Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 413 Battle of Shanchan Mansion

Shanchan Mansion! That is the place of Kunming in later generations.

Shanchan Mansion is the fiefdom of the Gao family. After two hundred years of management by the Gao family, Shanchan Mansion is now the richest place in Dali, even comparable to Dali City. It is precisely because of the strong strength of Shanchan Mansion that Gao has become the richest place in Dali. Only then did the family gradually control the military and political power of Dali.

After the Gao family came to power, they greatly supported the fiefdom of Shanchan Prefecture, which brought the status of Shanchan Prefecture to a higher level. There were even rumors in Dali domestic music that Gao Shengtai had intended to move the capital from Dali City to Shanchan Prefecture. .

However, because Gao Shengtai ascended the throne only a short time ago, the Song Dynasty sent troops to interfere and could not be implemented in time. This also shows how deep the foundation of Shanchan Mansion is.

"The Song Dynasty attacked from the east! Shicheng fell!"

However, a piece of bad news came from Shicheng County, which immediately frightened Shanchan Mansion, which had been in peace for two hundred years.

"Why are you panicking!" A roar made the panicked Shanchan Mansion officials calm down.

"I've seen Mr. Gao!" When the officials saw the visitor, they saluted quickly.

The person who came was Gao Sheng'an, Yin of Shanchan Mansion. He was Gao Shengtai's most trusted younger brother and the second-in-command of the Gao family. Gao Shengtai went to Dali City to serve as the Prime Minister, leaving him to control Shanchan Mansion and protect the Gao family. The greatest foundation.

"Gaofu Yin, the Song army is approaching fiercely and has already broken through Shicheng. Now our Shanchan Mansion is about to attack the city. I would like to ask Gao Fuyin to make a decision." An official said urgently.

Other officials echoed.

"The Gao family has been running Shanchan Mansion for two hundred years. The city of Shanchan Mansion has long been impregnable, and the Song army will definitely suffer a bloody blow." Gao Sheng'an said confidently.

Shanchanfu City has been managed by the Gao family for generations, so it is naturally heavily guarded. Gao Sheng'an was extremely confident in blocking the Song army.

"But it is said that the evil doctor Fan Zheng possesses gunpowder weapons and can defeat all the cities he encounters. Can Shanchan City really stop it?" Many officials worried.

The reputation of the evil doctor Fan Zheng is really too great. As a man of the hour in the Song Dynasty in recent years and the pioneer of gunpowder weapons, Dali has naturally known the evil doctor Fan Zheng for a long time.

They have all received the news that the Eastern Route Army led by the evil doctor Fan Zheng can conquer Jiancheng repeatedly. Both Shichengguan and Shicheng were defeated by the Song army in one battle.

In terms of danger and city sturdiness, Shicheng Pass and Shicheng are indeed inferior to Shanchanfu City. However, if the Song Army's gunpowder weapons are so powerful, can Shanchanfu City really be able to stop it?

Gao Sheng'an was silent when he heard this. He also heard about the gunpowder weapons of the Song Dynasty. He only knew that the Song army relied on Zhentian Lei to defeat the Xixia army twice. Shichengguan and Shicheng were both breached by gunpowder weapons. What if he insisted on holding Shanchanfu City? The turtle was caught in a urn by the Song army.

"It doesn't matter! I have reported to Dali City immediately. My brother will definitely send a large army to support me, and I will definitely be able to defend Shanchanfu City." Gao Sheng'an reassured everyone.

However, all the officials gave a bitter smile. Now they naturally know the situation in Dali. The West Route Army and the North Route Army are sending troops to Dali. The defenders of Dali City are not enough. Even if troops are sent back to support, I am afraid the troops and horses will not be too large. many.

"Reporting to the Governor, the Prime Minister has sent an urgent order. Dali City cannot send reinforcements, so he ordered the surrounding cities to send troops to assist Shanchan City." Suddenly, a messenger was sent from Dali with a piece of bad news.

"Sure enough!"

All Dali officials couldn't help but sigh. They had already guessed this outcome. Compared to Shanchanfu City, Dali City was obviously more important.

"If we can get the support of the Thirty-seven Eastern Yunnan Ministries, Shanchanfu City will be impregnable!" an official suggested.

Although Dali has been at peace for two hundred years, it is not without contradictions in the country. The biggest contradiction is the contradiction between the Baiman and the Wuman. The Baiman occupies the best land and has a lot of wealth, while the Wuman occupies the mountains and forests and lives in poverty. There are grievances between the two. Quite a lot.

Gao Sheng'an frowned and said: "Those Wuman tribes have always been dissatisfied with the Gao family, especially the Thirty-seventh Tribe of East Yunnan who are allies with the Duan family. Their elder brother is the emperor. The Thirty-seventh Tribe of East Yunnan are even more hostile to the Gao family." Resentment arises.”

The reason why the Shanchan Mansion of the Gao family is so prosperous is that it exploits the thirty-seven tribes in eastern Yunnan, and the Wuman tribe in the thirty-seven tribes in eastern Yunnan are allies with the Duan family of Dali. When Dali was founded, the Duan family of Dali He formed an alliance with the Thirty-Seven Tribes of Eastern Yunnan to seize the power of Nanzhao.

But now that the Gao family is seeking to usurp the throne from the Duan family in Dali, coupled with the previous conflicts with the Gao family, and now that the Song Dynasty has come to attack the Shanchan Mansion, it is good that the thirty-seven Wuman tribes do not laugh at it.

"But now that the Gao family is still in the Duan family, the government order sent by the Prime Minister is issued in the name of His Majesty. The thirty-seven Wuman tribes will definitely obey the order. As of now, it is better to save the Shanchan Mansion first." The Dali official said earnestly. persuaded.

Gao Sheng'an had great resistance to Wuman, and immediately objected: "Order the surrounding cities to send troops to Shanchan Mansion quickly. Since the outcome of defending the city is unknown, Shanchan Mansion takes the initiative this time!"

"Take the initiative?"

All the officials couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Gao Sheng'an in astonishment.

Gao Sheng'an said loudly: "I have already gathered the information. This time the Song army seems to be huge, but in fact it is a bluff. The main force of the Song army is only the Song Dynasty's 10,000 forbidden troops, 20,000 Xiang soldiers, and 20,000 southwest soldiers. The barbarians are just a bunch of rabble, Shanchan Mansion only needs to gather the troops and take the initiative to attack, and they will definitely be able to defeat this rabble in one fell swoop."

"Is this strategy too risky?" an official asked worriedly.

Gao Sheng'an sneered and said: "The evil doctor Fan Zheng is just a doctor. He can only talk on paper. He wants to attack Dali with a group of rabble. Wouldn't it be bullying me and Dali has no one?"

"Lord Fu Yin is wise! This battle will definitely be successful in one battle, and the dignified evil doctor Fan Zheng will also be defeated by Lord Fu Yin." The Gao family made great promises in Shanchan Mansion. As soon as Gao Sheng'an said this, many confidants immediately Follow the Tao.

Other officials of the Shanchan Mansion were also silent. They had received the information. The Song army was doing well, but the 20,000 southwestern Yi troops were committing all kinds of crimes in Shicheng County, burning, killing, and looting. If a group of southwestern Yi tribes are allowed to enter Shanchan Mansion, the entire Shanchan Mansion will be destroyed.

It would be great if Gao Sheng'an could defend himself from the enemy. Moreover, the information they obtained was the same as Gao Sheng'an's, and they all believed that the evil doctor Fan Zheng was just relying on the power of gunpowder, and that all his men were just a mob.

Gao Sheng'an laughed loudly and said: "This time we must capture the evil doctor Fan Zheng alive. My brother is in poor health. With the evil doctor Fan Zheng, he will definitely be able to recover."

At that moment, Gao Sheng'an mobilized all the troops of Shanchan Mansion and gathered the soldiers and horses from the surrounding cities. He assembled 40,000 elite soldiers and set off towards Shicheng. This time, Shanchan Mansion wanted to defend the enemy from outside.

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There is no road in this world, but there will be a road when more people walk.

This sentence is extremely appropriate in any era. At the junction of Shicheng County and Shanchan Mansion, a hundred thousand people were walking in the forest, forcibly stepping out of a flat road.

"General Qi, Shanchan Mansion is just ahead!" Yang Bangyi hurriedly came to report.

"Shanchan Mansion, the fiefdom of the Gao family!" Fan Zheng looked solemn. Capturing Shicheng County only gave the Song army a bridgehead, and Shanchan Mansion was the top priority. Once the Eastern Route Army captured Shanchan Mansion and weakened the power of the Gao family, the deadlock in the battle of Dali would be broken!

Yang Bangyi nodded and said: "General, these southwestern barbarians are really difficult to control. Many of them do not obey military orders. Now they have begun to enter Shanchan Mansion and even started to plunder the city."

Yang Bangyi was troubled by this group of rabble. Even with repeated orders from the army, it was still difficult to restrain this group of southwestern barbarians. Now he had some doubts that these southwestern barbarians with no military discipline could really sweep Dali?

Fan Zheng said disapprovingly: "It doesn't matter. If they weren't so greedy, they wouldn't be used by us. Besides, they took the initiative to enter Shanchan Mansion, which can be regarded as exploring the way for the army in advance."

Fan Zheng was implementing the evil prescription of using man-made locusts as a locust, which naturally required the southwestern Yi tribes to attack Shanchan Mansion with an overwhelming momentum.

Passing through a forest, we came to a wide plain, full of farmland, and the conditions were obviously better than those in Shicheng County.

"Shanchan Mansion! It is like spring all year round, warm and suitable. It is indeed a geomantic treasure land. No wonder the Gao family can control Dali with the help of Shanchan Mansion."

Fan Zheng looked at the famous Spring City in later generations and couldn't help but sigh. The suitable climate here is simply a paradise on earth.

However, the appearance of various tribes of southwestern barbarians like locusts disturbed the tranquility of this place, and Shanchan Mansion, which had been peaceful for two hundred years, turned into a hell on earth.

"General, there is an urgent military situation. The Gao family of Shanchan Prefecture has sent 40,000 troops to fight. They are less than a hundred miles away from our army!" Yang Changchun came in a hurry and said with a solemn expression.

Fan Zheng's failure to order a ban on the actions of the Southwest Yi tribe finally paid off. The Southwest Yi tribe that was the first to advance rashly was the first to encounter Gao Sheng'an's vanguard. Although they suffered heavy losses, they also sent back precious information.

"Forty thousand Dali troops!"

Fan Zheng couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't expect that Shanchan Mansion did not defend the city, but took the initiative to attack.

"Come here, gather all the southwestern ministries and decide the Shanchan Mansion in this battle!" Fan Zheng was not worried but overjoyed, and immediately ordered.

"Yes!"

Yang Changchun nodded and immediately took the order.

Soon, the news of Dali's dispatch of troops came out. All the plundering southwestern Yi tribes hurried back, and even the fearful small southwestern tribes wanted to escape secretly, but were intercepted by the well-prepared Song Army cavalry. The leader wanted to break in by force. All of them were brutally suppressed by the Song army.

At this moment, the Song Army finally showed its fangs, allowing the southwestern Yi tribes to calm down after being dazzled by interests.

Fan Zheng summoned the leaders of the various tribes in the southwest and looked around coldly. All the leaders lowered their heads involuntarily, not daring to look directly at him.

"You are all seeking wealth in Dali, and you should understand the principle of seeking wealth in danger. Now Dali has sent 40,000 troops, but we have 100,000 people, and we have gunpowder to help. As long as these 40,000 Dali soldiers are eliminated, the entire Shanchan There will no longer be any troops in the government or even the whole of Dali to stop us, and the wealth of the entire Shanchan government will be taken away by you." Fan Zheng said loudly.

"Forty thousand versus one hundred thousand!"

"Gunpowder weapons!"

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After hearing Fan Zheng's words, the leaders of the southwestern Yi tribes slowly calmed down.

As everyone expected, these 100,000 people are just a mob. However, the rabble relies entirely on numbers to be emboldened. Moreover, while there are 100,000 people on their side, there are only 40,000 people in Dali. The odds of victory are huge, not to mention that there are still more people. The Song army was assisted by gunpowder weapons.

These days, every time they encountered a fortified city, they would ask for help from the Song army, and Fan Zheng helped selflessly without hesitation, allowing more people to see the power of gunpowder weapons with their own eyes, which strengthened their confidence in victory.

"What the general said is absolutely true. There are a hundred thousand of us. Shanchan Mansion's elite army has already been deployed to Dali. These 40,000 soldiers and horses are just a mob!" Yang Changchun was the first to respond.

After entering Dali, the Yang family gained the greatest benefit. However, Yang Changchun knew that the benefits gained by the Yang family were nothing compared to the wealthy Shanchan Mansion.

"Yes, our army will definitely win this battle!" Song Wanzhang also responded.

The other two major families also agreed. They gained huge profits from following the Song army, but their greed became more and more inflated. The wealthy Shanchan Mansion was like a piece of fat in front of them. How could they, a group of greedy robbers? Can endure the temptation.

Other southwestern Yi leaders were also inspired to fight and expressed their willingness to fight. With Fan Zheng's deliberate connivance, some of their small tribes were allowed to enter Shanchan Mansion first. They had already tasted the bloody taste of plunder. Since After seeing the blood, there is no possibility of stopping.

Fan Zheng looked around and said: "In this case, Fan Mou said something ugly ahead, everyone must fight to the death in this battle, and I will not be stingy with the help of the Song army and gunpowder weapons. If anyone dares to cower and waste the opportunity, This general personally supervises the battle and will kill him without mercy. If he escapes from the battle, his tribe will be punished as treason, the three tribes of Yi!"

"Three tribes of Yi!"

The leaders of the Southwest Yi tribes couldn't help but shudder. The entire Southwest Yi tribes were under the control of the Song Dynasty. Even if they escaped back to the Song Dynasty, they would probably die.

The eyes of the four major families flashed, and they stood up in tacit understanding. Yang Changchun said loudly: "We went to Dali to seek wealth. If someone who is naturally afraid of death destroys our wealth, we and the four families can guarantee that the entire Southwest There will no longer be a place for his people."

Fan Zheng needs to rely on the various tribes in the southwest to win this battle, and the four major families also need some small tribes to stand in front of them to reduce their losses and maximize their interests.

The leaders looked at each other with a strong sense of vigilance.

In the entire southwest, the four major families can be said to be able to hold the sky with one hand. If they offend the Song Dynasty, they may still have a chance to survive. However, if they offend the four major families, they will not only lose their lives, but also harm the ethnic group.

"We obey your orders!" A group of southwestern barbarian leaders solemnly accepted their orders.

Fan Zheng then showed a satisfied smile and said: "For every Dali soldier beheaded in this battle, I will be rewarded with five sticks of gold. The tribe that has made great achievements can ask for help from this general three times!"

All the tribes in the southwest couldn't help but breathe quickly. All the tribes in the southwest lived in poverty. Wu Guan Qian was not a small amount, let alone asking for help from the evil doctor Fan Zheng three times, which meant that it could be enough to conquer three villages. The wealth in it It was enough to make a small tribe rich overnight.

There was the temptation of huge interests in the front, and the threats from the Song Army and the four major families in the back. Under the coercion and inducement, a group of ragtag people finally worked together and vowed to win this war.

At this moment, the Song army began to prepare for war, and the Dali army also pressed forward step by step.

Both armies are determined to win or lose in a battle, soon! When the two armies met, a war was about to break out.

(End of this chapter)