On the tenth day of the first month of June, kill Hukou.

"There is Zhangjiakou in the east, and there is Hukou in the west." In history, the famous "go to the west exit" is to kill Hukou.

The reason why Hukou can become the west entrance of the Great Wall is because it is located on a traffic artery. It is an important corridor between the Central Plains and the grassland between the mountains.

Because of the river called "Rabbit Hair River" in the middle of the valley, it was difficult to build fortifications. The water potential of the Tumao River is large, and it is impossible to open a secret door on the Great Wall to divert the river water out of the wall; The water surface of the Tumao River is wide, and the construction of piers along the river cannot effectively resist the enemy's cavalry wading up. The fortifications built by the Ming Dynasty on the Tumao River several times were washed away by the river.

For this reason, killing Hukou has become a weak link on the Great Wall, and when the grassland peoples invaded the Central Plains in history, they often drove straight into Hukou by killing Hukou.

In the sixth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Altan Khan invaded and killed the tiger with 100,000 cavalry. In the nineteenth year of Jiajing, Altan Khan invaded Hukou again with Tiefutu, and all the way to Taiyuan and Pingyao, capturing 10 Wei and 38 prefectures and counties. In the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing, Altan Khan once again attacked from Hukou.

In the twenty-third year of Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty built an earthen fort within one mile of the side wall of the mouth of the killing of Hukou, and the entire earthen wall was built with bricks in the second year of Wanli, which was called the killing of the Hubao.

After the peace of Longqing, the Ming Dynasty built a horse market in the east of the Tumaochuan River outside Hukou and the Great Wall in the north.

In order to ensure the safety of the castle, the Ming Dynasty built a new fort in the north of the Fort of Killing, and the building shop in the fort was specially used to trade inside and outside, and the name was "Pingji Fort". The height of the wall of the new castle is equal to that of the old fort, and the two form a "Lu" shape.

The new castle leads to the outside of the pass in the north, and there is a gate to the castle head of the Great Wall. The gate is six feet high and five feet wide, allowing only one person and one horse to pass, and is open during the day and curfew at night.

Later, a wall was built along the east and west between the old and new forts, connecting the two forts into one and forming a "mu" shape. The hinterland in the center of the word "eye" is called "Zhongguan", and the door is opened before and after. So he killed Hu Fort from south to north, with a total of four city walls and four city gates.

The Ming Dynasty set up a garrison in Hu Fort, a general member of the old fort, a total member of the new fort regiment, a total of 1,000 infantry and 152 cavalry in the new and old forts, which belonged to the right guard of Datong Town.

After decades of peacetime, Fort Kill has evolved into a thriving city. The city is lined with shops and temples.

There are Shuiquan Temple and Dongyue Temple outside the east gate, there is a tea temple on the south beam, and there is a lama temple outside the Zhazi Gate on the north side.

There are Jade Emperor Pavilion, Zhenwu Temple, Luzu Temple, Fire Temple, Guanyin Temple, Sanqing Pavilion, God of Wealth Temple, Chenghuang Temple, Wenchang Pavilion, Wudao Temple, Land Temple, Beiyue Temple, Confucian Temple, Guandi Temple, and Sanhuang Temple.

A dragon burns incense in the Three Emperors Temple. The so-called three emperors, namely the emperor Fuxi, the emperor Nuwa, and the emperor Shennong.

A dragon said to Fang Ritu beside him: "The human emperor Shennong Ye is the white old man." ”

Fang Ritu hurriedly incensed the white old man.

Seeing that it was almost time, the two came to a noodle restaurant outside the Three Emperors Temple.

Before he could eat it, a dozen soldiers came in from outside.

As the first general, he stepped on the stool opposite Fang Ritu: "Boy, is there a way?" What are you here for? ”

Fang Ritu replied: "Come and see what my brother-in-law wants!" ”

The general's face was gloomy: "Now the soldiers outside the border are in chaos, and there is no way to guide who knows if you are a Ming person or a fugitive?" ”

Fang Ritu said: "I'm just running away!" ”

The general sat on a bench and lectured Fang Ritu dissatisfiedly: "The general of the right guard is also in the fort now, and I can't protect you if something happens!" ”

Fang Ritu said: "You say I'm your Dazi soldier, isn't it over?" ”

The general cursed fiercely: "Usually I want you to be a soldier, but you don't come, but now you are about to fight, but you are here to die!" ”

The general glanced at a dragon and asked, "Who is he?" ”

Fang Ritu hurriedly replied: "Brother-in-law, this is Master Long, who runs a boat on the Yellow River." ”

A dragon hurriedly clenched his fists, "I've seen Ma Shoubei!" ”

Secretly, a piece of silver was stuffed through.

Ma Shoubei generously took the silver and put it on the table with a "snap": "What are you looking for me?" ”

"Guard-sama refreshed! That's right, the Manchurian soldiers are rampant on the steppe, and many people from the tribe of the head of my family have fled to kill Hukou, so please make it convenient for the general. ”

Ma Shoubei stared at a dragon's face: "You are Hanyi?" ”

"Sort of!"

"Who is the head of your family?"

"The leader of my family, Lidel, is the Tabu Bag of the Golden Khan family."

"Haven't heard of it!"

"It's not unusual for the general not to hear about things on the grassland."

Ma Shoubei sneered: "Brother Long, the Ma family's family Ding Meng and Han Hui are all there, known as Da Zibing, how can there be anything on the grassland that I don't know!" ”

Fang Ritu took over the conversation: "Brother-in-law, this Lideer Lord is a recent rise, and he defeated the Manchurian soldiers in Shimenshui a few days ago. ”

Ma Shoubei raised his eyebrows: "There is such a thing?" ”

A dragon replied, "Yes!" ”

Ma Shoubei hesitated, reached out and put the silver into his arms, "I helped with this." How many of your chiefs have fled to kill Hukou? ”

A dragon replied respectfully: "I don't know the exact number." The leader of my family said that as long as he killed Hu Bao and was unwilling to take him in, he could be counted as a member of my family. ”

Ma Shoubei put the silver back on the table in his arms, "This is not easy to do." ”

Fang Ritu hurriedly spoke: "Brother-in-law, you just want to think of a way for the sake of the Mongolian soldiers under you!" ”

Ma Shoubei smiled bitterly: "Fang Ritu, to tell you the truth, Manchukuo came to ask for the fugitive and the reward owed to Chahar, and the cowardice above is afraid that he will agree." ”

Fang Ritu said angrily: "Why does Manchukuo ask for Mongolian fugitives? ”

Ma Shoubei replied: "It is said in the documents that Chahar defeated Tumut, and all the people and goods on the grassland will belong to Chahar; Now that Manchukuo has driven out Chahar, the steppe has returned to Manchukuo. If the fugitives and arrears were not handed over, Manchukuo would attack and kill Hukou. ”

Fang Ritu asked: "Are you so afraid of Manchukuo?" ”

Ma Shoubei slapped the table, "I'm afraid of him as a bird!" Back then, the ancestor of my Ma family took the soldiers to drive the Japanese into the sea in North Korea, and now my Ma family will kill the imperial court, and no one is afraid! It's all those literati, they want to die or live on weekdays, and they are all soft eggs when they get to the bone! ”

When Ma Shoubei surnamed Ma, the right guard of Datong Town, only 20 miles away from killing Hukou, the ancestor was called Ma Gui, and he was the commander of the anti-Japanese aid dynasty during the Wanli period. Since then, the right guard Ma family generals continue to star, the general soldiers, the staff of more than a dozen, sent to the Ming Dynasty everywhere to defend the border, the local right guard has more than three percent of the generals are from the Ma family, killing Hukou garrison is almost "contracted" by the Ma family.

Ma Shi garrison is not a big deal in the Ma family, usually big mistakes are not made, small mistakes are constant, and there is no hope of promotion, but with the status of the Ma family in the army, no one can shake his garrison position.

A dragon clenched his fists again, "Please also ask General Ma to go around!" ”

Ma Shoubei pursed his lips, "How can you let me deal with such a little silver?" Besides, you have to make the faces of the literati above, and some of them can escape! ”