The four famous sceneries in Dali City are called "Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon".
As the saying goes, "Shangguan flowers, Xiaguan wind, Xiaguan wind blows Shangguan flowers; Cangshan snow, Erhai moon, Erhai moon shines on Cangshan snow."
"Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon" is not only a scenery, but now it is also the defense system of Dali City.
Cangshan Mountain is the main peak of the Yunling Mountains. It consists of nineteen peaks from north to south, majestic and majestic.
Erhai Lake is a large lake. It is said that it got its name because it is shaped like an ear. The lake is long and strip-shaped.
Cangshan Mountain is in the west, Erhai Lake is in the east, and the narrow flat land sandwiched in between is the location where Dali built the city.
Mountains and seas cut off the channels for attacking Dali from the east and west. There are "Shangguan" and "Xiaguan" in the north and south. These two pass cities are also called "Longshou Pass" and "Longwei Pass".
When the Mongolian army attacked Dali, Wu Lianghetai could not attack Longshou Pass for a long time, so Kublai Khan sent a surprise force to cross Cangshan Mountain.
This strange army froze to death on Cangshan Mountain, and 70% of them fell to death. However, the survivors rushed down from Cangshan Mountain, joined forces with Wu Liang to attack Longshou Pass, and then captured Dali City in one fell swoop.
In short, Cangshan Mountain, Erhai Lake, Longshou Pass, and Longwei Pass guard the city of Dali from all sides. It is absolutely difficult to conquer without elite soldiers.
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On May 17, Gao Nianfeng led more than 1,200 people and escorted more than 200 prisoners, passed through Longwei Pass, and headed towards Dali City.
Dong Kuang welcomed Gao Nianfeng outside Dali City...
"General Gao is such a fierce general. It was a pity to be a retainer in the past. Tsk tsk, the Song thief who even the other generals failed to defeat was captured by you."
"General Dong is overly praised, it's just a fluke." Gao Nianfeng said.
Dong Kuang squinted his eyes and looked among the prisoners. He saw that one of them had shackles on his hands and feet, and asked, "Is that Li Xia? Isn't he too young?"
"This thief is only seventeen years old."
"What a young general. It's a pity that he is not as far away as Huo Qubing. Huo Qubing became a lieutenant at the age of eighteen, led 800 cavalry deep into the desert, and became a marquis in one battle..."
Gao Nianfeng said quickly: "General Dong, be careful. This is under the rule of the Mongolian Kingdom, and we must not dare to praise the Han people."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Dong Kuang smiled, patted Gao Nianfeng's shoulder, and said: "Great Mongolia does not commit crimes based on words. What's more, Mongolia also admires the achievements of the Han and Tang Dynasties. It's just that they look down on Zhao and Song.
Zhao Song regarded it as Han orthodoxy, hahaha."
Gao Nianfeng knew that he was testing and did not dare to answer, saying: "I will hand over the Song thief Li Xia to General Dong. General Dong please watch over him and make sure nothing goes wrong."
"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."
Dong Kuang withdrew his hand, waved it casually, and ordered his men to escort the prisoners away.
After finishing this matter, he looked up and saw the setting sun slowly setting on the top of Cangshan Mountain. It was already evening.
"It's getting late, shall I arrange for you to be stationed in the camp?"
"General Lao Dong has taken the trouble."
"We both serve the Great Mongolia, so why should we be so polite? By the way, what are those?"
Dong Kuang pointed to the horses carrying a lot of things in Gao Nian Feng's army and asked: "The baggage?"
"It's the baggage." Gao Nianfeng said: "The dry food we brought, the armor and weapons we captured."
"General Gao killed hundreds of people and brought so much baggage?"
"It's okay to be careful."
"Haha, I have the intention, I have the intention..."
At night.
Tongya Castle.
Gao Suihe entered the study and saw Gao Qiong sitting in a wheelchair with his eyes closed and taking a nap.
"Young Master, the list has been compiled."
"explain."
"The troops Gao Nianfeng brought out of the city this time were said to be two thousand, but in fact they were one thousand. He purified 318 people in Huafushi Temple, 157 people in Yunnan City, and the remaining 520 people.
Five people."
Gao Qiong asked: "Are these more than five hundred people reliable?"
"They are all loyal and willing to serve the young master." Gao Sui said calmly, "This is the list, as well as their family roster."
"Take out all the money in the treasury and reward them when they come back."
"Yes. But what the villain is worried about is, where is Dali City?"
"You don't need to worry about this." Gao Qiong said, "Li County Lieutenant will handle it for us."
Gao Suihe thought for a while and then asked in a low voice: "Do you want to...contact the relic monk?"
"No need...the world is like a chess game, and the chess player's eyes are not here."
I'm old and can't understand.
But Gao Qiong didn't offer any explanation, he closed his eyes as if falling asleep.
Since he lost his limbs, his temper has become more and more boring...
"I heard that you broke Gao Qiong's hand tendons and hamstrings?"
"yes."
Dong Kuang grinned, leaned in front of Li Xia, and said, "You are really ruthless."
"It's okay." Li Xia said.
"Are you afraid that I might also break your tendons and hamstrings?"
Li Xia said: "You can't. You should keep me until Ah Shu comes back."
"Yeah?"
"There are a few people in Dali who hate me. But if they want to vent their anger on me, they have to line up and wait behind Ah Shu."
"Ha." Dong Kuang said: "You can see this quite clearly."
He walked a few steps in front of Li Xia and said: "Actually, I admire you very much... You may not know that I admire Chinese studies. My grandfather once paid tribute to the Song Dynasty and lived with me in the prosperity of Lin'an. I would like it very much. If it were early
In a few years, if a Han Chinese like you comes to Dali as a guest, we can become friends."
"It's not too late."
"It's too late." Dong Kuang shook his head and sighed, "It's too late for everything."
This is the garrison station outside Dali City. Two hundred prisoners were placed in livestock sheds. Only Li Xia had a simple tent.
The light from the bonfire outside came through, and only half of Li Xia's face could be seen.
Even when he was imprisoned, he remained calm and majestic.
"General, Gao Nianfeng has come to see you again."
"What's the matter?"
"I said I brought two pots of wine with me to have a drink with the general."
"Ha." Dong Kuang said: "Just drink it here."
After he finished his instructions, he turned to Li Xia again.
"Look, you can only be tied here and watch us drink and have fun... This is the Song Dynasty, a state of etiquette. One day, the people of Song Dynasty will also succumb to the iron heel of Mongolia. But not including, how dare you
If you kill Wu Liang and join forces, you will only be crushed by A Shu..."
Dong Kuang talked a lot, and it took him half a year to remember that he was here to interrogate Li Xia.
"Tell me, starting from your sneak attack on Wulianghetai last year, you have explained everything that needs to be explained."
"Yes." Li Xia said: "At that time, Shi Jun, the governor of Xuzhou, defeated Wu Lianghetai, which gave me the opportunity to pursue him..."
After a while, when Li Xia finished speaking, Dong Kuang asked again: "Did you follow Shi Jun's order to go south this time?"
"No, I plan to do some smuggling business and save Gao Changshou."
"How many troops did you bring?"
"Nine hundred."
"Xuzhou, Changning Army didn't send troops to support you?"
"No, they don't have many troops anymore."
"Let's talk about the defense of Shu." Dong Kuang said again.
"Okay, they plan to build a city in Lingxiao Mountain..."
Dong Kuang couldn't help but smile as he watched the scribe move his pen as fast as he could, his eyes gradually turning contemptuous.
"I didn't realize that you were still a weakling, and you did it so quickly."
Li Xia said: "I don't want you to torture me."
"Heh, tell me, why do you dare to go back to Dali again?"
"I want to take the Lingguan Road and support Pu Zhezhi in his attack on Chengdu."
Dong Kuang was stunned and said: "Tell me carefully."
"But I'm afraid we don't have enough time." Li Xia said, "Why don't we talk about making friends just now?"
"Make friends?" Dong Kuang laughed again, this time sarcastically.
He turned around and saw Gao Nianfeng walking towards him outside the tent, holding two jugs of wine in his hand.
"Make friends?" Dong Kuang sneered again, picked up a whip and said, "I told you, it's too late."
"It's not too late, this is your last chance."
"It's funny." Dong Kuang weighed the whip in his hand and said with a smile: "Yes... I will keep your life until Marshal Du comes back to vent his hatred, but that doesn't mean I won't torture you."
Li Xia said: "I'm serious, I'll tell you one last thing, it's not too late."
With a "swish" sound, Dong Kuang shook his whip and was about to raise his hand to pull it off.
"General Dong." Gao Nianfeng walked into the tent.
He raised the jug in his hand in front of Dong Kuang and said: "Smell, I brought you the good wine...what? Interrogate him all night?"
"Well, I can ask this from General Song..."
Gao Nianfeng had let go of his hand, and the wine bottle fell to the ground, revealing a dagger in his hand, which he instantly slashed towards Dong Kuang's throat.
"Bang."
The wine bottle fell to the ground.
Dong Kuang stared, blood spurted out from his throat...
"Puff puff puff puff..."
Inside and outside the tent, there was a constant sound of knives being stabbed into the body, and finally someone began to scream miserably.
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There was a sound of iron chains, and the shackles on Li Xia's body had been taken off.
He glanced at Dong Kuang's body and whispered: "It's really too late now..."