Chapter 977 Expecting broken shoes to damage your feet
On the north bank of Dianchi Lake is Achicheng, Kunming County. The Dianchi Lake between the cities is surrounded by water on three sides, making it both dangerous and strong.
During the Nanzhao and Dali periods, this place was the eastern capital of both countries, and was named Tuodong City. After the Yuan Dynasty ruled here, its old name was extended. Because the Mongolian pronunciation was 'Achi', it was also called Achicheng.
One hundred and fourteen years ago, the great ancestor of King Liang, the fifth son of Kublai Khan, Hu Gechi, came out of Dali, Yunnan, and this has been the center of Yunnan's rule.
The splendid and vast Prince Liang's Mansion is naturally located in the best location in the city, with mountains facing the water and twin towers, which is perfect in terms of Feng Shui.
Unfortunately, no matter how good Feng Shui is, it cannot stop the general trend of the world. King Liang's rule in Yunnan finally came to an end.
Of course, having said that, other princes of the Yuan Dynasty have gone back to Mobei to eat sand for more than ten years. Prince Liang can still enjoy the beautiful mountains and clear waters for so many more years, and the four seasons are like spring. It is hard to say whether it is because of Feng Shui.
But people will never be satisfied. King Liang still imagined that he could persist one more time with nearly unlimited financial resources and the natural danger of hundreds of thousands of mountains.
As long as we can hold out until late spring and early summer and the miasma grows, everything will be fine.
At that time, his fifth generation ancestor Kublai Khan personally led an army of 100,000 to attack Dali, Yunnan, and was almost unscathed. However, miasma and plague took away 80,000 lives in one long summer.
He believed that the Ming Dynasty people who had just arrived would definitely make the same mistakes again.
I just didn't expect that the outer defense line I had spent huge sums of money to build under Dalima's advice would be so vulnerable. I thought I could survive at least three months just by relying on one city, one village, and one fort.
Unexpectedly, in less than a month, he was stabbed by the Ming army and took away Shengjingguan, the main gate of Yunnan.
When he first heard the news, King Liang was so frightened that he dropped the sharp knife he was using to cut his flesh and almost hurt his own life.
Fortunately, the Ming army did not advance again immediately, giving him a chance to breathe. King Liang mobilized his troops and generals, donated generously, and transferred almost all his wealth to Qujing. He really hoped that Dalima could lead an army of 100,000 to stop the Ming army.
East of Baishi River.
Although Dalima vowed that he could resist the Ming army for at least half a year, he felt that there was no problem.
But after receiving the news the day before yesterday that the Ming army had marched out of Shengjing Pass and taken Qujing, he still had insomnia.
In the past two days, King Liang had been in a state of anxiety. Any disturbance made him nervous. Everyone who appeared in front of him would be asked:
"Is there any news from Qujing?"
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He had no choice but to keep drinking and dance with the beautiful dancers of all ethnic groups, trying to indulge in alcohol and sex to relieve his mood.
But the tricks that I used to try every time in the past didn't work this time either.
Lu'er, the right prime minister of Zhongshu, had just tiptoed in. His Royal Highness Prince Liang, who was enjoying the dance surrounded by beauties, raised his head and locked eyes with him, and blurted out: "Is there any news from Qujing?"
"..." Luer didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"Alas, it seems there is still no such thing." King Liang sighed.
"Yes." Lu'er said with difficulty: "I just received the news that on the 16th, the two armies fought fiercely on the Baishi River..."
Then he couldn't talk any more.
"What's the result of the battle?" King Liang asked in a panic. After he finished speaking, he laughed at himself and said: "The war has just begun, how can there be any result? A big battle of 200,000 people can only be fought in ten days and a half.
Consider it a warm-up..."
"No..." Lu'er shook his head blankly and said in a crying voice: "The beating is over."
"The fight is over?!" King Liang suddenly raised his voice.
"Yes, the general who escaped reported that our army only lasted for half a day before being defeated." Lu'er said sadly: "The army of one hundred thousand was completely wiped out in one battle, and tens of thousands of people including Dalima and his son were captured...
"
"You fart!" King Liang grabbed the emerald wine bottle and threw it at Lu'er, causing it to shatter into pieces with a crack.
The music also stopped suddenly.
"Everyone get out, everyone get out." Lu'er waved his hands, ignoring the fact that he was drunk, and the dancers and musicians hurriedly left.
Only King Liang and Lu'er were left in the Golden Palace.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" King Liang still couldn't believe the bad news he brought. He shook his head and said: "Fake news, it must be fake news! An army of one hundred thousand, that's an army of one hundred thousand. It's the army of one hundred thousand pigs."
I can’t catch them all in one day!”
"One hundred thousand pigs can't be captured, but a hundred thousand army can be defeated in one battle." At the moment of urgency, Lu'er did not bother to give Liang Wang a psychological massage, and said decisively: "I have repeatedly questioned several people.
Reliable generals all said that the Ming army divided into two groups and attacked from the front. One group crossed the river from the lower reaches, went around behind our army, and fought out from Liokuo Mountain. Under the attack from the front and back, our army could not hold on and was defeated.
Come."
"That's an army of 100,000..." King Liang murmured: "How could it collapse at the first touch? Is Gu's army really worse than a pig?"
"That's not true, but our army has been mainly composed of local indigenous people and Burmese mercenaries in recent years. These people can fight against those chieftain troops, but they can't stand up to the regular army." Lu'er sighed.
If he knew the consequences of his words, he would definitely not say anything even to death, but he doesn't know...
"..." After listening to Lu'er's words, Liang Wang was drained of all his strength. He leaned slumped on the jade couch, looked at the magnificent caisson on the top of the palace and said: "Is the gap so big? Then what happened in the past ten years?
I made it through..."
"Because the Ming army... has never fought with us." At this time, Lu'er was not like usual, just picking up nice things to say, and could only tell the truth.
"They probably compared the Yuan army on the grassland to us." Lu'er sighed: "Unexpectedly, in Achicheng, which is like spring all year round, the wolves in the grassland have also degenerated into Kunming native dogs."
"..." Although King Liang was already very broken, he still couldn't help but glance at Lu'er. After following him for so many years, he had never noticed that this guy had such a venomous tongue.
"Your Majesty, the situation is like this. It's useless to say anything. Let's think of countermeasures quickly." Lu'er reminded him.
"The gap is so big, no countermeasures are useless." King Liang still sat motionless, looking up at the top of the palace.
"It's better to do it than not to do it. Prepare to defend the city quickly and ask for help from all parties at the same time. These things cannot be delayed!" Lu'er said solemnly.
"Ask for help?" King Liang said with a self-deprecating smile: "I am the last loyalist of the Yuan Dynasty in the southwest. Tubo, Uzang, Luchuan, and Annan have all become lackeys of the Ming Dynasty. Who else can help me?"
?Duan Bao? He wants to chop off my head."
"There are also those chieftains like Yang Xuanwei. They have a large number of people and are familiar with the terrain. Being able to mobilize them is enough to resist the Ming army!" Lu'er said solemnly.
"What do you expect from those barbarian ghosts?" King Liang said with some disdain: "They can't even defeat my army. How do you expect them to repel the Ming army?"
