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

Locust plague!

It is the most serious natural disaster in any era and any dynasty, and its destructive power has amazed countless people.

The locust plague is overwhelming. Even if humans and animals work together, it is still in vain in front of the endless number of locusts.

Fan Zheng remembers that there was a massive locust plague in later generations. It crossed the strait from Africa and flew across the desert. It traveled thousands of miles and no country was spared.

In an era where science and technology are so advanced in later generations, there is still nothing we can do to deal with the locust plague, which shows how harmful the locust plague is.

But now the 'locust plague' in Dali has finally taken shape, and more and more Wuman tribes have joined in the plunder.

Originally, Wuman and Baiman had a grudge. Before that, Baiman controlled the power and bullied Wuman, especially the Gao family. Their rise was based on the blood and tears of Wuman. Now they finally have a chance to take revenge. Everyone was furious.

Throughout the Shanchan Prefecture, the Thirty-Six Tribes of Eastern Yunnan and the Southwestern Yi Tribes were plundering the wealthy Shanchan Prefecture wildly, and the two parties even competed with each other to compete for more 'food' and territory.

What's more, both parties are composed of a group of small tribes, and the two are even more fragmented internally. There are also competitions and conflicts between them.

In this case, the living habits are exactly the same as those of locusts.

"The evil side used humans as locusts!"

Seeing this scene, Yang Bangyi was completely convinced. He did not expect that Fan Zheng only used 10,000 forbidden troops and 20,000 side soldiers, and actually swept nearly 200,000 people in Dali willing to drive for the Song army.

With the success of Fan Zheng's evil plan of man-made locusts, the locust plague was completely out of control. As the Shanchan Mansion was plundered, various tribes blinded by greed and killing began to move to Weichu Mansion.

Wherever they passed, no white barbarians were spared, and all black barbarians also faced the choice of either being destroyed, or joining the team of the Thirty-sixth Division of Eastern Yunnan to participate in the plunder, which made the scale of this 'locust plague' even greater. .

Under the overwhelming plunder, Weichu Mansion was powerless to resist, and even the Song Army did not take action at all. Weichu City, the capital of Weichu Mansion, was under overwhelming attack and only lasted for one day before being defeated in a single battle.

Next came Nongdong Mansion. In the face of the increasingly large 'locust plague', the smaller Nongdong Mansion fell directly. It didn't cause any waves at all and was looted directly.

At this point, the entire door of Dali Mansion has been completely opened.

When the news spread, the entire city of Dali fell into panic.

"How could the situation collapse like this!"

In the Dali Palace, Gao Shengtai was dumbfounded!

He did not expect that the rabble led by the evil doctor Fan Zheng would cause such great damage to Dali. They first allowed the southwestern barbarians to plunder Shicheng County, and then relied on a rabble of southwestern barbarians to defeat the Shanchan Mansion's army.

However, this was not over yet. Fan Zheng actually instigated the rebellion of the Thirty-Sixth Tribe of Eastern Yunnan, which had a grudge against the Gao family, and collaborated inside and outside to attack the city of Shanchan!

Gao Shengtai was not able to mourn the death of his younger brother and the ruins of Shanchan Mansion, the fiefdom of the Gao family. The situation in Dali became even more disastrous. Nearly 100,000 southwestern barbarian tribes and their numbers were almost the same. The thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan were like locusts, overwhelmingly attacking Dali. Come.

"Dali is in danger!"

Gao Shengtai's heart was bleeding. Even if they could repel the Song army in this battle, Dali's strength would be greatly reduced after experiencing such large-scale burning, killing and looting.

The conflict between the Baiman and the Wuman will surely intensify again, and Dali's national power will plummet.

"Evil doctor Fan Zheng!"

Gao Taiming's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth.

After all, they still underestimated the evil doctor Fan Zheng. Even the unparalleled Zhong Pu and the powerful Privy Councilor Zeng Bu of the Song Dynasty together could not cause as much harm to Dali as the evil doctor Fan Zheng.

At this moment, the Gao family and his son realized that according to legend, the evil doctor Fan Zhengjin was indestructible and could cure diseases with his evil prescriptions.

Now the evil doctor Fan Zheng is attacking Dali from the east, obviously using another evil prescription, and this evil prescription also hits Dali's vitals.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister! Your Majesty invites the Prime Minister and the General to discuss military affairs!" A notice came, interrupting the regrets of the father and son.

Nowadays, the father and son of the Gao family control the military and political power in the Dali court. Gao Shengtai is the Prime Minister of Dali, and Gao Taiming is the General of Dali, controlling the military power. However, the two of them clearly feel that with the Gao family's Shanchan Mansion being breached, The Thirty-Six Tribes of Eastern Yunnan attacked the Gao family, and the power of the Gao family was greatly weakened. The court officials began to support Duan Zhengchun, which greatly increased Duan Zhengchun's power.

"I and my son will go right now!" Gao Shengtai said with support on his weak body.

Gao Shengtai was not in good health at first, and he relied on the prescriptions of doctors from the Song Dynasty to prolong his life. Now he suddenly heard about the situation of Shanchan Mansion being breached, and he almost fell ill.

"I've met the Prime Minister!"

"I've seen the general!"

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As the two of them entered the palace, everyone they met bowed respectfully.

"I have met His Majesty!"

The two of them went straight to the main hall of the palace and bowed to Duan Zhengchun.

Duan Zhengchun looked panicked and said: "Master Xiangguo, the military report has been received that a bandit army forward has entered Dali territory, and I am afraid that it will arrive at Dali Mansion in the near future!"

Nowadays, the composition of the Eastern Route Army is too complicated, including the Song Army, the Southwest Yi, and the Thirty-seven East Yunnan tribes and the Wuman who were coerced to join! They can only be collectively referred to as bandits.

These bandits are so ruthless. The four Dali mansions where the white barbarians were concentrated have been plundered, but they have already suffered heavy casualties. But now that forwards have entered the Dali mansion, I am afraid that these ruthless bandits like locusts will sweep across the entire country. The whole territory of Dali Prefecture.

What makes Duan Zhengchun even more worried is that the East Route Army led by Fan Zheng is the weakest of the three armies of the Song Army. The West Route Army and the North Route Army in the north are more powerful. If it were not for the natural danger of the Jinsha River, they would have already attacked and entered. Under the city of Dali, no matter how you look at Dali this time, it looks like it is in ruins.

"Your Majesty, at least 100,000 of the bandits are from the Thirty-Six Divisions of Eastern Yunnan. If your Majesty can recruit them to rebel, you may be able to reverse the situation and defeat the East Route Army in one fell swoop!" A Dali official suggested.

The officials in Dali were moved. The Duan clan of Dali and the Thirty-Six Tribes of East Yunnan were all allies. This time, the Thirty-Six Tribes of East Yunnan followed the Song army in burning, killing and looting under the banner of Qingjun Side.

Duan Zhengchun's heart was pounding, but his eyes couldn't help but drift to the side of the Gao family and his son. He said with a solemn expression: "This plan is not possible. The Thirty-Sixth Division of Eastern Yunnan was deceived by the evil doctor Fan Zheng and broke into the Shanchan Mansion, committing a capital crime. How can we recruit him to surrender?" All the ministers immediately said earnestly: "Your Majesty, please don't act on your own initiative. The Thirty-Six Divisions of Eastern Yunnan were deceived by the evil doctor Fan Zheng and did not really want to rebel. Now we, Dali, are attacked by the Song Army from three directions. , the country is about to be destroyed, how can we care about such trivial matters.

"Little things?"

Gao Taiming was furious in his heart because his second uncle died in the battle of the Thirty-sixth Division of Eastern Yunnan, Shanchan Mansion was breached, and the Gao family who stayed in Shanchan Mansion were almost wiped out, but now they are said to be a trivial matter by hundreds of officials.

Gao Taiming was about to get angry, but Gao Shengtai held him down and said: "What you ministers said is true. The grudges between the Gao family and the Thirty-six Tribes of Eastern Yunnan can only be regarded as personal grudges, but the life and death of Dali is the most important thing. For Dali's For safety, the Gao family is willing to swear an oath to Cangshan and Luoshui, to turn conflicts into friendship among the thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan, and let the past be forgotten."

Gao Shengtai saw clearly that all the Dali officials had already been frightened by the Song army. If the bandits were not divided, once the two hundred thousand bandits poured into Dali Mansion, not only Dali City would be in danger, but also the entire Baiman army. The tribes will suffer a devastating blow, and then the whole of Dali will be destroyed.

What's more important is that if Gao Shengtai is unwilling to let go of his hatred, it means that he is disregarding the justice of the country. He may be abandoned by his ministers and may completely lose power.

With the current situation, once the Gao family is abandoned by the Dali monarchs and ministers, they will surely die without a burial place.

"Master Xiangguo is wise! We admire him!"

The officials in Dali breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Gao Shengtai.

The power of the Gao family and his son is overwhelming, especially Gao Shengtai, who once conspired to usurp the throne and was very capable. If it were not a critical moment, they would definitely not offend the Gao family. But now that Dali is in crisis, if they want to win over the thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan, they have to Let Gao Shengtai bow his head first.

"Master Xiangguo has been wronged!"

Duan Zhengchun's eyes flashed with astonishment. He did not expect that Gao Shengtai would be so forbearing, causing his plan to fail.

Gao Shengtai shook his head and said: "Everything I have done in my life is for the whole of Dali. Now when Dali is in danger of life and death, let alone making me bow my head, I will cut off my head to pacify the thirty-six tribes in East Yunnan." In anger, even the old minister was caught without a fight."

Gao Shengtai spoke impassionedly, but without the warning look in Gao Taiming's eyes, everyone might have thought that he was a loyal minister rather than a tycoon who had sought power and usurped the throne.

"Your Majesty, your words are serious. Your Majesty is the mainstay of Dali. How can I destroy myself?" Duan Zhengchun expressed his stance quickly.

Gao Shengtai looked around. Wherever he went, all Dali ministers lowered their heads.

"Although it is possible to recruit and surrender the thirty-six tribes from eastern Yunnan, Dali cannot place its hopes on these Wuman. The veteran believes that Dali needs to make two preparations. One is to gather the people around Dali City into Dali City as much as possible to strengthen Due to the defensive strength of Dali City, all the forts have strengthened their defenses, and all the small forts have gathered together. If there is no time, they should immediately hide in the forest to avoid being robbed by the bandits." Gao Shengtai ordered.

"Your Majesty the Prime Minister is wise!"

All the ministers bowed, and Gao Shengtai now regained the initiative through a series of operations.

"Also, since the Eastern Route Army of the Song Army has entered Dali Prefecture, it means that Dali City is no longer safe. Dali needs to withdraw its main force back to the north to defend Dali City." Gao Shengtai continued to arrange.

"Withdraw the main force from the north!"

The ministers in the court couldn't help but exclaimed. No one thought that Gao Shengtai's plan was so crazy. Once Dali's main force in the north blocked the Song army, once the main force was withdrawn, it would mean that the main force of the Song army could easily attack Dali City.

Gao Shengtai nodded and said: "Now that our troops in Dali are limited, and the Song army has come from afar, they must be short of food and grass, and the soil and water are not suitable for them. As long as we can defend Dali City, we, Dali, may turn defeat into victory."

"But if this happens, wouldn't our army be surrounded by the three armies of the Song Dynasty?" Duan Zhengchun frowned.

Gao Shengtai said disapprovingly: "Although it is surrounded by three armies, the West Route Army and the North Route Army are in the north, and the East Route Army is in the south of Dali City. We have Longshou Pass in the north of Dali City, Longwei Pass in the south, and Longwei Pass in the west. Cangshan Mountain is naturally dangerous to Zhuge, and is blocked by the Erhai Lake in the east. When the Song army attacked Dali City, they could only attack Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass, and the two antennas were simply beyond the reach of manpower!"

"Dragon Head Pass and Dragon Tail Pass!"

After hearing Gao Shengtai's words, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly became more confident.

Although Gao Shengtai recalled the army with the intention of stabilizing power, his vision was still vicious. It was obvious that after many battles, no matter in the field or in ordinary cities, they were no match for the power of the Song Dynasty's gunpowder weapons.

If the ideal is to stop the Song Army, then it must rely on the natural dangers of Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass to completely block the Song Army. As long as Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass are not breached, Dali City will have peace of mind.

Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass had never been breached in the hundreds of years since they were built, which greatly increased the confidence of the Dali monarchs and ministers.

"Just follow the advice of the Prime Minister!" Duan Zhengchun followed Gao Shengtai's advice as before.

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In Dali Mansion, all the cities and towns are almost deserted.

The Eastern Route Army's strategy of using humans as locusts has long been spread throughout Dali. Coupled with Gao Shengtai's series of arrangements, the people of Dali either fell into the woods or hid in large walled cities. What's more, the people around Dali City The people hid directly in the safer Dali City.

"He actually hid!"

When the Eastern Route Army entered Dali Mansion, the entire Dali Mansion was fortified and deserted, and there was no one anywhere. This greatly disappointed the various tribes of the southwestern barbarians who came to take advantage of the excitement, and there were even thoughts of retreating among the tribes.

"General, what should we do?"

Yang Bangyi frowned and said, he knew that Fan Zheng was implementing the evil method of using humans as locusts, but now their army of locusts swarmed into Dali Mansion, only to find that Dali Mansion, which was originally the richest in the world, was empty.

Once the locusts run out of food, there are only two final results. One is that the locusts migrate further away, and the other is that the locusts kill each other.

Fan Zheng said indifferently: "Who said there is no food? Although Dali Mansion has strong walls and clear fields, and Dali people hide in the mountains and forests, both the thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan and the southwestern barbarians are very familiar with the forest. As long as they are willing, they can find hidden places." The people got up.

Besides, many small villages gathered into large fortresses. Although it became more difficult to attack, the benefits were equally huge.

Yang Bangyi frowned and said: "I am afraid that these bandits will bully the weak and fear the strong. They want to rob but also want to preserve their strength."

The plundering along the way was so smooth that the thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan and the barbarian tribes in southwestern Yunnan made a fortune. But once people become rich, they will be stingy with their lives and unwilling to fight.

What's more, as Duan Zhengchun's decree came from Dali City, the Gao family promised to let go of the past and turned the hostility into friendship. The entire Thirty-six East Yunnan tribes suddenly became confused.

Suddenly, the originally overwhelming Eastern Route Army showed signs of collapse. (End of chapter)