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Under the Suoyun Pass, densely packed people gathered, shouting at the pass, begging to be let in.
Not long after Wang Chang went to ask Zhu Tong for instructions, Sun Xueyou realized that something was wrong and made a decisive decision. Regardless of the obstruction of the Shu army, he resolutely closed the gate of Suoyun Pass.
Only when Zhu Tong stood at the top of the city and looked at the endless crowd of people did he understand the seriousness of the situation.
Zhu Tongshi had never encountered such an unexpected situation in his life, and for a moment he didn't know how to deal with it.
At this time, in the noisy and crowded crowd, Zhu Xuan stretched out his big hands and shouted to the gate with all his strength: "I am the deputy general of Hukou Pass, Zhu Xuan! The Chu thieves have captured Yongzhou City. Please open the door quickly and let us in." !”
Zhu Tong was shocked when he heard the words and immediately reached down, but there were too many people in the gate, yelling, crying, and begging came and went, and he didn't even find out who was shouting.
"Bang~"
Suddenly, a harsh explosion echoed in Suoyun Pass, startling Zhu Tong and the fleeing people below, and they suddenly became quiet.
But he saw Sun Xueyou pointing his gun at the sky, with traces of white smoke coming out of the gun's mouth.
Then, Sun Xueyou picked up the tin trumpet and shouted loudly: "According to our wartime regulations, you must enter the customs in an orderly manner and wait for inspection by our army. Anyone who dares to disrespect military orders will bear the consequences!"
"Bang~"
As soon as Sun Xueyou finished speaking, the trainee next to him fired another shot at the right time.
The sound of the gunshot frightened Sun Xueyou. He turned back to look at the serious sergeant and whispered angrily: "You don't know how to say hello in advance? It made my ears ring."
The sergeant smiled "hehe": "Special treatment in special times."
Seeing that the crowd had calmed down, Wang Chang immediately said to Comrade Zhu, who was already as silent as a chill: "General Zhu, set up checkpoints immediately and let people in in an orderly manner. At the same time, we can ask what happened so that we can be prepared."
Zhu Tong kept nodding, muttering: "It should, it should..."
After that, with the cooperation of the defenders of Suoyunguan, Jujiao was quickly moved and placed inside the gate. All the soldiers were fully armed and prepared before ordering people to open the gate.
As soon as the door was closed, the people outside were about to rush in, but the sergeants from Jingwu Academy were already prepared and aimed their guns at them in advance.
"Enter in an orderly manner and accept inspection!"
Sun Xueyou yelled, and everyone calmed down, lined up obediently, and began to be interrogated by the garrison in the pass.
When Zhu Xuan entered the customs with more than 20 girls, he immediately found Zhu Tong and said, "General Zhu, I am Zhu Xuan!"
"Zhu Xuan? Why are you here?" Zhu Tong was shocked and quickly stood up and asked, "What happened? Please tell me carefully."
Zhu Xuan said: "I wish you general, Yongzhou City has fallen, and the Chu army will attack here soon. You should quickly set up defenses."
"Yongzhou fell? How is this possible!" Zhu Tong couldn't believe it.
Zhu Xuan said: "It's absolutely true. One hundred thousand Chu troops are stationed in the main city of Yongzhou. I escaped at night and rushed here yesterday. General, I wish you to prepare quickly. The Chu army is powerful and will continue to penetrate deeper."
Zhu Tong sat back down in his seat with a dull look on his face, and kept muttering: "How could it be possible? How could this be possible? How can I resist an army of one hundred thousand people..."
At this moment, Wang Chang, who was passing by, said to Zhu Tong: "General Zhu, have you found out the reason?"
Zhu Tong said hurriedly: "We have found out clearly. The Chu army has captured Yongzhou City and will attack Suoyunguan in the near future."
I thought this news would frighten Wang Chang, but Wang Chang seemed to have expected it, without any emotion: "I see, so General Zhu, is he ready to defend Suoyun Pass?"
"Are you kidding? That's an army of 100,000 people. How can I defend Suoyunguan with more than 1,000 people?"
These words could only make Zhu Tong madly complain in his heart, but on the surface he said to Wang Chang calmly: "This matter is of great importance. There are hundreds of thousands of thieves. I, the general, must write a letter and send it to Hezhou to ask Wang Jian for instructions." Only a general can do that.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Chang took out a map of Bashu from the military bag he was carrying, photographed it on the table, and said to Zhu Tong: "Suoyunguan Pass and Hezhou are three hundred miles apart in a straight line, and half of them are mountain roads. The calculated distance is about six miles." Baili, by the time General Zhu delivers the information, Suoyunguan Pass may have been captured by the bandits."
Zhu Tongdao: "This general also knows that this matter is difficult to deal with, but I, Suoyunguan, can't hold more than a thousand soldiers. How can I face the enemy's offensive?"
Wang Chang: "The only way out now is to gather the best of all the counties and counties near Suoyunguan Pass to jointly defend the enemy and have a chance of winning."
Zhu Tong refused decisively without even thinking: "No, we don't have the authority. Doing this is tantamount to exceeding our authority. What should we do if General Wang and Governor Yu investigate?"
Wang Chang's eyes turned cold: "Then what should we do according to General Zhu's wishes?"
Zhu Tong's eyes flashed for a while, he stood up, pulled Wang Chang aside, and said kindly: "Sergeant Wang, the only chance of survival now is to withdraw from Suoyunguan, and I am willing to send you to Yuzhou."
"Abandoning the guard and running away?" Wang Chang's eyes became particularly sharp, "I wish the general not to forget who he is, the guard of Suoyunguan!"
Zhu Tong was also angry: "Sergeant Wang, I tried to persuade you so well, but you are so ignorant. In this case, Sergeant Wang, please make arrangements yourself.
General, I don’t want to lose my life in vain here. Don’t think that you are superior to others because you are students from some military academy.
They are just a group of child soldiers, what knowledge can they have? In short, in half an hour, the general will lead people to leave Suoyunguan. As for whether you want to leave or stay,
I don’t care, General, huh! "
After saying that, Zhu Tong left angrily, and all this was seen by Zhu Xuan. He comforted the accompanying girl, walked to Wang Chang's side, cupped his hands and said, "I'm Zhu Xuan, deputy general of Hukou Pass. May I ask? This general is..."
Wang Chang gave up again and again: "I don't dare to be a general. I am just a student of the Far East Jingwu School. I came to Shu for internship under His Majesty's order."
When Zhu Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. It was just a group of students, what could they do?
But I heard Wang Chang ask: "Vice General Zhu, I just heard what you said. You are the deputy general of Hukou Pass. I am curious. Hukou Pass is backed by natural danger and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. How come it was captured by the bandits so quickly?"
When Zhu Xuan heard this, he was extremely ashamed: "It's a long story. General Ning Sui escaped before the battle, which led to the Hukou Pass mutiny and surrender without a fight. Guo Hou, the prefect of Yongzhou City, got the information and together with Ning Sui, abandoned the city and fled overnight."
Wang Chang muttered disdainfully: "It would be a great shame and humiliation to surrender without a fight."
Zhu Xuan was choked for words and didn't know what to answer.
Wang Chang took a deep breath, summoned all the interns from Jingwu School to the top of the city, and began to solicit opinions...
