Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

In the Dali Palace, the emperor and his ministers were intensively discussing the important matters of defending the Song army.

"Your Majesty, the Song Army has been attacking Longshou Pass for many days. With the help of the natural dangers of Longshou Pass, our army not only easily repelled the Song Army, but also caused heavy losses to the Song Army." Gao Taiming said proudly above the Dali court.

The Song army launched a massive attack, even using gunpowder weapons. The Dali defenders relied on the natural barrier of Longshou Pass to defeat the Song army repeatedly.

If he can defeat the Northern and Western Route Army of the Song Dynasty in this battle and repeat Nanzhao's defeat of the Tang Army, then his prestige in Dali will definitely skyrocket, and he can even defeat the Song Army in one fell swoop.

"General Gao is mighty!"

All the ministers agreed.

Duan Zhengchun felt helpless in his heart. After this battle, if Dali wins, the reputation of the Gao family and his son will definitely reach its peak, and the situation of the Duan family in Dali will become even more difficult.

"What about the direction of Longweiguan?" Duan Zhengchun asked.

Gao Taiming's face suddenly darkened. The Song army's massive attack outside Longshou Pass did not worry him, but the evil doctor Fan Zheng stood still outside Longwei Pass, which made him feel like a ray of light on his back.

Everyone knows that the evil doctor Fan Zheng is good at evil prescriptions, and his evil prescriptions are indestructible. Now the evil doctor Fan Zheng has 200,000 troops, but he stands still outside Longwei Pass. This simply violates all the laws of war.

"Your Majesty, rest assured that Longwei Pass is no less dangerous than Longshou Pass. As long as the evil doctor Fan Zheng dares to attack, he will surely suffer heavy losses, and the mob under his command will surely fall apart." Gao Shengtai reassured.

"Our army can take the initiative and defeat the ragtag group of Eastern Route Army." Duan Zhengchun frowned. What they can think of, evil doctor Fan Zheng can't think of.

Gao Taiming looked embarrassed and said: "Now that the Song Army is attacking Longshou Pass, many of the defenders have gone to the north to defend. The defenders of Longwei Pass have more than enough defense but not enough offense, not to mention that the evil doctor Fan Zheng has a full 200,000 men. The men and horses may lure the Dali defenders to attack and recreate the past when Longwei Pass was breached. This may be the evil recipe of the evil doctor Fan Zheng."

Nowadays, Dali is weak and is attacked from the north and south by the Song Dynasty. This means that the Song army can fail many times, but as long as the Dali defenders fail once, they will fall into a situation of eternal disaster. This makes the Dali defenders take action.

"I hope so!"

Duan Zhengchun has no choice but to stick to Dali's current situation.

When the monarchs and ministers of Dali thought of the steepness of Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass, they immediately became convinced. After all, Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass had protected Dali for hundreds of years and had been repaired and reinforced many times. It was impossible to attack them head-on. .

"Continue to inquire about military intelligence! Report as soon as you have any information!" Gao Shengtai ordered his son.

"Yes!"

Gao Taiming bowed to accept the order and was about to walk out of the palace. This time he wanted to go to Longwei Pass in person and meet the famous evil doctor Fan Zheng.

Suddenly, a guard ran in in a panic and said with a panic look on his face: "General Qi, a warning at the west city gate!"

"West City Gate?"

The monarchs and ministers of Dali could not help but be stunned and looked at the guards who came to warn them. Now the Song army was besieging Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass. However, Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass were located in the north-south direction, and there was no west gate at all.

The guard looked panicked and said: "It's the west gate of the capital that is warning, there are tens of thousands of Song troops fighting for the west gate!"

"Tens of thousands of Song troops are fighting for the west city gate!" The entire Dali monarch and ministers felt as if they were struck by lightning.

"No, you mean the Song army is attacking the west gate?"

Gao Shengtai's eyes narrowed and he shouted to the guard who was summoning him. If the Song army broke through Longshou Pass or Longwei Pass, the first ones to attack should be the South City Gate and the North City Gate, not the West City Gate.

"That's right. The Song Army sneak attacked the West City Gate. The Song Army even used Sky Thunder." The messenger guard nodded.

When he left, the West City Gate had not yet been closed, and the Song Army was already very close to the city gate. Coupled with the power of the thunder, even he knew that the West City Gate would most likely not be able to be saved.

"Shaking thunder!"

The hearts of the monarchs and ministers of Dali trembled. Since the Thunder was used, it meant that the Song Army had really broken through the Dragon Head Pass and the Dragon Tail Pass silently.

"How is it possible? How could Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass be breached silently!" Gao Taiming was shocked and said in disbelief.

Given the natural dangers of Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass, even if the Song army had gunpowder weapons, they would have to pay a heavy price if they wanted to easily break through them, not to mention that they had not received any emergency military reports from Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass. How could the army quietly break through the two dangerous passes and attack the west city gate?

"Could it be that the Song Army could still fly through Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass?" Duan Zhengchun asked in shock and anger.

Just now Gao Taiming assured him that Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass were impregnable, but in the blink of an eye, the Song army actually attacked the west gate of the Song Dynasty.

Gao Shengtai smiled bitterly and said: "The Song Army did not break through Longwei Pass and Longshou Pass. Since the first city gate that the Song Army attacked was the West City Gate, it means that the Song Army broke through the western barrier of Dali City - Cangshan Mountain. !”

"Cangshan!"

Everyone was shocked. Everyone looked at the towering Cangshan Mountain outside the palace, covered with snow all year round. Cangshan Mountain has been protecting this land for thousands of years, but who could have imagined that one day, the enemy would actually cross Cangshan Mountain. Come and give Dali a fatal blow.

However, everyone who can sit in the court is naturally not a fool. I am afraid that Gao Shengtai's words are the only answer. The Song army came over Cangshan Mountain.

"Report! The enemy has breached the west gate!"

Suddenly, a guard delivered bad news, which immediately caused Dali monarchs and ministers to panic.

Who would have thought that Dali's most trusted Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass were not breached, but Dali City fell first. If this matter spread, Dali would probably be the biggest joke.

"The evil doctor Fan Zheng is invincible! He really deserves his reputation!"

Gao Shengtai felt dizzy and about to fall. He was already in poor health, so he relied on ginseng to stay alive and the outbreak of the Song-Li War, which kept him going. Now that the capital of Dali was breached, he finally could no longer survive. I can't hold on any longer.

"Father!"

Gao Taiming on the side was shocked and quickly supported Gao Shengtai.

"Your Majesty the Prime Minister!"

Duan Zhengchun and a group of Dali monarchs and ministers also rushed forward.

Gao Shengtai looked at Duan Zhengchun weakly and said: "Crossing Cangshan Mountain must have been the evil recipe of the evil doctor Fan Zheng. Those who invaded Dali must have been the Southwestern Yi and the Thirty-Six Tribes of Eastern Yunnan. Otherwise, they would not have been able to cross Cangshan Mountain so easily. These tribes all They burn, kill, loot and commit all kinds of crimes on the road, and the people of Dali will surely suffer."

"There is only one way to protect your majesty and the people of Dali for now, and that is to surrender to Zeng Bu, the Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty."

"Surrender to Zeng Bu, the Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty?"

The monarchs and ministers of Dali couldn't help but be silent. The one who was the most determined to oppose surrender to the Song Dynasty was Gao Shengtai, but now it was Gao Shengtai who was the first to surrender.

Gao Shengtai smiled bitterly and said: "We did not kill the envoys of the Song Dynasty, but we finally retained the last trace of kindness. Zeng Bu, the privy envoy of the Song Dynasty, was a scholar-bureaucrat of the Song Dynasty and pursued benevolent government. He was different from the evil doctor Fan Zheng who did everything he could. If my prediction is correct, the evil doctor Fan Zhengding must have used the wealth of Dali City to win over the thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan and the southwestern tribes, and allow the 200,000 men of the Eastern Route Army to enter Dali City... ….”

The hearts of Dali's monarchs and ministers trembled, thinking of the miserable situation of the Eastern Route Army's locusts crossing the border. Dali City was captured in this battle, and the entire Dali City was probably in ruins.