Chapter 237 King Yama
Xi Lin's eyes flickered slightly, and he sneered, "What are you imagining? There's no way they're going to fight. Those reckless men from Liang are just boasting loudly. With Mo Jinchuan around, they wouldn't dare to act rashly."
Afraid that he couldn't convince Song Yanxi, he asked with a smile, "Do you know what those people in Liang State call him?"
He deliberately prolonged the ending tone and said: "Yamaluo Wang——"
Xi Lin clicked his tongue twice, "Just by hearing the name, I know it's extremely ferocious and definitely not a good thing."
Song Yanxi did not respond to him, but looked up at the night sky silently.
Where the moon used to hang high in the sky, it is now covered with dark clouds, blocking the moonlight completely.
Military books once said that when dark clouds cover the moon on a night, it is appropriate to launch a surprise attack.
If it weren't for the clear weather of the previous two nights, the Liang army would have been unable to contain themselves.
Xi Lin couldn't help but show some nervousness in his eyes, and asked tentatively, "You're not planning to sneak out of the city, are you?"
Upon hearing this, An Yi next to him instantly tensed up.
Song Yanxi knew in her heart that as long as she dared to say yes, the two of them would tacitly form a united front and would not let her leave the city smoothly even if they knocked her out.
She pulled the corners of her lips, and asked with a half-smile: "What did the prince say to you before he left?"
Xi Lin turned his eyes away from her and said indifferently, "I don't even know when he ran away, what can I say."
He turned to look at An Yi, his eyes filled with gloating, "You followed the prince closely before, he must have said something to you, right?"
An Yi said expressionlessly: "The master only said one sentence."
"Which one?"
"Let me follow Miss Song closely."
"Are you kidding me?" Xi Lin pretended to roll up his sleeves.
But when he looked at An Yi's unconcerned look, and then looked at Song Yanxi who was also not surprised at all, he suddenly understood.
It seems like these two people don’t betray others anymore!
If Mr. Lin knew that he had a green head, he would probably be so angry that he would die on the spot.
Just thinking about it makes me happy!
Song Yanxi glanced at the direction of the army stationed outside the city, then looked at An Yi and asked, "How many days of food does the army usually have in stock?"
An Yi hesitated for a moment, then said truthfully, "To ensure food storage, the city routinely sends grain and meat to the garrison camp three times a month."
January 3rd, that means once every ten days.
Without Song Yanxi saying anything more, An Yi continued, "The last time we delivered food, it was on the day the city was sealed off. However, there wasn't much food left in the city, and the food we delivered was only enough to sustain the soldiers for two more days at most.
Adding the original surplus, we have about half a month's worth of food."
Half a month, it sounds like a lot but it has nothing to do with the word "more".
Some minor conflicts between the two armies would often last one day or even three days. Moreover, the Liang army was determined to drag them to death this time, so they would certainly try every possible means to prolong the battle line.
Even if Mo Jinchuan saw through their tactics and fought as quickly as possible, things on the battlefield changed rapidly and no one could predict what would happen tomorrow.
There is an epidemic in the city and the army has little food in stock, so they cannot withstand any emergency.
Once forced into a situation where they have run out of ammunition and food, even if the epidemic in the border town is brought under control, the people in the city will still not survive.
On the contrary, if the epidemic in the city could not be controlled, the army would be blocked outside the city. Even if reinforcements arrived with food and fodder, they would not be able to cross the plague-ridden border town and deliver the supplies to the border troops.
This move by the State of Liang was a losing strategy.
But Song Yanxi never believed in evil.
Compared to dying once, what is this current predicament?
She believes that man can conquer nature.
She also believed that His Royal Highness Prince Jin, who had "reborn from the ashes", could lead the soldiers of Da'an to repel the enemy, forcing them to retreat back to their nests and surrender, and never dare to have any delusions again.
But before that, she had one more thing to do.
Song Yanxi looked at An Yi and said in a low voice, "Get some paper and pen and come with me."
Xi Lin originally wanted to catch up, but just as he took a step, he heard someone shouting from behind, "Doctor Xi, please go see Shopkeeper Zhu! He's dying!"
His face darkened instantly, and as he walked out he asked, "Where is Zhuang Shihan?"
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"Sister Miracle Doctor!" Li Zhi was originally dozing off on the edge of the bed, but his eyes lit up instantly when he saw Song Yanxi come in.
He hurriedly stood up and ran over to pour them some water.
Li Cheng was originally asleep, but was awakened by Li Zhi's voice and made a move to get up.
Song Yanxi did not stop him as she did before, but silently observed his hands supporting the bed.
She was judging whether Li Cheng had the ability to hold a pen now.
Facts have proved that the medicine and meals of the past two days were not in vain.
Li Cheng sat up from the bed without anyone's help, but he looked at Song Yanxi with a somewhat nervous look.
Teenagers are always sensitive, especially when they carry a deep blood feud and have been living cautiously under an assumed name for several years. They know how to read people's expressions.
The moment he opened his eyes and saw Song Yanxi, he realized something was wrong.
Perhaps it was his nature, or perhaps he was too vigilant, but he didn't ask directly. Instead, he stared at her silently.
The look in his eyes was alert and helpless, not at all like what one should look like at his age.
Meeting his gaze, Song Yanxi said frankly, "I'm sorry, I take back what I said before."
"Bang!" The porcelain bowl in Li Zhi's hand fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.
His eyes turned red in an instant and he was about to burst into tears.
An Yi quickly covered his mouth with her hand, but he grabbed her hand with both hands and bit it hard.
He groaned, and without disguising his praise, he said, "Good boy, you have good teeth. I'll introduce you to the army as a vanguard general someday."
When Li Zhi heard the word "general", he stopped crying instantly.
In the minds of children of this age, a general riding a tall horse and wearing silver armor is like a god, and there is no one more powerful than the general.
Li Zhi had tears in his eyes and was carried out by An Yi.
"You clearly told me that you could keep the secret." Li Cheng's face turned pale and he said weakly.
He wanted to question loudly, or even scold Song Yanxi for breaking her promise, but his long-term upbringing had been ingrained in his bones, preventing him from saying bad things to his savior.
But he couldn't bring himself to tell the secret that his whole family had fought so hard to protect.
Li Cheng closed his eyes, and two lines of tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes.
He said in a trembling voice, "Kill me if you can. You saved my life anyway, so I'll just consider it as paying you back."
"You'd rather die than tell me?"
Li Cheng clenched his teeth and said nothing.
The sight of him dying so bravely was heartbreaking.
Through him, Song Yanxi seemed to see the more than one hundred members of the Bai family who died innocently but refused to surrender in order to protect the secret.
She whispered, "Although the Bai family is a family of craftsmen, they are all strong and steadfast, just as strong as the men who guard the border."
Li Cheng's eyes suddenly widened and he asked excitedly, "Do you really think so?"
Song Yanxi nodded and asked him, "What was the original intention of the Bai family to study the art of forging mechanical devices?"
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