After the Ming army crossed the Brahmaputra River and occupied the fortress of the Northern Tianzhu Army in one go, they stopped advancing.
This morning, the soldiers came to report that Yang Dezheng had arrived with 10,000 troops. Yang Xin was very surprised and hurried out to greet him. Sure enough, he saw Yang Dezheng leading 10,000 troops and horses entering the city. Yang Xin immediately greeted him. When Yang Dezheng saw Yang Xin, he immediately turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "General Yang!" Yang Xin laughed, patted Yang Dezheng's arm and asked, "Brother, why are you here?"
Yang Dezheng took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Yang Xin, saying: "This is your Majesty's personal letter." Yang Xin's heart moved, he respectfully accepted the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it. Surprised: "Your Majesty wants us to continue the attack?"
Yang Dezheng nodded.
Yang Xin looked at the letter and thought: "Your Majesty wants us to rush forward, but does not want us to occupy the city. He only wants us to destroy and plunder as much as possible. What is the purpose of this? Does your Majesty just want us to plunder the enemy like bandits?"
Yang Dezheng said: "Your Majesty's move must have deep meaning! We don't have to worry so much, we just need to carry out your Majesty's orders!"
Yang Xin nodded, folded Yang Peng's autographed letter, put it back into the envelope, and then handed the letter back to Yang Dezheng, saying: "Brother, you will guard the fortress while I lead the army to attack!"
Yang Dezheng shook his head and said: "That won't work! General Yang will still defend the fortress, and I will lead the cavalry to attack!"
Yang Xin frowned and said, "We can't get a result if we fight like this, so why not just draw lots!" Yang Dezheng felt that drawing lots was fair, so he nodded in agreement.
Later that day, Yang Xin led two thousand warriors to leave the fortress and headed south. There was widespread destruction along the way, burning bridges and burning cities; the territory of Tianzhu was in chaos, and even in the towns and villages where the Ming army had not yet been seen, the people were running for their lives in a hurry.
Purusha and Kenil were leading the army to move eastward when they suddenly received an alarm from the front. They were shocked to learn that the Ming army had invaded the hinterland of the east. The entire east was already in chaos. The Brahmaputra River is east of Delhi, which is now in Bangladesh, so Purusha's army went east to deal with the Ming army. The Tianzhu mansion that the Ming army entered now is actually in Bangladesh and is still quite far away from the Delhi area.
Subsequently, countless news came one after another, which was all bad news for the people of Tianzhu. All kinds of rumors were flying all over the sky, which was frightening. After a while, news came that hundreds of thousands of troops from the Ming Dynasty had entered, and then there was news that Dhaka, the capital in the east, had fallen. Purusha and Kenil were frightened when they heard the news, and immediately ordered the army to stop advancing. After discussion, the two felt that the situation in the east was critical, and it would be very bad if they went there rashly. It would be okay if their own army was defeated, but if this caused Delhi to fall into a critical situation, it would be a serious problem! After discussing this, the two agreed that at this time, the priority should be to protect the Delhi area. Therefore, the two issued an order to immediately turn the army around. They actually gave up supporting the direction of Dhaka and turned around and fled back to Delhi.
Yang Dezheng's two thousand war cavalry moved across the eastern region of Tianzhu as if they were in an uninhabited land. Although there were hundreds of thousands of local troops in the eastern region of Tianzhu, they were defeated by two thousand Ming Dynasty war cavalry and were completely defeated. The situation in the entire east was in chaos. , and countless trophies were seized by Yang Dezheng's two thousand war cavalry.
At the same time, the baggage trains supporting the Naga Mountains heard that the situation in the east was dangerous and chaotic, so they did not dare to move forward. Countless grain and grass baggage piled up on the west bank of the Ganges and did not dare to cross the river. At the same time, the Kshatriya troops guarding the Naga Mountains were waiting hard for the arrival of food and baggage. However, they were all looking forward to seeing no one coming. They also kept hearing that the situation in the east was deteriorating and that Yan Yun's army was raging everywhere. After hearing the news, everyone in the Kshatriya army was in panic, and the morale of the army was turbulent. The Naga Mountains are on the eastern border of eastern Tianzhu and are the natural dividing line between Tianzhu and Dali. The Ming army's invasion of eastern Tianzhu put them at risk of being isolated and surrounded.
Kshatriya stood on the top of the mountain, looking at several shocking large smoke pillars on the western horizon, frowning tightly.
Singhal ran up the mountain, came behind the Kshatriya, and saluted: "Generalissimo!
Kshatriya turned around and asked, "Is there any news?"
Zinger shook his head solemnly and said: "There is still no news! Generalissimo, our food and grass can't last long. I don't think they can arrive in time. The situation in the entire east is in chaos."
"What do you want to say?"
Singer said: "If we run out of food and grass, we will be in dire straits! I think we should retreat to the west before it's too late!"
Kshatriya frowned and said, "In this case, wouldn't it mean that the entire eastern region was handed over to the Ming Dynasty?"
Zinger said anxiously: "Generalissimo, we have tried our best! We can't hold on without food and grass! If we stay any longer, the whole army will be annihilated!"
Kshatriya felt a chill in his heart and nodded slowly.
When the Tianzhu soldiers heard the order to retreat, they couldn't help but cheer. Under the arrangement of the Kshatriyas, the 600,000-strong army left the Naga Mountains in an orderly manner and retreated westward.
In the Ming Dynasty sentry on a high hill to the east of the Naga Mountains, several sentries were looking to the west. I saw a huge crowd in the Tianzhu military camp on the Naga Mountains, and the Tianzhu army was moving towards the west in a steady stream. A sentry immediately shouted to a sentry next to him: "Call the captain!" The sentry promised and ran down. A moment later, the captain of the sentry arrived in a hurry. The sentry pointed into the distance and said: "The enemy troops are mobilizing on a large scale. I don't know if they are going to attack us!"
The captain observed carefully, shook his head and said: "No! They are going to run away!" He turned to the sentry and said: "You report to the general on horseback immediately!" The sentry promised, ran down, and then rushed out of the sentry on horseback. Build a base and rush towards the east.
Shi Liancheng was leading the army towards Tengchong Prefecture when he suddenly received a report from the border sentry that the Tianzhu army was about to withdraw from the Naga Mountains. Shi Liancheng was very surprised. He immediately ordered the army to stop reorganizing and summoned all the generals.
A large group of people gathered under a towering tree, and Shi Liancheng told the news he had just received. All the generals looked at each other, looking very surprised.
Huang Xindao: "This matter is so strange! How could the Tianzhu people withdraw from the Naga Mountains? Don't they know that if they withdraw from the Naga Mountains, the Naga Mountains will be captured by our army, so isn't their entire east side of Tianzhu completely exposed to us? Under threat from the military front?" The generals began to discuss in a low voice.
Shi Liancheng asked: "Do you think this is a trap?"
Huang Xindao: "I'm not sure, general, but this action of the Tianzhu people is really unreasonable. I'm afraid there's something wrong!"
Several generals nodded in agreement. Ma Jin said angrily: "We can't ignore it, right? Although Huang Xin's words are reasonable, it is possible that they have really withdrawn from the Naga Mountains. If so, wouldn't we have missed a great opportunity by ignoring them?" Several other generals echoed Ma Jin's words. When the two sides argued, both sides insisted on their own opinions, and no one could convince the other.
"Okay! Stop arguing!" Shi Liancheng shouted. The generals fell silent and looked at Shi Liancheng, waiting for his decision.
Shi Liancheng glanced at the generals and said: "Both of what you said are reasonable. I think the army should turn back. Even if it is fake, we will only work harder and consume more money and food, but if it is true, , we can seize the Naga Mountains in one fell swoop, and then invade its eastern region. The pros and cons are hugely different, so there is no need to worry about choosing!" The generals said together: "The general is wise!" Wu Song said: "Immediately pass on the order, and the front team will change to the rear. Team, the rear team becomes the front team, and the army marches to the Naga Mountains!" The generals agreed with a bang.
Kshatriya led the army to leave the Jiajia Mountains and retreat to the south and west. He wanted to avoid the Ming army that was ravaging the eastern region. Under the influence of various rumors, the Tianzhu people always believed that the enemy troops that invaded the eastern region numbered hundreds of thousands. Although the Kshatriyas were skeptical about this number, after many defeats at the hands of the Ming army, He didn't dare to take any more risks, he just wanted to bring the 600,000 troops back safely.
Along the way, the Tianzhu army saw countless soldiers and civilians fleeing with their families and families. Everyone was panic-stricken. Such a scene inevitably affected the morale of the army. Coupled with the continuous bad news coming, the fighting spirit of the Tianzhu army was gone. Cun, all he wanted to do was escape from this dangerous place as quickly as possible.
At the same time, Dhaka Governor Banerjee was eagerly waiting for reinforcements. When the situation in the east was in chaos, Beneji quickly mobilized surrounding local troops into the city of Dhaka and defended the city. At the same time, he constantly sent messengers to seek help from the surrounding armies and the emperor. However, every letter he sent for help disappeared without a trace, like a mud cow entering the sea. Beneji was frightened and angry. He had no other choice but to trap the city.
The situation outside the city gradually calmed down, and the number of people fleeing was much smaller than before. Beneji couldn't help but feel hopeful.
This morning, Beneji climbed up the city wall early as usual and looked outside the city. He was doing the same thing at this time every day, and every time at this time, he hoped to suddenly see the arrival of his own army. The soldiers and civilians of the entire Dhaka city were like him, eagerly hoping that their own army would arrive soon.
Perhaps everyone's expectations finally moved their gods and Buddhas. That morning, Banerjee and others vaguely saw countless figures appearing in the distance in the early morning mist. They seemed to be a large army. !
There was cheering on the top of the city. News of the arrival of reinforcements immediately spread down the city walls and throughout the streets, and the whole city cheered. People either hugged each other and cried with joy, or fell to their knees to devoutly kowtow to their gods and Buddhas. The entire city of Dhaka swept away its previous lifeless atmosphere and regained its vitality.
"Great! Great! Open the city gate to welcome our army!" Beneji shouted excitedly, and all the soldiers were ready to open the city gate.
At this moment, an officer suddenly shouted in a fearful voice: "Something's wrong! Don't open the city gate!"
Beneji shouted angrily: "What are you talking about?" The officer pointed to the approaching army outside the city with a pale face, and said in a trembling voice: "That, that is not, not our army! No!"
Everyone was shocked and quickly looked outside the city. At this time, the army outside the city was already approaching, and most of the early morning mist had dissipated. Only tens of thousands of people were seen, dressed in black clothes and armor, and extremely powerful! But nowhere did he look like the army he was familiar with, it was clearly an army of aliens! The people on the top of the city couldn't help being frightened, and their faces turned pale instantly. Frightened shouts came one after another, and there was a commotion on the top of the city!
Soon after, the army arrived at the city and formed a battle formation. The Tianzhu people saw the mountainous military formations outside the city, filled with murderous intent, and felt their hearts shaken and their limbs trembling.
A knight galloped out, ran straight to the city wall, reined in his horse suddenly, then bent his bow and shot an arrow towards the top of the city. When everyone saw this, they were so frightened that they all shrank their heads, and thousands of people turned into turtles at the same time. Then everyone discovered that the knight rode back after firing an arrow. The arrow he shot was firmly fixed on the pillar of the city gate tower, and its tail feathers were still trembling.
A nearby officer found a letter tied to the arrow, quickly took it out and presented it to Banerjee.
Panicji opened the letter and saw that it was written in Sanskrit, so he immediately read it. The letter stated that the Tianzhu army was afraid of the Ming army and had fled, and wanted Banji to surrender immediately. The Ming army promised to ensure the safety of Dhaka and its people, and Banji and all the officials under his command would all remain in their posts. Original position; Banyji has one day to think about it. When the sun rises the next day, if Banyji does not surrender, the Ming army will destroy Dhaka!
Beneji was flustered and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. A follower next to him suddenly pointed to the outside of the city and shouted: "They are retreating!" Beneji quickly looked outside the city, and sure enough he saw the Yanyun Army retreating. He knew in his heart that the Yanyun Army did not give up the siege, but Give yourself a day to think about it.
Beneji hurriedly summoned his officials and several nobles who had the most influence on him.
In the hall, the most important people in Dhaka gathered together, and Banerji gave Yan Yunjun's ultimatum. Everyone present looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.
Beneji frowned and said angrily: "You guys are talking! What should we do now?"
A middle-aged noble said loudly: "We cannot surrender to the Ming people! The Ming people are very evil. They are pagans and destroy traditions. If they are allowed to occupy Dhaka, all of our lands will be plundered, and we will all Become a lowly commoner!" All the nobles nodded in agreement, and a young noble even clamored to fight to the death with the Ming army.
All the officials looked at each other, and one of the old officials said: "But it is impossible for us to defeat them! Our army is like a sheep facing a lion, vulnerable! We only have tens of thousands of temporary soldiers in the city. They are even less likely to be the opponents of the Ming Dynasty if they take up arms with the civilian army! Once a fight breaks out, the city of Dhaka will be in ruins, and all of us will be killed by them!" Several officials nodded in agreement.
The middle-aged nobleman who spoke earlier glared and shouted: "You are talking like this, do you want to surrender to the infidels! You traitor!" Seeing him being so aggressive, the official felt frightened, lowered his head, and did not dare to say anything more. .
Beneji said: "Kumar just told the truth. Don't be angry, Master Akshay." It turned out that the aggressive nobleman's name was Akshay, and he was the largest nobleman in Dhaka.
Akshay stood up suddenly and said loudly: "This matter is nothing to discuss! I will never allow anyone to surrender to those infidels!" He glanced at Banerji and several of his close officials with a threatening look. He said in a tone: "If anyone has a different intention, I, Akshay, will never let him go! Humph!" Then he turned and left. All the nobles stood up and followed him. Obviously, all the nobles followed his lead!
Kumar sighed and said, "Why is Mr. Akshay so stubborn? If we go against the Ming Dynasty, we are simply seeking death!" Banerjee frowned tightly.
The nobles left the official office. A young noble couldn't help but said: "Master Akshay, even our millions of troops can't defeat the Ming army, we definitely can't defend it!"
Akshay immediately stopped, stared at the young nobleman with eyes like wild beasts, and asked: "Do you want to surrender?" The young nobleman quickly said: "No, no, no, that's not what I meant! How could I do that? Want to surrender to the infidels? I mean, should we evacuate Dhaka? There is really no need for us to be trapped here waiting to die?" All the nobles agreed.
Akshay sighed and said: "Do you think I don't want to evacuate? We have no way to leave! As soon as we leave the city, we will be fiercely attacked by those pagans. Our property will be robbed, and our lives will certainly not be saved. Yes!" Everyone frowned and looked solemn.
Akshay said helplessly: "We only have to guard the road to Dhaka now!" Seeing everyone's worried look, he comforted everyone and said: "Don't worry too much! Our city of Dhaka is very strong, and those pagans can't It's awesome, we have to climb to the top of the city first! We can definitely hold it! I believe that Your Majesty will not let the enemy wreak havoc on our land, and Your Majesty will definitely organize an army to come to rescue us! We must do it The key is to persist! Only by persisting can we win a bright future!" When everyone heard what he said, they couldn't help but regain some confidence.
Akshay said: "Everyone, the situation is difficult now. We can only tide over the difficulties if we unite together!" A nobleman bowed to Akshay and said: "Please ask Master Akshay to lead us!" Others agreed one after another. Akshay nodded and said: "Okay, from now on, you will obey my orders!" Everyone agreed together.
A noble said angrily: "Baneji and his officials want to surrender, we have to deal with them first!" Everyone agreed. Akshay sneered: "I have my own idea!"
Later that day, while Banerjee was worrying about the current situation, there was a sudden loud noise outside.
Beneji felt strange and quickly left the room. I saw hundreds of people armed with all kinds of weapons running into the gate, slashing and killing his men, and running straight towards him. Beneji was horrified. Although he didn't know what happened, he subconsciously felt the danger. He quickly turned around and got into the crack in the wall next to the bedroom.
A large group of big men armed with weapons were slashing and searching around the official office. From time to time, someone shouted: "Where is he? Where is he? Find him quickly!" The target of these people was obviously Banerjee.
In a state of panic, Beneji escaped from the official office through the dog hole and hurried away.
The Ming Dynasty scouts rushed into the tent and reported to Yang Zhixun: "General, there is chaos in the city. I don't know what happened!"
Hu Yanbi showed a thoughtful look and said, "Let's explore again!" The scout responded and ran out.
Banerjee hurriedly fled into the military camp controlled by his cronies. He happened to encounter a group of people who were pretending to pass on his orders and were preparing to take over the military camp. He immediately shouted: "Don't listen to them. They are passing on false orders. Arrest them quickly!" Everyone was surprised and puzzled by the sudden order to hand over the army. Then they suddenly saw Beneji running towards him and yelling like this. They immediately drew their weapons and yelled at the Lieutenant General. A group of guys who came to pretend to deliver orders surrounded him.
The guys who came to pretend to deliver orders couldn't help but panic when the situation suddenly changed.
Beneji shouted at the leader: "Kanai, who sent you here?" Kanai looked pale and said: "I, I..."
At this moment, a huge sound of killing suddenly came from somewhere in the city, and then the sound of killing came from all directions, and the entire city seemed to have turned into a battlefield in the blink of an eye.
Beneji and others couldn't help but change color on their faces, and felt terrified in their hearts. But Kanai regained his composure and shouted to Beneji: "Mr. Governor, you are finished! Surrender quickly! Surrender now and you can save your life!"
Beneji couldn't help but think of surrendering, but he subconsciously felt that Akshay's group would most likely not spare him. Surrendering would only lead to death. As soon as I thought about it, I wanted to fight. He turned around and looked at Kanai and others who were carrying them with fierce eyes, and shouted: "Kill them all!" Kanai and others were horrified. When the surrounding soldiers heard the order, they immediately rushed forward, with swords and guns coming down. Blood immediately surged from the scene, screams were heard, and Kanai and others all fell into a pool of blood. Kanai said intermittently with his last breath: "You, you all must die a good death!" As soon as he finished speaking, he took his last breath.
Beneji's cronies rushed to Beneji and asked in a panic, "Mr. Governor, what should we do now?"
Beneji said fiercely: "The only thing we can do now is fight!" Then he said to several close followers: "Gather everyone and rush to the east city gate!" Several close followers agreed and ran down.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
