The coil is chongjiao, rugged and tired.

The water depth is narrow because of the rocks, and the mountains are steep and the clouds are high.

In the past, there were three years of the year, and now there are two hairs on the sideburns.

Parking sighs, oblique sunshine robes

This is a poem by Yue Zhongqi, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi in the Qing Dynasty, which describes Chaotian Pass, from here we can see the difficulty and danger of Chaotian Pass, although Chaotian Pass is not as dangerous as Jianmen Pass, but it is the first pass of the north gate of Sichuan, Chaotian Pass is located in Guangyuan County, Baoning Prefecture, belongs to the defense area of Lizhou Wei, Lizhou Wei is the territory of Lu Haoshan.

In fact, now the whole of Sichuan is under the control of Lu Haoshan.

On the sixth day of the first month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Chaotian Pass changed the peaceful atmosphere of the past, it appeared to be tense, the door was closed, a team of archers were waiting on the pass, inside the pass, it was the elite troops under the command of Lu Haoshan, and outside the pass, the vanguard under the command of the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, the vanguard of the two Cao, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao were leading 5,000 elite soldiers to call out the battle outside the gate.

Ercao is really a fierce general, Lu Haoshan stood on the city wall, and saw Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew standing in front of the queue wearing a silver mountain armor, with a burly body and firm eyes, and the five thousand elite soldiers behind him were neatly dressed and armoured, standing as straight as a benchmark, Rao is mountain wind gusted, but these five thousand people were like five thousand wooden stakes fixed on the ground without moving, just standing quietly, but a solemn aura spread, and at a glance they were well-trained and battle-hardened elite soldiers.

There are three catties of nails in the rotten ship, although the Ming Dynasty is said to be in danger, the building will fall, but its heritage is still there, the thin camel is bigger than the horse, there are still some loyal ministers and good generals to support the overall situation, the end of the Ming Dynasty natural disasters and man-made disasters continue, the treasury is empty, even the soldiers' salaries and silver can not be issued, Houjin continues to provoke, Liaodong starts war every year, but it is in such a difficult situation, Chongzhen still insisted on 17 years. The Ming dynasty has changed hands.

It is only the eighth year of Chongzhen, and the Ming Dynasty still has a lot of foundation.

Cao Wenzhao didn't expect that a small Zitianguan would dare to stop him, especially when he was still under the orders of the Ministry of War, when Lu Haoshan was looking at him, he also looked down at this Lu Haoshan, he couldn't understand that a small Lizhou Wei commander dared to order to intercept his way.

Sichuan should have an accident, Cao Wenzhao secretly thought in his heart that he had sent several groups of scouts before and after. But so far, there is no news, but who is behind this matter?

Cao Wenzhao is a military general, he likes to go straight, he has the boldness of Shaanxi people, and sometimes he can do it without being noisy, and when he saw Lu Haoshan appear on the city tower, he gave his nephew and deputy general Cao Bianjiao a look, and Cao Bianjiao understood it. Immediately stepped forward, about half an arrow away from the city, and then said loudly: "Is the commander of the land above?" ”

"That's right, General Cao. After nearly a year of separation, the general's demeanor is still the same, and Lu admires it. Lu Haoshan said with a smile.

The two have crossed paths a few times, and they once cherished each other. It's an acquaintance.

Cao Bianjiao smiled, but his face was completely pale, and he said with a stern face: "Commander Lu." This time, Cao Mou was ordered by the Ministry of War to enter Sichuan to suppress bandits, and the Ministry of War also ordered the military and civilians in Sichuan to cooperate, and the formalities were complete. If the fighter plane is delayed, can you afford this responsibility? ”

The front is quite kind, but when it comes to the back, it can be said that the voice is violent, giving people a feeling of not being angry and self-assured.

Lu Haoshan said with a smile: "The bandits in Sichuan have been cleared, and the thieves such as rampant wolves and starry stars have either been captured or beheaded. ”

What, the bandits in Sichuan have been cleared?

Cao Bianjiao was stunned for a moment, but he quickly responded: "Sichuan bandits have been cleared, that's a good thing, Cao is happy for the soldiers and civilians in Sichuan after hearing it", after speaking, Cao Bianjiao's voice changed, and continued: "We soldiers, only obey the orders of the Ministry of War, Governor Hong has a time limit for us to enter Sichuan, no matter what, we must also arrive at the destination within the time limit, as for whether to advance or retreat, whether to fight or withdraw, then we have to wait for the next order of the Governor, Commander Lu, you are also a military attaché, I think you also understand the meaning of the words "military orders are like mountains", Please also open the closing door and let us carry out the military orders. ”

"General Cao, please go back" Lu Haoshan said unmoved: "Governor Hong and the imperial court, Lu will explain." ”

"What is the purpose of Commander Lu's refusal to allow us to enter the customs?"

Lu Haoshan said loudly: "It's very simple, first, you might as well make contributions to the two generals Cao, the bandits have cleared up and have to go one more time, there is no need for the labor army to go on an expedition, but it is better to take the opportunity to suppress bandits in other provinces, and secondly, Sichuan is in turmoil, the army and the people have suffered great losses, and they really can't afford to support so many troops, and ask General Cao to put the people first and let the people of Sichuan live a peaceful life. ”

"What if Ben insists on entering?"

"That's just the real thing, but I hope it doesn't happen."

Cao Bianjiao was furious when he heard this, he was ordered to suppress the bandits, where he couldn't go, no matter where he went, he was a guest, and now he was ordered to enter Sichuan, but he didn't expect a small guard commander to be so arrogant, his face was red with anger, he looked at Lu Haoshan, with murderous aura in his eyes, gritted his teeth and said: "According to Lu's command, let me see it, then how can I open the gate and let me wait to enter Sichuan?" ”

"It's simple, as long as there is a warrant from Commander Han, Lu will let him go immediately, and there is no other word." Lu Haoshan said with a serious face.

Han Wendeng had already been killed by himself, and he wanted to find Han Wendeng's warrant, unless he went to the underworld.

"Bold!" Cao Bianjiao shouted: "I have the order of the Ministry of War here, and I also have the warrant of Lord Hong, and you only recognize Han Wendeng's warrant, do you want to rebel?" ”

Lu Haoshan laughed, and said calmly: "As the saying goes, the general will be outside, the king's order is not subject to it, and now these orders are for the Han commander, and it has nothing to do with Lu, in a word, I only recognize the warrant of Lord Han, there is a warrant, immediately open and close the door to welcome you into Sichuan, if there is no warrant, then I'm sorry, please go back." ”

"What if we insist on it?"

"That's stepping on Lu's corpse." Lu Haoshan didn't give an inch.

Cao Bianjiao stared at Lu Haoshan fiercely, and then ran back to report to his uncle Cao Wenzhao.

"My lord, will they do it?" Seeing Cao Bianjiao retreating, Li Dingguo said with some concern.

"Yes" Lu Haoshan said with certainty: "But they can't be the master of such a big thing when they meet each other, they want to ask Hong Chengchou for an order, with the domineering personality of this trilateral governor, he won't put a small level in his eyes, wait, they will do it in two days." ”

After speaking, Lu Haoshan quickly ordered: "Dingguo, order the fire gun team to recuperate, and work hard at that time, hehe, if you don't show your strength, I'm afraid that my command envoy and the holy decree of the governor of Sichuan will not be approved." ”

"Yes, sir." Li Dingguo immediately responded.

Lu Haoshan guessed correctly, although Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao said that they had a bad temper and a big official, they did not dare to kill each other and attack their own people.

On the second day, there was nothing to do, and on the third day, after receiving the order that Hong Chengchou "dare to block those who dare to be killed", Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianzhao gathered all the soldiers, and after the warning was ineffective, Cao Wenzhao ordered to blow the horn of the charge.

"Rush"

"Kill!"

"The general has an order, the first one to rush to the city wall, remember the first merit, and reward 100 gold."

"These Sichuan babies, dare to be our way, they simply don't know how to lift."

Cao Wenzhao gave an order, Cao Bianjiao took the lead, roared and rushed forward, and the two days of waiting Cao Wenzhao did not waste time, many soldiers pushed crash cars, ladders, catapults, artillery, etc. to charge at Zitianguan, in Cao Wenzhao's words, before the arrival of Governor Hong, clear the barrier into Sichuan.

This is not only related to their own reputation, but also related to their own interests, the suppression of bandits is a chore, but also a fat poor, as long as a little means are used immediately, the wealth will roll in, in leisure time can only eat a little military salary, the whole family is hungry and not full, but once the war is fought, it is a war drum sounding, gold ten thousand taels.

Under the leadership of Cao Bianjiao, thousands of people were like thousands of hungry wolves, rushing towards Zitian Pass with a sound of killing, and Cao Wenzhao was ready to take Zitian Pass in one fell swoop with the momentum of thunder.

Sichuan is relatively peaceful, the soldiers lack training, and the combat effectiveness is low, on the contrary, their subordinates have been fighting in the south and the north over the years, and have become elite soldiers in a hundred battles, for Cao Wenzhao, if it is Jianmen Pass, it has to be led by Hong Chengchou to arrive, but the small Zitian Pass, his 5,000 men and horses can always deal with it.

Seeing Cao Wenzhao attack, Lu Haoshan did not move, and looked at the soldier below who was as dense as ants with some indifference, and a sneer appeared on his lips: Finally, after being dormant for so long, he finally took the first step of secession, and he fought for this day for six years.

It's close, it's close, when Cao Bianjiao and the others were about two hundred steps away from Zitianguan, Lu Haoshan waved his hand and said loudly: "Fight!" ”

Lu Haoshan gave an order, and Li Dingguo immediately shouted loudly: "Three-stage shooting of the fire gun team, hit me!" ”

"Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

The soldiers with the new type of firecrackers have long been ready, the iron bullets used in this new type of firecrackers are easy to load, do not use a fuse, have great power, long range, and huge lethality, and when they heard Li Dingguo's order, they shot down one by one without hesitation, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao were fierce generals under Hong Chengchou, and Lu Haoshan decided that he was going to step on their uncle and nephew to become famous.

Cao Wenzhao wanted to take Zitianguan in one fell swoop and preach for his bravery, but Lu Haoshan did not spare any strength, and sacrificed his secret weapon at the beginning, preparing to make a name for himself in the battle of Chaotianguan, so as to deter the imperial court and achieve the goal of supporting the army and separating one side. (To be continued......)