With the clearing of the Dali Mansion, it became more and more difficult to plunder, and the seizures of various departments became less and less, especially in terms of grain and grass.

At present, the entire Eastern Route Army has 200,000 horses, and the daily expenditure is a terrifying number.

Coupled with the fact that what is plundered is often not cherished, this rabble has plundered and advanced as quickly as locusts, and there is not much food in store at all.

And now there are difficulties in raiding in Dali, which makes the supply of the Eastern Route Army a big problem.

"Kill!"

In front of a large village, the various tribes of the Southwest Yi, which had been rampant unhindered, finally met with the most resolute resistance.

The main task of the Song army is to attack the city, and of course it will monopolize the benefits of the city, and there is no shortage of food in the Song army.

If the 36 tribes of eastern Yunnan encounter the barbarian tribe and ask them to offer grain, grass and money, they may give up a horse, and the food shortage is not serious.

The Southwest Yi tribes are burning, killing and looting, wherever they go, there is no grass, and they carry a large amount of looted wealth, which itself is very heavy, and the grain and grass they naturally carry will be reduced accordingly, so the most serious problem of food shortage is the Southwest Yi tribes.

In the face of such a large village, once it is breached, it will definitely be able to solve the problem of food shortage in the various departments of the Southwest Yi, and the various departments of the Southwest Yi will immediately attack it.

The people of Dali in the village naturally know that once the village is breached, what will be the end left for them, at the moment, even if they are suffering heavy casualties, or even outnumbered, they still fight to the death and do not retreat, and they have repelled the attacks of the various departments of the southwest Yi one after another.

Forced into desperation, Yang Changchun had no choice but to offer a lot of money to ask Song Jun for help.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the earthen walls of the village were naturally inferior to the high walls of the city, and even if they were hurriedly reinforced, their defenses were extremely limited, and they were quickly blown up by gunpowder weapons.

The people of Dali saw the earth wall being blown down, and couldn't help but show a trace of despair, they were not soldiers, most of them were ordinary people, some began to fight with a will to die, and some people began to flee and flee, and the strong defense line began to collapse.

"Kill me!"

At that moment, the morale of the various departments of the Southwest Yi suddenly soared, and they rushed up and attacked the entire village.

"The granary is on fire!"

Suddenly, an exclamation sounded, attracting everyone's attention!

I saw that after the fortress was breached, even more desperate people directly set fire to the granary, intending to break the net.

"Fight the fire now!"

Yang Changchun's face sank, and he immediately ordered.

At the moment, a large number of men went to fight the fire, and the reason why they stormed the village was to get sufficient supplies, and if the granary was burned, then it would be meaningless for them to storm the village.

Fortunately, Dali has abundant water sources, coupled with the efforts of various departments in the southwest to rescue, which can save a small half of the grain.

"That's not enough food!"

Fan Zheng, who rushed to hear the news, stood in front of the rescued grain and frowned.

Yang Bangyi nodded approvingly.

This bit of grain is simply not enough to supply all the departments in the southwest, even if the Song army takes precautions and hoards a large amount of grain in advance, I am afraid it will still not last long.

"Come on, convene the chiefs of the various tribes of Southwest Yi and the thirty-six tribes of eastern Yunnan." Fan Zheng waved his hand.

"Yes!"

Immediately, the Song army was ordered to leave.

"I'll see General Fan later!"

It didn't take long for the chiefs of the Southwest Yi tribes and the 36 tribes of Eastern Yunnan to come together, standing in two rows.

Fan Zheng looked around at the group of leaders and said straight to the point: "This general heard that Duan Zhengchun of Dali has spread the news and pardoned you for the crime of plundering Gao Shengtai swore to Cangshan and Erhai that he would turn the war into jade silk with the 36 departments of eastern Yunnan. ”

The 36 departments of eastern Yunnan suddenly sat restless, and after the news spread, the hearts of the entire 36 departments of eastern Yunnan fluctuated.

Fan Zheng said straight to the point: "Your worries and feelings can be understood by Fan, and even if you give up going east now and return to the various departments, Fan can understand it, and will not obstruct it." ”

The patriarch of the thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart, and looked at the evil doctor Fan Zheng in surprise.

"But! You can think about how much blood debt you have stained with the white barbarian in your hands when you come all the way, is this monstrous hatred really a holy decree that can be resolved? Are you really not afraid of Dali City's settlement after the autumn? ”

The patriarch of the thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan suddenly looked embarrassed, and the joy just now suddenly disappeared, they naturally knew the murder caused by this plunder, and this kind of hatred may not be resolved in a hundred years.

"But the Duan clan and the Gao clan have already sworn to Cangshan and Erhai that they will not pursue it again."

A patriarch suffers from gains and losses.

"Swear to Cangshan and Erhai!"

Fan Zheng sneered and said, "This kind of child's play, do you believe it?" ”

Meng Ti of the Mo Mi Department said solemnly: "General Fan doesn't know, Cangshan Erhai is the sacred mountain and divine sea of Dali, and all those who swear to it must do it, otherwise they will be punished by the heavens, and they will be spurned by others." ”

The other ministries nodded one after another, obviously very convinced of the oath of Cangshan and Erhai!

Fan Zheng sneered and said: "Among the Han people, there is a celebrity named Sima Yi, who is the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty, when he rebelled, he also swore to the Luoshui of the Han Dynasty, and as a result, after he took power, he slaughtered all the opponents, and you really pinned your hopes on the oath of the Gao family and other rebellious ministers and thieves, don't forget, the Gao family is still in power in Dali City today, not to mention the bones of the Gao family in Shanxian Mansion. ”

"Luoshui's Oath!"

Suddenly, the patriarch of the thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan fell into silence, they are not illiterate barbarians, but have a certain amount of knowledge, plus Dali admires the Song Dynasty culture very much, and has heard of the famous Luoshui oath.

And it just so happened that the oath of Luoshui in the past was very similar to the oath of Cangshan and Erhai now, both of which were oaths made by rebellious ministers and thieves who plotted to usurp the throne, which suddenly made the credibility of Gao's oath of Cangshan and Erhai greatly reduced.

Yang Bangyi couldn't help but throw himself to the ground with the five bodies that Fan Zheng admired, Gao's oath of Cangshan and Erhai had already made the hearts of the thirty-six people in eastern Yunnan float, and now Fan Zheng used the oath of Luoshui as a comparison, and suddenly made the oath of Cangshan and Erhai fall sharply, and at least the patriarchs of the thirty-six tribes did not dare to let their lives be pinned on the ethereal oath.

"Thank you General Fan for your advice, I almost fell into the Gao family's belongings!" Monty took the initiative to cooperate.

Among the thirty-six departments in eastern Yunnan, if there is anyone who does not believe in Gao's oath the most, I am afraid that it is Mengti of the Mo Mi Department, he has a blood feud with the Gao family, and he took the initiative to attack the Shanxian Mansion with internal and external cooperation, and the other departments may be able to escape the liquidation in the future, and he Mo Mi is afraid that it will be difficult to escape.

"Yes, this is just Gao Shengtai's delaying tactic! We can't afford to be fooled! The ministries of southern Yunnan also echoed the words. They took the initiative to cooperate with Montiri to attack the Shanxian Mansion and plundered again, plus the evil doctor Fan Zheng issued a 10,000-thousand-yuan Sanqi order to their southern Yunnan troops, and their interests had long been tied to the Song army.

The other ministries also hesitated, after all, they had now killed so many white barbarians, looted so much wealth, and coupled with the experience of Luoshui's oath, this made them hesitate.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze to the various departments of Southwest Yi on the side.

"I heard that the various departments of the Southwest Yi have looted enough money and are ready to return home." Fan Zheng said leisurely.

In an instant, the thirty-six departments of eastern Yunnan looked at the various departments of southwest Yi with burning eyes.

Song Wanzhang said with an embarrassed face: "Now that my southwestern tribes have been on the expedition for several months, the clansmen have long been homesick, and it is inevitable that there will be some fluctuations. ”

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "If you want to return, Fan will not stop you, now that my East Route Army has arrived in Dali Mansion, presumably there are 100,000 elite Song troops in the north and the West Route Army and the North Route Army, which have also entered Dali Mansion, and the Song Army will definitely be able to support justice for the Duan clan in Dali and destroy the chaotic ministers and thieves like the Gao clan!" Fan Zheng said indifferently.

"100,000 elite Song Army!"

Suddenly, everyone's hearts froze, they naturally knew that the real main force of the Song army was the Northern Route Army, and they were able to go all the way unimpeded and turn the world upside down in the hinterland of Dali, because the Northern Route Army and the West Route Army were holding back the main force of the Dali army.

Moreover, they saw with their own eyes that the evil doctor Fan Zheng led 10,000 forbidden troops and 20,000 soldiers to have such a strong combat power, if the evil doctor Fan Zheng and the 100,000 elite forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty converged, then the various departments of the Southwest Yi would become nothing.

"But! You and others should also know the situation of the army, now that there is a shortage of grain and grass, if the southwest departments want to go back early, I am afraid that they will have to prepare grain and grass by themselves. Yang Bangyi cooperated.

"Prepare your own food and grass." The leaders of the southwest tribes couldn't help but change their faces, they followed the Song army all the way, and naturally knew how long this road was, nearly two thousand miles from Dali Mansion to Juzhou, if there was no food and grass, how would they cross the long journey of two thousand miles.

"By the way, there is one more thing, that is, if you rob all the way, it is inevitable that there will be fish that will slip through the net, according to the news from the rear, those surviving white barbarians began to gather and prepare for revenge."

Fan Zheng said another piece of bad news.

"Surviving White Barbarians!" Song Wanzhang's face changed, they naturally knew the heinous crimes they had committed along the way, those surviving white barbarians hated them to the core, they followed the march of the Song army, and naturally they were not afraid of them.

If they disperse and retreat, I am afraid that they will fall into the heavy encirclement of the white barbarians, and if the four most powerful tribes are fine, especially the small Southwest Yi tribe, I am afraid that they will not be able to cross the two thousand miles of Lin Mang to return to the southwest tribes.

Seeing that a group of small tribes retreated, Yang Bangyi couldn't help but throw himself into the ground for the five bodies that Fan Zheng admired, especially those surviving white barbarians, many of whom were intentionally retained after the Song army captured the city, on the one hand, compared with the brutality of the Southwest Yi and the 36 Departments of Eastern Yunnan, showing the benevolence of the Song army, and on the other hand, it completely cut off the retreat of the Southwest Yi.

Yang Changchun's face changed, and he immediately said: "General Fan said that he laughed, I was ordered to follow the army on the expedition, how could we give up halfway, and naturally swear to follow General Fan to the death!" ”

Yang Changchun saw the wind and steered, and now Fan Zheng stabilized the thirty-six departments in eastern Yunnan, and blocked the retreat of the small tribes with grain and grass and white barbarian survivors, if their four major tribes forcibly retreated, not only would they completely offend the Song army, but they would also fall into many crises.

And now there is only one way for the Southwest Yi tribes, that is, to follow the Song army, capture Dali, and obtain sufficient grain and grass before they can safely retreat back to the Southwest Yi tribes.

"But it is said that Dali City has two dangerous passes of Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass, since it was built, it has never been breached, and the 100,000 strong soldiers of Datang were wiped out under the Longshou Pass. If............. Yang Changchun said worriedly.

The other patriarchs are also in their hearts, especially the 36th Department of Eastern Yunnan, who have long heard of the Longshou Pass and the Longwei Pass, and naturally know how easy and difficult to attack these two levels are.

Fan Zheng heard this, but he was unmoved, and said with a confident smile: "I waited all the way to the west, and there were countless strong cities that I encountered, but which one of the strong cities could survive the attack of gunpowder. ”

"Gunpowder weapons!"

"Fight down!"

The patriarchs couldn't help but bow slightly, they had witnessed the power of gunpowder weapons, and they had seen that under gunpowder weapons, fortified cities were breached.

Seeing that Fan Zheng was so confident, they all thought that Fan Zheng must have a more powerful gunpowder weapon, and he broke through Longwei Pass and Dali City in one fell swoop.

And only the deputy general Yang Bangyi flashed a trace of worry in his eyes, the Song army marched west for nearly 2,000 miles, and encountered a lot of cities along the way, plus for rewards, it will also help the Southwest Yi departments to break the village with gunpowder, and now there are few gunpowder weapons left, I am afraid that there are not many left, I am afraid that it will not be able to support the heavy troops to defend Longwei Pass and Dali City.

However, Yang Bangyi did not express his concerns, he saw Fan Zheng's invincible evil recipe all the way, and he had long been convinced by Fan Zheng, since Fan Zheng said that he could fight Dali City, he would definitely be able to fight Dali City.

"Herald! Quickly marched into Dali City. Fan Zheng ordered.

He exhausted his back hands, and finally stabilized the 36 departments in eastern Yunnan and the various departments in the southwest, and naturally he had to be fast and advanced all the way to the city of Dali.

"Yes!"

At the moment, nearly 200,000 horses and horses are rapidly advancing to Dali City, along the way all the departments do everything possible to search for food, fortunately, the land of Dali is rich in products, many people are hiding, and there are still a lot of edible things left, plus most of them are used to living in the forest, know all kinds of strange food, save a lot of food.

Once encountering a large village, even if the Song army did not have many gunpowder weapons left, it still did not hesitate to use it, break through the large village, and search for a batch of grain and grass for this rabble.

However, as we got closer to Dali City, fewer large villages were encountered, and as the last village was breached, all the food was looted.

The East Route Army encountered empty villages again, and everyone knew that these people had hidden in Dali City, and at the moment, the East Route Army couldn't help but speed up the march and went in the direction of Dali City.

Until a dangerous pass blocked the way of the army - Longwei Pass! (End of chapter)