Everyone was shocked when they suddenly heard the scout's report. Mathur couldn't help shouting: "How could it be? How come the Ming army is so fast?" Everyone had this question. They originally thought that it would take a day at the earliest for the Ming army to arrive at Fengyu County.
The Kshatriya asked the scout urgently: "How is our army in Fengyu County?"
The scout said: "The enemy army launched an attack on our army as soon as they left Fengyu County. Our army could not resist and retreated to the west!" After hearing this, everyone couldn't help shouting and cursing, and greeted all the female relatives of Singer Over and over again. Kshatriya's eyes flashed, and he was panicked, not knowing what to do. Fighting to break out? Although our own troops have the advantage, I am afraid that they are no match for the more than 200,000 Ming Dynasty's main force! What's more, there are hundreds of thousands of Ming people's troops behind them, so there is no chance of winning this battle! As soon as he thought of this, Kshatriya felt cold all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. All the generals from Tianzhu, without even a hint of general majesty, were all like cuckoos standing in the cold wind.
Mo Haotian looked at Duan Zhichun and said, "General Duan is the general of Dali. No one is more familiar with Dali than the general. I wonder if the general can solve the crisis at hand?" Everyone looked at Duan immediately. Pure, everyone's eyes are full of hope.
Duan Zhichun thought: "There is another way to go around here." Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard that there was another way to go. Then the Kshatriya frowned and asked, "Do the people of Ming Dynasty not know this road?"
Duan Zhichun thought for a while and said, "I probably don't know. This road was originally an official road from Fengyu County to the west, but it was abandoned due to floods and landslides fifty years ago. So we know this road now. Few people."
Akar frowned and said: "Since this road has been destroyed by landslides and floods, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist!"
Duan Zhichun said: "I walked this road not long ago. Although the road was destroyed, it is still passable. It's just that I can't bring heavy supplies. I can only pack lightly and carry dry food. Walking this road, You can return to Tengchong Mansion in five days."
Everyone was overjoyed, and the Kshatriya said: "Very good, let's go this way!" Then he said to his generals: "All the food, grass and baggage that cannot be taken away will be burned." The generals agreed in unison. Duan Zhichun said urgently: "Wait a minute!" Everyone looked at him in confusion. Duan Zhichun clasped his fists towards the Kshatriyas and said, "Generalissimo, I don't think the food and baggage should be burned!" Everyone was stunned, and Mathur said angrily: "If we don't burn it, will it be left to the Ming Dynasty?" Duan Zhichun He said to Kshatriya: "If we burn the food, grass and baggage now, it will definitely attract the attention and alertness of the enemy. I am afraid that they will guess our intentions, which will be very bad." Kshatriya suddenly realized, nodded and said : “Yes, yes, that’s right! Then he turned to the generals and said, "Just throw the food, grass and baggage here that you can't take away. Don't worry about it." "Everyone agreed and looked very depressed. They all went down to deliver the order.
Mo Haotian's Kshatriya and Duan Zhichun clasped their fists and said, "I can't be of much help with the matters here, so I'll take my leave." The two of them bowed in return, and the Kshatriya said: "Mr. Haotian, we will return the favor in the future. We need to cooperate sincerely!" Mo Haotian said with a smile: "Of course! In the future, when the great Indian army comes back, we will definitely cooperate with the great Indian army!" Kshatriya nodded and said: "We have decided! I will Tell our emperor about Young Master Haotian, and our emperor will definitely reward him generously!" Mo Haotian bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Marshal!" Then he took out half of an exquisite jade pendant from his arms and gave it to the Kshadi Li said: "Generalissimo, if someone comes to see you in the future with the other half of the jade pendant, he is mine. If the generalissimo comes to see me for something, he can also order his close associates to bring this half of the jade pendant to the Ningxiang Pavilion in Hangzhou. Come, find the boss there, he will bring the generalissimo's people to see me." Kshatriya nodded. Mo Haotian bowed his hands to the Kshatriyas, then bowed his hands to Duan Zhichun, and left.
Kshatriya watched Mo Haotian leave. He didn't take Mo Haotian seriously at first. However, after receiving multiple important information from him one after another and seeing the fierceness and bravery of the Ming army, he could not help but feel that Mo Haotian has become a very important ally. In his heart, Mo Haotian's importance far exceeded that of Duan Zhichun.
Kshatriya looked back and said to Duan Zhichun, "It's time for us to leave."
Duan Zhichun clasped his fists and said, "Generalissimo, you go, I want to stay." The Kshatriya was taken aback, and then he didn't bother to care about him. Now in his eyes, Duan Zhichun has no use value. . He nodded and said nothing.
The Tianzhu army threw away the food, grass and baggage that they could not take away. Some soldiers even threw away their armor and weapons in order to escape successfully. The army hurriedly entered the road pointed by Duan Zhichun.
This road, because it had been abandoned for fifty years, was already a scene of overgrown weeds. However, because bluestones were laid when the road was originally built, the general appearance of the road has not changed and can still be seen.
The Tianzhu army advanced along the road for more than ten miles, only to see the rocks in front of them collapse, and the originally wide road turned into a small path that could only allow one person to pass. The Tianzhu army spent a lot of time passing here. Not long after walking, they encountered another collapse point. The collapse at this place was more severe than the previous one. The road was completely blocked. The army could only carefully climb over the collapse and continue to move forward. .
First the forward troops passed, and then the main force of the Chinese army passed. When it was the rearguard's turn, it was already dark.
Just as Tianzhu's rearguard was preparing to pass, a huge roar suddenly came from the hills on both sides. The Tianzhu people at the foot of the mountain were horrified and quickly looked up. They were shocked to see countless huge rocks and trees rushing down the steep hillside, as if a flash flood had broken out! The Tianzhu soldiers were so frightened that they screamed and ran around. In an instant, the scene became chaotic!
A torrent of huge rocks and trees rushed down the mountain and into the middle of the Tianzhu people. There were loud rumblings and screams, and huge smoke and dust rolled and stirred at the foot of the mountain.
Before the Tianzhu people came to their senses, they heard the sudden sound of killing behind them. In the darkness, I saw an unknown number of cavalry rushing along the deserted official road. In the darkness, I could only hear the rumble of iron hoofs echoing in the mountains!
The Tianzhu rearguard troops were so frightened that they fled in all directions. Some people fled towards the mountains on both sides, and some people climbed over the collapse body on their hands and feet. Yan Yun's war cavalry rushed into the middle of the Tianzhu people. In the darkness, only the light of the sword flashed, and the screams were heard! …
The next morning, the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone into the mountain col. I saw countless corpses almost filling the mountain col. The sound of gurgling water could be heard in my ears. When I followed the sound, it was blood-colored water flowing among the rocks and trees. flowing between. Tens of thousands of Tianzhu people have put down their weapons and are squatting in an open area. Everyone looks like they have just recovered from the shock. On all sides, nearly a thousand Ming warriors are guarding them. The leader among them turned out to be Ma Jin, the deputy commander of the Eighth Army who had not been heard from for a long time.
Ma Jin, deputy commander of the Eighth Army, led thousands of cavalry to rescue Zhao Xiang'er. After that, the two retreated to the northern part of Erhai Lake and were never heard from again. In fact, during this period of time, they had been thinking of ways to cooperate with the main force in fighting, but the enemy force was so powerful that they never had a chance. Not long ago, Zhao Xiang'er's Huaxu killer discovered that Tianzhu's main force suddenly left the road and turned into the mountains, and immediately reported it to Zhao Xiang'er. After receiving the report, Zhao Xiang'er immediately remembered the old official road that had been abandoned for fifty years, and realized that the enemy was trying to escape from there. After discussing with Ma Jin, he decided to send someone to notify the general, and at the same time mobilize all the resources he could mobilize. Power goes to intercept.
Thousands of people led by Ma Jin and Zhao Xiang'er took a small road and rushed in front of the Tianzhu army. They first felt the collapse point on the hill where they were practicing. Immediately the Tianzhu army arrived. Seeing that the enemy's force was strong and his own was poorly prepared, a hasty interception could not stop him, so he decided to wait until dark before taking action. At that time, it was dark, the ambush suddenly appeared, and the enemy could not distinguish the strength of his own troops, and there would definitely be a disaster. For fear! Zhao Xiang'er didn't know much about military affairs. Since Ma Jin said so, he naturally didn't know anything about it.
When it got dark, most of the enemy troops had passed, leaving only a rearguard force of about 50,000 people. Ma Jin and Zhao Xiang'er launched a surprise attack at this moment. The enemy was suddenly hit by hope in the darkness. They were frightened. They felt that there were enemy troops everywhere. Before they really engaged in battle, they were so frightened that they ran away! Ma Jin led nearly two thousand warriors into the middle of the enemy army, and met almost no resistance. It was like a massacre! Countless enemies were killed, and except for some who escaped, the rest were taken prisoner. In fact, only a small part of the dead enemy troops were directly killed by the Ming army, and most of them trampled on each other to death in panic!
Not long after, Shi Liancheng arrived with tens of thousands of war cavalry. Seeing the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but express his wonder.
Ma Jin and Zhao Xiang'er came forward to pay their respects. Shi Liancheng turned over and dismounted, helped the two of them up, and said with a smile: "Well done! Thousands of people actually annihilated the opponent's tens of thousands of troops!" The two were very happy, and Zhao Xiang'er said regretfully: "It's a pity that Tianzhu's main force escaped!"
Shi Liancheng asked: "How long have they been running away?" Ma Jin said: "A whole night!"
Shi Liancheng frowned, then smiled and said: "Just run away, they are just a bunch of lost dogs. If we let them run away today, we will annihilate them sooner or later!"
Immediately, Shi Liancheng ordered to withdraw his troops. Tens of thousands of people and horses escorted more than ten thousand prisoners back to Fengyu County. Upon his return, Huyan Bixian immediately reported: "General, the scouts just came to report that Duan Zhichun led the rebels to retreat into Lanxi County."
Huyan Bixian immediately cupped his fists and said, "General, let me deal with him!"
Shi Liancheng considered that Huyan Bixian's nearly 30,000 troops had not fought with the enemy these days and could be considered a fresh force that could be used to deal with Duan Zhichun's group of rebels, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you go deal with them. ." Huyan Bixian has been hearing news these days that the friendly forces are fighting against the enemy and winning a great victory. He can no longer bear it anymore. At this time, he heard that the general's camp asked him to deal with Duan Zhichun's group of rebels. I was very excited at once, promised loudly, and hurried away.
Huyan Bixian led nearly 30,000 troops out of Fengyu County and headed north. A few days later, the troops arrived at the city of Lanxi County. This Lanxi County is two hundred miles northwest of Erhai Lake, which is now Lanping County. It is a small place, but it is located on a dangerous mountain. It can be said that the mountains and rivers are ferocious, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although Duan Zhichun is now a bereaved dog, he still has nearly 20,000 horses in his hands. Relying on this dangerous terrain, it will not be easy to eliminate them.
Hu Yanbi ordered the army to set up camp near the mountains and rivers, and then summoned the generals to discuss the attack strategy. While there was a lot of discussion and no attention was being paid to the matter, an officer hurried in and reported: "General, Duan Zhichun is here!"
Everyone was stunned, Hu Yanbixian frowned and asked, "What did you say? Duan Zhichun is here?"
"Yes, Duan Zhichun is here, just outside the camp gate, asking to see the general."
Everyone looked at each other, and one of the generals said angrily: "This man is so bold. What kind of backing does he rely on to dare to throw himself into a trap?"
Hu Yanbixian thought for a moment and said to the officer: "Invite him in." The officer agreed and ran down. After a while, he led Duan Zhichun in. Duan Zhichun had a calm look on his face, and he was dressed in casual clothes, not a military uniform. It didn't look like he was in an enemy's military camp at all, but rather like he was visiting an old friend.
Duan Zhichun saw Huyanbixian and bowed to Huyanbixian: "The sinner pays homage to the general!"
Huyan Bixian looked at him and said, "You claim to be a sinner, you must know your sins?" Duan Zhichun nodded, sighed, and said with a look of regret: "I am stubborn and cannot see the general trend and destiny. I have taken refuge, and the Ming Dynasty is destined to rule the world! I actually tried to resist the destiny of heaven with human power, causing the bloody Dali soldiers to sacrifice in vain, and causing many Dali people to be tortured by the war. My sin is really not small!"
Seeing him talking like this, Hu Yanbixian couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, and asked: "What is your intention in coming today? Do you want to surrender, or do you want to fight? If you want to fight, stop talking nonsense, go back and wait!"
Duan Zhichun bowed and said: "Since I have already given my destiny, how dare you confront the Ming Dynasty! I am willing to lead the remaining defeated soldiers and Lanxi County to surrender to the Ming Dynasty!"
Although Hu Yanbixian had already expected it, he still felt a little surprised when he heard him say it himself. Duan Zhichun continued: "I am a sinner, and I dare not ask the general for forgiveness. But I ask the general, for the sake of God's good virtues, not to embarrass my soldiers!" Duan Zhichun said sensibly! Hu Yanbixian and others couldn't help but be moved by the sincerity. Hu Yanbixian said: "Now that you have surrendered, you are no longer the enemy, but the people of the Ming Dynasty. Not only will our army not harm them, but we will protect them to the death! You can rest assured of this!" Duan Zhichun was full of gratitude. With a look on his face, he fell down and said, "Thank you, General!" Then he stood up.
Huyan Bixian glanced at Duan Zhichun and said: "As for you, I don't want to lie to you. Originally, surrendering was equivalent to military merit, and rewards were based on merit. But the reason why this war broke out, it can be said that you are One of the chief culprits. I can't decide how to deal with you. It must be decided by your Majesty. I can't predict the outcome. I can tell you clearly that based on the things you have committed before, even if you are at this moment, If you surrender, His Majesty may not forgive you, and you may be sentenced to death! You'd better think clearly now whether you want to surrender or not!"
Duan Zhichun looked at Hu Yanbixian and asked in confusion: "Why did the general say this to me? Aren't you afraid that I will regret it?"
Hu Yanbixian laughed loudly and said proudly: "Our Ming Army disdains to use such despicable methods to deceive the opponent! Whatever the situation is, it will be whatever it is. If you want to surrender, surrender, and if you want to fight, fight! If you resist stubbornly, I, Ming Xiao, will Rui will naturally defeat you all! Are you really unable to resist?" These words were extremely upright and domineering. Duan Zhichunqing couldn't help but bow to Huyan Bixian and sighed: "Now I finally understand why the Ming army is invincible!"
Hu Yanbixian said: "You go back now. If you really want to surrender, lead everyone out of the city to surrender early tomorrow morning. Otherwise, you don't have to do anything."
Duan Zhichun bowed to Huyan Bixian and left.
After Duan Zhichun left, a general couldn't help but asked: "Does Duan Zhichun really want to surrender?" Hu Yanbixian said nonchalantly; "It doesn't matter whether you surrender or not! Surrendering will save us some money." Strength, if you don't surrender, just fight!" The generals nodded in agreement. Huyan Bixian glanced at everyone and said: "Although the enemy may surrender, we must be prepared for battle. The armies continue to make siege equipment and wait for orders; scouts are scattered in all directions to detect the enemy's every move." The generals clasped their fists in agreement and then filed out.
Early the next morning, Huyan Bixian led an army to attack the city. Hu Yanbixian had already thought about waiting for the opponent for an hour, and if there was no movement, he would immediately attack the city.
Time passed gradually, and I saw that an hour was coming. Hu Yanbixian slowly drew out his horizontal sword and prepared to order an attack on the city.
At this moment, the city gate in front suddenly opened. Huyan Bixian was about to order an attack on the city. Seeing this scene, he immediately stopped and observed.
Duan Zhichun, dressed in casual clothes, led a dozen generals on horseback and galloped out of the city first. Then nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses rushed out. After a while, all the rebels and horses poured out of the city and faced Yan Yun's army. Hu Yan will definitely show off his leisure, but he wants to see what the other party wants to do.
Duan Zhichun raised his right hand. All the rebel soldiers immediately put down their swords and took off their armor. Immediately, Duan Zhichun and others galloped toward Huyanbixian and stopped dozens of steps in front of Huyanbixian's horse. They all got off their horses and ran on foot to the front of Huyanbixian's horse. Duan Zhichun took a step forward, held up his sword in both hands, and bowed: "The guilty minister will lead all the troops and surrender to the Ming Dynasty!"
Hu Yanbixian got off his horse, walked up to Duan Zhichun, took his sword, and held it high. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty shouted in unison: "Long live! Long live! Long live!" Huyan Bixian said to Duan Zhichun: "I accept your surrender!" Duan Zhichun clasped his fists and bowed: "Thank you, general!"
Shi Liancheng received the report from Huyan Bixian and was very happy to learn that Duan Zhichun led his troops to surrender. At this moment, a soldier officer rushed in and reported excitedly: "General, Your Majesty has arrived!" Shi Liancheng was greatly surprised, and immediately stood up and ran out. As soon as he left the hall, he saw a man in civilian clothes. The eldest brother came towards me with a smile on his face, followed by many secret guards and Feifeng female guards. The leader was Sister-in-law Yan Ji, one of the sisters-in-law.
Shi Liancheng couldn't help but get excited. He ran to Yang Peng in three steps and said, "I've met my eldest brother!" Yang Peng helped Wu Song, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother, thank you for your hard work! Shi Liancheng chuckled, clasped his fists and said, "It's my job, nothing to worry about!" Then he clasped his fists at Yan Ji and said, "Hello, sister-in-law!" Yan Ji smiled slightly and saluted, "I've met you, uncle!"
Shi Liancheng led Yang Peng and Yan Ji into the hall, and Yang Peng casually sat down at a coffee table. When Yang Peng sat like this, Shi Liancheng and Yan Ji didn't dare to sit down. Yang Peng saw the two standing and said with a smile: "This is not a formal occasion. There are no monarchs and ministers, just brothers and relatives. Please sit down." The two smiled and sat down separately. Yan Ji sat under Yang Peng, while Shi Liancheng sat opposite Yang Peng.
Yang Peng glanced at Shi Liancheng and said with a smile: "Liancheng, you did a good job! With less than 300,000 soldiers and horses, they defeated two consecutive rounds of offensives of millions of enemy troops. The recent battle was even more serious. Beautiful, when I heard the report, I couldn’t help but applaud!”
Shi Liancheng was very excited, clasped his fists and said, "Big brother, thank you! Little brother is just trying his best!"
Yan Ji smiled and said: "When the situation was tense, many cabinet ministers suggested that my eldest brother come to Dali in person to take charge, but my eldest brother did not agree. Does your uncle know why?"
Shi Liancheng showed emotion and said, "The eldest brother trusts the younger brother, and the younger brother has no choice but to repay his life by being shattered to pieces!"
Yan Ji smiled and said: "The reason why eldest brother didn't agree is not entirely out of trust in uncle! I didn't understand eldest brother's intention at the time, so I couldn't help asking. The eldest brother said: Liancheng is extremely wise and brave, but he only lacks the ability to be alone. With the experience of leading an army against a strong enemy, this time I let Liancheng lead the army alone against a strong enemy. No matter whether he loses or wins, after this one time, Liancheng will surely grow into a famous general who can stand alone!"
Shi Liancheng was greatly moved when he heard this. His eyes were red and he didn't know what to say. No wonder Shi Liancheng was so excited. An elder brother and a monarch could risk a big defeat just to train him. Isn't this kind of friendship and magnanimity unusual?
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Liancheng's performance was much better than I expected! This battle was very beautiful! I originally thought that we could form a stalemate with the enemy at most, but I didn't expect that you could annihilate the Bagan army in one fell swoop again. This time it’s half a million! After this defeat, the people of Bagan will definitely be unable to recover!”
Shi Liancheng nodded, remembered something, clasped his fists and said, "Brother, I just received a report before you came. It was from Huyan Bixian. Duan Zhichun has led 20,000 rebels to surrender, and Lanxi County fell without a fight." ."
Yang Peng and Yan Ji both felt a little surprised and looked at each other. Yang Peng smiled and said: "I didn't expect that Duan Zhichun, the stone in the pit, would surrender." He paused and thought, "I didn't expect this."
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
