The word "Beiping" originally originated from the establishment of Youbeiping County by the Yan State during the Warring States Period.

During the Tang Dynasty, Beiping County was changed to Pingzhou. From 714 AD to 743 AD, Beiping was the seat of Youzhou, which governed the two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin today. Fanyang Jiedushi was appointed.

In the first year of Jin Zhenyuan (1153), Emperor Wan Yanliang of the Jin Dynasty officially established the capital in Beiping, which was called Zhongdu. In the first year of Yuan Zhiyuan (1264), it was renamed Daxingfu, and later it was officially renamed Dadu Road (Turkic: Khanbalik,

(meaning "Khan City"), which is the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.

Dadu Road, as the former capital of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, was once an infinitely prosperous transportation and cultural exchange center. In August of the first year of Hongwu, the Ming army invaded Dadu. Emperor Yuan Shun led the concubines of the three palaces, the crown prince, etc. to escape through Jiande Gate.

Juyongguan reached the Shangdu, and the Ming army won without a fight and captured most of the capital.

Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang made Yingtian Mansion his capital, and Dadu Road was renamed Beiping Mansion. The Beiping Chief Envoy Division was set up to take charge of local administration. Zhu Di, the fourth son of the emperor, led the garrison to guard the northern Xinjiang, and the military and political affairs were separated.

Counting from the time when the Mongolian general Muhuali captured Jinzhongdu, Peiping has not suffered from war for nearly two hundred years. The city has a dense population, a developed merchant economy, and various handicraft workshops that are far superior to Qingzhou, Jinan, or Yueyang.

A big city that Blue Bridge has been to.

As soon as he and Hua Yuxi entered the city, they were immediately stared at by passers-by.

It's not because the handsome man and the beautiful woman are enviable, but because after traveling for days, the two of them were so tired that they looked like beggars who had fled from other places.

If it weren't for Lan Qiao carrying a sword on his waist and showing some heroic spirit, they would have been despised and bullied by the local bullies.

Lan Qiao didn't pay attention to the looks of passers-by. After asking questions, he went straight to Prince Yan's Mansion, explained his identity and purpose to the primary school guard, and asked to see the crown prince Zhu Gaochi.

The primary school student entered the room and soon heard a long laugh. A familiar figure walked out quickly. It was Ling Yufei. He said from a distance: "Huaiyuan, you coaxed me here, but you made me look forward to it so hard."

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Lan Qiao was surprised and happy: "Brother Ziyi is here too."

The two hugged each other tightly, and Hua Yuxi laughed at herself and said: "It seems that this guy is not only liked by girls, but also by men..."

At this time, two more people came out of the house. One of them was dressed in fine clothes, with thin skin and tender flesh. He was so fat that he seemed to be out of breath even if he walked a few steps quickly. They were none other than the current supreme commander of Beiping City, the Crown Prince of Yan, Zhu Gaochi. The other one had a silver beard.

The old monk, wearing worn-out straw sandals and an old cloth robe, was Zhu Di's most trusted advisor, Master Daoyan.

It seemed that several people were discussing matters in the mansion. As soon as they heard that Lan Qiao and Hua Yuxi were visiting, they immediately left the mansion to greet her.

Zhu Gaochi welcomed Lan Hua and Lan Hua into the study. They were seated as guests and hosts, and their maids served tea and refreshments.

"Use it as you like, and you don't have to see me outside." After the maid left, Zhu Gaochi said with a faint smile.

Different from the bold and uninhibited Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaochi lacks the heroic and domineering air, but is more friendly and gentle.

Hua Yuxi commented in her heart that if Zhu Gaoxu resembled the young Zhu Di himself, then Zhu Gaochi was more like the late former crown prince Zhu Biao in temperament.

Lan Qiao explained to Zhu Gaochi and Dao Yan the purpose of their trip to Peking and their chance encounter with Hu Zhi on the way. Finally, he asked: "Is the Tatar army really coming?"

Zhu Gaochi and Dao Yan looked at each other and signaled the latter to answer on his behalf. Dao Yan said solemnly: "The Tatar cavalry are personally led by Grand Master Gui Lichi. They are said to have an army of 150,000. Even if there are exaggerations, there are actually at least seven

80,000. Although we have 50,000 troops in Peiping, on the one hand, they include many troops with low combat effectiveness. On the other hand, we have to guard against the Southern Army coming from the south of Shanxi and Henan. It is very difficult to defend the city in actual combat.

If the Tatar army plunders the surrounding areas of Peiping, there will be nothing we can do."

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly and added: "That Guilichi is called the Grand Master, but he is actually the de facto ruler of the Tatars. The Great Khan Kun Timur is just a puppet who obeys orders. Last year, Guilichi and the arrester

The Oara tribe to the west of Yuerhai formed an alliance and sent a group of Mongolian masters headed by their subordinate Arutai in an attempt to cause trouble in the Central Plains, and at the same time, they also explored the way for today's large-scale invasion."

Lan Qiao knew that the Mongolian cavalry was marching like the wind, and calculated the time it took Hu Zhi to deliver the message. He guessed that this important military information must be discovered by Ling Yufei, a super scout, and his partner Xiao Hui, and he would quickly report back to Peking.

, and asked him: "Where is Guilichi's army now?"

"According to the latest intelligence brought back by Ziyi today, we have reached the vicinity of Huailai, and further ahead is Juyong Pass." Zhu Gaochi replied personally, "I have sent Zhang Fu to garrison Juyong Pass, but there are only 10,000 defenders. The situation is still

Very critical."

Ling Yufei was also dusty and had obviously just entered the city not long ago and had not yet had time to rest. "They really came out in full force this time. In addition to the 70,000 to 80,000 elite cavalry, there were also many masters with outstanding martial arts accompanying them.

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"Guili Chijianghu, known as the 'Demon Shadow', and 'Zhenhuo Zun' Alutai are brothers. They are both apprentices of Ren Ziyuan, a Han master who defected from the Central Plains to Mongolia." Lan Qiao asked, "Besides

Who are the other masters?"

"Gui Lichi's skills are profound, and I heard he is not inferior to the top masters in the Central Plains." Ling Yufei said slowly, "Alu Taiben was seriously injured in Yueyang, but for some reason he recovered very quickly, and returned to his peak condition in just one year.

This time with the attack by Ghost Lichi, he is still the person we need to pay most attention to."

Arutai was once burned by Lan Feng in a wine cellar. Later, Hua Yuxi treated him with the Ice Lotus Snow Essence Pills seized from Hua Feng, so he recovered quickly. Only Hua Yuxi knew the reason, and Ling Yufei didn't even mention it.

After explaining, he simply said calmly: "The Mongolian master group was destroyed last time. What kind of minions did Arutai find to help him this time?"

Ling Yufei explained: "The most famous among them is Solo. I have heard about this man a little before. He is said to be the best swordsman outside the Great Wall. He has fought all over the Tartars and even the Western Regions. No one can beat him in swordsmanship."

He's better than him. Damn, he's also a master of swordsmanship. I really want to compete with him."

He paused for a moment, took a sip of the hot tea in the cup, and then continued: "There is a man named Yepauri, who is known in the army as 'bronze arms and iron legs'. He practices hard skills and can fight with others without using weapons."

Blade, but the fists and kicks are already unbearable. There is also Kanusta, who uses double forks. It is said that he is the cousin of the late Tatar master Menggoli. He suppressed his anger and went to the Central Plains to vent his anger. Then there are the Xianbei people.

The descendants of Tuoba Liang, as well as Master Qingyuan and Guilichide whom they invited from Tubo, serve in front of the army, and they have miraculous effects whether they seize battles, kill generals or boost the morale of the army."

"Beiping has 50,000 troops, why only 10,000 are given to Juyong Pass?" Lan Qiao asked puzzledly, "Although Juyong Pass is a natural danger and Zhang Fu is a good general, facing such a huge disparity in strength, I am afraid it will be very difficult to defend it.

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Zhu Gaochi did not blame Lan Qiao for asking "no up, no down", and patiently explained: "Fifty thousand troops are true, but I can't leave Peking City empty and not defend it, right? There are four gates in the east, west, north and south, plus

The garrisons in Tongzhou, Zijingguan and Baoding Prefecture, even if there are only 5,000 men in each place, have already been divided into 35,000 troops. This number of troops is not enough."

Hua Yuxi wondered: "Thirty-five thousand plus the ten thousand in Juyongguan, isn't this only forty-five thousand? Where have the other five thousand gone?"

"The girl doesn't know something." Dao Yan sighed softly, "If you say that the remaining five thousand people are an army, they are not actually an army, because they are all inferior soldiers who have been eliminated."

"how do I say this?"

"In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, the king will select poorly performing soldiers from the army every once in a while, transfer them from the main force, and transfer them to a large camp in Huairou for retraining. Of course, their military pay is not as good as that of the front line.

Soldiers. This is done firstly to put competitive pressure on the frontline soldiers and make them work harder and harder, and secondly to move the relatively weak soldiers in the team to the relatively safe rear, so as to save some food and salary expenses."

"The morale of the soldiers in the Huairou camp must be extremely low." Hua Yuxi sighed, "They are all eliminated, and their military pay has been reduced. They are basically just a make-up team. You can imagine how much combat power they have left.

And know.”

Dao Yan smiled bitterly and said: "So this Huairou Camp has an unpleasant nickname, also called the Changbai Army, because the soldiers there were all transferred from the front line because they lost the battle. Such a team, even if it is allocated to Zhang Fu,

It won’t bring any combat effectiveness, but it will drag down the morale of others.”

Lan Qiao turned to Zhu Gaochi, cupped his fists and said, "May I ask, Prince, what can Lan Qiao do for you now?"

"Right now, we in Peiping have no shortage of money, food, grass or weapons. What we lack most is talent." Zhu Gaochi's eyes flashed, as if he had been waiting for Lan Qiao's words. He smiled slightly and said, "Huaiyuan is willing to help me. That's the best time."

It's better. You and Sheng Yong fought in Qingzhou for eighty rounds with no outcome. I have heard about this from my father's frontline battle report. In addition, everyone's contribution to instigating the rebellion, I just need to let the wind out and guarantee that

People in Peiping worship you like a hero."

Dao Yan looked at Hua Yuxi, coughed slightly and said: "Of course, we will deliberately add some extra details to the part about the girl, such as the girl being impressed by the charm of Mr. Lan, to satisfy the people in the city's view of this kind of ambiguity between men and women.

I am interested in anecdotes. I hope the girl will understand the grievances and criticisms she suffered."

Hua Yuxi smiled casually and said: "Everyone is fighting together, I don't feel wronged, and this book is also true."

Zhu Gaochi glanced at Hua Yuxi in astonishment, then looked at Lan Qiao, and couldn't help but smile: "This is best."

Lan Qiao puzzled: "But there are so many elite soldiers and generals under the king's command, why do you want to tout me as a great hero?"

"The more critical the moment, the more heroes can bring people faith." Zhu Gaochi suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "So I want you to go to Huairou, and use the reputation of this hero to defeat the 'constantly defeated army' in the Huairou camp.
Chapter completed!