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Chapter 964 Shengjing Pass

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, and the mountains are steep and precipitous. However, the mountains of Shengjingguan Pass are sunken, so the predecessors built passes here and built post roads. Therefore, it is known as the "key to Yunnan and Guizhou", "the first pass into Yunnan" and "the east gate of Yunnan".

This is also the east gate of the territory directly under the jurisdiction of King Liang, and has always been heavily guarded. It's just that in the past, we were prepared for the chieftain's rebellion, but now we were prepared for the Ming army's attack.

Although Puding Fort was lost, the defenders at Shengjing Pass were nervous. But he wasn't too nervous, because there were Luoshan City and Pu'an Village blocking the front, and there were 20,000 vanguard troops of Marshal Jie Zhu. Later, Master Pingzhang gathered an army of 100,000 people. They will be able to go out to fight in the near future. The fire of war should not burn here.

So after a few days of full vigilance, the general was no longer in trouble, and the soldiers were naturally happy to do whatever they had to do without having to wait and see.

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 rising. Report to the general quickly.

After hearing the news, the guard climbed up to Guancheng and took a look. Judging from the color of their clothes, they were a large group of Yuan troops. But when they got closer, they discovered that it was the Yuan army that was coming, but they had discarded 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, and were almost exhausted. But seeing that the end was right in front of them, they still ran to Shengjing Pass with the last bit of their strength, 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 down when he heard the voice and recognized the person. He was completely unable to associate the dusty beggar in front of him with disheveled beard and ragged clothes with the majestic deputy commander-in-chief. . I couldn't help but asked: "Why 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, open the door quickly!" Ah Rixi quickly ordered and ran 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 into the pass for Yaizhu for the soldiers, and couldn't help but ask: "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 the defeat of 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 Mansion yesterday, saying that the army has already set off. No. We will arrive at Shengjing Pass in a day and let the general take care of him. Alas, there is no need for it now..."

"No, you will 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 withdrawing behind."

"Oh..." Ah Rixi's eyes changed slightly when he looked at the two of them, becoming disrespectful. No matter which army he is in, if the commander abandons his troops and flees first, he will 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's pursuit was so tight that they didn't give them time to stop and gather the defeated troops, so the two of them didn't know much about the latest situation of the army.

"There are as many armies as there are people entering the customs." Yaizhu could only say shamelessly: "You should prepare food for 10,000 people first, so that they can fill their stomachs and regain their combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

"Hey." Ah Rixi quickly ordered someone to do as he was told. As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first. Dalima has already transported a large amount of food to prepare for the army to go out for the expedition. In Yuan Jun's understanding, there is no concept of "appropriation". He has always used what he has, whether he 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 pass and said: "As long as the door is closed, the Shengjing Pass will be blocked by one man and no one can open it!"

"Don't be careless, the Ming army is too cunning." Yaizhu was really worried. He usually prides himself on being resourceful, but he is treated 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 frightened by the Ming army.

Yaizhu was so exhausted that he really didn't have the energy to talk to him anymore. It's better to eat something quickly to catch up on sleep and regain energy so that he can take over the city defense.

Huo Chi's condition was similar. He was at the end of his battle 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.

(End of this chapter)