Chapter 32: The War in the South
Thinking that it was Brother Duan's entourage, Wang Yuanheng immediately led the two to a restaurant next to him to sit down, and asked for some wine and food at random, and several people chatted while drinking.
During the conversation, we learned that a major incident had recently occurred in the Nanzhao Kingdom! It turned out that at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were many small states in the Erhai region, and there were six small states with relatively strong strength, which were led by six kings and were called the Six Zhaos.
Later, with the support of the Tang Dynasty, Pi Luoge, the leader of the Mengshe tribe, conquered all the tribes in the West Erhai region, destroyed the other five edicts, and unified the Erhai region; the establishment of the 'Nanzhao Kingdom' thus began to dominate the southwest; during this period, a total of 12 emperors were recorded.
Duan Siping's ancestors were relied on by the king for generations because he had participated in the battle to destroy the other five edicts and made great achievements, and when Duan Siping's grandfather arrived, he was named the 'Qingping Official' (Prime Minister) by the then King Shilong, and his father was named the envoy of Dali City in his twenties.
In the fourth year of Qianning, Zheng Maisi instructed Yang Deng to kill the Nanzhao king Longshun (the son of Shilong), and in the second year of Tianfu, Zheng Maisi, a minister of the Han Dynasty, raised troops to kill more than 800 people of Shunhuazhen and the Nanzhao royal family, and established the 'Great Changhe State';
After five generations of troubled times, the matter was put on hold; after the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, the 'Great Changhe Kingdom' sent people to the table, but after the two emperors of Taizu and Taizong, they never gave a reply; at this time, there were villains in the country who were jealous of Duan's prominence, and spread rumors in front of the king. The king was furious, and immediately arrested Duan Siping's father and more than 60 members of his family and imprisoned them, and at the same time sent the general Tuyuhun to lead the army to besiege Duan Siping and his brother in Dali City...... After listening to the two of them, Wang Yuanhengqi said, "The situation in the city is critical, what good is it for the two of you to come to me when you are not with the lord?"
After the two looked at each other, one of them said, 'Although my lord saw that the situation was critical, he did not want to be captured, but only held on to the city and confronted the enemy.
It's just that now the treasury in the city has long been empty, and the grain and grass can only support another month. ''How do I break the siege?''
Wang Yuanheng said hurriedly. 'The best thing to do now is to fight to the death with a quick victory!' replied another.
But then he shook his head again and said, "However, there are tens of thousands of enemies, and there are only more than 7,000 soldiers in my Dali City, and if there is a battle, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg;
It's also the fate of my family master, who shouldn't be cut off! I don't want to, the heavens follow people's wishes, and I really let me wait to meet His Excellency the alliance leader.
After listening to what the two said, Wang Yuanheng immediately urged the two to rush to Dali City without stopping. From afar, I saw that outside the city of Dali, there were indeed banners and soldiers.
Seeing that the roads had been blocked by soldiers, thinking that Brother Duan was still trapped in the city, Wang Yuanheng couldn't care about it, so he picked up the two and jumped into the city.
After landing, Wang Yuanheng was led by the two to see Duan Siping. After listening to Duan Siping briefly explain the current situation, Wang Yuanheng immediately said, "How should the younger brother serve, the eldest brother should command!"
Duan Siping paused and said, "Before, I also sent people to the north to borrow troops, but it happened to be a civil strife here, and the Song Dynasty would never send troops.
Hearing this, Wang Yuanheng immediately responded, 'Big brother is in trouble, brother dares not to fight to the death!' Duan Siping laughed for a while and said, "But there is no need for brothers to fight the enemy in this matter."
Wang Yuanheng was stunned. After a pause, Duan Siping said again, "Tusi City, not far from here, is where the main altar of the Black Tiger Gang is located.
Although I have some friendship with his former gang leader Lei Bao, he was beaten to death by Liu Xianchun of the Bagua Xingyi Gate at the previous martial arts conference, and now his brother Lei Biao is in charge of the Black Tiger Gang.
If Brother Wang is willing to find this person in person, explain the reason, and with the respect of the leader of the brotherly alliance, forgive him will not refuse to help!
After listening, Wang Yuanheng immediately asked the path, unfolded his body, and after a while, he came to the outside of Tusi City.
After entering the city, Wang Yuanheng first found the gambling house and wine shop opened by the Black Tiger Gang in the city according to Duan Siping.
Then, he was led by the shopkeeper to meet Lei Biao, the current leader of the Black Tiger Gang. After explaining his intentions, Lei Biao laughed loudly and then said with a straight face: "That day, I waited for Your Excellency to be the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, and you insisted on not accepting it, but today you came to ask me for help, what is the reason!"
Wang Yuanheng didn't care because of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and immediately stepped forward to give a salute: "This time and that time, I ask you to help me today, all for the sake of brotherly righteousness, nothing else;
Lei Biao was stunned for a moment, and then said after a burst of laughter, "What a brother's righteous anger!" In this case, my Black Tiger Gang is willing to send troops to help that Siping because of the face of the alliance leader!
While speaking, Lei Biao had ordered someone to put on a banquet and invited Wang Yuanheng to the table. Before the wine was finished, the owners of the villages who received Lei Biao's notice had arrived.
After everyone arrived, they were arranged to sit with Wang Yuanheng. During the banquet, Lei Biao frequently signaled the owners of the village to take turns to drink with Wang Yuanheng, but Wang Yuanheng was anxious.
Secretly, this one by one, don't miss Brother Duan's big event, but in the face of these reckless rivers and lakes, it seems that he has to sacrifice his life to be recognized, in order to solve the difficulties of Dali City, he can't take care of so much!
Then he got up and said aloud: "From now on, I will rely on everyone to help." In the next talent, drink a few jars first, and do it first as a respect!
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and looked at Wang Yuanheng with a suspicious face. When he was young, Lei Biao immediately ordered someone to bring more than ten jars of good wine and lined them up in front of the hall in turn.
Seeing this, Wang Yuanheng fixed his mind and said, "At this time, the eldest brother must be in a hurry, waiting for himself to move in to rescue the soldiers, how can he be entangled here?"
After seeing the eager and puzzled eyes of everyone in the hall, he turned his heart sideways, walked to the front of the hall, picked up the wine jar and drank it.
After drinking a few jars in a row, although I felt a little bloated, I thought that Dali City was in a hurry to solve the difficulties, and I didn't seem to be able to take care of it!
Then he picked it up and drank it. Before I knew it, I had drunk ten jars of good wine. Then, taking the opportunity of going to the latrine, he forced out all the wine in his belly, and when he was about to drink again before returning to the hall, Lei Biao stopped the clamor of the crowd and said, "Bo Yuntian, the alliance of today!
I don't know what the brothers think?" one of the village owners immediately replied, 'We all take the lead of the helper!'
The helper gave an order, and I dare not fight to the death!' Lei Biao laughed wildly, 'This is good, this is good!'
Then, Wang Yuanheng and Lei Biao counted the number of village owners one by one. After investigation, there were 32 owners who came to the village, and each village had more than 500 disciples, and a rough calculation showed that about 10,000 people could be mobilized.
Wang Yuanheng was overjoyed. Immediately arranged with Lei Biao to go to Dali City to report the news, and at the same time arranged for the owners of the village to return to the village to gather people.
Early the next morning, the owners of the villages had already brought all their men and horses to stand by outside the city. At this time, the people who went to Dali City to report the news had also been turned around; after all the arrangements were stopped, Wang Yuanheng and Lei Biao immediately marched to Dali City with more than 10,000 men and horses.
After arriving outside the city, Wang Yuanheng took Tugu Hunshuai's account alone according to Duan Siping's instructions. At this time, Tuyuhun was discussing with the generals in the tent, and suddenly someone broke in, and everyone was shocked.
Wang Yuanheng didn't say much, and between his hands and palms, he killed all the people in the account. Immediately afterwards, Lei Biao, who was signaled, led his men and horses to fight from behind the army and shouted, 'The boss is dead!'
Don't you run for your life!'" The Tuyuhun army was suddenly in turmoil, the sergeants trampled on each other, and there were countless casualties; at this time, the four gates of Dali City suddenly opened, and Duan Siping led the men and horses in the city to kill together.
In less than a day's effort, Tuyuhun's 80,000 army had been slaughtered. didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, Duan Siping, together with Wang Yuanheng and Lei Biao, led the men and horses straight into the palace, and arrested Zheng Maihei and the rebel minister Yang Deng.
He also opened the prison door and released all the detainees, and then posted a list to appease the people in the country and reward those who had made meritorious contributions to the battle.