Zhong Jinwei saw that Lu Xiangsheng and his party stopped before reaching the city gate, and then because of Hai Jing, he was talking to the Jianlu garrison at the top of the city.
His heart was lifted, and he stared at the movement at the city gate without blinking. Buddha bless him, don't let Jianlu find out that the few at the back are fakes.
Fortunately, after a while, Yu Haijing turned around and said something to Lu Xiangsheng, and then went to the city gate.
Zhong Jinwei immediately began to worry again, holding his breath and staring at their backs.
After Lu Xiangsheng and his party arrived at the city gate cave, they should have been discovered by the Jianlu who were guarding the city. Then Lu Xiangsheng and the others occupied the city gate cave and fought to the death, firmly guarding the city gate.
As long as they can hold on, they will send out a signal and they can order support from their own side.
But this time he was wrong again. After they entered the city gate cave, they stayed for a while, and then ten people went in directly. They neither sent out a signal nor fought with Jianlu, and disappeared into the city gate cave without any movement.
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Now Zhong Jinwei was puzzled, this was too unexpected. He turned to look at Yan Yingyuan beside him, wanting to ask his brother-in-law what he thought, what was going on?
Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei turned around and found that Yan Yingyuan was also looking at him with a puzzled face. He was also wondering.[
Zhong Jinwei couldn't find the answer, so he had to turn back and continue to stare at Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
It was still quiet inside the pass, and the city gate was still open. Even Zhuge Liang's empty city plan was not so weird. At least there was a harp at the top of the city, and someone should sweep the floor in the city gate!
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, just when Zhong Jinwei was preparing to launch a desperate attack, there was sudden movement at the city gate.
A man ran out on horseback and went straight to Zhong Jinwei's hiding place. As he ran, he shouted: "Marquis Zhongxing, Lord Marquis, don't hide anymore, enter the pass, Lord Marquis, enter the pass..."
Zhong Jinwei heard clearly that it was one of Lu Xiangsheng's servants. He stood up in surprise and waited for the servant to come over and explain everything.
After the servant came closer, he rolled his saddle and dismounted. He cupped his fists and saluted Zhong Jinwei and said: "Reporting to the Marquis, there are not many captives in the pass. My master has killed almost all of them. Please lead the troops into the pass."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he was very happy. He did not ask why there were not many captives, so he went to the pass first. He directly asked the messengers around him to pass the order and let the eight hundred people enter the pass.
After a while, eight hundred people marched towards Qingshui Mingyue Pass in a charging attitude.
When passing by Zhong Jinwei, some minzhuang brought over the horses of several people from Zhong Jinwei's side, and then they moved forward together.
After the Minzhuang army entered the city gate, servants were already there to meet them, commanding the Minzhuang army entering the city to occupy some important locations in batches.
After Zhong Jinwei entered the city gate, he found Yu Haijing already waiting there. He turned over and dismounted and asked, "Where is Jiutai?"
Although it was already dark, the smile on Yu Haijing's face could still be felt by Zhong Jinwei. He smiled and said: "Prefect Lu took several other servants to search there to see if there were any Jianlu who slipped through the net.
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When Yan Yingyuan heard this, he immediately called a group of people to support Lu Xiangsheng.
Seeing that Yan Yingyuan had made arrangements, Zhong Jinwei walked towards the city head and asked Yu Haijing who was following him: "I didn't expect that the capture of the pass would be so smooth. How many people did the Jianlu leave to guard this dangerous pass?"
Yu Haijing seemed to have forgotten that she had been nervous at this time, and answered Zhong Jinwei with a smile: "About twenty people were killed by Magistrate Lu with one blow. His subordinates admire Magistrate Lu's martial arts skills very much!"
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He unconsciously placed himself under Zhong Jinwei and called himself a "subordinate".
Zhong Jinwei also smiled and replied: "Well, if you don't look at Jiutai's embryo, it is not strange at all to kill people with a knife. As for him, he can also write and write, and he has passed the Jinshi exam, which is strange!
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Yan Yingyuan had returned to guard Zhong Jinwei at this time. Hearing his brother-in-law praise Lu Xiangsheng, he also praised him: "Prefect Lu is really good at both civil and military affairs!"
At this time, Jinwei had reached the top of the city. Looking inside the city, he found that except for the people on his side, there were really no other people.
The people had already lit torches and searched the small city.
Zhong Jinwei watched for a while and said loudly: "Jianlu was so careless that he did not station heavy troops at this important pass, and we easily obtained it. It seems that God is helping us, and we will make Jianlu pay for his blood debt in the pass!"
Others did not expect to obtain Qingshui Mingyue Pass so easily. When they heard Zhong Jinwei's sigh, they couldn't help but echoed.
"The sky has eyes and cannot bear the people of the Ming Dynasty to die in peace!"
"Good and evil will be rewarded in the end. It's time for Jianlu to pay the price!"
Zhong Jinwei thought of those people who died in vain, and after lamenting with them, he turned around and walked to the outer city, looking in the direction he came from.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, bringing a bit of light to the dark night. As long as you didn't have night blindness, you could basically see far, although it wasn't very clear.
Zhong Jinwei looked carefully for a while and found no movement.
He asked Yu Haijing: "You said that Jianlu would escape before dark, then judging from the distance from Yongping to Qingshui Mingyue Pass, how long will it take to arrive?"
As soon as Yu Haijing heard Zhong Jinwei talking about the coming Jianlu army, the smile on her face disappeared. She thought for a moment before replying: "Master Marquis, my subordinates estimated the time based on Jianlu's situation and habits.
If what we predict is correct, we should be on the road by now. It's dark now, so Jianlu can't let go of his horse and run. It will take about an hour to reach Qingshui Mingyue Pass."
An hour only lasts two hours. We have just occupied the pass and the situation is not yet familiar to us. It seems that we need to hurry up. There are more than 7,000 captives there, which is almost ten times the strength of our own troops. We must not be careless.
When Zhong Jinwei thought of this, he said to Hai Jing: "Go to Jiutai and ask him to put down what he is doing. Don't just focus on killing the enemy. Come over quickly to discuss defense matters."
"Supervisor, are you looking for a subordinate?" As soon as Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, Lu Xiangsheng's voice rang not far away.
Zhong Jinwei turned around and looked over, and saw Lu Xiangsheng just walking up to the top of the city, striding towards him.
"Thank you for your hard work, Jiutai. How is the search going? Are there any prisoners left?" Zhong Jinwei asked.
Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and said: "No other Jianlu were found. This pass is basically just an empty city."
He was full of passion and prepared to fight, but he didn't expect that there were only about twenty Jianlu. It was like a man who was hungry and prepared to have a big meal, only to find that there were only a few vegetables and radishes left in the store.
Very disappointed.
An empty city is an empty city. This is for the best. Without the first step, I originally thought it would be a fierce battle to win. Zhong Jinwei thought as he said to Lu Xiangsheng: "We will act according to the worst plan. Jianlu is expected to arrive soon."
.According to Yu Haijing’s assessment, we only have about an hour to do defensive work. You see, we have to act as soon as possible.”
This is natural, and no one thinks that there is still time. Several people met to discuss it, and felt that it was necessary to understand the specific situation of Qingshui Mingyue Pass before deciding on specific defensive measures.
As a result, several people began to patrol, and people from all walks of life kept coming to report various things.
It took them a few quarters of an hour to get a general understanding of the situation at Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
When I didn't understand it, I wasn't worried. I just thought that God was helping them to stop Jianlu here.
As soon as they learned about the specific situation of Qingshui Mingyue Pass, their mood suddenly became heavy, and they felt a little bad about the prospect of using Qingshui Mingyue Pass to stop more than 7,000 built captives.