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The pavement of Xianxia Ancient Road is mainly made of granite barriers, 24 songs, according to legend, it is said that it was opened by the army led by Huangchao at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

There are four gates on Xianxia Pass, two passes in the northeast and southwest, all are made of stones, all are built in the pass of the steep cliff of the dangerous rock between the two mountains, the narrow place only allows one horse to pass through, it can be said that it is a husband when the pass, ten thousand people do not open.

This ancient road is the throat of Fujian and Zhejiang traffic, and it is connected with two wharves, one is the Qinghu Wharf in Jiangshan County, Zhejiang Province, and the other is the big wharf in Pucheng, northern Fujian.

In the past, the merchants and tourists on the ancient road were endless, very lively, the goods imported from Fujian from overseas were transported to the inland through Xianxia Pass, and the ceramics, silk fabrics, tea and tea from Zhejiang, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places were transported overseas through Xianxialing Road.

As the southernmost starting point of the upper reaches of the Qiantang River, Qinghu Wharf is the southeastern end of the ship from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, with as many as 17 loading and unloading docks, 14 shipyards, nearly 1,000 ships berthing at Qinghu Wharf every day, and hundreds of shops, which is an important place where thousands of merchants gather.

It's just that since the confrontation between the Qin army and the Zheng army in Xianxia Mountain, the Xianxia Ancient Road has been blocked, the business travel is blocked, and the pedestrians on the road are extinct, which seems to be very withered and deserted.

The lamenting businessmen looked forward day and night that the Qin army could open this choke point as soon as possible.

When the news of the victory in the East China Sea came, the merchants on the Qinghu wharf ran to build each other like chicken blood, and they were ecstatic and set off firecrackers for a whole day.

Sure enough, a few days later, a group of fast horses galloped and rushed into Jiangshan County, and soon after, the military drums roared, and the black-clothed Xuanjia Qin army began to assemble.

The next day, with Liu Fangliang as the commander and Liao Shifan as the commander, the 10,000 Qin army drove out of the country and marched to Xianxialing. The atmosphere was extremely warm.

Seeing this scene in Hong Xu's eyes, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, as the so-called righteous people have more help, and the unrighteous have little help, the Zheng family caused Emperor Longwu to die unexpectedly, and the people's hearts were lost;

In addition, Daqin has mastered the general trend of the world, and the people's hearts are towards Daqin. Hong Xu believed that it was the merchants of Fujian, and no one expected the Zheng army to open these choke points, in order to end the losses caused by the military confrontation as soon as possible, I believe that the merchants of Fujian also supported the Qin army to enter Fujian as soon as possible.

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On the Xianxia Ridge. At this time, rumors were already spreading.

Some say that Zheng Zhilong's entire army was wiped out, and he himself was killed in battle.

Some say that after the Qin navy defeated the Zhengjia naval division, it had already gone south to attack Fuzhou.

Some say that after Zheng Zhilong was defeated, he surrendered to Qin.

In short, there are all kinds of rumors, but none of them are good, all of them are about Zheng Zhilong's defeat.

You must know that the strongest in the Zheng family is the water master, and now even the water master has been defeated. What basis does the Zheng family have?

Deserters began to appear in the Zheng army, and Zheng Fei, the chief general stationed at Xianxia Pass, was furious about this and beheaded several captured deserters, but this move not only failed to have much of a deterrent effect. Instead, it made the soldiers even more nervous.

"Big brother, did you say that Guogong was really defeated?" Zheng Hong asked in a low voice, he was Zheng Fei's younger brother and Zheng Zhilong's cousin.

Zheng Fei sat down on the handsome chair. As if he was out of strength, he glanced at his younger brother and snorted: "This news must be a rumor spread by the Qin army's spies, think about it." The affairs of the East China Sea, how could ordinary people spread to Xianxia Pass so quickly. ”

"But eldest brother, as the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves, even if this news is spread by Qin Jun's spies, if it is not true, it will soon be exposed, Qin Jun will not be stupid enough to spread such news, right?"

"What's impossible about this, doesn't it make our army confused, they have achieved their goal."

Zheng Hong always felt that things were not so simple, but Xianxia Pass was located in northwest Fujian, and he couldn't ask Fuzhou for verification for a while, so I am afraid that Fuzhou may not know whether this is true or false.

"Big brother, if I mean if, if the Duke of Nations is really defeated, what should we do?" Zheng Hong asked cautiously.

Zheng Fei replied angrily: "If Guogong is really defeated, what should we do?" At that time, the Qin army can take the sea route and go straight to Fuzhou and Quanzhou, even if we defend this Xianxia Pass, is there any meaning? ”

"This"

"Don't think about it, the top priority is to stabilize the morale of the army first."

From Zheng Fei's tone, Zheng Hong obviously felt that he lacked confidence, and it was obvious that his brother was probably also full of doubts in his heart.

At this moment, a sentry stumbled in and said in a panic: "General, general, it's not good, the Qin army is here." ”

"Qin Jun is here? How many centaurs came? Zheng Fei Huoran got up and asked anxiously.

"Back to the general, the Qin army is not seen at the end, I am afraid that there will be tens of thousands of horses, and it is said that the commander is Liu Fangliang."

Zheng Fei and Zheng Hong hurriedly came to the wall with their own soldiers and looked condescendingly, but saw that on the winding mountain road, the black banner of the Qin army was fluttering, and the people and horses were like ants.

"Prepare for war, prepare for war!" Zheng Fei didn't have time to think about it, and shouted loudly.

Xianxia Pass is all built with strip stones, with a double gate, and the door is an arched roll. The wall is more than one zhang thick, nearly two zhang high, built according to the gorge, the cornerstone is neat and firm, the middle is the gate of the semi-dome, the top is like the Great Wall, it is very majestic, stand on the pass, the ancient road below is clear at a glance.

Zheng Fei believed that with such a dangerous pass, he would definitely be able to teach the Qin army to come and go.

But the soldiers of Zheng Jun did not have such confidence as him, there are many dangers in this world, which danger has not been broken?

Danger is important, but even more important is the soldier's mental defense.

Now rumors are raging among Zheng Jun, people are panicking, the battle has not yet been fought, and the psychological defense has been broken.

Under Zheng Fei's reprimand, the soldiers reluctantly stood under the battlements, but most of them looked nervous and uneasy.

The vanguard of the Qin army was still more than a mile away from Guancheng, so they stopped, and then saw a few people holding a big banner with the word "Zheng" and walking towards Guancheng.

This move made Zheng Jun on Guancheng very puzzled, how did this Qin army raise the banner of Zheng Jun? The buzz continued.

"Erhei, what do you say is going on?"

"Where do I know?"

"I'm afraid these people are here to negotiate."

"You still need to say this, otherwise why are there only a few people coming?"

"I'm afraid I'm here to persuade you to surrender."

Zheng Fei listened to the soldiers' discussions, and said angrily: "Whoever dares to talk nonsense again, see if Ben will not cut off his dog's head." ”

Zheng Hong asked, "Big brother, do you want to open fire?" ”

Before Zheng Fei could answer, there was a shout on the mountain road, in this valley, the sound was blocked back by the peaks on all sides, which was particularly loud, and it was transmitted far away to the city, and everyone could hear it clearly.

"Brother Guan, I am Hong Xu, the loyal uncle of Emperor Longwu. I have come on the orders of the Duke of Pingguo, and the brothers who have closed the gate please allow me to come forward. ”

Hong Xu is one of Zheng Zhilong's most important subordinates, and in the first year of Longwu, he was named Zhong Zhenbo by Zhu Yujian. There is hardly anyone in Zheng Jun who does not know him.

The fact that he suddenly appeared under the pass, or came with the Qin army, instantly made the Zheng army on the pass in an uproar.

Zheng Fei and Zheng Hong were also stunned. Hong Xu held the flag, quickly came to the pass, and shouted to Zheng Fei: "General Zheng, Pingguo Gong asked me to come, so that the brothers of Xianxia Pass don't have to resist uselessly, the King of Qin is a saint-benevolent monarch, and the Great Qin is invincible to dominate the world, and the Pingguo Gong feels that the King of Qin is benevolent and righteous, and has been attached to the Great Qin." ”

Zheng Fei asked in surprise, "What did you say?" Guogong, he has already returned to the Qin State? ”

"Yes, the King of Qin disregards the past suspicions, and awarded the Duke of Pingguo an official title, the Duke of Pingguo is already a minister of the Great Qin, General Zheng, and the brothers concerned must no longer be enemies of the Wang Division, quickly give up resistance, open the gate to welcome the Wang Division, the King of Qin has a will, as long as everyone is obedient, the King of Qin will not treat everyone badly."

Zheng Fei muttered: "This is impossible, how is this possible?" How could the Duke of Guo suddenly return to the Qin State?"

Hong Xu took out a letter and said: "General Zheng, this is a letter from Pingguo Gong, the cause and effect of it is clearly stated in the letter, and General Zheng will be clear after reading the letter." ”

Zheng Jun, who was closed, almost exploded at this time, and the buzzing sound was like thousands of bees flying. Zheng Fei's face changed, and he asked Zheng Zhilong's book rope to be hoisted up.

All the soldiers watched intently as he opened the letter, and many people were already nervous, would Zheng Fei agree to submit after reading the letter? Will it? Do you still have to fight with the Qin army?

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PS: It's already the thirteenth, brothers, ask for a monthly pass!.

(To be continued......)