Among the four famous towns in Yixian County, Yuchuan Town and Xiegu Town have rapidly withered and declined since Zhu Ming raised his army.

Not only were the merchants cut off, but the town lost its economic vitality.

Moreover, Zhizhou repaired the city and forcibly recruited the nearby people as soldiers, and the young and strong people in the town were all pulled to guard the pass.

The general of Yuchuan Town's guard was surnamed Zhe, and when he encountered the Zhejia army who had fled back, he immediately abandoned Guancheng and ran away together.

There are even many routs of the family army, all of which can be collected along the way, and only that road in the mountains cannot be separated. The defeated soldiers did not have much food in their hands, and when they encountered a large army, they joined in, just to mix a bite to eat.

In the blink of an eye, he came to Xieyu Pass, and the guard was called the seed master.

There are two tasks in the seed division, one is to send and receive the grain and grass of the whole army, and if the grain and grass are not enough, the seed division will also come forward to ask for it; The second is to ensure the safety of the rear of the whole army, prevent thieves from coming from other places, and block the army of the Planter Road in the Baochu Road.

Xieyuguan is also called Xieguguan, Guancheng has developed into a commercial market town, both Xiegu Town.

In the north and south of Xiegu Town, there are large areas of private houses and a lot of cultivated land.

The south side of Xiegu Town, like Baogukou, was also built with weirs and irrigation canals first, which became a reservoir in New China.

Even the terrain is similar, with a river in the middle and cliffs and boardwalks on both banks.

If Zhu Ming leads the troops to kill normally, and the government guards it with heavy troops, he will face the problem encountered by the Seed Master Dao - this road is not passable, and he can only fly over!

"The soldiers of the prime minister were defeated, and the soldiers of the prime minister were defeated......"

The seed master stopped the soldiers under his command from talking nonsense, and hurriedly boarded the city to check the situation.

However, I saw the plank road on both sides of the strait, and a large number of western troops were rushing back, and all of them were "folding" flags.

What about the Breeder Army?

The seed master was terrified, and all the people who came back in front of him were the Zhejia army, could it be that the seed army had been wiped out?

He didn't dare to open the city gate easily, so he was ready to hang the rope and put down the basket, and first hang a few soldiers up for questioning. As a result, take a look at the pass, good guys, a bunch of generals with the surname Fold.

If you brush your face successfully, you don't need to check your identity.

A team of soldiers entered the Xiegu Pass, and the planter hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”

Zhe Keqiu said indignantly: "Baogukou is a dangerous place, and it is more precipitous than the mouth of the sloping valley. It coincides with the rainy season in Hanzhong, and the water is soaring, making it difficult to sail. The prison army kept urging, and the soldiers could only be sent to death. The thieves arranged hundreds of artillery trucks on both sides of the river, and most of the boats of the Western Army were capsized by the waves, and the soldiers threw away their weapons and landed on the shore to beg for surrender. ”

The seed master was even more puzzled: "Why is it that your Folding Army has not suffered much loss, but my Seed Army has disappeared?" ”

"There are also some seed soldiers in our army," Zhi Keqiu continued, "and those captured Western troops were released by the thieves, and the morale of the whole army was low. At that time, the Zhejia army was stationed on the east side of Baogu, and there was no trail to approach. However, the seed army was stationed on the west side of the Baogu Valley, and the thieves attacked from the Sha River, a tributary of the Bao River, and all the seed army on the south bank of the Sha River broke and fled. The thieves pursued the victory again, and the seed army was wiped out. Due to the interception of the thief Kou Shui Division, the Zhejia army was unable to cross the river to rescue. ”

After listening to this narration, the planter only felt that his eyes were dark, and the whole person was unstable and almost fell.

Not only is the family army gone, but none of his brothers, nephews and grandchildren seem to have fled back.

The planter relieved himself and asked, "Why did many soldiers escape, but not one of the planters?" ”

"I don't know very well, but the terrain there is complicated, and the passage to the north of the camp of the farmer's army is narrow. If the whole army fled, there would not be many people standing in the passage, and they would push each other and fall into the water. ”

The Planter ordered the soldiers to be summoned and called the fleeing Planters for questioning.

Those soldiers, you say a word to me, although there are all kinds of explanations, but the basic situation is compatible.

"Tear down the boardwalk!"

The planter couldn't take care of his grief, and immediately ordered the plank road to be demolished, and at the same time sent someone to Fengxiang to report the news.

……

Feng Xiang.

Gao Yu is writing a letter, urging the armies from all walks of life to hurry up and achieve results.

At present, the military rations are very tight, and the new wheat in the north is almost exhausted, and the next thing is to rely on the support of the new rice in the south that has been transported thousands of miles. And those rice from the south had to be supplied to Tong Guan's army, and grain had to be transported to Kaifeng, and the rest was finally sent to Shaanxi.

Bao Chuan Road and Fu Luo Road were blocked by thieves and could not enter an inch, and Chen Cang Road was even more miserable, and the plank road has not been repaired yet!

The plank road of Chencang Road is also known as Lianyun Stack, with a total length of 470 miles.

The thief general didn't seem to have any chance of winning, so he simply demolished all the plank roads north of Yuguan and in the area occupied by the thieves. Even with lime and clay to paste the stack holes, when the Western Army repaired the plank road, they had to let the stonemasons chisel the stack holes first.

Yao Gu, the master of Chen Cang Dao, was made to lose his temper by this trick, and honestly sent people to repair the plank road every day.

The chief general of the Western Army all the way has become the foreman of the infrastructure construction contract of the Great Song Dynasty.

The sound of hurried footsteps came, and the personal soldiers led the messenger in: "Captain Gao, the Seed Family Army has been annihilated, and the Zhejia Army has fled back to Xiegu Pass." ”

"What?"

Gao Yu stood up, looking incredulous.

The messenger said: "The prison army is constantly urging the war, and it is also said that the seed is slightly suspected of colluding with the thieves. After a little bit of success, he sent troops to attack by boat, and his morale was completely lost under the defeat. He was attacked by thieves and robbers, and the whole army was wiped out. Zhedutong was blocked by the thieves and sailors, and it was difficult to cross the river to rescue, so he was chased and killed by the thieves and fled back. ”

"This Li Xun is really a bastard!" Gao Yu scolded the prison army, he could urge the war himself, but complained that the prison army was urging too hard.

Li Xun, the eunuch and supervisor, is Liang Shicheng's confidant.

Since he came to Fengxiang Mansion, he didn't even take Gao Yu in his eyes.

Gao Yu inquired carefully about the situation, called Liu Xi and Liu Qi brothers, and asked after some talking: "What should I do now?" ”

Liu Xi replied: "Although there are only 2,000 family troops and 3,000 township soldiers in Yixian County, I can ask for 20,000 remnants to be brought back, so I can protect the Xiegu Pass." The terrain there is steep, and if the thieves chase after them, they may be able to take the opportunity to destroy the thieves! ”

There were still more than 17,000 people left in the Zhejia army without any losses, and more than 3,000 family troops were gathered, and the strength of the army had already exceeded 20,000.

Liu Qi said: "More than 20,000 soldiers defend Xiegu Pass, and the number of troops is more than enough, and it seems cumbersome to send troops to rescue them. You can send one to be stationed in Yixian County and wait for news at all times. If the thieves are defeated, the soldiers of Yixian County will immediately go south and kill Hanzhong together with Zhe Keqiu and the seed master. If the Western Army is unstable, the soldiers stationed in Yixian County can also go to the rescue. ”

"That's a wonderful way!"

Gao Yu felt that it was very reasonable, so he said to Liu Qi: "Give you 3,000 soldiers and horses, and immediately move to Yixian County to station." ”

"The little nephew deserves to die!" Liu Qi gave up his hand to take the order.

……

However, it was said that Zhu Ming came to Xiegu and used Yuchuan Town as a military station and grain station, and rested for two days to restore the energy of the soldiers.

At the same time, he sent people to the north to investigate, and soon learned that the plank road at the mouth of the valley had been demolished.

Zhu Ming was not discouraged, but ordered: "Keep your promise, except for the generals, release all the prisoners, and give each of them three buckets of food." ”

Tens of thousands of prisoners of war received their rations, thanked them for their gratitude, and then left happily.

Zhu Ming led the troops to follow from afar, and walked north unhurriedly.

Those prisoners of war had already seen the Xiegu Pass, and suddenly found that the plank road was cut off, and they all verbally exported to the mothers in the planters.

"The Planters are back." You can ask for it.

The seed master felt incredible: "These soldiers stretch endlessly on the plank road, I'm afraid there are thousands of people, and the Zhu thief really dares to put them all back?" ”

Zhe Keqiu said: "Baogukou has been released once. ”

The seed master said: "Maybe there are spies." ”

It doesn't matter: "Those are all at the discretion of Your Excellency." ”

How else can you decide in the seed master?

Let's put it back, I'm afraid that there will be spies, and the thieves will follow and kill, and then there will be chaos, and the Xiegu Pass is likely to be gone directly.

If you don't put it back, it's all a family army, and it's all his hometown children.

The planter is hard-hearted, gritting his teeth and pretending not to see it.

But the officers under his command kept coming to intercede, and everyone had relatives who went south, maybe among those captives.

With red eyes, the planter said to the officers: "My brothers, nephews, and grandchildren have all gone to kill the thieves, do I feel good in my heart?" For today's plan, we must defend the Xiegu Pass and prevent the thieves from sweeping Shaanxi! ”

The officers retreated in silence, and although they agreed with the statement of the planter, they were still indignant in their hearts.

Seeing that Xieguguan did not react, Zhu Ming ordered again: "Send axes, saws, hammers and planers to the captives." ”

Among the captives were craftsmen, who were soon fully equipped.

The axes were the most numerous, in the hundreds, and the captives took turns retreating to the gentle hills to cut down trees.

In order to return home, the captives worked day and night, just wanting to repair the demolished plank road as soon as possible.

Three buckets of grain per person, that is, nearly forty catties.

Let them take this bit of food, Zhu Ming sent more military food, and let the prisoners cook their own food in the valley.

The captives were so moved that they were about to cry, General Zhu was really benevolent and righteous, and he actually continued to provide food.

One by one, they built the plank road to work harder, and rotated the work 24 hours a day.

The plank road is getting closer and closer, and it has entered the range of the bows and arrows of the guards.

To shoot or not to shoot?

If you use a bed crossbow or a god arm bow, you can shoot it a few days ago, but it has been difficult for the planter to make up his mind.

It's all a soldier of the breed, where can he do it?

The planter ran to find Zhe Keqiu: "Your Excellency is the deputy general of the middle lane, so you will guard the pass." ”

Zhe Keqiu said: "On the other side are the army of the planters, and the farmers have great favors to the folded family, and I can't be ungrateful." I only kill thieves, not my own people. ”

The seed master suddenly woke up and began to suspect that Zhe Keqiu had colluded with the Zhu thief.

Even if there is no collusion, I am afraid I don't want to offend Zhu Thief.

The tank jacket of the seed master was cold in an instant, and he had few soldiers, so he could ask for more soldiers. What if the Zhejia army suddenly rebels?

The planter stood blankly, and begged to leave silently.

The captives repaired a few meters of plank road, and the planter tearfully ordered: "Shoot arrows over there!" ”

The soldiers of the Plantation Army raised their bows and arrows, and by chance, all of them shot crookedly.

The planter was furious: "Didn't you eat? ”

An officer replied, "I haven't shot an arrow for a long time, and my hands are very raw." ”

The more than 3,000 kinds of family troops that were brought back have already contacted the family army in Xiegu Pass.

By the way, bring the news that the thieves don't kill the captives, and what the thieves have the captives recite to memorize. Although the content is very lengthy, I remember the basic meaning, which is nothing more than two points: the emperor and the corrupt officials are too bad, and General Zhu rebelled for the people; Sichuan does not charge exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the soldiers and people there are doing well.

"Aim and shoot!" Scolding among the planters.

The officer pretended to draw his bow, and he drew it full.

An arrow flew out and shot even more crookedly.

On the other side are all their own robe brothers, even if they are not relatives, they are also villagers.

The planters looked at the archers, and the archers looked at him.

Speechless.

The planter inspected the barracks and found that the soldiers were packing their luggage.

went to inspect the Zhejiajun again, but he couldn't get in at all, and was directly stopped outside.

The captives were still working overtime, working with torches at night, and no one could stop them from going home.

(End of chapter)