Back at Wu's house, Yu He and Ah Jiu went back to their rooms, Yu He meditated for a while, and at three o'clock in the evening, Wu Sangui sent a housekeeper to invite Yu He and others to the hall for a banquet.

Yu He Ajiu followed the housekeeper to the hall.

The hall was brightly lit at this time, and people were hurrying around, busy taking care of the seats in the hall.

Yu He and Ah Jiu were led by the housekeeper to the first table and chair on the left.

Yu He and Ah Jiu sat down separately. Soon, Wu Sangui walked in with a group of people in armor.

Walking into the hall, Wu Sangui said to Yu He: "These are my generals, and I have been in Shanhaiguan all these years to help me to hold the checkpoint." ”

Turning his head to several generals again, he said, "This is Yu He Yu Shaoxia, and next to him is his wife, Miss Ah Jiu." ”

Yu He and Ah Jiu got up and clasped their fists and said to each other: "Look up for a long time."

Several people were seated. The banquet begins. Outside the door, a group of singers walked in and began to dance.

Several generals stared intently at the singers. Yu He noticed that although these generals looked very confused, their eyes were clear, and there was no trace of confusion. It doesn't seem to be some wine bags and rice bags.

After dancing for a while, all the dancing girls retreated. Wu Sangui clapped his hands. Grab the attention of the crowd. Everyone looked towards Wu Sangui in unison.

Wu Sangui said: "Brothers, I just got a piece of news today, the rebels have captured the city of Beijing, and the first emperor has been martyred. The army will soon send someone to recruit me. I'd like to hear your opinions. ”

A middle-aged general sitting at the head of the right touched the beard on his mouth, thoughtfully, but did not speak. A young general under him couldn't wait to say: "Breaking into the army and rebelling against thieves is not to conspire, we should not accept it." ”

Wu Sangui said: "Then what should we do." ”

The middle-aged general on the right said: "General, I think we should wait and see who will succeed the Ming Dynasty next." Then we show our loyalty above, as for the rebels, now that the situation is great, we will first make a false accusation and wait for the opportunity to give him a fatal blow. ”

Wu Sangui nodded yes.

Several people were discussing it passionately, when suddenly a soldier broke into the hall. The soldier stumbled into the hall. knelt on the ground and said in a loud voice: "Report to the general, today's spies outside the city reported that the Manchu Tartars gathered troops and horses, and it seems that they are going to attack the city today." ”

Everyone was shocked, and Wu Sangui hurriedly asked what happened.

From the mouth of the soldiers, everyone learned that this morning for some reason the Manchu Tartars suddenly concentrated their troops towards Shanhaiguan. It stands to reason that it is not yet winter, and they are not short of food, so they should not have come to attack early.

Yu He said: "It must be these Tartar scouts who heard that the army had captured Beijing, so they wanted to take this opportunity to attack the Central Plains in one fell swoop." ”

Everyone suddenly realized.

Wu Sangui said to Xiao Bing: "When did this news come about?" ”

The soldier said: "They gather their army in the morning. It should be about fifty miles outside the gate by now. ”

Wu Sangui said: 'Fifty miles outside the gate. They won't attack the city at night, we still have one night to prepare. After thinking about it, Wu Sangui turned to several generals and said, "Everyone, go and prepare now, tomorrow we must give those wild boar skins a good look." All the lieutenants said in unison. When the generals left, Wu Sangui said to Yu He: "Yu Shaoxia, I wanted to pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen. It's not very safe to go down the mountain customs. Send someone to send you and your wife out of Shanhaiguan. Yu He said: "There is nothing to do, there is nothing to do, the Manchu Tartars are extremely hateful, and now they have encountered it." I'm going to kill a few of them before I go. We are not helpless literati either. Manchu Tartars are not terrible to me. You don't have to leave Shanhaiguan. Wu Sangui said: "Since this is the case, let's wait for these Tartars to be repulsed." Yu He and Ah Jiu retired. Early the next morning, Yu He was woken up by the noise outside the gate. Yu He and Ah Jiu were together in addition to the door. The two went to look for Wu Sangui, but the housekeeper informed them that General Wu had gone to the city wall to command the battle. Yu He asked the housekeeper to take him to the top of the city wall. Originally, the housekeeper was unwilling, worried that Yu He would have an accident. Yu He drew his long sword and swung it at the stone bench in the garden, which silently split in half, and the housekeeper agreed to Yu He to go to the city wall to help guard. The housekeeper found a housekeeper and asked him to take Yu He and Ah Jiu to the city wall. When Yu He stepped on the city wall and looked out, he was shocked. I saw that the Qing cavalry and infantry were densely packed outside the pass. Rows of ladders were carried by the Tartar infantry, but the city had not yet been attacked. Yu He looked at the tens of thousands of people outside the gate, and then he felt that manpower was sometimes exhausted. So many people stand still and kill themselves, and they can kill themselves. And soldiers in the army are not the same as people in the rivers and lakes. A soldier can't beat a martial arts person. Ten soldiers couldn't beat it. A hundred soldiers can deal damage to a hundred martial arts people. A thousand against a thousand. It is estimated that there is a high probability that they will die together or that the soldiers will win. In a battle of more than 10,000 people, the army is a proper victory. If there were a thousand such soldiers besieging Yoga. Yu He himself could only escape, as long as they sent 500 people to surround Yu He, 500 people fired arrows indiscriminately. Yu He has only one dead end. Yu He came back to his senses, but he wondered why the other party hadn't attacked the city yet. Soon his doubts were solved. I saw a man running out of the Tartar army. When he came to the city wall three hundred steps away, he shouted loudly: "General Wu, your Ming Emperor is dead, and the capital has also been captured by the thieves." What's the point of you blocking us now? It's better to lower our Manchu Qing, and we will definitely make you a big official. Wu Sangui was furious after hearing this: "You Manchu Tartars, the heart of the Ming Dynasty will not die, but you don't know that if you are not of my race, your heart will be different." If I let you in, then I will be a sinner of the Ming Dynasty, a sinner of tens of millions of people. You're going to die of this heart. I will not surrender. Get back out of your plug. Otherwise, there is only a dead end. Yu He asked the adjutant general on the side: "Why don't you shoot that guy to death." ”

The adjutant said: "That guy is standing three hundred paces away, and the strong bow can't shoot that far, and even if he does, he won't be able to shoot it." That guy is not low, and he wears fish scale armor. You can't shoot him at all. ”

Yu He nodded. He said to the lieutenant general, "But there is a five-stone strong bow, then use it for me." The lieutenant was stunned, nodded again and again, and said to the guards beside him: "Go and take out the five-stone strong bow in the warehouse." Soon, the guard brought a large bow. I saw that the whole body of the big bow was jet black, and the tendons and strings were thick, and the tendons and veins of several unknown animals were tangled and twisted together. Yu He took the bow and tried his strength. Like an archer borrowing an arrow. Put it on the strings. The arm exerts force. Just hear the crunching of the big bow. Yu He drew his bow to the fullest. Turn to the persuaders under the city. Aim, shoot. "Whoosh, whoosh" the bow and arrow flew out. The general was still persuading him to surrender, and his chest ached. Immediately, his eyes went dark and he fell to the ground.