I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 209

Shihuguan is located 110 miles north of Yongning. It is named after the stone like a tiger in front of the pass.

This pass was built in the early Ming Dynasty and is located on the bank of Naxi River. It is surrounded by Naxi River on the west side and mountains on the east side. The terrain is rugged and it guards the north-south highway from Sichuan to Yunnan and Guizhou.

Qin Minping rode on horseback to clear the road, and Wen Yingkui took charge of the middle road. They traveled day and night along the bank of Naxi River. The terrain became narrower as they went, and they arrived here near night.

"Lord General, five miles ahead is Shihu Pass. According to my understanding, the person currently stationed at Shihu Pass is Yongning Guard Guard Zhang Tong. According to the message sent by Jinyi Guard, this person was originally a member of the Yongning Guards. But because of his courage and strategy, he was promoted and trusted by She Chongming to guard Shihuguan."

Wen Yingkui didn't care what kind of bird he was, he just wanted to focus on taking over Shihu Pass.

"Now the war has not started, and She Chongming has not completely rebelled. We will march directly to Guanxia later, and we will take out Sichuan documents and lie about going to Guizhou via Yongning. Zhang Tong will be panicked when he suddenly sees us. idea, so as soon as he opens and closes the door, he will take advantage of the situation and seize it."

"understand!"

Qin Minping immediately accepted the order and left, thinking that the commander-in-chief was worthy of serving in the border army and was very decisive in handling matters.
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"Shizhu Xuan comfort envoy, why did you suddenly come to my territory?"

At this time, Zhang Tong, the garrison of Shihu Pass, was still drinking and having fun in his mansion. Suddenly, people below reported that Shizhu's Xuanwei Envoy was passing by with his army on his way to Yunnan, and asked him to rush to welcome him. He thought for a while and pondered:

"Don't rush to put it in yet, wait until I go to the city gate to check."

So he asked people to serve him and put on his armor, and at the same time he asked people to break up the banquet and went to the city wall.

Under the city wall, torches were shining brightly, keeping watch over the dark crowd. The people of Qin had been waiting for a long time. They couldn't help but mutter in their hearts why there was no news yet. Could it be that they knew what they expected.

"Master Guard, look, there are people on the wall."

Qin Minping took advantage of the opportunity to look towards the city wall and saw a crowd of people on the wall. Suddenly a voice shouted from the top of the city gate.

"The following are brothers from the Shizhu Xuanwei Division. Since you were ordered by the Sichuan Capital Commander to leave for Yunnan, why did the Yongning Guards not receive the official document before, and there was no notification from me. It's night again, so I'm afraid it won't be possible to open the door. ah."

As soon as Qin Minping heard this, he knew that they did not doubt him, so he took out the official documents he had prepared from his sleeves and shouted:

"This is an urgent military situation. The chieftains of Yunnan are in rebellion. Because our Shizhu Baigan soldiers have outstanding achievements in Liaodong, the imperial court specially ordered Qin Liangyu, the Xuanwei envoy, to lead the army to suppress it. The military situation is urgent. We also set out early and late. I am the vanguard. Lord Qin Liangyu will arrive soon. , I hope you will open the door quickly to allow our army to rest temporarily and not to delay the military plane."

The Shizhu White Pole Soldiers shined brilliantly after the First World War in Liaodong, and were rewarded several times by the imperial court, making the surrounding chieftains very envious.

In the title books of She Chongming's several letters requesting support for Liaodong, she also said many times that she should follow the example of Chieftain Shizhu. Therefore, Qin Minping's words now made Zhang Tong hesitate. Although he knew She Chongming's ambition, She Chongming did not have it now. Conspiracy, if he did not let Qin Minping enter the customs at this time, it would be bad if a conflict occurred and She Chongming's major event was ruined.

Qin Minping below saw that Zhang Tong had not responded for a long time, and wanted to urge him.

"Master Garrison, although the court has regulations that no power can be turned on and off at night, the military situation is urgent now. We have been traveling for a day, and our officers and soldiers are also very tired. I, Qin, owe you a favor and temporarily allow our army to enter the pass. Rest, when Lord Qin Liangyu comes, I will definitely show you my merits in front of Lord Qin."

When Zhang Tong heard that Qin Liangyu was coming, he decided to open the city gate.Qin Liangyu was a well-known person, so he was still afraid of She Chongming. It was not appropriate to offend her, so he immediately asked his men to prepare to open the door. He also led his troops down the tower to prepare to greet Qin Minping.

"Squeak."

The door of Shihuguan was slowly opened. Qin Minping was overjoyed and immediately signaled to the people around him to listen to his orders later and prepare to take action.

"Hahaha, brother Qin, it was really your duty just now. Please forgive me. I don't know when Master Qin will arrive. I will hold a banquet in the mansion later. Please don't hesitate to show me your favor."

Qin Minping slowly entered the city gate corridor with his cronies. Zhang Tong was already waiting in the city. When he saw Qin Minping coming, he immediately greeted him warmly.

"Hahaha, that's right. I really want to thank Brother Zhang for opening the door so that we won't sleep outside the customs."

Upon seeing this, Qin Minping immediately walked up to Zhang Tong, bowed his head and thanked him. While thanking him, he also said:

"When I came here, Mr. Qin Liangyu specifically told me that if Shihuguan can be opened to allow people to pass through, I should thank Mr. Zhang very much and be bold enough to borrow something from him."

"Oh, what?"

Zhang Tong was confused. He was not familiar with Qin Liangyu, so why did he want to borrow something from him.

"Don't worry, sir. Only you, sir, have this thing. That's why Qin Liangyu specially asked me to find you for it. However, this matter is very confidential. It's best if you know and I know."

This made Zhang Tong even more curious. People let down their guard little by little. From the moment he decided to open the door, he had already let go of his guard against Qin Minping. Now he was confused, but more out of curiosity, so he listened and wanted to hear Listen to what it is.

Qin Minping also took advantage of the opportunity to get close to Zhang Tong and whispered secretly. "Master Qin Liangyu specifically asked me to lend you the head on your neck."

When Zhang Tong heard this, he was shocked and wanted to shout immediately, but Qin Minping didn't give him this chance at all. He held the dagger in his right hand and stabbed Zhang Tong's neck artery. Zhang Tong was unprepared, and the sharp dagger immediately cut Zhang Tong's neck. From his throat, blood spurted out along the back of the dagger.

Zhang Tong still had a look of disbelief in his eyes. He wanted to shout, but he could only make a weak sound. He tried desperately to grab Qin Minping with both hands, then took it back and touched his wet neck, but he couldn't help it. His strength became weaker and weaker, and he gradually fell to the ground.

The moment Qin Minping took action, the chieftain soldiers and border troops around him immediately took action and killed Zhang Tong's personal guards.These personal guards were also caught off guard and were immediately knocked to the ground by everyone.

"She Chongming conspired to rebel and cause rebellion, and the imperial court sent troops to suppress it. The commander-in-chief has an order, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

"She Chongming conspires to cause rebellion, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

The defenders on the wall of Shihuguan City could not have expected that the Shizhu chieftain soldiers would suddenly attack. Now they were caught off guard. The defenders were attacked and killed, and the group of dragons was leaderless. The morale of the troops was immediately in chaos. After hearing this, they resisted for a while and then fell down one after another. The weapons surrendered.

Qin Minping was overjoyed to see such a success, but he did not take it lightly. He asked people to quickly continue to attack the Shihu Pass. They must occupy the barracks and garrison, and prohibited all personnel from leaving the pass to report the news. At the same time, he asked people to quickly deliver a message to Wen Yingkui. , told him that Shihuguan had been captured.

Wen Yingkui outside the pass had long received news that Qin Minping pretended to be a chieftain soldier crossing the border and deceived Zhang Tong, the guard at Shihu Pass, to open the door and kill him. He also made a prompt decision and ordered the entire army to enter the city quickly to avoid being escaped by the rebels. .

After he entered the city, he saw Qin Minping coming to see him covered in blood.

"Okay, okay, he is indeed Lord Qin Liangyu's younger brother. He is well-deserved. He is as good as your brother Qin Bangping. I will definitely go to the Governor to ask for recognition, hahahaha."

Qin Minping was also overjoyed when he heard that his brother had made a great success in Liaodong, killing Jianlu and retreating steadily. The emperor repeatedly issued edicts to praise him, which was known all over the world.When he saw this, he was filled with envy, thinking that he would make meritorious service by suppressing the rebellion.

"Thank you, Lord Commander. The Shihuguan garrison and barracks have been captured. More than 600 defenders surrendered. The remaining more than 100 people who resisted have been killed. Our army suffered more than 30 casualties."

"Okay, did anyone escape?"

This is what Wen Yingkui is most concerned about.

"At night, the city's defenders and residents were sleeping, so it was easy to blockade it. After taking the garrison mansion, I asked the soldiers to guard the intersection to Yongning Guard, and did not let anyone out."

"Good good."

After hearing the good news, Wen Yingkui was reassured. It seemed that the news had not been leaked yet, and the plan to raid Yongning was already half successful.

"Now that the situation has been decided, let the soldiers rest quickly for a night. They are tired after a day of attacking today, and the horses also need to eat fodder. After resting, we will lead the army and set off at dawn. Shihu Pass is 110 miles away from Yongning Guard. , the light cavalry raid will arrive in one day.”

"The last will obey!"

So everyone rested temporarily at Shihuguan tonight. After a short rest, they were ready to set off.

The sky was slightly bright, and the bloody smell of Shihu Pass had not dissipated. Many merchants heading north had already rushed to the pass, hoping to get through the pass as early as possible and reach Luzhou as soon as possible.

What surprised them was that the gate of Shihuguan had not been opened for a long time. After a while, officials came out to inform them that it would be closed from today on. As for how to open it, they would be notified at any time.

This made all the merchants shocked. They didn't know what big thing had happened. They were about to ask and find out what happened, but they were stopped by a middle-aged merchant and signaled him not to ask.

"Didn't you see? The soldiers at Shihuguan have all been replaced?"

They travel to Yongning and Luzhou all the time, and have visited Shihu Pass countless times. Although they are not very familiar with the officials and nobles in this pass, they have seen most of them.

Now after being reminded by others, those people noticed that the soldiers at Shihu Pass had changed. They were all new faces, and they were full of murderous auras.

"The Yongning Guard is probably unstable. Last night when I was resting in the field, I saw a large army passing by. They were all cavalry, rushing towards the Yongning Guard. I'm afraid there is no war."

A merchant couldn't help but sigh when he saw this situation.

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but panic. They were all Yongningwei merchants, and they knew more or less what She Chong was doing secretly.

It seems that the court is aware of this current situation.

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