Chapter 347 Governor-General Dali Southern Front War

Chapter 347 Governor-General Dali Southern Front War

Chapter 347 Governor-General Dali Southern Front War
Dali Dingbian is the most fortified city on the border of Dali, adjacent to Jingdong.

After a day of rapid march, the vanguard scouts finally arrived at Dingbian late at night and entered the city.

The sound of horse hooves rang out in Dingbian City, waking up countless people.

At this moment, the vanguard scouts were stationed in the military camp near the south city gate.

After working for nearly an hour,
Lu Yunyi entered the fully furnished central army tent.

He took off his head armor tiredly, hung it aside, and sat down.

The two figures that followed were both old acquaintances;

One is Deng Zhizhong, the commander of the Dragon and Tiger Guards.

There is also Mu Sheng, the commander of Hongfuwei.

At this moment, Deng Zhizhong looked serious.
He was a little confused as to why the vanguard scouts came here so late at night.

According to the itinerary and the progress of the war,

The front army's scouts should be in Yunlong Prefecture or near Youyu Tribe at this moment, fighting against the Luchuan army.

Mu Sheng standing by was a little excited, his young face couldn't hide his happiness.
After entering the military tent, he always looked left and right with a curious look.

After Lu Yunyi sat down, Deng Zhizhong spoke first:
"Lord Lu, may I ask where this behavior comes from?"

Lu Yunyi took the cold tea handed over by Feng Yunfang and pointed to the stool beside him.

"Sit first."

After the two sat down, Lu Yunyi drank the herbal tea and said:
"We will leave Dingbian and enter Jingdong to block Silunfa's retreat."

"what?"

Deng Zhizhong's eyes suddenly widened, with a look of disbelief on his face.

Mu Sheng, who was standing by, almost jumped up in excitement and looked at Deng Zhizhong:
"Master Deng, I am right,
We should go out of the city and take the initiative to attack. What's the point of staying in the city all the time?"

Obviously, Mu Sheng also anticipated the correct approach.
Lu Yunyi looked at Mu Sheng deeply.
Instead of feeling happy about the outstanding juniors, he felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

Anyone who has the ability to see the overall situation can see this strategy.

Mu Sheng, the future leader of the Northwest, is no exception.

Lu Yunyi suppressed the chaotic and complicated thoughts in his mind and spoke in a deep voice:
"How is the information collected from Jingdong?"

Mu Sheng quickly stood up, handed over the document in his hand, and said with some boasting:
"Brother-in-law, I brought people to collect these."

"you?"

Lu Yunyi looked up at him and shook his head slowly:

"Don't do such dangerous things in the future. If your sister hears it, she will definitely pull your ears."

Mu Sheng didn't care about it at all and stuck out his tongue.
So he sat down next to Lu Yunyi, got closer, and whispered:

"Brother-in-law, I didn't have time to go back when you got married, so I feel a little strange.
How about this, I will go with you to fight this time, and we can get closer."

Seeing Mu Sheng's unreserved attitude, Deng Zhizhong at the side couldn't help but speak:
"General Mu, business is more important."

Mu Sheng's expression suddenly became serious.

"May I ask General Lu, how is the war going with the Youyu tribe?"

The atmosphere in the military tent suddenly became serious.

Lu Yunyi was a little uncomfortable. He looked up and glanced at Mu Sheng, then said calmly:
"The 50,000 Luchuan soldiers who entered the country have been completely wiped out."

As he spoke, Lu Yunyi looked at Feng Yunfang who was standing beside him.
He understood instantly, took the war documents related to the Jinchi Guard from the table and handed them over.

Mu Sheng took it with a look of shock.
He quickly returned to his original position and checked with Deng Zhizhong.

When he saw that the Youyu tribe’s military camp had been breached and there were heavy casualties, his face became extremely solemn.

Soon, they saw Aruta leading 35,000 troops to surround the Golden Tooth Guards. The battle was fierce.
When he saw Feng Cheng was seriously injured,
Mu Sheng's heart was in a knot, and his face was full of worry.

Although he is quite rebellious on weekdays,
But uncle is uncle after all, and blood is thicker than water.

But soon, they saw the front army scouts rushing in at night.

Taking advantage of Luchuan's attack on Jinchiwei, the enemy was defeated in one fell swoop.
At this point, the two of them felt relieved, but the shock on their faces became even more intense.

The document briefly describes the process of defeating the enemy, but does not go into detail.
But just one sentence can make people feel the bloody storm and their faces change drastically.

[The front army attacked from behind, and defeated them with fire guns, killing 27,000 of them, and the bandits were completely wiped out.]
If they didn't know Lu Yunyi's abilities,

Perhaps they will think that this military newspaper is nonsense or even outrageous.

but now.
The two looked at each other and saw the horror in each other's eyes.

In the battle of Pingshan'ao, the two ancestors faced off against each other.

Even so, we were able to defeat the enemy only after using all our strength, and it was an ambush.

The scouts of the front army were clearly the last to defeat the enemy, and they were able to achieve such a feat.

The two of them thought of the rumored bet at the same time.

The final word on firearms.

Now it seems that the musket is far ahead in terms of killing the enemy.

While the two were still in shock,

Lu Yunyi was already flipping through the documents, his brows furrowed.
According to the records, Jingdongli Dujiangbian,

There were more than 100,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Luchuan, and the camps were connected in an endless stream.

The river crossings were strictly guarded, with people watching both upstream and downstream.
Even the floating bridge on the river has been built, and soldiers are stationed on it every day.

After seeing this document, Lu Yunyi's thoughts wavered again, and he asked in a deep voice:
"Jingmao, is there really a hundred thousand Luchuan troops? How many of them are civilians? How many are disaster victims?"

Jingmao is Mu Sheng's pen name. When he heard his brother-in-law calling out,

He quickly raised his head and said respectfully:

"Brother-in-law, the Luchuan Army really has 100,000 soldiers.
There were less than 30,000 civilian laborers, and disaster victims were rare, with less than 10,000 of them among the civilian laborers.

Lu Yunyi's brows furrowed more and more:
"There are 60,000 combat soldiers? Luchuan has so many combat soldiers?"

After hearing this, Mu Sheng's face turned serious.

Deng Zhizhong, the commander of the Dragon and Tiger Guards, also looked serious and nodded slightly:

"General Lu, when I heard this number, I was a little surprised, so I went to see it myself.
Whether it is from the daily consumption of food or the garbage thrown away,
The number of Luchuan’s soldiers will not be less than 50,000 no matter what.”

Lu Yunyi frowned, could it be that he was wrong?

"How many soldiers did Si Lunfa take away?"

Deng Zhizhong shook his head slowly:
"I don't know about that. Ever since Silunfa entered Chuxiong,
The communication between us and Chuxiong was cut off.
But according to the estimation of the soldiers who stayed behind, the number of soldiers and civilians may not be less than 100,000."

Lu Yunyi thought about it and nodded slightly:
“The elephant soldiers are also crossing the river, so they must be protected by elite troops, and this number is not too many.

But there is one thing I cannot figure out. Where did so many soldiers in Luchuan come from?
According to the information from the military commander, there are only about 100,000 soldiers in Luchuan.
Now there are suddenly tens of thousands more people. Where do they come from?
In this kind of war, I don't think Silunfa would do such a stupid thing as using civilians as soldiers."

Mu Sheng beside him also nodded, with a puzzled look on his face:

"Brother-in-law, this is something I have never figured out.

The troops left behind in Jingdong must be elite, so that Si Lunfa can attack Chuxiong with confidence.

The soldiers attacking Chuxiong must also be elite, otherwise there is no guarantee of victory in the war.

Could it be that Si Lunfa has hidden troops in the country?"

Lu Yunyi also had this guess.
It is entirely possible that Si Lunfa would spare no expense for this war.
But Lu Yunyi still felt that this might not be able to convince himself.

Considering the size of Luchuan, maintaining 100,000 soldiers is already excessive.

If there were a few tens of thousands more, the domestic rebellion would have become unpredictable.

"No matter what, Jingdong has to go. He has to go and see whether it's true or not."

As he spoke, Lu Yunyi stood up.

He took out two documents from the table and handed them to Deng Zhizhong.
"Master Deng, these are two documents.
Lord Feng's injuries have not yet healed.
From now on, I will be the governor of the southern front of Dali. The Dragon Tiger Guard and the Hongfu Guard will be under my command.
Furthermore, all losses suffered by the front scouts will be given priority in replenishment!"

Deng Zhizhong stared at the two documents in front of him, his eyes slightly widened.

Before he could react, Mu Sheng beside him had already happily taken the two documents and said in a voice full of surprise:

"Really, brother-in-law? Can we go out to fight now?"

As he spoke, Mu Sheng handed a piece of paper to Deng Zhizhong.

Deng Zhizhong only reacted at this moment and smiled helplessly.
Even though I have great ambitions in my heart and am an elite in the capital,

But in Yunnan, we still have to obey orders.

Lu Yunyi in front of him, Mu Sheng beside him, and Duke Cao who was in charge of military affairs,

He seemed like an outsider.

Sighing, Deng Zhizhong took the document, stood up first, and bowed to Lu Yunyi:
"General Lu, if you have any military orders, please tell me. I will certainly obey."

Mu Sheng, who was standing by, also stood up quickly, with a respectful look on his face:

"Me too!"

Lu Yunyi's face lit up, and he felt the surging fighting spirit rolling through his body.

He uttered a loud cry:
"Okay!" Then he ordered:

"Dragon Tiger Guards, Hongfu Guards, listen to my orders!"

The two of them stood still with serious expressions!

Lu Yunyi also straightened his body, looked at the two of them with satisfaction, and said in a loud and resounding voice:
"You two tribes will hold on to Dali, no matter what happens,
Even if the front scouts are completely wiped out, we cannot leave Dingbian!"

As the words fell, the solemnity on their faces disappeared in an instant, replaced by astonishment.
For a moment, they doubted their ears.

Stay in Dingbian?

Mu Sheng's face changed drastically. If two guards stayed behind to guard Dingbian,
Doesn't that mean that the more than 5,000 scouts of the front army will have to face Jingdong's nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians alone!
This. How can this be done?
How could they seize the east bank of Lidu River amidst such a huge army?

Deng Zhizhong on the side spoke decisively:
"General Lu, although the scouts in the front army are brave and the fire gun phalanx has just made great achievements,
But Jingdong's soldiers are the elite troops of Luchuan, far from being comparable to those miscellaneous soldiers.

If we go alone like this, we will be surrounded if we are not careful, and all our efforts will be wasted."

Deng Zhizhong was breathing rapidly, and now he couldn't care about anything.

He must leave the vanguard scouts in the city.

Or bring Hongfu Guards or Longhu Guards to fight together.

Take care of each other to avoid accidents.

If the front scouts were wiped out, Duke Cao would be among them.
What will happen in Beijing and Yunnan?
He couldn't quite imagine it, but being implicated was a certainty.

"General Lu, although the situation in the southwest is critical,
But Yunnan has not been harmed at all, so we can gather our troops and wait for coordination."

Before he could finish, Lu Yunyi raised his hand.

He took out a pair of badges and a large seal from his bosom.

He took the two in his hands and said in a deep voice:
"This is the seal of the Yunnan Commander-in-Chief and the Yunnan Western Commander.

Dusi and Lord Feng have handed over all the war matters south of Dali to me.

What I will do is up to the commander-in-chief, and you just need to follow the military order."

The two of them frowned to the extreme, even Mu Sheng was a little surprised.
He didn't expect that his uncle would even take out such things.

Lu Yunyi's expression eased a little, and he spoke calmly:
"The decision to dispatch troops to Jingdong was the result of repeated discussions between me and Lord Feng.
The decision for you two to stay in Dingbian was also based on our arguments.

This general is not confused, and Lord Feng cannot be confused either, just do as you are told."

After finishing speaking, Lu Yunyi continued:
"After some time, the Jianghuai Guard stationed in Menghua Prefecture and the Heyang Guard stationed in Yongping will rush to Dingbian.

At that time, the defense of the city will be coordinated by General Deng.

Later, the Cao State Council sent the transfer order and appointment documents, including the documents of the Dusi. "

Until this moment, Deng Zhizhong felt something was wrong, a sense of impending storm.
He quickly lowered his head to look at the document in his hand, his eyes widening little by little.

I couldn't help but have a guess in my mind, so I moved closer and spoke in a low voice:
"General Lu, can Chuxiong be defended?"

The military deployment was so frequent, and the troops were transferred to Dingbian, the southernmost part of Dali.
This made Deng Zhizhong feel that Dingbian might be in trouble.
As for the enemy, they might be the troops in Jingdong.

That is why the scouts of the vanguard army went out with such a resolute attitude to defeat the enemy with a small force.

Mu Sheng on the side also has the same military talent.
He realized something in an instant, his eyes widened, and he was speechless for a moment.

He just felt that the rolling pressure was pressing down like a mountain.

Seeing the expressions of the two, Lu Yunyi thought about it.
He moved closer, brought the two of them together, and whispered something.

The two of them suddenly raised their heads, their faces full of shock.

"How is this possible?" Mu Sheng was young and couldn't help but exclaim.

Lu Yunyi put his finger in front of his mouth and made a soft "hush" sound.
"Everything is possible."

"Well, the scouts of the front army have already made preparations for the annihilation of the entire army.

No matter what, you must hold on to Dingbian.

And I will do my best to weaken the Jingdong soldiers!"

Lu Yunyi's face was calm, but the two of them felt a spirit of living in the face of death, which made them feel breathless.

At this time, Feng Yunfang handed over another document, and Deng Zhizhong took it with some doubts.

Lu Yunyi explained:

"This is the document drawing of the blockhouse built in Yunlongzhou. Lord Deng should know how to do it."

Deng Zhizhong opened the document softly, frowned after seeing what was written on it, thought for a moment and nodded softly:

"General Lu, rest assured. I will definitely do my best to build it."

At this time, Li Jinglong, who had just finished his military duties, came in with documents in his hand.

Seeing the three of them were here, the smile on his face faded and turned serious.

The two "Duke Cao" bowed.

Li Jinglong nodded, handed the document over, and spoke in a deep voice:
"You already know what's going on. No matter what the front scouts do, you must stay in Dingbian and don't move rashly."

Seeing Li Jinglong like this, Deng Zhizhong could no longer hold back:
"Duke Cao, you'd better stay in Dingbian. It's too dangerous!! Let me handle the fighting."

Li Jinglong frowned:
"I am the Duke of Cao, how can I retreat in the face of the righteousness of my country?"

"Okay, let's settle it like this for now."

The next morning, the scout camp of the front army was filled with the dullness before the expedition.

Although going to war is a good thing,
But, as long as there is a war, there will always be deaths.

Today, your colleagues die, but tomorrow, you may die.

War is the way to survive from death!

An hour passed quietly, and the sunlight in the sky gradually rose, covering the vast earth with a faint golden glow.

In early spring, the weather is still a little cold.

South of Dingbian City, under the ancient city gate,

The large parade ground is like a mirror, quietly welcoming the sunlight pouring down from the sky.

As the deep and powerful trumpets sounded, the entire parade ground woke up from its slumber.

The 5,000 soldiers of the front scout unit, wearing uniform armor, marched briskly.

Like a surging tide, it converges from all directions.

They have firm eyes and serious expressions!
At the same time, the war horses followed them and rumbled into the parade ground.

The training ground was covered in dust, but it could not conceal its solemnity and solemnity.

The soldiers quickly lined up and the horses were led to the designated positions in an orderly manner. The whole scene was tense and orderly.

The sun shines on every soldier's armor.
It reflects dazzling light, contrasting with the mottled light and shadow of the city wall in the distance.

At this moment, time seems to freeze.

There was an indescribable tension and anticipation in the air.

At the front stage, Lu Yunyi walked slowly towards them holding a megaphone.

The soldiers stared at the figure.

I feel that the adults today seem a little different from usual.

He looked a little more peaceful, no longer looking like a general about to go to war, but rather like a leisurely young man from a wealthy family.

The breeze blew gently, and Lu Yunyi's long hair fluttered gently in the wind.
He stood on the platform and looked at the faces below.

Names emerged in his mind one by one, extremely familiar.
He could clearly remember that in Yingtian they were still ruddy and very young.

Now they seem to have aged a lot.

Thinking of the wind and sun these days,
Lu Yunyi couldn't help laughing. His laughter was particularly eye-catching in the entire training ground.
The soldiers looked confused.

Lu Yunyi took a deep breath and spoke softly:
"Everyone, if you calculate the time, even if we met halfway, it has been nearly two years.

From the vast grasslands to the towering mountains, from the wind and snow to the scorching sun.

Time passed quickly, but fortunately we all fought side by side and never backed down."

At this point, Lu Yunyi's relaxed expression gradually faded away, and he became heavy instead.
His eyes were like torches as he scanned the five thousand soldiers and eight thousand horses before him, his voice gradually becoming firmer:

"Today, we will send troops to Jingdong to block Si Lunfa's retreat. This is a life-or-death military mission."

Lu Yunyi paused.
He took a deep breath, as if gathering all his strength:
“But please remember that we, the front-line scouts, have never existed to survive in this world.

We are the elite of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how rough the road ahead is, no matter how powerful the enemy is,
Even if there is no chance of survival, we will not stop."

"Whether we live or die, we will all remember each other and the years we fought together.

"For the Ming Dynasty, for the people, and for the ethnic groups behind us."

"Please, everyone, fight bravely!"

As the words fell, the entire training ground seemed to be enveloped by an invisible force.

The warriors were full of energy and the neighing of war horses could be heard one after another.

(End of this chapter)