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Zhu Chongba in the late Ming Dynasty Volume 1 Chapter 507: Take the road to Yinping

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    Jianmen Pass is a branch of Longmen Mountain. Its landform is complex, and even among the Shu Road, which is as difficult as the blue sky, it is considered to be a bit dangerous. It is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. It is densely covered with mountains, crisscrossed ravines, and mountains.  The sword is sharp, the mountains are high in the sky, and the old saying goes: If you are afraid of the rugged rocks, you cannot climb them.

    Zhang Ling, the deputy commander-in-chief of Sichuan, led 3,000 troops and was stationed in the gate tower of Jianmen Pass. This gate tower was built between two steep cliffs. Both cliffs towered into the clouds, with a line in the middle.  Zhongtong is shaped like a gate, so it is called Jianmen.

    " The mountain road here can only be walked by four people abreast at most. It can be said that one man is in charge of the pass, and no one can open it. Since ancient times, it has been an impossible task to invade Sichuan from Jianmen Pass.  Historically, when many northern regimes wanted to invade Sichuan, they would choose to go through Huguang and attack Sichuan from the location of Diaoyu City in Hechuan. For example, Meng Ge died while attacking Diaoyu City.

    But for Zhu Yuanzhang, it was impossible to go through Huguang. His base was in Shaanxi, and Huguang was still in the hands of the imperial court. If he wanted to capture Sichuan, the only way for Zhu Yuanzhang to go was Jianmen Pass.

    At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and all the leaders who entered Sichuan were sitting on a hilltop northeast of Jianmen Pass, looking at Jianmen Pass from a distance, and considering ways to capture this pass.

    Wang Er looked at this majestic strange pass and couldn't help but sweat a little: "This pass is difficult to attack! It's many times more dangerous than our Huanglong Mountain Stronghold back then. The officers and soldiers suffered heavy losses when they attacked our Huanglong Mountain Stronghold, and we couldn't even go up. If we  Attacking Jianmen Pass in the same way will be a disaster."

    Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "The mountain road can only accommodate four people walking parallel. If we attack by force, our soldiers will not be able to assist. The three thousand Sichuan soldiers on the mountain only need to knock down the rolling logs and rocks, and the soldiers will have to retreat  "

    Wang Er asked: "Is it okay to use up their food?"

    Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Don't even think about this kind of thing. The importance of Jianmen Pass is recorded in history books. The Western Shu regime during the Three Kingdoms period rose from Zhaohua and died from Jianmen. This place has been here since ancient times.  It is a battleground for military strategists. No matter how stupid the court is, it will accumulate enough food for several years here, and it is impossible for the defenders to starve."

    Wang Er scratched his head helplessly.

    At this time, the three brothers of the Meng family who were sitting next to them spoke up: "It is not advisable to attack by force. We have to think of other ways. I think it is impossible that the mountain next to Jianmen Pass will not be able to find a mountain wall that can be climbed by manpower.  , as long as we find a flaw. Let us get over it, we can make Jianmen Pass useless." These three brothers are worthy of being mountain rats who grew up in Sichuan.  Climbing over mountains and ridges is not a problem at all. The first thing they think of is "mountains that cannot be climbed without human power."

    Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "You three brothers are most familiar with the mountains in Sichuan. Let you three brothers try to find the road. But this Jianmen Pass has been standing for thousands of years. No.  No matter how many people have thought about it, it¡¯s probably not that easy to find a way around it.¡±

    At this time, Xu Renjie suddenly said: "I was reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and saw that Zhong Hui was unable to attack Jianmen Pass for a long time. Deng Ai took advantage of Jiang Wei's entanglement with Zhong Hui at Jianmen Pass and headed west for hundreds of miles.  Crossing Yinping and attacking Chengdu, I wonder if we can use this strategy."

    After hearing this, the three brothers of the Meng family immediately shook their heads and said: "How can you believe what is written in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? That thing is just a story telling for fun. The dangerous mountains in Shu are not so easy to get around, let alone  Over the past thousands of years, the geology has changed and the mountains and valleys have changed. The tactics used during the Three Kingdoms period are no longer possible."

    Xu Renjie hummed and said, "How do you know if you don't try? Maybe there is a way around Yinping?" Having said this, he lay on the map on the table and searched for Yinping carefully.  He didn't know if he didn't look for it, but he was shocked when he looked for it. He searched for it on the map for a long time, but he couldn't find the word "Yinping" at all.

    "Where's Yinping? I'm really convinced, why is there no Yinping on the map?" Xu Renjie said, wiping his sweat.

    The three brothers of the Meng family laughed: "I've told you, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written blindly. There is no such place as Yinping, haha."

    "No! There is Yinping." Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly interrupted: "Let me think about it" After all, he has seen the world for hundreds of years and knows that the names of places in the world are constantly changing. There used to be a place called Yinping, but later the name was changed.  Not surprisingly, after thinking hard for a long time, he finally remembered something and asked tentatively: "Look on the map and see if there is a place called Qingchuan County west of Jianmen Pass."

    Xu Renjie quickly took a closer look at the map and exclaimed: "Sure enough, there is a small county called Qingchuan County Could it be that this place is Yinping during the Three Kingdoms?"

    The three Meng brothers didn¡¯t even need to look at the map and said, ¡°There is indeed a Qingchuan County, but thatThe place is extremely remote and rarely mentioned, and there are very few Han people living there. It is mainly ethnic minorities such as Tibetans, Miao, Zhuang, Dongxiang, Hui, Tujia, and Qiang who live there. But we  I didn¡¯t know it used to be called Yinping.  "

    When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed: "Quickly, go and invite the one hundred Qiang soldiers to ask about the situation in Qingchuan County."

    Soon after, a relatively well-informed Qiang soldier was approached by Xu Renjie¡¯s people. Everyone quickly asked him: ¡°Do you know if Qingchuan County was called Yinping before?¡±

    The Qiang soldier smiled and said: "Yes, there is an ancient road in Qingchuan County, and its name is Yinping Ancient Road. It is said that it was the place where General Deng Ai made a surprise attack on Western Shu during the Three Kingdoms period But that place is extremely dangerous and ordinary people cannot find it.  Come on, the people living nearby are all ethnic minorities, such as the Tujia, Hui, and Qiang people, and the Han people will not go to such dangerous mountains and rivers to take root."

    Xu Renjie was overjoyed: "Quick, take me there!"

    When the leaders heard that there really was a Yinping, they couldn't help but feel a little moved. The places described in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" still fascinated them to a certain extent.  Especially for Xu Renjie, a war enthusiast, when he heard about a place like this, there was no reason why he wouldn't want to go find out.

    Wang Er was also shouting next to him: "Jianmen Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Brother Zhu Bage is definitely not willing to attack here. I don't want to stay here, and I want to go to Yinping to play."

    Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it carefully and agreed with Wang Er's words. Jianmen Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is indeed not a good place for a strong attack. If there is too much damage here, the troops will be wasted in vain, which will be even worse when attacking Chengdu.  It's difficult.

    At that moment, Zhu Yuanzhang distributed his troops and sent the three brothers of the Meng family to continue searching for any mountain roads that could be climbed secretly in the mountains next to Jianmen Pass.  Zhu Yuanzhang took 10,000 Shaanxi soldiers as a cover.  Attracting the attention of the Jianmen Pass defenders, they thought Zhu Jun was planning to attack Jianmen Pass.  Xu Renjie, together with Wang Er and Yingshanhong, led 3,000 black pole soldiers and 5,000 ordinary Shaanxi soldiers.  Eight thousand people in total.  Let the Qiang people lead the way.  Go to the Yinping Ancient Road and take a look. If there is a chance to climb over there, just climb over there.  Straight into the back of Jianmen Pass, and pinched from both sides, the guards at Jianmen Pass will inevitably collapse without a fight.

    Qingchuan County, in the mountains!

    After walking through one mountain after another and over one ridge after another, Xu Renjie¡¯s face had turned a bit dark, his legs were shaking involuntarily, sweat was dripping from his head, and he was panting and having difficulty breathing.

    When he usually marches, he always rides on a horse and has never felt so tired. However, after entering Qingchuan County, he truly realized what Shu Road is!  The mountains here are more dangerous than when we entered Sichuan from Hanzhong and climbed and rolled in the Guangyuan Mountains. Although the road from Hanzhong to Guangyuan is dangerous, there are often people walking on it. When there are more people walking, there is a road.  , it won¡¯t be too difficult if there is a way.

    But there are no roads at all in the mountains of Qingchuan County. Xu Renjie's black soldiers kept cutting down trees to clear the way. Walking on these dangerous roads was okay, but walking on horseback was totally useless. Xu Renjie had no choice but to dismount and join the ordinary soldiers.  Walking like this was really a bit painful for him as a businessman. Fortunately, the Yinping Ancient Road had an almost infinite attraction for him, which made him grit his teeth and move forward firmly.  There is a kind of posture that vows not to return until Yinping.

    Along the way, we encountered two small mountain villages where the Qiang people lived together. The Qiang soldiers who were in charge of leading the way went into the village and said a few words, and the Qiang people came out to greet them and brought tea and water to Xu Renjie and the others. Xu Renjie used some Han people to  The Qiang people are naturally very happy when people's gadgets return to them.

    But when they passed the villages of the Hui, Miao, and Tujia people, they did not receive such treatment. As soon as the Hui, Miao, and Tujia people saw Zhu Jun, they all fled the village and hid in the nearby mountains to let them  I can't even find someone to ask for a drink of water.  Moreover, it is said that the Miao people are good at using poisons, so Zhu Jun did not even dare to touch the wells in the Miao people's villages.

    Xu Renjie couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, why did Zhu Jun only become friends with the Qiang people and not the Hui, Miao, Tujia, etc.?  It seems that we need to hurry up and find a way to connect with these ethnic minorities after we return. Otherwise, it will be too inconvenient to move around in Sichuan.

    After four or five days of arduous trekking, and with the help of the local Qiang people, Zhu Jun finally arrived at the legendary Yinping Ancient Road.

    The altitude here is extremely high, more than 2,700 meters above sea level. Xu Renjie only felt short of breath and a slight tingling sensation in the back of his head. This is the so-called altitude sickness.  Altitude sickness varies from person to person and has nothing to do with physical constitution. Some fat men will also have altitude sickness, but some weak and sick people will not. This is mainly due to different people's respiratory systems.  Of course, people who have lived on the plateau since childhood have long been accustomed to it and will not suffer from altitude sickness.

      When Xu Renjie saw a high ridge ahead, he couldn't help but feel moved, and asked the Qiang people: "Is that the Motian Ridge in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"

    The Qiang people laughed and said, "Exactly!"

    Xu Renjie was excited in his heart: "I heard that Zhuge Kongming erected a monument on Motian Ridge. It said: The two fires were just beginning to rise. Someone crossed here. The two men fought for balance and soon committed suicide. It was about Deng Ai and Zhong Hui.  , can you still see this monument now?"

    The Qiang people couldn't help but shook their heads and said: "This is a nonsense written in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". How could Zhuge Kongming be such a god? There has never been a stone tablet on this mountainbut there is a stone wall with four characters left by Deng Ai.  :Deng Ai passed this."

    Xu Renjie was disappointed at first because he couldn't see the monument erected by Zhuge Kongming, and then he was excited because he could see the words written by Deng Ailiu. He quickly urged: "Take me to see the stone wall quickly."

    The Qiang people smiled and planned to lead the way. At this moment, the Qiang people suddenly stopped smiling and turned serious. They pointed at Motian Ridge and said: "There's something wrong with this mountain. Let's not get close."

    Xu Renjie asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

    Qiang Min said: "I can't tell, but in short it is a bit different from ordinary mountainsit feels weirdly quiet."

    Xu Renjie listened carefully, and sure enough, he could not hear any birds or insects on this mountain. He was shocked. After all, he was a general who had been fighting for more than ten years. He could tell what was going on almost instantly. He was shocked.  Said: "There is an ambush on the mountain."

    Zhu Jun was about to climb the mountain when Xu Renjie shouted urgently that there was an ambush, and the soldiers in front quickly retreated.  The soldiers behind also quickly made way.  Zhu Jun is well-trained on weekdays.  At this time, they retreated very quickly. With a crash, the hundreds of black soldiers who had originally walked up the mountain path retreated to the foot of the mountain in the blink of an eye.

    This sudden retreat actually startled the ambush soldiers on the top of the mountain.  They had a good ambush.  I want to wait for most of Zhu Jun's soldiers to go up the mountain road.  He smashed the stone down and caught Zhu Jun off guard, but he didn't expect Zhu Jun to react so quickly.  As soon as he retreated, he retreated completely. Now it is impossible to throw stones.

    The leading general of the ambush knew that his ambush had been discovered, so he stopped hiding. With a whistle, many heads began to appear on the top of the mountain. After a while, half of the skyscraper was covered with heads.  .

    Xu Renjie raised his head and looked at the people who kept popping up on the Motian Ridge. He couldn't help but take a closer look. He saw that these people who appeared were not officers and soldiers. At least they were not wearing the mandarin duck jackets that officers and soldiers wear.  They were wearing clothes that were unique to ethnic minorities. They looked a bit like the Miao and Zhuang people. Xu Renjie didn't know much about the clothes of these ethnic minorities, so he couldn't recognize them.

    The Qiang man who led them recognized him at a glance. He exclaimed: "They are from the Tujia people!"

    Xu Renjie was slightly startled: "Tujia people? We also encountered several Tujia villages along the way. They just ran away and did not conflict with us. Why did they suddenly set up an ambush here again?"

    The Qiang people said in a deep voice: "The people we encountered were all ordinary people of the Tujia people. They would naturally run away when they saw the army, but what appeared on Motian Ridge now was the Tujia army"

    When Xu Renjie heard this, he was shocked again: "The Tujia army? Could it be white-pole soldiers?"

    Sure enough, just when Xu Renjie thought of this, he saw the heads of people emerging from the top of the mountain also raising their weapons, long white spears with a sickle on the tip and a ring on the tail.  The white-barrel gun used by Xu Renjie's black-barrel soldiers is almost exactly the same. The difference is that one side of the gun barrel is white and the other side is black. Black and white are clearly visible. They are facing each other from a distance. It looks so  Weird.

    Xu Renjie couldn't help but gasped: Is this really a white soldier?  My dear, my mother, I actually met here Could it be that I am about to fight against the famous general Qin Liangyu?  No Can I beat her?

    Xu Renjie couldn't help shouting to the mountain with an excited voice: "Is this the commander-in-chief of the Tujia people, General Qin Liangyu, coming?"

    After the roar, a male general suddenly jumped out of the white-pole soldiers on the top of the mountain. This general was not wearing the Tujia national costume like other soldiers, but was wearing a fish-scale armor that was the favorite of the military attache of the Ming Dynasty.  , the nails are all bright silver, looking silvery and very dazzling.  Looking closely at his face, I saw that he was about thirty years old, with a strong build, majestic appearance, and very handsome appearance. Unfortunately, he was blind in one left eye and only had one right eye left, which affected his handsomeness.  appearance.

    The man shouted loudly at the foot of the mountain: "Who dares to call my mother by her name? To deal with you and other bandits, there is no need for my mother to personally take action. I, Ma Xianglin, am enough."

      Xu Renjie tilted his head and asked the Qiang man next to him: "Who is Ma Xianglin?"

    The Qiang man wiped his sweat and shrank behind Xu Renjie. He seemed a little scared. He whispered: "That's Qin Liangyu's son, Ma Xianglin! Because he is very skilled in martial arts and handsome, so  There was a nickname in the army called Xiao Ma Chao. Later, during the Battle of Hunhe in Liaodong against the Manchu Tatars, he was hit by a Tatar arrow and lost one eye, so the army also called him the One-Eyed Horse.  , this person is extremely powerfulGeneral, it is better to be careful."

    Xu Renjie was really shocked when he heard that he was someone who had participated in the Battle of Hunhe River. The Battle of Hunhe River was a famous battle in the Ming Dynasty. This battle took place in the first year of Tianqi. At that time, the Eight Banners Army general Ming Dynasty  The Ming army was surrounded by troops, and the Ming army was at a disadvantage, and the battle situation was urgent.  Qi Jiguang's nephew Qi Jin led the world-famous Qi family army to fight side by side with the white pole soldiers in Sichuan and against the Eight Banners soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

    At that time, the Eight Banners Army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had never suffered a defeat or a hard battle in the battle against the Ming Army. However, when they encountered the Qi Jiajun and the Baigan Soldiers, they felt that the fight was extremely difficult. The Qi Jiajun and the Baigan Soldiers  With only ten thousand people, they were able to defeat tens of thousands of Manchu and Qing Tatars, shocking the entire Eight Banners Army.

    In the end, due to the betrayal of the traitors, the entire Qi Army was wiped out, and the world-famous Qi Army disappeared from the stage of history. The white-pole soldiers also suffered heavy casualties. Qin Liangyu's brother Qin Bangping was killed in the battle, his younger brother Qin Minping was seriously injured, and his son Ma Xianglin lost an eye.

    In historical records, Gu Yingtai of the Qing Dynasty wrote the "Ming Dynasty Chronicles" with the following emotion: "In this battle, the Ming Dynasty used more than 10,000 people to defeat our tens of thousands. Although they were defeated by force, it was the first bloody battle since Liaozuo used troops.  "
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