Chapter 263 Willing to open the way for the general

At that time, Li Yuan greeted Hu Tong, the elephant taming guard. Although they were not from the same province, they were all his brothers, so Taiping Pass never charged a fee.

However, at the end of each year, Li Yuan would give a sum of money, five hundred taels, to hundreds of households at the Taiping Gate as toll fees.

After Zhong Dequan arrived, he discovered that the hundreds of households here actually had income, but the previous hundred households all shared it with everyone, and it was not exclusive to one person, so Zhong Dequan could only share it, so that he would only get one hundred every year.

About two, which can be considered as making up for the loss of leaving Nanning Wei.

Zhong Dequan also knew in his heart that Tan Qing was greedy. If the hundreds of his own families were rich and the Qing Dynasty found out, they would definitely be transferred away, so he worked day by day and took great care of the caravans coming from Guangdong. He also thought in his heart

If it really doesn't work out in the future, please ask Li Yuan to transfer him to Guangdong and stop working with Tan Qing.

Zhong Dequan was in Taipingguan that day when he suddenly heard a soldier say that there was a businessman named Boss Yang outside who wanted to see him.

I have met Boss Yang Zhong Dequan, and he is the one who gives me money every year, but it is not the end of the year, so why is he here?

"Please come quickly." Zhong Dequan said immediately.

After a while, Yang Lishan came in with two people following him. The three of them were all wearing bamboo hats and covering their faces. Although Zhong Dequan found it strange, he still warmly invited them into the room.

It's May and it's a bit hot in Guangxi. It seems normal to wear a hat to avoid the sun.

After the others left, a man behind Yang Lishan slowly took off his hat.

The Taipingguan defenders were startled when they saw a large group of soldiers and horses suddenly appearing in front of them. A small flag immediately reported to Zhong Dequan that a large group of Ming troops appeared outside, like the soldiers and horses of the Guangdong Dusi.

The mighty army crossed the river by boat one after another.

After the fleet passed Hengzhou, it sailed slowly. When it reached Nanxiangsi, it stopped and found a reason to rest.

Zhong De did not change his expression at all: "I have received an order from the top. There is a chieftain making trouble in Si'en Mansion. Guangdong soldiers and horses are seconded to help suppress it. You can just switch it on and let it go."

But he only hesitated for three breaths. Zhong Twelve once asked him to join the King of Han, but he refused. Now he can't make the same mistake again.

Zhong Dequan's face was distorted as he was deceived.

"Zhong Baihu, get up, you are also a Baihu master now." Jin Rong laughed loudly and stepped forward to help him up.

Jin Rong led the first batch of more than a hundred riders across the river, and then immediately put the cordon away to prevent anyone from checking.

But there were soldiers and horses of the Elephant Guard below. Even if he killed him, he would not have thought that Zhong Dequan had already rebelled, let alone that there were people rebelling all over the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing Zhong Dequan kneeling on the ground, Yang Lishan breathed a sigh of relief.

But Jin Rong was not talking nonsense. Taiping Pass was very important. If Li Yuan's troops entered the pass from here, they could divide Guangxi into two parts.

Wuzhou is adjacent to Fengchuan County in Guangdong. Without even thinking about it, Li Yuan had already prepared it and sent eight large merchant ships from Fengchuan County. They were loaded with loan items on the surface, but in fact they were empty.

Squeak, almost at the same time as this side opened, more than 80 people in the distance quickly ran forward.

"It's me, Taipingguan Zhong Dequan, Ni Niang, Fei Yue, open the door quickly."

Half an hour later, Wang Zhong appeared outside Taiping Pass with the Guangdong Dusi Lianzhou Guard and Diancheng Guard, with more than 11,000 troops and horses.

"How about - why don't you wait a moment and I'll ask the commander?" Fei Fei still hesitated.

Jin Rong said: "Guangdong Li Yuandu Division has troops who want to enter the pass through Taiping Pass to attack the Elephant Guard and cut off the Nanning Guard's retreat. Zhong Fuquan, are you willing to be my vanguard?"

Zhong Dequan took a closer look and was stunned for a moment. Then he looked overjoyed and knelt down on the spot: "Greetings to the commander."

They came here in the morning, and after winning the pass, they stayed put and waited for the afternoon.

After they left the customs, they turned left and the whole army came to Nanxiang Division. They first handed over everyone in the Nanxiang Inspection Division. The Inspection Division only had two small boats. It would be too slow for them to cross the river with nearly ten thousand people.

It was a little dark now, so he looked closely and saw that it was indeed Zhong Dequan.

What good things can come from spending so much time bothering your head? It’s simply inexplicable.

Zhong Dequan discovered that Wang Zhong basically estimated the time when doing things. They all crossed the river and when he led his people around to the north gate, the sky had already begun to darken.

Fei Yue looked at the people below coming in, and suddenly felt something was wrong. When she looked up, she saw that there was a wave of people approaching from a distance, only a few hundred steps away, and she didn't know where they were coming from.

First, they withheld their pay for a few months to make the soldiers have objections to the imperial court. They deliberately provoked Tan Qing and asked Tan Qing to speak out and force the guard to return the money.

After all the troops had crossed the river, Zhong Dequan led Jin Rong, Zhong Twelve and more than a hundred elite troops around to the north gate of Hengzhou. He then left about eighty people in the distance and only led twenty people forward.

But Zhong Dequan discovered at this time that eight merchant ships had already been parked there by the river.

Two miles away from Taiping Pass is Hengzhou, which is very close, but there is a water post road blocking the way, so they did not cross the river directly from Taiping Pass. It was too conspicuous and easy to be discovered.

"The general is here, but what is his mission?" He simply said it directly.

Someone from the city guard immediately poked his head out: "That battalion? What are you doing?"

The subsequent army all passed through the river before dark, and then Wang Zhong ordered eight ships to be divided into four rows across the waterway to temporarily block the water post road.

Brush, Zhong Dequan's face turned red. He stared at Jin Rong and Zhong Twelve with an unbelievable look on his face.

Back then, Jin Rong defected to Zhu Gaoxu and brought a group of people with him, and Zhong Twelve was one of them.

"Can I still hurt you? What are you thinking about? Come on, I'm dying of thirst. It's hot and stuffy today. Let me go into the city quickly."

"If something good happens, open the door quickly. Now everyone will be rich." Zhong Dequan laughed.

The key is that Li Yuan has told them that the King of Han has also rebelled, and in a short period of time, he has swept across Guizhou, four states and two provinces, and his military strength is at its peak. He is currently attacking Guangxi, and then on behalf of the King of Han, he paid three months' salary at a time

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He was very shocked. Li Yuan was famous during Jingnan, and he was just as powerful now. Every step and every move was calculated at the right time. The whole army came to Nanxiang Division, and these eight merchant ships arrived half an hour too early.

Another person took off his bamboo hat, and it turned out to be Zhong Dequan's acquaintance, Zhong Twelve, a member of the same town and village.

After a series of tricks, as long as someone takes the lead, someone will dare to rebel.

He and Zhong Dequan were old brothers. They had not seen each other for many years and were very excited.

Besides, he really hated Tan Qing. When he heard that he could cut off the Nanning Guards' retreat, Zhong Dequan's excited expression turned ferocious: He said loudly: "I am willing to open the way for the general."

Now the King of Han, who has been victorious in every battle, takes the lead and pays more money, why don't he rebel quickly?

Xiaoqi was naturally speechless.

At about two o'clock in the afternoon in later generations, Zhong Dequan took Jin Rong, Zhong Twelve, and more than a hundred elites and set off immediately, followed by the army slowly.

Fei Yue is the new commander of the Elephant Guard, but he is relatively familiar with Zhong Dequan, and they are also from a hundred households.

Fei Yue looked around the city hesitantly. There were about twenty people, all of whom were his brothers. It had been four years since the Jingnan ended and there was no war in the world. He was urged by Zhong Dequan a few times, so he turned around and ordered: "Open the door.

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It was Jin Rong, the former commander of Nanning Weiqian.

During the Jingnan period, Jin Rong led the Nanning Guards to fight against the Yan army. After the Jingnan period, he defected to Zhu Gaoxu. Now he was back to his old place, and Zhong Dequan was his former subordinate.

The clothes of Guangdong Dusi are different from those of Guangxi Dusi. In the early Ming Dynasty, the clothes and armor were not uniform. During the Jing Dynasty, the Yan army took advantage of this difference and changed the clothes of the Southern army to inquire for information and make sneak attacks.

Now Wang Zhong is the same. After entering the pass, he immediately took more than a hundred elite soldiers and replaced them with the armor of the Taiping Pass defenders.

When Zhong Dequan led his people to the city, the north gate was already closed.

After chatting for a few words, Zhong De showed embarrassment and his expression was a bit depressed.

There is no suspension bridge at the north gate, and it is relatively far from the elephant guard.

It is said that this is coming from the direction of Wuzhou.

Zhong Dequan is also a good man, and he knew something was wrong when he saw Jin Rong and Zhong Twelve quietly coming to meet them.

Two months ago, the officers and soldiers of the Dusi Guard Station in Guangdong suddenly failed to receive their pay from the imperial court. Then there were rumors that they were asked to withdraw from the salt-drying income. A large number of officers and soldiers were furious. After not receiving their pay for two consecutive months, they heard about Tan Qing again.

He said that he would strictly investigate the Coastal Guard Station and ask them to refund the money, but finally decided to do the opposite.

According to common sense, if Zhong Dequan came from Taipingguan, he would definitely take the south gate.

"Okay." Jin Rong stretched out his hand and patted Zhong Dequan hard: "You can do it, young man. If you succeed in this battle, you will be granted the title of Hou Baibo in the future. It is a great achievement."

As soon as Wang Zhong entered Taiping Pass, he immediately surrendered the weapons of the officers and soldiers in the pass. Except for Zhong Dequan's confidants, the others were taken to Lianzhou to dry salt. There were only more than 100 people here, and nearly 80% of them were taken away.

They were also given two taels of silver, and the officers and soldiers left happily, no matter what happened.

People in ancient times were easy to fool. Zhu Gaoxu had witnessed too much during the Jingnan period, and his tricks were much stronger than Zhu Di's.

There are two gates in Hengzhou City. The south gate is next to the water post road and there is a suspension bridge. Merchant ships passing by can reach the gate directly. The elephant training camp is close to the south gate.

Back then, when Li Yuan's 800 cavalry defeated 30,000 cavalry over a thousand miles and became famous among the Northern Army, he also changed all of them into Confederate uniforms and armor.

Zhong Twelve, who was a small flag like him back then, is now the commanding officer of the three guards of the Han Dynasty. (In fact, he was Qianhu before, and Zhu Gaoxu was immediately promoted to the commanding officer after he raised his army.)

At that time, Zhong Twelve asked them to join the Han Dynasty, but Zhong De did not agree. Now a few years have passed, and others are directing the affairs, and he is still a hundred households. Do you think you are angry or not?

"Damn it, where are you from? How did you get to the North Gate?" Fei Yue was incredulous.

The key is that if the Nanning Guards can be blocked and Tan Qing is destroyed to the west of Guangxi, the officers and soldiers in Guangxi may not be able to unite to fight against Zhu Gaoxu.

"Damn it, it was the commander who asked me to go out. I have been contacted by the big business. Please open the door quickly."

When everyone heard that the King of Han was supporting him and that he had conquered half of the southwestern Ming Dynasty, and they had money to take, of course they followed suit.

He didn't know that these people had just been lying on the ground, motionless in the dusk, waiting for them to open the door.

As these people rushed up, bang, someone fired a rocket in the distance.

Wang Zhong, who was hiding about two miles away, waved his hand: "Let's go." With a roar, only two hundred cavalry rushed forward first.

Because they were in a hurry and it was not easy to cross the river, they brought over two thousand cavalry horses and left them on the other side of the river for the time being. Only two hundred horses came over.
Chapter completed!