Many times, the most important battle must be fought by the leader himself.
Because only if you rush forward can you represent the unity of the people and risk everything, so that the people below can fight with you... Wuchao is robbing food. Boss Cao has generals who can fight, but I'm sorry, at this time of life and death,
He must rush forward.
Facing the Zhang family's servants, Tan Deyu led the charge, and he was confident.
Facing Ma Degong's subordinates, Zhao Yingyuan could handle them well.
But facing the Qing army, Zhu Yiyuan must go up. It’s not about how powerful he is, but only when he goes up, everyone will risk their lives and use the weak against the strong. This is what they want!
Facts have proved that Zhu Yiyuan was right in his bet. He fought hard, and the rebel army followed him closely, trying to protect them. They kept moving forward, and Zhu Yiyuan waved his sword again and again, killing the Qing army.
The morale of the rebels also continued to improve.
On the other hand, the Qing army was very brave, but don't forget that these people have been in Yizhou for more than a year, and a lot of their energy has been lost in the wealthy and gentle countryside.
But they themselves didn't know it, especially when the rebels rushed forward desperately and fought with hand-to-hand swords, the archers who only wore simple armor were the first to collapse.
They were unable to withstand the rebel attack and their formation was in chaos.
Immediately afterwards, the soldiers also became confused. Zhu Yiyuan decisively separated them, and Zhao Yingyuan rushed in fiercely. Everyone was risking their lives.
The county is small and there is no way to escape, so we can only fight to the death.
The battle lasted for more than two hours. When the last Qing soldier fell, the rebels pounced on him again and cut him into pieces. Looking around, it was finally over.
Zhu Yiyuan didn't know how many people he had killed. He was just very tired and sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.
After this battle, the soldiers, including the people of Maoyang Town, no longer doubted that this young scholar was not only kind in his words, but also ruthless in his attacks.
Zhao Yingyuan came over in a hurry and asked, "Qian Shi, are you injured?"
Zhu Yiyuan shook his head and said, "General Zhao, follow the rules and clean up the battlefield. I'm going to take a rest."
Zhao Yingyuan was stunned. He had won a hard battle and eliminated hundreds of real Qing soldiers. It was the time to win over people's hearts and reward them based on their merits. It seemed that he should not be in the front.
"Zhu Qianshi..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Yiyuan said again: "Tell the soldiers to rest quickly. I will take people to Muling Pass later."
Mulinguan?
Zhao Yingyuan suddenly understood what Zhu Yiyuan meant... Mr. Zhu has a good appetite!
What kind of place is Mulingguan?
This pass is located on Daxian Mountain, which is known as the natural barrier in southern Qi. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the natural barrier between Qi and Lu. It was once the most powerful pass in the world.
In order to defend against Lu, Qi State also built the Great Wall.
Zhu Yiyuan planned to enter the Yimeng Mountains, and Muling Pass was a gateway that could block the troops from Qingzhou.
In other words, by blocking Muling Pass, the rebel army can freely pass through Yishui, Juzhou, and Zhucheng.
A mere piece of Yin is still too small to be effective at all.
It's still the same truth. This battle is a matter of life and death. Zhu Yiyuan must lead the team himself. And he must do it quickly. He must block Muling Pass before Qingzhou soldiers and horses move south.
As a veteran on the battlefield, Zhao Yingyuan couldn't help but give his thumbs up when faced with Zhu Yiyuan's judgment.
"Quickly, take off all the armor of these Tatars!"
Zhao Yingyuan personally took command, took off the armor, gathered the intact ones together, and those who could repair took the time to repair them. In addition, strong bows, heavy arrows, machetes, sharp axes... all the best weapons were gathered together.
Zhao Yingyuan quickly searched for the supplies of the Qing army, such as grain, medicine, mules and horses. In short, he picked up the best ones that could be used and gathered them together.
About two hours later, Zhu Yiyuan got up, the fatigue of the battle disappearing.
"Zhu Qianshi, I'm going to wake you up now."
"Don't!"
Zhu Yiyuan stopped Zhao Yingyuan and said, "Let the soldiers sleep for a while while I check the things."
Sure enough, Zhu Yiyuan personally went to these items and inspected them carefully, including armor, bows and arrows, grain, horses... "By the way, General Zhao, are there any strips of cloth?"
"Cloth?"
"Yes, it is used to wrap around the calf to facilitate long-distance marches."
Zhao Yingyuan quickly said: "This is easy, I will have someone find the cloth in the city and cut it out."
Half an hour later, the cloth was delivered.
The soldiers also climbed up. Zhu Yiyuan greeted them and taught them how to use leggings. Then he led the soldiers and set off decisively.
He brought 800 men with him, but lost more than 100 in the battle. Zhao Yingyuan replenished more than 200 people.
Zhu Yiyuan quickly dispatched with this team of less than a thousand people.
They climbed over long mountains and waded through Mengshui River, all the way forward, still adhering to traditional habits and never disturbing the people.
When you meet fellow villagers, you should also treat them kindly.
Because of this, their advance was not only fast but also did not alarm the Qing court.
I have to say, it is simply a miracle.
Linqu is less than a hundred miles away from Muling Pass, and it is an official road that has been developed for more than two thousand years. We sent troops to Muling Pass and arrived there in less than two days.
Even counting the time it takes to deliver the message, it is possible to do it within three days.
Once Mulingguan fell into the hands of the Qing army, half of Zhu Yiyuan's idea of managing the Yimeng Mountain area failed before it was implemented.
However, the slowness of the Qing army surprised Zhu Yiyuan. They crossed mountains and ridges, crossed rivers and waded in water. It took them five days to finally reach Muling Pass.
Standing on Daxian Mountain, looking at Qilu, it suddenly becomes clear.
There was not a single Qing army, and Zhu Yiyuan was overjoyed.
But after the investigation, Zhu Yiyuan's heart dropped again.
Muling Pass, the most majestic pass in the world, was built in the Spring and Autumn Period. After the world was unified, its status plummeted. Due to disrepair for many years, the pass was dilapidated and the Great Wall no longer existed. There are only some things that can be called ruins.
Zhu Yiyuan and his soldiers searched for it, and Huang Ying's sharp eyes found a stone tablet that was used to rebuild Muling Pass during the Jiajing period.
But it is a pity that the Muling Pass was renovated this time, not as a pass, but as a throat for north-south trade. We can still find the remains of the tax card, which was abandoned not long ago.
How can it still withstand a thing that leaks air from all sides?
At this moment, Huang Ying suddenly shouted again: "Zhu Qianshi, look at this, is it salt?"
Zhu Yiyuan came over in a hurry. In front of him was the ruins of a section of the Qi Great Wall, with crystals similar to table salt on it. Zhu Yiyuan looked at it again and found that the Great Wall was made of Sanhe soil, and the large salt blocks condensed together were similar to stones.
Indeed, in some places where salt resources are abundant, salt blocks are used to build walls and even build houses.
It is really surprising that salt was used during the construction of the Great Wall of Qi.
"Qianshi, can this salt be eaten?"
Zhu Yiyuan nodded, then shook his head, "The salt blocks in the city wall are too dirty. Eating them directly will ruin your stomach. You need to dissolve them with water, filter out impurities, and then expose them to the sun, or evaporate the water with fire, just like boiling sea salt."
Same."
Upon hearing this, Huang Ying was immediately overjoyed, "Salt! There is salt here! Brothers, come and see!"
As expected, other soldiers came after hearing the news and excitedly asked Zhu Yiyuan if it was true.
Zhu Yiyuan suddenly realized at this time that salt is really important to the people today. Looking at the long Qi Great Wall ruins, if hundreds of thousands of kilograms of salt can be obtained, not only the soldiers can use it
, and can even exchange supplies with the surrounding people.
Now the situation opens up.
The only problem is that it will damage the ancient Great Wall that is more than 2,000 years old... But if the barbarians are expelled and the tragedy of the Literary Prison is avoided, the civilization that can be preserved is not just a section of the Great Wall!
Zhu Yiyuan nodded slightly and said slowly: "Muling Pass is not closed now. When we arrive, it will be closed! Soldiers, let us be an eternal pass to protect the people!"
The soldiers immediately agreed and raised their arms and shouted... Then they got into intense work. They used local materials to fill the damaged city walls, dug trenches on the main traffic roads, and hoarded rocks and rolled logs on the hills.
While everyone was busy, a horse came from the south, delivering the message.
The rebels captured him decisively.
"Don't kill me, I've recruited them all... The younger one was sent by the magistrate of Yishui. When he heard that Mengyin had fallen, he immediately asked Qingzhou for help. Unexpectedly, the heroes got here first."
Zhu Yiyuan looked calm and said: "Yishui is asking for help. How is the situation in the city now?"
