Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1076 Strong Enemy
Seeing the native chiefs defecting to the Ming Dynasty one after another, in less than a year, the control area of ​​the Luchuan regime had shrunk by one-fifth, and Silunfa finally couldn't sit still.

He knew that if he did not react violently, the leaders of the foreign chiefs would mistakenly think that he was afraid of the Ming Dynasty, and would change his family even more unscrupulously.

After discussing with his generals, he decided to capture Jingdong Mansion and let the half-hearted chiefs open their eyes to see what would happen if they betrayed him and joined the Ming Dynasty!

So after the autumn harvest, he sent 50,000 troops, claiming to be more than 100,000, to attack Jingdong Mansion with lightning speed.

Etao, the prefect of Jingdong Prefecture, was shocked when he learned that the Luchuan army was attacking. He originally thought that Silun Fa had just accepted the canonization and would be able to stay away for at least two years.

I didn’t expect this guy to be such a firecracker that he couldn’t wait until the Chinese New Year...

Etao quickly asked for help from Kunming and organized a defense with all his strength. Fortunately, he had known that there would be a battle between the army and Luchuan sooner or later, and Jingdong Mansion was located right on the border between the two sides, so he would definitely not be able to escape.

So he was not idle this year. Not only did he strengthen Jizhai, the gateway to Jingdong, he also trained his tribe and expanded his army to more than 20,000 people.

He even begged the prince for two thousand sets of armor and three thousand iron shields, so he was fully prepared.

Standing on the high wall of Zheji Village, looking at the steep hillside in front of him, and then looking back at the 20,000 troops dressed in Ming army uniforms, he finally felt reassured.

To the Han people who had never seen the Lucchuan Army, they were nothing more than a group of jungle monkeys wearing rattan armor and holding bamboo guns and blowpipes.

Moreover, the Luchuan Army was by no means just a show-off. Their soldiers were experienced in hundreds of battles and were extremely brave. Following the order from their commander, Dao Silang, they carried bamboo ladders and launched a tidal wave charge towards the village.

The rolling stones and wood fell to the ground with a crash, some of them leaving a big crater and then becoming motionless.

They controlled the tea and horse trade routes connecting these places, and could also trade with maritime merchants in Southeast Asia, so they had considerable financial resources. The soldiers' equipment is excellent and their armor coverage rate is extremely high.

However, the actual situation is that the territory of the Luchuan regime has reached the sea in the south, Sanjiang in the north, Siam in the winter, and Tubo and Tianzhu in the west.

The defenders on the stockade watched the enemy troops on the hillside nervously. When they saw the enemy rushing forward, many people hurriedly threw down stones and logs without waiting for the officer's order.

The clear water all over the mountains and plains is filled with soldiers with bronze helmets and bronze shields, holding bronze shields. The golden light shines in the sun, which makes the defenders at Ji Village dazzled. They became timid even before fighting.

Those that continued to roll down the hillside did not cause much damage. With such a long distance, the soldiers of the Luchuan Army had enough reaction time to dodge dexterously.

Since Yunnan is rich in copper mines, they mainly use copper helmets.

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However, when the Luchuan army appeared in front of the village and saw the heavily armed enemy troops all over the mountains and plains, Otao's self-confidence quickly faded like boiling soup and pouring snow.

He secretly thought that even if my defense line is not impregnable, it will definitely be fine until the prince's reinforcements arrive.

They barely suffered much damage before rushing to the base of the village wall and starting to set up bamboo ladders in preparation for the ants to climb up.

The defenders on the stockade used bows, arrows, and bamboo spears to block the attack, but the Lucchuan army's shields and armor withstood most of the damage. They held the shield with one hand, and used their other hand and feet to climb up.

The defenders used spears to push the enemy's ladders and threw rocks to smash them, causing considerable casualties to the Luchuan army. However, at this moment, behind the siege troops, a mass of black javelins suddenly flew up - this was the secret weapon of the Luchuan Army. They organized soldiers who were good at throwing into a battalion, and at a critical moment in the battle, they suddenly threw all their strength together. Use the javelin to cause massive damage to the enemy and change the situation of the battle instantly.

This tried and tested tactic worked wonders again today. Thousands of javelins roared over the heads of the siege troops and landed on the wall like a rain of arrows.

These five-foot-long iron-headed javelins are much more powerful than fluttering feather arrows. If the defenders didn't wear iron armor, they would be stabbed to the core.

Most of the defenders were not wearing armor, or were wearing simple leather armor, which had no protective effect at all. Hundreds of them immediately fell to the ground screaming.

The Lucchuan army below continued their efforts and fired two javelins in a row, completely frightening the defenders. They were all looking for places to avoid the deadly javelins, without even caring about the enemy troops who were about to climb up the wall of the village.

Upon seeing this, Otao was frightened and yelled desperately for the soldiers to leave the bunker quickly to prevent the Luchuan army from attacking the city.

However, his subordinates did not have the courage to fight against mountains of fire and seas of fire just like the Ming army did, so they did not listen to him at all...

As a result, the Luchuan Army successfully climbed up the village wall.

Then, there was a unilateral massacre by a group of well-armed and well-trained soldiers against a group of poorly equipped rabble...

Under the fierce and stormy attack of the Luchuan Army, the defenders quickly collapsed completely. They either knelt down and surrendered, or threw down their helmets and armor and fled Zheji Village.

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"If it weren't for the soldiers equipped with official armor who desperately protected Xiaguan's retreat, I would have been captured in Zheji Village..." Otao recounted his tragic experience with snot and tears.

Although Zhu Zhen had already seen the military report, he still wanted to hear what the person involved had to say.

"Xiaoguan originally planned to retreat to Fucheng and resist again. However, the army was defeated so badly that he could not organize a decent defense at all, and Fucheng was also breached. The soldiers had no choice but to protect Xiaguan and continue to move in, but they could no longer take care of me. It’s family…”

"The lower official then defected to the Yuanjiang Prefecture. The prefect learned that the entire Jingdong Prefecture had fallen, and even Governor Feng who went to support him was defeated..."

Zhu Zhen's face turned darker when he heard this. The reason why he lifted the table before was actually not because of Otao's defeat. After all, he had been in Yunnan for so long and knew that most of the local soldiers were weak in combat.

But Feng Cheng's defeat was too ugly. He was the majestic commander of the Yunnan capital and the eldest son of Song Guogong!
Moreover, both the government and the public spoke highly of Feng Cheng's defense battle in Kunming last year. I think he is calm in the face of danger and has a good view of the overall situation... Although Mu Ying Lanyu doesn't think highly of this battle in private, it does not affect the rise of this second-generation general's star and shine in the southwest.

Moreover, Feng Cheng had been promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief and was fully capable of taking charge of his own affairs. Therefore, after receiving the request for help, he immediately led his troops to reinforce the situation.

It turned out that he was unlucky. Etao was defeated too quickly. By the time he arrived, Jingdong had already fallen.

Secondly, there was heavy fog that day, which seriously blocked the sight of the Ming army's scouts. As a result, Feng Cheng led five thousand cavalry and plunged into the encirclement of the Luchuan army.

When the javelins hit the sky, horses neighed and people screamed. The Ming army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. But they couldn't see clearly where the enemy was coming from, and the situation became chaotic.

(End of this chapter)