Recommended reading: "Open the City Gates." Coming to the gate of Xicheng, Ding Bi stretched out his hand and pointed to the gate of the city that was being held up by wood and boulders and gave an order.

Since the soldiers on duty at the city gate were Ding Bi's cronies, no one questioned Ding Bi's order to move the logs and boulders in an orderly manner.

Before the soldiers could move many logs and boulders, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves on the street behind Ding Bi, and dozens of cavalry led a group of foot soldiers to gallop towards him.

Seeing this, Ding Bi's face suddenly changed greatly, he never expected that someone would come at this time, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to stop moving the wood and boulders, and pretended to be calm to meet them.

"Mr. Zhang Qian, why did you come late at night?" When the cavalry and foot soldiers came closer, Ding Bi smiled and asked a middle-aged man in the lead.

"General Ding." Mr. Zhang Qian bowed his hand to Ding Biyi, and then asked, "The military order of the chief soldier of this official is to inspect the four cities, why are you here late at night?" ”

"Now that the Jiannu soldiers are coming to the city, they can't sleep at night, so they came to check the fortifications and let them strengthen the city defense." Ding Bi had been prepared for a long time, and replied in an orderly manner when he heard the words.

At this time, Ding Bi didn't think that Zhang Qian was always coming at him, after all, the time before Zheng Zhifan left the General Military Mansion was limited, and Yu Chengming didn't have time to send troops to chase after him even if he got the news, and Yu Chengming didn't know who rescued Zheng Zhifan.

"General Ding, when the lowly post is leaving, the general soldier has an urgent matter to summon the generals in the city, and you will be notified by the humble post along the way, please ask General Ding to go and see the chief soldier." Mr. Zhang Qian's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this, and then he said in an orderly manner.

"Okay, Mr. Zhang Qian, please take the first step, and the general will go to see the chief soldier." Ding Bi was taken aback when he heard this, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart, and then said perfunctorily.

"Don't be in a hurry, escort the general." Mr. Zhang Qian shook his head, looked at Ding Bi and said in a deep voice.

"Everyone listens to orders, Zhang Qian always comes to arrest us, and take him down to the general!"

Ding Bi can be sure that Zhang Qian is always coming at him, and his face suddenly becomes extremely ugly, how can he be willing to leave with Zhang Qian at this time, wouldn't that be self-defeating, God knows what handle Yu Chengming has in his hand, so his face changed and pointed at Zhang Qianzong and shouted to the soldiers around him.

With a bang, the soldiers at the city gate first made a commotion, and then rushed up to confront the people brought by Mr. Zhang Qian, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

"General Ding, do you really want to take refuge in Jiannu?" Seeing this, Mr. Zhang Qian sneered, stared at Ding Bi coldly and asked.

"Hmph, good birds choose trees to perch, now that the Dajin Kingdom is unstoppable in Liaodong, I will naturally leave a way out for my brothers, lest they die in vain."

Ding Bi had a gloomy face and looked at Mr. Zhang Qian expressionlessly, "Brother Zhang, there are tens of thousands of Dajin troops outside the city, and it is impossible for Tieling City to defend it, you might as well drop Dajin with the general, and you will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future!" ”

"Phew!" Mr. Zhang Qian was furious when he heard this, pointed at Ding Bi and said, "You shameless dog thief, do you think that everyone is as greedy for life and afraid of death as you." ”

"In that case, then we have nothing to say." Ding Bi's face suddenly couldn't hold back, and he waved his hand at the soldiers around him, and said viciously, "Kill him for Ben!" ”

Seeing that a scuffle was about to start at the city gate, Ding Bi suddenly felt a chill on his neck after his words, and a waist knife was already on his neck, which made him shocked.

"Zheng Tuiguan, you ...... What are you doing here? ”

Immediately, Ding Bi turned around and looked at Zheng Zhifan who was holding the knife on his neck with a stunned expression, and was stunned by Zheng Zhifan's actions for a while.

"General Ding, this official came to investigate the spies in Tieling City on the order of the Governor, thanks to your own officer, I can catch them all."

Zheng Zhifan sneered, glanced at the soldiers under Ding Bi around him, and said to Ding Bi in a loud voice, "To tell you the truth, the governor has mobilized a large army to come to Tieling, preparing to fight a decisive battle with Jiannu in Tieling, and the Jiannu outside the city will soon be wiped out by the governor."

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"Lord Governor?" Ding Bi said with shock on his face when he heard this, and his mind was blank, he never thought that Zheng Zhifan would be related to Li Hongyu.

Obviously, Ding Bi didn't think that Zheng Zhifan was lying, and the timing of Zheng Zhifan's appearance was very special, which meant that he must have come to Tieling City with some kind of mission.

However, what Ding Bi couldn't have imagined was that Zheng Zhifan actually came with Li Hongyu's order, not a lobbyist sent by Nurhachi.

"The governor has an order, only punish the chief evil, and the threat will not be investigated, and you will not put down the weapons in your hands and surrender!" Seeing Ding Bi's stunned expression, Zheng Zhifan shouted at the soldiers under Ding Bi around him.

The soldiers couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, and then they didn't know who threw away the weapons in their hands first, and then the others followed suit and threw down their weapons and surrendered.

"It's over!" Seeing this situation, Ding Bi, who was like a dead face, knew that the general trend had gone, and couldn't help but close his eyes in despair, he originally wanted to kill two birds with one stone and make a great contribution in front of Nurhachi, but unexpectedly, he fell into Li Hongyu's trap, and now he is very annoyed and wants to cry without tears.

Speaking of which, the reason why Ding Bi was fooled was also due to Yu Chengming's blockade of the four gates of Tieling City, which made it impossible for the Houjin spies in the city to get in touch with the outside of the city, so there was no way to know whether what Zheng Zhifan said was true or false, and he could only analyze and judge from the information he had.

Because Zheng Zhifan and Yu Chengming's performances on the day were too successful, Ding Bi had subconsciously decided that Zheng Zhifan had thrown himself into Houjin, which led to his failure today.

With Ding Bi's arrest, Yu Chengming summoned more than 1,000 military attaches and celebrity gentry in the city overnight and informed them of Ding Bi's defection to the enemy, which shocked everyone, and they exchanged words and discussions in private.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Zheng Tuiguan of Kaiyuan." When the people were talking in a low voice, Zheng Zhifan, who was dressed in new clothes, walked into the meeting hall, and Yu Chengming got up and introduced, "Zheng Tuiguan came to investigate the person who had fornication with Jiannu on the order of the governor, if it wasn't for Zheng Tuiguan, now Jiannu has entered Tieling, and the people in the city will suffer greatly."

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Zheng Zhifan smiled and greeted everyone at the scene, because he caught Ding Bi, he was in a very comfortable mood now, so that he could make up for his mistakes and make up for the crime of escaping Kaiyuan.

"Zheng Tuiguan!" The people at the scene still don't know how Ding Bi was arrested, and they were taken aback when they heard that Zheng Zhifan was actually sent by the new governor of Liaodong, and hurriedly got up and bowed to Zheng Zhifan in return.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Governor has mobilized his forces and is preparing to fight against Jiannu in Tieling, as long as we hold the city, then the enemy outside the city will fall into the net laid by the Governor."

After Zheng Zhifan sat down in the seat on the side, Yu Chengming groaned for a while, and said to everyone at the scene, "Everyone, we can't live up to the high expectations of the governor, we must defend the city, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the governor!" ”

In fact, Yu Chengming didn't know whether Li Hongyu would send reinforcements, because Zheng Zhifan didn't know Li Hongyu's plan for Tieling, but the top priority now was to boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Tieling, so he made a big fuss about Ding Bi's arrest this time.

However, Yu Chengming's name is not without purpose, since Li Hongyu sent Zheng Zhifan to Tieling to investigate the traitor with Houjin, it means that Li Hongyu attaches great importance to Tieling, considering that Li Hongyu has Ye Hebu's men and horses in his hands, then it is likely that there are other forces, and there is a good chance that there will be a big battle with Houjin in Tieling.

"Zheng Tuiguan, have you met the governor?" After Yu Chengming's voice was backward, a middle-aged man sitting opposite Zheng Zhifan couldn't help but ask him, as if he was very curious about Li Hongyu.

"This official came here on the order of the governor, and his purpose is to guard Tieling and protect the gateway to Liaobei of my Ming Dynasty."

Zheng Zhifan smiled slightly when he heard this, and said to the middle-aged man, "This official heard from the people around the governor that General Li is now leading the army to guard the Yaque Pass, which is deeply respected by the governor. ”

Obviously, Zheng Zhifan's "General Li Bing" who guarded Yaque Pass was referring to Li Rubai.

Although Zheng Zhifan didn't know the middle-aged man, the person who could sit in the first seat under Yu Chengming was obviously a disciple of the Li family in Tieling, so he naturally wanted to mention Li Rubai, because Li Rubai's movements were a secret of the Ming army, so the soldiers and civilians in Tieling didn't know his current situation at all.

The middle-aged man suddenly looked happy when he heard this, he was the son of the Li family, the son of Li Rusong, and he had always been worried about Li Rubai, who retreated without a fight during the Salhu War, for fear that he would be questioned by the imperial court, and he could breathe a sigh of relief after Zheng Zhifan's words, and a hanging heart finally fell.

"Zheng Tuiguan, is General Li rushing to the aid of Tieling?" Hearing that Zheng Zhifan mentioned Li Rubai, a military attache at the scene couldn't help but ask.

As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked at Zheng Zhifan with concern.

Not only the military attache who asked questions, but everyone in the room thought that Li Rubai's troops were the elite of the Ming army in Liaodong, so if they wanted to fight with Houjin, how could Li Rubai be missing?

"It's a matter of military secrets, and this is not something that this official can know." Zheng Zhifan knew everyone's thoughts, and smiled a little helplessly, "However, this official believes that your Lord Governor will definitely make arrangements according to the battle situation." ”

When everyone heard this, they thought it was true, if Zheng Zhifan patted his chest and promised that Li Rubai would come, it would arouse everyone's suspicions, it was obvious that this was not a military secret that Zheng Zhifan could know, Zheng Zhifan knew at most that Li Hongyu would transfer troops to Tieling, as for who Li Hongyu would definitely not tell him, with Zheng Zhifan's level, he would not be able to access this kind of military secret.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow the attack of Jiannu will be more fierce, we must guard the city and live up to the expectations of the governor and the people in the city!" Yu Chengming saw that everyone was convinced of what Zheng Zhifan said, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then shouted loudly.

"Yes!" When the people in the room heard this, they got up and bowed to Yu Chengming, and replied loudly in unison, and the loud voice made the momentum of the scene flourish: With Li Hongyu, the governor of Liaodong, to press them down, they have no worries.

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