Although the sun has set now, Zhang Ying, the garrison of Shuozhou City, signed up to see him, and Prince Xiong did not dare to slack off.

After a scuffle here just now, what is the situation at the entire border pass, Xiong Chu thinks that it is difficult for ordinary people to get a glimpse of the whole picture, and only a general like Zhang Ying can explain it clearly.

Now Zhang Ying took the initiative to come over, of course, so with a wave of his hand, except for Yan Erniang and a few female generals, the rest of the people scattered to form a circular defensive circle.

The person who came was a middle-aged man with a helmet and armor, a very burly figure, and his face was similar to that of Zhang Chengzong.

Before Xiong Chu could speak, he had already clasped his fists and said: "It turns out that you are the master of the Locked Throat Kenhachiro, the day before yesterday the dog Chengzong sent a secret letter, Zhang only knew the reason for the change in the city, and I came to thank you today." ”

As the saying goes: ice charcoal is different from furnace.

Although Zhang Ying is very enthusiastic, he is a general and he is a thief and bandit, so Xiong Chu naturally maintains a sense of vigilance.

So he clasped his hands into fists, and his speech was neither humble nor arrogant, but he did not refuse people thousands of miles away: "General Zhang is polite, he is just a mixed meal on the rivers and lakes, and he usually does some businessless business, and he can't afford to be a thank you word from the general." ”

"Today, all the heroes took the initiative to take action, which really solved a big problem. Zhang Ying pulled Xiong Chu's left arm, and the two of them sat on the ground: "The news is fake, and the enemy has not entered the killing pass." In fact, they didn't dare to come in, so they deliberately let out the wind to create chaos. ”

"Oh?" Xiong Chu was confused until now, and he didn't know what had happened before, so he looked a little surprised: "Then the people who came in just now are fighting here, what do they want to do?"

Zhang Ying glanced at Lan'er, Yan Erniang and the others, and then fell on Wuchenzi: "As far as I know, it was this hero who rushed into the pass to report urgently, right?"

When Wuchenzi heard that the army of Tu Taiji had not entered the customs, his heart sank. Because the army of Tu Taiji did not enter the customs, it means that he reported false news.

When it comes to the war between the two countries, if you report false news, you are an out-and-out spy, and this crime is too big.

Thinking of this, Wuchenzi said in a deep voice: "It was in Xia that he got the news that Tu Taiji was plotting against him, so he rushed into the pass to report the news, did General Zhang think that it would not be possible to pass on false news in Xia?"

Zhang Ying hurriedly waved his hand: "Where did the hero come from, Zhang definitely didn't mean it, and I want to thank the hero for his ancient warmth and righteousness." The current situation is very complicated, Zhang took the initiative to come over, just to discuss with the heroes what to do next. ”

Huang Yanying suddenly interjected: "Can General Zhang briefly talk about the matter, so that we, the mountain and village men who don't know about the military affairs, can open our eyes and gain a long insight?"

Zhang Ying said with a wry smile: "There are two reasons why Tu Taiji does not dare to rush into the army. But sending a small force to break in with great fanfare was for another reason. ”

In fact, Tu Taiji knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for him to take down the killing of Hukou with the 30,000 people in his hands. Even if he captures it, it is impossible to defend it, so he will not do meaningless things. ”

"You heroes may not know from afar, the fortress of Hukou was built seven years ago to build Pingji Fort, and between Pingji Fort and the old fort to build a wall in the east and west, open the east and west gates, called Zhongguan, and complete the main structure of the fortress. ”

"Now, Kill Hu Fort, Zhongguan and Xinbao are connected as a whole, and they are horns and lips and teeth depend on each other, forming a group of strong fortresses about three miles around, and the killing Hu Pass is firmly locked. ”

"Besides, General Jiang Shouzhi, the chief soldier of Hubao, is personally in charge, and there are 1,200 tigers and wolves under his command. Although it cannot be compared with the enemy's 30,000 men, it is more than enough to hold on to the fortress of Hukou with six five-inch cannons of five-inch caliber. ”

Xiong Chu nodded: "According to what General Zhang said, as long as Tu Taiji is not a fool, he should not act rashly when he does not have absolute protection." The general just said that there are two reasons why he did not dare to enter the army, so what is the other one?"

Zhang Ying shook his head: "Actually, Lin Dan Khan proceeds from his own interests, at least in the current situation, he does not want to be an enemy of our Ming Dynasty." Because Lin Dan Khan knew very well that his real enemy should be the increasingly powerful Nurhachi Jurchen in the east, not our Ming army in the pass. ”

"Lin Dan Khan asked his younger brother Gutu Taiji to personally lead the troops out this time, because Nurhachi adopted means of discord, co-optation, and threats against the Inner Khalkha, Korqin and other departments, isolating and weakening Lin Dan Khan's Tatar forces. ”

"In the face of this situation of internal and external difficulties, Lin Dan Khan, on the one hand, sent people into the customs and agreed with the imperial court on mutual non-aggression, and on the other hand, he was forced by the strong military pressure of Nurhachi to make a false promise, so he sent troops to contain our Datong direction. ”

"Lin Dan Khan's original idea was to get in touch with the Wusizang Lama Huangjiao through guò and increase his strength. Unexpectedly, this bed-sitting living Buddha Dububa has secretly colluded with Nurhachi. Now it has become a big tail, and Lin Dan Khan is helpless. ”

As Lin Dan Khan's own brother, of course he knew the stakes, and in order to make Nurhachi sure that he had launched an attack, he ordered his great apprentice, King Tudeng, to be the vanguard himself. ”

"Actually, before the return of this dustless hero, we had already received a secret letter from Ututhaiji, who meant that he wanted us to defeat King Thubten in one fell swoop. ”

"As long as King Thubten fails, he can use the excuse that we are well guarded, and that the vanguard has already lost, and his own large army has no strength to respond, so he does not dare to attack and kill Hukou. ”

"To be honest, if it weren't for the heroes taking the initiative, Zhang wouldn't have been able to beat these four apprentices of Dububa at all. If that were the case, King Thubten would be able to block the west gate of Shuozhou City, and Tu Taiji would have to send troops as originally planned, and things would be in trouble. ”

Xiong Chu pondered for a while before saying, "I can understand it this way: the Living Buddha Du Buba and his personal disciples have now become Nurhachi's inner spies, and they are monitoring Lin Dan Khan and his younger brother Gutu Taiji to prevent them from violating the yang and yin, right?"

Zhang Ying nodded: "What Hachiro Daxia said is exact, and this is the case. Because Nurhachi made a promise to Dububa, as long as the Central Plains is taken, the future state religion will be the Yellow Religion, and the bed-sitting living Buddha Dububa will be the Holy Spirit Protector of the Great Master. ”

Yan Erniang suddenly interjected: "General Zhang, since Dububa and his apprentices are the common enemies of us and Lin Dan Khan, they are already in danger just now. If General Zhang's troops came up to surround them, they could be wiped out. In this way, isn't it possible to weaken Dububa's strength, why didn't the general take action?"

Zhang Ying smiled awkwardly: "This woman only knows one thing, but she doesn't know the other." The four most powerful apprentices of Dububa entered the customs at the same time, and one of them has been killed by you and seriously injured another. If we had left them all behind, it would have caused even greater disaster. ”

Xiong Chu was puzzled when he heard it: "What do you mean by General Zhang?"

Wuchenzi snorted coldly: "Hachiro, I specifically told you before this, the bed-sitting living Buddha Du Buba is a top master, and I can't even make a move under him." General Zhang's meaning is very clear, once he completely angers Dububa and he breaks into the pass to kill him, there may not be any officers and local officials left. ”

Zhang Ying bowed slightly: "Yes, Zhang Mou is because of this concern, so he finally stood still and let those remnants of the defeated flee." ”

"You're all wrong!" Prince Xiong suddenly slapped his thigh: "If Dububa is really a top master, now we have killed his third apprentice Nanmutun, and the eldest apprentice, King Tuden, has also been abolished for more than half of his martial arts." There's no doubt that Dububa is likely to be killed at any moment!"

"If you think about it in a different way, Dububa is a person who wants the title of the Grand Master of the Protector of the Country, and of course he hopes that Nurhachi will succeed in capturing the Central Plains. Therefore, opening up the customs channel is the first priority of Du Buba, and it is not the time to talk about the rules of the rivers and lakes at all. ”

"The vanguard has already failed, and it is very likely that Dububa will personally attack next, and it doesn't matter if King Tuden dies or not. Since he may come in at any time, if we put King Thubten and them back, it will be like a tiger returning to the mountain, isn't that the truth?"

Xiong Chu's words can be said to wake up the people in the dream with one word, and everyone gasped.

It's a pity that it's too late to say anything now, half an hour has passed, and even if you want to chase it, it's too late.

Regardless, Dububa's threat is a matter of the future. There was a victory this afternoon, and it is appropriate to celebrate it properly.

Cleaning up the battlefield was a matter for Zhang Ying's troops, and Xiong Chu and others entered the city first accompanied by Zhang Ying.

Because many people in the city had fled before, only the Rejuvenation Pavilion has not changed now, so the celebration banquet in the evening was held in the Rejuvenation Pavilion.

It was not until the five flavors of the dish and the wine that the three rounds of wine were passed that Xiong Chu had the opportunity to tell all the changes in his past.

Hearing that Mandeli actually saved the life of Prince Xiong at the most critical time, Lan'er and Yan Erniang took the lead in bowing and thanking Mandelly.

Huang Yanying, Fang Qianxun and Xia Yun were happy or unhappy, and naturally they had to express their gratitude.

When the matter was said, Mandeli and the others slowly blended in, Yan Erniang looked at the Xiong Chu and quipped: "I said Xianggong, if you have an accident, you will get us back twenty-five sisters at once, are you really good?"

"Everyone is a hard-working person, and I was also eager to save people's lives at that time. Prince Xiong didn't care: "Now that everyone is fine, how to settle these sisters, you and Lan'er can discuss it." ”

Huang Yanying sneered: "Li Xin and Xiaohong are asking Yueshan Villa if they can train a Red Lady Guard, can't we?" I see that the sisters are very convinced of Mandeli, so why not form a personal guard with her as the main body?"

Zhang Ying clapped his hands: "As long as the heroes of Balang nod, all the equipment needed by this guard of dozens of people is counted on Zhang's head, and the swords, bows, crossbows, and soft armor are guaranteed to be a lot! And more than 100 good horses were captured this afternoon, which is enough to use." ”

Although the bear prince nodded in agreement, he was not happy in his heart.

Huang Yanying suddenly stood up and spoke, which made Xiong Chu very unhappy.

The reason for the displeasure was that the bear prince understood Huang Yanying's careful thinking: first of all, he positioned Mandeli in the position of the leader of the guards, so as to open up a notch with their original women.

To put it bluntly, the guards are the identity of subordinates, and they can't be on an equal footing with Lan'er and Yan Erniang at all, and of course they can't be on an equal footing with Huang Yanying, Fang Qianxun, and Xia Yun. I734