Xiping Fort, originally the eastern gateway of Guangningwei, an important town in Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, was an important military fort.

On the eighteenth day of the first month of the second year of the Apocalypse (the seventh year of the Mandate of Heaven), the old slave Nurhachi took advantage of the opportunity of Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen of the Ming Dynasty to 'fight and defend helplessly', and led more than 100,000 troops to cross the Liao River to attack Xiping Fort.

Now, in the fourth year of Chongzhen, this Xiping Fort has become the western gateway of Shenyang (Shengjing) because it is between the war area between the Later Jin Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.

But this is not the case, this is because since the founding of the Later Jin Dynasty, except for Mao Wenlong from time to time from the shore of the Phi Island to fight a dozen black guns, the Ming Dynasty has never taken the initiative to attack the Later Jin, and the Later Jin army is far stronger than the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack, and the field army and the Ming army can also be organized to fight in the field.

Therefore, what was guarded in Xipingbao was just a bull record under the red flag led by Yue Tuobeile.

It is said that the 10 armored people on duty in Xiping Fort today have nothing to do, and they think the weather is too hot, so they go into the city gate cave to enjoy the coolness, and by the way, they also find some fun to pass the time.

After all, Xiping Fort is not a big city, there are few people in and out of the city, and the Ming army never takes the initiative to attack, since the fight here has returned to Dajin, I have never seen sword soldiers, so the Houjin soldiers on duty here are really idle and panicked, bored to death.

Today, after the 10 armored men guarding the city gate took over, they followed the usual practice in the cave of the city gate, either to enjoy the coolness, or to get together to gossip, talk about women and the future, and some people simply put a small case, shouted five or six to open a gambling game, and gambled pleasantly.

"Gotcha, gotta gotta gotta gotta got." The sound of horses' hooves came faintly from the west.

"Suzhgrad, do you hear me? There is the sound of horses' hooves in the west, someone must be coming, if there is a Belle Bezi, or some big official is coming, seeing us like this, I am afraid that it is not beautiful! A man in armor standing at the table said to his companion who was shaking the dice.

"That's right." Nasuzhgrad felt that what his companion said was reasonable, so he took the gambling equipment and said to the people in armor: "Get up, get up, follow me to see, which way is the fairy coming?" ”

"Damn, who is this, it's noon, it's hot." A group of armored men gathered impatiently, followed Nasuzhigrad to stand outside, and found that a hundred paces away, more than 20 cavalry were galloping towards Ximen'er in Xiping Fort.

The first man, riding a horse under his crotch, and wearing dazzling white armor, Suzhgrad recognized it at a glance.

"Isn't that the Bayala Caierjia of Niuerzhuang? What did he do at noon? Suzhgrad was deeply puzzled, but he took a few steps on his feet, intending to go to meet him.

But it was said that Cai Erjia galloped all the way from Niuerzhuang with a group of robes, and hurried to Xiping Fort.

When he was still two hundred steps away from Xiping Fort, he found that the gate of Xiping Fort was wide open, but there was not a single gatekeeper outside the city gate.

It wasn't until he ran within a hundred steps with his people that the soldiers guarding the city gate were late, and Cai Erjia was suddenly furious, and his lungs were about to explode.

"Damn, the city guards a big thing, it's such a child's play, and the dog slave owes it to clean up."

Cai Erjia was already on fire in his heart because he met the Ming army on the road this morning, and he had nowhere to vent his worries.

I saw him whip up his horse quickly, gallop in front of Suzhgrad, turn over and dismount leisurely, and pounce on the other party with a murderous face.

Na Suzhgrad wanted to say hello to Cai Erjia, but unexpectedly, the other party ran in front of him with murderous anger.

"Master Cai Erjia, ....... are you!?"

"Smack, smack."

Before Suzhgrad could speak, he was whipped twice by Cai Erjia.

"Master Cai Erjia, you ........, why are you beating minions?" Suzhgrad covered his face with grievances and two hot whip marks, and mourned.

"Dog minion, it's you who beats you. Since you are a soldier on duty, why don't you stand guard outside the city gates, and if an enemy comes, they will rush into the city at the speed you have just made. Cai Erjia blackened his face, scolded Suzhgrad sharply, and then glared at the remaining 9 defenders of the city a few times.

The remaining soldiers saw Cai Erjia's eyes wide, and the murderous aura on his body overflowed, and they all lowered their heads in fright, avoiding the other party's fierce gaze.

"Mother, it's not the first time we've been like this, it's not like you haven't seen it, what kind of madness is happening today?" Suzhgrad muttered in his heart, but he said with a pitiful expression on his face: "Master Caierjia, the slave has been guarding here for almost 6 years, and he has never seen the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty here, where did the enemy come from?" ”

"Dog minion, you're fucking chewing on the root of your tongue with me." When Cai Erjia heard this, he was furious, and he was whipped again, and Suzhgrad, who was only beaten, cried and called his mother.

"The master spares his life, and the slave knows his mistake." Suzhgrad said in a slump of voice.

Cai Erjia then withdrew.

"You fucking listen, when we went hunting today, we met hundreds of Ming troops on the road, all of them were strong troops from the Guannei, and their combat strength was not much worse than that of the Liao army. We only have 30 people, and we are invincible, so we came back to report to Niu Lu that I really know, you say, the enemy strikers have arrived in Niuerzhuang, and Xiping Fort will not come? We've all brought out the family of Niuerzhuang. Cai Erjia said with an extremely serious face.

"Hundreds of Ming troops ran to Niuerzhuang's left!?" Suzhgrad asked in surprise.

The rest of the city defenders were also shocked and inexplicable, looking at each other in disbelief.

"You say, if the Ming army wants to attack Xiping Fort, you wait to defend the city like this, I'm afraid that the Ming army has already entered the city, listen, give me a damn spirit, work harder, otherwise let me see you doing this again, I will report to the masters, and let the masters treat you for the crime of dereliction of duty." Cai Erjia said in a fierce voice.

"Yes, yes, the slave knows." Suzhgrad and the other defenders nodded their heads and replied.

"That's it, let's go into the city and think about Niu Lu's true military situation." After Cai Erjia said this, he called his horse back with a whistle, and then he turned over and got on his horse, and went straight to the city gate with the robe of the same village, and threw the ox Lu Yamen.

"Damn, guard the city well, even if the sun bakes us, we have to be nailed to the left side of the city gate, there must be no mistake."

Suzhgrad waited until Cai Erjia waited for the golden cavalry to go away, and then turned around and said to the city defenders angrily.

"Yes, yes, yes."

At this time, who dared to complain for half a word, these city guards stood outside the city gate in high spirits, standing like a javelin.

"The sun is coming out in the west, and the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty still dare to go deep into my Dajin!" Suzhgrad said to himself with a frown.

Besides, Cai Erjia took a dry robe and ran to the door of the mansion of Niulu Brukan in Xipingbao Town, and his own coat Aha led the horse and tied it to the wooden pillar.

"Go and report to Niu Lu Ezhen, and say that we Niu Erzhuang Qiding have 100,000 urgent military information to see." Cai Erjia's face was serious, and he said very solemnly to a greeting Baoyi Ahha.

Seeing what Cai Erjia said solemnly, the clothed Aha hurriedly responded: "Tie." Then he went straight to the courtyard like a wind under his feet.

This clothed Aha ran straight to the side room, only to see his master undressed, shirtless, lying on a bamboo recliner, eating chilled watermelon, next to two twenty-eight young maids were holding a fan, fanning this master.

"Zhang Shun, what's wrong?" Seeing that his minions were out of breath, Brukan asked out of curiosity.

"Back to the master, Cai Erjia and a few other masters from Niuerzhuang came, saying that there were 100,000 urgent military situations to report to the master, and asked the slaves to come and report quickly." Zhang Shun wiped his sweat and said urgently.

"100,000 urgent military intelligence!? Damn, go and call them in. When Brukan heard that there were 100,000 urgent military situations, he was shocked, and threw the watermelon in his hand to the ground and said loudly.

"Master, ..... you like this?" Zhang Shun said.

"What's the matter, isn't it unsightly? Go and let them in. Brukan said impatiently.

"Pierce." Zhang Shun got the order, as if he was stepping on hot wheels, he hurriedly rushed to the gate, and said to Cai Erjia and the others: "A few masters, the master asked you to go in and talk to the wing." ”

"Hezheri, Dahasu, you two follow me to see Niu Lu Ezhen." Cai Erjia didn't say much, and went straight to the wing room with two robes.

"Niu Lu is really auspicious."

When Cai Erjia, Hezheri, and Dahasu saw the shirtless Brukan, they each gave a thousand words and saluted.

"Well, tell me, what are the 100,000 urgent military information?" Brukan asked urgently.

"Back to the master's words, the slave and other 30 bannermen were about to go out hunting today, but they met hundreds of Southern Dynasty cavalry on the way west, which did not look like the Liaodong Army, but like the Southern Dynasty soldiers and horses in the Guannei. The minions waited to see it, but they were not afraid, so they fought with them for a while, but they didn't know that the combat power of the men and horses was not under the Liaodong Army, and the minions and others were few, and they couldn't resist it, so they looked for an opportunity to run back to Niuerzhuang, and then thought that it was still not safe, so they brought out hundreds of people in the village. Cai Erjia replied in a slump of voice.

"We lost 9 flags in this battle, and we were able to get out of it by fighting to the death." Hezheri added.

"Huh!?"

Before Cai Erjia and Hezheli could speak, the two maids standing behind Brukan screamed in surprise, and even the pu fan in their hands fell off, causing Cai Erjia and the others to look sideways.

"Damn, bad luck, you all go out." Brukan thought that the two maids were moving too much, disturbing his mood, so he shouted loudly.

"Yes, master." The two maids responded with a coquettish voice, and then quickly picked up the fan that fell on the ground, lowered their heads, and walked out of the chamber.

"Since there are hundreds of soldiers and horses in the Southern Dynasty Pass whose combat strength is no less than that of the Liaodong Army, they are not far from Xiping Fort." Brukan asked.

"The minions waited all the way east, but they didn't see the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty chasing after them, and they didn't dare to go deeper, but they were afraid that they had already gone back." Cai Erjia and the others said in unison.

"Bastard, how is the military situation, how can it all rely on guesswork, you dog minions only know how to escape, and you don't send anyone to inquire about the situation." Brukan didn't know the truth inside, and said that there were really hundreds of officers and soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, so he said to Dahasu: "Dahasu, you take a few bannermen, one person and two horses, and go back to Niuerzhuang to see if the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty are leaving, whether they are coming towards our Xiping Fort." ”

"Pierce." Dahasu got the order, so he beat a thousand children and walked away.

"Damn, Ping Suli only said that the southern barbarians were weak, I didn't think they would dare to go deep into my Dajin land, Cai Erjia, you go quickly to tell Yue Tuobeile about the good news, the Southern Dynasty actually sent a strong army in Guannei to Liaodong, and there must be some action. Hezheli, you immediately go to the village to hurry the soldiers, and tell them to come to Xiping Fort to gather, let's go to the west in the next few days to have a look, and see what the Southern Dynasty is doing? Brukan ordered.

"Pierce." Cai Erjia and Hezheli had an order, and they also fought a thousand children and went away.

"Damn, the Southern Barbarian has eaten the gall of the bear's heart and the leopard, and he dares to take the initiative to send troops to our Dajin, he is tired of it." Brukan gritted his teeth and said hatefully.