I saw that in this huge valley, there were simple military tents stationed there, and there was no end in sight. A group of soldiers wearing red mandarin duck robes were either patrolling or standing guard. A murderous aura came to his face.

When was there an army hiding here? This was the first thought of the dozen or so people who followed him when they came back to their senses.

And they saw a cavalry coming out of the camp gate. No matter how bold they were before, anyway, the courage at this time was gone, and they hurriedly turned the horse's head and wanted to slip away. The person in the lead, habitually according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, hugged his fists and apologized: "I'm sorry, we recognized the wrong person!" ”

However, when they turned their heads, they realized that they didn't know when it started, and behind them, there was already a group of fifty or sixty cavalry soldiers blocking their way.

They are no strangers to the army, and they have seen too many Ming armies, or the Mongol army, and the army of the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong. Therefore, they could see at a glance that it was the elite of the Ming army who blocked their way.

Just stopping there made them feel that if they tried to rush over there, they would definitely be looking for death!

However, they themselves know that in fact, they are not recognizing the wrong person at all, and this reason can only be a three-year-old child.

Besides, people are hiding here, there must be some intentions, and they don't want others to know about it. If you bump into it, even if you don't kill people, you will definitely leave them behind.

Sure enough, they tried to escape, but as a result, the Ming troops who blocked them raised their bows and arrows and fire guns at night. It is absolutely impossible for them to escape.

After a while, they were all tied up firmly, and then escorted by a team of soldiers, they walked to the barracks in the valley.

The three people who were chased by them before, watching them being escorted over, one of them sneered and said, "Now you know who got the territory, right?" If you don't want to die, you will answer it in a while! ”

At this time when they were escorted over, these people had basically come to their senses, and as soon as they got in touch, they knew what this army was probably going to do. But if you are threatened, you will recruit anything, that is too unrighteous, I'm sorry for my master. So, they all fell silent.

There is still a trace of luck in their hearts, feeling that their old men are all powerful, and after so many years, they are not getting bigger and bigger, and they have never seen any kind of wind and waves. If it doesn't work, this army will be smashed back by the silver when it turns back.

However, when they arrived at the barracks, they heard one of the people they had been chasing before tell the general at the gate of a big tent: "Marshal, these are people from the Jin merchants, who have chased them all the way, maybe they know the details of Zhangjiakou Fort better!" ”

When they heard this, they were taken aback, this is a handsome? General soldiers? Or is it just a gatekeeper? What's going on?

Just as they were thinking about it, they heard the chief soldier nod and say, "Okay, the brothers of Dongchang have worked hard, and I will tell the governor when I wait for this." ”

Hearing this conversation, these Jin merchants' subordinates were suddenly shocked again, is this the governor?

The army, Dongchang, the governor, such a huge lineup, is the old man's silver still useful?

After a while, in the military tent, Hong Chengchou was wearing a big red scarlet robe, sitting on the main seat, with generals on both sides, and when he saw these people who were escorted in, they all trembled slightly. knew that these guards and thugs had never entered Xiao Kill's military camp at all, but this momentum had already scared them.

So, he added the last straw to them, and shouted majestically: "The Jin merchants are plotting rebellion, are you going to follow together to raid the family and exterminate the clan?" ”

Next, there is nothing to say, all the things that these people know about the things in Zhangjiakou Fort, all rush to confess.

In this regard, Hong Chengchou was not surprised at all.

In fact, when the emperor ordered Lu Xiangsheng to return to Xuanda, he already knew that this time there would not be much of a problem.

Chen Xinjia, the former governor of Xuanda, was imprisoned in Beijing, and there was no leader on the Shanxi side. And Lu Xiangsheng served as the governor of Xuanda, and he established authority here, so he would definitely be able to wipe out all the generals in various places, and let the armies everywhere fall into a situation where they were leaderless.

Moreover, Lu Xiangsheng's appearance was another trick to startle the snake, and scared those who had ghosts in their hearts to discuss countermeasures.

As soon as Hong Chengchou's grasp of the situation and the news of these people's confessions were verified, and after further confirming that there was no problem, he gave an order and set out for camp.

The army he brought did not need to be all brought to Zhangjiakou Fort, the general soldiers of the Yongwei battalion and the hussar battalion had to be divided into many divisions, and they shot at the same time, and the Wanquan Left Guard, Wanquan Right Guard, Wanquan Dusi, and the garrison of Xuanfu Town near Zhangjiakou Fort all had problems, and they were all in the list of the King James and they all had to be captured.

On his own side, Hong Chengchou only took the Yongwei battalion Yang Guozhu's department, and the hussar battalion He Renlong's department, a total of 10,000 people, to Zhangjiakou Fort. This is already a knife to kill chickens, and more importantly, it is to ensure the safety of materials in Zhangjiakou Fort. As for the Hussar Battalion Tiger Dawei's department, it is not here.

The other commanders, along with their men, and the prison guards, accompanied by factory guards, went to their respective destinations.

There was still an hour or so before dark, and the army appeared in the field of vision of the defenders of Zhangjiakou Fort.

"Look, over there, why is there an army coming?"

"Is it the imperial court? Is this the army in that place? ”

"Xuanfu's? It doesn't look like it! ”

“……”

At first, the guards were just commenting curiously, but didn't react. After all, there is no war now, and even if an enemy wants to pretend to be the Ming army, it is impossible to do it on such a large scale.

However, when the guard was alarmed, he was immediately frightened.

He knew what was going on in the city now, so he hurriedly ordered: "Quickly, close the city gate, close the city gate......

"My lord, that's the imperial army, it's not like a fake!"

"You know a fart, hurry up and close the city gates, otherwise Hugh blames the ruthless military law!" After the guard shouted loudly, he hurriedly explained to his personal guards, "Quick, go and inform Master Fan of them, just say that there is a court army coming, and it is likely that the people who come are not good." I may not be able to stop it here for long, let Master Fan deal with it quickly! ”

After saying this, he remembered something, and immediately shouted to the guards: "Those suspicious people in the city, all of them will be arrested for me, and if they dare to resist, they will be killed!" ”

A series of orders went down, and the city was obviously a little chaotic.

Not only was there chaos in the city, but even the city was affected, and this kind of movement made people think that an enemy was coming at the first time.

On Fan's side, naturally he also heard the noise. In the lobby, Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku were talking, and the others had already gone back to deal with their own affairs.

Now this is a sensitive period, as soon as they heard the noise outside, whether it was Fan Yongdou or Wang Dengku, they were like frightened birds, and immediately stopped talking and turned their heads to look outside.

Fan Yongdou is master, and immediately asked, "Why is it so chaotic outside?" What happened? ”

When the family waiting outside the door heard this, he hurriedly agreed, and then hurriedly ran away.

"Brother Fan, why do I always feel a little uneasy in my heart!" Wang Dengku said a little worriedly, "There is a feeling, like the feeling when I was in Beijing that day, it is really, very strange, it is that feeling......

Fan Yongdou frowned, couldn't sit still, stood up and said, "Instead of waiting here, let's go out and have a look!" ”

"Okay, or I really don't know the bottom in my heart!" Wang Dengku nodded and immediately stood up.

But as soon as they walked out of the lobby, they saw a family member hurrying back, with a hint of panic, and said to Fan Yongdou: "Master, General Fan sent someone over to tell you that there is a court official army outside the fort, I don't know where it is, it is coming to Zhangjiakou Fort......"

General Fan, in fact, the son of Fan Yongdou's house, is called Fan Yaosi, because Zhangjiakou Fort is too important, he threw money to smash him into the garrison position, the first person other than the main general Liu Dongming, that is, the guard general at the head of the city now.

Hearing Jiading's announcement, Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku couldn't help but glance at each other, and they both saw the worry in each other's eyes.

“…… General Fan has ordered the gates to be closed and those suspicious in the city to be arrested. On the master's side, there will be a response as soon as possible. After Jia Ding finished speaking, he looked at Fan Yongdou and waited for his instructions.

Fan Yongdou understood the situation, just thought about it for a while, and hurriedly said: "Well done, tell him that if the army outside the fort is not trustworthy, it can't be let in." Just take the alarm and don't open the door. If you dare to attack, don't keep your hands behind, just fight back. ”

"Yes, sir!" When the family heard this, he hurriedly agreed, and then turned around and left.

However, he hadn't taken a few steps before he suddenly heard Fan Yongdou's voice coming from behind him: "Tell him that the defenders at the head of the city will each be rewarded with one tael of silver, and if there is a war, another two taels will be added, and those who have meritorious service will be rewarded again." If there are not enough manpower, although, there are manpower in this city that can be transferred. ”

Zhangjiakou Fort is the place where the eight Jin merchants hoarded materials and finally went out of the customs. Therefore, there are many nursing homes, families and so on. If the city head is really short of manpower, these people can be sent, and this number is only a lot more than the defenders.

Moreover, this kind of thing of not allowing the imperial court officials and soldiers to enter the city has happened many times at this time in the late Ming Dynasty. Not to mention, the nearest one, Jinju Zhizhou Chen Hongxu is an example. He was even more daring, and it was useless for the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty to speak. Looking back, he was also commended by the emperor.

"Yes, defend the city well, you have to have money!" When Wang Dengku heard this, he immediately agreed.

When the family heard this, his face was obviously relieved, and he hurriedly agreed: "Yes, master!" ”

After waiting for a while, seeing that Fan Yongdou didn't explain, he left in a hurry.

Although the countermeasures are in place, I believe that if the Ming army outside the city is really malicious, it will definitely not be able to enter for a while. However, this is not the way to do it all the time, and we have to find another way to deal with it.

Fan Yongdou thought so, and suddenly raised his head and said to Wang Dengku: "It's best if your own army has something to do, and we have a false alarm." However, it was found that there were suspected factory guards in the city, and it is very likely that the situation will be worse. There are too many grain and grass materials in the fort, and you can't hide them if you want to. We must immediately send people to the steppe, and in the name of the Qing Emperor, let the nearby Mongol tribes come and relieve the siege. ”

"Okay, then do it!" Wang Dengku's face was a little flustered and nodded, he didn't stay any longer, and hurriedly said goodbye and left.

At this time, at the head of the East Gate, Fan Yaosi's face was a little pale, thinking that by this time, he had seen clearly that the army outside was under the banner of the governor of Xuanda. And Zhangjiakou Fort is under the control of the governor of Xuanda.

Governor Xuanda is here in person, there is no reason not to open the door, right? Otherwise, if you provoke King Luyan, it won't be a joke.

At this time, he thought it was Lu Xiangsheng who came.

However, after calming down, when he looked at it again, he didn't see the "Lu" banner, but the word "Hong", which made him a little confused.

At this moment, a few horsemen came galloping, reached the city first, and shouted to the city: "Open the city gate, and quickly greet the governor of Xuanda!" ”

The defenders at the head of the city immediately turned their heads to look at Fan Yaosi, waiting for him to give an order.

This cold day was blown by the wind on the head of the city, but Fan Yaosi was sweating in a hurry. Anyway, he couldn't open the gates. If you don't open it, how can you talk back?

Suddenly, he had an idea, and hurriedly ordered his own guards.

Then, he heard his guards shouting to the city: "Our lord is going to the governor's palace, if you are really from the governor's palace, let us General Liu come and talk!" ”

"Bold, Lord Governor is here, and you dare to disobey orders and don't want to live?"

Fan Yaosi was so anxious that he turned his head to look at the city, then turned his head and whispered.

Then, his guards shouted: "It's really hard to disobey the military order, and the general is not there, so he doesn't dare to open the door privately." ”

"Why can't you open the gates? Where is the garrison of Zhangjiakou Fort? ”

Fan Yaosi heard it and commanded in a low voice.

"It is rumored that Liaodong Jianyu is coming, and the city gate has to be closed. My garrison is not in the city, please let the villain immediately report to the garrison. ”

As they spoke, the army outside the city was getting closer and closer, and the advance had already driven under the city.

Fan Yaosi was so anxious that he was sweating, and when he didn't know what to do, the Fan Mansion arrived and brought Fan Yongdou's meaning.

Hearing this news, Fan Yaosi's courage was a little bigger, and he immediately ordered: "The imperial army is coming, if they know about us, no one will be able to escape." Now I can only treat them as a thief army, guard the city, and wait for the old man to find a way to resolve this matter in Beijing. The master said, each person will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and if there is a fight, two taels will be added, and those who have merit will be rewarded again! ”

As soon as these words continued, all of a sudden, the momentum of the defenders at the head of the city was different.

As Fan Yaosi said, the defenders of Zhangjiakou Fort actually have smuggling dividends from top to bottom. As for those who disobeyed, they would have died long ago. Even the people in Zhangjiakou Fort are all doing things related to smuggling.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called eight Jin merchants were only the eight majors, and as for those small ones, they were also in a hurry to pass the captives, but they were just attached to these eight families. Therefore, if the army of the governor of Xuanda entered the city, no one would be comfortable.

In this way, the city immediately became nervous, and the city gate was not opened anyway.

Fan Yaosi took a deep breath and felt really excited. He also saw clearly that the army outside the city did not bring food and grass with the army, that is to say, this army could not last at all. Anyway, let's consume them first.

As he was thinking so, he suddenly heard the movement of a fight on the streets of the city, and quickly turned his head to look, and found that it was the soldiers he sent to arrest strangers who were suspected of being factory guards.