Everyone was shocked when they heard the scout's report. Mathur couldn't help but shout: "How come? Why is the Ming Army so fast? "Everyone has such questions, they originally thought that the Ming Army would not be able to reach Fengyu County until a day later at the earliest.

Kshatriya asked the scout urgently, "How is our army in Fengyu County?" ”

The scout said: "As soon as the enemy army left Fengyu County, they launched an attack on our army. Our army can't resist and has already retreated to the west! When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but shout and curse, and greeted all Singar's female relatives. Kshatriya's eyes flickered, his heart panicked, and he didn't know what to do. Desperately trying to break through? Although his own strength is superior, I am afraid that he is definitely not the opponent of the more than 200,000 main forces of the Ming Dynasty! What's more, there are hundreds of thousands of Ming people's troops behind them, and this battle can be said to have no chance of winning! At this thought, Kshatriya only felt cold all over, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. All the generals of Tianzhu, where there is still a little bit of the majesty of the general, all of them are like cuckoos standing in the cold wind.

Mo Haotian looked at Duan Zhichun and said, "General Duan is the general of Dali, no one is more familiar with Dali than the general, I wonder if the general has a way to solve the current crisis?" Everyone's eyes immediately looked at Duan Zhichun, and everyone's eyes were full of hope.

Duan Zhichun pondered, "There is another way to bypass here. When everyone heard that there was another way to go, their eyes lit up. Then Kshatriya frowned and asked, "Could it be that the Ming people don't know this way?" ”

Duan Zhichun thought for a while and said, "I shouldn't know." This road was originally an official road leading from Fengyu County to the west, but it was abandoned due to floods and landslides fifty years ago. As a result, very few people know about this path today. ”

Akar frowned and said, "Since this road has been destroyed by landslides and floods, having it is not equal to nothing!" ”

Duan Zhichun said: "I walked on this road not long ago, although the road was destroyed, but it can still be passed, but there is no way to bring heavy supplies, so I can only travel lightly and carry dry food with me." If you take this road, you will be able to return to Tengchong Province in five days. ”

Everyone was overjoyed, and Kshatriya said, "Very well, let's go this way!" Then he said to his subordinates: "All the grain and grass that can't be taken away will be burned." The generals agreed in unison. Duan Zhichun said urgently: "Wait! The crowd looked at him in bewilderment. Duan Zhichun hugged his fists at Kshatriya and said, "Generalissimo, I don't think you should burn the grain and grass!" Everyone was stunned, and Mathur said angrily: "If you don't burn it, will it be left to the Ming people?" Duan Zhichun said to Kshatriya: "If we burn grain and grass now, it will definitely attract the attention and vigilance of the enemy, but I am afraid that they will guess our intentions, and it will be very bad." Kshatriya suddenly realized, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes, that's right!" Then he turned his head and said to the generals: "The grain and grass that can't be taken away are thrown here, don't worry about it." Everyone agreed, and they all looked very depressed. They went down one after another to give orders.

Mo Haotian Chao Kshatriya and Duan Zhichun hugged their fists and said: "I can't help much with the things here, so I will leave." The two returned the salute, and Kshatriya said: "Haotian Gongzi, we will cooperate sincerely in the future!" Mo Haotian smiled: "Of course! In the future, the great Tianzhu resurgence army will make a comeback, and we will definitely fully cooperate with the great Tianzhu! Kshatriya nodded and said, "We're done!" I will tell our emperor about Haotian Gongzi, and our emperor will definitely reward Gongzi heavily! Mo Haotian bowed down and said, "Thank you, Generalissimo!" Then he took out half of the delicate jade pendant from his bosom, handed it to Kshatriya, and said, "Generalissimo, if anyone comes to you with the other half of the jade pendant in the future, it will be my man." If the generalissimo has something to look for me, he can also order his cronies to bring this half of the jade pendant to the Ningxiang Pavilion in Hangzhou, and find the boss there, and he will bring the generalissimo's people to meet me. Kshatriya nodded. Mo Haotian arched his hand towards Kshatriya, and then arched his hand towards Duan Zhichun, and left.

Kshatriya watched Mo Haotian leave, he didn't take Mo Haotian seriously, but after getting a number of important information from him one after another, and seeing the fierceness and courage of the Ming Army, he couldn't help but regard Mo Haotian as a very important ally. In his heart, Mo Haotian's importance has far surpassed Duan Zhichun.

Kshatriya retracted his gaze and said to Duan Zhichun, "We should go too." ”

Duan Zhichun hugged his fists and said, "Generalissimo, let's go, I want to stay." Kshatriya was taken aback, and then he didn't bother to care about him, and now in his eyes, Duan Zhichun had no use value. Nodding his head, he didn't say anything.

The Tianzhu army threw away the grain and grass that could not be taken away, and some soldiers even threw away their armor and weapons in order to successfully escape. The army hurriedly entered the path pointed out by Duan Zhichun.

This road, because this road has been abandoned for 50 years, has long been a scene of wild grass and vines, but because the bluestone was laid when the road was built, the general appearance of the road has not changed, and it can still be seen.

The Tianzhu army advanced along the road for more than ten miles, only to see the rocks in front of them collapse, and the originally wide road became a small road that only allowed one person to pass. It took a lot of time for the Tianzhu army to pass here, and then they encountered a collapse point after walking a short time, this time the collapse was even worse than the previous one, the road was completely blocked, and the army could only carefully climb over the collapse body and continue to advance.

First the forward troops passed, and then the main forces of the Chinese army passed. By the time it was the turn of the rearguard, it was already dark.

Just as Tianzhu's rearguard troops were about to pass through, a huge roar suddenly sounded from the hills on both sides. The Tianzhu people under the mountain were shocked, and hurriedly followed the reputation, and saw countless boulders and trees, which actually rushed down the steep slope, as if a flash flood had occurred! The Tianzhu soldiers were terrified, and they ran around screaming, and the scene was chaotic in an instant!

The torrent composed of huge rocks and trees rushed to the bottom of the mountain, rushing into the middle of the Tianzhu people, and in the rumbling sound, the screams rang out, and the huge smoke and dust rolled and stirred under the mountain.

Before the Tianzhu people came back to their senses, they heard the sound of killing behind them. I saw that in the darkness, I don't know how many cavalry rushed along the deserted official road, and in the darkness I only heard the rumbling of iron hooves echoing in the mountains!

The Tianzhu rearguard troops were so frightened that they scattered and fled as if they were blowing up a pot, some of them fled towards the mountains on both sides, and some of them used their hands and feet to climb over the collapsed body. Yanyun warhorse rushed into the middle of the Tianzhu people, and in the darkness only saw the sword light flickering, and the screams rang out! ……

The next morning, the first rays of the morning sun shone into the col, only to see countless corpses almost fill the col, and there was a murmuring sound of running water in my ears. Tens of thousands of Tianzhu people have laid down their weapons and squatted in an open place, everyone looks frightened; On all sides, nearly a thousand Ming warriors were guarding them. And the leader of the army turned out to be Ma Jin, the deputy commander of the Eighth Army who had not heard from him for a long time.

Ma Jin, the deputy commander of the Eighth Army, led thousands of cavalry to aid Zhao Xiang'er, and then the two retreated to the north of Erhai Lake, and there was no more news. In fact, during this time, they have been trying to find a way to cooperate with the main force to fight, but the enemy force is large, and they have never had a chance. Not long ago, Zhao Xiang'er's Hua Xu killers found that the main force of Tianzhu had suddenly left the avenue and turned into the mountains, and immediately reported to Zhao Xiang'er. When Zhao Xiang'er got the report, she immediately remembered the old official road that had been abandoned for fifty years, realized that the enemy was going to escape from there, and after discussing with Ma Jin, she decided to send someone to inform the general while mobilizing all the forces that could be mobilized to intercept it.

Thousands of men led by Ma Jin and Zhao Xiang'er rushed to the front of the Tianzhu army, and felt the collapse of this place on the hill where the car was practiced. Immediately the Tianzhu army arrived. In view of the enemy's strength and his own lack of preparation, Ma Jin decided to wait until after dark to make a move, when the sky was dark, the ambush suddenly rose, and the enemy could not distinguish their own forces, and they would definitely be greatly frightened! Zhao Xiang'er doesn't know much about military affairs, and since Ma Jin said so, he naturally doesn't have anything.

By the time it was dark, most of the enemy forces had passed, and only a rearguard force of about 50,000 men remained. Ma Jin and Zhao Xiang'er launched a surprise attack at this time, and the enemy was suddenly hopeful in the darkness, and was shocked, only to feel that there were enemy troops everywhere, and before they really engaged, they were so frightened that they scattered and fled! Ma Jin led nearly 2,000 cavalry into the middle of the enemy army, and almost did not encounter resistance, as if it was a massacre! Countless enemies were killed, and all but some of the rest escaped, and the rest became prisoners. In fact, only a small part of the dead enemy troops were directly cut down by the Ming army, and most of them trampled each other to death in a panic!

Not long after, Shi Liancheng led tens of thousands of war horsemen to arrive, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but show a look of amazement.

Ma Jin and Zhao Xianger stepped forward to pay their respects. Shi Liancheng turned over and dismounted, helped the two of them up, and said with a smile: "Good job!" Thousands of people actually annihilated tens of thousands of the opponent's army! The two were very happy, and Zhao Xiang'er said regretfully: "It's a pity that the main force of Tianzhu escaped!" ”

Shi Liancheng asked, "How long have they been on the run?" Ma Jin said: "All night!" ”

Shi Liancheng frowned, and then smiled: "Run, run, run, it's just a group of lost dogs." Let them run away today, and sooner or later they will be wiped out! ”

Immediately, Shi Liancheng ordered the troops to be withdrawn. Tens of thousands of horses and horses carried more than 10,000 captives back the same way and returned to Fengyu County. As soon as he returned, Huyan Bixian immediately reported: "General, just now the scout came to report that Duan Zhichun led the rebels to retreat into Lanxi County. ”

Huyan Bixian immediately clenched his fists and said: "General, let me deal with him!" ”

Shi Liancheng considered that Huyan Bixian's nearly 30,000 horses had not fought with the enemy these days, and they could be regarded as a new force, which could be used to deal with Duan Zhichun's group of rebels, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you go and deal with them." "Huyan Bixian these days, constantly hearing the news that friendly troops are fighting with the enemy and achieving a great victory, he has long been impatient, and when he heard that the general camp let him deal with Duan Zhichun's group of rebels, he was extremely excited, promised loudly, and hurried away.

Huyan Bixian led nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses out of Fengyu County to the north, and a few days later, the troops came to the city of Lanxi County. This Lanxi County is two hundred miles northwest of Erhai Lake, which is now Lanping County, the place is a small place, but it is sitting on a dangerous mountain, it can really be described as a hideous mountain and river, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although Duan Zhichun is now a lost dog, he still has nearly 20,000 horses in his hands, relying on this steep terrain, it is not easy to eliminate them.

Huyan Bixian ordered the army to set up camp by the mountains and rivers, and then summoned the generals to discuss the offensive strategy. While there was a lot of discussion, when he didn't pay attention to it, an officer rushed in and reported: "General, Duan Zhichun is here!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and Huyan Bixian frowned and asked, "What did you say?" Duan Zhichun is here? ”

"Yes, Duan Zhichun is here, just outside the gate, asking to see the general."

Everyone looked at each other, and a general said angrily: "This person is so bold, what kind of backer is he relying on, and he dares to throw himself into the net!" ”

Huyan Bixian thought for a moment, and said to the officer, "Please let him in." The officer said yes and ran down, and after a while, he led Duan Zhichun in. Duan Zhichun, with a calm face, and was dressed in civilian clothes, not wearing military uniforms, not at all like coming to the enemy's military camp, but as if he was visiting an old friend.

Duan Zhichun saw Huyan Bixian, and bowed to Huyan Bixian: "Sinners meet the general!" ”

Huyan Bixian glanced at him and said, "You call yourself a sinner, you must know your sins?" Duan Zhichun nodded, sighed, and said with a look of remorse: "I am obsessed, I can't see the general trend, I don't know that the fate of the day has returned, and the Ming Dynasty is destined to reign in the world!" I still want to resist the mandate of heaven with manpower, causing the bloody Dali soldiers to die in vain, and causing many Dali people to be poisoned by the war, my sin is really not small! ”

Huyan Bi obviously saw him talking like this, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, and asked, "What is your intention in coming today?" To surrender or to fight? If you want to fight, don't talk nonsense, go back early and wait! ”

Duan Zhichun bowed down and bowed: "Since I have been destined for tomorrow, how can I dare to confront Daming!" Under the willingness to lead the remnants of the defeated army and Lanxi County to surrender to the Ming Dynasty! ”

Although Huyan Bixian had already expected it in his heart, he still felt a little surprised when he heard him say it himself. I only heard Duan Zhichun continue: "I am a sinner below, and I dare not pray for the general's forgiveness, but I ask the general to read it for the sake of heaven and the virtue of a good life, and don't embarrass my soldiers!" Duan Zhichun said it sincerely, and Huyan Bixian and the others couldn't help but be a little moved. Huyan Bixian said: "Since they have surrendered, they are no longer enemies, but the people of the Ming Dynasty, and our army will not only not harm them, but will also desperately protect them!" You can rest assured! Duan Zhichun's face was full of gratitude, and he bowed down: "Thank you, General!" Then he stood up.

Hu Yan Bixian glanced at Duan Zhichun and said, "As for you, I don't want to lie to you." Originally, surrendering to Cheng was equivalent to making military merits, and it was to be rewarded for meritorious deeds, but the reason why this war broke out, it can be said that you are one of the culprits. I can't decide what to do with you, it must be decided by Your Majesty, and I can't predict what the outcome will be. I can tell you clearly, based on what you have committed before, even if you surrender at this moment, Your Majesty may not forgive you, and you may be sentenced to death! Whether you want to surrender or not, you'd better think about it now! ”

Duan Zhichun looked at Huyan Bixian and asked puzzledly, "Why did the general say this to me?" Aren't you afraid that I will regret it? ”

Huyan Bixian laughed and said proudly: "Our Ming army disdains to use such a despicable method to deceive the opponent!" What is the situation is what the situation is, if you want to surrender, you will surrender, and if you want to fight, you will fight! If you resist stubbornly, I will naturally defeat you in one go! Can you really resist it? These words are extremely bright and domineering. Duan Zhichun couldn't help but bow to Huyan Bixian, and sighed: "I finally understand why the Ming Army can be invincible now!" ”

Huyan Bixian said, "You go back now." If you really want to surrender, early tomorrow morning, you will lead everyone out of the city to surrender. Otherwise, you won't have to do anything. ”

Duan Zhichun bowed to Huyan Bixian and left.

When Duan Zhichun left, a subordinate general couldn't help but ask, "Does Duan Zhichun really want to surrender?" "Huyan must show that he doesn't care about the authentic way;" It doesn't matter if you surrender or not! If we surrender, we will save some effort, and if we don't surrender, we will fight! The generals nodded approvingly. Huyan Bixian glanced at everyone and said, "Although the enemy may surrender, we must be ready for battle. The armies continued to rush to make siege engines and wait for orders; Scouts spill out on all sides, scouting the enemy's every move. The generals clenched their fists and agreed, and then rushed out.

Early the next morning, Huyan Bixian led a large army into the city. Huyan Bixian has already thought about waiting for the other party for an hour, and if there is no movement, he will immediately attack the city.

Time passed gradually, and an hour was nearing its time. Huyan Bixian slowly drew his horizontal sword, ready to give the order to attack the city.

At this moment, the gate in front of him suddenly opened. Huyan Bixian was about to order the siege of the city, but when he saw this scene, he immediately stopped and observed.

I saw Duan Zhichun, who was dressed in civilian clothes, leading more than a dozen generals to gallop out of the city on horseback. Immediately afterwards, nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses rushed out. A moment later, the rebel soldiers and horses all poured out of the city, facing Yan Yunjun. Hu Yan will show that he has a good time, but he wants to see what the other party wants to do.

Duan Zhichun raised his right hand. The rebel soldiers immediately put down their swords and took off their armor. Immediately, Duan Zhichun and the others rode their horses towards Huyan Bixian, and stopped when they ran dozens of steps in front of Huyan Bixian's horse. They all turned over and dismounted, and galloped on foot to Huyan Bixian's horse. Duan Zhichun stepped forward, held his sword with both hands, and bowed: "The criminal minister led all the soldiers and horses to surrender to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Huyan Bixian turned over and dismounted, walked in front of Duan Zhichun, took his sword, and raised it high. The Ming soldiers shouted in unison: "Long live!" Banzai! Banzai! Huyan Bixian said to Duan Zhichun: "I accept your surrender!" Duan Zhichun clasped his fists and bowed: "Thank you, General!" ”

Shi Liancheng received a report from Huyan Bixian and was very happy to learn that Duan Zhichun had led his soldiers and horses to surrender. At this moment, a pro-soldier officer rushed in and excitedly reported: "General, Your Majesty has arrived!" Shi Liancheng was pleasantly surprised, immediately stood up and ran out, and as soon as he got out of the hall, he saw the eldest brother in civilian clothes walking towards him with a smile, followed by many secret guards and Feifeng female guards, and the leader was Yan Ji's sister-in-law, one of the sisters-in-law.

Shi Liancheng couldn't help but get excited, ran to Yang Peng in three steps and two steps, and bowed: "Little brother has seen big brother!" Yang Peng helped Wu Song up, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother, it's hard work!" Shi Liancheng smiled, hugged his fists and said: "Little brother's business, there is nothing to work hard!" Then he hugged his fist at Yan Ji and said, "Hello sister-in-law!" Yan Ji smiled slightly, saluted, and said, "I've seen my uncle!" ”

Shi Liancheng led Yang Peng and Yan Ji into the hall, and Yang Peng casually sat down at a coffee table. Yang Peng sat like this, and Shi Liancheng and Yan Ji didn't dare to sit down. Yang Peng saw the two of them standing, and said with a smile: "This is not a formal occasion, there are no monarchs and ministers, only brothers and relatives, sit down." The two of them smiled and sat down. Yan Ji sat at the bottom of Yang Peng, while Shi Liancheng sat opposite Yang Peng.

Yang Peng glanced at Shi Liancheng and said with a smile: "Liancheng, you did a good job!" With less than 300,000 soldiers and horses, they thwarted two rounds of millions of enemy offensives in a row, and this battle has been fought even more beautifully. ”

Shi Liancheng was very excited, hugged his fists and said: "Big brother has won the prize!" The little brother is just doing his best! ”

Yan Ji said with a smile: "When the situation was tense at the beginning, many cabinet ministers suggested that the eldest brother come to Dali in person, but the eldest brother did not agree, does the uncle know why?" ”

Shi Liancheng showed a touched look, and said; "The eldest brother's trust in the younger brother, the younger brother can only repay it with broken bones!"

Yan Ji said with a smile: "The reason why the eldest brother didn't agree is not all out of trust in his uncle!" I didn't understand the intention of the eldest brother at the time, and couldn't help but ask, the eldest brother said: Liancheng is wise and brave, but only lacks the experience of leading the army alone to face a strong enemy, this time let Liancheng lead the army alone to deal with a strong enemy, defeat or victory, only after this once, Liancheng will grow into a famous general who can take charge of himself! ”

When Shi Liancheng heard this, he was greatly moved, his eyes were red, and he didn't know what to say. It's no wonder that Shi Liancheng is so excited, a brother, a monarch, can not hesitate to defeat in order to cultivate him, such affection, such a bearing, is it extraordinary?

Yang Peng smiled: "Liancheng's performance is much better than I expected!" The battle was fought beautifully! I originally thought that I would be able to form a stalemate with the enemy at most, but I didn't expect you to be able to annihilate the Bagan army in one fell swoop again, this time 500,000! After this defeat, the people of Bagan will inevitably collapse! ”

Shi Liancheng nodded, remembered something, and said with a fist: "Big brother, I just received a report before you came, it was sent by Huyan Bixian, Duan Zhichun has already led 20,000 rebels to surrender, and Lanxi County has gone down without a fight." ”

Yang Peng and Yan Ji were both a little surprised and glanced at each other. Yang Peng said with a smile: "I didn't expect Duan Zhichun, the stone in the pit, to surrender." After a pause, he thought, "I didn't expect this." ”

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