Yanmen Pass is a fortress, or a grand military fortification, and it is also an iron wall for the Song Dynasty to resist invasion.
Here, there are not only city walls, but also countless mechanisms and natural dangers. Unless you use experts to forcibly cross the border and attack in a sneak attack, the only way to use the army is to defeat them head-on.
It is precisely because of this advantage that the Song Dynasty did not lose this important military location even when it faced the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom at the same time. After the Jin Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom were destroyed by the Qin Dynasty, Yanmen Pass gradually moved towards a commercial city.
It develops in the same direction and becomes more and more prosperous.
But now, the Qing State decisively broke off the war and annexed the territory outside the Pass. This place has also been reactivated and has become the key to blocking the Qing State's attack. If Yanmen Pass is lost, the Song State's territory behind will be in a situation that is undefendable, and the enemy will
Able to drive all the way to Kaifeng!
Li Xiang, a Confucian general who has rarely appeared in any martial arts novels or official unofficial histories, is now the chief guard of Yanmen Pass. His father was originally a high-ranking official in the court, but he was involved in the political reform.
He was implicated, and although his whole family was not put to death, his official career was cut off.
This time, the Qing Dynasty was unstoppable, attacking cities and territories, and no generals in the Song Dynasty were willing to go. So Prime Minister Li stood up, fighting for a future for the sake of this country, and to be able to risk his life and survive.
He succeeded!
When the Song army collapsed, he rushed to Yanmen Pass in time to organize the young and broken troops and relied on natural dangers to hold the Qing army firmly outside the pass for two months.
Those who fail to follow the path will have few help, while those who gain the path will get many help. Li Xiang's martial arts is just innate, and it is completely inadequate in front of the Qing army that is like a landslide and tsunami. If the opponent uses a master to force open the city gate, he will not be able to do anything. Fortunately, Song
The martial arts world in China was still a bit bloody, and many masters arrived one after another, successfully blocking the Qing masters' offensive.
"General, Daxia Qiao and Daxia Qi are here." One of his soldiers reported.
Li Xiang waved his hand, "Please."
He did not look back, but leaned half of his body outside the city wall, and even put a hand on his eyebrows, as if he could see further.
This look was soon noticed by Qiao Feng and Qi Shaoshang who were climbing up the city wall. They looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Qiao Feng sighed: "Sir, are our supplies... already in short supply to this extent?"
Li Xiang was stunned and looked down at the nondescript appearance of his Confucian shirt, coat and armor underneath, and was speechless for a moment.
The clothes inside the armor are actually very particular. Since the armor itself is very heavy, the clothes inside should be close-fitting, light, and sweat-absorbent. However, this is an ideal state. Most of the troops who are not very wealthy wear personal clothes, but they must also be worn.
It is easy to move.
Of course, if the army is bold enough, they can also add a layer of soft armor to the inside of the armor!
But someone like Li Xiang, who wears a Confucian shirt underneath, probably has nothing to wear...
"These are all minor issues. Just find some random fabric for the lining of the armor. This time I invited two heroes here because I want to ask your opinion on something."
"Sir, please speak."
Qiao Feng and Qi Shaoshang said at the same time that these two people are now the leaders of the martial arts community in Yanmen Pass. The former was born in the Beggar Gang and was a disciple of the gang leader Wang Jiantong, while the latter was the owner of the Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower. Logically speaking,
There is also a man of great influence in the original series of the Four Famous Catchers. Unfortunately, after Zhuge Zhengwo and Bao Zheng left the Song Dynasty, Cai Jing and his party were almost invincible. How could he, a powerful man in the world, fight against such powerful people? So Jinfeng Xiaoyulou
With this decline, Qi Shaoshang also led his men to avoid the front desk. It was not until this time that the national crisis hit the country that he led his men to come into people's sight again.
"I received a message from the imperial court before..."
"But the food and grass supplies are already on the way?" Qi Shaoshang was a little excited. Although his men and other martial arts comrades can still have enough to eat, as leaders, they already know the secret of the food and grass shortage.
Li Xiang paused and shook his head and said: "No, they are informing us that the envoys of the Qin Dynasty are about to arrive at Yanmen Pass and order us to entertain them well."
"..."
Qiao Feng frowned but did not complain about the envoy of Great Qin, "That's good. The envoy of Great Qin must have given his face to the Qing army, so he can probably rest for a few days."
Although Qi Shaoshang was disappointed, he also said optimistically: "Yes, during the period when the Qin envoy arrives, I will have people go out of the city to hunt in the nearby mountains to accumulate food to prepare for the subsequent battle."
Li Xiang smiled and nodded, "Then it's up to you two heroes."
Qi Shaoshang suddenly asked again: "I wonder who the envoy from Great Qin is this time?"
Li Xiang replied: "According to intelligence, it consists of three people. The chief envoy is Li Yuanfang, the fifth general of the Qin Dynasty, and there are two deputy envoys, namely Zhan Hongling and Zhan Zhao."
"..."
Qi Shaoshang's sudden silence did not surprise Qiao Feng and Li Xiang. They knew more or less the relationship between Qi Shaoshang and them.
Qi Shaoshang smiled reluctantly when he saw this, "You two don't have to worry, Shaoshang has a general understanding."
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Li breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Calculating the time, it's almost time. Please go down first and restrain the many martial arts comrades. Don't offend the envoy of the Qin Dynasty by losing etiquette."
Qiao Feng and Qi Shaoshang didn't understand what he meant. Many things had happened in these days, and their original arrogance had gradually been smoothed away.
When the two of them got off the city wall, the disgust in the eyes of the soldiers nearby could hardly be concealed.
"Sir, those charlatans are just that. Although they don't obey orders very much, they can at least talk sense and fight bravely. But those beggars... they are almost eating up all our food and grass!"
Shh, Li Xiang immediately put his finger to his lips and sighed: "The quality of the people in the Beggar Clan is inherently uneven. We have known this for a long time, but the key is the many masters of the Beggar Clan. They are the ones who resist the masters of the Qing army.
It’s an important guarantee, please bear with it for now, food and grass... food and grass, I’ll think of a solution later.”
"But sir, we...we have almost cleared out the nearby mountains, and now I'm afraid we won't even be able to catch a single rabbit." The soldier said in embarrassment.
Li Xiang rubbed his temples anxiously. He had known in the past that the court had the habit of greedy for food and supplies, and that civil servants often used the method of delaying food and grass to beat the generals, but he did not expect that such a problem would arise at such a critical moment.
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"Send a team of people out to distant villages to see if they can collect some grain."
"Well, sir, this is against military regulations. If someone reads your book and harasses the people, then..."
"Use my name to make an IOU. As long as you survive this period of time, you will have to pay it off." Li Xiang waved his hand tiredly, then turned around and saw a team gradually approaching in the distance.
At first, they were even more vigilant, but only when they saw the flags erected did they order the city gates to be opened.
"Isn't it just three envoys and some guards? There are almost fifty people in this team!"
The team slowly entering the city gate was naturally Zuo Zhou and others. Zuo Zhou was in high spirits at this time. The generals of the Qing army obviously gave Da Qin face. There was no obstruction when the team passed by, they just watched from a distance.
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Now that I have entered Yanmen Pass, I have finally officially entered the territory of the Song Dynasty. "Brother, you are familiar with this place. Are there any famous specialties in Yanmen Pass?"
Murong Fu resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Are you here for a trip? "Brother Li, you don't know. Yanmen Pass used to have a good economic development, but it has turned into a military fortress since the war, so all the businessmen have left now."
"That's it. It seems like there's neither good food nor nice clothes to buy here." Zuo Zhou shook his head regretfully. If he wanted to cross Yanmen Pass and enter the Song Dynasty, he would either have to climb over the mountains alone or go through the mountains.
To pass the fortress, one would have to go around in a big circle and pass through the border of the Ming Dynasty. No matter which way Zhan Shiqi took, it seemed that he would not stop here.
"Compared to this is General Li Yuanfang. The last general, Li Xiangyou, met you from afar."
Zuo Zhou turned around and saw Li Xiang, who was wearing a Confucian shirt and armor. He then looked at the Jianghu people looking around him from time to time, and said with a smile: "General Li has worked hard guarding the pass, so there is no need to be polite. I will only stay for a while and then leave."
I won't cause any trouble to you."
Li Xiang felt relieved when he heard this. It would be great if the big shots in the court could cooperate like this. He thought about reaching out to lead everyone towards the city lord's palace.
The arrival of the Great Qin Envoy attracted the attention of many people, especially the many Jianghu people. Many of them had seen Murong Fu and couldn't help but admire in their hearts that the Murong family was really powerful and could actually mix with the Great Qin Envoy.
Murong Fu was naturally aware of the attention of these Jianghu people, but he never cared about it and even thought this was an opportunity to build momentum.
"Mr. Fan, tell me, if Yanmen Pass is broken, will these Jianghu people fight to the death?"
Fan Zeng glanced around slowly and snorted with disdain: "How can we expect a group of people with no faith and discipline to fight to the end? They will probably retreat as soon as the city gate is broken!"
Murong Fu nodded in agreement. He had royal status and looked at problems from a different perspective than ordinary people. Some things seemed to be the same, but in actual operation they were different.
Take these martial arts masters as an example. In terms of individual strength, they are much more powerful than ordinary soldiers. However, compared to fighting on the battlefield, often all of them die, while ordinary soldiers are still strangulating the enemy in a group battle!
Discipline! Fighting spirit! Faith!
These are the key points. They may have the same patriotic heart, but when the soldiers are gathered together, they are like a reef. When they are gathered together, they are still a lot of scattered stones, and no matter how big the stones are, they can't stop the invasion of the huge waves.
Zhan Zhao has been patrolling around since he entered the city gate. When he saw a certain Jianghu person, he reached out and pulled him over, "Brother, where is your poster?"
Hearing this, this person didn't dare to neglect him. First of all, he was strong, and secondly, he seemed to know their boss, "Were you still here just now?"
Zhan Zhao was a little disappointed when he heard this. He was obviously avoiding him!