Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 150 Arrive at Bauhinia Pass

Bauhinia Pass, blocking the winding road in the south and facing the abyss of Juma in the north, is similar to Futu as a gateway, and Xuanda is a barrier in the distance.

If we say that Yanmen Pass, Ningwu Pass, and Piantou Pass are the first line of defense against the Mongol invasion.

Then Bauhinia Pass, Daoma Pass, and Juyong Pass constitute the inner three passes, which are the last line of defense for the capital.

As a battleground for military strategists throughout the ages, Zijingguan has been expanded several times, and the most recent one was during the Yongle period.

The outer walls of the entire pass are all built with strong long stones. The top of the city wall is paved with blue bricks, and the gaps in the middle are filled with lime gravel, which is extremely strong.

Outside the Bauhinia Pass is the long Juma River.

The south bank is Xiaojin City, which is the outpost city of Zijingguan, and the north bank is the main city of Zijingguan, which is surrounded by three small cities, namely Xiaopanshi City, Qifengkou City, and Guanzuoling City.

These four small cities, together with the main city of Zijingguan, together form Zijingguan, known as the throat of the capital.

A heavy snow fell one after another, and the weather seemed to become extremely cold overnight.

But the area around Zijing Pass was still extremely busy.

Outside the Xiaojin City, you can see horse-rejecting piles, trenches dug out, and various fortifications everywhere.

Countless officers and soldiers in charge of armor were busy coming and going without stopping.

The water of the Juma River is flowing calmly, but in this cold weather, the water has been mixed with some thin ice slag.

As the Bauhinia Pass, which is only one step away from the capital, the imperial court has given full attention to it. The officials guarding this place are Tao Jin, the fellow governor of the Chinese Army’s Governor’s Mansion, and Sun Xiang, the left deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

On the city wall paved with blue bricks, Tao Jin and Sun Xiang stood side by side.

The cold wind was blowing, shaking the robes of the two of them, Sun Xiang said.

"Tao Tongzhi, the latest military report has already broken through the Ma Pass, and by tomorrow at the latest, we will be able to arrive outside the Bauhinia Pass."

Tao Jin is over forty years old this year, and it is the time when the generals are at their most vigorous. Hearing this, he grinned and said.

"Lord Sun, don't worry, the soldiers at Baiyangkou and Daomaguan have fought for so many days just to buy time for Zijingguan. As the general guarding Zijingguan, how can I be sorry for their sacrifice?"

"If you have this general in one day, you will not let Yexian's horseshoe step over the Bauhinia Pass."

The whistling military whistle sounded, accompanied by the rising smoke of wolves.

"My lord, the spies in front of me have detected a large number of people coming towards the Zijing Pass, which is less than thirty miles away."

Tao Jin and Sun Xiang looked at each other, and their bodies tensed immediately, Sun Xiang said in a deep voice.

"I thought I would rest for a day first, but I didn't expect him to be so anxious and come so quickly!"

In contrast, Tao Jin was much calmer, said.

"Winter is coming, so be anxious first."

Immediately, Tao Jin turned around and spoke in a deep voice to the lieutenant beside him.

"Send the order of the general to order all the officers and troops built outside to withdraw to the pass immediately. From now on, all guards are closed, and we can fight at any time!"

The people around hurriedly went down to prepare, and after a while, the originally quiet city suddenly became noisy.

On the city wall, which was already heavily guarded, there were suddenly countless guards on duty. Almost every two or three steps, there were people on guard.

The terrain of Zijingguan is dangerous, with high mountains on both sides, and there are only two roads about three feet wide for walking.

Such terrain severely limited the cavalry's marching speed.

In fact, since they broke through Baiyangkou and actually entered the border defense line of Ming Dynasty, they were forced to change most of the cavalry into infantry.

The terrain within the pass rarely has a large area of ​​plains, but more mountains and hills, especially the terrain in front of the Zijing Pass.

The marching speed of infantry is faster than that of cavalry.

"stop!"

It was less than five miles away from Zijing Pass, and he could already see the fortified city from a distance, so he raised his hand and gave an order to the army.

"Camp here, rest overnight, and attack the city tomorrow!"

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At night, Yexian was in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Boyan Timur walked out of the military tent, his face was a bit embarrassed, he hesitated for a moment, and he still came to the military tent on the other side.

"Tamerlane has seen His Majesty."

That's right, since the negotiation with Daming ended, he didn't recognize the so-called Supreme Emperor, but still treated Zhu Qizhen as the emperor of Ming Dynasty.

However, a group of Vala nobles tacitly changed their address to Zhu Qizhen to His Majesty.

After all, the Emperor is also His Majesty, and the Supreme Emperor is also His Majesty...

Even though Zhu Qizhen was a prisoner, he had received more than [-] years of royal education, and his demeanor was full of aristocratic atmosphere that grassland people did not have.

Boyan Timur had always admired the system and culture of Daming, so he first asked him to take care of the captured Emperor of Ming.

So of course, the two of them quickly became good friends.

Zhu Qizhen was eating, and the treatment was different from the initial treatment. At this moment, apart from Ha Ming and Yuan Bin, there were many more maids in Mongolian costumes beside him.

Seeing Boyan Timur walking in, Zhu Qizhen immediately got up, put his arms around his shoulder affectionately, pulled him to sit down, and said.

"Timer, you have been marching all day, and you haven't eaten yet, have you? Come, join me."

Boyan Timur sat down as promised, but still frowning.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen took the initiative to ask: "What's the matter, did something happen?"

Boyan Timur seemed a bit embarrassed to speak, but after hesitating for a moment, he still spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Grand Master called me over just now, and let me tell you that you need to go there in person to attack the city tomorrow, and order the general to open the door."

Zhu Qizhen's expression was a little stagnant, his face was sullen, he didn't speak, but just put down the chopsticks in his hand.

Yuan Bin on the side spoke softly.

"Your Excellency, our emperor has tacitly agreed that the Grand Master will use the name of returning him to attack the capital, but now the emperor is required to speak out in person. This seems to be different from what we agreed at the time, right?"

Ha Ming also spoke cautiously.

"That's right, Your Excellency, you should know that the capital has established a new lord, and told all the pass guards not to obey my lord's orders."

"There have been precedents in Xuanfu and Datong before. It is useless for the grand master to attack the city by my lord, so I ask you to present my interests to the grand master on my lord's behalf."

Boyan Timur smiled wryly, he didn't know what Yuan Bin and Ha Ming said.

After another moment of hesitation, Boyan Timur became ruthless and said.

"Your Majesty, I used these reasons to persuade the Grand Master, but the Grand Master told me that he knew that the guard would not give up resistance so easily, so he planned to..."

Seeing Boyan Timur hesitating, Zhu Qizhen also had some guesses in his heart, so his face became more and more gloomy.

"He wants me to serve as a shield for his army?"

Boyan Timur lowered his head, but obviously acquiesced.

So Zhu Qizhen suddenly got up and said angrily.

"Crazy first? How dare he do this?!"

Boyan Timur sighed, also stood up, and said.

"Your Majesty, please appease your anger. The Grand Master has no other choice. The military report came the day before yesterday that the army of the Ara Zhiyuan stationed outside Xuanfu City was raided by Xuanfu Yang Hong and suffered heavy losses."

"Yang Hong is your subject. You should know his military style. The remaining [-] soldiers and horses of the Ara Zhiyuan can no longer guarantee that he will not take risks."

"If Yang Hong takes the risk of sending troops to attack Baiyangkou or Yanghe, the grand master will be in a difficult situation. Therefore, the grand master has no time and is delayed in front of the Zijing Pass."

Zhu Qizhen still had a cold face: "So you want me to act as a shield for him?"

Boyan Timur smiled wryly, stretched out his hand to press Zhu Qizhen's shoulder and sat down, patted his chest and said.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will go out with Your Majesty tomorrow."

"The grand master just hopes to pass through the Bauhinia Pass as soon as possible, not to put His Majesty in danger."

"He has told me that even if he sacrifices his own life tomorrow, he will definitely keep His Majesty safe and sound. Please rest assured on this point."

Zhu Qizhen frowned, looked at the burning candles in the tent, and didn't speak...

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