Just as the Song army entered Dali, the Yang family finally rebelled.
The entire Yang family's forces west of Erhai Lake have been mobilized, and large numbers of troops have been armed. The number far exceeds the 20,000 that the Marquis can possess, and of course it cannot be as many as the 200,000 that is claimed.
Yang Yunxian is a fastidious person. Before the uprising, he had someone write a stern statement, accusing Duan Silian, the leader of the country of Dali, of betraying the country and seeking glory, eating a vegetarian meal after his corpse, being dissolute and immoral, and killing loyal ministers. The statement was written with great literary talent, and Duan Silian was accused of betraying the country and seeking glory.
He was shaped into an extremely foolish and unprincipled king. Those evil deeds were like seeing them with his own eyes, and they really deceived many uninformed people.
It is said that after Duan Silian read this memorandum, he could not recite it in one breath and almost fainted.
After issuing the proclamation, Yang Yunxian restored the title of Nanzhao. He raised 50,000 troops, plus 20,000 troops from Tibet to assist the war, falsely claiming to be 200,000, and attacked in the direction of Dali City in a mighty manner.
Because western Yunnan is the traditional sphere of influence of the Yang family, and the Duan family's Dali has long been retracted back to the capital, the Nanzhao army was invincible along the way, and soon reached Shangguan, the gateway to the capital. Yang Yunxian ordered the army to stop for repairs, and at the same time
An ultimatum was sent to Dali City, asking Duan Silian to stop resisting and surrender to Kaicheng.
At the same time, he wrote to all the princes, asking them to send troops to help the battle and to form an alliance at Shangguan City. However, except for the small tribes that had long been attached to the Yang family, all the princes looked on with cold eyes, and no one stepped into this muddy water. Even the original promise
, those old relationships that want to respond with troops have ambiguous attitudes and are not in a hurry to fulfill their commitments.
This is because the news that Emperor Duan Silian of Dali sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty to ask for help is already well known.
But don't expect them to help the Duan family... From Dali to Bianjing, it's more than a thousand miles away. The emperor and ministers of the Song Dynasty will discuss decisions and make preparations for the army. It will be quick if the army can set off by the end of the year. Wait until they reach the gate of Dali City
, I’m afraid it will be spring next year.
There is still time to sit back and watch the tiger fight. Wait until the right time before placing your bets.
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At the court meeting in the Dali Palace, the atmosphere that made Duan Silian angry was that the matter had nothing to do with him.
He was dressed in military uniform, sitting on the throne, looking at His Majesty's civil and military officials, and shouted sternly: "Yang Yunxian openly rebelled, and the soldiers have already arrived outside Longshou Pass. If Longshou Pass is lost, Dali City will be destroyed in less than two days.
The rebels are surrounded. How can you be so indifferent?"
All the ministers were silent. Duan Siyi, Duan Silian's younger brother, had no choice but to step out and say: "The Yang family used to be in the royal family, and they have been favored by the royal family for generations. Your Majesty is even more kind to Yang Yunxian. But I didn't expect that guy to be so ambitious.
Rebellion. This kind of behavior will be punished by heaven and earth. I sincerely request your majesty to mobilize the troops and horses from all over the world to hunt this thief outside Longshou Pass!"
Duan Silian smiled approvingly and said: "What my sworn brother said is absolutely true. Although Shangguan is a powerful pass, it cannot withstand the rebels' day and night attacks. You still need to send troops to help the king to ensure that Shangguan is not lost!" He encouraged everyone: "I won't hide this from you all.
, Gu has asked for help from the Song Dynasty, and the heavenly troops will arrive soon, and they will easily crush the rebels into powder, so victory must belong to us."
The conversation changed. Duan Silian said quietly: "But we must persist until the heavenly soldiers arrive. Otherwise, if the city of Dali is destroyed, everything will be destroyed..."
His meaning is very clear. You must write home and ask the family soldiers to join the war, otherwise you will wait for your head to fall!
Duan Silian's eyes swept over the officials in the court one by one, shrinking their necks whenever they saw them. No one was willing to speak first. Finally, all the officials looked at Gao Zhisheng. The Gao family was the largest prince, and these little people in the court hall
The princes all looked up to the Gao family's horse.
Seeing all the officials looking at Gao Zhisheng, Duan Silian couldn't help but feel hatred in his heart. These wolf-hearted things had forgotten who gave them their fiefdoms, official positions, and salaries! The Gao family were just ministers like them, but they all obeyed him.
Since... one day, all these ungrateful things must be eradicated!
Little did he know that if Chen Ke had not been born, the Gao family would have used the Yang family's rebellion to completely dominate the Duan family and successfully usurp the throne more than ten years later. Although the throne was later returned to Duan.
family, but the Dali Kingdom has always been controlled by the Gao family. However, the Duan family lost all their territory and became increasingly impoverished. They often even asked the Gao family to take pity on them and rewarded them with hundreds of acres of land to support the Manchus, old and young.
It can be said that Gao Zhisheng was only one step away from turning Dali into the world of the Gao family. But at this juncture, the Song Dynasty suddenly intervened, disrupting his wishful thinking...
In the original plan, Gao Zhisheng planned to wait until the Duan family and the Yang family were both defeated, then raise troops to defeat the Yang family, so that the Wuman could completely overwhelm the Baiman, and there would be no force in Dali that could compete with the Gao family. At that time,
, he wants to be Cao Cao, Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Pi, it all depends on his mood.
But now, the Duan family has embraced the Song Dynasty. Once the Song army quells the rebellion, what will happen to them? By then, I am afraid that the Duan family will still use the support of the Song army to deal with themselves. That will be the end of the world at that time.
It's called miserable.
Then change the plan and support the Yang family? Of course, the Duan family can be eliminated quickly. But the Yang family is not the Duan family. If they are allowed to take over, they will be cannibals. Only fools will do it.
So he could only retreat and settle for the next best thing. Gao Zhisheng secretly said in his heart, and he went out and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, calm down, the country is in trouble, and ministers are naturally responsible. But as the saying goes, soldiers are unlucky, and saints should not move. Once a war breaks out,
, What is broken is our country of Dali, and what suffers is my people of Dali." After a pause, he slowly said: "I think that Grand Master Yang has always been an upright and loyal man. He is not born rebellious, maybe he is just angry for a moment..."
"What are you upset about?" Duan Silian said coldly.
"I am not angry that Your Majesty suddenly dedicated the country to the Song Dynasty." Gao Zhisheng looked at him and said word by word.
"You..." What do you mean by confusing right and wrong? This is called confusing right and wrong. It was obvious that he attached to the Song Dynasty because he had no other choice, but it was said that it was because he defected to the Song Dynasty that the Yang family rebelled. Duan Silian's face suddenly became ugly: "So, the Prime Minister is
I’m on the side of the Yang family.”
"Absolutely not! The Gao family has been loyal to the ministers for generations, and the subordinate ministers will always be loyal to your majesty." Gao Zhisheng said firmly: "But the Yang family is also the capital of the country, which is related to the stability of two thousand miles in western Yunnan. Therefore, please be brave and generous, your majesty.
Stop the war so that your relatives will not suffer pain and your enemies will be quick..."
As soon as Gao Zhisheng expressed his stance, all the officials immediately agreed and became peacemakers. They seemed worried about damaging the flowers, plants, bottles and jars of Dali.
Looking at the group of ugly people performing hard in the court, Duan Silian felt a familiar feeling of powerlessness in his heart. This made him feel particularly comforted by his original decision.
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The final result of the court meeting was that Gao Zhisheng, as the plenipotentiary representative, held peace talks with Yang Yunxian. But Yang Yunxian ignored him at all, and instead began to step up the attack on the city... What a joke, I, Lao Yang, raised troops with great fanfare and haven't even fought a serious battle yet.
, just retreat in despair, how can you have the face to see anyone in the future?
The distant water cannot quench the near thirst, and you have to rely on yourself if you want to survive. Duan Silian quickly mobilized all his strength to support Longshou Pass. What comforted him was that the envoys from the Celestial Dynasty did not wait and see like the Dali people, but clearly supported the Duan family. And
Not just words, several young officials of the Song Dynasty actually led hundreds of guards of the Song Dynasty to Shangguan to support the battle.
In Duan Silian's view, although this small number of people is a drop in the bucket, it is absolutely of great significance. Facts speak louder than words, proving that the Song Dynasty firmly supports the Duan family. This shock to those outsiders is absolutely extraordinary.
Unexpectedly, the result was even better than he expected. After watching indifferently for several days, the young Song Dynasty officials finally couldn't stand the corruption and incompetence of the Dali officers. They took over the city defense decisively. Wang Shao and Song Duanping were responsible for organizing the battle, and Zeng Bu was responsible for the allocation of supplies.
Lu Huiqing is responsible for the central coordination.
It is said that it is a taboo to change generals on the spot, but it depends on the type of person being replaced. The soldiers in Dali have long been fed up with incompetent superiors. And in their eyes, the officials of the Celestial Dynasty have a halo, and they may really be able to lead
They guard Longshou Pass.
Wang Shao and the others did not disappoint the Dali people. These future figures of the Song Dynasty showed their extraordinary ability by testing their skills in this corner of the southwest... and soon the chaotic Shangguan City was organized and guarded.
The city became an orderly collaboration.
Defending a city is not a siege. The most important thing is not bravery, but technology. This is what the people of the Song Dynasty were best at. Under the leadership of Song Dynasty officials and guards, the defending army's combat effectiveness greatly increased, casualties were greatly reduced, and it became increasingly difficult to repel the enemy.
The easier it is, the more confident you will naturally become as you play.
One month after the war started, the rebels lost more than 10,000 people. However, Shangguan City became taller and more solid, making it difficult to conquer.
This not only demoralized the rebels, but also made the image of the Chinese people even taller... In the eyes of the Dali people, a few young Chinese officials, with hundreds of officers and soldiers, can turn corruption into magic and use their advantages to
The rebels with huge strength are firmly blocking the outside of Shangguan City. If the Celestial Army arrives, the Yang family's rebels will definitely be wiped out.
Just at this time, news came that the Song Army had entered Dali, which completely shocked all parties. Judging from the time, the Dali envoy had not yet arrived in Bianjing City! How could it come so fast?
Soon there was another saying that this was fake news released by Duan to relieve pressure. Is this reasonable? Many people believed it.
But those with a discerning eye can discover that from the day after learning the news, the rebels did not attack the city again...
