It was also a misfortune for Da Li Ma, when the Ming army successfully crossed the river and built a bridge, he still wanted to fight to the death, but the front-line soldiers had already been frightened and collapsed, fleeing in all directions, while his soldiers here did not have time to form an array to resist, under the defeat of the defeated soldiers.

  From the initial thousands of defeated soldiers to the tens of thousands of troops fleeing, the several lines of defense he had painstakingly organized were not broken by the Ming army but were instead scattered by their own defeated soldiers. At this time, he himself was also powerless, and even if the supervisory team could kill people, it would be useless. Haven't you seen that even the supervisory team has people following along to escape?

  Powerless to change the situation, Dali's heart was filled with despair and coldness as he fled with the defeated army. He knew that fleeing to Qujing would be a dead end, so he directly dashed into the forest, planning to sneak and hide all the way to the north, to join the Yuan dynasty's legitimate regime. However, when fate is against you, even drinking water can get stuck in your teeth. By mistake, he became a captive of the native guides.

  Looking at Dari Mazi, who was lowering his head in shame, Fu Youde waved his hand and ordered someone to take him away. Since Liang Wang couldn't be caught for the time being, they would deal with it later. This Si Tu Ping Zhang still had to be escorted to the rear, and when the time came, if Liang Wang was caught, he would be brought along to Ying Tian together.

  "Gather all the generals and discuss matters in this very tent of King Liang."

  "Agreed!"

  In a short while, all the generals who were still chasing the Yuan army outside came to the command tent, one by one, with helmets and armor covered in blood and an aura of murder.

  "Attention, all officers!"

  The crowd that had just entered the account hastily stood up and listened to orders, and they all felt puzzled. Didn't we say we were going to discuss things? Why did you start giving orders directly?

  "Order to the troops: Zuo and Lan will each lead 50,000 soldiers on a separate route to pursue the enemy westward. I want you to keep a close eye on Liang Wang's rear, making sure he has no energy left to reorganize his defeated army!"

  "We will obey your orders!" Mu Ying and Lan Yu stepped forward in unison.

  "General, what if we two don't just pursue the enemy, but take down Kunming as well?"

  "Haha! Marquis Yongchang is indeed young and vigorous. If you two can really take down Kunming City, I will naturally personally petition the Emperor for merit on your behalf. And if you two can also capture Prince Liang, I will consider it a personal favor to each of you."

  Fu Youde burst out laughing and added another layer of chips, since he couldn't personally lead the troops to capture Liang Wang himself, it was fine to leave it to the two of them.

  "Understood, sir!" Blue Jade hastily replied.

  "Alright! The matter is urgent, you two can set off with your troops immediately!"

  "Yes!" Mu Ying and Lan Yu exchanged a glance, then both of them went out of the tent together to inspect the troops.

  "Wang Bi! Pass on my order, the rest of the soldiers gather their gear and follow me as we set out, turning our blades and guns straight towards Wusa. We will eliminate the last resistance force of Liang Wang."

  "Promise!"

  The army that had just fought a fierce battle quickly set out, with the 150,000-strong army led by General Fu Youde himself, re-crossing the Baishi River to head north. They were going to attack the rear of the Wusa army and join forces with Guo Ying and Hu Hai at Qixing Pass, determined to annihilate the 100,000-strong Liang Wang army.

  And the other route was led by two deputy generals, with 50,000 men each from Mu Ying and Lan Yu, who had been hastily selected and were now rapidly departing in the direction of Qujing.

  "Brother Wenying! Not far ahead is the county town of Qujing, its walls are low and the defending army is weak, just hand it over to you to take down. I'll lead the troops to continue pursuing those defeated Yuan soldiers." Lan Yu said as he rode his horse up to Mu Ying's side.

  "It just so happens that this is what I had planned, and with Qujing County City about to be handed over to me, my younger brother will take charge of continuing the pursuit. After I capture Qujing City, we'll meet up again." said Mu Ying with a smile.

  "Good! Then I wish you a swift victory, brother. Pass down the order, my troops will continue to pursue from the left path!" Lan Yu cupped his hands and rode off to give the order, and soon his 50,000 soldiers slowly parted ways with Mu Ying's group, with two teams advancing one on the left and one on the right.

  Zhang Feng followed the army as they rushed into battle, he didn't know what the order was but since the general had given it naturally he had to follow, anyway it was all about fighting against the Yuan people, whether attacking a city or pursuing them made no difference, only that he couldn't understand why he couldn't return to his unit and still had to follow under the command of General Lan Yu.

  Just as the distance between Ziyu's troops and Muying was getting farther and farther, Muying's guard rode up to him and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, why did you agree to take over the task of capturing Qujing? Anyone with eyes can see that continuing to pursue would be the place to gain merit. If we capture Liang Wang, it will be a great achievement. What use is a small county like Qujing?"

  "You understand! Qujing is the throat of Yunnan, it's the only way in and out of Yunnan and Guizhou. Only by taking down that place can our Ming army march safely within Yunnan's borders. This achievement is no smaller than capturing Liang Wang. Does the Marquis of Yongchang not know this logic? He intentionally gave me this choice."

  "This... I'm so foolish, I don't know what kind of choice this is."

  "It's nothing to catch Liang Wang, the credit from start to finish was promised by my adoptive father to Fu Youde. My younger brother's goal is Liang Wang's residence in Kunming City, they never intended to capture Liang Wang, he let me take Qujing just to get the chance to attack Kunming first. Do you think he said that taking down Kunming City was a joke? I see that the wife of King Ping's younger brother has the same big guts and heart as his elder."

  "Go! Never mind him, let's go get the credit for ourselves, Qujing County Town."

  "Drive!"

  At this time, inside Qujing City, upon learning the news of the defeat of Liang Wang's army at Baishi River, the officials within the city were indeed in a state of panic for quite some time. If it weren't for the Yuan dynasty county magistrate sternly ordering everyone to stay put, Qujing City might have already been abandoned and left open for Mu Ying to take over.

  "My lord! What shall we do now? The civilians inside the city don't care, most of them are locals and Han people. If the city falls, our lives as Yuan officials will be in danger!" said Qujing County Magistrate hastily.

  "We will wait for the salary of King Liang, and we are also officials of the Yuan Dynasty. We must defend Qujing to the death, and when King Liang reorganizes his troops to support Ding Hui, we will surely defeat the Ming army."

  County Governor's face was stern, but he might not even believe what he said himself. His relatives and family members were all in Kunming City. If he surrendered by offering the city, how could he explain it to his own family? For now, he had no choice but to pretend.

  "Bang!" The county government's gate was suddenly burst open, and a group of Han men dressed in local attire rushed in, quickly seizing all the officials inside.

  County Magistrate stared at the person in front of him in horror: "Bai Sheng, what are you trying to do! How dare you trespass on my official residence!"

  "What to do! Hehe! I'll make the decision for the adults, come on, take these adults and lock them up in a big prison, so they won't be found by the Ming army later." The young man called Bai Sheng smiled and ordered his subordinates...

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