Li Zicheng set up camp at the northern foot of Niutou Mountain in the sixteen miles before the pass, and sent a ranger to investigate, although Wu Ermao said that the Yumeng Pass has long been ancient, and there is no Ming army to guard, but he is still not at ease, in case the Ming army finds out the information of the Mandate of Heaven, stationed an army here, the mountain road is steep, and the Mandate of Heaven Army is in a hurry to attack the city.

He has long known that Mengxia Pass is located on the west bank of the confluence of the Huimeng River and the Jialing River, guarding the passage that must pass through the north and south, surrounded by mountains, and itself is located at the northern foot of the Yishan Mountain.

The camp of the army is not finished, the rangers in front of it report again, the Meng Pass is not stationed with soldiers and horses, it seems that it has been abandoned for a long time, but the outline of the pass is still there, two stone gables, the north and south passages are cut off, if it is south, it must enter the west gate and go out at the east gate.

Li Zicheng was overjoyed, it was best to have no garrison, so as not to have a battle, he ordered Song Wen to immediately send a hundred soldiers to seize the Yumeng Pass, camp on the road, and escort the army to clear the customs.

After resting for a night, at dawn the next day, Li Zicheng followed behind the infantry of the Song Wenbu and walked along the steep stone steps for more than an hour before coming to the pass.

The pass stands on the wall of the stone barrier, before and after the pass, the dangerous rock cliff, the trees are bleak, the pass is in the nest of the mountain besieged by the mountains, but it is from the middle of the protrusion, the end of the steep and majestic.

Li Zicheng ascended the Yumeng Pass, looked left and right, the road from the north side was particularly steep, and the way out from the south was much more gentle, if there were 500 Ming troops stationed again, unless the Yumeng Pass was turned upside down with gunpowder, it would be difficult to grab the pass.

The city has been deserted, but the broken wall is still there, the west city wall, should be the best pass, the original terrain is very steep, and a stone wall has been added in the road, the top of the stone wall has declined, can not see the height, but from the bluestone gray color, obviously the age.

After passing the Meng Pass, the mountain began to descend, but the road became more and more steep and narrow, and only the Yangchang stone road passed through the mountain, pulling the Heavenly Mandate Army into a long and winding line.

Here is the famous Shu Road "Golden Bull Road", not far ahead, it is necessary to cross the fracture between the large and small Jianmen Mountain, the cliffs on both sides, the peaks and peaks are like swords, the two walls are confronted like the door, so it is called "Jianmen", in the era of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, built the Jianmen Pass here, the years have passed 1,400 years, but the dynasties have never given up the Jianmen Pass.

Different from the Yumeng Pass in the north, the stone wall of Jianmen Pass is constantly repaired, heightened and thickened, and the gate is intact, which is the real northern gateway of Bashu.

Because the north and south of Jianmen Pass belong to the land of the Ming Dynasty, it has not received due attention, when Wu Ermao came to Sichuan last time, a hundred households of soldiers were stationed in the pass, but the Liukou tried to go south, and now it has increased to two hundred households, but it is still full.

Li Zicheng set up a large camp twenty miles outside Jianmen Pass, with cavalry in the back and infantry in front, but sent Zhao Guangrui with two hundred households of infantry to camp ten miles before the pass.

Zhao Guangrui, as an official from a thousand households, commanded two soldiers of a hundred households, went to the Guanxia battle, and did not hide his whereabouts.

When the defenders learned the news, they closed the gates early, while others searched for information.

Although Qian Zongluvic didn't know the Kyushu military flag, there were only two hundred soldiers from the two hundred households who wanted to break through, which made him laugh and laugh his big teeth, "It must be a bluff, thieves like this trick!" ”

He immediately sent someone to report the matter of the Liukou to Jianzhou, which was closest to Guancheng, and at the same time asked for an increase in food, and the document exaggerated the number of people from more than 200 to 5 or 600, and then left the city and entered a familiar house.

The main general was indifferent, and the soldiers settled down, except for leaving dozens of soldiers to guard the north and south gates, the rest of the soldiers were very good, what should they do.

The Mandate of Heaven army unleashed a burst of arrows on the city, but the arrows could not fly up to the city at all, and if they got too close, they would be hit by the arrows and rolling stones and trees on the city.

After tossing for half an hour, Zhao Guangrui retreated, and after checking the path along the way, he camped ten miles outside Jianmen Pass, which is a flat land, rolling stones and trees cannot be rolled down, and even artillery can't reach it, as long as the Ming army does not go out of the pass, it should be a safe place.

Before dinner, he personally came to the north gate to inspect it, leaving more than ten soldiers to guard the city, and then explained it again before returning to the barracks.

The night was deep, the second quarter moon did not show its head for a long time, and it was pitch black inside the Sword Gate, except for the soldiers on duty talking at the head of the city to drive away the drowsiness, there was almost silence in the pass.

Near the west wall, there is a private house, there is no door to the west, and there is a cliff outside, and the Ming army has never cared too much.

A sturdy man, sitting in front of the window, looking from time to time at the chiming clock in his arms, breathed a sigh of relief when the hands pointed to eleven o'clock, and at last a smile of relief appeared on his face.

This sturdy man is Xuan Yang, the fat man of the Shadowless Gate, who is known for his strength, because his brain is not very good, so Wu Ermao naturally handed over the matter on duty to him.

Xuan Yang put away the chiming bell closely, and then came to the bed, and shook the person who was snoring on the bed, "Master, wake up, it's already time......

"What, it's time?" Wu Ermao rolled over, crawled out of bed, and slapped himself hard, "Die, Xuan Yang, didn't I ask you to wake me up...... You pig brain, if you mistake the big brother's business, I will pick your skin! ”

"Just now, it's still too late," Xuan Yang grinned innocently, "I saw that the head of the house has been working very hard to find out information these days, so I will ......let the head sleep more."

"Fart......" Wu Ermao just scolded, and hurriedly suppressed his voice, "When can't you sleep?" The eldest brother eats and drinks well on weekdays to support us, and it is a critical moment...... Forget it, go and wake up Shangguan Siyu and them, don't make a move! ”

"Hey!" Xuan Yang agreed and hurriedly went to the next room.

After a while, more than a dozen people gathered around Wu Ermao, "Master, we are all ready......

Wu Ermao took out a basin of cold water and whispered: "Quick, wash your face and wake up your mind, and go to the city gate in a while, if anyone leaks the wind, Lao Tzu will pick his skin!" ”

Everyone didn't dare to speak, so they rushed to moisten their eyebrows with water, and wiped the water with their sleeves.

Wu Ermao shouted in a deep voice: "Check your weapons, move immediately, you follow behind me," and pulled Shangguan Siyu over, "Siyu, you follow me closely." ”

Shangguan Siyu stuck behind Wu Ermao according to his words, he knew that Wu Ermao's martial arts were weak, and he had always acted as Wu Ermao's guard, no way, who made him the most trusted person of the Grand Governor?

Wu Ermao first leaned against the eaves of the wall, walked to the center of the city, turned onto the widest straight road, and swaggered towards the north city gate.

When the soldiers defending the city heard the movement, someone shouted, "Who? ”

"Ah......" Wu Ermao yawned a long time, and said vaguely: "It is said that it is the exchange of defense of Zi Chou, who knows that Lord Qian is not at ease, so he has to let us come half an hour early...... Yes...... Lao Tzu hasn't slept well yet......"

"It turned out to be a brother who changed guards...... "The little flag officer guarding the city was overjoyed, Wu Ermao pouted his voice and spoke, he was stunned and didn't hear the voice, "Brothers, get up quickly, we can go back......"

Wu Ermao quickened his pace slightly, Shangguan Siyu and others also accompanied him, and the little flag officer felt that the footsteps were too urgent, and he suddenly became alert, "You ......"

It was too dark to see anything clearly.

Wu Ermao didn't dare to talk, but he just quickened his pace and turned into a trot, and the chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded at the city gate.

The little flag officer felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he hurriedly pulled out the waist knife he carried with him, and shouted: "Stop, who are you......"

"Poof...... Ah......h

Shangguan Siyu couldn't see the figure clearly, but the voice of the little flag official happened to expose himself to his sensory organs, and Shangguan Siyu stood out from Wu Ermao's side on tiptoe, impartial, and pierced his heart with a knife.

"It's not good, the enemy is attacking ......" The soldiers defending the city heard that the voice was wrong, and exclaimed one by one, but Shangguan Siyu, Ding Rong, Ji Ye and others had already rushed forward, and even Wu Ermao, Wang Wujin, Hei Dan and others shouted and rushed to the figure in front.

There are only more than ten soldiers defending the city, and they were suddenly attacked, they were unprepared for a while, and several people were killed and wounded early.

Once the battle started, Wu Ermao was worried that he would not be able to see clearly in the dark and accidentally hurt his own people.

When the defenders saw that the momentum was not right, some people tried to escape in the dark, but suddenly in the shadows, one of the defenders found the right direction, slashed at his companion, and when he exclaimed, he stabbed several times......

The battle was soon over, and Wu Ermao didn't know if there were any fish that had slipped through the net, but calm had already returned to the city, and only nameless insects were whispering in the distance in the night wind.

Wu Ermao hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up and ignite, the defenders have sent a message, their reinforcements should arrive in a while!" He took out a firework from his bosom and put his hand on the wall.

Shangguan Siyu hurriedly twisted the fire fold, leaned in, and lit the fireworks.

"Wow!"

A blue firework soared into the sky, and a trumpet flower bloomed in the sky!

In this dark valley, the trumpet flower is very eye-catching, it breaks through this darkness, and illuminates the path ahead with its short life.

Zhao Guangrui had already left the camp and was hiding in the valley, waiting for more than half an hour, seeing the blue fireworks in the sky, he didn't feel a burst of ecstasy in his heart, he didn't have time to thank the Governor of Dadu for giving him a military merit, he hurriedly waved his hand and shouted: "Quick, light the torch and enter the customs!" ”