Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

"The guilty general Yang Zhongsu has come to see the general of the Celestial Dynasty!"

Yang Zhongsu led a group of Dali generals and hurriedly came to worship Yang Zaixing.

Yang Zaixing stood on his horse and nodded in approval: "You, the Yang family, have done a great job. You turned against me at the critical moment and helped me seal the victory."

Yang Zhongsu hurriedly said: "The general is so brave, he is really a god who has come to the world. We ordinary people can't even try to guess the general's tactics. Originally, the six thousand soldiers of Yang's County wanted to fight anyway, but the general led the heavenly soldiers to come too fast. Those infantrymen The soldiers were all routed before they could defect."

"I can't even stop you!"

Zhang Zheng suddenly lamented with a mournful face: "My three thousand county soldiers were also ready to defect, but they were frightened by the general's power three or four miles away, and they fled in an instant with only a few dozen soldiers left. I... I... alas !”

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Yang Zaixing laughed out loud at these words, which was extremely beneficial to his heart, and he was more pleased with these surrendered generals.

The other generals also spoke out one after another, saying that they had long wanted to surrender, but their troops collapsed before they could switch sides.

Each of these guys maintains a cavalry force.

When the infantry was being dispersed one after another, they saw Yang Zhongsu leading the cavalry to rebel, so they followed suit and followed Gao's army.

Although he acted relatively late, he showed his attitude and finally achieved some small results.

When Li Shao couldn't find Yang Zaixing, facing an enemy army that had been defeated for dozens of miles, Li Shao urgently issued orders to these defecting generals, asking them to reveal their identities and collect the defeated troops along the way.

When Yang Zaixing came back, the surrendered generals had collected more than 8,000 defeated soldiers, and the Ming army also captured tens of thousands of defeated soldiers along the way.

"You did a good job." Yang Zaixing praised Li Shao in public.

Li Shao said happily: "Gao Zhenming, the younger brother of Dali Prime Minister Gao Zhenshou, was captured alive. It was General Yang Zhongyan who captured him."

Yang Zhongyan immediately straightened his back and waited for Yang Zaixing to praise him.

Yang Zaixing nodded and said: "Excellent, I'll mark it down for you."

Yang Zhongyan immediately shouted: "Be loyal to the emperor and serve the general!"

Yang Zaixing said: "For those defeated troops who have been gathered or captured, you go find your own troops and continue to lead. The remaining unowned troops will be distributed by me, and they will be briefly reorganized and then go north immediately. Also, take your troops Hand over the cavalry, led by Cao Xun, and immediately rush to Guandu City!"

"yes!"

The lords of each surname will hand over the cavalry to their brothers or nephews, and all will gather together for Cao Xun to dispatch.

Coupled with the Guangxi cavalry troops, Cao Xun had more than 2,000 cavalry under his command, heading towards Guandu City in a hurry.

The remaining infantry began to make temporary reorganization, and at the same time, Li Shao was asked to lead the troops to continue cleaning the battlefield.

Yang Zaixing led 800 cavalry in such a thrilling charge, only about 40 cavalry were killed or injured before and after. More than 20 of them were killed on the spot, mainly because their horses were hit by arrows or their horses stumbled, causing the cavalry to fall to the ground and be crushed to death or trampled to death.

Bi Jin, who stayed behind at the stronghold, soon came to report: "When the general was fighting, many enemy ships came from Dian Lake. Before they could reach the shore, they saw some broken troops fleeing, and they were so frightened that they quickly turned around and retreated to the north. Gone.

Yang Zhongsu said: "Those were the county soldiers of the Gao family and the barbarian soldiers under the jurisdiction of Shanchan Mansion. There were originally six thousand people, but two to three hundred died when they attacked the mountain. The ships they took were forcibly recruited near Guandu merchant ships and fishing vessels.”

Yang Zaixing asked carefully about the situation in Shanchan and Guandu. The surrendered generals responded enthusiastically, hoping to take the opportunity to earn some performance.

Yang Zhongsu later said:

"In the southern counties of Suining and Xiushan, there are not many soldiers, and they also have to defend against the barbarians. The general will send someone with Gao Zhenshou's banner, and it will depend on whether he can send a message."

"The Huichuan Prefecture and Dongchuan County in the north are under the jurisdiction of my Yang family, and they naturally submit to the Ming Dynasty."

"The Weichu Mansion to the west of Shanchan is the territory of the former Prime Minister Gao Liangcheng. Gao Liangcheng has been holding back his troops this time. The general should be careful about Gao Liangcheng if he goes westward."

"..."

Suddenly a surrendered general named Yao Xianshou gritted his teeth and said: "To the east of Dali and to the north of Weichu, there was originally called Nongdong Mansion (Yao'an, Dayao, Yongren), and it has been the territory of my Yao family for generations. More than ten Years ago, it was taken away by the Gao family and turned into Tongya Mansion, ruled by Gao Yuochengsheng, Gao Yuochengguang and his son. "

Yang Zaixing said: "I know the situation in Tongya Mansion, but it's hard to remember the names of those people."

Yao Xianshou said: "These four brothers neither accept Gao Liangcheng nor Gao Zhenshou as prime minister. They have been secretly accumulating strength. This time they did not really send troops. They only asked me to bring five hundred troops to show off. The news of Gao Zhenshou's defeat According to legend, these four brothers will definitely send troops to Dali to seize the opportunity to control the leader of Dali and seize power. "

Gao Yuchengsheng, Gao Yuchengguang and others are all Lao Yinbi.

Historically, after the death of the Prime Minister Gao Zhenshou due to illness, his two sons and younger brothers repeatedly competed for the position. In every coup, some people meddle in the coup and strengthened their own strength by deposing the prime minister.

They were manipulators behind the scenes and messed up Dali's national affairs.

…

However, Cao Xun led his cavalry to the north and soon found that Guandu was undefended and countless merchants were fleeing with their goods and money.

Cao Xun left three hundred cavalry to capture Guandu City, and immediately went north to Shanchanfu City (Kunming).

As a result, Shanchan was also an empty city, and all the troops fled.

Some deserters were also encountered along the way. Cao Xun captured more than a dozen deserters and questioned them, and got the news that Gao Zhenshou led his army to abandon the city and run westward. The deserters he caught were all local soldiers from Shanchan Prefecture and were unwilling to flee to Dali with Gao Zhenshou.

A few days later, Gao Zhenshou led his troops and fled to Lubidian (Lufeng).

Along the way, many barbarian soldiers and country soldiers fled. They did not want to follow them to Dali, but just wanted to go home and reunite with their relatives as soon as possible.

The troops who escaped by boat from Dianchi Lake, the elite soldiers who escaped from the battlefield, and the defenders who were taken away from Shanchan and Guandu, Gao Zhenshou still had more than 10,000 troops in his hands. Some of them escaped one after another, and there were still about 10,000 left. He also recruited young men and women along the way to make up 13,000.

Thirteen thousand troops, carrying the Gao clan's property, suddenly stopped at the border of Lubidian.

Can't walk anymore.

Gao Liangcheng led his troops to block the mountain pass!

"Go tell your father and ask him to hand over his troops honestly, and I can save the lives of your father and son." Gao Liangcheng said to the young people around him.

This young man was Gao Zhenshou's second son Gao Shouhu, who was sent to trick Gao Liangcheng into sending troops.

Gao Shouhu hung a basket from the pass, ran to see his father in embarrassment, and asked in horror: "Is it really a big defeat?"

Gao Zhenshou asked: "Has the news of my defeat reached Weichu?"

"Father has already arrived with the remaining soldiers, how could the news of the defeat not be received yet?" Gao Shouhu looked sad.

Gao Zhenshou asked: "What does Gao Liangcheng want to do?"

Gao Shouhu said: "He asked my father to hand over his troops and horses, which would ensure the safety of my father and son."

Gao Zhenshou fell into silence.

After a long time, Gao Zhenshou asked: "Has he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty?"

"I don't know." Gao Shouhu shook his head.

Gao Zhenshou looked at the passes and mountains in front of him, and then at the demoralized army behind him. He sighed and said, "That's it. Whether he wants to serve the king or surrender to the enemy, just leave these soldiers and horses to him. There is no choice at the end of the road." ?”

Really no choice.

The Ming army was chasing them to the east, and Gao Liangcheng was blocking them to the west. It was impossible to take a detour. Most of the over 10,000 troops carrying their baggage were able to escape by taking a detour over mountains and ridges.

Gao Shouhu suddenly asked: "Where are my brother and uncle?"

Gao Zhenshou could not answer this question.

When he escaped, he relied on his horse to quickly abandon his son. He waited in Guandu City for a while but did not see his son come back. When I asked the elite soldiers who had escaped, they all said that they had not seen the young master, and they did not know whether he died in the rebellion or was captured by the Ming army.

As for his younger brother Gao Zhenming, he definitely couldn't escape because he was trapped in too deep.

After a while, Gao Zhenshou and Gao Shouhu, their father and son, came to the pass with their generals. They were weighed into a hanging basket, hung up and tied up immediately.

Gao Liangcheng only had a few thousand soldiers in his hands. After swallowing Gao Zhenshou's 13,000 troops, his strength skyrocketed to nearly 20,000.

However, morale became even lower.

Gao Liangcheng did not say that he had surrendered, but headed towards Dali under the banner of King Qin.

Before he left his territory, Weichu Mansion, he suddenly received news: Dali City was controlled by the Gao family and his son from Tongya Mansion.

On the verge of annihilation of the country, the princes of the Gao family are still fighting for power!

Gao Liangcheng was extremely depressed. He was actually still hesitant, especially after annexing Gao Zhenshou's troops. He not only planned to surrender to the Ming Dynasty according to the original plan, but also wanted to take a gamble and lead the country's troops to repel the Ming army.

Now, no more hesitation, there is only one way left.

The army stopped and camped at the border of Weichu Prefecture. Gao Liangcheng found Gao Zhenshou who was under house arrest. He threw a wine bottle to Gao Zhenshou and said: "Those bastards in Tongya Prefecture, I heard that you were defeated on the front line, and they actually sent troops to control Dali City. Gao Yucheng’s son named himself prime minister and Ning Guogong, and also made his son and brother a marquis and general. He even sent a messenger to ask me to lead troops to Dali to serve the king. "

Gao Zhenshou was startled when he heard this, and then laughed: "Hahahaha... They have never suffered before, and they don't know how powerful the Ming army is. To jump out at this time is to seek death!"

Gao Liangcheng sighed: "You and I have been fighting for many years, but now the position of Prime Minister has been taken away by Gao Yuecheng. Why bother?"

Gao Zhenshou stopped smiling, drank from the spout, and said regretfully: "If we didn't fight, Dali wouldn't have been destroyed so easily, right? Even if we couldn't defeat the Ming army, we could at least easily defeat the rebellious barbarians. "

"Damn it!"

Gao Liangcheng gritted his teeth: "I accept you as prime minister, but who are those bastards?"

Gao Zhenshou asked: "Have you secretly contacted Mingguo?"

Gao Liangcheng did not answer directly, but said: "I just sent an envoy to Shanchan and asked the Ming army to come over and join forces to attack Dali City. The fall of Dali is imminent, and the Gao family must continue and cannot be destroyed. In the hands of a few hozens."

"Indeed." Gao Zhenshou agreed.

Gao Liangcheng said: "I plan to hand you and your son over to the Ming army to plead guilty."

Gao Zhenshou: "..."