In the end, the county magistrate gave in, and bags of grain were carried out and thrown downwards!
Every time a bag of grain was thrown down, the more than 100,000 Xixia soldiers below would let out a burst of cheers! They were really hungry. The grain was still raw, but countless soldiers had already jumped on it and just swallowed it.
Go to the belly!
Even Li Lingde and Eunuch Liu couldn't help but swallow their saliva! These days, even they began to have enough to eat.
Li Lingde thought for a moment and said to the soldiers beside him: "Pack all the food and distribute it later!"
The soldiers immediately went to carry out Li Lingde's order. They drove away the soldiers who were looting the food, and then piled the food together!
A total of more than 300 bags of food were thrown down from above, which was a lot, but this food was still far from meeting the needs of the more than 100,000 troops below!
Eunuch Liu looked at the county magistrate above and said fiercely: "This damn slave will never be spared after we drive away the Han people! Not only can we not spare him, but we will not be able to spare anyone in the county in front of us! By then, we will not be able to spare him.
, all men will be demoted to slaves, and all women will become military prostitutes! Well, we will deal with them when the time comes!"
Li Lingde nodded and said, "Let's distribute the food first!"
Eunuch Liu frowned and said: "Such a small amount of food is distributed to more than 100,000 soldiers. Each of them doesn't have much. What use can it do?"
Li Lingde smiled bitterly and said: "It's better than nothing!"
Soon, the food began to be distributed! Soldiers came to collect food under the city wall one after another, and basically each person only had half a bowl! But even so, after only tens of thousands of people were distributed, the food was all used up again!
The soldiers who had grabbed the food were already devouring it, while those who had not grabbed the food were making a lot of noise! Not long after, the army was in chaos, and even the generals could not control their soldiers, and they were about to die.
Bomb the camp.
Li Lingde was shocked. He strode to the bottom of the city wall again and said to the county magistrate above: "Hurry up and throw some more food down, otherwise I won't be able to control the army. They will definitely attack the city by then!"
When the county magistrate saw the scene in the distance, his expression changed drastically! He nodded and immediately ordered the people in the city to donate food! Below, Li Lingde had already hurriedly comforted the soldiers and told them that there would be food thrown down from above!
After an hour, the soldiers below could no longer wait. At this time, the food was finally thrown down! This time, there were more than 500 bags of food thrown down.
The county magistrate looked at the grains thrown away and felt very reluctant to part with them. The land in Xixia was barren and the grain production was extremely limited. The grains stored in the county government warehouse had already been thrown away, but now the grains thrown away were all from the city.
It was found in people's homes. This winter, it is estimated that many people in the city will starve to death.
"Commander, you leave quickly! Zhongxing Mansion has been surrounded by the Han people for many days. Now it is extremely critical. His Majesty is waiting for you. You must not stay here for a long time!" After all the food was thrown away, the county magistrate shouted from above.
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"Damn things!" Li Lingde cursed fiercely. After the food distribution was completed, he urged the soldiers to move on.
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Almost every one of the Xixia soldiers devoured half a bowl of raw grain. They finally gained some strength and finally hurried on much faster than before!
But at night, they couldn't find a place to rest. The villages on the road had been burned by Liangshan cavalry, and the small towns they passed by wouldn't let them in, so they could only rest in the wilderness. In the middle of winter, in the wild.
The cold wind was dripping, and more than 100,000 troops were crowded together. Some soldiers picked up some withered grass and branches to make a living. But even so, by the next morning, many soldiers still froze to death.
Li Lingde got up in the morning, looked at the bodies of the soldiers who had frozen to death, and secretly gritted his teeth. He felt extremely hateful in his heart, and felt that the Han people were extremely vicious! The Han people first burned Tiandu Mountain, and then robbed the military rations shipped from Xiazhou and other places, and now they
The walls are strong and the country is clear. If this continues, even if they can get to Zhongxing Mansion, they may not have much fighting power.
"Commander, something happened up front!" At this moment, several soldiers came over and said in horror.
"What happened?" Li Lingde was surprised and asked hurriedly.
"Commander, there's a fight over there!" said a soldier.
"Let's go over and have a look!" Li Lingde said.
He got on his horse and headed that way with a group of soldiers, and Eunuch Liu followed him! When he reached the front, Li Lingde immediately turned his head, and Eunuch Liu vomited loudly.
It turned out that because the weather was too cold, many soldiers froze to death last night, and the soldiers next to them were actually gnawing on the corpses of these frozen soldiers! And some soldiers had a very good relationship with those frozen soldiers, so they scolded those who ate them.
Corpses of soldiers, both sides were beating each other.
"Let them stop and bury all the corpses!" Li Lingde said with a pale face.
In fact, such a scene is nothing in this era. Whether it is the Song Dynasty, Khitan or Xixia, if there is a famine, it is very common for people to eat people! But Li Lingde is a child of the royal family, and he has lived in fine clothes since he was a child.
Have he ever seen such a scene? At this moment, he only felt
The scene in front of him was so cruel that his stomach began to churn and he wanted to vomit! On the other side, a group of soldiers immediately pounced on the things that Eunuch Liu had just vomited and started to eat them. Eunuch Liu started to vomit again until
Until I can't vomit anything out.
"Let the soldiers move on." Li Lingde sighed deeply and said.
The Xixia army of more than 100,000 people continued to move forward. At dusk, the army could no longer move again, so they began to rest in the wilderness. Several soldiers beside Li Lingde shot a wild deer. At this moment, the soldiers
They are roasting meat for Li Lingde and Eunuch Liu.
Li Lingde was holding a deer leg and chewing on it. Suddenly he felt something was wrong with the atmosphere around him. In the distance, countless soldiers were staring at them. The eyes of these soldiers were very unfriendly, as if they were extremely hungry.
Like a wild wolf, he seemed ready to pounce at any moment!
Gradually, there was a commotion in the army.
"No, throw the things in your hands out! Quick!" Li Lingde said in shock.
He had already thrown the deer leg in his hand towards the distance, and with his other hand he snatched the food from Eunuch Liu's hand and also threw it towards the distance!
As soon as the food in their hands was thrown out, countless soldiers rushed over there! Hundreds of people were pressed together. In the darkness, these people were looking for the food like wild beasts! After a while, there was a burst of movement from the army.
During the commotion, some soldiers grabbed the food. As soon as they took a bite, the knives of other soldiers slashed on their bodies, and then the food fell into the hands of others...
Li Lingde was shocked and frightened. He secretly swore that he would never eat in front of these soldiers in the future, otherwise he would be seeking death! From now on, even if they want to eat, they must eat in secret! Eunuch Liu was also terrified at this moment. He could become
One of the palace managers of Xixia was naturally not simple. He thanked Li Lingde immediately. Li Lingde sighed and said: "Sleep!"
The two of them sleep here, with countless soldiers standing around them to protect them from the wind. As for the ordinary soldiers, they do not have such treatment!
Li Lingde slept deeply. He was really exhausted these days. However, in the middle of the night, screams suddenly came from the army.
Li Lingde stood up immediately and said, "What happened?"