Chapter 252: Seizing the Level

Those who wear their hair in left folds and lead beasts to eat people are barbarians.

The ancestors passed down benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, wisdom, trust, benevolence, courage and strictness, and poems and books, etiquette and justice. These are not constraints on so-called freedom, but the sublimation and development of human nature.

Teach human nature to overwhelm animal nature, and humans can only be humans if they are not beasts.

This is civilization.

Civilization is not just about cold external objects. Whether it is high-rise buildings or spaceships, they are just the outermost shell of civilization. The core of civilization lies in the spirit and the human being.

Temujin killed people, took away wives and wealth, and was proud of it. This is not worth showing off. To put it bluntly, animal nature is still greater than human nature. All he thinks about is how to kill people, how to seize other people's wealth and abuse other people's wives and daughters, and enjoy it. There is no greatness at all.

The Eastern captives were full of Tatars and a raccoon dog from a hill. Everything this generation of barbarians thought and did in the original history all confirmed their inferior nature.

The founders of each dynasty of the Han people thought about how to inherit and surpass the previous dynasty, while the barbarian dynasties went in the opposite direction.

Whenever barbarians take over, civilization will inevitably decline.

Stealing the wealth of the Southern Dynasty, killing the men of the Southern Dynasty, taking away their women, and making them slaves, trampling and having fun at will, this is the most instinctive thought of people like Abatai.

Just before dark, Qingshan Pass is in sight.

Qingshan Pass is sandwiched between two mountains, dangerous and narrow, and there are a thousand Ming army troops stationed there. If the garrison is willing to fight to the death, even if Abatai's army is tens of thousands, it will be a delusion to conquer Qingshan Pass without killing thousands of people and completely depleting the defense forces.

But the truth is so funny. The first four times the Tatars entered the pass, it was like entering uninhabited territory, and they did not encounter any decent resistance at these dangerous passes.

The Ming army at Qingshankou had already discovered traces of the Tatar army. Seeing the Tatar army approaching the city, they abandoned the pass and left without saying a word.

If Chongzhen saw it, he would probably vomit blood and die.

The gate of Qingshan Pass was opened, and the Donglu army led by Abatai entered Guanzhong easily as if they were traveling, and quickly passed through. When it got dark, they set up camp inside Qingshan Pass, preparing to rest for the night before carrying out a show of force and robbery the next day.

The sky became darker and darker, and from Shen Shi to You Shi, the camp set up by the Tatars in Qingshan Pass gradually became quiet. There is silence between heaven and earth.

In April in the north during the Little Ice Age, the nights became colder and colder. The silver moon was shining high, casting down pieces of cold gauze. Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared on the side of the grassland outside Qingshan Pass.

Ying Yi stretched out his hand to stop the army. He glanced at Qingshan Pass in the distance, then squatted down and looked at the fresh trampling marks of horse hoofs on the ground, and said: "Wang Yisheng, lead your people to capture Xifeng Pass immediately."

In the past few days, Ma Ke and Bai Guangen used all means to understand the whereabouts of the Tatars. Even Wu Sangui sent people to ask again and again, showing an impatient look. Behind this, Ying Yi knew the marching route of the Tatars very well.

Yesterday before nightfall, Ying Yi led three thousand of his bodyguards out of Shanhaiguan Pass, detoured north along the Great Wall, and headed straight for Qingshankou and Xifengkou.

This afternoon, we arrived at the foot of the Great Wall, ten miles south of Qingshan Pass, and camped there to rest.

When Abatai entered the pass and the Qingshankou garrison abandoned the pass and fled, they were all under Ying Yi's supervision. As soon as the Tatars entered the pass, Ying Yi broke camp and set off.

Wang Yisheng hesitated and said, "My lord..."

Ying Yi waved his hand: "I am enough at Qingshan Pass. You just go to Xifeng Pass. Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Wu are already in place. When daybreak, the Tatars will jump over the wall when they know the situation. I am blocked here, Xi. The pressure at the peak will be very high.”

He added: "The Qingshan Pass is narrow, so it's useless to have more people. It's enough to leave ten people to help me."

Wang Yisheng took a deep breath, beat his chest and clasped his fists: "Here!"

There must be Ming troops stationed at Xifengkou, but neither Ying Yi nor Wang Yisheng paid them any attention. There are three thousand personal guards, all strong and well-equipped with soldiers and armor, and hundreds of artillery pieces. If they cannot capture Xifengkou in a quarter of an hour, Wang Yisheng can kill himself to thank the world.

Wang Yisheng led his troops and walked away in silence, quickly disappearing into the distance. Ying Yi stood quietly for a moment, without saying a word, carrying the knife and heading towards Qingshan Pass.

Qingshan Pass was silent, the gate was tightly closed, and there were some Tatars patrolling the gate.

This is the retreat route for the Tatars. The Tatar army entered the pass and camped on the inside of the pass, but they also left a strong force to guard the pass just in case.

The night is getting colder, and the dim light of the torch is so worthless. A black shadow flashed past, and a half-width sword suddenly appeared. A group of Tatar soldiers patrolling the city fell down together and made no sound.

Ying Yi was like a ghost, jumping from the top of Guancheng into the pass, landing silently, and disappeared into the darkness in a flash. After a few breaths, the door of Guancheng opened with a creak, and ten soldiers walked inside.

"Kill the Tatars in the pass, be careful and don't make too much noise."

Ying Yi warned, dragging the knife towards the side of the pass.

The dark night could not block Ying Yi's sight. On the military road through the customs, another group of Tatars came to patrol with torches. Ying Yi jumped forward, as fast as lightning, and the sword suddenly appeared, killing him.

Then a strong wind blew by, rolling up the dust and sand mixed with the smell of blood, and finally it faded into nothingness.

The powerful soul gave Ying Yi extremely keen perception, and he could clearly feel where the Tatars were stationed in Guanli. There were not many people, only about two hundred people.

As soon as Ying Yi's thoughts changed, he thought clearly.

The ground inside Qingshankou Pass City is narrow, and Abatai's 40,000 soldiers and horses cannot squeeze in. You must go directly through the pass and camp on the inside. The large void of cold air in the distance that was pushed away by the chaotic and mighty heat and blood confirmed Ying Yi's guess.

But the first thing to do now is to capture Qingshan Pass. Clean the Tatar soldiers in the pass.

Ying Yi walked as fast as flying, and his feet were twenty or thirty feet tall. As for the entire Qingshankou Pass City, the distance between the north and the south is less than fifty feet.

In just two steps, Ying Yi arrived outside the barracks where the Tatar soldiers were stationed in Guanli. He pushed open the camp door and walked in casually.

After a few breaths, ten soldiers also arrived and rushed in.

Without even uttering a scream, a Niulu elite Tatar soldier with a total of 300 people in Guanzhong were all destroyed by the swords of Ying Yi and ten soldiers.

Ying Yi's big steel-like hands crushed the last rat tail head, and without Abatai noticing at all, Qingshan Pass changed hands.

Ying Yi climbed up from the Guan City on the inner side of Qingshan Pass. He held the knife in front of him, his eyes dropped, and he looked at the various tents that stretched over a large area under Guan Pass, with a sneer on his lips.

"Put up Chi You's flag."

Ying Yi said calmly.

The guards behind him were silent. After a moment, a three-foot-high banner rose slowly. On the broad flag, the majestic and ferocious Chi You is surrounded by a big word "Win", waving in the night wind.