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Chapter 55: Capture Yuguan

Yuguan.

Xiao Buli, the envoy of Yuguan Pass, squinted at the merchants in front of him, holding a list in his hand, and said: "Dr. Jiang, your appetite is too big this time. The goods are ten times more than usual. Besides,

Are you not a tea seller? How come you have become a cloth merchant, pen merchant, paper merchant, or inkstone merchant? What do you want to do? Are you really not afraid that you will support yourself to death? "

Jiang Dongjia said: "Did Ambassador Xiao Guan hear about the defeat of His Majesty Sangganhe and the death of Yelu Nanyuan?"

Xiao Bu nodded silently.

The fighting in Youzhou was so fierce. Although Yuguan was far away from the front line, it was also an important east-west corridor, and the news was relatively well-informed.

They got the news that night after the battle.

Because Xiao Abudi ran to Jizhou in panic, causing a lot of panic in Jizhou.

Some powerful Khitan people prepared a road guide that day and prepared to take refuge in Liaodong.

Regarding the defeat on the front line, Xiaobrei had no unnecessary feelings, but only indifference.

Once upon a time, he was also a passionate young man. By chance, he was transferred to Yuguan as a deputy general.

What I saw and heard shattered my perspective.

Yuguan was built in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty. It was a military important place built to deal with Goguryeo. It has always been an important military area in the Northeast of the Central Plains Dynasty.

However, as the Khitan captured the sixteen states of Yanyun, Yuguan was abandoned.

Both the left and right are their own territories, and the Central Plains is plunged into endless civil strife. Naturally, Chongqing Pass receives no attention and is regarded as a place of exile, with no military merits and no risks, a place where people just eat and wait to die.

But after Xiao Buli arrived, he found that Yuguan was almost a paradise on earth.

Yuguan has indeed lost its defensive effect, but it is still one of the must-pass passes connecting Youzhou and Liaodong.

There were many merchants traveling between the two places, especially Korean merchants.

Goryeo had always been on good terms with the Central Plains and looked down upon the Khitan. Seven years after joining together, the Khitan emperor gave Goryeo fifty camels in the hope of good relations between the two countries.

However, they were rejected by Goryeo Taizu, and the Khitan envoys were exiled to an isolated island by the King of Goryeo. The camels they sent also starved to death. From then on, the Khitan repeatedly raided the Goryeo border and regarded them as one of the targets for clearing grass and valleys.

The two countries are at odds with each other, so business and trade cannot normally flow.

Goryeo could only trade with the Japanese country, and occasionally crossed the ocean to the Central Plains for trade.

It's just that crossing the ocean is too risky. Once there are storms and waves, both people and goods will be lost, so it's not worth it.

Smuggling became the only option.

Whether they are Liao's own merchants, Korean merchants, or Han merchants from Youyan, all traveling to and from Liaodong must pass through Yuguan.

Serious businessmen pay customs duties, while unscrupulous businessmen pay smuggling taxes. They call this profit.

All the soldiers in Yuguan were making a lot of money, and those with some status were served by a group of businessmen as if they were gods.

Xiao Bri's previous wife had more than twenty concubines, all of whom were sent by merchants.

There are slutty Japanese girls, beautiful Silla maids, wild Mongolian ladies, and even famous prostitutes from the Central Plains.

How could Xiaobri withstand this kind of erosion? He soon fell and became a puppet of desire.

More than ten years later, Xiao Buli became the envoy of Yuguan Pass and lived the life he hated most when he was a teenager.

But he has no regrets at all, because the happiness in each of them can't be described in words.

The Jiang boss in front of him was a tea merchant whom Xiao Bri met a year ago.

The Khitan people enjoy tea and tea, their profits are extremely rich, and their spending is generous. After going back and forth, the two of them became familiar with each other.

This time, Boss Jiang came to him, smuggling not only tea, but also a lot of messy things. Xiao Bri immediately became suspicious and said: "The frontline's defeat, what does this have to do with you preparing these goods?"

Jiang Dongjia bowed and said: "To tell the truth to Ambassador Xiao Guan, today is probably the last time you and I will get together. Considering the constant filial piety in the past, Ambassador Xiao Guan still hopes to be accommodating. Of course, the common people will not treat Ambassador Xiao Guan badly.

of……"

Xiao Bri frowned and said, "How do you say this?"

Jiang Dongjia said: "The grassroots people have some connections in the south of the Yangtze River, and they have heard about the enemy commander Luo Youdu. This man is called Zhang Zifang by the emperor of the Central Plains, and is known to the world as Xiao Zhuge. He uses troops like a god. He is indeed a rare person in the world. This time we will go to court

If you lose the war, you may not be able to recover, and Youdu Mansion will definitely not be saved. If the Central Plains gets Youdu Mansion, it will be strictly controlled from top to bottom. Finding loopholes and purchasing items from the Central Plains in a short period of time will be as difficult as climbing to the sky."

"The prices of tea, silk and satin, pens, inks, paper and inkstones from the Central Plains and other rare items from Daliao will rise exponentially. Let's stock up on such goods and make one last deal."

Xiao Bri touched his head and nodded, this indeed makes sense.

Jiang Dongjia paused for a moment, hesitated to speak, and finally said: "Envoy Xiao Guan had better make some preparations. Once the Youdu Mansion falls, Yuguan will become the most important key, and the imperial court will definitely give

Increase troops in Guancheng. At that time, it is hard to say whether envoy Xiao Guan is listening to others or whether others are listening to envoy Guan."

There was also a look of anxiety in Xiao Bri's eyes. This was what he was most worried about these days.

Up and down the Chongqing Pass, the six hundred soldiers were rotten to the core.

Someone needs to take over Yuguan. If you just check it casually, you won't be able to hide what you have done over the years.

Beheading is considered light.

Xiao Brei felt relieved and said: "I can let you in tonight, but the interest will be three times the usual amount."

Jiang Dongjia changed his expression and said: "Shi Xiao Guan, you are too cruel."

Xiao Bri's eyes were blazing and he said: "Dr. Jiang, don't think I'm a fool. If it's really like you said, if Daliao loses Youdu Mansion, the price of the goods in your hand will more than triple, right?"

He held out three fingers and said: "Just three times, not a single copper is missing, otherwise you will never pass."

Jiang Dong's parents sighed: "Okay, three times is three times. It is fate to meet Xiao Guanshi."

"It's refreshing!" Xiao Buli stood up and said, "I'm waiting for Mr. Jiang's arrival tonight."

Jiang Dongjia said goodbye and left.

Xiao Buli looked at Jiang Dong's leaving figure with a gloomy expression.

Xiao Bri's nephew Xiao Yuchan walked in from outside the house and asked: "Uncle, is there a ghost in Jiang Dong's house?"

Xiao Buli said: "It's not impossible. Let's be careful and don't let them deceive Guancheng and lose our lives. Over the years, we have accumulated a lot of family property. After tonight, let's run away. There is only death if we stay."

One piece."

That night, Boss Jiang's huge motorcade appeared outside Yuguan Pass.

There are thirty carts of goods, and the guards and transporters share them.

Xiao Bri looked at the redness downstairs and shouted: Everyone except the coachman, please step back three hundred steps."

Jiang Dongjia appeared at the foot of the city, looked at Guancheng and said: "Xiao Guanshi, what do you mean?"

Xiao Bri laughed: "Don't blame Mr. Jiang at this critical moment. I will arrange for people to escort your convoy to Guandong for these goods of yours. Then you will enter the customs in batches to prevent me from losing people."

Jiang Dong's parents sighed and said: "Mr. Xiao Guan, you don't trust Jiang so much. It's okay, just follow what Mr. Guan said. Let's step back three hundred steps to let Mr. Guan feel at ease!"

The group of them retreated three hundred steps.

Xiao Bri was extremely cautious and did not dare to open the city gate. He arranged for people to go down to the city in hanging baskets. He patrolled around to make sure that no one was ambushing him and that the other party had retreated 300 steps as expected.

Opened the door.

More than a hundred soldiers immediately stepped forward to inspect the goods in detail.

Just as on the list, they were indeed tea, brocade, silk, pens, inks, paper and inkstones and other rare items from the Central Plains. Only then did Xiao Bu feel relieved and arranged for them to enter the pass.

The motorcade moved forward slowly and exited from the east gate of Yuguan. When it passed seventeen cars, the axle suddenly broke and got stuck in the middle of the east gate.

The soldiers were furious when they saw this: "What's going on?"

The driver looked innocent and said, "The axle is broken and we can't move. We have to replace the axle."

When the soldiers saw that they were not moving forward or backward, they could only say: "Hurry up, don't play tricks."

He carefully drew his sword.

The driver was frightened as he moved the goods on the car, and shouted to the back: "Come up and help. How can we repair the axle if we don't move these inkstones down?"

More than ten people swarmed forward with the silent consent of the soldiers.

They were carrying the goods in silence, and suddenly they made an appointment and ran out of the customs.

The soldiers secretly shouted: "No!"

But closing the door blocked the convoy...

At this moment, in the darkness east of Yuguan, a group of soldiers rushed out.

The leader was none other than Guo Tingwei.

In Luo Youdu's memory, there is a place called Qinhuangdao in the north of the Bohai Sea. Qin Shihuang visited the Jieshi east, carved the "Jieshimen Ci", and sent Lu Sheng from Yan to the sea to seek immortality. He once stayed here and it was named Qinhuangdao.

From Jingu through the Bohai Sea, you can reach Linyu, Pingzhou, bypassing Yuguan.

Luo Youdu did not know that the geographical knowledge in his impression was extremely inaccurate, let alone the fact about Qin Shihuang, whether it was true or false.

The name Qinhuangdao was first seen in the fifth year of Tianshun reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty. It was not until the end of the 19th century that the island was connected to the land and became part of the mainland.

Luo Youdu's impression troubled the navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which had been looking for a landing site.

They spent more than half a month and still couldn't find the so-called landing point.

Seeing that time was running out, Lin Renzhao chose to land under a cliff instead of at the landing point.

Lin Renzhao, a "monster" who climbed mountains and waded as easily as walking on flat ground, climbed up a short cliff with his bare hands, put down the rope ladder, and sent his troops to the east of Yuguan.

Hence the attack.

Guo Tingwei held it in for a month. Originally, Luo Youdu wanted him to win over Yuguan, which was a very heavy task.

Guo Ting said he had the strength to take on this important task.

As a result, the landing port has not been found, and Guo Tingwei has been dragging it like this, and so far he has not been able to make any progress.

Guo Ting said that although he was a Buddhist, he was not willing to be inferior to others. They surrendered three generals in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but they were unable to do anything, so how could they not be anxious.

At this moment, like a tiger emerging from the pass, it passed through the convoy and rushed into the pass, with the iron gun in its hand constantly harvesting the lives of the Khitan soldiers.

Guo Tingwei shouted: "Tingpan, go to Guanzuo quickly, don't let anyone get lost."

He led the army directly to Guancheng.

The strength of the Khitan soldiers is not weak at all, but the six hundred soldiers in Yuguan are rotten to the core, and there is no trace of courage at all.

They were directly slaughtered like livestock by Guo Tingwei's troops, and Yuguan was captured effortlessly.

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