Shanhaiguan, the banner of the exhibition of armor soldiers, since the Tartar retreat, the defense inside and outside the city is more strict than before. Zu Dashou, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, was ordered by Sun Chengzong to command the Ning army, and fought hard all day long to prevent the Tartars from tricking to kill a horse pistol.

Suddenly, a yellow smoke outside the city came from far and near, and when it was closer, it was clear that it was a fast horse coming from the north to the south, which was one of the hundreds of cavalry scouts scattered by the Guan Ning army. But he saw that Zu Dashou was expressionless, and he didn't see any waves. Moments later, the scout was brought before the Shanhaiguan Commander.

"Report to the marshal, the Tartar soldiers in the direction of Jinzhou have moved, it seems, it seems to have withdrawn!"

Zu Dashou raised his eyebrows when he heard this, obviously this news surprised him a lot, how could it be so ridiculous that 100,000 Tartar soldiers would retreat without a fight for a lonely city? He pressed the handle of Yanling's knife on his waist with his hand, and asked sharply: "The Tartars have always been cunning, have they withdrawn their troops, can you see clearly?" ”

Zu Dashou was not angry and arrogant, the scout was frightened unclearly, and when he reported the news that even he was incredible, he was uncertain and apprehensive, not to mention that the marshal questioned it himself, which made him hesitate.

"Return, back to the big handsome, the villain is indeed indeed seeing with his own eyes the army of the blue flag and the blue flag going north...... However, it's just ......" The scout stammered, and Zu Dashou asked again: "But what, let's talk about it!" ”

"As the villain can see, the two flags of Zhenghong and Xiangxianghong seem to be still outside Jinzhou City......"

The scout's answer sounded inconsistent and untrue, but after all, the manpower was outnumbered, and Zu Dashou couldn't get any positive results if he asked again, so he had to tell the scout to probe and report again. After being stirred up by this, he went down the city and went straight back to the mansion of the general army, but he was always unsettled, remembering the information brought back by the scout, but one thing was certain, that is, there must have been some unknown changes within the Tartar army.

Perhaps, maybe this is an opportunity?

"Someone, someone!"

As soon as Zu Dashou thought of this, he immediately went to call the deputy general with his own soldiers, and after a face-to-face lecture, the deputy general was ordered to leave, and he did not roar back until it was close to dawn. Zu Dashou didn't sleep all night, so he sat in the main hall and waited for the deputy general all night, and when he saw the deputy general appear, his eyes lit up. The deputy general came to Zu Dashou and whispered to him.

In an instant, Zu Dashou's complexion changed several times, and after several inquiries, he finally told the deputy general: "Don't make a noise about this matter!" ”

After getting the promise of the deputy general, Zu Dashou roared alone, rushed out of the General Military Mansion, and went straight to Sun Chengzong's mansion.

It was still early, the sun had just emerged in the eastern sky, and Sun Chengzong's mansion was shrouded in tranquility. Zu Dashou's war horse galloped, the hurried horse's hooves crushed the peace in the city, and the soldiers in front of the house suddenly tightened their spirits, and after seeing clearly the banner of the chief soldier Zu Dashou, not only did not breathe a sigh of relief, but became more and more nervous.

General Zu has always been calm and calculating, but it is the first time that he has come here at such a gallop in person. To make it like this, it is because the situation outside the city has changed, could it be that the Tartar army went and returned, which caused the ancestral army to lose his temper.

Sure enough, Zu Dashou's war horse came to him in an instant, "Quickly lead me to see the elder of the pavilion!" ”

Although Sun Chengzong is probably still about to get up at this time, he has already explained, as long as Zu Dashou asks to see, he will be introduced whenever he wants. The general guarding the door naturally did not dare to slack off, and stepped forward to hold the reins of Zu Dashou's horse, and Zu Dashou took the opportunity to fly and dismount.

"Zu Dashuai is with me!" The two entered the house through the side door, one after the other. At this time, Sun Chengzong had just gotten up, and when he heard that the ancestral birthday was about to be released, he roared urgently, and his heart was also tight, and he hurriedly asked the pro-soldiers who came to pass the ceremony one step in advance, "Has the situation outside the city changed again?" ”

"The elder of the pavilion is at ease, the night is calm, and I haven't heard of any changes outside the city, but the ancestor general seems to be a little anxious......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of heavy footsteps outside the room from far and near, and stopped at the door.

"Elder Ge, I want to see you for my birthday!"

"Fu Yu doesn't have to be polite, come and talk recently."

Sun Chengzong's illness since he came to Shanhaiguan, it was like a day, and now in addition to his legs, he can not walk, other limbs have been able to move freely, and while sitting on the wooden wheel car with the support of two family members, he ordered someone to open the door and let Zu Dashou come in for a conversation.

The door suddenly opened, and the sunlight shone in, and the room was full of brilliance, "Ge Lao, there are changes in Jinzhou!" ”

In just seven words, Sun Chengzong, who has always been moody, actually raised his eyebrows, "Jinzhou has fallen?" The voice trembled a little, and there seemed to be a few points of sparkle in a pair of dry old eyes. ”

"The elder of the pavilion has misunderstood, it is not that Jinzhou has fallen, but that Jinzhou is very likely to have been lifted!"

This news was really much unexpected by Sun Chengzong, who originally heard that there was a change in Jinzhou, and naturally subconsciously thought that Li Xinbing was defeated and died. As soon as Zu Dashou's words came out, it was hard to believe it no matter what, could it be that Li Xin had forced back the Tartar army? The difference in strength between the two sides is too great, if this is really the case, the start is unbelievable?

"The news is not wrong, that is, there has been an accident in Shengjing, and the siege of Jinzhou has to be withdrawn ......"

"Whether the Tartars have withdrawn or not, it may be too early to assert whether they have withdrawn, especially the two yellow flags and the two white flags, but there has been no action in Jinzhou City."

Sun Chengzong listened to Zu Dashou's description, pondered for a while, and then admonished: "No matter what, this is a glimmer of opportunity for my Daming, maybe Li Xin's kid should not die, send scouts to closely monitor the movements of the Tartars, if we really withdraw the army, we should take the opportunity to make a move, and this battle may end decently." ”

Sun Chengzong's meaning ancestor Dashou understood and promised one by one, but there was still something to say. Seeing that Sun Chengzong had the intention of sending off guests, he hurriedly said: "I think that at this time, the elder of the pavilion should write a letter to the emperor to state this matter, and we should make plans to deal with it as soon as possible." ”

Sun Chengzong suddenly narrowed his eyes, stared at Zu Dashou, and only asked slowly after a while: "Fuyu, the next qiē is chasing the wind and catching shadows, it's not time to go to the book at this time, you go down first!" ”

"Pavilion ......"

Zu Dashou was about to say a few more words, but was interrupted by Sun Chengzong waving his hand.

"The old man is a little tired, you go down first, closely monitor the movements in Jinzhou, and report any changes immediately."

Zu Dashou was unwilling, but he had to go as promised. Out of Sun Chengzong's mansion, Zu Dashou was obviously unwilling, turned over and galloped back to the General Soldier's Mansion. Kankan arrived at the General Military Mansion, Zu Dashou's eyes suddenly lit up, since Sun Ge Lao refused, he also had the right to send an urgent delivery to the military department.

Although it will not fall directly into the hands of the cabinet minister, the secretary of the military department is a cabinet scholar, and he is also a cabinet officer, and what is the difference between sending it to the military department and sending it directly to the cabinet? As soon as he thought of this, he immediately returned to the meeting hall, prepared pen, ink, paper and inkstone, personally wrote a military report of less than 100 words than Zhou Longyu, sealed it and put it in a rainproof wooden box according to the rules, and called his cronies.

Repeatedly advised: "This is an urgent delivery from the Ministry of War, and it must be delivered to the Ministry of War before the sun sets today!" ”

Seeing that Jia Ding was in a hurry to go south to Jingshi, Zu Dashou let out a long breath. There was a staff master beside him, but he asked puzzledly: "The proprietor is like this, in case the elder of the pavilion knows, blame it......"

Who knew that Zu Dashou smiled and said: "This is also for the sake of the old man, even if his old man knows, what can he say?" Moreover, this matter has no harm to Shanhaiguan and the reborn Guan Ning Army, so what can Elder Ge say? ”

The staff wanted to persuade a few more words, but seeing that Zu Dashou was full of confidence, he had no choice but to keep silent. After Zu Dashou sent away the family who delivered the letter, he still felt that he was inadequate, and summoned the deputy general.

"The shape of the battlefield is changing rapidly, so it is not the best policy to sit back and wait, you immediately order a thousand cavalry, and investigate all the way in the direction of Jinzhou, if it really changes, you can act cheaply."

However, the deputy general was very worried, "Marshal, the elder of the cabinet has not approved this matter, let's transfer troops out of the city without permission, I'm afraid that it is, I'm afraid that the etiquette is not in line with ......."

After Zu Dashou heard this, he nodded in agreement. "What you said is reasonable, but the time is very urgent, the sky has already brightened, I am afraid that the situation will also change rapidly, you go and order the cavalry out of the city first, and I will go to ask the elder for permission."

sent away the deputy general, Zu Dashou was about to go to see Sun Chengzong, but Sun Chengzong's family also came in a hurry.

"Zu Dashuai, the elder has a handwritten letter!"

Zu Dashou was shocked when he heard this, and he was just busy with the results of Sun Chengzong's handwritten letter, but he was surprised when he unfolded it. Seeing that the proprietor of his house was stunned for a long time with Sun Chengzong's letter and did not react, the staff members around Zu Dashou stepped forward curiously and peeked twice, but they also gasped.

"Pavilion Boss is so bold!" A sentence blurted out.

This sentence also pulled Zu Dashou's thoughts back, and he handed over Sun Chengzong's handwritten letter to the staff.

"Let's see if Elder Ge's move is too risky!"

The staff member looked at it carefully, but said: "The proprietor, the elder's move is dangerous, but if you win, you will make a lot of money!" ”

Zu Dashou looked directly at the staff, "What if you lose?" ”

The staff handed the letter to his left hand, and stood on his back, pacing three steps through the hall before suddenly stopping.

"In my opinion, Ge Lao will only win, not lose!"

Zu Dashou is also concerned about chaos, in fact, he ordered the deputy general to send a thousand cavalry out to investigate, just to comfort himself, if there is really a big change, but the non-military horses can not be effective.

"The proprietor, as the elder said, let the proprietor personally lead an army of 30,000 and slowly go north, this is a great merit to the proprietor!"

Zu Dashou thought about it carefully, and suddenly laughed, Sun Ge really treated him well.