Taiyuan was called Jinyang in ancient times, also known as Longcheng, located in the Taiyuan Basin in the north-central part of Shanxi, surrounded by mountains on three sides, Taihang Mountain in the east, Luliang Mountain on the left, and Yunzhong and the boat in the north. The geography is excellent.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Taiyuan belonged to the Jin State, and was the fief of the Zhao family in the later period, and Zhao Xiangzi united with Han Wei to defeat the Zhi clan and laid the foundation of the Zhao State, one of the Seven Heroes. After the division of the Jin Dynasty, Zhao took Taiyuan as the capital, Taiyuan was still called Jinyang at that time, and later due to the need for Taiyuan to the north and to participate in the Central Plains hegemony, Zhao moved the capital to Handan. After the Qin, Han, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Taiyuan was an important county system, its heyday was in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan started in Taiyuan, so Taiyuan as the northern capital. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms after the Tang Dynasty were essentially warlord battles between Bianliang on the south bank of the Yellow River and Taiyuan on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Taiyuan has always been an important town in the north, "controlling the mountains and rivers, standing on the shoulders of the world", "the key point of the four stops, and the capital of the five plains". After controlling Taiyuan, you can attack Guanzhong in the west, Youzhou in the east, and Henan in the south. Therefore, in the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang named his third son as the king of Jin, and in the eleventh year of Hongwu, he was in Taiyuan. Zhu Li is dignified, and the history records "beautiful eyes and hair, looking forward to prestige", but unfortunately he is too arrogant and does many illegal things, and once beat the cook Xu Xingzu because the food is not palatable. This caused Zhu Yuanzhang to be furious, because this Xu Xingzu served Zhu Yuanzhang for twenty-three years, which is very suitable for Lao Zhu's taste, probably in order to let his son always remember the taste of home, Lao Zhu assigned his beloved cook to his distant son, but unfortunately his son did not appreciate it. This incident fully shows that the founder and the rich second generation have different tastes for food. There were many illegal things, and some people accused Zhu Li of conspiracy, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to deal with him, and finally survived under the persuasion and maintenance of the crown prince Zhu Biao. Since then, Zhu Li's temperament has changed greatly, and he is known for being courteous and polite, but it may be because his nature is too repressive, Zhu Li began to indulge in wine, since the death of the prince Zhu Biao, he has often been sick, and now he is even more seriously ill, and all affairs are handled by the prince Zhu Jixi.

Taiyuan is surrounded by mountains on three sides, so the climate is very warm, not cold in winter, not hot in summer. It's just that compared to Jiangnan, the temperature is still much lower. Xu Huizu and his entourage traveled day and night, crossing Kaifeng and crossing the Yellow River, and finally arrived in Taiyuan City on October 19. After seeing the towering city of Taiyuan and the calm defenders, Xu Huizu finally breathed a sigh of relief and ordered people to call the door.

After a short time, the city gate lowered the suspension bridge, and Zhang Yuxuan, the political envoy of Shanxi, and Zhang Yuxuan, the same knowledge of the capital division, rushed to the door to greet them. Xu Huizu saw the two coming, paused on the horse, and then jumped off the horse, when he landed, Xu Huizu felt that his body was weak, and he couldn't help but stumble, Zhang Yuxuan hurriedly went up to support him: "Lord Guogong, come into the city quickly, it seems that you are tired." ”

Xu Huizu shook his head, pushed Zhang Yuxuan's hand away, and said, "What about Dusi Taoying?" Why didn't he come? ”

"Lord Tao received an urgent six-hundred-mile rush from the imperial court five days ago, and began to mobilize the soldiers of this division to gather in the area of Yanmen Pass and Ningwu Pass, and now Lord Tao should be patrolling over there."

"Very good," Xu Huizu looked back at the sun and said, "We can only stay for an hour, we have to travel overnight, you hurry up to change horses for my cavalry, supplement food, and prepare guides, and this officer must rush to Ningwu Pass before dark tomorrow." Now the official wants to enter the city to meet the king of Jin. ”

"Don't be in such a hurry."

"Execute the order." Xu Huizu walked towards the city as he spoke, and his guards hurriedly followed.

Zhang Yu and Zhang Yuxuan smiled bitterly and hurriedly went to make arrangements.

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Half an hour later, Xu Huizu rode out of the city, whistled, ordered the cavalry to set off immediately, and then left in the dust with the wry smiles of Zhang Hao, Zhang Yuxuan and others.

On the evening of the next day, October 20, Xu Huizu arrived at Ningwu Pass. So far, he has created a miracle, and it took him fourteen days to rush from Nanjing to Ningwu Pass, two thousand miles away.

When they arrived at Ningwu Pass, Xu Huizu and Tao Ying, who rushed to hear the news, explained some things, and then lay down and fell asleep. I slept until noon the next day.

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The remnant sun is like blood, and the male pass is like iron.

Looking at the Yan army retreating like a tide under the city, Chen Zhen shouted: "Brothers, we have won!" These bastards were beaten down by us. The soldiers at the head of the city also cheered loudly, looking at their generals with reverence. Chen Zhen stood on the high platform and said in a loud voice: "Brothers, we have been guarding Juyong Pass for sixteen days, we have withstood the two-sided attack of Yan Rebellion and Zhou Rebellion, I know that everyone is very tired, but as long as we persevere, the reinforcements of the imperial court will come, and General Chen Xuan's reinforcements will soon come from the west, and the rebels of Zhou Rebellion will be attacked on both sides, and the final victory must belong to us!" Wansheng! Wansheng! Wansheng! ”

The troops were infected by Chen Zhen's emotions, and they also raised their swords and shouted: "Wan Sheng!" Wansheng! Wansheng! ”

Seeing that the momentum of the army was raised, Chen Zhen continued to shout: "Come, let's sing "Serve the Country with Loyalty", this is a military song composed by the emperor himself, come, sing together, the wolf smoke rises, the rivers and mountains look north, the dragon flag rolls, and the horse ...... hiss."

Hearing the majestic singing of Guanshang, the Yan army in Dongguan and the Zhou army in Xiguan were a little angry. Zhu Di angrily slashed the knife on the mountain rock, and with a "bell", the fire splashed, and the long knife broke in response. Zhu Di threw the broken knife to the ground and looked back at Dao Yan: "Master, what should I do?" ”

Dao Yan's face was calm, and he recited a Buddha name: "Lord, we still have time, it has been less than twenty days since the incident, and the court can't react." Now we are attacking from both sides with the army of the king of Zhou, and in less than two days, this city will be broken! ”

"Okay!" Zhu Di sighed, then turned around and said, "Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, order the sergeants to eat and rest, and after an hour, light torches and attack the city overnight." ”

West.

King Zhou looked at Feng Sheng beside him and said in a low voice, "Father-in-law, what should I do?" ”

Feng Sheng was of medium stature, with a thin face, his eyes slightly closed, and the two beards under his chin were windless, and he didn't seem to hear King Zhou's words. But after a while, Feng Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were extremely sharp, and there was a hint of cunning: "Lord Wang, we don't have time, from now on, we will attack the city day and night, and we are not allowed to stop; I think the Yan King on the other side should do the same. ”

"Now the situation of our army is the most dangerous, if the army of the imperial court breaks through the pass of Badaling behind us, then our army will be flanked from front to back, and the whole army will be annihilated."

"Okay, just do as you say."

Head of the city.

Chen Zhen and Deputy General Xue Chun sat on the high platform, looking at the Yan Army barracks under the gate, snoring and drinking fried noodles. Xue Chun put down his rice bowl, wiped his mouth, and said, "Old Chen, you say, why hasn't General Chen Xuan come yet?" ”

Chen Zhen was silent for a moment, sighed, and said, "Old Xue, I have an idea, I'm afraid Chen Xuan won't come." ”

"Why?"

"Maybe the acting king has also rebelled."

"Huh?" Xue Chun's color changed and he pointed to the west: "You mean? ”

After a while, Xue Chun put down his finger dejectedly and said, "Why? The acting king was pardoned by the emperor and released back, Chen Xuan was recommended by General Qu Neng, and they should all be loyal to the emperor, how could this be? ”

Chen Zhen sighed, lay on the stone platform, and muttered: "Actually, when I received the emperor's order to lead troops to guard Juyong Pass, I didn't think so, but I didn't expect it, alas! ”

Xue Chun also learned from Chen Qian's appearance, lay down, looked at the slanting sun in the sky, and said, "Big brother, I, Xue Chun, have been with you for twelve years, maybe we will die here." Unfortunately, my son is only 10 years old, and I really want to live! As he spoke, tears flowed involuntarily.

"Brother, my son is only fifteen years old, but I believe that the emperor will not forget us and will take good care of our children."

"Eh, big brother, have you seen the emperor, what kind of person is he?"

"Your Majesty?" Chen Zhen recalled for a while, and said: "The emperor is very young, he should only be twenty years old this year, he is benevolent, filial piety, generous, and ambitious, when he first became the prince, he created martial arts, and he said at the opening ceremony: 'There are Japanese Kou in the East China Sea, Mengyuan in Beishan, Timur in the Western Xinjiang, and moss in the south. He did the same all these years, and we couldn't have lasted so long without these fried noodles, meat floss and canned food, and the muskets and artillery all played a big role, but unfortunately there was no ammunition. He also said that in the future, a pension system will be implemented so that the families of soldiers who died in war can have no worries about food and clothing......

"In this way, such an emperor, it is worth dying for him, I hope he can do it." Xue Chun muttered, "It's a pity that I'm afraid I can't see it." ”

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Suddenly, there was a shout of killing from Xiguan, the two glanced at each other, and Chen said: "It's bad, Zhou Wei actually attacked the city overnight." Brother, you go and help Lao Liu. Tonight," Chen looked at the city: "Yan Wei will definitely attack the city, I hope that when dawn, we will still be alive." ”

Xue Chun laughed and said: "Big brother, don't fucking be like a girl, with such an emperor, it's worth it for my brother to die in battle." After saying that, he laughed and left.

Looking at Xue Chun's back, Chen Zhen didn't have time to think too much, because under Dongguan, the Yan army was also dispatched.

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I don't know how long it took, Chen Zhen, who was slashing at the head of the city, felt that something was wrong, why did there be a shout of killing behind him? When he looked back, he found that a large group of torches had poured into Xiguan at night, and his own army was fleeing in all directions, and the Zhou army had already poured into Juyong Pass.

"Not good!" Chen Zhen was shocked, but there was nothing he could do. I could only watch as the Zhou army pressed the defenders under the city wall step by step, and behind him, more and more Yan troops climbed the city tower. The only remaining defenders gathered around Chen Zhen, Chen Zhen's eyes were cracked, and he glared at the persuader in the firelight: "General, now that the mountains and rivers are exhausted, let's surrender, the prince will treat you well." ”

Chen Zhen held the battle knife in his hand, gasped softly, and shook his head: "Liu Yuzhu, you traitor, why didn't I see you clearly earlier!" ”

"General, Yuzhu is also a last resort, Chen Xuan hasn't come for so long, he should also raise troops, we are trapped in a lonely city, there are no reinforcements, do we have to wait for death?"

As soon as Liu Yuzhu's words fell, Chen Zhen heard a commotion among the soldiers around him, he looked back and said with a smile: "If you are willing to surrender, go, I don't blame you." ”

Everyone looked at each other, but soon someone threw down their knives and guns and walked out. One, two..... In the end, only five of Chen's pro-soldiers remained.

Chen Zhen turned around and patted them on the shoulder, and said, "You all go over, I don't blame you!" ”

"No, where the general is, we will be there!"

“......”

"Shoot the arrows!"

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On the night of October 20 in the first year of Jianwen, Liu Yuzhu, the guard of Juyong Guanxi Pass, surrendered to the enemy, and the main general Chen Zhen was killed in battle, and Juyong Pass was lost.