Jinyiwei's psychic case: the opening is Lingbo Weibu

Chapter 1246

Beiguan was originally the first major pass for the Ming Dynasty to defend against the Tartars in the north.

It is known as "the unparalleled key to the two capitals and the first pass of the Great Wall".

The complex city defense system of "seven interconnected cities", coupled with the reinforcements of [Earth Prison Pass] and [Yanluo Pass], made it impregnable for the past hundred years.

They firmly pinned the Tartars down outside the Great Wall!

However, in order to gain the support of the barbarians and to use their soldiers to contain the Northern Liang army, Zhu Wushang secretly ordered Zuo Guzi to present him with the method to break through the Northern Pass's formation.

The barbarians, aware of their limited strength, were unwilling to face the formidable Northern Liang cavalry. Furthermore, the Demon King's appeal and plans for salvation...

Therefore, this method of breaching city walls and breaking through enemy formations was handed over to the Tartars.

For this reason, the formidable northern pass, which stood at the crossroads between north and south, was captured by the Tartars with the help of the "Heavenly Official".

Thus, the already leaderless Northern Liang army, having lost this pass, had no choice but to retreat to Shanggu time and time again.

This also led to the loss of large swathes of land in Northern Liang.

If it weren't for objective reasons such as the Tartars' inadequate logistical support, severe equipment damage, and insufficient troop strength...

The losses suffered by Northern Liang extend far beyond this.

After all, the barbarian tribes had also tied down most of the main force of Northern Liang.

With the fall of Jizhou, the battle lines of both sides moved forward. This also made Beiguan a distribution center for the north-south supply lines and a retreat point for the Tartars who had crossed the pass.

Although it was late at night, the city of Yicheng, which is adjacent to the south side of Beiguan, was brightly lit.

The so-called Yicheng is the defensive system built by Beiguan along the sea.

Previously, when the Tartars attacked Beiguan, they landed on the beach with the help of Tartar experts such as Tianguan.

Although the Northern Liang garrison fought bravely, they were slightly inferior in both strength and numbers.

In addition, the Tartars also launched a frontal attack, which tied down part of the main force of the defending army.

This ultimately led to failure.

In this battle, Yicheng, built along the sea, was almost completely destroyed.

It's easy to imagine how fierce the battle was.

Now, to prevent the Ming navy from 'following suit' and attacking from this place, the Tartars are enslaving prisoners from Beiliang and a large number of young laborers driven from Jizhou to rebuild Yicheng day and night!

The person in charge of this task was Aba Tu, a deputy general from Beiguan. His wife was from one of the Eight Banners, and it was because of this relationship that he was also taken care of in the army.

He even held the position of quartermaster.

After learning that the Ming Dynasty had integrated the naval forces of Jiangnan, Jiujiang, and Liangjiang, and had conferred the title of Duke upon Xu Shan, leading them to fight in Beiliang...

He then gave Aba Tu a strict order: the reconstruction of Yicheng must be completed within seven days.

That's why, even though it was already past midnight and his eyes were bloodshot, he still stayed here.

From his vantage point, he surveyed the entire scene.

If anyone dared to slack off, they would not only curse and swear, but also, in a fit of anger, shoot them on the spot with a bow and arrow.

In any case, those who died were either prisoners of the Northern Liang or civilians of Jizhou.

In his view, these people were all inferior races!

If you kill him, you kill him.

He even found amusement in it when he was bored.

"General Aba Tu, your wife has come to visit you with wine and food."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing his subordinate's words, Aba Tu instinctively turned his head away.

"Isn't this nonsense?"

Even so, Aba Tu still quickly got up and walked towards the camp.

According to the rules of the Tatar army, generals were not allowed to bring their female relatives to important military sites.

Are you here to fight a war, or to enjoy a life of luxury?

Aba Tu's legal wife also remained in Shengjing. The "young sister-in-law" mentioned by the servants was actually someone the Cui family of Qinghe had offered up to him in order to establish a connection with him.

He is said to be the apprentice of one of the Eight Masters of Qinhuai.

He is proficient in playing wind instruments, string instruments, plucking strings, singing...

In fact, even Aba Tu couldn't control himself after making contact.

Compared to the old women at home, this woman named Qin Xiao'e is just too damn awesome.

Not only is she understanding, but she can also help alleviate his loneliness in the northern part of the city.

This made Aba Tu dote on her even more.

In front of his subordinates, Aba Tu was engrossed in Qin Xiao'e's 'fooling'. But when he actually arrived at the camp and saw Qin Xiao'e, dressed as a man, already having prepared food and wine for him...

He quickly stepped forward, picked the other person up, and said, "It's so late, why didn't you rest at home? Why make this trip?"

"Where the general is, that is my home."

Upon hearing this, Aba Tu was overjoyed.

This is the life I've always wanted!

Unlike the tigress at home, who's always yelling at me.

"I've cooked a few simple home-style dishes, General, please eat them while they're hot."

"well!"

Aba Tu quickly sat down and enjoyed Qin Xiao'e's meticulous care.

"This drink is really strong today."

"I'm so drunk from drinking."

After downing a pot of wine, Aba Tu said, feeling dizzy and lightheaded.

Qin Xiao'e, who was supporting him, said with a smile, "General, you must be very tired."

"General, please rest for a while."

Unable to stay awake any longer, Aba Tu fell fast asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

After shaking the other party a few times and confirming that Aba Tu was unlikely to wake up in the short term, Qin Xiao'e carefully left the tent after finding his waist token and pass for entering and leaving the military supply depot.

"General Aba Tu is too tired. He should rest inside. None of you should disturb him."

"Yes."

After giving these perfunctory explanations, Qin Xiao'e, accompanied by a man dressed in Tartar official robes, slowly walked forward.

During this time, she appeared extremely nervous and frequently turned to look at the other person.

"Your Majesty, this is the waist token and pass you requested."

"You, I've done everything you asked me to do. My family..."

"Don't worry, they are safe."

After accepting the waist tag and pass from the other party, the man replied with a smile.

At that moment, the firelight inside the tent shone directly on his face.

If there were any Imperial Guards present, they would recognize him at a glance as Wang Qinian, one of Xu Shan's right-hand men.

Xu Shan devised two plans after infiltrating Beiguan.

First, by using the spies of the Cui family in Qinghe, they could quietly complete their own plans.

The other option is to use these undercover agents, who are not to be used by them. Therefore, they can only resort to more aggressive methods to attack the city.

But now it seems that both Qin Xiao'e and the spies in the city are extremely cooperative after receiving the 'code'.

"No need to be nervous!"

"Go back directly."

"From now on, whatever happens will have nothing to do with you anymore."

After comforting and seeing Qin Xiao'e off, two dark figures appeared behind Wang Qinian.

"The waist tag of Aba Tu was handed over to the navy at sea as soon as possible."

"With this waist token, no one in the stationed Tartar navy dares to stop us."

"Yes!"