At the foot of Gaizhou City, at midnight, a group of more than a hundred cavalrymen galloped through the starry night and arrived outside the north gate.

Before the defenders at the top of the city could shout, the cavalry team below the city had already shouted.

"General guard at the top of the city, listen. Anping Baylor has been ordered to come for inspection. Please report to the commander-in-chief Shen Yongxing as soon as possible."

Hearing this, the guard on duty at the top of the city quickly held up a torch and called out: "Sir, please put the identity token into the hanging basket. Once it is verified to be correct, I will inform you immediately."

The guard at the city gate was just a low-level official with the banner of the Han Army. When he heard that the person coming from the city was Anping Beiledudu, he did not dare to neglect him.

But it was a court policy not to open the city gate in the middle of the night, so he could only politely check the identity of the visitor.

Anping Beile Dudu was born in a clan, and his father Chu Ying was the eldest son of Nurhaci, the Great Khan of Jin after establishing slavery.

When Chu Ying was young, because of his talent, he was awarded the title of Guanglue Baylor very early. He was originally the most qualified person to inherit the throne of the Queen.

However, because he was proud of his merits and violated the court rules many times, he was executed by Nurhachi for not wanting to repent.

Also because of his father Chu Ying, although Du Du made many military exploits, he was always jealous and ostracized by Huang Taiji.

Not only was the flag leader deprived of his position, he was also never promoted to a noble title. For many years, he could only endure the injustice and endure the injustice.

This time, he traveled day and night from Heishan City to Gaizhou. On the order of Prince Zheng Jierhalang, he searched Gaizhou, Fuzhou, and Jinzhou and arranged coastal defenses.

At this moment, Jierhalang, far away in Taining, in addition to strictly guarding all roads back to the pass, is also digging deep into the ground to search all parts of Liaodong.

While Jierhalang wrote to the court, requesting strict protection at the seaport, he first sent Du Du with more than a hundred soldiers as a patrol to rush to Gaizhou to conduct defense and interception.

Under the city gate, Du Du was riding on horseback, wearing a set of red cloth armor and a red tasseled helmet and spear on his head. His face was stern and he looked toward the city head with bright eyes.

"Ben Beile asked you, has there been any unusual movement in Gaizhou in the past two days, or have there been more unfamiliar faces."

Although Du Du could not force it and ordered the guards to open the city gate immediately, this did not hinder his inquiry.

"Reporting to Baylor, the situation in Gaizhou has been calm recently, and no outsiders have entered the city." The guards at the top of the city have already checked the identity tokens.

It was also confirmed that the person under the city was indeed Quang Binh Beile Dudu.

For this reason, when he heard the other party asking questions, he did not dare to show any slightest hesitation.

"Master Beile, it seems that those Ming barbarians haven't arrived in Gaizhou yet, or they haven't come here at all." Du Du's Baya La (guard general) Yileshen said happily on the side.

"Inform your commander-in-chief Shen Yongxing immediately that I will enter the city immediately. If there is any delay, the emperor will definitely destroy his three clans."

When Du Du heard this, his tone immediately rose three points higher.

He had been defending and intercepting in Heishan City before. Now, Prince Zheng Jierhalang, Prince Su Hauge, and Prince Yu Duduo, leading various banners, have launched a carpet-like search on both sides of the Liao River.

No trace of the Ming Man has been found so far. It is impossible for such a Ming Man team to go to heaven or earth.

Therefore, he also agreed with Jierhalang's conclusion that the Ming and Barbarians were divided into two groups. Since one group went north to Mongolia, the other group must go south.

The only way to go south is to go to sea.

At this time, Gaizhou's defense was weak. It would not be surprising at all if Mingman secretly bribed fishing boats to go out to sea without the defenders in the city knowing.

This is why Du Du had an ominous premonition when he heard the garrison at the top of the city say that Gaizhou was calm.

Calculating the time, Mingman's southward team should have arrived at Gaizhou, maybe even passed Gaizhou, and maybe headed to Fuzhou.

Shen Yongxing, the commander-in-chief of Gaizhou who was awakened from his sleep, was the nephew of Shen Zhixiang, the former commander-in-chief of Shicheng Island of the Ming Dynasty.

Speaking of which, Shen Zhixiang can be regarded as a disciple of a general. His uncle Shen Shikui was the father-in-law of Mao Wenlong, a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty.

Mao Wenlong was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, and Shen Shikui took over as the commander-in-chief of Shicheng Island. Later, Shen Shikui died in battle, and the defenders of the various islands of Pi Island were thankfully surrendered. Geng Zhongming and others surrendered.

Shen Zhixiang was also on Shicheng Island, raised his troops and surrendered to Jiannu, and was granted the title of Duke of Xushun.

The person who received Shen Zhixiang's family when they surrendered was none other than Anping Beile Dudu.

Shen Yongxing, who was woken up with an angry look on his face, immediately sobered up when he learned that Anping Beile Dudu had arrived.

"Quick, bring my horse." In the quiet night, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves on the streets of Gaizhou.

"Shen Yongxing, a humble official, pays homage to Lord Baylor." When Shen Yongxing saw Du Du, he quickly ordered the city gate to be opened, flicked his sleeves with both hands, and knelt on the ground.

"You don't have to be polite, General Shen." Du Du was very satisfied when he saw that Shen Yongxing's attitude was humble and not negligent because he was ostracized in the court.

"Master Beile came to visit late at night, but do you have something important to do?" Shen Yongxing asked quickly after welcoming Du Du into the city gate.

"According to the order of Prince Zheng, we set up defense patrols to find out the defeated troops of the barbarians..." Du Du now only has a hundred guards in his hands, and he has no holy decree to hand him over, so he has no right to mobilize the garrison in Gaizhou, Fuzhou, and Jinzhou.

Therefore, he could only rely on the Han army in Shen Yongxing's hands to assist him in investigating the coastal ports of the three states.

"Don't worry, Mr. Baylor. I immediately ordered troops to mobilize troops to carry out urgent investigations at various ports."

Knowing that Du Du came overnight to search the Ming army and horses, he did not dare to neglect it.

At the third watch of the night, 1,200 soldiers in Gaizhou City were hurriedly awakened to assemble.

"Mr. Wang, you lead the team to Duntai Port immediately and issue an order that starting from today, small boats are not allowed to go to sea."

"Boss Li, you lead the team to guard Xiongyue Port."

"Sergeant Zhao, you lead a team to Fuzhou and Jinzhou, and order all states to guard and conduct strict inspections at each port."

Under Shen Yongxing's military order, all the 1,200 soldiers in the city were sent out except for 200 who stayed behind.

"Master Beile, you see it's getting late, why don't you go down and take a rest first?"

"No need, I'll take the team to go for a walk to Xiongyue Port. We'll have a seafood meal at the port after dawn." Although Shen Yongxing's arrangements were in order, Du Du was still worried.

"That humble duty is to lead the way for Lord Baylor." Seeing this, Shen Yongxing had no choice but to say flatteringly.

Xiongyue Port is only ten miles away from Gaizhou City and is also the largest sea port in Gaizhou.

There are a large number of fishermen on the pier every day, selling seafood caught from the sea.

When Du Du and his party arrived at the pier, it was already the fourth watch. At this time, the lights on the pier were brightly lit due to the arrival of the army, and there was noise everywhere.

"Master Beile, Lord Commander, I humbly lead the team to search." Commander Li, who led the team, led the sergeant, held a torch, and immediately started searching the dock.

Du Du on the dock saw that the soldiers found nothing during the search, and he immediately raised his voice and said: "Let's go to Duntai Port and have a look."

At dawn in Duntai Port, Zhu Yunfei led his soldiers and horses, taking advantage of the cover of night, along the coastline to the outside of the dock.

At this moment, the pier seemed peaceful except for the sound of waves.

The group of guards on the pier are actually not soldiers, they are just government servants responsible for maintaining law and order and conducting transactions.

"General, over there on the left is the government guard station. I will lead a team of troops to deal with them."

Yi Yonggui came to the dock during the day to inquire about it. They had just arrived outside the dock. Yi Yonggui pointed at the dark shore of the dock and looked at the scattered candlelight and said.

"Li Hu, go and assist Yonggui."

Zhu Yunfei had already seen the ships docked at the pier, and he immediately shouted.

"Zhao Yue, take your troops and board the ship immediately."

"As ordered." Everyone responded in unison, lit the prepared torches, and led the team towards the dock.

Zhu Yunfei led a sentry, escorting Hailanzhu and Namuzhong, as well as controlling nearly two thousand war horses in the army.

These horses are not just war horses for riding, because on their backs they also carry the money that the soldiers robbed from the slaves along the way, as well as the food they brought back.

Yi Yonggui and Li Hu led a group of men and horses into the dock station, and almost effortlessly eliminated the sleeping guards.

The two hundred sergeants led by Zhao Yue were all soldiers of the Dengzhou Guard.

These soldiers have two strengths: first, they are proficient in water skills, and second, they know how to control ships.

Zhu Yunfei now has three hundred soldiers in his team who were Zhao Yue's former subordinates. The purpose of taking them with him is because they know how to control ships.

You must know that driving a boat is no child's play.

If a person who doesn't know how to sail a boat gets on a boat, it's like throwing a person who doesn't know how to swim into deep water. There is no difference at all.

Two hundred sergeants led by Zhao Yue rushed down to the pier and selected twenty large fishing boats from among the many ships.

Driving the ship, he approached the dock and shouted: "General, please board the ship."

"Get aboard quickly." Zhu Yunfei waved his hand and shouted loudly.

Zhu Yunfei had just ordered to board the ship when he saw the sound of horse hooves and the light of a torch in the distance.

"General, enemy soldiers are coming." Yi Yonggui and Li Hu realized that something was wrong, and quickly gathered their troops and moved closer.

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