The reality is cruel. The people of Bagan do not want to believe bad rumors. They wishfully believe that the previous disastrous defeat of their own army was just because of the conspiracies and tricks used by the Ming army. They think that the Han people are all cowardly and incompetent people like Confucian scholars. They think that their own army Once they arrive, they will definitely wipe out the Ming army in one fell swoop. However, the scene in front of them was completely opposite. It was not their army that swept away the Ming army, but the Ming army slaughtered their army like riding a tiger into a herd of sheep! The iron hooves rushed through the mountains and rivers, and the swords flashed and flesh flew everywhere! This is completely different from Confucian culture. This is clearly the invincible master who has resurrected the fighting spirit of the Qin army!
The 200,000 Bagan soldiers at the back saw their own soldiers being driven in by the wolf-like Ming army, and the crowd was in shock, looking at a loss. Pu Lipeng also looked completely at a loss. He just felt as if he was having a terrible nightmare.
Tunba shouted to Pu Lipeng in a hurry: "Your Majesty, hurry up and order the war elephant troops to attack!" Tunba's words woke up the dreamer, and Pu Lipeng immediately roared to separate the army, and then ordered the war elephant troops at the end of the army to attack. Why are Bagan's war elephant troops placed at the back? It turned out that Pu Lipeng learned about the previous defeat of the army from Tunba, and thought that the Ming army relied on such powerful weapons to scare their own war elephants, and then let their own war elephants trample their own army, which led to the defeat of their own army. of. Therefore, Pu Lipeng led the army to fight against the Ming Dynasty army this time, and placed the war elephant troops at the back of the army. He originally planned to wait until the army defeated the enemy army or when the situation was appropriate, then let the war elephant troops attack the enemy army to completely defeat the enemy army. However, the situation is already extremely critical at this time. If the enemy's war cavalry is allowed to rush in with our defeated troops, I am afraid that the large formation will be rushed to pieces in an instant, with disastrous consequences. We must immediately let the war elephant troops attack the enemy. The impact of military cavalry.
The Bagan army quickly left a road after receiving the order. Driven by their drivers, the war elephant troop consisting of two thousand war elephants roared out of the formation and rushed towards the rolling tide of people and horses.
In an instant, two thousand war elephants rushed into the crowd, causing huge waves. The war elephant flicked its trunk and threw several Bagan soldiers away. With a kick of its giant leg, a group of Bagan soldiers flew away. The soldiers became gourds on the ground. Seeing this scene, the defeated troops of Bagan shouted and fled in all directions. The Ming Dynasty war cavalry who was chasing the defeated troops of Bagan ignored the defeated troops and rushed forward towards the enemy war elephants. The two sides immediately started fighting in a melee. The scene was extremely grand and fierce.
At the same time, the two outflanking armies sent by Bagan had already launched attacks on the two wings of the Ming army's formation. The Bagan army collided with the defensive line like a tide. Yanyun soldiers formed a shield wall with giant shields and tried their best to block it. Huge collisions came one after another, but they could never break through the Yanyun army's defense line! This kind of defensive front of the Yanyun Army can be used to deal with the charge of heavy cavalry, and it is naturally more than enough to defend the infantry!
"Circle formation!" The general roared. The shield line that was resisting the enemy's attack immediately formed more than a dozen circular battle formations. Countless spears stretched out from the gaps between the shields, like giant hedgehogs. The Bagan people didn't know how powerful it was, so they still howled and pounced on him. More than a dozen circular formations immediately spun, and the sharp spears tore the armor and flesh of the Bagan soldiers. Blood and flesh flew everywhere on the scene, and screams were heard one after another. The Bagan soldiers who rushed up were rounded up piece by piece. The spears of the formation were swept to the ground! At the same time, many Yanyun soldiers in the rear fired with continuous crossbows while advancing. The arrows flew into the enemy's jungle like dense locusts one after another! The Bagan people were killed by a round formation on one side and a series of crossbows on the other. The casualties were very heavy, and the morale of the army began to waver. The Bagan people did not hold on for long before their morale collapsed and the army retreated. The armies on both wings retreated back to their formation like an ebbing tide.
At this time, the Ming war cavalry was still fighting fiercely with the opponent's war elephant troops. The two sides were fighting inextricably. The Ming army lost thousands, and the enemy war elephants also fell over a hundred heads. The huge body fell on the battlefield. Very noticeable. The people of Bagan were horrified to see it. They couldn't believe that someone could actually fight with flesh and blood on a par with a war elephant that could be called the mount of the gods!
The trumpets sounded in the Ming army. The Ming Dynasty war cavalry who was fighting with the war elephants immediately broke away from the battle and retreated. Upon seeing this, Pu Lipeng quickly ordered the war elephant troops to retreat.
A great war has come to an end. Corpses littered the wilderness, and the people of Bagan suffered heavy losses.
Pu Lipeng was filled with anger. All the officers and soldiers were a little worried. They originally thought that fighting the enemy in the field with twice the strength would be a relatively easy task. But he didn't expect that after the battle, his own side actually suffered a heavy loss and suffered heavy losses, while the enemy seemed not to have suffered much losses. The Bagan people suddenly felt that those Han people seemed to be far from what they had imagined before, but rather terrible warriors! Even if we win this battle, we will probably pay a heavy price!
Pu Lipeng carefully observed the opponent's battle formation and saw that there was no such terrifying weapon in the opponent's position, and he couldn't help but feel moved. He quickly said to Tunba: "Look at their military formation. Are they without the terrifying weapons you have seen before?"
After hearing this, Tunba observed carefully and found that the opponent's army did not have that kind of weapon, nor did it have that kind of portable three-bow bed crossbow. He couldn't help being surprised, and nodded quickly and said: "I really didn't see that kind of weapon! There’s no such thing as a three-bow bed crossbow!”
Pu Lipeng said excitedly: "This is an opportunity! They were careless and did not bring that kind of weapon!" Then he ordered: "The war elephant troops will act as the vanguard to attack the enemy's position, and the army will follow. This time we will defeat the enemy in one go!" The generals They agreed in unison, and then went down to deliver the order.
Pu Lipeng pulled out his sword, raised it high, and shouted sternly: "Warriors of Great Bagan, follow me to destroy the enemy! Victory is at hand!" The morale of the Bagan soldiers was greatly boosted, and they howled in unison, followed by hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The army surged forward like a torrential wave.
The enemy troops swept away! The whole earth trembled! Nearly two thousand huge war elephants rushed at the front, roaring and roaring like mountains surging, and their momentum was breathtaking. But just looking at this scene, the timid people may be paralyzed with fear! The defensive front of the Yanyun Army is unique and can withstand the impact of heavy armored cavalry. However, facing the herds of war elephants rushing like mountain peaks, I am afraid it will not be much different from the defensive fronts of other armies. The torrent of war elephants Once they charge into the formation, the defensive line will inevitably collapse in an instant like paper!
The Ming army was as calm as a mountain in the face of the rolling enemy tide. However, the tens of thousands of Dali troops who cooperated with the Ming army in the battle were pale and trembling involuntarily. If they had not seen the Ming army being so calm, they would have turned around and fled for their lives.
Seeing the rolling tide of enemy troops approaching the Ming army's formation, an impact front composed of nearly two thousand war elephants was about to hit the front! Shi Liancheng raised his long-handled sword and shouted sternly: "Get ready to fight!" The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty shouted together, like tigers roaring and dragons roaring, the military formation was as stable as Mount Tai, and the flags were ringing!
Pu Lipeng and others couldn't help but feel shocked when they saw this scene. They didn't expect their opponent to be so powerful. They saw that the war elephant herd was about to attack, but they could still be so calm! Immediately, jealousy surged in Pu Lipeng's heart, with a cruel look in his eyes, and he murmured: "The war elephant herd will break through your military formation later. Will you still be so calm?" He couldn't wait. You have to see the enemy troops trampled by our own war elephants with their corpses scattered across the fields and running away in all directions!
"Huh? What is that?" A general suddenly pointed at the wall behind Yanyun's military formation and shouted.
After everyone heard this, they quickly looked towards the city wall. I saw many huge black pipes pushed out of the originally empty city wall. Pu Lipeng and others had blank expressions on their faces, but Tuenba turned pale instantly and shouted in shock: "Yes, it's a cannon!!" Numerous thoughts went through Tuenba's mind for a moment, and he was annoyed that he didn't expect that the other party would. Place the cannon on the wall? ! In fact, it’s no wonder that he was not blamed. For so many days, the Bagan army continued to attack Longwei Pass, but the Ming army never used cannons. This gave people in Bagan, including Tunba, an illusion that the city gate was closed. There are no cannons. This is a kind of inertial thinking of people. There are only a few famous generals in the world who can overcome this.
Pu Lipeng and others were shocked when they heard Tun Ba call out the word "cannon".
At this moment, I saw the huge iron pipes on the top of the city spitting out a burst of flames. Immediately afterwards, I heard a huge roar that was deafening. Before I could react, I felt countless things tearing through the air at extremely fast speeds and flying screaming. The surroundings were instantly filled with flames, deafening thunder, and countless broken limbs. Flying all over the sky!
Before everyone could react to this terrible bombardment, they heard the frightened shouts of war elephants coming from the front. Everyone was startled and shouted in their hearts: "No!" They quickly looked up and saw that the war elephant troops in the vanguard were all frightened. They had turned around and were rushing towards them like crazy. Our own soldiers were collided by the war elephants. , suffered heavy casualties and fled in all directions.
Seeing that Pu Lipeng was still in a daze, Tunba quickly shouted: "Your Majesty, retreat quickly!" Pu Lipeng was shocked and came back to his senses. Seeing the chaotic situation in front of him, his face turned pale and he thought it was a terrible nightmare. Immediately, the Ming war drums were heard loudly, and the entire Ming army launched an all-out attack!
Pu Lipeng was shocked and quickly ordered the army to retreat. Bagan's war elephant troops rushed the Bagan army to pieces, and then the Ming army rushed up and killed them like crazy! They only killed so many Bagan people that their corpses littered the fields and they were completely defeated!
The battle continued until dusk. The battlefield was littered with corpses, and the ditches were filled with blood. Under the setting sun, the eyes were full of blood, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of blood. The gurgling water in the ears turned out to be made of blood. Streams; countless vultures circled in the sky, and the roar of eagles kept coming.
A massive decisive battle came to an end. The 500,000 Bagan army was annihilated and 200,000 were wiped out. However, the Ming army's losses were minimal. It can be said to have achieved a major victory! However, the Ming army failed to completely defeat the Bagan army in one go as expected before the war. Although the frightened and frantic war elephants helped the Ming army defeat the Bagan army, it also seriously hindered the pursuit speed of the Ming army. In the end, the Ming army The army only annihilated part of the Bagan army, and most of the Bagan army was able to retreat from the battlefield and retreated to Kainan City, dozens of miles south of Erhai Lake. Kainancheng is now Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County.
The Ming army arrived immediately, approaching the city, and a siege battle was about to take place. The Bagan army occupied the city and the nearby Weishan Mountains, trying to resist the attack of the Ming Dynasty army. Only crowds of people could be seen on the mountains in the city, and the Bagan soldiers were actively mobilizing.
The Ming war drums rumbled loudly, and the Ming army was seen rushing towards the city like a tide. In an instant, I saw arrows flying in the sky. The Ming army swarmed under the city wall, set up simple ladders, and then swooped on the city. The ferocity of the offensive made the Bagan soldiers frightened! Pu Lipeng personally climbed onto the city wall and led the Bagan soldiers to fight back desperately! A fierce battle lasted from noon to sunset. The Bagan army finally defended the city after paying a huge price. The Ming army retreated like an ebbing tide!
Pu Lipeng and others couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the Ming army retreating. Looking back at the city wall, I felt my heart was shocked! I saw corpses accumulating on the top of the city, with almost no place to stay. Most of them were their Bagan soldiers. Although the Bagan people repelled the fierce attack of the Ming army, they did so at a cost several times that of the opponent! The Bagan soldiers were frightened, thinking that these Ming troops were more fierce than the legendary demons!
In the Ming army's tent outside the city, Shi Liancheng and the generals discussed the next offensive strategy. Huang Xin frowned and said: "I wanted to take advantage of the great victory to capture the enemy in one fell swoop, but I didn't expect that they actually withstood our offensive!" Thinking of something, he said to Shi Liancheng: "General, I just got the information. Weishan is where the enemy army gathers food and grass. There is enough food and grass for the enemy to use it to carry out a long-term confrontation with us!" Seeing this, you may wonder why the Ming army only knew that Weishan Mountain was the enemy's food and grass gathering base at this time. Woolen cloth?
The reason is actually very simple. In ancient times, reconnaissance methods relied entirely on manpower and were very inefficient. It can be said to be a very difficult thing to discover the enemy's grain storage base. In the thousands of years of ancient history of our country, those successful raids on the opponent's grain and grass base were often due to reliable intelligence coming from within the opponent. For example, in the famous Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's army was able to successfully raid Wuchao because Xu You, who was originally Yuan Shao's, defected to Cao Cao and informed Cao Cao of the location of Yuan Shao's army's food and grass. Under normal circumstances, it is often impossible to discover the opponent's food base unless it is by chance.
Shi Liancheng looked at the map and frowned: "We don't have much time to spend with them! We only have ten days! We must defeat the enemy within ten days!"
The generals couldn't help but frown. They all understood what Shi Liancheng meant. The Tianzhu army would have enough rafts to launch a cross-sea attack in ten days at most. If the army cannot defeat the Bagan army within ten days, Dali City will be in danger. If the Tianzhu people break through Dali City first, the entire situation will be reversed in an instant. At that time, what the Ming army wants to think about is probably not how to destroy the enemy, but how to break out of the encirclement!
Shi Liancheng asked Huang Xindao: "When will the siege equipment be delivered?" Huang Xin cupped his fists and said, "It will take three days." Shi Liancheng frowned and said, "Three days! Then we only have seven days!"
Huang Xin said somewhat depressedly: "It's a pity that the gunpowder has been used up. Otherwise, it would not be very difficult to conquer Weishan!" It turns out that the Ming Army's gunpowder has been used up! It's no wonder that the mountains are high and the roads are far away, making supplies difficult. In fact, if the Ming army had not obtained the grain depot in Dali City, they would have run out of grain and grass!
Transfer to Dali City. News of the Ming Dynasty's great victory spread to the city, and the rumors that had been rampant immediately died down. Many people were incredibly shocked. They really couldn't believe that the Ming Dynasty's 200,000-strong army defeated Bagan's 500,000-strong army in one fell swoop and severely damaged Bagan. Some people were so angry that they kept cursing Bagan people as trash! In the hearts of these people, they obviously hope that the Bagan people will defeat the Ming Dynasty army! However, these people did not despair yet, because although the Bagan people suffered heavy losses and retreated, they were not completely wiped out. Most of the troops were able to retreat to the Weishan area and formed a confrontation with the Ming army; and the Tianzhu army had already arrived On the east coast of Erhai Lake, we will cross the Erhai Lake at any time! These people prayed to gods and Buddha, hoping that the Tianzhu army would cross the Erhai Lake as soon as possible and sweep away this extremely evil army to save them!
Under nightfall, the party came to the shore of Erhai Coast. At this time, hundreds of ships gathered on the water on the shore, and five thousand lightly-armed soldiers lined up waiting to be inspected by the party. There was no torch lit at the scene, but with the bright moon in the sky, it didn't affect the view too much.
A general rushed to Si Xingfang, clasped his fists and said, "General, the brothers have already assembled!"
Xingfang nodded and said: "Whether we can defend the city depends on you!" The general couldn't help but get excited and swore: "I will fight to the death to complete the mission!"
Xing Fang's eyes swept across the faces of the soldiers, and he saw that they all had firm expressions and looked at death as if they were dead. Si Xingfang could not help but feel a sense of pride: With such soldiers, who in the world can resist us!
Xingfang withdrew his gaze and said to his general: "Let's go!" The general clasped his fists in agreement, then waved his hand and shouted: "Let's go!" Five thousand soldiers rushed to the ship docked on the shore. Soon after, hundreds of large ships started to leave the shore and sailed towards the enemy's stronghold across the Erhai Lake. It turned out that Xingfang saw that the enemy was building rafts much faster than expected, and he was deeply afraid that the enemy would launch a cross-sea operation before the general completely defeated the Bagan people. Therefore, he decided to take a dangerous move and gathered the soldiers who were good at water-based warfare in the army to make a surprise attack at night. In the enemy's camp, be sure to burn down the opponent's rafts and water fortress in one fell swoop. Although this cannot defeat the enemy, it can greatly delay the opponent's offensive steps.
Five thousand soldiers and hundreds of boats and rafts quietly approached the enemy's camp. Although the bright moon is in the sky at this time, it is not easy for the enemy on the other side to detect the enemy quietly approaching from the sea at night.
The Ming army continued to approach the enemy camp. The enemy's amphibious camp was dimly lit with lights and very quiet. They were obviously unaware of their own actions. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty couldn't help but hold their breath. …
The Ming army approached the water stronghold, and the Ming generals prepared to order their soldiers to attack the enemy's water stronghold.
Roar……! Suddenly there was a shouting sound from all around, and then all the surroundings were brightly lit. Just a moment ago it was a silent night, but now there were silhouettes of people looking forward to the bright lights. The Ming soldiers were shocked and immediately realized that they had been ambushed by the enemy.
In an instant, rockets were flying in the sky from all directions like raindrops. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were hit by arrows and fell into the sea, and the boats and rafts were ignited in flames.
Si Xingfang, who was waiting for news on the west bank, couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the sudden flash of fire on the other bank. However, he immediately showed a look of surprise, because he felt that there was something wrong with the appearance of the flames. After a while, he finally discovered the problem. From a distance, he noticed that the rocket rain was falling from all directions to the middle, but when he looked carefully, the enemy's water stronghold was not on fire at all. Xingfang frowned and murmured: "No! They must have been ambushed!" He was filled with anger and anxiety, but at this moment, across the Erhai Lake, no matter how anxious he was, it was of no use.
Xingfang desperately wanted to know what was going on ahead, and felt that his days were like years.
About an hour later, dozens of burning ships were seen staggering back. Xingfang and others rushed forward to help treat the wounded. Si Xingfang saw the seriously injured general, frowned and asked, "What's going on?" The general said angrily: "The enemy was on guard for a long time, and we were ambushed!" "Where are the others?" "Only one is left. That's all us!" Xingfang looked around and found that of the 5,000 men who had attacked, only five or six hundred came back.
Si Xingfang's assault failed and he knew that it was impossible to stop the enemy on the water and on the shore. So it was decided to abandon the plan to block the enemy on the water and shore, and sent some troops and horses to help defend Longwei Pass, while the rest of the troops retreated into Dali City, preparing to rely on the strong city of Dali City to resist the enemy.
The residents in the city couldn't help but get worried when they saw the situation suddenly turn negative again. However, the nobles and Mo Haotian became excited and began to communicate secretly, preparing to cooperate with the Tianzhu army to seize the city. The atmosphere in Dali City was very tense, and it felt like a storm was coming.
Early that morning, a fast horse galloped from outside the city. He galloped to the gate of the east city, reined in his horse, called the gate open, and then galloped in. This is the scout who went to investigate the enemy's situation.
After a while, the scout rushed up to the east city gate tower, came to the front of the bank, and reported urgently: "General, the enemy is gathering, and it seems that they are about to launch an attack!" Hearing this, the bank and others were shocked.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
