Zhou Qingfeng burned down the stockade in Gule Mountain, and when he returned to Fushun early the next morning, he sent a report to Shenyang to remind him of the possible early invasion of Nurhachi. After all, in actual history, five days after Fushun was breached, Shenyang sent rescue troops - they came so late, and it was too late to collect the corpses.

The urgent report was issued in the name of Li Yongfang, but it did not say that Zhou Qingfeng took the initiative to provoke trouble, but only said that Nurhachi was preparing for war, and there were signs of southern invasion and detainment. After running a hundred miles on a fast horse, we arrived in Shenyang in the afternoon of the same day. The recipient of the letter was Zhang Chengyin, the chief military officer of Liaodong who was sitting in Shenyang, and this Lord Zhang was both annoyed and extremely worried when he received the letter in the official office.

Nurhachi made a big show of the big gold country, and the Ming court officials in Liaodong knew about it. But in line with the idea that more things are better than less, as long as Nurhachi doesn't make too much trouble, Lord Zhang should not be able to see it. But now it is said that Nurhachi wants to invade the south and detain the pass, which means that the paper can't hold the fire. was known by those officials in the imperial court and was determined to be impeached, and Lord Zhang was very annoyed.

The worry is the delay in making money. Master Zhang also invested money in Zhou Qingfeng's 'money-making treasure' project, and his subordinates also reported that Zhou Qingfeng, who was engaged in this matter, was quite capable, and he really got 5,000 horses from Ye Hebu. This is not only a great thing, but can even be called a political achievement. Because the Ming Dynasty was too short of horses.

Don't look at the Jurchen Mongolian barbarians who often buy horses, they feel that horses are nothing to them. On the contrary, those who were poor were left with only cattle, horses, and sheep. Drinking mare's milk, eating beef, and wearing sheepskins, the barbarians depended on these animals for food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Cattle and sheep are good to say, horses are both wealth and tools, and it is not easy for these barbarians to sell horses.

It's great that someone else can get a hundred horses. That is, Zhou Qingfeng has a good relationship with Ye He's Hezhuo, otherwise he would not have been able to get so many horses. And for the sake of these horses, Shenyang Zhongwei even sold a large number of ordnance to Ye Hebu in one go. In order to help He Zhuo, Zhou Qingfeng also sent 10,000 stone of grain to support her.

Seeing that this 'money-making treasure' is really 'fools can make money', Zhang Chengyin and Zhang Daren especially don't want to go to war at the border. But this urgent report sent by Li Yongfang for help can't be ignored. He thought in his heart that he still had to give Li Yongfang a little face, support him with a thousand people, and support the field. Presumably, Nurhachi attacked the border pass a lot, and he didn't have the courage to really fight him.

So Master Zhang wrote back to Li Yongfang, saying, 'Reinforcements are about to be on the way, and they will arrive in a few days.' Remember to guard the border passes, activate the city defense if necessary, and do not go out of the city to fight. ’

Just when Zhang Chengyin was willing to send a thousand troops to the rescue, Mang Gurtai had already prepared his five hundred elites. Hearing that they were going to Fushun to burn and loot, the entire Zhenglan Banner Twenty-one Niu Lu was very excited. The five hundred men who went out for battle prepared their horses and sharpened their swords and spears that night. Yu Ding in Niu Lu also decided to drive the carriage, took his pockets and prepared to follow the banner owner to rob.

However, on the night before departure, Huang Taiji found Mang Gurtai and asked worriedly: "Fifth brother, are you really sure to break through Fushun's city defense?" ”

"Fushun Pass is full of loopholes, and I can break them with one rush." Mang Gurtai felt that there was no doubt about it.

But Huang Taiji frowned and continued: "The border pass is easy to break, but what about the city defense of Fushun City? Those Han people are good at building cities, and they all say that their city defenses are strong, and if there are garrison officials to preside, they can gather the strength of the people in the city to defend it, and it is impregnable. ”

"I know what you're talking about." Mang Gurtai still had a look of indifference, "Father Khan once told me that if you become the commander of a place, you can mobilize the manpower of a place to hold it together. But my father Khan also said that this city defense can only be useful if the top and bottom work together and the soldiers use their lives.

Do you think the Han Chinese Nikans will be in harmony with their officials? A guy like Li Yongfang, who is greedy for money and incompetent, would have been executed a long time ago in our place. I can take 500 people to break through the defense of Fushun City, absolutely worry-free. If you can keep up, you can keep up, and if you can't, you can do it in a day or two. There are so many people in Fushun City, enough for us to grab enough together.

As for Zhou Qingfeng's kid, at that time, I will ride as one, and bring five hundred elites, how can I not lose. Dai Shan also said that he would walk with me, and when the two of us joined forces, I would definitely not be afraid of him. I even had to worry that he would be frightened and run for his life. ”

Mang Gurtai said proudly that he laughed, and Huang Taiji still had something in his heart but it was not easy to say it again. He can only say that he will set off tomorrow and will not delay things.

In Fushun City, Zhou Qingfeng was being led by Guo Jiao into the Guo family's library. He told Xu Bing and Li Shuwei about his worries during the day, and also talked about the official seal and city defense. Regarding the loss of the prestige of the government and the inability to mobilize the people of the whole city to cooperate, there is nothing good to do. In the end, Guo Jiao has to solve this problem.

Entering the bookstore, Guo Jiao took Zhou Qingfeng to an underground hall. This hall is heavily organized and heavily guarded, and at first glance it is the core and vital place of the entire bookstore. Walking into the hall, it seemed empty, except for a few night pearls lit up in the middle, illuminating something that was constantly rotating like an armillary sphere.

"...... this?"

"This is the Spirit Gathering Array. My father secretly planted a number of array flags in the city, which was the center of the array. Through it, my father can gather the spiritual power of the people in the whole city and transform it into spiritual power for use.

However, my father's role in building it was not so simple, he was so that he couldn't defeat any strong enemy that day, so he drove this spirit gathering array to forcibly control the people of the city, and draw out his will to fight with others. ”

After Guo Jiao explained briefly, Zhou Qingfeng sighed lightly, "For the people in the city, forcibly extracting the power of the will will definitely not have any good results, right?" ”

"It can be a headache for a few days, or a mad death." Guo Jiao smiled slightly bitterly: "My father said that using this thing will hurt the heavens and harmony, and if you can, you won't use it." However, if the Jurchens really called, it would be better to give them a headache for a few days than to let the whole city be captured and enslaved. You can use Li Yongfang's official seal to activate the city's defenses, use the Spirit Gathering Array to supply spiritual power, and forcibly manipulate the people of the city as a backing. ”

Zhou Qingfeng stretched out his hand slightly, and reached out his spiritual power to link this spirit gathering array. With the help of the formation, he easily obtained the overhead perspective of the entire Fushun, and tens of thousands of people in the city were under his control. When 'Flat Hair' talked about this Spirit Gathering Array, he thought that this big array was not simple, but now that he thinks about it, it is really the case.

"From tomorrow, let's hurry up and evacuate. I hope that those Jurchen barbarians in Hetuara understand the overall situation and know what it is. I can also take this opportunity to evacuate some more people from the city. Zhou Qingfeng said.

"I can only say that I am prepared." Guo Jiao nodded, "I'm going to wake up all the puppets in the house, pack all kinds of things and set them off." But I have too many things at home, and no matter how fast it is, it will take about ten days. ”

"Me too, it will take at least ten or twenty days to get all the people and goods away. Then there was a war, and many things could not be bought. A little more luck now, and the days ahead will be a little better. Zhou Qingfeng said.

Guo Jiao said again: "You can build more rafts." Waiting for the war to come, there are many people who want to escape. You can make a lot of money by collecting money from people and transporting goods. And if you master the waterways, you can even buy some goods at a low price that others can't transport, and if you buy them at a half-discount, there will definitely be many people selling them. ”

It is rare for Guo Jiao to come up with such a scheming idea, Zhou Qingfeng laughed a few times, diluting the dullness and tension of the approaching enemy, "I have already asked people to wonder if it is possible to connect multiple rafts together, and then only a small number of people can control a long series of rafts to improve transportation efficiency." I also wondered if I could sail at night, so that the speed of transportation would be doubled and the efficiency of the river would be greatly improved. ”

Guo Jiao looked at Zhou Qingfeng and smiled, and suddenly asked with a change of topic: "How old are you?" ”

Eh, ......, why do you suddenly ask this?

Guo Jiao said to herself again: "I saw you last year when I was a child, will you be a few years older when I see you next year?" ”

"Uh......, that's really hard to tell." Zhou Qingfeng felt that it was difficult to answer. When he was thinking about words, Guo Jiao shook his hand and said, "Forget it, you're not a good person." I heard Bianmao say that you also bullied a woman from a good family in the ghost mound. ”

It's even harder to say that. But why do you suddenly say this?

Guo Jiao's mouth pursed, and she said with self-pity: "This time I move, I will go to the capital." Where is the husband my father found for me, and I'm afraid I'm going to get married this time. Be free for years, and then you won't be able to run around. She saw Zhou Qingfeng staring at herself in a daze, and then snorted and said coldly: "You are not allowed to come to the capital, you will definitely make a big mess in the capital when you come." ”

After speaking, Guo Jiao turned around and left, leaving Zhou Qingfeng in place.

But after a while, Guo Jiao came back and asked, "You haven't told me yet, how old are you kid?" ”

"Two ......, more than twenty." Zhou Qingfeng said weakly.

Guo Jiao immediately snorted coldly: "Liar, Bianmao is right, you really like to take advantage of others." I always thought you were smaller than me. After speaking, she turned around again, and said without looking back: "Remember, you are not allowed to come to the capital, and you will go to your Lushun honestly." You're going to get into trouble. ”

Zhou Qingfeng said in his heart: Miss, are you not allowed to go to the capital here? It was a clear reminder that I must go. But what do you want me to do with this disgusted face? Going to cause trouble for you?

Leaving behind such a few headless words, Guo Jiao didn't come back after leaving. Zhou Qingfeng simply sat cross-legged under the Spirit Gathering Array, and was familiar with how to control this powerful magic array. And this night passed, but the Mang Gurtai in Hetuara was full of spirits, and the light clothes Jane was drawn out of the five hundred elites who were under his blue flag, and went to Fushun.

It is less than two hundred miles from Hetuara to Fushun, and the brigade of men and horses will have to walk for two days, but if the fast horse does not carry too much baggage, it can run in half a day. This time, Mang Gurtai took the lead, and the four major Baylors went out together, leading more than a thousand Jurchen elites to launch a mighty attack.

Mang Gurtai set off early in the morning and arrived at the horse market outside Fushun Pass at noon. The appearance of their army immediately frightened the traders from all walks of life who were trading in the horse market. Where did the Ming soldiers at the juncture dare to resist, when they saw that this group of barbarians was menacing, they directly hugged their heads and ran away.

Mang Gurtai rode a huge earth dragon and directly destroyed the pass. After killing the pass, he continued to lead the team across the Hunhe River to the south gate of Fushun City. At this moment, many people outside the south gate are flocking in and blocking the city gate.

Seeing that the city gate was not closed, Mang Gurtai looked up to the sky and said with a long smile: "These Han Nikans are really lucky, and they thought that the village that burned my Dajin would be fine. With this ability, you dare to provoke my big gold? Look at my iron cavalry attacking the city, ten breaths can be broken! ”

The earth dragon moved on all fours, the earth shook the mountain, the beast's head raised its neck and spewed fire, burning the sky and burning the city. The soldiers on the city wall of Fushun are not possessed by their souls, and they are waiting for death - seeing that the city is really about to be broken.