More than a dozen people came to the end, and following the light of torches, they saw a staircase not far away going up diagonally, just like when they came down. Duan Zhichun whispered to the Tianzhu Army next to him: "The top is the back garden of the palace. Go up and see if there is any problem. Remember, don't walk around, just check to see if there is anyone around the exit. That's enough." The officer nodded and immediately led his men up the stairs. When I came to the end of the stairs, I found that the top of my head was also covered with an iron plate. I tried to push it, and the iron plate opened.
Officer Tianzhu carefully opened the iron plate, exposed half of his head, and looked around. The back garden of the palace was completely dark, with shadowy trees and rockeries, not a single human being, and only a few lights flickering in the distance. Officer Tianzhu gently put down the iron plate, came back, and said to Duan Zhichun: "There is no one, let's go back." Duan Zhichun asked: "Did you see it clearly?" Officer Tianzhu said angrily: "Of course you saw it clearly. It's gone! There's not a single ghost in the back garden!" Then he ignored Duan Zhichun and returned the same way. All Tianzhu soldiers followed. Duan Zhichun also followed.
Everyone walked back much faster than before, and they came out of the Tianlong Temple's exit in just one stick of incense.
Akar asked urgently; "How is the situation?"
The Tianzhu officer said: "The secret passage is clear. The other end is indeed the back garden of the palace. There is no one there."
Akar was overjoyed and immediately ordered: "Enter the tunnel immediately!" All the officers agreed in unison and led their soldiers into the secret passage. Duan Zhichun said to Akar: "General, I will go back and report to the Grand Marshal." Akar was concerned about the secret passage. Now that there was no problem with the secret passage, he didn't care about Duan Zhichun, so he nodded absently. He led several officers into the secret passage.
The secret passage is so narrow that only two or three thousand people can enter at first. They form a long snake in the secret passage and move forward slowly. After three sticks of incense, the leading officer pushed aside the iron plate and got out of the secret passage. Then all his soldiers came out and spread out near the exit to guard. It was indeed quiet in the back garden, with not even a single person in sight.
Akar, who was in the secret passage, heard the report from the front and learned that the situation was very good. The enemy was not aware of it. He was very happy and immediately ordered the army to speed up. However, it was still difficult for the army to move in the secret passage that was only large enough for one person to pass through, and it was difficult to speed up.
More and more Tianzhu soldiers came out of the exit, one hundred, two hundred, five hundred, one thousand, two thousand, and Akar also came out.
Seeing the silent palace in front of him and the brightly lit city walls with silhouettes of people in the distance, Akar felt extremely excited and murmured to himself: "This time you are dead!"
At this moment, firelight flickered in the direction of the front hall, and at the same time, rapid footsteps came from far and near. Akar and others were shocked, and an officer was at a loss and said: "Why, why is there someone?" Akar shouted in a low voice: "Don't panic, maybe they are not coming for us!" Then he ordered: "Get ready for battle. , No one can act rashly without my order!" All the officers agreed and issued the order. More than two thousand Tianzhu elites who had come out of the secret passage immediately hid on the spot. At this time, there was no light from the stars and the moon, and the night was gloomy. More than two thousand people stopped talking and hid in the back garden, as if they had disappeared without a trace in an instant.
At this moment, I heard the sound of searching coming from the front hall, and I heard the Ming army passing messages and orders to each other. There seemed to be a lot of people.
Just when Akar was making suspicious guesses, he saw a flash of fire not far ahead. It turned out that a group of several hundred Ming troops had entered the back garden. They all held torches and searched in all directions, even under the trees and among the rocks. Akar couldn't understand Chinese, but he felt that they were coming for him. Akar was confused and didn't understand how the Ming army discovered their whereabouts. Akar's guess was good, these Ming troops were indeed coming towards them. How did the Ming army detect them?
Do you still remember that Xingfang once ordered his subordinates to bury a large vat? Not long ago, the Ming soldiers responsible for monitoring heard footsteps coming from the ground. At first, they thought they heard it wrong and didn't pay attention. However, soon after, they heard the footsteps underground becoming very loud and continuous, as if there were large groups of soldiers and horses moving underground. The monitoring soldier realized that something was wrong and quickly reported to Si Xingfang. Xingfang rushed to the scene and listened in person to confirm that there were indeed enemy troops moving underground. Based on the characteristics of the sounds heard in different vats, he judged that the enemy troops underground were most likely going to the palace area, but the specifics were It is impossible to determine where the location is.
Not daring to delay, the party immediately mobilized 5,000 troops from the north and south gates, and started searching with the palace as the center. At this time, there were about two to three thousand soldiers and horses entering the palace to search.
Akar saw that the Ming army continued to harvest where they were hiding, and they could no longer hide. He immediately raised a scimitar and shouted sternly: "Attack!" In the darkness, this 'attack' came so suddenly that the Ming soldiers who were close could not help but startled. Before they could react, they were struck by The incoming arrow hit him and fell to the ground.
The Ming army discovered the enemy hidden in the darkness, and immediately attacked while firing red signal rockets.
Taking advantage of the limited strength of the Ming army in front of him, Akar led more than two thousand elite monsters to swarm forward while shouting, and attacked crazily. Faced with this sudden onslaught, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid and fought back desperately. Suddenly, the scene was filled with blood and flesh, and screams and roars were heard. Soon, the Ming army could no longer resist. There were so many enemies that they could not be killed. The Ming soldiers were able to kill one, two or three, but they could not kill five, eight or ten. Each one of them died in battle!
At this moment, the Ming army who were searching elsewhere in the palace arrived one after another. Seeing the scene in front of them, they immediately roared and rushed forward to join the battle. The originally lonely back garden of the palace has now turned into a fierce and bloody killing field. As more and more Ming troops arrived, the Tianzhu army gradually could no longer maintain an offensive state. When the number of Ming troops arriving in the back garden exceeded a thousand, the Tianzhu army could only maintain a kind of confrontation with the Ming army. In this state, there is no need to think about offense anymore. At this time, the Ming army was still coming in a steady stream, and the Tianzhu army was also coming out of the secret passage to join the battlefield. However, the speed at which the Tianzhu army came out of the secret passage was obviously not comparable to the speed at which the Ming army came. Under the circumstances, the situation became increasingly unfavorable for the Tianzhu Army.
At the same time, Tianzhu's main army, which was waiting for news outside the north and south city gates, heard fierce fighting sounds coming from the city in the distance and knew that its elite had entered the city. Overjoyed, he immediately launched an army to attack! The people of Tianzhu seize the opportunity very well. Generally speaking, the sudden appearance of a surprise attack force in the city will inevitably cause panic in the opponent. At this time, if the army attacks from outside, the army that is close to falling apart will fall apart in an instant!
At this time, the Ming Dynasty sergeants guarding the city walls on both sides were shocked when they heard the loud killing sounds in the city. Then they saw the main Tianzhu army surging from outside the city and couldn't help but feel a little panic. But the Ming army was different after all. After a brief panic, they calmed down and got ready for battle amidst the shouts of the generals!
The Tianzhu army rushed to the city wall carrying ladders, and a dense rain of arrows flew down from the city wall. Countless Tianzhu soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and the turbulent waves stirred up countless ripples.
Countless ladders were built up to the top of the city, and the soldiers from Tianzhu rushed towards the top of the city along the walls. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty struggled to push the rolling stone and wood down the city. In an instant, the rolling stone and wood tilted down like a mountain torrent, making a loud rumbling sound. The Tianzhu people were smashed with blood and flesh, and they continued to fall from the air; At the same time, buckets of scalding "golden juice" were poured down the city wall. It was so hot that the Tianzhu soldiers screamed and rolled around. This so-called "golden juice" was actually the stuff after boiling dung water. People's skin immediately burst open, and it is very difficult to cure. You can pack the necessary treasures for home travel, murder, and arson. There are also buckets of kerosene, which are splashed on the heads of Tianzhu people. Then rockets fly down, and countless flames are fired. It ignited under the city wall and burned instantly, burning the Tianzhu soldiers all over the ground. The air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh.
The Kshatriyas saw that the enemy's resistance was no weaker than before, and that their own soldiers suffered heavy casualties before they even climbed onto the city wall. They could not help but be shocked, angry, and admired at the same time. He can be regarded as a veteran on the battlefield, but he has never seen such an undisturbed army that was able to defend the city wall even though it was attacked internally! Although the Kshatriyas were unwilling to admit it, they still couldn't help but think: The Ming army is really amazing, much stronger than our Tianzhu army!
The Kshatriya issued an order, promising that whoever could break through the city defenses first, he would recommend that person to your Majesty as the lord of Dali City. As this order continued to be conveyed, the Tianzhu soldiers seemed to have been given a shot of blood, and they attacked even more fiercely! Holding the rain of arrows and rocks on his head, he attacked like crazy, one wave after another, with a posture of scrambling to be the first and not giving up until he achieved his goal!
A moment later, the Tianzhu army attacked a city wall. However, before several soldiers could jump off the wall, they were picked up by more than a dozen spears and thrown out of the city wall. More and more Tianzhu soldiers attacked the city, and the city gradually fell into a bloody battle. At the same time, more and more ladders were built up to the top of the city. Tianzhu soldiers swarmed up, and the city ramming vehicles rushed into the city gate and hit the city gate. The huge sound could be clearly heard even in this noisy battlefield. , the huge city gate was crumbling under the impact of the city rush vehicle!
The Ming army was extremely brave. They kept slashing and killing the enemy soldiers who came up. They roared like tigers amid the blood flying in the sky. Everyone killed two, three or more enemies. Everyone was covered in blood, like a bloody man! However, there were too many enemies. Every time one was killed, more enemies came up. It was impossible to kill them all. The wave of enemy troops gradually overwhelmed the soldiers of the Ming Army! The city is in danger!
At this moment, the city gate suddenly opened wide, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded, and Xingfang personally led hundreds of soldiers to rush out of the city! The Tianzhu soldiers who were rushing towards the city gate were caught off guard and were killed so much that they screamed and ran away. Xingfang immediately led hundreds of soldiers to the left and inserted it like a sharp blade into the Tianzhu army that was attacking the city on the left. It was like a hot knife slicing butter and tore the enemy army apart in one fell swoop. Zhong Yi moved forward, trampling with iron hooves, slashing with swords and spears, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and screams were loud!
The Tianzhu army on the left was disrupted by hundreds of riders including Xing Fang. It was in chaos and the attack momentum was instantly released. The Ming soldiers on the top of the city took the opportunity to fight back ferociously, and saw that the wave of Tianzhu people's attacks was gradually suppressed, and finally collapsed completely. Xing Fang and others immediately turned to attack the Tianzhu army under the city wall on the right. At this time, the Kshatriyas had already reacted and quickly mobilized their cavalry to intercept them. Tens of thousands of Tianzhu warriors and monsters came diagonally towards them from one side, screaming and fiercely.
However, Xingfang and the others simply ignored the Tianzhu warriors and ran into the Tianzhu army that was attacking the city on the right. The Tianzhu army on the right also became panicked. Those below the city did not dare to attack, while those on top of the city were so panicked that they wanted to escape. The Tianzhu army's offensive momentum could no longer be maintained. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty on the city took the opportunity to counterattack wildly, like tigers rushing into a flock of sheep, killing the Tianzhu people with their flesh and blood flying everywhere. Many Tianzhu soldiers who panicked and didn't choose their way actually jumped off the city wall, and fell to pieces. The Tianzhu War Cavalry tried to intercept the Ming Dynasty War Cavalry that was charging through their own army. However, they were hindered by the densely packed army and were restrained. They simply could not do it and could only watch helplessly. Si Xingfang and the other hundreds of knights, however, had no scruples in killing them. Hundreds of war knights seemed to have entered a deserted land, causing waves of blood. The Tianzhu army was attacked from both sides inside and outside the city. The offensive collapsed and the army collapsed.
Xing Fang and others took advantage of the chaos and rushed out of the enemy army and rushed into the city.
Kshatriya looked at the scene in front of him, he was really annoyed and horrified, and he didn't know how to react for a long time.
The Kshatriya ordered the army to reorganize the attack. The army reorganized their formation and attacked again, but the momentum of the attack at this time was far from what it was before. They often attack forward and then retreat as soon as they are strongly blocked. This was repeated many times. Although there were not many casualties, they could not even climb the city wall.
Seeing this scene, the Kshatriya felt very angry. He couldn't help but raise his head, looking past the city wall in front of him, hoping in his heart that the surprise attack force and the northern attack force could make progress. I heard shouts and fierce fighting coming from far away in the city and north, and I couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
The siege battle here has never improved again. The sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the left. Kshatriya followed the sound and saw a scout galloping towards him. He couldn't help but feel shocked. The scout galloped to the front of the Kshatriya, reined in his horse, and said urgently: "Generalissimo, the surprise attack force has been frustrated, and the troops and horses have retreated!" The Kshatriya was disappointed, frowned, and asked: "The situation in the north So what?" The scout said: "The army in the north has never been able to make a breakthrough, and it is still under attack!"
The Kshatriya raised his head and looked towards the north, only to hear that the originally magnificent sound of fighting was gradually weakening, and he expected that the attacking troops from the north would not be able to break the city. Thinking that tonight's perfectly planned internal and external attacks still failed to break through the city, I couldn't help but feel depressed and angry, and at the same time, there was a feeling of panic deep in my heart. He just felt that the Ming army's combat power was too astonishing. This kind of opponent made him feel helpless and depressed.
Withdrawing his thoughts, he looked at the battlefield in front of him and saw that the army was already exhausted. He couldn't help but feel annoyed, and ordered: "Send the order to retreat!" A short trumpet sounded loudly, and the Tianzhu army stopped attacking and returned to the camp. Immediately, the Tianzhu army in the north of the city also withdrew its troops and returned to the camp. A thrilling battle ended here. Although the Tianzhu army failed in the end, the Ming Dynasty won a thrilling victory.
Looking back now, if the expedition had been a little careless and had not ordered people to bury underground listening tanks near the four city walls, then even if the Yanyun army was brave and unparalleled, it might not have been able to resist the sudden internal attack, and would have been attacked by the Tianzhu people from both inside and outside. Conquer the city. In tonight's battle, if the Ming army was a little weaker, or if the performance of Si Xingfang and other defenders made a slight mistake, the boundless Tianzhu army would definitely break through the city defenses. Although the Ming Army seemed to have a lucky victory in this battle, it was also a manifestation of their overall strength. If it were any other army, I am afraid there would not be such a fluke.
Seeing the enemy troops retreat, Xingfang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately ordered some troops to clean up the battlefield immediately, while the other troops continued to be on guard.
The Tianzhu army retreated into the military camp, and everyone looked downcast. In the big tent, Kshatriya glared at Akar who led the surprise attack, and asked angrily: "Why did you fail? Ten thousand elites still had an unexpected advantage, how could you be defeated?"
Akar said depressedly: "We have tried our best! All the soldiers fought desperately, but the enemy was even more fierce, just like tigers and wolves. I have never seen such enemies! We couldn't defeat them and were forced to retreat!" "At this point, Akar's face showed fear and anger, and he continued: "They then threw burning firewood into the secret passage. The thick smoke filled the entire secret passage at once, and everyone panicked. They scrambled to escape, but as a result, many people were trampled to death in the secret passage by their own people, and many others were choked to death by the thick smoke! Those Han people are so vicious!" Everyone could not help but frown, with anger on their faces. color.
Kshatriya frowned. He felt that it would be much more difficult to break through Dali City than he had previously imagined. Although the Ming army was small in number, it was very powerful. After attacking for so many days, it not only failed to capture it, but suffered considerable losses! The thought of giving up could not help but arise in Kshatriya's heart.
He raised his head and glanced at everyone, and said: "After attacking for so many days, we have not made any progress, but have suffered a lot of losses! I am wondering, should we continue to attack?"
Duan Zhichun was taken aback and said anxiously: "No way, Generalissimo! If you retreat at this time, your success will be in vain!" Some Tianzhu generals also felt that it was a pity to give up at this time.
Duan Zhichun said: "The situation is still very favorable for us now! The main force of the enemy army is contained by the Bagan people, and the enemy army in Dali City is just lingering! Although the losses of the Tianzhu Army are not small, the losses of the Ming Army are Even bigger, I believe that as long as we continue to attack, we will be able to break the city in five to three days!" Kshatriya felt that Duan Zhichun's words made sense and couldn't help but nodded. He raised his head, glanced at the generals, and said, "The army will rest for the night and continue the attack tomorrow!" The generals agreed in unison. Seeing this scene, Duan Zhichun couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then cursed in his heart: 'I thought the Tianzhu people were so powerful, but they were just like this. They suffered a little loss and got discouraged after encountering a little setback! At this point, Yan couldn't help but worry about whether the Tianzhu people like this could compete with Yan Yun's army.
The sound of rapid footsteps came from the door, and then a dusty scout hurried in and reported with joy: "Generalissimo, good news, good news!"
Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and the Kshatriya asked anxiously: "What's the good news?"
The scout said excitedly: "One night ago, the Bagan army attacked at night and severely damaged the Ming army. Now it has launched a full counterattack, and the main force of the Ming Dynasty is in the process of defeat!"
When everyone heard this, they were immediately overjoyed. The haze of frustrated attacks in the past few days was instantly swept away, and their confidence was instantly restored. I saw the tall and strong general Mathur shouting: "The people of Bagan can defeat the main force of the Ming Dynasty. If we can't even defeat the Ming army in front of us, we will really be shameless!" Everyone nodded in agreement. , all looked excited.
Duan Zhichun clasped his fists towards the Kshatriya and said: "Generalissimo, the news of the defeat of the main force of the Ming Dynasty must have reached Dali City at this moment. Although the Ming army is brave, they must be panicked when they hear the news. Tomorrow the Tianzhu army will use all its strength A fierce attack will surely break the city in one fell swoop!"
The Kshatriya nodded in agreement and said to the generals: "Go down and rest now. Tomorrow morning, the army will attack the city with all its strength! We must conquer Dali City in one fell swoop!" The generals agreed in a loud voice, and with high morale, they filed out of Dali. account.
Kshatriya frowned slightly, feeling slightly worried. However, what he was worried about at this time was not the Ming army. Since the main force of the Ming Dynasty had been defeated, the Ming Dynasty's defeat was certain, so there was nothing to worry about. What he is worried about now is the Bagan people. He is worried that the Bagan people will completely defeat the main force of the Ming Dynasty and attack Longwei Pass before he captures Dali City. If that happens, it’s not certain who will own Dali City in the end! The Kshatriyas fought fiercely with the Ming army for so long and suffered such heavy losses. They were definitely not willing to let the rich city of Dali fall into the hands of others!
At the same time, the expedition also received a report from the scouts from the south, saying that General Shi Liancheng's main army had been defeated and was in retreat. Xingfang was shocked and felt unbelievable. He did not believe that General Shi Liancheng would suddenly be defeated. At the same time, he also wondered why the general did not send a herald to inform him of the situation?
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
