Chapter 695, the danger is like an egg
Xingfang felt that if the incident happened suddenly, the general would not have time to send a herald to inform the situation, and it was normal. Thinking that the general's army would be defeated, I couldn't help but panic in my heart.
General Hao Long said in a panic: "The general is defeated, this, how should this be good?" It seems that the Dali area can't be defended! ”
Xingfang frowned.
Hao Long said to Si Xingfang: "General, the matter has come to this, it seems that we can only give up Dali!" Otherwise, it will inevitably end up in the annihilation of the whole army! Xingfang frowned and nodded. Hao Long clenched his fists and said: "General, since Dali City is no longer defendable, it is better to burn it clean with a fire, so as not to cheapen those barbarians!" Xingfang felt that what Hao Long said was very reasonable, if he gave up Dali City, Dali City would say that he couldn't give anything to outsiders, and would rather destroy her! However, the division was still a little hesitant, firstly, he was reluctant to give up this beautiful and rich city, and secondly, the situation on the general's side was not very clear, if the situation was not too bad, maybe he could retreat to Longwei Pass and Dali City, in this case, there was no need to give up. If this is the case, and he rashly gave up Dali City, the consequences will be out of control, and he will become a big sinner!
Seeing Xingfang's hesitation, Hao Long asked puzzledly, "What is the general still hesitating about?" The lineman said what he thought in his heart, and Hao Long also felt that the general's concerns were very reasonable. The line party told Hao Long: "The situation on the general's side must be kept strictly confidential and not allowed to leak out!" In addition, immediately send a herald to contact the general to find out the specific situation, and at the same time, to ask the general for instructions on the next step! Hao Long promised and prepared to leave.
At this moment, an officer rushed in in a hurry, and said urgently: "General, the enemy's cavalry has shot in many arrows!" Then he presented an arrow with a letter tied to it to the priest.
Xingfang took the arrow, untied the letter on it, unfolded it, and saw that it was written in Chinese: "Your general has been wiped out, quickly open the city and surrender, Da Tianzhu will spare you from death!" ”
Xingfang frowned and scolded: "So cunning! Then he shouted, "Go and see the city wall!" So saying, he ran outside, and the people followed.
Early the next morning, in the early morning mist, the Tianzhu army poured out and formed a large array outside the north and south city gates, with a magnificent momentum. Si Xingfang stood on the tower of the city gate, looking at the appearance of the enemy's army, only to see that the army was majestic, the flags were surging, and the momentum was much stronger than before! Knowing that this was because they had received the news of the great victory of the Bagan army, they couldn't help but feel that today's battle would be very dangerous and difficult, and their brows furrowed slightly.
At this time, Hao Long rushed up, hugged his fists towards Si Xingfang and said: "General, according to your orders, ignition points have been arranged in various places in the city, and you can set fire only when the general gives an order." The priest snorted.
Knock knock knock...... The war drums outside the city sounded loudly, and I saw the enemy army rushing like a tide, and the flaming stones fired by the stone cannon truck slid through the sky like a meteor shower, and the offensive and defensive battle began again!
The Tianzhu army attacked more fiercely than the front line, like a landslide and tsunami, constantly attacking the city walls. The besieging troops poured along the wall and the arrows fired from both sides obscured the sky, swords shining with snow and blood flying. ……
At noon, the two sides had been fighting for a morning, both sides suffered heavy losses, although the Ming army was still firmly holding the city wall, but the situation was getting more and more unfavorable. The Tianzhu army bloomed in many places, the Ming army had limited strength, and the only mobile unit was exhausted from fighting fires back and forth. On the battlefield, the soldiers on both sides were red-eyed, roaring like wild beasts, desperately attacking their opponents.
At this time, the herald sent by the Xingfang to contact Shi Liancheng returned, and he also brought back a herald sent by Shi Liancheng. The herald reported to the priest: "General, I met the herald sent by the general on the way, and we have come back together!" ”
Xingfang immediately looked at Shi Liancheng's herald and asked urgently, "What is the situation?" What are the general's plans? ”
The herald clasped his fists and said: "The general ordered me to send an order to the general, and the general should defend Dali City to the death, and not give up no matter what!" Even if you fight it out, you must hold it, and you can't take a step back! ”
Xingfang frowned and asked, "What exactly is the Great General going to do?" Was the general really defeated? ”
"Yes." The herald replied crisply.
Xingfang was greatly annoyed, and said angrily: "Since the general has been defeated, how can this Dali City still be able to hold it!" What the hell was he thinking, General? ”
The herald said: "The general just ordered the general to defend Dali City, and did not explain other things!" ”
Xingfang was depressed, and yelled at the herald: "Good! You go back and tell the general that we will swear to live and die with Dali City! If I die, Dali City will be finished! The herald arched his hand at the priest and hurried away.
At this time, an officer covered in blood rushed over and said urgently: "General, we are about to lose it!" As if in response to his words, there was a roar from the city not far away. Xingfang hurriedly looked up, only to see that a city wall not far away had been broken through by the enemy group, with heavy casualties and a precarious situation. Xingfang couldn't help but be ruthless and shouted, "Follow me!" At the same time, he raised his broadsword and ran towards the head of the city, and the soldiers immediately followed. Si Xingfang and the others roared and rushed into the enemy group, killing forward, the enemy's attack momentum was frustrated, and the corpses were killed and retreated! After a bloody battle, the remaining enemy troops fled off the city wall, and Xingfang and the others were all covered in blood like bloody people, and the corpses accumulated on the city, and there was no place to stay! Immediately, Si Xingfang and others went to the rescue of other battlefields.
Seeing that the enemy's forces were weak and should have been unable to resist a long time ago, Kshatriya's heart could not help but become agitated. Duan Zhichun next to him looked at the extremely fierce battlefield in front of him, even if he was a battlefield general, he couldn't stand the heartbeat, at this moment, he finally completely saw the bravery of the Ming Army, and couldn't help but read the limerick poem in his heart: Daming is sharp, there is no advance or retreat, the world is invincible.
The sun gradually set in the west, and before you knew it, it was already dusk, and the whole earth seemed to be stained with blood.
The Tianzhu army tried its best to storm for a whole day, but the Ming army still fought to the death, and Dali City remained immovable. The Tianzhu army had exhausted its sharpness, and its attack was significantly weaker than before.
Seeing this, Kshatriya was extremely depressed, but he also knew that it was useless to fight any longer, the army was exhausted, and if he did not regroup and rest for a while, it would only be a waste of troops. Although Kshatriya was very reluctant, he still ordered the troops to be withdrawn. The horn of the troops sounded loudly, and the Tianzhu army once again retreated in vain.
Standing on the blood-soaked city wall, looking at the tragic scene of corpses piling up like mountains of blood in front of him, Xingfang couldn't believe that he and his army actually persevered! Looking back at the soldiers, I found that the soldiers were tired and scarred, and if the enemy launched another fierce offensive like today tomorrow, I am afraid that all the soldiers here would be bloodstained on the battlefield!
Xingfang felt a little annoyed, he didn't understand why the general had to defend this city since he had already been defeated. Wouldn't this be a sacrifice in vain? The general has always been very resourceful, why is this time so ridiculous?! Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't want to lead the remnants of the troops and horses to break through without authorization. Because dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, but the military order must be obeyed, since the general gave the death order, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, then he and the soldiers can only jump without hesitation! The soldiers of the Yanyun Army did not leave the battlefield without permission!
As night fell, the noisy battlefield fell silent, and if it weren't for the pungent smell of blood still in the air, it would have given the illusion that the previous great battle had been an unreal nightmare.
A wounded soldier who was blind, leaning against the corner, surrounded by wounded soldiers who were just as badly wounded as him. Everyone was quiet, and the wounded soldier, holding a wildflower in his hand, put it under his nose and smelled it, looking very peaceful.
The party did not have the heart to rest, and after making a round among the wounded soldiers, he went to the four walls of the city again. Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and the priest followed the prestige, only to see one of his heralds galloping from outside the city. Xingfang frowned, worried that bad news had come again.
At the same time, in the tent of the Tianzhu army, Kshatriyas were discussing with the generals the strategy of attacking Japan in the future. Kshatriya and his generals were very unwilling, they didn't believe that Yan Yun's army was all iron, and this city would not be able to be attacked. In fact, at this moment, the hearts of Kshatriya and the others are full of fear for the Ming army, and they are eager to eliminate this fear in their hearts with a great victory that completely annihilates the Ming army.
Hurried footsteps were heard at the door. Everyone turned their heads to look at the door, only to see a dusty scout rushing in in a panic, and hurriedly reported: "Generalissimo, it's not good, Bagan people, they, they ......" The scout couldn't pick up in one breath, and he couldn't say anything later.
Everyone couldn't help frowning when they heard this, and Kshatriya asked urgently, "Did the Bagan people completely defeat the main force of the Ming Dynasty?" Have they already captured Longwei Pass? This was the greatest fear of the Kshatriyas and the generals present, and everyone stared at the scout to see what he had to say. Some people can't help but scold the Ming Army for being too useless!
The scout swallowed hard, shook his head, and said, "No! Yes, it's the people of Bagan, they, they ......" When the people saw that he couldn't speak clearly for a long time, they were so anxious that they wanted to shake his words out with his head.
"The people of Bagan, under the Longwei Pass, were completely defeated by the Ming army!"
When everyone heard this, they didn't react for a while. Mathur suddenly exclaimed, "What did you say? Was it the Bagan people who were defeated? You're wrong! Obviously, the Bagan people defeated the Ming army and are pursuing the Ming army! How did it suddenly turn into a defeat for the Bagan people? The others had the same question, glaring at the scout.
The scout hurriedly said: "It's the Bagan people who have been defeated!" ”
Matur rushed forward, grabbed the scout's coat, and yelled angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? The Bagan people completely had the upper hand, how could they be defeated all of a sudden? ”
The scout hurriedly said: "I, I'm not talking nonsense, that's it!" ”
Kshatriya angrily shouted at Matur: "Don't be impulsive, let him go!" Mathur let go of the scout, looking annoyed.
Kshatriyas asked the scout, "What is going on?" You say it carefully! ”
The scout replied and said, "Actually, in fact, the Ming army was not defeated at all before, they pretended. Thinking that they had defeated the Ming army, the Bagan people took the opportunity to pursue and pursued until the end of the Longwei Pass, but fell into the encirclement of the Ming army. The Ming army besieged on all sides, and the Bagan people couldn't resist it, and they were soon rushed to pieces, and the army completely collapsed! The Ming army immediately pursued and killed in all directions," Speaking of this, the scout paused, his face showed infinite panic, and he continued: "The fields outside Longwei Pass are full of corpses, and a depression has been filled with the corpses of the Bagan people, and the original green wilderness has been dyed red, which is really miserable!" ”
Kshatriya and the others looked at each other, although the scout was very unspecific, but they understood the general situation. It was probably the deliberate defeat of the Ming army in Weishan, luring the Bagan people to leave the well-defended fortress to pursue, and as a result, the Bagan people fell into the pocket formation that the Ming army had already arranged outside the Longwei Pass, and a big battle, the Bagan people were defeated and lost. Everyone couldn't help but feel that the Ming people were really too cunning, even more cunning than the most cunning fox! If it's just cunning, what's even more terrifying is that such a cunning Ming army is actually more fierce than a tiger wolf!
There was silence in the big tent, and everyone frowned, looking a little overwhelmed.
Kshatriya looked up at the scout, frowned, and asked, "Are you sure the Bagan people have been defeated?" The scout said with great certainty: "I have seen with my own eyes outside the Longwei Pass, the people of Bagan have really been defeated!" You can't go wrong with that! ”
Kshatriya was silent for a moment, then asked, "How much did the Bagan people lose?" Where have you retreated now? ”
The scout showed a look of memory and said: "At that time, the Ming army chased and killed the Bagan army all over the mountains, and the Bagan army has completely lost its ability to resist!" I'm afraid, I'm afraid that the people of Bagan will eventually be wiped out, and I don't know how many escaped, but there must not be many! ”
Kshatriya and the others were horrified and even more frightened. Kshatriya frowned and muttered, "If that's the case, it's bad!" We've got to retreat! "The reason why Kshatriya said this is very simple, since the main force of the Ming Dynasty has completely defeated the people of Bagan, then they can free their hands. If the Ming army goes north through Longwei Pass to attack the back of their own army, the consequences will be really unimaginable! But then Kshatriya hesitated again, he felt that Dali City could be taken down, if he could rush to attack Dali City before the main force of Daming arrived, he would hold on to the city, but he was not afraid of the Ming army.
Duan Zhichun said urgently: "Generalissimo, now is the last opportunity to capture Dali City, if you miss this opportunity, you will definitely regret it!" Although the main force of the Ming Dynasty has defeated the Bagan army, it will always take time to transfer troops, and we still have at least two days; And the Ming army in front of him is already extremely weak at the end of the strong crossbow, and it is obviously impossible to hold it for two days, so it is better to attack the city immediately and take Dali City as soon as possible! ”
Some of the generals agreed, while others opposed, and for a while there was a quarrel in the tent. And Kshatriya, as the generalissimo of Tianzhu, was hesitant.
Just then, a scout rushed in in a frenzy. Everyone was shocked when they saw this, thinking that the Ming army had arrived. I only heard the scout hurriedly say: "Generalissimo, there is a Ming army that has suddenly raided the northern camp!" ”
Everyone was very surprised when they heard that the Ming army had raided the northern camp, why did the main force of the Ming Dynasty appear in the north first?
Hearing the sound of fighting in the distance outside, Kshatriya immediately ran out of the tent, and the generals followed suit. A large group of people climbed the hill behind the camp and looked out into the distance. I saw the brilliance of countless torches flickering outside the northern camp in the north of the city, and it was vaguely as if there were countless soldiers and horses fighting, but it was completely unclear what the situation was. The crowd couldn't help but be worried, and Kshatriya immediately sent scouts to investigate.
After a while, the battle in the north gradually calmed down, and finally fell silent. Kshatriya and the others only felt inexplicable, and couldn't figure out what was going on? However, seeing that the northern camp did not seem to have been assaulted, although he was suspicious, he was not too worried.
The scout sent to investigate the situation finally returned and reported to the Kshatriyas: "Generalissimo, the Ming army from Fengyu County has raided the northern camp!" When everyone heard this, they were surprised. The scout continued: "They raided the grain and grass fields of the northern battalion with a crack army, and there was a fierce battle between the two sides. At the same time, a troop from Fengyu County entered Dali City. ”
Kshatriya frowned and muttered, "This seems to be a plan of the Han people!" He looked up at the northern camp in the distance, and said, "It seems that their raid on the northern camp is fake, and the reinforcement of Dali City is real!" He immediately looked at the scout and asked, "How many soldiers and horses of the enemy army have entered Dali City?" The scout said: "The details are not clear, there are twenty or thirty thousand people." ”
Everyone was shocked, and Akar frowned and said: "The defenders of Dali City originally only had more than 20,000 people, and we couldn't defeat them for many days. Now that there are 20,000 or 30,000 people, there is no need to think about breaking through Dali City in a short time! The generals nodded one after another, and those generals who had originally supported the continuation of the offensive also felt that things could not be done. Kshatriya frowned and said, "I can only retreat, I can only retreat." At this point, he immediately said to the generals: "Give the order immediately, and the army will retreat immediately!" "The people will make a promise together. When Duan Zhichun saw such a scene, he was extremely depressed, needless to say. Then he was annoyed with these Tianzhu people, thinking that these Tianzhu people were simply silver-like pewter gun heads, and they were useless!
When the Xingfang was worried, he suddenly saw 30,000 soldiers and horses rushing from Fengyu County to reinforce him, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Arrangements were made immediately, but he was still not sure about the final outcome of the battle. At this moment, the herald sent by Shi Liancheng arrived and told them the news that the Bagan army had been defeated. Xingfang and the others could hardly believe their ears, and after repeated questioning, they were sure that the matter was true, and the people of Bagan were completely defeated.
Immediately learned from the herald that Shi Liancheng's overall strategy, Shi Liancheng led the army to Weishan that day, and immediately launched a fierce attack, but the enemy army relied on the superiority of troops and the steep terrain, and suffered a lot of losses in many fierce attacks, but did not make any progress. Just when Shi Liancheng was at a loss, the scout came to report that the Bagan army was mobilizing, and it seemed that there was an intention to sneak out of the city. When Shi Liancheng got this information, he had an idea and decided to plan it.
On the night of the same day, the Bagan army really went out of the city to attack the Chinese army camp of the Ming army, and the Ming army was defeated and left. Pu Lipeng was overjoyed when he received the good news, thinking that the time had come to counterattack, and immediately led all the soldiers and horses to pursue Wu Song's army. The Ming army only cared about going north, and Pu Lipeng thought that the Ming army was defeated and chased after him. Finally came to the Longwei Pass, suddenly, the Ming army came out on all sides, the Bagan people were caught off guard, and in an instant they were torn through the defense line by the Ming war cavalry from many directions, and then the Ming army was like a flood to kill, and the vertical and horizontal rush to kill as if entering no man's land, the Bagan people resisted for a while, and then completely collapsed, and the wolf ran all over the mountains and wilderness. The Ming army pursued and killed on all sides, and a big battle eventually turned into a massacre! In this battle, the people of Bagan were all annihilated except for more than 10,000 people such as Pu Lipeng. This can be said to be a complete and crisp victory!
After listening to the herald's narration, Xingfang laughed and said with great admiration: "The great general is really amazing! Wiped out Bagan's 500,000 army in a single hand! Then he said angrily: "It's just that he didn't tell me in advance, which scared me a lot!" ”
The herald clasped his fists and said: "The general asked his subordinates to tell the general, the reason why the general did not tell the general is because he was worried that if the news leaked, it would miss this hard-won opportunity to destroy the enemy, and please don't take it to heart!" ”
Xingfang laughed, "What's this!" It's just that I don't understand the inside story, so I almost burned down Dali City and led the army to break through! You will go and tell the general, just say that Dali City is safe and sound, please rest assured! The herald said yes and ran down.
Xingfang only felt that the thousand-pound burden that was originally on his shoulders disappeared without a trace in an instant, and he laughed and said, "I didn't expect the battle situation to develop like this!" Then he sighed: "The general is really worthy of being His Majesty's brother, there is no need to say that he is brave, and this resourcefulness is also admirable!" ”
Hao Long said excitedly: "Now we can say that we have the chance to win!" ”
Xingfang nodded, looked at Hao Long, and admonished: "Although the victory is in our hands, we must not take it lightly!" Don't win just around the corner, but capsize in the gutter, then you can't row! ”
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.