Most of Phi Dao is an undulating mountainous area, the island has a large population, living in tens of thousands of people, looking at the past, the mountains are full of crooked and sloping shacks, and there are some official residences of generals on the mountain, which seem to stand out from the crowd.

Walking between the various houses on Phi Island, the two intelligence officers quickly found an opportunity to disappear in the crowd, the guy spent two fish, entered a secret door, Zhang Dong walked alone in the island, from the second year of Chongzhen, every year around the beginning of spring is the most difficult time for Dongjiang Town, full of poor islanders, there are many starving corpses on the side of the road, it is difficult to imagine that this was once the Dongjiang Town in Liaodong.

This kind of scene is nothing unusual for Zhang Dong, he saw a lot in the Thirteen Mountains in his early years, there were many people with weapons on the road, Zhang Dong tried his best to soften his face, and walked leisurely all the way to the west of the island, after crossing an isolated open space, the sudden oncoming people made Zhang Dong subconsciously touch the handle of the knife in his sleeve.

Money rat tail and only a dozen upper lip beards, Zhang Dong was very impressed by this dress, he squinted, and found that the surrounding Dongjiang Han people were familiar with it, Zhang Dong immediately regained his soft face, he remembered that there were indeed Jurchens on Phi Island, most of them were henchmen brought by Liu Xingqi when he surrendered, and some were Jurchens from Haixi Yehe and other departments, and their hatred with Jiannu was not inferior to that of the Han people.

In the process of Nurhachi's rise, many other Jurchen tribes were wiped out by them, and their means were no more merciful than the treatment of Han people, and their hatred for each other was also very deep, so after surrendering, it often took a long time to assimilate before they could be transformed into the power of the Later Jin and enter the Later Jin system. To bear the burden of military service and taxes, the old slaves have no benefits to give them, but fortunately, they can continue to rob the Ming Dynasty, give them benefits in victory after victory, and at the same time cultivate the loyalty of these Jurchens, even so, Liu Xingzuo can still take away many female real people. And there are many sporadic defections, if it weren't for the repeated defeats of the Ming army, there would have been many contradictions within the Houjin. Even as long as they can't grab something, sooner or later there will be chaos within them.

Zhang Dong secretly scolded, he still scolded Lord Xiong and Lord Wang in Guangning. Such favorable conditions allowed Jiannu to gain Guangning without a fight, and the situation in Liaodong completely collapsed.

Several Jurchens talked to each other in Chinese, and Zhang Dong passed by, talking about trivial things, Zhang Dong then saw two Jurchens on the road, this is the west of the island, to the west of the sea is the land of Liaodong, near the sphere of influence of Liu Xingzhi and his gang.

Zhang Dong's clothes are brighter than those of most islanders, and he is somewhat eye-catching here. After arriving to the west, he clearly felt the hostility of the people here towards him, and he had already noticed that someone was following him behind him, Zhang Dong pretended not to know, and walked a little further. Zhang Dong estimated that they were guarding against Huang Long and Shen Shikui's people, he didn't dare to stay here for a long time, so as not to accidentally hurt the pond fish, and at the moment he looked calm and asked a few islanders if there were any furs and ginseng for sale, and told them that they were from the trading company. Where is the address, let them take it there and sell it if they have it, and then he turns back.

After walking to the south, Zhang Dong pretended to negotiate with two secret prostitutes, and found that there were still people following him, he couldn't help but wonder secretly in his heart, he said that he was a fresh face, and he showed his identity, why did the other party have to be so careful, and he had to check his own details.

Zhang Dong smiled and negotiated with a thin woman, his hand was still touching her, but he was thinking about whether to take down the person behind him for interrogation, and after thinking about it, he dispelled this idea, now the situation on the island is delicate, and he is weak, so he still doesn't want to do much, he estimates that the person behind him just wants to make sure that he is not a threat, so he simply follows the woman into the house, Hu Tianhu Di, after coming out, the stalker behind him really left.

On the way back to Zhang Dong's residence, there were more people walking hurriedly with blades than just now, and there were more vigilant eyes, Zhang Dong didn't know what was going on, and after returning to his residence, he stopped going out, waiting for the feedback of the two intelligence officers, and chatted with the two guys of the trading company in Phi Dao by the way, those two guys were raised for nothing and fat, and they were considered alternative in Phi Dao, so it can be seen that they are treated well here.

After the sky darkened, Zhang Dong kept pacing in the courtyard, from time to time to the door to observe the situation outside, there was a hurried footstep outside, he had been doing the business of licking blood from the knife for many years, and he had a special sensitivity to danger.

At this time, there was a rhythmic knock on the door, Zhang Dong walked up quickly and opened the door, an intelligence officer couldn't wait to come in, this intelligence officer turned out to be Liu Xingzhi's faction, he said with a little anxiety: "The account room, today doesn't seem right, after noon, many generals' families have been gathered, and the next one in the same village is the family of General Li Dengke, Li Dengke is Liu Xingzhi's person, and he was called before noon, according to the family members of the same village, other family members also went. ”

Zhang Dong pondered, "I went to the port again, and most of the families were withdrawn, leaving some ordinary battalion soldiers to guard. ”

There was another knock on the door, and another intelligence agent also came back, he turned out to be Shen Shikui's subordinates, and many relatives and friends were still on the island, and he also got some news, "My lord, Shen Shikui and Shen Zhixiang's families are all gathered in one place today, the surroundings of Shen Mansion are loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and soldiers have been hidden in some shacks, and people are being strictly checked nearby, and the subordinates almost didn't come out." ”

"Is there any movement on Huanglong's side?"

"I don't know, but when my subordinates came back, they passed by the Huanglong Mansion, and that street was no longer allowed to go."

Zhang Dong's eyes flashed with cold light, the current situation seems that Phi Dao may have another conflict in front of him, the island is so big, everyone is intertwined, and they can guard against each other at any time, and it is impossible to keep it completely secret, Zhang Dong didn't expect such good luck, there was a big drama to watch on the first day.

Zhang Dong took out his short gun and began to reload, "Do you know what the reason is?" ”

The two intelligence officers looked at each other, and finally said: "I don't know, my subordinate cousin is the general under Shen Shikui, and he only heard that Liu Xingzhi wants to occupy Phi Island and take it to Jiannu in exchange for his official position and family, and the news came out in the afternoon." But it doesn't necessarily mean that you can fight, and this has happened several times. ”

Zhang Dong recalled the people who followed him, and if he was so careful, Liu Xingzhi was likely to make a move, and he said to the two: "Once the chaos starts, we must get to the port first, and it is important to get on the ship." ”

The two informants were relieved when they heard this. It's best to get out of here, Zhang Dong went back to the house to find the head of the trading company and told him about the situation. This head laughed and said that Zhang Dong said that this is often the case here, and you beat me today. I'll beat you tomorrow, and if you don't hit one day, that's not normal.

Zhang Dong doesn't care, anyway, what he should have said has already been said, plus there is very little information, he can't be sure of it himself, he doesn't care about the life or death of these trading people.

The people of the trading company talked and laughed for a while, and each went back to the house to blow out the lamp and rest, and the whole courtyard soon became dark, and he couldn't see his five fingers.

Zhang Dong naturally will not rest. If there was to be a sneak attack, night was the best time, but he still believed in his feelings, and asked the two intelligence officers to bring the ladder, and the three of them quietly went up to the roof. Their house was on the flat ground near the port, and when they looked up from the rooftop, there was an endless stream of inky shadows under the blue sky, and a few bright lights began to appear on the mountainside, which were later extinguished.

In the quiet of the night, there was the sound of distant waves lapping on the shore, and the occasional dog barking from the mountains. The nights in March are still cold. The three of them were all wearing thick cotton clothes, and an intelligence officer whispered, "Accounts, it's almost time, it is estimated that nothing will happen." ”

Zhang Dong's eyes sparkled in the darkness, and although it was quiet all around, the feeling of danger in his heart became more and more obvious, "Don't worry. ”

Before the words fell, a firework rose from the mountainside with a whoosh, piercing the night sky with a long tail flame, and finally exploded in the air with a bang, reflecting the slightly excited faces of Zhang Dong and others.

Countless torches were lit up on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain at the same time, and the shouts rang out, and at least nearly a thousand people were mobilized, who attacked from west to east, needless to say Liu Xingzhi's people.

Zhang Dong didn't have time to take a closer look, and immediately asked an intelligence officer to wake everyone up and let them retreat to the port, Zhang Dong stood on the roof and looked towards the flat ground to the west, where there was also a fire, it seems that Liu Xingzhi also intends to seize the port, so that he can advance or retreat, otherwise once the shape is unfavorable, he can only withdraw a few people, if the shape is favorable, Liu Xingzhi can also prevent Shen Shikui and Huang Long from escaping.

Gongs and drums sounded all over the mountain, and more torches were lit, these people were from east to west, and they must have been Shen Shikui or Huang Long's men. Zhang Dong smiled at the corner of his mouth, these two people were also prepared, otherwise they would not have reacted so quickly.

The sound of killing on the mountain shook the sky, some shacks were ignited in the fighting, many fires appeared, and began to spread around, with the brighter and brighter firelight, Zhang Dong could see countless people fighting everywhere, and when all kinds of blades waved, they left a bright trail. More ordinary people were fleeing in all directions, screams of screaming could be heard clearly at the foot of the mountain.

Seeing Zhang Dong motionless on the roof, the remaining intelligence officer couldn't help but say anxiously: "The bookkeeper, the people from the trading company have already risen, we should follow them too." ”

Zhang Dong didn't look back, "Let them go immediately, I'll wait for a while, rest assured, Liu Xingzhi is afraid that it will be difficult to please." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a ball of fire lit up on the top of the mountain, about two or three hundred torches, and they did not join the battle on the mountainside, but rushed down from the top of the mountain, presumably to flank Liu Xingzhi.

"Liu Xingzhi lost, it seems that he is far worse than his brother." Zhang Dong immediately came to the conclusion that the intelligence officer also saw the fire on the mountain, obviously Huang Long or Shen Shikui's people, they were ambushed on the mountain early, just waiting for Liu Xingzhi's people to fall into a scuffle, and at this time the dispatch may have discovered Liu Xingzhi's location.

"In the account room, my subordinates feel that Liu Xingzhi is not bad, but he has more time to do bad things, and everyone guards against him, so naturally he is not very smart."

Zhang Dong smiled, he was not interested in looking at it again, he went to the side of the ladder and grabbed the ladder with both hands, and slid down lightly, the courtyard door was wide open, the people of the trading company had just left, and the people outside the door were crying and grabbing the ground like headless flies running around, Zhang Dong took two intelligence officers, calmly walked out of the gate, the west was full of fire, and there were constant screams of fighting.

Two intelligence officers on both sides of the guard, with Zhang Dong to the port, the three of them soon arrived at a shack outside the port, Zhang Dong just approached there, he heard the screams of the leader of the trading company, he caught up a few steps, behind a shack saw two soldiers stop the leader of the trading company, one with a torch, the other was about to cut down with a knife, Zhang Dong moved extremely fast, rushed out of the darkness, flashed beside the soldier with the knife, the sharp short knife held in his left hand had cut the soldier's throat, Another soldier with a torch stared at the boss, before he could scream, Zhang Dong had already knocked someone with a knife into his arms, and put him against the wooden fence behind him with a bang, Zhang Dong slowly stirred the handle of the knife with his left hand, covered the soldier's mouth with his right hand, and calmly observed the surroundings, the soldier kept shaking, until he did not move, Zhang Dong pressed the body on the falling torch, and after a while, there was a burst of scorching smell.

As soon as he saw that the soldier was dead, the people of the trading company who were hiding around ran out, and the head of the trading company was scared of half his life, and he gasped for a long time, and finally saw that it was Zhang Dong who came, as if he had caught a life-saving straw, and said urgently: "Mr. Zhang, there are many people killing people in the port, and we can't get by." ”

Zhang Dong took a look, and the port was already in a mess, hundreds of figures were fighting each other around the port, and dozens of dead and wounded were already lying on the ground. There was a constant sound of crumbling bowstrings, and several Jurchens were shooting arrows non-stop, Zhang Dong pressed the shoulder of the person in charge of the trading company with his hand, and said in a low voice: "Wait until they are almost done fighting before they pass." After speaking, he turned his head to look at the west, where the fighting was still fierce, but it was not closer than just now, obviously Liu Xingzhi was blocked, so Zhang Dong was not in a hurry.

The battle at the port was very fierce, Liu Xingzhi's side was at a disadvantage, almost all the melee soldiers died, and there were only a few archers left, Zhang Dong found Shang Keyi's figure in the figure, he commanded the soldiers loudly, with a few enemy corpses in front, rushed straight to a few archers, and quickly forced a few archers into a grass hut, and soon a soldier threw torches, turning the grass hut into a fire.

Shang Keyi's face was full of hideousness, and he waved the big knife in his hand and kept slashing Liu Xingzhi's wounded soldiers on the ground, and the sound of drinking came out of his mouth. The people of the trading company were silent, Zhang Dong saw that they were red-eyed, and he didn't dare to recognize acquaintances at this time, after Shang Keyi finished cutting, he shouted loudly, led his men to the west, and left some soldiers to guard the dock.

Zhang Dong looked carefully, there were two people who were chatting with him in the morning, and immediately went over to say hello loudly, the two looked at him, waved his hand to let him pass, Zhang Dong hurriedly stuffed two ingots of silver, and let the people of the trading company board the ship, and the sailors on the ship Wendeng got up, set up a plank in the bow of the ship, and guarded there with weapons in hand.

As soon as they saw the people from the trading company, they quickly set up a gangplank and let them get on the ship, and finally they were the first to leave the shore, and after ten steps from the shore, everyone on the ship breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and it was finally safe.

After Shang Keyi left, many people who were hiding nearby saw that there were not many soldiers, and they all ran out to the port to grab the ship, those soldiers kept driving away with knives and guns, but they couldn't hold too many people, there were still many people rushing over, and then many people who rushed also held knives and guns, and those soldiers couldn't stop them, so they simply retreated to the side, only guarding a few warehouses.

There are more and more people on the port, some of the people who get on the ship are in a hurry to get off the shore, and the people who are not on the boat are pulling the cables to prevent them from leaving.

Shang Keyi's men soon returned to the port, and they slashed and killed the people who robbed the ships in the port with knives and guns, and in the end only five boats were out of the shore, and those people cried loudly on the boats, and the head of the trading company had regained some calm at this time, and he let the boats row over, and told them that they could go to Weihai, and the ships could be sold to the trading company at a discount. There were a lot of people who had fallen into the water and came to the boat, and the sailors drove them with pennies to several other ships.

Zhang Dong looked at Phi Island from the bow of the boat, the island was full of smoke, the fire was flickering, the shouting and killing at the foot of the mountain had stopped, countless fires had risen on the mountainside, many figures were chasing and fighting in it, the battlefield was moving westward, and it could be seen that Liu Xingzhi was at a disadvantage.

The gust of sea breeze blew, and the fire on the mountain turned into a sea of fire, burning straight to the top of the mountain, and thousands of voices crying for help and wailing came into the ears with the wind, which was unbearable to hear, and the leader of the trading company trembled and asked Zhang Dong, "Mr. Zhang, what should I do now?" ”

"The first thing is to send a ship back to Weihai first, and immediately tell Lord Sù what happened here, Liu Xingzhi dares to make such a big move, and there is no intention of leaving a way out, I think there must be collusion with Jiannu, maybe Jiannu is already on the coast somewhere." (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )rv