Chapter 891 The Situation in Dali

From Luobang City to Shanju County, it is not a short journey to pass through Yulong Mountain and Lijiang, even in later generations, Yulong Mountain and Lijiang are the most complicated sections of the road, not to mention the current era. Not to mention the rugged and muddy roads, there are also great ups and downs, dense rivers, and mountains, which make it impossible for soldiers and horses to pass smoothly. After Mao Ru and Deng Jiufang left some people to garrison Luobang City, they led their soldiers and horses to hurry south, and soon came to the Naxi village north of Yulong Mountain. Yulong Mountain covers an area of more than 400 square kilometers, close to the Jinsha River, and the north is covered with the villages of the Naxi people, the mountains are undulating, and the villages are connected together. Deng Jiufang and Mao Ru must pass through this group of cottages if they want to achieve good deeds, but the Naxi people are different from those southern barbarians, a few decades ago the Jinlong Temple of Dali Kingdom turned into Yulong Mountain, and the contemporary king of Dali Country also made a covenant with the Naxi people, and they will be friends forever, so the Naxi people are extremely loyal to the Dali country, and now the Song Jiang army is attacking Dali, and the Naxi people have long been ready to fight.

The spies entered the Naxi tribe and soon heard the situation, and then sent someone to report, "General Mao, the southern barbarians have all set up their positions, and the people from several villages have gathered, wanting to stop us from crossing Yulong Mountain." ”

Mao Ru's expression was relaxed, obviously he didn't take what was in front of him to heart, and he didn't blame Mao Ru for being like this, it didn't take much trouble to attack the barbarians in the south of Chengdu Mansion before, these southern barbarians were a group of uncivilized guys, and they didn't cooperate at all when they started fighting, so there was nothing to fear. Even if the number of Naxi people is larger, there is nothing to fear, as long as the soldiers and horses of Dali do not rush over to support, they will definitely be able to break through the Naxi village in a short time. Mao Ru's arrogance doomed Song Jiang's soldiers and horses to plant a big heel in Yulong Mountain, because they didn't know how complicated the terrain near Yulong Mountain was, and it was difficult to go to the blue sky in Shu, but Yulong Mountain was not far behind.

Mao Ru didn't want to give the Naxi people too much time to prepare, seeing that it was getting late, he didn't want to spend the night in the woods, although the winter in Dali was not as cold as in the north, but the humidity in the woods was too great, and it was too easy to get sick. After resting for a while, Mao Ru held a banana leaf and whistled, "General Deng, the next thing will be handed over to you, is there a problem in taking Rulin Village in half an hour?" ”

Half an hour is obviously a little less, but Deng Jiufang thought about it and happily agreed, he felt that if he couldn't even solve the problem of the little Naxi tribe, then there was no need to grab the credit. Mao Ru's arrogant mentality, seriously affected Deng Jiufang, Yulong Mountain is surrounded by dense mountains and forests, water networks are everywhere, and mostly broad-leaved plants, similar to plantains, etc., which is very different from the forests in the north, into the Yulong Mountain forest, dense vegetation covers the top of the head, wide broad leaves block a lot of light, now the sunset is still in the sky, but the forest has been dim. Although Deng Jiufang is also from the regular army, he has no experience in fighting in the southern forest, and in a terrain like Yulong Mountain, even if Zheng Biao leads the soldiers of the mountain battalion to arrive, he has to be careful, because the line of sight is blocked, and the wide broad leaves can hide a lot of things, and it is possible to land if he is not careful. But Deng Jiufang was not only not careful, but also a little anxious, cutting down a camphor tree, he glared a little impatiently, "Hurry up, haven't you eaten, look at you all like girls, there are man-eating tigers in front of you, scare you like this?" ”

Under Deng Jiufang's urging, the team of about 3,000 people increased their speed, and the formation was not as compact as before. But what Deng Jiufang didn't know was that at this time, there were more than a dozen pairs of gloomy eyes staring at them, these people were wearing short-sleeved sweatshirts, their bronzed skin seemed to be smeared with some liquid, their faces were covered with various green paints, and the weapons in their hands were varied. These people are the warriors of the Naxi tribe, they are the same as the Dai people, they have lived in the dense jungle since childhood, there are many birds and beasts in the forest, and the tribesmen have lived by hunting for generations, they are natural hunters. A Naxi soldier drew a longbow and aimed it at a man, it was not the usual feathered arrow, but a small sharpened wooden stick, the head of which was smeared with a special drug, which would make people lose their strength for a short time. In the past, the people of the Naxi tribe often used this method to deal with those tall beasts, with a whoosh, sharp wooden sticks flew out of the broad-leaved bushes, and an unlucky soldier covered his buttocks and lay on the ground, and then a burst of bird calls sounded, and those Naxi people who had been in ambush for a long time began to shoot sharp things in the dark, and for a time Deng Jiufang's team was in chaos.

"Ahh My mother, it's a poisonous snake, it's a poisonous snake" An unfortunate soldier lay on the ground and rolled in pain, a huge snake with a thick arm wrapped around him tightly, foaming at the mouth. Deng Jiufang's head slowly grew a little bigger, and he felt that the hairs on his whole body stood up, are these Naxi people all monsters? Deng Jiufang's people had never experienced this kind of battle, and they had already lost their morale by the endless hidden weapons, and many people began to turn their heads and run back. At this time, those Naxi warriors hiding in the shadows raised their shiny steel knives, the blades were cold, they were like a group of bloodthirsty demons, that kind of hideous rape, it gave the other party a great shock to the heart, and before they could fight, their courage was almost lost. The Naxi people let out a strange whining sound, which sounded extremely harsh, and the steel knife slashed, and the blood burst into a beautiful arc, and one by one the soldiers died under the Naxi people's knives. The group of demons rushed out of the forest, and when Deng Jiufang organized people to fight back, they disappeared again.

Finally stabilized his mind, Deng Jiufang led some people to move forward, and suddenly there was a restlessness in front, and then several soldiers walking in the front shouted in horror, "Get down, get down, there is a hidden weapon!" ”

A huge wooden stick hung in the air, the wooden stick was surrounded by sharp sticks, like a big mace, although someone reminded it, but the change came too suddenly, there were still a few people who could not dodge, the sharp wooden stick pierced the chests of the two soldiers, and the strong inertia hung them on the wooden stick and dangled in the air, and a strange scene fell in the eyes of everyone, devouring everyone's heart. Deng Jiufang swallowed dryly, he could feel his heartbeat accelerating, if there was any more stimulation, his heart would pop out. What other terrible traps lie ahead, no one knows. Gritted his teeth, and even pinched the back of his hand hard, he must not panic, if he panicked, the surviving soldiers would only be slaughtered. It was only at this time that Deng Jiufang realized that both he and Mao Ru had made a big mistake, everyone knew nothing about the Naxi people and this jungle, and rushed into the trap of others like a group of reckless men.

"Withdraw, retreat along the same road, everyone keep in good formation, get closer!" Deng Jiufang finally gave the order to retreat, even if this order was a bit embarrassing, and even Mao Ru would ridicule him. Deng Jiufang was much more careful this time, everyone was careful and trembling, and finally withdrew from the forest after an hour. It's just that when he came out, the sky was completely dark, and it was Mao Ru who was deeply puzzled when he greeted Deng Jiufang, "What's the matter, those Southern Barbarians are so powerful?" ”

Mao Ru didn't laugh at Deng Jiufang, as the main general, he knew the consequences of disagreement. Deng Jiufang was patient and said in detail what he had encountered, "General Mao, the barbarians have been living in this jungle all the time, and they are too familiar with the surrounding environment. If we don't want to find a way to break the trap of the other party, even if we can hit Shanju County, it is estimated that we will not have the strength to storm the city of Shanju County. ”

"What General Deng said is very true, it seems that we really underestimate these southern barbarians, tonight we will rest for a day, and when tomorrow we will mobilize all the shield players in front, Mao will not believe that these southern barbarians have three heads and six arms" Mao Ru will not give up attacking Yulong Mountain, this is the grand strategy set by the King of Han, if you withdraw yourself, I am afraid that the crime of delaying the military aircraft will not be escaped.

There was a group of people quietly advancing in the jungle, their steps were light and fast, and they walked through the forest with ease, these Naxi warriors were like a group of ghosts, seizing any opportunity to attack. Mao Ru's army rested outside the forest and was tired for a long time, and these soldiers were already tired, so they slept very deeply. Even the man in charge of the guard was half-asleep and napping, and a Naxi man with a short knife harvested the life of a sentry, and then learned the sound of a cuckoo and called three times. About 100 Naxi warriors rushed into the barracks and set fire to it, waking up Mao Ru's army with a commotion, but these Naxi people left after setting fire, and Mao Ru almost bit off his tongue in anger.

Tossed in the middle of the night, early the next morning, Mao Xia, who was furious, ordered half of the army about 10,000 people to enter the jungle. A large number of shieldbearers guarded the wings, and those in charge of opening the way in front also slowed down and watched carefully. In order to make the march smoother, Mao Ru also captured several Naxi people. The Naxi are not real soldiers in the end, they can sneak attack and assassinate, but when it comes to real head-to-head confrontation, it is obviously not good. In the face of Mao Ru's turtle tactics, the Naxi people's sneak attack tactics lost their effect, and Mao Ru's people didn't pay attention to those hiding in the shadows at all, and marched directly towards Rulin Village. Mao Ru thought very simply, why should he pay attention to these people, as long as he attacks Rulin Village, these southern barbarians hiding in the shadows will definitely go to the rescue, and it will not be too late to kill them when the time comes.

Mao Ru's tactics were like Wang Ba, the marching speed was surprisingly slow, but the effect was very good, at least there were no major casualties, and the advance was very smooth. Near noon, Mao Ru's army arrived at the periphery of Rulin Village, began to attack Rulin Village, many of the Naxi people's villages are built of wood, under Mao Ru's fire attack, the village was lit up by fire, Mao Ru personally ordered, annihilation of Rulin Village, the soldiers were also made by the Naxi people's sneak attack, and now found an opportunity, immediately exposed the murderous nature. Those Naxi men, women and children have become the biggest victims, screams and cries are intertwined, the firelight reflects a crazy smile, and the Rulin Village has become a hell of death, and the blood flows, like the water of the Jinsha River, devouring people's souls violently.

Just as Mao expected, when the Rulin Village was wiped out, those Naxi warriors who were hiding rushed out. A Naxi man named Anza rushed to the front, and these vengeful Naxi warriors bravely pounced on Mao Ru's army. However, in the face of the battle-hardened regular army, Anza and his people were rushing to death, feathered arrows flying, thick shields blocking the way, and the Naxi warriors fell one by one, and finally fell silent.

After breaking through the Confucian Village, Mao Ru quickly launched a surprise attack on several Naxi villages around Yulong Mountain, and then snatched ships and traveled south along the Lijiang River to reach Shanju County's largest city, Shanju City. On the same day, Mao Ru led his troops to storm the city of Shanju County, and less than 3,000 Dali soldiers in the city resisted for a long time, and finally Deng Jiufang broke through the north gate, which also announced the fall of Shanju City. Soon after, Song Jiang led the rear army to Shanju County, and the troops went straight to Fengyu County. Shanju County was lost, the whole country of Dali was shocked, the king of Dali Duan Zhengchun was very anxious, and there were all kinds of rumors in Dali City. These years are very difficult for the days of Zhengchun, since the abdication of the imperial brother, several tribes in the south began to make trouble, the Great Song Dynasty is also constantly at war, in the past, Dali made good friends with the Great Song Dynasty, if there is trouble, the Great Song Dynasty can also give support, now don't think about it. To a certain extent, Duan Zhengchun hopes that the Chai clan can occupy the Great Song Dynasty, that Zhao Yougong is ambitious, if he is allowed to win the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that the Dali Kingdom will inevitably be swallowed. The rebellion in the south was finally put down, and a few days before the peace came, the news came that Song Jiang occupied Chengdu Mansion. What kind of person Song Jiang is, Duan Zhengchun somewhat understood, and sure enough, it didn't take long for Song Jiang to reorganize his army after winning the support of the nobles in Shuzhong, attack several tribes in the south, and even attack Jianchang Mansion with lightning speed and take the Luolan Department.

With the arrival of Song Jiang, Dali finally felt the threat of war, and this threat was real and not imaginary. As long as Song Jiang is willing, maybe he can attack Fengyu County tomorrow. Dali is weak, how to resist Song Jiang?

There is an undercurrent in Dali, and Duan Yu is also very anxious. After walking around the Central Plains and seeing the Central Plains heroes, Duan Yu has also matured a lot, and his playful temperament has also been reined in, seeing that Duan Zhengchun is worried about the war, he also empathizes, "Father, if you don't repair a letter to Aunt Qin, if you can put pressure on Chengdu Mansion in the north, our Dali Congress will be much easier." ”

Duan Zhengchun shook his head with a wry smile, a deep helplessness appeared on his face. (To be continued.) )