Lianyun Mountain.
"General."
"The coalition's attack is becoming more and more fierce. Brothers have been injured a lot. If they continue, I'm afraid they may not be able to withstand the date required by the British Lord."
One of the generals, covered in blood, said to Lan Yu, who also looked quite embarrassed.
During this period, facing the attacks of Duan and Liang Wang, Lan Yu's troops fought very hard.
Their army only has 10,000 people, and there are almost no opportunities for rotation. It is almost impossible to find any soldiers without wounds.
As for the Duan-Liang coalition, the troops sent out during this period have never been the same. This is not because Duan Bao and Polo Timur did not want to take Lan Yu away with a large army.
But Lan Yu's military stronghold blocked the ancient road on the Lianyun Mountain side, and the width of the ancient road was so wide that even if Duan Bao and Polo Timur wanted to press the entire army forward, they would not be able to move forward.
As for why they didn’t go around, the main reason is that the goal of the coalition forces is to go around behind the Ming army and seize the Guizhou territory. If they don’t take this route, they can only go through the Ming Dynasty, which is too risky. And if they go from Shu If they leave in the middle, they will not be able to achieve the goals of both sides of the coalition, and they can only serve as Xia's thugs in the Qutang Gorge Fortress.
Neither Duan Bao nor Polo Timur, the king of Liang, were willing to do this kind of thing.
After all, even though it may be difficult to deal with the situation, if there is a chance to gain benefits, who would be willing to give up easily?
Anyway, according to the news from Qutangxia Fortress some time ago, Mu Ying and Xiao Han have no tendency to break through the fortress for the time being.
"Pooh!"
"The days are indeed almost here."
"Go and tell that Jinyiwei Qianhu that we can inform our people to take action."
Lan Yu vomited blood, counted the days for a moment, and then yelled angrily.
Since the confrontation with Duan Liang's coalition forces, Lan Yu has also taken the lead and led troops to charge many times in order to boost morale, but the injuries on his body have not healed.
At this time, not only were the soldiers approaching their limit, but even Lan Yu himself could no longer hold on. If it hadn't been for the death of seven or eight of his newly adopted sons, he would have almost lost his life on the battlefield.
"promise!"
When the general heard Lan Yu's words, his eyes lit up, he breathed a deep sigh of relief, and immediately retreated.
Wow!
"I hope Feng Xue's plan will succeed. Otherwise, if it continues, I'm afraid I may not be able to stop it."
Lan Yu reached into her arms and took out the brocade bag that had already been soaked in blood.
It is true that Lan Yu is very confident in himself, and the coalition forces of Duan and Liang Wang are indeed not as strong as Chen Youliang's army.
But at this time, his troops were too few, and what he was defending was not the fortified city of Hongdu. Under such changes in conditions, the difficulty was not much lower than the bloody battle against Hongdu.
Fortunately, it was finally the date given by Xiao Han in the brochure. Otherwise, Lan Yu might have died for his country according to the guarding time specified in the military order that day.
Qutang Gorge Fortress.
When Wu Youren and Dai Shou raided the Ming Dynasty military camp, no one thought that the fortress would be attacked at this time.
Can…
Boom boom boom!
The sound of artillery suddenly rang out, catching the unprepared 10,000 defenders left behind in the Qutangxia Fortress by surprise.
"Brothers kill!"
"Get Qutang Fortress for me!"
Zhu Wenzheng roared angrily, raised his gun and jumped on his horse. When the sound of the cannon stopped, he took the lead and charged forward, personally taking the lead in launching an attack on the Qutang Gorge Fortress.
At this time, the fortress gate was continuously hit by artillery shells and appeared to be crumbling. Facing the charge led by Zhu Wenzheng himself, it was difficult to stand firm for a while. It was too late to stop the attack of the Ming soldiers. The iron rope was directly smashed, and the front line of defense was lost. For a time, the Ming Dynasty They advanced by land and water and rushed directly to the Qutang Gorge Fortress. The combat power of the two sides was not at the same level. Facing the elite of the Ming Dynasty, the Xia army soldiers were simply vulnerable, and a gap was opened in a moment.
"Don't panic!"
"Don't panic!"
"The Ming army is just jumping over the wall in a hurry. I'm still here, don't panic!"
It was not until this moment that Zou Xing, who had been left behind, finally reacted. He woke up from his deep sleep, hurriedly grabbed his weapon and armor, and then rushed out of his residence dragging half of his armor, shouting continuously, He wanted to summon the Xia army to form a battle formation to defend and intercept the attack of the Ming soldiers.
Unfortunately, his ability to command troops and his prestige in the army were more than one level behind those of Dai Shou and Wu Youren. Except for some direct soldiers who followed him, the other soldiers were not subject to any organization at all by Zou Xing.
For a moment, the Qutangxia Fortress burst into flames. Zou Xing and his direct troops were like firefighters, making up for whatever was missing.
However, at this time, the Qutang Gorge Fortress was in a state of constant rain. Even though Zou Xing was eager to run, he was too exhausted to save his life. With the continuous fighting, there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him. The Xia army was in Qutang Gorge. The area controlled by the fortress is also getting smaller and smaller, and Zhu Wenzheng is almost cornered.
"Dog thief!"
"Take your life!"
Turning a street corner, a sudden shout reached Zou Xing's ears.
Zhu Wenzheng was seen jumping up from his horse and holding a gun. He looked like a god and a demon, unstoppable and unstoppable. He stabbed Zou Xing directly with his gun.
"Thief general!"
…
Poof!
As soon as Zou Xing had time to say two words, he was hit by Zhu Wenzheng on the tip of the gun. Suddenly, there was more air coming in and less air coming out, and it seemed that he would not survive.
"Master...Master is dead!"
"My lord is dead!"
…
It wasn't until Zhu Wenzheng dropped Zou Xing's body to the ground with a "pop!" that the soldiers who were still following Zou Xing realized what they were doing and screamed in despair.
"Surrender without killing!"
Zhu Wenzheng stepped on the head of Zou Xing's corpse and roared in the sky.
There was already chaos, but under Zhu Wenzheng's sudden advance, the top commander was killed so hastily. In the end, with Zhu Wenzheng's roar, the Xia army could no longer hold on, and one by one they began to kneel down and ask for surrender.
"Sir, I am not familiar with the Ming family. I was captured."
"We, the people of Shu, have long been waiting for tomorrow's soldiers!"
…
Ming Dynasty military camp.
"It's broken, I fell into a trap!"
"Quickly retreat!"
Dai Shou looked back and saw the protruding flames of the Qutang Gorge Fortress, and his face changed. He didn't know that he had fallen into the Ming Dynasty's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain and there was no way out.
"Master Dai, if you want to leave now, is it too late?"
"fire!"
A faint voice sounded, but it was Mu Ying who had already led her elite men to cut off Dai Shou's retreat, and blocked Dai Shou's way with a gun in her spare time.
Boom boom boom!
Amidst the sound of artillery, shells roared towards the camps and granaries one after another.
The next moment, a fire broke out, and the camps suddenly burst into flames. When the wind came up, they immediately surrounded the Xia army.
"what happened?"
"Isn't there no flammable material?"
Dai Shou was shocked and looked in the direction of Wu Youren with disbelief. Could it be that Wu Youren betrayed him?
But...how is this possible?
Wu Youren is the main war faction of the Xia Kingdom, and his family's interests are all in the Xia Kingdom. His previous generous exploration was not a lie. Wu Youren could not be transparent about both emotions and reasons.
In Dai Shou's heart, even if Dai Shou himself colluded with the Ming Dynasty, Wu Youren should not betray the Xia Kingdom, but the Ming family.
"Dai Shuai."
"us…"
"Fell into a trap!"
"Xiao Han was very cunning. The stones on the floors of the granary and the military camp were hollow, filled with kerosene or coal, but they were sealed with paraffin."
"I was careless! I was careless! I harmed Daxia! I harmed my brothers!"
Wu Youren looked disgraced and held two halves of the stone. His face was as black as coal, and he was filled with grief and anger.
At this moment, he blamed himself extremely, why, why didn't he think of smashing those stones away, and was just put in a way by Xiao Han.
"What!"
"hateful…"
"Is it possible that Heaven will really destroy our country?"
Dai Shou cried out sadly, with a trace of despair in his eyes. Qutang Gorge Fortress was attacked, the retreat was blocked, and fire broke out in all directions. At this time, they were like turtles in an urn, unable to fly even with wings.
"Sir Dai, please surrender. My Majesty is destined to recruit wise men from all over the world. With your talents, I will definitely be reused by Your Majesty."
Mu Ying advised Dai Shou, after all, there were 100,000 people. With the prestige of Dai Shou and Wu Youren in the Xia Army, if they did not surrender, few of the Xia Army would surrender.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Mu Shuai's kindness is appreciated by Dai."
"A loyal minister does not serve the two masters. Today he was defeated by the Ming Dynasty. Dai Shou is convinced."
"But all this is far from over. The more than 200,000 troops of King Liang and Duan are already on the way. How many days can you stop them?"
Dai Shou gritted his teeth and responded to Mu Ying. Before the war, he urged Ming to ascend and demote. He knew that it was not possible and did not want his old brothers of Xia Kingdom to sacrifice in vain. But now that the war has begun, he Dai Shou is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.
"Master Dai, why bother to hold on?"
"The reinforcements you were expecting have not arrived yet. Do you really think they will come again?"
"Let me tell you clearly, now we are alone in the ambush, and we are completely isolated and helpless. Either surrender or die."
Xiao Han stood in the Ming army formation, shaking a folding fan and holding the pearl of wisdom.
"Xiao Han!"
"Don't mess with our military morale with your nonsense!"
"brothers!"
"Reinforcements will arrive soon. Kill Xiao Han and make him a general!"
Dai Shou angrily scolded and ignored Xiao Han and Mu Ying. With an order, he directly launched an attack on Xiao Han and Mu Ying.
Dai Shou naturally knew whether Xiao Han was right or not, but he could only choose to hide his ears and steal the bell. The road would be dark. Otherwise, the morale of the army would be in chaos and they would be even more unable to resist.
Although doing so is just a desperate struggle, it is useless and completely powerless to change the final solution to defeat, but dying on the battlefield is always more dignified than being slaughtered.
In Dai Shou's view, defecting in the face of battle is what a villain would do, and leading someone's neck to be slaughtered is what a common man would do.
Therefore, it is quite pleasant to fall on the battlefield after a battle!
"Attack and destroy the enemy. After tonight, Xia Kingdom will no longer exist."
Xiao Han shook his head slightly at Mu Ying. Without Dai Shou and other main forces, the Xia Kingdom had lost all its elites. Naturally, it had completely lost its capital to sit at the same table with Daming.
In fact, they no longer have the confidence to negotiate. In this battle, the winner takes all, and Xia Guo will get nothing.
Boom boom boom!
"kill!"
"Behead the generals and seize the flag to defeat the enemy's spirit!"
After another bombardment, which knocked Xia's army to pieces, Mu Ying shouted, leading the main army to launch a final siege against Dai Shou and Wu Youren.
One cavalry was worth a thousand, and thousands of troops bowed their heads. The Xia army, which had already collapsed in formation, fell one after another like wheat under Mu Ying's blow.
Lianyunshan defense line.
Allied Forces Camp.
The atmosphere seemed extremely stiff.
"Prince Liang, I need an explanation as to why my Duan family was attacked by a group of Mongolian soldiers?"
Duan Bao clutched the secret letter in his hand, his expression so gloomy that he could shed tears.
In order to check and balance each other, both sides went out in full force. As a result, the Duan family was unexpectedly raided by a group of Mongolian soldiers. Most of the men, women, and children were killed and injured. Only a group of people outside survived. Almost all the female family members died. The Duan family ancestors The house and the ancestral hall were also burned down.
Although this matter seems strange, doing so is not in the interest of King Liang. If both parties sit down and negotiate calmly, they may be able to turn the conflict into friendship.
But... my whole family was killed by your people?
How do you want me to calm down?
"Master Duan."
"If I say that this matter has nothing to do with me, would you believe it?"
Polo Timur's expression was also a little stiff, and he was not confident about it. His family and the Duan family were not happy. If someone took advantage of his absence to launch an attack on the Duan family privately, it would not be impossible, but too high. It's possible.
Therefore, when faced with Duan Bao's questioning, Polo Timur could only say that he had no knowledge, and he did not even dare to say that it was not his family who did it.
"Nothing to do with you?"
"Then can you guarantee that this was not done by one of your people?"
Duan Bao gritted his teeth and his eyes almost burst into flames.
"this…"
"I need to confirm this."
The veins on Boluo Timur's forehead were beating, and he was also angry in his heart. If something like this happened at this stall, who wouldn't be angry after hearing it?
boom!
"So, it was your men who did it!"
"Bolo Timur!"
"We are united, but your people actually do such a thing, kill my family members, burn my ancestral hall, I, the Duan family, will fight to the death with you!"
Duan Bao slapped the table and shouted angrily. In Duan Bao's eyes, Polo Timur's behavior was like adding fuel to the fire. He almost directly admitted that he had sent people to attack the Duan family. Duan Bao was stunned. About to explode.
"Things...Mad! Come on! Do you think this king is really afraid of you bunch of lost dogs?"
"If His Majesty hadn't suppressed you, I would have wiped you out back then!"
After listening to Duan Bao's words, Polo Timur swallowed back what he was about to say, "The matter has not been clarified yet," and also shouted directly.
He was the King of Liang in the Yuan Dynasty. Why did he insist on fighting against the Ming Dynasty?
Isn’t it just a matter of not steaming the steamed buns to gain reputation?
Originally, Lao Zhu recognized the orthodoxy of the Yuan Dynasty and promised not to touch him as long as he obeyed. He was so confused that he dragged Duan Bao, a reckless man, into this muddy water.
What a hell, he actually would rather believe that Duan Bao, a common man, doesn't believe in the credibility of Ming Dynasty. What is he trying to do?
"Okay, okay!"
"In that case, let's see you on the battlefield!"
"Brothers, let's go and show some color to these barbarians!"
Duan Bao shouted angrily and led his men directly towards his military formation.
This is really unreasonable!
Polo Timur, because he is the Prince of Meng Yuan, it's okay to look down on him normally. Now that he has destroyed his own clan, he doesn't want to act anymore, right?
Is it possible that this bastard had colluded with Daming a long time ago just to set a trap for himself?
Duan Bao thought, the more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became, the more angry he became, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he became.
"The whole army obeys the order!"
"Be ready to follow me at any time to eliminate these southern natives!"
Polo Timur also shouted angrily and ordered to be ready to attack Duan's army at any time. The alliance between the two parties was completely broken.
Lianyunshan defense line.
"It seems that Feng Xue's clever plan is very successful."
"Fight! Fight!"
"Dog bites dog, it's a hairy mouth!"
"Sooner or later, Daming will take care of you too!"
"Come here, tell Mu Shuai and Mr. Xiao that the Duan family and Prince Liang have completely broken up, and the coalition has stopped."
Lan Yu raised her eyes and looked at the two groups of people standing opposite each other in the distance, at war with each other, and couldn't help but smile.
hehe.
Let these bastards show off their power in front of him. Now, with a clever plan, Xiao Han made them kill each other to relieve their anger. It was so relieved!
Outside Qutangxia Fortress.
Daming military camp.
It's dawn.
"Where are Duan and Prince Liang?"
Less than half of the people around Dai Shou were left, and they all looked exhausted. He was supporting his body with the big gun in his hand, feeling a little weak.
Facing the Ming Dynasty's overnight siege, and surrounded by flames, the originally strong army of 100,000 soldiers was now breathing its last breath.
Like a camel that has exhausted all its reserves and is only relying on its last breath to keep it from falling. It only needs the last straw to be completely crushed to death.
Da da da!
"Dai Shuai, the latest news."
"The alliance between Duan and Liang Wang collapsed."
"Both sides insist on their own opinions, saying that the other party broke the covenant."
An expedited exploration horse specially brought in by Daming rushed in and shouted.
puff!
When Dai Shou heard this, the last trace of blood faded from Tuan Ben's pale face, a mouthful of old blood spurted out, and he fell on his back.
"Summer…"
"Dead!"
Dai Shou's eyes were dull, looking up at the morning light falling on the smoky ground, muttering to himself.
He knew that it was over, everything was over, the Qutang Gorge Fortress was breached, the northern defense line was also in poor condition, and the Duan family and Prince Liang in the south were directly involved in civil war. At this time, the Xia Kingdom had completely collapsed. At this critical moment, there would be no more A glimmer of hope for a comeback.
"kill!"
"Kill!"
"A summer dog who is not afraid of death, fight me!"
…
In the morning light, the killing cries of Ming soldiers sounded again.
Tan Ma shouted the news directly in front of everyone. Xia Jun, who had run out of ammunition and food, fell into despair and could no longer form effective resistance.
Those who died in battle died in battle, those who surrendered, and those who managed to escape with luck, less than half.
The army of one hundred thousand was forced to be eaten alive by Mu Ying and Xiao Han with a disadvantaged force, with thousands of casualties.
"Xiao Han is indeed Xiao Fengxue who dominates the world."
"A true man of God!"
"We...lost unjustly."
Dai Shou and Wu Youren supported each other, sighed, and slowly walked into a granary that was still burning with fire.
…
(End of chapter)
