Shengjingguan is located on the ridge of Laohei Mountain fifteen miles southeast of Luoshan County. It is the dividing point between Yunnan and Guizhou, so it is also called Jieguan.
Laohei Mountain runs for more than 200 miles from north to south. The mountains are steep and precipitous, but Shengjingguan Mountain is concave. The predecessors built the pass here and built a post road. Therefore, it is known as the "Key to Yunnan and Guizhou" and "the first pass into Yunnan".
', known as 'East Gate of Yunnan'.
This is also the east gate of the territory directly under the jurisdiction of King Liang. It has always been heavily guarded. But in the past, it was guarded against rebellion by the chieftains, but now it is guarded against the attack of the Ming army.
Although the Puding Fort was lost, the defenders at Shengjing Pass were nervous. But they were not too nervous because there were still Luoshan City and Pu'an Village blocking the front, as well as Marshal Jie Zhu's 20,000 leading troops. Behind, Ping
Mr. Zhang has even gathered an army of 100,000 people. They will be able to go out to fight in the near future. The flames of war should not be able to burn this place.
So after a few days of full vigilance, the general was no longer in trouble, and the soldiers were naturally happy that they didn't have to wait and see, so they could do whatever they needed to do.
Unfortunately, the trees were trying to calm down but the wind didn't stop. It hadn't stopped for a few days. That morning, the defenders on the east side of the city saw large plumes of smoke and dust rising. They hurriedly reported it to the generals.
After hearing the news, the guard went up to Guancheng and took a look. Judging from the color of their uniforms, they could tell that they were a large group of Yuan troops. But when they got closer, they realized that they were indeed Yuan troops, but they had abandoned their helmets and did not display any flags.
"General, are you still closing the door?" the captain of the city gate asked for instructions.
"Guan." The guard said solemnly: "First find out their route."
"Hey." The captain had no choice but to go down and give the order. It was very troublesome to open and close the heavy door once.
That group of skirmishers were the defeated troops who had escaped from Puding. Under the threat of pursuing troops, they ran four full horses in only four days. They were almost exhausted. But they saw that the end point was just around the corner.
In front of them, they still used their last strength to run towards Shengjing Pass, only to find that the gate was closed.
The defeated soldiers were naturally furious and yelled at the city gate, asking the defenders to open the door quickly.
"Quiet, which part are you from?!" The guard only asked the guard captain to ask loudly: "Why are you so embarrassed?"
"Bu Ren, are you blind? Didn't you recognize me?!" A general on horseback shouted loudly: "Where is Ah Rixi? Let him open the door to welcome the marshal!"
"Oh, it's Big Brother Huo Chi!" The captain of the gate guard almost stared at him when he heard the voice and recognized the person. He was completely unable to associate the dusty beggar with disheveled beard and ragged clothes in front of him with the majestic deputy commander-in-chief.
. couldn't help but asked in a voice: "How did you do this?!"
Guard general Ah Rixi, who was hiding behind him, also poked his head out: "Deputy marshal, is the marshal here too?"
"Yes." Huo Chi nodded, and a person behind him took off the cloak that covered his face, it was Yaizhu.
"Hurry up and open the door." Yaizhu didn't talk nonsense to him, because the guard general of Shengjing Pass was his subordinate.
"Open the door quickly! Open the door quickly!" Ah Rixi ordered quickly and hurried down the city gate tower.
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The city gate slowly opened, and Ah Rixi and his entourage were waiting at the gate to welcome the marshal back to his loyal Shengjing Pass.
Ah Rixi led the horse to Yaizhu for the soldiers to enter the pass. He couldn't help but asked: "Marshal, what are you doing?"
"The main force of the Ming army came to rescue the King of Chu, but Dangxiong and Munai turned against each other before the battle, resulting in a major defeat for our army." Yaizhu sighed.
"Ah? How could this happen?" Ah Rixi was startled at first, and then said in fear: "Doesn't this mean that Luoshan City and Pu'an Village are going to surrender to the enemy?"
"Well, so the barbarians are unreliable. They are just a bunch of losers!" Yaizhu said bitterly, "Pingzhang shouldn't rely on them!"
In order to evade responsibility, Yaizhu frantically blamed his boss... After saying that, he also felt something was wrong, coughed and asked: "Why hasn't Pingzhang's army set off yet?"
"Most of Qujing's standing army was taken away by the marshal. Pingzhang must first mobilize garrisons from various places and assemble them before sending out troops." A Rixi sighed: "I received an order from Pingzhang's government yesterday, saying that the army has already moved out. No.
We will arrive at Shengjing Pass in the next day and let the general take care of him. Alas, there is no need for it now..."
"No, you can do whatever you want." Yaizhu shook his head and said, "The Ming army has arrived, and it is estimated that they will occupy Luoshan City soon. The decisive battle is right around the corner."
As he spoke, he said in a more serious tone: "Shengjing Pass is our last line of defense. If something goes wrong, Qujing will be in danger and Yunnan will be in danger. We must not make any mistakes again!"
"Hey, hey..." Ah Rixi suddenly felt a lot of pressure and responded: "Then I'll close the door right now."
Yaizhu couldn't help but blush, and Huo Chi behind him hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, there are still troops who have withdrawn from behind."
"Oh..." Ah Rixi's eyes changed slightly when he looked at the two of them, and he became disrespectful. No matter which army he was in, if the commander abandoned his troops and ran away first, he would be despised.
"How many troops are behind us?" he asked again.
"..." The two of them were speechless. As soon as the army fled, no organization or military order system existed. The enemy troops were chasing closely and did not give them time to stop and gather the defeated troops, so the two of them did not
Know the latest situation of the army very well.
"There are as many armies as there are people entering the customs." Yaizhu could only say shamelessly: "You should prepare food for ten thousand people first, so that they can fill their stomachs and regain their fighting strength as soon as possible."
"Hey." Ah Rixi quickly ordered his people to do as he was told. As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. Dalima has already transported a large amount of food to prepare for the army to go out. But in the Yuan army's knowledge, there is no
The concept of 'appropriation' has always been used when it is available, whether it is quick or slow.
"At the same time, strengthen your vigilance. Don't let those chieftain soldiers enter the border. They are already enemies!" Yaizhu gritted his teeth and said, "If you dare to come close, you will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes!" Ah Rixi responded loudly.
Yaizhu gave another instruction: "We must not get into trouble again!"
"Don't worry, Marshal." Ah Rixi hurriedly patted his chest and said, "I will personally keep an eye on the city and close the door when I see the enemy."
As he spoke, he confidently pointed at the dangerous Guancheng and said: "As long as the door is closed, the Shengjing Pass will be blocked by one man and cannot be opened by ten thousand men!"
"Don't be careless, the Ming army is too cunning." Yaizhu was really worried. He usually prided himself on being resourceful, but he was played like a monkey by the Ming army. Ah Rixi was not as good as him.
Ah Rixi responded patiently, but was secretly disdainful, feeling that Yaizhu was scared out of his wits by the Ming army.
Bit Zhu was exhausted, and he really didn't have the energy to talk to him anymore. It was better to eat something quickly to catch up on his sleep and regain his energy so that he could take over the city defense.
Huo Chi's condition was similar. He was exhausted and exhausted, so the group went to Ah Rixi's Yamen to rest.
Before biting Zhu and lying down, he was still thinking that if he just slept for a while, nothing would come out of the trap.
