Chapter 461: Righteousness and life and death are light
The Queen's soft fingers gently stroked the blade, and she felt the cold air on the blade and narrowed her eyes slightly. It turned out that the Hengdao was more powerful than what was described in the secret report.
Sheathed the sword, and reluctantly returned the sword to Qin Yi. The Queen flicked Qin Yi's plate armor with her finger, and was even more surprised to feel the rebound on the plate armor.
Such a tough rebound shows that the lightness and strength of plate armor are the best choice, comparable to that of chain mail that has been tempered for thousands of times.
And judging from its appearance, it can protect the body of soldiers better than chain armor.
The Queen enviously looked at the light swords and shining plate armor in the hands of the twenty personal guards. She glanced at Young Master Liu beside her with an inexplicable look. Only she knew what she was thinking.
Liu Mingzhi was looking around when he suddenly saw thick smoke billowing from somewhere in the south of the city, rising straight into the sky. He was a little confused.
I bent down and looked at the map, comparing the approximate location, and seemed to understand something.
The soldiers and horses have not moved yet, but the food and grass go first. According to the time when drums are beating in the capital to gather the generals, the rebel army is not far away. In this way, this position is probably the location of the rebel army of food and grass.
Such thick smoke can only mean one thing: the rebels' food and grass have been burned.
With the food and fodder for an army of 400,000, it is not unexpected to create such a formation.
The Queen, who had been observing Young Master Liu, saw him suddenly looking in one direction without moving, so she also looked along, and her face became happy when she saw the billowing smoke.
"Succeeded!"
Empress Liu Mingzhi knew the reason for this situation better than Empress Liu Mingzhi. Yeluhu and Jin Kezheng made a dangerous move and succeeded.
The Queen's expression could be said to be overjoyed. The lack of food and grass means that the rebels' military morale will be in chaos, and they may be defeated by then.
The capital has no worries.
Song Qing walked to Young Master Liu and said, "Third brother, His Majesty the Jin Emperor is really courageous. In the face of an army of 400,000 people, he can still take the initiative to attack the rebels' food and grass. Maybe our troops will not be needed in this war."
Once the Turkic reinforcements arrive, we will be victorious without a fight."
Liu Mingzhi frowned, looking in the direction of the billowing smoke with a trace of panic in his eyes.
"Brother, it's over. Not only will it not be easy this time, but it will be an unprecedentedly severe situation."
"Third brother, are you telling the truth? The army without food and grass will definitely be in disarray. Why is the situation so serious?"
Liu Mingzhi swallowed his saliva, "What will happen to the 400,000 victims who don't have food to eat?"
"People gathered to make trouble, and civil unrest broke out. When there was a drought in Qingzhou, my eldest brother followed your uncle to relieve the 230,000 victims. If he hadn't been suppressed forcefully, he would have attacked the disaster relief camp. Even so, it almost made your uncle panic."
"Yes, the victims are still like this. Do you know what will happen to the 400,000 armored and undefeated army without food? They will overturn the capital, regardless of the cost, put it to death and survive, and attack the city crazily."
Song Qing thought for a while and thought of the terrible possibility: "Are you saying that you shouldn't burn the rebels' food and grass?"
"It's not that we shouldn't burn it, but we shouldn't burn it all. Only by giving them a chance to survive will they curb their desires. Now we can only pray that the rebels' food and grass can be left for a few days."
"Do you want to tell Emperor Jin about this?"
Song Qing rolled his eyes angrily, isn't this nonsense?
Liu Mingzhi did not hesitate and walked towards the Queen who was looking at the map. "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you."
The Queen didn't even raise her head, "It doesn't matter, Mr. Liu."
Liu Mingzhi did not delay and told the queen the matter in a concise and clear manner.
After hearing Young Master Liu's worries, the Queen's eyes flashed with panic, obviously thinking of the negative impact of the matter.
As Young Master Liu said, the rebels have not yet fought against the defenders of the capital and have not yet been defeated. If the rebels' food and fodder are burned when the morale of the army is unstable, it will naturally cause chaos in the morale of the army.
But before they could attack the city, there was no food and grass. Not only would it not demoralize the rebels, but it would make them become more ferocious and attack the city regardless of the cost.
Even though there will be a period of panic when the food and grass are gone, as long as the commander calms down a little, these rebels who will perish without a fight will fight to the death to attack the city.
This will not only not delay their offensive, but will speed up their attack on the city.
There is no other reason, just because there is food in the capital, they will have food if they capture the city.
The Queen naturally figured out the key to it, and she couldn't help but look a little flustered. She didn't expect that what she thought was a clever plan would be self-defeating.
"Master Liu, please wait here. I am going to discuss this matter with the ministers."
"Your Majesty, please wait."
"What's the matter, Mr. Liu?"
"The minister wants to ask your majesty for a token to leave the city."
The Queen was stunned and looked at Mr. Liu hesitantly, "Does Mr. Liu want to take Dalong's envoy out of the city?"
"Of course not. The queen can rest assured that the ministers will not leave. The official road leading to Dalong must have been occupied by the rebels. The ministers are still afraid that those rebels will do something crazy."
"In that case, what's the use of Master Liu's exit token?"
"Of course it is to help His Majesty defend the city. The safety of the ministers and envoys is closely related to the Kingdom of Jin, so naturally I have to contribute a little."
The Queen looked at Liu Mingzhi's eyes carefully and saw that he was staring intently and his expression remained unchanged. After thinking for a moment, she took off a token from her waist and handed it to Young Master Liu. "This is my waist badge. Seeing your order is like seeing you."
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please give me your permission."
The queen turned back frequently and rushed towards the east gate. The ministers of the Jin Kingdom were all arranging various matters at the east gate.
"Third brother, as Emperor Jin's token is here, we don't need to wait here to die. We can just leave the city and return home."
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu seriously.
Liu Mingzhi shook his head, "No, it's not an exaggeration to say that the rebels who have no food and grass are crazy. If we are regarded as spies, these two thousand people will be responsible. If we defend the city, there is still a way out. This is the safest arrangement."
, You cannot use the wealth and lives of two thousand people to test the humanity of the Jin rebels."
"But even if we add the 1,500 soldiers of our mission, it is nothing more than a drop in the bucket for the 400,000 troops. They can't even make a splash when they enter the battlefield."
"There is no other way. Now we can only pray that Jin Kingdom's reinforcements can arrive in time, otherwise we will be doomed."
"Third brother, why don't you take a hot air balloon and leave? You are the commander-in-chief. No matter what happens, nothing can happen to you. Otherwise, I will not be able to explain to your majesty or my uncle."
"I'm leaving, where are you? Brother, although Liu Mingzhi cherishes his life, he is not a ruthless person. He cannot leave two thousand brothers and escape alone."
"But, you still shoulder the responsibility"
"No but, brother, do you still remember what you said to me and Ling Yang when I was seven years old? Brothers share blessings and share hardships."
Song Qing was startled and his eyes turned red. He looked at Liu Mingzhi with a firm expression in front of him with a smile and stretched out his palm.
"Brothers work together to cut off the metal. They don't want to go together, but they want to get back together."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly, stretched out his palm and clasped it tightly with Song Qing.
"A man is a great man, with the sky above his head and deep soil beneath his feet, righteousness rebirth and death are light."