Chapter 69: Sacrifice to Heaven
Liu Xian issued a transfer order from Shenglong City, giving Yang Yinglong the power to go abroad to support Meng Yang.
The gods set up a general altar in Guanzhong, and the governor Wang Ning, deputy envoy Luo Rufang and others followed him to sacrifice to the sky.
Yang Yinglong finally got his armor to the altar as he wished, took the wine bowl from the hand of the governor Wang Ning, sprinkled it into the sky, and then fell to the ground.
A group of Yunnan shirtless strong men hugged the wine jar and passed by the army from the bottom of the jar. Miao warriors filled the wine bowls one by one, drank them against the generals on the jar. A long spear stood up from the middle of the formation, and the formation was hanging high from left to left and right. The flag of the province and the Yang family flag were raised.
At this moment, Wang Ning could no longer stop the troops from being sent, but he still warned: "Mang Yinglong is powerful, don't be greedy for merit when he goes to fight. If he loses, he will withdraw from the God-Protection Pass. Deputy Envoy Luo will accept you."
Yang Yinglong drank a bowl of wine and was about to smash the pottery bowl, but because Wang Ning said this, his expression was difficult to understand for a moment. Finally, he gently handed the pottery bowl back to his hands.
"Don't worry, my ancestors of the Yang family are watching the unfilial juniors above the sky, and they will definitely win this battle."
As he said that, Yang Yinglong turned around and faced the three thousand Bozhou warriors under the altar and proclaimed loudly: "During the Qianfu period of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court ordered the heroes of the world to conquer Bozhou and to settle the land. My fifth-generation ancestor of the Yang family died in the battlefield, defeated Nanzhao, overcame the Tang riots, changed the customs of the Han Dynasty and the Yi, and then decided to establish the foundation of Bozhou."
"Set up the ancestors of all the kings and ancestors of Yang since then, they have lived and died and shared hardships with them."
"At the time of the Song and Yuan Ding Ge, Mongolian cavalry went south, and the prince Kuoduan surrounded the Song army in Sichuan. My 14th ancestor of the Yang family led 5,000 Bozhou troops to face the wind, guarded Pingyang Pass, rushed to Qingyeyuan, defeated his troops, and lifted the siege of the Song army."
"The Bozhou Army was awarded the title of Emperor Qianxiong's powerful army."
"After Fancheng was broken and Xiangyang was broken, the Mongolian emperor entered the Central Plains and became emperor in the capital. The Yuan army repeatedly attacked Bozhou, but Hailongtun was still there until he was unable to turn the world back."
"Since the Ming Dynasty, before Emperor Taizu conquers Sichuan, I first took the map to the ancestral temple for Bozhou, and then I received the ancestors' personal treatment. Therefore, the tax amount is less than 102 or 100 meters in the water, and I was able to be rich and honored."
"It is time to be loyal to the court today. You must follow me to the danger and live and die together. After that, the letters from the family have been sent back to Bozhou. There is no need to mention the military law of Bozhou. This battle needs to be won and Meng Yang is saved."
"I'll tell you that the Bozhou athletes are bravest in the world!"
The spear square shield burst out loud, and the Miao warrior wearing padlock mail and iron trunk roared like a mountain, holding up the poisonous crossbow ring knife with his right hand that still inherited the word "Loyalty and Dynasty" of the tiger's mouth tattoo.
The leaders of each team were sophisticated and more powerful, the tiger man in Miaozhong took off his iron bag and shouted and slapped the half-man-high square shield. Everyone was excited and waiting for the battle.
The army was excited, and Yang Yinglong immediately bowed to the sky and knelt down, burned incense and swore, saying, "I sincerely tell the mountains, rivers, heaven and earth, the ancestors, and the Bozhou army has three thousand swords into autumn and out of the pass, waiting for the war to meet the times of heaven and earth, enter the barren land outside the world, and attack the unjust officials in Myanmar. The emperor will respond to the order of the emperor and resolve the difficulties of the people."
"So." The reason is explained to God, and the little tous' summary is also simple and crude: "This battle will definitely be won."
"When you are victorious, you should burn incense and bathe in the state, and kill three white horses to thank your ancestors for their blessings. If you are unbearable, we will sacrifice our lives for you."
Wang Ning and Luo Rufang looked at each other. They really didn't understand why this kind of pre-war sacrifice to the sky could make thousands of Bozhou troops in the altar excited and fearless, as if they were cast as if they were cast. What was so exciting?
Family history is barely enough to boost morale, but what is the thing that the ancestors of heaven and earth talking about?
Just because of the war in autumn, we will win this battle, and the war will also be fought in autumn.
The most excessive thing is to win and go home, ask God to have a meal with his ancestors; if he is defeated and never returns, he will take his brothers up to find God for a meal.
"This battle is allowed to advance but not retreat, but you can die in battle without losing!"
After saying that, Yang Yinglong raised his hands and patted him. On both sides of the official road from the distance, the families of women who had retreated into the Ming Dynasty who had retreated from Meng Yang to the Ming Dynasty were sent together. The buffalo horns were whistling and dancing. The Ming people called them Man Gu, but they had their own ways of grateful for the reinforcements.
Yang Yinglong stopped talking, held up the commander of the Ming army, and held the spear, peacock feather, eight-petal hat and helmet, bowed to Wang Ning and others, walked down the altar and turned over to the horse, chuckled to the left and right, "The girls are all counting on you, follow me to get rid of all the stupid thieves who have killed their hometown, and save their father, brother and husband!"
With a sound of gongs and drums, the flags opened the way forward, and the three thousand Bozhou troops marched out of the divine protection pass, divided the troops into three directions, and marched towards Mengyang.
"A strong army!"
Wang Ning watched the soldiers out of seclusion, feeling unspeakable. He looked at the tip of his nose and asked in a low voice: "Yide, if even such a strong army is defeated, what should I do in Yunnan?"
"You should let go of your hearts with ten hundred hearts when Futai. General Yang received the general, but only helped Meng Yang to defend him. How could he fight with the thief with only three thousand people?"
Luo Rufang shook his head and bowed his head. The chief officer who was afraid of trouble was not restrained everywhere. He said something depressing from time to time, which made him very annoying. He still had to ignore him and said, "Even if he was really defeated, I have a military camp in Yunnan. If I don't help, won't the prefect Yao'an also train local military soldiers, and wait for the battle?"
"It is no problem to guard the gods and protect the pass."
It is difficult for people to change another idea. Wang Ning not only did not feel relaxed when he heard this, but instead turned his sleeves and walked back home in a sedan chair. No one knew what he was thinking.
However, after the Bozhou Army left, Luo Rufang handed over the mission of guarding the Gods and Guarding Pass to Hou Du, the most important commander in the flag army. Tengchong Guard ordered Jin Teng's deputy envoy Xu Tianqi to guard the garrison, and dispatched nearly 10,000 troops along the north and south lines to settle in the defense line that Yang Yinglong had repaired and built.
The entire Yongchang military and baggage were dispatched to fully enter wartime defense. The daily patrol of overseas outposts doubled, and the traffic roads were set up to close all the trade routes.
Before Yang Yinglong came out of seclusion, the court had already intervened in this battle. Luo Rufang would not have thought about retreating as naively as Wang Ning.
Not long after Yang Yinglong came out of seclusion, war reports came from the south, which greatly boosted the morale of Yunnan, and local officials were also ecstatic.
On the 16th of July, General Bai Yuanjie led the Man Liao Camp to break through the water gate of Shenglong City and attacked the city because the enemy was prepared and retreated because he was not familiar with the terrain.
On the 21st, General Bai Yuanjie sailed on the water and bombarded Shenglong City for three days; General Liu Xian dug tunnels west of Shenglong City, sent a large coffin under the city, lifted the west wall of Shenglong City, and the army immediately attacked the city.
On the morning of the 23rd, the Annan and Northern Dynasties knew that the situation was destined. Emperor Mo Maoqian tied himself out of the palace and presented a letter of surrender. He had been sent to Guangxi by military troops and would be sent to the capital after the court ordered it.
On the 25th, Nanyang Minister Chen Mu made an emergency in Nanshan. Deng Quan was in charge of Shenglong, General Yu Dayou, Liu Xian, and General Annan Wu Gongji led his troops westward, and the troops were divided into two groups to aid Nanshan.
Chapter completed!