Those men in black stepped on the corpses and spilled blood with their knives. They were as brave as tigers and lions, and they were unstoppable. However, the enemies were dozens of times larger than them. After a brief period of confusion, they reacted and surged up to attack them from all directions, roaring. Killer Huaxu was surrounded by many enemies, and his momentum became even more intense. He was like a mad tiger, drawing blood with his swords! However, as the saying goes, a hero cannot stand against a large number of people, but a large number of ants can kill an elephant. The Huaxu killers died one by one in the bloody battle! The battle was very tragic!
A Huaxu killer was besieged by dozens of enemies. After he killed several people in a row, Bagan officers and soldiers stabbed him with spears from all directions. He had no way to avoid it, and seven or eight spears were pierced into his body at the same time! All the Bagan officers and soldiers worked together to lift his body up high, and then threw him heavily to the ground. Then they swarmed up and stabbed wildly. The Huaxu killer was already dead, but they kept stabbing him!
Another Huaxu killer chopped down a Bagan officer who rushed up with a knife. At this moment, a Bagan sergeant rushed up from behind and stabbed him in the back. Killer Huaxu took a step forward with a groan, then frowned, cut off the opponent's spear with a backhand knife, then turned around, roared angrily, and swung his knife towards the Bagan soldier's face. go. The Bagan soldier was so frightened that he didn't know how to dodge. With a loud click, his head was split open with a horizontal knife, and blood was sprayed out randomly! However, before Huaxu Killer had time to withdraw his sword, another Bagan soldier rushed forward, screamed and stabbed Huaxu Killer in the abdomen. Huaxu Killer groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood! The Bagan soldiers were very excited when they saw their success! At this moment, the Huaxu killer suddenly stepped forward, and the spear that pierced his abdomen passed through his body with a pop! When the Bagan soldier saw the Huaxu killer suddenly arriving so close to his eyes, he turned pale with fright! Killer Huaxu used his last breath to chop off the heads of the Bagan soldiers with one knife! The headless corpse of the Bagan soldier fell to his knees, while the corpse of the Huaxu killer rested on the other's body.
Killer Huaxu fought desperately, killing countless enemies, and himself fell into a pool of blood one by one. Facing enemies dozens of times their size, they showed no fear and were extremely brave!
The people in Longtou River were so stunned that they actually forgot to escape. An impulse they had never felt before could not help but surge in their hearts.
A Huaxu killer dragged his seriously injured and bloody body to a group of people and said feebly: "Quick, run! What are you doing here?" There was a hint of irritation in his tone. Then he fell to the ground and never moved again.
Everyone suddenly came back to their senses and subconsciously rushed forward. A middle-aged woman picked up the killer and cried, "My child, are you okay?" However, the killer had already died and could not answer him at all.
Everyone felt as if a heavy hammer hit their chests, and their anger was as uncontrollable as a volcano erupting! A strong young man suddenly stood up and shouted: "Damn it! All the seed leaders will fight with me!" All the young people agreed with a bang. Then everyone found hoes, hatchets and other items as weapons, and roared into the battlefield under the leadership of the strong young man. Their move immediately ignited the fighting spirit of everyone in Longtou Xi. All men, women and children picked up their weapons and rushed into the battlefield from all directions.
The remaining seven or eight Huaxu killers suddenly saw thousands of people roaring and rushing from all directions, and couldn't help but froze; while the Bagan people were frightened to death when they saw these lambs waiting to be slaughtered suddenly turned into tigers and wolves.
The people of Bagan were already having a hard time facing Huaxu Killer. Then they suddenly saw all the men, women, and children in the Longtou River rushing towards them like crazy tigers. They immediately felt that the situation was not good! The people rushed and killed the Bagan people frantically. The Bagan people couldn't resist it and ran away with their heads in their hands. The common people chased and killed hundreds of Bagan people like chickens and dogs, and captured more than a hundred Bagan people. The remaining Bagan people abandoned their helmets and armor and fled in a hurry!
When the people of Longtou River saw that they had defeated the vicious Bagan people in one go, they couldn't help but be excited and shouted and cheered one after another. Many people then began to clean up the battlefield and treat the injured Huaxu killer.
Feng Xiao sat down with the help of several young people. Feng Xiao was seriously injured. There were stab wounds on his left arm, left shoulder, and back. A doctor was cleaning his wounds. Feng Xiao glanced at the young people in front of him with a pleased expression, and exclaimed: "Good! You are descendants of China after all, not cowards! Well done!" Several young people felt very ashamed, and the young man at the head The man blamed himself: "We should have listened to you a long time ago! In that case, many people would not have died!"
Feng Xiao waved his hand and said, "You don't have to blame yourself! It's very commendable that you were able to do this!"
A young man said angrily: "It's all the elders in the village who insist on valuing peace and compromise! Are the Bagan people so powerful? As soon as we take action, they will collapse! If this had happened earlier, so many villagers would not He was killed by the Bagan people in vain!" The young man at the head said angrily: "Okay, the elders are already dead, so don't talk anymore!"
Feng Xiao asked the young man headed by him: "Brother, what is your name?"
The young man cupped his fists and said, "My name is Chen Hong."
Feng Xiao said: "Brother Chen, the people of Bagan suffered a big loss at the hands of Yan Yun, losing 700,000 horses. Now they are venting this hatred and fear on you. If they don't kill everyone in Bagan, The Han people will never give up, do you understand?"
Chen Hong frowned and nodded, saying, "I've heard about this."
Feng Xiao said: "Brother Chen and you are all good men with strong bones. I won't hide it from you. In fact, I am not a merchant, but a soldier of Yanyun." No one expected this at all. After hearing this, They were all surprised, and then became excited.
Feng Xiao said: "My real name is Feng Xiao, and I am an assistant leader of Yanyun Huaxu. The purpose of entering Bagan is to open the way for our main army of Yanyun!" Everyone's eyes lit up, and a young man said excitedly Asked: "Is Yan Yun's army coming?"
Feng Xiao nodded, glanced at everyone, and said: "You are all Han people, why should you accept the insults of foreigners! You should have defected to Yanyun a long time ago!" Everyone nodded in sympathy, Chen Hong clasped his fists and said: " It would be great to be able to return to the Huaxia clan! I just don’t know what we should do?”
Feng Xiao said: "You don't have to do anything. You just need to guard this place and wait for our army to arrive. In addition, you can also raise as much food and grass as possible. Don't worry, our army will never take the people's supplies in vain. What is the market?" Whatever price our army will pay!"
Chen Hong said angrily: "It's my job to support the army, how can I still collect money?" Others nodded in agreement, feeling that Feng Xiao's words clearly meant that he looked down on them.
Feng Xiao smiled and said: "You have good intentions, but our Yanyun Army has the military law of the Yanyun Army. In addition to the captured proceeds, the army must purchase food, grass and baggage at market prices from the people. Otherwise, it is violating the military law and leading the army." The general will be severely punished by military law!" Everyone felt incredible. In their minds, it was a normal thing for the official army to ask for food, grass and supplies from the civilians. It was really strange that the Yanyun Army actually classified this as a violation of military law. Unusual! They couldn't help but become more curious about Yan Yun and Yan Yun's army, but everyone didn't really believe Feng Xiao's statement. It was really hard for them to believe that there would be an army that wouldn't grab food.
More than two thousand young people in Longtou River were organized, led by Feng Xiao, and were responsible for protecting the local area. When the people heard that Yan Yun's army would arrive soon, they couldn't help but feel excited and angry.
In the entire northern region of Bagan, there are many situations like Longtou Creek. However, the Han people living in the cities along the river were in misery. They were slaughtered by the Bagan people, and their life savings were robbed. The scene was horrific.
However, Pu Lipeng, who was venting madly, could not be happy for long. Information came from the northern front that many villages and towns where Han people lived openly killed officials and rebelled, flying the banner of Yanyun. Pu Lipeng was so angry that he was ready to lead an army to clean up the attack. But at this moment, a bolt from the blue came: the Ming army entered the north! Pu Lipeng panicked, the civil and military ministers and the nobles panicked. Everyone was like a frightened bird, at a loss!
"Please help! We need to ask the Tianzhu people for help!" Pu Lipeng shouted in panic. At this moment, Bagan lost 700,000 troops and horses, and its national power was extremely empty. Although it had barely raised another 600,000 to 70,000 troops, these troops were of no use at all. The only hope for Bagan people now is rescue from Tianzhu people.
Pu Lipeng immediately sent orders to various places, ordering all armies to retreat to the capital and wait for the rescue of the Tianzhu people.
At this moment, another bad news came. Mandalay, an important town in the northeast of Bagan, surrendered to the Ming Dynasty without a fight. The kings and ministers of Bagan were greatly frightened, because Mandalay was not only the most important town in the north, but also the northern gateway to Bagan city. Mandalay is located on the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River. After the Yanyun Army occupied Mandalay, they could go down the Irrawaddy River and attack the city of Bagan! There was a commotion throughout the city of Bagan. The nobles and the people rushed to escape from the city. The city was crying and it was chaos! However, Pu Lipeng did not intend to give up the city of Bagan. Although he was very scared, he knew that if he gave up the capital, the situation would really be unmanageable. Now he can only place his hope on the Tianzhu people. He only hopes that the Tianzhu people can come to help in time!
Maybe God is going to destroy Bagan. Just when everyone in Bagan was in great panic because of the arrival of the Ming Dynasty army, another bad news came. This time it was the people of the Yue Li Dynasty, and the Yue Li Dynasty army unexpectedly left without announcing it. The war has invaded from the east and is now overwhelming. Towns in the east have fallen one after another!
Longtou Creek, there is a busy scene in Longtou Creek, and everyone has a smile of excitement and joy on their face. The Ming army has arrived, and their hometown has been merged into the Ming Dynasty. Everyone feels a sense of security that they have never felt before.
A young man ran up to Chen Hong excitedly and said excitedly: "Brother Chen, Brother Feng Xiao is here!" Chen Hong was overjoyed and quickly looked behind the young man, only to see Feng Xiao in military uniform leading a few people. Coming towards you. Chen Hong hurriedly greeted him and said, "Brother Feng!"
Feng Xiao helped Chen Hong up, patted his shoulder, then turned around and took a heavy cloth bag from an attendant, turned around and handed it to Chen Hong. Chen Hong felt puzzled. He took the bag and felt his hand sinking. The bag was heavy, and he was very surprised.
Feng Xiao smiled and said: "This is one hundred taels of gold, which is the payment for the previous grain and grass. Take a look." Not long ago, the Ming army arrived as Feng Xiao said, and the people of Longtou River saw the Ming army's strict discipline and appearance. They were all very excited, with an indescribable sense of pride and belonging in their hearts. Immediately, the people of Longtou River dedicated the 10,000 dans of grain and grass they had raised to the army. At that time, no one had any intention of accepting money from the Ming army.
Chen Hong was greatly surprised when he heard what Feng Xiao said. He quickly opened the bag and saw the golden light. Sure enough, it was all gold. It was so heavy, more than a hundred taels. Chen Hong's expression changed and he quickly returned the bag to Feng Xiao and said, "Brother Feng, how could this happen!"
Feng Xiao pushed back Chen Hong's hand and said, "If you don't pay the money, General Duan will be severely punished by His Majesty and the cabinet! Brother Chen, you don't want to harm General Duan, do you?" Chen Hong After listening to Feng Xiao's words, I was moved and sad at the same time. I was moved that Ming Dynasty was so kind to the people. But I was sad that I couldn't do anything for Ming Dynasty. He said: "Brother Feng, we, the people of Longtou River, must Ming Dynasty has no intention of repaying the great kindness of saving lives and rebuilding lives. I just want to do my little bit, so why is it not allowed?"
Feng Xiao patted Chen Hong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't say anything about kindness or disgrace. His Majesty has a saying: To be a superior person, even if you have to do nothing wrong, it will be extremely difficult. How can you talk about credit? Therefore, in the case of Longtou River, hundreds of people were killed after all. We are somewhat at fault, and we can't even talk about our contribution!" Chen Hong couldn't help but be very moved, and then he couldn't help but yearn for it. He only felt that Yan His Majesty Emperor Yun is the most amazing hero in the world for thousands of years. If you can meet him once, your life will not be in vain. With this thought in mind, he couldn't help but murmured: "If I could see Your Majesty, I would die immediately!"
Feng Xiao smiled and said, "There is a chance."
Chen Hong put one hundred taels of gold into Feng Xiao's hand and said sternly: "Brother Feng, this is a donation from us Longtou River people to the Ming Army. You must accept it!"
Seeing him like this, Feng Xiao couldn't help but moved his mind. He nodded and said, "Okay, I will transfer these one hundred taels of gold to General Duan for you." Chen Hong was overjoyed and thanked him quickly: "Thank you, Brother Feng!"
Feng Xiao chuckled. He turned around and handed the gold to an attendant behind him, then turned back to Chen Hong and said: "I am here this time, and I have something to tell you. Your Majesty's official order has been issued, and all Han villages, including Longtou River, are inhabited. All agricultural taxes will be exempted for three years..." Chen Hong was overjoyed and said movedly: "Your Majesty is so kind to us!" Feng Xiao continued: "In addition, Longtou River has been changed to Longtou County, and you have been appointed as the county magistrate of Longtou County. Yes." Chen Hong showed disbelief. Feng Xiao patted Chen Hong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are the county magistrate personally appointed by His Majesty!" Chen Hong came to his senses and felt so flattered that he didn't know what to say.
Feng Xiao and Chen Hong walked and chatted, and came to the creek beside the village and sat down. Feng Xiao said: "According to His Majesty's wishes, many Han villages and towns in the north will be under the rule of Longtou County. You, the county magistrate, have a heavy burden!" Chen Hong said with some worry: "I, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to shoulder the responsibility. Such an important responsibility!" Feng Xiao said with a smile: "There is nothing to be afraid of, as long as everything is done in accordance with the regulations! You will definitely be able to do it!" Feng Xiao's words gave Chen Hong great confidence, and he nodded heavily.
Feng Xiao took out a pamphlet from the bag on his waist and handed it to Chen Hong, saying: "These are some basic and important laws and regulations and the code of conduct for officials, and then there are the various policies of His Majesty and the cabinet. Take it back Take a good look at it and use it as a guide to do your best." Chen Hong stood up quickly, stretched out his hands and took the booklet respectfully. Chen Hong sat down again and carefully put the pamphlet into his arms.
Feng Xiao said: "Your top priority now is to organize the civilian army in Longtou County to help the army transport supplies." The so-called civilian army is actually the local young and middle-aged people, who have been organized by Hua Xu before. Chen Hong quickly stood up and clasped his fists in agreement. Feng Xiao smiled and said, "Okay, okay, don't be so formal. It's not a formal occasion!" Chen Hong smiled sheepishly and sat down.
Feng Xiao smiled and said: "You may not know that our Emperor actually doesn't like these etiquettes. In private, he often drinks large bowls of wine and eats meat with the generals and even soldiers, and talks without restraint!" Chen Hong felt I was very surprised, and then I couldn't help but admire the legendary Ming Emperor even more.
Feng Xiao said: "I will rush to Bagan City soon, and I will leave all the matters in Longtou County to you." Chen Hong felt a little at a loss, "Can't Brother Feng stay and help the younger brother?" Feng Xiao said. Xiao laughed and said: "I am Hua Xu's subordinate, how can I interfere in local affairs. Besides, I still have my own affairs."
Chen Hong sighed and said, "I really want to go to the front line with Brother Feng!"
Feng Xiao smiled and said: "It's definitely not possible now. But if you do well as the county magistrate, you can also develop in the army." Chen Hong's heart moved.
Feng Xiao turned his head and looked at the sky, and said, "It's getting late, it's time for me to hit the road." He stood up. Chen Hong quickly stood up and said, "I'll send Brother Feng off!" Feng Xiao waved his hand and said, "Don't send it off. I'll leave if I want. You go back and do your own thing." Chen Hong clasped his fists and promised. Feng Xiao and his men met up, got on their horses, and waved to Chen Hong. Chen Hong also waved to Feng Xiao, and then watched Feng Xiao and others ride away.
Taking a deep breath, I felt that my life had never been as bright as it is now, as if everything was alive. Then he turned around and walked towards the village hall.
Duan Zhixian led more than 30,000 Ming elites to enter the city of Bagan. Duan Zhixian met with the generals to discuss the offensive strategy.
At this moment, the soldiers came to report that Lord Liu Yan from Huaxu Pavilion was here. When Duan Zhixian heard that Liu Yan was coming, he immediately asked his soldiers to lead the people in. The soldier promised, ran down, and led a man in after a moment. The person who came was wearing men's clothing and had dark skin. However, if you look closely, you can still tell that she is an extraordinary-looking young woman. The visitor was none other than Liu Yan. She dressed up like this and blackened her face, naturally to conceal herself from others and make it easier to move. However, at first glance, she was still slender and slim.
I saw Liu Yan bowing to Duan Zhixian: "I have met the general!"
Duan Zhixian laughed and said, "You don't have to be so polite, Lord! Lord, come see me. Is there anything wrong?"
Liu Yan smiled and said: "If it weren't for me, I wouldn't dare to disturb the general." Then she said seriously: "I have just received accurate information. The army of the Yue Dynasty and the Li Dynasty has invaded Bagan. They are currently marching straight in. The frontline has arrived. The east bank of the Salween River.”
Duan Zhixian raised his thick eyebrows and cursed: "You idiot, you actually came to take advantage of this ready-made bargain!"
Liu Yan said: "The enemy's leading general is Zongtong, one of the enemy generals who invaded Guangnan West Road and was defeated by General Wu. The enemy's total strength is one hundred thousand, and there are hundreds of war elephants. Bagan The people have been severely injured by us, and now all the remaining soldiers are concentrated in Bagan City to try to resist our army. Therefore, no one can resist the Yue and Li Dynasty armies. This allows the Yue and Li Dynasty armies to advance straight in in such a short period of time. It's like entering an uninhabited country. I estimate that it won't be long before the Yue-Li Dynasty's army will cross the Salween River and approach the east of Bagan City. The general must prepare early!"
Duan Zhixian said excitedly; "Come on, everyone, Sajia will cook them all in one pot!"
Liu Yan added: "In addition, according to the information from our inside line, the Bagan people have sent people to ask for help from Tianzhu. The general must pay attention to this matter. I have informed your majesty of this matter, and I believe your majesty will do something." It will be dealt with." When Liu Yan said the word 'Your Majesty', her face turned slightly red and her expression looked a little unnatural.
His eyes turned to Dali City.
Yang Peng was very happy to receive good news from the south. However, two recent reports made him feel that the annexation of Bagan may not go as smoothly as previously hoped. One report talks about the Yue-Li Dynasty's 100,000-strong army attacking Bagan from the east, and the other report talks about the Bagan people asking for help from the Tianzhu people.
After discussing with Shi Liancheng, Yan Ji and others, Yang Peng decided to order the armies gathered in Dali to move westward immediately to put huge pressure on Tianzhu and leave them no time to rescue Bagan. At the same time, Zhang Jun was sent an order to wait for an opportunity to leave Pingxiang Pass to attack the Yue and Li Dynasties, so as to force the Yue and Li Dynasties to retreat. Countermeasures have been taken, and now it depends on the performance of the frontline soldiers on all sides.
Yang Peng felt that what he should do had been done, so he and Yan Ji started traveling again. Dali's mountains and rivers are so beautiful that Chen Xiao and Yan Ji traveled endlessly. They just felt like they were in a fairyland every day.
On this day, Yang Peng and Yan Ji were in the mountains looking at the landscape, but it turned dark. Yan Ji was worried about Yang Peng's safety and urged: "Husband, it's getting late, let's go back to the city quickly!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
