Chapter 149: The Past of the Southern Expedition
The capital of the Baiyue Tribe Alliance is Gangji City. The city is backed by vast green mountains and has a raging turbid river in front of it. It is a fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The leader of the Baiyue Alliance has decided to make his capital here. It can be attacked or retreated.
However, grain taxes from the four directions could be transported by water, and they were prosperous for a while, so they dared to provoke Daning.
But now the natural dangers of mountains and rivers have been broken through by the Ning army one by one. Gangji City is surrounded by water on three sides of the city, and Daning's purple and gold flag has been planted on the hill behind. Fifteen waves of reinforcements from various vassal tribes
They were either defeated or naturalized, and now only an isolated city is left to defend. The Ning army did not attack the city or urge a battle. They only surrounded Gangji City for five months. At this time, there was no food in the city, and everything could be eaten.
Everything has been eaten up. If there is no result in this battle, I am afraid that the Baiyue people will only eat the Baiyue people.
The tribal alliance of Baiyue had already paid tribute to Daning before it unified the world. Although the Baiyue King was nominally the leader of this rebellion against Ning, in fact he was just a puppet, and the real driving force behind the scenes was him.
Duoli Maoge, the powerful commander of the military, and his eldest son Duoli Mengwu even killed Gao Yunggong, the famous brave champion of Daning's three armies, on the battlefield. At this moment, he was unwilling to be trapped in the isolated city, and was determined to protect his master and break out, planning to lead the attack tonight.
Five thousand ostriches attacked the west gate. Ning Jun had already made careful plans to sneak into the core of Baiyue's decision-making, and rushed to deliver the news of the breakout to King Ying before sunset.
There is no light in the new moon, only pink and purple nebulae spread a layer of soft color on the ground. The mountains and fields are empty, with the occasional howl of wolves and the cry of owls. There are bonfires and sparks in the company camp outside the city, but the Daning army is having a good dream.
Except for the regular soldiers on night watch, there was no movement. The west camp of Ningjun City was backed by a big river, and its fortification was weaker than other places. The design of Duoli Mao Ge protruded from here. One force seized the boat to cross the river to attract firepower, and the other protected Baiyue.
The leader secretly sneaked into the mountains.
Duoli Maoge stepped onto the red flaming ostrich, and his own soldiers handed him a heavy five-stranded steel fork, and then put on the flaming ostrich's blindfold. He looked back at the core where the King of Baiyue was, and then rushed towards his two sons behind him and waved slightly.
Nodding, the city gate suddenly opened, the war ostrich spread its legs and ran quickly in the direction led by the rider's reins.
The ostrich cavalry effortlessly jumped over the land-repelling horses outside the gate of the Ning army camp. The road ahead was extremely smooth. There was no movement in the camp in the second half of the night. The ostrich claws touched the ground very lightly and would not wake up the sleeping Ning army. The ostrich cavalry
Take the opportunity to quickly cross the Ningjun West Camp along the trail.
Duoli Maoge, Erzi and Sanqi led the way, and were about to rush out of the enemy camp. The stars reflected in the sparkling river water seemed to be very close. They were secretly congratulating themselves on their good luck. Suddenly, there was a light weight on their bodies, and both the man and the ostrich fell down.
Arrived in the pit.
It turned out that Ning Jun had taken advantage of the darkness to rearrange the tents near the trail and instead guided the ostriches to take the bait, and then secretly dug pits along the path they must pass.
Three large pits trapped all the 100 ostriches led by him. The ostriches could not leap forward and anxiously circled in place. Tens of thousands of open flames suddenly lit up in the Ningjun camp, and the Wu Yangyang army was about to break through in an instant.
A little bit of the ostrich cavalry is firmly trapped.
The Baiyue army had been trapped for several months, feeling war-weary and hungry for several meals. The surrounding Ning army kept asking for surrender in Baiyue dialect, tempting them with big fish and meat. Seeing that the situation was over, a large number of ostrich knights seemed to be wringing out bile in their stomachs.
He obediently disarmed, and only the Baiyue King's personal soldiers protected his master and rushed back to kill him.
Although the ostrich cavalry is not as powerful as the war horse cavalry, it is better in dexterity and speed. The Baiyue Army has been accustomed to the ostrich's back for a long time, and often gives the Ning army a fatal blow while leaping. After suffering a lot, the Ning army naturally developed the method of subduing the ostrich.
The army's method was to use hooks, nooses, fishing nets, and chains to attack the soldiers of the King of Baiyue, and they were all captured in less than a meal.
The last struggle of the Baiyue Army died out within half an hour. The Ning Army took advantage of the heat to attack Gangji City at night. The generals who stayed behind in Gangji City were already frightened when they saw the Baiyue King being tied up and pushed to the ground in the city.
At the gate, he immediately threw down his weapons and ordered Kaicheng to surrender.
The next morning, in the palace of Gangji City, King Ying Gao Liwen was sitting next to the vacant throne in military uniform. A group of advisers and generals were on both sides. His face looked slightly tired, but his eyes were bright.
A group of civil and military officials rushed out of the Baiyue Palace and surrounded a thin young man into the palace. King Ying stood up quickly and nodded slightly at the thin young man. The young man put his right hand on his chest and bowed deeply to King Ying.
King Ying stretched out his hand to hold it, and when he turned around, his own soldiers had already handed him a golden brocade silk.
King Ying asked everyone to be silent, and slowly unfolded the scroll with both hands. The people of Baiyue, led by the young man, knelt down on the ground.
"Emperor Daning issued an order: During the alliance of the Baiyue vassals, the vassals of Baiyue were subordinate to Daning. They were humble and respectful, and the people lived in peace. However, the rebellious king Shajiu Hu Ta defied nature and used the power of earthworms to shake the giant trees. He not only labored with the Heavenly Master, but also
The prince has been imprisoned and his crime is unforgivable. He will be deprived of his royal title and escorted to Beijing on the same day. His nephew Sha Jiushao admires China and talks about being a naturalized man. He can be made the new king of Baiyue and marry Princess Changning..."
After King Ying announced the decree, Sha Jiushao bowed respectfully three times, raised his hands above his head to receive the decree, thanked him again, and then stood up to invite King Ying to sit on the throne. King Ying firmly declined.
"It has been more than a year since I left the army. Now that I have captured the rebels, I should lead the army. I also ask your Majesty to join me in interrogating the prisoners of war."
Sha Jiushao, the new king of Baiyue, promised repeatedly.
King Ying sent an order to bring in the direct relatives of the rebel king. Shajiu Hu Ta's hair was disheveled and his face was ashen. Behind him, dozens of his children and concubines knelt down. The muezzin publicly listed the eighteen crimes of rebelling against the king, and then put all his relatives into prison cars.
Bring back Zhong Xuan and let the emperor have his way.
Then he brought the leader of the main war faction, the actual person in power, Duoli Maoge and his relatives. Although the trap dug by the Ning army was a clean pit, Duoli Maoge rushed in front and fell the hardest. He was rescued.
His whole body was covered with scars, and one of his arms was broken. At this moment, he held his head high and did not kneel down, glaring angrily at King Ying and the new King of Baiyue.
King Ying shouted and asked: "Duoli Mao Ge, do you know the crime?"
Duoli Maoge spat fiercely: "You have the final say whether you become a king or a bandit. I am not guilty. Even if I am guilty, I should not have brought my two beloved sons with me to fight!"
It turned out that the second son of Dolimaogo had been crushed to death by an ostrich in a pit. He was survived only by his wife, his brave eldest son, his third son and his only daughter who were still young.
King Ying snorted coldly: "The defeated general is still so arrogant. Do you know your shame?"
"Which one of us with the surname Gao is shameless? If you have the ability to challenge me in a duel, you can't be considered a hero by being cunning, deceitful, deceitful and using all kinds of tricks!" Duoli Maoge cursed King Ying, almost going crazy, and then pointed the arrow at
The new king Sha Jiushao. "You are a coward who is not a man from Baiyue. You betrayed your mother clan and colluded with outsiders. I curse you and you will not die well. Baiyue will rebel and kill your whole family!"
Duoli Mengwu, the fierce general who stabbed Gao Yungong, also wanted to fight with King Ying fiercely. The advisors and generals of the two countries were all angry and urgently asked King Ying to kill Duoli Maoge and his relatives on the spot.
King Ying was also a little sulky and was about to give an order when he happened to catch a glimpse of Duo Li, who was huddled behind her mother. The little girl was frightened and cried into tears. When King Ying glanced at him, he realized that the little girl was not related to her.
Yin Puxuan, who was thinking about them all the time, was very much like him, and he couldn't be cruel anymore. He only sent an order to cut off Duoli Maoge and Duoli Mengwu who participated in the war, leaving his wife, youngest son and only daughter alive.
Chapter completed!