Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 282 Attacking Yu Pass
Yuguan.

Xiao Buli, the envoy of Yuguan Pass, squinted at the philistine businessman in front of him, holding a list in his hand, and said, "Boss Jiang, this time the appetite is too big. The goods are ten times more than usual. Besides, You are not a tea seller? How did you become a cloth merchant, pen merchant, paper merchant, and inkstone merchant? What do you want to do? Are you really not afraid to support yourself to death?"

Jiang Dongjia said: "Emissary Xiao Guan heard that His Majesty Sangganhe was defeated and Yelu South Court died in battle?"

Chaubli nodded silently.

The fight in Youzhou was so intense, and although Yuguan was far away from the front line, it was still an important way to go, and the news was relatively well-informed.

On the night after the great battle, they got the news.

Because Xiao Abu ran to Jizhou in a panic, it caused a lot of panic in Jizhou.

Some powerful Khitan people prepared their waypoints that day and prepared to take refuge in Liaodong.

For the defeat on the front line, Shaubli didn't have any extra feelings, but only indifference.

Once upon a time, he was also a passionate young man, and by chance, he was transferred to Yuguan as a lieutenant general.

What I saw and heard shattered the three views.

Yuguan was built in the third year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty. It was an important military site built to deal with Goguryeo. It has always been an important military site in the Northeast of the Central Plains Dynasty.

However, as Khitan acquired the Sixteen States of Yanyun, Yuguan was abandoned.

Both the left and right are his own territory, and the Central Plains has fallen into endless civil strife. Naturally, Yuguan has not been paid attention to and regarded as a place of exile.

But after Xiaobuli arrived, he found that Yuguan was almost a paradise on earth.

Yuguan has indeed lost its defensive effect, but it is still one of the necessary passes connecting Youzhou and Liaodong.

There are a lot of businessmen traveling between the two places, especially Korean businessmen.

Goryeo has always been on good terms with the Central Plains, and looks down on Khitan.In the seventh year of the union, the Khitan emperor gave Goryeo [-] camels, hoping that the two countries would have good relations.

However, the Khitan envoy was banished to an isolated island by the Koryo king, and the camels he sent were also starved to death.Since then, the Khitan has harassed the border of Koryo many times, and regards it as one of the targets of the grass valley.

The two countries are at odds with each other, so business and trade cannot be carried out normally.

Koryo could only trade with the Wa country, and occasionally traveled across the ocean to the Central Plains for business.

It's just that the risk of crossing the ocean is too high. Once encountering wind and waves, people and goods will be empty, which is not worth it.

Smuggling became the only way.

Whether it is Liao's own merchants, Korean merchants, or Han merchants from Youyan, they need to go through Yuguan when traveling to and from Liaodong.

Honest businessmen pay customs duties, and unscrupulous ones pay smuggling taxes. They are called interest.

All the soldiers in Yuguan made a lot of money, and those with a bit of status were served by a group of businessmen like gods.

Shawbury's previous job had only twenty or so concubines, all of whom were sent by businessmen.

There are dissolute Japanese women, beautiful Silla maidservants, wild Mongol (Mongolian) women, and even famous courtesans from the Central Plains.

How could Shawbury stand this kind of erosion, and soon fell, becoming a puppet of desire.

More than ten years later, Xiao Buli became the envoy of Yuguan Customs, and lived the life he hated the most when he was a teenager.

But he doesn't regret it at all, because the joy in it can't be described in words.

The Jiang Dongjia in front of him was a tea merchant whom Xiaobuli met a year ago.

The Khitan people enjoy every cup of tea, their profits are extremely lucrative, and they spend a lot of money. Once they came and went, the two became acquainted.

This time Jiang Dong's family approached him, and what was smuggled was not only tea, but also a lot of messy things. Xiao Buli immediately became suspicious and said: "The front line lost, what does this have to do with your preparation of these goods?"

Jiang Dong's family bowed and said: "Tell me the truth, today is the last time you and I will meet. For the sake of the constant filial piety in the past, Xiao Guan's envoy still hopes to be accommodating. Of course, the grassroots will not treat Xiao Guan's envoy badly." of……"

Xiao Buli frowned and said, "How do you say that?"

Jiang Dong's family said: "Caomin has some contacts in the south of the Yangtze River. He has heard of the enemy's commander Luo Youdu. This man is called Zhang Zifang by the emperor of the Central Plains, and he is known as Xiao Zhuge by the world. He is like a god in soldiers. He is indeed a rare figure in the world. If you are defeated, you may not be able to recover, and Youdu Mansion will definitely not be able to keep it. If the Central Plains gets Youdu Mansion, the top and bottom must strictly control it. If you find a loophole in a short period of time and buy Central Plains items, it may be as difficult as reaching the sky."

"The prices of tea, silk, pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the Central Plains, which are rare in my Daliao, will increase exponentially. Stock up on such goods and make this last deal."

Chaubli nodded his head with a touch, this is indeed reasonable.

Jiang Dong's family paused for a moment, hesitated to speak, and finally said: "Emissary Xiaoguan had better make some preparations. Once this Youdu Mansion falls, Yuguan will become the most important key, and the imperial court will definitely give it to you." Guancheng increased troops. At that time, it was hard to say whether Xiaoguan Envoy was listening to other people or whether others were listening to Guancheng Envoy."

There is also anxiety in Shawbury's eyes, which is what worries him the most recently.

Up and down Yuguan, six hundred soldiers were rotten to the bone.

If someone wants to take over Yuguan, as long as you check casually, you can't hide what you have done these years.

Beheading is considered light.

Shawbury put his heart to one side and said, "I can let you pass tonight, but I will pay three times the usual interest."

Jiang Dongjia changed his face and said: "Xiao Guanshi, you are too cruel."

Xiao Buli's eyes were burning, and he said: "Jiang Dong's family, don't think I'm a fool, if it's really what you said, I Daliao lost Youdu Mansion, the price of the goods in your hand will not only triple, right?"

He stretched out three fingers and said, "It's only three times, not a single copper is missing, otherwise you won't be able to pass the test."

Jiang Dong's parents sighed: "Well, three times is three times. It is also fate to be able to meet Xiao Guanshi once."

"Cheer up!" Xiao Buli got up and said, "I'm waiting for Mr. Jiang's family tonight."

Jiang Dong's family bid farewell and left.

Xiao Buli looked gloomyly at the leaving figure of Mr. Jiang's family.

Xiao Yuchan, Xiao Buli's nephew, walked in from outside the house and asked, "Uncle, is there a ghost in Dong Jiang's house?"

Xiao Buli said: "It's not impossible, let's be careful, don't let them cheat Guan Cheng and lose his life. Over the years, we have accumulated a lot of family property. After tonight, let's run, if we stay, we will die. one."

That night, Jiang Dong's mighty convoy appeared outside the Yuguan Pass.

There are [-] carts of goods, and there are more than [-] guards and transporters.

Seeing the redness of the downstairs, Shaubli shouted, "Everyone, except the coachman, retreated three hundred steps." "

Jiang Dong's family appeared at the foot of the city, looked at Guan Cheng and said, "Emissary Xiao Guan, what do you mean?"

Xiaobury laughed loudly: "It's a very important time, don't blame Mr. Jiang. For your goods, I will arrange someone to escort your convoy to Kanto. Then you will enter the customs in batches, lest I lose people and customs."

Jiang Dong's parents sighed and said, "Emissary Xiao, you don't trust Jiang so much. Forget it, just follow the envoy's words. Let's step back three hundred steps, so that the envoy can feel at ease!"

The group of them retreated three hundred steps.

Xiaobury was cautious to the extreme, so he didn't dare to open the gate of the city. He arranged for people to go down the city in a hanging basket. Opened the closed door.

More than a hundred soldiers stepped forward in an instant and inspected the goods in detail.

As on the list, they were all tea, brocade, silk, and rare things in the Central Plains, such as pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Only then did Shaw feel relieved and arranged for them to enter the pass.

The convoy moved forward slowly and exited from the east gate of Yuguan.When seventeen cars passed by, the axle broke suddenly and got stuck in the middle of the east gate.

Seeing this, the soldiers were furious: "What's going on?"

The driver looked innocent and said: "The axle is broken, I can't go, I have to change the axle."

Seeing this, the soldiers could only say: "Hurry up, don't play tricks."

He cautiously drew his saber.

The coachman moved the goods on the cart in fear, and shouted to the back: "Everyone come up to help. If these inkstones are not moved down, how can we repair the axle."

More than ten people rushed forward with the tacit consent of the soldiers.

They moved the goods silently, and suddenly they made an appointment, and Sa Yazi ran out of the pass.

The soldiers secretly shouted: "Not good!"

But closing the door blocked the convoy...

At this moment, in the darkness east of Yuguan, a group of soldiers rushed forward.

The leader is Guo Tingwei.

In Luo Youdu's memory, there is a place called Qinhuangdao in the northern part of the Bohai Sea. Qin Shihuang visited Jieshi in the east, engraved "The Ci of Jieshimen", and sent Lu Sheng from Yan to the sea to seek immortals. He once stayed here, so it was named Qinhuangdao.

From Jingu across the Bohai Sea, you can reach Linyu, Pingzhou from here, bypassing Yuguan.

Luo Youdu didn't know that his impression of geography was extremely inaccurate, not to mention Qin Shihuang, whether it was true or not.

The name Qinhuangdao was first seen in the fifth year of Tianshun Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty. It was not until the end of the [-]th century that the island was connected to the land and became part of the mainland.

Luo Youdu's impression made it difficult for the Dazhou navy who had been looking for the landing place.

They spent more than half a month, but still could not find the so-called landing point.

Seeing that time was running out, Lin Renzhao chose to land under a cliff, which was not the landing point, and forcibly landed.

Lin Renzhao, a "monster" who climbed mountains and waded like walking on flat ground, climbed up a low cliff with his bare hands, lowered the rope ladder, and sent his soldiers to the east of Yuguan.

Hence the attack.

Guo Ting said that he held back for a month, originally Luo Youdu wanted him to save Yuguan, this task is very heavy.

Guo Ting said that he has the strength to take on this important task.

As a result, he couldn't find the landing point. Guo Tingzhi just dragged on like this, and he still hasn't made an inch of success.

Guo Ting said that although he is Buddhist, he is not willing to be inferior to others.They surrendered for the third time in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but they have not made an inch of merit, so how can they not be in a hurry.

At this moment, like a fierce tiger leaving the pass, it passed through the convoy and rushed into the pass, with the iron spear in its hand constantly reaping the lives of the Khitan soldiers.

Guo Tingwei shouted: "Ting San, hurry to Guanzuo, don't let anyone get lost."

He led the army directly to kill Guancheng.

The strength of the Khitan soldiers is not weak, but the six hundred soldiers in Yuguan have been corrupted to the bone, so they don't have the slightest courage.

They were directly slaughtered by Guo Tingzhi's department as livestock, and Yuguan was captured without any effort.

(End of this chapter)