Gao Yuan, the leader of the local squire delegation, was once again put to use by Wu Sangui after fleeing from Li Zicheng.

Wu Sangui ordered him to bring a heavy dowry to the nearest local White Lotus Sect for help. After Gao Yuan received the order, he came to Donglin Temple.

In Donglin Temple, the wise abbot had just received an order from the Holy Aunt from the hall master Sikong Liao, ordering him to go to the nine gates of Shanhaiguan to find out the real culprit of the Jidong Church of the White Lotus Sect.

At this time, Takato came.

The two sides can be said to hit it off, the old monk accepted the bride price, he picked 10 congenital masters, including the abbot, a total of 11 people, followed Gao Yuan to Shanhaiguan.

Wu Sangui was overjoyed and greeted him personally.

This is eleven innate masters, none of which can be defeated by thousands of horses and thousands of troops, and the masters of the Jianghu martial arts are indeed a force to be reckoned with.

It would be better for them to clean up Chongzhen.

On his side, he freed up his hands to deal with Li Zicheng specifically, so that there was no head-on conflict with the emperor on the surface, and he would not be infamous for thousands of years.

Moreover, under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, he used troops against the thieves on a large scale, selling his reputation and reputation, and maybe he could become a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty who will go down in history, so as to network the Ming forces of all parties in order to achieve his ulterior purposes.

These 11 White Lotus Sect disciples walked dozens of miles, and Wu Sangui immediately prepared wine and rice for them.

Needless to say, Wu Sangui personally accompanied, and there was wine and meat. These White Lotus disciples, whether they are monks, old Taoists, or nuns, they don't quit drinking and meat.

In their words, wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha stays in his heart.

It's just that I don't know what kind of Buddha they believe in, what kind of family they come from, what scriptures they preach, and what Tao they preach.

Before the banquet, these White Lotus Sect disciples laughed loudly, ate and drank in the sea, and blew wildly, and there was no excitement in the hall.

After they were full of wine and food, Wu Sangui arranged for their room to rest, and the wise abbot waved his hand, "Thank you for your hospitality, the old man will rush to the nine gates, and the big handsome will take care of everything, so I won't bother much."

"The abbot is polite, we will be a family in the future, Wu admires the heroes of the rivers and lakes the most in his life, you are successful, and Wu will celebrate you again when you turn back."

Wu Sangui said and sent them out of the gate, and the eleven white shadows shook and disappeared outside the gate.

The Nine Gates are only 30 miles away from here.

These White Lotus cultists could have walked along the Great Wall, but the Great Wall was tortuous, built along the mountain.

They feel that it is a bit far to go like this, and they have kung fu in their bodies, and they are like them in martial arts cultivation, flying eaves and walls, climbing mountains and mountains, and walking on the ground.

Of course, they have to cut corners......

On a spacious city wall at the pass of the nine gates of the Great Wall, Chongzhen was dancing with a sword.

In order to cooperate with the emperor to practice swords, Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to specially prepare 50 brocade guards, pull a large encirclement, and prepare a bucket of water in each hand.

Wang Chengen, Han Yin, Yang Wanli, Gu Shunyi and others watched from the side.

There are still 50 brocade guards left, who are responsible for guarding the surroundings, in fact, these are all the emperor's shelves and panaches.

Because at this time, on the lookouts on the left and right sides of the reservoir, tens of thousands of Ming troops, a total of two large battalions in the north and south, took turns patrolling and guarding.

Another 20,000 horses camped outside a Shiguan city, and divided into three camps, one guarded at the temple pass, and two at the Jiumen Reservoir

Outside the city wall are lofty mountains, cliffs and cliffs, and you can't go up at all.

The defense can be described as a strong barrier.

One is because the emperor's holy car is here, and the other is because it is very close to Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui's camp, Wu Sangui's men and horses are 30 miles away from him, and Li Zicheng's men and horses are only 40 miles away from here.

If it is a cavalry, it is an hour's journey, and after arriving, you don't need to rest your troops and horses, you can directly enter the battle.

Therefore, such a distance can be called a combat distance, which is quite close.

It must be heavily defended.

After everything was ready, Chongzhen began to practice his sword technique to ward off evil spirits.

Because at this time he

The evil sword technique has been upgraded to three levels, from the third layer to the sixth layer, and has reached the Dacheng realm.

The swordsmanship of warding off evil spirits is known for being fast, and Chongzhen wants to see how fast it can be.

Chongzhen picked up the sword with him, swish, the sword went with the person, and the person turned with the sword.

The sword light flickered, and soon only the sword light was gone.

"Ready!" Wang Chengen began to shout with his unique male duck, "Begin."

50 people and 50 buckets of water poured water on Chongzhen almost at the same time.

Swish!

Crash...... Whew......

The water was splashed in and bounced back, like a torrential rain, Jinyiwei's clothes were all wet, and some of them were drenched like chickens in soup, and they kept wiping the water on their faces with their hands.

All 50 buckets of water were splashed, and looking at the middle of the venue, Chongzhen was still shrouded in a cloud of sword light.

Then Chongzhen stopped, and the sword light disappeared.

Looking at Chongzhen again, his face is not pale, his qi does not grow, the key is that the water on his body is not stained.

On the blade of the Son of Heaven Sword, there were crystal droplets of water sliding down.

"Good, good swordsmanship! The Divine Sword of the Son of Heaven is invincible in the world......"

Shouts erupted.

Chongzhen is also very satisfied, the swordsmanship of warding off evil has reached the realm of Dacheng, and it is more than enough to deal with ordinary innate masters.

At this moment, a strong wind sounded, and several white figures rose from outside the city wall and fell to the city wall one after another.

"Enemy attack!" When the patrolling Ming soldiers found out, they shouted and rushed forward......

Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen