Li Yingxiao paced back and forth in the spacious and magnificent hall with a gloomy face, as if every step would leave a deep footprint.
His brows were furrowed, his eyes were blazing, and he kept cursing under his breath. He looked like an enraged and angry dragon.
At this moment, he exuded a chilling aura. The negative emotions were like a surging tide, gushing out from his body continuously and filling the entire hall in an instant.
The air around him seemed to become heavy and oppressive because of his presence, making people feel breathless.
"Come on, don't be silent at this time. What do you think about this matter? What should we do next?"
The angry Li Yingxiao questioned the ministers standing below the hall. Anyone could see that at this moment, Li Yingxiao actually wanted to capture one or two ministers and kill them as a sacrifice to the heaven.
Reading people's expressions is an essential skill for every minister in the court. Among the Qi, Western Xia, Liao and Jin dynasties combined, there was only one stubborn person like Wei Yong.
So now, as long as Li Yingxiao didn't name them directly, all the ministers decided to pretend to be dead.
Seeing all the ministers playing the game of silence, Li Yingxiao was so angry that he swept everything on the table to the floor and said, "Where are those people who previously advocated for using force against Da Qi? Why are they silent? Are they playing dead now?"
Now that things have come to this, the previous hardliners naturally can no longer play dead.
An old Xixia general stepped forward and said, "Lord, through this incident, I think you have seen clearly that the Great Qi has no intention of coexisting peacefully with us. Otherwise, why wouldn't they allow our people to enter and inspect?"
This is a bit shameless. The concession was originally the territory of Da Qi. Da Qi has not yet investigated the issue of your forced intrusion, but you are trying to turn the tables.
Li Yingxiao waved his hands impatiently and said, "I'm not asking you to come out and reason with me. I'm asking you to come up with a specific set of rules. What are we going to do next? Are we going to just go toe-to-toe with each other?"
"Where did the other two hundred Iron Harriers disappear? Why couldn't such a powerful force break through the Great Qi consulate? How many people are they hiding there? Are the Iron Harriers of Western Xia still our glory?"
The Iron Harriers of Western Xia were certainly an honor, an honor that belonged to the nobility. It was no exaggeration to say that they were the foundation of the founding of the Western Xia state.
Upon hearing what Li Yingxiao said, several advocates of war stood up, patting their chests and shouting, "Lord, please give us another 500 heavy cavalrymen. We will definitely crush that consulate for you!"
But at this moment, one of Li Chixiang's elders stood up and led the charge of sneer, "I've visited the Great Qi consulate. While it's quite large, it's still just a few buildings. They actually had to mobilize five hundred Iron Harriers to capture such a place. And they still have the nerve to call themselves the glory of Western Xia?"
Li Chixiang's family represented the emerging nobility of Western Xia. Few of these nobles could become Iron Harriers, so they did not have any special feelings towards this army. Instead, they were quite annoyed with this group of armed forces headed by the old nobles of Western Xia.
After being ridiculed by the Li family, the old nobles could no longer sit still. One of them spoke up again, "Lord, we don't need 500 men. Only 400 or 300 will be enough! If I can't take down the consulate before dawn, I will bring my head to you!"
"Alright! I'll give you three hundred Iron Harriers and five hundred infantrymen! I want to see you bring back the enemy's heads before dawn!" Li Yingxiao then instructed the other ministers, "Get ready! Start assembling the troops. Once we've destroyed the Great Qi consulate and used their heads as a sacrifice, we'll set out immediately!"
After saying that, Li Yingxiao waved his hand a little tiredly and said, "Everyone go down and get ready."
It was indeed Li Yingxiao who sent people to test the concession of Da Qi, but he did not expect that the people he sent were so fierce and directly led people to attack the consulate of Da Qi.
What he didn't expect was that the people of Da Qi reacted so violently and their methods were so powerful that the two hundred Iron Harriers were cleared out in an instant.
He racked his brains but couldn't understand how two hundred Iron Harriers could die so quickly.
Could it be that because life has gotten better in recent years, the children of the nobles below have become lazy?
Or perhaps the enemy relied on the wall to launch a counterattack, and the disadvantage of the cavalry being poor at attacking cities was highlighted.
However, since it has come to this, Li Yingxiao feels that there is no way out, so he might as well just push all his forces forward. No matter how the battle between Da Qi and Liao Jin turns out, the Liao Jin troops are indeed at the gates of the city, and Da Qi should not have time to take care of their front line at this time.
As long as Liao and Jin could hold back the Great Qi, their Western Xia soldiers could march south and annex large tracts of land.
Thinking of this, Li Yingxiao became excited. He had been coveting the fertile land of Da Qi for a long time.
At the same time, Ning Dexun, who was in a coma, slowly woke up. Looking at Fan Zeng and the others around him, Ning Dexun smiled weakly and said, "Master Guo, I regret not listening to you."
"Master Ning, don't say that for now. Get some rest and you'll be fine."
"Haha, I know my own condition. I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this." He said this and waved weakly to the side, "Guma, come here."
Ningguma quickly came forward and said, "Godfather..."
"You are a smart child, and you learn a lot of things very quickly. It's a pity that you were not born in Da Qi, otherwise you would definitely achieve something."
After saying this, Ning Dexun said to Guo Bei, "Master Guo, please take good care of this child from now on."
Guo Bei nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, it's what I should do!"
"In this case, I will be relieved."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Dexun slowly closed his eyes, as if completing his final mission in life. This highly regarded first ambassador of the Great Qi to Western Xia bid farewell to this world in such a peaceful yet regrettable way.
His departure was like a brilliant meteor streaking across the night sky, brief but dazzling. People could not help but recall the ups and downs, glories and failures he had experienced during his time in Western Xia.
Ningguma was already lying on the bedside crying inconsolably, and Guo Bei was also cursing with red eyes.
Seeing this, Fan Zeng had no choice but to step in and take charge. He said, "Let's collect the body. It's not practical to bring the body back. Let's burn it on the spot. At least we have to bring back Lord Ning's ashes."
Everyone nodded silently and began to prepare, but at this moment, shouts of killing suddenly rang out outside. Someone ran in panic and said, "Mr. Fan, something terrible has happened. The Xixia Iron Harriers are attacking again."
Ningguma, who had been crying, suddenly stood up upon hearing this: "How dare they come! I will fight them!"
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