The army easily captured Kunlun Pass. In addition to being scared and disabled, Yue people in Guanzhong were also female slaves serving the generals of the Yue Li Dynasty.

Looking at the group of trembling compatriots in Guanzhong and many others who were tortured and looked haggard, Li Kui shouted in anger: "I'll kill those bitches."

Shi Bao and others also held the weapons in their hands tightly. As long as Chao Yong gave the order, they would rush towards the prisoners without hesitation, no matter how they bowed.

"The serious injury and unmovable ones were killed, and all those who were not injured or easily were branded. They were sent to the domestic mines and were slaves forever. Those who rescued Yue slaves privately were punished for rebellion."

Chao Yong said coldly and walked to the place where An Daoquan and others treated the people.

Soon, a shrill scream sounded behind him.

More than 10,000 prisoners were captured, and only 3,000 were finally labeled with the word Yuenu, and no one was slightly injured.

The woman who was treated by the imperial doctor saw the arrival of the prince in a dragon robe, and knelt on the ground to thank him.

Chao Yong hurriedly said, "Get up quickly, it's because we're late, and you're suffering. Don't worry, I will avenge you, wipe out the Yue Li Dynasty, and save your relatives. Their home will be destroyed by the court.

Rebuild it for you.”

After falling into the hands of the generals of the Li Dynasty of Yue, the group of women thought they were going to be captured by the Li Dynasty of Yue, and they would never see their hometown again, and no one could save them, and they would be slaves forever. Unexpectedly, Daliang came to save them.

After they died, they also promised to save their relatives and help them rebuild their homes.

A group of women became excited and cried.

Listening to the cries of the Chinese people, the soldiers on the other side showed even more mercilessness.

Although Kunlun Pass killed thousands of Yue people, the anger in the hearts of Daliang soldiers did not decrease, but became even more violent. Along the way, they saw traces of burning, killing, looting, but what they saw at Kunlun Pass

How did the Yue people treat the Han people? Thinking that many Han people were abducted, the soldiers wanted to put on their wings and fly to the Yue Li Dynasty, burn Shenglong Mansion to flat ground, and rescue all the Han people.

The next day, Chao Yong led his troops to Yongzhou. Thousands of Yue soldiers from Jincheng Post and Guirenpu heard that Kunlun Pass encountered them and left.

The soldiers of Daliang marched in anger and advanced for more than 70 miles. They set up camp in Guirenpu that night. They were only more than 20 miles away from Yongzhou.

When the defeated soldiers from Kunlun Pass and Jincheng Post and the Yue soldiers from Guirenpu fled back to Yongzhou, it was already afternoon. The escape from these defeated soldiers also alarmed all the soldiers in the city.

When the king and minister of the Li Dynasty of Yue Dynasty heard that Daliang's spaceship could fly hundreds of feet, and a fire thunder could kill dozens of people, they suddenly became stupid.

Ruan Richeng, the Minister of War, swallowed his saliva and said guiltily: "If it is really so powerful, how can we fight? Are we waiting for them to blow up in Yongzhou?"

The others looked at each other, no one dared to say that they were beaten, and no one dared to say that they would retreat.

Seeing everyone looking at each other, Li Qiande knew that they were all determined to retreat, but they were unwilling to be the first to say quit.

Chief Zhang Boyu said: "People from the Thirty-Six Caves will definitely escape when they see the spaceship."

A escaping back, the general really didn't want to face the fire thunder that fell like the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, and blurted out: "Then let's retreat first."

Li Qiande said: "Where to retreat? Will Daliang soldiers chase after them when they return to the country?"

Li Qiande also regretted it very much at this time. When he ascended the throne, he launched a war of invasion of Song Dynasty. As a result, he was slapped back by the Song Dynasty and seized several prefectures of the Yue Li Dynasty. Later, the Yue Li Dynasty said a lot.

Good things happened. The Song Dynasty returned it.

After that battle, Li Gande also realized that the Song Dynasty was not something that the small Yue-Li Dynasty could be teased. However, the Yue people had the characteristics of invasion in their bones, and they were unwilling to be content with their own composure. They could not defeat them in the north. There were many mountains and dense forests in the west. It was not very useful. The sea was on the east side, so they fought to the south and snatched the land of the city.

When Li Gande heard the news that the Liangshan bandits destroyed the Song Dynasty, he thought that the Central Plains would be in chaos. In his opinion, the Central Plains would probably not be unified again in less than ten years. By then, the Li Dynasty of Yue could completely digest Guangxi and Guangdong. With the population and land of the Song Dynasty, the Yue Li Dynasty might be able to expand northward and not be afraid of the dynasties in the Central Plains.

But he didn't expect Daliang to be unified so quickly and have such powerful weapons.

Of course, if there are no such powerful weapons, they cannot unify the world so quickly.

A general said, "Or what if we ask for peace from Daliang?"

Someone immediately retorted: "How do you ask? Will you send back the snatched population and money? Then didn't our dead and injured son die in vain?"

Li Gande shook his head and said, "Even if we send back the population and money, Daliang may not accept our peace. Xixia robbed the Han people, but the prince of Daliang led his troops to destroy Xixia. Xixia would definitely not have asked for peace."

Ruan Richeng said: "What the king means is we can only fight?"

Li Gande nodded and said, "If you want to negotiate peace, you have to delay it until summer. The continuous rain will make them unacceptable to the local environment and cause plague. Now they must want to destroy us."

Ruan Richeng was really a little soft-hearted. At the beginning, he also asked to come and grab a bid, but he was a man who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Now he wanted to escape to the southern part of the Li Dynasty in Yue in one breath. Hearing this, he said, "It's only one month now, four months. It will only start to rain more in the month, where are we going to have sex with them for three months?”

The governor Zhang Boyu said: "It is better to send an envoy to Daliang to apologize for peace. It is best to send an envoy to Tokyo to apologize for punishment. They want to report to Tokyo and rush to the horse. It will take at least ten days to go. We keep asking for peace with them. , it can always drag them down for a while."

When Li Gande heard this, his eyes lit up and he nodded, "The minister has a good plan, so let's take a delaying plan. Who will apologize to Prince Daliang?"

When everyone heard this, they immediately lowered their heads. No one wanted to be an envoy. Although the two countries were fighting and they did not kill the envoys, they burned, killed and looted the Guangxi Road, and they did not think that the Han people would still keep the same "ritual" as before. ”.

Li Gande looked around, and saw that Zhang Boyu bowed his head and said without saying a word, "This strategy is made by the governor, so let the governor go. As long as this is done, I will be promoted to you as the chief lieutenant."

Seeing the order from the king, Zhang Boyu had to accept the order.

Li Gande just asked someone to arrange a gift to Chao Yong when he heard the Lord of Thirty-six Caves coming.

After the Thirty-Six Cave Lords retreated, they also prevented the Yue Li Dynasty from robbing them and then fleeing back. Therefore, they did not station in Yongzhou City, but camped outside the city. Seeing that the troops at Kunlun Pass were defeated and retreated, They all came to inquire about the news.

Li Gande asked thirty-six people to come in, and the hall was immediately in chaos.

"Why did Kunlun Pass fail?"

"Why did the troops from Jinchengyi and Guirenpu retreat?"

"Are you going to escape back?"

...

Although the forces of the Thirty-Six Caves were big and small, there was no one leading the way. For a moment, they questioned Li Gandelai in a verbal way.

Li Gande still needs thirty-six caves, and it is not easy to turn against them, saying, "Daliang sneaked into Kunlun Pass, and there were not many troops in Jinchengyi and Guirenpu. So I asked them to withdraw. We were in Yong The soldiers and horses in Zhoucheng and Daliang fought to the decisive battle, and the Lords of the Cave are also asked to prepare for the fight at any time."

A cave lord suspected, "Aren't you going to escape?"

Li Gande shook his head and said, "Then he is the territory of the Li Dynasty. How could we lead Daliang troops to our country?"

"Yes, you can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple."

"Yes. They probably won't run."

The Lord of Thirty-six Caves exchanged views and felt that Li Gande was unlikely to lead the war to his own territory. As for the battle in Yongzhou, they had no objection. Yongzhou was a city of Han people, and their Thirty-six Caves had As long as you don’t fight in their own forests and villages.

Li Gande looked at the stupid thirty-six cave masters back and ordered the soldiers and horses in the city to prepare for a fight.

That night, after the Daliang troops who were Investigating Li Gande had already set up a camp in Guirenpu, he urged Zhang Boyu to come and ask for surrender overnight.

When Chao Yong heard that a Yue envoy was looking for a meeting outside, he immediately said to Hua Rong on duty: "The leader will kill him, and his entourage will be demoted to slaves. If you resist, kill him."

Zhang Boyu was waiting for news outside the city with his troops. He heard that there were suddenly soldiers and horses around him. He hurriedly shouted: "We are here to seek peace, please let us see the prince."

"Sir, let's rush back."

The guard pulled Zhang Boyu and wanted to leave.

Zhang Boyu looked at the archers on the city wall that had already set their bows and arrows, shook his head and said, "We can't go. Don't resist, maybe there is still a way out, otherwise you will be shot to death by arrows."

The guards also felt that there were many soldiers and horses around them. Even if they escaped from the range of the archer, they could not rush out and could only form a back-to-back.

The soldiers and horses around him stopped a few feet away, surrounding Zhang Boyu and his group in the middle.

Hua Rong shouted on the city wall: "Put down your weapons, otherwise you will be killed."

Zhang Boyu was originally from a Han Chinese. When he heard Hua Rong's call, he hurriedly asked the guard to abandon his weapons.

Seeing that the soldiers below had already arrested Zhang Boyu and others, Hua Rong shouted: "The one who was in charge of the head has been cut, and the rest are taken to the back and branded with slave seal."

Zhang Boyu was still thinking that he would have the chance to see the prince when he was caught, so he might not lose his life. He heard this and shouted in a hurry: "God care, General, I am a Han person."

Hua Rong shouted: "The Han people helped the Yue people invade our country, and they should be killed and reported."

The centurion who was leading the troops below did not hesitate anymore, swung the steel knife in his hand, and a head fell into the soil. The centurion picked up the head and went to the city to hand over the order.

Hua Rong glanced at the hideous head and waved: "Hold it above the city gate so that people can see the consequences of helping the evil."

"yes"

A hundred feet away from the city gate, a dark-skinned Yue man was lying on the ground. When he heard the Han people in front of him surrounded Zhang Boyu and his group, he was so scared that he didn't dare to come out. He lay on the ground for a while, and heard no sound around him, and dared to climb. Get up and run towards Yongzhou.

It was already the fourth day when this spy ran back to Yongzhou.

Li Gande was woken up from his sleep. When he heard the spy say that Daliang took down Zhang Boyu and others directly, he hurriedly asked someone to ask the people in the city to discuss matters.

The generals of the Li Dynasty of Yue rushed over and heard that Daliang took Zhang Boyu directly, and all their expressions changed.

Ruan Richeng said: "Daliang took Zhang Dutong and must have refused to negotiate peace. He should lead his troops to fight after dawn. We should make plans early."

Li Gandedao: "Since Daliang is unwilling to negotiate peace, then we will fight with them. The soldiers of the Li Dynasty, our Yue, are no worse than those of the Northern Dynasty."

However, the generals were not inspired at all. The Li Dynasty of Yue was slapped by the Song Dynasty. Now the people who came to destroy the Daliang soldiers of the Song Dynasty, as well as spacecraft and fire thunder to help. The gap between the two is still quite obvious.

If Li Gande had said it casually before, the ministers in the court would respond enthusiastically, but today they were a little silent.

Seeing that everyone was completely out of fighting spirit, Li Gande slapped the table and shouted: "The battle between us and Daliang is inevitable. When we retreat, we will only lead Daliang's troops to our territory. At that time, our people will be poisoned by the war. And Yongzhou has thirty-six tribes to help, and they can share a lot of pressure for us, so we have to resist Daliang troops in Yongzhou. The food and grass in Yongzhou are enough for us to stick to for a few months. Our goal is We will persevere until April, and the rainy season will come when we counterattack. Ruan Gongping. If you take people to seal all the city gates, we will defend Yongzhou to the death. Those who escaped at the battle will be killed without mercy."

This is the lesson Li Gande learned from the defeats of the Southern Song Dynasty and Lu Shinang. After the war started outside the city and was bombed by fire and thunder, the army was likely to collapse. So he chose to defend the enemy and cut off the retreat, so the soldiers only You can defend the enemy. As long as you consume the fire and thunder from the beam, you will only use swords and guns to fight, and the 70,000 soldiers and horses in the city will be enough to hold on for a few months.

When the generals heard that Li Gande was going to seal the city gate and cut off their retreat, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Ruan Richeng said: "I heard that the gunpowder in Daliang can blow up the city wall. If we seal all the city gates, once they blow up the city wall, wouldn't they catch turtles in the jar?"

Li Gande stared at Ruan Richeng and said, "If we blow up the city wall, we will block it with swords and guns. We can only fight but not retreat. Those who say they will retreat will be beheaded and displayed to the public."

Li Gande ascended the throne forty-nine years, and his civil and military achievements were very good. Once a decision was made, few people in the court dared to question it.
To be continued...