The pursuit battle in Dali has been going on for almost three months. When the escapers are not desperate, the pursuers will always leave opportunities to give the escapees a chance to continue.
In this way, they chased and escaped, almost all over the rich land of Dali.
There is no way, the forces in Dali are so chaotic and complicated. The original forces of the Gao family, Dong family, Yang family and Duan family are also intertwined, which well reflects the relationship of checks and balances.
Nowadays, Duan is running for his life, and this is the current situation of visiting Dali.
Unfortunately, in the face of the Song Dynasty's absolute advantage, no matter how many resisters gathered, they would all suffer the same fate.
"about there······"
This is already in the Yongchang Prefecture area. From Shanchan Prefecture, to Nongdong Prefecture, Dali Prefecture, and then to Yongchang Prefecture, we have almost circled around the rich places in Dali. Zhang Dun feels that it is almost done.
"Commander, are you going to annihilate us? I heard that Dali has a large territory to the north and west."
Everyone in the mountains and rivers seems to like this cat and mouse game.
"The reason why they did not flee to the northwest is that they have never controlled or been close to those tribal forces. Another possibility is that those places may be truly wild lands."
"The army has been out for nearly half a year. If the army is still unable to capture a small country like Dali, there will be gossip in the court."
During this pursuit, without Zheng Xia present, they seemed to have returned to the time when they were together in the martial arts hall, and they spoke much more casually.
"The generals listened to the order: General Zhe led his troops to the north, then turned south, forcing the deserters to go south, and minimized casualties; General Zhou led his troops through Yongchang Mansion, forming a blockade in the west, also to reduce casualties; General Wang
Lead the troops southward to ensure that deserters cannot continue southward. After the troops are completed, open the gap to the southeast..."
Zhong Jianzhong had no order to set off, which meant that he had to stick to the current front. However, Zhang Dun's arrangement made Zhong Jianzhong a little confused.
To the southeast, that is Annan...
"Commander, why?"
All the ministries were in action, but Zhong Jianzhong, who was accompanying Zhang Dun, was left unmoved and set up camp to prevent deserters from marching eastward. Zhong Jianzhong finally couldn't hold back.
"Uncle Yi, who dares to decide the fate of the prince? Can we and other generals make the decision without authorization? In fact, from the beginning, we could directly expel him to Annan. We only racked our brains for the future governance of Dali.
·····I would like to thank Uncle Yi for his cooperation.”
"Commander..."
Zhong Jianzhong understood that maybe such a king is the king in his heart. He is truly unsympathetic, cold-blooded and ruthless. Otherwise, even if his ministers are respectful, they will only be respectful or even awe-inspiring, and will never be considerate.
After all, the officials did not ask for the second prince’s life...
Where and how deserters flee is decided by the Southern Expeditionary Army. It has been like this since they came out of Shanchan Mansion. Rather than saying that those fleeing for their lives are choosing a safe direction, it is better to say that they are carrying the responsibility of a guide dog.
The role is to guide the army to annihilate the enemy.
It's no longer necessary, so it's time to let the army tell them where to escape.
Only a narrow passage is safe. If you deviate slightly, there will be endless artillery fire waiting.
Although the remaining Dali musketeers were defeated when facing the Southern Expeditionary Army, they gave full play to the advantages of firearms when facing the Annan Army...
Annan also knew that this was a group of lost dogs. After all, Annan, as a neighbor, was very aware of the war in Dali during this period. Although he tried his best to take precautions, it was a pity that there was a gap in armaments in such a hasty battle...
"Commander, in front of Annan's envoy's tent..."
Annan had nothing to do with the desperadoes, but with Master Wang, he could use the etiquette of diplomatic relations to go through the process. Zhang Dun couldn't help but refuse.
"Commander Zhang, Annan has always respected the Song Dynasty with the courtesy of the country, and his contribution has never been cut off every year. The front is already in our Annan territory. I hope that Commander Zhang will attach great importance to the diplomatic relations between the two countries and not provoke border provocations..."
"
If the envoy did not have the last words, perhaps Zhang Dun would consider the way he spoke, but the envoy actually used the excuse of provoking a provocation, and Zhang Dun became impatient.
"The army pursues deserters, and my military order also pursues deserters until death! Since Annan can allow Dali deserters to enter the country, can't we, the army of the Song Dynasty, not be able to? Come on, see off the guests!"
With this sentence, it seemed that he told the other party the reason. In other words, Zhang Dun kicked out the guest simply by telling him.
The advancement of the army was not slowed down by the arrival of the Annan envoys, and it continued at the normal pace, even in the Annan territory.
Just watching those desperate deserters fighting Annan, like a biased referee. Whenever Annan's army gained the upper hand, there would always be inexplicable accidents...
"Commander, Annan's envoy is expected to arrive in Bianliang soon..."
"We're just waiting for them to get to Bianliang. Every time they go there, Gao Bang and Lang Song will almost be captured by that person. By then we should return to the court with Duan Lianyi's head!"
"Duan Lianyi·······"
"That's right! No matter what that person is, it is an internal matter within the Song Dynasty. Who is Duan Lianyi? He dares to reach out and participate in the affairs of the Song Dynasty! If he is not punished, any cat or dog will interfere in the internal affairs of the country!"
"But the commander-in-chief does have amazing planning abilities. Even with these three to five thousand defeated troops, he can still make Annan run like a wolf. How can we get him to hand over Duan Lianyi?"
In this case, Zhong Jianzhong could only talk to him. Zhong Jianzhong was worried that Annan's army would not be able to stop the defeated troops from advancing deeper.
"Uncle Yi, you are thinking too much. Do you really think that these defeated troops are the original guard camp? If it were not for the strength of the army, I am afraid they would have been annihilated long ago. It is estimated that Annan's army has been well prepared and is waiting for the attack from Bianliang.
What’s the news? Now, Annan doesn’t dare to be cruel to that person!”
It's not that Zhong Jianzhong didn't think of this, it's that he hasn't reached that level yet, and there has been no face-to-face discussion between officials and officials.
All of this, or the entire process, was expected by the officials.
"Actually, in a sense, Annan can no longer fully control Lang Song and Gao Bang. And whether it was Annan or that person, have they ever damaged the city defense? No, they didn't dare."
"In these two places, famous merchants from the country and the dynasty have semicolons here, and they are also the distribution centers for grain transportation between the country and the dynasty. The reason why they control the intensity of the war is, to put it bluntly, because they are afraid of the intervention of the army. Once it affects the country,
No one can bear the responsibility of transporting food to North Korea!"
This is the embodiment of strength!
As expected, the fighting in the wilderness continued, but the food shipments to the country never stopped for a moment. And those merchants also knew who was the real leader in the current chaotic situation. Even the food and grass for the Southern Expedition Army were