When Lu Zhen and the others were preparing dry food and other weapons in Ulzhou City, Qinggele had already hurried to Datong City.

When he arrived at the city of Datong, it was already evening, and the city gate was about to close, which made him quickly urge the horse under his crotch again, and shot straight to the city gate like an arrow, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Wait, there is something important to enter the city to see General Hu!" When he said this, he had already taken out from his bosom a waist card that only officers above the rank of general in the army could get from his arms.

Seeing that someone was galloping on horseback, and he was not wearing the color of a lieutenant general's uniform, many soldiers at the city gate had already raised their guard, and even several bows and arrows were aimed at them.

This is Datong City, the head of the nine border towns of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the gateway to the Central Plains, so it is natural to be on guard against possible attacks from time to time. Although there is only one person at the moment, the defenders of the city gate still dare not have the slightest slackness and relaxation. It wasn't until they heard what the visitor said, and saw the military waist card in his hand, that everyone relaxed a little, and the bow aimed at him also drooped down.

In this short period of time, Qinggel had already come to the door quickly, and said urgently: "There is an urgent military situation in Ulzhou to report to General Hu Bing, dare to ask where the General Military Mansion is located in the city?" ”

Although he looked like a blind man, the guards did not doubt his identity too much. Because there are many Mongolian soldiers in this Datong city. If a Tatar or Warat army came to attack at this time, these Mongolian soldiers would also fight the enemy with all their might together with ordinary Han soldiers.

Because in their hearts, they have long regarded themselves as the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they also have a sense of identity with this country. As for the Han people in the city, they have already accepted them, which is much better than the situation in the capital.

After carefully looking at the waist card in Qinggele's hand and confirming that it was correct, a military official stepped forward and said: "The General Military Mansion is on the edge of the north city, you go all the way along the long street into the city, turn right at the crossroads, and you can see it when you go to the end." ”

"That's it, thank you!" After thanking him, Chingele urged his horse again and galloped into the city. Behind him, the soldiers defending the city were surprised: "What emergency military situation can there be, is it that the Tartars are coming to invade me again?" ”

"But I haven't heard the slightest rumor recently, and a small Ulzhou, can really find out what important military information? It's just unfounded......"

Naturally, it was impossible for Qinggel to hear this conversation, and even if he heard anything, he would not care, and now he was only bent on rushing to the General Military Mansion and reporting everything. After all, this is not a trivial matter, and maybe it will only be delayed for a while, and it will lead to irreparable results.

Fortunately, it was late at this time, and Datong, as a border city, implemented a curfew policy, so there were almost no people on the long street, which allowed Qinggel to quickly come to the General Military Palace, and then negotiate again.

This time, relying only on the waist card given by Wang Bing is not enough to let him enter the door, let alone a general, even if Wang Bing, the deputy Qianhu, comes to visit, he may not be able to see the face of General Hu. Fortunately, Qinggele also had a letter written by Lu Jin to Hu Sui, and soon after submitting the letter, a burly and calm soldier strode out to greet him, and after looking at Qinggele's eyes, he nodded: "You come with me." ”

After following the other party through the front yard that was wider than the ordinary mansion and seeing the extremely extensive martial arts arena of General Hu Bing, Qing Gele saw Hu Sui in military uniform in a hall in the second courtyard. Although he had not seen Mr. Hu himself, he could guess the identity of the other party just from his bearing, so he hurriedly stepped forward to see: "The villain Qinggel has seen Mr. Hu." ”

"Don't be polite, get up and talk." Hu Sui pinched Lu Jin's letter in his hand, and his eyes scanned Qinggrad's face and body, and then he spoke: "You are not a member of the army, are you?" ”

"Exactly, the villain is someone from Lu Zhizhou's side, because the matter is urgent, so he borrowed Wang Qianhu's waist card to report the news." Although he was secretly surprised by the other party's strong eyesight, Qingler still replied honestly.

"The Tartars mentioned in Lu Zhizhou's letter will be guilty of my Datong, but the facts? How did he know about this? Hu Sui asked with a serious expression. This fact was too serious for him to interrogate carefully.

Qinggel did not hide it immediately, and briefly recounted what happened in Ulzhou, and then said: "Actually, those Tartar captives who are witnesses are already on the way to Datong. However, in order to allow the general soldiers to prepare early, the villain came first. In addition......"

"There is such a thing...... Before Qingle could finish speaking, Hu Sui had already taken a deep breath and frowned a little uneasily. Because the other party's words are reasonable, the recent rise of the grassland and the possibility of unifying the various departments of the grassland have long been passed back by the Ming army, which is easier to believe.

"That's right, and those Tartars have other plans, because they know that my Datong City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has never been captured in a hundred years, so they came up with a poisonous plan to try to assassinate some other important generals of the General Army, so that my Datong defenders will be leaderless. It was precisely because my family was worried that their conspiracy would succeed that he ordered the villain to come to Datong day and night to report everything. Qingler hastened to give the last important bit of information.

When Hu Sui heard this, he was stunned, and then sneered: "These Tartars, who are really getting less and less grown, will actually come up with such an indiscriminate idea." It is no wonder that their Tatar tribes have been completely overwhelmed by the Warats over the years. They have long since lost the aggressiveness of the past. ”

"Lord Commander, although the Tartar troops are not too many, they should not be underestimated after all, and I hope that the Datong army will prepare as soon as possible."

"Well, I know. If it is really as those Tartars explained, today is the seventeenth day of the lunar month, and in a few days, they will rush to my Datong City. It seems that we don't have enough time to prepare. At this time, Hu Sui's face no longer had the disdain just now, but became solemn and serious.

Strategically defying the enemy and tactically valuing the enemy. Although this sentence was summed up by later military strategists to deal with the enemy, in fact, the generals of ancient times had already mastered it and put it into practice. For example, Hu Sui's attitude at this time is the best presentation.

"Lord General Soldier, Lord Lu has a small sentence to convey to you." Hearing him mention the time, Qingler quickly thought of another point and hurriedly said.

"But what?"

"My lord has taken the initiative to attack with the defenders of Ulzhou, preparing to carry out harassment and delay tactics on the road of the Tartars invading my Ming Dynasty. According to what he said, how can he buy three or five days for Datong. ”

"This ......" Hu Sui's face changed, and he almost blurted out a nonsense. But when the words came to his lips, thinking of Lu Jin's consistent style of acting after making up his mind, he stopped talking again, but said with a slightly gloomy face: "He is risking the lives of the defenders of Ulzhou and the people of the city, and he is too bold." ”

In this regard, Qinggel naturally did not understand, but lowered his head and waited for further instructions from the other party.

And Hu Sui quickly put this matter aside again, since everything is already being done, it is useless to complain at this time, and can only look at the final result. And to be honest, he really hoped that Lu Zhen could successfully delay the footsteps of the Tartars, so that he could lay a net in the Datong Belt and make these invading enemies pay a heavy price.

After only a little contemplation, Hu Sui said to Qingle: "That's it, you can rest in my general army's mansion tonight, and wait for tomorrow morning, and then go back." ”

"Yes!" After clenching his fists and agreeing, Qingle went to the front yard to rest under the guidance of a miscellaneous servant, and Hu Sui immediately called his cronies and told them to quickly gather the generals of the city to him, and they had to make a statute for a possible war.

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In a small courtyard in the city, several Mongolian people were gathering together nervously at this time.

Naturally, they were the Assassins who had been arranged to enter Datong earlier, and they were supposed to wait here for their Taiji to give orders, but it was seventeen, and it was almost the appointed time, but Kantel had never appeared, which made them a little uneasy.

And today, a dusty man has brought them an even more urgent message - although Canter has not returned, this operation cannot be changed, and the assassination must be carried out as soon as possible.

At this moment, the Mongol Assassins were deliberating about how to carry out the assassination.

"Since this is the case, then simply set tonight, first get rid of Hu Sui, and then go to eradicate the important generals below him one by one, so that the whole city of Datong will be in chaos, and our people may be able to enter the city without blood."

"That Hu Sui is the chief soldier here, the highest general of the Ming Kingdom, are you sure of success?" The man with the letter asked, somewhat uncertain.

"Don't worry, we have been in Datong for many days, and we have already familiarized him with his usual behavior, and there are many opportunities to kill him!"

When the person with the letter heard this, his face suddenly showed satisfaction: "You are indeed the most elite warriors of my Yate Department, then everything here is up to you." As he spoke, he stood up solemnly and bowed to a few people.

His identity is naturally higher than that of these assassins, so he did this at this time, just because he knew that once these people made an assassination, whether they succeeded or not, they would be killed.

"Immortal Heaven will bless us!" Several of the Assassins stood up and spoke. A glint flashed in the eyes of several people, and the arrow was already on the string, about to be launched!