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However, nothing can be smooth sailing. How could those whose interests have been harmed just let it go? If you can't do it openly or head-on, those people will naturally think of other ways to try to regain their interests!

Of course, all this has almost no impact on Liaodong. The biggest thing here is still the war with Jianlu!

Anshan Inn is an "isosceles trapezoid" castle with a circumference of one mile and 204 steps, which is not very big. It uses the east and west Anshan as a screen to guard the main road in southern Liaoning. To go to Liaoyang, which is only 60 miles away from Anshan Post, you must pass through Anshan Post, which is a battleground for military strategists.

Because the east and west city walls of Anshan Yibao were built against the cliff, the old city only had two gates in the northeast and southwest, and the gates were arch-type structures. The wall is more than three feet high. It is built with green bricks on the outside and filled with loess on the inside to prevent bombardment. Wells were dug in the city to prevent water shortages. There is a moat around it to prevent sneak attacks, and the small area is impregnable.

Of course, the term impregnable is actually a joke. In the past, it was in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, but it was also taken away by the Jianlu. The Anshan Posthouse where Jianlu was stationed last year was also captured by Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Liaodong.

Today's Anshan Posthouse is full of soldiers and is completely like a barracks. On the top of the city, groups of prisoners were waiting in formation, not daring to show any signs of neglect. They performed their duties diligently and carefully checked the movements outside the city, as if the Ming army would appear at the next moment.

We can't blame General Jianlu for being timid when things get so tense. In the past few months, Jianlu Tanma, who set out from Anshan Posthouse, could still wander around Haizhou and monitor the movements of Haizhou. But later, the Ming army actually sent Ye Bushou to fight Jianlu Tanma in the wilderness. Every time you come and go, everyone has his own injuries. Every time the exploring horses sent out by Anshan Posthouse, they either never came back, or only part of them came back. This has been the case for several months, which shows the intensity of the scout war.

At some point, the Tanma in Anshan Posthouse had been exhausted, so they asked for help from Liaoyang, and they were able to continue the fierce battle with the Ming army in the wilderness between Anshan Posthouse and Haizhou.

However, the Ming army's Ye BuZhou seemed to have boosted their morale, and they actually killed Jianlu Tanma and retreated in succession. Especially after joining the Mongols, Ye BuZhou caused Jianlu Tanma to suffer heavy losses. Now the warships of the two sides scouting the battle have slowly moved to the side of Anshan Posthouse. Sometimes, on the top of the city of Anshan Post Castle, the Ming army could be seen in the wild, standing still at night. Under such a background, how could the defender of Anshan Yibao not defend like a powerful enemy?

Suddenly, the city gate of Anshan Posthouse opened, the suspension bridge was lowered, and a group of more than sixty riders galloped out, disappearing southward from the sight of Jianlu at the top of the city. This group of cavalry can clearly be seen as a mixture of two different armies. One team is a serious Jianlu patrol horse, but the other team is wearing prairie clothes, and they look like Mongolians at first glance.

I saw a young Jianlu at the head suddenly reining in his horse and stopping. When the others saw it, they also stopped one after another. They looked at the surrounding environment a little nervously, but they didn't find anything?

A leader who looked like a Mongolian looked at the young man nervously and asked, "Sir, what did you find?"

This young man is actually a Niulu Ezhen named Tudabai. In the past, he was just an ordinary Jianlu detective, often responsible for monitoring the movements of the Ming army in Gaizhou. But after these few months of scouting, the old men had already died in the battle, so it was logical that he became the leader of a scouting group, and he became a real man.

Tuda bowed his head, shook his head and said, "No."

Then, he turned around on horseback, glanced at the people around him, and solemnly explained: "The Ming army has not stopped at night, but the brave men are already approaching here. We must be careful and keep our eyes wide open. If we can go to Haizhou and find out the military situation, it will be a great achievement."

As soon as he said these words, some of the people around him suddenly became excited, but more of them showed nervousness.

Tudabai felt that there was something wrong with the morale, so he immediately added: "In the past, we fought with the Ming army all night long, mostly because they had more people than us. But even so, there were losses and losses between us and them. Now With the Horqin brothers joining in, the number of people has exceeded the Ming army's number of people who have not been collected at night. Their team, which is not collected at night, only has about fifty people. Therefore, don't worry, everyone, if you encounter them, you should fight bravely to kill the enemy. A head that the Ming army refuses to collect at night can be exchanged for a lot of food!"

The closer the autumn harvest came, the more food Jianlu was in need. Therefore, the soldiers in the city basically did not have enough to eat. It was only when these scouts left the city that they could have a full meal. As far as the current Jianlu are concerned, food is more precious than gold, silver and jewelry. Therefore, Tudabai has this saying to boost the morale of his men.

Sure enough, when they heard the word "food", many people's eyes lit up. The distance from Anshan Inn to Haizhou is actually about the same as that to Liaoyang, which is just over sixty miles. If nothing unexpected happens, we can go back and forth on the same day just by galloping.

The morale has obviously improved a lot, which made Tu Dabai feel a little more relieved. Then he looked at the number of people on his side and felt a little more relieved. According to military regulations, as long as you can successfully complete three missions, you can be rotated to other areas, and there will not be such a fierce scout war here!

With this thought in mind, he led his men to Haizhou. But I dare not take the official route. Because both sides have set traps on official roads, the targets are too obvious and the dangers are too high.

However, even if they were marching in the wilderness and mountains, they eventually encountered what they were supposed to encounter. Fortunately, they both opened their eyes wide, and both sides discovered each other almost at the same time. As Tudabai said, the Ming army would only have about fifty people if it was not collected at night. However, unlike the uneven clothing here, the Ming army all wore uniform clothing.

Taking advantage of the large number of people to bully the small number, Tuda paid homage and immediately shouted encouragement and led his men to rush towards the Ming army at night. According to his idea, it was time for the Ming army to flee at night, after all, there were many people here.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army refused to stop at night and looked this way. No one wanted to run away, and they all came to greet them. When they got close, some Ye Busu dismounted their horses and started to greet them with their walking bows. Of course, this side was no exception.

The Ming army did not retreat at night, but there were about ten riders who did not dismount. They continued to approach this side, controlling the horses at will, in line with the tactic of not dismounting at night. At the same time, what surprised Tudabai was that the Ming troops on horseback did not stop at night, but suddenly came here and shouted loudly in Mongolian.

Tudabai could understand Mongolian, and he was surprised when he heard it.

Thanks anniexie for the tip! There were six updates due before, one update was added yesterday, and two updates were added today, so there are still three updates due. I will write more tonight, but I don’t think I can finish one chapter, so I will update it tomorrow morning.