"General, ahead is the east gate of Wumeng County." The scout leader Lu Yong pointed to the city gate two hundred meters away. "There is a centurion named Liu San among the enemy guards at the east gate. This is a relic. I am afraid that General Liu San will stay in Wumeng City. I have already contacted him. In the early hours of this morning, I used the sound of partridges as a signal. However, General Liu San only has more than 30 soldiers under his command who will rebel with him. Therefore, Our army must rush into the city gate quickly."
"Okay." Tian Xiuyan, who looked a little nervous, nodded and said to the messenger: "Send the order. All the soldiers will be ready. When there is any movement at the city gate, the suicide squad will rush out with the general. There is only one mission. Control the city gate and wait for the arrival of the other two battalions of soldiers."
"Yes. General."
Tian Xiuyan looked around and said, "It's almost time. Lu Yong. Send the signal."
"Yes. General."
What happened next was much simpler than Tian Xiuyan imagined in advance. The performance of the Wumeng defenders was simply vulnerable.
As the direct disciple of the great wizard Jiang Yang and with high hopes to become the guardian of the Miao family, Tian Xiuyan immediately displayed his unique Miao family light skill after receiving the response to the signal sent by Lu Yong. He took the lead to the east gate of the city. Then, three hundred suicide squad members also rushed forward desperately.
Tian Xiuyan was extremely fast. He was five or sixty meters ahead of the other suicide squad members. When Tian Xiuyan arrived at the east gate, Liu San and others had just opened the city gate. Wumeng guard who reacted was standing on the other side. Under the command of several centurions, they descended to the city gate one after another and were attacking Liu San and others. The remaining soldiers on the city wall hurriedly drew their bows and arrows and shot at the advancing Song army. But the sky was dim. These soldiers have poor archery skills and basically have no hit rate.
Tian Xiuyan quickly grabbed a spear from the enemy's hand and poured his inner strength into it. Sometimes it was used as a stick to sweep, and sometimes it was used as a spear stab. The enemy troops that rushed up were almost invincible. In just a moment, ten people were left in the city gate. Many corpses of enemy soldiers.
Seeing how brave Tian Xiuyan was, no one from the Wumeng defenders dared to step forward.
It can be said that with Tian Xiuyan's own strength, he has firmly guarded the east gate of Wumeng City. When three hundred death squads rushed into the city gate, the enemy troops defending the city were scattered everywhere. Escape.
"Lu Yong. Light the fire. Send a signal to Commander Gao." Tian Xiuyan said excitedly.
"Yes. General." The short battle left a deep impression on Lu Yong. This young general's martial arts was so amazing. It was something he had never seen before.
Seeing the thick smoke rising into the sky, Tian Xiuyan immediately ordered to leave a battalion of troops to guard the east gate. The rest followed him towards the north gate.
At the same time, Gundam saw the signal and immediately issued an order to attack the city.
Although Hongtong tried his best to suppress it, the Wumeng defenders, who were unprepared and had loose military discipline, panicked when they saw the Song army attacking the city. One after another, some people became deserters. In anger, Hongtong hacked and killed them. Two deserters. However, this did not have any effect. Instead, it made the Dali soldiers dissatisfied.
With the Dali garrison in such a state, one can imagine what the outcome would be.
When Tian Xiuyan led eight hundred Song Army soldiers to appear on the North Gate city wall, the entire North Gate garrison collapsed. The Dali Army, which had no intention of fighting, saw the enemy suddenly appear behind them and did not care. What military order was given? He immediately fled in all directions. Even the commander-in-chief Gao Jiangong slipped away quietly without knowing when.
Centurion Hongtong let out a long sigh. He looked at the Song army soldiers holding weapons in front, behind and on the left and right. He gave a helpless smile and ordered the remaining dozens of Mongolian soldiers to put down their weapons and captured them without mercy.
After cleaning the battlefield, Gundam left three battalions of 1,500 soldiers stationed in Wumeng with Liu San. After resting for an hour, the other soldiers went straight south and attacked Shanchan, the central city of Yunnan Province.
Two days later, the Guangxi Military Region and the Miao Military Region also successfully arrived at the foot of Shanchan City. The three armies gathered on time at the foot of the Western Mountain, ten miles away from Shanchan City.
In a simple marching tent, the temporarily established Southwest Military Region General Gao Da summoned Fan Wenhu, Hong Yuan, Wang Lixin and the main generals of the three armies to discuss the siege of the city.
Gundam in the middle said first: "Generals, according to your Majesty's instructions, our three-pronged army formed a temporary Southwest Military Region. The purpose is to regain the entire territory of Yunnan. The enemy forces in Yunnan will never expect that our army will be in the Xiangfan battle. .Suddenly dispatched troops. Therefore, as long as our army moves quickly, Kublai Khan, who is far away in Dadu, will not have time to dispatch reinforcements. According to the intelligence known to our army, although there are more than 40,000 enemy troops in Yunnan, there are only a few who are truly capable of fighting. There are only 10,000 Mongolian soldiers led by Hudun and Hudu. They are mainly distributed in the two cities of Dali and Shanchan. As long as our army captures Shanchan City, it will gain the initiative in the Yunnan Campaign. Next, the Senate Chairman of the Southwest Military Region General Tian Xiuyan would like to introduce to you the situation in Shanchan City."
Tian Xiuyan said: "Dear generals, Shanchan City is the largest city in central and eastern Yunnan. Among them are 5,000 Mongolian soldiers under the command of Hudu and Ge Yue. Duan Li's Dali army has more than 10,000 soldiers. They are the largest city in Yunnan Province. The most important city besides Dali City, Shanchan City has thick walls and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. With our army twice the enemy's strength, even if we capture it, it will take a long time. However, the wise and powerful emperor has already made arrangements. All generals know that there are four armies responsible for recovering Yunnan. The Sichuan Military Region, the Guangxi Military Region and the Miao Military Region. Our three armies have gathered outside Shanchan City. What about the fourth army? It is here in Shanchan. In the city of Chan, General Shariwei has deployed three thousand elite troops in the city. Haha, just wait for our army to launch a general attack. Then we will cooperate with the inside and the outside, and the battle will be successful."
Having said this, Tian Xiuyan walked to the only table in the tent. Pointing to the map of Shanchan on it, he said: "Generals, please take a look. This is the topographic map of Shanchan City. The entire city has east, south, and south. There are four city gates in the west and north. Among them, 1,500 Dali soldiers are stationed at the east, south and west gates. The area around the north gate is the enemy camp. 5,000 Mongolian soldiers and 5,500 Dali soldiers are stationed there. Therefore, according to the results of the discussion between Mr. Ye Dongsheng and General Shariwei, General Shariwei will launch an attack at the west gate at 3:30 pm tomorrow morning (3:45 pm). Our army's general attack is also scheduled for 3:00 pm."
Gundam continued: "For our army, there is another very advantageous point. The main roads leading to Shanchan City from the south, north and east have been disguised as Dali troops by soldiers sent by General Shariwei two days ago. It was intercepted. Therefore, it is very likely that the Mongolian army in Shanchan City did not know that our army was approaching the city."
Tian Xiuyan said: "Please give the order, Commander Gao."
The generals also said together: "Please give the order, Commander-in-Chief."
"Okay. General Lou Anbang listens to the order."
"The end will be here."
"Your twenty-seventh wing will serve as the main attack vanguard. After General Shariwei opens the west gate, immediately go north and besiege the enemy camp in Shanchan City."
"Yes. The last general takes the order."
"General Pham Van Hu."
"The end will be here."
"You lead all the officers and soldiers of the Guangxi Military Region to follow the twenty-seventh camp and also besiege the enemy's camp. With our army's superior strength, we must completely wipe out the enemy."
"Yes. The last general honors your order."
"General Hong Yuan. General Wang Lixin."
"The end will be here."
"The two generals. After entering the city, the Miao Military Region went to the east and south gates respectively. After controlling the east gate and south gate, the main force returned to the west gate to garrison in case of enemy reinforcements from Dali."
"Yes. The last general honors your order."
"Okay, generals. Send more scouts. Increase patrol range. Recharge your batteries. Wait for the opportunity."
At the same time, in the Tianlong Temple located in Shanchan City, Relic Kong sat quietly on the futon in the secret room. Relic Venerable beside him kept walking back and forth.
"My lord, what do you think of the current situation?"
"The battle between Donglou and Xiangyang has been going on for some time. Although there is still a balance between offense and defense. There are no clues. But I think that Kublai Khan must not be Zhao Yu's enemy. As for the reason, I can't tell." Shelikong smiled. Said. "During the great war between Song and Meng, Zhao Fu was able to mobilize 40,000 troops to attack Dali. This shows that he should have a plan in mind. Since we have embarked on this path, we can only look forward. Tonight's battle affects the entire world." The Dali area belongs to you. Please cooperate with me so that you can gain more benefits in the future."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand that I will do my best both in public and private matters."
"The Battle of Shanchan, including the future Battle of Dali City, will not cause any problems. The key point still lies in the outcome of the Song-Mongolia War. I am wondering whether you should be allowed to lead the Renaissance Army once the war in Dali is over. Go north and join the Song-Mongol War."
"The East Tower is subject to the prince's arrangements."
"In the Song Army's attack on Dali, although we will play a big role, for the entire Song Dynasty, it is just a trivial matter. If you can go north to join the Song Army, you will be able to revive the army. We have made many military exploits. When the time comes and we return home in full glory, our status in Zhao Fu's heart will be greatly enhanced."
"My lord, my subordinates think this is better."
"Well, let me think about it again. Anyway, there will still be some time."
The Fuxing Army they were talking about was a private army built by Duan Heng more than ten years ago. It numbered around 800 people. It has always been Duan Heng and the elite soldier Duan Donglou relied on the most. In Sariwei During the first uprising, the Renaissance Army became famous throughout Dali. What the Renaissance Army is most proud of is that they once fought a head-on battle with the Mongolian cavalry near Shanchan, with only casualties. At the cost of more than a hundred people, he defeated a reorganized Mongolian army of thousands, which greatly surprised the Mongolian army at that time. They all believed that the strength of the Xingfu Army was no less than that of Qixue.
After years of fighting, this force that has been tempered over a hundred times has become more and more mature. It can be regarded as the leading elite force in Dali. Shelikong knew the importance of Shanchan, so he lurked in the city and prepared to meet the three thousand soldiers of the Song Army. .Including this revival army.