Temulun got the news of Su Nang going south and Su Nang's plan from the Mongolian army.
As the shopkeeper of Qingcheng Store, Wu Jingyan also had his own information channels to obtain information about Su Nang.
When he got the news, he sent someone from the Foreign Intelligence Agency to make a special trip back to Lingqiu.
As for how Lingqiu would deal with Su Nang's plan, he had no idea. He only hoped that Lingqiu could crush Su Nang's conspiracy.
It took more than half a month for the Mongolian army to march south and appear on the grassland outside the Datong border fortress.
When Xinpingbao exits the gate, there is a grassland. When the guards on the city wall saw the Mongolian army suddenly appearing on the grassland, their expressions suddenly changed.
"The Beilu invaders are approaching. Close the city gate quickly."
The city gate guard was a general. When he saw the northern captives filling the mountains and plains outside the city, he immediately shouted loudly.
It had been many years since Datong had seen a border attack by northern invaders. Suddenly, a large Mongolian army appeared outside the city, which made many soldiers guarding the city panic.
"Quick, go to the beacon tower and light up the smoke!" the general ordered.
Some soldiers ran towards the beacon tower.
The city gate of Xinpingbao was closed for a long time, and thick smoke began to rise from the beacon tower in the distance.
Many of the people in the fort had lived in Xinping Fort for many years and were a little distracted by the sudden smoke. However, some older people reacted quickly and shouted when they saw the smoke.
Pedestrians on the street began to panic, people ran towards their homes, and every shop had its doors closed and no longer welcomed customers.
Soon, the street was deserted, leaving only a shabby scene, with a pair of eyes peeking out from behind the cracks in the doors or windows of the shops on both sides.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the street.
A cavalry team appeared on the street, headed by a helmeted general. They were heading in the direction of the city gate.
Li Huaixin led his troops to the city gate and said to the guard guarding the city gate: "What's going on? Who asked you to light the smoke?"
"Report to the general." The general came to Li Huaixin's horse and knelt down on one knee, saying, "My subordinates found out about the Beilu bandits, so they lit the beacon tower to send the message to other places."
"What a fucking bitch, the North has been stable for many years, how can it be so easy to fight against the enemy?" Li Huaixin yelled.
He came to Xinpingbao as a military commander just a few years ago, and he did not believe that his luck would be so bad. During his tenure, the Beibei border area of Datong was still the Xinpingbao border area where he was stationed.
The general said: "General, my subordinates are not lying. If you don't believe it, the general can climb up the city wall and find out at a glance."
"If I find that you are deceiving me, you will be happy to see me." Li Huaixin jumped off the horse and walked towards the city wall.
Beside him, followed by a group of soldiers and servants, climbed the city wall together.
As soon as he came up, he took a breath of cold air. He didn't expect that the general manager really didn't lie to him, and there were probably thousands of Beilu in front of him.
There are more Beibei in places that cannot be seen.
"Damn it, these northern captives are crazy. They can't live a good life. What are you doing in Datong?" Li Huaixin patted the iron helmet on his head.
As if he had a clear mirror in his mind, the North Route Army outside the border fort numbered at least several thousand people, and it was more than he, a general, could handle.
But once the Beibei army entered the hinterland of Datong from Xinpingbao, it would be difficult for him to keep his hat as a general. If this army of Beibei soldiers went to North Zhili again, he might not even be able to keep a meal.
"General, what should we do next?" the boss next to him asked in a low voice.
Li Huaixin scolded: "Are you a fucking idiot? I didn't see so many Northern prisoners outside the city. It would be great to be able to defend Xinping Fort. Do you still want me to take you to kill the enemy outside the city? "
Na Zong shook his head vigorously.
The army of Beibei soldiers outside the city numbered at least several thousand, and all the soldiers and horses in their Xinpingbao combined did not outnumber the Beibei soldiers. There was no difference between leaving the city and committing suicide.
"Sir, the Beilu are camping, and it seems they won't attack the city today." A soldier next to Li Shuheng said.
There are so many yurts on the grassland that it’s hard to count them with two eyes.
Li Huaixin withdrew his gaze and said to the commander beside him: "Send someone to the beacon tower to ensure that the smoke does not stop. We must let people in other places know that we, Xinpingbao, have been attacked by the Beibei."
"Yes, I will go to the beacon tower right now." The manager agreed, turned around and left.
A soldier standing aside said: "Sir, there is no warning for the Northern invaders to attack, and the Mongolian tribes on the grassland have just survived the winter, which is when the horses are thin and hairy. Logically speaking, we should not come to the Datong border at this time."
"Ask me, how the hell would I know." Li Huaixin said angrily.
Although he was the garrison of Lingqiu and had a thousand hereditary families, he was not good at leading troops in battles. At most, he could only deal with the bandits within the territory. Facing the army of Beibei soldiers outside the city, he had already panicked.
The guard said: "Sir, Tiger Character Banner is doing business with Beilu on the grassland. Maybe they know some information. Why don't we find the owner of Tiger Character Flag in the city and ask what's going on?"
"You're right. Go and find Shopkeeper Li from Tiger Flag." Li Huaixin urged.
"Yes." The soldier agreed and ran down the city wall quickly.
The smoke kept rising from the beacon tower. Fortunately, there was no wind. The smoke could rise very high into the sky and could be seen from the military tower far away.
There was also smoke coming out not far from Xinping Fort, and then a series of smoke rose from the hinterland of Datong.
Not long after that, the guard who went to look for someone in the city returned to the city wall, accompanied by a middle-aged man wearing a long gown.
"Common people, please see your Majesty the General." The middle-aged man bowed to Li Huaixin and saluted.
The person who came was the shopkeeper of Tiger Flag's store in Xinpingbao. As soon as he climbed onto the city wall, he noticed the yurts erected on the grassland farther outside the city.
Li Huaixin said: "Shopkeeper Li, your boss Liu has always had business dealings with the Beilu. Do you know which tribe the Beilu army outside comes from?"
"This..." Shopkeeper Li hesitated.
Seeing that he was silent, Li Huaixin said: "The exchanges between your Tiger Character Banner and Beilu are not a secret. Everyone in the border fortress knows it, and I also have a share in it, so you don't need to hide it, just tell the truth. No one will For this reason, you, Dongzhu Liu, are charged with colluding with the Northerners."
"Reporting to Sir General, if my guess is correct, the Northern army outside the city should be from Tumut." Shopkeeper Li said in a low voice.
The battle between Tiger Flag and Su Nang is no longer a secret.
Later, Su Nang led the Mongolian army to besiege their Tiger Banner's Dunbao in Dahei River. Outsiders in the Ming Dynasty may not know this, but as the manager of Xinpingbao arranged by the Foreign Intelligence Agency, he knew it very well. .
When the Beilu army arrived outside Xinping Fort, I thought of the news that Su Nang had gone south from the grassland not long ago. Counting the days, I found that the Beilu army in front of me was probably the Mongolian army commanded by Su Nang.
