Seeing that the situation was critical, Tunba didn't care about that many things. He kept throwing fresh troops into the city to fight back. They fought one after another. They saw blood and flesh flying all over the city. Their own casualties were very heavy. It could be said to be a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood! However, such a human sea tactic regardless of the cost finally withstood the attack of the Ming army. As the sun sets, the entire battlefield is flooded with blood and corpses! The Bagan soldiers were exhausted and frightened, but the Ming army finally retreated.
Tunba walked on the city wall and saw that the morale of the soldiers was low and their eyes were full of despair, and he couldn't help but feel worried. I feel that if the war continues like this, it is impossible for our side to resist for a long time. Let alone how long we can resist, Tunba has no confidence at all whether he can defend the city tomorrow! At this moment, from behind the wall on the left front, a soldier's voice came over: "Those Han people are really terrible! Since our dozen generals have been killed by two of their generals, not a single one of them is left!"
Others echoed, their voices full of fear and despair. One of them said: "They are simply not human beings. How can humans be so powerful! They are evil ghosts under orders!" Another person's voice said: "It was the same with the siege battle during the day! They rushed to the top of the city, and so many of us fought back. , with ten times the strength, they actually killed countless people before they were able to repel them!" Then there was a small chatter, and one person said with extreme despair and fear: "I don't know what will happen tomorrow? I'm afraid we will all die. !" Everyone fell silent. Although Tuenba didn't see them, he could clearly see the desperate and frightening atmosphere. Then there were sounds of crying, and the atmosphere became even more depressing.
Tun Ba frowned and wanted to go over and scold everyone, but in the end he did not do so. He couldn't scold them, because even he himself was full of fear and confusion.
Tunba left quietly and walked in another direction, thinking about countermeasures as he walked. Now that we are trapped in a tight siege, and the Ming army is stronger than expected, we could have asked the Tianzhu people for help, but the Tianzhu people have already retreated, and now the situation seems to have become a dead end. Tunba could not help but feel despair. Suddenly his mind moved, and he thought of the War Elephant, and felt that if he wanted to escape from death, he would have to rely on this trump card! Then he thought about today's battlefield. It seems that Yanyun's main army in the west does not have cannons! When he thought of this, his eyes lit up, and he felt that he had caught a loophole of the enemy!
In Yanyun's tent, Shi Liancheng was planning tomorrow's offensive strategy with several major generals. Shi Liancheng said: "Those Bagan people have already tried their best in today's exploratory attack! Tomorrow we will definitely attack the city in one go and annihilate the Bagan army!" The generals nodded with deep understanding. Shi Liancheng actually said that today's attack was just a tentative attack! If the people of Bagan heard this, what would they think? You know, they used all their strength today to finally hold on to the city.
Shi Liancheng said to Xingfang: "Tomorrow, you will first use artillery to blow down the northern city wall, and then the army will rush in. Sun Xie and I will wait until you enter the city and then attack! If nothing goes wrong, we should be able to break the city in one fell swoop. Annihilate the Bagan army!" Xing Fang and Sun Xi nodded.
Sun Xi smiled and said: "After we deal with the Bagan people, it's time to attack Dali."
Shi Liancheng thought: "Let's look at the situation. If Emperor Dali is smart enough, he should know how to make a wise choice."
Sun Xie asked curiously: "General, is there anything between Her Royal Highness Princess Qionghua of Dali and Your Majesty...?"
Shi Liancheng glanced at him, "What do you want to say?"
Sun Xie smiled and said: "The general is just curious, is it possible that Princess Qionghua will become our empress?"
Shi Liancheng said: "Princess Qionghua has a good relationship with all the sisters-in-law, but I don't know her relationship with the eldest brother." He glanced at the two of them, "But no matter what, we must try our best to ensure that the princess Your Highness’s safety.” The two promised with fists clasped.
At this time, rapid footsteps came from outside the tent. The three of them looked toward the door and saw a herald rushing in. Shi Liancheng recognized that the herald was from Huang Xin's side.
The herald rushed to the three of them and said, "I've met the general, I've met the two generals." Shi Liancheng asked, "What's going on with Huang Xin?"
The herald said anxiously: "Sorry, General, Fengyu County was captured by Duan Zhichun two days ago!"
The three of them were shocked when they heard this, and Sun He said: "How is this possible? Didn't it mean that there was no way to attack Fengyu County in that period? How come it was captured by him in a blink of an eye?" Shi Liancheng frowned and said: " Duan Zhichun's troops suppressed Fengyu County and never attacked, so I felt it was abnormal! Now it seems that he must have been planning some conspiracy before!" He looked at the herald and asked: "Is there anyone he incited to rebel? Now, we cooperated with him inside and outside to attack Fengyu County?"
The herald couldn't help showing admiration and said: "Just as the general said! It is said that Duan Zhichun instigated the rebellion of Fengyu County's deputy general. The deputy general took advantage of the night to attack and kill the main general, and then controlled all the defenders and opened the city gate. Surrendered to Duan Zhichun!"
Xingfang scolded: "This bastard!" Then he frowned and said: "Fengyu County has been captured by Duan Zhichun, so we can attack Dali City!" He looked at Shi Liancheng and said: "General, Dali City is in danger, we should Go to the rescue!"
Shi Liancheng thought for a moment, shook his head, raised his head, glanced at the two men, and said: "Duan Zhichun only has 80,000 troops, and the army of Fengyu County is only 100,000. And Dali City has nearly 30,000 defenders." Army, Dali City is high and the river is wide. It is impossible for Duan Zhichun to attack Dali City in a short time! We can deal with the Bagan people first, and then turn around to deal with Duan Zhichun!" Xingfang and Sun Xie nodded, and Sun Xie clasped his fists and said: "The general is brilliant!" Shi Liancheng said: "The plan remains unchanged, we will attack the Bagan army in an all-out manner tomorrow!" The two of them clasped their fists together and agreed.
Early the next morning, as the sun had just revealed its first ray of sunshine from the horizon, the Ming Dynasty's war drums sounded loud and earth-shattering. The people of Bagan woke up one after another. Seeing that the Ming army was even more powerful than yesterday, they couldn't help but panic.
The Fourth and Fifth Army Corps led by Shi Liancheng formed a military formation outside the West City Gate, and the Hanzhong Army led by Sun Wei formed a military formation outside the East City Gate; at the same time, artillery fire rumbled outside the North City Gate, and whizzing shells continued to hit the city wall. , terrifying cracks appeared on the wall, the bricks of the city wall peeled off one after another, and the entire city wall was crumbling; the Bagan people who were originally staying on the city wall had already escaped from the city wall, hiding in the city, listening tremblingly The huge roar came one after another!
A herald came flying from behind the army. A soldier saw it and immediately said to Shi Liancheng: "General, a messenger is coming." Shi Liancheng turned around and saw a messenger speeding towards him. He couldn't help but feel strange: it should be Huang again. Didn’t the person who sent the letter just come last night? Could it be that another unexpected situation occurred in just one night?
The herald galloped into the military formation, came straight to Wu Song's side, and reined in his horse. He turned over, cupped his fists and said, "General, no luck, Dali City has fallen!"
Shi Liancheng's expression changed. This was beyond his expectation. He frowned and asked, "How did Dali City fall? Are those 30,000 Dali troops just decorations?" The herald said, "According to the information from Hua Xu. , the Emperor of Dali was killed by his personal maid while he was resting in the palace, and the city of Dali was in chaos. At this time, Concubine Dao suddenly came out, put the generals and ministers loyal to the emperor under house arrest, and then surrendered the city Duan Zhichun, this happened last night!"
Shi Liancheng nodded and praised: "What a great Duan Zhichun. My eldest brother and I both underestimated him! We didn't expect that he was so scheming and had so many hidden tricks!"
Dong dong dong dong... Huge war drums suddenly sounded in the city. The drums of the Bagan people were completely different from the drums of the Ming Dynasty.
Shi Liancheng was stunned and immediately looked towards the city. I saw the city gates wide open, and the Bagan people rushed out with their war elephant troops as the vanguard! A general exclaimed: "It's a war elephant! They're going to put all their efforts in!" Shi Liancheng immediately ordered: "Get ready to fight!" The 120,000 troops shouted in unison, getting ready for battle.
The Bagan army came out in full force and adjusted their formation with their backs to the city, with the war elephant troops in front and the rest of the army behind. Using war elephants as the vanguard to break through to the west was the strategy Tumba came up with. Tunba is worthy of being a famous general who has experienced many battles in Bagan. He discovered that although the Yanyun Army in the west was powerful, it had no artillery and should not be able to deal with his war elephant troops. Therefore, he decided to use the war elephant troops as the vanguard to break out to the west. When he thought about it, he might be able to severely damage the Ming army and greatly weaken their spirit. Tunba's plan should be said to be correct. The Ming army outside the West City Gate does not have artillery, and it may be difficult to withstand the charge of the Bagan war elephant troops.
Seeing that the army was almost ready, Bagan immediately raised his machete and shouted. Dong Dong Dong Dong... Bagan's war drums sounded loudly again. The Bagan army roared fiercely and rushed towards the Ming army formation in front, with the war elephant troops as the vanguard. It was like a rolling wave or a group of peaks. The momentum was astonishing, and the shouts of the war elephants resounded through the sky! If the Ming army didn't have cannons, it would be impossible to withstand this kind of momentum. It couldn't be stopped by human power at all! Shi Liancheng may have made a mistake by not transferring some of the cannons over in advance! It is obviously impossible to transfer again at this time!
The Bagan army ran and charged after the war elephant herd. The original fear of the Ming army had been replaced by an indescribable excitement. I just feel that if I follow the war elephant, I won’t be afraid of anything anymore, and I can kill the Ming army!
The focus temporarily turned to Dali City. When the people of Dali woke up one night, they found that everything had changed. The general suddenly returned, the emperor died, and he was named a faint king by the general. The streets were under full martial law, and teams of sergeants patrolled back and forth. There was a rumbling sound. The scene was like this, every household had its doors and windows closed, and the people were terrified and very uneasy; all the shops were closed, and except for the patrolling sergeants, there were only a few pedestrians on the streets, and they were all walking in a hurry and in fear.
Princess Qionghua was escorted to the study by several sergeants. I saw the emperor's uncle Duan Zhichunzheng discussing things with everyone, and heard them saying that they would cooperate with the Tianzhu army and the Bagan army to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.
When Duan Zhichun saw Princess Qionghua coming, he said to everyone: "You all can go down." Everyone agreed and left the study.
Duan Zhichun walked up to Princess Qionghua and said to the sergeants who were escorting her: "This is none of your business. Let's all go down." The sergeants clasped their fists in agreement and exited the study, leaving only Duan Zhichun and Princess Qionghua.
When Duan Zhichun saw Princess Qionghua looking at him coldly, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "It is not my wish that things have developed to this point!"
Princess Qionghua said: "You finally got your wish and sat on the throne."
Duan Zhichun shook his head and said, "I never wanted to be the emperor."
Princess Qionghua suddenly showed anger and couldn't control her emotions and shouted: "You killed my father and you actually said you don't want to be the emperor!"
Duan Zhichun said: "Brother Huang was killed by his concubine. This was not my wish. I never thought of hurting Brother Huang!"
Princess Qionghua mocked: "Then you are really kind!"
Duan Zhichun could naturally hear the sarcasm in Princess Qionghua's words, but did not want to argue with her. He said, "Now we in Dali are at a critical moment of life and death. I hope you can help me support Dali and rebuild the country!"
Princess Qionghua glanced at Duan Zhichun and said: "I am just a prisoner now. You already control the capital, why do you need me to help you!"
Duan Zhichun said: "Qionghua, you are smart and wise. There are few people who can compare with you. And as the daughter of the emperor's brother and the princess of the dynasty, your role in stabilizing people's hearts is immeasurable! Now we in Dali are troubled by internal and external troubles, and people's hearts are floating." , you are needed to stabilize the hearts of the officials and the people!"
Qionghua suddenly realized it and mocked: "So that's it! You want to use me to help you win people's hearts!"
Duan Zhichun frowned and said: "Qionghua, please be sensible. You should be able to see that I am not the person you said. Everything I do is for the safety of Dali and the people of Dali." The well-being..."
Qionghua said coldly: "If you are doing it for the well-being of the people of Dali, you shouldn't go your own way!"
Duan Zhichun frowned and said: "You should understand that our small country in Dali is weak and cannot fight against the Ming Dynasty alone! Therefore, we have to resort to external forces. This is also a last resort! However, the emperor is very suspicious of me, for fear that I will take away his The throne was targeted at me everywhere, and they even tried to assassinate me! I had no choice but to leave the capital! After that, seeing that the situation in the country was getting worse day by day, the Ming Dynasty was eyeing it, and communication with the emperor's brother failed, so I had to contact Tianzhu and Bagan alone. !" He glanced at Qionghua and said in a sincere tone: "Qionghua, believe it or not, I joined Tianzhu and Bagan to march to Dali, not to target the emperor brother, but to resist the Ming Dynasty! But the emperor brother ignored me With his good intentions, he brought in our biggest enemy, the Ming Army, in order to deal with me!..."
Qionghua said angrily: "Even if you have countless reasons, you are still a minister of Emperor Father! You blatantly brought Tianzhu and Bagan in, but you still blame Father Emperor for seeking help from the Ming Dynasty. Is there anyone like you in the world? The traitor Cao Cao is already considered a He is a great traitor, but compared to you, he is far behind!"
Duan Zhichun's expression changed, and his anger was rising, as if he was about to explode. However, Duan Zhichun's expression softened, he sighed, and said leisurely: "I have a pure heart towards Dali. Isn't it possible that no one can understand?"
Qionghua sneered and said mockingly: "Innocent heart? Uncle Emperor, you are so shameless! Is there any innocent heart in the world that kills the king and usurps the throne?"
Duan Zhichun changed his expression and said: "Everything I did was for Dali, and I have a clear conscience! As for the death of the emperor brother, it was just an accident! But I won't blame you, after all, you just lost your father and are in grief. !”
Qionghua laughed angrily, "Thank you so much for your generosity! But even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe your words! For Dali, huh, just because of your so-called "for Dali", I The people of Dali were ravaged by the iron hoofs of foreigners, countless families were destroyed and countless people were displaced, and the survivors all lived in fear and uneasiness! This is what you did for Dali!"
Duan Zhichun waved his hand and said categorically: "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. In order to protect Dali and Guo Zuo, any sacrifice is worth it!"
Qionghua showed a look of surprise and said: "Dali Guozuo! It turns out it's for Dali Guozuo! Emperor uncle, what is Dali Guozuo?" Duan Zhichun said without hesitation: "It is the tradition of our Dali country. It is the power of our Duan family!"
Qionghua mocked: "So for the sake of the Duan family's throne, the emperor's uncle can sacrifice everything!"
Duan Zhichun frowned and said, "Not bad!"
Princess Qionghua shook her head and said, "Then we have nothing to say!" Yuluo turned around and walked outside. Duan Zhichun called; "Qionghua!" Princess Qionghua ignored her. Duan Zhichun wanted to scream again, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't scream. Suddenly, Duan Zhichun felt that he and his niece were strangers to each other, and they were at odds with each other!
When she came back to her senses, Princess Qionghua had already left. Duan Zhichun sighed, calmed down, and turned to look at the map on the side. It was the entire map of Dali. Duan Zhichun looked at the map of Dali and couldn't help but murmured: "No matter whether you can understand it or not, as long as you can understand it again, Once I clean up the Dali rivers and mountains, I will have a clear conscience!" As he read this, a firm look appeared in his eyes.
He was transferred outside Zhao Yancheng in advance.
The Bagan army used the war elephant troops as the vanguard and rushed towards the Ming army formation with an astonishing momentum. Facing the Bagan people's war elephant troops, the Ming army may not be able to withstand it without artillery.
The front line of the Ming Dynasty suddenly retreated, revealing hundreds of three-bow crossbows. This kind of three-bow bed crossbow is much smaller than the ordinary three-bow bed crossbow. It is a three-bow bed crossbow that can be disassembled and easily carried. With all the parts disassembled, it can be carried by just one horse. Nowadays All the major armies of the Ming Dynasty were equipped with this kind of portable three-bow bed crossbow. Although this kind of three-bow bed crossbow is much less powerful than the ordinary three-bow bed crossbow, it can move with the army at high speed and provide strong firepower support for the army at any time. , so the current equipment volume is much higher than the ordinary three-bow bed crossbow.
"Get ready!" Following the commander's order, the sergeants immediately cocked the three-bow crossbow and then loaded the huge spears and arrows. Hundreds of three-bow crossbows pointed at the sky, aiming at the rushing Bagan army. Could it be that Shi Liancheng planned to use this three-bow bed crossbow to deal with the enemy's war elephant troops? Although the three-bow bed crossbow formation is extremely powerful and can certainly cause strong damage to the enemy's war elephant troops, it may not be able to stop the charge of the war elephant herd! Even if half of the enemy's war elephant troops are killed by the three-bow bed crossbow formation, the remaining half will still rush in. At that time, the three-bow bed crossbow will not have time to reload the arrows, and the war elephant troops will inevitably break through the formation. Once such a situation occurs, although the Ming army is powerful, it may not be able to stop the trampling and impact of the war elephant troops, and defeat may be inevitable!
The torrent of enemy troops rushed closer and closer, the roaring noise became stronger and stronger, and the shaking of the earth became more and more violent. The enemy army has gone completely crazy, and their roars and the calls of war elephants resound through the sky.
The time seemed very long, but also seemed very short. The tide of enemy troops entered the range of Yanyun's three-bow bed crossbow array.
"Fire!" Following the commander's order, hundreds of three-bow crossbows were fired together. Amidst the sound of bow strings vibrating, hundreds of huge guns and arrows were seen across the space between the two sides, heading straight towards the other side. The wave of soldiers flies away! In an instant, guns and arrows rained down into the waves of enemy troops, causing countless ripples. More than a dozen or twenty war elephants fell to the ground screaming. However, the enemy's charging momentum was not affected in any way, they still charged like a wave!
Suddenly, balls of flames rose among the enemy troops, and then violent explosions were heard one after another. Smoke and dust were billowing among the enemy troops, and flames were raging into the sky. The astonishing charge wave was instantly drowned by the flames and smoke! It turned out that the guns and arrows fired by the Ming army were not ordinary guns and arrows, but special guns and arrows with gunpowder packs attached! Hundreds of guns and arrows are hundreds of gunpowder packets. When they fall into the enemy, they explode violently. Their power is earth-shattering, comparable to the power of artillery, but the range is far less than that of artillery!
There was a violent explosion, mixed with the screams of the Bagan soldiers and the screams and frightened cries of the war elephants.
The smoke gradually dissipated, and the originally menacing enemy wave had turned into chaos. The war elephants were frightened, screamed and ran backwards, chasing their own troops into pieces. The drivers beat them desperately, but it had no effect at all. When the Bagan soldiers saw their war elephants running back, they were so frightened that they ran away screaming in all directions.
Seeing this scene, Shi Liancheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, since Shi Liancheng knew how powerful the Bagan people's war elephants were, how could he not prepare a countermeasure in advance? Shi Liancheng had long thought of using a three-bow crossbow to launch explosive packets. However, Shi Liancheng was still not sure whether this method was as effective as artillery bombardment. Now that he saw the enemy war elephants running backwards in fright, he finally let go of his worries. The situation has developed to this point, and it can be said that victory is certain.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
