The border between the Song Dynasty and Dali is an empty valley. Because the soil is not suitable for growing crops, and the river always overflows the ground every time it rains, it is rarely visited.
Densely packed soldiers quietly entered the foothills, biting strips of cloth in their mouths to avoid making any noise.
The chieftains along the border are not very powerful. This kind of emperor values his territory more than his life. If you send people to help him defend it, it will immediately cause the local chieftains to rebel.
There were constant rebellions in the north of the Song Dynasty, and there were also serious troubles in the west. There was never any intention of going south to capture Dali.
Over the past hundred years, Dali has become accustomed to this kind of comfort, just like a comfortable frog soaking in warm water.
Now a cook, Yang Lin, has come to add fuel to the fire and want to devour this small country that has been around longer than the Song Dynasty.
The "Heman" ancestors of the Bai ethnic group who lived on the shores of Erhai Lake in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty had "dozens of surnames, with Li, Zhao, Yang and Dong as the famous ones".
Today, the largest forces within the Bai clan are the Gao family and the Yang family, and as the emperor of Dali, the Duan family has no power at all.
The Bai people admire Han culture, and high-ranking members of their clan often like to have some relationship with Han celebrities from past dynasties.
"Family Tradition of Hundred Renunciations" (Zhang), "Innocent Family Tradition" (Yang), "Family Tradition of the Ministry of Industry" (Du), etc., all of which come from celebrity legends of the Han people, all of which want to draw their ancestry to the Han people.
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The leader guarding here is named Li Lejin. He is nearly sixty years old and in good spirits.
Li Lejin was sleeping soundly, holding a new girl in his arms, when suddenly there was the sound of fighting outside.
Years of internal fighting made him stand up alertly, put on his clothes and went to the village to take a look outside. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
The hidden stronghold in front of the mountain, which was used as a barrier, was breached without any warning.
Hundreds of torches were lit up and down. Li Lejin didn't know why, so he had to order the drums to be beaten to summon the warriors of the clan.
The white soldiers had just arrived when they suddenly saw ghostly fires below, lighting up the torches they had just drank, turning one into ten, ten into a hundred, and quickly transformed like a sky full of stars, illuminating the jungle like daylight.
Silently, 100,000 people were killed in front of him. This was beyond Li Lejin's ability to think. He stood there in a daze, not knowing how to give an order.
Several brave warriors roared and rushed forward. They were instantly shot into sieves and nailed to the big tree.
As the torches gradually approached, someone finally saw who was coming and shouted, "It's the Song Army!"
The people from the Song Dynasty below shouted loudly: "The Song Dynasty responded to the request of Emperor Duan of Dali and entered Dali to quell the rebellion. Those who stood in the way will die!"
Li Lejin finally woke up and realized that the emperor had invited reinforcements to deal with Gao.
In Dali, the Gao family and the Yang family were constantly fighting among themselves. The man named Gao became the emperor, but the man surnamed Yang was unwilling, so it was easier for Emperor Duan to regain the throne.
They come to fight on their own, and we as a small tribe are just joining in the fun, so we might as well surrender as early as possible.
No matter who wins, it still depends on our support.
Li Lejin thrust the knife into the ground and said: "Emperor Duan invited the Song people to fight Emperor Gao. What does it have to do with our surname Li? Open the gate of the village to let the Song army pass."
The gate of the village slowly opened, Song Jiang looked happy and waved his troops in.
The army passed through the country like a torrent and looted the small village. All the men who could fight were gathered together and imprisoned.
Only then did Li Lejin realize that he had been fooled, but there was nothing he could do. The current gap was like an adult beating a baby.
Is Dali's army weak? Not weak at all. They defeated Tubo to the point where they lost their armor. Within a hundred years, the territory continued to grow and never lost an inch. When the country was first founded, each of the thirty-six Baiyi villages was more fierce than the last.
But their elite soldiers were concentrated in the capital city of Yangcheng and the cities of several big lords.
Song Jiang entered the village and looked at the center of the field. Li Lejin's whole family had been arrested.
"Which one is the lord?"
A soldier pointed at Li Lejin and said, "Back to the general, it's this black guy."
Song Jiang glared at him, and the soldier realized that although Li Lejin was dark, he was fairer than his own general.
Song Jiang stepped forward with a smile, helped up Li Lejin, who was looking coldly at him, and said: "Leader Li, the military situation is urgent and the matter is urgent. I can only aggrieve you a little. Come on, take Lord Li's family to the rear army and keep them under their custody."
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Li Lejin said angrily: "Are you going to declare war on Dali?"
"We only came to help him quell the chaos at the request of the Emperor of Dali. It was your princess who went to Bianliang in person to ask for help. Alas, Dali and the Song Dynasty are both brothers and vassals. The Emperor of Dali was controlled by traitors.
We, the Song Dynasty, have no choice but to save them."
Song Jiang stood on the high hill in the village, overlooking the scenery of Dali under the valley. The night was alluring. The lights on the roadside were like fire dragons, reflecting the terrain and general green of the foothills.
Starting tonight, the Song Dynasty officially began to use troops against the Dali Kingdom, under the banner of the Dali Emperor Duan Zhengchun sending the princess to ask for help.
Among the tribes in Dali along the way, many had ambiguous attitudes and few were willing to fight to the death.
In addition, as long as there was no resistance, no one was heard of the Song army killing people. More and more tribes chose to wait and see, unwilling to get involved in the battle between the emperor and the Gao family.
Song Jiang led his troops along the way. The tribes and cities he passed through were all arranged in formations. With the help of gods, he could know the enemy situation everywhere.
Even the famous generals in ancient times did not have this ability. The various tribes in Dali gradually realized that something was wrong——
The capital of Dali is Yangjume City.
Gao Taiming was furious and led his troops to the Dali Palace.
The servants, eunuchs, and maids along the way were so frightened that they knelt on both sides of the road, not daring to raise their heads.
Gao Taiming rushed into the palace, just as Duan Zhengchun was so frightened that he was bedridden. When he saw him coming in, he was trembling all over and struggling to get up.
Gao Taiming is the leader of Wuman and the actual leader of the Dali Kingdom. The so-called "Wuman" does not refer to a fixed tribe, but a general name for all the tribes in the southwest.
Twelve years ago, Gao Taiming was ordered by his father to abolish "Greater China" and return the emperor to Duan Zhengchun. He took charge of the Prime Minister's Kingdom and issued all government orders. The people of Dali called him "Gao Guozhu".
In fact, all the tribes in the southwest obey his orders, and Duan Zhengchun is nothing more than a puppet.
Duan Zhengchun stood up with all his strength, forced a smile and said, "Gao Xiangguo."
Gao Taiming stepped forward, snorted coldly, and knocked over the Chinese medicine on the bedside. Duan Zhengchun was so hot that he cried out in pain.
"Your Majesty is so brave. He actually collaborated with the Song people and sent Duan Miaozhen, a cheap maid, to attract 100,000 Song troops. Do you want to kill all of us, the Gao family?"
All puppet emperors have a somewhat miserable life, and Duan Zhengchun is no exception.
In the bottom of his heart, he scolded his precious daughter a hundred times. Even if he asked the Song Dynasty people to help in the war, he couldn't invite soldiers like this. Wouldn't he want to kill your father?
Duan Zhengchun smiled bitterly and said: "Prime Minister, please don't fall into the trap of the Song people. This must be a treacherous trick used by the Song Dynasty to covet our Dali territory."