General Hao Long frowned and said, "How can it be so fast, it's five days faster than we expected!" ”

Xingfang said: "It doesn't matter what the reason is now!" Glancing at the generals, "Since the enemy is about to attack, we must be ready to fight!" The generals clenched their fists and promised.

Xingfang turned his head to the two heralds and said, "You two immediately report the situation here to the Great General and General Huyan Bixian of Fengyu County!" The two heralds clasped their fists in agreement and hurried down.

Hao Long frowned and said, "I don't know what the situation is on the general's side?" ”

Xingfang pondered: "There is no news coming, presumably we haven't been able to break through the enemy army yet!" He looked at Hao Long and said, "Don't think about the general's side, let's sacrifice our lives to guard Dali City!" If God doesn't have long eyes, it's a big deal that we all die in this Dali City, then we will die a well-deserved death! When the generals heard this, they only felt their blood boiling.

Half a day later, the sun was in the sky, the Erhai Sea was sparkling and brilliant, and the whole land was bright. The sentry vaguely seemed to see many objects on the water. After a closer look, he couldn't help but change his complexion, and immediately turned around and shouted: "The enemy is coming!" The enemy army is coming! The soldiers who were resting were all startled, and they rushed to the edge of the wall to look at the sea, only to see a large area of dense black pressure on the sparkling water, approaching this side. The faces of the soldiers changed, and one of the lieutenants shouted at the top of his voice: "Blow the battle horn quickly!" When the sentry heard this, he immediately picked up the trumpet and blew it with a whin.

The Ming soldiers on the city wall heard the sound of the horn and entered the battle position one after another, waiting for the battle. The line hurried to the city gate tower, looking towards the Erhai Sea, at this time the enemy army was only ten miles away from Dali City at most, only to see the enemy riding a huge raft, the raft was connected, the figure on the raft was longing, as if the Erhai Sea was covered!

Xingfang frowned, turned his head and shouted from the herald: "Order the Dali Navy to attack!" ”

The herald answered the promise and immediately raised the signal flag. The Dali naval army waiting in the dock on the left outside the city saw the signal flag raised from the city gate tower, and immediately attacked, two or three thousand naval troops, and more than 100 warships rushed towards the enemy army that was crossing the sea from the side. In the distance, it was as if several thin lines were approaching a large piece of black cloth.

In an instant, the sound of killing came from afar! The Tianzhu army stood on the huge raft, as if walking on the ground, and the crossbowmen sent out waves of arrows to the rushing Dali naval army, and the Dali naval army had not yet approached, and it had already suffered heavy casualties! The Dali Navy was terrified and did not dare to fight again, so they turned around and fled back in a hurry.

Seeing that the attack of the Dali Navy did not even delay the enemy, Xingfang couldn't help but show annoyance on his face and scolded: "What a bunch of waste! ”

Soon after, the Tianzhu army landed, and the army drove ashore, lined up in battle formations, and the shouts came down at once, which was really amazing!

At this moment, the east gate suddenly opened, and Si Xingfang led the defenders out of the nest with light armor and launched a fierce counterattack against the Tianzhu army that was landing. The Tianzhu soldiers got the information and knew that the defenders in Dali City were only twenty or thirty thousand people, and they originally thought that they would never dare to go out of the city to meet the battle, but at this time, they were very surprised to see them pouring out of the nest to launch a counterattack, and they were a little at a loss for a while.

The Ming army fiercely crashed into the middle of the Tianzhu people, bravely rushed to kill, and the Tianzhu soldiers were killed so that their corpses were bloody, and they were dizzy. In an instant, the Tianzhu people couldn't support it, and I don't know who took the lead, in the blink of an eye, the Tianzhu people who landed on the shore rolled back like the tide of the ebb tide, and there were countless people who fell into the water, many people could not swim in the water, and they screamed loudly in the water.

Seeing that the situation was favorable, Xingfang was ready to take the opportunity to kill these Tianzhu people. However, at this moment, there was a sudden rush of gongs behind him.

Xingfang and the others suddenly heard the sound of the gong, and were surprised, and quickly looked back, only to see that a red signal rocket representing the most urgent situation had risen on the top of the city, which often represented the meaning that the enemy had attacked the city in the defense of the city. Xingfang was so shocked that he didn't care about it, so he quickly led the army to give up the pursuit and kill the defeated army, and hurried towards the city.

When they arrived at the city gate, they saw hundreds of people looking like guys fighting with the soldiers guarding the city gate with swords, although those guys had limited combat power, but the number was dozens of times that of the defenders, and in the melee, the situation on the defenders' side was already very unfavorable!

Annoyed, Xingfang rushed into the crowd of enemies first, wielding his broadsword with all his might, killing the enemies and knocking them down. All the soldiers rushed in, rushed and slaughtered, and crushed the enemy in one fell swoop. The enemy was obviously not an elite division, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they shouted and fled in all directions, and the scene was chaotic. The Ming army chased and killed at the end of the ranks, killing their corpses and alleys full of blood in the ditches! In the end, most of these people were killed, the rest were captured, and the other part fled into the streets and alleys of Dali City and disappeared without a trace.

The general Hao Long ran to the front of the line, and said with an annoyed face: "I don't know where these people came from, and they all disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye!" ”

Xingfang said: "Bring a few captured prisoners up." Hao Long said yes, ran down, and after a while, he led a dozen soldiers with five or six captives to the front of the company. Hao Long shouted at the captives, "Kneel! The captives were shocked, and they felt their knees weak, and they couldn't help but kneel, and everyone lowered their heads, and they all looked trembling and at a loss.

The priest shouted: "Say! Who are you? ”

Several people glanced at each other, but they were silent.

Xingfang was furious, pointed to the two captives on the left, and shouted, "Cut him two!" The soldier standing behind the two men immediately raised his sword and fell with a click, and the two heads rolled down. Headless corpses fall to the ground, blood gushing out! When the other three captives saw that the other party said that they would kill someone, they were so frightened that they prostrated their heads and begged for mercy, and the crotch of one of them was soaked up, and the smell of urine filled the air.

Xingfang said: "If you want to live, tell the truth!" The three of them hurriedly said: "Tell the truth, you must tell the truth!" ”

The priest asked, "Who are you?" ”

The three of them hurriedly said: "I am the house slave of Master Duan (Master Cheng)." ”

Xingfang frowned, and said angrily: "What is Master Duan, Master Cheng!" Say the name! ”

A captive hurriedly said, "Master Duan is Duan Hongming!" Another captive hurriedly said: "Master Cheng is Cheng He!" ”

Si Xingfang naturally knew these two people, they were both one of the biggest nobles in Dali, and he originally thought that they were quite honest, but he didn't expect to suddenly play such a hand! Si Xingfang couldn't help but be annoyed, and asked again, "Apart from the two of them, who else is involved?" A captive rushed and said, "And Bo Nong, and Xiao Wax!" Another captive said: "There is another person named Haotian, we have not seen it, I don't know who it is!" ”

Xingfang scolded; "Good! The four nobles of Dali are all involved! ”

Hao Long asked in a low voice, "General, what should I do?" ”

Xingfang raised his eyebrows, "Do this?" If you dare to rebel, I will destroy them! You, immediately lead your soldiers and horses to destroy these four nobles at the same time! Hao Long was taken aback and said: "General, Your Majesty once instructed us to ensure the stability of Dali society as much as possible, and copied the four nobles, this, I am afraid that this will make the entire Dali society violently shake!" ”

Xingfang said angrily: "As a general guarding Dali City, I have the right to make a decision on the spot, so I will do it immediately!" If Your Majesty blames you, with me on top, what are you afraid of! ”

Hao Long clenched his fists and ran down.

Soon after, the mansions of the four nobles in Dali City were broken into by the wolf-like Ming army, and the crying and screaming sounded.

The four nobles saw that the Tianzhu army had crossed the sea, thinking that the overall situation had been decided, and seeing the Ming army pouring out, they thought that the opportunity had come. As a result, the four nobles couldn't wait to launch a rebellion in the city, trying to seize the city in one fell swoop, as a tribute to the Tianzhu people. However, he did not expect that although there were only a few hundred Ming troops left in the city, the combat strength was unexpectedly strong, and the 8,000 rebels attacked for a long time and suffered a lot of losses, but they never achieved a decisive victory. As a result, the Ming army rushed back in time and defeated the rebels like autumn wind sweeping away leaves.

The four nobles were originally waiting for good news at home, but they received bad news. Frightened, they all prepared to flee. At this moment, the front door and the back door were smashed open together, and the wolf-like Ming army surged in, and the four nobles all made turtles in the urn! However, there is one person who has slipped through the net, and that is the mysterious Haotian. For example, today, the Zhu army was crossing the sea, and the Xingfang had no time to care about that Haotian, so this matter was temporarily put aside.

The Tianzhu people originally thought that the enemy defenders were not many, and it was easy to cross the sea to fight, but they did not expect that the enemy army would dare to launch a counterattack. Fortunately, the raft was not damaged, and it retreated with the defeated soldiers. Kshatriya looked at the remnants of the defeated army in front of him, and he couldn't help but be furious, and he felt a great loss of face. Duan Zhichun and the others felt a little gloating in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it.

Immediately, Kshatriya ordered the raft to be divided into two teams, carrying 70,000 troops to the north and south of Dali City. Seeing that it was difficult to land directly near Dali City, Tianzhu people decided to avoid the defensive front of the Ming army and landed from the north and south sides far away from Dali City. The wishful thinking of the Tianzhu people, thinking that if the Ming army repeats its old skills, it can only be prevented, if the troops are divided into two ways, they are already weak, if they divide the troops, it will be easy to deal with. In short, no matter what the Ming army does, it is impossible to defend it.

The line received the report and rushed to the south gate tower. I saw that thousands of people had gathered near the city gate, and they were clamoring to go out of the city. Xingfang was greatly annoyed, only to feel that the situation was grim now, but these ordinary people also came to join in the fun.

The captain next to him said: "I heard that the West City Gate and the North City Gate are also like this. When these people heard that the Tianzhu army was coming, they were so frightened that they wanted to flee from the city. General, what should I do about this? ”

Xingfang waved his hand, "Open the city gate and let them out!" ”

Smiled and asked, kept the promise, and immediately passed down the order. The sergeants who had stopped the people moved out of the way, and the gates were opened. When the people saw the city gate open, they were overjoyed, and hurriedly dragged their families and rushed out of the city. When the people had been let out of the city, the gates were closed again. At this time, Xingfang definitely didn't know that among the people he released was Haotian who colluded with the four nobles. In fact, at this moment, Xingfang didn't care about that Haotian anymore, his mind was all on how to resist the attack of the Tianzhu people.

Scouts continued to gallop into the city to report on the movements of the Tianzhu army. Tianzhu's 150,000 army was divided into two groups and drove to the north and south of Dali City. Feeling that this time there was no way to fight back like the last time, the division simply sent scouts to monitor the enemy's every move, and at the same time closed the city gates and kept a tight guard.

Mo Haotian and the others fled into a dilapidated farmhouse outside the city. A few people sat down at a wooden table, and Mo Haotian laughed: "I was worried that I couldn't escape from the city, but I didn't expect the Ming Army to open the city gate by itself!" Several of his cronies were also very happy. The tall cronie said: "Childe, the Tianzhu people are coming, do you want to inform them of the upcoming arrival of the Ming People's Army?" ”

Mo Haotian waved his hand, "It's not the time." Seeing that the Tianzhu people are about to break through Dali City, at this time I go to tell them the news, won't it make the good situation fall short in an instant? ”

The tall cronie said with some concern; "I'm afraid that the Ming army will suddenly come and attack the camp left by the Tianzhu people on the east bank, and the Tianzhu people will be caught off guard, and I am afraid that they will be defeated and lost!"

The short and fat cronie next to him said, "Don't worry too much about this! The Tianzhu people will never be so careless that they don't even send scouts, they will find the Ming People's Army in time! As for the big defeat, hehe, I don't think that's possible! Don't forget, those 400,000 are just temporary conscripted civilian troops, not the real Ming Army, they are not like the Ming Army, they don't have much combat effectiveness! The army of the Tianzhu people is also the main army, and I think they can defeat the 400,000 people's army with more than 100,000! But now, if the Tianzhu people suddenly hear the news that 400,000 Ming troops are coming, I am afraid that it will make the Tianzhu people panic, and eventually affect the entire overall situation! ”

Mo Haotian nodded and said: "Fan Hong is right, I think it's better to hide this news from the Tianzhu people!" Let the Tianzhu people concentrate on fighting the Ming Army! But when they conquer Dali City, I will tell them the news, so that they can know what we are capable of! The crowd nodded.

Mo Haotian frowned and said, "I'm not worried about the Tianzhu people, but about the Bagan people!" I didn't expect Bagan's 500,000 army to be defeated in an instant, is the Ming army really so brave and invincible? Mo Haotian's tone was full of chagrin and fear, and then he said worriedly: "If the Bagan people are completely defeated before the Tianzhu people occupy Dali City, the situation will completely collapse!" I'm afraid that the Ming Army will be able to gain a firm foothold in Dali! ”

Fan Hong frowned and said, "Probably not!" Although Bagan was defeated, there are still more than 300,000 troops, and now they are retreating to the Weishan Mountain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it should not be a problem to resist more than 200,000 Ming troops! Everyone nodded, and the tall cronie frowned and said, "If the Bagan people can't resist the attack of the Yan Yun army in this situation, it will be too useless!" ”

Mo Haotian asked a tall cronie: "Ren Yuan, is there no news from Weishan?" Ren Yuan shook his head and said, "Not yet!" ”

Mo Haotian frowned, his face thoughtful.

The two Tianzhu armies cautiously landed on the north and south sides of Dali City, and then set up camp. At this time, there was chaos around Dali City, and the people fled to the Diancang Mountain with their families, the fields, the roads and the roads, and the people who fled with their families everywhere, and everyone's faces were full of panic; Children who were separated from their parents sat on the side of the road and wept, and there were people lying motionless in the wilderness, not knowing whether they were dead or alive; The smoke of wolves and the sound of cries and screams continued to be heard in the villages and towns, which made the fleeing people even more frightened and uneasy.

Kshatriya was overjoyed to receive the report from the front, and learned that both armies had landed successfully and had gained a firm foothold, and immediately ordered the follow-up troops to cross the sea. Kshatriya's plan was to leave only 100,000 soldiers and horses on the eastern shore of Erhai Lake, and to sweep the entire city of Dali and its surrounding areas with an army of 300,000 in one go. Although Kshatriya is a Tianzhu Hu person, but he is also well versed in the truth that the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, although the number of Dali City's Ming army is very limited, but he does not dare to take it lightly, only feel that now the victory is not divided, only as soon as possible to seize Dali City can people rest assured, for this how much power must be invested in how much strength!

Kshatriya's sea-crossing combat operations did not intend for Duan Zhichun to participate. Duan Zhichun knew what Kshatriya thought in his heart, and he was also happy to be idle.

Tianzhu follow-up more than 100,000 troops also crossed the Erhai Lake, so far, Tianzhu nearly 300,000 troops stationed in the north and south of Dali City have formed a situation of north and south attack.

Huyan Bixian stood on the south city wall, looking at the shore of the Erhai Lake, only to see that on the narrow strip of land on the shore of the Erhai Lake, the wolf smoke was billowing, the Tianzhu army was like a rolling tide, and countless black dots or thin lines were rushing towards this side, which was the common people who had fled. Huyan Bixian felt that the situation was already very serious, and couldn't help frowning, only feeling that he couldn't sit back and watch the enemy besiege the line, and he had to do something. As soon as he thought of this, he called all the generals and consulted with them. Although the generals all thought that they could not sit idly by, they felt that there was no way to rescue them. First of all, there are still 200,000 enemy troops in front of Fengyu County, and if the large army is transferred away, it is difficult to ensure that Fengyu County will not be lost. Secondly, the scale of the enemy army is too large, even if tens of thousands of troops are transferred from Fengyu County, I am afraid it will be a drop in the bucket and difficult to do. The two sides discussed, but they couldn't come up with a result, and Huyan Bixian only felt that it was difficult to make a choice.

The Tianzhu army approached the city of Dali from the north and south at the same time, and saw the torch brilliance stretching endlessly, as if there was no end in sight. Immediately, shouts continued to be heard like the tide of the sea. Although the Ming army has been on the battlefield for a long time, it can't help but change color slightly, and the difference in strength between the two sides is too great! The people in the city, hearing the constant shouts like a tsunami outside the city, couldn't help but scatter, and they couldn't imagine praying to the Buddha and Bodhisattva; However, at this time, there were also people who were very excited, that is, the members of the four nobles who were now locked up in the Dali Heavenly Prison, and the shouts like a tsunami were as wonderful as heaven to them. A young man walked up to the cell and shouted at the jailer in the distance: "Let us all go!" Otherwise, once the Tianzhu army breaks through the city, discipline you all and have no place to bury! Several young people, who were also in their cells, also shouted together.

The jailers looked at them, but they were silent, their faces visibly worried.

The Tianzhu army shouted outside the city for a while, and then the shouting stopped, and the unique war drums of the Tianzhu people rumbled, and the Tianzhu army began to attack the city. Rockets fired by both sides lit up the night sky, and the Tianzhu people carried bags of dirt and stones on their backs, and under the cover of the shield hand, they continued to rush to the moat, pouring stones and dirt into the moat.

Seeing this scene, the party immediately made a decision and led a group of soldiers and horses to rush out of the city gate, trying to disrupt the enemy's operations. However, the Tianzhu people Kshatriya is not a fuel-efficient lamp, they have been prepared for this, as soon as they saw the city gate opened, the horn immediately sounded, the Tianzhu soldiers who were working quickly retreated, and the Tianzhu war cavalry that had been waiting for the Ming army rushed up with a shout.

Seeing the enemy cavalry rushing in, the line didn't care about pursuing the enemy's operation, and hurriedly met the battle. The two sides fought in the dark night outside the city gate, the Ming army was unusually strong, the spear and axe hit the Tianzhu soldiers on their backs, but the impact of the Tianzhu war horse was also very amazing, under the wave of iron hooves to kill, the Ming army suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xingfang immediately ordered his soldiers to quickly retreat into the city, and he personally led the warriors to break the rear. Xingfang and the others actually launched a counter-charge, holding spears and axes, and rushing to kill with blood, like a mad tiger and a wild wolf, they simply blocked the impact of the enemy's war horses, but the price was very painful!

Seeing that the army had retreated into the city, Xingfang immediately led the remaining soldiers and horses to retreat into the city out of the battle, and the five hundred warriors who were broken off were less than a hundred at this time, and all of them were wounded.

The Tianzhu war horse rushed to the city gate, and when he saw that the city gate was closed, he reined in the reins of his horse. The horn of the Tianzhu people sounded loudly one after another, and the operation troops that had just retreated came back and continued the filling operation. Si Xingfang never led his army to attack again.

By the next morning, the Ming soldiers on the city wall found that half of the moat in the south had been filled with earth and stone by the other party. At this time, a herald rushed to report to the secretary that most of the moat on the north side had been filled with earth and rock. Si Xingfang looked at the Tianzhu army that was gathering outside the city, frowned and muttered, "The real fierce battle is about to begin!" ”

As if in response to his words, the war drums of the Tianzhu people came from outside the city, accompanied by the shouts of the Tianzhu army, which was approaching step by step.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.