Only after seeing the dangerous situation in the Eighth Route of Taihang did we know what it means: "One man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it." Even though the soldiers had experienced hundreds of battles and regarded death as if they were home, they still couldn't avoid bouts of scalp numbness. If they were blocked on the road by the officers and soldiers,
, then there is really no way forward or retreat, there is only a dead end...
Wang Xian was also very cautious and let the soldiers rest where they were for the time being. He stood on the cliff path and looked quietly at the bottom of the cliff. In fact, it was so dark that he could not see anything. He could only hear the roar of the Tang River.
the sound of.
Xu Huaiqing, Mo Wen, Wu Wei and others stood far away and did not disturb Wang Xian's meditation. Ever since he decided to raise troops in the grassland, Wang Xian had been in a very heavy mood and often stayed alone like this. They all knew that Mr.
How heavy is the burden on my shoulders? I am the enemy of the whole world! One wrong move will lead everyone to fall into the bottomless abyss, and there will be no recovery.
These days, Wang Xian often thinks of Zhu Di, and actually feels the slightest sympathy for the great tyrant who regards him as his life and death enemy. In the past, Wang Xian always felt that Zhu Di started the army because he was ambitious and unwilling to be inferior to his nephew.
, I guess people in the world see themselves this way now, right?
But when he embarked on the same path, he truly realized Zhu Di's helplessness. Either let him be slaughtered or rise up to resist. The emperor gave you no other choice. Wang Xian asked himself that he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but he really couldn't do it.
When the king wants his ministers to die and the ministers have to die, how can they ask Zhu Di to let Emperor Jianwen slaughter him?
Thinking of this, Wang Xian couldn't help but smile to himself and said to himself, "It seems that self-forgiveness is really human instinct. In order to have peace of mind, I actually made Zhu Di a comrade..." I didn't know that Emperor Yongle hated him to the core.
, would you feel some comfort? But I guess not, because what I want to create is the rebellion of his descendants...
In the vastness of Taihang, facing the rushing river under the cliff, Wang Xian's thoughts were flying wildly. He thought of his sister in the capital, his wife, children and parents in Shandong, and Xu Miaojin in Nanjing. He didn't know what his actions had brought to them.
How much panic and worry there is, even putting them in danger of losing their lives at any time...
However, the deal is already done, and I can only move on, hoping to see the other side as soon as possible so that they can get rid of this damn fear as soon as possible...
While he was deep in thought, guards from a distance came over with several men dressed in black and reported to Wang Xian: "Master, they are here."
Hearing the sound, Wang Xian gathered his attention and looked at the men. One of them was his subordinate Zhang Wuge, and the other was a burly, bearded middle-aged man. It turned out to be Liu Zijin, who rebelled in Guangling County many years ago.
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Wang Xian nodded slightly to Brother Zhang Wu, then kept his eyes on Liu Zijin, and said with a grateful smile: "Brother Liu can put aside the past grudges and help me, I am very grateful."
Back then, Liu Zijin, under the banner of the White Lotus Sect, openly rebelled in Guangling County in the Taihang Mountains. In an instant, his followers grew to nearly 100,000, turning Shanxi upside down and leaving the court unable to do anything. Fortunately, Wei Wuque had good intentions.
Occupying the magpie's nest, he wanted to attack Liu Zijin. Wang Xian took advantage of the trick and took risks, going deep into the tiger's den and seeking skin from the tiger. With the help of Gu Xiaolian, he captured Liu Zijin and took advantage of the seriously injured Brother Zhang to finally persuade Liu Zijin to agree.
Cooperating with the imperial court and killing the unpopular Wei Wuque and Song Zhong, the rebellion was put down.
After the war, in order to fulfill his previous promise and appease the hearts of the White Lotus followers, Wang Xian and Li replaced Tao Jiang, and replaced Liu Zijin with Song Zhong and sent him to the capital for execution in Lingchi. The real Liu Zijin refused Wang Xian's arrangement to go to Hetao and disappeared into the vast Taihang Mountains.
In the following years, Wang Xian occasionally learned some information about Liu Zijin from Zhang Wu. He heard that he had turned into a bandit again and led those believers who were unwilling to leave their hometowns to go to Hetao to work in the Taihang Mountains to rob the rich and give to the poor.
To make a living. However, there are so many bandits in the world. As long as they don’t go too far and don’t rebel, Wang Xian will naturally not meddle in others’ affairs...
When Wang Xian decided to rebel, he immediately thought that Liu Zijin, a local snake, might be useful. He asked Brother Zhang to go to Taihang Mountain first to see if he could seek some help. Even if Liu Zijin refused to help, Brother Zhang
I can also find some people to help me find out whether my reputation in Taihang Mountain is real or not...
In contrast to Wang Xian's enthusiasm, Liu Zijin acted very coldly and said expressionlessly: "No need to thank me, if it weren't for Lao Wu stalking me, I wouldn't pay attention to you dog biting dog!"
Wang Xian smiled nonchalantly, and Brother Zhang on the side quickly smiled and explained: "Master, my eldest brother has brought more than 4,000 brothers to help, not just for the sake of my subordinates."
"Brother Liu is indeed very righteous!" Wang Xian was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't expect Liu Zijin to bring so many people. "I didn't expect that Brother Liu has so many brothers."
"That's right, my eldest brother is now the general manager of the Eighth Route Army in Taihang, and there are many brothers who change posts at Zijingguan," Brother Zhang Wu said with a smile: "With his help, it will not be difficult to win Zijingguan."
"Oh," Wang Xian said with even more surprise, "That's really great!" As he said that, he looked at Liu Zijin politely and said, "Brother Liu, if you have any requests, feel free to ask for it. I can't ask for your help in vain."
"Let's wait until you become the emperor. Whatever you say now is useless." Liu Zijin said with a sad expression: "Hurry up, it will be dawn if it is too late." Obviously, he was very confident in capturing Zijin Pass, but he
I have no confidence that Wang Xian can succeed in his rebellion.
"Brother Liu, please lead the way." Wang Xian nodded and stopped talking nonsense.
So Liu Zijin and Zhang Wu led the way, and a group of masters of the Imperial Guard followed closely behind just in case. Behind them, there was Wang Xian and his 20,000 cavalry. The sky was as dark as ink, and they did not dare to start a fight.
No one dared to ride on such a road without torches. The officers and soldiers all led their horses and walked carefully on the cliff path less than three feet.
Despite being extremely careful, war horses still stumbled and fell from time to time, and even officers and soldiers were caught off guard and fell down the cliff with them. The screams and the sound of falling into the water were covered up by the roar before they could be heard.
The soldiers were unable to save their comrades who fell off the cliff, so they could only endure their grief and continue marching, while reminding each other not to be careless again.
After walking on this extremely steep trail for half the night, the front suddenly stopped. The soldiers suddenly raised their heads and saw a majestic Guancheng standing between the two peaks in front of them, blocking the choke point to enter the pass.
The tall city entrenched on the majestic ridge looks extremely majestic in the dark night, like a mythical beast guarding the gate of heaven, awe-inspiring and inviolable!
Liu Zijin's men had long been lying in ambush on the Bauhinia Ridge outside the pass. When they saw their boss coming to meet the army, the second boss quickly came over and reported: "It's bad, boss, something went wrong on Ma Laoliu's side!"
"What? What did he do?!" Liu Zijin immediately darkened his face. Although he was neither humble nor arrogant in front of Wang Xian, and even ignored him, it was just his pride. In fact, he was willing to take thousands of brothers here.
Muddy Waters naturally made up his mind to hang out with Wang Xian, so that he and his brothers could be cleansed in the future. Once done, he might also be able to get a man who had contributed to the peace crisis.
This Zijin Pass was his certificate of surrender to Wang Xian. It happened that the deputy commander who was guarding the pass, Ma Liu, was his brother who changed posts, so he made an appointment to have him be on duty tonight, open the city gate, and let them in.
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In Liu Zijin's opinion, there was no need to kowtow to Wang Xian with such great contributions, and he was equally grateful to himself.
According to the agreement, Ma Laoliu was supposed to open the city gate at this time, but something went wrong!
"Just now, he secretly dropped a letter, saying that the commander of the gate guard will personally go to the gate to guard the city tonight, and he can't find a chance to open the city gate." The second master said, sending a paper ball to Liu Zijin's hand.
"Hey, I hope my worn shoes will hurt my feet!" Liu Zijin looked depressed, holding the paper ball, and returned to Wang Xian, saying: "My lord, something went wrong. Bauhinia Pass can't be opened. Let's go to the north of Juma River.
Xiaojincheng, I also have brothers there."
Even so, he knew that he was in big trouble now. It was about to dawn, and the army was about to cross the Juma River again and rush to Xiaojin City. The sun was already high, and the sneak attack turned into a strong attack.
Someone helped, but Wang Xian's men also suffered heavy casualties.
"Xiao Jincheng..." Wang Xian took the paper ball, looked at it, smiled slightly and said, "It's too late, so let's do it here."
"My lord, this city wall is several feet high, and there are guards all over the city. Even if you have three heads and six arms, you can't attack by force!" Liu Zijin messed up the matter, and his attitude became humble.
"Haha, just keep an eye on it." Wang Xian said and waved his hand, and Xu Huaiqing led thousands of soldiers and quietly reached outside the gate of Guancheng. Then, Xu Huaiqing took out a bangle and knocked it a few times.
In the quiet dawn, the sound of banging was so clear that the defenders on the top of the city heard it, and they all looked down the city. Although Xu Huaiqing's men were leaning into the darkness, they were not likely to be seen, but they undoubtedly attracted the attention of the defenders.
of alertness.
Liu Zijin's people were all frightened, thinking to themselves, aren't they looking for death? Liu Zijin also wanted to go up and question him, but Zhang Wuge stopped him and said: "Brother, please be patient, General Xu must have him."
of the charter.”
"What are the regulations?!" Liu Zijin snorted disdainfully. Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of the iron cables sliding. Liu Zijin was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at the tower hanging high above the Zijingguan City.
The suspension bridge slowly fell down!
"What's going on? This is it!" Liu Zijin and his men were shocked. They couldn't figure out why Ma Laoliu didn't dare to open the door for him. As soon as they heard the banging sound, they immediately opened the city gate as if they were possessed by evil spirits.
Could it be that the clapper can capture people's hearts and drive them to action?
In the shocked eyes of Liu Zijin and others, the city gate suddenly fell. Xu Huaiqing jumped up immediately and led the crowd into Bauhinia Pass!
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