Dasheng Pass is located in the western suburbs of Nanjing. Many goods from Huguang and Jiangxi need to be ashore at Dasheng Pass.

Now Nanjing is under the jurisdiction of the royal family, the Ming Dynasty split, and trade on the Yangtze River waterways was also affected.

At Dashengguan Wharf, many grain ships and cargo from Chu and Gan were moored.

"Get the Great Victory Pass?" Zhu Yihai was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Yan Yingyuan would start a war as soon as he came.

Zhu Yuyou hurriedly explained: "Donald Yan, you don't know anything. Since Nanjing's righteousness, Zhao's thieves have been prepared for their etiquette. Gu and others sent to Dasheng Pass to the west, Moling Pass to the south, and Zhenjiang Pass to the east, all the troops were repelled by Zhao's thieves."

At the beginning of the Nanjing coup, Zhu Yihai and others thought that someone would respond in the world. They were ambitious to send troops to accept Jiangnan, but were hit head-on.

Since then, the Ming army in Nanjing has shrunk into the city and has never left the outer city.

Yan Yingyuan nodded slightly, indicating that he knew these situations, but insisted: "The Supreme Emperor, the two Your Highnesses, before Nanjing was raising the banner of righteousness, the subordinates of the Zhao bandit naturally became alert and resisted with all their might, so the army returned without success. Today, the court has been trapped in Nanjing, and the thieves of Dashengguan will inevitably relax. At this time, the attack was just a surprise to kill him. Moreover, the Zhao bandits were about to arrive in Yangzhou, and once their troops were at the city, the court could only withdraw their troops in the city!"

Zhu Yihai pondered for a moment, "Mr. Yan's intention is to win a battle before the thief Zhao arrived."

Yan Yingyuan said: "Not bad! Since ancient times, defending the city, you must first defeat the enemy's spirit and then stick to it. If the army wins the Dasheng Pass, it can boost morale and help defend the city in the future. Second, you can seize money and grain and enrich the imperial reserves. Now, Nanjing is isolated in the south of the Yangtze River, and the city is filled with money and grain, while the Zhao thieves can take the world's money and grain taxes and come to besiege Nanjing. Therefore, I think that while the Zhao thieves have not arrived, they should try their best to raise money and grain to prepare for a long time and wait for the changes in the world!"

Zhu Yihai nodded, "Donald Yan is an expert in defending the city. He once guarded Jiangyin with the Zhao bandits, and later guarded Changsha with the Duge tribe. He listened to Duke Yan's words about how to defend the city."

Yan Yingyuan said in a deep voice: "I was just a small soldier to defend Jiangyin back then. I was doing the strategy of defending the city and how to arrange defense, and it has nothing to do with Zhao's thief!"

Yan Yingyuan belittled Zhao Ming and raised his value in the hope of strengthening the confidence of Zhu Yihai and others.

After hearing Yan Yingyuan's words, Zhu Yihai couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "I don't know what chance of winning this battle is."

Yan Yingyuan's eyes were deep, and after a moment of his spirit, he immediately said with confidence: "If I had not had the belief of winning, how could I appear in Nanjing!"

Zhu Yihai and others were actually unsure of it, but after hearing Yan Yingyuan's words, they couldn't help but look at each other, and then resolutely said: "Yes, this battle will definitely be won! How can the Ming Dynasty's three hundred years of national destiny fall into the hands of the Zhao bandits!"

Zhu Yuyou said: "Mr. Yan, come according to your wishes!"

Yan Yingyuan actually did not have much hope for whether he could defeat Zhao Ming.

With a city, it can be said that there is no chance of winning against Zhao Ming.

However, when Yan Yingyuan was defending Jiangyin, he had no chance of winning, and even knew that he would die, but he decided to defend.

After raising scholars for three hundred years in the Ming Dynasty, how could Zhao Ming take away the country so easily?

"I am sure to fulfill my mission!" Yan Yingyuan immediately stood up and saluted, and then added: "If today, only Zhou Fan will be able to compete with Zhao Ming. I will also ask the Regent to send an envoy to ask King Zhou for help!"

Zhu Yihai said: "The messenger has already set out!"

Dasheng Pass, or the gate, is actually a tax pass. Its main function is not to defend against enemies, but to collect taxes from passing merchant ships.

After the Nanjing coup, the Ming Dynasty court split into two courts, one headed by Nanjing and controlled by the royal family and the other headed by Yangzhou and controlled by Zhao Ming.

Both courts claimed to be the orthodox of the Ming Dynasty, but now Yangzhou is the orthodox of all parts of Jiangnan.

When the Ming army in Nanjing wanted to accept Dasheng Pass, the defenders of Dasheng Pass fought back and drove the mob sent by Zhu Yihai back to Nanjing.

In the following months, the Ming army in Nanjing may have realized that their abilities were limited and they were not suitable for wild waves, so they kept hiding in Nanjing.

After a long time, the defenders at Dasheng Pass thought that the Ming army in Nanjing would not come out, so the defense at the Pass was slackened.

That night, Dasheng was closed, and several dim lanterns were shaking in the river breeze. The mosquitoes on the summer night hit the screen wall. In the fields outside the pass, there were waves of insects and frogs.

On the city wall, several defenders were patrolling back and forth with torches, but there were not many patrol teams, so the interval between patrols was very long.

At this time, the defenders with torches left the city gate and a black shadow under the city wall whispered: "Go!"

There was a sound in the fields about a hundred steps away from Guancheng. Nearly a hundred black-clothed men stood up quietly, carrying the flying bridge and the long ladder, and approaching Guancheng's wall with their waists.

The black shadow in the leader continued to climb on the ground, and behind him were black shadows covered with the earth, with thousands of people.

After Yan Yingyuan suggested to attack Dasheng Pass, Zhu Yihai immediately asked Fang Guoan to select elite troops to seize the pass.

The Ming army in Nanjing had many old soldiers, but after several months of training, their quality has improved and they have gradually formed combat power.

At this time, more than one hundred Ming troops touched the city wall and looked at the patrolling guards. The distance was still far away. Then they raised a ladder and the soldiers climbed up the city wall one by one.

"You go and open the city gate! Everyone else follows me to cut off the ropes of the suspension bridge!" The head officer gave an order, and the Ming army in the city divided into two groups.

A team of people went down the city along the steps, while a team of people reached the city gate tower and cut the ropes with a sword.

With a "bang", the two ropes were cut off and the suspension bridge suddenly fell to the ground.

"Who!" The movement immediately alarmed the defenders resting in the city tower. An officer hurriedly led the people out, but was chopped over by the Ming army who was ambushing outside.

At this time, the sound of killing sounds on the top of the city was loud. Fang Guoan, who was ambushing outside the city, immediately jumped up and shouted loudly: "Brothers, kill me!"

Thousands of military torches suddenly raised, drew their swords and jumped up, whistled loudly, and rushed towards Dasheng Pass.

The soldiers rushed to the bottom of the pass, and the city gate had been opened. Three thousand soldiers rushed in and out of the pass, and the flames immediately surged into the sky.

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Two days later, Yangzhou.

In the regent's mansion, Wang Shuang hurried into the mansion and came straight to Zhao Ming's study room.

"Regent!" Wang Shuang held a military newspaper in his hand, "The rebels attacked Dasheng Pass and caught the defenders off guard, causing the rebels to seize more than fifty grain ships and hundreds of cargo ships!"

Zhao Ming frowned slightly, took the military newspaper and looked at it, and asked: "The rebels have changed their defensive posture, and it seems that Yan Yingyuan has entered the city."

Wang Shuangdao: "The Military Information Department reported that Yan Yingyuan entered Nanjing three days ago!"
Chapter completed!