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At the end of the second month of the lunar calendar in the first year of Anping, the second army of the Tang army, led by the town of Chang'an, divided the troops south to the eastern part of Guangxi at a very rapid speed, and the whole way was unstoppable and there was almost no strong resistance.

Among the three battalions, the Jiaying went east along the Guijiang River, bombarded the city with artillery and quickly captured Huaijizhou, which was stationed by the Ming general Chen Bangfu. Chen Bangfu was unwilling to surrender and led his personal troops to flee east to Guangdong, but was chased by the Tang cavalry and killed on the spot. All the rest surrendered.

The troops of the second town of Bang Yi first attacked the Pingyue Mansion, which had few soldiers, and the Pingyue Mansion was in charge of the surrender. Then the Bang Yi took advantage of the situation and forced Wuzhou. The defending general Jiao Lian saw that the Tang army was in great power and knew that it was difficult to support it, so he led all the defenders to surrender. Since then, the Tang army has returned to the middle road in the eastern part of Guangxi.

As for Bing Camp, it went south to the farthest place and directly attacked Yulinzhou in southeastern Guangxi. There were very few soldiers in Yulinzhou. General Luo Chao and Deputy General Peng Jun saw that the Tang army was in great power and knew that Yulinzhou, which was weak in defense and had no foreign aid, was already very difficult to defend, and refused to surrender. So he broke away from the city overnight, went south to the beach, and fled on the civilian ship.

As soon as the main general fled, the Yulinzhou defenders were headless, and the situation was in chaos. When the Tang army was forcing us, they all surrendered in fear.

Since then, the entire eastern part of Guangxi has fallen into the hands of the Tang army.

Afterwards, Monk An followed Li Xiao's order and ordered the troops of the third battalion to temporarily station in these three places to prevent Zheng Zhilong from sending troops to Guangdong to aid.

Their only task now is to defend the results of this battle. After waiting for the ninth town of the Tang army to take Yunnan, they will join them in attacking the west and west of Guangxi and recover the entire province of Guangxi.

When Monk An led his Tang army's second town troops and successfully captured the eastern part of Guangxi Province, Huang Degong, the mayor of the Tang army's ninth town, finally led his troops and horses. After taking Guiyang, he continued to go south and attacked Liping Prefecture, Duyun Prefecture, Annanwei and other places in southern Guizhou.

Since Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province has been lost, the situation of the defenders was destined. The remaining puppet dynasty defenders, led by Liu Zhengguo and Yang Wu, suffered consecutive defeats and had to retreat south in a hurry and retreat all the way back to Yunnan.

After the Tang army commander Huang Degong successfully captured the entire Guizhou, he ordered the entire army not to stay in Guizhou, and to show the attitude of the remaining brave men chasing the enemy. He still divided it into three routes and attacked Yunnan directly.

Among them, the Jiaying of the Ninth Town took the north of the Xuanwei Division of Shuixi, crossed the Tiansheng Bridge, and took Wusa from the west. Wusa's guard general Wu Zisheng led his troops to resist the battle. He was surrounded and attacked by the Jiaying of the Ninth Town. The entire army was completely destroyed. Wu Zisheng was stabbed to death with several spears, and the rest surrendered, and Wusa was defeated.

Camp B went straight from the middle road, took the water route, and took the Pingyi Guard next to the river. Camp B acted like this and was discovered by Luo Yan, the guard general of the Pingyi Guard, so he collected local civilian ships and sank themselves in the river, hoping to block the attack of Camp B.

At this time, fortunately, Cen Jilu, the governor of Sicheng who had just surrendered, made the Tang army go from the downstream to Xiaoji, and then go around to the back of Pingyiwei, completely cutting off the retreat of Luo Yan and the people.

Seeing that the retreat was intercepted, Luo Yan felt as if he was dead and had no desire to fight anymore. He had to lead his army to break through overnight in an attempt to escape back to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan.

Not far from the city to escape, he was discovered by the Tang cavalry who had been waiting for a standby. He chased and killed all the way. Luo Yan's entire army was defeated, and he was also seriously injured.

He still refused to surrender and jumped into the river to swim across the river, but he was exhausted and eventually drowned in the river. Weng Zhiqi, the battalion commander of the Bandit B, pity his courage and ordered people to catch his body and buried it on the bank of the river. Since then, the entire territory of Pingyiwei was captured by the Bandit B.

Bing Camp attacked from the south and took Luoxiongzhou directly. Wang Xi, the general of the puppet dynasty, suddenly occupied Yizuozhaicheng. He was bombarded by the Tang army with heavy artillery. Wang Xi was defeated and led his troops back to Luoxiongzhoucheng.

Bing Camp took advantage of the situation and pursued it all the way. After Wang Xi led his troops to retreat to Luoxiongzhou, he defended the city with the intention of fighting against the Tang army with the steep terrain.

Unexpectedly, the Tang army sent heavy artillery to repeatedly send heavy artillery to bombard it at all costs, almost endlessly. After paying the price of destroying seven artillery pieces and dozens of artillery players, the city wall of Luoxiongzhou collapsed, revealing several huge gaps. The Tang army climbed up in a swarm and immediately attacked the city.

Wang Xi led the rest of his troops to fight to the streets, but he was very rare to escape. In desperation, he led his sword to commit suicide. As soon as the general died, the rest of the people were no longer in a fight and knelt down and begged for surrender.

After three most dangerous areas, the three armies were no longer obstructed, and then they entered the central border of Yunnan in a vast momentum. The remaining defeated soldiers and generals in Yunnan had no way to resist and retreated all the way back to the provincial capital Kunming.

At this time, the generals and officials guarding the city in Kunming were Zhu Youlang, King Gui, Mu Tianbo, Duke of Qian, and Wu Zhaoyuan, the governor of Yunnan. In Kunming, there were only less than 5,000 soldiers. Facing the Tang army that was coming like a covered in the sky, this Yunnan provincial capital Kunming was like a lonely boat in the vast ocean.

Seeing that the Tang army divided into three groups and rushed straight to Kunming, King Gui Zhu Youlang, Duke Qian Guo Mu Tianbo, and the governor of the Southern Governor Wu Zhaoyuan were like ants on a hot pan. Then, the three of them were in the city tower on the north gate of Kunming, urgently discussing matters and discussing countermeasures.

At this critical moment, what is even more tragic is that the three most important princes and officials in Kunming City are now planning three different or even completely opposite opinions.

Among them, the governor of Yunnan Wu Zhaoyuan was the most pessimistic. He carefully observed the sad expressions of Zhu Youlang and Mu Tianbo, and said carefully: "King Gui, Duke of Qian, the following officials, the Tang army is so powerful and the soldiers are so strong. Our Yunnan defenders have lost three consecutive passes, and their morale has fallen and their fighting spirit is even less. Facing the Tang army now with the power of victory, the three groups attacked the provincial capital Kunming, and its momentum is becoming increasingly difficult to stop. Although we have 5,000 soldiers stationed in Kunming, the morale and fighting spirit are all declining, and we are afraid that it will be opponents of the Tang army. In terms of the following, it is better..."

At this point, he subconsciously paused, watched the two of them react carefully, and did not dare to say the following words easily.

Seeing Wu Zhaoyuan say this, Duke Mu Tianbo of Qian knew what he wanted to say next, so he sneered and replied: "Governor Wu, if you have something to say, you might as well say it. You should be planning to persuade me and King Gui to kneel down to the Tang army and surrender to the city?"

As soon as Duke Mu Tianbo of Qian said this, Wu Zhaoyuan's face was very embarrassed, while King Gui Zhu Youlang, who was beside him, frowned and kept stroking his beard without saying a word.

Seeing Mu Tianbo exclaiming, Wu Zhaoyuan sighed inwardly, and then gritted his teeth and said, "What I said is exactly this. Now the Tang army is powerful, with strong troops and strong combat power. How can we do a mantis arm to block the chariot? Besides, the Tang King has just recently established the third son of Emperor Yong of Chongzhen as Emperor Anping, and is also a legitimate minister of my Ming Dynasty. Working under the Hongguang Supervisor and serving under the Tang King are all loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Why do you have to investigate this in detail? Now the Tang army is about to force Kunming. If you don't make a decision quickly, you are afraid that it will be useless and will harm your family."

After hearing Wu Zhaoyuan's words, King Gui Zhu Youlang and Duke Qian Guo Mu Tianbo couldn't help but subconsciously glance at each other. Their eyes were full of complicated expressions.

Duke Mu Tianbo of Qian sighed and finally spoke slowly: "It seems that Governor Wu has made up his mind to join Li Xiao's Tang army. However, my views on Governor Wu are quite different. Please listen carefully to me."

Wu Zhaoyuan said anxiously: "The Duke of Qian has seen him, so I will listen carefully."

Mu Tianbo said coldly: "Governor Wu, you regard the King of Tang as the orthodox country, but in my opinion, this person is ulterior motives and can be a giant thief in the country."

"Duke of Qian, what you said..."

Mu Tianbo waved his hand, interrupted Wu Zhaoyuan's interpretation, and continued, "The Tang King Li Xiao, under his rule, can be said to be a kind of person like a penis, but he is like an invisible emperor. The two emperors he controlled, whether they were the former Emperor Chongxing or the current Emperor Anping, were like puppets, and they had no real power or any human monarch at all. Now, Li Xiaoqiang ordered Emperor Anping to give him nine tins, accurate

He called himself the Lone, how could Emperor Anping dare to say that he was not a word? This situation of the replacement of the monarch and ministers is becoming more and more serious. Li Xiao's personal rights and prestige have reached an unshakable point. I am afraid that in a short time, Li Xiao will imitate Cao Pi during the Three Kingdoms period and force Emperor Xian of Han to abdicate and force Emperor Anping to abdicate. Such a rebel, governor Wu said that he was a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, which is ridiculous."

Mu Tianbo looked at him sideways. Wu Zhaoyuan was already embarrassed, so he sneered again: "Governor Wu, what is the Tang King Li Xiao, I won't talk about him for the time being. But do you think that if our army lost Guizhou and lost three passes in a row, we will not be able to defend the Kunming provincial capital? But it may not be."

Mu Tianbo paused and said, "Kunming is the Yunnan provincial capital that my Mu family has been operating for many years. The geographical location is very important, and its city is quite strong. The three passes and even Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, are far from reaching. This is an important city that is carefully constructed and well-prepared. It is impossible to give up easily unless it is absolutely necessary. I believe that when the Tang army breaks through the three passes and is heading towards Kunming, it is necessary to immediately mobilize the defenders of the whole province and the chieftains from all over the country to work together to guard Kunming. At the same time, the walls and clear the fields and set up obstacles along the way, making it difficult for the Tang army to obtain supplies on the spot.

It also greatly slowed down their marching towards Kunming. In the end, we can take advantage of the territorial advantage and take advantage of Kunming's steep terrain and geographical conditions to allow the Tang army to stop the troops at the city for a long time without any advance. In addition, our army can also send small groups of harassed soldiers and attack the Tang army's logistics forces, so that their troops will be in chaos without fighting, thereby delaying the speed of the Tang army's encirclement. Then, after reinforcements from various places enter the aid, they will be much more effective. In the end, the Tang army's veterans were exhausted and the food was difficult to sustain, so they had to retreat from Yunnan to Guizhou. When the Tang army retreated far away, our army would be out of the city to cover the death, and we would definitely win a complete victory."

After Mu Tian said this long passage in a scattered manner, he thought he was planning to do so. He looked around the two of them, but found that Wu Zhaoyuan was not right, while King Gui Zhu Youlang still looked bitter.

The two of them had their own thoughts and remained silent. For a moment, there was silence in the city tower.

"King Gui, what do you think in the eyes of the lower class?" Mu Tianbo asked Zhu Youlang in a low voice.

Zhu Youlang smiled bitterly, glanced at Mu Tianbo and Wu Zhaoyuan, and sighed: "Two, in the eyes of this king, lead their troops to surrender to the Tang army, is really willing to sink. It is absolutely not advisable. And it is necessary to rely on this lonely city in Kunming to fight against the elite troops of the Tang army for a long time, and it is also afraid that it will be difficult to maintain it. Therefore, I believe that it is appropriate to find another way."

"With the view of King Gui, how will we do next?" Guo Tianbo, Duke of Qian, asked urgently.

King Gui Zhu Youlang coughed lightly and replied slowly: "Two, in my opinion, I want to take advantage of the opportunity when the Tang army had just overcome the three passes and was still on the way to march, and immediately abandon Kunming and lead the defenders in the city to move to the more steeper Yongchang City in western Yunnan."

"Ah? I'm going to move to Yongchang?" Mu Tianbo's eyes widened.

Zhu Youlang nodded and continued, "Yes, in my opinion, Kunming must not be defended. This is because, although Kunming City is the capital of Yunnan, its geographical location is very important, and its city is very strong for many years of maintenance, there are mostly flat ground around the city, which is conducive to the siege of the Tang army. Moreover, although our Kunming defenders have a few soldiers and horses, they have too few fighting spirit, and they are depressed. If they are besieged by the Tang army and come to help the rescue, even if the Tang army does not attack immediately, they will continue to siege the city, which will be a fatal blow to the Kunming defenders. They have been trapped in Kunming for a long time. This defender, who was already low in morale, may collapse immediately and even have the worries of mutiny. If they get there, they will be afraid that they will regret it too late."

Speaking of this, King Gui Zhu Youlang sighed again: "Therefore, if you cannot fight, you should avoid it. Kunming cannot be defended for a long time, so we will find a more steep and difficult city, and stick to it for a long time. In Yunnan, such a strong and supportable city will be the most important thing. After we lead our army to retreat to Yongchang, we should be able to defend for a long time with the increasingly steep terrain and worse natural conditions."

Zhu Youlang was excited and continued, "Now the Tang army is coming from afar. Although we have overcome the three passes, we are afraid we are very tired. As our army retreats all the way, we have always been strong and cleared the fields, leaving no supply to the Tang army. In this way, even if they get the capital of Kunming, what can they do to help? Moreover, Yongchang is far away from Kunming, steep and difficult to move around, and there are many bad waters. The Tang army cannot get enough supplies, and if they want to attack along the way, they are afraid that right and wrong will be easy.

Moreover, our army can be completely waiting to work, and set up obstacles and ambushes along the way. Then the Tang army will suffer from casualties and fall off during the journey. Even if they can reach Yongchang City, they will be completely deprived of morale. The soldiers are exhausted and they will be unable to attack Yongchang City. In this way, when the Tang army has no choice but to retreat, we will send another powerful general to attract the elite troops in the city to sneak out of the city, and attack the Tang army that retreated in a hurry. We will definitely win a complete victory!"
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