The Qin Army swarmed over, vowing to kill Yang Yinglong once and for all.
People of the Five Divisions and Seven Families saw the opportunity, waiting for Yang Yinglong to be unlucky, and then followed up to finish him off.
They had thought that it would take two or three months for the Qin Army to defeat the Bozhou soldiers, and then they could make their move. But how long had it been? Less than ten days?
The surprise came so suddenly that they were all stunned.
Their two sons were arrested, Yang Zhu was dead, and the imperial army won a complete victory and marched on!
But a surprise was a surprise, and there was nothing to say. The surviving families, the Luo family, the Wang family, the Ho family, the Song family, and the Luo family united and responded to the imperial army, stabbing Yang Yinglong in the ass hard.
Tian Xiufeng's elder brothers, Tian Yipeng and Tian Feipeng, quickly led their troops to resist the attack of these traitors, and stationed themselves in Sangmu Pass and Sandu Pass respectively. Tian Yipeng was responsible for defending against the aggressive Liu Gu, and Tian Feipeng was responsible for defending against the remaining forces of the Five Divisions and Seven Families and the threat of the Qin Army in the south.
They planned to defend the Bozhou Comfort Bureau to the death.
Anyway, the Tian family was bound to the Yang family, and they couldn't escape. If Yang Yinglong died, they couldn't live either, so they did their best.
It was the same for Yang Yinglong's younger brother, Yang Zhao Long. He was bound to his elder brother so he couldn't escape at all, so he didn't have the heart to escape. After a discussion with the Tian brothers, they decisively went to Loushan Pass, planning to defend it to the death.
This was the current situation. After hearing this, Yang Yinglong wanted to fly into a rage and smash the table and the bench, but he was afraid that he would vomit blood again, so he forcibly suppressed his anger and patted Tian Xiufeng on the shoulder.
"Your elder brother is good. Very good. At critical times, family is still more reliable!"
Yang Yinglong stood up with Tian Xiufeng's help, walked to the table, and sat down. He took a breath and said, "Take some people to pack up. Sea Dragon Depot."
Tian Xiufeng was stunned.
"Is there no other way?"
Tian Xiufeng knew what the Sea Dragon Hoard was for.
That kind of battle fortress looked mighty and majestic, but it was actually the last nest before the apocalypse. Once it was destroyed, it would mean that the Yang family had bid farewell to this world. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Yang Yinglong would not say such a thing to Tian Xiufeng.
Obviously, Yang Yinglong thought that he had nowhere else to go.
He had lost the southern, northern, and eastern routes. He had lost more than half of his assets. He had fallen into an irreversible decline before the war even started. Although he still had people and soldiers to fight, the general situation was no longer on his side. He could clearly see that he was not far from death.
Although he was still unwilling, he had no choice but to accept this cruel reality.
"You go to the Sea Dragon Reservoir first. I'll guard here. If there's a chance of survival, I'll send someone to pick you up."
Yang Yinglong didn't say anything else. He only said these words that were no different from a farewell.
Tian Xiufeng knew very well that if Yang Yinglong was also forced to defend in the Sea Dragon Depot, there was basically no other way out. The Sea Dragon Depot was the last nest, the last route of retreat. There was no other way out.
The Qin Army originally planned to march on the first day of the first month of the second year of Longwu. But because Bozhou took the initiative to attack, the four armies marched several days ahead of schedule.
Among the five armies, only Qi Dayong's 30,000 elites of the Azure Dragon Camp set out on time. When they set out, not only did they have 30,000 elites of the Azure Dragon Camp, but also 20,000 soldiers of the Shuixi An Clan and the Shuidong Song Clan.
The Shuixi An Clan and the Shuidong Song Clan joined the crusade under Zhu Zhengse's manipulation. Their identities were rather awkward.
The current Suzerain of the Shuixi An Clan, An Jiangchen, had a good personal relationship with Yang Yinglong. Although there were conflicts between the two clans, since An Jiangchen came to power, the relationship between the two clans had been relatively eased. They got along well.
The current Suzerain of the Song Clan, Song Seong-eun, was even more embarrassed. He was the son-in-law of Yang Yinglong. When the 160,000 Daqin troops arrived, he couldn't eat or sleep well. After thinking about it, he came to see Zhu Zhengse, hoping that Zhu Zhengse could mediate.
Coincidentally, he ran into An Jiangchen, who also came to ask for mediation. The two asked together, and Zhu Zhengse agreed to mediate for them. When Qi Dayong passed by Guizhou City with his troops, Zhu Zhengse asked for an audience with Qi Dayong. He brought An Jiangchen and Song Seong-eun together to make a request.
"The identities of these two people are awkward, but they really don't have the intention to rebel. Now that Yang Yinglong has rebelled, their situation is really bad. They are very worried that they will be implicated because of this matter, so they hope to contribute to clear their suspicions.
In my opinion, one more help means one less obstacle. These two clans have lived here for many years and are quite familiar with the terrain and climate. With the help of these two people, it will be easier for General Qi to send troops. They also promised to provide part of the army's provisions. "
Zhu Zhengse's persuasion was very effective. Qi Dayong thought for a while and agreed to this request. He let An Jiangchen and Song Seong-eun lead 10,000 troops each to follow his army to Wujiang Pass and attack Luomeng Pass along the river.
As long as they attacked Luomeng Pass, they could directly threaten the nest of Yang Yinglong of the Comfort Department in Bozhou.
Speaking of which, there were so many dangerous checkpoints and obstacles in Bozhou. They were all left behind by the ancestors of the Yang clan during the war between Song and Meng in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Back then, the relationship between the Song court and the chieftains of Bozhou was very friendly. During the war between Song and Meng, Bozhou made a lot of contributions to the Song court.
At that time, the 14th Patriarch of the Yang clan in Bozhou personally led troops to Yangping Pass in Hanzhong and fought a bloody battle with the Mongolian army. He prevented the Mongolian army from going south to Sichuan and gained the upper hand in the bloody battle with the Mongolians.
The 15th Patriarch recommended the Ran brothers to Yu Jie, a famous general who resisted the Mongolians. The two brothers suggested Yu Jie to build the world-famous Diaoyu City, which lasted for decades. The Mongolian Great Khan Mengke died here.
Unfortunately, overall, the national power of the Song was crushed by the Mongolians in all aspects. Bozhou was powerless to reverse the situation. In the end, only Bozhou did not surrender to the Mongolians.
This was also because the Patriarch of Bozhou had built a large number of military checkpoints and fortresses in Bozhou, completely militarizing Bozhou. The Mongolians were not willing to pay a huge price to take down Bozhou.
Since the Song had already been destroyed, the general situation was lost. Bozhou had been extremely benevolent to the Song and had done everything they could. It was meaningless to continue to persist. Bozhou surrendered, and the Yang clan continued to lead Bozhou until now.
Back then, these checkpoints were set up to resist the Mongolian invasion. The people standing on them were all brave warriors who fought against the Mongolians. In order to protect their homeland, they bravely fought against the strong enemy for decades. In the end, they did not lose their courage.
But now, these checkpoints had become the reliance of the rebels' ambitions. They had no integrity to speak of.
The checkpoints were innocent, the fortresses were innocent. Things remained the same, but people had changed.
Now, they were the restless elements.
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