- At the same time that the Song army entered the territory of Dali, the Yang family finally reversed.

The forces of the Yang family in the entire west of Erhai have been fully mobilized, and a large number of troops have been armed, far more than the 20,000 that the marquis can have, and of course it cannot be as many as the claimed 200,000.

Yang Yunxian is a particular person, and before the incident, he also found someone to write a fierce article, directly denouncing the ten major crimes of Dali lord Duan Silian for betraying the country for glory, corpse vegetarian meal, absurdity, and murder of loyal ministers. The essay is very literate, shaping Duan Silian into a mediocre and immoral gentleman. Those bad deeds are like seeing them in person, and they really blinded many unsuspecting people.

It is said that after Duan Silian saw this article, he didn't memorize it in one breath and almost fainted.

After the release of the text, Yang Yunxian restored the name of Nanzhao. 50,000 troops, plus 20,000 troops assisted by Tubo, falsely claimed 200,000, and attacked in the direction of Dali City.

Because western Yunnan was the traditional sphere of influence of the Yang family, and Duan's Dali had long since shrunk back to Gyeonggi, the Nanzhao army was invincible along the way, and soon reached the gateway to Gyeonggi - Shangguan. Yang Yunxian ordered the army to stop and repair, and at the same time sent an ultimatum to Dali City, demanding that Duan Silian stop resisting and Kaecheng surrender.

At the same time, he also sent a letter to all the princes, asking them to send troops to help in the war, and the alliance will be under Shangguan City. But except for those small tribes that have long been attached to the Yang family, all the princes have watched coldly, and no one has stepped into this troubled water. Even those old relationships who had promised to respond with troops were ambiguous and were not in a hurry to fulfill their promises.

This is because of the Dali Emperor Duan Silian. The news of sending envoys to the Song Dynasty to ask for help is already well known.

But don't expect them to help the Duan family...... From Dali to Bianjing, why not stop at Guanshan for thousands of miles? The emperor and ministers of the Song Dynasty discussed and decided again, prepared the army, and the army could set off at the end of the year, even if it was very fast. Waited until the city of Dali. I'm afraid it's going to be spring next year.

There is also time to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait until the right time to place a bet.

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At the court meeting in the Dali Palace, there was this kind of thing that made Duan Silian angry.

He was dressed in military uniform. Sitting on the throne, looking at His Majesty's civil and military officials, he shouted: "Yang Yunxian openly rebelled. The soldiers have already arrived outside the Dragon Head Pass. If Longshou Pass is lost, in less than two days, Dali City will be surrounded by rebels, how can you be so indifferent? ”

All the ministers were silent, and Duan Silian's younger brother Duan Siyi had no choice but to go out and say: "The Yang family used to be a royal family, and they have received royal grace for generations. His Majesty treated Yang Yunxian with great kindness, but he didn't expect that wolf's ambition and open rebellion. Heaven and earth condemn such acts. I implore Your Majesty to mobilize the world's soldiers and horses, and will hunt this thief outside the Dragon Head Pass! ”

Duan Silian smiled approvingly: "What the righteous brother said is extremely true. Although Shangguan is a Xiongguan, it can't stand the rebels attacking day and night, and you still need to send troops to work hard to ensure that Shangguan is not lost! He encouraged the people: "I will not hide it from you. Lone has already asked for help from the Great Song Dynasty, and the heavenly soldiers will come soon, and the rebels will be easily crushed into powder when the time comes, so the victory must be ours. ”

As soon as the words changed, Duan Silian said quietly: "But we must hold on until the heavenly soldiers arrive." Otherwise, the city of Dali will be broken. Inevitably, the jade will be burned......"

His meaning was clear. You must write home and call your family to join the battle, or else you will wait for the head to fall to the ground!"

Duan Silian's gaze swept over the hundreds of officials in the court one by one, and whichever one he looked at shrank his neck, and no one would open his mouth first. In the end, all the officials looked at Gao Zhisheng, the Gao family was the biggest prince, and these small princes in the court all looked at the head of the Gao family.

Seeing that all the officials were looking at Gao Zhisheng, Duan Silian couldn't help but hate in his heart, these wolf-hearted things forgot who gave them their fiefdoms, official positions, and lu! The Gao family was just a courtier like them, but they all obeyed him...... One day, we will destroy all these ungrateful things! …,

He didn't know that if Chen Ke hadn't been born, the Gao family would have taken advantage of this Yang rebellion to completely override the Duan family, and succeeded in usurping the throne more than ten years later. Although the throne was later returned to the Duan family, Dali has always been controlled by the Gao family. However, the Duan family lost all their territory, became more and more impoverished, and even often asked the Gao family to pity and reward hundreds of acres of land to feed the Manchu people.

It can be said that Gao Zhisheng is only one step away from turning Dali into the world of the Gao family. But at this juncture, the Song Dynasty suddenly intervened and disrupted his wishful thinking......

In the original calculation, Gao Zhisheng planned to wait for the Duan family and the Yang family to fight for both defeats, raise troops again, defeat the Yang family, and let the Wuman completely overwhelm the Baiman, and there is no force in Dali that can compete with the Gao family. At that time, he wanted to be Cao Cao and Cao Cao, and he wanted to be Cao Pi and Cao Pi, it all depended on his mood.

But now, the Duan family hugged the thigh of the Song Dynasty, once the Song army killed the rebellion, what would happen to him? At that time, I am afraid that the Duan family will use the support of the Song army to deal with themselves, and the days at that time will be called miserable.

So change the plan and support the Yang family? Naturally, the Duan family can be eliminated very quickly. But the Yang family is not the Duan family, if they are allowed to sit in the country, it will be a matter of eating people, and a fool will do it if they seek skin with the tiger.

So I had to settle for the next best thing. Gao Zhisheng secretly sighed in his heart, and said with his hand: "Your Majesty is angry, the country has something to do, and it is naturally the responsibility of the ministers." But as the saying goes, if the soldier is ominous, the saint should not move. Once a war starts, it will be my Dali that will be broken, and it will be my Dali people who will suffer. After a pause, he said slowly: "I look at that Yang Taishi, who is usually loyal to Geng Jie, not born with rebelliousness, maybe he is just not ......angry for a while."

"What's not angry?" Duan Silian said coldly.

"Don't be angry, Your Majesty suddenly dedicated the country to the Song Dynasty." Gao Zhisheng looked at him and said word by word.

What does "you ......" mean reversing black and white? It's called reversing black and white. It was obviously a desperate attachment to the Song Dynasty, but it was said that it was because he defected to the Song Dynasty that the Yang family rebelled. Duan Silian's face was not good-looking: "In this way, Xiangguo is on the side of the Yang family." ”

"Absolutely not! The Gao family has been loyal to the ministers for generations, and the micro ministers will always be loyal to His Majesty. Gao Zhisheng said conclusively: "But the Yang family is also the dry city of the country, which is related to the stability of two thousand miles in western Yunnan. Therefore, for the sake of the ministers, please be magnanimous and stop the army. lest the relatives be painful, and the enemies will be ......"

As soon as Gao Zhisheng said his position, all the officials immediately echoed him, and they all became peacemakers. It seems that I am worried about damaging the flowers and plants, bottles and cans of Dali.

Looking at the group of uglies who performed hard in the court, Duan Silian felt a familiar sense of powerlessness in his heart again. This made him feel extremely comforted by his original decision.

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The final result of the court meeting was that Ko Zhisheng, as the plenipotentiary, entered into peace talks with Yang Yunxian. But Yang Yunxian ignored him at all, and instead began to intensify the siege...... What are you kidding, my old Yang raised troops with great momentum, and before he had a serious battle, he retreated in a gray manner, how can he still see people in the future?

Far water can't quench your thirst, and you have to rely on yourself if you want to survive. Duan Silian hurriedly mobilized all his forces to support Longshou Pass. What comforted him was that the envoys of the Celestial Empire did not wait and see like the people of Dali, but supported the Duan clan with a clear banner. And not only did they stay lip service, but a few young Great Song officials actually led hundreds of Great Song guards to Shangguan to support the operation.

In Duan Silian's view, although this is a drop in the bucket, it is absolutely significant. Facts speak louder than words, proving that the Great Song Dynasty firmly supported the Duan family, which was absolutely extraordinary to those wall grasses.

The result was even better than he expected. Those young Song Dynasty officials, after watching coldly for several days, finally couldn't stand the corruption and incompetence of the Dali officers. They categorically took over the defense of the city, Wang Shao and Song Duanping were responsible for organizing the battle, Zeng Bu was responsible for the deployment of materials, and Lu Huiqing was responsible for the central coordination. …,

It is said that it is taboo to change generals in battle, but it also depends on what kind of goods are being replaced, and Dali's soldiers have long been fed up with incompetent bosses. And in their eyes, the officials of the Celestial Empire have an aura, maybe they can really lead them to defend the Dragon Head Pass.

Wang Shao and they did not disappoint the people of Dali, these future figures of the Great Song Dynasty showed their extraordinaryness in this southwest corner...... Soon, the chaotic Shangguan City was put in order, and the defense of the city turned into an orderly cooperation.

Defending the city is not a siege, the most important thing is not bravery, but technology, which is what the people of the Song Dynasty are best at. Under the leadership of the officials and guards of the Song Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the defenders increased greatly, the casualties were greatly reduced, but it became easier and easier to repel the enemy, and naturally the more they fought, the more confident they became.

Within a month of the war, the rebels lost more than 10,000 troops. Shangguan City is becoming more and more tall and solid, and it is difficult to conquer.

This not only greatly demoralized the rebels, but also made the image of the Celestial Empire people even higher...... In the eyes of the people of Dali, a few young officials of the Celestial Empire, with hundreds of officers and soldiers, can turn decay into magic and firmly block the rebels with superior forces outside Shangguan City. If the Celestial Empire army arrived, the Yang family's rebels would definitely be wiped out.

At this time, the news that the Song army had entered Dali completely shocked all parties. According to the time, the Dali envoy has not yet arrived in Bianjing! How could it come so quickly?

Soon there was another rumor, saying that this was fake news released by Duan's in order to relieve pressure. Is this reasonable, many people believe it.

But a discerning person can see that from the day after the news was heard, the rebels did not attack the city again......

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