What Kou Ji sent to Annan's army was a large amount of leather armor, cloth armor, and a small amount of iron armor.

Annan's army had iron armor, and its offensive became more rapid.

Annan's army is strong and cannibalistic.

Both sides attacked Jiaozhi together. In less than half a year, half of Jiaozhi's territory was lost.

The king of Jiaozhi turned pale with worry.

At this time, a maritime merchant came to him and told him that he could provide him with hard iron armor, but the price would be relatively high.

The king of Jiaozhi County agreed to trade with the maritime merchants without even thinking about it.

When the country was about to be destroyed, how could he think about guarding the money?

He not only traded the money in the Cochin treasury to the maritime merchants, but also collected some money by expropriation and traded it to the maritime merchants.

Maritime merchants provided him with 50,000 sets of armor.

With 50,000 sets of armor, the King of Jiaozhi County immediately equipped an armored army of 50,000 men.

After the Iron Armored Army joined the battlefield, it slightly reversed Jiaozhi's decline.

The King of Jiaozhi County finally had the power to resist the Annan army and the cannibals.

The three parties fought successively on the territory of Jiaozhi.

The people of Jiaozhi and the small tribes in the mountains and forests are decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

White bones can be seen everywhere in Jiaozhi.

The three-way war in Cochin was in full swing.

Within Dali.

After the 50,000 troops led by Di Qing arrived, Zhong Shiheng also launched an offensive against Jiaozhi.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses were divided into three groups and launched an attack on Dali.

Zhu Neng led 20,000 troops and went south along Dongchuan Prefecture to attack the territory of Dali south of Dongchuan Prefecture.

Zhong Shiheng led 50,000 troops and started a battle with Gao Zhisheng at the junction of Jianchang Prefecture and Huichuan Prefecture.

Di Qing led 30,000 troops out of Jianchang Mansion and invaded Shanju County in Dali from the west.

Di Qing's troops came out of Jianchang Mansion and fought successively. In just half a month, they occupied half of Shanju County.

It was not until Dali sent heavy troops to stand in front of him that he stopped attacking.

After Zhu Neng led his troops to the south, he successively captured every prefecture and county of Dali in the south, but was later stymied by Dali's heavy troops.

Just when both the west and the south were in trouble.

Zhong Shiheng, who had been confronting Gao Zhisheng at the junction of Jianchang Prefecture and Huichuan Prefecture for a month, suddenly launched a surprise attack and defeated Gao Zhisheng's 100,000-strong army.

Gao Zhisheng was forced to retreat with the remaining troops.

Zhong Shiheng led his soldiers and horses in a victorious pursuit, conquering the two prefectures one after another, and reached outside the prefecture where the capital of Dali was located.

The capital of Dali is in danger.

The king of Dali County was frightened and prepared to dispatch heavy troops from the west and south to return reinforcements.

But he was stopped by Gao Zhisheng.

Gao Zhisheng suggested that the prince of Dali County retreat to Tengchong Prefecture and use the two natural chasms of Gaoligong Mountain and Lancang River to resist the Song soldiers.

At the same time, guard Tengchong Prefecture, Yongchang Prefecture and Jingyu.

Tengchong Prefecture, Yongchang Prefecture and Jingxuan Prefecture are the three largest prefectures in Dali.

The three prefectures combined are equivalent to half a Dali.

As long as these three places are not lost, Dali can make a comeback and counterattack the Song Dynasty.

However, if it retreats to Tengchong Prefecture and takes advantage of the two natural gorges of Gaoligong Mountain and Lancang River, Dali will have to give up the places it still holds in its hands, such as Suining Prefecture, Xiushan County, and Weichu Prefecture.

The prince of Dali County was not willing to give up these places at all and vetoed Gao Zhisheng's proposal.

Gao Zhisheng saw that the king of Dali County could not listen to his advice, so in order to protect himself, he defected from the Dali capital with his troops, preparing to rush to Tengchong Prefecture and act in accordance with his plan.

But when he was leaving with his troops, he was caught by Yang Yunxian, who had been secretly eyeing him.

In order to prevent Gao Zhisheng from leaving, Yang Yunxian led his troops to fight Gao Zhisheng.

In the end, Gao Zhisheng won and led the remaining troops to flee to Tengchong Mansion.

Dali mutilated himself with both arms, which made Zhong Shiheng almost see.

Zhong Shiheng sent his troops into the capital of Dali without hesitation.

When Zhong Shiheng led his army to the entrance of the Dali Palace, Duan Suzhen, the king of Dali County, led the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to kneel down and ask for surrender.

After the king of Dali County surrendered, Zhong Shiheng asked the king of Dali County, Duan Suzhen, to help recruit the surrender of Suining Prefecture, Xiushan County and other places.

Duan Suzhen, the king of Dali County, agreed to Zhong Shiheng's request, but also put forward his own conditions, that is, the Song Dynasty would not harm his life or imprison him, and he could become a monk under the eyes of the Song Dynasty officials.

Zhong Shiheng sent someone to hurry up and tell Zhao Zhen about the matter.

After Zhao Zhen learned about this, he agreed to Duan Suzhen's request and gave Duan Suzhen a Buddhist title.

Since then, there has been one less king of Dali County and one more monk named Liao Chen.

Zhong Shiheng enlisted the help of Monk Chen and captured Dali's most peaceful prefecture, Xiushan County and other places without any bloodshed.

Only Tengchong Prefecture and Yongchang Prefecture were left in Dali, and Jing Yu was controlled by Gao Zhisheng who had defected.

After Zhong Shiheng took over places such as Suining Prefecture and Xiushan County, he was not in a hurry to attack Tengchong Prefecture and other places.

Instead, he helped the court digest the newly acquired territory first.

After the newly acquired territory was almost digested, Zhong Shiheng sent Di Qing to lead 50,000 forbidden troops and Yang Yunxian to lead 50,000 naturalized troops to attack Tengchong Mansion.

Gao Zhisheng relied on Gaoligong Mountain to block Di Qing and his party for more than three months.

In the end, it was Di Qing who led 3,000 cavalry to surprise Gao Zhisheng's military camp and finally broke the situation.

Then Di Qing and Yang Yunxian chased Gao Zhisheng all the way to Yongchang Mansion and Jing Yu.

Finally, Yang Yunxian caught up with Gao Zhisheng in Lanna City in Jingyu and killed Gao Zhisheng.

The war in Dali has since come to an end.

As for Jiaozhi, it was still in the middle of a chaotic war.

It took Zhong Shiheng, Zhu Neng, Di Qing and others to conquer Dali for three years.

The melee in Cochin also lasted for three years.

After three years of war, the distribution of the three parties' forces in Jiaozhi has only undergone slight changes.

The soldiers and horses on the battlefield changed from young and middle-aged men to old, weak, women and children.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that no matter which of the three parties gets a huge amount of money, they will send it to the Song Dynasty without hesitation and buy armaments from the Song Dynasty.

Kou Ji, the mastermind behind the situation in Jiaozhi, never appeared on the battlefield in Jiaozhi from beginning to end.

He has always lived in Bianjing City and controlled everything steadily.

Apart from controlling everything, I also have the leisure to discuss martial arts with others.

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Bianjing City.

Inside the Daxiangguo Temple.

Kou Ji sat on the futon in the Zen room, stroking the short beard at the corner of his mouth, staring at a thirty-year-old monk in front of him, and asked doubtfully: "Master really doesn't know how to point a finger?"

"Amitabha, the young monk has already said that he doesn't know what a yang finger is. Why is the donor asking so hard?"

The great monk pronounced the Buddha's name and said it in a low voice, neither happy nor sad.

Kou Ji pinched his chin and said, "What about the Six Meridians Divine Sword?"

The great monk glanced at Kou Ji, pronounced the Buddha's name, and slowly closed his eyes.

Kou Ji muttered: "No?"

The great monk slowly opened his eyes, stared at Kou Ji and said seriously: "Why does the donor think that the young monk knows the One Yang Finger and the Six Meridians Divine Sword?"

Kou Ji smiled brightly and said: "I heard from merchants who came from Dali in the past that the Duan family in Dali has a family tradition of martial arts - Yang Finger and Six Meridians Divine Sword."

"Would Donor Kou also believe in folk rumors?"

The great monk asked.

Kou Jiqian smiled and said: "Of course I don't believe the folk rumors, but it's not necessarily true, so I have to ask. If there is really such a thing, I can also see it."

The great monk proclaimed the Buddha's name again and said, "I'm afraid I will disappoint Donor Kou."

Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "Master Liaochen, are you still used to living in Daxiangguo Temple?"

The great monk said softly: "It is the young monk's long-cherished wish to not worry about eating and drinking, and to accompany him with scriptures every day. Now that he has fulfilled his wish, the young monk is already satisfied."
To be continued...