The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 290 The soul returns
Fotu Pass is said to have been built during the Three Kingdoms period.

Li Yan, the governor of Shu Han, was once stationed here.

The terrain here is really dangerous.

Ancient books have recorded that Yucheng is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and the only land route is Fotu Pass, which has towering cliffs and thousands of winding steps. The two rivers are like a ribbon, making it a vital throat area. If the whole city can be defended, it will be safe.

The current ancient city of Chongqing is actually the small pointed corner where the Yangtze River and Jialing River meet.

The width of the Yangtze River in this section is probably more than two miles, and the width of the Jialing River in this section is more than one mile. In addition, Chongqing is a mountain city, and the terrain is much higher than the river surface. It is almost impossible to capture it by attacking from above across the river.

Therefore, in order to capture the Chongqing city, it is necessary to capture Fotu Pass, the only land passage to the west.

Although Fotu Pass is not ten thousand feet high, it is still hundreds of feet high. Moreover, the three sides of Fotu Pass are all cliffs, and it is only slightly flat towards the city. If you cannot go around Fotu Pass from the river banks on both sides, it is really impossible to take Fotu Pass.

The next morning, at about 1 a.m., when it was still dim, Wanli had already arrived at the city gate tower west of Fotu Pass.

He looked at the mountain path below, which had a steep angle of nearly 60 degrees, and felt a little puzzled.

The mountain road is so steep and only about ten feet wide. How did the Bozhou army get up here?

Hasn’t Yang Yinglong ever been to Chongqing?
This is impossible.

Li Hualong summoned Yang Yinglong to Chongqing Prefecture City last year to question him. This guy must have been to Chongqing Prefecture City.

This guy should be very clear that as long as the defenders send some troops to block the river banks on both sides and prevent them from wading around to the back of Fotu Pass, it will be extremely difficult to capture Fotu Pass.

So, why did Yang Yinglong leave the cities along the line from Bozhou to Chongqing Prefecture City and instead attack Chongqing Prefecture City, which was almost impossible to take?
This is really puzzling.

He raised the telescope again and looked towards the west, where he could vaguely see the Bozhou army.

These guys were all dressed in mourning clothes, a dense mass of white. Even without a telescope, you could see the Bozhou army coming from more than ten miles away.

Yang Yinglong is quite good at boosting morale. He believes that an army that is in dire straits will surely win. Jiang Dongzhi really went too far this time. Anyone would be furious.

This guy came here in grief and anger, and he will definitely not care about his life if he fights.

Wanli looked at the densely packed Shenjiying soldiers in the city behind him and couldn't help but sigh.

I hope Yang Yinglong can listen to advice. Otherwise, given the terrain, the Bozhou army will be courting death if they rush forward.

He brought all the musketeers of the Shenji Battalion, a total of 24,000 people. If each person had ten bullets, that would be 240,000 bullets, not to mention that the Shenji Battalion was only equipped with two boxes of bullets.

Moreover, the navy also had a large number of musketeers and kerosene tanks, and it was impossible for the Bozhou army to wade through the river banks on both sides to get behind Fotu Pass.

If Yang Yinglong attacked Fotu Pass like crazy, the Bozhou army would probably be defeated at the pass.

What a pity for tens of thousands of elite mountain warfare troops.

At this time, the Bozhou army had already marched towards Fotu Pass. It took them nearly an hour to walk the distance of more than ten miles. It was not until the rising sun that tens of thousands of Bozhou soldiers arrived at the foot of Fotu Pass.

It seems that Yang Yinglong was not here to attack the city.

This guy actually drove thousands of monks to the front, and then brought more than ten generals to guard a carriage to the front of the pass.

There was still a coffin on the carriage.

What does this guy want to do?
Wanli used a small telescope to take a closer look and saw a strong man in his thirties or forties staggering off his horse.

This person should be Yang Yinglong. This guy is as strong as a coffin lid.

Yang Yinglong didn't even take his weapon. He picked up the small incense table that had been prepared on the carriage with trembling hands and placed a spirit tablet and an incense burner on it.

Then he knelt down in front of the incense table with a plop, raised the incense handed to him by others, and cried out sadly: "Ke'er, Ke'er, Daddy is sorry for you. Daddy shouldn't have let you take the blame. It's Daddy who hurt you!"

After saying that, he inserted the incense into the incense burner and then kowtowed to the spirit tablet.

The spirit tablet is facing Fotu Pass, and the words on it can be seen clearly.

The soul of my beloved son Yang Kedong!

This guy actually kowtowed to his son's spirit tablet. What does this mean?
After Yang Yinglong kowtowed nine times, he bit his finger and dripped blood onto the spirit tablet while crying bitterly, "Ke'er, my good child, come, come to Daddy, Daddy will take you home. Ke'er, dear, come quickly, come to Daddy, you can't die in a foreign land and become a lonely ghost, you will be bullied. Daddy will take you home, come quickly, Ke'er, Daddy will take you home!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the four strong men behind him shouted, "Ke'er, your soul has returned. Uncle will take you home and summon your soul!"

Suddenly, tens of thousands of people scattered paper money into the sky, rows of towering spirit-calling banners began to dance, and thousands of monks chanted scriptures in unison. For a moment, the sky was dark, sand and stones flew, and the sun was obscured by dark clouds that appeared from nowhere.

When Wanli saw this, he was stunned.

So magical!

real or fake?

Qin Liangyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Alas, how pitiful! If his son is really harmed by someone, he will truly be sending his son to his grave."

Yang Yinglong seemed to be less than 40 years old, but his hair had already started to turn gray, which shows how much of a blow the pain of losing his son had dealt to him.

Alas, if it weren’t for me, you would be more pitiful than him.

In history, just as you helped the imperial court quell the rebellion of Yang Yinglong, those beasts killed your husband.

You did not rebel, but fought for the court. As a result, all your brothers, nephews, sons and daughters-in-law were killed, except for two nephews who were seriously injured and could not go to the battlefield. You don't know how many times you have seen off the young at your old age.

Wanli was just sighing inwardly when Hu Shouren, the deputy commander of the Shenji Front Battalion, suddenly came up quickly, clasped his hands and bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Kedong said his father is calling him and he insists on coming up."

what?
Can you hear it from this far away?

They could only vaguely hear it from the city gate tower in front.

Yang Kedong could actually hear it even in the midst of the army behind him?
Upon hearing this, Wanli nodded slowly and said, "Then let him come up."

Yang Yinglong cares so much about his son, so it might be helpful to ask Yang Kedong to persuade him.

At this time, Yang Kedong was still in the camp at the foot of the mountain on the east side. When he heard that he could come up, he immediately ran up the mountain like a wild horse.

As he walked up the mountain, the dark clouds gradually dissipated and the blood on Yang Yinglong's fingers gradually stopped.

As soon as Yang Kedong ran to the bottom of the city gate tower, the dark clouds dissipated and the morning sun burst out.

At this time, Yang Yinglong actually stood up and said with relief: "Ke'er is here, let's go."

After saying this, he held the spirit tablet in his arms with one hand and turned around to mount his warhorse.

The four strong men behind him put away the incense table and incense burner and mounted their horses. The monks who were sitting on the ground chanting scriptures also stood up and walked back, and tens of thousands of troops also began to turn around.

This guy is not here to attack Chongqing City!
Wanli seemed to understand.

Even though Yang Yinglong was so angry, he didn't want to rebel. He just wanted to call back his son's soul and show off his military strength at the same time.

He wanted to tell the court, stop pushing me. If you push me too hard, can you defeat the Bozhou army in the Bashan and Shushui areas?
This guy is truly a rare military talent.

Wanli was just thinking about who to send down to call Yang Yinglong back, when Yang Kedong suddenly jumped up and shouted, "Dad, I'm here."

This time it was Yang Yinglong's turn to be stunned.

He shuddered, looking at the spirit tablet in his arms with disbelief, then threw it to his second brother and said loudly, "Ke'er is not dead. I will go save him. You retreat ten miles and set up camp. If I don't come back, you must return to the army immediately and let Chao'er inherit the throne."

After saying this, he drew out the spear from his horse, jumped off the horse, and rushed straight to Fotu Pass.

"Brother, you can't go."

"Brother, this may be another trick of the court."

"Brother, don't go. The court might have found someone with a voice like Ke'er to deceive you."

Hearing this, Yang Yinglong turned around and said loudly, "It's Ke'er, I can't let him down again.

If I can't save Ke'er, you all must hurry back. Remember, don't rebel unless you have no other choice. Don't think about revenge for me. It doesn't matter if I die with Ke'er, but you must not destroy the Yang family's centuries-old foundation."

This is truly a good man who values ​​friendship and loyalty.

When Wanli heard this, he couldn't help but nodded.

Qin Liangyu, Ma Qiancheng and others couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

(End of this chapter)