In fact, the Dali soldiers are not so vulnerable. They are also composed of fierce ethnic minorities. They were just stunned by the landmines at the beginning and have not recovered yet. Moreover, they all believe in gods very much. Many of them are
Everyone thought that this was the other party asking gods to come down to earth to help, which resulted in chaos and loss of fighting spirit. They wanted formation but no formation, no discipline but no discipline. They didn't know how to fight back unless the enemy's sword hit their heads.
But on Zhang Xian's side, the fighting became more and more fierce. Two thousand ax soldiers were attacking from the front and the back, and the fierce bows on the left and right took turns firing.
The enemy soldiers killed were so incompetent!
Suddenly I heard a shouting and saw a small team coming out of the smoke.
Zhang Xian didn't understand what he heard. He took a closer look and saw a guy wearing a white cloak among the dozens of soldiers who stood out. Seeing those soldiers desperately protecting that man, Zhang Xian had something to worry about.
He must be the commander-in-chief of the enemy army. He quickly fetched bows and arrows, but there were soldiers blocking the man's surroundings, making it impossible to attack him.
In order not to expose himself and to keep the opponent on guard, Zhang Xian did not rush to shoot the arrow. He looked around and suddenly locked his eyes on a big tree a few steps away. He put the bow on his shoulder and shot it a few times.
With a small step, he jumped up. In a moment, he jumped to a thick branch. With his back leaning on the main trunk, he opened his bow and nocked an arrow, aimed at the target, and shot out an arrow without any hesitation.
This shows how confident he is in his archery skills.
The opponent's general repulsed the pursuing enemy and was about to run away. He saw that the escape route was in front of him because he noticed that the opponent was all infantry. As long as the horse ran away, the opponent would be beyond his reach.
But as soon as the horse's hooves moved forward, a cold arrow came after him like lightning.
puff!
It penetrated his neck directly, and he fell down without even making a sound.
The surrounding soldiers were shocked, dismounted one after another, picked up the general, and screamed, with very sad and angry expressions.
Whoosh whoosh!
Zhang Xian kept moving. He shot out three more arrows, and saw three more people fall down.
Immediately afterwards, another burst of short spears came from the sky, but the general's personal guards were already very few left.
The Dali army, which was originally disintegrated, became desperate when they saw that their general was dead. They abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and stopped fighting. Without fighting, this battle would really be unwinnable.
In fact, in ancient times, critical battles like the Kaifeng Defense War were fought back and forth and were very rare. They were usually encounters in the wild. However, this encounter was the war that the Song Dynasty was least good at, because the Song army had no horses.
If you win, others can run away, but once you lose, it will be a complete defeat.
In the past, whether it was fighting the Liao Kingdom or fighting Xixia, the Song Dynasty often advanced all the way, but after being defeated in one battle, the entire front collapsed. Therefore, according to some statistics, the Song Dynasty's winning rate was quite high, but it could not achieve substantial results. The key reason
, still right here.
But they usually appear on the vast plains. On this mountainous area, the Song army is not afraid of you. Surrounded by these mountains, if you want to run, you can only run forward and backward. You can't ride up the mountain.
Are you telling a story? So as long as both sides are blocked, the cavalry will be useless. That's why Wu Jie dared to let Zhang Xian lead 3,000 infantrymen to stop a regular army of more than 10,000 people. Of course, his confidence is probably still established.
Regarding firearms, if Zhang Xian hadn't laid the mine array here, and the other party didn't know what the mines were, this war would never have been one-sided.
Complete victory!
A hearty victory!
Although Wu Jie did not come, he arranged this battle, and Zhang Xian was just an executor. Wu Jie's characteristic is that he is good at using terrain to fight ambushes. He can be said to be a god in using troops, and he is bold enough. If this is
If he were to be a master, he would not necessarily dare to cross that torrent, not to mention how dangerous the torrent is. You have to know that he is still going deep alone. If there is the slightest deviation, they will all die here, and there will be no place to run.
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Even if we compare Wu Jie and Yue Fei, they are evenly matched, but in history, the reason why Yue Fei is more famous than Wu Jie is because among the generals of the Song Dynasty, only Yue Fei dared to lead the army and fight against the Jin army on the plains.
A combined fight with more wins and fewer losses is very powerful. Of course, this does not mean that Wu Jie is worse than Yue Fei. Everyone has their own characteristics. Like Han Shizhong, Zongze, and Zhong Shidao, they are all very strong.
, but if you let Zhong Shidao go to the south to fight, he probably won't be as strong as Wu Jie.
This ambush battle only lasted for more than an hour and was coming to an end. The key was that the mines were too powerful for mass damage. That round of bombing basically declared the outcome of this war.
When the smoke cleared, the road was littered with corpses for miles.
Those Qiang people were born tough and were very excited when they saw this scene. Zhang Xian had experienced two battles in Kaifeng and the Yellow River, so he was not surprised by this.
"General, we have annihilated more than 7,000 enemy troops, captured more than 4,000 people, and captured more than 3,000 war horses."
At least half of the more than 7,000 people died on landmines. As for the weapons and armor, they were countless, and I didn’t bother to report them.
The key lies in how to deal with these thousands of prisoners.
If it were Yang Zaixing, it would be as simple as killing them all. That guy would definitely do that. But Zhang Xian was different. He still had a certain political acumen. He thought to himself that the purpose of the Privy Council was not to come here.
They burn, kill and loot, but they want to rule this place, and most of these soldiers are members of some tribes. If I massacre their tribesmen, the other tribes will definitely hate us. It is better not to kill them.
After pondering for a while, Zhang Xian already had a plan in his mind. He called the adjutant beside him and whispered the explanation in his ear for a while.
After hearing this, the adjutant nodded repeatedly and said: "The general knows what to do."
He stepped forward and spoke loudly to the prisoners in the local dialect: "Brothers, we are here to serve the king on orders."
When the captives heard this, they were stunned. You were ordered to serve the king, so what are we going to do?
The adjutant continued: "Our Dali country was conquered by our ancestors and the thirty-seven tribes. This is the world of the Duan family. But the Gao family tried to change their destiny and deliberately usurped the throne. They not only put our people under house arrest
Your Majesty, you have abused your power, wasted the people and money, only cared about your own interests, and ignored the interests of our people. As a result, in the past twenty years, our country in Dali has been in constant war, and the people have been in dire straits. And your Majesty, he has all the skills, but he cannot use them. Seeing that his people
Living in dire straits, His Majesty has trouble sleeping and eating, and only wants to save all people from the dire straits.
Now His Majesty has raised troops near Jianchang Mansion in order to overthrow the Gao family's regime and return Dali to a peaceful world. Your Majesty has already given instructions. If you are willing to surrender, you will forget about it and reward you according to your merits. But if you are unwilling to surrender
, Your Majesty is kind-hearted and cannot bear to hurt his own people. You should leave quickly. If you fall into our hands again, don't blame us for being ruthless. You must know that Your Majesty is the real one. You.
This is aiding the evil deeds."
Zhang Xian stood behind and looked at the prisoners. Even so, if anyone leaves, they will definitely die.
Although these prisoners are all members of the Gao family's army, they are just for a meal. They cannot all be Gao family's cronies. If the Gao family wants to win over, it is to win over the generals, not the soldiers.
It is not popular these days to talk about loyalty and loyalty. Fighting for someone is not a fight. Besides, we are fighting for the emperor, which is just the right name. In addition, although Duan Zhengyan has no real power, he is diligent and loves the people. Everyone in Dali knows this.
Without thinking for a long time, these prisoners knelt down one after another and expressed their willingness to submit to Duan Zhengyan and attack the evil traitors of the Gao family.
"General, congratulations, congratulations!"
A pioneer officer suddenly ran up to Zhang Xian with a very excited expression.
Zhang Xian asked curiously: "Where does this joy come from?"
"It turns out that the man who was shot dead by the general just now was a clan brother who guarded Gaoping in Chengji Town, called Gao Shan. It is said that this man was also a fierce general under the Gao family, and we also found a letter from him.
, just as Wu Shuai expected, they rushed to Jianchang Mansion for rescue. Not only that, the letter also vaguely revealed that there are not many soldiers guarding Chengji Town. "
After hearing this, a deputy general beside Zhang Xian couldn't help but said with great joy: "General, this is a good opportunity. Now that we have captured so many war horses, why not take advantage of it and seize Chengji Town in one go? This is a great achievement."
With these prisoners and trophies, Zhang Xian's strength has obviously improved qualitatively. Whether he helps Duan Zhengyan or attacks Chengji Town, he will definitely achieve good results. It is definitely false to say that he has no ideas.
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The temptation of military glory to soldiers is no less than the temptation of money to businessmen.
But the military orders were overwhelming. Zhang Xian pondered for a long time, and finally gave up his idea. He first ordered a few soldiers who were familiar with this place to go around the trail to report the news to Wu Jie, and then ordered people to rush to Duan Zhengyan to report the situation here.
He told Duan Zhengyan, and then quickly led his troops to turn back and march towards Yucheng City.
After Wu Jie learned the news, he was overjoyed. He calculated the day for Zhang Xian's return and immediately ordered the soldiers to spread out their formation in front of Chakaluo, pretending to be ready to attack. He also asked each soldier to insert a mask behind his back.
Banners, and some women were mixed in to act as subordinates to confuse the enemy. Although there were only a few thousand troops, it looked like they were densely packed and countless. It could be said that the flags covered the sun.
When the tribesmen guarding Yucheng City saw that the opponent had overwhelmed Chakaluo, they quickly treated him sternly. Seeing that there were so many people on the opponent's side, they couldn't help but be surprised. They didn't dare to act rashly until they didn't know whether the opponent was real or not.
If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move!
Just as the two armies were confronting each other, flag-waving and shouting suddenly sounded from behind Yucheng City, and Zhang Xian had already led his army to the city.
Where did the enemies behind this come from? This time, the chiefs of the tribes were completely panicked. As soon as the mountain was gone, Yufu City was leaderless and they didn't know what to do.
Seeing that the situation was almost over, Wu Jie raised the Duan family's flag and revealed his identity. We are not invaders, but are here to help the Duan family overthrow the Gao family. He also asked Zhao Yanqin to send people to negotiate. As a Song Army
It is inconvenient for the generals to reveal their identities before the Song Dynasty officially joins the war.
Those tribes were a little hesitant at first, but if you say it, I will believe it. Besides, even if it is as you say, what if we surrender and Duan Zhengyan turns his back on us?
Without Duan Zhengyan's promise, they did not dare to make a decision easily.
However, since the negotiations began, the atmosphere between the two parties has eased a lot.
Over there, Duan Zhengyan heard that Zhao Yanqin could not help but annihilate 10,000 Gao's troops in Yucheng City, and also killed Gao Shan. He was overjoyed, and immediately told the news to the brothers below. His morale was greatly boosted, and he hurriedly ordered
Duan Shiwen personally went to Yucheng City to preside over negotiations. If he captured Yucheng City, he would at least open up a channel with the outside world. If he captured Jianchang Mansion, he would be able to unite with Tubo and the Song Dynasty. In that case, at least
He stabilized the situation, so Yucheng City was very important to him.
Duan Shiwen came to Yucheng City and began to persuade those tribes to surrender and ensure the interests of these tribes in Chakaluo. Of course, he also understood that Zhao Yanqin could not help you in vain, so he followed Wu Jie's plan and sent Gao Yanqin to Gao Yanqin.
The family's interests in Chakaluo were equally divided between the tribes and Zhao Yanqin. In addition, they also promised to open more sales channels for well salt and at least double the profits.
Wu Jie dared to say this because the key lies in Li Qi. He believed that this would be extremely easy for Li Qi.
Those tribes listened and were promoted and could gain more benefits. The key is that Duan Zhengyan is the emperor. I obey the emperor. This is understandable. No one can criticize me, so I agreed and expressed my willingness to submit to Duan Zheng.
strict.
After capturing Yucheng City, Duan Shiwen did not leave, but stayed here as a flag for Duan Zhengyan.
Of course Wu Jie understood that Duan Zhengyan kept Duan Shiwen here to watch him, but this was a game played by Li Qi and Duan Zhengyan. He did not want to participate in it. According to his own plan, he led the army to forcefully advance into Dali, and the autumn wind came again.
Sweeping away the remaining strength of the surrounding Gao clan like falling leaves, he used coercion and inducement to force those tribes to surrender. However, he did not run to fight with Duan Zhengyan. Instead, he marched 800 miles in one breath, approaching Chengji Town, but he
They did not attack, but set up camp a hundred miles away in front of Chengji Town.
After Gao Ping learned the news, he panicked. The other party had arrived too quickly. He quickly mobilized troops from the surrounding areas to support Chengji Town. However, a problem arose. If these troops were transferred to Chengji Town, what would happen to Jianchang?
What should the government do?
But if we don't mobilize troops, Chengji Town, as one of the four major towns in Dali, is also a very important base for the Gao family, it can even be said to be the place of origin. If it is captured by the enemy, it will be a loss.
Wu Jie gave Gao a big problem without spending a single soldier.
His entry into Yunnan this time has completely muddied the waters and announced that Dali will usher in a new chapter. Whether it is as Duan Zhengyan and the others thought is unknown.
Because the real decision-maker is still thousands of miles away in Hangzhou, and he has just escaped from the gate of hell and is still in bed recovering from illness.
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