Chapter 357: Carrying the Jade Dragon to Die for the King (Part II)

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"Where is the Southern Barbarian's Divine Command Army now?" Liu Cheng looked at the confused markings on the map, and couldn't help frowning, "Didn't you say yesterday that the Shence Army had begun to attack Jinzhou, why hasn't there been news from Jinzhou now?" โ€

Liu Yuanli rushed in in a hurry: "General, general, there is no news of the Shence Army?" โ€

Liu Quan shook his head with a wry smile, and the generals standing below were also helpless. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Liu Yuanli stomped his feet fiercely: "Is this Divine Strategy Army playing hide and seek with us, or does it have other calculations?" Chengdu has been surrounded, if we stand still here now, we will sit back and watch Chengdu Mansion be conquered by the Southern Barbarians, and then it will not be a Chengdu Mansion that will fall, but the entire Xichuan! โ€

"Since the Xiangfan War, Jinzhou has always been a dedicated defense line in Sichuan, even if the Southern Barbarian Shence Army covers up and kills the whole army, it is impossible for Jinzhou to not even have time to issue an urgent document, it may only be because the Southern Barbarian has not shown a trace." Liu Quan stretched out his hand and knocked on the table, "Shuju (Liu Yuanli's cousin), I know that your brother is in Chengdu Mansion, but now is not the time to think about individuals." โ€

Seeing that Liu Yuanli still wanted to argue, Liu Cheng said in a deep voice: "You must be clear that the Southern Barbarians have broken through Suizhou and threatened the flank of Dongchuan, once the Shence army attacks Dazhou and Bazhou, then the entire Dongchuan will not be able to hold it, and the road to retreat from Xichuan to Hanzhong will be completely blocked." โ€

Liu Yuanli gritted his teeth and didn't say a word. Liu Cheng could only sigh: "Uncle Ju, if a certain army is sent to rescue Chengdu Mansion now, and the southern barbarians make a move, then it will be the east and west rivers that will be buried." โ€

"But the Southern Barbarians only have the Shence Army and the Tianwu Army in Nanyang, and they have to face our defenders in Heluo, as well as the Cowardly Xue Army led by Prime Minister Shi Cheng and the Southern Expeditionary Army led by Marshal Boyan, even if the Southern Barbarians have great courage, they will not dare to attack Dongchuan." Liu Yuanli thought of something and blurted out.

Yang Wen'an, the marshal of Dongchuan who was standing on Liu Quan's side, said coldly: "Shuju, don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, now the entire Great Mongolia is scarce in all parts of the country, Chengdu Mansion and Xichuan have been lost, we can attack again in the future, but once something happens to Dongchuan and all the departments of Dongchuan and Xichuan are buried here, there is really no capital to fight back, you have to be clear, Shuju, this responsibility is not something that anyone can afford!" โ€

Thinking of something, Liu Cheng stared at Yutu with some doubts: "The last time Wen Tianxiang went on the Northern Expedition from Xiangyang, although the Sichuan Shu army was dispatched, it was just to contain us and make it difficult for us to attack the flank of Xiangyang from Jinzhou, but now that the entire Northern Expedition has come to an end, why did the Sichuan Shu army make such a big move at this time, and even all the foot cavalry were dispatched, so they had to conquer Chengdu Mansion?" โ€

Yang Wen'an was stunned, he had always been the most relied on deputy and think tank by Liu Quan's side, and now when Liu Cheng said this, he suddenly secretly screamed in his heart, and walked straight to the front of Yutu: "The southern barbarians attacked Chengdu Mansion not just for Chengdu Mansion and Xichuan, otherwise they would not have done it at this time." โ€

Liu Changchang took a long breath: "The Southern Barbarians are not just for Chengdu Mansion. โ€

Just when the generals below were all in the clouds and didn't know what the two generals were talking about, Liu Yuanli shouted suddenly: "Southern barbarians, southern barbarians, they are to lock the passage from Xichuan to Dali south!" โ€

"It's not Xichuan that the Southern Barbarians want to attack, it's Dali!" Liu Quan slammed his fist on the map, "As long as the southbound road of Chengdu Mansion is cut off, Dali will really become a lonely army, and it will be too late to go to Tubo through Hexi to support!" โ€

Yang Wenan frowned and muttered: "But in order to attack Dali, the Southern Barbarians came to attack Xichuan first, aren't they afraid that the old soldiers of the division will be tired, or we will see through it." โ€

Stretching out his hand and pointing on the map, Liu Quan had an epiphany: "It's really a big game of chess." โ€

Looking at it fixedly, Yang Wen'an gasped, and the place Liu Quan was referring to was Yongzhou on Guangnan West Road: "Are you saying that the Southern Barbarians want to take the Guangnan West Road and drive straight into Shanxian Mansion, but they are afraid that the Dali defenders will be on guard, so the Sichuan and Shu troops are responsible for cutting off the southbound road, and then make a feint posture to confuse the Dali defenders to transfer the main force north?" โ€

"Not only these," Liu Cheng said in a deep voice, "In order to allow the Sichuan Shu army to successfully break through Xichuan, and then calmly go south, Ye Yingwu also dispatched the Shence Army to contain us, if a certain is not mistaken, I am afraid that the Zhenhai Navy in Huainan and even the Shenwei Army in Jiangnan will be dispatched, so that our troops in Heluo and Huaibei will not dare to act rashly." โ€

"Mobilize the world, just to be able to break Dali in one fell swoop!" The expression on Yang Wenan's face changed again and again, "This Ye Yingwu turned his hands into clouds and covered his hands into rain, but we can only follow him around." โ€

With a long sigh, Liu Cheng sat down a little distracted, and the generals below who understood what was going on had begun to talk quietly.

"Tell Dali now, is it too late, at least we can evacuate people." Yang Wenxin still had a trace of fantasy in his heart, and couldn't help but ask softly, "What we lack most now is soldiers, although there are only more than 20,000 people in Dali, but they are all the elites of a hundred battles left over from the time of the Great Khan and Marshal Ashu's southern expedition, and it is better to have than nothing." โ€

Liu Yuanli looked at Liu Cheng with some panic, if the people of Dali can withdraw, then Chengdu will naturally be able to keep it, with 20,000 cavalry elites, there is no room for the southern barbarians to be arrogant outside the Chengdu gate.

"I'm afraid it's too late, it's too late for us to understand." Liu Cheng said a little bitterly, "Now don't talk about withdrawing the people from Dali, even the rescue of Chengdu Mansion has been ยทยทยทยทยทยท."

The sound of messy and panicked footsteps came from outside, and a sentry rode quickly into the lobby: "General, something is wrong, something is wrong?!" โ€

"Is there any news of the Divine Army?" Liu Cheng Huoran stood up, clenched the hilt of the sword on the case, and a murderous aura bloomed in his eyes, staring at the sentry detective awe-inspiringly.

The sentry looked up at Liu Chuan with some difficulty, and after hesitating for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "No, Xichuan news, several guards in Chengdu Mansion led their own soldiers to defect, and after killing Liu An, Kaicheng surrendered, and now Chengdu Mansion has been captured by the Southern Barbarians!" Liu An's head was hung on the city gate to announce to all parties. โ€

"What?!" Liu Quan felt that his eyes were dark, and Liu Yuanli, who realized that something was wrong when he heard the words "Chengdu Mansion", would have fainted to the ground if it weren't for the support of a few colleagues next to him, and tears flowed down the cheeks of this man who had shocked the entire Sichuan and Shu.

His hands trembled slightly and clenched, and Liu Cheng and Yang Wenan looked at each other.

Chengdu Mansion, run by the Liu family for two generations, known as the impregnable Chengdu Mansion, was broken so simply, and it was caused by the backlash of his own family? Isn't this a ridiculous thing to do? At this moment, Liu Cheng and Yang Wenan only felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

And Liu Yuanli was already crying and kneeling on the ground: "Two generals, two generals want to avenge their brother, my brother has been serving the country and the people for so many years, he can't just die, two generals!" โ€

"Let's get my uncle out first, so that I can settle down." Yang Wenan waved his hand lightly and looked at the many generals below who were silent. He knew very well in his heart that a fortified city like Chengdu Mansion, even if the Sichuan and Shu army had flying thunder cannons to rely on, it would be difficult to conquer it in such a short time, which could only show that the generals in Chengdu Mansion had been unstable before, otherwise it would be impossible for this kind of rebellion to occur.

Since there are people in Chengdu Mansion who have bad intentions, it is inevitable that this will be the case in Tongchuan Mansion.

After all, what are the whereabouts of the following generals Yang Wenan himself knows very well in his heart, except for a very small number of people like Liu Cheng who have blood feuds and grievances with the Southern Song Dynasty, most of them are generals like wall grass, and more importantly, these generals are not incapable, just because their weak will made them make the choice of betrayal when the Mongolian army swept through Sichuan and Shu, but now with the rise of the Ming Dynasty and the obvious elimination of the two sides, this gang of people with no personality is likely to be the same as the generals of Chengdu Mansion, Also come and stab a knife in the back.

Sensing Yang Wen'an's obviously distrustful gaze, many generals in Dongchuan below secretly shivered in their hearts, and even more timid and fearful people came out and knelt on the ground: "General, please rest assured that although the last general is not talented, but the loyalty to the Great Mongolia can be seen by the sun and the moon, as long as the two generals give the order, they will definitely go to the soup for the sake of the Great Mongolia and the Great Khan, and they will not hesitate!" โ€

"General, we are loyal, the sun and the moon can be seen!" One came out to take the lead, and the rest of the generals rushed to stand up, and for a while no one cared about the war in full swing in Xichuan, after all, this was related to the survival of everyone's heads.

Liu Cheng and Yang Wen'an glanced at each other helplessly, the fall of Chengdu Mansion is enough to make people anxious, and now these wall grasses who have always come out to show their loyalty at the slightest hint of wind and grass make Liu Cheng deeply uneasy.

"Everybody get up." Yang Wen'an said loudly, "You are all my Dongchuan expedition to the Quartet, and it is also an indispensable help for the Great Mongolia to gain a foothold in Dongchuan. โ€

Liu Quan also nodded: "Everyone, please get up quickly, in this way, if the incident happens suddenly, Marshal Yang and Marshal Yang will inevitably be out of proportion, and please go down to rest first, as long as there are still two of us in Dongxichuan, there will be no chaos!" โ€

These words were loud and sound, which relieved many generals who knew Liu Quan's ability, but they still whispered, obviously there was something in their hearts that they couldn't let go.

Looking at the backs of the people who left one by one, Yang Wenan let out a long sigh: "The generals are suspicious, there is really no way to fight this battle again." โ€

"Xichuan, Xichuan is just lost." Liu Cheng said in a deep voice, "And if you lose it with Xichuan, I'm afraid there is Dali." Now we're really the only ones left in the south. โ€

"Then we must also hold it, and we must do everything we can to defend this place for Mongolia." Yang Wenan gritted his teeth, "The Great Khan is a rare talent in ancient and modern times, even if we don't move, as long as we hold Dongchuan, he also knows where our considerations and worries are, and when the time comes, not only will he be innocent, but he will definitely be rewarded." โ€

Liu Cheng slowly sat back in his chair: "At this time, I still think about what to do so much, and I can only take one step at a time." In this world, I'm afraid it won't be ยทยทยทยทยทยท soon"

Yang Wenan suddenly coughed, interrupting Liu Cheng's emotion. Glancing at his companion in some astonishment, Liu Cheng immediately appeared with a bitter smile and did not say much.

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"Bang!" After a muffled sound, the straw man not far away had been torn to pieces.

Looking at the still smoking firearm in his hand, Li Fu was a little stunned, and immediately looked at Ma Yan, who was also stunned next to him: "This firearm ยทยทยทยทยทยท"

"Heaven forbid!" The old general's eyes felt moist unaided.

"How many firebolts are there?" Li Fu subconsciously lowered his voice, but his eyes were firmly fixed on the straw man in front of him, and he didn't notice that his voice was a little trembling.

Chen Yuanliang solemnly arched his hand: "Qiqi two generals, this time a certain came with fifty firearms, His Royal Highness ordered the two generals to take Dali, these fifty firearms have priority over the whole army to equip the Yongzhou Army and the Xuanwu Army, and please cherish the two generals." โ€

Ma Yan nodded, and Zhengse said: "Chen Xianggong can rest assured that as long as the old man is still in one day, this fire gun will naturally be intact." I just don't know if His Royal Highness King Ming said when to attack? โ€

"This is not within a certain duty, and when he went south, His Royal Highness King Ming did not give orders, but since even the latest firearms such as firearms have been entrusted to the two generals, the meaning is naturally clear, and it is time for Dali to become the land of Daming." Chen Yuanliang said in a deep voice, "As for the many matters of the march, I also ask the two generals to make their own decisions, and the transfer of firearms and the guardianship of a certain person who came this time is not the duty of supervising the army and the Qincha. โ€

Ma Yan and Li Fu glanced at each other, and immediately understood what Ye Yingwu meant, His Royal Highness King Ming is still the same as before, let them do it.

"Yesterday I received the news of Sichuan and Shu, Chengdu Mansion has been conquered, and now the Sichuan and Shu army in addition to guarding the road of Chengdu Mansion south to Dali, Xuzhou, Banzhou, Kuizhou and other places have been dispatched, and the posture of attacking Dali is real, as for whether the Mongolian Tartars of Dali will be deceived, then they can only be resigned to fate." Ma Yan took a step forward and whispered.

Li Fu nodded, leaving aside the others to follow, and the two of them walked along the path outside the school field with seemingly idle steps: "From Sichuan Shu to Guangnan West Road, the road is far away, during which it is mountainous, and it always takes some time to go around, and now it seems that Chengdu Mansion has conquered it four days ago, that is to say, whether the Mongolian Tartars in Dali have been fooled or not, it can already be seen." โ€

"The news from Dali ยทยทยทยทยทยท" Ma Yan slowly clenched his fists, "Yang Ting and Lou Yong, since the last time the news was sent in Luxi, there has been no news, don't go wrong, otherwise it will ยทยทยทยทยทยท"

"Two generals, there is a secret letter from the Good Interpretation Mansion!" A herald came quickly and arrived at the letter in surprise, "Please also ask the two generals to read it." โ€

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives." Li Fu said with a smile, but his hands were a little trembling, and it was difficult to hide his nervous heart at this time.

Seeing this scene, Ma Yan just breathed a long sigh of relief: "If you have the ability to write a letter, it means that even if you don't gain a lot, it's almost there." We're finally ready to do it. โ€

Li Fu nodded, handed the letter out of his hand to Ma Yan, with a touch of joy on the corner of his mouth: "As the old general expected, the secret notes everywhere are correct, it is written by Yang Ting himself, they have been preparing to cooperate with us inside and outside the Shanyan Mansion, and the Mongolian Tartars are now stepping up their defenses outside Dali City, and they have transferred 2,000 people from the Shanyan Mansion to support Sanji, obviously trying to guard against Chengdu Mansion." โ€

After taking the letter and looking at it, Ma Yan slowly closed it, threw it into the fire next to him, and said in a deep voice: "The Mongolian Tartars have been tricked, but it's hard to guarantee that they won't realize that this is a trap, and there is not much time left for us now, how are the soldiers of the Xuanwu Army doing recently?" โ€

"The Xuanwu army has been training in the mountains on the west side of Yongzhou for the past few days, in order to be able to overcome the miasma (plateau hypoxia reaction) in the mountains, although there are still thousands of people who are difficult to adapt to after so many days, but after all, it is better than when they came." Li Fu frowned slightly, "I can't take care of so much now, there is one person who is alone, at least those who can fight have to be pulled up." โ€

"That's all it can be." Ma Yan nodded, "Dispatch the elite soldiers among you and my personal guards, be sure to master the use of this firearm tonight, we will leave tomorrow morning, rush to Luxi City at sunset the day after tomorrow, and after resting for the night, we must go day and night, and within twelve hours we must kill the city of Shanxifu, and take down the eastern portal of Dali!" โ€

Li Fu looked up at the golden crow that was gradually sinking westward, and reached out to hold the sword.

Repay the king's intention on the golden platform, carry the jade dragon to die for the king, His Royal Highness King Ming, you have entrusted the entire Dali to a certain person, and a certain person will not disappoint His Royal Highness King Ming! (To be continued.) )