At noon the next day, many people in the capital had heard the news and rushed to the Meridian Gate to see Jianlu's head.
A large number of these people thought that Jianlu had three heads and six arms, or had a head as big as an ox, or had a long nose and broad ears, etc. When they really saw it, they discovered that Jianlu, who had a reputation for being evil, was almost like ordinary people.
The people watched and talked about it, and many people's views changed accordingly.
Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats, and among the sound of horse hoofbeats was the sound of victory: "Great victory, the imperial army defeated Jianlu, killed the rebellious officials, and recovered Luanzhou City. Great victory."
The people watched in astonishment as the messenger reporting the victory ran into the Meridian Gate, and then the chamberlain forwarded the victory report to the emperor.
These happy events are coming one after another. When did the Ming army become so strong? People have another topic to talk about.
Emperor Chongzhen was naturally happy again, and then he had the idea of recalling Zhong Jinwei to the capital.
If the war goes smoothly, the army will naturally be stable. But for him, the next step means getting rewards and spending a lot of money.
Ask Zhong Jinwei to return to the capital as soon as possible and take charge of the affairs of state-owned enterprises so that he can make money for the court as soon as possible.[
However, Wen Tiren was still mature and prudent and persuaded Emperor Chongzhen. Judging from the victory documents, the decisive battle with the main force of Jianlu had not really begun, so it was better to be cautious.
In the end, Emperor Chongzhen sent an edict to Sun Chengzong and Zhong Jinwei and consulted the parties concerned. If conditions allowed, Zhong Jinwei would be allowed to return to the capital. If conditions did not allow, he would have to wait until the war was over.
What Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect was that Zhong Jinwei was not with Sun Chengzong at all, and was not among the main force of the Ming army. Instead, he only brought Lu Xiangsheng's 800 men with him to attack the rocky ground, and went to stop the massacre without hesitation.
The executioner who wanted to escape after killing the people in the pass.
Besides, after Zhong Jinwei said goodbye to Gu Baichuan, he led eight hundred people in a hurry towards Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
In order to rush for time, they discussed and completed the details of the attack on Qingshui Mingyue Pass pretending to be Jianluo on the road.
When it was almost dusk, we finally arrived near Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
Eight Hundred People Zhuang was hiding in a distant place, while the leaders Zhong Jinwei, Lu Xiangsheng and others were hiding nearby to observe.
Qingshui Mingyue Pass is built on the steep Fenghuang Mountain. The gate is built of bricks, 2 feet and 9 feet high, with a three-hundred-eighty-seven-foot-long gate. There are two gates in the east and one in the south. There is a sand river flowing from north to south between the opposing peaks.
It added a natural defensive barrier to Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
There are small castles built on the tops of both sides of Qingshui Mingyue Pass. In addition to defense, they are also used for beacon communications.
But after the Jianlu captured Qingshui Mingyue Pass, they demolished all the castles on the top of the mountain. Because they didn't need the castle on the top of the mountain, and they didn't want to use it again if the Ming army took it.
Yu Haijing had been here several times before, so she knew the terrain well. He whispered what he knew to a few people around him to make it easier for them to make judgments.
"This pass, like Xifengkou, is an important pass in the Great Wall defense line. The mountains on both sides are too steep and difficult to climb, and they are protected by sand rivers. If you fall into the water at this time, you will not be able to recover your combat effectiveness. If
If we want to attack the pass by force, we can only attack along this official road."
Zhong Jinwei lay on a large rock and looked at the terrain of Qingshui Mingyue Pass. He secretly admired the terrain of this pass. No wonder the Ming Dynasty built this pass here. It is indeed an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.
However, Zhong Jinwei discovered something. He turned to Haijing and said: "Jianlu's defense seems to be very relaxed. The city gate is wide open. It is rare to see a few heads on the city wall. Could it be that they are hiding in an ambush?"
Yan Yingyuan had also seen this situation, and he echoed Zhong Jinwei: "It stands to reason that this place should be heavily guarded. There is a military training ground in the south of the city, or they are training at the military training ground at this time." [
He has only been here once, so he has a general understanding of the situation inside Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
Yu Haijing looked at it carefully and then replied: "Master Hou, I think that Jianlu doesn't pay attention to this pass at all. You see, with Jianlu's temperament, if there are many people, there will be lights in the pass.
"It is estimated that the Jianlu now thought that they controlled both the inside and outside of the Great Wall, so it was possible that they were not on guard."
Lu Xiangsheng heard that Yu Haijing's analysis was reasonable, so he nodded and said: "This is the best, but just in case, we still can't attack directly. It's better to act according to the plan."
Everyone agreed on this. Zhong Jinwei looked up at the sky. At this time, according to Yu Haijing's estimation, Jianlu should have already set off from Yongping, leaving them little time to seize Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
A few people went over the details, then retreated and began to wear the clothes that had been captured by the lords and traitors before.
Among this sneak attack team, Yu Haijing is the real one. Lu Xiangsheng is wearing the clothes of Mang Mu, the leader of Amin's personal guards, because they have similar figures. Some of the other people are played by Lu Xiangsheng's servants.
The servants Lu Xiangsheng chose were personally trained by him and were proficient in martial arts. He originally planned that if he went into battle to kill the enemy, they would be the best personal guards.
Fortunately, it is the cold season now, and Jianlu is also wearing a hat. Otherwise, if he wants to pretend to be Jianlu, he would have to shave his hair and tie braids. This may be acceptable to Zhong Jinwei, but it would be more difficult for the Han people of the Ming Dynasty.
Although Yan Yingyuan was the person with the highest personal ability besides Lu Xiangsheng, he wanted to protect Zhong Jinwei, so he did not participate in this special force.
After everything was prepared, the ten people bowed their fists to Zhong Jinwei and then mounted their horses, with Hai Jing taking the lead, and headed for Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
Zhong Jinwei watched them walk out of their hiding place, began to speed up, and pretended to be on their way. He prayed secretly in his heart that Lu Xiangsheng was a famous person in history, so there was no way he would end up here because of himself. According to the plots in ordinary movies and TV series
If you say so, Lu Xiangsheng will definitely be able to seize Qingshui Mingyue Pass safely.
While thinking of various ways to comfort himself, he sneaked back to the place where he had just observed the pass. In addition to Yan Yingyuan, there were several temporary messengers around him.
As soon as Lu Xiangsheng and others took control of the city gate, they raised fire as a signal and ordered the 800 people on horseback to quickly attack the pass.
Lu Xiangsheng lowered his head and followed Yu Haijing. Although he was a civil servant, a fourth-grade prefect. He usually dealt with pens and ink, but every time he held a knife in his hand, he felt an impulse in his heart.
A true man, in this time of great chaos in the world, is what he wishes to do: to create peace for the people, to defeat the bandits for the king, and to guard the four directions.
Now he was finally able to realize his wish and took the first step to kill the enemy on the battlefield. There was no fear in his heart, but more of a kind of excitement.
Yu Haijing, on the other hand, was a little nervous. He was afraid that his estimation would be wrong. The reason why the city gate was opened was because there were actually many built prisoners inside, and he was not afraid of anyone taking over the city gate.
The builders and prisoners were waiting for them behind the city gate. Once they found out that they actually wanted to seize the city gate, they swarmed forward, unable to defeat the four with their fists, fearing that they would have to explain themselves here.
Although he believed that Lu Xiangsheng behind him was very brave and could kill Mang Mu after all. But he was a prefect and had never been on the battlefield. To put it bluntly, Lu Xiangsheng was just a rookie fighting in the battlefield. What if he was like this?
Just like Qin Wuyang in Jing Ke's Assassination of the King of Qin, he stopped eating before the battle and it was over.
However, Yu Haijing thought so much, and it only happened in a moment. The path she chose was wrong before, but now she has finally changed her ways, and she no longer has to be called "Han dog Han dog" or suffer from conscience.
The torture, and even the chance to succeed, are worth it even if you really lose your life. If you really want to go to the Palace of Hell and meet your old mother and sister, you will dare to pat your chest and say that your son's death is worth it.
When they were still a few hundred steps away from the pass, the sound of horse hooves alerted the Jianlu on the top of the city. One of the Jianlu shouted: "Who is that?"