Although the dead soldiers of Eastern Wu who boarded the ship with Zhou Yu were good at fighting and fearless, the officers and men of the Tang Navy brought by Gan Ning were not good at stubble, even if they fought under equal conditions, they had to go through a battle to be able to decide. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info At the moment, there is a huge disparity, and the results naturally need not be said.

Except for Gan Ning, who was still fighting with Zhou Yu on the flagship, the battles on the other ships had completely ended.

The Tang Navy quickly turned their target to other places, they lowered their sails, slowed down the speed of the boat, aimed their hulls at the banks of the river on both sides, and threw a rain of arrows, which fell in the river and on the riverbank, stirring up waves of blood.

The Soochow army, which retreated from the north bank, first had to face such a killing. No matter how good they are in the water, they will become live targets in the water, and even if they are lucky enough to escape the shooting of the bow and crossbow, it will be difficult to escape from the collision of the battleship.

The Tang army used more than 200 ships, crowding the river for several miles. The flotilla did not blindly move forward, but cruised back and forth in the center of the battlefield, like a moving fortress.

Despite this, the retreating soldiers from the north bank did not flinch. Because they know very well in their hearts how hard the opportunity to escape is. Those who are still fighting to the death, and the robes that have been broken for others are facing the real danger.

The offensive of the Tang army on the north bank was so fierce that it made one wonder if they were the same force that had been defeated not long ago.

On the entire front, there were shining spears everywhere, like countless angry bees, and like a jungle full of thorns, dense and ubiquitous, and each round of thorns could cause a lot of damage to the Eastern Wu army.

The Eastern Wu army, which was attacked on its back, also had no previous courage and was unable to launch a counterattack, so it could only use flesh and blood as a wall to win the opportunity to escape for the robe behind him.

As the casualties increase and the number of fugitives increases, their resistance becomes more and more overwhelming, and they are on the verge of a total collapse. By the time the array collapsed, no one on the North Shore could escape.

The Soochow army, which was on the south bank, was relatively the safest.

The 30,000 Eastern Wu troops were cut into two sections, with 14,500 soldiers and horses on the north and south banks. Although Sun Jian's attack was ferocious and he had the upper hand, he was limited by the limited strength of the Imperial Forest Army, and he was unable to turn his advantage into victory for a while. If Lu Meng and Zhu Huan wanted to escape, they could still fight and retreat. At the cost of enduring certain losses, to preserve the main force.

However, Lu Meng and Zhu Huan didn't want to escape, and they couldn't escape.

The main general, Zhou Yu, is still on the enemy ship, and the robe on the north shore is also trying to survive, and they can't turn a blind eye to this. Therefore, they could only suffer huge casualties under the attack of the Tang army on both sides, and tried to keep the way back for the main general and the robes.

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In late April, Li Yi received a report from Jicheng: Zhou Lang was defeated and captured, and the invading enemy was annihilated.

After getting such news, Li Yi was not in a hurry to return to his teacher. First, he and Zhu Rong were newly married, and he didn't want her to leave her hometown in such a hurry; Second, he is still waiting for the results of Xu Huang's southern expedition.

At this time, the army led by Xu Huang came to the border of the Shan country.

Xu Huang said to King Duosi: "You have lived in the wilderness for a long time, you are familiar with geography, you know how to seek good fortune and avoid evil, and the army marches south, and I hope to bother a lot." ”

King Duosi said: "General Gongming is polite, this is a matter of a certain point. The Dian royal family did not accept the rule of the Han Empire and rebelled. How can a small Dian Kingdom be an opponent of the imperial army? The Ailao royal family did not support, moved south along the Irrawaddy River and Salween, at that time the upper reaches of the two rivers were still in the period of slash-and-burn cultivation, the Ailao royal family arrived, taught to cultivate, because the land was fertile, it could be harvested three times a year, and the strength rose sharply, and the king of Ailao took advantage of the situation to establish a country, and the country was called Shan. ”

Xu Huang asked curiously: "Why don't you reply to the old country name 'Yunnan'?" ”

King Duosi said: "The royal family of Ailao is the Dai people, the pronunciation of Shan and Dai languages is similar, and the Shan character can be interpreted as the Dai people become an independent country, not forgetting the root of the Dian country." ”

Xu Huang asked again: "During the Yongyou Tune period, he sent an envoy to the court, and the emperor Qin gave the seal ribbon, but now the Han Dynasty is stable, why not the court?" ”

King Duosi said: "The southern Shan country has risen and often attacked, and King Mazhan is too busy to take care of himself, how can he have the spare strength to pay tribute? ”

Xu Huang said with a smile: "The teacher is famous. ”

King Duosi asked suspiciously, "Dare to ask what is the name of the general's banner?" ”

Xu Huang said: "The Shan royal family moved to Yongchang County from the Han Dynasty, and they are also a member of our Han multi-ethnic group. The emperor once said that I, the Tang Dynasty, are brothers regardless of Hanyi. If a brother is in trouble, how can he stand by? ”

King Duosi high-fived and said: "The general's machine has changed, and I admire it." ”

Early the next morning, the Tang army crossed the Heishui River (Salween River) and marched towards Shan.

The Shan people could not help but be shocked when they saw such a huge army entering, and the border city guards came to the city with trembling trembling and asked loudly, "Who is coming?" Why trespass on our soil? ”

Because of the language, most people don't know, so Xu Huang looked at King Duosi.

King Duosi smacked his horse forward and said loudly: "We are the Tang army, and I heard that the Shan State was bullied by the Shan State for no reason, so I came to help. ”

With a white cloth wrapped around his head, his face was black and red, and he stammered, "Does our king know?" If you enter the country without a reason, you are enemies, and if I let you pass, you will be sinners in our country. ”

Although this guard general didn't know the allusion to the false path to destroy the enemy, he still understood this truth. The population of the Shan State is only more than 500,000, the number of troops is only 50,000, the national strength is limited, and most of the army is now fighting against the Shan State in the south, and the army left behind in the rear is only a few thousand people, which will not be the opponent of Xu Huang's army of more than 10,000 people.

King Duosi said loudly: "Tang and Shan, brother, I came from afar with good intentions towards the army, and you actually regarded it as an enemy army?" Is it impossible to sit back and wait for the Shan State to be destroyed by the Shan State? ”

The guard looked at the Tang army under the city, and his heart trembled, and in desperation, he came up with a procrastination trick and said loudly: "You stay outside the gate for a while, and I will report to the king for a decision." ”

King Duosi whispered to Xu Huang what the guard meant, and asked Xu Huang what to do?

Xu Huang glanced at the low-ranking Guancheng and said loudly: "Break the city!" ”

The vulture behind him let out a loud shout, and led two thousand vine armor soldiers to run towards Guancheng.

The Shan State guards were shocked, and when they saw the vicious appearance of the vulture bones, their legs and stomachs were weak, how could the army of the Tang Dynasty say that they will fight, and I didn't say that I wouldn't let you pass?

The vulture bone did not wear armor, nor was he afraid of arrows, and took the lead in charging forward, and the Shan soldiers hurriedly released their arrows, and how could the arrows shoot at the vine armor soldiers, it was almost like tickling.

The guards panicked, what kind of soldier is this, how can he not be afraid of arrows?

The vulture came to the city, opened his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at the guard, who hurriedly dodged.

The vulture bone is infinitely powerful, this arrow goes both fierce and fast, where can the guard dodge, right in the shoulder socket, the guard screams, and hurriedly runs down the city.

When the rattan soldiers saw their own lord with an arrow, they shouted, and they took out their longbows one after another, and shot arrows at the head of the city.

The vulture ran with a run, and the mace waved, stuck it in the ground, and made a beautiful pole vault, and flew up to the city. This hand played beautifully, and the Tang Army behind all cheered.

Ordinary rattan armor soldiers did not have the ability to have vulture bones, so they threw out the flying claws they had just distributed, hung them on the city, grabbed the ropes one by one, and rushed up.

Seeing hundreds of people coming up, the vultures ran down the city and slaughtered into the crowd of soldiers under the city.

The soldiers of the Shan State had already been frightened by the vulture bones, and when they saw the vulture bones coming, they immediately scattered.

The gate of the city was opened, and Xu Huang led the men and horses through the pass, leaving a team of men and horses to guard it.

King Doth summoned the surrendered soldiers, local elders, and chieftains, and muttered for a long time before convincing them.

When the local elders and leaders saw that the Tang army really did not disturb the people, but only passed, they all put their minds at ease, and they thought about whether to prepare some cow wine to reward the army.

After passing through the border city, we arrived at Lashio, the first important town in the Shan Kingdom.

Lashio is surrounded by mountains, and several winding mountain roads are connected to the outside world.

When he came to the outside of the city, Xu Huang frowned and watched, only to see that the city walls were all made of bluestones in the mountains, tall and strong, and the city gate was narrow, and there were not many people and horses, so he said to King Duosi: "Please sir try to persuade him to surrender?" ”

Yue Yun said: "General, why don't you order the soldiers to pretend to be business travelers and open the city gate by fraud?" ”

Xu Huang said: "If Mr. Duosi is not successful, he will do this again." The herald ordered the army to be hidden, and Hugh wanted to make the defenders suspicious. ”

When the king came to the city, he was followed by five hundred men, and the guards at the head of the city shouted, "Who is coming?" Hugh must come near, or the bow and arrows will serve. ”

King Dosi said: "I heard that the Shan State was attacked by the Biao Kingdom, and I waited for the Great Tang Dynasty to come to help. ”

The guard said, "Wait a minute, I'll tell the general before making a decision." ”

After a while, the guard came and said loudly: "I have enough food for the Shan soldiers, and I don't need the assistance of your Datang, where do I come from and where do I go back." Some time ago, you broke my border city, and I will not hold the Shan country accountable. ”

Seeing that the words were on this, King Duosi hurriedly came to see Xu Huang, and Xu Huang muttered: "I ordered the soldiers to pursue and did not let go of the defenders of the border city, how did this guard know the news?" ”

King Dosi said: "My army is marching along the avenue, and the residents of the border city may take the small road to pass the news. ”

Xu Huang said: "Going deep into the realm of other countries, the geography is indeed not as familiar as the locals. It seems that he can't convince the guards, so he has to try a good strategy. ”

King Duosi said: "The guard has doubts in his heart, and the investigation must be strict, and he is worried that he will not succeed." ”

Xu Huang thought about it for a while, and felt that what King Duosi said was reasonable, the language barrier was not easy, and a King Duosi who knew how to speak Shan people still showed his face, let alone ordinary soldiers. If the defenders saw through it, they gave the lives of the soldiers in vain, and said at the moment: "It's a pity that the special forces are not here, look at the terrain of this city, if there are special forces, Keri will be broken." ”