The Dali City Imperial Palace is particularly sacred and solemn today.
The bells and drums rang together, and the chimes reverberated. Hearing this sound made the soldiers of the security group prepare their formations excited.
Because this piece of music is none other than "The Solemnity of Cining Palace" produced by the Little Saint.
This song is so sacred and solemn that people can’t help but worship it.
They were all subordinates of the little saint, and they were extremely excited when they heard this music.
They were excited, and Duan Xingzhi, Gao Taihe and others were even more excited.
Duan Xingzhi was the emperor, and he knew that if the Hu people made a surprise attack, and if they were allowed to attack the palace, Dali would really be doomed this time.
The century-old inheritance of our ancestors was completely destroyed if it fell into his hands.
Gao Taihe is the Minister of Rites and the deputy patriarch of the Gao family. His status is just below that of Prime Minister Gao Taixiang.
The Gao family paid a heavy price in order to resist the Hu people.
Prime Minister Gao Taixiang led 30,000 soldiers and horses to fight against the Hu people in Jinsha River.
Gaotong, Minister of the Ministry of War, led ten thousand soldiers and horses to resist the mad attack of the Hu people at Longshou Pass.
However, they never expected that the Hu people unexpectedly sent out three thousand soldiers and horses to climb over the thousand-year-old snow-capped mountains of Diancang Mountain and the top of the howling wind.
If it weren't for the careful formation of the security group, which sent more than a hundred soldiers and horses to stop them, Dali would have been destroyed.
Today, both of them met with Yunnan, Nanyun, Tan Jian, Tan Chuan and other members of the Dali City Security Team at the Qinzheng Palace.
There may still be intrigues between the Duan family and the Gao family regarding other matters, but this matter is unexpectedly consistent.
After discussion between Duan Xingzhi and Gao Taihe, Dali decided to give each of the fine craftsmen a thousand taels of gold and a stunning beauty - a palace maid.
The two formation commanders Yunnan and Nanyun were named Zhongyongbo, Tan Jian, Tan Chuan and all the commanders were named Zhongyongzi, and every detail was at least a Zhongyongnan.
Not only did everyone have a title, but they were also hereditary and retired with the country.
What does it mean to be hereditary and to live with the country?
It is these titles that will be inherited forever from generation to generation, and there will be no decline in titles due to the next generation.
As long as the Dali Kingdom remains, their descendants will enjoy glory and wealth.
Everyone in the Xizuo Formation was so grateful to the little saint that they almost enshrined the little saint's reborn parents.
At first they did not believe that the Hu people could climb over the top of Diancang Mountain, where there was not only centuries-old ice but also howling winds.
However, the Hu people slapped them in the face with facts, and they actually climbed over the snow-capped mountains, although the Hu people lost 80% to 90% of their troops.
They thought they would stay here for ten and a half days, but they did not expect that the Hu people could not help but cross the mountains and ridges for a few days to show off their military exploits.
This may be the last time the security team fought the most easily, and the last time they achieved the greatest success.
Isn't it? After only using dozens of landmines and shouting at the barbarians to burn the mountains, the barbarians came out obediently and surrendered.
The little saint was named the Lord of Loyalty and Valor, and was rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, which was hereditary.
Of course, the little saint is now the consort of Dali, and Duan Xingzhi must consider making his future grandson the heir to Duke Zhongyong.
Gao Taihe naturally knew what he was thinking, and the Gao family also planned to send each of the Gao family's "little princesses" to Zhao Ping.
After giving it away, you must not let the future grandson of the Gao family suffer, otherwise it will bring disgrace to the Gao family.
While Gao Taihe looked at the Zhao Ping men in front of him, he thought about how to give the Gao family's future grandson a title. This was really nerve-wracking.
Gao Tong, the Minister of War, did not come because he brought his troops and horses to deal with the Hu people's crazy attack on Longshou Pass day and night.
Kill ten thousand people and injure yourself three thousand people.
Longshou Pass has been operated by Nanzhao and Dali for hundreds of years, and the city defenses are extremely strong.
Outside it is the Moon City, which looks like a half-moon, and the Moon City moat.
There is also a formal moat inside the Moon City, and the Moon City is connected to the Wengcheng through a suspension bridge.
Outside the barbican there is not only a moat, but also a sheep and horse wall.
The Sheep and Horse Wall is equivalent to the parapet wall or the auxiliary wall of the city wall. It is about one foot away from the city wall and can be passed by people and horses.
After crossing the moat, we did not reach the city gate, because there is an urn protecting the city gate.
Even the city wall is no ordinary city wall. There are horse-faced platforms on both sides to guard the city wall.
It should be said that these have no problem dealing with soldiers and horses, especially cavalry.
During the Nanzhao Kingdom period in the former Tang Dynasty, there was no Moon City, let alone Weng City.
According to this principle, dealing with the same 100,000 troops of the Hu people is not a problem at all.
But what Dali never expected was that the Hu people brought iron cannons and Huihui cannons this time.
This time, 300 barbarian iron cannons and 30 Huihui cannons bombarded Yuecheng one after another.
Under the double blow of returning artillery and iron artillery, Yuecheng persisted for four days before finally breaking down.
Seeing that Yuecheng was broken, Gaotong had to give up and voluntarily withdraw his troops to Wengcheng.
The Wengcheng was several times larger than the Moon City, but Gaotong was not sure.
Nanzhao was able to defeat the former Tang Dynasty because it did not have firearms and cannons.
But now that the barbarians have revealed their firearms, his city defense is not enough.
Seeing the Moon City at Longshou Pass being beaten to pieces by Huihui artillery and iron cannons, Kublai Khan finally found a glimmer of confidence.
His face, which had been gloomy for many days, finally changed from gloomy to clear, and he laughed loudly: "Dali Kingdom, I will definitely conquer it this time."
When the Hu people saw that Yuecheng was taken, the gloom of the past few days was swept away, and their morale suddenly rose.
The next day, Kublai Khan, who was in a good mood, beat the war drums himself and urged the barbarians to attack the city.
Suddenly, all the attacking barbarians opened their mouths so wide that they could hardly close them, and could almost fit a duck egg into them.
Hutuo stumbled to Kublai Khan, and when he saw Kublai Khan's cheerful look, he was at a loss for a moment.
"Report to the prince, I have something to report." Hu Tuo gritted his teeth and said decisively.
Kublai Khan glared at him bitterly. If this was not the captain of his own soldiers, he would have swung his sword and chopped off the opponent's head.
You must know that in a war, you are ahead of the curve. You gain strength in one go, but then you lose it, and you lose it in three attempts.
Now that the morale of the Hu soldiers was at its highest and it was time to attack in one go, he, the loser, came to disturb the best mood of the day.
Kublai Khan suppressed the anger in his heart, stopped beating the drum, and asked coldly: "Tell me, do you have anything to report?"
Seeing Kublai Khan's sinister gaze, Hutuo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and saved his head for the time being.
"Tell the prince, there are hundreds of corpses hanging on the city wall, all of which belong to warriors." Hutuo thought for a while and answered truthfully.
Kublai Khan was furious and kicked him away: "Nonsense, the bodies of the warriors have been collected and buried long ago. Where are the bodies of hundreds of warriors in the Southern Barbarians?"
"Prince, the corpses of the warriors on the city wall have been buried, but these are not the corpses of the warriors in front of the city wall, but the corpses of the warriors who climbed over Diancang Mountain." Hutuo did not dare to dodge, and said in fear after receiving the kick.
Hearing these words, Kublai Khan felt as if someone had poured cold water on him in the cold winter, and the joy of taking Yuecheng yesterday was suddenly wiped away.
Kublai Khan glared at him fiercely and roared: "Did you see it clearly?"
"Prince, I just went to see it in person, but I saw it clearly." Hutuo felt a burning pain in his butt, but he had to answer.
Seeing the disappointed looks of all his men, Kublai Khan took a breath of air.
This strange army that had high hopes was now finished. It was discovered by the Dali Kingdom and was eliminated.
At this time, Yao Shu suddenly came out of the crowd and came to his rescue: "Master, you are prepared with both hands. Now that Yuecheng has been destroyed, it is only a matter of time to win the Dragon Head Pass."
"Warriors, set up the iron cannons and cannons and beat me hard. I will beat this urn city to pieces." Kublai Khan waved his big hands and kept roaring.
When the other barbarians heard this, they nodded and shouted together: "Beat us hard and beat the Wengcheng to pieces."
They have already smashed the Moon City. Although the Wengcheng is bigger and stronger, it will only happen sooner or later.
Upon hearing this, Kutuo immediately sent out his own soldiers to convey Kublai Khan's instructions to the captains of the iron cannon and whirlwind cannon.
On top of the city wall's arrow tower, Gaotong stood in the middle, with newly promoted earls Yunnan and Nanyun on both sides.
Gao Neng was originally the deputy general, but at this time he could only stand behind Gao Neng.
The Hu people were promoted by virtue of their military exploits, and the same was true of Dali, not to mention that they saved the Dali palace.
Gao Tong was extremely grateful to them. Without the careful formation of the security team, the palace in Dali City would have fallen into the hands of the barbarians.
Now not only have the Hu troops been eliminated, but the morale of the Hu people has also been damaged, while the morale of our own side has been improved.
Seeing the corpses of hundreds of barbarians hanging on the city wall, Gaotong couldn't help laughing: "Kublai Khan never expected that his surprise troops would be wiped out by you."
After speaking, he patted Yunnan and Nanyun on the shoulders and expressed his thanks again.
If it weren't for them, Qualcomm would already be in the mood to commit suicide.
At this time, the Hu people moved out the iron cannon, Huihui cannon, and iron cannon.
Seeing this, Qualcomm's laughing expression suddenly became dull.
"The Hu people's iron cannons and Huihui artillery are coming again. Do you have any idea?" Gaotong's face suddenly turned pale, and he had no choice but to ask Yunnan and Nanyun.
Now he has no solution to the Hu people's iron cannons and Huihui cannons, and his only hope is on the two of them.
Nan Yun smiled slightly: "The little saint has already made arrangements?"
"The little saint has already made arrangements. It's great. When will the little saint's soldiers and horses arrive here?" Gao Tong breathed a sigh of relief and asked impatiently.
At this time, Lieutenant General Gao Neng saw the troubled look on Nan Yun's face and hurriedly reminded him: "General, Zi Wu and the others just came down from the mountain. How do you know when the little saint will come?"
After hearing Gao Neng's words, Qualcomm's disappointment was clearly evident on his face.
With a rumble, the barbarian's iron cannon fired.
Fortunately, there is an Wengcheng in front of the archery tower to stop the barbarians.
But the Moon City has been destroyed, and I don’t know how long the Weng City can hold it back.
Thinking of this, Gao Tong shrank his eyes and threw his right hand at the city wall.
A smile appeared on Yunnan's lips: "General, don't worry. I expected that soon, the little saint would not only bring soldiers and horses from the security regiment, but also soldiers and horses from Qi Kingdom."
"The little saint has already taken the lead in going to Jinsha River to rescue the prime minister. He should be here soon." A faint smile appeared on Nan Yun's face.
"What, the little saint actually went to save the prime minister?" Gao Tong didn't know what it felt like.
Gao Taixiang is not only the prime minister, but also the patriarch of the Gao family.
It should be said that Gao Taixiang was very responsible and led troops to Jinshachuan to stop the Hu people.
But the Hu people were so cunning that they divided their troops into three groups.
Two of them have already passed Jinshachuan, and Yitiao and Gao Taixiang are fighting each other.
The other one attacked Jiuhe, the northern gateway of Dali City, and it was because of the loss of Jiuhe that Gaotong led his troops to retreat to Longshou Pass.
Logically speaking, it is a good thing for the little saint to lead troops to rescue Prime Minister Gao Taixiang, and Gao Tong should be happy.
But now the Hu people's heavy troops are at Longshou Pass. If Longshou Pass is suddenly lost for the sake of the prime minister, wouldn't this be a big loss but a small loss?
Not only did he think of this, Gao Neng also thought of this.
The two of them looked at each other, both with worried faces and frowning eyebrows. This was a dilemma.
The little saint has already saved Gaotong and the others once in Jiuhe. Can he save them this time?
