Tun Ba frowned and said angrily: "How did the enemy army surround us silently?!" He looked up at the generals. The generals looked at each other, looking confused. Tunba frowned and said: "There are 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Weichu Mansion, and 10,000 soldiers and horses are stationed in Nanjian City. Even if the enemy suddenly attacks our army's retreat, how come we didn't notice it before? Those two places What are the soldiers and horses doing?" How could the generals answer this question? They just felt that the actions of the Ming army were really unpredictable, and they couldn't help but feel very scared.
Tunba put aside his doubts, thought for a moment, and ordered the army to immediately retreat into Zhaoyan City at night, and then waited for an opportunity to take action. At the same time, he sent his trusted generals to immediately ride back to the country, and begged His Majesty the King to send troops for rescue.
At midnight, after the troops of Tunbaliu's elephants were cut off, the army left the camp and slowly retreated towards Zhao Yancheng. The entire operation went very smoothly, and the Ming army did not appear.
The army retreated into the city, and Tunba immediately deployed defense. Unknowingly, the sky turned white, and the land originally shrouded in darkness gradually became brighter. At this moment, a figure moved in the mist outside the city. The Bagan sentry who was looking out of the city immediately became nervous and hurriedly sounded the gong. The Bagan soldiers who were still sleeping woke up and went into alert mode amidst the shouts of the officers. Looking outside the city, I saw dozens of figures rushing towards this direction in the mist. Although there were not many people, the people on the city wall couldn't help but become nervous.
Tunba and others heard the siren and rushed to the city wall. Looking out of the city, I saw only a few dozen people. I couldn't help but feel relieved. Then I became confused and murmured: "There are only a few dozen people? Are they the Ming army?"
Soon after, the dozens of people rushed to the city gate. At this time, the fog also dissipated, and everyone on the city wall clearly saw that the person coming was wearing their own armor, and they were just like their own soldiers. Only one of them was heard shouting in Bagan: "Open the city gate quickly, I am Mentosa!" Everyone was shocked when they heard the name 'Montosa'. This Mentosa was none other than Tun. Ba left the general who guarded Weichu Mansion. Previously, the Bagan army was unstoppable, but Tunba was not dazzled by the victory. He was always wary of the Ming army that had never shown up. Therefore, after the Bagan army captured Weichu Mansion, Tunba left Mentosa and led 20,000 troops to guard Weichu Mansion to prevent the Ming army from copying their retreat. This Weichu Mansion is two hundred miles southeast of Erhai Lake and due west of Shanchan Mansion (now Kunming). If the Ming army attacks from Shanchan Mansion to copy Bagan's retreat, Weichu Mansion must be captured first. In other words, if the Ming Dynasty army wants to complete the current strategic deployment to surround the Bagan army, it will be impossible without taking Weichu Mansion!
Everyone on the city wall was startled when they heard Mentossa's name. They quickly looked carefully and saw that one of the dozens of people was Mentossa who was supposed to guard Weichu Mansion. Tunba was full of questions that Mentosa needed to answer, so he immediately ordered the city gate captain to open the city gate.
Dozens of people outside the city saw the city gate open and immediately rushed into the city, and the city gate was immediately closed.
After a while, Mentosa was brought to Tunba. Tunba saw Mentosa's bloody and disheveled appearance. He couldn't help but frowned and said angrily: "Why are you here? Where is Weichu Mansion? How did the Ming Army pass through the Weichu Mansion that you were guarding? , surrounded us?"
There was a look of shame in Mentosa's eyes, which was soon replaced by a look of fear. He saluted Tunba and then said: "A few days ago, in the middle of the night, the Ming army raided us. We were caught off guard. Army, the whole army was wiped out!"
Everyone was talking a lot when they heard this, and Tunba frowned. If he had heard this before, Tunba would have been very angry and accused Mentossa of being incompetent. However, after seeing the terrifying power of the Ming army, Tunba felt that it was a matter of course that Mentossa was attacked and the entire army was annihilated. , it’s not really a sin. Tunba glanced at Mentossa and said: "You were caught off guard and the whole army was wiped out, so that's it. But why didn't you report this situation to me immediately?"
Mentosa said with a look of fear on his face: "These Han people are fighting very strangely and fiercely! They first sneaked over the city wall and entered the city with surprise troops, and then captured the city gates on all sides. Then they opened the city gates and let the army enter. At this time, all sides were surrounded. All the city gates have been controlled by them. After our army was defeated, we couldn't escape at all. We escaped to the city gate but fell into the enemy's siege!"
Tuen Ba frowned and asked, "In that case, how did you escape?"
Mentosa looked embarrassed and said: "I, I was actually captured by them. But, just two days ago, when their army left and the defense was empty, I led dozens of men to escape! I know The situation was already very bad, and I was worried that the general would fall into the enemy's trap, so as soon as I escaped, I rushed over to report the news to the general!"
Tunba saw that Mentossa had a pair of dark circles under his eyes and looked exhausted. He knew that what he said was true and couldn't help but be moved. He sighed and frowned: "You're still late!" Mentosa was startled and asked: "What happened?"
Tunba then told the unfavorable things about the Ming army's battle yesterday, and then told the news that the Ming army appeared in the southeast and west at the same time, and that he had been surrounded by the Ming army on three sides. Mentosa was shocked. Although he thought that the purpose of the Ming army's raid on Weichu Mansion was to target his own main army, he never imagined that there would be nearly 300,000 Ming troops encircling his own army. According to what the general said, yesterday our nearly 200,000 troops faced the opponent's less than 60,000 troops, and they could barely draw a tie. Now we are surrounded by the opponent's nearly 300,000 troops. It's just a mistake. The end of catastrophe!
Tunba frowned and said: "The situation is dangerous now. What's annoying is that the Tianzhu army has already left without saying goodbye!" Mentosa was surprised. He originally thought that with the Tianzhu people on his side, breaking out might be a problem. Not big, but I didn’t expect the Tianzhu man to run away! Quickly asking the reason, Tunba told the story that Tengchong Mansion, the base where the Tianzhu people stationed grain, grass and baggage, was raided by the Yanyun army.
Mentosa was surprised and confused, and frowned: "General, the Ming army's raid on the Tianzhu people's grain and grass base may also be aimed at us?" Tunba showed a puzzled look, then understood, frowned, and nodded; "Yes, yes! The Ming people raided the Tianzhu people's grain and grass base and forced the Tianzhu people back. As a result, we were isolated and helpless! They took this opportunity to besiege us on three sides. They wanted to annihilate us in one fell swoop!" Everyone heard this! , all expressions changed. However, even if the Bagan people understood the Ming army's intentions now, it was already too late. The so-called hindsight and hindsight were of no use.
At the same time, the main force of 120,000 troops led by Shi Liancheng had arrived at Longwei Pass. The three-sided encirclement of the Bagan people was now completely completed. Just as Tunba and Mentosa speculated, the Yanyun Army had formulated a battle plan a long time ago. The first step of this battle plan was to divide the Tianzhu army and the Bagan army. Therefore, Shi Liancheng ordered Jin Zhan Guo led the Xuanjia Army to march day and night, taking a long detour and heading straight into Tengchong Mansion. After he succeeded, he immediately launched the second step of action. With Hu Xu's killer as the forerunner, he led the army to capture Weichu Mansion by surprise. The army was then divided into two groups. The Hanzhong Army went north from Weichu Mansion, while the 120,000 troops led by Shi Liancheng The army continued to the west, and then turned north. At this time, the Tianzhu army had retreated due to the attack on Tengchong Prefecture and the destruction of grain and grass. The Bagan army was completely surrounded by the Ming army.
Shi Liancheng entered Longwei Pass and met Huang Xin and Dali Army guard Duan Bi. After a few pleasantries, the conversation got down to business. Shi Liancheng said: "Everything is going according to plan. The Bagan people have been trapped by our army! I plan to launch a full-scale attack on the Bagan people in one day!" Huang Xin and Duan Bi were both very excited. Shi Liancheng asked: "What's going on in the direction of Fengyu County and Dali City?"
Duan Bi immediately clasped his fists and said, "Everything is normal."
Shi Liancheng asked: "Have you not conquered Fengyu County yet?"
Duan Bi shook his head and said: "How can Fengyu County be captured so easily? According to the latest intelligence, Duan Zhichun has been stationing troops under the city of Fengyu County. So far, he has not launched an siege. I think it is Because Fengyu County is located in a terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, Duan Zhichun is helpless."
Shi Liancheng nodded thoughtfully and said, "As long as there is no problem. In this way, as long as our army annihilates the Bagan army in one fell swoop, the situation will be basically stable!" He looked at the map and thought for a moment, then said to Huang Xin and Duan Bi: " You continue to guard Longwei Pass, and if anything happens, report to me immediately." The two promised with fists clasped.
That night, Shi Liancheng returned to the military camp outside the city. Early the next morning, the army set off and headed towards Zhao Yancheng. At the same time, the Eighth Army Corps commanded by Si Xingfang in the north and the Hanzhong Army commanded by Sun Xi in the southeast also advanced towards Zhao Yancheng. Around noon, armies from three parties appeared outside Zhao Yancheng. The people of Bagan couldn't help but change their colors in horror when they saw the Ming army surrounded on three sides, with banners flying in the clouds and the army in full glory. Before the war even started, the courage had already dropped by three points.
Montosa suggested to Tunba: "General, the enemy's army is powerful. If we don't defeat the enemy's momentum first, we will have lost this war!" Tunba nodded with deep understanding and thought: 'Although the Ming army is powerful, the generals are not as tough as our army! If we can kill several of the opponent's generals with the general formation, it will be very beneficial to our army! As soon as he thought of this, he immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Warriors of Bagan, it's time to let the enemy see your bravery and fearlessness!" Upon hearing this, all the Bagan warriors couldn't help but get excited and shouted in unison.
The city gate opened, and a Bagan warrior rushed out on a pony, carrying a huge scimitar. On the city wall, the trumpet sounded loudly, and the Bagan soldiers shouted.
The Bagan warrior galloped between the two sides. He watched and shouted a few words in Bagan language. An officer next to Shi Liancheng immediately translated: "I am Sankan, the general of the Bagan Empire. Who among you Han people dares to fight to the death with me!"
Shi Liancheng couldn't help but smile. He looked at Sankan who was shouting loudly in the field and said, "Interesting! The small southern barbarian country dares to call us for battle!" Teng Si, the commander of the Fourth Army, clasped his fists towards Shi Liancheng and said: "General, let me I'm going to kill this barbarian who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth!" Teng Si was one of the strongest generals under the original Ming Cult. After Yang Peng took the Ming Cult under his wing, many people including Teng Si defected to the Ming Dynasty.
Shi Liancheng nodded, and Teng Si immediately rode out. Yanyun's war drums rumbled loudly, and the soldiers shouted loudly, shaking the sky.
Teng Si rode up to Sang Kan, reined in his horse, and said loudly, "I am Teng Si, the mighty general of Yan Yun!" Sang Kan yelled a few words. Teng Xin didn't understand, and expected that the words were definitely not good. He frowned and said angrily: "What the hell are you talking about!" After that, he urged his war horse to charge towards the opponent. Upon seeing this, Sankan immediately urged his war horses to rush forward, raising a huge scimitar with both hands and making strange screams. The soldiers on both sides shouted loudly, and at this time, everyone's blood was boiling.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides met. Sankan yelled and slashed at the opponent with his scimitar. Since Sankan's mount was short and he himself was also very short, the scimitar slashed diagonally at the neck of the opponent's horse. Teng Si moved the gun with both hands and raised it from bottom to top, and immediately knocked away the scimitar that the opponent was cutting. Sankan only felt a strong impact, and his arm and the scimitar in his hand swung upwards uncontrollably. Then he felt that he couldn't hold it, and the scimitar flew out of his hand. Sankan was shocked. At this moment, he heard a sharp whistling sound and saw the opponent's spear stabbing at his chest. He was frightened to death! He wanted to dodge, but he didn't have time. He heard a thud, and then saw that the opponent's spear had pierced his chest!
The Bagan soldiers suddenly saw the two sides crossing each other, and Sankan was shot away by the other side. They couldn't help but be horrified! The bursts of shouting suddenly stopped, and everyone looked horrified!
The shouts of the Ming army became louder, like a landslide and tsunami. Shi Liancheng laughed and said: "I dare to challenge you. I thought I had two brushes, but after a long time, I turned out to be so vulnerable!"
Tunba felt cold all over his body, and then he felt that the Ming people could not gain the upper hand no matter what, so he immediately ordered: "You all go, be sure to kill that Ming general!" The generals agreed and ran down the city wall. More than a dozen Bagan generals rushed out of the city gate, screaming strangely, and rushed towards Teng Si in the middle of the battlefield. When Teng Si saw a dozen generals from the other side rushing towards him, he was very excited and said loudly: "Well done! Grandpa hasn't had enough just yet!"
More than a dozen Bagan warriors rushed past Teng Si, and then surrounded Teng Si and started fighting. More than a dozen people surrounded Teng Si and circled around him like a revolving lantern, with more than a dozen weapons constantly hitting Teng Si. call! Teng Si waved his spear with all his strength and blocked the attack of more than a dozen weapons. The loud noises of the weapons clashing were heard one after another! Tunba's eyes widened, he clenched his fists, and muttered something. He eagerly expected to see the Ming Dynasty warrior cut down. However, the Yanyun warrior was more terrifying than he imagined. One man against ten. These few people showed no sign of defeat, like tigers fighting fiercely against a pack of wolves, becoming more and more courageous as they fought!
Hu Yanbixuan saw the lively fight between Teng Si and the enemy generals, and couldn't help but feel itchy hands. He immediately asked Shi Liancheng to fight: "General, Teng Si may be wrong in dealing with more than a dozen people by himself. Let me go and help him!" He nodded and said: "That's fine! A quick victory!" Huyan Bixian promised, and immediately urged the war horse to run out of the military formation and gallop towards the battlefield where the two sides were fighting.
Tunba couldn't help but become nervous when he saw another Ming Dynasty warrior rushing towards the battlefield. The Bagan generals who were besieging Tengxun saw another Ming Dynasty general coming to kill him. Following the cry of a Bagan general, half of the Bagan generals separated and faced Huyan Bixian. I saw seven Bagan generals charging forward on their horses, raising their weapons high and shouting strangely. In the blink of an eye, Huyan Bixian rushed into the middle of the Bagan generals. Suddenly, he saw a cold light flying, and the two Bagan generals screamed and fell off their horses.
The two sides passed each other and turned their horses' heads. The remaining five Bagan generals couldn't help but feel fear when they saw the two sides crossing each other and losing two generals. At this moment, Huyanbixian shouted and charged forward again. The five people came to their senses with a start, and subconsciously urged their horses to shout and rush forward.
The two sides once again passed each other, and two more Bagan warriors were killed. The remaining three Bagan generals were extremely frightened. At this moment, several screams came from the other side. The three of them were shocked and couldn't help but look around. They saw that there were only two generals left in the fierce battle with another Ming Dynasty warrior. The three people's fighting spirit was completely gone and they did not dare to fight anymore. They turned their horses and ran towards the city gate. Huyanbixian rode his horse to catch up. The Bagan people's ponies may have outstanding endurance, but short-distance sprinting cannot be compared with the Ming Dynasty's war horses. In the blink of an eye, Huyanbixian caught up with him, and Huyanbixian slashed him with his sword. , with two clicks, the two Bagan generals were beheaded! The remaining one was so frightened that he fell on his horse and ran towards the city gate like crazy! Hu Yanbi waved his hand and threw out the long knife. The long knife flew across the space between the two people in an instant, and pierced the chest of the running Bagan general with a pop! The Bagan general screamed and fell off his horse!
Huyanbixian rode his horse and ran to the side of the Bagan general. He saw the Bagan general lying on the grass, motionless, blood gushing out and soaking a large area of grassland. Huyanbixian's long knife was inserted into it. On the back of the Bagan general. Hu Yanbixian leaned down and took back his long knife. Turning his head to look at Teng Si, he saw that the Bagan generals who were fighting fiercely with Teng Si had all fallen on the grass. He couldn't help but smile and said loudly: "I didn't expect you to be a little faster than me!" Teng Si said angrily: "I can handle it by myself, who wants you to interfere!" Hu Yanbixian scolded: "Fuck, I'm meddling in other people's business!"
The two of them were talking nonsense, but the Bagan soldiers on the city wall were in a state of confusion and panic. They never dreamed that a dozen of their own brave generals would be unable to win against only two generals on the other side. , and he was killed in an instant like melons and vegetables, leaving nothing behind! The Bagan soldiers couldn't believe this kind of thing, they just thought it was an unreal and terrible nightmare!
Dong-dong-dong... The Ming war drums sounded loudly. Hu Yanbixian and Teng Si immediately stopped talking nonsense and galloped back to the military formation. Then the war drums became louder and louder, and as Shi Liancheng waved his right hand forward, ten thousand soldiers immediately broke away from the military formation and rushed towards the opponent's city! I saw smoke and dust, and the torrent was rolling. The expressions of the Bagan soldiers on the city wall changed, and Tunba shouted at the top of his voice: "The enemy is attacking, prepare to fight!" The Bagan soldiers were ready immediately, but everyone's eyes were filled with confusion. Showing fear.
At the same time, war drums were rumbling in the north and east, and it was obvious that the Ming army from the other two directions also launched an attack. Boom, boom, boom... suddenly there was a loud and earth-shattering sound, as if the sky collapsed and the earth caved in. The people of Bagan were in panic. They only heard the loud crackling sound coming from the direction of the north city wall, and saw the originally towering tower. As if encountering some terrible force, the city gate tower quickly collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye! Tunba and others were shocked and confused. Tunba couldn't help but murmured: "It must be that terrible weapon again! It must be that terrible weapon again!" Tunba and others had seen the power of cannons, and now they could hear the sky. Seeing the earth-shattering power and the devastating power, they naturally thought of the cannons of the Ming Army. However, the people of Bagan still don't know what the weapons are that are comparable to the power of heaven.
"The enemy troops have arrived at the city!" someone exclaimed. Tunba and the others came to their senses and quickly looked outside the city, only to see that the attack wave of the Ming army was approaching the city wall! Our own crossbowmen were desperately firing arrows, and arrows were flying all over the sky. However, the Yanyun army formed a huge tent with shields. The arrows fired by the Bagan people were almost blocked by the tent, and they could not do much harm to the Ming army at all. damage. Tunba shouted at the top of his lungs and ordered the soldiers to fire arrows. He had no other choice but to ask everyone to fire arrows as much as possible!
Suddenly, the huge tent made of shields disappeared. The Ming army raised their crossbows and fired a powerful rain of arrows. The rain of arrows roared over the city. Many Bagan soldiers were hit by arrows. Some fell on the city wall, and some fell from the city wall. He fell down and screamed.
The Ming army took this opportunity to rush to the bottom of the city wall, set up ladders, and then rushed towards the city wall along the ladders. For a while, they saw Ming soldiers densely packed along the wall. Tunba shouted urgently: "Hurry up and throw the stones and wood, pour the fire oil!" The Bagan soldiers hurriedly threw down the rolling stones and wood that they had prepared in advance. Generally falling on the city head, blood and flesh flew everywhere among the Ming army; at the same time, hot kerosene poured down on the head. With the strength of the Ming army, it was difficult to rush to the top of the city for a while.
At the same time, the other two directions were also attacking the city fiercely. The Ming army attacked very fiercely, and the Bagan army struggled to resist. Soon after, the Ming army attacked the city from all directions, and the Ming army was like a tiger, entering the flock of sheep and killing them wantonly. However, if there are too many sheep, the tigers will be unable to kill them!
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
