want to show up, why bother to ask the bottom line?

Lin Zhao was noncommittal about this, he didn't think about the relationship between these mysterious people and himself, and the shocking secret hidden behind it.

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It was dawn, and the tragedy and chaos of last night could still be seen in the fields around Dashun City.

Li Cheng looked at the situation and said with a smile: "Brother Lei Ting, look, you have won a big victory!"

"Yeah, it's really beautiful, and it's a wonderful fire. After reporting to the suzerain, I will definitely reward you." Jiang Leiting is also very happy. The victory of the army is one aspect, and the more important thing is that the son is safe and sound. more than anything else.

Li Cheng chuckled: "It's still thanks to Brother Lei Ting's momentum..."

"You kid, are you kidding me?" Jiang Leiting scolded with a smile. If Wang Shao's army hadn't arrived in time last night, what effect would their bravado have?
Li Cheng said in a deep voice: "It seems that I misunderstood Wang Shao before. Just like what you and the suzerain said, he had a plan long ago. It's just that he made things so dangerous and put the young master in a dangerous situation. gone."

Jiang Leiting said leisurely: "Perhaps Wang Shao wanted to have realistic effects, to attract Xixia people to take the bait! If he knew the identity of the young master, he would never dare to take such a risk... This person didn't use a knife to kill people. Murdering the young master is not bad, Mr. Ouyang The person you like has really good character!"

"That's right, it's the best way to do this, and the result is now complete. I heard that Li Fugui was killed by the young master, and Liang Yibu was also captured alive. This is a great achievement. It seems that the young master is expected to be promoted!" Li Cheng smiled, this fellow has always been well-informed.

Jiang Leiting pondered for a moment, and said: "Young master's safety is not a problem for the time being, let's evacuate first, and evacuate cleanly, so as not to leave any clues for Wang Shao."

Rescuing Lin Zhao is one thing, but it can't reveal his identity because of it, at least it's not the time yet.Li Chengsheng nodded immediately and said: "We are already preparing, we will evacuate and return to Qingzhou to report to the suzerain!"

They thought that bringing this good news back to Gyeongju, the Iron Face Sect Master would be very pleased and happy.But I didn't expect that after hearing this, the iron-faced Sect Master's tone was flat, and he said after a long time: "It's a good thing, at least it's better than I imagined... I was still in a difficult situation at first, but now it seems that there seems to be a turning point."

what happened?Both Jiang Leiting and Li Cheng had an ominous premonition in their hearts. After seeing the secret letter in the hands of the Iron Mask Sect Master, their expressions became a little gloomy.All the victories are gone at this moment, and the situation seems a little bad...

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Xixia, Xingqing Mansion!

"What, the Prime Minister was captured by the Song Army?" The Queen Mother Liang was shocked when she heard the news.

Liang Yibu's guards escaped smoothly, and as soon as they arrived in Xixia City, they rode fast horses and delivered the news to Xingqing Mansion in time.Therefore, Empress Dowager Liang learned of the results of the battle in Dashun City in the shortest possible time.

The battle was defeated, and the plan to attack Dashun City failed again. The [-] army was almost wiped out.

Such a result is very surprising, but Empress Dowager Liang always feels that it is expected.After all, the younger brother was a little eager for quick success, and he was not careful enough, so he didn't notice that this was a game set up by the Song Dynasty.So he took the bait recklessly, but now he didn't get the bait, instead he lost his troops and returned in a disastrous defeat...

Some of the remnants of the defeated generals have returned, but the younger brother Liang Yibu has not returned...

How funny and frightening it is that the dignified Prime Minister of the Western Xia Kingdom was captured by the Song army, and it completely exceeded the expectations and tolerance of the Empress Dowager Liang.

She could accept the defeat calmly, but she never thought that Liang Yibu would not be able to escape and would become a prisoner.

He is a majestic prime minister of the Xixia Kingdom, and being captured is a very serious matter, and its impact far exceeds the defeat of hundreds of thousands of troops.

It is self-evident how much this is a blow to the morale of the Xixia army and the face of the Xixia Kingdom.More importantly, Liang Yibu is her own younger brother, which is a huge blow in terms of brotherhood and reliance on her younger brother.

From the perspective of family affection, Empress Dowager Liang naturally didn't want her brother to have any mistakes, but at this moment he was captured by the Song army.Will his life be threatened, and can he return to the Xixia Kingdom?Everything is unknown, the more so, the more worrying...

Furthermore, in politics, my younger brother is the prime minister of Xixia, and I need his support for my orphans and widows, and there are too many things to rely on.Without Liang Yibu, the Empress Dowager Liang didn't know how to maintain the precarious status of herself and her son Li Bingchang?It can be said that Liang Yi buried the fate of the Liang family and the entire Xixia Kingdom on one person.

He is so important!But now he has become a prisoner of the Song army!
The Empress Dowager Liang asked in a deep voice, "Say, how... how did the Prime Minister fall into the enemy camp?"

The guard who hurried back said: "The Prime Minister came in and directed the attack on Dashun City. He saw that the city was about to be captured, but he didn't want something to go wrong at the last moment... The camp was attacked, and the Song Dynasty army suddenly rushed out from behind us... Our army was caught off guard, and the situation was chaotic, resulting in a rout...

The Prime Minister wanted to turn the tide, but he was powerless, so we had to escort the Prime Minister to leave as soon as possible.But he didn't want to be caught up by Lin Zhao, the guard general of the Song Dynasty, and his army would capture the Prime Minister of the country! "

"Lin Zhao? It's him again!" The Empress Dowager Liang had heard this name many times, but she didn't expect her younger brother to fail this time, or to be defeated by this person.

Could this Lin Zhao be the nemesis of his younger brother's fate?Why are you defeated by him every time?This time, he was captured directly, and his life was in danger!

"What should I do?" The Empress Dowager Liang calmed down and thought about it carefully. Liang Yibu's life would definitely not be in danger for the time being, and the people of the Song Dynasty would never kill him easily.If the prime minister died, Xixia would fight against the enemy and retaliate wildly, which would not be a good thing for the Song Dynasty.

Just what would the people of the Song Dynasty do?Use him as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms with yourself?Or use it to humiliate Xixia and damage morale?Regardless of family affection or political considerations, Liang Yibu must be rescued.

Just how to rescue it?Empress Dowager Liang was at a loss for a while, not knowing what to do!
It was at this moment that a military report from Fuzhou was delivered to her.After the Empress Dowager Liang finished reading it, her phoenix eyes suddenly became brighter, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth!
It turned out that I was helpless, but I didn't expect the turning point to come after a while!The Empress Dowager Liang held the military newspaper in her hand and said softly: "Lin Zhao, Lin Zhao, you captured Liang Yibu the day before yesterday, and I want you to send it back to me tomorrow! I want to see what kind of person you are. figure?"

(End of this chapter)