Yang Peng said depressedly: "How can this kind of thing happen? ”

Yan Ji said angrily: "You don't want to be cheap and sell well!" Hmph, you've taken advantage of all the cheapness, and you still say this kind of thing! Yang Peng smiled bitterly and sighed: "This wine is really not a good thing, no wonder people often say that wine can mess with sex!" Thinking of Liu Yan's matter, he asked strangely, "Isn't Liu Yan missing?" Why did you come back all of a sudden? ”

Yan Ji sighed and said, "It's really dangerous!" On that day, the Tianzhu people slaughtered the city, Liu Yan's sister and they hid in a cellar, and the Tianzhu people did not find them, which allowed them to escape. After the incident, they have been trying to escape from the city, but they have no chance. Fortunately, not long ago, the Tianzhu army was defeated and retreated, and the Tianzhu army in the city was in chaos after getting the news, so they killed a team of Tianzhu soldiers, stripped off their armor, and then disguised themselves as Tianzhu soldiers and took advantage of the chaos to get out of the city. Later, they heard the news that the enemy army had been defeated and our army was still firmly occupying Dali City, so they rushed straight to it. It's finally a thrill. Then he glanced at Yang Peng and said angrily; I didn't know that as soon as I came back, I was bullied by you, a wicked person! ”

Yang Peng was very embarrassed, coughed, and said, "This, coming back safely is finally auspicious, hehe." Yan Ji glanced at Yang Peng, and then said with a straight face: "Husband, although these sisters of the concubines are lowly born, they are all rare good women, I hope that the husband can read them for the sake of the concubines and treat them well!" ”

Yang Peng stretched out his hand to hold Yan Ji's slender hand and said, "Although this is not what I want, but since it happened, I will never treat them badly!" Yan Ji showed a happy look, and then said angrily: "It's really annoying! I would actually push other women to my husband! Yang Peng laughed. Then he stood up, pulled Yan Ji's slender hand, and said, "Let's go." Yan Ji asked, "Where are you going?" Yang Peng smiled: "Didn't you say that I tossed Zhao Xiang'er and Liu Yan badly?" I'll have to check it out. Yan Ji smiled.

Three days after the 100,000 soldiers of the directly subordinate army led by Duan Zhixian came to Dali, Duan Zhixian was impatient to ask Yang Peng for an attack. Yang Peng, in view of the fact that the Manchu leader of the Southern Zhulu had not yet replied, temporarily rejected Duan Zhixian's request, only making this Duan Zhixian anxious and restless.

As the days passed, the internal affairs of Dali were quickly on the right track, and the barbarians from all walks of life in Dali also swore allegiance to Daming and Yang Peng.

At dinner time that day, Yang Peng, Yan Ji, Shi Liancheng, and Duan Zhixian had dinner in a water pavilion in the palace. Before he had eaten a few bites of the meal, Duan Zhixian couldn't help but say, "Big brother, you said that you would wait until all the barbarians in the south were submissive before you could join the army. Now that not only the barbarians in the south, but also all the barbarians in Dali have also surrendered, it's time to march into the army, right? ”

Yang Peng and Duan Zhixian both smiled. Duan Zhixian was inexplicably laughed by the two of them, puffing out a pair of bull's eyes. Shi Liancheng said with a smile: "When Duan Zhixian didn't come just now, the eldest brother made a bet with me, bet on Duan Zhixian, how long can you endure it, I bet that you will have to drink a few glasses of wine before making a request, but the eldest brother said that you must not wait to drink and have to say, sure enough, the eldest brother is smarter!" ”

Duan Zhixian rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You two are leisurely!" "Looking at Yang Peng, he said urgently;" Big brother, you gave me a letter! Or I'm going to die! ”

Yang Peng deliberately teased Duan Zhixian, and slowly poured himself a glass of wine, looking at it, it seemed that he would not speak until he drank this glass of wine. Duan Zhixian couldn't help but snatch Yang Peng's wine glass away, and said angrily: "Big brother, don't just drink alcohol!" ”

Yang Peng smiled and pointed his finger at Duan Zhixian, and scolded with a smile: "Okay, you are a monk who is really bold enough!" After a pause, he said, "I'm afraid it's not the right time yet, because the situation in Bagan is not very clear. Duan Zhixian said hurriedly: "Then what is not clear!" The people of Bagan first finished the army of 200,000 and then finished the army of 500,000, how many people can he have in Bagan, and now it must be a situation of survival! All it takes is the arrival of the army to solve the problem! ”

Duan Zhixian shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple!" ”

Duan Zhixian glared at Shi Liancheng with bull's eyes, and said angrily: "Liancheng, what are you making trouble?" ”

Shi Liancheng smiled and said, "Duan Zhixian, don't worry, listen to me." The situation in the south, judging from the reports of the scouts and the barbarian leaders these days, is different from what we had expected, very sinister! Not to mention the mountains and dense forests, but also the miasma and poisonous insects! Our army is not afraid of any enemy, but in the face of such an environment, I am afraid that if you are not careful, you will suffer heavy losses before you see the enemy! Duan Zhixian frowned.

Shi Liancheng continued: "When Duan Zhixian didn't arrive just now, I discussed it with my eldest brother, and I felt that if I wanted to enter Bagan, I am afraid that I would not be able to mobilize a large-scale army, otherwise it would be difficult to supply logistics, and there would be insufficient herbs and medical officers, so I was afraid that I would lose soldiers and horses in vain." Yang Peng continued: "So Shi Liancheng's idea and I are to send only 30,000 soldiers and horses south to Bagan at most, and use the southern barbarians as guides to cooperate in the battle. In this way, the problem of supply difficulties and harsh environment can be solved. However, in this way, there are not many troops, and if Bagan still has considerable strength in the country, this campaign will not be worth the loss, but it will restore the confidence of the Bagan people to fight us. If that's the case, it's better not to fight this battle. Therefore, we have to wait for the information sent back by Hua Xu who is lurking in Bagan before we can decide how to act. ”

Shi Liancheng was depressed, like a dead ball.

Yang Peng and Shi Liancheng looked at each other and smiled. Shi Liancheng picked up the wine jug and poured Duan Zhixian full of wine, and said with a smile: "Duan Zhixian, this kind of thing can't be rushed, don't think about it, drink in peace now!" Duan Zhixian picked up the wine bowl and dried it in one gulp, raised his eyebrows, and exclaimed: "Good wine!" His grandmother's, he can't drink when he leads the army, so he just drinks his mother now to have a good time! Shi Liancheng laughed and poured him another bowl. Then he poured himself a full wine. The wine bowls in front of Yang Peng and Yan Ji were full, so Shi Liancheng didn't give him two pours of wine.

A secret guard officer hurriedly rushed over, "Your Majesty, someone has come to the gate of the palace to see Your Majesty!" ”

Yang Peng took a bite of food and asked casually, "Who is it?" ”

The officer said: "It is a group of ordinary people, old and young, men and women, according to the elderly common people who led the way, they are from, ordinary people from Bagan, who came to ask Your Majesty for help." ”

Yang Peng and the others were surprised, Yan Ji frowned and said, "What's going on?" Yang Peng asked the officer, "How many people came?" "Back to Your Majesty, there are more than a dozen people here." Yang Peng said: "Let the leader come in." The officer answered and ran down.

Soon after, everyone saw an old man in his sixties, who was dressed in rags, with dry skin and a rickety body, about sixty years old.

The officer pointed at Yang Peng and said, "This is His Majesty the Emperor of our Ming Dynasty!" ”

As soon as the old man heard that it was the Ming Emperor, his expression was shocked, and he immediately knelt down and bowed: "Grass people, grass people meet Your Majesty!" Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! "The old man doesn't have to be polite, get up and speak." But the old man cried out: "Your Majesty, please send troops to save the villagers immediately!" If Your Majesty doesn't send troops, the villagers will all be killed by those beasts! ”

Yang Peng left his seat, helped the old man up, and said, "The old man doesn't have to be in a hurry, speak slowly." I don't even know what's going on? You are from Bagan, are you Han Chinese living in Bagan? ”

The old man nodded with teary eyes, "Your Majesty, we are all Han people living in Bagan!" The grass people's parents and grandparents are also Han Chinese living in Bagan! ”

Yang Peng nodded and asked, "What happened?" Since you live in Bagan, why did you come to me for help? ”

The old man showed a look of anger and sadness, and said: "The Bagan army was wiped out by the Great Tomorrow Army in one fell swoop, and Pu Lipeng finally fled back to the country. They couldn't help His Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, but they vented their hatred on us Han people living in Bagan, they slaughtered Han people everywhere, looted Han people's property, and the village where our Han people lived was like hell on earth! My children are all ......" At this point, I couldn't stop crying.

Everyone couldn't help but be furious when they heard this, Duan Zhixian slammed his fist on the table and scolded: "Good dog guts!" The people of Bagan are really impatient! ”

Yang Peng frowned and said, "I heard that there are quite a few Han people in Bagan, don't you resist?" ”

The old man shook his head and said sadly: "We have always been kind to others, and we do not participate in any disputes in Bagan, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect ......"

Duan Zhixian couldn't help but scold: "Bullshit is kind to others!" To be kind to others is to seek death for yourself! Why are you so stupid! Since you want to go over there to live, you should create a world of your own! Give the knife to someone else, and it's no wonder if someone else doesn't come to kill you! Seeing Duan Zhixian's fierce and furious face, the old man couldn't help but be so frightened that his face was pale, and his whole body trembled.

Yang Peng shouted at Duan Zhixian: "Duan Zhixian, calm down!" Duan Zhixian closed his mouth, but he was angry there.

Yang Peng looked at the trembling and terrified old man in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, thinking of those Han people who were struggling overseas, and felt that they were all harmed by Confucianism. When they went outside, they followed the Confucian teachings that they could live and work in a foreign land by being kind to others, but this was not the case with the bloody history.

Yang Peng thought again: In fact, it's no wonder that they are also victims, they have been worn out by Confucianism, and they no longer know how to fight and fight with others; In fact, this is what the rulers of all dynasties hope to achieve, to wear out the fighting spirit and fighting spirit of the people, and it will be easy to rule, but in this way, the people of this nation and this nation will suffer deeply.

Yang Peng sighed secretly, retracted his thoughts, and asked the old man, "How many Chinese are there in Bagan?" ”

The old man didn't dare to look at Duan Zhixian, who looked as vicious as an angry lion, thought about it, and said with some embarrassment: "This, the grass people are not very clear, but they know that many villages and towns in the north are all Chinese villages and towns, I'm afraid there are more than 100,000!" There are also many Chinese in other places, especially in the port cities along the coast and rivers, and I heard that the Chinese in those places are very wealthy in business. Then he frowned, "But I recently heard the news that your Chinese in those cities have all been raided and exterminated, countless people have died, and their property has been confiscated!" ”

Duan Zhixian couldn't help but roar: "Straight lady thief! Damn it! ”

The old man trembled with fright, and did not dare to say any more.

Duan Zhixian glared at the old man and asked angrily, "The enemy is so ferocious, you will let others slaughter you and not resist?" ”

The old man's eyes showed a look of surprise, it seemed that Duan Zhixian's words asking them to resist were very unreasonable. I saw him babble and say: "And, being kind to others is the way to live and live, if we resist, won't we be slaughtered more cruelly by the other party, and the result will be even more tragic!" Besides, even if we resist, we can't fight them! ”

Duan Zhixian said angrily: "You are so cowardly that you will be slaughtered by others even more cruelly!" Why don't you understand that others are bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and the more you dare not resist, the more rampant they will be! Your own life should be saved by yourself, how can you expect the wicked to burst into kindness! You guys, you ......" Duan Zhixian didn't know what to say about these people. The old man trembled, hanging his head and not daring to look at Duan Zhixian, his appearance was like an old tree in the cold wind, and he couldn't help but feel pity.

Yang Peng gestured to Duan Zhixian to calm down, and then asked the old man: "Old man, since you are afraid that you will suffer more cruel revenge if you resist a little, why do you have the courage to come to us for help?" Don't you worry that the people of Bagan will not be able to spare you when they find out about this? ”

The old man looked at Yang Peng pitifully, suddenly knelt down, kowtowed, and begged: "We can't all live, so the grass people on behalf of everyone risked their lives to come all the way to see Your Majesty, and beg Your Majesty to send troops to save us from the sea of misery for the sake of the same race and race!" ”

Yang Peng picked up the old man and said to the old man: "Since they are of the same race and the same race, how can I sit idly by." The old man was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Thank you, Your Majesty! Yang Peng picked up the old man again and asked, "How many troops are there in Bagan today?" ”

The old man blinked blankly and said, "This, this grass man doesn't know." ”

Yang Peng pondered for a moment and said to the old man: "You have come all the way and are very hard, so let's go to the post house to rest first." The old man responded, and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, that, that is the matter of sending troops...... Yang Peng smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, since I said that I want to send troops, I will definitely send troops." Just for a few days. You can rest in peace, and when the time comes to send out the troops, we still need you as guides to guide our army! The old man agreed. Yang Peng said to the secret guard officer who led the old man in, "Take them to the post house to rest." The officer answered, and led the old man down.

Duan Zhixian couldn't bear it anymore and scolded angrily: "These people are really infuriating! It's like there's no bones! ”

Yang Peng sighed: "This is the power of Confucianism!" The Confucian system has been influenced for thousands of years, and it has completely distorted their thinking! People who are influenced by Confucianism actually do not have the ability to survive! Duan Zhixian raised his eyebrows and scolded: "Confucianism on the dog day! What a scourge! ”

Yang Peng returned to his position and sat down, thinking: "It seems that we are going to send troops in advance!" Duan Zhixian was overjoyed and said: "Great! That's how it should be! Shi Liancheng frowned and said: "Big brother, the current situation in Bagan is not very clear, and the result is unpredictable if you send troops in advance!" ”

Yang Peng nodded and said, "I naturally understand this." But we can't do anything about those people living in Bagan being slaughtered and left alone! Although I am angry at their cowardice, I can't help them if I am angry again! Duan Zhixian echoed loudly: "Big brother's words are no longer right!" Although those guys are depressing, they are our people after all, and they can't be bullied by outsiders! Shi Liancheng nodded.

Yang Peng frowned and thought: "Pu Lipeng did the thing of massacring and looting the Han people, I'm afraid it wasn't just to vent his anger. His defeat had a very serious impact on his own reputation, so he needed to find a way to divert his attention, pointing the finger at the Han people in his country, and putting all the blame for the defeat on them is undoubtedly a good way to kill two birds with one stone. On the one hand, the responsibility for the defeat can be shifted to those Han people, so that the impact on their own prestige can be minimized, and at the same time, they can also take the opportunity to seize the wealth accumulated by the Han people over the years, so as to make up for the loss of vitality in this defeat. Glancing at Shi Liancheng and Duan Zhixian, "With such a purpose, the enemy will never give up easily for the slaughter and looting of the Han people, but I am afraid that they will not stop until they kill all the Han people!" In view of this, if we don't act as soon as possible, I am afraid that when we enter Bagan in the future, we will not see a single Han Chinese! ”

Everyone nodded solemnly.

Yang Peng looked at Duan Zhixian and said, "Duan Zhixian, you go and prepare immediately, and you will set off tomorrow." Duan Zhixian hugged his fists and promised, he didn't care about drinking and eating, and hurriedly went.

Yang Peng summoned a herald and ordered him to summon the southern tribes to gather men and horses to prepare to cooperate with the imperial army, and at the same time ordered him to pass on the Zhanjin State in Fengyu County, so that he immediately led his Xuanjia war cavalry south to join Duan Zhixian's troops to join the southern expedition. In this battle of the Southern Expedition, Yang Peng only used 32,000 men and horses, of which 30,000 were elite infantry from the directly subordinate legions, and 2,000 were Xuanjia war cavalry under the command of Zhan Jinguo. The reason why only 2,000 cavalry was used was because of the geographical weather in the south, the mountains in the south were high and dense, the roads were difficult to travel, the weather was cloudy and rainy, and the miasma was thick, and this kind of geographical weather was very unfavorable to the cavalry army to fight, so this battle must be dominated by infantry troops.

The herald said yes and hurried away.

Yan Ji couldn't help but sigh: "If it was the previous dynasty, I'm afraid that it wouldn't rashly use troops for the sake of the people living in other countries!" ”

Yang Peng snorted coldly and said: "For the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries, taking into account the overall situation, I don't care about the lives of my compatriots!" It's like a family trying to have a good relationship with another family, completely ignoring the persecution and abuse of their own relatives by others! This is not taking into account the overall situation, this is irresponsible, this is cowardice and incompetence! Shi Liancheng and Yan Ji nodded sympathetically.

Turning to a village on the northern border of Bagan. This village and town on the border of Dali, the buildings are completely different from the buildings in the general countryside of Bagan, but there is some charm of the rural areas in the south of the Yangtze River in the Central Plains, with high stilted buildings, sloping roofs, tiles like fish scales, Chinese knots carved on the windows, and round lanterns are still hung at the doors of many houses, but the plants in front of and behind the house are replaced by green bamboo and willow trees and banana trees. This village and town, called 'Longtouxi', is the largest and most famous Han village within a radius of hundreds of miles, with a population of nearly 10,000 people, and is also the largest trade distribution center in the surrounding area.

In the past, the 'Longtou Creek' was very prosperous and busy, but at this time, every household closed its doors and windows, and there was no half of a figure on the street, a bleak scene. A gust of wind came out and blew the plantain leaves, as if with a whimpering sound, which made people shudder. An old yellow dog came running from one side, then turned into an alley and disappeared. It's the height of summer, but it feels like winter.

Rumble ......! The roar came from afar, approaching quickly, like rolling thunder on a summer day. "Oh no! The officers and soldiers are coming! A terrible shout broke the silence of the village, and then the whole village and town boiled. Families fled their homes in panic and swarmed towards the hills behind the towns. However, they fled too late, and before they could leave the village, they were surrounded by Bagan soldiers and horses. Tens of thousands of people were terrified when they saw this, and they didn't know what to do!

The Bagan soldiers looked at the lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of them with fierce expressions. As soon as the leading general gave the order, all the Bagan officers and soldiers pounced on them like hungry tigers, slashing indiscriminately, and for a while, flesh and blood flew sideways, and the screams rang out, and the scene of slaughtering chickens and ducks was too cruel; Some Han people ran in all directions, but where they could escape, they were cut down to the ground by the Bagan officers and soldiers, and some people knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, but where could the Bagan officers and soldiers be moved, but they made them even more crazy; The women's cries rang out, and the young women were snatched like trophies amid the strange laughter of the Bagan officers and soldiers, while the men next to them were still begging bitterly. This bleak scene reflects the rampant laughter of the people of Bagan.

Sou! A sharp sound of breaking through the air suddenly came. Before everyone could react, the Bagan general was shot through the neck by a sharp arrow. The wild smile froze on his face, and then the whole person flipped to one side and fell off the horse. All the Bagan officers and soldiers were stunned, and at this moment, an angry roar suddenly came from the alley on one side. All the officers and soldiers in Bagan were shocked, and hurriedly followed the prestige, and saw more than a dozen brave and fierce men in black, rushing with long knives!

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