After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Mengyuan Dynasty was extremely uneasy about the coastal zone, not only often sent large personnel to inspect the coastal states and counties, but also later, even intensified the prohibition of the sea, which was the first to open the Qing Dynasty.

The reason why the Yuan court sent out to inspect the coastal prefectures and counties in the snowy season was because the conquest was imminent, and in order to retaliate, the Japanese were very likely to send Japanese pirates to harass the coastal areas, and even colluded with the Han and Song remnants to cause chaos and contain the imperial court's conquest strategy.

The purpose of this inspection is to urge coastal prefectures, counties, and towns to suppress localities, and to investigate and deal with officials who neglect their duties and are careless.

Although he is over fifty years old, he is still fierce, riding on a tall horse and waving a whip in the snow. The cold snowflakes hit his stone-carved face, stained his gray braids and beard, and made the old man's expression even more resolute and cold.

Before and after, on the left and right, it is either the Qincha honor guard, or the Mongolian elite horseman, brave the wind and snow, and not afraid of the cold.

The snow is full of knives and bows, and the light cavalry patrols the first line.

Because of the heavy snowfall, it was not until dusk in the afternoon that the inspection team arrived at the city of Laizhou.

At this time, the officials of Laizhou were ignorant.

The guards at the head of the city were immediately startled when they saw the honor guard of the Qincha under the city. While instructing the sergeant to quickly notify the town guard officials to come out to greet him, he hurriedly opened the city gate, and then knelt down and kowtowed: "Humble city guard inspector Wang Cheng, knock on the Qincha officials!" ”

He took the lead and came to the city guard to inspect him, condescendingly looked at Wang Cheng, who was kneeling on the snow and shivering, and said in a blunt Chinese dialect: "Wang Cheng, why don't you ask, don't check, open the city gate, why?" ”

Wang Cheng's body trembled even more, and he said in a hoarse voice: "It is good to teach the great officials of the Qincha to know that they have seen the Qincha honor guard more than once, so they know." ”

Laizhou belongs to the Qilu Peninsula, which is the "hinterland" area directly under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province.

He smiled and pointed at the city gate with a horsewhip, "This city gate is very high and strong. However, it can be easily broken. Wang Cheng, do you know why? ”

Although his Chinese was blunt, Wang Cheng still heard it clearly, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat in the cold wind.

"Humble, humble... Ignorance. Wang Cheng's voice trembled, not frozen, but frightened.

The smile slowly retracted, "If, the thief, the fake Qincha, you see it, you will open the city." The city of Laizhou was broken. When I saw a guard of honor, I thought it was, a big official in the court. What, then, is the city for? What is the use of you? ”

Wang Cheng kowtowed again and again with a crying voice: "Confused, confused, confused......" He felt so wronged, he saw the guard of honor and took the initiative to open the city gate, why was he wrong?

He retracted his gaze and said lightly in Mongolian: "Kill this useless and ruined Bara Hachi (city gate guard)." With his head, he will be the only value of alerting his successors and the other Barakhachi. ”

"Wow!" A Mongolian warrior stepped forward on his horse, and with a wave of his scimitar, he cut off Wang Chengwu's own stunned head.

Poor Wang Cheng didn't have time to beg for mercy, so he was killed with a knife.

The Han army defending the city kneeling behind Wang Cheng was frightened like a flock of frightened sparrows, all of them turned pale and were as silent as cicadas.

"Arise, you who are not guilty, who are guilty, Wang Cheng. But you guys, don't be Wang Cheng anymore. Zhongcheng said that he didn't even look at Wang Cheng's body.

He didn't kill Wang Cheng's soldiers. As long as the goal of killing chickens and monkeys to set an example is achieved, he will not kill people casually.

After all, Dayuan's Mongolian elite soldiers and Tanma Red Army are all stationed in the important places of the giant city, and they have to fight on all sides, and this state and county still rely on these Han troops to defend it.

It was only at this time that Laizhou Daru Huachi and a group of state officials hurriedly came and bowed together: "Meet the Qincha officials!" ”

All of them were terrified in their hearts, and their hearts said that with such a big snow, why did the minister come when he said it? I didn't even have the slightest preparation. Especially when they saw the shocking bloodstains on the ground and Wang Cheng's corpse, everyone was even more uneasy.

Killing people as soon as they arrived, the one who came was not good.

"There is a big snow outside the city, please let the noble Zhongcheng officials come into the city, I will be vigorous and will, like a humble servant, serve the most noble Qincha officials." Laizhou Daru Hua Chihu was full of strength, and said with a respectful smile and a hand on his chest.

Nodding indifferently, he rode his horse into the city gate, and hundreds of cavalry followed.

He planned to take it with him in Laizhou for one or two days, and make a good inspection to see where there were baskets, and those people should be investigated and killed.

Of course, although he is harsh, he is not here to investigate and deal with corrupt officials. Rather, it is a dereliction of duty in the inspection, especially in armaments and law and order.

More importantly, he needs to be stable and not see any signs of rebellion and rebellion.

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Just when he entered Laizhou City, Zong Ri and the others, who participated in the "Laizhou Snow" action plan, were already lurking in a valley near the Tsukasa Manor and hiding. This place is the closest hiding place to the residence of Shuwu Timur, except for here, the rest of the rest is flat.

Everyone in the squad was dressed in white and wrapped in a white cloth. It is a horse, and it is a white horse that is all selected.

After driving more than 100 miles in the heavy snow, everyone was cold, hungry and tired, and it was getting late, so everyone decided to dig a snow nest in the valley to rest for a day, and then move again tomorrow morning.

Presumably, he has already entered Laizhou. But he couldn't leave right away, he had to stay for a day or two.

The Tomb Cha Manor is ten miles away, and the mansion of the target of the operation, Shuwu Timur, is in that manor. Early tomorrow morning, someone will go to the neighborhood to keep an eye on, and as soon as the Wushu Timur leaves the manor mansion, he will return to the valley to report the news. Then the team followed along the horseshoe prints on the snow.

"I'll go myself tomorrow morning." Zong Tian said to Yang Qingque, stirring the fire.

Yang Qingque was dressed like a man, she looked at the heavy snow that was falling, and said: "Ten miles, such deep snow, it will take half an hour for you to come back to report the news." By the time we got there again, it would be half an hour later, and the snow should have covered the footprints on the ground. ”

Zong Tian frowned: "I didn't expect this. So according to the meaning of Manager Yang, what should be done in the safest way? ”

Yang Qingque thought for a while, "Send three." One came back to report the news. The other two, every quarter of an hour, let one follow the prince's footprints. Then when we arrive, we will follow the latest footprints. ”

Zong Tian and the others even claimed that it was wonderful. In this way, there is no fear of the footprints being covered by snow.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Zong Tian took the two of them to ride to a place more than a mile away from the gate of the Tsukasa Manor, and then dismounted and built a wall of snow to cover the people and horses.

Even if the two are discovered, they are not afraid. They have prepared the waist cards of officers and soldiers, plus the bows, arrows and sabers they carry are all standard ordnance in the army, and they can completely pretend to be hunting sergeants.

The Tsukasa Manor occupies a large area and is walled, so there are also city gates.

The three of them waited until it was dawn, but the gate of the manor still did not open, and they couldn't help but feel a little anxious. That sorcerer Timur won't be at home today, will he?

On such snowy days, Mongolian nobles often come out to hunt, and they are not afraid of the cold, so there is no reason to stay in the mansion and not go out.

After another half an hour, I suddenly saw the gate of the manor open in the distance, and more than a dozen horses poured out. Although he couldn't see his face clearly from such a distance, he could still faintly see one of them surrounded by everyone, and his clothes were different from the others.

The knights went out of the gate and headed straight west, not knowing what they were doing. But certainly not into the city, because the state city is to the east.

Zong Tian immediately ordered one person to go back and report the news.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zong Ri rode in the direction of the departure of the knights. Before leaving, he told the third man to wait a quarter of an hour before following his horse's hoof prints.

Yang Qingque waited until the messenger came back, and immediately felt shocked, this trick Timur really wouldn't stay at home and not go out.

"Let's go!" Yang Qingque took the remaining twenty or thirty people to the place where Zong Tian had stayed before, and sure enough, he saw a line of horseshoe prints, which were still very clear and not covered by heavy snow.

This is the horseshoe print of the team member who followed Zong Day. As for Zong Day's horseshoe prints, although they are still there, they are already blurred.

Yang Qingque led people along this line of horseshoe prints and followed.

Near this manor, there are all the territories of the Shuwu Timur, and there are no other mansions, so it seems very quiet. Yang Qingque and his entourage of knights, although some nearby people saw it, no one dared to come up and interrogate.

After traveling a full fifteen or sixteen miles to the west, I finally saw a soothing mountain range. The horseshoe prints lead to one of the mountain passes.

Fortunately, there was heavy snow, otherwise, even if he knew that the Shuwu Timur went to this mountain range to hunt, he would not know which mountain pass he entered the mountain from.

And another member of Zong Day's team, who was near the mountain pass, did not follow up.

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