Everyone talked for a while, Man Dahai and Haishan were about to go back to the mountains to find their people, Li Yu was afraid that they would be in danger on the road, so he sent Bagen of the personal guard battalion with a team of cavalry to accompany him to protect, Man Dahai told Li Yu when he left, the Jin army seemed to occupy several passes in Jizhen of the Ming Kingdom, and only the passes near the direction of Shanhaiguan were still in the hands of the Ming army, so Li Yu must be more careful.

The next day, Li Yu and Bai Xianzhi set off early in the morning, and the enemy situation near the border wall was unknown. When they investigated the border wall of the Zhongxie in Jizhen Town, they found that there were the battle flags of the Jin State on each fort, so they continued to explore all the way to the east along the Great Wall, and when they arrived at the Lengkou Pass of the Jianchang camp, they finally found that there was still a big flag of the Ming army here, and after carefully investigating that it was indeed the Ming army stationed in the garrison, Bai Xianzhi was happy, and ran to the front of the pass to show the dispatch documents of the Jingyu general, the Jingbian general and the Datong governor, and asked to enter the Guanqin Wang, and the fort officer refused without hesitation, this group of people was dressed in a disorderly manner, There are obviously a lot of Yi people in the middle, and the flags played are both the Ming army flag and the flying tiger flag that they have never seen, who knows who they are, and besides, will the serious Ming army come from Hara's side?

Bai Xianzhi was unwilling, yelling at the gate, grinding hard, the fort guard officer was unmoved, and resolutely refused to let them enter the customs, but this very responsible officer also agreed to report their affairs to Shangguan immediately, if Shangguan agreed to let them enter the customs, then he would never stop them, let them come back tomorrow to ask, and after speaking, he threw them down and turned away.

Bai Xianzhi came back in a gray way, Li Yu didn't care, this situation was already expected by him, just change places and then ask for entry, Bai Xianzhi shook his head vigorously, it's useless, he won't let us enter the customs, he pointed to Li Yu's head angrily and said: "Look at your appearance, which point looks like a serious official army, I won't switch it for you when you meet me." ”

Everyone laughed, Fengzhou was too poor and had no money to unify the clothing and equipment for the army, so the soldiers were dressed in a variety of clothes, and the weapons were all kinds of weapons, especially many people followed Li Yu's example, with short hair on their heads, and even shaved bald, saying that they were Ming soldiers and even they didn't believe in themselves.

After resting all night, the troops continued on the road, but as Bai Xianzhi said, the surrounding passes did not let them enter the customs, and in the afternoon they turned back to the front of the Lengkou Pass, and the officer guarding the fort still resolutely refused to switch and release, Lao Bai was angry but quarreled with him, Li Yu also got angry, and went up and pointed at the officer and threatened, if you don't switch it again, I will immediately slap my ass and leave, King Qin's work Lao Tzu will not do it, and you will admit that you are unlucky if the court blames it.

The two sides were arguing, two officers suddenly appeared on the wall, these two people were obviously of higher rank, the officer guarding the fort saw them and immediately shrank aside, the two officers looked down for a while, Li Yu felt that one of them was very familiar, a name almost blurted out, but he was still a little hesitant, the person also seemed to be watching him, suddenly screamed and left the wall, after a while the gate opened, several cavalry galloped out and rushed to Li Yu to stop, the familiar officer smiled and looked at Li Yu without saying a word, Li Yu suddenly burst into tears in his eyes.

"You've grown a beard, why do you still wipe your tears at every turn like you used to." The man's eyes also flashed with tears, and he whispered and stretched out his arms to Li Yu, and the two hugged each other tightly, unwilling to part for a long time.

"Brother Liu, it's really you! I thought I'd never see you again in my life. ”

The person who came was Liu Xingzuo, who was regarded as a close friend of the division commander by Li Yu like Kurtang, Dahai, and Sakhalian, but he is now a deputy general of the Ming State with the rank of general, he was originally in Shanhaiguan, Sun Chengzong ordered the Ming army of Taitou Battalion, Taiping Road, Jianchang Camp, and Yongping Road to attack and harass the Jin army, and Liu Xingzuo, who was so idle and panicked, actively asked for battle, and Sun Yuanhua, who praised the military affairs, helped him say good things to Sun Chengzong, and lent him the newly recruited six or seven hundred Mongolian soldiers, Liu Xingzuo had the opportunity to lead the troops to attack, Liu Xingzuo was resourceful, The Ming army of all walks of life was gathered aimlessly, and the weaker Mongols were selected to start with the attack, and the target was the Karaqin people stationed in the Qingshan camp Maoertou, and the Mongolian Yi soldiers led by Liu Xingzuo deceived the warning of the Karaqin people and opened the camp gate, and the Ming army from all walks of life poured in and defeated the unsuspecting Karaqin people, beheaded more than 500 levels, and achieved the first big victory since the Ming army started the war. On the way to retreat after the victory, Ma Guangyuan, the general of the Jianchang battalion, received an urgent report from Lengkou Pass, and there was a Qinwang soldier sent by Datong Town who asked to enter the pass, and the official documents of the Datong Jingyu Counselor General, Jingbian Counselor and Datong Governor were all ready, but the other party's banner and clothing were messy, among which the Yi soldiers were the majority, and they came from the place of Hara, and the Lengkou Pass garrison was worried that there was fraud in it, so they specially sent someone to inform the general. Ma Guangyuan also felt strange, how could a Datong Qinwang army suddenly appear outside the border? He asked Liu Xingzuo, who was well-versed in Yi Qing, for help, Liu Xingzuo's heart moved, and arranged for his younger brother Liu Xingxian to lead the Yi soldiers to return to Shanhaiguan with the first rank to report their merits, and he rushed to Lengkou Pass with Ma Guangyuan, and saw with his own eyes on the wall of the pass, isn't it the little brother Li Yu who stands on the horse!

"And me, Brother Erlu, do you remember me?" A ride flashed from behind Liu Xingzuo, and the strong man on the horse shouted at Li Yu.

"Brother Asari, why are you here?" Li Yu was stunned, what happened today was too unexpected, the former guard of the old Khan of the Jin State **Hachi was actually with Liu Xingzuo.

"I also escaped from the Kingdom of Jin, and now I am Vice General Liu's Qianzong," Asari's eyes were full of tears, and he clenched his fists and said, "They killed my wife and children, and I want revenge!" ”

Liu Xingzuo briefly said about Asari on the side, after the death of the old Khan, he wanted to use the guards and slaves to be buried, Asari hid, which angered the Baylors, they took away the land and property of Asari's family, and punished Asari's wife and children to be enslaved by people in armor, Asari was angry, and found an opportunity to rob his wife and children and fled to the mountains, and was caught up on the way to escape, his wife and children were shot to death, Asari himself killed alone, and went to hide everywhere, Liu Xingzuo arrived in Dongjiang Town, Ming Kingdom, Recruiting fugitives from the Jin State everywhere, Asari defected to Liu Xingzuo with a bitter hatred for the Jin State, his riding **, good martial arts, and deep bitterness, and was promoted to a pro-soldier officer by Liu Xingzuo.

Asari's mouth kept repeating "Revenge, I want revenge!" Li Yu didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only hug Asari's shoulders tightly.

"It's not early, let's go in, let's have a good chat tonight." Liu Xingzuo reminded on the side.

Liu Xingzuo took Li Yu's men and horses into the cold pass, and introduced to Ma Guangyuan: "This is my little brother, I have seen his name in the newspaper of the palace of the Jingshi copy to Shanhaiguan, but I am not sure that the Datong Jingyu general is really him, but I didn't expect to meet in this place, he is a general!" ”

Ma Guangyuan is not tall, he looks old and kind, and hurriedly congratulated Liu Xingzuo and Li Yu on their reunion, he pointed to the sky and said: "It's not early, Lengkou Pass is too small to live in many people, General Li Shen, General Bai Shen, your people go back to Jianchang Camp with us, let's have a few drinks in the evening." ”

Li Yu and Bai Xianzhi agreed, and then asked how the battle situation in Gyeonggi was, Liu Xingzuo looked at Ma Guangyuan and smiled bitterly, waved his hand and said, "The situation is very bad, let's talk while we go." ”

In November, the Jin army defeated the two armies of Mangui and Hou Shilu under the Desheng Gate of the Beijing Division, and the Liaoxi Army of the Jiliao Governor Division reluctantly forced the enemy back in Guangqumen, but it was also useless with the battle situation, the situation in Beijing was critical, at the beginning of December, the emperor suddenly arrested the Jiliao Governor and went to prison, and ordered the military department Shangshu Liang Tingdong to be the Jingluo, and Mangui was the prime minister to be responsible for the defense of the Beijing Division, at this time, the vanguard of the Liaoxi Army, Zu Dashou, witnessed the old Shangguan Yuan Chonghuan being thrown into prison, and led his troops to escape from the pass and return to the Ningyuan old nest in terror, and the strength of the Ming army under the Jingshi City was seriously weakened, Liang Tingdong and Man Gui repeatedly fought and were defeated, fortunately, the city of Beijing was strong and tall, and the Jin army was helpless, so they evacuated from the city of Beijing, and occupied Liangxiang and Gu'an to the south to rest, in the middle of December, they returned to Beijing again, and defeated the new deputy chief Shen Fu at Lugou Bridge to put together more than 7,000 rabble, Shen Fu was also killed, and then succeeded in a sneak attack outside the Yongding Gate, defeated 40,000 Qin Wang Ming army, killed the general soldier Man Gui, Sun Zushou, captured the general soldier Heiyunlong, Ma Dengyun, the Ming army retreated into the city from then on, and no longer dared to go out of the city to fight, The Jin army did not dare to attack the city, but avoided the real and attacked the weak, moved the front of the army to the east to Yongping, where the Ming army was weak, and attacked the back of Shanhaiguan.

In order to cope with the eastward movement of the Jin army, the imperial court ordered the scholar Sun Chengzong to move to Shanhaiguan to supervise the Qinwang army of all roads, and Ma Shilong, the former Shanhaiguan general soldier who was imprisoned due to the defeat of Liuhe, was also released and reactivated, and gave Shang Fangjian to be stationed in Jizhou, and the town reinforcements on behalf of the prime minister of Mangui. Sun Chengzong launched several counterattacks against the Jin army when he arrived at Shanhaiguan, but the Jin army was defeated, and the strength of Shanhaiguan was consumed in vain, fortunately he dragged Zu Dashou back to Shanhaiguan from Ningyuan, which kept Shanhaiguan without loss, but Zu Dashou this guy slipped like a loach, and he could guard Shanhaiguan, and he didn't do anything else, Sun Chengzong couldn't do anything about him, and the Qinwang army in the towns of Daming also came a lot, and he hid in Ma Shilong's Jizhou camp in one go, Ma Shilong's qualifications and military exploits were too poor, and he was a criminal general who had just been released from prison, couldn't command these army leaders at all, and the Jizhou Ming army didn't even have a decent counterattack.

"Lord Sun can command the defenders from all over the side wall, and when we get together, we will be filled in by his old man, not to mention the loss of soldiers, and the garrison of the border fort has also weakened, we are now going out like a thief, but it is Jiannu who is rampage in the pass, what is going on!" Ma Guangyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Oh no, the Datong Army and the Xuanfu Army are finished, the General Man soldiers are dead, the General Hou soldiers have fled, and our Xuanda Three Towns have planted a big heel fight this time." Bai Xianzhi muttered uncertainly.

"The Shanxi army is also over, and the whole army in Liangxiang was dispersed without fighting," Liu Xingzuo said in a low voice, "The Shanxi army is also wronged, the team can't even eat a meal when it arrives in Beijing, the magistrates blame each other, and they don't give food to the three prefectures and counties for three days, and it's no wonder that the team doesn't collapse, and the unlucky ones are the governor of Shanxi, Geng Ruqi, and the chief soldier Wang Honggong, both of whom were imprisoned, and it looks like they are going to lose their heads." ”

"This time there are a lot of unlucky people, Jiliao Governor Yuan Chonghuan is in prison, and Wang Qia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is in prison, wait, there will be people in prison in the future, as long as it is not our turn, I heard that the officers and soldiers of the five towns in the northwest mutinied when they arrived at the Yellow River, and now there is chaos in the pass, you will really pick the time to enter the customs!" Ma Guangyuan said to Li Yu a little mockingly.

The more Li Yu listened, the more frightened he became, a little self-defeating, Bai Xianzhi even had the urge to pull out his legs and want to run, and the group arrived at Jianchang Camp before dark, Ma Guangyuan arranged for them to live in Wengcheng, and instructed his subordinates to prepare hot soup and hot rice, but Li Yu immediately ordered Chaolu and Baiyintu two sentinels to go to the fort to guard, and at the same time let the scouts go to the fort for twenty miles.

Ma Guangyuan was very dissatisfied in his heart, Li Yu smiled bitterly and said: "We are Yi soldiers, if we want to live, we can't pay more attention." Liu Xingzuo quietly pulled Ma Guangyuan, and both of them shook their heads and smiled bitterly - the Ming army tricked Yiren into Wengcheng to kill more than once, and no matter how stupid people are, they are wary.

Ma Guangyuan is a sincere person, pulled Li Yu, Liu Xingzuo and Bai Xianzhi into the fort, asked someone to serve a few hot dishes, and hugged two jars of wine, and the four of them chatted while eating. Ma Guangyuan was full of complaints, the fall of Yongping was just a matter of the night, Jianchang Battalion, Qian'an and Yongping were close at hand, and they must not be able to escape the clutches of Jiannu, there were few villains in the city here, and the guns and gunpowder were inadequate, and Lord Sun also sent a part of the elite to Shanhaiguan, and the Jianchang camp must not be able to hold it, his old horse had been mixed in the army for more than ten years, and no one looked at him when he was doing things seriously.

Bai Xianzhi and Ma Guangyuan have the same disease, and they can't help but pour out their stomach of bitter water, the two difficult brothers and sisters comforted each other with tears in their eyes, Bai Xianzhi has already figured it out, it is better to die than to live, the emperor and the court are a fart, and it is true that he lives well, like his old Bai is at ease now, if he is not allowed to return to the pass, he will be mixed with Tatars, and the lawless life is better, Ma Guangyuan nodded again and again after listening, and expressed his admiration for Brother Bai's open-mindedness.

These two guys talked nonsense after drinking a few more glasses, and the more they talked, the more out of line, Li Yu and Liu Xingzuo found the two of their own soldiers, and dragged the two back to sleep. When Bai Xianzhi and Ma Guangyuan left, Li Yu and Liu Xingzuo brought Asari again, and the three of them had the opportunity to talk about their experiences-some things could not be said in front of Bai Xianzhi and Ma Guangyuan, the two Ming army officers.

Asari finally found a brother in the past, and he couldn't wait to pour out the bitter water in his stomach, when the old Khan died, he knew that he was the most likely to be chosen for the burial, but he was really reluctant to let his wife and young children go, and planned to avoid the limelight and go back to ask for guilt, according to past experience, such an unauthorized escape behavior like him will definitely be punished, dismissed, fined and confiscated property and even condemned to remote places, he admits it, as long as the family can be together, I didn't expect the Baylors to be so heavy, not only to arrest him everywhere, And punished his family as Ahha, this is forcing him to die, he has only the opposite, he has been so miserable all these years! Sleeping in the mountains and hiding in Tibet, if he didn't think about revenge, he would have the heart to die, he beat his chest and cried: "They are so poisonous!" I followed the old Khan to fight in the east and west, how many battles I have fought, how many merits I have made, even a dog should be given a way to live, why did they force me to have no way out, my wife and children died unjustly! ”

"Asari, don't cry, none of the Zhushen who fled to Phi Island have a deep hatred, and their family has killed fewer people? Sooner or later, this account will have to be settled. Liu Xingzuo comforted Asari a few words, and asked Li Yu how he had spent all these years.

Li Yu originally told Liu Xingzuo and Asari about his experience over the years, the old Khan of Aijibao died of illness, and he escaped with the help of Erbeile Amin, and then left Wula Mountain to Fengzhou, and then left Wula Mountain to Fengzhou, under the sudden changes in Fengzhou, he had to gather people to protect himself, under natural disasters and man-made disasters, in order to find a way for the people of Fengzhou, he struggled to deal with it between the Ming Kingdom and Chahar, Liu Xingzuo listened attentively, and raised a few questions from time to time, Li Yu also answered them one by one, and the two also discussed the current situation and development direction of Fengzhou, Asari had never read, could not understand some things, could not interject, and was so preoccupied with revenge that he drank too much and fell asleep on the kang.

Li Yu said with a sad face: "I know that many people are more capable than me, but everyone forced me to be this leader, and tens of thousands of lives were in my hands, I was really tired and scared, and sometimes I even wanted to leave and find a quiet place to put horses and farm for a lifetime." ”

"You have no way out, you can only grit your teeth and go on, now is the troubled times, where is there a quiet place to find," Liu Xingzuo sighed and said, "You have walked in front of me, Fengzhou people have a way to live because of you, although this road is full of hardships and dangers, but there is still hope, I want to seek a way for the people of Liaodong but I can't find it." ”

Liu Xingzuo told Li Yu about his experience, when he was a teenager, he witnessed the corruption of the Ming officials in Liaodong, and the abuse of **** caused the miserable situation of the people of all ethnic groups in Liaodong to live in poverty and displacement, and his heart germinated the ambition of expelling the Ming court and eradicating the ****, he defected to the ** Hachi of the Jianzhou Department, hoping to use the power of the Jianzhou Department to drive away the dog officials of the Ming State to establish their own country of the Liaodong people, Liu Xingzuo was loyal to follow the old Khan, and repeatedly made military exploits in the process of the Jin State advancing into Liaodong, and his status gradually rose to the deputy general, Became the third person among the Han officials of the Jin State, second only to Li Yongfang and Tong Yangxing, but at this time he found that the old Khan had changed, and the wise Khan who kept saying that he wanted to "support Nikan" and "Nikan and Zhushen are all subjects of the Khan" was unable to govern the vast land and large population of Liaodong, in order to maintain the authority of his Aixinjueluo family and the privilege of following his Zhushen Eight Banners, he waved a butcher's knife to the Han people, the land of Liaodong was bloody and bloody, Liu Xingzuo's ideals were shattered, and he contacted some Han officials to try to use the power of the Ming State to attack the Jin State, In the third year of the Apocalypse, Liu Xingzuo sent a letter to Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai of the Ming Kingdom, requesting to be attached to the Ming State, and Yuan Keli, who was the governor of Denglai as the emperor, was overjoyed and allowed Liu Xingzuo to surrender, and since then Liu Xingzuo has become the biggest spy of the Ming State in the Jin State, and all kinds of information about the Jin State have been continuously sent to Denglai and Liaoxi.