Pujin Pass is a famous Xiongguan between Qin and Jin, built unusually strong, the city is high and the gate is small, it is really a husband and a man who can't open it, if you want to take it hard, the difficulty is no less than attacking the Xiongguan like Hangu Tiger Prison.

There is more than one ferry between Shanxi and Shaanxi, but if you want to talk about convenience, you still have to go through Pujin Pass.

Jiang Xiang also knew the importance of Pujin Pass, although he took away most of the men and horses guarding the Jin Kingdom, but he put 3,000 men and horses to guard Pujin Pass.

In front of Pujin Pass is the Yellow River, even if the Jin army attacks, it can't be used, and at most 10,000 people are invested at a time, so 3,000 men and horses are guarding the pass, which is enough to buy time for Jiang Xiang to react.

He Guozhu was a subordinate general under Wan Lian, and after Wan Lian led the main force to rescue Lu'an, he was ordered to guard Pujin Pass.

He turned out to be a hundred households of the Ming army, and later fell into the grass and led more than 1,000 people to gather in the mountains and forests.

Because he had been a bandit, his men and horses were relatively capable of fighting among the rebels in the southwest of Jin, so he was entrusted with the important task of guarding the pass.

It's just that since the end of August, since Shanxi anyway, he has been guarding the pass for almost three months, and the Jin army on the west bank has not moved, so the soldiers from He Guozhu to the below have been a little lax.

On this day, He Guozhu was drinking in the pass, but the city suddenly remembered the alarm bell, he hurriedly dressed in armor, came to the city, and listened to a hundred households report urgently: "General, Pujin Bridge has been attacked!" ”

He Guozhu hurriedly walked to the side of the wall, looking at the west, only to see the direction of the Pujin Bridge, two thick smoke rising into the sky.

"Two wolf smokes, two thousand people attack the bridge!" He Guozhu's face was cold, could it be that Jin Guo made a move? He didn't think much about it, immediately turned around and went down to the city, and shouted loudly: "Quick, order all the people and horses, and follow the general out of the customs to support Pujin Bridge!" ”

Pujin Pass is behind the Pujin Bridge, and the Pujin Bridge is not lost, so He Guozhu is not worried about the safety of Pujin Pass, but is ready to lead troops to block the enemy who wants to cross the river on the west bank of the Yellow River.

After a while, the gate of Pujin Pass opened, and He Guozhu led more than 2,000 people to quickly pour out of the gate and rush towards Pujin Bridge.

In a forest hundreds of steps outside the pass, the three thousand gold army was already ready to go, Gao Youcai pressed the handle of the knife, staring intently at the people and horses who came out of the pass, and after they walked away, they waited for about half an hour, it is estimated that they have arrived at the Pujin Bridge, only then suddenly drew the knife, and shouted urgently: "Kill!" Capture the Pujin Pass! ”

Three thousand Jin soldiers wearing white cloaks and hiding in the snow forest suddenly jumped up one by one, carrying ladders and bamboo poles, and rushed towards the pass.

The alarm bell immediately sounded again, but at this time their troops were empty, and there was a panic on the city, and they bent their bows and shot arrows at the gate only after half ringing.

The Jin army that was running under the gate was immediately killed by arrows from the city, and at this moment, in the stunned eyes of the defenders, nearly 100 men were suddenly lifted to the top of the city by poles.

They stomped on the wall, quickly upward, and when the defenders were stunned, they jumped directly from the top of the city one by one, and cut down the archers by the wall with their swords.

The Jin army quietly crossed the Yellow River, did not carry heavy siege equipment, and had to attack the city with siege ladders and poles in a hurry, the so-called pole is a long pole about a few zhang long, one person holds the pole head, several people hold the pole tail, and when they reach the city, they will lift the pole up, and the person who holds the pole head can kick the city wall, and everyone will go up in one fell swoop.

However, this method has many limitations, and the follow-up is weak, so it can only be used for a few people to raid.

Before the defenders could react, nearly a hundred elite soldiers had been lifted up to the city, and at this time the other Jin troops had already passed through the trench bridge, put the ladder on the head of the city, biting the war knife and climbing quickly, the defenders on the city were already irregular, and they encountered the surprise attack of the elite Qing army, and immediately collapsed, and fled from the pass in a hurry,

After a while, the city gate of Pujin Pass was opened by the Jin army, and everyone poured into the pass, and Pujin Pass had fallen in a very short time.

On the edge of the Yellow River, at the Pujin Bridge, Wang Yongqiang was commanding his men and horses to fight with the rebels guarding the bridge.

The spears and shields of the rebels were blocked on the bridge, and the bows and arrows and birds on both sides shot at the Jin army on the bridge, and people were constantly shot down and fell on the ice.

To be honest, it is easier to defend Pujin Bridge than to defend Pujin Pass, which is one of the reasons why He Guozhu led his troops to help.

The two sides were shooting arrows on the bridge, and in the middle of the battle, Wang Yongqiang saw more than 2,000 people rushing behind the defenders, he immediately smiled on his face, and shouted loudly: "Withdraw!" ”

He Guozhu led more than 2,000 people to the Pujin Bridge, and before he joined the battlefield, the Jin army attacking the bridge took the initiative to retreat, leaving him scratching his head.

"What's going on?" He Guozhu rode on his horse and shouted.

A rebel Qianhu with sweat on his face hurriedly stepped forward to help him hold the reins, and then said: "General, the humble position is not clear, the Jin army on the other side suddenly attacked, and the humble duty released wolf smoke to warn." ”

He Guozhu frowned slightly, and at this moment, a cavalryman behind the army galloped over, and shouted loudly from afar: "General, it's not good, Pujin Pass has been sneak attacked!" ”

The voice spread, the rebels were in an uproar, the corners of He Guozhu's eyes twitched, and he immediately pulled out the reins of his horse and went to Pujin Pass.

If the Pujin Pass was occupied by the enemy, he would be blocked in the narrow river beach outside the pass.

As soon as He Guozhu left, the 2,000 men who had just arrived hurriedly turned around, and the rear team changed to the front team, and hurriedly ran back in the direction of the pass.

After a while, they came to the wall, but the banner of the Jin Kingdom had been planted on the city, and the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom were standing, and one of the Jin generals leaked half of his body from the city, and laughed loudly: "He Guard, when will you wait if you don't surrender at this time?" ”

He Guozhu's face was like ashes, he didn't expect Pujin Pass to be occupied by the Jin army so quickly, and the Jin army's operation was obviously carefully planned, He Guozhu can be sure that the Jin State has fully intervened in the war.

"General, burn the pontoon bridge, and then let out smoke to inform Puzhou, maybe you can recapture Pujin Pass!" A thousand households said urgently.

Another leader with a goatee next to him looked at the dense Jin army, but panicked: "Be careful!" I think there are at least a few thousand people in the Jin army, and besides, they can cross the river, and burning the bridge may not work! ”

He Guozhu frowned, "Return to the bridge first, and then discuss." ”

More than 2,000 people, tossing and turning, retreated to the fortress by the bridge, and the whole army was silent, and the army's spirit was already unstable.

Fortunately, neither the Jin army on the west bank of the Yellow River nor the Jin army occupying Pujin Pass attacked them, but they had no food, and even if the Jin army did not fight, they would not be able to hold out for long.

He Guozhu summoned his henchmen to discuss in a room, but a soldier outside reported: "General, the Jin army on the west side of the river has sent someone over. ”

Many leaders in the room looked at He Guozhu, Hu Guozhu bowed his head and said silently, but the goatee said to the soldiers: "Go, invite people!" ”

Not long after, a Jin official wearing a black official robe and a black sand on his head walked in and said straight to the point: "He Shoubei, my Dajin was invited by the Qing State to enter Jin, and tens of thousands of troops have arrived on the west bank, and it is easy to cross the river." Today, this official is here to appease Shanxi at the will of His Majesty, if the garrison surrenders to my big gold, the official position will remain unchanged, and the whole army will give land and property! The opportunity must not be lost and will not come again, He Shoubei should make a wise decision. ”

The leader of the rebel army in the house couldn't help but be a little stunned when he heard this, and he didn't think about it if he didn't hold them accountable, and the Jin Kingdom actually gave them land.

"My lord, is this true? Since the Jin army was invited by the Manchus, won't they hand us over to the Manchus to deal with? Goatee asked.

This is what they are most worried about, the Qing army has slaughtered several cities in order to suppress Shanxi this time, and the righteous army that has been captured is also cramping and peeling, and the methods are extremely cruel.

The official of the Jin State said with a smile: "Look at the official's clothes and the hair on his head, will the official lie to you?" This time, I entered Shanxi with great gold, which is really to save the people of Shanxi! ”

His dress is completely like a Ming person, and he is very kind.

This is a beautiful statement, but it can only deceive people who have no brains, but He Guozhu has no other choice.

He knew that the strength of the rebel army in Puzhou Mansion was very empty, and once the Pujin Pass was opened, the rebel army would not be able to stop the Jin army at all, and besides, if he did not surrender now, there was no other way to go.

"My lord, He is willing to surrender!"

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What the Jin country lacks now is the population, not to mention giving land, and it is no problem to send money and cattle for them to reclaim.

Although Hauge entered Shanxi this time to help Dolgon put down the rebellion, he also had another purpose. That is to dig the corners, plunder the population, appease the rebels, and take the opportunity to strengthen the strength of the Jin State.

These rebels are incompatible with Manchu Qingshui, but there is no such problem with the Jin State, the Jin State does not let them shave their hair, change their clothes, and second, they do not levy tyranny, and the rebels are not so disgusted with the Jin State as they are to the Manchu Qing.

In fact, after experiencing the war in the Chongzhen period, as well as the killing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and many years of natural and man-made disasters, the contradiction between man and land in the north has been resolved, and the main contradiction left is the contradiction between ethnic groups, as long as this contradiction is solved, the country can basically be stable.

In mid-November, after the Jin army took Pujin Pass, Haoge led 40,000 troops into Shanxi, and soon most of the counties in Puzhou were reduced to gold, and the Jin army took the empty Puzhou Mansion, and then the army advanced forward while migrating the people of Shanxi.

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