After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 72

In many cases, the most critical battle must be fought by the leader himself.

Because only if you rush up, can you represent the unity of the people and bet on everything, and the people below can fight you desperately... Wuchao robbery, Boss Cao has generals who can fight, but I'm sorry, at this time of life and death, He has to rush up.

Facing the servants of the Zhang family, Tan Deyu led the charge, he was sure.

Facing Ma Degong's subordinates, Zhao Yingyuan went up, and he was able to handle it.
But facing the Qing army, Zhu Yiyuan had to go up, not how powerful he is, but only when he goes up, everyone will risk their lives, weak against strong, this is what they want!
Facts have proved that Zhu Yiyuan's bet was right. He rushed to kill, and the rebels followed him closely, trying to protect them. They kept moving forward.

The morale of the rebels also continued to increase.

In contrast to the Qing army, they are very brave, but don't forget that these people have stayed in Yizhou for more than a year, and the rich and gentle township has worn away a lot of vigor.

But they didn't know it yet, especially when the rebel army rushed forward regardless of everything, and fought with hand-to-hand blades, those archers who were only wearing armor were the first to collapse.

They couldn't withstand the attack of the rebel army, and their formation was in chaos.

Immediately afterwards, those soldiers also became chaotic, Zhu Yiyuan decisively separated them, Zhao Yingyuan rushed in fiercely, and everyone died.

The county is small and there is no way to escape, so they can only fight to the death.

The battle lasted for more than two hours. The last Qing soldier fell, and the rebels rushed up again and chopped him to pieces.Looking around, it's finally over.

Zhu Yiyuan didn't know how many people he had killed, he was just very tired and sat down on the ground, panting heavily.

After this battle, those soldiers, including the people in Maoyang Town, no longer doubted that this young scholar was not only kind in words, but also ruthless in his actions.

Zhao Yingyuan came over in a hurry and asked, "Qishi, are you injured?"

Zhu Yiyuan shook his head, "General Zhao, follow the rules and clean up the battlefield. I'm going to rest for a while."

Zhao Yingyuan was stunned for a moment, he won a bitter battle and wiped out hundreds of real Qing soldiers, just to win people's hearts, and when rewarding meritorious deeds, it seems that he shouldn't be in the front.

"Zhu Qian's matter..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yiyuan said again: "Tell the soldiers to rest quickly, I will take people to Muling Pass later."

Muling Pass?
Zhao Yingyuan suddenly understood what Zhu Yiyuan meant... Mr. Zhu has a good appetite!
Where is Muling Pass?
This pass is located on Daxian Mountain, which is known as the natural barrier of southern Qi. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, it was a natural barrier between Qi and Lu. It was once the most powerful pass in the world.

In order to guard against Lu, Qi State also built the Great Wall.

Zhu Yiyuan intends to enter the Yimeng Mountains, and Muling Pass is a gateway that can block soldiers and horses in the direction of Qingzhou.

That is to say, if Muling Pass is blocked, the rebels can freely pass through Yishui, Juzhou, and Zhucheng.

A mere Mengyin is still too small, and it is not enough to display it.

It's still the same reason, this battle is about life and death, Zhu Yiyuan must personally lead the team.And it must be fast, and it must block Muling Pass before Qingzhou soldiers and horses go south.

As a veteran in the battlefield, Zhao Yingyuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Zhu Yiyuan's judgment.

"Quick, take off the armor of these Tartars!"

Zhao Yingyuan personally commanded, took off the armor, gathered the good ones together, and quickly repaired those that could be repaired. In addition, strong bows, heavy arrows, machetes, sharp axes... All the best weapons were gathered together.

Zhao Yingyuan quickly searched for the supplies of the Qing army, such as food, medicine, mules and horses, in short, all the best ones that could be used were gathered together.

About two hours later, Zhu Yiyuan got up, and the exhaustion from fighting disappeared.

"Zhu Qian, I'm going to wake up the big guys now."

"do not!"

Zhu Yiyuan stopped Zhao Yingyuan, "Let the soldiers sleep for a while, I'll check things."

Sure enough, Zhu Yiyuan personally went to the front of these items, inspecting them carefully, armor, bows and arrows, food, horses... "By the way, General Zhao, do you have any cloth strips?"

"Cloth?"

"Yes, it is used to wrap the calf, which is convenient for long-distance marches."

Zhao Yingyuan hurriedly said: "This is easy, I'll let people find cloth in the city and cut it out."

Half an hour later, the cloth strip arrived.

Those soldiers also got up, Zhu Yiyuan greeted the big guys, taught them how to use leggings, and then led the soldiers to set off decisively.

He brought 800 people, lost more than 100 in the battle, and Zhao Yingyuan replenished more than 200 people.

Zhu Yiyuan led this team of less than a thousand people and quickly dispatched.

They climbed the long mountains, waded through the Mengshui, and moved forward all the way, still adhering to the traditional habits and never disturbing the people.

When you meet fellow villagers, you must treat them kindly.

Because of this, their march was not only fast, but also did not disturb the Qing court.

Needless to say, it was a miracle.

Linqu is less than a hundred miles away from Muling Pass, and it is an official road that has been developed for more than 2000 years. It took less than two days to send troops to Muling Pass.

Even counting the time to deliver the message, it is possible to do it within three days.

Once Muling Pass fell into the hands of the Qing army, Zhu Yiyuan's idea of ​​managing the Yimeng Mountains failed halfway before it was implemented.

However, the slowness of the Qing army surprised Zhu Yiyuan. It took them five days to cross mountains and ridges, cross rivers and waters, and finally arrived at Muling Pass.

Standing on Daxian Mountain and looking at Qilu, it suddenly becomes clear.

Zhu Yiyuan was overjoyed that there was not even a single Qing army.

But after the investigation, Zhu Yiyuan's heart sank again.

Muling Pass, the most powerful pass in the world, was established during the Spring and Autumn Period. After the unification of the world, its status plummeted. Due to years of disrepair, the pass city was dilapidated, and the Great Wall no longer existed. There were only some relics.

Zhu Yiyuan and his soldiers searched for it, but Huang Ying had sharp eyes and found a stone tablet that was rebuilt during the Jiajing period.

But it is a pity that the repair of Muling Pass this time was not built as a pass, but as the throat of the north-south trade, and the relics of the tax card can be found, which were abandoned not long ago.

Just such a thing that leaks air from all sides, can it still stand it?

At this moment, Huang Ying suddenly shouted again: "Zhu Qianshi, look at this, is it salt?"

Zhu Yiyuan came over in a hurry, and in front of him was a section of the remains of the Great Wall of Qi, with crystals similar to table salt on it. Zhu Yiyuan looked again, and found that the Great Wall was built with Sanhe soil, and the big salt blocks that condensed together were similar to stones.

Indeed, in some places where salt resources are abundant, salt blocks are used to build walls and even build houses.

When the Great Wall of Qi was built, salt was also used, which is really surprising.

"Hey, is this salt edible?"

Zhu Yiyuan nodded, then shook his head again, "The salt block in the city wall is too dirty, eating it directly will hurt your stomach, you need to dissolve it with water, filter the impurities, and then expose it to the sun, or steam it dry with fire, just like boiling sea salt Same."

Hearing this, Huang Ying was immediately overjoyed, "Salt! There is salt here! Brothers, come and see!"

Sure enough, other soldiers came after hearing the news, and excitedly asked Zhu Yiyuan if it was true.

Only then did Zhu Yiyuan suddenly realize that salt is really important to the common people today.Looking around, if you can really get hundreds of thousands of catties of salt from the long ruins of the Qi Great Wall, not only can the soldiers use it, but they can even exchange supplies with the surrounding people.

Now the pattern is opened.

The only problem is that it will damage the 2000-year-old Great Wall... But if the Hulu were expelled and the tragedy of the literary inquisition was avoided, the civilization that could be preserved would be more than a section of the Great Wall!

Zhu Yiyuan nodded slightly, and said slowly: "Now there is no gate at Muling Pass, and it will be closed when we arrive! Soldiers, let us be an eternal pass to protect the people!"

The soldiers immediately agreed, raised their arms and shouted... Then they got into the intense busy work. The big guys used local materials to fill the damaged city walls, dig trenches on the main roads, and hoard stones and roll logs on the hills.

When the big guys were busy, Yiqi came from the south, and it was the messenger.

The rebels decisively took him down.

"Don't kill me, I recruited them all... The young one was sent by Yishui county magistrate. When he heard that Mengyin had fallen, he immediately asked Qingzhou for help. Unexpectedly, the heroes came here first."

Zhu Yiyuan looked calm and said: "Yishui asks for help, how is the situation in the city now?"

(End of this chapter)