Yang Qingyuan looked at Liu Zhongcai and his party who saluted him respectfully in front of him, and couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face, and after looking Liu Zhongcai up and down, he asked.

"By the way, why are you here to greet General Ben, Yao Ge, as the guard of Sangmu Pass, why didn't he come out to greet General Ben?"

When Liu Zhongcai heard this, he couldn't help but panic, and then, he saw him leaning down and responding to Yang Qingyuan tremblingly.

"Yes...... That's right, the general has been in poor health recently, and he has specially ordered the subordinate to come to greet you! ”

Yang Qingyuan, who was riding on a war horse, was suddenly furious after listening to Liu Zhongcai's explanation, and then, he glanced at Liu Zhongcai rather arrogantly, and said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, you're sick, I think this is clearly an excuse you made!"

As soon as Yang Qingyuan's words fell, the scene suddenly fell into a dead silence.

The officers behind Liu Zhongcai thought that the matter had been revealed, and the expressions on their faces suddenly became gloomy, and the Ming soldiers who were not far away dressed as personal guards had also quietly touched the long knife on their waists.

When Liu Zhongcai heard this, he had to laugh twice, intending to relieve the embarrassment, and then, he plucked up his courage and asked Yang Qingyuan.

"Will ...... General, what do you mean ......"

Seeing this, Yang Qingyuan glanced at Liu Zhongcai, and then turned to speak.

"Hmph, I see, he Yao Ge is still holding a grudge against what happened at the beginning, so he sent you to meet General Ben!"

Then, I saw Yang Qingyuan turn around, looked at Liu Zhongcai's location, waved his hand, and commanded.

"That's it, General Ben doesn't care about these people, let's lead the way in front!"

"Yes, General, please come with the subordinates!"

When Liu Zhongcai heard Yang Qingyuan's words, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, a subtle look flashed in his eyes, and he said respectfully.

Immediately, Yang Qingyuan and other generals, under the guidance of Liu Zhongcai and his party, marched towards Sangmu Pass.

Yang Qingyuan and his party had just entered Sangmu Pass, but they saw that the city gate suddenly closed, separating them from the soldiers behind, and then many armor-clad swords and axes poured out from the hidden place, surrounding Yang Qingyuan and his party layer by layer.

Seeing this situation, Yang Qingyuan suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he held on to the last trace of luck, looked at Liu Zhongcai not far away, and asked.

"This ...... What the hell is going on? ”

"Hmph, what a fool, don't you understand it yet, we have surrendered to the imperial court!"

When Yang Qingyuan heard this, his face was full of shock, and when he just wanted to say something, he only felt a chill on his neck, and in the dark, it seemed that something had fallen to the ground.

His gaze also turned sideways, and just as Yang Qingyuan was about to open his mouth to say something again, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he fell into endless darkness.

After cutting off Yang Qingyuan's head, the rest of the knife and axe hands swarmed up and chopped the people who traveled with him into meat paste.

The air was filled with a smell of blood, mixed with a fishy smell.

Then, I saw Feng Yue wearing black armor, standing on the city wall of Sangmu Pass, suddenly pulling out the long sword at his waist, and said hoarsely.

"To General Ben, kill ——!"

As soon as Feng Yue's words fell, he heard a drum sound like raindrops.

Immediately afterwards, there was an overwhelming shout of killing, the originally closed city gate was reopened, and Shi Bangxian took the lead, riding a jujube red war horse, killing from the city gate, and behind him were countless Ming troops riding war horses and wielding Yanling knives.

Subsequently, a large number of Ming troops who had been ambushed around earlier also gathered from all directions, completely cutting off the other party's retreat.

Those soldiers who came to support, seeing this situation, did not know that they had been ambushed, and immediately fell into a panic.

Immediately afterwards, in the position of the Ming army, more than 30 tiger squat cannons, as well as the new cannons that had been erected, also let out bursts of roars.

Puffs of white smoke, accompanied by orange-red firelight, rose up, and the deafening sound of artillery kept echoing in the ears of those Banshu soldiers.

Every time a shell falls from mid-air, it takes away a large number of lives in an instant.

Under the cover of artillery, the morale of the Ming army was even stronger, and then with the beat of the drum, they killed the 40,000 reinforcements sent by Yang Lie to support Sangmu Pass!

The six thousand elite horsemen who had already been ambushed on both flanks were like entering a no-man's land, and under a few charges, they divided the opponent's formation, so that they could not take care of each other, and had to fight separately.

After completely breaking up the opponent's formation, he saw that he grabbed the reins of the general Fang Xu, and withdrew his gaze from the Banzhou soldiers in the distance who were desperate to break through the encirclement from their own side, and said in a deep voice.

"Reload your ammo!"

Fang Xu's words fell, and he saw the soldiers behind him take off the firearm on his back, take out the paper shell bullet he was carrying, bite it open, and start loading in an orderly manner.

After the ammunition was loaded, the soldiers behind Fang Xu raised their firearms in unison and aimed at the Banzhou soldiers who were desperately rushing towards them in the distance.

"Whoever has no order to release the gun, behead!"

After Fang Xu finished speaking, he began to estimate the position of the enemy army from his own in his heart, and when those Banzhou soldiers rushed to a distance of less than sixty steps from their own, they saw Fang Xu swing the Yanling knife in his hand hard.

"Put!"

'Bang bang, bang bang, bang bang! ’

There was only a sound of bells, and after that, a puff of white and pungent smoke filled the air.

The sound of guns sounded, and those Banzhou soldiers in the distance screamed and fell, and the distance of sixty steps was enough to penetrate the armor on their bodies!

Moreover, at present, these firecrackers used by the Ming army have been improved by the Weapons Division, and their power and range have been greatly improved compared to the previous firearms.

Because the distance between the two sides was so close, the Ming army didn't even need to aim, they only needed to mechanically reload and pull the trigger, and pieces of Banzhou soldiers would fall.

After circulating this situation several times, there were no Banzhou soldiers soon, and they dared to break through from the direction where the general Fang Xu was located.

Seeing this, Fang Xu saw him waving the horsewhip in his hand, and the war horse under him was in pain, and rushed towards the direction where the Banzhou soldiers were.

"Brothers, kill me!"

"Kill!"

As the battle intensified, from time to time, soldiers from both sides screamed and fell from their horses, and then were trampled into pulp.

I saw Fang Xu cleanly wipe the neck of the Banzhou soldier in front of him, he didn't remember how many people he had killed, he just mechanically waved the Yanling knife in his hand.

Each swing of the Goose Feather Knife takes away a living life, and he simply mechanically slashes at the enemy in front of him before moving on to the next place.

With the casualties reaching a critical point, the morale of those Banzhou soldiers has completely fallen to the bottom, and they can no longer afford to have any resistance, so they have discarded their weapons and began to flee desperately.

At this moment, in their hearts, there is only one thought, and that is - escape!

Get out of here, out of this hellish place!

Driven by this thought, those Banzhou soldiers began to flee in a panic, in the process, countless Banzhou soldiers were trampled into flesh, and some even saw that they could not escape, so they simply knelt on the ground to beg the Ming army to spare their lives.

But the Ming army, who had already killed the red eye, had no intention of stopping at all, for them, the more enemies they killed, the richer the rewards they could get at that time.

Therefore, in their eyes, these Banzhou soldiers are no longer people, but feats who can walk!

With the passage of time, the battle situation has gradually begun to show a one-sided trend, those Banzhou soldiers have been killed by the Ming army, lost the courage to resist, so that only a few Ming soldiers can chase after hundreds of Banzhou soldiers.

The battle lasted until late at night, and the 40,000 Banzhou soldiers who came to support Sangmu Pass were also annihilated by the 60,000 Ming troops who had been ambushed near Sangmu Pass early.

After all, Yang Qingyuan, the general in charge of commanding the support army this time, and other major generals were lured to Sangmu Pass before the battle began, and then the knife and axe hands that had already been ambushed in the city were chopped into meat paste.

This 40,000-strong Banzhou army, without a general under the command of the Chinese army, is naturally not an opponent in the face of the Ming army, which is far stronger than its own in terms of weapons and equipment, will to fight, and tacit understanding.

Due to the lack of effective command, these Banzhou soldiers were soon found in a situation of fighting on their own, and were strangled by the Ming army one by one, but most of them were trampled to death.

On the battlefield, corpses are everywhere, blood is flowing like a river, the air is filled with a disgusting smell of blood, there are stumps and broken arms everywhere, and your feet will feel a little sticky when you step on the ground, and this scene in front of you is like hell.

At this moment, night fell, and the Ming army was holding torches and began to clean up the battlefield in an orderly manner, searching for everything that could be used from the corpses, and carrying mending knives with them so as not to leave them alive.

On the city wall of Sangmu Pass, Feng Yue, the governor of Huguang, looked at the scene in front of him, and his face was full of relief.

He knew that after he eliminated the 40,000 Banzhou soldiers who came to support, in a short period of time, General Yang Lie would no longer be able to organize effective resistance, and the army he led was about to drive straight into Yang Lie's old nest, Hailongtun.

Just as Feng Yue was still thinking about the next strategy in his mind, he saw the guards on the side step forward and report respectfully.

"Lord Governor, Shi Bangxian asks to see you!"

"Well, let him come!"

Hearing this, Feng Yue withdrew his gaze from the Ming troops who were cleaning the battlefield in the distance, nodded, and commanded.

Then, Shi Bangxian, who was covered in blood and had a tired face, appeared in front of Feng Yue.

Although Shi Bangxian was extremely tired after a day of fighting, at this moment, his eyes were still shining with an inexplicable light.

After this, I saw Shi Bangxian bow his head and say in a deep voice.

"Lord Governor, the specific casualties have been counted, in this battle, our army suffered 5,682 casualties, and a total of 38,624 enemies were destroyed!"

"Order the soldiers to collect the corpses and record the names of the fallen soldiers on the roster!"

After listening to Shi Bangxian's report, Feng Yue pondered for a moment and then commanded.

"Yes, Governor!"

Hearing this, Shi Bangxian arched his hand and saluted respectfully to Feng Yue.

Just as he was about to step away, he only heard Feng Yue's voice without a trace of emotion ringing in his ears.

"Kill all the Banshu soldiers who have surrendered, and it should be a tribute to those dead brothers!"

When Shi Bangxian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and answered in a deep voice.

"Yes, Governor!"

After Shi Bangxian left, I saw Feng Yue retract his gaze, look at the guards on the side, and command.

"Let's go back!"

"Yes, Governor!"

Immediately, under the escort of his personal guards, Feng Yue went straight back to the Chinese army camp.

After returning to the camp, Feng Yue immediately ordered someone to prepare a pen and paper, and after thinking about it for a long time, he picked up the pen and wrote it.

"Your Majesty, at present, Weichen has led a large army to conquer Sangmu Pass, and set up an ambush to annihilate the 40,000 Banzhou soldiers who came to support Sangmu Pass.

"In this battle, our army suffered 5,682 casualties, and Weichen plans to lead the army and attack Suiyang next!"

"After the army captures Suiyang, if the third road of the Sichuan division and the second road of the Guizhou division go well, the troops can be divided into three routes, and they will launch an attack from the three directions of Suiyang, Renhuai, and Tongzi to besiege Hailongtun!"

"In addition, after several battles, the paper shell bullets sent by the Ordnance Division can significantly increase the reload speed of the gun, which is extremely reliable, and in addition, the new cannon and the improved gun......"

When the last word fell, Feng Yue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then carefully checked it from beginning to end, and only after confirming that it was correct, did he put the brush in his hand aside.

After the ink on the paper dried, I saw Feng Yue put it into the envelope very solemnly, summoned his subordinates, and commanded in a deep voice.

"Send this battle report to the cabinet, eight hundred miles urgently, without delay!"

"Yes, Governor!"

Seeing this, the subordinate didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and immediately looked awe-inspiring and said in a deep voice.

……

Feng Yue's 800-mile expedited battle report was finally sent to the capital after ten days of non-stop travel.

Forbidden City, Cabinet.

At this moment, as usual, everyone reviewed the notes that were sent.

It has been almost half a month since the imperial court issued a document on the thief and sent troops to Banzhou, and in this half month, the topic of this aspect in the capital has gradually weakened.

Then, I saw Xu Jie put aside the processed letter in his hand, looked at Yan Song, and took the lead in provoking the topic.

"Elder Yan Ge, seeing that more than half a month has passed, why is there no news from Banzhou, could it be that something has happened?"

When Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words, he put the brush in his hand back in place and spoke unhurriedly.

"It shouldn't be, Feng Yue's march and battle are quite orderly, and the imperial court gave Feng Yue strong support in terms of food, salary, and ordnance before the official war, so this battle is absolutely impossible to lose!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, the conversation changed, and then he looked at Xu Jie on the side, raised his eyebrows, and asked instead.

"By the way, Elder Xu Ge, I heard that Song Yiwang, who distributed land to the people in Shandong this time, was personally recommended by you to Your Majesty?"

When Xu Jie heard Yan Song's words, he couldn't help but secretly raise his vigilance, after all, this Song Yiwang was disliked by Yan Song because of Shangshu's impeachment of Hu Zongxian and Ruan Yi.

Not long ago, this Song Yiwang lived up to the trust of the imperial court and successfully completed the task of distributing land to the people of Shandong, and then was sent by His Majesty to serve in the local area.

"Why did this Yan Song mention this person, could it be that he planned to deliberately retaliate?"

Xu Jie thought so, and a look of hesitation suddenly appeared on his face.

At this moment, I only heard a rush of footsteps outside the cabinet, and after a while, I saw a Xu official panting and running into the cabinet out of breath.

After recovering from his senses, he saw the official kneeling on the ground with a 'plop', looking in the direction where Yan Song and Xu Jie were, and said in a deep voice.

"Gift...... Old Yuge, this is Feng Yue, the governor of Huguang, and the battle report sent by 800 miles in an urgent manner! ”

After the official finished speaking, he took out the eight-hundred-mile urgent battle report from his bosom with great care, and held it high above his head.

The official's voice fell, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.

Then, Xu Jie didn't care about anything else, only to see him walk quickly to the official and take the envelope from his hand.

Immediately after, Xu Jie opened the envelope and began to browse the contents on it.

In the cabinet, everyone involuntarily looked at Xu Jie, holding their breath and concentrating, not daring to make any movement.

After Xu Jie's reading of the last word on it, his breathing inevitably became short.

Seeing this, everyone's faces were full of eagerness, and they saw that Zhang Juzheng on the side couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, took the first step, and asked Xu Jie.

"Elder Xu Ge, how is the situation?"

When Xu Jie heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, looked in the direction where Zhang Juzheng was, stroked his beard, and laughed loudly.

"Victory, the front line is victorious, the army not only successfully broke through the Sangmu Pass, which is dangerous and heavily guarded, but also set up an ambush and annihilated the 40,000 Banzhou soldiers who came to support in one fell swoop!"

"What!"

As soon as Xu Jie's words fell, everyone present couldn't help but gasp, and their faces were full of shock.

Then, I saw Yan Song stretch out his thin hand to Xu Jie, and said slowly.

"Elder Xu Ge, show it to me!"

"Hmm."

After Xu Jie answered, he handed the battle report in his hand to Yan Song's hand.

After Yan Song took the battle report from Xu Jie's hand, he also began to browse it with great concentration, and after he finished browsing the content on it, he muttered to himself: "Victory...... Win! ”

After that, the five members of the cabinet all learned the news of the big victory ahead from the battle report in their hands.

Then, I saw Gao Gong take the lead in reacting, looked in the direction where Yan Song and Xu Jie were, and asked.

"Elder Yan Ge, Elder Xu Ge, do you need to send this battle report to the celebrant supervisor according to the usual practice?"

Yan Song and Xu Jie did not hesitate at all when they heard this, and after glancing at each other, they said in unison.

"No need, this news will be reported to Your Majesty by our cabinet in person!"

Seeing that the first assistant of the cabinet and the second assistant of the cabinet had already made a decision, they did not raise any questions about this.

Then, I saw Yan Song tremblingly get up from the seat, and after looking around, he proposed to everyone.

"Without further ado, let's hurry to His Majesty's side!"

"Yes, Yan Ge Lao!"

Then, everyone started on the way to the Qianqing Palace.

……

On the other side, inside the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, I saw Lu Fang walking quietly and coming to Jiajing and reporting respectfully.

"Your Majesty, this is Liu Mi, the envoy of Jinyi Guard, who wrote a handwritten letter to you!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he took out the envelope from his sleeve and handed it to Jiajing respectfully.

When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, a look of surprise couldn't help but appear on his face, and he immediately spoke.

"Liu Mi, what is he writing to me for, could it be that something happened in Zhejiang?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he took the envelope from Lu Fang's hand, and after opening it, he began to browse through the contents of it in detail.

Lu Fang, who was waiting on the side, saw this situation, and his face was full of anxiety.

After Jiajing finished reading the contents of the letter, he put it aside, chuckled, and turned to speak.

"Heh, this Liu Mi has given me a problem?"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean ......"

Jiajing met Lu Fang's puzzled gaze and explained unhurriedly.

"Liu Mi said in the letter that a puppet supported by their Jinyi Guard, named Tsunoda Makoto, was born in a samurai family in Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan, and later joined the ranks of the Japanese because of his family's downfall, and was captured by my Ming Dynasty in a battle."

"Later, this Tsunoda Makoto surrendered to my Ming Dynasty, and with the secret support of Jinyiwei, he recruited a large number of wandering samurai, and at present, he has successfully gained a foothold in the Miyazaki region of Kyushu, Japan, and has become the most powerful force in the local area in one fell swoop!"

"Maybe it's because he rose too fast, and was jealous of the rest of the daimyo around him, and then those daimyo around him joined forces to attack him, so he was in a stalemate, and asked me Daming to give him more help!"

After listening to Jiajing's narration, Lu Fang's face also showed a look of surprise, and then, I saw him muster up his courage and ask Jiajing.

"That'...... So what do you plan to do, Your Majesty? ”

When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Lu Fang quite indifferently, and then spoke.

"It's okay to support this Tsunoda Makoto, but I definitely can't do loss-making business, let alone let it get out of our control!"

"Don't worry about this matter first, I plan to put this matter on the cabinet for discussion at that time!"

After listening to Jiajing's words, Lu Fang's face suddenly showed a happy and sincere expression, and he saw him leaning down and responding respectfully.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

At this moment, I saw the guide eunuch hurriedly entering the Qianqing Palace, and reported respectfully to Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment.

"Your Majesty, Elder Yan Ge, they are asking to see you outside!"

(End of chapter)