The Tianzhu general had returned to the military formation in the west and roared: "Get ready to fight! Our Tianzhu army is the most powerful force except the gods. No one can resist us!" After hearing the general's words, the Tianzhu generals originally thought The nervous mood could not help but calm down a lot, and there was also a faint feeling of confidence and pride, and even a little angry. Angry that the Ming army actually came to stroke their beards, angry that the army in the east had greatly lost the face of the Tianzhu warriors.
After a while, they saw billowing smoke coming to the front. Everyone couldn't help but swallowed and tightened the ice blades in their hands. At this moment, everyone saw that the people running under the billowing smoke were actually their own troops, and everyone felt at a loss for a moment. The Tianzhu general also didn't know what to do for a while.
The Tianzhu army here was hesitating, but the Tianzhu army over there was driven by the Ming Dynasty's war cavalry and rushed over in panic. Seeing their own army formation in front, they felt that the chance of survival was right in front of them, so they all resorted to desperate measures. Rushing with strength. In the blink of an eye, hundreds, thousands, or thousands of Tianzhu's defeated troops crashed into our own military formation like a tide, smashing the originally rigorous battle formation into pieces! When General Tianzhu saw this scene, his expression changed drastically and he screamed at the top of his lungs. However, the scene was in chaos and no one listened to him!
The Ming army, which had been driving away Tianzhu's defeated army, saw that Tianzhu's army was already in chaos and immediately accelerated its charge. I saw iron hooves sweeping across, and flesh and blood flying everywhere where the blade passed! Tianzhu's main army outside the West City Gate immediately collapsed! The defeated remnants of the army headed west, and the Ming Dynasty warriors chased them all the way. They killed the Tianzhu people until they howled like ghosts and howled like wolves. Corpses littered the fields, and the originally beautiful grassland was dyed mottled red with blood!
The Tianzhu troops in the other two directions saw that the Ming army was extremely ferocious and unstoppable. They were so frightened that they dared not stop anywhere and hurriedly found a way to retreat to the west.
At noon, Yan Yun's cavalry returned to Maple Leaf City. Zhao Xiang'er immediately ordered the city gate to be opened, and thousands of Ming Dynasty warriors poured into the city. The people in the city looked at these Ming Dynasty warriors who had defeated Tianzhu's army with mixed emotions. They were excited and grateful, but also fearful.
When Zhao Xiang'er saw the general leading the army, she cupped her fists and said, "I am Zhao Xiang'er, leader of Huaxu Pavilion. What is your name, general?"
The general dismounted and saluted back: "I am Ma Jin, deputy commander of the Eighth Army." Ma Jin was originally the commander of the Second Army, and was promoted to deputy commander of the Eighth Army not long ago because of his previous achievements. . Ma Jin looked at the blood-stained woman in front of him and couldn't help but be very surprised. He had never thought that a woman could fight so bloody with the enemy. As soon as I thought of this, I couldn't help but feel a bit of respect in my heart.
Zhao Xiang'er asked hurriedly: "Excuse me, General, are all the soldiers of the Eighth Army here?"
Ma Jin said: "I am leading these thousands of warriors as the vanguard. The large army is still behind. It may take a few days to arrive here."
Zhao Xiang'er frowned and said, "It will take a few more days, I'm afraid it's too late!"
Ma Jin nodded, looked at the city, and said: "Although our army defeated the opponent's forward, their main army will arrive soon. We have insufficient troops and it is impossible to defend this city. What's more, this place is surrounded by plains, which is very unfavorable for defense. Even if the main force of our army can arrive in time, we can't stop the enemy here!"
Zhao Xiang'er said: "Leading the army in battle is the general's strength. Now that the general has arrived, I have retired with success, so I can ask the general to give orders."
Ma Jin nodded and said: "The enemy's forward was defeated by our army. We have a little time, so we will take this opportunity to evacuate this place and retreat into Tengchong Mansion." Zhao Xiang'er nodded and said: "I will organize the people immediately Retreat." Ma Jin nodded, and then asked: "I heard that the leader of Liu Yan Pavilion is also here, why can't I see her people?" Zhao Xiang'er showed an extremely worried look and said, "I was with you a few days ago. She separated, and she took a team of people to Qingshui City. However, Qingshui City fell not long ago, and there is no news from Liu Yan. I am very worried about her!" Ma Jin couldn't help but feel worried when he heard this, and comforted: " Master Ge Ling, don’t worry too much, Mr. Liu Ge Ling will definitely be a blessing to you!” Zhao Xiang’er nodded, sighed, and said, “I hope so!”
The officers and soldiers of the Dali Army, as well as the government officials and officials who were still in the city, gathered people in various parts of the city to prepare for the retreat. In the evening of that day, the people, led by Dali army officers and officials, first left the city and headed for Tengchong Prefecture. The Yanyun war cavalry led by Ma Jin took charge of breaking up the rear and finally left the city.
Tianzhu's forward troops were severely defeated and fled westward in a hurry. That night, they reunited with their own large forces. This time, the leading general of the Indian army was named Kshatriya. He was an outstanding figure in the Indian military aristocracy and was known as a 'man with the wisdom and courage of God'. The Kshatriya led the Indian army into Dali, and it was as if they were entering an uninhabited country. The Indian commander completely looked down on the peoples of the East. He only thought that it would be easy to capture Dali, and that it would not be difficult to sweep the entire East in one fell swoop!
However, just as he was dreaming of taking over the East, a bolt of thunder fell from the sky. He found it unbelievable that the 50,000 forward troops he sent out came back defeated.
Kshatriya looked at the forward general kneeling in front of him with a cold face, and said angrily: "Singur, you were defeated by the cowardly Easterners! You actually have the nerve to come back!" It turns out that the forward general's name is Singh. you.
Xinger felt a chill in his heart and said quickly: "Generalissimo, there is a reason why I was defeated."
Kshatriya said angrily: "No reason is enough to forgive your incompetence!"
Xinger said anxiously: "I did not lose to the people of Dali, but to the people of Ming Dynasty!"
Kshatriya was stunned, snorted and said, "What's the difference?"
Zinger quickly said: "The people of Ming Dynasty are completely different from the people of Dali. They are very brave and fight like crazy, just like the devils in hell! Marshal, we have actually tried our best, but they are really terrible. We They were no match for them at all, and they were defeated in the end!”
Kshatriya frowned and asked, "How many people are they?" In his opinion, when the number of people is equal, no army can be the opponent of Tianzhu army. Since the other party can defeat its own forward troops, The natural strength of the troops is far greater than that of one's own forward troops.
Even if Singer wanted to greatly exaggerate the size of the Ming Army, he thought that he was not the only one who saw the Ming Army, but there were so many soldiers. If he lied, he would soon be noticed by the Generalissimo. At this point, I felt helpless and had no choice but to tell the truth: "The enemy, the enemy is thousands of cavalry..."
Kshatriya frowned, glanced at Singer, and asked, "What else?"
Zinger swallowed and said, "No, no more, just a few thousand cavalry."
The Kshatriya was greatly shocked, and then became very angry and shouted: "What did you say? The other party defeated my 50,000 forward army with only a few thousand cavalry?!" Singer did not dare to look up at the Kshatriya's Expression, nodded. Kshatriya shouted: "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! A few thousand cavalry defeated my 50,000 forwards. Is this a myth? Unless those Ming people are really evil ghosts coming out of hell, otherwise this kind of thing It's absolutely impossible! You are talking nonsense!" Zinger said quickly: "I, everything I said is true! They really only have a few thousand cavalry..."
"Shut up!" Kshatriya shouted. Zinger was so frightened that he was too frightened to say the next words.
Kshatriya pointed at Singer and shouted: "Lock him up!" Several soldiers came in immediately and detained Singer. Zinger was greatly frightened and said anxiously: "Generalissimo, everything I said is true!"
The Kshatriya was extremely angry and said angrily: "You are still talking nonsense! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cut off your tongue by military law!" Hearing this, Singhal couldn't help but trembled and did not dare to talk anymore. He couldn't speak, and his face turned pale. The Kshatriya waved his hand, and several soldiers frightened Singhar immediately. The Kshatriya cursed angrily: "This guy is simply crazy! What nonsense!" All the Indian generals agreed and cursed Singer.
Duan Zhichun, who had been silent all this time, said: "General Singer is indeed talking nonsense. How is it possible what he said! The Tianzhu army is a powerful force of lions favored by the gods. Not to mention that some people can defeat many with less, even if they have equal strength Under such circumstances, absolutely no one can compete with the Tianzhu Army!" Everyone was very happy when they heard this, and felt that what Duan Zhichun said could not be more correct.
Kshatriya looked at Duan Zhichun and said, "General Duan, you have dealt with the Ming people. What do you think of their combat effectiveness?"
Duan Zhichun raised his fist towards the Kshatriya and said: "To be honest, the Ming army is much stronger than our Dali army! But compared with the Tianzhu army, it is far inferior! If the Dali army is Sheep and the Yanyun army are deer at best, but the Tianzhu army is tigers and wolves! Therefore, the Ming army has absolutely no possibility of victory against the Tianzhu army!" Everyone was very happy and praised Duan Zhichun for what he said well and makes sense. .
Duan Zhichun continued: "Now that the Generalissimo has led nearly 500,000 Tianzhu lions to the east, the Yanyun Army will not be able to resist the Tianzhu army even if it uses all the strength of the country!" Kshatriya laughed and laughed. It is full of pride and pride.
After the meeting, Duan Zhichun and one of his cronies left the tent and headed for their own military camp. The confidant glanced behind him, lowered his voice and asked in a low voice: "General, why do you want to belittle the Ming army? If the Ming army is like deer and sheep, are there still tigers and wolves in the world?"
Duan Zhichun said: "If I tell the truth, they won't believe it. Haven't you seen how the Kshatriyas treated Singer? They don't believe what their own general said, let alone what I, an outsider, say!" The henchman nodded. Duan Zhichun looked around and lowered his voice: "Besides, I don't want them to know the truth! If they believe that the Ming army is brave and invincible, and are afraid and dare not march eastward, wouldn't my plan be in vain! "The confidant smiled and said: "General, this is a plan to drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf!" Duan Zhichun shook his head and said: "This is two tigers fighting, and we are reaping the benefits!" Then he frowned and said: "Let's If both of their families are defeated, we in Dali will be able to survive!"
The confidant said worriedly: "I'm afraid that the people of Tianzhu will not be the match of Ming Dynasty in the end!"
Duan Zhichun thought: "Probably not. The main force of the Ming army is all in the north. There are not many troops that can be used to fight in the south, and they are all second-rate troops. Therefore, I estimate that the situation of the war may be unfavorable to the Ming side. Stand back. Wan Bu said, even if the Tianzhu people are defeated, humph, it doesn't matter. The Tianzhu people like to save face. If they lose, they will definitely become angry and will devote all their efforts to revenge next time! The Ming people won this battle, and We will definitely not win the next battle! At that time, the people of Tianzhu will feel that we are in great need of Dali, and will definitely support our Dali with all their strength, and form an alliance with us to deal with the Ming Dynasty together! In this way, we, Dali, will be able to turn the corner!" The confidant did not expect that Duan Zhichun thought so deeply that he couldn't help but show admiration.
Duan Zhichun sighed, with a sad look on his face, and murmured: "It's just that we, the people of Dali, are going to suffer more!"
The confidant said: "To achieve great things, sacrifices must be made. Now that the people of Dali are suffering, it is unavoidable. In fact, in the final analysis, the suffering of the people of Dali is caused by Yan Yun!"
Duan Zhichun nodded, with a look of immense hatred in his eyes.
At this moment, another confidant came forward and presented a letter to Duan Zhichun, saying: "General, there is an urgent report from over there."
Duan Zhichun's heart moved and he quickly took the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it over. Duan Zhichun's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "In this way, my plan will be foolproof!"
In the large tent of Tianzhu Army, Kshatriya and several trusted generals were discussing the marching strategy against a map. At this moment, a scout ran in and saluted: "Generalissimo!"
The Kshatriyas turned around, and the Kshatriyas asked, "What's going on?"
The herald immediately said: "The Dali and Ming people have abandoned Maple Leaf City, and they are retreating eastward with the people in the city."
Kshatriya immediately turned around and found the location of Maple Leaf City on the map. He then looked at Tengchong Mansion not far east of Maple Leaf City and said, "They must retreat into Tengchong Mansion!" He immediately turned to face the very majestic man next to him. The mighty general said: "Matur, you immediately lead the cavalry troops to pursue them. You must catch up with them and destroy them before they escape into Tengchong Mansion!" Mathur responded and ran down. A moment later, horses neighed loudly outside, and Mathur led his 30,000 cavalrymen to leave the camp and rush eastward.
On the other hand, the Ming Army and the Dali Army protected nearly 10,000 people as they retreated to Tengchong. There are less than 20,000 troops, but they are scattered within a radius of dozens of miles, stopping and going. In this situation, if they are attacked by the enemy, the consequences will be disastrous.
At noon the next day, the rear alarm came, and Tianzhu's 30,000 war cavalry were coming at full speed. When the people heard the news, they immediately panicked. Many people did not listen and started running in all directions. Some Dali soldiers and officials who were supposed to maintain order also fled for their lives in panic. The scene was chaotic.
Zhao Xiang'er was met by Ma Jin and asked: "General Ma, what should we do now?"
Ma Jin looked at the chaotic situation, frowned, and said: "I will lead the cavalry to stop the enemy, and you lead the people to continue to retreat!" Zhao Xiang'er nodded, immediately went down, and commanded those Dali soldiers and soldiers who were still obeying the command. The government officials led the people to run eastward, but at this time, there were probably less than half of the people still listening to their orders! However, at this moment, I can't care about anything else, I can only save as many as I can!
Ma Jin raised his horse and drew a circle on his head. Thousands of warriors immediately turned their horses and followed him towards the west.
Soon after, the fleeing people heard the tragic sound of fighting coming from the west wind, which lasted for more than half an hour without ending. The people were frightened, dragging their families and children with them, and fled towards the east for their lives, with cries and shouts coming and going. Gradually, the sound of fighting could no longer be heard. It was not known whether all the Ming troops were killed or because they were too far apart. However, at this moment, who could care about this problem!
Zhao Xiang'er led everyone to run until the afternoon. News suddenly came from the front that Tengchong Mansion had been captured. Zhao Xiang'er was shocked and asked the scout: "The people from Tianzhu are clearly behind us, how could they suddenly occupy Tengchong Mansion?" The scout said anxiously: "It's not people from Tianzhu, it's people from Bagan!" Zhao Xiang'er's face changed drastically, and she felt that the situation was far away. Much more serious than previously expected. After a brief panic, she calmed down and hurriedly ordered the team to turn north. She planned to cross the Nu River from the south of the Gaoligong Mountains. (Bagan can probably be regarded as ancient Myanmar, but it is much more powerful than Myanmar today. Many people may not know much about this country. In fact, this country invaded Dali many times during the Northern Song Dynasty. In terms of overall strength, it may be slightly smaller. Stronger than Dali. Haha, in fact, among the countries around us, no matter how big or small, no country cares about peaceful coexistence at all. This is true for big countries, and it is also true for small countries. As long as there is an opportunity, they will not hesitate to launch a war! It’s ridiculous that we ourselves are obsessed with practicing the Sunflower Book all day long! By the way, another digression, Bagan was not influenced by Confucianism, but it was passed down for more than five hundred years. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that our country perished and was replaced by the Kingdom of Ava. On the other hand, looking at the Confucian countries of the Central Plains with their "benevolence, righteousness and morality", only the two Han Dynasties combined can barely compare with them.)
Zhao Xiang'er led the refugees from Dali and the Dali army to flee north. Along the way, there was a roaring wind and constant crying. Everyone was always worried that the Tianzhu people were chasing them, or that the Bagan army was chasing them. Fortunately, there were no dangers along the way, and everyone safely arrived at a town in the southern part of the Gaoligong Mountains. Seeing that the suspension bridge here was still there, Zhao Xiang'er couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately organized everyone to cross the river, letting the old, weak, women and children cross the river first, while the young adults and the Dali Army temporarily stayed on the west bank to guard.
At this moment, a Dali Army officer in charge of the lookout shouted in alarm: "The enemy, the enemy is coming!" As soon as he shouted, the scene immediately became chaotic, and many young adults and Dali Army officers were too panicked and frightened to care. Order was restored one after another, and they rushed toward the suspension bridge with shouts. Many people were pushed out of the rolling Nu River by the surging crowd. The screams echoed between the two sides of the river, and they were extremely sad. Zhao Xiang'er and others tried their best to control the situation, but to no avail. It was not until Zhao Xiang'er slashed to death a dozen young people and Dali sergeants with a knife that the situation was under control.
Only then did everyone realize that the army coming was not the Tianzhu people, nor the Bagan people, but the Ming Dynasty war cavalry that had previously gone to stop the Tianzhu people. The number of people seemed to be reduced by half, and both men and horses were covered in blood. When everyone saw their appearance, they couldn't help but be in awe. Although everyone didn't see the scene of the war, they couldn't help but feel the tragedy of the war!
Zhao Xiang'er went up to meet him, and the war horse stopped. Ma Jin rode up to Zhao Xiang'er, reined in the horse, and turned over. With such a simple movement of dismounting, there was a ticking sound. It turned out that the blood all over his body was spilled because of such a movement.
Zhao Xiang'er asked: "How?"
Ma Jin said: "The enemy has retreated." When everyone heard this, they finally let go of their heavy hearts. Some people began to accuse and yell at others, and some people were so angry that they even started to fight, and the scene was in chaos. Zhao Xiang'er shouted with a cold face: "Stop!" The scene gradually became quiet, but there were cries one after another. Zhao Xiang'er said angrily: "At this moment, we should support each other and work together in the same boat, how can we start a fight among ourselves!" Everyone felt ashamed. Zhao Xiang'er continued: "According to the previous arrangement, the old, weak, women and children lined up to cross the river under the organization of sergeants and government officials, while others waited on the shore. In extraordinary times, if anyone dares to disturb order, I will punish him according to military law!" Everyone couldn't help but My heart shuddered. Immediately, they crossed the river in an orderly manner under the organization of sergeants and government officials.
Ma Jin asked Zhao Xiang'er, "How did you come here?" It turned out that after Ma Jin repelled the pursuing Tianzhu army, he turned east to join Zhao Xiang'er and the others. However, he received a report from a scout on the way. He said that Zhao Xiang'er and the others did not enter Tengchong Mansion but went north instead. Ma Jin was very surprised, but thinking that they had basically no ability to resist, he immediately turned and ran towards the Gaoligong Mountains.
Zhao Xiang'er said: "Tengchong Prefecture was occupied by Bagan."
Ma Jin was stunned, understood, and frowned: "I didn't expect Bagan to get involved. But this is not surprising. Bagan has sent troops to invade Dali many times before. Now with such a good opportunity, they will naturally not let it go. Passed." Zhao Xiang'er frowned and said: "Having said that, but the Bagan people have also grasped the timing very well, right? I'm afraid they have already been making preparations before!"
Ma Jin said: "The Dali people have been in civil strife for some time. Maybe they started to prepare as soon as they discovered this situation!" Then he smiled and said: "But this is not necessarily a bad thing. People from Bagan and Tianzhu are here, and they all want to If you swallow the prey of Dali, I'm afraid a conflict will break out between them!" Zhao Xiang'er nodded.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
