When Fan Yongdou received the news from the inside line he had placed in the General Soldier's Mansion in Xuanfu Town, he was sitting in the courtyard outside Zhangjiabao. He planted this inside line in the General Military Mansion, originally wanting to try to learn more about the information in the General Military Mansion.

Now that he had boarded the ship of Houjin, he thought about whether he could get more information from the Ming army, so that he could invite some credit from the Great Khan of Houjin. He didn't expect that this inside line hadn't passed on any useful information to him, but such a terrifying news came.

After listening to the news brought back by the shopkeeper of Xuanhua City, Fan Yongdou suddenly felt that his eyes were black, and his whole person almost collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, he also had a cronie housekeeper who grew up with him since he was a child, and he quickly supported him with his hands and eyes, so that he didn't fall to the ground.

He was helped to sit down on a chair by the housekeeper and the shopkeeper who came to report the news, and the two poured him another glass of water to ease his spirits. Fan Yongdou recovered a little, then stood up and said to the two cronies: "I can't stay here, Xiaosi, you go and prepare the horses, and we will go out in a quarter of an hour."

Shopkeeper Wu, after we leave, you will go and inform the other shareholders of the joint number. Tell them that something had happened, and hurry out of the customs to join the Great Khan. I waited for them in Yehuling for a day, and after a day, we would meet them in Shenyang.

After informing them, you hurried back to Jiexiu's hometown, and informed my wife to hurry south with her family to Hankow to join the family I had told her. Don't bring too many things, just bring some soft and soft things with you, and don't pay attention to the people. After a while, I'll go find them..."

A quarter of an hour later, Fan Yongdou had already changed out of the mink jacket he had just worn at home, wearing an old sheepskin jacket and smearing cigarette ash on his face, looking like an ordinary fellow.

Xiao Si, the personal housekeeper next to him, has changed into a set of shopkeeper clothes to go out, and he still has two beards on his face. Before he got into the carriage, he asked Fan Yongdou, who was dressed as a buddy beside him, "Boss, are we going to go out of the customs directly from the small north gate?" ”

Fan Yongdou got on the horse with the help of other family members, and only then did he regain some of his former demeanor and said, "No, let's go from Liujiakou in the north..."

After Fan Yongdou and his party left, the shopkeeper Wu also carried a package on his back and got into the prepared carriage, he went to Zhangjiakou to Yuanbao first, and took the carriage out of the west gate less than a quarter of an hour later.

Half an hour later, Lin Dong, a hundred households in brocade clothes, also rushed to Laiyuan Fort with a team of people. Soon chaos began to ensue in the fort, and groups of soldiers ran from the fort to the four gates and intercepted the avenue with their horses. A Jinyi lieutenant who rushed to the north gate shouted to the caravan that had been intercepted: "From now on, Zhangjiakou will be closed, and all caravans are allowed to enter but not leave." The caravans that are going to leave the customs are now turning around for me, and I am not allowed to block the avenue. ”

Although it is now almost winter, there are almost not many caravans out of the customs, but now there are many herdsmen outside the Zhangjiakou Great Wall who have been scattered by the westward migration of the Chahar tribe, so even at this time, there are still some short-distance caravans to leave the customs.

Although some businessmen did not dare to argue with Jinyiwei, they still mustered up the courage to ask when it would be switched on. The Jinyi guard captain glanced at them, and then said coldly: "Then we have to wait until Jiannu goes out of the customs, is it difficult, are you in a hurry to go out of the customs now to send Jiannu to support?" ”

"What about that, what about that?" The questioning merchant quickly shrunk his neck and retreated, shouting at his men to turn the convoy back.

In the eight joint ships of Laiyuanbao, Lin Dong, a hundred households in brocade clothes, looked at the guys and coolies squatting in the backyard of the firm, and couldn't help frowning and asked, "What about the eight shareholders?" Didn't you say that at least 4 of them are still coming to Yuanbao? ”

A general banner behind him hurriedly replied: "A quarter of an hour ago, the three families who lived in the fort suddenly ran away with their families, and the lowly position has already caused people to chase after them.

They should have gone not far in a carriage. There is also a family that has opened a separate business outside Laiyuanbao, and the lowly post has also arranged for someone to arrest it. When they come back, they will be tortured to find out who dares to report to them at this time. ”

Lin Dong shook his head and said, "There is no need for this, someone has given them a tip-off, it's just that they don't want us to catch them, so as not to implicate themselves."

But they don't know who we should arrest in this case, but in fact, it was decided a long time ago. Regardless of whether we catch these businessmen who have fornicated with Houjin or not, we will not catch one more or one less.

It's just a few businessmen, and whether they can catch it or not will not affect the overall situation. This time, our goal is Xuanhua Town, and we will clean Xuanhua Town and completely bring it under His Majesty's control, which is the overall situation.

The order was sent down, and in the houses of the merchants and those families, no matter what they were, they had to collect for me. It doesn't matter if you run away, the account books can't disappear, we still need these account books to ask those old Shanxi bucklers for accounts..."

When Jinyiwei was nervously investigating the case of Xuanhua Town's collaboration with the enemy, Shimenzhai finally returned to normal from the chaos. After dinner, Zhu Youzhen wanted to rest early, and he was indeed tired after riding on horseback for most of the day. After all, this is the first time he has been on the battlefield, and the mental pressure is still very burdensome.

However, before he could officially rest, even Shanxiang came to report to him, and the leaders of the Mongol Left Battalion, who had been detained, had already spoken their mouths and were willing to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty. And on the Jurchen captive's side, there were also 3 people who spoke.

Zhu Youzhen suddenly turned over and walked out of the bedroom, he rearranged his clothes, and said to Lian Shanxiang outside the door: "Those Mongolians are just rudders when they see the wind." After Jin is strong, they lean towards Hou Jin; Da Ming is strong, and they will throw themselves at me.

It is estimated that they have seen me, that is to say, some empty words, their tribes are under the control of Houjin, how dare they really take refuge in us. Since it's just talking nonsense, it's too late to see you tomorrow.

Tell me, who among those Jurchen captives spoke? Did they identify everyone? Why did they speak so quickly, I thought they would at least hold out until tomorrow. ”

Lian Shanxiang replied respectfully: "Wu Huai's subordinates are not so much interrogation, but rather torture these Jurchens to vent their anger.

After these Jurchens raised their troops, they killed our Ming people too much in Liaodong, and this time they invaded the pass, so they felt that they might not have a chance to live after being captured by the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Huai's men were tortured when they came up, so naturally no one was willing to speak.

Now we heal them, wash them, feed them, and separate them. Therefore, if someone wants to live, they will speak, and it is not a big deal to recognize the body anyway. But as long as they are willing to speak, Jin Yiwei naturally has a way to let them continue to speak step by step.

Based on the testimony of the three men, we already know part of the names and identities of these dead men. They were not reinforcements from the Mongolian Left Battalion, but came to the Mongolian Left Battalion to supervise the battle. When Engdel learned that our reinforcements had arrived at Mashenqiao and had the intention of attacking Shimenzhai, he sent his younger brother Mang Gordai to report to Huang Taiji, the Great Khan of the Later Jin.

After Huang Taiji got the news last night, he asked Du Du Beile, the eldest son of Guangluo Beile Chu Ying, to lead a Niu Lu with a red flag, and a total of 45 people came to the Mongolian left battalion to supervise the battle, and also arranged for Bao Chengxian, a Han deputy general, to be his deputy. This Dudu Belle is the eldest son and eldest grandson of Nurhachi, although Chu Ying was killed by the old slave, but the subordinates led by Chu Ying were still left to Du Du.

However, after the death of the old slave, the incumbent Houjin Khan Huang Taiji took the inlaid white flag led by Du Du and gave it to his son Haoge to lead, and now after the two white flags and the two yellow flags are exchanged, the inlaid white flag has become the inlaid yellow flag again.

Although Du Du's banner was taken away by Huang Taiji, there are still many family members who are still willing to follow him. Therefore, when Du Du set out on the expedition, he also brought more than 20 family members out of the battle. These family members are the so-called elite soldiers of the Jurchens, who followed Chu Ying to conquer the Jurchen tribes and made a lot of contributions.

After Chu Ying was killed by Nurhachi, these people either took refuge with other Jurchen relatives and nobles, or fled to Houjin, and some people stayed by Du Du's side to protect Du Du's safety.

When Chu Ying was executed, these guards were about 2 or 30 years old, and today they are just around 40, which is the age of the prime of life. These people are the elite of the second generation of Jurchen soldiers and horses, and they are all old people who fought under Chu Ying.

He had a lot of experience in leading a team of men and horses to fight with the enemy in a large group, and this was also the norm when the Jianzhou Jurchens raised troops. Therefore, when encountering the cavalry of the Ming army, which had lost its speed and queue, it relied on its rich battlefield experience to catch the 3rd Cavalry Battalion by surprise.

They originally wanted to take the main leader of the Mongolian left camp out, so they retreated to the outside of Shimen Gorge. But they didn't expect that after the 3rd Cavalry Battalion was attacked by surprise, it did not flee in the wilderness, but dragged them to death. In addition, the cavalry of the Ming army who came to help was too fast and extremely numerous, but he trapped his own group.

The three people who spoke were a personal guard beside Bao Chengxian, as well as the Mongolian Taiji Mang Gordai and one of his retinue. In addition, according to their confessions, Zunhua City has not yet fallen, and the Zunhua army and civilians are still fighting desperately against Houjin. ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said: "Don't spread the news of Zunhua City first, and wait until the night is not collected to contact the soldiers and civilians in the city." For the three people who spoke, their lives were better settled, and they continued to ask about the others.

I want to know how this Chu Ying died, how Du Du has lived over the years, and ask what the origin of this Bao Chengxian is, and at the same time check the information of this person from the rear...

Call that Mangoldai again and let me see him. I want to ask him what the situation is under Zunhua City now. ”

Zhu Youzhen summoned Mang Goldai and talked for two hours, and did not let him leave until late at night. He only wanted to find out about the situation of Zunhua City from the Mongols first, because he was afraid that the other captives would hide it. The Mongols, who had no stakes, were able to tell the truth about what they saw more honestly.